Cinema

Expect surprises at this year's Golden Globes

The 73rd Golden Globes will kick off the awards season in Hollywood this Sunday.

5 January 2016

USA

US justice department sues Volkswagen over emissions scandal

The US justice department is suing Volkswagen over the emissions scandal in which the German car manufacturer fitted illegal devices to its cars so

5 January 2016

USA

Misusing his powers? Obama defends his plans for gun control

White House says US President could announce controversial executive measures on gun control as early as Tuesday morning

4 January 2016

Economy

Chinese economic data sends tremors across stock markets

“Violent New Year fireworks,” is how one analyst summed up events on Wall Street where the Dow fell 450 points having its worst opening day in 84

4 January 2016

Business Series

Pioneering electric car maker, Tesla hit production targets

Tesla will be keeping the revs up in 2016. The pioneering electric car maker said it met forecasts for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2015 making

4 January 2016

Cinema

A big bucks movie coming soon to a screen near you

Let’s take a look at some of the big bucks movie productions you can look forward to seeing on a screen near you this year. Due out in February

4 January 2016

USA

US government building in Oregon seized by armed group

A US government building has been seized by an armed group. The National Wildlife refuge in the US state of Oregon was taken over during the

3 January 2016

USA

Bill Cosby: US comedian's wife told to testify

Camille Cosby had complained of "undue burden"

2 January 2016

USA

Trump targeted in Rose Parade skywriting protest

Planes flying over the New Year’s Day Rose Parade in the US state of California spelled it out… “America is great! Trump is disgusting. Anybody but

2 January 2016

USA

President Barack Obama outlines moves to tighten gun control

President Barack Obama enters his final year in the White House set on putting in place gun control measures. It’s reported the president will

1 January 2016

USA

Grammy winner Natalie Cole dies at 65 in Los Angeles

Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole, whose biggest hit came in a virtual duet with her late father, pop legend Nat King Cole, of his decades-old hit "Unforgettable," has died at the age of 65

1 January 2016

Sport

FIFA scandal: Swiss bank documents handed over to US Justice department

Bank account documents that were allegedly used for bribes connected with FIFA’s ongoing corruption scandal have been handed over to the US Justice

31 December 2015

USA

Waiting to die: the hundreds condemned to years on death row in California

Hundreds of convicted killers are languishing in limbo on death row in California. No-one has been executed in the state in almost a decade yet

30 December 2015

Syria

US and Russia get differing results in the air over Syria

The US is claiming its airstrikes in Syria and Iraq have killed 10 mid-level ISIL leaders in the past month, notably a French national implicated in

30 December 2015

World News

Chicago police officer pleads not guilty to murdering black teen

A white Chicago police officer who gunned down a black teenager last year has pleaded not guilty to murder. Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of first

29 December 2015

USA

Grand Jury clears Cleveland officers of shooting Tamir Rice

Two Cleveland police officers have been cleared of shooting dead a 12-year-old boy who was carrying a toy pistol. In November last year the officers

29 December 2015

USA

Ghastly weather across US

In the US state of Texas, at least 11 people were killed in the Dallas area over the weekend as floods and tornadoes flattened buildings and

28 December 2015

USA

'Total devastation' after tornadoes tear through Texas

Severe storms in the US have left more than 40 dead, and a trail of destruction in their wake. At least 11 are reported dead in Dallas and eight in

28 December 2015

USA

Deadly tornadoes in Texas

Tornadoes in Texas killed at least eleven people on Saturday night when they struck several cities around Dallas.

27 December 2015

World News

Tornadoes leave trail of destruction in southern US

Almost a week’s worth of stormy weather in the US has left at least 18 people dead and a trail of destruction. Tornadoes have swept through

27 December 2015