News about United States
US, Japan and S. Korea to hold joint naval drills
The United States, South Korea and Japan will hold joint naval exercises next week in waters around the Korean peninsula
03 October 2013
Low-budget 'Machete' strikes again at box office
Studios are risk-adverse. Good ideas cannot flourish. All the best work is being done in television.... So go the complaints of many a US filmmaker.
03 October 2013
White House talks fail to end government shutdown
Talks between an exasperated President Barack Obama and top Republicans failed to end a government shutdown, with both sides accusing the other of refusing to negotiate.
03 October 2013
Jury finds Jackson promoter not liable for icon's death
A California jury on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Michael Jackson's family seeking massive damages from tour promoter AEG Live over the pop legend's 2009 death.
03 October 2013
Maduro warns US all its diplomats could be thrown out
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro lashed out at the United States anew Wednesday, warning after he expelled three US diplomats in Caracas that the rest could be next.
03 October 2013
New York City Opera to close after 70 years
The New York City Opera said Tuesday it would close and file for bankruptcy after 70 years, having failed to secure desperately needed millions through an emergency fund-raising appeal.
03 October 2013
Obama says he admires pontiff's inclusive spirit
President Barack Obama had warm words Wednesday for what he sees as Pope Francis' inclusive attitude in recent remarks urging the Roman Catholic church not to focus only on abortion or gays.
03 October 2013
Internet technology becoming cyber chic
Models wearing Google Glass eyewear, Pebble smartwatches and other hot gadgets strutted a catwalk late Monday as Internet technology continued to merge with the world of fashion.
03 October 2013
US military braces for full effect of shutdown
The US government shutdown had no drastic effect on the military Tuesday but if it remains in place everything from ship repairs to combat training will be disrupted.
02 October 2013
War drums over Syria silenced by US-Moscow deal
The arrival in Damascus of a chemical disarmament team on Tuesday is the result of an unprecedented, gruelling US-Russian deal that averted regional war.
02 October 2013
Soft drink giants failing to stop land grabs: Oxfam
US soft drinks giants Coca-Cola and PepsiCo must make their sugar suppliers act to stop so-called land grabs in countries such as Brazil and Cambodia.
02 October 2013
Venezuela says US has expelled its charge d'affaires
The United States has expelled Venezuela's charge d'affaires in Washington and two other diplomats in reprisal for the expulsion of three American diplomats from Caracas.
02 October 2013
Dying ex-Black Panther freed after 40 years in solitary
A terminally ill former Black Panther, who spent 40 years in solitary confinement for murder, was set free Tuesday after a judge reversed his controversial 1974 conviction for murder.
02 October 2013
S. Korea-US sign plan to deter N. Korea nuclear strike
S. Korea and the United States signed a new strategic pact that provides a "tailored" deterrence against the specific threat of a nuclear attack from N. Korea.
02 October 2013
US sees progress in global fight against child labor
The United States hailed "significant advancement" in 10 countries, mostly in Latin America and Asia, in combating the worst forms of child labor.
02 October 2013
US economy faces hefty hit if government shuts down
A US government shutdown would hit an economy struggling to sustain its post-crisis rebound, but experts say the impact will only be substantial if Washington's political paralysis lasts several weeks.
01 October 2013
Survey finds US Jews losing their religion
Jews in the United States are overwhelmingly proud to be Jewish, yet nearly one in five of them describe themselves as having no religion.
01 October 2013
US teens' dangerous obsession with 'thigh gap'
It's the latest weight loss craze among American teens striving to emulate the models they see in magazines: the "thigh gap", in which slender legs, when standing with feet together, do not touch.
01 October 2013
'War' on illegal drugs is failing: study
The global war on heroin, cocaine and cannabis is failing to stem supply, as prices of these drugs have tumbled while seizures of them have risen.
01 October 2013
Hillary Clinton movie, TV miniseries scrapped
An Oscar-winning filmmaker has dropped plans to make a documentary about Hillary Clinton, following protests by Republican rivals, and a planned TV miniseries about her has also been scrapped.
01 October 2013
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