Politics & Economy

This week Alassane Ouattara finally took power in the Ivory Coast following the capture of political rival Laurent Gbagbo. This...

Climate change minister Greg Combet today announced that 50 percent of the carbon taxes collected from business will go to...

Former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, spoke to Egyptians for the first time since his overthrow in February. It followed clashes...

The world’s largest economy, the United States, has been struggling to pass President Obama’s 2011 federal budget pushing social reform....

The strained relationship between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd has again provided headlines since Kevin Rudd’s comments on Monday’s Qand...

Earlier today Portugal became the third European country to seek a bailout from the European Union and International Monetary Fund...

Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq is an Afghan politician who represents the persecuted Hazara sect, who make up the majority of asylum...

One of Muammar Ghaddafi’s diplomats has flown to Greece to talk about the possibility of a negotiated settlement with opposition...

Greens leader Bob Brown has warned the Labor government that tension between the parties will continue to rise ahead of...

Influential Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei has been missing for more than 24 hours after he was detained by police at...