US expels Venezuelan envoy in Miami

2012-01-09 06:59:26

US has declared Venezuela's consul general in Miami persona non grata and asked her to leave by Tuesday.

Rivals fail to take Romney down in NH debate

2012-01-09 02:45:16

Six Republican presidential candidates traded barbs in a high-stake debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, with front-runner Mitt Romney left largely unscathed.

Obama to businesses: Bring US jobs home

2012-01-07 19:57:48

President Barack Obama kicked off an effort to encourage US businesses to keep jobs at home.

Argentine president shows satisfactory recovery

2012-01-07 10:39:16

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is having a "satisfactory" recovery after she received operation for thyroid cancer Tuesday.

US unemployment near three-year low

2012-01-07 09:47:37

US employment growth accelerated last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percent.

US defense policy challenges trust

2012-01-07 07:16:41

Obama's revamped national defense strategy may challenge mutual trust with China.

US Navy rescues 13 Iranian sailors

2012-01-07 05:07:39

The US Navy has rescued 13 Iranian hostages held by Somali pirates in Arabian Sea.

Castro issues signed article to deny death rumors

2012-01-06 14:22:29

Cuba's former president, Fidel Castro, posted a signed article Thursday as to quash rumors he was dead.

Floods wash away highway in Brazil

2012-01-06 09:52:22

An aerial photograph shows a break in highway BR 356 that was washed away after several days of heavy rains swelled the Muriae River in Campos, 230 km (142 miles) northeast of Rio de Janeiro, Jan 5, 2012.

Elephant baseball player

2012-01-06 09:31:23

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus animal trainer Taba Maluenda guides an elephant to bat.

US to strengthen military presence in Asia-Pacific

2012-01-06 05:59:52

Obama vowed to strengthen US military presence in the Asia-Pacific region despite fiscal constraints.

Brazil's vehicle sales reach record high

2012-01-05 14:56:31

Vehicle sales in Brazil totaled 3.63 million units in 2011, up 3.36 percent from 2010, the National Motor Vehicle Producers Federation (Fenabrave) said Wednesday.