Japan, US plan nuclear waste storage in Mongolia
2011-05-09 10:55:36
Japan and the United States plan to jointly build a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Mongolia to serve customers of their nuclear plant exporters
New US military satellite launched into space
2011-05-08 20:08:29
The spacecraft will provide missile warning, missile defense, battlefield reconnaissance and technical intelligence for the United States and its allies.
Japan, US give up on 2014 airbase relocation target
2011-05-07 13:18:03
Japan and the United States have given up on a plan to relocate by 2014 an American airbase on the southern island of Okinawa.
Top US diplomat for Latin America resigning
2011-05-07 10:33:17
The Obama administration's senior diplomat for Latin America is stepping down.
US halts F-22 flights over system concerns
2011-05-06 10:20:56
The US Air Force has stopped flying Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor fighter jets indefinitely due to concerns about faults in the system that supplies oxygen to pilots, the military said on Thursday.
US, Italy concerned over Syrian situation
2011-05-05 19:13:01
The escalading protest in Syria has forced its way onto the agenda of the second contact group talks on Libya, aimed at further sanctions against the North Africa country and an immediate end to the violence there.
US embassy in Slovenia suffers bomb scare hoax
2011-05-05 10:01:49
Slovenia police on Wednesday arrested a 29-year-old man who threw a backpack over the fence of the American embassy situated at Ljubljana city center.
US urges Gaddafi to allow relief effort in Misrata
2011-05-05 08:40:20
The US State Department on Wednesday urged Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to allow international organizations to "provide relief and evacuation services" to civilians stranded in Libyan western city of Misrata.
Obama congratulates Prince Charles on son's wedding
2011-05-05 09:01:10
US President Barack Obama congratulated Britain's Prince Charles on his son's wedding during at meeting at the White House on Wednesday.
Prince Charles in US on environmental mission
2011-05-04 10:01:48
Britain's Prince Charles began a three-day visit to Washington on Tuesday to focus largely on environmental sustainability, the British Embassy said.
US, Pakistan officials discuss military aid
2011-05-04 09:52:58
US and Pakistan defense officials agreed here that the US side should continue military aid to Pakistan in the wake of outcry for discontinuing the billions of dollars in aid Washington gives to Pakistan.
US, Romania announce plan for missile defense site
2011-05-03 15:50:58
The United States and Romania have agreed on a site to install missile defense interceptors as part of a planned US shield over Europe.
