Obama addresses troops on shutdown impactUS President Barack Obama told US troops in a video message early Tuesday that they would still get paid on time, despite a government shutdown.
01 October 2013
Deadline missed, US slides into government shutdownThe US lurched into a dreaded government shutdown for the first time in 17 years, triggering agency closures and hundreds of thousands of furloughs as Congress missed a deadline to pass a budget.
01 October 2013
Toyota chairman calls for more hybrids in USToyota chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada challenged automakers Monday to step up sales of hybrids in the United States, calling them "a long bridge" into future vehicles.
01 October 2013
Iran nuclear deal could be reached in months: KerryUS Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday a deal with Iran could be brokered within months if Tehran proves that its nuclear program was not being used to build atomic weapons.
30 September 2013
Do or die as US, Congress face government shutdownLawmakers have one final day to try to prevent the first US government shutdown in 17 years, but a deal appeared remote Monday as congressional leaders showed little intent to compromise.
30 September 2013
Nearly 9 in 10 kids in China know cigarette logos: studyNearly nine in 10 children in China can identify a cigarette logo, according to a US study out Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-year-olds in various countries.
30 September 2013
Obama hails 'great friend' Singh, India tiesUS President Barack Obama on Friday hailed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as a "great friend," saluting his role in the warming of ties between the world's two largest democracies.
29 September 2013
White House offers over $300 mn for bankrupt DetroitThe White House offered more than $300 million in aid and support to bankrupt Detroit on Friday, as the crumbling, bankrupt Midwestern city struggles to survive.
After 200 years, George Washington gets a libraryGeorge Washington, the first president of the United States, was finally honored with a library Friday, more than 200 years after the end of his tenure.
28 September 2013
Obama and Iran's Rouhani hold historic phone callUS President Barack Obama and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani spoke by phone Friday in the historic, first direct contact between leaders of their estranged nations since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
28 September 2013
Jackson v AEG jury mulls verdict for second dayThe jury tasked with deciding if tour promoters AEG Live should pay massive damages to Michael Jackson's family over his 2009 death resumed deliberations.
US lawmakers propose reforming NSA spying powersLawmakers overseeing US spy agencies on Thursday proposed stricter limits on the government's electronic surveillance while also calling for bolstering its authority to track terror suspects coming to America.
27 September 2013
Syria arsenal largely 'unweaponized': reportSyria's stockpile of chemical agents is largely "unweaponized" and could be eradicated more quickly than initially thought, the Washington Post reported Thursday citing a confidential US and Russian assessment.
27 September 2013
Ubiquitous Kerry casts shadow on Clinton recordIn rolling the dice on Iran, Syria and Middle East peace, President Barack Obama has made Secretary of State John Kerry the chief executor of his foreign policy legacy -- a role denied to Hillary Clinton.
27 September 2013
Iran's Rouhani warns of Syria TalibanizationIranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Thursday that Syria could become an extremist haven like Taliban-era Afghanistan as he called for cooperation to end the country's civil war.
27 September 2013
US, Russia break deadlock on Syria chemical armsThe United States and Russia agreed a draft UN Security Council resolution Thursday on destroying Syria's chemical weapons, breaking a prolonged deadlock over the country's bitter conflict.