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Exit polls from a national referendum in Switzerland suggest voters want to keep compulsory military service.

German voters looked set to hand Angela Merkel a third term in the first national election since Europe's debt crisis erupted four years ago.

Voters in Germany go to the polls on Sunday with Chancellor Angela Merkel expected to win another term in office. But she may have to find a new coalition partner.

Research suggests New Zealanders are more likely to shop online than Australians and the explanation may be down to TradeMe.

Labour Party MP, Andrew Little, says the Government is picking a battle if it tries to ban the wearing of party rosettes or ribbons on election day.

The Fiji government is encouraging overseas elections experts to apply for the job of supervising the polls planned for next year. The Elections Office is advertising locally and overseas for...

Holden is to cut more jobs as it continues restructuring of its Australian operations. The company said on Friday that now some salaried employees are to go.

The Chair of the Coalition for Human Rights in Fiji Shamima Ali says New Zealand did not consult human rights groups before easing sanctions on Fiji. New Zealand has formally...

Hundreds of thousands of people demanding independence for the Spanish region of Catalonia have joined hands to form a human chain across the region.

The first public debate on New Zealand's role in the Syrian crisis has revealed opposition to a United States air strike.

United States President Barack Obama says he will take seriously a Russian proposal to place Syrian chemical weapons under international control.

A poll suggests support for the Maori Party through the party vote has halved in the past two years - slumping to 17%.

An ally of President Vladimir Putin won Moscow's mayoral election on Sunday, nearly complete results show.

Fiji's prime minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, has expressed hope for a new and positive phase in relations between Fiji and Australia, following Tony Abbott's victory in the polls at the...

Wrestling has returned to the Olympic programme after being surprisingly dropped earlier this year as the IOC looked to refresh its programme. Wrestling featured in the anicent Olympics and every...

Australia's Prime Minister elect Tony Abbott says his top priorities in office are to scrap the carbon tax and to stop asylum-seekers arriving by boat.

Labor front bencher Stephen Smith is calling on former prime minister Kevin Rudd to retire from Australian politics. Audio

Tony Abbott's Liberal-National coalition is on course for a decisive win in Australia's general election.

A steady stream of Australians went to the polls in Wellington on Saturday to cast their vote in the federal election.

Labour's two Dunedin MPs on Saturday gave their support to Grant Robertson in the election for the party leadership.

Australia goes to the polls on Saturday and the Labor government faces a crushing defeat. Audio