New York and Washington are on high alert this weekend as the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches. Click to read more..

US jobs slump as the Department of Labor reported that there were no net new jobs created last month, click to see more..

Syria is facing more calls today from leaders of Western nations for President Assad to step down. Click to read more..

A US special forces helicopter has been downed in Afghanistan with up to 31 US troopers and around 8 Afghans on board. Click to see more..

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..

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..

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..

President Obama gave an impassioned speech at the memorial service to the victims of the shootings in Tucson, Arizona. He called on the American people to honor the victims image of what America should be. Many were wondering if he would comment on the use of extreme language in American...

One man has been arrested for a shooting rampage that leaves 6 people dead, including a 9 year old girl, and 19 people injured. US congresswomen, Gabrielle Giffords, is in serious condition after being shot in the head. Democrat Gabrielle Giffords was attending a meeting in the area and it is...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is preparing to stand down today as his term as the Governor of California comes to and end. The Governator, as he was dubbed by commentators, has had a rough ride recently with the Californian state facing a deficit in their budget of about $25 billion, and in 2010 it...

As we reported yesterday it looked like the pro-democracy party leader Aung San Suu Kyi was about to be released after spending 15 of the last 21 years under house arrest. Today, it finally happened amidst jubilant scenes around the house that was her previous prison. With Thousands of people...

Leaders are meeting, for the first time in an Asian country, for the G20 summit today but are finding it difficult to reach any sort of agreement. Arriving in Seoul on Thursday President Obama finds splits over currency and trade policies that will be difficult to breach. The G20 consists of...