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  • 16/05/2011 | Argentina

    US reaches legal debt limit, Republicans demand deep spending cuts

    The United States reached the legal limits of its borrowing authority as a top Republican increased his party's demand for deep spending cuts as part of any increase.

  • 05/07/2011 | Argentina

    US court lifts freeze on Argentina deposits

    The government won the lifting of a freeze on $100 million of central bank deposits that was imposed to satisfy claims by two US investment funds arising from the country's massive 2002 debt default.

  • 13/06/2011 | Argentina

    Military cargo seized by Argentine gov't returned to the US

    The US embassy in Buenos Aires announced that the local government has finally returned the cargo seized from an American military plane that landed at the Ezeiza airport amidst espionage accusations last February.

  • 13/06/2011 | Argentina

    Military cargo seized by Argentine gov't returned to the US

    The US embassy in Buenos Aires announced that the local government has finally returned the cargo seized from an American military plane that landed at the Ezeiza airport amidst espionage accusations last February.

  • 01/08/2011 | Argentina

    'A US default would have had delicate consequences on global economies,' Gov't says

    Economy Minister Amado Boudou referred to the US debt deal, which was agreed upon late on Sunday to avoid the country entering default. He also ratified that the Government will pay US$ 2.20 billion corresponding to Boden 2012 bond payments.

  • 30/07/2011 | Argentina

    Mood tense as US debt talks go down to wire

    A bitter mood prevailed on Capitol Hill as US lawmakers struggled to find a compromise measure to lift the nation's $14.3 trillion debt, as talks to avert a ruinous default went down to the wire.

  • 14/08/2011 | Argentina

    'These results bring us hope for what's about to come,' Binner says

    Frente Amplio Progresista presidential candidate Hermes Binner considered the primary election results to be “unheard of” and assured there was “hope” for him.

  • 18/08/2011 | Argentina

    US warns about Argentina's 'lack of progress' in fighting money laundering activities

    The US Department of State released it’s 2010 Country Reports on Terrorism, in which it praised Argentina for “cooperating well” with the US in analyzing possible terrorist threat information,” but warned about the country’s “virtually no progress toward addressing anti-money laundering and counterterrorist finance activities.

  • 04/09/2011 | Argentina

    Del Potro defeated by Simon at US Open

    Juan Martín Del Potro fell to French Gilles Simon 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 and 7-6 (3) in a US Open game that lasted almost four hours.

  • 28/09/2011 | Argentina

    US doubles down on Argentina, urges country to cancel debt

    Argentina must go back to being in good terms with its creditors, US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland says, only a week after a US Treasury Official announced her country will oppose granting any credits to the country in international organizations.

  • 11/10/2011 | Argentina

    FBI, DEA say they foiled terrorist attacks in US, Buenos Aires

    US officials announced that FBI and DEA agents had managed to foil a plot to commit significant terrorist attacks in the United States and quite possibly in Buenos Aires against the Jewish and Saudi embassies.

  • 12/10/2011 | Argentina

    US calls Argentine authorities over alleged plan to attack BA

    US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns called the Argentine authorities on Wednesday in order to provide them with details regarding the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States, Department of State Victoria Nuland confirmed.

  • 14/10/2011 | Argentina

    'We have to try bring Argentina and the US closer,' Martínez

    By Liliana Franco, from Mar del Plata
    Very discreet and rather elusive with press, US Ambassador in Argentina Vilma Martínez spoke briefly with Ambito.com during a break in IDEA 47th annual colloquium. “We have to try and bring the US and Argentina closer, because we have several topics to work with jointly,” she said.

  • 24/10/2011 | Argentina

    US congratulates CFK after reelection

    The US Government congratulated President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after being reelected and assured that it will continue to work with the Argentine government to strengthen bilateral ties, State Department spokesman for Latin America William Ostick said.

  • 25/10/2011 | Argentina

    Obama, CFK to hold bilateral meeting during G20 summit

    US President Barack Obama has requested to meet with recently reelected President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner during the next G20 summit to be held on the 3rd and 4th of November in Cannes, France.

  • 25/10/2011 | Argentina

    US, Argentina sign bilateral space research agreement

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met with US authorities to sign a bilateral space cooperation agreement that will be developed jointly by NASA and the National Committee for Space Activities (CONAE).

  • 09/11/2011 | Argentina

    US: Obama-CFK meeting 'warm,' but Argentina must cancel debt

    The US referred to last week’s meeting between Barack Obama and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as “warm,” but once again “encouraged” Argentina to pay off the debt it holds with American bondholders and US companies.

  • 07/12/2011 | Argentina

    US backs IDB loan for Argentina

    Argentina will receive a loan worth US$400 million, or 1.7 billion pesos, from the Inter-American Development Bank to carry out infrastructure improvements in poor neighbourhoods, the government said yesterday. The decision follows an about-turn made by the US to approve credits to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s government after several refusals to do so.

  • 29/12/2011 | Argentina

    Argüello begins term as Argentine Ambassador in US

    Jorge Argüello arrived in Washington DC today, where he will start his mission as Argentine ambassador to the US. He will present his credential letters to US President Barack Obama in the White House on January 18th.

  • 21/01/2012 | Argentina

    Timerman praises US stance on Malvinas

    Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman praised the US stance on the conflict between Argentina and UK over the Malvinas islands sovereignty, after it called for both countries to solve the dispute "via bilateral dialogue."

  • 09/02/2012 | Argentina

    Timerman, US envoy highlight efforts to 'safeguard democracy'

    The US Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roberta Jacobson, met with Foreign and Education ministers Héctor Timerman and Alberto Sileoni this morning, and is scheduled to meet with Cabinet Chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina on Friday.

  • 13/02/2012 | Argentina

    'The world can't tolerate anymore ridiculous colonialism,' Sean Penn says after meeting CFK

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met US actor Sean Penn, who came as representative of the Haitian survivors of the earthquake that bashed the Caribbean nation in 2011, at the Government House, and backed Argentina's claim of sovereignty over Malvinas Islands.

  • 05/03/2012 | Argentina

    US trade official: Argentina closer to losing trade benefits

    The United States could soon suspend trade benefits for Argentina. The United States accuses Argentina of not paying awards in two long-running investment disputes with US companies, a US trade official said on Monday.

  • 07/03/2012 | Argentina

    US: Money laundering activities in Argentina increased in 2011

    Argentina became an important destination for money laundering activities in 2011 and is now part of a list including 66 nations that the US State Department says are “jurisdictions of primary concern.”

  • 15/03/2012 | Argentina

    US-Korea free trade pact takes effect amid controversy

    A long-delayed US-South Korea free trade agreement (FTA) that has stirred controversy in both countries took effect, although the opposition in Seoul has vowed to renegotiate it if it wins elections this year.

  • 28/03/2012 | Argentina

    'No reason to worry about US-Argentine relations,' says Argüello

    The Argentine Ambassador to the US, Jorge Argüello, assured today that despite reactions to trade barriers put up this week by the US to Argentina, there was “nothing to worry about” regarding the relationship between the countries.

  • 26/03/2012 | Argentina

    'We can't even manage to send a lemon to the US,' CFK

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner questioned US president Barack Obama’s recent decision to suspend trade benefits for Argentina, while complaining that “we can’t even manage to get one of our lemons to enter the US market.”

  • 30/05/2012 | Argentina

    Gov't hopes for 'a more balanced trade' with US

    Argentine ambassador to the US Jorge Argüello stated that "the best way to reach a more balanced trade with the United States would be by increasing Argentine exports to that country" and clarified that the Government has no intentions of buying less but selling more goods.

  • 12/06/2012 | Argentina

    US 'remains neutral' in Malvinas sovereignty dispute

    The US has stated that it will remain neutral in the Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom, said the spokesperson of the US State Department’s Victoria Nuland after the recent announcement that the islanders will hold a referendum in 2013 to decided whether they want to remain British or not.

  • 03/07/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar steady at AR$4.54

    The US dollar today traded at AR4.49/AR$4.54 today, unchanged compared with the previous closing price.

  • 10/07/2012 | Argentina

    Argentina reports US, Japan over 'trade barriers'

    Through a statement released by the Foreign Ministry, Argentina has formally reported the United States and Japan before the World Trade Organization for the constant barriers set to Argentina's meat and lemon exports to the afore mentioned markets.

  • 19/07/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar trades steady at AR$4.58

    The US dollar was trading at AR4.535/AR$4.58 today, unchanged compared with the previous closing price. 

  • 26/07/2012 | Argentina

    US gov't asks Argentina to improve investment opportunities

    By Pablo Jiménez - As some dark rain-laden clouds have risen on top of the Argentine-US diplomatic relationship within the past months, the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs of the US Department of State Mike Hammer, came on stage during a video-conference in Washington DC to urge the Argentine Government to normalize its relations with the international financial community, among other requisitions.

  • 21/08/2012 | Argentina

    US, Japan follow EU into WTO litigation against Argentina

    The United States and Japan have launched complaints at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Argentina's import licensing rules, which they say discriminate against foreign goods, the trade body said.

  • 21/08/2012 | Argentina

    US slam Argentine 'protectionism'

    "Argentina's protectionist measures adversely affect a broad segment of US industry, which exports billions of dollars in goods each year to Argentina. These exports support jobs and businesses here at home," US Trade Representative Ron Kirk said in an emailed statement.

  • 21/08/2012 | Argentina

    Argentina hits back at US over import restrictions

    The Argentine Foreign Ministry hit back at the United States amid various trade barrier complaints and allegations of illegality saying that it would report the country for violating the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) rules for stopping imports of Argentine meat and citrus fruits to the country.

  • 23/08/2012 | Argentina

    Argentina complains again over US' 'inconsistent and protectionist policies'

    The national government today complaint again against the “trade restrictions in place on Argentine products” by the United States, summed up to form “part of their inconsistent and protectionist policies” with international trade regulations.

  • 23/08/2012 | Argentina

    Buenos Aires stocks edge up

    Buenos Aires stocks were higher today, as the Merval benchmark index climbed 0.3 percent to 2,442.52 points.

  • 25/09/2012 | Argentina

    'Argentina-US relations best in 200 years,' Argüello

    Argentine ambassador in the United States Jorge Argüello assured that Argentina and the US “are having the best trade relationship in almost 200 years of bilateral relations” and said that “they’ve never had a trade volume similar to the one reached this year, which left a 13 billion dollar surplus.”

  • 28/09/2012 | Argentina

    CFK arrives in Buenos Aires following US visit

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner arrived mid-afternoon today to Jorge Newbery Metropolitan airport in Buenos Aires, following a five-day visit to the United States.

  • 01/10/2012 | Argentina

    Voting Day at US Embassy on October 4

    A Voting-Day “special event” will be held at the US Embassy on Thursday, October 4. All registered US voters in Argentina are invited to cast their votes from 9am to noon.

  • 04/10/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar trades steady at AR$4.72, 'blue' at AR$6.19

    The US dollar was trading at AR4.68/AR$4.72 today, it remained unchanged compared with the previous closing price.

  • 05/10/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar gains half a cent; 'blue' drops one cent

    The US dollar was trading at AR4.68/AR$4.725 today, unchanged compared with the previous closing price.

  • 10/10/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar trades steady at AR$4.73, 'blue' moves up to AR$6.21

    The US dollar traded at AR4.69/AR$4.73 today, unchanged compared with the previous closing price.

  • 11/10/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar gains half a cent, 'blue' trades at AR$6.21

    The US dollar traded at AR4.695/AR$4.735 today, it has gained half a cent compared with the previous closing price.

  • 12/10/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.74, 'blue' down to AR$6.20

    The US dollar traded at AR4.70/AR$4.74 today, it has gained half a cent compared with the previous closing price.

  • 17/10/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar trades steady, 'Blue' climbs 11 cents

    The US dollar traded at AR4.705/AR$4.745 today, remaining unchanged compared with the previous closing price. Meanwhile, it has climbed 11 cents at the black market, reaching AR$6.3.

  • 18/10/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar trades at AR$4.75, 'blue' drops to AR$6.32

    The US dollar traded at AR4.71/AR$4.75 today, it has gained half a cent compared with the previous closing price. The black market price dropped to AR$6.32.

  • 19/10/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar trades steady at AR$4.75, 'blue' AR$6.31

    The US dollar traded at AR4.71/AR$4.75 today, unchanged compared with the previous closing price.

  • 25/10/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.765, 'Blue' rate stable at AR$6.37

    The US dollar traded at AR4.725/AR$4.765 today, it has gained half a cent compared with the previous closing price.

  • 26/10/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar opens unchanged at $4.765

  • 26/10/2012 | Argentina

    US court rules against Argentina over debt fix

    A US appeals court said Argentina discriminated against bondholders who refused to take part in massive debt restructurings in 2005 and 2010 by deciding to pay them later than bondholders who agreed to participate.

  • 26/10/2012 | Argentina

    Price of Argentine global bonds plunge after US court decision

  • 30/10/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.775; 'Blue' to AR$6.36

  • 16/10/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.745, 'blue' to AR$6.22

    The US dollar traded at AR4.705/AR$4.745 today, it has gained half a cent compared with the previous closing price.

  • 31/10/2012 | Argentina

    Dollar climbs to AR$4.78; 'Blue' trades at AR$6.34

    The US dollar traded at AR$4.735/AR$4.78 today, thus climbing half cent compared with the previous closing price. In the black market, the US currency drop two cents and traded at AR$6.34 (selling price).

  • 02/11/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar steady at AR$4.785, 'blue' rate slips to AR$6.33

  • 01/11/2012 | Argentina

    Dollar climbs to AR$4.785; 'Blue' trades at AR$6.34

  • 06/11/2012 | Argentina

    US Ambassador: 'Joint work between both countries will continue'

    US Ambassador to Argentina Vilma Martínez assured today that “whoever is elected president will acknowledge the common interests we share with Argentina in many issues.”

  • 07/11/2012 | Argentina

    CFK's letter to Obama: 'We'll always be together to build a fairer, less violent world'

    The government today revealed a hand-signed letter by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to US President Barack Obama, who last night was re-elected for a second term.

  • 09/11/2012 | Argentina

    Dollar steady at AR$4.79, 'blue' trades at AR$6.33

  • 07/11/2012 | Argentina

    Obama wins straw vote at US ambassador’s residence in BA

  • 07/11/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.79, 'Blue' down to AR$6.30

  • 13/11/2012 | Argentina

    Dollar steady at AR$4.79, 'blue' trades at AR$6.32

  • 14/11/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar trades steady at AR$4.79, 'blue' moves up to AR$6.35

  • 15/11/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.80

  • 16/11/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar moves up to AR$4.81, 'blue' jumps to AR$6.40

  • 17/11/2012 | Argentina

    Argentina asks US judge to wait for bond dispute appeal

    Argentina asked a US judge late last night to maintain his order blocking payment on defaulted sovereign bonds to holdout investors until lingering questions are settled in a higher court's appeals process.

  • 21/11/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs half a cent, 'blue' moves up to AR$6.38

  • 22/11/2012 | Argentina

    US court orders Argentina to pay bond holders in 'vultures' row

    Argentina suffered a stinging blow late last night, when New York federal judge Thomas Griesa, citing threats by the country's leaders to defy his rulings in a decade-old dispute over defaulted sovereign bonds, ordered immediate payment.

  • 22/11/2012 | Argentina

    'Government sought unfavourable ruling to hide domestic issues'

  • 22/11/2012 | Argentina

    Lower House Kirchnerite leader says ruling is ‘reprehensible’

    The leader of the Kirchnerite caucus in the Lower House, Agustín Rossi, referred to the recent ruling signed by US District Judge Thomas Griesa against Argentina saying it is “reprehensible”.

  • 22/11/2012 | Argentina

    Argentina says Judge Griesa's ruling 'unfair,' to request revision on Monday

    Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino assured during a press conference that "paying off the vulture funds is illegal," and said that the ruling by US District Judge Thomas Griesa against Argentina is "unfair." The minister also warned that Griesa's ruling might affect the international financial system, and the country as well.

  • 22/11/2012 | Argentina

    US tourist shot in Florida street

    A US tourist was shot as he was robbed by two men in Florida street in downtown Buenos Aires, according to police sources.

  • 23/11/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar closes steady at AR$4.83, 'blue' up to AR$6.46

  • 18/11/2012 | Argentina

    'US already criticized Griesa's ruling in favour of vulture funds,' Argüello

    Argentine ambassador to the US Jorge Argüello repeated that the Obama administration has already rejected one of judge Thomas Griesa’s interpretations of the clause involving equal treatment to creditors for considering it “a potential conflict for the world’s financial markets.”

  • 20/11/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar ends steady as some exchange houses operate normally

    The US dollar traded at AR$4.77/AR$4.82 today, unchanged compared with the previous closing price.

  • 26/11/2012 | Argentina

    'We won't tolerate NML's blackmailing,' Argentina's Ambassador to US

    Argentina’s Ambassador to the US, Jorge Argüello, assured today that “Argentina will not pay the price for the financial irrationality of the North", and under no circumstances "will tolerate the vulture funds’ blackmailing.”

  • 27/11/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.84, 'blue' at AR$6.45

  • 28/11/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar trades steady at AR$4.84, 'blue' at AR$6.47

  • 28/11/2012 | Argentina

    US Appeals Court's ruling

  • 29/11/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar closes steady at AR$4.84, 'blue' down to AR$6.44

  • 30/11/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.85, 'blue' at $6.44

  • 03/12/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar ends higher at AR$4.855

  • 04/12/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.86, 'blue' remains at AR$6.44

  • 05/12/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.865, 'blue' at AR$6.44

  • 05/12/2012 | Argentina

    Argentina complains to WTO over US, European trade curbs

    Argentina has filed complaints with the World Trade Organization against the United States over limits on beef and lemon shipments, and against the European Union for curbs on biodiesel, Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said.

  • 06/12/2012 | Argentina

    Argentina regrets US, EU 'untimely' accusations before WTO

    In a press release issued by the Foreign Ministry, the local Government said that the accusations made by the US and the EU against Argentina before the WTO are “untimely.”

  • 07/12/2012 | Argentina

    Media Law: US 'watching the process closely'

    The US State Department Spokesman Mark Toner spoke about Argentina during a news conference and referred to the media law and the dispute between the executive and the judiciary powers.

  • 07/12/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar up at AR$4.87, 'blue' moves up three cents

  • 13/12/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar rises to AR$4.885; 'Blue' climbs to AR$6.52

  • 14/12/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar stable at AR$4.885, 'blue' rate trades at AR$6.53

  • 11/12/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.88, 'blue' drops to AR$6.44

  • 17/12/2012 | Argentina

    Nahón new Argentine ambassador to the US

  • 19/12/2012 | Argentina

    Senate approves new Ambassador to US

    The Senate closed activities for 2012 yesterday with an extraordinary session in which it passed the appointment of María Cecilia Nahón as Argentine ambassador to the US and established January 31 as an “extraordinary national holiday” to commemorate the Assembly of the Year 1813.

  • 20/12/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.91, 'blue' price moves up to AR$6.63

  • 28/12/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar stable at AR$4.92

  • 27/12/2012 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.92

  • 01/01/2013 | Argentina

    US climber dies at Aconcagua

    A US climber was found dead at the Aconcagua mountain, being the second member of the expedition that died trying to reach the top of the highest mountain in América, authorities reported.

  • 02/01/2013 | Argentina

    US dollar up at AR$4.93

  • 04/01/2013 | Argentina

    After steep increase, 'blue' dollar slides to AR$7.04

    The 'blue' price of the US dollar lowered to AR$7.04 today, after reaching a record high of AR$7.07 yesterday at Buenos Aires exchange houses.

  • 03/01/2013 | Argentina

    'Blue' dollar jumps to AR$7.07, official price one cent higher

    The US dollar reached a record rate today on the black market hitting AR$7.05/ AR$7.07 due to a higher demand of dollars amid the beginning of the summer holidays and the end-of-year bonus payment.

  • 08/01/2013 | Argentina

    US approves Nahón's designation as new ambassador

    US government approved the designation of Cecilia Nahón as the Argentine Ambassador to the US, leading to her official appointment in the post, according to the Foreign Ministry.

  • 09/01/2013 | Argentina

    US dollar climbs to AR$4.945; 'Blue' at AR$7.12

  • 11/01/2013 | Argentina

    US dollar steady at AR$4.95, 'Blue' lowers to AR$7.20

  • 15/01/2013 | Argentina

    US dollar higher at $4.96, 'Blue' rises to AR$7.36

    The US dollar closed higher today at AR$4.91/AR$4.96, compared to the last closing price. On the black market, the US currency was eleven cents higher at AR$7.34 and AR$7.36.

  • 16/01/2013 | Argentina

    'Blue' dollar shoots up by 30 cents this week, trades at AR$7.50

    The ‘blue’ dollar, the price of the US currency on the black market, shot up by a total of thirty cents this week, and was trading today at a higher rate of AR$7.47 and AR$7.50.

  • 17/01/2013 | Argentina

    US dollar steady at AR$4.96; 'Blue' climbs to AR$7.51

    The ‘blue’ dollar, the price of the US currency on the black market, shot up by a total of 31 cents this week, and closed atAR $7.51  for sellers and AR$7.49 for buyers.

  • 18/01/2013 | Argentina

    US dollar steady at AR$4.96,'Blue' moves down to AR$7.48

    The US dollar traded steady today at exchange houses and banks in the banking district of the capital city, at a rate of AR$4.91 and AR$4.96.

  • 23/01/2013 | Argentina

    US dollar trades steady at AR$4.965, 'Blue' moves up to $7.52

    The US dollar traded steady today at exchange house and banks in the banking district of the capital city, at a rate of AR$4.915 and AR$4.965. The 'blue' rate moved up nine cents to AR$7.50 and AR$7.52.

  • 22/01/2013 | Argentina

    US dollar trades steady at AR$4.965, 'Blue' slips

    The US dollar traded steady today at exchange house and banks in the banking district of the capital city, at a rate of AR$4.915 and AR$4.965. The informal 'blue' rate slipped one cent to AR$7.41 and AR$7.43.

  • 25/01/2013 | Argentina

    'Blue' dollar shoots up six cents to AR$7.62

    The price of the 'blue' dollar (black market price) shot up by six cents today, trading at AR$7.60and AR$7.62. The official rate remained steady, trading at AR$4.92 and AR$4.97.

  • 29/01/2013 | Argentina

    'Blue' dollar hits new record, jumps 14 cents to AR$7.80

    The price of the "blue" dollar jumped up by fourteen cents compared with yesterday's closing price, and was trading at AR$7.77 and AR$7.80.

  • 30/01/2013 | Argentina

    'Blue' dollar shoots up 12 cents to AR$7.92

    The price of the ‘blue’ dollar (black market price) moved up to AR$7.89 and AR$7.92, after it surged by two percent yesterday. The official rate of the US currency moved up by half a cent to AR$4.935 and AR$4.985.

  • 01/02/2013 | Argentina

    'Blue' dollar down after hitting AR$8, official price close to AR$5

    The price of the ‘blue’ dollar (black market price) lowered to AR$7.90 (buying price) and AR$7.92 (selling price) after shooting up to a new record price of $8 pesos today.

  • 08/02/2013 | Argentina

    US dollar moves up to AR$5.005, 'blue' moves down to AR$7.64

    The US dollar edged up today at exchange house and banks in the banking district of the capital city, trading at a rate of AR$4.95 and AR$5.005. The price of the ‘blue’ dollar (black market price) moved down, trading at AR$7.59 and AR$7.64.

  • 02/02/2013 | Argentina

    Argentina aims at bond 'holdouts' ahead of court showdown

    Argentina has made its final written arguments ahead of a February 27 US courtroom showdown against "holdout" bondholders demanding 100 cents on the dollar for debt that the South American country defaulted on more than a decade ago.

  • 03/02/2013 | Argentina

    CGT: 'Gov't leaving us no choice' but to approach Moyano

    The head of the power workers’ union Oscar Lescano, who represents the official CGT umbrella union, assured that his organization and the dissident CGT, led by Hugo Moyano “are getting closer to each other”, assuring that the Government “is leaving us no choice” as they keep making decisions “without asking for their opinion.”

  • 28/01/2011 | Argentina

    'Bilateral relations cannot be based on Obama's visits,' Timerman

    Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman sustains that “the relationship with the United States is a fluid one where similarities exist, however there are also great differences.” He assured that “the analysis of bilateral relations cannot be based on whether Obama visits or not,” and that Washington “maintains interests over friendships.”

  • 08/02/2011 | Argentina

    WikiLeaks: US warns Argentina lacks 'political will' to eradicate corruption

    More than a hundred cables from the US embassy in Buenos Aires warned about the fragility of the judicial system and the impunity of criminals, according to an article recently published by Spanish newspaper El País. The leaked documents also spoke of the lack of a "true political will" to eradicate corruption.

  • 09/02/2011 | Argentina

    De Vido suggests US embassy should 'hire more competent employees'

    Federal Planning Minister Julio De Vido referred to the recently published Wikileaks documents by Spanish newspaper El Pais, and advised the US embassy in Argentina “to hire more competent employees” since performing a “cut-and-paste task from the yellow press is something any idiot can do.”

  • 14/02/2011 | Argentina

    US gov't releases docs detailing bilateral agreement in US plane case

    Relations between Argentina and the US remain tense as the investigation of the material seized in a US Air Force plane that landed in Buenos Aires last Thursday continues. The US government has now released the exclusive documents detailing the bilateral agreement.

  • 14/02/2011 | Argentina

    US government 'puzzled, disturbed,' by local officials' actions in plane case

    BuenosAiresHerald.com exclusive.- As bilateral relations between the US and Argentina remain tense after the local authorities seized “sensitive material” from a US Air Force plane that landed in the country last Thursday, the US State Department has addressed the controversy, calling the government’s actions “puzzling and disturbing.”

  • 14/02/2011 | Argentina

    US gov't ‘not cooperating with investigation,’ Timerman says

    Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman urged the US government to assist local authorities in the investigations concerning the material seized in the US Air Force plane that landed in the country last Thursday “for the sake of Argentine security.”

  • 15/02/2011 | Argentina

    Opposition weighs in on US plane conflict

    Several lawmakers in the opposition formally requested Congress to ask the Fernández de Kirchner administration for a full briefing on the case involving a US Air Force plane which was allegedly "trying to smuggle sensitive material in the country."

  • 18/02/2011 | Argentina

    US reiterates 'commitment to respect the Argentine law'

    The US State Department released a press statement detailing the content of the cargo seized by local authorities in the US Air Force plane case, and said that despite a “discrepancy regarding the serial number of one of the weapons, the quantity and type of weapon was consistent with the official manifest” provided to Argentine officials.

  • 18/02/2011 | Argentina

    Judge leading US plane case investigation temporarily replaced

    The investigation involving the seizing of “sensitive material” found aboard a US Air Force plane that landed in Ezeiza last week is to temporarily fall in the hands of Judge Ezequiel Berón de Astrada.

  • 23/02/2011 | Argentina

    Foreign Ministry says 'still awaiting satisfactory response from US' in plane case

    After the US Department of State official Philip Crowley tweeted that his country “wanted his (seized) stuff back,” the Foreign Ministry issued a press statement in which it assured that it still awaits “a satisfactory response” to the formal complaint sent to the US embassy regarding the nature of the impounded material.

  • 10/02/2011 | Argentina

    Gov't addresses Wikileaks controversy: 'some US diplomats are a joke'

    Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández is the latest high-ranking official to address the Wikileaks controversy after Spanish newspaper El País published several cables that denounced various corruption cases within the Fernández de Kirchner administration.

  • 10/03/2011 | Argentina

    Judge shelves US Air Force plane case after reviewing Customs report

    According to judicial sources, after carefully reviewing reports from the Customs agency, Judge Marcelo Aguinsky has decided to file the case involving the seizing of “sensitive material” from a US Air Force plane that landed in the Ezeiza airport last month. The judge ruled that "no crime had been committed."

  • 11/03/2011 | Argentina

    Government says US plane conflict caused by 'customs error'

    Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández referred to “irregularities” detected in the probe over the military and medical equipment seized from an US Air Force plane, saying it was a “customs fault.”

  • 16/03/2011 | Argentina

    'Boudou is fake and his pro-US statements prove it,' Redrado

    Former Central Bank governor Martin Redrado blasted Economy Minister Amado Boudou for his alleged pro-US stand, that was revealed by Wikileaks.

  • 14/03/2011 | World

    Japan hurts markets, but selling could wane

    US stocks fell in the aftermath of Japan's devastating earthquake, but other than specific industries such as nuclear power, the broad impact on equities was expected to be short-lived.

  • 14/03/2011 | World

    Obama wants reform of Bush education law this year

    US President Barack Obama called on Congress to overhaul his Republican predecessor's signature "No Child Left Behind" education law before the next school year begins in September.

  • 15/03/2011 | World

    Airlines, travellers avoid Tokyo, fearing radiation

    Scores of flights to Japan were halted or rerouted and air travellers were avoiding Tokyo for fear of radiation from an earthquake-stricken nuclear plant.

  • 15/03/2011 | World

    Fed maintains rates, says economy steadier

    The US Federal Reserve maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy, saying the economy was gaining traction while flagging potential inflation risks from costlier energy and food.

  • 16/03/2011 | World

    Utah governor signs immigration law like Arizona

    Utah's governor signed a package of immigration laws including one that would allow a police crackdown on illegal immigrants similar to Arizona's 2010 attempt.

  • 11/03/2011 | World

    Tsunami grazes US West Coast, thousands evacuate

    Thousands of people fled their homes along the California coast as a tsunami triggered by the massive earthquake in Japan began hitting the US West Coast after rolling through Hawaii.

  • 11/02/2011 | World

    US trade gap widens in December, swells 33% in 2010

    The US trade deficit widened in December to its highest level in four months, the US government said in a report that also showed the annual trade gap expanded nearly 33 percent in 2010 as imports from China hit record levels.

  • 14/02/2011 | World

    Obama budget attacks US deficit, sets up fight

    President Barack Obama proposed a budget that would cut the US deficit by US$1.1 trillion over the next 10 years, but Republicans said it did not curb spending deeply enough.

  • 17/03/2011 | World

    US to help Ireland with economic woes

    US President Barack Obama said he had discussed with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny how Ireland will bounce back from economic turmoil.

  • 17/03/2011 | World

    Pentagon authorized up to 35M for humanitarian aid to Japan

    The Pentagon confirmed earlier that it was authorized 35 million dollars in initial humanitarian aid to Japan, according to official sources, adding that other measures would be taken to try and put a break on an ever-growing crisis.

  • 18/03/2011 | World

    Libya declares ceasefire after Western forces prepare attack

    Muammar Gaddafi's government said it was declaring a unilateral ceasefire in its offensive to crush Libya's revolt, as Western warplanes prepared to attack his forces.

  • 18/03/2011 | World

    Military intervention looms in Libya

    The United States accused Muammar Gaddafi of defying international demands for an immediate ceasefire, and France's UN envoy predicted military action within hours of an international meeting on Libya.

  • 19/03/2011 | World

    Gaddafi says will arm civilians to defend Libya

    Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said he will arm civilians to defend Libya from what he called "colonial, crusader" aggression by Western forces that have launched air strikes against him.

  • 19/03/2011 | World

    Japan sees some progress in race to avoid meltdown

    Japan restored power to a crippled nuclear reactor in its race to avert disaster at a plant wrecked by an earthquake and tsunami that are estimated to have killed more than 15,000 people in one area alone.

  • 19/03/2011 | World

    National Guard to leave Mexico border in June

    More than a thousand National Guard troops brought in last year to shore security on the US-Mexico border will go home in June, authorities said yesterday.

  • 20/03/2011 | World

    Libyan army says immediate ceasefire ordered

  • 20/03/2011 | World

    Coast Guard looks into 'unknown substance' reports off Gulf

    The US Coast Guard is investigating reports of a "sheen" in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana.

  • 20/03/2011 | World

    Boehner asks Obama should explain Libya mission

    House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner called on President Barack Obama to explain the US mission in Libya and how his administration intends to achieve its goals.

  • 21/03/2011 | World

    Gunfire and explosions rock Tripoli for 3rd night

    Anti-aircraft fire and explosions reverberated across Tripoli for a third night and state television said several sites had come under attack in the capital.

  • 23/03/2011 | World

    Gaddafi tanks move in again on besieged Libyan city

    Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces resumed their attack on the rebel-held town of Misrata, moving back onto the offensive just hours after Western strikes silenced their guns.

  • 25/03/2011 | World

    US fourth quarter profits increase 3.3%

    The US economy grew more quickly than previously estimated in the fourth quarter as businesses maintained fairly solid spending and restocked shelves to meet rising demand, while corporate profits increased 3.3 percent, a government report showed.

  • 25/03/2011 | World

    Gates becomes first US Defense Secretary to visit West Bank

    Robert Gates became the first US Defense Secretary to visit the West Bank, meeting Palestinian leaders keenly aware of every little nod to their hopes of achieving statehood.

  • 26/03/2011 | World

    Libyan rebels rout Gaddafi forces in strategic town

    Libyan rebels backed by allied air strikes recaptured the strategic eastern town of Ajdabiyah, pushing out Muammar Gaddafi's forces.

  • 26/03/2011 | World

    Carter to meet Castro, religious leaders in Cuba

    Former US President Jimmy Carter will meet with Cuban President Raúl Castro, the leader of Cuba's Catholic Church and the island's Jewish community during a Havana visit starting on Monday amid speculation he will seek the release of a jailed US aid contractor.

  • 16/02/2011 | World

    Fed only sees slight drop in US jobless rate in 2011

    US Federal Reserve officials are increasingly confident of the economic recovery but remain unsatisfied with the healing of the job market, which they expect to remain between 8.8 percent and 9 percent in 2011, minutes of their January meeting released showed.

  • 10/02/2011 | World

    US jobless claims hit 2-1/2 year low

    New US claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a 2-1/2 year-year low last week, offering assurance that the labor market was strengthening despite January's poor jobs numbers.

  • 07/02/2011 | World

    AOL to buy The Huffington Post for $315 million

    AOL Inc has agreed to buy The Huffington Post, the influential and rapidly growing news, analysis and lifestyle website, for $315 million, the struggling US Internet company announced.

  • 07/02/2011 | World

    WikiLeaks' founder Assange fights extradition to Sweden

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asked a British judge to block his extradition to Sweden on sex crime allegations, arguing he would not get a fair trial and could end up facing execution in the United States.

  • 25/02/2011 | World

    US consumer sentiment rises to best in 3 years

    US consumer sentiment rose to its highest level in three years in February, helped by an improving view of the labor market recovery, a survey showed.

  • 28/02/2011 | World

    White House: Exile an option for Gaddafi

    Going into exile would be one option for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in meeting international demands that he leave power, White House spokesman Jay Carney said.

  • 28/02/2011 | World

    World raises pressure on Libya, battles for key towns

    The United States and other foreign governments discussed military options for dealing with Libya as Muammar Gaddafi scoffed at the threat to his government from a spreading popular uprising.

  • 01/03/2011 | World

    Bernanke: oil prices could lead to weaker growth, higher inflation

    Offering no hint that he was considering cutting short the Fed's $600 billion stimulus, Bernanke told the Senate Banking Committee he saw increasing evidence that the US economic recovery was becoming self-supporting. At the same time, he warned job growth remains far too anemic.

  • 01/03/2011 | World

    SEC charges ex-Goldman director in insider case

    A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director leaked secret details to Galleon Group hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam about Warren Buffett's plan to invest $5 billion in the Wall Street bank at the height of the financial crisis, a US securities regulator charged.

  • 04/03/2011 | World

    US unemployment rate falls to near two-year low

    Employers hired more workers in February than in any month since May last year and the unemployment rate fell to a near two-year low, raising hopes the economic recovery has gathered critical momentum.

  • 05/03/2011 | World

    President Obama denounces political spending cuts

    President Barack Obama said that spending cuts to narrow the US budget deficit must not be politically motivated or threaten the economy as it climbs out of recession.

  • 07/03/2011 | World

    Tech shares lead Wall Street lower

    Technology shares led US stocks lower after a downgrade of semiconductors, helping push the sector below a key technical level, which could mean further losses.

  • 09/03/2011 | World

    Poll says US citizens see the country on wrong track

    US citizens, who are suffering from high gasoline prices, believe the United States is on the wrong track by a large margin, presenting a fresh challenge for President Barack Obama, a Reuters/Ipsos poll said.

  • 10/03/2011 | World

    US cable: Gaddafi's son took oil from Libyan field

    The United States believed in 2009 that Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam was taking part of the output of an oil field run by France's Total , according to a diplomatic cable seen by the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.

  • 10/03/2011 | World

    EU: Europe at no risk of Gaddafi oil 'blackmail'

    The European Union is in no danger of an oil shortage caused by the fighting in Libya and cannot be blackmailed by leader Muammar Gaddafi, European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said.

  • 08/02/2011 | World

    US demands immediate end to Egypt's emergency law

  • 09/02/2011 | World

    Wall Street falls on profit taking; Dow ekes out gain

    Investors took profits after a recent rise in US stocks but a late-hour rally in Bank of America shares helped the Dow squeeze out its eighth straight day of gains.

  • 09/02/2011 | World

    Obama's ratings inch up, according to poll

    US President Barack Obama's approval ratings inched up again this month as Americans grew slightly more optimistic about the economy and the future, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

  • 09/02/2011 | World

    Bernanke says job growth, inflation still too low

    In testimony to the US House of Representatives' Budget Committee that largely echoed a speech he delivered last week, Bernanke also warned about the dangers of unsustainable budget deficits.

  • 09/02/2011 | World

    US says Egypt failing to meet protest concerns

  • 29/01/2011 | World

    Suicide bomber kills Kandahar deputy governor

    A motorcycle suicide bomber killed the deputy governor of Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Saturday, a blow to US-led forces trying to bolster governance and fight a robust insurgency in the Taliban's heartland.

  • 31/01/2011 | World

    US judge strikes down healthcare reform law

    A federal judge in Florida struck down President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul as unconstitutional in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law.

  • 01/02/2011 | World

    US briefs Wall Street about al-Qaeda threat

    US security officials warned major Wall Street institutions of a potential threat after an al Qaeda-linked magazine suggested financial markets could be a target of attack, the FBI said.

  • 03/02/2011 | World

    Bernanke says growth, inflation still missing Fed goals

    The US economic recovery still needs help from the Federal Reserve despite signs of improvement, the central bank's chairman Ben Bernanke said.

  • 04/02/2011 | World

    US payrolls up meager 36,000, but jobless rate falls

    US employment rose by a meager 36,000 jobs in January, far less than expected, as severe snow storms slammed large parts of the nation, but the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since April 2009.

  • 06/02/2013 | World

    US Senate committee delays vote on Hagel confirmation

    The US Senate Armed Services committee will not vote this week on Chuck Hagel's confirmation as President Barack Obama's next secretary of defence, the panel's chairman said today.

  • 07/02/2013 | World

    Iran's Khamenei rejects offer of direct talks with US

    Iran's highest authority, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, today rejected an offer of direct talks made by US Vice President Joe Biden this week, saying they would not solve the problems between them, Iranian media reported.

  • 26/01/2011 | World

    S&P closes at 29-month high; techs, commods lead

    The S&P 500 closed at a 29-month high led by gains in tech and commodity shares, as investors largely ignored the US Federal Reserve's lukewarm economic assessment.

  • 27/01/2011 | World

    IMF welcomes Obama fiscal reform plan, urges more

    US President Barack Obama's announcement this week on broad-based fiscal reforms are welcome but it is urgent that Washington be more specific about its plans to cut its budget deficit and public debt, a senior IMF official said.

  • 28/01/2011 | World

    Egypt unrest sparks biggest drop in nearly 6 months

    US stocks suffered their biggest one-day loss in more than five months as anti-government rioting in Egypt prompted investors to flee to less risky assets to ride out the turmoil.

  • 13/12/2010 | World

    WikiLeaks rival Openleaks "coming soon": website

    The former deputy to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is vowing to launch a rival site soon that he says will be more transparent than the original. The site has no content on it at the moment apart from a logo and the message "Coming soon!"

  • 13/12/2010 | World

    Judge rejects key part of Obama healthcare law

    A judge in Virginia declared unconstitutional a key part of President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law in the first major setback on an issue that will likely end up at the Supreme Court.

  • 13/12/2010 | World

    Afghanistan envoy Richard Holbrooke dies

    Richard Holbrooke, who was President Barack Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, died, an administration official confirmed. He was 69.

  • 14/12/2010 | World

    Sweden to appeal UK bail for WikiLeaks founder

    A British judge granted bail of US$317,400 for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, wanted in Sweden for alleged sex crimes and the target of US fury over the release of secret diplomatic cables.

  • 14/12/2010 | World

    Fed keeps policy on hold, says recovery too slow

    The US Federal Reserve said the economic recovery was still too slow to bring down unemployment, reaffirming its commitment to purchase $600 billion in bonds to stimulate growth and create jobs.

  • 14/12/2010 | World

    Man arrested for threats to Washington subway

    A Virginia man has been arrested for making threats to use explosives in the Washington, DC, area, including in the local subway system, according to court documents.

  • 15/12/2010 | World

    Obama: business leaders optimistic will spend cash

    President Barack Obama said that business leaders had signaled their willingness to dip into ample corporate cash piles to increase investment and US hiring.

  • 15/12/2010 | World

    US House votes to end military's policy on gays

    The US Democratic-led House of Representatives voted to repeal a ban against gays serving openly in the US military. The House sent the bill supported by President Barack Obama to the Senate, where the prospects for approval are uncertain.

  • 18/12/2010 | World

    WikiLeaks' Assange says fears US extradition

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said that he was the target of an aggressive US investigation and feared extradition to the United States was "increasingly likely."

  • 18/12/2010 | World

    US Congress votes to end ban on gays in military

    The US Congress voted to repeal the ban against gays serving openly in the military and sent the measure to President Barack Obama for his signature.

  • 22/12/2010 | World

    S&P 500 edges higher as financials gainBank shares help keep alive year-end rally

    The S&P 500 rose to its highest level since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, led by bank stocks that have leapfrogged other sectors in December. Meanwhile, European stocks inched higher in holiday-thinned trade.

  • 22/12/2010 | World

    US third-quarter growth revised up to 2.6%

    Economic growth was a touch higher than previously estimated in the third quarter, but below expectations as a rise in the pace of inventory accumulation was offset by downward revisions to consumer spending, a government report showed.

  • 22/12/2010 | World

    US Senate approves nuclear arms treaty with Russia

    The US Senate approved a landmark nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, giving President Barack Obama a major foreign policy victory in his drive to improve ties with Moscow and curb the spread of atomic weapons to other nations.

  • 24/12/2010 | World

    North Korea nuclear test 'possible' in new year

    North Korea could carry out a third nuclear test next year to strengthen the credentials of its young leader-in-waiting, Kim Jong-un, a research report from a South Korean Foreign Ministry institute said on Friday.

  • 28/12/2010 | World

    US consumer confidence unexpectedly falls in December

    Consumer confidence unexpectedly deteriorated in December, hurt by increasing worries about the jobs market, according to a private report released today.

  • 05/01/2011 | World

    US looks to China as talks begin on North Korea

    The United States sought China's help in persuading its long-time ally North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons, sending its envoy to Beijing as part of a campaign to press the North.

  • 07/01/2011 | World

    Market ends lower on banks, lackluster jobs data

    US stocks fell after a court ruling in a key foreclosure case prompted investors to pull out of bank stocks, adding to weakness after a lackluster jobs report.

  • 07/01/2011 | World

    US payrolls rise 103,000 in December, jobless rate falls

    The US economy created far fewer jobs that expected in December, suggesting the Federal Reserve will complete its asset buying program, but the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest in more than 1-1/2 years.

  • 08/01/2011 | World

    Israel envoy to discuss reviving peace talks in US

    An envoy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington next week to discuss ways to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, a statement from Netanyahu's office said.

  • 08/01/2011 | World

    US orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks records

    A US court has ordered Twitter to hand over details of the accounts of WikiLeaks and several supporters as part of a criminal investigation into the release of hundreds of thousands of confidential documents.

  • 11/01/2011 | World

    Assange due in UK court over Swedish extradition

    WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange is due to appear in a London court as lawyers draw the battle lines in his fight to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning about alleged sex crimes.

  • 11/01/2011 | World

    Energy shares lift Wall Street in light volume

    Energy shares helped the Dow and S&P 500 end a three-day losing streak, even as investors worried rising fuel costs will undercut economic growth. Meanwhile, European shares rose as a strong start to the US earnings season boosted optimism about upcoming company results.

  • 13/01/2011 | World

    WikiLeaks gives 15K for accused leaker defence

    WikiLeaks has contributed $15,100 to help defend a junior US soldier accused of leaking to it hundreds of thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables and other secret documents, a support group said.

  • 20/01/2011 | World

    Dow, S&P dip as F5 view hits Nasdaq, Google up late

    Stocks fell as lackluster tech and materials earnings failed to live up to heightened expectations, threatening to short-circuit a seven-week run.

  • 21/01/2011 | World

    GE lifts Dow, S&P 500 but S&P's 7-week streak ends

    The Dow and S&P 500 rose as General Electric Co's earnings put a positive tone on the economic recovery, snapping a two-day losing skid for the benchmark index.

  • 01/02/2013 | World

    US jobs data point to steady economic growth

    US Employment grew modestly in January and factory activity touched a nine-month high, supporting views the economy's mild recovery remained on track.

  • 01/02/2013 | World

    Despite weak Senate performance, Hagel may yet win Pentagon post

    Chuck Hagel's cautious testimony may not have won converts during his contentious nomination hearing for US defence secretary, but it appeared today not to have cost support he will need to be confirmed as the new Pentagon chief.

  • 10/01/2013 | World

    Rare Panda cub makes public debut at San Diego Zoo

    Xiao Liwu, the newest surviving giant panda born in captivity in the United States, made his public debut today at the San Diego Zoo by shunning the media but shining for the public.

  • 01/02/2013 | World

    Blast at US embassy in Turkey kills at least two

    An explosion at a side entrance to the US embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara killed at least two people today in what some Turkish media said may have been an attack by a suicide bomber.

  • 30/01/2013 | World

    Fed keeps stimulus in place as economy 'paused'

    The US Federal Reserve today left in place its monthly $85 billion bond-buying stimulus plan, saying economic growth had stalled but indicating the pullback was likely temporary.

  • 30/01/2013 | World

    Giffords seeks 'bold' action as US Congress takes up gun control

  • 29/01/2013 | World

    US Senate approves Kerry as secretary of state

    John Kerry's nomination as US President Barack Obama's new secretary of state sailed through the US Senate today, as his fellow senators voted overwhelmingly to confirm him to replace Hillary Clinton as the country's top diplomat.

  • 29/01/2013 | World

    Obama pushes Congress on immigration, split emerges

    US President Barack Obama pushed Congress today to overhaul the country's immigration system but disagreement with Republicans over securing the border with Mexico has already begun to sour bipartisan efforts.

  • 25/01/2013 | World

    Obama to launch immigration push in Nevada next week

    US President Barack Obama plans to launch his second-term push for a US immigration overhaul during a visit to Nevada next week and will make it a high priority to win congressional approval of a reform package this year, the White House said today.

  • 28/01/2013 | World

    US Senate approves $50.5 B Sandy aid package

    The US Senate today approved a $50.5 billion disaster aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy, three months after the storm destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in coastal New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

  • 28/01/2013 | World

    US Boy Scouts may end ban on gays

    US Boy Scouts is considering ending a longstanding national ban on gay youth and adult members and leaving policies on sexual orientation to its local organizations, a spokesman said today.

  • 22/01/2013 | World

    Protests mark anniversary of landmark US abortion ruling

    Americans marked the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, even as battles over the contentious issue have largely shifted from the federal courts to statehouses.

  • 22/01/2013 | World

    UN Security Council rebukes N.Korea, tightens sanctions

    The UN Security Council today unanimously condemned North Korea's December rocket launch and expanded existing UN sanctions thanks to a deal secured by the United States and Pyongyang's ally China.

  • 23/01/2013 | World

    Clinton angrily defends handling of Benghazi attack

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton angrily defended her handling of the Sept. 11 attack on the US mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi and denied any effort to mislead people.

  • 23/01/2013 | World

    US Congress passes Republican plan to extend debt limit

    The US House of Representatives today passed an extension of borrowing authority under the federal debt limit to May 19, putting the Republican plan on a fast track to enactment after top Senate Democrats endorsed it.

  • 24/01/2013 | World

    North Korea to target US with nuclear, rocket tests

    North Korea said today it would carry out further rocket launches and a nuclear test that would target the United States, dramatically stepping up its threats against a country it called its "sworn enemy".

  • 24/01/2013 | World

    Obama taps former federal prosecutor to head SEC

    US President Barack Obama today nominated former federal prosecutor Mary Jo White to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, picking a tough enforcement hand who more recently has defended Wall Street figures.

  • 24/01/2013 | World

    US Pentagon lifts ban on women in combat

    The decision by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, with the support of President Barack Obama, sets into motion a process that will open thousands of jobs to women in America's armed forces and an expand opportunities for career advancement.

  • 24/01/2013 | World

    'Arabian al Qaeda's number two is dead,' Yemeni official

    A Saudi who was freed by US authorities from detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, only to become second-in-command of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has died after being wounded by Yemeni security forces, a Yemeni security official said today.

  • 25/01/2013 | World

    North Korea threatens war with South over UN sanctions

    North Korea threatened to attack rival South Korea if Seoul joined a new round of tightened UN sanctions.

  • 18/01/2013 | World

    Flu in US still widespread, but starting to ease, CDC says

    Flu remains widespread in the United States and 29 children have died of complications from it, but there are signs the epidemic is easing, US health officials said today.

  • 18/01/2013 | World

    US Fed missed warning signs in 2007 as crisis gathered steam

    Top policymakers at the US Federal Reserve felt for most of 2007 that problems in housing and banking were isolated and unlikely to tear down the economy as they ultimately did.

  • 20/01/2013 | World

    Obama starts second term in low-key White House ceremony

    President Barack Obama took the official oath for his second term at the White House in a small, private ceremony that set a more subdued tone compared to the historic start of his presidency four years ago.

  • 21/01/2013 | World

    Obama looks 'to finish what we started' in second term

  • 21/01/2013 | World

    US House Republicans seek vote to extend debt limit to May 19

    Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives have scheduled a vote on Wednesday on a nearly four-month extension of US borrowing capacity, but the bill does not specify a dollar amount.

  • 22/01/2013 | World

    US begins transporting French troops, equipment to Mali

    The United States has started transporting French soldiers and equipment to Mali as part of its logistical aid to French forces fighting Islamist militants in the north of the country, a US official said.

  • 16/01/2013 | World

    Obama unveils biggest gun-control push in decades

    US President Barack Obama proposed a new assault weapons ban and mandatory background checks for all gun buyers today as he tried to channel national outrage over the Newtown school massacre into the biggest US gun-control push in decades.

  • 11/01/2013 | World

    Flu reaches epidemic level in US, says CDC

    Influenza has officially reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with 7.3 percent of deaths last week caused by pneumonia and the flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today.

  • 14/01/2013 | World

    Obama says refusal to lift debt ceiling would trigger economic chaos

    Obama, at a news conference, said the US economy was poised for a good year as long as Washington politics did not interfere.

  • 14/01/2013 | World

    Former President George H.W. Bush leaves hospital

    Former US President George H.W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital today after more than seven weeks of treatment for bronchitis and related ailments, according to a statement issued by a family spokesman.

  • 14/01/2013 | World

    Bernanke says raising the US debt ceiling is critical

    US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged US lawmakers to lift the country's borrowing limit to avoid a potentially disastrous debt default, warning that the economy was still at risk from political gridlock over the deficit.

  • 15/01/2013 | World

    Global shares slip, bonds gain on US debt ceiling fears

    World equity markets slipped and safe-haven US Treasury debt rose today as a looming battle in Washington over the government's borrowing limit and a recovery in the yen weakened demand for riskier assets.

  • 15/01/2013 | World

    Fitch warns on US, Spain ratings

    The United States faces a "material risk" of losing its triple-A status if there is a repeat of the wrangling seen in 2011 over raising the country's self-imposed debt ceiling, credit ratings firm Fitch said today.

  • 09/01/2013 | World

    Latina pioneer Solis resigning as US labour secretary

    Labour Secretary Hilda Solis, the first Latina to head a major US federal agency, announced plans to resign today, just as President Barack Obama faces questions about a lack of women in his second-term leadership team.

  • 06/01/2013 | World

    US drone attack kills 10 in Pakistan

    A US drone strike killed at least 10 people suspected to be Taliban fighters in Pakistan's northern tribal areas, intelligence sources said, days after another drone strike killed a top militant leader in the area.

  • 07/01/2013 | World

    Tanker hits San Francisco Bay Bridge

    An empty oil tanker struck a tower of the San Francisco Bay Bridge today but did not appear to spill any oil into the bay, the US Coast Guard and California state officials said.

  • 08/01/2013 | World

    US does not rule out complete pullout from Afghanistan after 2014

    The Obama administration does not rule out a complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan after 2014, the White House said today, just days before President Barack Obama is due to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

  • 08/01/2013 | World

    NRA, video game makers to meet with Biden gun task force this week

    The powerful US gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, is slated to meet with US Vice-President Joe Biden as he considers recommendations on how to respond to a mass shooting last month in Newtown, Connecticut, the White House said today.

  • 08/01/2013 | World

    Republican senator threatens to block Obama's CIA nominee

    A Republican US senator threatened today to block the confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominee to head the CIA until the administration provides more information to Congress about the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on US facilities in Benghazi, Libya.

  • 03/01/2013 | World

    Clinton resting, plans to return to the office next week

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is resting at home in New York after being treated for a blood clot and plans to return to her office next week, the US State Department said today.

  • 19/12/2012 | World

    'US fungal meningitis outbreak could have been much worse'

    As bad as the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak has been, so far infecting 620 people in 19 states and killing 39 of them, it could have been a lot worse, US health officials said today.

  • 04/01/2013 | World

    US House passes Sandy insurance bill amid anger over delay

    The US House of Representatives today approved $9.7 billion in initial federal funds for victims of Superstorm Sandy, with New York and New Jersey lawmakers still seething over delays in voting on the rest of a $60 billion aid package.

  • 04/01/2013 | World

    Mediocre job growth points to slow grind for US economy

    US employers kept their pace of hiring steady in December, falling short of the levels needed to bring down a still lofty unemployment rate and pointing to lackluster economic growth in 2013.

  • 05/01/2013 | World

    Obama says US can't afford more showdowns over debt, deficits

    Fresh from the long legislative fight to prevent a "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and spending cuts, President Barack Obama warned on Saturday that the United States could not afford further budget showdowns this year or in the future.

  • 02/01/2013 | World

    FBI: Gun purchasers set new record in December

    The number of FBI background checks for US gun purchases set a record in December, as the Connecticut school massacre prompted renewed talk of limits on firearms, according to new FBI data.

  • 02/01/2013 | World

    Hillary Clinton discharged from NY hospital

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was discharged from a New York hospital today after being treated for a blood clot near her brain and her doctors expect her to make a full recovery, the State Department said.

  • 01/01/2013 | World

    FDA new drug approvals hit 16-year high in 2012

    US regulators approved 39 new drugs in 2012, the most in 16 years, suggesting that pharmaceutical makers are poised for growth after losing billions of dollars in recent years to generic drug makers because of patent expirations.

  • 02/01/2013 | World

    US House passes 'fiscal cliff' deal

    The United States averted economic calamity when lawmakers approved a deal to prevent huge tax hikes and spending cuts that would have pushed the world's largest economy off a "fiscal cliff" and into recession.

  • 27/12/2012 | World

    US lawmakers, Obama in last chance talks on 'fiscal cliff'

    US President Barack Obama and lawmakers are launching a last chance round of budget talks just days before a New Year's deadline to reach a deal or watch the economy go off a "fiscal cliff."

  • 28/12/2012 | World

    Putin signs ban on US adoptions of Russian children

    President Vladimir Putin signed a law that bans Americans from adopting Russian children and imposes other measures in retaliation for new US legislation meant to punish Russian human rights abusers.

  • 01/01/2013 | World

    US Senate approves 'fiscal cliff' deal, crisis eased

    The Senate moved the US economy back from the edge of a "fiscal cliff" , voting to avoid imminent tax hikes and spending cuts in a bipartisan deal that could still face stiff challenges in the House of Representatives.

  • 01/01/2013 | World

    Maryland ushers in New Year with its first gay weddings

    Seven gay couples in Maryland rang in the New Year with wedding bells early today, the first wave of nuptials since voters in the state backed the legalization of same-sex marriage.

  • 01/01/2013 | World

    US 'fiscal cliff' crisis heads to resolution in Congress

    A months-long battle over the US "fiscal cliff" headed to a close today as the House of Representatives moved toward final approval of a bipartisan deal meant to prevent Washington from pushing the world's biggest economy into recession.

  • 28/12/2012 | World

    Maine gets set to ring wedding bells for same-sex couples

    Same-sex couples in Maine were counting down the hours today until the first wedding bells were due to ring, less than two months after state residents approved gay marriage in a historic vote.

  • 29/12/2012 | World

    US Senate leaders work to avoid New Year's 'fiscal cliff'

    Congressional negotiators burrowed into their Capitol offices to see if they can stop the US economy from falling off of a "fiscal cliff" in just three days when the biggest tax increases ever to hit Americans in one shot are scheduled to begi

  • 29/12/2012 | World

    Former President George H.W. Bush moved out of intensive care

    Former President George H.W. Bush's condition has improved enough for him to be moved out of the intensive care unit and into a regular room at the Houston hospital where he was admitted more than a month ago, a spokesman said.

  • 30/12/2012 | World

    Washington pushes United States to edge of 'fiscal cliff'

    US lawmakers pushed the country to the edge of the "fiscal cliff" as they struggled to reach a last-minute deal that could protect the world's largest economy from a politically induced recession.

  • 20/12/2012 | World

    Boehner abandons fiscal cliff plan as Republicans defect

    US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner faced an embarrassing setback today when he failed to unite his Republican lawmakers behind an effort designed to extract concessions from President Barack Obama in year-end "fiscal cliff" talks.

  • 21/12/2012 | World

    Four dead, 3 police injured in Pennsylvania shooting, media reports

    Four people were killed today during a shooting in Frankstown Township, Pennsylvania, including the gunman, while three Pennsylvania state troopers were injured, the Altoona Mirror reported, citing the county prosecutor.

  • 21/12/2012 | World

    Obama announces John Kerry nomination for secretary of state

    President Barack Obama on Friday nominated US Senator John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, marking his first major step in the overhaul of his national security team on the cusp of his second term.

  • 23/12/2012 | World

    North Korea could have US within missile range

    This month's rocket launch by reclusive North Korea shows it has likely developed the technology, long suspected in the West, to fire a warhead more than 10,000 km, South Korean officials said, putting the US West Coast in range.

  • 24/12/2012 | World

    Two New York firefighters shot dead at scene of fire

    At least two upstate New York firefighters were shot and killed and two wounded today at the scene of an early morning house fire in a suburb of Rochester, according to local news reports.

  • 25/12/2012 | World

    Storm brings white Christmas, tornado threat to central US

    A major winter storm brought a rare white Christmas to the southern US plains today, contributing to a 21-vehicle pile-up that shut down a major highway in Oklahoma and the death of a Texas man.

  • 26/12/2012 | World

    Washington stirs to prevent 'fiscal cliff' as Obama heads home

    Efforts to prevent the US economy from going over a "fiscal cliff" stirred back to life today with less than a week to go before potentially disastrous tax hikes and spending cuts kick in at the New Year.

  • 27/12/2012 | World

    Global shares drop on US budget worries

    US stocks fell for a fourth day today, but recovered most of their losses after the House of Representatives, in the barest sign of progress, said it would come back to work on avoiding the "fiscal cliff" this weekend. Meanwhile, European shares ended flat.

  • 13/12/2012 | World

    Susan Rice withdraws as secretary of state candidate

    Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the United Nations and a close confidante of US President Barack Obama, withdrew her name from consideration as secretary of state today in the face of what promised to be a contentious Senate confirmation battle.

  • 18/12/2012 | World

    NRA breaks silence, pledges to help stop US massacres

    The National Rifle Association said today it wanted to contribute meaningfully to prevent another massacre like the Connecticut shooting, suggesting a sharp change in tone for the largest US gun rights group.

  • 16/12/2012 | World

    Boehner opens door to tax hikes, shifts US fiscal cliff talks

    US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner's offer to accept a tax rate increase for the wealthiest Americans knocks down a key Republican road block to a deal resolving the year-end "fiscal cliff."

  • 17/12/2012 | World

    Boehner and Obama conclude latest fiscal talks, no word of progress

    US President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner met at White House for about 45 minutes today, but there was no word of any progress in their bid to avert the looming "fiscal cliff," an aide said.

  • 17/12/2012 | World

    Schools in two other Connecticut towns in lockdown

    Schools in two Connecticut towns were in lockdown today, the first day children returned to class since Friday's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

  • 12/12/2012 | World

    Gunman kills two at Oregon mall before taking own life

    A gunman opened fire inside a shopping centre yesterday afternoon in Oregon, US, killing at least two people, critically wounding a young woman and terrorizing holiday shoppers before shooting himself to death, police said.

  • 12/12/2012 | World

    Fed ramps up stimulus in new approach to support growth

    The Federal Reserve ramped up its stimulus to the economy yesterday, expressing disappointment with the pace of recovery in employment as contentious US budget talks heighten uncertainty about the outlook.

  • 15/12/2012 | World

    Police identify victims of Connecticut school shooting

  • 15/12/2012 | World

    US Secretary of State Clinton recovering from concussion

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who cancelled a planned overseas trip last weekend because of illness, is recovering at home after fainting due to dehydration and sustaining a concussion, a State Department spokesman said today.

  • 14/12/2012 | World

    Twenty-eight killed in Connecticut school shooting massacre

  • 14/12/2012 | World

    'Obama remains committed to trying to renew a ban on assault weapons'

    President Barack Obama has been notified about the "tragic" shooting incident at an elementary school in Connecticut and will receive regular updates throughout the day, the White House said.

  • 13/12/2012 | World

    Attack near Afghan base after Panetta visit

    A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden car near a NATO base in southern Afghanistan today soon after a visit by US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, killing two people and wounding 16, Afghan and NATO officials said.

  • 07/12/2012 | World

    US Supreme Court to review same-sex marriage cases

    The US Supreme Court seized center stage in a historic social policy debate over same-sex marriage on Friday by agreeing to review the validity under the US.Constitution of a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

  • 10/12/2012 | World

    US 'fiscal cliff' talks fail to reach common ground

    The White House and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner's office held more negotiations today on ways to break the "fiscal cliff" stalemate, although neither side showed any public signs that they were ready to give ground.

  • 11/12/2012 | World

    Michigan passes public sector 'right-to-work' law amid protests

    US Republican-majority Michigan legislature gave final approval to "right-to-work" restrictions on public sector unions in a state considered a stronghold of organized labour, as protesters chanted in the gallery and thousands rallied outside.

  • 06/12/2012 | World

    With focus on opposition, US races against time on Syria

    The United States is racing to finalize elements of its Syria strategy, planning new steps to shape and strengthen the still-fragmented opposition as signs build that the country is nearing a tipping point in the 20-month rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad.

  • 05/12/2012 | World

    World's oldest person dies in the US at 116

    A 116-year-old woman listed by Guinness World Records as the oldest living person anywhere around the globe died yesterday in a nursing home in the US state of Georgia soon after having her hair done.

  • 03/12/2012 | World

    US high court delays action on same-sex marriage cases

    The US Supreme Court today put off deciding whether to enter the legal fray over same-sex marriage - at least until Friday when it could agree to hear one of several pending appeals on the issue.

  • 04/12/2012 | World

    US denies Iran's reports of captured drone

    Iran said it had captured a US intelligence drone in its airspace over the Gulf in the last few days, but the US military quickly denied having lost any unmanned aircraft in the Middle East.

  • 30/11/2012 | World

    US consumer spending falls after superstorm Sandy

    Consumer spending fell in October for the first time in five months as superstorm Sandy choked off car sales, suggesting slower economic growth in the fourth quarter.

  • 02/12/2012 | World

    Suicide bombers attack US base in Afghanistan

    Suicide attackers detonated bombs and fired rockets outside a major US base in Afghanistan today, killing five people in a brazen operation that highlighted the country's security challenges ahead of the 2014 NATO combat troop pullout.

  • 29/11/2012 | World

    US gives Iran until March to cooperate with IAEA

    The United States set a March deadline today for Iran to start cooperating in substance with a UN nuclear agency investigation, saying it would otherwise urge reporting the issue to the UN Security Council.

  • 28/11/2012 | World

    US Appeals Court grants emergency halt on Argentine bond payment

    A US appeals court yesterday granted an emergency stay order that gives Argentina more time to argue against making a $1.33 billion payment to investors who rejected two debt restructurings in the nation's 2002 sovereign debt default.

  • 27/11/2012 | World

    Mexico's Peña Nieto backs Obama immigration reform push

    Mexican President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto backed President Barack Obama's planned push for US immigration reform, pledged cooperation on border security and promised efforts to reduce violence in his own country.

  • 20/11/2012 | World

    Hamas says Gaza truce agreed; Israel, Egypt say no deal yet

  • 20/11/2012 | World

    Budget fight threatens US recession, Bernanke says

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said today that 2013 could be a "very good year" for the US economy if politicians can strike a quick deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.

  • 19/11/2012 | World

    Obama offers praise, pressure on historic Myanmar trip

    Barack Obama became the first American president to visit Myanmar, using a six-hour trip to balance US praise for the government's progress in shaking off military rule with pressure to complete the process of democratic reform.

  • 13/11/2012 | World

    US warns against kicking fiscal crisis down the road

    US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned against extending all the US tax breaks to give Washington additional time to broker a deficit reduction deal, saying it would create more uncertainty in the markets.

  • 20/11/2012 | World

    World pressure for Gaza truce intensifies as Clinton heads to Israel

    The UN chief called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip today and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to the region with a message that escalation of the conflict was in nobody's interest.

  • 23/11/2012 | World

    US shoppers welcome early start to 'Black Friday'

    US retailers declared their experiment with earlier store openings to kick off the holiday shopping season a success on Friday, with those new hours expected to be a Thanksgiving night staple for more retailers next year.

  • 17/11/2012 | World

    Obama discusses Israel, Palestine violence with Turkey's PM

  • 18/11/2012 | World

    Obama in Thailand on first post-election trip abroad

    President Barack Obama kicked off a three-country Asian tour with a visit to Thailand, using his first post-election trek overseas to try to show he is serious about shifting the US strategic focus eastwards.

  • 15/11/2012 | World

    BP agrees to record criminal penalties for US oil spill

    BP Plc will pay $4.5 billion in penalties and plead guilty to felony misconduct in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which caused the worst US offshore oil spill ever. The settlement includes a $1.256 billion criminal fine, the largest such levy in US history, the oil company said today.

  • 14/11/2012 | World

    Obama calls for rich to pay more, keep middle-class cuts

    President Barack Obama today pushed for his proposal to have the wealthy pay more in taxes as a way to tame the federal deficit, taking a hard line in his opening bid before he begins fiscal talks with US lawmakers later in the week.

  • 01/11/2012 | World

    Frazzled New Yorkers fret about long road back to normalcy

    New York authorities have made a big push for normalcy after megastorm Sandy, but for many residents dealing with water-logged homes, power outages, gasoline shortages and painfully slow commutes, things are far from that.

  • 12/11/2012 | World

    US Congress comes back to confront 'fiscal cliff'

    Amid a global fright over Washington's political brinkmanship, US lawmakers return to the capital tomorrow with a seven-week deadline to reach agreement on scheduled tax hikes and budget cuts that threaten to trigger another recession.

  • 07/11/2012 | World

    World leaders respond to Obama election victory

    After President Barack Obama's re-election, world leaders expressed hope for stronger cooperation with the United States on issues ranging from the struggle against Islamic extremism to international trade.

  • 10/11/2012 | World

    Vatican vows to fight gay marriage after gains in US, Europe

    The Vatican, reacting to strong gains for gay marriage in the United States and Europe, today pledged never to stop fighting attempts to "erase" the privileged role of heterosexual marriage, which it called it "an achievement of civilisation".

  • 09/11/2012 | World

    Obama plans 'fiscal cliff' statement

    President Barack Obama will join the battle over the US "fiscal cliff" today for the first time since voters gave him a second term in office.

  • 09/11/2012 | World

    Iran, UN nuclear agency to resume talks in December

    Iran will return to talks with the UN nuclear agency next month, both sides said today, the latest push to seek a peaceful end to a dispute that has raised fears of a new Middle East war.

  • 07/11/2012 | World

    Fitch threatens to downgrade Obama's US

    In the midst of the honeymoon of the reelection of US President Barack Obama, Fitch Ratings agency called the newly appointed head of state to quickly "secure agreement on avoiding the 'fiscal cliff' and raising the debt ceiling," to retain its "AAA" status.

  • 07/11/2012 | World

    Wintry storm brings new woe to hard-hit US Northeast

    A wintry storm dropped snow and rain on the US Northeast  bringing dangerous winds and knocking out power in a region where hundreds of thousands were still in the dark after Superstorm Sandy.

  • 08/11/2012 | World

    Wintry storm hits Northeast, slowing Sandy recovery

    A winter storm brought snow, rain and dangerous winds to the US Northeast, plunging many residents of the most populous region of the country back into darkness just as they were recovering from Superstorm Sandy.

  • 06/11/2012 | World

    US election intensely followed via Twitter

    The US presidential election votes counts had an intense aftermath in Twitter, as the social network registered more than 11 million tweets over the election a few hours after the polls closed in the East Coast.

  • 07/11/2012 | World

    US House stays in Republican control, Democrats retain Senate

    The US House of Representatives was left pretty much unchanged by voters with control firmly in Republican hands while Democrats held the majority in the Senate, according to projections.

  • 07/11/2012 | World

    Electoral results displayed at the top of the Empire State

  • 02/11/2012 | World

    Anger grows over fuel shortage in storm-hit Northeast

    A third day of gasoline "panic buying" among storm-stricken motorists in the New York area and New Jersey prompted authorities to tap emergency oil reserves and ordered the military to dispatch fuel, while limited deliveries from pipelines and oil barges offered a glimmer of relief.

  • 02/11/2012 | World

    Con Ed-570,000 customers still without power after Sandy in NY

    New Yorkers are still suffering the aftermath of moster storm Sandy. Power company Consolidated Edison Inc said today about 570,000 homes and businesses in the City and Westchester County were still without power.

  • 02/11/2012 | World

    US payrolls rise sharply in October

    Employers added 171,000 people to their payrolls last month, the Labor Department said today. The government also said 84,000 more jobs were created in August and September than initially estimated.

  • 02/11/2012 | World

    New York after Sandy: a tale of two cities

    By Adrian Bono, Special Correspondent in NY.


  • 03/11/2012 | World

    Romney, Obama make final push

    Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama hopscotched across the country on Saturday in a final push to squeeze out victory from the handful of states that will decide Tuesday's presidential election.

  • 04/11/2012 | World

    US storm victims face housing crisis as cold snap hits

    A housing crisis loomed in New York City as victims of superstorm Sandy struggled without heat in near-freezing temperatures on Sunday and nearly 1 million people in neighboring New Jersey shivered in the dark without power.

  • 04/11/2012 | World

    Obama, Romney approach photo-finish election day

    The race for the White House remained in essentially a dead heat ahead of Tuesday's election but US President Barack Obama holds a slim edge over Republican candidate Mitt Romney in the key state of Ohio, according to a Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll released today.

  • 05/11/2012 | World

    G20 seeks more wiggle room on austerity pledges

    The world's leading economies gave themselves a bit more wiggle room to meet targets for cutting budget deficits rather than risk worsening a slowdown in many countries, chief among them the United States.

  • 06/11/2012 | World

    Emotional Obama ends campaign in Iowa with call for change

    An emotional President Barack Obama ended his final campaign in Iowa, the place that launched his first White House bid and that could hold the key to his political future.

  • 05/11/2012 | World

    Sandy: Hard-hit Staten Island tries to recover

    By Adrián Bono, Special Correspondent in NY.

  • 06/11/2012 | World

    US election: How the Electoral College works

    The US Electoral College was established in the Constitution as a compromise between electing a president by a vote in Congress and by popular vote of citizens. Here are some facts about it.

  • 06/11/2012 | World

    Ryan ends US campaign with a blessing and visit home

    Eighty-six days after Paul Ryan was introduced as Mitt Romney's running mate aboard the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia, the Republican vice presidential candidate returned to his home state of Wisconsin, putting an end to a marathon stretch of campaigning with one final rally.

  • 06/11/2012 | World

    On election day, Obama plays basketball while Romney still campaigning

    On election day and in the last hours of voting, President Barack Obama followed an old tradition while his rival Mitt Romney was still campaigning.

  • 06/11/2012 | World

    Despite low temps, New Yorkers stood in line for hours to vote

    By Adrián Bono, Special Correspondent in NY.

  • 31/10/2012 | World

    Obama will return to campaign trail tomorrow

    US President Barack Obama will return to active campaigning tomorrow with a trip to the battleground state of Nevada, the White House said in a statement.

  • 16/10/2012 | World

    Obama gets tough on Romney in debate rematch

    US President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney clashed repeatedly on jobs, energy and Libya in their second debate, with Obama moving aggressively to challenge his opponent.

  • 30/10/2012 | World

    NYSE to test new plan; trading floor undamaged by storm

    NYSE Euronext said it plans to test a new contingency plan to help resume stalled US equity trading, and added that its famed trading floor is not yet damaged by Sandy, one of the biggest storms to hit the United States.

  • 30/10/2012 | World

    Sandy leaves US East crippled

    Millions of people across the eastern United States awoke to scenes of destruction wrought by monster storm Sandy.

  • 30/10/2012 | World

    Bloomberg: Fire destroyed 80 houses in Queens

    A fire destroyed 80 houses in Queens during the night, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters during a press conference earlier.

  • 31/10/2012 | World

    Flood ebbs, Northeast picks up after epic storm

  • 28/10/2012 | World

    Hurricane Sandy threatens havoc on US East Coast

    Authorities shut transit systems and ordered some evacuations as tens of millions of people on the US East Coast braced on Sunday for Hurricane Sandy, a gigantic storm forecast to deliver battering winds, dangerous flooding and even heavy snowfall.

  • 29/10/2012 | World

    US markets shut on Tuesday, focus shifts to Wednesday

    Hurricane Sandy will close US stock markets for a second day on Tuesday, as Wall Street turned its attention to whether markets would be able to resume functioning on the month's final trading day on Wednesday.

  • 30/10/2012 | World

    US East Coast reels from massive, deadly storm

  • 30/10/2012 | World

    US nuclear plant declares 'alert' after Sandy storm surge

    Exelon Corp declared an "alert" at its New Jersey Oyster Creek nuclear power plant due to a record storm surge, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said, warning that a further water rise could force the country's oldest working plant to use emergency water supplies to cool spent uranium fuel rods.

  • 25/10/2012 | World

    US CEOs call for action to reduce federal deficit

    Chief executives of more than 80 big US corporations, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Boeing, joined forces today to pressure Congress to reduce the federal deficit with tax reform and spending cuts.

  • 25/10/2012 | World

    Hurricane Sandy threatens US after hammering Cuba

    Hurricane Sandy swelled into a serious threat to much of the US East Coast on Thursday after hammering Cuba's second-largest city and taking aim at the Bahamas, US forecasters said.

  • 26/10/2012 | World

    US economy grows 2%

    The US Commerce Department announced today gross domestic product expanded at a 2.0 percent annual rate, accelerating from the second quarter's 1.3 percent pace.

  • 20/10/2012 | World

    US says death toll rises to 23 in meningitis outbreak

    The US death toll from fungal meningitis linked to potentially contaminated steroid injections has risen by two to 23, with North Carolina reporting its first death, health officials said today.

  • 21/10/2012 | World

    Iran denies report of plans for nuclear talks with US

    Iran denied a report in a US newspaper that it had plans for direct talks with the United States over its disputed nuclear program.

  • 22/10/2012 | World

    Obama, Romney clash over foreign policy in last debate

    US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney clashed over US military strength and how to deal with crises in the Middle East in a third and final debate as polls showed them in deadlock two weeks before the Nov. 6 election.

  • 23/10/2012 | World

    Obama takes final debate, poll

    President Obama scored a clear two-to-one victory against Mitt Romney during the final presidential debate, according to an instant poll of uncommitted voters.

  • 24/10/2012 | World

    Wall Street slips, as European shares halt slide on China data

    US stocks ended lower for a second day, as investors soured on another round of underwhelming corporate results and the Federal Reserve said it would stick to its stimulus plan. Meanwhile, European shares halted a three-day slide.

  • 24/10/2012 | World

    Fed sticks to stimulus plan, says economy a bit firmer

    The Federal Reserve stuck to its plan to keep stimulating US growth until the job market improves even as it acknowledged some parts of the economy were looking a bit better.

  • 12/10/2012 | World

    'Million Muppet March' planned to defend US backing for PBS

    Plans to save Big Bird, the fuzzy yellow character on US public television's "Sesame Street," from possible extinction are taking shape in the form of a puppet-based protest next month dubbed the "Million Muppet March."

  • 11/10/2012 | World

    USDA raises cotton stock estimate again; prices fall

    The US Department of Agriculture has raised its 2012/13 global ending stock forecast for cotton to record highs for a third consecutive month, sending prices down and reinforcing concerns about weakening demand from China, the world's largest textile market.

  • 13/10/2012 | World

    Finance leaders back EU, US to-do list to shield growth

    World finance leaders endorsed a checklist of policy reforms aimed at pressuring Europe and the United States to tackle debt troubles that threaten to choke off global growth.

  • 18/07/2012 | World

    'We'll need US$1 trillion in savings if tax cuts for rich were extended,' US Geithner says

    US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gave grasping remarks today at a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council celebrated in Washington DC, including that “a balance mix of reforms are needed for dig out of fiscal hole.”

  • 15/10/2012 | World

    Meningitis outbreak expands to 15 states with Pennsylvania case

    A fungal meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroid injections expanded to 15 states as Pennsylvania reported its first case of the disease that has killed 15 people nationwide.

  • 08/10/2012 | World

    Romney casts Obama's foreign policy as weak, dangerous

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivered a sweeping critique of US President Barack Obama's handling of threats in the Middle East, saying Obama's lack of leadership had made the volatile region more dangerous.

  • 09/10/2012 | World

    IMF: Global financial confidence 'very fragile,' euro crisis key threat

    The International Monetary Fund urged European policymakers to deepen the financial and fiscal ties within the euro area with some urgency to restore sagging confidence in the global financial system.

  • 09/10/2012 | World

    US meningitis deaths rise, prompting call for tighter drug rules

    A rare US outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to steroid injections has claimed four more lives with Florida the latest state to report at least one death linked to the illness in a widening health scare, authorities said.

  • 06/10/2012 | World

    Deadly meningitis outbreak spreads to eighth US state

    A widening outbreak of fungal meningitis has spread to Minnesota, which reported two cases to become the eighth US state affected, officials said.

  • 04/10/2012 | World

    Romney goes on offensive in first debate with Obama

    Mitt Romney battled back in his uphill drive to oust President Barack Obama with an aggressive debate performance that put his campaign on a more positive footing after weeks of stumbles and knocked Obama off-stride.

  • 05/10/2012 | World

    US jobless rate drops to lowest point in 4 years

    The Labor Department said today the unemployment rate, a key focus in the race for the White House, dropped by 0.3 percentage point to its lowest point since January 2009.

  • 03/10/2012 | World

    Obama and Romney battle over economy at debate

    Mitt Romney accused US President Barack Obama on Wednesday of promoting "trickle-down government" policies that are burdening the US economy, as the Republican candidate sought to use a high-stakes debate to right his struggling campaign before the Nov. 6 presidential election.

  • 29/09/2012 | World

    US vice presidential candidates seek votes

    Vice President Joe Biden and Republican rival Paul Ryan sought votes in political battleground states today while their running mates took a day off the campaign trail ahead of a potentially make-or-break debate next week.

  • 26/09/2012 | World

    'Iran is under military threat by uncivilized Zionists,' Ahmadinejad

    Iran is under threat of military action from "uncivilized Zionists," a clear reference to Israel, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today, saying that such threats are designed to force nations into submission.

  • 31/08/2012 | World

    WTO notified by Argentina over US beef import restrictions

    Argentina has officially lodged a dispute against US restrictions on imports of Argentinean beef and other meat products, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said today.

  • 01/09/2012 | World

    Obama says Republican ideas from 'last century'

    President Barack Obama tried to bolster his re-election campaign today with a fierce critique of the Republicans' convention and a plea to supporters to cast their ballots as early as possible.

  • 17/09/2012 | World

    Apple's iPhone 5 pre-orders shatter previous record

    Demand for Apple Inc's new smartphone, the iPhone 5, has exceeded initial supply, making it the fastest-selling iPhone ever and pushing the delivery date for some pre-orders to next month.

  • 17/09/2012 | World

    Occupy Wall Street marks anniversary, dozens arrested

    New York police today arrested dozens of Occupy Wall Street activists who gathered in the city's financial district, where they sought to disrupt traffic and surround the New York Stock Exchange as part of a day of protests to mark the movement's first anniversary.

  • 18/09/2012 | World

    Wall Street ends flat as European shares drop

    US stocks ended flat to slightly lower after bellwether FedEx cut its profit forecast and investors pulled back after last week's rally on central bank stimulus. Meanwhile, European shares fell on Spain.

  • 18/09/2012 | World

    Al Qaeda in North Africa urges killing of more US envoys

    Al Qaeda's affiliate in North Africa urged Muslims to kill representatives of the US government in the region in retaliation for a film that mocks the Prophet Mohammad, saying it welcomed last week's revenge killing of the US ambassador in Libya.

  • 18/09/2012 | World

    Iran launches submarine as US navy drills in Gulf

    Iran launched a submarine and a destroyer into the Gulf from Bandar Abbas port at the same time as US and allied navies held exercises in the same waters to practice keeping oil shipping lanes open.

  • 19/09/2012 | World

    China seeks better military ties with US

    China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping held his first talks with a foreign official since vanishing from the public eye nearly two weeks ago, telling US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta he wanted to advance ties with the United States.

  • 20/09/2012 | World

    Arab nuclear 'goodwill gesture' fails to impress Israel, US

    Arab states said they had decided as a "goodwill gesture" to refrain from targeting Israel with a resolution over its assumed nuclear arsenal at the UN atomic agency's annual assembly this week.

  • 21/09/2012 | World

    Grumbles over maps as Apple's iPhone 5 hits stores

    IPhone aficionados queued around city blocks today to get their hands on Apple Inc's new iPhone 5 - but complaints about inaccurate maps and the lack of a mobile wallet feature were voiced amid the excitement.

  • 24/09/2012 | World

    Apple sells out of iPhone 5; sales top 5 million

    Apple Inc sold out of its latest smartphone, with more than 5 million iPhone 5 sold in the three days since it hit stores, the company said today.

  • 24/09/2012 | World

    Libyan govt puts army in charge of Benghazi militias

    Libya's government, seeking to assert its authority over private militias following the killing of US diplomats in Benghazi, placed two powerful freelance units in the city under the command of full-time army officers.

  • 04/09/2012 | World

    US lays out examples of 'gross negligence' by BP

    The US Justice Department is ramping up its rhetoric against BP PLC for the massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, describing in new court papers examples of what it calls "gross negligence and willful misconduct."

  • 05/09/2012 | World

    Iran says it treats Israeli military threats as American

    Iran makes no distinction between US and Israeli interests and will retaliate against both countries if attacked, an Iranian military commander said.

  • 05/09/2012 | World

    Airlines must stand trial over 9/11 negligence claims, says US judge

    A US judge ruled that AMR Corp's American Airlines and United Continental Holdings Inc must face trial over claims relating to the Sept. 11 attacks that destroyed the landmark towers of the World Trade Center in New York almost 11 years ago, court documents showed.

  • 06/09/2012 | World

    US urges Iraq to inspect Iran supply flights to Syria

    US officials are questioning Iraq about Iranian flights in Iraqi airspace suspected of ferrying weapons to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose conflict with rebels threatens to drag his neighbors into a regional struggle.

  • 06/09/2012 | World

    Obama unites hope with realism in pitch for re-election

    US President Barack Obama asked US citizens for patience in rebuilding the weak economy as he appealed for a new term in office and defiantly rejected Republican Mitt Romney's proposals to restore growth.

  • 07/09/2012 | World

    US jobs growth cools in August

    US jobs growth slowed sharply in August, setting the stage for the Federal Reserve to pump additional money into the sluggish economy next week and dealing a blow to President Obama as he seeks reelection in November.

  • 07/09/2012 | World

    Obama: ‘We need to create more jobs faster’

    US President Barack Obama said today the labor market is not hiring workers fast enough, following the release of a government report that showed weaker-than-expected employment figures.

  • 09/09/2012 | World

    After Russia talks, Clinton sees divisions on Syria

    Sharp divisions remain with Moscow over the Syria crisis, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, as she wrapped up an Asia tour in which she also made little headway with China on easing tensions in the South China Sea.

  • 11/09/2012 | World

    Germany says US debt levels 'much too high'

    German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble questioned how the United States could deal with its high levels of government debt after November's presidential election.

  • 11/09/2012 | World

    US may lose triple-A debt rating

    The United States may lose its triple-A debt rating if next year's budget negotiations do not produce policies that over time decrease the country's debt, Moody's Investors Service said.

  • 11/09/2012 | World

    US Cairo, Libya missions attacked

    Protesters in Egypt and Libya attacked US diplomatic missions in a spasm of violence that led to the death of a State Department officer at the consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi after fierce clashes at the compound.

  • 11/09/2012 | World

    Whistleblower in UBS tax case gets record $104 million

    The whistleblower in a breakthrough tax fraud case against Swiss bank UBS AG has won a record-setting $104 million reward from the US Internal Revenue Service, a handsome payout that could entice more informants to come forward.

  • 12/09/2012 | World

    United Nations condemns attack on US diplomats in Libya

    The United Nations strongly condemned an assault that killed the US ambassador to Libya and three embassy staff and said the "horrific and tragic attack" further spotlighted the security challenges facing Libyan authorities.

  • 13/09/2012 | World

    US embassies attacked in Yemen, Egypt after Libya envoy killed

    Demonstrators attacked the US embassies in Yemen and Egypt today in protest at a film they consider blasphemous to Islam and American warships headed to Libya following the death of the US ambassador there in related violence earlier in the week.

  • 13/09/2012 | World

    Fed launches big stimulus, to buy bonds until jobs rebound

    The Federal Reserve launched another aggressive stimulus program, saying it will buy US$40 billion of mortgage debt per month and continue to purchase assets until the outlook for jobs improves substantially.

  • 13/09/2012 | World

    Romney says US seems 'at the mercy of events' in world

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized President Barack Obama's handling of foreign policy after four Americans were killed in Libya, saying the United States seems at the mercy of world events.

  • 15/09/2012 | World

    Fury over Mohammad video simmers on in Muslim world

    A wave of furious anti-Western protests against a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad abated a little on Saturday, but US policy in the Muslim world remained overshadowed by 13 minutes of amateurish video on the Internet.

  • 24/08/2012 | World

    Bernanke says Fed has scope to provide more stimulus

    The Federal Reserve has room to deliver additional monetary stimulus to boost the US economy, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told a Congressional oversight panel in a letter.

  • 04/09/2012 | World

    China warns US not to take sides in sea disputes

    China warned the United States not to get involved in South China Sea territorial disputes as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to Beijing pledging to pass on a strong message on the need to calm regional tension.

  • 22/08/2012 | World

    US Budget Office sees worse economic wreckage from 'fiscal cliff'

    Massive spending cuts and tax hikes due next year will cause even worse economic damage than previously thought if Washington fails to come up with a solution, US Congress' budget office said.

  • 22/08/2012 | World

    Fed ready to ease 'fairly soon,' minutes show

    The Federal Reserve is likely to deliver another round of monetary stimulus "fairly soon" unless the economy improves considerably, minutes from the central bank's August meeting show.

  • 22/08/2012 | World

    US defends restrictions on Argentine lemons, beef

    The United States today defended its restrictions on imports of beef and lemons from Argentina after the South American country said it planned to challenge the measures at the World Trade Organization.

  • 23/08/2012 | World

    US jobless claims rise to highest level in five weeks

    The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, suggesting the labor market is healing too slowly to make much of a dent in the unemployment rate.

  • 23/08/2012 | World

    Fed official says economy data has improved in recent weeks

    A Federal Reserve official today leaned against the impression that the US central bank was locked into easing monetary policy at its meeting next month, noting that economic data had improved in recent weeks.

  • 23/08/2012 | World

    China escalates US trade dispute, requests WTO decision

    In a move that escalates a trade row with the United States, China said it would ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to adjudicate a dispute over US punitive import duties on 22 Chinese exports, including solar panels and steel products.

  • 05/08/2012 | World

    Romney says more Fed stimulus would not help US economy

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that a fresh round of monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve would not help the fragile US economy.

  • 05/08/2012 | World

    Seven dead, including gunman, in shooting at Wisconsin Sikh temple

    A shooting during Sunday services at a Sikh temple left at least seven people dead, including a gunman, and at least three critically wounded, and police said they were still searching for other assailants.

  • 06/08/2012 | World

    Bernanke: despite recovery, many facing tough times

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that although broad measurements of the economy point to recovery, many people and businesses are facing tough times.

  • 30/07/2012 | World

    Palestinians accuse Romney of undermining peace prospects

    Palestinians accused US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney of undermining peace prospects by calling Jerusalem "the capital of Israel", ignoring their own claims to the city and most world opinion.

  • 06/08/2012 | World

    Obama urges 'soul searching' on ways to reduce gun violence

    US President Barack Obama said that mass killings like the weekend shooting rampage at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin were happening with "too much regularity" and should prompt soul searching by all Americans on ways to reduce gun violence.

  • 08/08/2012 | World

    Obama's lead over Romney grows despite voters' pessimism

    US citizens are increasingly pessimistic about the future but voters do not seem to be holding it against Democratic President Barack Obama, who slightly expanded his lead over Republican rival Mitt Romney this month, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll says.

  • 13/08/2012 | World

    First woman to moderate US presidential debate in 20 years

    CNN's Candy Crowley will become the first woman in 20 years to moderate a US presidential debate when she questions US President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney in October.

  • 15/08/2012 | World

    'Obama's campaign is all about division and hatred,' Romney

    US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attacked President Barack Obama again for running a campaign that was "all about division and attack and hatred."

  • 16/08/2012 | World

    Bloody day of blasts in Iraq kills more than 70

    A series of bombings and shootings killed more than 70 people across Iraq in a bloody day of attacks underscoring the country's struggle with a stubborn insurgency more than half a year after the US military withdrew.

  • 19/08/2012 | World

    Magnitude 5.6 quake hits off US West Coast

    A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off the coast of the US West Coast state of Washington today, the United States Geological Survey said.

  • 20/08/2012 | World

    US Court rejects Argentina's sovereign-immunity argument

    A US Federal Appeals Court in New York rejected Argentina’s argument that its sovereign immunity was affected by a lower-court ruling compelling compliance with subpoenas sought by NML Capital Ltd. for collection of five money judgments.

  • 21/08/2012 | World

    Russia warns West over Syria after Obama threats

    Russia warned the West against unilateral action on Syria, a day after US President Barack Obama threatened "enormous consequences" if his Syrian counterpart used chemical or biological arms or even moved them in a menacing way.

  • 26/07/2012 | World

    Romney high-profile trip abroad off to rocky start

    US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's high-profile overseas trip got off to a rocky start when he was forced to clarify a comment seen as criticizing London's handling of the Summer Olympics that he came to celebrate.

  • 27/07/2012 | World

    White House lowers growth forecasts, brightens jobs picture

    The White House cut its outlook for US growth in 2012 and 2013, hours after data showed the economy grew at a tepid pace in the second quarter, raising concerns about a slowdown that could mar President Barack Obama's re-election chances.

  • 31/07/2012 | World

    Obama tightens sanctions on Iran energy, finance

    President Barack Obama announced new US sanctions against Iran's energy, petrochemical and financial sectors today that he said would further pressure the country for failing to meet international nuclear obligations.

  • 01/08/2012 | World

    US targets five leaders of Naples Mafia

    The United States took steps to freeze the US assets of five key members of the Italian-based Camorra, also known as the Naples Mafia, and one of Europe's largest criminal groups involved in kidnapping, money laundering and extortion.

  • 20/07/2012 | World

    Obama: Colorado shooting reminds us of how we are united

    President Barack Obama, in a short but moving speech in which he spoke as the parent of two young daughters, said he was putting aside his re-election campaign today to focus on the tragedy of a deadly shooting in Aurora, Colorado.

  • 22/07/2012 | World

    Chávez says election rival and Romney want to subjugate Venezuela

    Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez compared his election rival to "far-right" US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, saying both men wanted to subjugate the country under capitalism and crush his socialist "revolution."

  • 24/07/2012 | World

    Romney accuses Obama of weakness abroad, leaks

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama of weakness in the face of US adversaries and promised he would be firm against Iran and China as he prepares to head overseas to boost his foreign policy credentials.

  • 07/12/2011 | World

    Biological weapons threat is growing, US warns

    The United States called today for closer international cooperation to prevent terrorist groups from developing or using biological weapons, a threat it said was growing.

  • 10/07/2012 | World

    Apartment in Watergate complex sells for record price

    An apartment in the Watergate office complex in Washington, a flat which was at the centre of the political scandal which pushed President Richard Nixon to resign in 1974, has been sold for the record price of US$3.1 million dollars, local real estate sources informed. 

  • 14/07/2012 | World

    US President Obama rallies supporters in Virginia

    President Barack Obama, soaked to the skin as he rallied supporters during a downpour in the election battleground state of Virginia today, kept up his attack on Republican Mitt Romney as the rhetoric hardened on both sides.

  • 11/07/2012 | World

    US House vote to repeal Obama healthcare law

    The Republican-led US House of Representatives, on a near party-line vote of 2 44- 1 85, passed a bill to repeal President Barack Obama's overhaul of the US healthcare system.

  • 12/07/2012 | World

    Major tunnel linking US and Canada shut by bomb threat

    One of the busiest border crossings between the US and Canada, the tunnel connecting Detroit with Windsor, Canada, was shut down after a bomb threat was phoned in to Canadian police, authorities said.

  • 13/07/2012 | World

    Romney demands Obama apology over Bain attacks

    US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney demanded President Barack Obama apologize for his campaign's assault over Romney's time at a private equity firm that outsourced US jobs, as he tried to recover from a week-long pounding on the issue.

  • 03/07/2012 | World

    IMF: 'US recovery remains tepid and subject to elevated downside risks'

    An IMF report revealed that the German economy’s performance has been remarkable despite facing considerable headwinds and that the US recovery “remains tepid and subject to elevated downside risks."

  • 03/07/2012 | World

    Scorching heat roasts eastern United States

    About 1.3 million homes and businesses in the eastern United States remained without power amid a heat wave, and storm damage and high temperatures forced many Fourth of July celebrations to be canceled.

  • 04/07/2012 | World

    Iran says can destroy US bases 'minutes after attack'

    Iran has threatened to destroy US military bases across the Middle East and target Israel within minutes of being attacked, Iranian media reported, as Revolutionary Guards extended test-firing of ballistic missiles into a third day.

  • 06/07/2012 | World

    US hiring stuck in low gear in June

    US employers hired at a dismal pace in June, raising pressure on the Federal Reserve to do more to boost the economy and further imperiling President Barack Obama's chances of reelection in November.

  • 18/06/2012 | World

    G20 ramps up pressure on Europe over debt crisis

    World leaders pressured Europe to take ambitious new steps to resolve its debt crisis after a victory for pro-bailout parties in a Greek election failed to calm markets or ease worries that wider turmoil could derail the global economy.

  • 18/06/2012 | World

    Romney says US can 'learn a lot' from Wisconsin governor

    Mitt Romney made a campaign stop with Governor Scott Walker in Wisconsin and said Americans can "learn a lot" from the Republican who survived a Democratic recall effort two weeks ago.

  • 22/06/2012 | World

    US criticizes Argentina import curbs at WTO

    The United States today demanded that Argentina "immediately" end an import licensing regime and other curbs that have frustrated foreign suppliers while also expressing concerns about a "sweeping new import restriction" that Indonesia has imposed.

  • 23/06/2012 | World

    Ex-Penn State assistant coach guilty of 45 sex abuse charges

    A jury found former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky guilty on 45 of 48 child sex abuse charges yesterday, ending a trial that rocked US college football and renewed attention on pedophilia in America.

  • 25/06/2012 | World

    US Supreme Court upholds key part of Arizona immigration law

    The US Supreme Court upheld a key part of Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigrants today, rejecting the Obama administration's stance that only the U.S. government should enforce immigration laws in the United States.

  • 25/06/2012 | World

    US Supreme Court confirms lift on US$100M embargo against Argentina

    The US Supreme Court rejected today an appeal presented by two vulture funds and confirmed a ruling of a New York’s Appeal court revoking a 100 million dollars embargo ordered by US Judge Thomas Griesa on Argentina’s Central Bank funds deposited at the US Federal Reserve Bank in New York.

  • 28/06/2012 | World

    US top court upholds key Obama healthcare law

    A sharply divided Supreme Court upheld the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul law that requires that most Americans get insurance by 2014 or pay a financial penalty.

  • 28/06/2012 | World

    US House finds Attorney General Holder in contempt

    US Attorney General Eric Holder was found in contempt of Congress today as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives sanctioned the nation's top law enforcement official for withholding some documents related to a failed gun-running probe

  • 30/06/2012 | World

    Storms leave 3.5 million without power in US

    About 3.5 million customers were without power in the eastern United States amid a record heat wave after deadly thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines from Indiana to New Jersey.

  • 02/07/2012 | World

    Storms leave 2.1 million people in the US without power

    More than 2.1 million people from Illinois to Virginia remained without power this morning after violent storms struck over the weekend, and a heat wave continued to blanket much of the region.

  • 13/06/2012 | World

    US will not seek new trial of John Edwards

    The Justice Department said it would not retry former US Senator John Edwards on five campaign finance charges that stemmed from his failed 2008 White House bid.

  • 15/06/2012 | World

    US relaxes deportation rules for young people

    The Obama administration announced it would relax enforcement of deportation rules for young people brought to the United States without legal status, a shift in immigration policy that could be designed to appeal to Hispanics in an election year.

  • 17/06/2012 | World

    Romney accuses Obama of political motivation on immigration

    Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama in an interview aired today of political motivation ahead of the November 6 election by offering work permits to hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children.

  • 31/05/2012 | World

    Edwards found not guilty on one count; mistrial on others

    Jurors acquitted US Senator John Edwards on one count of taking illegal campaign contributions on Thursday and the judge declared a mistrial on the remaining five counts.

  • 31/05/2012 | World

    Syria on brink of sectarian civil war, West says

    Syria is nearing full-blown sectarian civil war that would be catastrophic for the entire Middle East, Western nations said, urging Russia to end its support for President Bashar al-Assad and put pressure on him to stop the bloodshed.

  • 01/06/2012 | World

    US job growth weakest in a year

    Job growth in May was the weakest in a year and employers added far fewer jobs in the prior two months than previously reported, suggesting the economic recovery was faltering.

  • 02/06/2012 | World

    Iran threatens to target US bases if attacked

    Iran has warned the United States not to resort to military action a gainst it, saying US bases in the region were vulnerable to the Islamic Republic's missiles, state media reported.

  • 03/06/2012 | World

    US ambassador marks D-Day with Normandy parachute jump

    US ambassador to France Charles Rivkin took part in a mass parachute jump over the coast of Normandy on Sunday to mark the 68th anniversary of the Allied invasion of mainland Europe in World War Two.

  • 05/06/2012 | World

    Al Qaeda No. 2 killed in drone strike, US official says

    Abu Yahya al Libi, a Libyan-born top al Qaeda leader, was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan earlier this week, a US official said.

  • 05/06/2012 | World

    Iran hopeful on atomic talks if 'rights' respected

    If the world recognises Iran's "nuclear rights," negotiations aimed at easing a standoff with the West later this month could have a positive outcome, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader was quoted as saying.

  • 06/06/2012 | World

    US Geithner warns nations will seek 'maximum financial pressure' on Syria's Assad

    The US Treasury today warned Syria that more than 55 countries would seek to impose "maximum financial pressure" on President Bashar al-Assad's government in an effort to stop his regime's violence against Syrian people.

  • 06/06/2012 | World

    White House: Obama still opposes extending Bush-era tax cuts for rich

    President Barack Obama continues to oppose extending Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier US citizens, the White House said today, shrugging off calls from some Democrats for a temporary extension to make more time for a deal on deficits.

  • 07/06/2012 | World

    US losing patience with Pakistan, says Panetta

    Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said today the United States was reaching the limits of its patience with Pakistan because of the safe havens the country offered to insurgents in neighbouring Afghanistan.

  • 07/06/2012 | World

    Clinton: 'We'll always maintain our right to use force'

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton implicitly defended Washington's use of drone strikes to kill suspected militants, just days after one of the aircraft killed one of al Qaeda's most powerful figures in Pakistan.

  • 07/06/2012 | World

    'Fed is monitoring significant risks for the US from Europe crisis'

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said today the central bank was ready to shield the economy if financial troubles mount, but offered few hints that further monetary stimulus was imminent.

  • 08/06/2012 | World

    Wall Street climbs as European shares snap rally on global growth concerns

    US equities ended on a high note, with the benchmark S&P 500 index registering its best week of the year as investors returned to stocks on expectations Spain was closer to getting aid for its troubled banks. Meanwhile, European equities snapped a four-day rally.

  • 08/06/2012 | World

    Obama urges Europe to act quickly on crisis

    President Barack Obama said that European leaders face an "urgent need to act" to resolve the region's financial crisis as the threat of a renewed recession there spells dangers for an anemic US recovery five months before elections.

  • 12/06/2012 | World

    US Commerce Secretary to take medical leave

    Commerce Secretary John Bryson, under investigation for his role in two car crashes in California over the weekend that aides linked to a seizure, said he will take an immediate medical leave of absence.

  • 12/06/2012 | World

    Obama, after tough week, defends record on economy

    US President Barack Obama stoutly defended his economic record after a stream of bad news - and an uncharacteristic verbal misstep of his own - rallied Republican hopes that they can defeat him in November.

  • 07/05/2012 | World

    US wants 'urgent' Iranian steps in nuclear talks

    The United States called on Iran today to take "urgent practical steps" to build confidence during nuclear talks with world powers, and the European Union said Tehran must suspend sensitive atomic activities.

  • 07/05/2012 | World

    US officials: Apparent airline bomb plot thwarted

    The FBI is investigating an explosive device that could have been used by a suicide bomber on an airliner, and which was seized when the United States and its partners thwarted a plot believed linked to al Qaeda, US officials said on Monday.

  • 10/05/2012 | World

    US jobless claims fall, trade gap widens

    The number of Americans submitting new applications for jobless benefits edged down last week, easing concerns the labor market was deteriorating after April's weak employment growth.

  • 11/05/2012 | World

    Gay marriage moves closer to US Supreme Court

    Two big cases addressing marriage rights for gays and lesbians are on track to reach the US Supreme Court as soon as this year, keeping the focus on an issue President Barack Obama reignited with his endorsement this week.

  • 12/05/2012 | World

    Romney seeks evangelical votes; opposes gay marriage

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought on Saturday to calm fears that his Mormon faith would be an obstacle to evangelical Christian voters, stressing shared conservative values while acknowledging religious differences.

  • 14/05/2012 | World

    Ron Paul stops campaigning for White House

    US Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul effectively ended his White House bid, saying he would no longer campaign actively in states that have yet to hold primary elections.

  • 15/05/2012 | World

    Reports say DOJ opened inquiry into JPMorgan trading loss

    The US Justice Department has opened an inquiry into JPMorgan's multibillion-dollar trading loss, the Wall Street Journal reported today, citing a person familiar with the matter.

  • 25/04/2012 | World

    US: Bernanke says Fed prepared to do more for economy

    US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today said the US central bank "would not hesitate" to launch another round of bond purchases to drive borrowing costs lower if it looked like the economy needed it.

  • 05/05/2012 | World

    Obama kicks off campaigning in must-win states

    President Barack Obama held his first political rallies of the 2012 presidential race today, targeting two swing states that could be critical to his bid to retain the White House.

  • 17/05/2012 | World

    US: jobless claims hold steady at 370,000

    Initial claims for state unemployment benefits in the US held steady at a seasonally adjusted 370,000, the Labor Department said.

  • 22/05/2012 | World

    North Korea to boost nuclear deterrent after US pressure

    Isolated North Korea stepped up its war of words against the United States, vowing to boost its nuclear deterrent after Washington warned Pyongyang of further sanctions if it did not abandon its atomic programme.

  • 22/05/2012 | World

    White House said to give inside access for bin Laden film

    The Obama administration arranged for two Hollywood filmmakers to get special access to government officials involved in the commando operation that killed Osama bin Laden, according to a conservative legal group that posted internal government documents on its website.

  • 23/05/2012 | World

    Pakistan jails doctor for helping CIA find Bin Laden

    A Pakistani doctor accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden has been jailed for 33 years for treason, television channels and a local government official said.

  • 23/05/2012 | World

    Romney wins Kentucky primary, leads in Arkansas

    Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney won his party's primary in Kentucky and took a commanding lead in Arkansas, as he got closer to clinching the GOP nomination, official tallies showed.

  • 28/05/2012 | World

    Obama pledges no more wars unless 'absolutely necessary'

    President Barack Obama honored veterans today by noting "the light of a new day" of having US troops home from Iraq and returning soon from Afghanistan, while promising not to send soldiers back to war without a clear need.

  • 29/05/2012 | World

    Obama honors Dylan, Morrison for 'incredible impact'

    US President Barack Obama gave the United States' top civilian honor to musician Bob Dylan, novelist Toni Morrison and 11 other people he said have had an "incredible impact" on society through their words and actions.

  • 27/03/2012 | World

    UK, Argentina clash over nuclear submarine comment

    Britain has officially denied sending a nuclear-armed submarine to the South Atlantic region today. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg dismissed what he called ''baseless insinuations'' during a speech at the international Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, South Korea.

  • 27/03/2012 | World

    US says sanction against Argentina is 'a serious bump in the road'

    The US government said on Tuesday that their recent decision to suspend Argentina from the Generalized System of Preferences programme, which waives import duties on thousands of goods from developing countries, “should not come as much of a surprise.”

  • 06/04/2012 | World

    US employment gains slow, jobless rate drops

    US payrolls rose far less than expected in March, keeping the door open for further monetary policy support from the Federal Reserve, even as the unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 8.2 percent.

  • 06/04/2012 | World

    US backs Argentina in fight against vulture funds

    The US government requested a Court of Appeals to reverse the ruling of Judge Thomas Griesa in favour of a vulture fund, which forced Argentina to pay the interest on the debt of bonds exchanges carried out 2005 and 2010, sources said.

  • 16/04/2012 | World

    US retail sales beat expectations in March

    US retail sales rose more than expected in March as Americans shrugged off high gasoline prices and bought a range of goods, suggesting that economic growth in the first quarter did not slow as much as many had feared.

  • 16/04/2012 | World

    Death toll from Oklahoma tornado rises to six

    The death toll rose to six from a tornado that ripped through an Oklahoma town during a weekend outbreak of dozens of twisters across the Great Plains, officials said.

  • 18/04/2012 | World

    Obama wants probe of photos of troops with dead Afghans; Panetta apologizes

    President Barack Obama wants an investigation into photographs that have surfaced of US soldiers posing with the bodies of dead Afghan insurgents and that those responsible be held accountable, the White House said today.

  • 18/04/2012 | World

    US: YPF plans have 'negative development against foreign investors'

    The US government finally broke silence regarding the YPF controversy and expressed “concern’ over the expropriation plans. A State Department spokesman said the plans “could have an adverse effect on the Argentine economy.”

  • 23/04/2012 | World

    Abraham Lincoln's opera glasses up for auction

    The opera glasses carried by US president Abraham Lincoln when he was assassinated in 1865 will be auctioned later this month, expecting to fetch between $500,000 and $700,000.

  • 25/04/2012 | World

    US: Bilateral relationship with Argentina 'difficult'

    US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson asked Argentina to go back to having a “positive” relationship with the international financial community and its creditors.

  • 26/04/2012 | World

    Ex-president George H.W. Bush opens up for HBO film

    Former US President George H.W. Bush, who has never written a memoir, has told his story in his own words for an HBO documentary to be broadcast on television in June.

  • 27/04/2012 | World

    US economic growth cools in the first quarter

    US gross domestic product expanded at a 2.2 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said today in its advance estimate, moderating from the fourth quarter's 3 percent rate.

  • 29/04/2012 | World

    Obama jabs at Romney at White House Correspondents' dinner

    President Barack Obama poked fun at his likely presidential rival Mitt Romney and Republican opponents in Congress, including a dig at Romney's treatment of a pet dog, at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

  • 29/04/2012 | World

    US troops synch hi-tech and nomad intel in Kony hunt

    In a bare concrete room in a far-flung corner of Central African Republic, US special forces and Ugandan soldiers map out the hunt for one of Africa's most wanted rebel leaders hiding in an area the size of California.

  • 30/04/2012 | World

    China wants 'drastic' US, Russia nuclear arms cuts

    China called on the United States and Russia to make further "drastic" cuts in their nuclear arsenals and said all states with atomic arms should undertake not to be the first to use them.

  • 01/05/2012 | World

    Occupy takes May Day protests to US streets

    Occupy Wall Street protesters gathered outside banks, meditated in public parks and staged anti-corporate song-and-dance routines in a May Day bid around the United States to revive a movement that triggered nationwide protests last year against economic injustice.

  • 02/05/2012 | World

    US private employers add fewer-than-expected jobs in April

    US private employers added a far fewer than expected 119,000 jobs in April, the smallest gain since September 2011, a report by a payrolls processor showed today.

  • 03/05/2012 | World

    Clinton urges China to help on Iran, North Korea

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China to help defuse tension over Iran, North Korea and other global flashpoints, seeking to salvage talks that have been overwhelmed by negotiations over a dissident.

  • 04/05/2012 | World

    US April hiring slows, jobless rate falls to 8.1%

    US employers cut back on hiring in April and the jobless rate fell as people gave up the hunt for work, according to the Labor Department. Employers added just 115,000 workers to their payrolls last month.

  • 29/03/2012 | World

    US fourth-quarter GDP unrevised at 3%

    The US economy expanded as expected in the fourth quarter while personal income grew at a much faster pace than previously thought, which should help underpin spending this quarter.

  • 31/03/2012 | World

    Three winners of record US$656 million US lottery jackpot

    Three winners who could share a US$656 million windfall from the largest lottery jackpot in US history bought their lucky tickets at a 7-Eleven store in Maryland, a Motomart convenience story in Illinois and somewhere in northeast Kansas, lottery officials said today.

  • 02/04/2012 | World

    Romney eyes primary knockout, Obama fight looms

    As Mitt Romney sought to land a knockout blow against Rick Santorum in the race for the Republican US presidential nomination, the difficulty of a general election matchup against US Democratic President Barack Obama became clearer.

  • 03/04/2012 | World

    Iran says could hit US if it came under attack

    The United States would not be safe from Iran's retaliation if the Islamic state came under attack from Washington, Iran newspaper quoted a senior Revolutionary Guards commander as saying.

  • 03/04/2012 | World

    IMF Lagarde: ‘We should not delude ourselves into a false sense of security’

    IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said today the world economy is still in recession and the recovery remains fragile as she warned that, although some progress has been made, the global economic situation is not ideal yet.

  • 05/04/2012 | World

    Obama signs bill to boost business startups

    US President Barack Obama signed into law a bipartisan bill to kickstart small business growth and he promised rigorous oversight to make sure the measure does not harm investors, as critics have warned.

  • 08/04/2012 | World

    Talks in Istanbul to target Iran's purer atom fuel

    The US and its allies are pressing for an end to Iran's high-level uranium enrichment and the closure of a facility built deep under a mountain as talks on Tehran's nuclear standoff with the West resume this week.

  • 10/04/2012 | World

    White House warns North Korea over missile launch

    The White House warned North Korea that its planned long-range missile launch would be a flagrant breach of the impoverished country's international obligations and would jeopardize food aid from Washington.

  • 10/04/2012 | World

    Global recession more severe now than when it started, IMF says

    Housing busts and recessions are more severe and last for at least five years when they follow a big run-up in household debt, according to a study released today by the International Monetary Fund. For that matter, the IMF has urged governments to consider “bold” interventions to reduce household debt levels and stimulate growth.

  • 11/04/2012 | World

    Defiant North Korea begins injecting fuel into rocket

    Impoverished North Korea rejected international protests over its planned long-range rocket launch and said today that it was injecting fuel "as we speak", meaning it could blast off as early as tomorrow.

  • 12/04/2012 | World

    US jobless claims unexpectedly rise last week

    New claims for unemployment benefits rose last week in the US to their highest level since January, a development that could raise fears the labor market recovery was stalling after job creation slowed in March.

  • 13/04/2012 | World

    UN Ban Ki-moon says North Korea missile ‘deplorable’

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said North Korea's long-range rocket test today was deplorable, in direct violation of U Security Council Resolution 1874, and threatened regional stability.

  • 13/04/2012 | World

    Ocampo ends World Bank bid, backs Nigerian

    Former Colombian finance minister Jose Antonio Ocampo ended his bid to become World Bank president, leaving two candidates in an unprecedented challenge to US control of the global development institution.

  • 14/04/2012 | World

    US makes plea to overcome 'Cold War diplomacy'

    US President Barack Obama called for the possibility of overcoming “the diplomacy of the Cold War,” today in reference to the dispute with Cuba, whilst participating in the CEO summit given prior to the inauguration of the VI Summit of the Americas taking place in Cartagena, Colombia.

  • 14/04/2012 | World

    Five US military accused of misconduct in Colombia

    Five members of the US military assigned to support the Secret Service during President Barack Obama's visit to Colombia violated curfew and may have been involved in "inappropriate conduct," the US Southern Command said on Saturday.

  • 15/04/2012 | World

    Scandal mars Obama's wooing of Latin America

    A prostitution scandal involving US security personnel in Colombia and an unprecedented regional push to end the isolation of Cuba threatened to eclipse President Barack Obama's charm offensive to Latin America.

  • 15/03/2012 | World

    Charges against Afghan massacre suspect may be weeks away

    The unidentified US soldier at the centre of the massacre in which 16 Afghans, mostly women and children, were killed over the weekend may not be charged by US authorities for weeks, his defense lawyer said.

  • 15/03/2012 | World

    Karzai calls for NATO to leave villages

    Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai called for NATO troops to leave Afghan villages after 16 civilians died in a shooting rampage by a US soldier, underscoring Afghan fury over the massacre and clouding US exit plans.

  • 15/03/2012 | World

    US jobless claims fall, manufacturing holds up

    US economic growth showed signs of becoming more self-sustaining as the number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits fell back to a four-year low last week and manufacturing activity in the Northeast picked up this month.

  • 16/03/2012 | World

    Cameron: Obama backs UK’s rule over Malvinas

    US President Barack Obama supports the British rule over the Malvinas Islands, UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron said at the end of a three-day visit to the United States, British newspaper ‘The Telegraph’ reported today.

  • 16/03/2012 | World

    US officials question if accused leaker helped Al Qaeda

    US national security officials are questioning a decision by military prosecutors to allege that Army Private Bradley Manning aided Al Qaeda's Yemen-based affiliate by leaking documents to the WikiLeaks website.

  • 18/03/2012 | World

    US soldier suspected in Afghanistan massacre to meet with lawyers

    A lawyer representing the US soldier implicated in the massacre of 16 villagers in Afghanistan said he and other members of the defense team would spend several days with him in the week ahead.

  • 19/03/2012 | World

    US court: Tobacco health labels constitutional

    A federal law requiring large graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising does not violate the free speech rights of tobacco companies, a federal appeals court ruled today.

  • 21/03/2012 | World

    China to increase soybeans import by 25%

    The Chinese State of Administration of Grains revealed that the world's top buyer of soybeans is on course to import 25 percent more in the first half of this year than the first six months of 2011, which will benefit major producers Argentina, Brazil and US.

  • 23/03/2012 | World

    French intelligence under fire over al Qaeda shooter

    The French government was forced to reject accusations that intelligence lapses allowed a young Muslim with a violent criminal record, spotted twice in Afghanistan, to become the first al Qaeda-inspired killer to strike on its soil.

  • 23/03/2012 | World

    US soldier charged with 17 murders in Afghan killings

    A US Army sergeant was formally charged with 17 counts of murder for killing eight adults and nine children in a pre-dawn shooting rampage in southern Afghanistan that further eroded US-Afghan relations already frayed by a decade of war.

  • 24/03/2012 | World

    Former US vice president Dick Cheney recovering after heart transplant

    Former US vice president Dick Cheney is recovering in a Virginia hospital after undergoing a heart transplant today, a spokeswoman for Cheney said in an email. Cheney, 71, who served as vice president in the George W. Bush administration, has had a long history of heart trouble.

  • 24/03/2012 | World

    Obama visits tense Korean border ahead of nuclear summit

    President Barack Obama visited South Korea's tense border with the North on Sunday in a show of solidarity with US ally Seoul and a message of resolve to Pyongyang's new young ruler in his country's nuclear standoff with the West.

  • 25/03/2012 | World

    Obama urges China to rein in North Korea in nuclear standoff

    US President Barack Obama urged China to use its influence to stop North Korea's "bad behavior" in a nuclear standoff with the West and hinted at tougher sanctions if the reclusive state goes ahead with a rocket launch next month.

  • 25/03/2012 | World

    Santorum wins Louisiana, flexing Southern muscle

    Rick Santorum cruised to victory in the Louisiana Republican presidential primary but still trails Mitt Romney by a wide margin in the national delegate count for the party nomination.

  • 25/03/2012 | World

    US World Bank pick to win broad support: Geithner

    Jim Yong Kim, the US nominee to lead the World Bank, will win broad international support despite an unprecedented challenge by candidates from emerging economies, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in an interview.

  • 25/03/2012 | World

    Tea Party activists defy rain to rip Obama health care law

    Several hundred rain-soaked Tea Party activists rallied to call for the US Supreme Court to repeal President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law after arguments next week.

  • 26/03/2012 | World

    Bernanke says US economy needs faster growth to dent joblessness

    The economy needs to grow more quickly if it is to produce enough jobs to bring down the unemployment rate further, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said today.

  • 06/03/2012 | World

    Romney falls short of Super Tuesday knockout

    Mitt Romney notched early wins as he fought to establish his dominance in the race for the Republican US presidential nomination but looked unlikely to score a knockout blow that would force any of his rivals from the contest.

  • 13/02/2012 | World

    Washington state's governor signs gay marriage law, opponents vow repeal

    Governor Christine Gregoire signed legislation to make Washington state the seventh in the United States to legalize gay marriage, but opponents vowed to try to prevent the law from taking effect.

  • 14/02/2012 | World

    Geithner says Obama's plan will axe dozens of corporate tax breaks

    US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner today said the Obama Administration's plan to revamp the corporate tax system will cut "dozens and dozens" of tax breaks enjoyed by business, while keeping a limited number that focus on keeping jobs in the United States.

  • 17/02/2012 | World

    US State Dept warns drug trafficking to Europe, Brazil, Argentina on the rise

    US Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs William R. Brownfield warned that drug trafficking to Europe, Argentina and Brazil was on the rise.

  • 17/02/2012 | World

    Obama campaign, Democrats raise US$29.1 million in January

    President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and its Democratic allies raised a combined $29.1 million in January, accelerating their fundraising pace as the White House race draws closer.

  • 09/03/2012 | World

    US payrolls up solidly, unemployment rate at 8.3%

    US employment grew solidly for a third straight month in February, a sign the economic recovery was broadening and in less need of further monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve.

  • 12/03/2012 | World

    Clinton accuses al-Assad of 'cynically' launching assaults while meeting UN envoy

    "How cynical that, even as Assad was receiving former (UN) Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Syrian Army was conducting a fresh assault on Idlib and continuing its aggression in Hama, Homs, and Rastan," US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the UN Security Council.

  • 12/03/2012 | World

    Pre-orders for new iPad sold out

    There's no shortage of demand for Apple's new iPad. According to reports by USA Today, pre-orders for the popular tablet have sold out.

  • 12/03/2012 | World

    Panetta: Death penalty possible in Afghan massacre

    Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said that the death penalty could be sought over the massacre of 16 villagers in Afghanistan, which US officials said they believe was the work of a rogue US soldier.

  • 13/03/2012 | World

    Obama, Cameron vow partnership; urge Iran to 'meet its obligations or face the consequences'

    In a joint article for yesterday's Washington Post, United States President Barack Obama and United Kingdom’s Prime Minister David Cameron stressed the two countries’ historical partnership and vowed to extend the relationship as the two work together on key international issues.

  • 14/03/2012 | World

    Obama, Cameron: Window for diplomatic solution with Iran is shrinking

    In a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama enouraged Iran to seize the opportunity of talks with world leaders to avert "even worse consequences."

  • 14/03/2012 | World

    Santorum to Puerto Rico: Speak English if you want statehood

    US Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum told Puerto Ricans they would have to make English their primary language if they want to pursue US statehood, a statement at odds with the US Constitution.

  • 15/03/2012 | World

    Wall Street: S&P 500 ends above 1,400 for first time since 2008

    The S&P 500 closed above 1,400 for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis today as stocks resumed the upward climb that has yielded a steady stream of gains this year.

  • 15/03/2012 | World

    Obama, Cameron discussed tapping oil reserves, sources

    President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the possibility of releasing emergency oil reserves during a meeting hold yesterday, two sources familiar with the talks said, the first sign that Obama is starting to test global support for an effort to knock back near-record fuel prices.

  • 22/01/2012 | World

    US aircraft carrier enters Gulf without incident

    A US aircraft carrier sailed through the Strait of Hormuz and into the Gulf without incident on Sunday, a day after Iran backed away from an earlier threat to take action if an American carrier returned to the strategic waterway. 

  • 25/01/2012 | World

    Fed extends low-rate vow in bid to help economy

    The Federal Reserve pushed back the likely timing of an eventual interest rate hike until late 2014, much later than it had previously said, as it nurses a still-sluggish economic recovery.

  • 27/01/2012 | World

    Geithner: US economy is growing but still faces challenges

    The US economy is growing at 2-3 percent but still faces big challenges to repair damage wrought by the financial crisis, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said.

  • 27/01/2012 | World

    US growth quickens in Q4, but speed-bumps ahead

    The US economy grew at its fastest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter of 2011, but a strong rebuilding of stocks by businesses and a slower pace of spending on capital goods hinted at softer growth early this year.

  • 27/01/2012 | World

    Iran hits back at EU with own oil embargo threat

    Fighting sanctions with sanctions in a trial of strength with the West over its nuclear ambitions, Iran warned it may halt oil exports to Europe next week in a move calculated to hurt ailing European economies.

  • 28/01/2012 | World

    Yemeni president arrives to US for medical treatment

    Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in the United States for medical treatment today, a week after leaving Yemen for Oman under a plan for him to step down to end a year of protests against his rule.

  • 02/02/2012 | World

    Bernanke: Fed will protect US from Europe fallout

    Europe's financial crisis still threatens the US recovery, and the Federal Reserve will do everything it can to prevent it from damaging the economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said today.

  • 02/02/2012 | World

    Romney plays Trump card in Las Vegas

    Real estate mogul Donald Trump re-injected himself and his wealth into the Republican presidential race by endorsing Mitt Romney, a day after the front-runner stumbled with remarks suggesting he was indifferent to US' poor.

  • 03/02/2012 | World

    US job growth surges, jobless rate drops to 8.3%

    The US economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.3 percent, indicating last quarter's growth carried into early 2012.

  • 05/02/2012 | World

    US police clear DC Occupy site, protesters look to a new day

    US police officers cleared tents from an "Occupy" protest site in downtown Washington, but demonstrators said even without the camp they would continue to fight for economic equality and other issues.

  • 06/02/2012 | World

    US closes embassy in Damascus due to Syria violence

    The United States announced it was closing its embassy in Syria due to the worsening security situation, further isolating Damascus over its bloody crackdown on anti-government protests.

  • 06/02/2012 | World

    With economy improving, Obama would beat Romney, poll shows

    President Barack Obama, bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth, would win in a match-up against the two leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, a poll today showed.

  • 01/01/2012 | World

    Iran reports nuclear progress as sanctions loom

    Iran announced a nuclear fuel breakthrough and test-fired a new radar-evading medium-range missile in the Gulf, moves that could further antagonise the West at a time when Tehran is trying to avert harsh new sanctions on its oil industry.

  • 02/01/2012 | World

    US Army expert arrested with explosives at Texas airport

    A man arrested on New Years Eve at a Texas airport with explosives is an Army-trained demolitions expert and member of the elite Green Berets who served in Afghanistan, US military officials said.

  • 03/01/2012 | World

    Iran threatens US Navy as sanctions hit economy

    Iran threatened today to take action if the US Navy moves an aircraft carrier into the Gulf, Tehran's most aggressive statement yet after weeks of sabre-rattling as new US and EU financial sanctions take a toll on its economy.

  • 06/01/2012 | World

    Iran plans more war games in strait

    Iran announced plans today for new military exercises in the world's most important oil shipping lane, the latest in weeks of bellicose gestures towards the West as new sanctions threaten Tehran's oil exports.

  • 06/01/2012 | World

    US job growth quickens; unemployment near 3-year low

    US employment growth accelerated last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5%, offering the strongest evidence yet the economic recovery was gaining steam.

  • 07/01/2012 | World

    Obama urges businesses to bring US jobs home

    President Barack Obama kicked off an effort to encourage US businesses to keep jobs at home instead of outsourcing them overseas, as he rolled out a new election-year theme today aimed at courting middle-class voters.

  • 07/01/2012 | World

    Iran denies central bank resignation rumour

    A senior Central Bank of Iran official has denied rumours that the bank's governor has resigned, the ISNA news agency reported today, in a week when the currency hit a record low amid rising inflation and concerns about tighter economic sanctions.

  • 09/01/2012 | World

    Iran sentences US-Iranian man to death for spying

    Iran's Revolutionary Court has sentenced an Iranian-American man to death for spying for the CIA, a news agency quoted a judiciary official as saying, a move likely to aggravate US-Iranian tension already high because of Tehran's nuclear work.

  • 15/01/2012 | World

    Iran says received US letter on Hormuz Strait

    Iran said on Sunday it had received a letter from the US government about the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial oil shipping lane that Tehran has threatened to close if sanctions prevent it exporting oil.

  • 17/01/2012 | World

    US Supreme Court to hear Argentine debt default case

    The US Supreme Court asked Barack Obama's administration for its views of a ruling that unfroze US$105 million of Argentina's central bank deposits in a setback for two US investment funds that sought to seize the money to satisfy their claims from the country's debt default a decade ago.

  • 19/01/2012 | World

    US jobless claims drop near four-year low

    New US applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a near four-year low last week, a government report today showed, pointing to continued improvement in the labour market.

  • 19/01/2012 | World

    Bank of America profit boosted by one-time gains

    Signs of improvement in the economy and gains from asset sales helped Bank of America Corp post a quarterly profit, sending its shares higher, but the second-largest US bank still needs more capital and with little left to sell, it is becoming creative.

  • 20/01/2012 | World

    US Congress puts brakes on anti-piracy bills

    US lawmakers stopped anti-piracy legislation in its tracks delivering a stunning win for Internet companies that staged an unprecedented online protest this week to kill the previously fast-moving bills

  • 22/11/2011 | World

    Obama pushes payroll tax cut after debt panel fails

    President Barack Obama will challenge the Congress to preserve an expiring payroll tax cut as he travels to New Hampshire to seize the initiative in the wake of a collapsed effort to reduce the nation's budget deficit.

  • 25/11/2011 | World

    Crowds hit stores for 'Black Friday' deals

    Retailers were hoping for more shoppers like Shawn Elzia as the annual Black Friday bargain stampede marked the unofficial start of what is widely expected to be a middling holiday shopping season.

  • 08/02/2012 | World

    Iran says can hit US interests worldwide if attacked

    Iran is capable of carrying out military strikes on US interests all around the world if the Islamic Republic is attacked by the United States, Iran's ambassador to Moscow said today.

  • 08/02/2012 | World

    US ratifies support for finding diplomatic exit to Malvinas spat

    The US Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roberta Jacobson, ratified the Obama administration’s standing on the Malvinas sovereignty issue, which urges Argentina and the United Kingdom to find a diplomatic exit to the matter.

  • 19/02/2012 | World

    US congressman to visit Malvinas, express support for UK's claim

    A Republican congressman from the US will visit the Malvinas Islands on Monday to have a meeting with the local government, in another demonstration of his party’s support for the islanders’ position on the sovereignty controversy.

  • 20/02/2012 | World

    Obama to meet Netanyahu at White House on March 5

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be in Washington to address the annual policy conference of the influential pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, which will be held on March 4-6.

  • 21/02/2012 | World

    White House: still time for Iran diplomacy to work

    The White House said today there is still enough time for diplomacy with Iran to work and prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

  • 22/02/2012 | World

    Syria: US, French journalists killed

    US correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs today when rockets fired by government forces hit the house they were staying in, opposition activists and witnesses said.

  • 22/02/2012 | World

    US chides Iran over failure of IAEA mission

    The White House today criticized Iran over the failure of the UN nuclear watchdog's latest mission, saying it again showed Tehran's refusal to abide by its international obligations over its nuclear program.

  • 25/02/2012 | World

    Spanish treasure lands after 200 years

    Coins worth nearly half a billion dollars finally arrived in Spain on Saturday after lying in a sunken warship for more than 200 years and following a five-year legal battle between the Spanish government and a salvage company.

  • 25/02/2012 | World

    US democracy activists to go on trial in Egypt

    Dozens of democracy activists including 16 Americans go on trial in Egypt Sunday in a politically charged case which has set off a crisis in relations between Cairo and Washington and threatened US$1.3 billion in annual US military aid.

  • 28/02/2012 | World

    UN: Syria civilian death toll 'well over 7,500'

    Syrian forces have killed more than 7,500 civilians since a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began, a UN official said, and Hillary Clinton, the top US diplomat, suggested the Syrian leader may be a war criminal.

  • 29/02/2012 | World

    US fourth-quarter GDP revised up

    The US economy grew a bit faster than initially thought in the fourth quarter on slightly firmer consumer and business spending, which could help to allay fears of a sharp slowdown in growth in early 2012.

  • 29/02/2012 | World

    North Korea agrees to halt nuclear tests, missile launches, reports say

    North Korea has agreed to a moratorium on nuclear tests, long-range missile launches and enrichment of uranium at its Yongbyon nuclear facility, the North's KCNA news agency said today.

  • 29/02/2012 | World

    UN nuclear agency ‘ready to return’ to North Korea

    The UN nuclear watchdog stands ready to return to North Korea, its chief said, after the reclusive state agreed to stop nuclear tests and uranium enrichment and let inspectors visit its Yongbyon site to verify the moratorium.

  • 01/03/2012 | World

    At least 12 killed as tornadoes strike US Midwest

    At least 12 killed as tornadoes strike US Midwest powerful storms that spawned tornadoes ripped through the US Midwest today, killing at least 12 people, including six in Illinois who were crushed when a house was lifted up and fell on them, authorities said.

  • 02/03/2012 | World

    Obama says he's not bluffing on Iran military option

    US President Barack Obama issued his most direct threat yet of US military action against Iran if it builds a nuclear weapon, but in a message to Israel's leader ahead of White House talks he also cautioned against a pre-emptive Israeli strike.

  • 04/03/2012 | World

    Calm weather offers respite after deadly US storms

    Calm weather gave dazed residents of storm-wracked US towns a respite early on Sunday as they dug out from a chain of tornadoes that cut a swath of destruction from the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico, killing at least 37 people.

  • 07/12/2011 | World

    Former Illinois governor sentenced to 14 years

    Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for political corruption including attempting to sell the US Senate seat vacated by then President-elect Barack Obama.

  • 13/12/2011 | World

    Fed sees risks from Europe, some improvement in US

    The Federal Reserve pointed to turmoil in Europe as a big risk to the US economy, leaving the door open to a further easing of monetary policy even as it noted some improvement in the US labor market.

  • 13/12/2011 | World

    US Defense Secretary on surprise visit to Afghanistan

    US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Kabul today for an unannounced visit, as the United States and its Western allies reduce troop levels in Afghanistan despite persistent violence.

  • 14/12/2011 | World

    Pentagon chief: 'West and allies are winning in Afghanistan'

    The United States and its allies are winning in Afghanistan, the US defense chief said, despite spreading violence, a resilient insurgency and uncertain prospects for a peace deal the West had hoped might end a decade of war.

  • 14/12/2011 | World

    Obama: US troops leaving Iraq with heads held high

    President Barack Obama welcomed home some of the last US troops from Iraq, marking a symbolic end to the nearly nine-year war that strained America's armed forces and damaged its standing worldwide.

  • 14/12/2011 | World

    China says will hit US auto imports with duties

    China will impose punitive duties of up to 22 percent on large cars and SUVs exported from the United States, China's Commerce Ministry said, the latest in a series of trade disputes between the world's two largest economies.

  • 15/12/2011 | World

    US military marks end to nearly nine years in Iraq

  • 16/12/2011 | World

    US consumer prices flat in November, core up 0.2%

    US consumer prices were flat in November as Americans paid less for cars and gasoline, while the 12-month inflation reading fell for the second straight month, which could give the Federal Reserve more room to help a still-weak economy.

  • 16/12/2011 | World

    US hands over last detainee to Iraq

  • 16/12/2011 | World

    US lifts sanctions on post-Gaddafi Libya

    The United States lifted most of the economic sanctions it had in place against Libya before the fall of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi.

  • 17/12/2011 | World

    Iran says arrests another CIA spy

    Iranian authorities said  they had arrested an Iranian caught spying for the United States, the Islamic Republic's latest claim of success in a spying war with Washington.

  • 17/12/2011 | World

    Panetta says Libya faces long, difficult transition

    US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told Libya's leaders they faced a long, hard road in moving on from 42 years of one-man rule and uniting rival militias that still hold the streets in the oil-producing North African state.

  • 17/12/2011 | World

    US Congress passes spending bill to keep gov't running

    The US Senate passed a US$915 billion bill to fund most federal agency activities through next September and avert a government shutdown.

  • 21/12/2011 | World

    US House Speaker Boehner stands firm in payroll tax cut fight

    US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, in a telephone conversation with President Barack Obama, reiterated his chamber's opposition to a Senate-passed two-month extension of a payroll tax cut, a Boehner aide said.

  • 22/12/2011 | World

    US Speaker Boehner bows to pressure on tax deal

    US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner caved in to a growing chorus of criticism from both within and outside his Republican party and agreed to a short-term deal to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million US citizens.

  • 23/12/2011 | World

    US condemns Syria blasts, says must not hinder Arab League

    The United States strongly condemned two blasts that hit Syria's capital, saying they should not be allowed to impede an Arab League plan aimed at ending a bloody nine-month crackdown against anti-government protests.

  • 26/12/2011 | World

    Gunman in Santa suit kills six, self in Texas

    A man suspected of opening fire on a family Christmas celebration outside Dallas was dressed in a Santa Claus suit when he killed six people and then himself, police said.

  • 27/12/2011 | World

    Egypt court ends virginity tests on female detainees

    An Egyptian civilian court ordered the army to end forced virginity tests on female detainees in military prisons, and the woman who won the legal victory urged other victims to press charges against the army.

  • 16/11/2011 | World

    France, Germany clash over ECB crisis role

    France and Germany, Europe's two central powers, clashed over whether the European Central Bank should intervene more forcefully to halt the euro zone's accelerating debt crisis after modest bond purchases failed to calm markets.

  • 17/11/2011 | World

    US jobless claims at 7-month low

    New US claims for jobless benefits hit a seven-month low last week, while permits for future home construction rebounded strongly last month, bolstering views the economy was gaining traction.

  • 19/11/2011 | World

    South China Sea discussion was constructive, US

    US President Barack Obama was encouraged by the constructive tone of a discussion about the South China Sea issue at an East Asia leaders' meeting in Bali, Indonesia, a senior US official said.

  • 23/10/2011 | World

    US rating likely to be downgraded again, Merrill report

    The United States will likely suffer the loss of its triple-A credit rating from another major rating agency by the end of this year due to concerns over the deficit, Bank of America Merrill Lynch forecasts.

  • 24/10/2011 | World

    US pulls ambassador out of Syria

    The US State Department said today it pulled its ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, out of the country because of threats to his personal safety.

  • 21/11/2011 | World

    US to name Iran area of 'money laundering concern'

    The Treasury Department plans to designate Iran as an area of "primary money laundering concern" today, a US official said, a move allowing it to take steps to further isolate the Iranian financial sector.

  • 21/11/2011 | World

    Disgraced US cardinal leaves Rome job

    Cardinal Bernard Law, who was forced to resign as archbishop of Boston in 2002 over a sex-abuse scandal, has left his prestigious post in the Italian Church after turning 80, the Vatican announced today.

  • 29/11/2011 | World

    Europe struggles with rescue fund, may turn to IMF

    Euro zone ministers struggled to ramp up the firepower of their rescue fund and raised the possibility of asking the IMF for more help after Italy's borrowing costs hit a euro lifetime high of nearly 8 percent.

  • 29/11/2011 | World

    Biden makes surprise visit to Iraq

    US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad today to visit US troops nearing completion of their withdrawal from Iraq by year-end.

  • 30/11/2011 | World

    US private sector adds 206,000 jobs in November

    The pace of job growth in the economy's private sector accelerated in November, with US employers adding 206,000 jobs, a report by a payrolls processor showed today.

  • 30/11/2011 | World

    US denies NATO attack on Pakistani troops deliberate

    The top US military officer denied allegations by a senior army official in Islamabad that a NATO attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers was a deliberate act of aggression.

  • 02/12/2011 | World

    US jobless rate drops to 8.6%, hiring picks up

    The US unemployment rate fell to a 2-1/2 year low of 8.6 percent in November and companies stepped up hiring, further evidence the economic recovery was gaining momentum.

  • 02/12/2011 | World

    Fisher: Fiscal deficits hurt Fed's efforts on economy

    Federal deficits are complicating efforts by the US Federal Reserve to help the economy, but using the central bank as a printing press to solve the problem "is not an option," a top Fed official said.

  • 04/12/2011 | World

    US official says no sign Iran shot down drone

    Iranian media reported that their country's military had shot down a US reconnaissance drone in eastern Iran, but a US official said there was no indication the aircraft had been shot down.

  • 05/12/2011 | World

    United States ready to help Greece, says Biden

    The United States will support Greece during these difficult times, US Vice President Joe Biden said during a visit to Athens today, in remarks that offered reassurance rather than concrete aid.

  • 26/10/2011 | World

    Ex-Goldman director Gupta charged in insider case

    Rajat Gupta, who sat on the boards of some of US' most prestigious companies, was arrested and charged with being the "illegal eyes and ears" for his friend Raj Rajaratnam, the central figure in a broad US crackdown on insider trading at hedge funds.

  • 27/10/2011 | World

    US: consumers, businesses pump up Q3 growth

    The economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the third quarter as consumers and businesses stepped up spending, creating momentum that could carry into the final three months of the year.

  • 27/10/2011 | World

    Panetta wins a 1870 wine in Bin Laden bet

    US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta received a 1870 bottle of wine after winning a bet with a friend who challenged him to capture Osama Bin Laden, Pentagon sources said.

  • 28/10/2011 | World

    US marks anniversary of Statue of Liberty

    Hundreds of people took ferries across New York Harbor on a cold but sunny to mark the 125th anniversary of the dedication of the Statue of the Liberty.

  • 29/10/2011 | World

    Kabul suicide bomb kills 13 US troops

    A suicide car bomber killed 13 American troops in the Afghan capital Kabul, the deadliest single ground attack against the NATO-led force in 10 years of war in Afghanistan.

  • 31/10/2011 | World

    US cuts off UNESCO funding after Palestinian vote

    The United States said it had stopped funding UNESCO, the UN cultural agency, following its vote to grant the Palestinians full membership.

  • 02/11/2011 | World

    US, EU deeply concerned with Israel on settlements

    The United States is expected to voice deep disappointment at Israel's speeding up settlement building following UNESCO's decision to grant full membership to the Palestinians, a US official said today. The European Union had already expressed deep concern about Israel's decision today.

  • 02/11/2011 | World

    Fed lowers GDP forecast, holds policy steady

    The US Federal Reserve left monetary policy on hold and offered a moderately brighter economic outlook, but flagged risks to growth that appeared to leave open the door for further easing.

  • 02/11/2011 | World

    Obama tops Forbes most powerful list, Putin No. 2

    Barack Obama topped Forbes' list of the world's most powerful people in 2011, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel remained the most powerful woman at No. 4 on the list.

  • 03/11/2011 | World

    Tehran warns US against entering 'collision course' with Iran

    Iran warned the United States today that it should think twice before it enters a "collision course" with the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme.

  • 03/11/2011 | World

    Obama in Cannes: 'Our task is to resolve the financial crisis in Europe'

    US President Barack Obama said today during the Group of 20 Summit in Cannes, France, that "the most important aspect of our task over the next two days is to resolve the financial crisis here in Europe."

  • 04/11/2011 | World

    US jobless rate drops to 6-month low

    US employment rose less than expected in October, but a drop in the jobless rate to a six-month low of 9.0 percent and upward revisions to prior months' job gains pointed to underlying strength in the labor market.

  • 06/11/2011 | World

    Iran's Ahmadinejad defiant as US raises heat

    The United States fears Iran's growing military power because it is now able to compete with Israel and the West, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in comments carried by an Egyptian newspaper.

  • 07/11/2011 | World

    US judge blocks graphic cigarette warnings

    A federal judge blocked a US rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on cigarette packs, such as a man exhaling cigarette smoke through a hole in his throat.

  • 08/11/2011 | World

    No consensus on Palestinian bid, UN report

    A draft report by a key UN Security Council committee, obtained by an international news agency today, declared that members could not reach consensus on whether Palestine should be accepted as a UN member state.

  • 08/11/2011 | World

    White House says Quartet to meet Israelis, Palestinians next Monday

    Envoys of the "Quartet" of Middle East peace mediators will meet separately with Israeli and Palestinian officials on November 14 in Jerusalem, their latest effort to jump-start the stalled peace process, the US State Department said today.

  • 09/11/2011 | World

    White House tries to limit Netanyahu 'liar' damage

    The White House sought to limit damage to US-Israel relations following revelations that French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel "a liar" in a private conversation with President Barack Obama.

  • 24/10/2011 | World

    Obama tests go-it-alone steps for US economy

    President Barack Obama launched the first in a series of executive actions aimed at bypassing Republicans in Congress to show American voters he is serious about tackling a jobs and housing crisis that endangers his re-election.

  • 25/10/2011 | World

    Ahmadinejad: 'Show me one Western president who has not signed an agreement with Gaddafi'

    Western countries supported Muammar Gaddafi when it suited them but bombed the Libyan leader when he no longer served their purpose in order to "plunder" the north African country's oil wealth, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today.

  • 25/10/2011 | World

    US dismantling its most powerful nuclear bomb

    The last of the United States' most powerful nuclear bombs — a weapon hundreds of times more destructive than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima — is being disassembled nearly fifty years after it was put into service, informed today the newspaper Texas Star-Telegram.

  • 18/10/2011 | World

    UK freezes assets of five for alleged Iranian plot

    Britain has frozen the assets of five men, including two key suspects in an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in the United States, matching sanctions taken by US authorities.

  • 19/10/2011 | World

    Clinton arrives in Kabul for peace talks

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will discuss possible peace talks and the handover of security to Afghan forces when she meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other key leaders in Kabul tomorrow.

  • 21/10/2011 | World

    EU takes steps against five over Saudi envoy plot

    European Union governments agreed today to impose sanctions on five people linked to an alleged Iranian plot to kill Saudi ambassador to the United States, they said.

  • 15/10/2011 | World

    Iran's supreme leader calls US accusations meaningless

    Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said US accusations that two Iranians planned to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington were "meaningless", state TV reported.

  • 16/10/2011 | World

    Iran demands access to accused US plotter

    Iran demanded consular access to a man held in the United States over a suspected plot to kill the Saudi ambassador and vowed to respond robustly to any "inappropriate measure" by the West.

  • 17/10/2011 | World

    Iran to examine 'seriously and patiently' US plot allegations

    Iran said today it would examine "seriously and patiently" US allegations it planned to assassinate a Saudi ambassador and called on Washington to send evidence of the plot it has dismissed as baseless propaganda.

  • 12/10/2011 | World

    Obama speaks to Saudi King on alleged Iran plot

    US President Barack Obama spoke to Saudi King Abdullah about the alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington, according to the White House.

  • 13/10/2011 | World

    US August trade gap narrows slightly

    The US trade deficit narrowed marginally in August, but the trade gap with China widened to a record high, the Commerce Department said.

  • 13/10/2011 | World

    Obama: alleged Iran plot will worsen isolation

    An alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States will prompt Washington to apply the toughest possible sanctions to further isolate Iran, US President Barack Obama said.

  • 14/10/2011 | World

    Alleged plot: Iranian official denies direct contact with US

    An official at Iran's United Nations mission denied that Tehran had been in direct contact with the United States over an allegation it was behind a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador on US soil, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported

  • 14/10/2011 | World

    US appeals court blocks parts of Alabama immigration law

    A US appeals court temporarily blocked Alabama from enforcing part of its tough new law cracking down on illegal immigrants but allowed some disputed portions to remain in effect.

  • 11/10/2011 | World

    US Senate approves China yuan bill, House fate unclear

    The US Senate approved a controversial bill to punish China over its currency in an effort to save US jobs, sending it to the House of Representatives where its fate is uncertain.

  • 12/10/2011 | World

    Fed's Plosser: Weak jobs market a serious challenge

    The September jobs report was "a bit of positive news", but the pace of jobs growth is still too slow to make a significant dent in the unemployment rate, a Federal Reserve policymaker said today.

  • 28/09/2011 | World

    US Immigration Services in the midst of child pornography and alien hunt scandal

    The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today the results of a seven-day national "Cross Check" enforcement operation. Meanwhile, the suspended chief of ICE Miami Anthony Mangione is formally accused today for child pornography offenses after agents said they had found sexually explicit images on his computer.

  • 07/10/2011 | World

    US nonfarm payrolls rise in September, jobless rate steady

    Employment grew more than expected in September and job gains for the prior months were revised higher, according to a government report that could ease fears the economy was heading into recession.

  • 10/10/2011 | World

    Wall St extends rally on euro-zone hopes

    US stocks jumped 3 percent, extending gains into a second week as a pledge by German and French leaders boosted hopes that the euro-zone debt crisis may be resolved.

  • 11/10/2011 | World

    Iran rejects US allegations of Saudi envoy plot

    Iran rejected US allegations that two Iranians planned to assassinate the Saudi envoy to Washington, calling it a "untrue and baseless", the country's English language Press TV reported.

  • 11/10/2011 | World

    Russia's Putin says little role for BRICS in euro crisis

    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that the crisis-hit euro zone had enough resources to resolve its own troubles without support from Russia and fellow BRICs countries.

  • 29/09/2011 | World

    White House says US supports European actions on debt problems

    The White House said that it supports actions that European leaders have taken on their debt problems and urged them to continue.

  • 30/09/2011 | World

    Al Qaeda-linked cleric killed in Yemen planned attacks against US, Washington says

    Anwar al-Awlaki, a US-born cleric linked to al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing, has been killed, Yemen's Defense Ministry said. According to a US official, Anwar al-Awlaki planned and directed attacks on US interests as "chief of external operations" for al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing, a senior US official said.

  • 30/09/2011 | World

    Weak income curbs US consumer spending in August

    Consumer spending adjusted for inflation was flat in August as income fell for the first time in nearly two years amid a weak labor market, according to a government report.

  • 03/10/2011 | World

    Panetta urges Israel, Palestinians to negotiate

    US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called for "bold action" today from Israeli and Palestinian leaders to achieve peace after cautioning that Israel was becoming increasingly isolated in the Middle East.

  • 03/10/2011 | World

    US Supreme Court won't review gun rights

    The Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that gun rights applied not just to federal laws, but to state and city laws as well. The court's rulings in the gun cases have been closely divided, by 5-4 votes and split along conservative and liberal lines.

  • 06/10/2011 | World

    Obama and Congress tensions rise, as gridlock remains

    President Barack Obama today said his legislation intended to create jobs would provide the jolt the economy needs right now and called for an end to political gridlock in Congress.

  • 06/10/2011 | World

    US Geithner: European crisis poses risk to global recovery

    Europe's worsening debt crisis could significantly damage the US economy, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner warned today as he urged Europe to shore up its bailout fund.

  • 29/09/2011 | World

    US second-quarter growth revised up to 1.3%

    The US economy grew slightly more than previously reported in the second quarter, helped by consumer spending and export growth that was stronger than earlier estimated, according to a government report that pointed to slow growth rather than a recession.

  • 29/09/2011 | World

    Fed says twist will do little for growth

    The Federal Reserve's move last week to further lower borrowing costs was risky and won't significantly speed up a "painfully protracted" recovery, one of the officials who dissented against the decision said today.

  • 18/08/2011 | World

    US, Europe dangerously close to recession, Morgan Stanley reports

    The United States and euro zone are "dangerously close to recession," Morgan Stanley said today, criticizing policymakers and predicting the European Central Bank will have to reverse its rates policy.

  • 27/09/2011 | World

    Pakistan PM warns US against 'negative messaging'

    Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani complained of negative messages from Washington and warned that any US raid across the Afghan border to target Haqqani group insurgents would be a violation of his country's sovereignty.

  • 20/09/2011 | World

    IMF warns US, Europe could slip into recession

    Europe and the United States could slip back into recession next year unless they quickly tackle economic problems that could infect the rest of the world, the International Monetary Fund said today.

  • 20/09/2011 | World

    IMF: 'Global recovery is in a dangerous phase'

    The global economic recovery is slowing, with world growth projected at 4 percent in both 2011 and 2012, down from over 5 percent in 2010, the IMF said in its latest forecast.

  • 20/09/2011 | World

    Obama urges Gaddafi forces to give up, vows Libya aid

    President Barack Obama called for the last of Muammar Gaddafi's loyalist forces to lay down their arms as he announced the return of the US ambassador to Tripoli and pledged to help Libya rebuild.

  • 21/09/2011 | World

    Obama to meet Palestinian leader amid UN crisis

    President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today to urge him to drop plans to ask the UN Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state despite US and Israeli objections.

  • 21/09/2011 | World

    Fed ramps up aid to economy with $400 billion 'twist'

    The Federal Reserve dialed up its aid to the beleaguered US economy, launching an effort to put more downward pressure on long-term interest rates over time and help the battered housing sector.

  • 21/09/2011 | World

    Largest pinball museum in US to open

    Decades after he slept under a pinball machine wedged into his cramped apartment, David Silverman will open the US' largest museum dedicated to speeding silver balls and fast-motion flippers.

  • 21/09/2011 | World

    US House unexpectedly defeats spending bill

    The US House of Representatives unexpectedly defeated a bill that would fund the federal government past Sept. 30 as dozens of Republicans broke with their party to push for deeper spending cuts.

  • 22/09/2011 | World

    Georgia executes Troy Davis in high-profile case


  • 22/09/2011 | World

    Pakistan warns the US against military presence

    Pakistan would not tolerate any incursion on its territory by US forces targeting militant groups, the country's interior minister said today, calling for Washington to provide the intelligence Islamabad needs to take them out itself.

  • 22/09/2011 | World

    Geithner: EU crisis, US politics, biggest threats to economy

    US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that the European debt crisis and the political divisions in the United States were the biggest threats to the global economy.

  • 22/09/2011 | World

    Obama urges Europe leaders to be forceful on economy

    US President Barack Obama urged European leaders this week to take "forceful and decisive" action to confront current eurozone debt problems, White House spokesman Jay Carney said today.

  • 26/09/2011 | World

    Moody's: Obama budget unlikely to be implemented

    President Barack Obama's deficit reduction plan would be positive for US ratings, but chances of its implementation are "extremely low," Moody's Investors Service said.

  • 26/09/2011 | World

    US new home sales in August hit 6-month low

    New single-family home sales in the United States fell in August to a 6-month low in a sign the crippled housing market will not provide much support for the flagging economy anytime soon.

  • 26/09/2011 | World

    Obama says eurozone crisis is 'scaring the world'

    US President Barack Obama said the debt crisis in Europe was "scaring the world" and that European leaders were dealing with the issue but not as quickly as needed.

  • 06/09/2011 | World

    FT reports US banks offered deal over lawsuits

    Big US banks in talks with state prosecutors to settle claims of improper mortgage practices have been offered a deal that may limit their legal liabilities in return for a multibillion-dollar payment, the Financial Times reported today.

  • 06/09/2011 | World

    World Bank's Zoellick says double-dip recession unlikely

    "I don't believe that the United States or the world will go into a double-dip but there's high degrees of uncertainty," Zoellick told reporters in Singapore.

  • 06/09/2011 | World

    Petraeus sworn in as new CIA chief

    Newly retired General David Petraeus was sworn in as CIA director today, taking over at a time when the line between the US spy agency and the military has become increasingly blurred in the fight against Islamist militancy.

  • 06/09/2011 | World

    At least two dead in Nevada mass shooting

    A gunman opened fire at an IHOP restaurant in Carson City, Nevada today, killing one person and wounding some 10 others before taking his own life, authorities said.

  • 07/09/2011 | World

    US military hikes alert level ahead of September 11

    The Pentagon raised its alert level at US military bases, most of them domestic, ahead of the 10th anniversary commemorations of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Sunday.

  • 08/09/2011 | World

    Geithner urges global action to boost growth

    Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today called on global finance chiefs to boost growth, but said a repeat of the massive coordinated fiscal stimulus efforts of 2009 was no longer possible.

  • 08/09/2011 | World

    Bernanke: Fed to help restore strong growth

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the US central bank would spare no effort to boost disappointingly weak growth and lower unemployment, and he downplayed concerns about inflation.

  • 08/09/2011 | World

    Boehner says Obama plan merits consideration

    John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, said on Thursday President Barack Obama's jobs proposals "merit consideration" and expressed hope both parties could work together.

  • 09/09/2011 | World

    Lagarde: 'Policymakers should take more action to support recovery'

    Policymakers in advanced economies should use all available tools to boost growth, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said today, calling for bold action to weather a "dangerous new phase" of recovery.

  • 09/09/2011 | World

    US demands action from Europe's strongest at G7

    The United States pressed Europe's strongest economies today to give "unequivocal" financial support to weaker euro zone states to overcome a debt crisis that threatens the world economy.

  • 09/09/2011 | World

    Clinton: al Qaeda behind unconfirmed threat to US

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that al Qaeda was behind a specific, credible but unconfirmed report of a threat to harm Americans, notably in New York and Washington.

  • 10/09/2011 | World

    Obama: US stronger 10 years after Sept 11 attacks

    US President Barack Obama said the United States was stronger 10 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and Americans would "carry on" despite continued threats against their safety

  • 12/09/2011 | World

    Obama urges no 'political games' on jobs plan

    President Barack Obama called on Republicans not to play "political games" with his jobs plan as he pressed for swift passage of a $447 billion package he hopes will revive the US economy and boost his re-election prospects.

  • 12/09/2011 | World

    Pro-Gaddafi forces kill 15 at Libya oil refinery

    Muammar Gaddafi loyalists killed 15 guards in an attack on an oil refinery in an apparent attempt to disrupt a drive by Libya's new rulers to seize the ousted leader's last bastions and revive the oil-based economy.

  • 13/09/2011 | World

    US Congress budget agency lowers economic outlook

    The US economy will grow slower than anticipated and joblessness will stay high as the fallout of the deepest recession since the Great Depression takes its toll, the Congressional Budget Office said today.

  • 15/09/2011 | World

    US jobless claims post surprise increase last week

    The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week in a sign concerns about a weak economy were sapping an already beleaguered labor market, data showed.

  • 16/09/2011 | World

    Pakistan PM cancels US visit due to floods

    Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has cancelled a visit to the US to attend the UN General Assembly session to direct relief efforts as floods devastate southern Pakistan, his office said.

  • 16/09/2011 | World

    Plane crashes at Nevada air race, many injured

    A vintage World War Two fighter plane crashed near the grandstand at the Reno Air Races in Nevada, killing the elderly pilot of the P-51 Mustang and injuring scores of people, officials said.

  • 17/09/2011 | World

    Greek PM cancels US trip as debt crisis deepens

    Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou cancelled a planned visit to the United States today, to deal with a deepening crisis at home, days before international inspectors arrive to go over fiscal shortfalls.

  • 19/09/2011 | World

    Obama offers US$3 trillion debt plan, tax hikes on rich

    President Barack Obama called on US lawmakers to pass his jobs proposal and take up his plan to slash up to US$3 trillion from the deficit over a decade.

  • 19/09/2011 | World

    US urges Turkey to keep door open with Israel

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Turkey to "keep the door open" to better ties with Israel, a US official said, seeking to prevent relations between two US allies from deteriorating further.

  • 19/08/2011 | World

    Fed: It will take years to lower unemployment

    The economy is growing so slowly that it will take years to wrench lofty unemployment rates back to normal levels, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto said.

  • 20/08/2011 | World

    Obama accuses Congress of holding back US recovery

    A vacationing US President Barack Obama accused Congress today of holding back the US economic recovery by blocking "common sense" measures he said would create jobs and help growth.

  • 20/08/2011 | World

    Obama summer reading list leans toward fiction

    President Barack Obama, perhaps seeking a break from harsh reality after a tough summer battling the US economy and Republicans in Congress, has picked a summer reading list that is long on fiction.

  • 20/08/2011 | World

    Chicago youth center offers refuge from violence

    On a sweltering summer day on the South Side of Chicago, a group of teenage boys hauled rocks and pulled weeds in a vacant lot. They were working for free -- and being hollered at by a woman they call "Ms. Diane."

  • 22/08/2011 | World

    Obama promises US aid for post-Gaddafi Libya

    US President Barack Obama called for Muammar Gaddafi to end the bloodshed in Libya as pockets of his loyalist forces continued to fight.

  • 23/08/2011 | World

    S&P replaces president with Citibank exec after US downgrade

    The chief of Standard & Poor's will step down next month, to be replaced by a senior Citibank executive, in a move announced a few weeks after the credit rating agency downgraded US government debt and sparked a row with Washington.

  • 23/08/2011 | World

    US alerts East Coast to Hurricane Irene threat

    The United States put its eastern seaboard on alert for Hurricane Irene on Tuesday, as the powerful storm barreled up from the Caribbean on a path that could hit the US coast on the weekend.

  • 24/08/2011 | World

    Rebels hunt Gaddafi relatives, loyalist in Tripoli

    Rebels fought gun battles in Tripoli with loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi as they hunted for his relatives and supporters, witnesses and an Arab television station said.

  • 26/08/2011 | World

    Bernanke: Fed prepared to use tools to spur growth

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stopped short of signaling further action to boost growth, but said it was critical for the economy's health to reduce long-term joblessness.

  • 27/08/2011 | World

    Obesity to worsen, weigh heavily on healthcare costs

    Obesity is most widespread in Britain and the United States among the world's leading economies and if present trends continue, about half of both men and women in the United States will be obese by 2030, health experts warned yesterday.

  • 29/08/2011 | World

    White House to nominate Krueger as top economist

    US President Barack Obama today will announced he has chosen Princeton University labor economist Alan Krueger to become the top White House economist, a White House official said.

  • 29/08/2011 | World

    New York City gets back to business after Irene

  • 31/08/2011 | World

    US private sector adds 91,000 jobs in August

    The pace of US private sector job growth slowed in August for the second month in a row with employers adding 91,000 positions, a report by a payrolls processor showed today.

  • 31/08/2011 | World

    After conflict, Obama to address Congress on September 8

    President Barack Obama agreed to unveil new jobs proposals in an address to Congress on September 8, bowing to pressure from Republicans, who objected to the original date set for his high-profile speech.

  • 01/09/2011 | World

    US has 'enormous' debt problem: ECB's Stark

    A debt crisis is still gripping the developed world, European Central Bank policymaker Juergen Stark said, adding there was no alternative but for countries to take painful steps to consolidate their public finances.

  • 01/09/2011 | World

    White House sharply cuts growth forecast

    President Barack Obama sharply cut estimates for US economic growth today, underscoring the difficult challenge he faces in spurring a stronger recovery and creating more jobs.

  • 02/09/2011 | World

    US job growth grinds to a halt in August

    US employment growth ground to a halt in August as sagging consumer confidence discouraged already skittish US businesses from hiring, keeping pressure on the Federal Reserve to provide more monetary stimulus to aid the economy.

  • 02/09/2011 | World

    US regulator to sue major banks over mortgages

    A US regulator is filing lawsuits against major banks, accusing them of bundling subprime home loans into bonds that should have never been sold to investors, and causing billions of losses for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a source said.

  • 15/08/2011 | World

    US encouraged by Libya rebel push, embassy open

    The United States believes Libyan rebel advances are choking off Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the capital Tripoli and significantly increasing pressure on the Libyan leader, the US State Department said.

  • 16/08/2011 | World

    Fitch confirms United States as triple A country, stable outlook

    Fitch Ratings said today it affirmed the United States' top-notch credit rating at AAA, giving the world's largest economy a reprieve after it was downgraded by Standard & Poor's little more than a week ago.

  • 17/08/2011 | World

    Obama to unveil growth plan in speech

    US President Barack Obama next month will unveil a new jobs and economic growth plan and a detailed deficit-cutting package surpassing the mandate of the "super committee" in Congress, officials said today.

  • 31/07/2011 | World

    Obama announces deal reached to end debt crisis

    President Barack Obama announced a last-minute deal to raise the US borrowing limit and avoid a catastrophic default and he urged lawmakers to "do the right thing" and approve the agreement.

  • 01/08/2011 | World

    US House passes debt bill, wards off default risk

    The House of Representatives approved a last-gasp deal to raise the US borrowing limit in a decisive step toward averting a catastrophic debt default by the world's largest economy.

  • 01/08/2011 | World

    Gov'ts welcome US debt deal, still worry about ratings

    Japan and Germany welcomed news of an 11th-hour deal to avoid a US government default, but officials in both countries said Washington must do more to deal with its huge debt burden and the threat of a cut in its credit ratings.

  • 01/08/2011 | World

    US factory growth slows, casts shadow on economy

    US manufacturing grew at its slowest pace in two years in July as new orders contracted, a troubling development for the faltering economy.

  • 05/08/2011 | World

    US July payrolls rise may soothe recession fears

    US job growth accelerated more than expected in July as private employers stepped up hiring, a development that could ease fears the economy was sliding into a fresh recession.

  • 05/08/2011 | World

    Disapproval of US Congress hits new high after bipartisan battles over debt ceiling

    Disapproval of Congress rose to an all-time high after weeks of rancorous partisan battles over raising the US debt ceiling took the country to the brink of default, according a New York Times/CBS News public opinion poll published today.

  • 05/08/2011 | World

    White House: 'We still have a long way to go'

    It is encouraging that US job growth accelerated more than expected in July, but the country still has a long way to go to recovery, a top White House adviser said.

  • 06/08/2011 | World

    China bluntly critizes US credit rating reduction

    China bluntly criticized the United States today one day after the superpower's credit rating was downgraded, saying the "good old days" of borrowing were over.

  • 08/08/2011 | World

    Moody's warns the US it could be downgraded again before 2013

    Ratings agency Moody's repeated a warning today it could downgrade the United States before 2013 if the fiscal or economic outlook weakens significantly, but said it saw the potential for a new debt agreement in Washington to cut the budget deficit before then.

  • 08/08/2011 | World

    US to press on in Afghanistan

    The loss of 30 US troops in Saturday's helicopter crash in Afghanistan will not deter the United States from its mission in the country, President Barack Obama said on today during a television announcement aired today from The White House .

  • 10/08/2011 | World

    Poll says 73% of US citizens believe country is on wrong track

    US citizens by a large majority believe the United States is on the wrong track and nearly half think the worst is yet to come in the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll said today.

  • 10/08/2011 | World

    Obama, Bernanke discuss economy recovery

    President Barack Obama met with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and discussed the "perspectives to recover the economy," a day after the Fed announced it would keep rates near zero for two years.

  • 11/08/2011 | World

    US jobless claims fall to 4-month low

    New US claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a four-month low last week, government data showed today, a rare dose of good news for an economy that has been battered by a credit rating downgrade and falling share prices.

  • 11/08/2011 | World

    Obama vows new growth proposals 'week by week'

    President Barack Obama vowed to put out new proposals "week by week" for boosting economic growth and job creation and said Congress needs to complete work on a deficit-reduction plan.

  • 12/08/2011 | World

    Firm US retail sales tamp recession worries

    US retail sales in July posted their biggest gain since March, tempering fears that the world's largest economy might be slipping back into recession.

  • 13/08/2011 | World

    Obama says political divide is hurting economy

    US President Barack Obama said that bitter fights between Democrats and Republicans in Washington were hurting the economy and he urged lawmakers to embrace compromise in order to boost job growth.

  • 13/08/2011 | World

    'Governments failed to anticipate the crisis,' UK Economics professor says

    The BuenosAiresHerald.com spoke with economics professor Dr Renatas Kizys, who currently teaches Economics at the University of Portsmouth in the UK, to get an expert outlook on the current global economic market.

  • 02/08/2011 | World

    US June consumer spending in first fall in nearly 2 years

    US consumer spending unexpectedly fell in June to post the first decline in nearly two years as incomes barely rose, a government report showed, suggesting economic growth could remain subdued in the third quarter.

  • 02/08/2011 | World

    Geithner unsure if US debt to be downgraded, but debt battle damaged confidence

    In an interview with ABC News aired today, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he is not sure whether the bitterly fought debt agreement to be considered by the US Senate will avoid a downgrade of the U.S. top-tier credit rating.

  • 02/08/2011 | World

    US Senate to vote on debt deal

    Just hours before the Treasury's authority to borrow funds runs out - risking a damaging US debt default - the Senate and President Barack Obama are expected to approve a deal to cut a bulging deficit and lift the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling enough to last beyond the November 2012 elections.

  • 02/08/2011 | World

    US Congress averts default, downgrade fears haunt

    The United States stepped back from the brink of default but congressional approval of a last-gasp deficit-cutting plan failed to dispel fears of a credit downgrade and future feuds over taxes and spending.

  • 02/08/2011 | World

    Obama says more needed to boost US economy

    President Barack Obama said a just-passed bill to raise the US debt ceiling and cut spending was a first step toward ensuring the United States lives within its means but that more was needed to rebuild the world's largest economy.

  • 02/08/2011 | World

    Fitch keeps US AAA rating, review ongoing

    Fitch Ratings said the agreement to raise the borrowing capacity of the United States means the risk of a sovereign default is "extremely low" and commensurate with a AAA rating.

  • 03/08/2011 | World

    US private sector added 114,000 jobs in July

    US private employers added more jobs than expected in July, though less than in June, but planned layoffs rose to a 16-month high, according to separate surveys released today.

  • 22/07/2011 | World

    Democrats worried about taxes in US debt deal

    President Barack Obama failed to satisfy Democratic congressional leaders about a possible debt reduction deal he is negotiating with House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, a senior Democratic aide said.

  • 22/07/2011 | World

    Top Republican breaks off debt talks with Obama

    US House Speaker John Boehner broke off talks with President Barack Obama on Friday on a deficit-reduction deal to prevent a devastating default and said he would try to hammer out an agreement through the Senate.

  • 22/07/2011 | World

    The World reacts: US, EU and NATO condemn the attack

  • 25/07/2011 | World

    US sees no 'fast track' for North Korea nuclear talks

    The United States is in no rush to resume nuclear talks with North Korea even though Washington has invited a senior diplomat to New York this week, US officials said.

  • 25/07/2011 | World

    IMF calls for US debt rise, warns of global economic repercussions

    The International Monetary Fund urged the United States to swiftly raise the debt ceiling to ward off risks of a credit downgrade that could damage the global economy.

  • 25/07/2011 | World

    Obama: Spending cuts alone not answer on deficit

    President Barack Obama, taking a combative tone in a standoff with congressional Republicans over the US debt, said the country cannot deal with its budget problems through spending cuts alone.

  • 25/07/2011 | World

    Obama urges compromise to avoid 'reckless' default

    President Barack Obama called on Republican and Democratic leaders on Monday night to reach a fair compromise on raising the debt ceiling to avert a "reckless and irresponsible" national default.

  • 26/07/2011 | World

    Karzai: Long-term deal with US must be on Afghan terms

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that Afghanistan will only sign a long-term "strategic partnership" deal with Washington if the United States meets Afghan conditions including an end to controversial night raids on homes.

  • 26/07/2011 | World

    IMF chief urges US to resolve debt spat immediately

    IMF chief Christine Lagarde urged the United States to quickly resolve a political stalemate over raising the debt ceiling, warning that failure to reach an agreement would have serious consequences for the world economy.

  • 26/07/2011 | World

    McDonald's Happy Meals to have less fries, more apples

    McDonald's Corp said today it will soon tweak the content of its Happy Meals, reducing the french fry portion by more than half and automatically adding apples to the popular children's meals, after coming under pressure from consumer groups to provide healthier meals.

  • 27/07/2011 | World

    Counterterrorism official says US attack still significant al Qaeda goal

    Striking the United States remains a "significant goal" for al Qaeda and its affiliates nearly a decade after the September 11 attacks, the president's nominee to head the National Counterterrorism Center said.

  • 28/07/2011 | World

    US jobless claims fall below 400,000

    The number of US citizens claiming new unemployment benefits last week dropped below the 400,000 level for the first time since early April, a hopeful sign for the economy which has struggled to regain momentum.

  • 29/07/2011 | World

    US: weak growth raises concerns on economy

    The US economy came perilously close to flat-lining in the first quarter and grew at a meager 1.3 percent annual rate in the April-June period as consumer spending barely rose.

  • 29/07/2011 | World

    Lawmakers' votes open way for final US debt push

    US lawmakers opened the way for a last-ditch bid for a possible bipartisan compromise to avert a crippling national default just four days before the deadline to raise the country's debt ceiling.

  • 15/06/2011 | World

    Hackers again break into US Senate website

    Hackers broke into the US Senate's public website for the second time in a week but were prevented from getting any sensitive data, a security spokeswoman said.

  • 17/06/2011 | World

    US congresswoman returning to city where she was shot

    US Representative Gabrielle Giffords is returning home to the Arizona city of Tucson for the weekend for the first time since she left the state for treatment after being shot in the head in January, her office said.

  • 18/06/2011 | World

    Afghanistan's Karzai confirms US in talks with Taliban

    The United States is in contact with the Taliban about a possible settlement to the near decade-long war in Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said today, the first official confirmation of US involvement in negotiations.

  • 25/06/2011 | World

    NYC marriage bill paves way for same-sex divorce

    As New York's same-sex couples head to the altar to celebrate their newly won right to marry, they can take comfort in the fact that, if it doesn't work out, their right to get divorced in the state just got a lot easier as well.

  • 27/06/2011 | World

    US consumer spending flat in May as auto sales slump

    Consumer spending was unchanged in May for the first time in almost a year, likely reflecting a plunge in auto sales, according to a government report, that also showed a build-up in underlying inflation pressures.

  • 27/06/2011 | World

    Supreme Court strikes down California video game law

    The government cannot ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors as this would violate free-speech rights, the Supreme Court said in its first ruling in a video game case.

  • 29/06/2011 | World

    War costs US over $3.7 trillion, says study

    When Obama cited cost as a reason to bring troops home from Afghanistan, he referred to a $1 trillion price tag for America's wars. The figure grossly underestimates the total cost of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, study says.

  • 29/06/2011 | World

    IMF says US should hike debt limit to avert global shock

    In an annual review of US economic conditions, the IMF said the key challenge the country faces is finding a way to stabilize its debts by mid-decade without derailing growth, which is likely to remain modest for some time.

  • 01/07/2011 | World

    New US defense chief says tough choices await him on war budget

    Panetta was sworn in as US defense secretary today promising to keep the military strong while making tough choices on defense spending cuts.Panetta, who as CIA director helped oversee the operation that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden two months ago.

  • 27/04/2011 | World

    US helps Libyan rebels, fighting rages in west

    The United States took steps to throw a financial lifeline to rebels controlling eastern Libya while forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi focused their firepower on pockets of resistance in the west.

  • 27/04/2011 | World

    US storms, tornadoes kill 25 in Alabama alone

    Tornadoes and storms lashed the US South, leading to 25 deaths in Alabama alone over a 24 hour period, state authorities said.

  • 29/04/2011 | World

    Obama promises help to rebuild tornado-hit US South

    President Barack Obama flew to the epicenter of one of the United States' worst ever tornado disasters to pledge federal support for recovery after 310 people were killed by destructive twisters.

  • 29/04/2011 | World

    Bernanke says US economy needs more time to heal

    The US economy is not fully recovered from its deep recession, with housing still weighing on growth, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a speech spelling out ways the US central bank has studied lower income communities.

  • 29/04/2011 | World

    Syrian forces kill 62, US toughens sanctions

    Security forces killed more than 60 people across Syria during demonstrations demanding the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad, and the United States imposed new sanctions on key figures.

  • 10/06/2011 | World

    Helicopters open fire to disperse Syrian protesters

    Syrian helicopter gunships fired machineguns to disperse pro-democracy protests, witnesses said, in the first reported use of air power to quell unrest in Syria's increasingly bloody three-month-old uprising.

  • 12/06/2011 | World

    Liberal US Catholics say Church not listening

    Members of a liberal group of US Catholics called on Church leaders to open talks with their members on controversies ranging from the ordination of women to allowing priests to marry.

  • 21/07/2011 | World

    Massive heat wave spreads across the US

    Crowds flocked to waterfronts and swimming pools on the US East Coast and in the Midwest today to try to cope with a massive heat wave that has killed at least 22 people this week. The National Weather Service issued excessive heat warnings for wide areas of the central and eastern United States, saying the combined heat and humidity could push the "real feel" temperature to 115 Fahrenheit (46 Celsius) through Saturday.

  • 07/07/2011 | World

    US debt talks aim for at least US$3 trln deal, sources say

    US President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are aiming for at least US$3 trillion and possibly more than US$4 trillion in budget savings after a White House meeting today, Democratic aides said.

  • 08/07/2011 | World

    Atlantis launches on final US space shuttle mission

    Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed away from its seaside launch pad in Florida on the 135th and final flight in the 30-year-old US shuttle program.

  • 08/07/2011 | World

    US employment growth ground to a halt in June

    US employment growth ground to a halt in June, with employers hiring the fewest number of workers in nine months, dousing hopes the economy would regain momentum in the second half of the year.

  • 08/07/2011 | World

    Obama: 'Debt limit fight fuels business uncertainty'

    President Barack Obama, speaking after the release of a gloomy US jobs report for June, cited the debt limit dispute, along with the crisis in Greece, as among factors making companies more hesitant to hire and invest.

  • 08/07/2011 | World

    Former US first lady Betty Ford dies, age 93

    Betty Ford, the wife of the late President Gerald Ford, who overcame alcohol and prescription drug addictions and helped found a rehabilitation clinic that bears her name, died at the age of 93.

  • 10/07/2011 | World

    Atlantis docks at space station on last mission

    US space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station to deliver a last batch of supplies to the orbiting outpost on the final flight of the US shuttle program.

  • 11/07/2011 | World

    Diplomats say Assad loyalists attack US, French embassies

    French embassy guards in Damascus fired live ammunition to disperse loyalists to President Bashar al-Assad who tried to break into the compound and are still surrounding it, diplomats in the Syrian capital said. A similar crowd broke into the US embassy but later left, they added.

  • 11/07/2011 | World

    Obama wants largest possible deal in debt talks

    President Barack Obama said that congressional leaders will meet every day until the debt ceiling issue is resolved, adding that there is "a lot of work to do" to tackle the problem.

  • 12/07/2011 | World

    US trade deficit surges to $50.2 BL in May

    The US trade gap widened much more than expected in May as a jump in oil prices helped push imports to the second highest level on record and exports fell slightly from April's record high, a US government report showed.

  • 12/07/2011 | World

    White House: Syria's Assad has lost legitimacy

    The White House, echoing comments by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a day earlier, said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had lost legitimacy and was "not indispensable."

  • 13/07/2011 | World

    Bernanke says Fed ready to ease if economy flags

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank is ready to ease monetary policy further if the economy weakens and inflation moves lower, suggesting policymakers are actively mulling further stimulus.

  • 13/07/2011 | World

    Moody's puts US ratings on review for downgrade

    The United States may lose its top-notch credit rating in the next few weeks if lawmakers fail to increase the country's debt ceiling, forcing the government to miss debt payments, Moody's Investors Service warned.

  • 14/07/2011 | World

    Bernanke: deep spending cuts could derail recovery

    Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress that overzealous cuts to government spending could derail an already fragile recovery and said a US debt default could wreak financial havoc.

  • 14/07/2011 | World

    Obama asks lawmakers to gauge support for debt deal

    US President Barack Obama concluded a round of debt talks by sending lawmakers back to Congress to gauge support for a deal, saying a package to cut the deficit by $2 trillion was within reach.

  • 15/07/2011 | World

    US drawdown begins in Afghanistan

    The first US troops have left Afghanistan as part of US President Barack Obama's planned drawdown of about a third of the 100,000 US forces there during the next year.

  • 15/07/2011 | World

    Obama says time running out for debt ceiling deal

    US President Barack Obama that deficit negotiations should have been taken care of early rather than allowed to run this close to the Aug. 2 deadline for raising the US debt ceiling.

  • 17/07/2011 | World

    Fallback plan gains momentum in US debt talks

    With time running short in US debt talks, Republican and Democratic senators sought to craft a plan that could avert an unprecedented government default while making modest cuts in the deficit.

  • 18/07/2011 | World

    World Bank's Zoellick urges US drive for Doha deal

    US leadership could be the vital spark needed to revive moribund world trade talks, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said, decrying as defeatist the mindset of those prepared to see the deal fail.

  • 18/07/2011 | World

    Geithner urges EU act forcefully to contain crisis

    "What Europe obviously needs to do is to act more forcefully to contain the risk of an escalating crisis in Europe," Geithner told CNBC television. "They have the capacity to manage this in a way that does not add to the broader burdens of the global economy."

  • 18/07/2011 | World

    Obama: Can't let politics obstruct tackling deficit

    President Barack Obama said he wants to make sure payroll taxes do not go up for US families next year and that politics should not get in the way of tackling the the US deficit.

  • 19/07/2011 | World

    BofA posts second-quarter loss on mortgage settlement

    Bank of America Corp posted a second-quarter net loss after an $8.5 billion settlement with mortgage bond investors. The largest US bank by assets reported a net loss of $8.8 billion, or 90 cents per share, compared with net income of $3.1 billion, or 27 cents per share, a year earlier. 

  • 18/05/2011 | World

    Iran rejects US sanctions as 'psychological warfare'

    Iran accused Washington of engaging in "psychological warfare" after the US Treasury added an Iranian state bank to its list of blacklisted companies, semi-official news agency ISNA reported.

  • 18/05/2011 | World

    Obama to offer thanks to CIA on bin Laden operation

    US President Barack Obama plans to visit CIA headquarters on Friday to thank intelligence officers for helping to hunt down and kill al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, the White House said.

  • 19/05/2011 | World

    Obama seeks to recast ties with skeptical Arab world

    President Barack Obama invoked the killing of Osama bin Laden as a chance to recast relations with the Arab world and said the top US priority was to promote democratic change across the region.

  • 19/05/2011 | World

    Abbas welcomes Obama call to renew peace talks

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed US President Barak Obama's efforts to renew talks with Israel that collapsed last year, a senior Palestinian official said.

  • 20/05/2011 | World

    Pakistan Taliban says it attacked US consulate convoy

    Pakistan's Taliban said it had attacked a US consulate convoy in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar, the latest assault in a surge of violence since US forces killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden this month.

  • 20/05/2011 | World

    Israel's Netanyahu rejects Obama proposal on borders

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bluntly told President Barack Obama his vision for the borders of a future Palestinian state would leave the Jewish state with an "indefensible" frontier.

  • 20/05/2011 | World

    Obama thanks CIA for helping track down Bin Laden

    President Barack Obama thanked the country's top spy agency for helping track down and kill former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and warned remaining members of al Qaeda to watch their backs.

  • 20/05/2011 | World

    US astronauts finish spacewalk outside station

    Two shuttle Endeavour astronauts floated outside the International Space Station for the first of four spacewalks to ready the outpost for operations after the US shuttle fleet is retired this summer.

  • 21/05/2011 | World

    Sixteen killed in NATO fuel truck blast in Pakistan

    At least 16 people were killed in northwest Pakistan today after a bomb attack claimed by a militant group hit a truck carrying fuel supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan, the latest attack in an upsurge in violence since Osama bin Laden was killed.

  • 23/05/2011 | World

    UK, US launch joint national security body

    Britain and the United States are to create a new joint forum to assess long-term threats to their national security, a British government source said.

  • 24/05/2011 | World

    Obamas meet UK royals to seal 'special' relations

    US President Barack Obama was treated to royal pomp at Buckingham Palace on a two-day state visit aimed at ensuring the United States and Britain keep the "special" in their relationship.

  • 24/05/2011 | World

    US sanctions 23 companies for Iranian ties, Venezuelan PDVSA among them

    The United States announced new sanctions on Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA and six other smaller oil and shipping companies for engaging in trade with Iran in violation of a US ban. Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said that Venezuela was still studying whether it could fulfill all its oil supply obligations after the sanctions.

  • 25/05/2011 | World

    Death toll from tornadoes climbs in US Midwest


  • 25/05/2011 | World

    Geithner: Lagarde and Carstens 'credible' for IMF

    Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said France's Christine Lagarde and Mexico's Agustin Carstens are both "credible" candidates to lead the International Monetary Fund, but he wants the candidate who can earn the broadest support.

  • 26/05/2011 | World

    Clinton says US backs strong women for top jobs

    The United States "unofficially" welcomes highly qualified women candidates to lead international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said when asked about the candidacy of French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde.

  • 26/05/2011 | World

    US names Caucasus Islamist group to terrorism list

    The United States named an Islamist insurgent group in Russia's North Caucasus to its official list of terrorist groups and offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the location of its leader.

  • 11/04/2011 | World

    OECD: Outlook for industrialized nations improving

    The growth outlook for major industrialized economies is improving with Germany and the United States leading the recovery, the OECD's leading indicator for February showed.

  • 11/04/2011 | World

    US court rules against Arizona immigration law

    A US appeals court, in a ruling upheld a preliminary injunction against parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law that were challenged by the Obama administration.

  • 12/04/2011 | World

    US trade gap falls in February as trade contracts

    The US trade deficit shrank in February as imports fell more than exports, according to a government report that suggested a slowdown in global demand. The monthly trade gap totaled $45.8 billion, down from an upwardly revised estimate of $47.0 billion in January.

  • 12/04/2011 | World

    White House: Obama wants balanced approach on deficit

    The White House signaled that President Barack Obama will discuss the role of taxes in reducing the US deficit in a Wednesday speech.

  • 12/04/2011 | World

    US spending deal cuts UN funding by US$377 million

    US lawmakers are poised to cut spending on the United Nations by hundreds of millions of dollars, less than a week after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon came to Congress to ask for continued strong support.

  • 14/04/2011 | World

    Obama: US must use tax code to help meet deficit targets

    US President Barack Obama said the United States must use the tax code to help meet its targets for reducing the deficit and said that the wealthiest Americans must help achieve that goal.

  • 18/04/2011 | World

    S&P cuts US outlook to negative on fiscal worry

    Standard & Poor's downgraded the outlook for the United States to negative, saying it believes there's a risk US policymakers may not reach agreement on how to address the country's long-term fiscal pressures.

  • 18/04/2011 | World

    US' Pelosi says both parties must reduce deficit

    US House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said that Standard & Poor's downgrade of the US credit outlook showed both Democrats and Republicans must "demonstrate our commitment to reducing our deficit through shared responsibility."

  • 19/04/2011 | World

    Geithner: no risk US will lose AAA credit rating

    US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said there was "no risk" that the United States would lose its prized AAA credit rating, saying political prospects for long-term deficit reduction were improving.

  • 20/04/2011 | World

    IMF's Blanchard says US lacks deficit plan

    The United States lacks a credible plan to cut its deficit over the medium term, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist Olivier Blanchard told French daily Le Monde in an interview published today.

  • 20/04/2011 | World

    US scientists take steps to making 'bionic' leg

    As 20-year-old Hailey Daniswicz flexes muscles in her thigh, electrodes attached to her leg instruct a computer avatar to flex its knee and ankle - parts of Hailey's leg that have been missing since 2005.

  • 21/04/2011 | World

    McDonald's warns of higher food inflation

    McDonald's Corp forecast higher prices for beef, dairy and other items and said it would cautiously raise prices to keep attracting diners, who are grappling with higher grocery and gas bills.

  • 30/05/2011 | World

    Shuttle leaves space station to begin trip home

    Space shuttle Endeavour has departed the International Space Station, clearing the way for a final cargo run to the outpost before NASA retires its three-ship fleet.

  • 30/05/2011 | World

    Obama picks Dempsey as top US military officer

    President Barack Obama nominated General Martin Dempsey, who commanded troops in the Iraq war, as the top US military officer.

  • 03/06/2011 | World

    Europe's lethal E.coli strain may be deadliest yet

    More than 1,600 people have been infected by a toxic strain of E.coli bacteria that has killed at least 17 and may be the deadliest yet in human history, health officials said. E.Coli spread among people through human contact, World Health Organization said today.

  • 03/06/2011 | World

    US employment growth brakes sharply in May

    US employment rose far less than expected in May to record its weakest reading since September, while the jobless rate rose to 9.1 percent as high energy prices and the effects of Japan's earthquake bogged down the economy.

  • 03/06/2011 | World

    White House says jobless rate 'unacceptably high'

    The White House said the US unemployment rate was unacceptably high while trying to put a brave face on a report that showed employers hired far fewer workers than expected in May.

  • 03/06/2011 | World

    Ex-presidential hopeful Edwards indicted over affair

    Former US presidential hopeful John Edwards was indicted on six counts for covering up an extramarital affair, a fall from grace for the former senator and trial lawyer who was once expected to go far in American politics.

  • 08/06/2011 | World

    IMF: US slowdown likely temporary

    The Federal Reserve does not need to consider additional monetary policy stimulus as the world's largest economy is likely to pick up in coming quarters due to growth in exports and disposable incomes, IMF acting chief John Lipsky said.

  • 10/12/2010 | World

    Spanish official says Kirchner couple 'regrettable,' questions handling of farming crisis

    Spanish newspaper El País released a new batch of leaked US diplomatic documents, in which high-ranking officials in the Spanish government harshly criticized several Latin American leaders, including the Kirchners.

  • 13/12/2010 | World

    US Senate nears key vote on Obama tax package

    The Democratic-led Congress moved toward grudging approval of President Barack Obama's deal with Republicans to extend expiring tax cuts, even for the wealthiest Americans.

  • 28/03/2011 | World

    Europe and US converging on Internet privacy

    Few topics are more sensitive for Web users, or more likely to raise concerns in the corridors of Facebook or Google, than how to regulate privacy.

  • 28/03/2011 | World

    Obama seeks to define Libya goals and exit plan

  • 29/03/2011 | World

    Obama hopes Gaddafi will ultimately step down

    President Barack Obama said the objective of a US and allied campaign is to apply steady pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi so he will "ultimately step down" from power.

  • 29/03/2011 | World

    France, US to help Japan in nuclear crisis

    France and the United States are to help Japan in its battle to contain radiation from a crippled nuclear complex where plutonium finds have raised public alarm over the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl in 1986.

  • 30/03/2011 | World

    Artifacts returned to Machu Picchu, after almost 100 years

    The first set of artifacts (363 to be precise) taken from Machu Picchu were returned today from Yale University, after being held in the United States for almost one hundred years after the explorer Hiram Bingham III had scooped them up during an excavation project.

  • 30/03/2011 | World

    Private sector adds more than 200,000 jobs

    US private employers added more than 200,000 jobs in March while planned layoffs fell, underscoring expectations that momentum in the labor market will help underpin the economic recovery.

  • 31/03/2011 | World

    Boeing received banned US subsidies: report

    Planemaker Boeing received at least $5.3 billion of dollars of banned US subsidies, the World Trade Organization said.

  • 01/04/2011 | World

    US jobless rate falls as employment jumps

    US employment recorded a second straight month of solid gains in March and the jobless rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent, marking a decisive shift in the labor market that should help to underpin the economic recovery.

  • 02/04/2011 | World

    Worst attack on UN in Afghanistan kills at least 9

    At least nine people have been killed in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials said on today, on a second day of violent protests over the burning of a Koran by a radical fundamentalist Christian in the United States.

  • 04/04/2011 | World

    Obama kicks off 2012 US re-election campaign

    US President Barack Obama launched his 2012 re-election campaign, framing his final stint as a candidate as an effort to cement and expand the policies he has enacted from the White House.

  • 04/04/2011 | World

    US seeks to raise pressure on Yemen's Saleh

    The US government is trying to ratchet up pressure on Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to reach a deal with the opposition that would ultimately lead to his handing over power, US officials said.

  • 05/04/2011 | World

    White House says still 'committed' to closing Guantanamo

    The White House said that it maintains its compromise to close the Guantanamo Bay Prison despite the decision to try those accused of orchestrating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the controversial detention centre.

  • 06/04/2011 | World

    North Korea may be considering more attacks, US says

    North Korea may be considering additional attacks and provocations, a top US general told Congress, adding Washington needed to be prepared to respond appropriately if necessary.

  • 06/04/2011 | World

    US rebuffs Gaddafi plea to Obama on air campaign

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rebuffed a personal appeal from Muammar Gaddafi to President Barack Obama to stop an "unjust war" and demanded the Libyan leader withdraw his forces and go into exile.

  • 08/04/2011 | World

    US House Republicans told of USD$39 bln spending plan

    US House of Representatives Republican leaders presented to their membership a USD$39 billion spending cut plan aimed at averting a government shutdown, according to Republican lawmakers.

  • 02/05/2011 | World

    Osama bin Laden killed in shootout with US forces in Pakistan

  • 02/05/2011 | World

    Bin Laden was found at luxury Pakistan compound

    US forces finally found al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden not in a mountain cave on Afghanistan's border, but with his youngest wife in a million-dollar compound in a summer resort just over an hour's drive from Pakistan's capital, US officials said.

  • 02/05/2011 | World

    Hillary Clinton: 'We will continue taking the fight to al Qaeda'

    The US killing of Osama bin Laden shows that the Taliban cannot defeat the United States in Afghanistan and that it should abandon its ties to al Qaeda, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

  • 03/05/2011 | World

    US: Bin Laden lived in Pakistan compound from 5 to 6 years

    Osama bin Laden lived for the past five to six years in the compound deep inside Pakistan where the al Qaeda leader was killed by US forces, President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser said today.

  • 03/05/2011 | World

    Syria charges hundreds with 'degrading the state'

    Hundreds of Syrians have been charged with "degrading the prestige of the state," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, in President Bashar al-Assad's drive to crush protests against his autocratic rule.

  • 03/05/2011 | World

    US says bin Laden unarmed when shot dead

    Osama bin Laden was unarmed when US special forces shot and killed him, the White House said, as it vowed to "get to the bottom" of whether Pakistan helped the al Qaeda leader elude a 10-year manhunt, even as Islamabad denied it gave shelter to him.

  • 04/05/2011 | World

    Bin Laden's death boosts Obama's popularity

    The announcement of Osama Bin Laden’s death has boosted United States president, Barack Obama, popularity according to the to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. Obama’s approval rose 11%. According to the survey, 57 percent said they approved of the president’s job performance.

  • 04/05/2011 | World

    Photos show dead men at Bin Laden's compound

    A series of photographs acquired by news agency Reuters which showed three men who might have tried to defend Osama bin Laden were published after the US government had announced that it would not show photographs of the assault where the leader of Al Qaeda was killed. See slideshow

  • 05/05/2011 | World

    After bin Laden's death, Obama visits Ground Zero

    Days after the killing of Osama bin Laden, US President Barack Obama met New York firefighters and police and visited Ground Zero to offer comfort to a city still scarred by the Sept. 11 attacks.

  • 06/05/2011 | World

    US aircraft strike in Pakistan; protests over bin Laden

    US drone aircraft fired missiles into a house in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, killing at least eight suspected militants just as Islamists protested against the killing of Osama bin Laden.

  • 06/05/2011 | World

    Al Qaeda confirms bin Laden death and vows revenge

  • 06/05/2011 | World

    Obama pays tribute to unit in bin Laden raid

  • 07/05/2011 | World

    US Pentagon releases new videos of bin Laden

    A senior US intelligence official, who released five video clips of bin Laden taken from the compound in Abbottabad, said the information retrieved by US forces represented the largest trove of intelligence ever obtained from a single terrorism suspect.

  • 09/05/2011 | World

    Memphis braces for river crest, New Orleans spillway open

    Memphis braced for the Mississippi River to peak at a near record level, and downstream the US government opened a spillway above New Orleans to relieve flooding pressure.Tennessee officials have warned more than 3,000 properties that they could be damaged.

  • 12/05/2011 | World

    Bombing in northwest Pakistan kills five, police says

    A suicide bombing killed at least five people outside a paramilitary force academy in northwest Pakistan, police said. A police official said the attack appeared to be the work of two suicide bombers and that the death toll could rise.

  • 14/05/2011 | World

    Pakistan's parliament condemns bin Laden raid

    Pakistan's parliament condemned the US raid to find and kill Osama bin Laden, calling for a review of US ties and warning that Pakistan could cut supply lines to American forces in Afghanistan if there were more such attacks.

  • 14/05/2011 | World

    Geithner warns of new recession without debt rise

    With the government about to hit its $14.3 trillion debt limit, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has warned of "catastrophic" consequences and a new recession if Washington is not able to borrow more.

  • 16/05/2011 | World

    US Senator: 'Some in Congress concerned over US-Pakistan ties'

    US Senator John Kerry said in Pakistan that some members of Congress were not confident that bilateral relations can be fixed after it was discovered that Osama bid Laden has spent years in the country.

  • 16/05/2011 | World

    Trump says will not run for US President in 2012

    Donald Trump will not be adding the White House to his luxury resort holdings. The Donald took himself off the 2012 Republican presidential candidate list.

  • 08/04/2011 | Latin America

    US: respect for human rights improves in Colombia, deteriorates in Nicaragua

    Human rights saw a significant improvement in Colombia in 2010 after Juan Manuel Santos took office, according to the annual report on the subject from the US Department of State.

  • 20/07/2011 | Latin America

    Cuba-US relations at stake in American contractor’s trial

    Future prospects for improving US-Cuba ties will be at stake when Cuba's highest court hears an appeal on Friday from jailed US aid contractor Alan Gross against his 15-year sentence for crimes against the state.

  • 13/06/2011 | Latin America

    Colombia takes labor actions, eyes US pact approval

    Colombia took another step toward US approval of a long-delayed free trade agreement with the completion of several labor and judicial reforms aimed at reducing opposition to the pact.

  • 29/04/2011 | Latin America

    Mexico extradites once-powerful drug lord to US

    Mexico extradited the once-powerful drug lord Benjamin Arellano Felix to the United States in a renewed sign of US-Mexican cooperation in the drug fight.

  • 17/08/2011 | Latin America

    Peru suspends coca eradication; US concerned

    Peru has temporarily halted the eradication of coca plants used to make cocaine as it works to redesign its anti-drug programs, the country's interior ministry said.

  • 25/08/2011 | Latin America

    New York considers possible hurricane evacuations

    New York City prepared to evacuate coastal areas and rescue stranded New Yorkers with a fleet of police boats in case the city gets socked by Hurricane Irene this weekend.

  • 27/09/2011 | Latin America

    Obama nominates Jacobson to be ratified as US - Latin American liaison

    US President Barack Obama suggested that acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roberta Jacobson, be ratified in office, the White House announced.

  • 22/04/2011 | Latin America

    US backs peaceful settlement of Honduran conflicts

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed strong support for efforts to resolve political and safety challenges in Honduras, divided by the aftermath of a coup in 2009.

  • 29/09/2011 | Latin America

    Fidel Castro: 'Many things will change in Cuba in spite of the US'

    Former Cuban President Fidel Castro lashed out at US President Barack Obama today for suggesting bilateral relations could improve if Cuba became more democratic, and he said the communist nation would not bow to US pressure.

  • 07/10/2011 | Latin America

    Convicted Cuban agent released from Florida jail

    A Cuban spy convicted of infiltrating a Cuban exile organization in Florida was released from a US jail after serving 13 years of his 15-year-sentence, his lawyer said.

  • 28/09/2011 | Latin America

    Obama: Cuba must reform before US eases stance

    The United States is ready to change its stern policy toward Cuba but has not seen steps from Havana that would justify lifting its embargo, President Barack Obama said today.

  • 21/10/2011 | Latin America

    Philip Morris closes factory in Uruguay due to anti-tobacco laws

    US tobacco company Philip Morris International (PMI) announced today through a communiqué, the closure of their factory in Uruguay, due to the pressing demand placed on them by Uruguay’s anti-tobacco laws. The company announced that they will transfer the local production to neighbouring country, Argentina.

  • 28/11/2011 | Latin America

    Venezuela, Colombia hail drug kingpin capture

    The presidents of Venezuela and Colombia announced the capture of one of the region's most-wanted drug traffickers and touted it as evidence that their ideologically opposed governments were united against crime.

  • 08/03/2012 | Latin America

    Cuba calls exclusion from regional summit 'unacceptable'

    Cuba said it was "unacceptable" that it will not be invited to an upcoming hemispheric summit in Colombia and blamed the United States for insisting that Cuba be excluded.

  • 26/03/2012 | Latin America

    Colombian troops kill 35 rebels in new blow to FARC

    Colombian troops killed 35 leftist FARC rebels in a remote jungle region, President Juan Manuel Santos said, the second blow to the drug-funded group in less than a week.

  • 15/04/2012 | Latin America

    US says Colombia trade deal kicks off in May

    The US-Colombia free trade agreement will enter into force next month, far earlier than expected, as a result of what the Obama administration called "historic" progress for Colombian worker protections and human rights.

  • 04/05/2012 | Latin America

    Bodies of 23 found dumped near US border in Mexico drug war

    The bodies of 23 people were found hanging from a bridge or dismembered in ice boxes and garbage bags in northeastern Mexico, in an escalation of brutal violence involving rivel drug gangs on the US border.

  • 16/05/2012 | Latin America

    Daughter of Cuban leader Raúl Castro to visit US

    Cuban President Raúl Castro's daughter is scheduled to visit California next week to speak at a conference of experts on Latin America during a rare US trip by a member of Cuba's ruling family.

  • 04/06/2012 | Latin America

    Peru says Van der Sloot can be extradited to US

    Peru's top court has ruled Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot can be extradited to the United States in connection with the 2005 disappearance in Aruba of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, but only after serving a Peruvian prison sentence for murder.

  • 28/07/2012 | Latin America

    Bodies of two US mountaineers found in Peru's Andes

    The bodies of two US climbers were located today after they apparently suffered a fall on the peak of Mount Palcaraju, high in Peru's Andes, local media reported.

  • 10/08/2012 | Latin America

    Venezuela's Chávez says US detainee was Marine

    A US citizen arrested in Venezuela while entering illegally from Colombia is a former US Marine and is refusing to explain himself under interrogation, President Hugo Chávez said.

  • 30/07/2012 | Latin America

    Ecuador, Brazil to help set up Haiti new military

    Brazil and Ecuador have agreed to help Haiti set up a new army that will eventually replace the UN peacekeeping force that has protected the impoverished Caribbean nation on and off since 1994, officials say.

  • 24/08/2012 | Latin America

    Mexican police shoot two US Embassy staff in botched chase

    Two US Embassy employees were shot at and wounded by Mexican police after they were caught up in a police chase on the outskirts of the capital, Mexico's Navy said.

  • 15/09/2012 | Latin America

    Venezuela blasts US criticism over drugs

    Venezuela today rejected as unsubstantiated a new US report that accused President Hugo Chavez's government of failing to fight the drugs trade.

  • 12/10/2012 | Latin America

    Tropical Storm Rafael forms over eastern Caribbean Sea

    Tropical Storm Rafael formed over the eastern Caribbean Sea, triggering storm warnings for Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and several other islands, the US National Hurricane Center said.

  • 13/11/2012 | Latin America

    LatAm asks to address drug policy no later than 2015, aims to US

    Illegal drug use globally is still rising despite a decades-long battle against organized crime, and producer and consumer nations need to come up with new strategies, Mexico and four Central American countries said.

  • 23/11/2012 | Latin America

    Mexico arrests suspected murderer on FBI most wanted list

    Mexican federal police have captured suspected murderer, rapist and drug gang member Joe Luis Saenz, one of the 10 most wanted fugitives on the FBI's list, the government said today.

  • 05/01/2013 | Latin America

    Honduras removes its ambassador to Colombia amid party scandal

    Honduras has removed its ambassador to Colombia amid reports his personal aide was involved in a wild party held at the embassy of Honduras in Bogota which, according to media, was attended by prostitutes and where cell phones and computers were stolen.

  • 07/02/2011 | Latin America

    US, Brazil agree to pressure China on undervalued currency

    The United States and Brazil will work together to pressure China on its undervalued currency, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner indicated after meeting with President Dilma Rousseff, in comments that reinforced an emerging alliance between the Western Hemisphere's two biggest economies.

  • 28/03/2011 | Latin America

    Jimmy Carter starts Cuba visit, to discuss ties

    Former President Jimmy Carter, returning to Cuba for the first time since a groundbreaking 2002 trip, began a three-day visit on Monday to discuss troubled US-Cuba relations and is likely to talk about the fate of imprisoned US aid contractor Alan Gross.

  • 24/02/2011 | Latin America

    Mexico captures suspects in US agent's killing

    Mexican officials have presented several captured suspects in line with the murder of US customs agent Jaime Zapata, and injuring of agent Victor Avila after gunmen mistook him for rivals last week in a shoot out.

  • 17/03/2011 | Latin America

    'Brazil could be an important partner for the US,' Rousseff says

    Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff said that Barak Obama's visit this weekend strongly consolidates the perception that Brazil “could be an important partner” for the United States, during a press interview.

  • 25/01/2011 | Latin America

    Obama to visit Brazil in sign of warmer ties

    US President Barack Obama plans to visit Brazil in March in a sign that ties between the two countries are substantially improving after a year of tension over Iran, Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reports.

  • 04/02/2013 | Sports

    Paul Gascoigne travels to US treatment center

    Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne, who has lapsed in his battle with alcoholism, will receive treatment in the United States after "willingly" travelling there, his management company said today.

  • 06/02/2013 | Sports

    USADA extends deadline for Armstrong to cooperate

    The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has given disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong two more weeks to cooperate fully in an investigation into cycling's darkest episode in return for a possible reduction of his life ban.

  • 05/02/2011 | Sports

    Snowy Texas offers unlikely backdrop for classic Super Bowl

    A rare snow storm deep in the heart of Texas has added another unusual twist to Sunday's Super Bowl between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers.

  • 17/10/2012 | Sports

    Dempsey double secures World Cup progress for US

    Clint Dempsey scored twice as the United States booked their place in the final qualifying round for the 2014 World Cup finals with a convincing 3-1 win over Guatemala in Kansas City.

  • 10/11/2012 | Sports

    Knicks grind down Mavericks, maintain perfect start

    The New York Knicks remain the only unbeaten team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after an impressive 104-94 win over the in-form Dallas Mavericks at Madison Square Garden last night.

  • 10/10/2012 | Sports

    Japan's Nishikori bows out in Shanghai

    Kei Nishikori's dream run that took him to the Japan Open tennis title last week was cut short in China when he lost 6-2 1-6 4-6 to Sam Querrey of the US in the second round of the Shanghai Masters.

  • 25/09/2012 | Sports

    US hoping no place like home at Ryder Cup

    US captain Davis Love III has struggled for years to come up with a way of getting a real 'home field advantage' over Europe at this week's Ryder Cup and he hopes a freewheeling, birdie-laden shootout is his team's best shot at the trophy.

  • 02/09/2012 | Sports

    Del Potro beats Mayer, moves ahead at US Open

    After an exhausting match, Juan Martin Del Potro run at the US Open continues after he managed to beat Leonardo Mayer 6-3 7-5 7-6(9) in Flushing Meadows on Sunday.

  • 27/09/2012 | Sports

    NFL referees agree deal with league to end lockout

    The National Football League (NFL) reached an agreement to end a labour dispute with its regular game officials last night, ending three weeks of questionable calls that had threatened the integrity of the sport.

  • 30/09/2012 | Sports

    US and Europe target fast starts to end Cup

    Going into Sunday's concluding singles matches at the Ryder Cup, the heavily favoured United States team hope to continue their free-wheeling style of play while Europe have been left banking on a miracle comeback.

  • 28/08/2012 | Sports

    Europe's Ryder Cup team is perfect says Gallacher

    Europe captain José Maréa Olazabal was right to ignore triple major winner Padraig Harrington's claims for a wildcard pick and his 12-man team is just about perfect, said former skipper Bernard Gallacher.

  • 04/09/2012 | Sports

    Spain look to Ferrer to lead Davis Cup team against US

    With Rafa Nadal still out recovering from a knee complaint, David Ferrer will lead holders Spain in their Davis Cup semi-final at home to the United States, captain Alex Corretja said.

  • 04/09/2012 | Sports

    Johnson makes last-ditch push for US Ryder Cup spot

    American Dustin Johnson may not have won the Deutsche Bank Championship but the long bomber put in an 11th hour bid for Ryder Cup selection by tying for fourth place at the TPC Boston.

  • 04/09/2012 | Sports

    Play abandoned for the day at US Open because of rain

    The game between Juan Martín Del Potro and US' Andy Roddick will be completed on Wednesday after the US Open organization decided to call it off due to the persistent rains.

  • 31/07/2012 | Sports

    Chinese deny Ye doping as Phelps seeks medal record

    China has vehemently rejected suggestions by a US coach that doping might be behind the astonishing performance of a Chinese swimmer as Michael Phelps, himself a former teen pool prodigy, bids to become the most decorated Olympian of all time.

  • 06/08/2012 | Sports

    'Golden Generation' not able to stop 'Dream Team'

    The US men's basketball team pulled away in the second half of a bad-tempered game against Argentina and claimed a 126-97 victory to claim a top seeding in the Olympic tournament's quarter-finals.

  • 06/08/2012 | Sports

    US judoka expelled from Games for eating marijuana

    US competitor Nick Delpopolo was expelled from the London Olympic Games after testing positive for marijuana and apologised to organisers, fans and fellow athletes for unwittingly eating a brownie that had been baked with the drug.

  • 11/08/2012 | Sports

    Brilliant Farah surges to golden double

    Britain's Mo Farah won the 5,000 metres title and his second Olympic gold medal with a sensational late charge today amid deafening roars from a crowd witnessing another contender for the greatest moment of the Games.

  • 16/08/2012 | Sports

    United States end drought on Mexican soil

    Michael Orozco scored a late winner as the United States upset Mexico 1-0 in a stirring soccer friendly on Wednesday to register their first win away to their arch-rivals.

  • 28/07/2012 | Sports

    China leads Olympic medal standings at end of day one

    China lead the Olympic medal standings after winning four gold and two bronze on day two of the London Games on Saturday.


  • 29/07/2012 | Sports

    USA men in joyful romp over France

    The US men's basketball team launched their Olympic title defence with a joyful display of high-flying skill fuelled by camaraderie, soaring past France 98-71.

  • 02/08/2012 | Sports

    US rowing women storm to flagship gold

    The United States powered to gold in the flagship women's Olympic eight after fighting off fierce rivals Canada to maintain their stunning six-year winning streak and cap a thrilling day of racing on Dorney Lake.

  • 02/08/2012 | Sports

    'Las Leonas' beat New Zealand, head Group

  • 21/07/2012 | Sports

    Woods waits in vain for touch of magic

    Tiger Woods is a patient man but he waited in vain for the touch of magic he needed to climb up the leaderboard in benign conditions in the British Open third round.

  • 18/06/2012 | Sports

    Simpson triumphs at U.S. Open

    US golfer Webb Simpson clinched his first major title with a nerve-jangling one-shot victory at the 112th US Open after overhauling overnight leaders Jim Furyk and Graeme McDowell.

  • 14/06/2012 | Sports

    Woods makes solid start to US Open

    The fist pumps were back and there was even a hint of a smile as Tiger Woods looked like he was enjoying himself at a major championship for the first time in a long while.

    The fist pumps were back and there was even a hint of a smile as Tiger Woods looked like he was enjoying himself at a major championship for the first time in a long while.

  • 30/04/2012 | Sports

    Olympics: Argentina's basket team rivals defined

    Argentina's national basketball team will face the US in the groups' round at the London 2012 Olympics, while Spain will play against Brazil, according to the draw held in Río de Janeiro.

  • 23/04/2012 | Sports

    Former US Olympic coach Walker dies at 93

    LeRoy Walker, the first black US Olympic team coach and president of the US Olympic Committee (USOC), has died at the age of 93, the USOC said.

  • 08/04/2012 | Sports

    Spain, US to meet in Davis Cup semi-finals

    Holders Spain clinched a Davis Cup semi-final berth at home to the United States when David Ferrer cruised to a 7-5 6-3 6-3 victory over Austria's Juergen Melzer to give the hosts an unassailable 3-1 lead.

  • 05/04/2012 | Sports

    Obama, Romney agree: Admit women to Augusta golf club

    US President Barack Obama believes women should be allowed to join the all-male Augusta National Golf Club, the White House said, adding pressure on the exclusive 80-year-old organization to drop its restrictive policy.

  • 31/03/2012 | Sports

    Wade leads Heat with heavy heart after Chicago shooting

    Dwyane Wade led the Miami Heat to a 113-101 win over the Toronto Raptors yesterday but admitted he played with a "heavy heart" after learning his adult nephew had been among those injured in a Chicago shooting spree.

  • 02/04/2012 | Sports

    Simpson to seal Augusta love affair with Masters debut

    Fourteen years after playing Augusta National for the first time as a wide-eyed kid, Webb Simpson is back at the venue this week feeling the same excitement as he prepares to make his Masters debut.

  • 17/10/2011 | Sports

    Argentina dominate first day of Pan-Am rowing

    Argentina won three of the four rowing gold medals and Colombia was joined by Venezuela atop the cycling podiums on a good day for South America at the Pan-American Games.

  • 05/12/2011 | Sports

    Tiger ends two-year title drought with Chevron win

    Tiger Woods ended a frustrating victory drought of just over two years when he clinched the Chevron World Challenge which he hosts by one shot, holing a six-foot birdie putt at the last.

  • 20/11/2011 | Sports

    Tiger Woods seals Presidents Cup for US

    Tiger Woods found his putting groove to clinch the Presidents Cup for the United States, who held off a stiff challenge by the Internationals at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.

  • 25/08/2011 | Sports

    Mónaco loses to Roddick in Winston Salem quarter-finals

    Juan Mónaco was defeated by US tennis player Andy Roddick in the quarter-finals of the Winston Salem tournament.

  • 19/09/2011 | Entertainment

    Bob Hope's wife Dolores dies at age 102

    Dolores Hope, the wife of late entertainer Bob Hope, died of natural causes at the age of 102, a family spokesman said.

  • 26/09/2011 | Entertainment

    3D 'Lion King' rules box office for second week

    Walt Disney Co's 3D re-release of the animated classic rang up an estimated $22.1 million in US and Canadian ticket sales over three days as families turned out to see lion cub Simba's return to theaters.

  • 21/11/2011 | Entertainment

    Bruce Springsteen announces 2012 world tour

    Bruce Springsteen will go on tour next year for the first time in three years, starting with European dates in May and the United States and others to follow, according to the rock star's website.

  • 03/08/2011 | Entertainment

    Lost Alfred Hitchcock film found in New Zealand

    A lost 1920s Alfred Hitchcock film that provides clues into the legendary director's early working style has been discovered in New Zealand, archivists said.

  • 21/07/2011 | Entertainment

    Auction of teen's Beatles photos soars over US$360,000

    A trove of unpublished photographs of The Beatles' first US concerts taken by a Washington teenager in 1964 took in more than US$360,000 (220,913 pounds) at auction, selling for many times their estimates.

  • 10/06/2011 | Entertainment

    Tracy Morgan apologizes for anti-gay jokes

    Comedian and "30 Rock" star Tracy Morgan apologized for making a series of anti-gay remarks, including a reported joke that he would stab his own son to death if he spoke in a "gay voice."

  • 22/04/2011 | Entertainment

    Stefano Langone never wanted to win ‘American Idol’

    Eliminated "American Idol" contestant Stefano Langone said he never wanted to win the talent show, but saw it as a way to launch his own musical career.

  • 27/05/2011 | Entertainment

    'Hangover' sequel takes in US$31 million on first day

    Raunchy comedy sequel "The Hangover Part II" got off to a roaring start at the North American box office taking in about US$31.7 million on its opening day, according to estimates by movie studio Warner Bros today.

  • 06/05/2012 | Entertainment

    'Avengers' muscles to record $200 million in US debut

    "The Avengers" proved that five superheroes are better than one by bursting into Hollywood's record books with a massive $200.3 million in ticket sales over its opening weekend in US and Canadian theaters, kicking off Hollywood's summer movie season with a bang.

  • 25/04/2012 | Entertainment

    Pixar to make film based on Mexico's 'Day of the Dead'

    Pixar Animation Studios, the US-based film studio that made the likes of “Toy Story” and “Cars,” among other cinema successes, announced that in 2015 they’re to release an animated film based on the Mexican holiday: “The Day of the Dead” (Día de los Muertos), the entertainment magazine Variety reported today.

  • 22/03/2012 | Entertainment

    US, Canada 2011 box office slumps, global sales up

    Ticket sales at US and Canadian theaters suffered a 4 percent slump in 2011 to $10.2 billion, its lowest level in a decade, despite a slew of big studio-funded hits that helped boost the global box office, a Hollywood industry group said.

  • 17/02/2012 | Entertainment

    UK spies: Charlie Chaplin's real name a mystery

    The real name and birthplace of legendary silent-film star Charlie Chaplin is shrouded in mystery, Britain's domestic spy agency concluded after a probe into US claims he was a communist sympathiser, documents released revealed.

  • 09/01/2012 | Entertainment

    Russell Brand gets late night US comedy show

    Irreverent British comedian Russell Brand has signed up for a new late night TV comedy show on the FX network, starting later this year, FX said.

  • 06/02/2012 | Entertainment

    Simpsons join Barbie in Iran ban

    The Simpsons are corroding the morals of Iranian youth, an official said, as dolls based on Bart, Homer and the rest of the US cartoon family joined the shapely Barbie among Western toys targeted by a new crackdown in Tehran.

  • 16/07/2012 | Entertainment

    Charlie Sheen pledges $1 mln to US military support group

    His rants under control and his life seemingly on the mend, "Anger Management" actor Charlie Sheen has pledged $1 million to the USO, a US military support organization, and the donation could go higher if his new TV show becomes a hit.

  • 09/07/2012 | Entertainment

    Quidditch nerds target Games to promote their sport

    Quidditch players riding broomsticks tagged on to the Olympics, acknowledging the game adapted from the Harry Potter series was for nerds but arguing that it was a legitimate sport worthy of being in the Olympics.

  • 14/07/2012 | Entertainment

    Pianist for Uruguayan band 'No Te Va Gustar' dies

    Marcel Curuchet, pianist for the Uruguayan band ‘No Te Va Gustar,’ died this afternoon in the United States after being hospitalized overnight in New Jersey. The musician was involved in a road accident yesterday, sources from the band disclosed.

  • 09/09/2012 | Entertainment

    Movies suffer worst US box-office slump in a decade

    The North American box office hit a slump at the weekend, with top earner "The Possession" taking in less than $10 million and what could be the gloomiest overall haul since the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington.

  • 13/10/2012 | Entertainment

    Brad Pitt blasts US "War on Drugs," calls for policy rethink

    Brad Pitt has thrown his weight behind a documentary that blasts America's 40-year war on drugs as a failure, calling policies that imprison huge numbers of drug-users a "charade" in urgent need of a rethink.

  • 14/10/2012 | Entertainment

    Thriller 'Taken 2' earns second US box office win

    Liam Neeson thriller "Taken 2" won a battle between two hostage movies over the weekend, holding on to its top box office rankings for a second week with $22.5 million from ticket sales at US and Canadian theaters.

  • 08/11/2012 | Entertainment

    US movie companies eye trade deal for digital era

    US movie companies who depend on exports for more than half their revenue hope a proposed trade agreement will eliminate customs difficulties as the industry abandons film in favor of digital formats, an industry official said.

  • 19/11/2012 | Entertainment

    Robert Redford lends name to US college environmental body

    Hollywood star and environmentalist Robert Redford lent his name today to a new nature conservancy at a Southern California college, saying he hoped the research institute could help the environmentally abused region.

  • 11/11/2012 | Entertainment

    James Bond soars to box office record with 'Skyfall'

    James Bond can don the tuxedo and break out the Dom Perignon after the super spy returned to theatres in record fashion at the weekend, blowing away box office rivals with $87.8 million in ticket sales for the US and Canadian debut of new movie "Skyfall" for the biggest opening in the franchise's history.

  • 02/12/2012 | Entertainment

    "Twilight" shines in third box office win over Bond

    The "Twilight" teen vampire movie shined again at US and Canadian box offices, earning US$17.4 million and its third consecutive No. 1 ranking as James Bond held strong and Brad Pitt's new movie struggled.

  • 13/12/2012 | Entertainment

    Singer-songwriter Carole King to receive US Gershwin prize

    US singer-songwriter Carole King will be awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the US national library said today.

  • 13/12/2012 | Entertainment

    Rare 'Metropolis' poster fetches high price in auction

    A film memorabilia collector paid $1.2 million for nine rare and early film posters, including the world's highest-valued poster of the 1927 film "Metropolis," in a bankruptcy auction in Los Angeles today, the trustee in the bankruptcy case said.

  • 14/12/2012 | Entertainment

    'Hobbit' debut reaps $13 mln in US, Canada, a December record

    The first of three "Hobbit" movies kicked off its box office quest with an estimated $13 million in ticket sales from showings at US and Canadian theaters just after midnight today, a record for a December debut.

  • 15/12/2012 | Entertainment

    Adele's '21' is top-selling US iTunes album of 2012

    British singer Adele notched another accolade as iTunes announced that her Grammy-winning album "21" was the top-selling record of 2012 in its US store, extending the disc's successful run almost two years after it was released.

  • 17/12/2012 | Entertainment

    Martin Scorsese to direct Bill Clinton documentary

    Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese will get up close and personal with Bill Clinton in a documentary about the former US president, cable channel HBO said today.

  • 19/12/2012 | Entertainment

    'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' 'Dirty Harry' among US film treasures

    The US National Film Registry named 25 films to be preserved as cultural treasures, ranging from Audrey Hepburn's 1961 classic "Breakfast at Tiffany's" to Clint Eastwood's "Dirty Harry" and the sci-fi action movie "The Matrix."

  • 30/12/2012 | Entertainment

    'The Hobbit' keeps US box office crown for 3rd week

    The dwarfs and elves of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" prevailed at the North American box office again over the weekend, as its $32.9 million in ticket sales topped both the star-packed musical "Les Miserables" and the western "Django Unchained."

  • 05/01/2013 | Entertainment

    Model Naomi Campbell mugged in Paris in November

    British supermodel Naomi Campbell was mugged by two assailants who tried to steal her handbag in Paris in late November, the prosecutor's office and police said today.

  • 04/02/2013 | Entertainment

    Berlin film festival looks east, hot topics in frame

    The Berlin film festival looks east this year with six of 19 competition entries either made or based behind the old Iron Curtain, while two star-studded US movies tackle big business - energy and pharmaceuticals.

  • 10/01/2013 | Entertainment

    Academy announces this year's Oscar nominations

    US presidential drama "Lincoln" led the pack of Oscar nominees today with 12 nominations including a nod for best picture, in the race for the world's top film honours.

  • 17/01/2013 | Entertainment

    Tarantino: 'Everyone has the right to own a gun'

    US film director Quentin Tarantino admitted he was against the use of automatic weapons, but defended a citizen’s right to own a gun, in an interview published in German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau.

  • 25/01/2013 | Entertainment

    Singer Tina Turner on path to Swiss citizenship

    Soul music legend Tina Turner has taken the first steps toward giving up her US passport and becoming a citizen of Switzerland, the country she has called home for nearly 20 years.

  • 30/01/2013 | Entertainment

    US porn star Ron Jeremy hospitalized with aneurysm

    Veteran pornography actor Ron Jeremy, one of the industry's biggest stars, was in intensive care and undergoing surgery for an aneurysm near his heart in Los Angeles, his manager said today.

  • 21/01/2011 | Entertainment

    After a long hiatus, Peter Weir finds 'The Way Back'

    Australian director Peter Weir is back in US movie theaters with his first film in seven years -- the drama "The Way Back."

  • 31/10/2012 | Multimedia

    What Sandy left after hard hit

    The US Northeast region began crawling back to normal after monster storm Sandy crippled transportation, knocked out power for millions and killed at least 50 people in the US and 69 in the Caribbean.

  • 29/08/2012 | Multimedia

    ‘Romney Girl’ video shocks Republican headquarters

    Parodying the '90s hit "Barbie Girl," a new music video titled "Romney Girl" has hit the internet mocking Mitt Romney's offshore accounts and undisclosed tax returns, while making clear that the conservative candidate's wealth makes him out of touch with the average US citizen.

  • 07/10/2012 | In Depth - Elections in Venezuela

    Venezuelan expats in US flock to New Orleans to vote

    Thousands of Venezuelans who live in the United States crowded outside a New Orleans convention center to cast ballots in Venezuela's presidential election, with many hoping their vote will help drive President Hugo Chavez from power.


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