12 Feb 2013 12:30 - Reuters North Korea has conducted its third nuclear test in defiance of UN resolutions, angering the US and Japan and prompting China to call for calm.
11 Feb 2013 09:10 - Matt Quigley As people celebrate the Chinese New Year and Latin America's carnival, Barack Obama will give an update on the State of the Union in the week ahead.
07 Feb 2013 17:26
This week big corporations swindle SA out of R30-billion, Cosatu and the ANC go head to head and the White House defends its drone strikes against al-Qaeda.
06 Feb 2013 12:45 - Stephen Collinson The White House has defended drone strikes against al-Qaeda, insisting they complied with US law and the Constitution, even if Americans are targeted.
01 Feb 2013 00:00 - Ed Pilkington Barack Obama has been bent on opening a pathway to citizenship for foreigners, even illegal ones.
24 Jan 2013 17:18
In this week's Weekend 101 Sasolburg protests turn violent, FNB hurts ANC's feelings and Beyonce gets nailed for 'lip-synching'.
25 Jan 2013 00:00 - Ewen MacAskill Republicans feel snubbed by the US president's combative inauguration speech. Ewen MacAskill reports.
22 Jan 2013 12:54
Over one million Americans attended the second swearing in of Barack Obama as US president. A grand parade and glamorous balls marked the event.
22 Jan 2013 09:46 - Andy Sullivan Whoever coined the term "to the victor goes the spoils" did not have US President Barack Obama's official inauguration party in mind.
22 Jan 2013 07:50 - Reuters The biggest questions around the US president's inaugural celebrations have not been about what Barack Obama would say but what his wife would wear.
21 Jan 2013 14:35 - Guardian Reporter Lady Gaga will reportedly headline a private party for members of Barack Obama's presidential campaign staff on Tuesday night.
21 Jan 2013 07:19 - Reuters US President Barack Obama says his wife Michelle's new hairstyle was the most "significant" event over the weekend of his second inauguration.
20 Jan 2013 19:38 - Reuters President Barack Obama has taken the official oath for his second term at the White House in a small, private ceremony.
20 Jan 2013 09:52 - Harriet Sherwood Israeli prime minister's aides accused United States president of interfering in Israel's elections.
19 Jan 2013 13:58 - Sapa-AFP Barack Obama has urged Congress to pass measures aimed at reducing gun violence, but also reaffirmed his commitment to the right to bear arms.
18 Jan 2013 11:22 - Sapa-AFP As a way of acknowledging the east African government, US President Barack Obama has met Somalia's new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
18 Jan 2013 00:00 - Adam Gabbatt , Ewen MacAskill , United States President Barack Obama has mounted the biggest challenge in two decades to the US's deeply ingrained gun culture.
17 Jan 2013 15:28 - Sapa-AFP US President Barack Obama's half-brother has hit the campaign trail in his native Kenya in a bid to get a seat in the upcoming elections.
05 Jan 2013 17:25 - Jeff Mason Fresh from the legislative fight to prevent a "fiscal cliff", President Barack Obama has warned that the US could not afford further budget showdowns.