It's all very well for Time magazine to wring its hands over the wretched women of Afghanistan, but what about innocent children in Massachusetts?

A US law means supplies of the gas - a vital component in MRI scans - are vanishing fast.

Washington is considering tightening sanctions against the military rulers of Myanmar, formerly Burma.

Michelle Obama has drawn flak by taking a 'luxurious' holiday at a time when many American's are struggling.

Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange says 75,000-plus Afghan war documents "only scratched the surface" and 15,000 more papers were still being reviewed.

The Obama administration wants a review of the decision to release the Libyan convicted in the Lockerbie airliner bombing.

On the way to Washington, British Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants to talk about Afghanistan, Middle East peace prospects and the global economy. Everyone else wants to talk about BP.

Rhinebeck - a town in New York is abuzz over hosting Chelsea Clinton's wedding.

'Some drivers who said their Toyotas and Lexuses surged out of control were mistakenly flooring the accelerator.'

General David Petraeus has formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan.

A top drug gang enforcer says he ordered the killing of a US consulate worker because she helped provide visas to a rival gang.

Republican chief Michael Steele has drawn fire from his own party for calling the commitment of US troops to Afghanistan a 'war of Obama's choosing'.

BP and the Obama administration face mounting complaints that they are ignoring foreign offers of help and making little use of volunteers