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In a tribute to the Star Trek television series, almost 500,000 people have voted to give one of Pluto's newly discovered moons the name of Vulcan.

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Polls have opened in one of Italy's most closely watched general elections for years.

The latest political poll shows the National Party holding a commanding lead over the Labour Party.

Silvio Berlusconi has caused outrage among political rivals by sending letters to millions of Italians promising to reimburse tax they paid in 2012, in a final drive for votes before elections this…

Ten candidates will contest the by-election in the Solomon Islands electorate of Gela. The seat was formerly held by Mark Kemakeza who was jailed last year after being found guilty...

Wednesday's headlines: Royal penguin found on Wairarapa coast; next election could be a cliffhanger; petition for water park hot spas and hydroslides at New Brighton signed by 20,000 people.

A new poll shows opposition leader Tony Abbott has overtaken Julia Gillard as preferred prime minister of Australia. Support for the Coalition has risen to 47%. Audio

The National Party continues to maintain a strong lead over the Labour Party, according to a new opinion poll.

A Vanuatu opposition MP has rejected claims by the office of the Prime Minister Sato Kilman that he cleared a public debt which would have affected his eligibility to contest...

The office of the Vanuatu Prime Minister, Sato Kilman, says the matter of his alleged public debt was cleared up before last October's general election. The comment comes as the...

Voters in Wallis and Futuna have been called to the polls next month to elect a new member of the French National Assembly. This comes after the constitutional court of...

Papua New Guinea's parliamentarians passed a flurry of legislation last week, including constitutional moves that the government says will ensure political stability. As it promised after the 2012…

The Papua New Guinea MP Gary Juffa has defended his decision to vote for the bill to extend the grace period protecting a government from no-confidence votes. Critics of the...

CIA director nominee John Brennan has defended the US drone-strikes programme at a Senate confirmation hearing.

Fans of the board game Monopoly have voted to replace one of the traditional eight tokens used to move around the board with.

The Prime Minister's handling of Maori issues gets a poor rating in the latest opinion poll of Maori voters.

Spanish government bond yields have risen sharply following calls for the prime minister to resign over an alleged corruption scandal.

A new survey shows more than half of New Zealanders think the economy is improving, but many are split on whether they can be financially independent or pursue the career they want.

The Labour Party remains popular with Maori voters in the latest Te Karere digipoll, despite almost two-thirds of those surveyed not knowing who the party's leader is.

Support for the federal government in Australia has slumped, in the first opinion poll taken since prime minister Julia Gillard set the date for the 2013 general election.