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Papua New Guinea's police minister has been ousted from parliament following a successful court challenge to his election at the 2012 poll. Nixon Duban's election to the seat of Madang,...

The latest opinion poll in Australia shows the Labor government of Julia Gillard is headed for a devastating defeat in September's general election.

Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau have become the first gay couple to marry in France, days after a bill allowing same-sex marriage was signed into law.

Voters in Nauru have until midday today to ensure they are on the electoral roll or if they wish to move districts ahead of the election called for June the...

When Nauru goes to the polls next month 19 parliamentary seats in the eight constituencies will be contested for the first time. This follows an amendment to the Electoral Act...

A minority party in Australia has made the plight of West Papuans the main thrust of its foreign policy ahead of the September federal election. The Democratic Labour Party, whose...

The Government's controversial sale of a 49% shareholding in Mighty River Power does not appear to have dented its popularity. Audio

The Australian Labor Party is reportedly holding off polling in some key marginal seats to shield Prime Minister Julia Gillard from questions about her leadership.

A Nauru MP Baron Waqa says there is hope next month's general election will usher into parliament a host of new members capable of breaking the pattern of political deadlock.

Nauru's latest political stalemate is over with the dissolution of Parliament today after weeks of inactivity caused by the lack of a quorum. MPs associated with the president Sprent Dabwido...

A new political party has been launched in Greece which supports leaving the euro and returning to the drachma. So far it has only about 400 members.

The budget failed to give the Labor government a bounce, according to a Galaxy poll in Australia.

A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major European Union poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years.

Former Australian foregn minister Alexander Downer says the federal election in September could actually be close, despite polls suggesting the coalition will win easily.

Radio New Zealand's political editor Brent Edwards analyses the Budget. Audio

Vanuatu's sacked finance minister, Willie Jimmy, has signed the opposition's motion of no confidence in the new prime minister Moana Carcasses's government. Mr Jimmy was dismissed last week amid…

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been holding talks with party colleagues on forming a government after claiming victory in parliamentary elections.

As votes were being counted in Pakistan's historic election, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif claimed victory and media projections put his Muslim League party ahead.

Voting is under way across Pakistan in landmark national and provincial elections, but a bomb has killed 11 people in Karachi.