USA 'Terminator' Schwarzenegger signs green pact with Paris mayor Former movie star, turned California governor, turned climate action campaigner, Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a green pact with Paris mayor Anne Hidaglo. 28 April 2017
Economy No Trump bump for US economy Weak consumer spending caused the US economy to grow at a just 0.7 percent annual rate between January and March - its weakest pace in three years. 28 April 2017
USA US warns failure to act on N. Korea could be catastrophic The U.S. Secretary of State says Washington is not pushing for regime change in Pyongyang 28 April 2017
USA Trump vowed wonders in 100 days, now says milestone not important In a Washington park, a baby named Oscar is getting ready to mark his 100 days on the planet, born just hours before Donald Trump was sworn in as president. 28 April 2017
USA Trump warns of 'major conflict' with North Korea US President Donald Trump is warning there could be a “major conflict” on the cards with North Korea. 28 April 2017
USA Fourth man dies in controversial flurry of Arkansas executions A fourth inmate has been executed in just a week in the US State of Arkansas after weeks of controversy about plans for a high number of executions in a short space of… 28 April 2017
USA Pentagon probes ex-Trump adviser Flynn over payments from foreign groups Flynn faces scrutiny over payments of hundreds of thousands of dollar's from state-run Russia Today TV network after retiring from the army in 2014. 28 April 2017
USA United Airlines and ejected passenger reach a settlement United Airlines and the passenger violently dragged off a plane reach a settlement for an undisclosed sum, as the company seeks to contain the fallout from the incident. 28 April 2017
Russia 'Talk instead of yelling at North Korea' - Russian diplomat The US said on Thursday that its policy was to exert maximum pressure on North Korea through sanctions and diplomatic activity, echoing comments made by the Trump administration the previous… 28 April 2017
Economy US travel and laptop bans spark concern among Gulf airlines The US government's travel and laptop bans have been a major talking point at this year's Arabian Travel Market. 27 April 2017
USA 'The US has long supported international justice, now it should be subjected to it' They call him the “dictator hunter”. 27 April 2017
No Comment Baby monkey makes New Orleans zoo debut Visitors to the New Orleans Audubon zoo will now be able to see rare baby colobus monkey. 27 April 2017
USA N. Korea: New missile defence system ready in days The US says it is willing to resolve the North Korean crisis by diplomatic means, whilst forging ahead in the preparation of its new missile defence system. 27 April 2017
No Comment North Carolina weathering the storms People in North Carolina were paying attention to rising rivers Tuesday after storms gave the state its worst drenching since a damaging hurricane late last… 27 April 2017
North Korea Sanctions and diplomacy at centre of US strategy on North Korea Trump's administration had previously said military strikes were an option, but now appear willing to exhaust non-military avenues. 27 April 2017
USA Trump unveils ambitious tax system overhaul The Trump administration has proposed slashing tax rates for businesses and on overseas corporate profits returned to the US in an ambitious bid to boost the… 26 April 2017
USA Florida snake hunters snare massive python Wildlife officials marked a milestone with the capture of a huge Burmese python. 26 April 2017
USA Tributes paid to 'Silence of the Lambs' director Jonathan Demme The film director Jonathan Demme, best known for “The Silence of the Lambs” has died at the age of 73. 26 April 2017
Business Series Could Twitter be enjoying a Trump fuelled turnaround? Twitter - the social media platform beloved by US president Donald Trump - saw its shares surgeafter it added a lot more users that had been expected. 26 April 2017
Korea "The world is moving closer to nuclear annihilation" - Ban Ki-moon Speaking at the Harvard Kennedy School in Massachusetts, Ban said the international community must maintain the pressure of sanctions on North Korea to stop its advancing nuclear and missile threats. 26 April 2017