Wildfires sweep through California

11.46 Fri Jul 04
Firefighters have been battling to save more than 4,000 homes from two out-of-control wildfires burning along the California coast.

Wildifres rage in California

15.10 Mon Jun 23
Firefighters are battling more than 500 hundred blazes in remote forests in northern California.

Red Hot Chili Peppers 'split'

12.19 Fri May 23
Veteran Californian rockers The Red Hot Chili Peppers have 'disbanded' for at least a year.

Terracotta army marches on

08.44 Wed Apr 30
The China's terracotta army has been packed up by a team of specialists for its journey to the US.

California wildfire rages

07.44 Mon Apr 28
A wildfire raging in California has forced 1,000 people to evacuate their homes in the hills northeast of Los Angeles.

Surfing USA ..

07.34 Tue Apr 15
California is hosting the Billabong XXL Global Wave Awards, rewarding the most courageous rides on the world's monster waves

Wine: a bluffer's guide

16.59 Thu Jan 17
Californian winemaker reveals tasting secrets

California fire partly under control

09.12 Mon Nov 26 2007
A wildfire that destroyed 49 homes in California's exclusive beachside community of Malibu is partly under control.

California fire partly under control

23.36 Sun Nov 25 2007
A wildfire that destroyed 49 homes in California's exclusive beachside community of Malibu is partly under control.

Bush to visit fire-ravaged California

19.13 Thu Oct 25 2007
US President George W Bush is preparing to visit fire-ravaged southern California.

Bush to visit wildfire regions

07.12 Thu Oct 25 2007
US President George W Bush is preparing to visit fire-ravaged southern California.

Cost of California fires mounts

23.16 Wed Oct 24 2007
Nearly 1,500 homes are already lost, and six people have been reported dead, as wildfires rage on in California.

Two dead in California wildfires

00.14 Wed Oct 24 2007
Two people are dead, and 300,000 have been evacuated in San Dieago alone, as wildfires burned unchecked across Southern California

California fires: state of emergency

20.18 Mon Oct 22 2007
Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes as more than a dozen forest fires burned out of control in California.

Surf's up for doggie dudes

17.17 Mon Aug 20 2007
A dog surfing competition has been held in California for the second year in a row.

California battles water shortage

13.01 Sun Jul 01 2007
While Britain battles floods, California is going through the driest year on record.

California hit by wildfire

10.03 Tue Jun 26 2007
Firefighters have been tackling a large wildfire in California near the popular resort of Lake Tahoe.

Three survive California plane crash

10.50 Tue Jun 05 2007
A pilot and his two passengers had a lucky escape when their small plane crashed in California.

Blair is Schwarzenegger's 'inspiration'

20.47 Tue Mar 13 2007
Car-addicted California is in the grip of a green makeover and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is looking to Tony Blair for inspiration.

Joss Stone's Californication

13.47 Thu Feb 15 2007
One of the big questions on everyone's lips at The Brits was what has happened to Joss Stone's accent?