Quake causes jitters decade on from 9/11
2011-08-25 07:40:14
When people in the US capital realized that a rare earthquake had just hit the area at 1:51 pm on Tuesday, they felt some kind of relief.
DSK legal decision angers women's rights advocates
2011-08-25 07:40:14
Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn won a legal battle in Manhattan on Tuesday when a judge dropped all sex charges against him, but women's rights advocates decried that justice had been lost.
US economy won't to fall into recession: Greenspan
2011-08-24 06:52:45
The US economy might see slow growth, but will not slide into a double-dip recession, said former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Tuesday.
Strong quake hits US, no major damage
2011-08-24 06:44:17
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck around the US capital of Washington on Tuesday afternoon, sending tremor to New York City.
Obama prepares for new job plan
2011-08-23 11:03:30
US President Barack Obama is preparing for unveiling a new job plan after his summer vacation, the White House said on Monday.
S&P replaces president after US downgrade
2011-08-23 10:53:20
The chief of Standard & Poor's will step down next month, to be replaced by a senior Citibank executive
Obama says Gadhafi rule collapsing in Libya
2011-08-22 11:26:57
Obama said that Muammar Gadhafi's rule was showing signs of collapse and called on the Libyan leader to relinquish power to avoid further casualties.
Lawyer for two US 'hikers' to appeal Iran spy sentence
2011-08-22 07:42:59
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday she was "deeply disappointed" over the eight-year prison sentence given to two US citizens who have said they had strayed unwittingly into Iran.
Iran defends US hikers' sentence
2011-08-22 07:33:29
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday that Washington was "deeply disappointed" by Iran's sentence of the two hikers.
Wall Street down for fourth week on economic fears
2011-08-20 10:15:23
The sell-off in Wall Street continued on Friday, with major indexes suffering losses for the fourth straight week.
Women winemakers still battle glass ceiling
2011-08-20 07:53:40
Although it has been nearly 50 years since the first woman graduated with a wine degree from a top US university, less then 10 percent of women are chief winemakers at US wineries.
Light to moderate drinking reduces risk of Alzheimer's: Study
2011-08-20 07:53:40
Light to moderate social drinking, a glass or two of wine or beer a day, can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to American researchers.