US secretly backed Syrian opposition - report
2011-04-18 14:14:10
The US State Department has secretly funded Syrian opposition groups, according to diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, The Washington Post reported on Monday.
Congress to raise US debt ceiling
2011-04-18 11:18:35
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner expressed confidence on Sunday that the US Congress will raise the nation's borrowing cap.
US presidential candidates 'friend' social media
2011-04-18 10:52:07
Republican Tim Pawlenty disclosed his 2012 presidential aspirations on Facebook. Rival Mitt Romney did it with a tweet.
US allies seeking refuge for Gadhafi
2011-04-18 10:30:58
The US and its allies have started an intense search for a country willing to accept Muammar Gaddafi once the Libyan leader is forced out of power by NATO-led military operations.
50% of AIDS patients in L America get treatment
2011-04-18 09:29:42
In Latin America there are 600,000 people infected with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and about 50 percent of them receive treatment.
Tornadoes pummel southern US, 43 dead
2011-04-18 09:16:26
Three days of violent storms and tornadoes across the southern United States killed at least 43 people, wrecked hundreds of buildings and downed power lines
Delegation to assess America's steps in Iraq
2011-04-18 08:38:18
US House Speaker John Boehner led a six-member congressional delegation to Iraq this weekend in a bid to assess America's next steps there.
Storms across US East Coast kill 24
2011-04-18 08:04:44
Brutal spring storms kept up their fury as they raged across the US East Coast on Saturday, killing more than a half dozen people in North Carolina and Virginia.
Palin back in the political spotlight
2011-04-18 08:04:44
Conservative Sarah Palin returned to the US political arena on Saturday after several months absence with a feisty speech
US boy, 9, plans solo balloon flight
2011-04-18 08:04:44
Bobby Bradley is ready. He has been training for about five years and learned from some of the most experienced and decorated pilots in the sport of ballooning.
US storms leave 45 dead
2011-04-18 06:58:33
North Carolina is hardest hit by a storm system that spawned dozens of tornadoes from Oklahoma to Virginia and left at least 45 people dead.
Japan, US reaffirm post-quake cooperation
2011-04-17 15:52:01
Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Sunday with her Japanese counterpart Takeaki Matsumoto.