A US woman whose nose was severely injured by an attacking dog says her husband bit the animal to make it stop assaulting her.

One day the phone rang and it was my father-in-law. The news was this: Roger had died. Cancer. I hadn't known.

An American dentist took the remarkable decision to sack an employee because he found her "irresistible" and wanted to avoid a temptation that could wreck his marriage.

America’s women, young and minorities back President – and he heralds victory via Twitter

The end, for President Barack Obama, came in Iowa.

Guy Adams meets Deb Vaughn, an undecided voter from Iowa

It was Sunday morning, so they started with a prayer, along with a re-worked version of the hymn Amazing Grace by a country music band. In a way, that set the stage perfectly for the arrival of Mitt Romney, a candidate whose whose final hours on the campaign trail revolve around a big leap of faith.

A spate of tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa yesterday, churning through Wichita and other areas while causing property damage but no immediate reports of deaths or widespread injuries.

Xi Jinping seeks to boost relations with 'important high-level interaction' as he flies to Washington

What's changed is that he is doing even worse among Republican grassroots voters than four years ago

Newt Gingrich stormed to a shock victory over Mitt Romney in the South Carolina primary today, scrambling the race to choose a Republican challenger to President Barack Obama.

Romney flounders over tax as Gingrich piles on the pressure in South Carolina. By Rupert Cornwell

The race for the Republican presidential nomination took several twists and turns as Rick Perry dropped out, Newt Gingrich faced stunning allegations from his ex-wife and Mitt Romney struggled to maintain a shaky front-runner's standing.

David Usborne joins bullish Republican frontrunner on journey to South Carolina