NYPD 'eyed 250-plus mosques'
2011-09-07 07:52:56
The New York Police Department (NYPD) collected intelligence on more than 250 mosques and Muslim student groups in and around New York
3 killed in US eatery shooting
2011-09-07 08:36:25
At least three people including two National Guard members were killed as a lone gunman opened fired in a restaurant in Carson City, US State of Nevada
Pilot killed in small plane crashes
2011-09-07 07:56:39
The pilot of a small plane was killed on Monday after his plane crashed in the south of an airport in Racine, Wisconsin of the United States. No one else was on board.
US denies report on troop cut in Iraq
2011-09-07 07:55:52
The White House on Tuesday denied a report that the Obama administration has decided to slash the number of US troops in Iraq to 3,000 at the end of the year.
Tropical Storm Lee threatens Southeast US with heavy rain
2011-09-06 08:18:52
After testing New Orleans' flood defenses over the weekend, Tropical Storm Lee moved northeast on Monday after weakening to a tropical depression, and threatened to bring heavy rains and flooding to a large section of the southeastern United States.
Cheney defends Iraq war, avoids failures
2011-09-06 08:18:52
Cheney and former president George W. Bush had said invading Iraq and removing Saddam was imperative after Sept 11.
Obama vows to put jobs on top of agenda
2011-09-06 07:56:02
The Obama administration has put job creation on top of its agenda and the two parties of the Congress need to work together to stimulate job growth in the United States
2 dead in Texas wildfires, homes destroyed
2011-09-06 09:41:44
Sixty separate wildfires, whipped by strong winds, were burning across Texas on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes and killing at least two people, officials said.
United Express plane skids off runway
2011-09-05 10:16:51
A United Express regional jet carrying 44 passengers from Chicago skidded off the runway while landing in Ottawa, but no one was apparently injured
Americans worry over freedoms
2011-09-05 08:00:34
After the Sept 11, 2001 terror attacks 10 years ago, many US citizens accepted the government invasion of their civil liberties in exchange for securities, but now more are worried about the further loss of their liberties.
US aid shipment arrives in flood-hit DPRK
2011-09-05 08:00:34
A US aid shipment arrived on Saturday in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) with around 90 tons of emergency supplies for the flood-hit nation
Pakistani arrested on US terrorism charges
2011-09-03 11:08:09
A Pakistani-born man living in northern Virginia was charged with trying to help a militant group in his home country, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and making false statements to authorities.
