Новости по теме Americas

Brazil says floods driving thousands from homes More than a month of flooding in northern Brazil has swollen rivers and driven thousands of people from their homes.

20 March 2014

Google's Page says US online spying threatens democracy Google co-founder Larry Page condemned US government snooping on the Internet as a threat to democracy.

20 March 2014

Hollywood skin guru denies trying to have rival killed A Hollywood skin-care expert boasting celebrity clients including Jennifer Aniston and Nicki Minaj pleaded not guilty Wednesday to plotting to have a business rival killed.

20 March 2014

Bin Laden son-in-law tells US trial of 9/11 cave chat Osama Bin Laden claimed responsibility for masterminding 9/11 on the night of the attacks, his son-in-law said Wednesday as he unexpectedly testified at his federal trial in New York on terror charges.

20 March 2014

Russia's expulsion from G8 must be discussed: Cameron British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday that G7 nations meeting next week must discuss the permanent expulsion of Russia from the wider G8 if it takes further action to destabilise Ukraine.

20 March 2014

Women half as likely as men to study science: survey Women are being put off careers in science by stereotypes and are less than half as likely as men to apply for degrees in the field.

20 March 2014

New York probes special deals for high-speed traders New York's top prosecutor Tuesday vowed to end special concessions that exchanges provide to high-speed securities traders, giving them an unfair advantage over retail investors.

19 March 2014

Robot Snowden promises more US spying revelations Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden emerged from his Russian exile Tuesday in the form of a remotely-controlled robot to promise more sensational revelations about US spying programs.

19 March 2014

Merkel, Obama condemn 'unacceptable blows' to Ukraine German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama in a phone call condemned Russia's moves to annex Crimea but said "a clear path" remains to solve the crisis diplomatically.

19 March 2014

Google expands Android platform to wearables Google announced it was bringing Android, the dominant platform for smartphones, to wearable devices.

19 March 2014

US Congress to Obama: Stand tough on Iran An overwhelming majority of US lawmakers demanded President Barack Obama hold the line on Iran, as a permanent agreement regarding the Islamic republic's contested nuclear program is under negotiation in Vienna.

19 March 2014

GM recalls another 1.8 mn vehicles amid safety probe General Motors announced its second massive recall in two months on Monday as it works to contain a growing scandal over the safety of its vehicles.

19 March 2014

Rapper Chris Brown ordered to remain in custody A US judge ordered US rapper Chris Brown on Monday to remain behind bars for allegedly breaching his probation stemming from his notorious 2009 assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna.

18 March 2014

Twitter CEO in China 'to learn more' Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo is visiting China, the biggest market where the popular messaging service is banned, the company said.

18 March 2014

Kazakhstan to help NASA protect satellites from garbage Kazakhstan scientists want to study the problem of space garbage together with NASA.

18 March 2014

Winslet honored on Hollywood Walk of Fame Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet was honored with a star on the storied Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday -- hours after an earthquake jolted Tinseltown awake.

18 March 2014

Putin takes first steps for Russia to absorb Crimea President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday took the first steps to absorb the Ukrainian region of Crimea into Russia, in what would mark the most significant redrawing of Europe's borders since World War II.

18 March 2014

Heart attacks misdiagnosed as anxiety in women: study Women are more likely to die of heart attacks because their symptoms are often misdiagnosed as anxiety so they do not get vital swift treatment.

18 March 2014

Major discovery bolsters Big Bang theory of universe Waves of gravity that rippled through space right after the Big Bang have been detected for the first time, in a landmark discovery that adds to our understanding of how the universe was born.

18 March 2014

Xi, Obama to meet at nuclear summit: China Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in the Netherlands next week.

18 March 2014

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