US calls Hormuz Strait int'l territory
2012-01-05 14:31:16
US dismissed Iran's fresh call for all foreign warships to get permission to pass through the Hormuz Strait.
31 killed in Mexican prison riot
2012-01-05 13:29:11
At least 31 prisoners were killed and 13 wounded on Wednesday in a fight between different gangs in the prison of the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas.
Romney wins Iowa by eight votes
2012-01-05 08:06:21
DES MOINES, Iowa - Mitt Romney won the first battle in the 2012 White House race in dramatic fashion on Wednesday, wresting Iowa from devout Christian conservative Rick Santorum by just eight votes.
US plans $450b in defense cutbacks
2012-01-05 08:04:54
The US Defense Department will unveil the Pentagon's overarching war-fighting strategy.
Bachmann quits presidential race
2012-01-05 05:21:20
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann announced the end of her bid for the White House.
Romney takes Iowa caucuses by just 8 votes
2012-01-04 16:53:57
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses.
US Republican rivals face test of 2012 in Iowa
2012-01-04 10:44:48
Voters met across in Iowa in the first contest to determine a Republican challenger to Barack Obama.
Brazil's Lula starts radiotherapy
2012-01-04 10:00:32
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will begin radiotherapy Wednesday for throat cancer, according to the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo.
Fake Wendi Deng account raises doubts on Twitter verification
2012-01-04 07:39:56
Twitter's verification process faces more doubts after a British man had managed a Twitter account under the name of Wendi Deng Murdoch.
US economy to pick up this year and next
2012-01-04 05:53:40
The pace of US economic activity would pick up gradually in 2012 and 2013, while the unemployment rate would continue to hover at a stubbornly high level.
Pentagon to keep warships in Gulf
2012-01-04 03:28:26
The US will continue to send aircraft carrier strike groups into the Gulf region despite Iran's warning.
Mom reunites with biological child 77 yrs later
2012-01-03 19:34:02
For most of her 100 years, Minka Disbrow tried to find out what became of the precious baby girl she gave up for adoption after being raped as a teen. She hoped, but never imagined, she'd see her Betty Jane again.