Simon Marks

Prince William is praising Air New Zealand for taking a lead in boycotting cargo that aids illegal trade in wildlife. Audio

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived in New York for a 48-hour visit that will include a meeting with President Obama at the White House, and a tour of the 9/11 Memorial in lower Manhattan.

A woman and a 10-year-old boy were among 13 people killed when US-led forces failed to rescue two Western hostages in Yemen at the weekend. An American journalist, Luke Somers, and South African… Audio

New York police are defending themselves against accusations of racism after protests were sparked by a grand jury decision not to prosecute an officer who choked father-of-six Eric Garner to death. Audio

There are angry protests in the United States in reponse to another grand jury - this time in New York - deciding not to charge a white police officer who used a chokehold on an unarmed black man who… Audio

An unusual effort is underway in the United States to save the life of a mentally-ill death row inmate in Texas who is due to be executed tomorrow afternoon. Audio

Obama has asked Congress for over 300-million dollars to put body cameras on officers and to improve police training. Audio

In Washington, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has resigned after less than two years in the job. Audio

All eyes in the United States are on the St Louis suburb of Ferguson, where a Grand Jury is poised to decide whether a police officer who shot unarmed black teenager, Micheal Brown, should face trial… Audio

President Obama has called the beheading of an American aid worker by Islamic State as an "act of pure evil." Audio

President Obama is promising to redouble his efforts to work with his Republican opponents after they secured control of both Houses of Congress in America's mid-term elections. Audio

President Obama is promising to redouble his efforts to work with his Republican opponents after they secured control of both Houses of Congress in America's mid-term elections. Audio

The American President, Barack Obama, faces a difficult final two years in power, after the Republicans made decisive gains in the midterm elections yesterday. Audio

Republicans have seized control of the U.S. Senate in midterms elections that have tipped the balance of power away from President Barack Obama and will complicate his remaining two years in office. Audio

A day of last-minute frantic campaigning is under way in the United States on the eve of mid term elections. Audio

The stage is set in the United States for mid-term elections that could seal President Barack Obama's political fate. Audio

The Government remains coy on this country's role in the fight against ISIS, despite Defence Chief Tim Keating taking part in yesterday's so-called war summit in the United States. Audio

And while Defence and John Key say the meeting is nothing out of the ordinary our Washington correspondent Simon Marks says that is certainly not the way the White House is describing it. Audio

President Obama has been on the phone to the French president trying to drum up more help to deal with the Ebola outbreak. Audio

A Texan health worker who treated the US Ebola victim, Thomas Eric Duncan, before he died is also infected with the virus. Audio