Obama directs $25M non-lethal aid to Libyan rebels
2011-04-27 09:21:20
President Barack Obama has ordered the expenditure of up to $25 million in surplus government goods to support Libyan opposition groups and protect civilians threatened by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
Obama wasn't qualified for Ivy League
2011-04-27 09:11:42
Real estate mogul Donald Trump suggested in an interview Monday that President Barack Obama had been a poor student who did not deserve to be admitted to the Ivy League universities he attended..
US, British defense chiefs discuss Libya, Afghanistan
2011-04-27 08:14:51
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday met with his British counterpart Liam Fox, and the two focused their discussions on the situation in Libya, Syria and Afghanistan.
Carter arrives in DPRK for talks
2011-04-27 08:00:19
The three-day visit is aimed at easing tension on the Korean Peninsula.
US to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco
2011-04-26 19:39:37
The US government said on Monday it plans to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products.
Over 15,000 US servicemen to remain in Iraq
2011-04-26 16:30:05
The Iraqi government is preparing to accept the presence of more than 15,000 US servicemen in Iraq to protect the US interests after the deadline of US troops' pullout by the end of 2011.
US: Storms, floods kill 5 in Arkansas
2011-04-26 14:51:18
Violent storms carved out a swatch of damage three miles (five kilometers) wide Monday night in central Arkansas, leaving at least two residents of a small town dead, authorities said.
Jimmy Carter arrives in Pyongyang
2011-04-26 11:12:06
Former US President Jimmy Carter, accompanied by three other former state leaders, arrived in Pyongyang Tuesday morning for a three-day visit aimed at easing tensions on the Peninsula.
Leaked files reveal detainee details
2011-04-26 09:35:21
A cache of classified US military documents provides intelligence assessments on nearly all of the 779 people who been detained at the Guantanamo Bay.
US: Libya bombing not assassination
2011-04-26 09:33:11
The bombing by NATO warplanes on the residence of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi is not an assassination attempt.
US mulling 'targeted sanctions' on Syria
2011-04-26 08:27:34
The United States is considering imposing "targeted sanctions" against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his inner circle.
Mississippi governor rules out running for president
2011-04-26 08:26:11
US Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour announced on Monday that he will not run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.