USA

'Game of Thrones' breaks Emmy record

It was a big night for ‘Game of Thrones’ at the 67th Annual Emmy Awards, where HBO’s fantasy hit picked up the highest honor of Outstanding Drama

9 September 2015

Economy

Apple iPhone 6s event eagerly awaited

There has been lots of excitement in the run-up to Apple’s biggest event of the year on Wednesday, where it’s expected to unveil new versions of the

9 September 2015

Cinema

US subprime crisis on screen at Deauville Film Festival

US actor Michael Shannon was at the American Film Festival in Deauville for the launch of ’99 Homes’ by American director Ramin Bahrani. Set in

9 September 2015

USA

Two passengers are injured after a fire on a British Airways plane in Las Vegas

Two passengers were injured when a British Airways plane caught fire just before take off from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Emergency

9 September 2015

Culture news

Whitewashing accusations against Swift and Bieber comeback

Fresh from winning the MTV Best Music Video of the Year award for ‘Bad Blood’, Taylor Swift is facing criticism for her latest offering ‘Wildest

8 September 2015

USA

Happy Birthday Uncle Sam

7 September 2015

Cinema

Taste of America comes to Deauville for Film Festival

The 41st Deauville American Film Festival has opened with a special tribute to Canadian actor Keanu Reeves, whose decades-long career has seen him

7 September 2015

USA

US court rules transgender person cannot be deported to Mexico

A transgender person from Mexico who suffered years of abuse there has been granted the right to stay in the United States by a US appeals court

5 September 2015

USA

Saudi Arabia reassured over Iran after Obama meets King Salman

Saudi Arabia says it is satisfied with assurances from Washington over the Iran nuclear deal following President Obama’s meeting with King Salman

5 September 2015

USA

Iran and Yemen top agenda as Saudi king meets Obama

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been meeting US President Barack Obama in Washington, with Iran and Yemen topping the agenda. It is the king’s first

4 September 2015

Sport

Judge overturns Brady's four-game 'deflategate' suspension

A federal judge in New York has overturned Tom Brady’s four-game ban handed down by the NFL for his alleged involvement in the “Deflategate” scandal

4 September 2015

Economy

US unemployment falls again to 71/2 year low

The latest US jobs data for the month of August shows unemployment at its lowest level for nearly seven and a half years, but the rate of job

4 September 2015

World

No going back: ex-National Security Advisor Sandy Berger on the Iran nuclear deal

In the United States, the highly controversial debate about the Iran nuclear deal has mobilised many high-profile opinion makers on both sides of the

4 September 2015

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Beachgoers try to save 30-foot long shark

4 September 2015

USA

Kentucky official jailed for refusing to recognise gay marriages

A judge in the US state of Kentucky jailed an official on Thursday for repeatedly refusing to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples. Country

3 September 2015

USA

Obama secures enough Senate support for Iran nuclear deal

US President Barack Obama has secured enough Senate votes to protect the Iran nuclear deal in Congress. Democrat Barbara Mikulski became the 34th

3 September 2015

USA

US president tours Resurrection Bay to highlight Alaska climate change

US President Barack Obama has toured Resurrection Bay in the US state of Alaska. Obama is counting on Alaska’s deteriorating landscape to elicit a

2 September 2015

USA

Burning Man 2015: what we are missing, and how we can catch up

No, we are not at Burning Man, and if you’re reading this then you probably aren’t either as there’s virtually no mobile network or Internet at Black

2 September 2015

Cinema

Redford and Nolte take a hike in A Walk in the Woods

Redford returns to acting with a buddy comedy about crossing the nearly 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine.

2 September 2015

USA

US recognises its role in creating climate change

US President Barack Obama told a meeting for foreign ministers in Alaska that world leaders must agree to cut carbon emissions at a UN summit planned

1 September 2015