On February 13 2012, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping began an historic visit to Washington DC. The man widely expected to be China's next President arrived for a four-day, cross-country tour of the United States that included stops at the White House, the Pentagon, in small-town Iowa and big-city Los Angeles......

On January 30 2012, President Barack Obama made a little history at the White House. He took part in the first-ever, completely “virtual” interview – a Google+/YouTube project that Simon produced along with the team at Feature Story News. The President was questioned directly by members of the public about a range of issues, including the...

It’s hard to imagine now, but back in the early 1970s, if you wanted to listen to radio in the UK your choices were limited to the 4 national networks offered by the BBC and a handful of BBC local radio stations in key British localities.  If you liked your radio a little less “formal”, you might listen to external commercial broadcasters like...

On Sunday December 18 2011, North Korean state media announced the sudden death of the country's "Dear Leader", Kim Jong Il. The demise of the country's reclusive and mercurial leader took world powers by surprise......

On December 18, 2011 the last US forces based in Iraq made their final departure from the country - nearly 9 years after former President George W. Bush ordered the country's invasion and subsequent occupation.....