Further countries impose travel curbs to stem Omicron Germany and Italy have confirmed their first cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, while more nations have imposed restrictions on travel from southern Africa. World • 27 Nov
Three Georgia men found guilty of Ahmaud Arbery murder Three white men have been found guilty of murder for shooting dead a black man in the southern US state of Georgia, after chasing him ... World • 24 Nov
Biden administration invites Taiwan to democracy summit The Biden administration has invited Taiwan to its "Summit for Democracy" next month, according to a list of participants published yesterday, a move likely to ... US • 24 Nov
Suspect in Wisconsin parade attack appears in court An eight-year-old boy injured when a car plowed into a Wisconsin Christmas parade has died, taking the toll from the tragedy to six, a local ... World • 24 Nov
Driver to be charged with 'intentional homicide' in US The driver of the car that ploughed into a Christmas parade in Waukesha in the US state of Wisconsin, leaving five dead and 48 injured, ... US • 22 Nov
Biden urges peaceful expression on Rittenhouse verdict US President Joe Biden has asked Americans to express their views peacefully following a jury's acquittal of teenager Kyle Rittenhouse of murder in the fatal ... World • 20 Nov
President Biden's birthday wish: Better poll numbers? As Joe Biden turns 79 this weekend, an uptick in the polls is the best birthday gift he could hope for, writes Washington Correspondent Brian ... Analysis and Comment • 20 Nov
China accuses the US of violating the 'Olympic spirit' China's foreign ministry has accused the US of violating the "Olympic spirit" after President Joe Biden said he was considering a diplomatic boycott of the ... World • 19 Nov
Jury finds Rittenhouse not guilty on all charges A jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse on charges that he murdered two men and attempted to kill a third with his semi-automatic rifle during protests in ... US • 19 Nov
Biden resumes presidential duties after health check US President Joe Biden has resumed presidential duties after he earlier transferred power to Vice President Kamala Harris while he was under anesthesia for a ... World • 19 Nov
Oklahoma governor halts execution of death row inmate The governor of Oklahoma has commuted the death sentence at the last-minute of a black man who was to be executed for a murder he ... US • 18 Nov
Judge vacates convictions of men for Malcolm X murder Two men who spent decades in prison for murdering black activist and civil rights advocate Malcolm X in 1965 have been cleared of wrongdoing by ... US • 18 Nov
Man who murdered estranged wife executed in Mississippi A 50-year-old man convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sexually assaulting his step-daughter was executed in the southern US state of Mississippi, local media ... US • 18 Nov
Kenneth Branagh to be honoured at Oscar Wilde Awards Belfast writer-director Kenneth Branagh will be honoured at the Oscar Wilde Awards in Santa Monica, California next March. Movies • 19 Nov
US prosecutor to exonerate 2 men over Malcolm X murder Two men found guilty of the 1965 murder of US civil rights leader Malcolm X are to have their convictions thrown out, the Manhattan district ... US • 17 Nov
