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US correspondent Susan Milligan
From the US, Susan Milligan with an update on Hillary Clinton's health, and whether North Korea is a hot US Presidential campaign topic. Audio
Global markets starting to recover after losses overnight
We cross to Wall Street after another tough morning on the stock exchange. At one point the British FTSE was losing a billion pounds a minute. But the markets are now recovering. Audio
Cautious optimism for success of Syria's ceasefire
The ceasefire in Syria has begun, as President Bashar al-Assad vows to retake every piece of land from opposition forces and rebuild the country. Audio
Stanford sex attacker freed from jail
A former Stanford State University student who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman, sparking an outcry across the US, has been released from jail.
Rocket, satellite lost in SpaceX-plosion
A rocket operated by aerospace company SpaceX has exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral without injuring anyone. Video
Our Own Odysseys - Dog Sledding
Maria Grace shares her experiences working with sled dogs as a handler in Alaska and Svalbard. Audio, Gallery
US Correspondent, Susan Milligan
Susan Milligan is covering the US presidential campaign and says race has gone from an underlying to right-out-front, deeply divisive issue in the campaign. Audio
Eowyn Ivey - Bright Lights in Alaska
Eowyn Ivey's first novel, The Snow Child, became an international best-seller. She talks to Wallace from her home in Alaska about how her life got bigger when The Snow Child became a finalist for a… Audio
US Correspondent - Steve Almond
Steve Almond with the latest from US politics, with Donald Trump changing his campaign tone, and the fallout from American swimmer Ryan Lochte's behaviour at the Rio Olympics. Audio
US correspondent - Susan Milligan
US correspondent Susan Milligan with the latest from the American politics. Audio
Police killing sparks Milwaukee violence
Violence has broken out on the streets of the US city of Milwaukee, after an armed man was shot dead in a police chase on Saturday.
Imam and assistant shot dead in New York
An imam and his assistant were shot dead as they walked along a street in the New York borough of Queens.
David Levithan on LGBTQ fiction for young adults
Kim Hill talks to New York writer, editor and publisher David Levithan who is a guest at the WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers Festival 2016. Audio
Darcy Richardson: third-party candidates
Kim Hill talks to author, historian and political activist Darcy G. Richardson, who ran against President Obama in five states as a candidate for the 2012 Democratic Party presidential nomination, and… Audio
US correspondent, Steve Almond
The apparent implosion of the Trump campaign, which has been in a free-fall for the past ten days. And the Zika has shown up in Florida. Audio
Melania Trump nudes
The New York Post has published pictures of the wife of the US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Audio
Clinton accepts Democratic Nomination
A speech by Hillary Clinton closed the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia today, which presented her as someone idealistic, sincere and real. Video, Audio
The Problem with Fighting Cancer
Dr Dhruv Khullar is a resident in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital with interests in health policy, bioethics, and journalism. We'll ask him why we use metaphors when talking… Audio
First day of DNC held in Philadelphia
At the DNC today, all of the factions of the party came together to hear their leaders: First Lady Michelle Obama, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders. Video, Audio
