India approves biggest defense deal with US
2011-06-07 10:05:46
India has approved its biggest defense deal with the United States for 10 Boeing C-17 strategic heavy-lift planes for $4.1 billion, reported local media Tuesday.
End the US embargo against Cuba
2011-06-07 08:00:52
I had dreamed of visiting Cuba for a long time. I never thought I would finally make two trips there in less than 10 days.
Plane makers promote biofuels
2011-06-07 08:05:00
Boeing and Airbus in negotiations to increase supplies of cleaner fuel
Yale lab tech gets 44 years for killing student
2011-06-04 09:02:33
A lab technician convicted of killing a Yale University student, whose body was found stuffed behind a wall on the day she was to be married, was sentenced to 44 years in prison on Friday.
US twin friars die on same day at age 92
2011-06-04 08:39:30
Identical twins Julian and Adrian Riester were born seconds apart 92 years ago. They died hours apart this week.
US employment growth slows sharply in May
2011-06-03 22:05:02
Employers hired far fewer workers than expected in May and the jobless rate rose to 9.1 percent as high energy prices and the effects of Japan's earthquake bogged down the economy.
Chrysler to sever US government ties
2011-06-03 11:35:36
Italian automaker Fiat agreed Thursday to buy the US Treasury's 6 percent interest in Chrysler for $500 million.
US man kills 5 before taking own life
2011-06-03 11:24:12
A 73-year-old man's shooting rampage in towns near the Arizona border left six people dead Thursday, including the suspect and the attorney who represented his ex-wife in their divorce.
Remains of US soldiers found 150 years later
2011-06-03 13:19:46
Remains of ten US soldiers were found more than 150 years later after they were killed in an 1846 battle in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, archaeologists said Thursday.
Indian-American girl wins Spelling Bee
2011-06-03 14:36:01
It went on and on and on. Five spellers who seemingly had memorized the entire dictionary simply could not be stumped with any word tossed their way. It was getting late, way past bedtime and well beyond the time slot allotted by ESPN for its telecast.
Pakistan, US agree to resume joint intel ops
2011-06-03 14:40:41
Pakistan and the United States have agreed to resume joint intelligence operations against Islamist militants, the Pakistani foreign ministry said on Friday, in a first step toward rebuilding trust between the two countries.
Sony restoring PlayStation Network in US, Europe
2011-06-03 09:24:03
Sony Corp. is fully restoring its PlayStation Network in the US,Europe and parts of Asia on Thursday after hackers stole customer data and sent services offline in April.
