US novelist Tom Clancy dies at 66
2013-10-03 01:55:16
Best-selling US novelist Tom Clancy, who was best known for penning "The Hunt for Red October" and other popular military thrillers, has died at the age of 66, his publisher said Wednesday.
Obama to meet congressional leaders for shutdown talks
2013-10-03 01:55:16
US President Barack Obama will meet the four top leaders of Congress at the White House on Wednesday to urge lawmakers to reopen the government and raise the US debt ceiling.
Obama cancels visit amid stalemate
Obama cuts short Asia trip due to shutdown
2013-10-02 18:20:57
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday scaled down a long-planned trip to Asia, as a US government shutdown entered a second day with no end in sight to the funding row in Congress that triggered it.
Obama cuts short Asia trip as shutdown continues
2013-10-02 18:20:57
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday scaled down a long-planned trip to Asia, as a US government shutdown entered a second day with no end in sight to the funding row in Congress that triggered it.
US big three automakers sales slowdown in September
2013-10-02 02:50:57
Ford and Chrysler's sales rose modestly in US market in September, while General Motors' sales fell 11 percent in a month that had two fewer selling days than September 2012.
Obama blames Republicans for government shutdown, defends Obamacare
2013-10-02 02:13:50
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday blamed Republicans in Congress for the federal government shutdown, and defended his signature health care law, known as Obamacare.
Impasse in Congress shuts down services
2013-10-02 00:05:17
The unprecedented shutdown that could put more than 800,000 federal workers on unpaid leave, came after the US Congress failed to find a compromise on a bill to fund government operations. Obama blames Republicans for government shutdownUS Senate rejects motion bover government shutdownChinese tourists affected by US govt shutdown
US Senate rejects motion bover government shutdown
2013-10-01 23:18:25
The US Senate voted on Tuesday to reject a motion to meet with the House on the issue of funding the government, despite the government shutdown starting at the midnight.
US government shutdown to start after budget negotiations fail
2013-10-01 19:28:50
The US federal government was due to start partially shutting down on Tuesday after lawmakers failed to compromise on an emergency spending bill before a midnight deadline.
More 'dramas' in the offing
2013-10-01 16:35:23
Believe it or not, the government of the world's largest economy and only superpower is on a partial shutdown since Tuesday. The unprecedented shutdown, the first in 17 years that could put over 800,000 federal workers on unpaid leave, came after the US Congress failed to find a compromise on a bill to fund government operations.
US government shutdown begins
2013-10-01 13:39:54
The US government began a partial shutdown on Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, potentially putting up to 1 million workers on unpaid leave.
Knox's second appeal trial opens
2013-10-01 08:09:43
US student Amanda Knox's second appeal trial in the murder of her British roommate opened on Monday, but the star defendant was absent.