Barack Obama

America's flagship intelligence agency is at all-time low - and only major change can keep it alive.

Ross Cypher-Burley Dec 15, 2014

Barack Obama promised to change the way that Washington does business. He hasn't.

Cathal Gilbert Dec 12, 2014

House passes $1.1tn budget with 219 representatives voting in favour and 206 voting against it.

Jerin Mathew Dec 12, 2014

Unless US brings torturers to justice, there's nothing to stop anal feeding and water boarding being used again.

John Sifton Dec 10, 2014

Get your legacy wrong and the repercussions will reverberate long after you leave your post.

Stefan Stern Dec 10, 2014

America is making progress, despite the protests which have shocked the world.

Joseph Curl Dec 09, 2014

Highlights of the royal visit by William and Kate Middleton include a conference at the World Bank and visiting the World Trade Center 9/11 memorial

Dec 06, 2014

Obama administration meets to discuss possible punishments against Israel for construction projects.

Jack Moore Dec 05, 2014

BREAKING: Obama's nomination, if confirmed by US Senate, will replace former Senator Chuck Hagel.

Jack Moore Dec 05, 2014

US President Barack Obama's teenage daughter Malia is not pregnant.

Simi John Dec 05, 2014

Former Soviet President praises Vladimir Putin for Russian military modernisation.

Umberto Bacchi Dec 03, 2014

He made the announcement during a visit to the National Institutes of Health.

Samantha Payne Dec 03, 2014

North Korea compares US to Roman Empire which was 'buried in history'

Dominic Gover Nov 26, 2014

The columnist said Michael Brown was shot for being a thug

Florence Adu-Yeboah Nov 26, 2014

President Barack Obama has accepted the resignation of defence secretary Chuck Hagel, reports claim.

Lewis Dean Nov 24, 2014

Sarah Palin wants to send illegal immigrants across the ocean to Mexico is a fake news story.

Simi John Nov 24, 2014

HSBC's head of global trade and receivables finance details the misleading calculations

Stuart Tait Nov 21, 2014

Secret Service agents arrest woman with gun along White House's north fence as President Obama wrapped up his speech.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 21, 2014

President Obama said Peter Kassig lost his life 'in an act of pure evil' by Isis militants.

Maria Khan Nov 16, 2014

UK yet to pledge anything to the crucial Green Climate Fund, while Canada and Australia refuse.

Finbarr Bermingham Nov 14, 2014

China's first lady was the recipient of an unsolicited gallant gesture from Russia's single President Vladimir Putin that sent the internet abuzz

Alfred Joyner Nov 11, 2014

White House says US and Russian leaders spoke for total of 20 minutes on world issues.

Jack Moore Nov 11, 2014

US President Obama has called for broadband to be classified as a vital service

Anthony Cuthbertson Nov 10, 2014

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to be seriously injured and two IS leaders are dead after a coalition attack on a gathering of IS leaders.

Priya Joshi Nov 08, 2014

55-year-old Harvard graduate who rose to prominence prosecuting police brutality to be formally announced on Saturday.

Nov 08, 2014

The deployment will double the presence of US military in Iraq, marking an escalation in the US campaign against Islamic State.

Priya Joshi Nov 07, 2014

BREAKING: Secret correspondence with Iran discussed shared interests against Islamic State and progression of nuclear deal.

Jack Moore Nov 06, 2014

Prominent lawyer says 'it's sometimes hard to tell whether I am watching the news or Project Runway'

Reuben Guttman Nov 06, 2014

Suspect Taliban sent home to after 13 years in detention without charge.

Umberto Bacchi Nov 06, 2014

Myanmar opposition leader criticises two years without significant reforms

Nigel Wilson Nov 05, 2014