The Ebola fumble in Dallas
15 October 2014
President Obama once said the risk of an outbreak in the US was small, but mistakes at one Texas hospital have raised questions about how well the US will contain the virus.
19 October 2014
Last updated at 03:04
Body found in US hunt for student
Virginia state police say they have found a body which could be that of Hannah Graham, a British-born student missing since 13 September.
Abandoned tanker adrift once again
A Russian container ship is once again drifting powerless with hundreds of tons of fuel on board after becoming detached from a tugboat.
Mysterious US space plane returns
An unmanned US military plane on a secretive two-year mission in space has returned to Earth in California.
Video
-
The race to find an Ebola vaccine 02:06
-
Top secret space plane lands in US00:32
-
Obama: 'Don't give in to Ebola hysteria'02:47
-
Brit seeks 'soccer' in the US04:11
-
Child poverty blues in Mississippi03:45
-
Pentagon: Kobane 'could still fall'02:02
-
Obama: My credit card was declined00:36
-
Michelle Obama dances with turnip02:31
Echo Chambers
-
Recreational sex is a rich person's game
The logic behind conservative anti-family-planning efforts, China's rulers are threatened by a growing middle class, and Karl Rove's role in keeping Iraq's old chemical weapons out of public view.
Our experts
Article written by Katty Kay
Katty Kay
Presenter, BBC World News
Leon Panetta on world's 'dangerous threats'
13 October 2014
Former US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta tells the BBC the world currently faces significant challenges, from the Islamic State to cyber attacks.
Special Reports
American road trip More Special Reports:
More from US and Canada
Business
-
Goldman Sachs profits leap 50%
US bank Goldman Sachs has reported a 50% jump in third-quarter profit after a sudden pickup in bond market activity helped to boost revenues.
-
Buffett sells 245m Tesco shares
BBC World Service
News and analysis in 27 languages
Languages continued (2 of 4)
Languages continued (3 of 4)
Languages continued (4 of 4)
Country Profiles
Countries & Territories
More Countries & Territories
More Countries & Territories
More Countries & Territories
Magazine
-
Southern discomfort
Obama and jazz in the Big Easy
Features & Analysis
-
Big spender
Do US presidents carry cash around with them?
-
Who is Clipboard Man?
Why one Ebola worker skipped a protective suit
-
Two-track society
'Recreational sex is a rich person's game'
-
Passenger fears
What's the risk of catching Ebola on a plane?
-
Star power
A girl meets Hillary Clinton and freaks out
-
Rich list
If Black America were a country, where would it rank globally?
-
Hogging it
The damage wreaked by feral pigs
Explore the BBC
-
The Code
Learn all about the characters that feature in this thrilling Australian drama
