Americans worry over freedoms
2011-09-05 08:00:34
After the Sept 11, 2001 terror attacks 10 years ago, many US citizens accepted the government invasion of their civil liberties in exchange for securities, but now more are worried about the further loss of their liberties.
US aid shipment arrives in flood-hit DPRK
2011-09-05 08:00:34
A US aid shipment arrived on Saturday in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) with around 90 tons of emergency supplies for the flood-hit nation
Feds warn of small airplane terror threats
2011-09-04 09:44:01
Authorities say there is no specific or credible terrorist threat,but they have stepped up security across America as a precaution.
Pakistani man arrested on US terrorism charges
2011-09-03 11:08:09
A Pakistani-born man living in northern Virginia was charged with trying to help a militant group in his home country, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and making false statements to authorities.
7.1 magnitude quake strikes off Alaska
2011-09-02 22:12:27
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck on Friday in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska, the US Geological Survey reported.
World Trade Center rises from ground zero
2011-09-02 08:16:15
Ten years after the 9/11 attacks destroyed the World Trade Center, an 80-story glass and steel tower is rising like a phoenix from the ashes of ground zero.
Cheney book renews post-9/11 US policy fights
2011-09-02 08:00:50
Former US vice-president Dick Cheney's new memoir revives the fierce battles over US national security policies after the Sept 11, 2011 attacks
US fiscal deficit to hit $1.3t
2011-09-02 06:51:10
The US federal government's deficit is projected to reach $1.316 trillion for the 2011 fiscal year
Obama welcomes Petraeus to lead CIA
2011-09-01 09:30:22
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday welcomes General David Petraeus to the directorship of Central Intelligence Agency that he will assume next week.
US heightens security for 9/11 anniversary
2011-09-01 07:38:52
The US is raising security alert around the country as it gears up for the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.
Obama to unveil job plans on Sept 7
2011-09-01 06:45:55
US President Barack Obama was scheduled to lay out a plan on September 7 to shore up job creation and economic growth at a joint session of Congress.
US porn film shoots halted after HIV case
2011-08-31 09:06:21
The Free Speech Coalition said it learned on Saturday that a porn film performer who has not been publicly identified had initially tested positive for HIV.