Cecil Womack, brother to Bobby, songwriter to stars Teddy Pendergrass and Patti LaBelle and member of Womack and Womack has died, his sibling confirms.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismisses a US offer of one-to-one talks on Tehran's nuclear programme.

Pop star Bieber has become the youngest artist to have five chart-topping albums in the US.

The Obama administration agrees to turn over legal documents justifying drone strikes on Americans suspected of working with terrorist groups.

A US regulator has said it may take "weeks" for it to complete an investigation into battery problems in some of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner planes.

The US has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against India's national solar policy saying it "discriminates" against US products.

Two centuries of White House catchphrases

Motorcyclists over the age of 60 are three times more likely to end up in hospital after a crash than younger bikers, a US study suggests.

A US regulator says it may take "weeks" for it to complete its probe into battery problems that hit two of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner planes.

Can a brain scan and table tennis reverse the effects of ageing?

Is there enough blue sky between the US government and the press?

John Brennan's CIA hearing will put US drones in spotlight

The US tightens existing sanctions on Iran - targeting oil revenue and media - over its alleged nuclear weapons programme.

News Corporation reports a more-than-doubling in profits to $2.38bn, but spent another $56m to cover costs related to the defunct News of the World.

Profits at US media and entertainment giant Time Warner are plumped up by rising TV subscription fees, as its magazine and film businesses lag.

President Obama nominates a British-born female business executive to lead the interior department, the first woman picked for his new cabinet.

The Boy Scouts of America postpones a vote to end its ban on gay members and leaders, amid fierce pressure from both sides of the debate.

Gay brothers campaign to overturn 'indefensible' ban

The US Postal Service plans to end Saturday delivery of first-class mail by August, in its latest cost-cutting drive.

The US Central Intelligence Agency has been operating a secret airbase for unmanned drones in Saudi Arabia for the past two years, it has been revealed.