Computer files to create a plastic handgun almost entirely from parts made with a 3D printer have gone online, alarming gun-control advocates after it was successfully test-fired by its inventor.

A bill to overhaul the US immigration system would likely be completed by the end of this week, senators said yesterday.

US LAWMAKERS were close to a last-minute $3 trillion deal yesterday to raise the country’s borrowing limit and assure financial markets that the US will avoid a potentially catastrophic default.

A GROUP of US senators yesterday demanded the Lockerbie bomber be returned to jail as they branded the process which led to his release “incredibly flawed”.

A group of American politicians is demanding the Lockerbie bomber is returned to jail and has branded the process which led to his release as "incredibly flawed".

US senators who want a hearing into the Lockerbie bomber’s release were urged to sign a letter asking the Scottish Government to hold its own public inquiry into the tragedy, it emerged last night.

BP CONFIRMED yesterday it had lobbied the British government in late 2007 over a Prisoner Transfer Agreement with Libya because it was concerned a slow resolution would impact an offshore drilling deal with Libya.

Four US senators tonight asked the State Department to investigate whether oil giant BP played a role in winning last year’s release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie airliner bombing.

FOUR US senators have written a letter calling on Britain to investigate the circumstances surrounding last year’s release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.

Four US senators are calling on Britain to investigate the circumstances of last year’s release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie airliner bombing.

US President Barack Obama welcomed China’s announcement today that it will allow a more flexible exchange rate for its currency, saying it would help protect the economic recovery.

A US senator today demanded the return of the Lockerbie bomber to prison in Scotland.

Hillary Clinton was set formally to end her historic bid for the White House today and urge her supporters to rally behind rival Barack Obama, a show of support Democrats hope will help heal the party fractured by a bitter battle for the presidential nomination.

The presidential hopes of Hillary Clinton will be officially over tomorrow, but her future still remains unclear.

Stocks rebounded sharply today as investors, growing more optimistic about chances for an interest rate cut, sought bargains after the previous session’s huge tumble.

The US Senate yesterday voted to revive a stalled immigration overhaul backed by President George W Bush that would offer a path to citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants.

Thousands of protesters flowed through the streets of several US cities to call for an end to the funding of the Iraq conflict or the immediate return of US troops.

US President George Bush wants Congress to aggressively expand the use of alternative fuels, mainly ethanol, to reduce the need for petrol and put the brakes on growing US oil consumption.

Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony lent Hollywood glamour to New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade today – and attracted such a horde of paparazzi that police officers kept them roped off from the crowds as they marched.

A House of Representatives panel dominated by Republicans has voted overwhelmingly to block a Dubai-owned firm from taking control of some US port operations.

THE White House yesterday said President Bush is confident Harriet Miers will be confirmed to the Supreme Court, even though a Democrat on the Senate panel that will hold hearings on her nomination said she doesn’t have the votes.

US President George Bush today appointed John Negroponte the first US national intelligence director, citing his career in foreign service as key to his appointment.

Stopping just short of accusing Microsoft of stalling, the US Justice Department asked an appeals court to deny the company’s request to re-examine whether the software maker illegally mixed software code for two products.