Major fire breaks out at US chemical plant
2011-10-04 09:05:44
A large fire at a chemical plant south of Dallas that sent an enormous plume of smoke into the air on Monday forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents in the city of Waxahachie.
Fitch slashes forecasts for global growth
2011-10-04 08:25:05
Fitch Ratings on Monday revised down its growth forecasts for all major advanced economies in its latest quarterly Global Economic Outlook.
About 800 arrested in Wall Street protest
2011-10-03 15:28:02
Protesters against Wall Street greed and other grievances continued, even after nearly 800 protesters were arrested in a tense confrontation with police.
US Treasury official to visit Beijing
2011-10-01 08:06:49
A top US Treasury was on her way to Beijing on Friday ahead of votes in the US Senate next week
Radical US-born cleric Awlaqi killed
2011-10-01 08:05:03
A senior US official confirmed Awlaqi's death after an announcement by the Yemeni defense ministry.
Castro slams Obama for embargo comments
2011-09-30 16:07:56
Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro on Thursday lashed out in national media at US President Barack Obama's remarks on the US embargo against the island country.
Two-faced cat sets longevity record
2011-09-30 11:27:01
Frank and Louie is the world's oldest two-faced cat, which is not to say he is deceitful or insincere.
Boeing workers nabbed in drug bust
2011-09-30 06:33:51
Federal authorities on Thursday charged 37 current or former Boeing employees with selling or trying to buy illegal painkillers and anti-anxiety drugs at a suburban Philadelphia plant that makes military aircraft.
US GDP growth upwardly revised to 1.3%
2011-09-30 06:15:48
The US economic growth rate was upwardly revised to an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter of this year from the previous estimate of 1 percent last month, the Commerce Department said in a report on Thursday.
US: Iran's navy threat does not hold water
2011-09-29 11:52:14
Washington poured scorn on a threat by Iran to send warships close to the U.S. coast, saying curtly on Wednesday that Tehran's navy does not have what it takes.
High hopes for Peru consultation law
2011-09-29 11:21:51
A law that Peru's indigenous leaders fought for two years to get passed and the government says could end strife over natural resources may not resolve conflicts as hoped when it goes into effect in January.
USS Cole bomb suspect could face death penalty
2011-09-29 10:50:53
A Saudi Arabian prisoner accused of plotting the deadly attack on the warship USS Cole in 2000 could be executed if he is convicted in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.