2:33 PM

Gareth Evans: Tea Party Victory, Global Death

You wouldn't expect much interest beyond the United States, or even beyond his own state, when an 80-year-old conservative legislator, loses his party's endorsement to run yet again.

But the crushing defeat of Senator Richard Lugar in the recent Indiana Republican primary, in a Tea Party-supported campaign of shocking mindlessness, has reverberated in capitals around the world.

Gareth Evans is a former Australian foreign minister.

2:24 PM

Luers & Pickering: The Nixon Option for Iran?

One lesson provided by former American presidents is the value of direct, high-level contacts with key adversaries.

Such boldness is now needed in the negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.

William H. Luers served as US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia and Venezuela, and President of the United Nations Association from 1999 to 2009. Thomas R. Pickering, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs in the Clinton administration, served as US Ambassador to Russia, Israel, Jordan, and the United Nations.

07 Dec 2011

Explore the world of Narnia

Feel the icy chill of the White Witch's throne, the weight of a heavy suit of armour and watch how a catapult is used to launch a huge boulder in a battle.

07 Dec 2011

Kids for a cause

It will be their first time performing in front of more than 4,000 people but sisters Claire and Cheryl Heng are not fazed. 'We are very excited and not nervous,' says Cheryl, nine, a pupil at Eunos Primary School.