US asks for Russia's support on Syria
2012-06-04 06:41:19
Support from Russia was needed in the hope of settling the Syrian issue, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday.
1 dead, 7 injured at Canada mall shooting
2012-06-03 13:11:04
A shooting at one of Toronto's largest malls killed one person, injured seven Saturday and sent thousands of weekend shoppers running in fear.
One person killed in plant blast in Texas
2012-06-03 09:28:49
One person was killed and another was injured in a plant explosion, which occurred early Saturday in Houston, a city in the US state of Texas.
Cargo plane crash kills 10 in Ghana
2012-06-03 09:05:47
A cargo plane crashed in Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday evening and slammed into a minivan loaded with passengers, killing at least 10 people.
US to deploy LCS in Singapore in 2013
2012-06-03 08:02:09
The United States Navy will deploy its first littoral combat ship (LCS) in Singapore from the second quarter of 2013, Singapore's Ministry of Defense said.
Cuba to resume taxing imported food
2012-06-02 16:20:37
Cuba would soon reimpose taxes on imported food after four years of exemption, the country's customs office said on Friday.
World's largest Boeing takes flight
2012-06-02 15:04:09
Lufthansa on Friday completed the world's first passenger flight with a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, from Frankfurt to Washington DC.
Obama in hot seat as US jobless rate rises
2012-06-02 13:26:48
The clock is ticking for US President Barack Obama to turn the economy around by the end of summer.
Wall Street sees steep sell-off
2012-06-02 10:05:09
Steep sell-off on Wall Street sent US stocks and commodities down drastically on Friday as investors shunned risky assets.
Student identified as victim of body-parts killer
2012-06-02 07:10:48
Montreal police on Friday identified Jun Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese student at Montreal's Concordia University, as the victim of suspected body-parts killer
Religion could tip race for White House
2012-06-01 08:08:05
Powerful, unique and unpredictable religious crosscurrents are at work in the US election.
Michelle Obama makes her literary debut
2012-06-01 08:08:05
US First Lady Michelle Obama released a book about the White House garden in her latest effort to promote healthy eating.