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

The so-called 'Stalingrad stunner' slept, shopped and schmoozed her way across London and New York's high society.

An ex-KGB officer claims that Russian intelligence services are running 40 to 50 couples as deep cover agents in the US.

General Stanley McChrystal deserved to be fired as the United States commander in Afghanistan, writes Gwynne Dwyer.

They called it the "Death Star" because according to one source "you could just reach out with a finger and eliminate" somebody.

With the appointment of David Petraeus, Obama has sent a clear signal that the US' existing strategy will continue.

The Nato commander in Afghanistan has been summoned to Washington over a series of disrespectful remarks he and his staff made to Rolling Stone magazine.

They have something in common, Chris Carter and the Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club - they both keep digging when they're deep in the hole.

Hollywood studios are trying to halt the trading of "box office futures", which will allow speculators to bet on the success or failure of movies in the financial markets.

Kabul/Houston - British Prime Minister David Cameron offered on Thursday to help deal with BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying he would take it up with US President Barack Obama, as the beleaguered company's shares rebounded from 14-year lows.

The oil still gushing into the Gulf of Mexico after more than 50 days could also spell disaster for the presidency of Barack Obama.

Texas is set to rewrite history, with slavery renamed the "Atlantic triangular trade" and capitalism the "free enterprise system".