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Blocked: US journalists protest briefing exclusion
Correspondents from the New York Times, CNN, BBC and others were told they could not attend a briefing by Donald Trump's spokesperson.
Iraqi forces capture airport in fight for Mosul
US-backed Iraqi security forces captured Mosul airport in a major gain in government operations to drive Islamic State from the western half of the city.
Trump to reverse school transgender bathroom rules
US President Donald Trump will reverse guidance Barack Obama gave schools that transgender students should use the toilets of their gender identity, the White House says.
Mexican man kills himself after US deportation
A Mexican man has apparently committed suicide just half an hour after being deported from the United States.
Paediatricians save premature hippo with 24hr care
Doctors have now joined the team of vets caring for a baby hippo at Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio after she was born six-weeks premature. Video, Audio
Dotcom heartened by High Court ruling, vows to fight on
The head of Kim Dotcom's international legal team Ira Rothken says the US indictment and allegations at its core are about criminal copyright infringement and the High Court has rejected online… Audio
Nights' Science - Shaun Hendy
Trump and scientists - disappearing data from EPA and Whitehouse websites, scientists are getting organised to protest Trump with the #ScienceMarch. Audio
Public Enemy - Episode 4
How do you fight a president who is hostile to your culture? Audio
Former Senator tipped as NZ's next US ambassador
A US newspaper is tipping a former United States Senator as his country's next ambassador to New Zealand.
Devoney Looser: Jane Austen and roller derby
Devoney Looser is a professor of English at Arizona State University and author or editor of six books on literature by women. Her new book, The Making of Jane Austen, will be out in June 2017… Audio
Melanie Nezer: Welcome The Stranger
Melanie Nezer is vice president,policy and advocacy for HAIS, formerly the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, and now one of the US' largest non-profit groups devoted to protecting and assisting refugees… Audio
Veteran BBC reporter describes Trump's bizarre first solo news conference
Jon Sopel was personally attacked by US President Donald Trump when he tried to ask a question at a press conference Video, Audio
Trump pick for top adviser turns down job
US President Donald Trump's choice for National Security Adviser has turned down the job offer.
Trump hedges bets on Palestinian homeland
Analysis - US President Donald Trump is not insisting on a 'two-state solution' to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but his motives are still unclear writes Graeme Acton.
Calls for investigation of Conway's Ivanka promotion
Senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway should be investigated over her promotion of Ivanka Trump's products, a government ethics advisory body says.
Trump and Trudeau meet at White House
Donald Trump is meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as the US president faces a growing firestorm over national security adviser Michael Flynn.
White House 'considering all options' over immigration ban
A White House official has attacked the US appeals court over its suspension of the President's immigration ban.
Newspaper mistakes Alec Baldwin for Donald Trump
Actor Alec Baldwin's impression on US satirical show Saturday Night Live of Donald Trump tricked a national newspaper into thinking he was the real thing.
Hot 8 Brass Band: genre-busting band from New Orleans
The Hot 8 Brass Band are coming from the US to play WOMAD in mid-March. The band, direct from the streets of New Orleans, has re-cast traditional marching band jazz with funk, R&B and hip-hop. Kim… Audio
Sir David Adjaye: a world of influence in architecture
Ghanaian-British architect Sir David Adjaye was knighted this year for “being one of the leading architects of his generation and a global cultural ambassador for the UK". Audio, Gallery
