The state of the Euro and particularly the problems in Greece have had the headlines, but the USA is now facing the same issue, defaulting on it's repayments. Click to see more..

Gay marriage, or same-sex marriage as it is officially known, has been given a huge boost in the US as the New York state senate votes 33-29 to approve a bill in it's favour, click to see more..

Anthony Weiner, the US Congressman at the centre of a scandal after posting 'inappropriate' pictures on twitter, has resigned today, click to read more..

The Al-Qaida mastermind, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, has been reported killed by security forces in Somali. He was suspected of masterminding the bombing of US embassies in Africa, click to read more..

The emails from Sarah Palin's term as Governor of Alaska have been released by the state, around 24,000 of them, click to read more..

Ratko Mladic is arrested in Serbia on war crime charges after 16 years on the run, click to read more..

We go over the main points of President Obama's latest speech on the Middle East, the first since the so called 'Arab Spring uprisings', click to read more..

Osama Bin Laden was born in 1957 in Saudi Arabia to a wealthy builder called Mohamed Bin Laden. He was one of a reputed 52 children. Click to read more..

President Obama has given a statement on TV that Osama Bin Laden is dead. Obama said that Bin Laden had been killed after a firefight by US forces in Pakistan, just outside Islamabad. Click to read more..

A US warplane, an F-15 Eagle, has crashed in a field about an hours drive outside Benghazi following a third night of bombardment. Click to read more..

Col. Gaddafi starts to feel the heat as the UN sanctioned military action in Libya begins in earnest. Click to read more..

The United Nations council has backed a resolution to impose a no-fly zone over Libya. Click to read more..