no comment Virtual reality Star Wars experience opens in New York shopping mall The pop-up show sees participants don a vest and helmet to enjoy the world of the film franchise. 20/08/2019
USA US President tweets picture of Trump Tower looming over Greenland Donald Trump has jokingly promised on Twitter not to build a Trump Tower on Greenland following his comments about buying the Arctic territory. 20/08/2019
no comment "We survived" - kayakers flee collapsing glacier Two kayakers, Andrew Hooper and Josh Bastyr, had a lucky escape when a glacier collapsed at Spencer Glacier in Alaska on August 10. 18/08/2019
USA Far-right and anti-fascist groups clash at a rally in Portland The rally on Saturday led to minor scuffles between the two groups while law enforcement arrested at least 13 people. Clashes led to six people sustaining minor injuries. 18/08/2019
USA Easy Rider actor and writer Peter Fonda dies aged 79 Actor Peter Fonda, who played a leading role in 1969 film Easy Rider, dies aged 79, his family said in a statement. 17/08/2019
USA US border computer outage causes airport chaos Thousands of travellers faced delays after a Customs and Border Protection systems failure prevented immigration officials from processing passengers. 16/08/2019
USA Jeffrey Epstein autopsy says death was suicide by hanging Jeffrey Epstein's death in a jail cell in Manhattan has been ruled a suicide by hanging, according to the New York medical examiner. 16/08/2019
USA Watch: Fans celebrate 50 years since Woodstock music festival The 1969 extravaganza, which happened on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York, became one of the most significant counter-culture events in history. 16/08/2019
USA Israel allows US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib entry a day after her ban Israel allows US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's visit 'on Humanitarian Grounds' a day after ban 16/08/2019
Good Morning Europe Woodstock fifty years on: legacy celebrated despite lack of official anniversary event Fifty years ago, the landmark Woodstock Festival was taking place in upstate New York. No official anniversary eventis taking place, but its legacy is commemorated in various ways including a new documentary. 16/08/2019
USA Israel bars entry to US Congresswomen targeted by racist Trump tweets The uprecedented move to prohibit Democrat Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar visiting Israel followed public pressure from Donald Trump. 15/08/2019
USA Philadelphia: Suspect in active shooting taken into custody All six police officers who were shot were released from the hospital, said a spokesman. 15/08/2019
View Unpicking Donald Trump’s psychopathology helps explain the toxic reality facing America ǀ View If there is hope in our present situation, it lies in the fact that the current occupant of the White House is opening our eyes to the reality that individuals with dangerous personalities can plunge entire societies into division and moral confusion. 14/08/2019
USA Trump delays tariffs on China The US President justified his decision because of Christmas season. 13/08/2019
USA Watch: Woodstock album cover couple still together 50 years on "Just getting up in the morning, standing up, giving my girlfriend a hug. I don't even remember the picture being taken honestly," said Nick. 13/08/2019
USA 'White House preparing executive order to police social media firms' The move appears to be the latest development in Donald Trump’s war on what he claims is a bias against Conservative views on sites such as Facebook and Twitter. 13/08/2019
USA Opera star Placido Domingo accused of sexual assault and harassment The director of the Los Angeles opera has been accused of mistreatment by nine women 13/08/2019
no comment Activist group calls for impeachment during a vigil for El Paso On Saturday (August 10) night, duelling messages were sent outside the White House as the activist group Kremlin Annex called for gun reform and impeachment and as members of the El Paso community in Washington held a candlelight vigil to honour the fallen after a mass shooting a week ago. 11/08/2019
USA Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein dead from suicide in prison U.S. Attorney General William Barr said he was "appalled" to learn of Epstein's apparent suicide in federal custody. 10/08/2019
USA 'Racist go home': Protests as Trump visits cities after shootings Trump's visits to Dayton and El Paso were intended to unite and heal, but his words preceded him and he was greeted by large, angry protests. 07/08/2019
USA Award-winning US novelist Toni Morrison dies aged 88 US novelist Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, dies aged 88 06/08/2019
Good Morning Europe US labels China a 'currency manipulator' as trade war deepens The United States has officially designated China a "currency manipulator", the first such accusation between major powers for a quarter of a century. 06/08/2019
The Cube 8chan is at the centre of three mass shootings, should it be banned? Time could be up for anonymous message site 8chan. 05/08/2019
USA 'Americans must denounce racism' says Trump — but no action on guns President Donald Trump condemned "bigotry and hatred" following last weekend's mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. 05/08/2019
USA How does Europe compare with the US on gun ownership? Here's a clue: It's not Switzerland. 05/08/2019
USA El Paso shopper took a bullet for his wife Juan de Dios Velazquez had only moved to El Paso, Texas, with his wife Estela Nicolasa from Ciudad Juarez, just across the border in Mexico, six months before they were caught in Saturday's mass shooting at a Walmart store. 05/08/2019
