US equity companies 'logical' choice for Chinese

2011-04-06 10:52:43

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross Jr has advised Chinese companies to look for good American partners, especially private equity firms

UAE officer kept unpaid servant in US

2011-04-06 09:57:15

A UAE naval officer who attends the US Naval War College in Rhode Island was charged Tuesday with luring a Filipino servant to the United States

Environmentalists see red over Alaska naval exercises

2011-04-06 08:04:15

Environmental groups and fishermen are sounding the alarm over planned US Navy live-fire exercises they claim threaten marine wildlife including whales in the Gulf of Alaska.

US will hit debt limit by May 16: Geithner

2011-04-06 08:03:50

The United States will hit the legal limit on its ability to borrow no later than May 16.

Report: Work on Disney park will start on Friday

2011-04-06 07:56:21

The construction of Walt Disney Co's new theme park and resort in Shanghai will start on Friday, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

US eases off in Libya, Gadhafi holds on

2011-04-06 07:19:50

Two weeks after a dark-of-night barrage of mostly US missiles and bombs opened the international air assault on Libya, the US combat role is ending

US baby boomers fear retirement

2011-04-06 07:17:34

US baby boomers are starting to retire, but many are agonizing about their finances and believe they'll need to work longer than they had planned

Oldest woman to finish marathon, 92, honored

2011-04-06 07:14:04

Gladys Burrill wasn't thinking about breaking a world record when she power-walked and jogged through the Honolulu Marathon at age 92.

Google to bid for Nortel patents

2011-04-05 15:29:35

Google Inc. on Monday announced that it is bidding for patent portfolio of Nortel Networks in Nortel's bankruptcy auction.

Republicans criticize Obama re-election announcement

2011-04-05 14:05:09

US Republicans on Monday criticized President Barack Obama's re-election announcement, as his potential opponents jumped at the opportunity.

US says 9/11 mastermind to be tried

2011-04-05 13:19:37

US Attorney General said the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, and four others will be referred to Pentagon for trials in military tribunals

Iran says GCC statement issued 'under US pressure'

2011-04-04 22:34:26

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that the recent statement against Iran by the GCC was issued under the pressure of the US government and its allies.