Egypt says Obama speech will help Palestinians
2011-05-20 13:47:05
US President Barack Obama's backing of a key Palestinian demand on the borders of its future state will help win UN recognition of a Palestinian state, Egypt's UN ambassador said Thursday.
Obama, Netanyahu face tense meeting on Mideast
2011-05-20 13:23:10
US President Barack Obama's endorsement of a longstanding Palestinian demand on the borders of their future state sets the stage for what could be a tense meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday.
US balks at backing European candidate for IMF
2011-05-20 09:20:50
The United States balked Thursday at immediately backing a European to lead the International Monetary Fund, saying only that it wanted an open and prompt succession.
US judge orders back-wages for Thai workers
2011-05-20 09:02:58
An administrative law judge has ordered a Los Angeles-based farm labor contractor to pay more than $340,000 for failing to properly treat and pay Thai farmworkers in Hawaii
Obama to deliver Arab spring speech
2011-05-20 08:03:21
US President Barack Obama was scheduled to lay out a new strategy toward a skeptical Arab world on Thursday
Obama shifts on Mideast peace
2011-05-20 07:26:29
US President Barack Obama on Thursday backed a key Palestinian demand on the borders of a future state with Israel as part of his vision for a Middle East peace deal.
Obama:Gadhafi's departure inevitable
2011-05-20 07:23:05
Obama said on Thursday it was inevitable Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi would have to leave power and only then could a democratic transition in the North African state proceed.
Flood hinders shipping on the Mississippi River
2011-05-19 10:10:27
Floodwater released from a key Mississippi River spillway surged through the Louisiana bayou on Tuesday.
Pressure mounts on IMF chief
2011-05-19 07:57:40
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the IMF, is under growing pressure to resign since his bail was denied on Monday and a trial will not begin until six months later
Obama-mania in Irish village for prodigal son's return
2011-05-19 07:57:40
A tiny Irish village is busily redecorating and putting up the Stars and Stripes to prepare for the return of the prodigal son: US President Barack Obama.
The Who guitarist close to finishing memoir
2011-05-19 07:57:40
A long-awaited memoir by British rock guitarist and The Who songwriter Pete Townshend will be finished and published by next year, book publisher Harper Collins said on Tuesday.
Celebrities bid Oprah farewell
2011-05-19 07:57:40
Hollywood's A-list celebrities bid a star-studded farewell to Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday in a double-taping of her TV talk show that included messages from her fans around the world.