US secretary of state John Kerry has urged Congress to end the partial government shutdown and think “long and hard” about the message the US sends the world when “we can’t get our own act together”.

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is "the world's most powerful drug trafficker", the US Treasury Department said.

The US today accused three members of anti-American Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez's inner circle of aiding Colombian rebels by supplying arms and helping drug traffickers. Washington also expelled Mr Chavez's ambassador as a diplomatic clash intensified

Michael Moore has been served with a subpoena by the US government over his controversial trip to Cuba for his latest documentary Sicko.

Three ground zero workers who accompanied filmmaker Michael Moore on a trip to Cuba for medical treatment featured in his new movie 'Sicko' said today they were targeted by the US government because of their participation.

Filmmaker Michael Moore has vowed to protect the Ground Zero workers he brought to Cuba for medical treatment from U.S. authorities.

Filmmaker Michael Moore is baffled by the timing of a US federal investigation into his trip to Cuba for new movie Sicko, because the government knew about his plans to travel to the Caribbean island last year.

One of the Ground Zero workers who Michael Moore took to Cuba for his latest movie 'Sicko', has defended the filmmaker, declaring Cuban doctors gave him better medical attention that he received in his native America.

US Filmmaker Michael Moore has asked the Bush administration to call off an investigation of his trip to Cuba to get treatment for ailing September 11 rescue workers for a segment in his upcoming health-care expose, Sicko.

ACADEMY Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore is under investigation by the US Treasury Department for taking ailing September 11 rescue workers for treatment in Cuba, as part of his upcoming healthcare documentary, Sicko.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore is under investigation by the US Treasury Department for taking ailing September 11 rescue workers to Cuba for a segment in his upcoming health-care documentary Sicko, The Associated Press has learned.

An internet domain company based in Panama is auctioning off the domain name Saddam.com on eBay this week.