US balks at backing European candidate for IMF
2011-05-20 09:20:50
The United States balked Thursday at immediately backing a European to lead the International Monetary Fund, saying only that it wanted an open and prompt succession.
Obama, in Arab outreach, shifts on Mideast peace
2011-05-20 07:26:29
US President Barack Obama on Thursday backed a key Palestinian demand on the borders of a future state with Israel as part of his vision for a Middle East peace deal.
Obama says Gadhafi's departure inevitable
2011-05-20 07:23:05
Obama said on Thursday it was inevitable Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi would have to leave power and only then could a democratic transition in the North African state proceed.
Obama to deliver 'Arab spring' speech
2011-05-20 08:03:21
US President Barack Obama was scheduled to lay out a new strategy toward a skeptical Arab world on Thursday
Flood hinders shipping on the Mississippi River
2011-05-19 10:10:27
Floodwater released from a key Mississippi River spillway surged through the Louisiana bayou on Tuesday.
The Who guitarist close to finishing memoir
2011-05-19 07:57:40
A long-awaited memoir by British rock guitarist and The Who songwriter Pete Townshend will be finished and published by next year, book publisher Harper Collins said on Tuesday.
Celebrities bid Oprah farewell
2011-05-19 07:57:40
Hollywood's A-list celebrities bid a star-studded farewell to Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday in a double-taping of her TV talk show that included messages from her fans around the world.
Obama-mania in Irish village for prodigal son's return
2011-05-19 07:57:40
A tiny Irish village is busily redecorating and putting up the Stars and Stripes to prepare for the return of the prodigal son: US President Barack Obama.
US sanctions target Syrian president
2011-05-19 06:35:41
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, his deputy, the prime minister and several other senior government officials.
US welcomes release of journalist by Iran
2011-05-19 07:32:47
The US welcomed the release of a female journalist, who holds an American citizenship, by the Iranian authorities, the State Department spokesman Mark Toner told reporters on Wednesday.
Pressure mounts on IMF chief
2011-05-19 07:57:40
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the IMF, is under growing pressure to resign since his bail was denied on Monday and a trial will not begin until six months later
NY police look for DNA in IMF chief case
2011-05-19 07:16:58
New York detectives and prosecutors believe the carpet in the hotel room may contain Strauss-Kahn's semen, spat out after an episode of forced oral sex, the officials said
