As we head into another drier-than-normal season, New Zealand needs to put more thought into water management
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World News Brief, Thursday June 26
Russia votes to stop using force in Ukraine; Chinese envoy visits Taiwan for first time; China plans global financial institution to rival World Bank; UK set to become first Western country to sell Islamic bonds; Libyans cast ballots for new government; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday September 5
Putin warns West against taking action on Syria; China's economy slowed intentionally, says President Xi Jingping; Communist Party members in China to be tried for torture and death of another party member; World Bank to help Lebanon raise funds for Syria fallout; Eurozone shows signs of firmer recovery; and more
Read MoreWorld News brief, Thursday September 6
Iran sending military equipment to Syria via Iraqi airspace, despite US pressure; Clinton meets with Chinese president; Japan to purchase three of five disputed islands in East China Sea; Bahrain upholds prison sentences for activists; World Bank chief visits Ivory Coast; and more
Read MoreWhen you're in a hole, keep digging
The questions Energy Minister Phil Heatley should have been asked on The Nation; and why former Minister David Parker, bless him, still doesn’t get it
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday October 28
EU leaders reach deal on debt crisis--Asian and European markets rise as a result; Angela Merkel is getting credit for her calm approach to the crisis; US says there is no indication North Korea is serious about ending nuclear weapons programme; Qaddafi's fugitive son gives himself up, asks for flight to The Hague; World Bank offers Peru $3 billion to sustain economic growth; Ireland holds presidential election; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday September 27
New eurozone rescue plan would write down 50 percent of Greece's public debt; Euro itself now under threat, say experts; Islamist militants ambush Filipino soldiers on island of Jolo; suspected suicide bomber attacks church in central Java; World Bank triples aid to Horn of Africa; French Left wins majority in Senate for first time in 50 years, threatening Sarkozy's re-election bid; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday September 7
Pakistan captures senior al-Qaeda leader who planned attacks on US, Europe and Australia; as 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, experts discuss its impact on civil liberties, homeland security, immigration and more; inflation is China's most urgent economic concern, says World Bank; Turkey has suspended diplomatic ties with Israel; Indian PM visits Bangladesh; 750,000 people at risk of death in Somalia; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday August 18
Suicide bomber kills at least 60 outside Baghdad army base (+ analysis); US wary of potential "for miscalculation" as Chinese military grows; Japan looks at new stimulus plans; World Bank redirects Pakistan loans as food prices rise; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday September 4
New Iranian Cabinet includes first woman minister and alleged bomber; another attempt at Doha talks kicks off; Israel-Palestine economic talks; World Bank urges more Chinese stimulus; and more
Read MoreMining the Crown jewels
By all means, let’s have a conservation conversation about mining for minerals in Schedule 4 protected areas – without hysteria, or spin
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday June 19
Iran's day of mourning as hundreds of protesters detained; China looks to invest in the US; American note presses Israel to open Gaza; EU summit debates financial regulation; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday April 8
US to cut war spending, "direct challenge to military-industrial complex"; China urges restraint towards North Korea; Thai protestors trap PM in hotel; Raul Castro meets US lawmakers; and more
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