The CIA considers spying in China one of its top priorities, but the country's extensive security apparatus makes it ...

China stifled US spying by killing

From the final weeks of 2010 until the end of 2012, according to former US officials, the Chinese killed at least a dozen of the CIA's sources.

President Hassan Rouhani prepares for a televised speech after he won the election.

Iran has chosen to engage, says Rouhani

The reformist president won an unexpectedly decisive 57 per cent of the vote, giving him a strong mandate to try to ease Iran's economic isolation, improve relations with Europe, and offer new freedoms.

Landlords face loss of $950 a year

The Tax Office is showing no sympathy for property landlords complaining about the budget crackdown on depreciation claims on renovated rent...