Obama leads US in remembrance of Sept 11 victims

2014-09-12 10:59:12

Led by President Barack Obama, Americans commemorated the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Thursday by observing moments of silence for the thousands killed that day at New York City's World Trade Center.

9/11 victims remembered

2014-09-12 06:16:18

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum commemorated the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a ceremony held to honor the nearly 3,000 men, women and children that were killed that day.

Americans remember 9/11 on 13th anniversary of attacks

2014-09-11 23:14:21

US President Barack Obama and US first lady Michelle Obama observe a moment of silence on the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the White House in Washington Sept 11, 2014.

Historic exhibition

2014-09-11 23:00:00

American Jewish Committee Houston region director Randy Czarlinsky, Chinese consul general in Houston Li Qiangmin, Shanghai Jewish refugee Tom Lewinsohn, Shanghai Hongkou District Chief Gao Xiang attend the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Exhibition in Congregation Beth Israel in Houston on Wednesday.

South African judge clears Pistorius of murder

2014-09-11 20:50:43

A South African judge has cleared Oscar Pistorius of all murder charges, saying prosecutors had failed to prove the Olympic and Paralympic track star intended to kill his girlfriend.

McDonald's faces woes in US, abroad

2014-09-11 13:14:17

McDonald's Corp announced earlier this week that it experienced across-the-board declines in its global sales for August, partly due to meat supplier scandal in China.

Obama: Joint force vs ISIS

2014-09-11 12:21:13

US President Barack Obama chose the eve of the 13th anniversary of the Sept 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to roll out his strategy against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Sept 11, painful memories that can never be erased

2014-09-11 10:47:54

In a horrific sequence of destruction, terrorists crashed two planes into the World Trade Center causing the twin 110-story towers to collapse.

Obama orders airstrikes in Syria

2014-09-11 10:33:17

US President authorized airstrikes inside Syria for the first time and expanded strikes in Iraq as part of "a steady, relentless effort" to root out Islamic State extremists.

McDonald's faces headwinds

2014-09-11 09:51:30

McDonald's Corp announced earlier this week that it experienced across-the-board declines in its global sales for August, partly due to meat supplier scandal in China.

Chinese firms advised: Learn the ropes

2014-09-11 09:42:17

Despite continuous growth of China's direct investment in the United States and China-sponsored projects in California, Chinese enterprises still have a long way to go to get familiar with the American business culture, as well as government regulations and rules, warned policy makers and industry insiders.

American mark the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

2014-09-11 09:32:29

A woman stands among some of the 3,000 flags placed in memory of the lives lost in the September 11, 2001 attacks, at a park in Winnetka, Illinois, September 10, 2014.