POLITICS & POLICY

The proposed merger of Burger King and Tim Hortons has been approved by Canadian regulators.

The new prosititution law makes buying sex a criminal act.

A NATO expert on counter-propaganda said Russia is winning the information war vs. the United States, NATO and its allies in the Baltic regions.

U.S. officials fear the rapid development of China's hypersonic Mach 10 missile.

It will help in expanding and diversifying the city economy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed his countrymen this week and parts of his hour-long speech touched on Crimea and Ukraine – offering explanation on why Moscow is treating the sensitive issue as it is.

Weapons at the speed of light is going to become a reality.

Recently discovered documents revealed Coco Chanel was a Nazi spy during the German occupation in Paris.

After unwittingly creating a social media storm last week because of their rolled eyes and bored looks, Malia and Sasha Obama appears to have learned some lessons in public appearances. On Thursday, the two presidential daughters were photographed with big smiles at the yearly Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the White House, reports The Telegraph.

Buckingham Palace has been quite used to scandals involving members of the royal family. There was Princess Margaret's love affairs, Prince Charles' divorce with Princess Diana and other royal dangerous liaisons. But none was perhaps as modern-day as the nude photo scandal of Prince Harry.

U.S. House Resolution 758, approved on Thursday, signals the start of the 21st century Cold War era.

But just a little more than a year in power, Tony Abbott is experiencing what Kevin Rudd was going through the dying days of the Labor Party. In an interview with ABC, Mr Abbott admitted that man voters now feel dismayed, disappointed and surprised with how he runs the party that the shoe is now on the other foot with the Opposition leading by double digits in recent surveys, while the PM's popularity plummeted to a five-month low.

The money lost by the investors needs to be recovered from those responsible for the scam.

Lowering of stamp duty has been a long standing demand.

When the attack becomes sustained no force can live on past bravado.

The dairy farmers and power sector will be the worst affected.

The faster intake of highly skilled migrants will be a welcome step as it cuts long drawn delays in migration process.

No thanks to the combination of record low oil prices and economic sanctions by the West, Russia is officially in recession by Russian president Vladimir Putin is not expected to tone down his nationalistic stance, including the feared invasion of Ukraine.

At the rate first daughter Malia Obama is getting all the social media attention, reality star and attention-seeker Kim Kardashian should be planning her next nude photoshoot so she would again be the talk of the town.

Russia has launched its Strategic Command in the Arctic region.

Changes in the U.S. 2015 National Defense Authorization Act have called for the cancellation of purchases of the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines which are used to launch U.S. military satellites into space.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has accused NATO of not being ready to cooperate with Russia on equal round to counter security threats in Europe.

China's drop by 20 places in the Corruption Index released by Transparency International on Tuesday seems to say that the anti-corruption campaign by Chinese President Xi Jinping is not effective in wiping out graft.

Iranian fighter jets allegedly launched air-strikes against Islamic State in Iraq.

The Ukraine crisis, as well as the tensions in Europe, could well be resolved and military conflict avoided if NATO will create a a Euro-Atlantic security structure that includes Russia.

Canada will be having a warmer winter this year.

It will be a land mark step initiative towards strengthening the quality of population.

Green Party has been opposing the bill saying it is trying to make New Zealand a police state.

There are stark regional disparities in consumer confidence.