Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said the US had a ‘controlling and meddlesome’ attitude towards the Islamic Republic.
The US stressed its commitment to the defense of Japan and stability in the Asia-Pacific region against a backdrop of territorial claims by China.
The first round of peace talks has ended with no progess made on ending the civil war or commitment from the govt to return to the negotiating table.
Federal and state laws in the United States are not in sync, but the future full-scale legalisation of marijuana might not be too far off.
It was a small gesture: a handshake between Barack Obama and Raul Castro. It’s just what Nelson Mandela would have wanted, but does it amount to more?
France’s President François Hollande and US President Barack Obama are both seeking guarantees that Iran will not develop nuclear weapons.
The 50th anniversary of the killing of America’s 35th president has renewed the spotlight on the events in Dallas on November 22 1963.
Paul Anthony Ciancia, said to be "unresponsive" in hospital, has been charged with the murder of a federal officer at the LA International Airport.
US President Barack Obama’s bargaining hand may have been strengthened by the thrashing Republicans took in polls over their handling of the shutdown.
Americans’ patience has worn thin with Republican tactics that led to the government shutdown.
The US government shuts down nonessential services and Jacob Zuma is named as ‘Number One’ in Guptagate saga.
As Nina Davuluri took the title of Miss America, Haji Mohamed Dawjee looks at the harsh reception the first Indian-American winner received.
In reaching a deal on Syria after what a US official described as three days of "hard-fought" debate, Moscow and Washington can each count benefits.
On day three of talks between the United States and Russia, the two agree to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons by mid 2014.
The US will invest about $7-billion of state funds to double access to electricity for people in sub-Saharan Africa, says US President Barack Obama.
Signs of a potentially improved global wheat supply see local prices drop.
Whistleblower Edward Snowden possesses the cunning skills needed to survive the world of espionage. But even America’s most wanted needs an ally.
The US has pressed Russia to do everything in its power to expel Edward Snowden before he gets the chance to take an expected flight to Cuba.
US President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to South Africa has been condemned by some trade unions, political parties and civil society bodies.
Corporations have shredded the rulebook, turning the land of the free into a free for fall.
Russia and Turkey have joined SA in expressing outrage over revelations that the UK and the US spied on foreign delegates at G20 meetings in 2009.
The top US intelligence official launched an aggressive defence on Saturday of a secret government data collection program.
From the Cuban missile crisis to a fossil fuels frenzy, the powerhouse appears to be intent on winning the race to disaster.
A group of ‘Americans forced into exile in South Africa’ pen a letter to the Unites States President.
The United States says it will soon send a missile defence system to Guam to defend it from "a real and clear danger" from North Korea.
As the US prepares to ship most of its weapons home after more than a decade in Afghanistan, the bill for the move will be a staggering $6-billion.
A blizzard hammered the north-eastern United States on Saturday, shutting down travel and leaving at least nine people dead.
A legal review has concluded that the US president can order pre-emptive cyberstrikes if the country finds evidence of a digital attack against it.
In tracking down illegal weapons in the United States, the smoking gun may not be a gun at all.
US use of drones has soared during Obama’s time in office, with the White House authorising attacks in at least four countries.
Fans of cliff-top dramas should settle back and prepare for another episode as the March deadline approaches.
US stocks are poised to begin the year with gains after the late passage of a Bill to avoid harsh tax hikes and crimped economic growth.