US lawmakers renew bid to punish yuan
2011-02-11 13:38:55
A group of US lawmakers have re-launched an attempt to punish China into reforming the RMB exchange rate.
Ben Bernanke urges yuan rethink
US 30-year mortgage rate rises to highest level
2011-02-11 09:58:34
The US 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) this week rose to the highest point since April 2010.
US bank hostage drama ends with gunman shot
2011-02-11 09:34:34
The hostage drama at a North Carolina bank ended Thursday afternoon with the gunman shot, local media said.
US Fed flexible on economic remedies
2011-02-11 07:46:50
The US economy may not need further help from the Federal Reserve (Fed) when its $600 billion stimulus plan runs out in June, but that decision will hinge on the path of the economy, a top Fed official said on Wednesday.
Sentence cut for bin Laden's cook
2011-02-11 07:44:32
Osama bin Laden's former cook had his Guantanamo prison sentence cut on Wednesday to two years from 14, under a plea agreement that remains secret, the Pentagon said.
US security chief says terror threat possibly highest since 9/11 attacks
2011-02-11 07:44:32
The United States is facing "heightened" threats of attacks from extremists, possibly the highest since the attacks of Sept 11, 2001, the head of US homeland security told lawmakers on Wednesday.
US-ROK drills challenge desire for peace: DPRK
2011-02-10 17:11:35
DPRK's official news agency, KCNA, claims joint military exercises to be held by South Korea and the US "challenge" the international community's wish for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
King warned Obama Saudi could fund Egypt
2011-02-10 16:59:59
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah told US President Barack Obama that his country would prop up Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak if the United States withdrew its aid program.
First lady says Obama quit smoking
2011-02-09 09:03:15
US President Barack Obama has finally kicked his smoking habit, first lady Michelle Obama said on Tuesday.
US unveils new National Military Strategy
2011-02-09 08:53:31
US top military officer on Tuesday unveiled the 2011 National Military Strategy, the first revision since 2004 of the ways and means that the military will advance US national interests.
US demands immediate end to Egypt's emergency law
2011-02-09 08:07:16
The United States on Tuesday set out four steps Cairo must take to end Egypt's crisis, telling its ally to stop harassing protesters and immediately repeal an emergency law allowing detention without charge.
US navy unveils unmanned jet
2011-02-08 13:42:25
An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator completes its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in this US Navy handout photo dated February 4, 2011.
