Rap superstar Jay-Z has urged his fellow American citizens to think carefully before voting in the November presidential elections, because Barack Obama shouldn't be chosen just because he's black.

Rap superstar Jay-Z has urged his fellow American citizens to think carefully before voting in the November presidential elections, because Barack Obama should not be chosen just because he's black.

Karen McCarthy reports from New Hampshire on the fallout from the presidential primary and the likely direction Republican and Democrat candidates will take as the race to the White House gathers pace

OSAMA BIN LADEN was yesterday reported to be directing an al-Qaida effort to launch an attack in the US sometime this year.