Simon Marks

As the race for the US Presidency goes into its final two weeks, the latest opinion polls show Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in a dead heat. Audio

Listening to the debate in Long Island was our correspondent Simon Marks who says Barack Obama certainly did better second time around. Audio

Twenty-four hours out from the second debate between American presidential contenders Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the latest poll has them virtually tied. Audio

Joe Biden has gone on the attack, trying to make up lost ground in the first and only debate of the campaign between the US vice presidential candidates. Audio

To the US now, where the former Pennsylvania State University football coach, Jerry Sandusky, will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars for sexually abusing at-risk boys. Audio

The United States Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have faced off for their first debate of this year's election campaign. Audio

Washington correspondent Simon Marks gives us a heads up on the reaction from the White House and those on Capitol Hill. Audio

President Obama has used primetime TV to have a go at Mitt Romney's latest gaffe, with the Republican challenger's campaign reeling from another video leak. Audio

The United States president, Barack Obama, has lodged a complaint against China with the World Trade Organisation, accusing it of illegally subsidising car exports. Audio

Demonstrations against an anti-Islamic film that mocks the prophet Mohammed have spread throughout the Middle East. Audio

In an unusually harsh exchange so soon after a national tragedy, President Obama has ridiculed his campaign rival Mitt Romney for having a tendency to "shoot first and aim later" - after the… Audio

Christopher Stevens, and three other Embassy staff, died when the US consulate in Benghazi came under rocket attack. Audio

The former US president Bill Clinton has told Americans they must re-elect Barack Obama. Audio

I loved Barack just the way he was - those were the words from Michelle Obama when she took to the stage at the opening of the democratic convention in North Carolina today. Audio

Michelle Obama is set to shoot from the heart not the hip as the U.S. Democratic National Convention gets underway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Audio

Final preparations are underway in the US city of Charlotte for the Democratic Convention which gets underway tomorrow. Audio

The U.S President Barack Obama has inspected hurricane damage in Louisiana with the White House keen to show his administration is on top of the relief effort. Audio

Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan is gaining a reputation for stretching the truth after he was caught out exaggerating how fast he had run a marathon. Audio

Mitt Rommey has officially accepted the Republican Party presidential nomination to challenge Barack Obama in November's election. Audio

The Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, needs to convice US voters that he can be a better leader than Barack Obama when he takes to the stage in Tampa, Florida today. Audio