US debt default unimaginable, creditors say
2011-06-08 16:45:13
Allowing a brief US debt default to force government spending cuts is a "horrible idea" that could destabilize the world economy and sour already tense relations with big creditors,
US, S Korea launch joint military exercises
2011-06-08 13:36:39
A South Korean Army's K-1 tank releases smoke bombs to hide itself during the US-South Korea joint military exercise at a shooting range near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 45 km (28 miles) north of Seoul, June 8, 2011.
8,000 Marijuana plants seized in Michigan
2011-06-08 09:06:20
In one of the largest raids in history of the US state of Michigan, authority seized about 8,000 marijuana plants worth at least 8 million dollars from a property in Lenawee County
Blast at Arizona Intel microchip plant injures 7
2011-06-08 07:57:47
Seven workers at an Intel Corp microchip manufacturing plant outside Phoenix were injured by an explosion at the facility on Tuesday, and the building was immediately evacuated
Fighter jet crashes in Wisconsin, US
2011-06-08 10:20:25
The US National Guard said that an F-16 crashed early Tuesday afternoon during a routine training flight in southern Wisconsin, the United States
Obama toasts Merkel at Rose Garden dinner
2011-06-08 10:07:17
President Barack Obama has toasted German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a Rose Garden dinner as an extraordinary leader.
US wildfire forces large evacuation
2011-06-08 07:57:42
Stiff winds whipped up a gigantic blaze in the mountains of eastern Arizona, forcing the evacuation of a third resort town and casting a smoky haze over states as far away as Iowa.
US gay teens 'more likely' to smoke, drink
2011-06-08 07:57:42
Gay, lesbian and bisexual US high school students are more likely than heterosexual students to engage in such risky behavior as smoking, drinking alcohol and carrying guns
Nintendo lifts lid on Wii U, seeks hardcore gamers
2011-06-08 09:03:32
While the first new gaming console in five years fell short of being the game-changer the original was -- luring millions of new casual users with its simplicity and motion-control -- industry executives and analysts gave the Wii U's touchscreen controller the thumbs-up.
US: Yemen leader heavily burned in blast
2011-06-08 08:43:51
President Ali Abdullah Saleh was burned over 40 percent of his body and suffered bleeding in the brain from last weekend's attack on his palace, US officials said Tuesday
Bernanke to take spotlight and assess economy
2011-06-07 14:32:37
It's Ben Bernanke's turn to assess how much the economy has weakened.
Debt crisis to dominate talks
2011-06-07 14:05:53
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will air their differences over fiscal policy, the Eurozone crisis and the war in Libya.
