Donald Trump has confirmed his plan to force Muslims in the United States to register on a database - and refused to respond to comparisons between his policy and the treatment of Jewish people in Nazi Germany. The frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination was confronted about the scheme - which would see Muslims given a form of identification that notes their religion - by a reporter from NBC News while signing autographs after a rally in Iowa.

Last month was the hottest October in modern history and the first 10 months of the year have also set new records for worldwide

US Secretary of State John Kerry describes Islamic State (IS) militants as "psychopathic monsters" following Friday's deadly attacks in Paris.

Protests are ongoing in Minneapolis over the police shooting of a black man who witnesses say was unarmed and handcuffed at the time.

Five US governors yesterday said they would not allow Syrian refugees to be settled in their states, joining Alabama and Michigan and

White House hopeful Hillary Clinton called for global unity to crush the Islamic State group, as the carnage in Paris took center stage at Saturday's Democratic presidential debate.

US President Barack Obama yesterday vowed to step up efforts to eliminate Islamic State in Syria and prevent it from carrying out attacks like those in Paris, while European leaders urged Russia to focus its military efforts on the radical Islamists.

White House hopeful Hillary Clinton calls for global unity to crush the Islamic State group, as the carnage in Paris took center stage at Saturday's Democratic presidential debate.

US President Barack Obama pledges his government's support to France after a series of attacks in Paris, but says he did not yet know the details of what had happened and that the situation is still unfolding.

New York, Boston and other cities in the United States bolster security after deadly gun and bomb attacks on civilians in Paris, but law enforcement officials say the beefed-up police presence is precautionary rather than a response to any specific threats.

Popular social networking platform Facebook turns down all requests of the Bangladesh government for information about users in the first half of this year.

A judge has sentenced a white supremacist to death for the killing of three people at two Jewish centres.

Donald Trump reiterated his pledge during Tuesday's Republican presidential debate to deport millions of undocumented workers, a plan trashed by rivals including Jeb Bush, who warned overzealous anti-immigrant sentiment would be a gift to Democrats.

Margaret Thatcher gave George H W Bush a trademark handbagging over Cold War diplomacy, which included a 'lecture on freedom' when he was the newly-elected US president, it has emerged.

The White House launches a Facebook page for US President Barack Obama and used the social media platform to send a message on climate change.

Two marshals in the US state of Louisiana are to be charged with murder after the fatal shooting of a six-year-old boy.

US President Barack Obama rejects the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada in a victory for environmentalists who campaigned against the project for more than seven years.

One person was killed and another was wounded in a shooting early yesterday at a university in the US state of North Carolina, and the

The White House welcomed flocks of costumed children to its annual Halloween event where President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, gave out candy and fruit bars.

The United States announces that Iran may take part in talks to end the civil war in Syria and warned of increased military action against the Islamic State.