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Another new political party has emerged as Tonga prepares for elections on 25 November. The Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands will run candidates in all 17 electorates.

The Labor government will face its toughest term in modern history after winning just enough votes to form a minority government, admits Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Iraq has now been without a government for six months following its inconclusive elections on 7 March. No end is yet in sight to the political deadlock.

A new political party in Tonga says it aims to represent the interests of the ordinary people of Tonga. The Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands has been formed from...

Another new political party has emerged as Tonga prepares for historic elections later this year. The poll on the 25th of November will result in two thirds of the country's...

A survey conducted in Britain suggests most people don't think the taxpayer should pay the bill for a state visit by Pope Benedict XIV later this month.

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is hosting a summit in Berlin on the issue of nuclear energy. She wants to reverse a decision to close 17 nuclear power stations by 2021.

Two new opinion polls show the majority of Australian voters want three key independent MPs to back Labor to form a minority government. Parliament is still deadlocked after the election.

Protests against the French government's policy of deporting Roma people (gypsies) have taken place across France.

A former deputy prime minister says it is inevitable that New Zealand will become a republic. Audio

In the Cook Islands, problems continue to plague the ruling Democratic Party with two factions in the Ngatangiia constituency on Rarotonga unable to reach a compromise over who should represent...

The bodies of five people working for a female candidate in a parliamentary election in Afghanistan have been found in western Herat province. They had been abducted by the Taliban.

Monday's headlines: Big section of Cape Kidnappers land owned by American claimed by East Coast Maori; Transport Agency estimates the social cost of road crashes at $4.3 billion annually; Silver Ferns…

A new poll by Nielsen reveals almost a third of Australians never want Australia to become a republic. Opposition to a republic has grown by 8% since 2008.

Two of the four MPs in whose hands the outcome of the Australian election rests say they're hopeful a decision can be made by the end of the week on the make-up of the next government.

A new poll shows an overwhelming number of voters in the seats of the three rural independent MPs want them to support the Coalition.

The Election Commission in the Northern Marianas has this week received 35,000 US dollars to help pay for this year's poll for the CNMI delegate to the US Congress. Another...

Environmental lobby group WWF says the public wants the Government to act now to avert the dwindling availability of oil in coming years.

Australian Green Party leader Bob Brown says he believes Opposition Leader Tony Abbott is trying to force Australia back to the polls.

MPs in the Solomon Islands have voted in a new prime minister, Danny Philip, who now faces the challenge of holding together his eight-party coalition. Audio

MPs in Solomon Islands have voted in a new Prime Minister. The winner is Danny Philip who defeated the only other contender Steve Abana. Mr Philip is the leader of...

MPs in Solomon Islands have voted in a new Prime Minister. The Solomon Island Broadcasting Corporation says the winner is Danny Philip who defeated the only other contender Steve Abana.

American Samoa's Chief Election Officer has announced November 2 as the date for the Territory's general election. The deadline to file nomination papers and petition to be candidate for the...