News about United States

Can 'Wolverine' claw back big-budget Hollywood losses? "The Wolverine," the latest "X Men' spin-off, is hoping to claw back some Hollywood pride after a string of big-budget flops have left major Tinseltown studios licking their wounds.

29 July 2013

Bananas, pain killers do trick for world's oldest man A US drug company said Friday it was considering a banana-flavored version of its pain reliever after the world's oldest man attributed his longevity to the fruit and the drug.

28 July 2013

US convict who was 'too fat to execute' dies in jail A 485-pound (220-kilogram) convicted murderer who escaped execution after his lawyers argued he was too fat to be put to death has died in prison.

28 July 2013

US poised to sell Iraq $2 bn in military equipment The Pentagon has informed the US Congress of a possible sale of $2 billion worth of military equipment to Iraq.

28 July 2013

Shift to mobile hits tech giants' bottom line With the shift to mobile Internet gaining pace, some of the big tech firms are adapting and others are not.

27 July 2013

GMAC pays $230 mln to borrowers in foreclosures case GMAC Mortgage, a defunct unit of Ally Financial, will pay $230 million to borrowers as part of a government review of potentially flawed foreclosures.

27 July 2013

More than 3,700 Marilyn Monroe photos to be auctioned More than 3,700 photos of American pop icon Marilyn Monroe will be sold this weekend along with their copyrights.

27 July 2013

US Navy to retrieve bombs it dropped over Barrier Reef The United States Navy said Friday it will spearhead a search for four unarmed bombs it dropped over Australia's Great Barrier Reef and make sure they are safely removed.

26 July 2013

US Arts Academy chief quits over false resume The chief executive of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has agreed to resign on July 31, the body announced Thursday following reports she had embellished her cv.

26 July 2013

Syria opposition asks Kerry for US arms Syrian opposition leaders on Thursday pressed US Secretary of State John Kerry to arm rebel groups and said there could be no peace talks while government forces kill civilians.

26 July 2013

Manning a traitor, not a whistleblower: US prosecutor US soldier Bradley Manning betrayed his country by passing secret files to "information anarchists" at WikiLeaks and knew Al-Qaeda would see the documents online, a prosecutor said Thursday in closing arguments.

26 July 2013

US, Vietnam leaders build ties but disagree on rights US President Barack Obama on Thursday called on Vietnam's leader to improve on human rights but the former enemy nations pledged to work together on trade and tensions with China.

26 July 2013

Mobile chip giant sees smartphone surprises ahead Leading mobile phone chip maker Qualcomm said Thursday that the next generation of smartphones will take another stride forward as the company reported robust quarterly earnings.

26 July 2013

Halliburton admits destroying US oil disaster evidence Halliburton Energy Services has admitted destroying evidence relating to the devastating 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

26 July 2013

Raised offer for Dell hinges on change in vote process Michael Dell and his investor allies modestly boosted their buyout offer Wednesday for the struggling computer giant he founded, and asked the board to change the method for shareholder approval.

25 July 2013

Force-feeding of Gitmo inmates is unethical: US doctor The force-feeding of hunger striking inmates at the US prison in Guantanamo clearly violates medical ethics and international law.

25 July 2013

US still up for warming Venezuela ties after fresh row The United States said Wednesday it is still open to improving ties with Venezuela after Caracas called off the rapprochement.

25 July 2013

Elder Bush shaves head in support of child with cancer Former US President George HW Bush shaved his head this week in solidarity with the young son of a member of his security detail who is suffering from leukemia.

25 July 2013

New York court sentences cop killer to death A US federal court in New York on Wednesday sentenced convicted cop killer Ronell Wilson to death by lethal injection for a second time.

25 July 2013

JFK's sole survivor named ambassador to Japan President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Caroline Kennedy to become US ambassador to Japan, in the biggest foray into public service for John F. Kennedy's sole surviving child.

25 July 2013

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