A soldier who told investigators in horrifying detail that he and other members of his unit executed three civilians in Afghanistan for sport will not face the death penalty if convicted, the US Army said.

The father of Sarah Palin’s grandchild said the former Republican vice-presidential candidate wanted to adopt the baby so people would not know her 17-year-old daughter was pregnant.

BARACK OBAMA began a historic election day by voting alongside his wife and children.

Barack Obama was on course to make history tonight by becoming the first black president of the United States.

REPUBLICAN presidential candidate John McCain says his vice-presidential pick, Sarah Palin, was already an experienced government official while his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, was working as a community organiser.