Robert Macpherson
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Man charged in Ferguson cop shooting
Police charged a young African-American man on Sunday in connection with the shooting in Ferguson that wounded two policemen.
In dark and cold, Americans cast first ballots
From a symbolic hamlet to a swing state neighbouring Washington to the storm-scarred streets of New York, Americans rose early to cast ballots.
Fifty years on, everyone still wants a piece of Marilyn
The first thing you notice when you see Marilyn Monroe’s gloves in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History is how small her hands were.
Riding rails of the world with The Man in Seat 61
Every morning a mild-mannered British servant catches his commuter train to London, whips open his laptop and helps change the way people travel around the world. Mark Smith is…
Blair swings axe in Cabinet reshuffle
British Prime Minister Tony Blair sacked his home secretary and moved other key ministers in a sweeping Cabinet reshuffle on Friday after voters punished his scandal-hit Labour…
Smiles all around as Blair, Brown put on show of unity
With smiles all around and a well-timed pat on the back, the two most powerful figures in British politics made a carefully choreographed attempt on Wednesday to dispel talk of a…
Blair has no plans to leave Iraq, Downing Street
British Prime Minister Tony Blair let it be known on Tuesday that he will not pull out of Iraq soon, or rush to pass the reins of power to his finance minister and heir apparent…