US attorney general Eric Holder to step down

Attorney General Eric Holder , a native New Yorker and the first African-American to be the nation's top cop, announced today that...

9/11 anniversary: Obama prepared to order airstrikes in Syria against ISIL

Speaking from the State Floor in the White House on September 10, 2014, The US President Barack Obama is prepared to order airstrikes on S...

New video shows apparent beheading of US journalist Steven Sotloff

The radical group the Islamic State released a video on Tuesday showing the beheading of US journalist - Steven Sotloff , and blaming the k...

Sarin gas used in Syria attack

On Sunday, The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry asserted the government of Syria used the nerve gas sarin to kill more than 1,400 peop...

Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years

After 10 weeks of legal argument, today - Wednesday 21 August 2013, Bradley Manning has been sentenced to serve 35 years in prison for...

Bradley Manning has been convicted of 20 charges

Bradley Manning , the 25-year-old Army intelligence analyst who was arrested in May 2010 in Iraq on suspicion of having passed classified ...

The 4th of July - Americans Celebrate Independence Day Events

Americans across the country gathered Thursday for 4th of July festivities . From the reopening of the Statue Of Liberty, to the annual...

New Australia PM Kevin Rudd Unveils His New Cabinet

On Monday, New Australia PM Kevin Rudd unveiled his new cabinet, 5 days after ousting Julia Gillard as Labor Party leader. Announcing hi...