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US charges Iran with 'economic mismanagement'
The US on Monday accused Iran of extreme economic mismanagement as biting sanctions wreak havoc on the Iranian economy, and the European Union agreed a new slew of moves against the regime.
16 October 2012
Kids quiz White House hopefuls, but Romney's a no-show
President Barack Obama wooed Americans not yet old enough to vote Monday in a unique children's television news special that his rival Mitt Romney opted to avoid.
16 October 2012
Long-delayed 9/11 case begins at Guantanamo
Long-delayed efforts to try self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four Al-Qaeda co-defendants finally got under way Monday with a pre-trial hearing at Guantanamo.
16 October 2012
Kazakhstan and U.S. sign energy partnership plan
The 9th meeting of the joint Kazakhstan-American Commission for Energy Partnership is held in Washington on October 15-16.
16 October 2012
Trial over Kazakhstan-born Fischenko tranferred to New York
Hearings of the military espionage case that involves Kazakhstan-born Russian national Aleksander Fischenko have been transferred from Houston to New York.
16 October 2012
Student protest in Mexico turns violent, 176 arrested
Mexican students protesting a new curriculum threw homemade explosives, fired rockets and hurled stones at police in a melee Monday that left 176 arrested and 10 police officers injured.
16 October 2012
Planet with four suns discovered
An international team of amateur and professional astronomers on Monday announced the discovery of a planet whose skies are lit up by four suns -- the first reported case of such a phenomenon.
16 October 2012
Clinton to boost women's entrepreneurship in Peru
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Peru on Monday to push for greater access for women to capital and know-how to start their own businesses and become a motor for economic growth.
16 October 2012
Qaeda chief urges more protests at anti-Islam film
Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri urged Muslims to keep up their protests against an anti-Islam film produced in the United States.
16 October 2012
Haiti protesters call for president's resignation
Several hundred protesters angry over rising costs of living called Sunday for Haitian President Martin Martelly to resign at a march in the country's capital.
16 October 2012
US meningitis cases climb to 205 as outbreak worsens
Fungal meningitis tied to a contaminated steroid has affected 205 people in a worsening outbreak of the infection that has killed 15 people in the United States.
16 October 2012
Space shuttle finally reaches LA retirement home
The US space shuttle Endeavour finally reached its California retirement home Sunday, after taking three days instead of two for its last-ever journey -- 12 miles (19 kilometers) across Los Angeles.
16 October 2012
Obama team hits back hard at Romney over Libya
Top Democrats accused Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney on Sunday of "cravenly" politicizing the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi to further his presidential ambitions.
15 October 2012
Cuba arrests 22 Ladies in White: group leader
Cuban authorities have arrested at least 22 members of Cuba's dissident Ladies in White as they planned to mark one year since the death of their former leader.
15 October 2012
World economy needs action from China, EU: Geithner
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday the global economy was on the mend, but more needed to be done to stoke domestic demand in China and fix Europe's fiscal woes.
14 October 2012
US berates Russia for aiding Syrian regime
The US has denounced Russia's policy of aiding the Syrian regime as "morally bankrupt," as tensions between Damascus and Ankara escalate over cargo seized from a Syrian passenger plane.
14 October 2012
Beverage groups sue over New York 'supersize' ban
A US beverage industry group and other businesses filed a lawsuit Friday against the administration of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg seeking to block restrictions on sales of large soda drinks.
14 October 2012
US tipped again for Nobel Economics Prize, as Europe lags
Americans top the list of favourites for Monday's Nobel Economics Prize, an award that increasingly rarely seems to go to a European.
14 October 2012
Veteran US diplomat takes charge in Libya
A month after the killing of US ambassador Chris Stevens, Washington said Thursday it has brought a veteran diplomat out of retirement to head up its Libya team vowing to help build the new democracy.
14 October 2012
US thinks Iran behind cyberattack in Saudi: ex-official
The United States believes Iran was behind a major cyberattack on Saudi Arabia's state oil company and a Qatari gas firm.
14 October 2012
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