News about United States

Planet found floating without star in space Astronomers said Wednesday they have found a lonely planet outside the solar system floating alone in space and not orbiting a star.
10 October 2013
Salmonella outbreak sickens nearly 300 in US A salmonella outbreak in raw chicken has sickened nearly 300 people in the US,as consumer advocates warned the federal shutdown was hampering a government response.
10 October 2013
©Reuters US halts delivery of major arms systems to Egypt US suspended deliveries of major military hardware and cash assistance to Egypt to signal deep concern over the mounting bloodshed and the lack of a democratic transition.
10 October 2013
Obama picks 'exceptionally qualified' Yellen for Fed President Barack Obama has nominated economist Janet Yellen to lead the Federal Reserve in a move expected to sustain the central bank's easy money policies and efforts to curb joblessness.
10 October 2013
'Pitiful' US infighting threatens world: Chinese media Chinese state media hit out at US lawmakers Thursday, a week ahead of a potential US default, urging them to "stop manufacturing crises" that threaten the global economy.
10 October 2013
US, S. Korea, Japan hold naval drill despite N. Korea threat The United States launched a joint naval drill Thursday with South Korea and Japan despite dire warnings of a "horrible disaster" from North Korea.
10 October 2013
Internet giants targeted ahead of world's biggest book fair Organisers of the world's biggest book fair warned Tuesday against the domination of Internet giants as the publishing world grapples to blend old and new forms of reading.
10 October 2013
NASA ban on Chinese scientists 'inaccurate': lawmaker A controversial decision by NASA to bar Chinese scientists from a conference on exoplanets next month was deemed "inaccurate" Tuesday by the US congressman who wrote the law.
09 October 2013
Obama says captured Libyan will be brought to justice US President Barack Obama said Tuesday an alleged Al-Qaeda operative snatched by US commandos in Libya was involved in plots that killed hundreds of people and will be brought to justice.
09 October 2013
Cui Tiankai. Photo courtesy of cogitasia.com China: Japan defeated not only by atomic bombs Japan should realize it was defeated in 1945 "not just" by atomic bombs and thus not challenge the post-World War II order.
09 October 2013
Obama's 'missed opportunity' as China flexes muscles Most Asia-Pacific leaders, themselves blooded in political trench warfare, sympathise with US President Barack Obama's unwillingness to desert his Washington fox-hole.
09 October 2013
World fears US default, Obama warns President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that world leaders were nervous Republicans would "blow up" the US economy, and vowed not to budge on his demand for the debt ceiling to be lifted without conditions.
09 October 2013
Karzai says NATO mission caused 'suffering' for no gain Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday condemned the NATO mission in his country for causing "a lot of suffering" without delivering any gains.
09 October 2013
Abu Anas al-Libi. Photo courtesy of presstv.ir US military interrogating wanted Al-Qaeda suspect The US military was holding and secretly interrogating an alleged Al-Qaeda operative Monday, after weekend raids on Libya and Somalia which also targeted an elusive Islamist Shebab commander.
08 October 2013
Cellular breakthrough earns trio Nobel for medicine A trio of American scientists won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for pioneering work on the body's cell transport system.
08 October 2013
Default fears fuel angst in shutdown Washington The "unthinkable" threat of a US default weighed on Washington Monday, as a standoff over raising the government debt ceiling drowned out angst over a week-long government shutdown.
08 October 2013
North Korea warns US of 'disaster' over joint naval drill North Korea on Tuesday warned the United States of a "horrible disaster" and put its troops on alert over a massive joint naval drill involving a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier alongside South Korean and Japanese vessels.
08 October 2013
APEC leaders meet in shadow of US shutdown Asia-Pacific leaders opened an annual economic summit on Monday in the shadow of global growth clouds that are darkening by the day as the United States struggles to shake off policy paralysis.
07 October 2013
Russia, US agree on mid-November for Syria peace talks: Lavrov Russia and the US have agreed to push for holding Syria peace talks in mid-November.
07 October 2013
US vows 'relentless' terror fight after Somalia, Libya raids The United States pledged Sunday to keep "relentless pressure" on terror groups following the daring capture of an Al-Qaeda operative in Libya and the storming of a Shebab stronghold in Somalia.
07 October 2013

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