Elephant baseball player

2012-01-06 09:31:23

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus animal trainer Taba Maluenda guides an elephant to bat.

US to strengthen presence in Asia-Pacific

2012-01-06 05:59:52

Obama vowed to strengthen US military presence in the Asia-Pacific region despite fiscal constraints.

Surf's up

2012-01-05 10:38:05

Surfers ride waves during high surf advisory conditions at Waimea Bay on the Northshore of O'ahu, Hawaii Jan 4, 2012.

US calls Hormuz Strait int'l territory

2012-01-05 09:03:35

US dismissed Iran's fresh call for all foreign warships to get permission to pass through the Hormuz Strait.

US plans $450b in defense cutbacks

2012-01-05 08:04:54

The US Defense Department will unveil the Pentagon's overarching war-fighting strategy.

Bachmann quits presidential race

2012-01-05 05:21:20

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann announced the end of her bid for the White House.

Romney takes Iowa caucuses by just 8 votes

2012-01-04 16:53:57

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses.

US Republican rivals face test of 2012 in Iowa

2012-01-04 10:44:48

Voters met across in Iowa in the first contest to determine a Republican challenger to Barack Obama.

Tiffany losing sparkle

2012-01-04 07:51:08

With Europeans and Asians buying fewer $65,000 diamond necklaces and $10,000 amethyst earrings, Tiffany & Co may be in for a less-than-glittering 2012.

Romney predicts win in Iowa

2012-01-04 07:41:11

Thousands of Iowa Republicans cast the first ballots of the 2012 presidential contest on Tuesday.

Twitter's verification faces doubts

2012-01-04 07:39:56

Twitter's verification process faces more doubts after a British man had managed a Twitter account under the name of Wendi Deng Murdoch.

Economy to pick up this year and next

2012-01-04 05:53:40

The pace of US economic activity would pick up gradually in 2012 and 2013, while the unemployment rate would continue to hover at a stubbornly high level.