It seems that by lacing their nests with cigarette butts, several species of birds have learned to keep pests and parasites away.

Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump's goal is to rule as an autocrat.

Iran is a highly diverse nation. While 61 percent of its population are Persian, there are more than 20 ethnic groups in total. Major minority groups include Azeris (16-24 percent), Kurds (7-10 ...

Between a reduction in freedoms in the U.S. and an uptick in organized collaboration among autocracies around the world, Freedom House’s most recent Freedom in the World report paints a stark image of ...

Two leading democracy watchdog organizations are releasing studies this week that evaluate the state of American democracy after President Trump's first year.

In New Zealand, the fallout is being directly felt with rising fuel prices, to which the government may respond with targeted support for some. It has already warned a prolonged conflict could drive ...

Municipal councils rarely dominate national headlines, yet they make decisions that shape our daily lives more directly than any other level of government. From land use to transit, policing to public ...

The debate over the Māori seats has returned to centre stage. New Zealand First is proposing a binding referendum at the next election asking voters whether the separate Māori electorates should ...

Donald Trump and the Republican Party are dismantling American democracy at a record-breaking pace, according to the latest ...

New Zealand skipper Amelia Kerr became the fastest cricketer from a full-member nation to complete 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in Women’s T20Is, reaching the milestone in her 94th match against South ...

Devon Conway has topped all scorers with 60 as New Zealand beat South Africa by 68 runs in the second Twenty20 in Hamilton to level their five-match series at 1-1.

Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence the Hon Richard Marles MP and Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator the Hon Penny Wong hosted ...