Five years of Guantánamo Bay detention
More than 750 prisoners have been held at Guantánamo Bay since it opened in 2002. Here are some of their stories.

US election 2008
A guide to the main presidential candidates.

Younge country
Guardian journalists Gary Younge and Dan Chung drove across America talking to ordinary voters about the midterm elections. Retrace their steps via their video reports. This guide needs the latest version of Macromedia Flash Player to work - you can download it free here.

US midterm elections explainer
The issues, the crucial results and the shape of congress.

Hurricane Katrina - interactive news coverage
August 29 2005. The Gulf coast of the United States is devastated by a category four hurricane. Use these animated graphic guides to find out more about how it happened, what it did and the problems it left behind ...

US elections 2004
Follow Gary Younge's interviews with the US electorate; click on every state for election data; track the polls and find out what the world thinks of America and Americans.

Vietnam - 30th anniversary of the fall of Saigon
Trace the roots of the Vietnam war right back to 1885.

San Francisco earthquake of 1906
One hundred years ago on April 18 2006 a huge earthquake hit San Francisco with devastating consequences. Within three days, California's greatest scientists were on the scene and their legacy is a much greater understanding of how earthquakes work.

US missile defence shield
Recent nuclear weapons testing by North Korea has renewed interest in America's missile defence shield. Find out how it works ...