News about Americas

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29 October 2014 12:43
Thousands mourn Canada soldier killed in Ottawa attack Thousands of mourners lined the streets of the Canadian city of Hamilton for the funeral of a soldier killed in an attack in the center of the nation's capital.
29 October 2014 11:40
Lil Wayne career-closing album delayed again The fifth installment of Lil Wayne's "Carter" series -- which the hip-hop giant has said would be the album that caps his career -- has been delayed again.
29 October 2014 10:34
Troublesome boat forces Orbital to scrub rocket launch Orbital Sciences postponed its planned launch of the Cygnus cargo ship toward the International Space Station.
28 October 2014 15:23
US school shooter 'invited victims to lunch' The alleged shooter whose gun rampage in a US school left three people dead invited five friends to lunch before opening fire on them.
28 October 2014 15:16
USA has no imperialistic ambitions in Central Asia: Hoagland Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs said that the USA was not interested in advancing imperialistic ambitions in Central Asia.
28 October 2014 15:02
New York's hottest new trend: clubbing for kids Welcome to one of New York's hottest nightclubs and a new generation of clubbers: six-year-olds.
28 October 2014 14:46
Rousseff must fight graft to placate angry Brazil Brazilian President must now deliver on her pledge to crack down on corruption or be dogged by the scandals that nearly derailed her campaign.
28 October 2014 14:19
Hawaii volcano lava wave nears homes Smoldering lava from a slow-erupting volcano has reached within yards (several meters) of homes on Hawaii's Big Island, emergency officials said.
28 October 2014 13:25
Twitter hammered on growth fears Twitter saw its shares hammered after reporting quarterly results that largely met expectations but failed to allay concerns about growth of the messaging platform.
28 October 2014 13:01
Credit-card hacking is Americans' top crime worry: poll Credit-card hacking is the number one crime on Americans' worry list, far above getting mugged or murdered.
28 October 2014 12:17
Taylor Swift goes pop for giant release Taylor Swift released a danceable pop album that the beleaguered record industry hopes will be the year's top-seller.
28 October 2014 10:45
Golovkin has to wait one year to face Cotto WBA (Super), IBO and WBC (interim) middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin has to wait for one year for a WBC middleweight title fight.
27 October 2014 17:50
New governor in Mexico state hit by student disappearances An academic took over as interim governor of a crime-riddled Mexican state thrust into the global spotlight by the disappearance of 43 students.
27 October 2014 14:13
Rousseff calls for 'unity, dialogue' after Brazil win Brazil's leftist President Dilma Rousseff called for national unity after winning reelection in a bitterly fought race that divided the country.
27 October 2014 13:13
Orbital cargo ship readies for Monday launch Orbital Sciences Corporation's unmanned Cygnus cargo ship is preparing to launch to the International Space Station.
27 October 2014 12:30
Cocoa clue to reversing memory loss Bioactive ingredients found in cocoa sharply reversed age-related memory decline in a group of volunteers, scientists reported.
27 October 2014 11:15
US stocks push higher despite big Amazon drop US stocks capped a strong week on a high note as good earnings from Microsoft and others overshadowed a poor report from Amazon
25 October 2014 15:40
New York 'fully prepared' to handle Ebola case New York's mayor said America's largest city was fully equipped to handle Ebola as authorities sought to calm fears about the virus spreading.
25 October 2014 15:11
'Premature' to talk of US troop cuts in Asia: Kerry Secretary of State John Kerry said it was too early to discuss cutting the number of US troops stationed in Asia and South Korea.
25 October 2014 15:07
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