Obama seeks $1.2t debt ceiling increase
2011-12-28 06:49:59
The Obama administration would request Congress to raise the federal government's borrowing limit by $1.2 trillion this week.
US doesn't name China as currency manipulator
2011-12-28 06:48:47
The US Treasury Department declined to name China as a currency manipulator.
Obama nominates 2 Fed governors
2011-12-28 05:24:06
A former senior Treasury official and a Harvard University professor are named as governors of the US Federal Reserve.
Gunman in Santa suit killed six, self in Texas
2011-12-27 12:47:14
A gunman in a Santa Claus suit killed six people and himself at a family Christmas celebration outside Dallas.
Brazil to be world's 6th largest economy
2011-12-27 11:16:34
Brazil will surpass Britain to become the sixth largest economy in the world this year, according to a British study published.
Road crashes leave 8 dead in Argentina
2011-12-27 09:53:07
8 people were killed and at least 11 people were injured on Monday in three highway accidents in Argentina.
S American women fret over scandal-hit implants
2011-12-27 09:30:33
Fear and anger are growing among women with breast implants in Latin America.
New York theater to stage Chinese New Year Gala
2011-12-27 06:46:45
The first "US Chinese New Year Gala" will be staged in New York's Hammerstein Ballroom during the Lantern Festival in early February 2012.
Xmas fire at exec's home kills kids, parents
2011-12-26 13:15:19
A fire tore through the home of an advertising executive in a tony neighborhood along the Connecticut shoreline.
13 found dead in truck in eastern Mexico
2011-12-26 11:23:30
Bodies were found in an abandoned truck in eastern Mexico as a turf war between drug cartels spreads.
40 Haitians die in ship accident
2011-12-26 10:17:19
Haiti began to rescue survivors from the shipwreck of a ship with Haitian illegal immigrants in Cuban waters, in which at least 40 people died, Haitian authorities said on Sunday.
7 found dead in Dallas-area apartment
2011-12-26 06:59:52
Seven people were found dead in a Dallas-area apartment after police in Texas entered the unit on Sunday.