Trust crucial in US-Pakistan links
2011-05-18 07:49:27
Pakistan wants to develop and stabilize its relationship with the United States, but Washington needs to do more to build mutual trust in the battle against terrorism
IMF chief under suicide watch at NYC jail
2011-05-18 07:08:03
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was placed under a suicide watch in jail, while pressure mounted on him to resign Tuesday.
France confirms consular contact with IMF chief
Cuba rejects US claim over dissident's death
2011-05-17 10:42:27
Cuba on Monday rejected US politicians' claim over the death of a Cuban dissident, saying Washington said so because it is "seeking excuses" to invade the island country.
Nasdaq drops bid for NYSE on DOJ's antitrust move
2011-05-17 10:24:09
Nasdaq and IntercontinentalExchange on Monday withdrew their joint $11 billion bid for the parent of the New York Stock Exchange...
US makes mistake on visa lottery
2011-05-17 09:06:18
The US State Department on Friday said it mistakenly told more than 22,000 people that they had won a special US visa lottery due to a computer glitch
China, US militaries seek greater harmony
2011-05-17 09:06:02
"We think this is a great opportunity for the two militaries' armies, in particular in this case, to come together and to begin to get to know each other,"
NASA trims list of sites to land on Mars to 4
2011-05-17 08:01:18
US space shuttle Endeavour's final mission
2011-05-16 22:21:59
The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 16, 2011.
US develops aircraft carrier-based drones
2011-05-16 15:21:20
American officials have been tightlipped about where the unmanned armed planes might be used, but a top Navy officer has told The Associated Press that some would likely be deployed in Asia.
US apartment fire kills 6
2011-05-16 13:13:03
Some residents jumped from their windows to escape flames as a fire ripped through a suburban Chicago apartment building early Sunday, leaving six dead and a dozen others injured.
US businesses reluctant to open in Mexico
2011-05-16 11:14:37
Dozens of Mattel Inc. employees were on their way to another day of work making Power Wheels in Mexico's industrial heartland...
Louisiana bayou towns brace for flooding impact
2011-05-16 09:36:59
A day after US Army engineers opened a key spillway to relieve flooding along the Mississippi River, residents of small Louisiana towns braced on Sunday for a surge of water that could leave thousands of homes and farms under as much as 20 feet (6 meters) of water.