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.

Barack Obama needs to assure the public that the federal government is doing everything it can to limit the environmental catastrophe.

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.

In 1998, a hacker told Congress he could bring down the internet in 30 minutes by exploiting a certain flaw - and it's still not fixed.

New York's citizens are on high alert, with police called in to defuse a chilly bin and someone's lunch.

World shares markets have kept plunging overnight, as fears about Greece's debt problems fail to subside.