Report: Iranian media claims capture of US drone
Iran has captured a US drone gathering intelligence over its airspace, Reuters has reported, citing the country's Fars News Agency.
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Hillary Clinton: US budget crisis critical to security
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said sealing a deal to tackle America's budget crisis is critical to its global leadership and national security.
Speaking in Singapore, as part of a tour of Asia and Australia, she said an agreement would bolster efforts to project US economic power around the world.
When she was in Asia last year, the region's leaders asked her whether the US Congress would allow the United States to default on its debt.
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Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi to visit the United States
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi will visit the United States today for the first time since his election to power in June.
The visit is overshadowed by the recent events in the Middle east when American missions in Egypt, Yemen and Libya were attacked by angry protesters.
US stops training Afghan police after insider attacks
US Forces in Afghanistan have said they have stopped training new recruits to the Afghan Local Police amid a spike in the number of insider attacks which are damaging trust between Afghans and their allies.
The ALP is a militia force, established two years ago by US troops, in villages where the Afghan police force - a separate body trained by NATO - is not strong. The ALP has been accused of abuse and corruption.
Shootings have killed 45 NATO-led troops so far in 2012, 15 in August alone, this is inspite of the coalition trying to stop them by making foreign soldiers carry loaded weapons at all times.
US condemns Syrian downing of Turkish jet
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned Syria's shooting down of a Turkish military jet, calling it a "brazen and unacceptable act"
Clinton: Russia seen as supporting Assad regime
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Russia's stance on the conflict in Syria was seen as supporting the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
I repeat the appeal that I have made to Russia because their position of claiming not to take a position is certainly viewed in the Security Council, in Damascus and elsewhere, as a position supporting the continuity of the Assad regime.
And if Russia is prepared, as President Putin's remarks seem to suggest, to work with the international community to come together to plan a political transition, we will certainly be ready to co-operate.
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US government geologists report increase in earthquakes around fracking areas
US government geologists have reported that the number of earthquakes in the central United States rose "spectacularly" near where oil and gas drillers fracked.
The average number of earthquakes of magnitude 3 or greater in the US mid-continent - an area that includes Arkansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas - increased to six times the 20th century average last year, scientists at the US Geological Survey said in an abstract of their research.
Saudi minister calls for arming of Syrian opposition
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal renewed calls to arm the Syrian opposition, describing it as a "duty".
In a news conference with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton he said:
"The arming of the opposition is a duty, I think, because it cannot defend itself except with weapons,"
James Cooper's family say Shawn Tyson deprived them of 'love of their lives'
The court heard a statement from Mr Cooper's parents which said they celebrated his 25th birthday just three days before he died and were in "despair, disbelief and desolation" at losing the "love of their lives".
"We will miss him every minute of every day in a home that now feels empty," they said.
Families of murdered Britons "satisfied" with guilty verdict for Tyson
The familes of James Cooper and James Kouzaris said they were "satisfied" with the jury's decision to convict Shawn Tyson of murder, but criticised aspects of the case.
"He would not have been on the streets had instructions to keep him incarcerated been passed from one judge to another," they said.