Simon Marks

The US President Barack Obama will today take part in a unique interview, where he will be questioned via Google and YouTube and Internet chatrooms. Audio

The US is slashing nearly 100-thousand troops as part of a plan to cut 487 billion dollars in spending over the next decade. Audio

The Republican Party presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, has revealed he will pay just under six-million-US-dollars in taxes on a total income of 43-million for 2010 and 2011. Audio

Following Newt Gingrich's surprise victory in Saturday's South Carolina primary election, Mitt Romney, the former front-runner in the race for the Republican party's presidential nomination, says he… Audio

After riding into South Carolina on a wave of seeming inevitability, the former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney finished in a disappointing second-place in the state's high-stakes primary. Audio

Washington correspondent Simon Marks joins the programme to give us an update on the complex runnings for the Republican presidential nomination - with Gingrich, Romney and, surprisingly perhaps… Audio

The Republican presidential race candidate Mitt Romney is being urged to release his income tax forms after admitting he pays less tax than most Americans. Audio

The US military is investigating a video which appears to show a group of Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters. Audio

To the United States now where Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has had a big win over his rivals in the New Hampshire Primary. Audio

To the United States where the first event in the Presidential election race is held today. Audio

In the United States, the Republican Party's presidential hopefuls are about to be put through the first hurdle of what promises to be a long and grueling nomination race. Audio

In the United States, the Obama administration says it's deeply worried about the welfare of the North Korean people following the unexpected death of Kim Jong Il. Audio

The last convoy of American troops to leave Iraq has crossed into Kuwait, ending the US withdrawal nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Audio

Michael Jackson's doctor has been sentenced to the maximum sentence possible - four years in jail - for his role in the pop star's death. Audio

In the United States, the FBI's charged seven men from a breakaway sect of the Amish religious community with hate crimes, after a series of attacks in which other members forcibly had their beards… Audio

As APEC leaders prepare for the upcoming summit, in Honolulu, all eyes are on the United States, as the Obama administration says it is now ready to "pivot" its attention away from Europe and towards… Audio

The president of the United States has outlined his plans to kick-start economic growth and cut America's huge budget deficit. Audio

In the United States, the Republican party is moving to block extra taxes for the super rich - and that's before plans for the so-called millionaire's tax have even been announced. Audio

The United States is on the alert after officials there warned of a specific and credible - although unconfirmed - terrorism threat ahead of the September 11th anniversary this weekend. Audio

Despite emergency meetings at the White House the clock continues to tick down towards a widespread shutdown of the US Government. If that happens, hundreds of thousands of federal government workers… Audio