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US President Barack Obama has confirmed a long anticipated plan to shut down the controversial Guantanamo Bay detention facility for terror suspects. Audio

Replacement of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Republican Party race for the presidential candidate. Audio

The five remaining Republican rivals are descending on Nevada as they court voters before tomorrow's caucauses. Audio

Forty five year old Uber driver Jason Dalton is due to appear in court this afternoon over the shooting deaths of six people in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Sunday. Audio

Jeb Bush has withdrawn from the race for the US presidency and the mayor of London is backing the campaign for the UK to leave the EU. Audio

Tens of thousands of sharks are migrating on the coast of Florida, just a stone's throw away from the shoreline. Florida Atlantic University biological sciences professor Stephen Kajiura, has been… Audio

US correspondent Susan Milligan reports from Washington, DC. Audio

President Obama proposed a 4.1 trillion US dollar spending plan for fiscal year 2017 in a final White House budget that met immediate Republican resistance. Audio

It was out with the old breed of politician, and in with the new in New Hampshire today after Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump took home their respective nominations. Jane Patterson reports live from… Audio

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have won the New Hampshire Primary in the US presidential run-off. Audio

It's a business craze that's taking off throughout polluted cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai. And British man, Leo De Watts, has jumped in to the air farming industry. He's started a company that… Audio

The votes are being counted in the second round of the US primaries in the key caucuses of New Hampshire. Just like in Iowa last week, New Hampshire is an important victory for both the Democratic and… Audio

The U.S Presidential Primaries roadshow is rolling on in New Hampshire, where the Republican Donald Trump and the Democrats' Bernie Sanders have a strong lead in the polls over their rivals. Audio

There's a lot of talk from the presidential candidates and political pundits about the U.S. primaries, but what do everyday Americans think about what's going on? Audio

Clayton Yeutter, was the United States Trade Representative for the Reagan government and helped launch the Uruguay Round of global trade negotiations. Audio

While the hot topic of the day is the Trans Pacific Partnership deal, there's still a couple hoops to be jumped through in the United States before it can go ahead. Audio

The Iowa Caucus results, and what they mean. Audio

An animal protection group says money raised by an American trophy hunting club auctioning off New Zealand hunts will be used to kill endangered and vulnerable species. Audio

RNZ's political editor, Jane Patterson, who's at what was meant to be Donald Trump's victory party, at the Sheraton Hotel, West Des Moines. Audio

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has beaten billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa's Republican presidential nominating contest Audio