Nick Harper
The UN and US announce three day ceasefire in Gaza
A three day ceasefire in Gaza started just minutes ago after a breakthrough this morning with the UN and United States announcing a humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas. Audio
Radical Muslim preacher to appeal his conviction
The radical Muslim preacher brought down by key evidence from a New Zealand woman will appeal his convictions on terror charges. Audio
Barriers to helping Nigerian soldiers rescue schoolgirls
US defence officials have outlined in stark terms the barriers to helping Nigerian soldiers rescue hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls - citing the military's gross human rights abuses. Audio
Boston marathon victims remembered
A man has been arrested after two suspicious backpacks were found at the finish-line of the Boston marathon. Audio
Bomb scare at finish line one year on from Boston marathon
A man has been arrested after two suspicious backpacks were found at the finish-line of the Boston marathon. Audio
UN Security Council meeting to discuss the future of Crimea
In New York, the heat was turned up another notch at the latest UN Security Council meeting to discuss the future of Crimea. Audio
Mick Jagger's girlfriend found dead
Mick Jagger's girlfriend, the fashion designer L'Wren Scott, has been found dead in her New York apartment. Audio
New York explosion kills 3
Three people have died and 63 injured, after an explosion cause by a gas leak flattened two buildings in East Harlem, New York. Audio
West and Russia trade accusations over Crimea
In New York, a stormy session unfolded at a dramatic security council emergency meeting, with Western and Russian envoys hurling accusations at each other for two and a half hours. Audio
Nick Harper - The Ukraine
The latest developments in the Ukraine with correspondent Nick Harper from the U.N. in New York. Audio
UN uninvites Iran to Syria peace talks
The United Nations has done an about-face, withdrawing its invitation to Iran to join the peace conference on the Syria crisis. Audio
New York train driver may have had "highway hypnosis"
The driver of the train that derailed in New York on Monday may have "nodded off" or been suffering from "highway hypnosis." Audio
Latest from New York on train crash
American investigators in the Bronx in New York are combing the scene of a train derailment, which killed four people and injured over sixty others. Audio
First major round of US polls since Obama won second term
New Yorkers have chosen a new mayor to replace long-serving incumbent Michael Bloomberg. Audio
US hedge fund SAC Capital confess to criminal conduct
After a ten year long investigation a once mighty US hedge fund has become the first big Wall Street company in a generation to confess to criminal conduct. Audio
Israeli PM warns world not to trust Iran's charm offensive
Israel's Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the world not to trust Iran's new charm offensive. Audio
UN weapons inspectors about to head into Syria
The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Syria will respect the United Nations resolution to destroy his regime's chemical weapons. Weapons inspectors are due to head into Syria after the UN Security… Audio
UN seeks clarity on chemical weapons in Syria.
UN Security Council members have emerged from an emergency meeting in New York to say they are seeking clarity on claims that Syrian troops have used chemical weapons in an attack near Damascus. Audio
Anthony Weiner fronts up over new scandal
The former US Congressman Anthony Weiner, who is now running to be New York's next mayor, has owned up to sending more sexually explicit texts and photos to a young woman. Audio
Controversy - on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Rolling Stone Magazine is defending its cover story on the Boston bombing suspect which has triggered outrage and led the city's mayor to accuse the magazine of rewarding a terrorist with celebrity… Audio