USA Melania saves the day as President Trump forgets his etiquette Web surfers have seized on a detail from Donald Trump's Easter Egg Roll at the White House, where wife Melania had to remind her husband of the way to salute in public. 19/04/2017
USA Georgia Democrat puts Donald Trump's popularity to the test in Congress vote Democrat wins most votes, but short of majority Race seen as a referendum on Trump Novice Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff fell short of pulling off a major upset in a congressional election in Atlant 19/04/2017
USA Trump's popularity test in Georgia A runoff is on the cards after a Democrat narrowly failed to pull off victory in a congressional vote in a suburban Atlanta seat. 19/04/2017
Economy IMF raises growth predictions, frets about protectionism The International Monetary Fund has raised its global growth forecast for 2017 but warned protectionist policies could undermine the modest recovery. 18/04/2017
North Korea North Korea UN envoy warns of possibility of nuclear war North Korea has accused the US of ‘creating a situation where nuclear war could break out at any time’. 17/04/2017
USA FLOTUS steals the show at White House Easter egg roll US President Donald Trump, his wife Melania and their 11-year-old son Barron have launched their first White House Easter egg roll. 17/04/2017
USA Trump leads Easter celebrations, as Melania makes White House appearance President Trump led Easter celebrations at the White House on Monday, alongside his wife Melania and youngest son Baron. 17/04/2017
South Korea North Korea: "era of strategic patience is over" says US VP Pence Mike Pence has visited the demilitarised border between North and South Korea on the first stop of a four-nation Asia tour. 17/04/2017
North Korea USA: Pence calls North Korea failed missile test a 'provocation' on visit to Seoul The launch came a day after Pyongyang held a grand military parade, displaying what appeared to be new long-range ballistic missiles. 16/04/2017
North Korea North Korea tries and fails to launch a missile North Korea tried and failed to launch a test missile on Sunday, hours after showing off its latest military hardware at a Pyongyang parade. 16/04/2017
USA Trump urged to show his tax returns by protesters US-wide Protesters in the United States staged nationwide ‘Tax March’ events on Saturday, demanding that President Donald Trump finally release his tax returns. 16/04/2017
Afghanistan Afghan officials: US bomb killed more ISIL fighters than thought The number of militants who died in this week's huge US bomb attack has been revised upwards by officials to over 90. 15/04/2017
World News The week in pictures ... When Donald Trump met Xi Jinping A choice selection of the week’s most striking images from around the world: ————————————————————————————— U. 14/04/2017
USA Switches on NATO, Russia, Syria, China: Donald Trump reversals becoming a presidential hallmark US President Donald Trump's startling reversal on Syria is just one of many he has made since becoming president. 13/04/2017
Economy Chinese exports/imports beat forecasts as Trump softens anti-Beijing rhetoric China's 2017 export outlook has brightened on forecast-beating trade growth in March and as President Trump abruptly shifts policy. 13/04/2017
USA Trump backtracks, says NATO 'no longer obsolete' US President Donald Trump backtracks on his campaign-trail criticism of NATO, saying "it's no longer obsolete". 13/04/2017
USA Spicer apologises for 'reprehensible' Holocaust comments White House spokesman Sean Spicer has apologised for what he says are “inexcusable and reprehensible” comments appearing to compare the Syrian regime to that of Adolf… 12/04/2017
USA Euroviews. A foreigner’s guide to the Trump administration Contrary to some commentary, Donald Trump’s presidency does not represent a profound threat to the American political system. But it does reflect deep-rooted problems in the US – namely, rising social and regional inequalities – and poses a threat to multilateral institutions. 12/04/2017
Business Line Trump and the art of the deal with China Business Line looks at the issues dividing US President Donald Trump and China's Xi-Jinping and the prospects for overcoming those divisions. 12/04/2017