USA
Ferguson protest organiser braces for Grand Jury decision
The Missouri governor has declared a state of emergency with a Grand Jury about to decide whether a white police officer should be charged for shooting dead an unarmed black teenager. Audio
US correspondent Jack Hitt
Jack Hitt reports on the end of the US election season - which finishes with a runoff in New Orleans. And marijuana is emerging in the States from an illegal market to a legal one. Audio
Sports Correspondent : USA
US sport with LA Times sports journalist Helene Elliott. Audio
India-US trade deal worth a trillion $ and millions of jobs
The US and India say a new global trade deal will create an extra 21 million jobs. Audio
NY window cleaners rescued after scaffold breaks at 69th floor
Two window cleaners in New York have been rescued after spending nearly two hours dangling from their broken scaffolding at a perilous 75-degree angle, 69-floors above the city streets of Manhattan. Audio
Ebola fatalities continue as UN calls for a new take on treatment
In the US, hearings are underway on Capitol Hill examining the US government response to the Ebola outbreak. Audio
US correspondent Luiza Savage
President Obama in China. The expected effects of the recent US election rsults. Audio
US airstrikes target IS commander
Overseas now, and US - led airstrikes have targeted the Islamic State's top commander Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in an Iraqi town near the Syrian border. Audio
Analysis on President Obama's post mid-term election speech
President Obama is promising to redouble his efforts to work with his Republican opponents after they secured control of both Houses of Congress in America's mid-term elections. Audio
U.S. President says he'll redouble efforts
President Obama is promising to redouble his efforts to work with his Republican opponents after they secured control of both Houses of Congress in America's mid-term elections. Audio
"Cure-all" product defended by church
An American church leader who has arrived in New Zealand to promote a product he says can cure aids, cancer and malaria is rebuffing criticisms it is dangerous. Audio
Republicans make big gains in midterm elections
The American President, Barack Obama, faces a difficult final two years in power, after the Republicans made decisive gains in the midterm elections yesterday. Audio
Republicans capture control of Senate
Republicans have seized control of the U.S. Senate in midterms elections that have tipped the balance of power away from President Barack Obama and will complicate his remaining two years in office. Audio
One World Trade Centre opens next to memorial
More than 13 years after the twin towers were destroyed in the September 11 attacks, New York's World Trade Center has re-opened for business. Audio
Confronting racism in the US
A controversial documentary series on white americans talking about what it means to be white is being praised and criticised for its frank comments and some of its cringeworthy ones. Audio
Last day of campaigning for US mid-term elections
A day of last-minute frantic campaigning is under way in the United States on the eve of mid term elections. Audio
Fatal spaceship crash - pointers toward structural failure
Initial findings at the scene of the Virgin Galactic's spaceship 2 crash show a structural failure rather than an engine explosion brought it down. Audio
Virgin Galactic - Dr John Dunn
The crash of the Virgin Galactic spacecraft appears to have put the dream of private space travel on hold for a while. Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson said he had hoped to be ready to launch the… Audio
The biggest insider trading case in US history
A former hedge manager from Connecticut firm, SAC Capital, Mathew Martoma was last month jailed for 9 years for insider trading. Martoma gained inside information about clinical trials for an… Audio