BP TO PAY A?12BN FOR GULF OIL SPILL

BP has reached an 18.7bn 12bn settlement with the US Department of Justice DoJ following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill... READ MORE›

AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI BACKING IRAN NEGOTIATORS DOESNT FAULT NUCLEAR DEAL

Khamenei said referring to the United States and its five negotiating partners... READ MORE›

CUBAN FLAG FLIES AT EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON

The move signaled the latest and most visible step toward normal ties between the United States and Cuba... READ MORE›

US OFFERS TO HELPISRAEL BOLSTERITS DEFENSES

The United States has offered Israel an array of defense capabilities in recent years, some of which Israel decided against because of budget constraints... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON ACCUSES CHINA OF 'STEALING US SECRETS'

US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton accuses China of hacking US computers and stealing commercial secrets and government information... READ MORE›

COURT LACKS MORAL AUTHORITY TO REDEFINE MARRIAGE

Rather, this ruling, like the abortion ruling, all but ensures America will not achieve broad social consensus on same-sex marriage... READ MORE›

LAYERS OF MEANING IN MR OBAMAS KENYA TRIP

Of course, Mr. Obama cannot travel to Kenya simply as a seeker of roots, the way he did before he moved into the White House... READ MORE›

ACTIVIST REMOVED AFTER HECKLING OBAMA AT LGBT EVENT AT WHITE HOUSE

An activist interrupted President Obama on Wednesday at a White House event celebrating L.G.B.T... READ MORE›

BERNIE SANDERS IS THE ONLY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO PAYS HIS INTERNS

Republican Jeb Bush has said the opportunity gap is the defining issue of our time and Marco Rubio has protested against upward-mobility stagnation ... READ MORE›

TWO POINTS SEPARATE CLINTON AND TRUMP

The Poll of Polls suggests that about 1-in-8 registered voters isn't currently backing Clinton or Trump... READ MORE›

POLL: TRUMP IN LEAD AT 40.6 PERCENT

In a hypothetical matchup between Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and Trump, Clinton holds a statistically insignificant lead of 41.4 percent to 40.8 percent... READ MORE›

PUTIN BREAKS SILENCE WITH CALL TO OBAMA TOUCHING ON UKRAINE AND ISIS

Moscow supports the government of President Bashar al-Assad, and Mr... READ MORE›

OBAMA TRIES TO SOFTEN EUROPEAN CREDITORS STANCE TO SALVAGE A DEAL

European leaders warn that would put Greece on a path toward leaving the eurozone... READ MORE›

TOYOTA DEFENDS DIVERSITY HIRING AFTER AMERICAN IS ARRESTED

Toyota spoke up in support of the executive Julie Hamp on Friday a day after she was taken into custody by the Japanese police... READ MORE›

I CRY, I'M INTROVERTED, BUT I WANT TO BE PRESIDENT

However, the conservative activists who play a major role in determining the Republican nominee may pressure Mr Bush to take a harsher line on immigration... READ MORE›

SUNSTEIN WHEN AMERICA SAYS YES TO GOVERNMENT

In recent years the federal government has adopted a large number of soft interventions that are meant to change behavior without mandates and bans... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON ACCUSES CHINA OF TRYING TO 'HACK INTO EVERYTHING THAT DOESN'T MOVE IN AMERICA'

Mrs Clinton also addressed the current talks over Iran's nuclear program and had strong words for Tehran... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON ACCUSES CHINA OF HACKING U.S. COMPUTERS

At the campaign event, Clinton also said the United States has to be much smarter about how it deals with Russian President Vladimir Putin's territorial ambitions... READ MORE›

UKIP JUST WON THEIR FIRST SEATS IN THE WELSH ASSEMBLY

Ukip also took second place to Labour in two Westminster by-elections for seats in Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough... READ MORE›

SUICIDE BOMBS KILL AT LEAST 64 IN NIGERIA

But Nigerians are weary of the military's promises to halt the 6-year-old insurgency that has killed more than 13,000 people... READ MORE›

KRISTOL'S WHITE KNIGHT: DAVID FRENCH

Bill Kristol's white knight independent presidential candidate is a fellow conservative writer with no national name recognition David French... READ MORE›

DID DONALD TRUMP WIN THE REPUBLICAN DEBATE? READ OUR VERDICTS AND THEN CAST YOUR VOTE

Did donald trump dominate? did marco rubio make his mark? what about ted cruz? cast your vote for the winner of the fifth republican presidential debate... READ MORE›

OBAMA SHEDS COOL STYLE FOR 'FEARLESS' FINAL LAP IN OFFICE

Obama sheds cool style for fearless final lap in office... READ MORE›

A FRACTURED DEMOCRATIC PARTY THREATENS CLINTON'S CHANCES AGAINST TRUMP

While Clinton's favorable rating with Sanders supporters has been falling, many of his endorsers think that can be reversed... READ MORE›

DIGITAL RAINBOW LIGHTS UP THE INTERNET AFTER US SAME-SEX MARRIAGE VICTORY

Thousands have used Facebook's one-click gay-marriage celebration tool to add the colours of the rainbow gay-pride flag to their profile pictures... READ MORE›

JEB BUSH'S COMEBACK PLAN LOOKS WEAKER THAN ADVERTISED

26 summit in Houston said the campaign had 45 volunteer operatives in states with March nominating contests... READ MORE›

NIGERIAS NEW PRESIDENT HOPING TO HOST OBAMA VISITS WHITE HOUSE INSTEAD

Grant Harris, Mr. Obama's Africa adviser, said the invitation to Mr. Buhari should make clear how much Mr. Obama values Nigeria... READ MORE›

Obama emphasized the United States was not going it alone... READ MORE›

WIKILEAKS: U.S. WIRETAPPED FRENCH PRESIDENTS

The United States has wiretapped the last three presidents of France including current leader Francois Hollande as recently as 2012 according to WikiLeaks documents disclosed Tuesday... READ MORE›

OBAMA GOES BEHIND BARS IN PUSH FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

Obama spoke with inmates and toured El Reno federal prison which holds 1300 inmates 146 percent of its capacity... READ MORE›