When it came to the biggest decision of his run Romney defied his stereotype as cautious politician eager to please an audience he’s speaking to.

President Obama’s statement on gay marriage could be decisive in bringing energy to his re-election campaign.

US based activist organisation Invisible Children have promised to remain relentless in spreading their message about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony.

Fred Karger will certainly not win the Republican nomination, but he has made history as the first openly gay candidate to run in the race.

Republican frontrunner faces dirty tricks and a ‘bare-knuckles’ contest in South Carolina.

Impressive poll results reveal that the Republican is way ahead of his fellow election contenders.

The terror attacks have led to an explosion of military contracting firms raking in billions.

When the twin towers collapsed they created hundreds of thousands of tonnes of rubble and debris.

A debate over the use of torture techniques to interrogate terrorist suspects has broken out in America in the wake of the killing of Bin Laden.

With incendiary comments on Iraq, Libya and Obama’s birth, the property tycoon has livened up the Republicans’ search for a 2012 candidate.

When US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head in January, few thought she would survive.

While the "Luv Guv" became a laughing stock, have we lost the one man with the experience and tenacity to take on the financial giants?

US academic leads intellectual backlash against online communication and social networking.

The writer is angry, as his new book makes clear. His rage is leavened with the wit that has won him friends on both sides of the political divide.

building up in the Caribbean and out over the Atlantic, threatening to disrupt the effort to clean up the BP oil leak.

In Pete’s Tavern, USA’s World Cup draw with England stirred passion — but don’t expect America to fall in love with soccer.

Debra Medina of the Tea Party movement is making a Sarah Palin-like impact with policies stressing property rights and gun ownership.

Hollywood figures quit "rip-off" church as Australian prime minister threatens parliamentary inquiry into its activities.

A book about the beginnings of the popular social networking site, which now has more than 200-million users, is set to hit American bookshelves.

Somalia was edging closer to full-scale war on Saturday night as Ethiopian troops moved into a second Somali town, potentially bringing them into conflict with an Islamic militia…