US lawmakers push to get US out of Afghanistan
2011-05-26 09:05:49
Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, it is time to end the war in Afghanistan and bring US troops home, several Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives demanded on Wednesday.
US investment decline "temporary"
2011-05-25 17:53:12
The decline of the US direct investment in China was for short term, said president of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in China.
Obama aims to reassure Europe it still matters
2011-05-25 15:20:50
President Barack Obama is plunging back into the complex security debates over Afghanistan, Libya and uprisings in the Middle East.
A race to find survivors before more storms in US
2011-05-25 11:03:39
Emergency crews drilled through concrete at a ruined Home Depot, making peepholes in the rubble in hopes of finding lost shoppers and employees. A dog clambered through the shattered remains of a house, sniffing for any sign of the woman and infant who lived there.
Violent thunderstorms kill 6 in Oklahoma, Kansas
2011-05-25 10:45:33
A line of violent thunderstorms roared across middle America on Tuesday, killing six people in two states, with several tornadoes touching down in Oklahoma and high winds pounding rural Kansas.
Google to unveil mobile payments Thursday
2011-05-25 10:09:33
Google Inc will take the wraps off a mobile payment system on Thursday that lets consumers pay at checkout with phones instead of cards, a source said, hoping to beat Visa and others to the punch.
Microsoft unveils new phone software
2011-05-25 06:59:07
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday officially unveiled the latest version of its mobile operating system, touting new features that differentiate itself from competitors.
Obama plays table tennis with Cameron
2011-05-25 09:41:48
US President Barack Obama (L) and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron play table tennis at Globe Academy, in south London May 24, 2011.
Tornadoes kill 4 in Oklahoma City
2011-05-25 09:51:37
At least four people were killed and many others injured after a string of tornadoes and thunderstorms Tuesday hit central Oklahoma.
NASA female astronaut back from space
2011-05-25 10:00:12
Ground personnel carry NASA astronaut Catherine "Cady" Coleman (C) shortly after the landing with Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev
Tornado death toll rises to 122 in US
2011-05-25 10:32:16
The massive tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo. is now officially the deadliest single twister in the US in nearly six decades with a death toll of at least 122.
US journalist says she was beaten
2011-05-25 09:15:58
An American journalist detained in Libya for six weeks says she was fired upon and beaten when she was captured but later treated better as she was moved from prison to a luxurious hotel.
