Obama tries to strike a balance in AlaskaBarack Obama arrives in Alaska for a trip aimed at highlighting the pace of climate change. But not everyone in this oil-rich state is welcoming the US president with open arms.
Australian PM rules out random visa checksAustralian Prime Minister Tony Abbott distanced himself from a police operation in Melbourne which was cancelled amid public outrage about possible spot checks on people's visas.
Clinton on US gun violence: 'Something is deeply wrong'Hillary Clinton reiterated her call for gun safety reforms, saying this week's murder of Virginia journalists during an on-air broadcast shows that "something is deeply wrong" in America.
29 August 2015
Greece vote set for Sept 20 as Syriza takes poll leadGreece geared up for a snap election next month, with an opinion poll showing the leftist party Syriza ahead despite a wave of defections over the country's massive new bailout.
29 August 2015
Bush praises New Orleans 'resilience' after KatrinaFormer president George W. Bush, who faced fierce criticism for the botched government response to Hurricane Katrina, returned to New Orleans to mark the storm's 10th anniversary.
France's economy minister stumbles on 35-hour-week, againFrance's divisive economy minister has once again made waves among Socialists by criticising the country's sacrosanct 35-hour week just as the ruling party gathers for its annual conference.
28 August 2015
Vietnam to free 18,200 prisoners in amnesty but no activistsVietnam said it will free more than 18,200 prisoners to mark its independence day celebrations, but political activists will be excluded from the country's second biggest-ever amnesty.
Australian PM dismisses Treasurer's republican pushMonarchist Prime Minister Tony Abbott insisted that efforts to resurrect a push for Australia to become a republic were doomed despite his treasurer's new role as a bipartisan torchbearer for the movement.
27 August 2015
Trash talk trumps civility on 2016 campaign trailFive months before early primary voting, America's presidential race has devolved into mudslinging, with Republican Donald Trump leading the charge to the bottom by lambasting his many rivals.