Nathan King

Australia has won a temporary seat on the United Nations security council after a four-year campaign. Audio

The United States president, Barack Obama, has accused Iran of keeping a dictatorship in power in Syria. Audio

The United States president, Barack Obama, will take a break from campaigning today to address world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations general assembly meeting. Audio

More than 120 heads of state and government will gather at the UN General Assembly in New York. Audio

It's 11 years since the Al-Qaeda-led September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, which killed almost three-thousand people. Audio

Russia and China have vetoed the lastest efforts at the The UN Security council to impose sanctions on Damascus. Audio

The British bank Barclays has been ordered to pay 453 million US dollars in fines to British and United States authorities after admitting it manipulated key interbank lending rates. Audio

Nathan King reports on the global markets from Wall Street. Audio

Any investors hoping to make a quick killing on their Facebook shares have had a rude awakening, with shares in the social media company plunging on their second day of trading. Audio

London's FTSE 100 fell 1-point-7-8 percent, Frankfurt's DAX fell 1-point-9 percent, and Paris's CAC 40 fell 2-point-7-8 percent. Audio

The investment bank Goldman Sachs has faced a blistering attack from one of it's own workers in a withering resignation letter published in the New York Times. Audio

To the US now, where Mitt Romney has swept to victory in the Republican presidential primary in Florida. Audio

Republicans in Florida are having their say about who deserves the party's presidential nomination. Audio

To the United States where the field has narrowed after a razor-thin victory by the former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney in the Iowa caucuses. Audio

Authorities in New York have foiled a potential attack by a "lone wolf" whose targets included Amercian soldiers returning home from Afganistan and Iraq. Audio

New York police have evicted Occupy Wall Street protesters from a park in the city's financial district, two months after they set up camp and sparked an international movement against economic… Audio

The United Nation's latest assessment of Iran's nuclear programme is the most damning so far. Audio

The failed American futures broker brought down by its exposure to European sovereign debt is now being investigated over allegations that hundreds of millions of dollar of customer money has gone… Audio

The outline of a possible rescue package in Europe caused the markets to rally in Monday trading. Audio

World sharemarkets have fallen sharply overnight. Audio