World News Amnesty International blasts Beijing as global death penalty toll falls Amnesty International has released its global death penalty report, with China, Iran and Saudi Arabia the world’s top executioners. 11 April 2017
USA Pulitzers 2017: The Washington Post and New York Times win prizes for work on Trump and Putin An investigation into Donald Trump’s election campaign by The Washington Post and a series of articles by The New York Times on president Vladimir Putin’s efforts to project Russia power abroad, were 11 April 2017
USA Passenger dragged off overbooked United Airlines flight Video footage of a man being forcibly removed from a United Airlines flight have sparked outrage on social media. 11 April 2017
USA Three die in California primary school shooting Police in California have identified the gunman who shot dead a teacher and wounded two pupils, one of the fatally. 11 April 2017
USA USA: gunman kills woman and himself at San Bernardino school The man reportedly targeted a teacher in the California classroom, injuring two children before turning the gun on himself. 10 April 2017
USA Disturbing footage of United Airlines dragging man from his overbooked flight Video has emerged of a United Airlines passenger being dragged from his overbooked flight to make room for an airline employee. 10 April 2017
USA Trump's choice Neil Gorsuch sworn in as Supreme Court judge Donald Trump’s pick for the US Supreme Court has been sworn in to the lifetime post in a ceremony at the White House. 10 April 2017
USA China and South Korea threaten tougher sanctions on North Korea Tension is mounting as the US diverts one of its navy vessels towards the Korean peninsula. 10 April 2017
USA Sergio García wins first major at US Masters, congratulations flood in García won the Masters, his first major title, after staging a sensational comeback against his friend and European Ryder Cup team mate Justin Rose. 10 April 2017
USA Sergio García wins first major at US Masters, congratulations flood in García won the Masters, his first major title, after staging a sensational comeback against his friend and European Ryder Cup team mate Justin Rose. 10 April 2017
USA Trump's national security adviser in move to Singapore President Donald Trump’s deputy national security adviser, KT McFarland, has reportedly been asked to step down just three months in the job. 10 April 2017
USA Farewell to rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry Family and friends gathered at the Pageant Theater in St. 10 April 2017
Syria Russia: US strikes on Syria 'play into hands of extremists' Russia’s foreign minister has said that last week’s US missile strikes on a Syrian military airbase plays “into the hands of extremists” and further threaten regional and global… 9 April 2017
Korea US warships are sent to the Korean peninsula An aircraft-carrier led navy strike group was rerouted towards the western Pacific amid concerns about Pyongyang's weapons programme. 9 April 2017
Syria Russia 'increases naval presence off Syrian coast' Russia has reportedly sent a warship armed with Kalibr cruise missiles to join a pre-existing battle group off the coast of Syria. 9 April 2017
No Comment First Ladies visit Florida school US First Lady Melania Trump and China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan visited a middle school on Friday in West Palm Beach, Florida, not far from President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago… 8 April 2017
USA Syrian Americans divided over Trump after US missile strikes Syrians living in the United States have reacted in different ways to the American missile strikes on a military airbase in their home country. 8 April 2017
USA US-China: Trump wraps up first face-to-face talks with Xi US President Donald Trump has urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to do more to curb North Korea’s nuclear programme. 8 April 2017
USA Trump triumphs: US Supreme Court approves Neil Gorsuch A triumph for Trump as the US Supreme Court confirms the president's pick, Judge Neil Gorsuch. 8 April 2017