Obama gets lunch take-out in Chinatown
2012-02-17 08:50:41
Obama made a surprise visit to a restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown to pick up his lunch take-out on Thursday during a fundraising trip to the city.
Inmates yelled for help in jail blaze
2012-02-17 07:57:26
In all, the fire at an overcrowded prison in Honduras killed 358 people, making it the world's deadliest prison fire in a century.
Latin American bloc says Cuba should attend summit
2012-02-17 07:57:26
Latin American countries meeting on Wednesday in Havana demanded that Cuba be invited to the upcoming Summit of the Americas.
Nigerian 'underwear' bomber gets life in prison
2012-02-17 07:24:51
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Nigerian man to life in prison for trying to blow up a US airliner bound for Detroit on Christmas Day in 2009.
Apple releases preview of new Mac system
2012-02-17 05:19:14
The next version of the company's Macintosh operating system, bringing some popular features from iPhone and iPad to its Mac computer.
US launches coalition to fight climate change
2012-02-17 05:17:01
Hillary Clinton announced the formation of a new global coalition aimed at reducing emissions of some short-lived pollutants that contribute to climate change.
359 inmates died in Honduras prison fire
2012-02-16 11:21:16
A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison in Honduras, killing more than 350 inmates, many of them trapped and screaming inside their cells.
Cuba says not to return to OAS
2012-02-16 10:11:36
Cuba is willing to attend the sixth Summit of the Americas if invited but does not have the intention to rejoin the organization.
Santorum revels in quick rise in support
2012-02-16 08:04:27
Rick Santorum is trying to turn his newfound strength into something lasting that will establish him as the conservative challenger to Mitt Romney.
Houston gets posthumous boost
2012-02-16 08:04:27
Whitney Houston's career is getting a post-mortem boost, but it isn't likely to be as big as the one that enriched the King of Pop's estate after his death.
World Bank's Zoellick to step down
2012-02-16 07:07:57
Zoellick said Washington pledged to put a replacement candidate forward within weeks.
US dismisses Iran's nuke achievements
2012-02-16 06:36:29
The United States on Wednesday dismissed the nuclear achievements demonstrated by Iran as something not terribly new and impressive.