Montenegro Grenade attack launched on US embassy in Montenegro The suspect who threw the explosive weapon then blew themselves up, the government there has said. 22/02/2018
USA Democrats deliver response to Trump's State of the Union address. Without saying the president’s name, Joseph P. Kennedy III delivered the official Democratic Party response, chastising the Trump administration for what he said was its abandonment of the fundamental American values. 31/01/2018
USA DNA of ancient Alaskan baby tells story of 1st Americans Genetic analysis of a baby girl who died at the end of the last ice age has uncovered a new group of Native Americans: the ancient Beringians. 04/01/2018
USA Power restored to Atlanta airport after outage led to partial shutdown Hundred's of passengers stranded in darkened terminals or in aircraft idling on tarmacs after a power outage at the the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta. 18/12/2017
Venezuela Nephews of Venezuela's first lady jailed for drugs plot The two nephews of Venezuela's first lady, Cilia Flores, have been sentenced to 18 years in prison in the US following their convictions on drug conspiracy charges. 15/12/2017
no comment Huge fire at senior residents' community in Pennsylvania More than 20 people have been injured after a huge fire spread to multiple buildings in Pennsylvania. 17/11/2017
USA Genetic mutation found in secluded Amish community could make them live longer An estimated 5 percent of the Bern Amish community carries a genetic mutation, which causes them to produce low levels of a protein that could slow ageing and prevent Type 2 diabetes 16/11/2017
no comment Victims of the New York truck attack remembered at vigil Hundreds of mourners have gathered in New York for a candlelight vigil honoring the victims of a deadly truck attack that killed eight people and injured 12 others. 03/11/2017
Mexico Strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake kills scores in central Mexico Deadly 7.1 earthquake rocks Mexico southeast of the country's capital 19/09/2017
USA The US prepares for Hurricane Harvey Residents in the Gulf of Mexico are filling hundreds of sandbags, in preparation for possibly the worst hurricane in 12 years to hit the mainland United States since Hurricane Wilma struck Florida in 2005. 25/08/2017
Mexico Mexican football star, Rafa Marquez, denies links to drug trafficking Mexican football superstar Rafa Marquez denies any connections to a drug trafficking organisation after being sanctioned, along with 22 others, by the U.S. Treasury Office. 10/08/2017
USA Inmates used peanut butter to fool guard in jailbreak Inmates at an Alabama prison escaped after fooling a new guard by obscuring door numbers with peanut butter 01/08/2017
no comment Artist travels an hour a day to build sand castles at a Long Island beach Manhattan artist Calvin Seibert commutes daily to a Long Island beach to create sand castles, as art for art's sake. 25/07/2017
PuertoRico Mystery signals detected from neighbouring star One of the nearest stars to our solar system is sending unusual radio signals through the galaxy that are puzzling scientists. Researchers at an 18/07/2017
North Korea For 'American bastards' N.Korea tests ballistic missile North Korea tests fist intercontinental ballistic missile 05/07/2017
USA Timeline: President Trump's travel ban A timeline of US President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban 26/06/2017
USA Trump did not tell Comey to 'stop Flynn probe' Donald Trump did not tell James Comey to drop the FBI’s investigation into former national security advisor Michael Flynn. That is the claim of 08/06/2017
USA Scandal-hit founder of Fox News dies Roger Ailes, the founder of Fox News Channel who resigned last year after sexual harassment allegations has died. 18/05/2017
View Trump and Xi: will nuclear history repeat itself in Korea? By Michael Mandelbaum, professor emeritus of American Foreign Policy at The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies As Chinese 05/04/2017
USA Rupert Murdoch 'in the room' for Trump interview Media mogul Rupert Murdoch 'sat in' on Trump interview with one of his newspapers 09/02/2017
USA 'Three Amigos' summit presents a united front The leaders of Mexico Canada and the United States have mounted a fierce defence of free trade, closer economic ties and agreed on ambitious Clean energy goals. 30/06/2016
Sport China's Dongfeng quits leg five of Volvo Ocean Race China’s Dongfeng Race Team has been forced to abandon stage five of the Volvo Ocean Race. The team’s vessel suffered a broken mast as it approached 01/04/2015
