site.news_by_theme USA
Apple bows to Taylor Swift on streaming payments
Tech giant Apple late Sunday bowed to pressure from pop superstar Taylor Swift and raised payments to artists for its forthcoming music streaming service.
22 June 2015
Yoga event draws thousands, including UN chief, to Times Square
About 17,000 people set out their mats and stretched into yoga exercises in New York's Times Square to celebrate the first International Day of Yoga.
22 June 2015
Charleston church holds first service since massacre
The historic black church in South Carolina where a white gunman murdered nine African Americans, held its first church service since the massacre.
22 June 2015
Pentagon chief to seek greater NATO support on Europe trip
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit his European counterparts this week to take stock of cooperation with NATO.
22 June 2015
Strident Obama says gun control laws will change
US President Barack Obama voiced confidence that a "shocked and heartbroken" nation would eventually tighten permissive gun laws.
20 June 2015
Quiet loner or racist monster -- who is Charleston suspect?
A week ago, Dylann Roof is said to have bragged that he wanted to kill a bunch of people.
20 June 2015
TV documentary dives deep under Daft Punk's helmets
The mystery surrounding Daft Punk, the star French musical duo who usually keep their identities hidden under full-face robot helmets, will be lifted a little more in a new TV documentary to premiere next week.
20 June 2015
Obama hails pope's 'clear and powerful' message on climate
President Barack Obama praised the pope's call for action on climate change and said the United States should lead global efforts to cut carbon pollution and bolster clean energy sources.
19 June 2015
Charleston shooting suspect Dylann Roof arrested: police
The 21-year-old white gunman suspected of killing nine people at a black church in the southeastern US city of Charleston was arrested Thursday.
19 June 2015
YouTube plays to video game loving viewers
YouTube is wading confidently into turf dominated by Amazon-owned Twitch, with a service tailored for the hot trend of videogame play as a spectator sport.
18 June 2015
'True Detective' back with new cast, same darkness
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are gone from "True Detective," but HBO's Emmy-winning cop anthology series is back for a second season with the same dark.
18 June 2015
US 'phenomenally thirsty' for wine: experts
The US wine market, already the world's biggest, still has "phenomenal" potential for growth if handled with care.
18 June 2015
US visa issuance halts in Kazakhstan
The US Embassy in Kazakhstan has suspended visa issuance.
18 June 2015
Syria chlorine gas attacks renew calls for no-fly zone
Sickened by footage of doctors trying to help child victims of a gas attack, US lawmakers renewed calls for a US-led no fly zone over Syria.
18 June 2015
Mexico slams Donald Trump's 'absurd' remarks
Mexico's interior minister hit back at "absurd" remarks made by US billionaire and presidential candidate Donald Trump.
17 June 2015
Don't use my music, Neil Young tells Donald Trump
Donald Trump has landed himself in hot water with Neil Young after the singer-songwriter accused the White House hopeful of not having permission to use his hit "Rockin' In The Free World."
17 June 2015
Michelle Obama champions $200 mn plan for girls' education
US First Lady Michelle Obama announced plans for $200 million in programmes to promote girls' education worldwide.
17 June 2015
Kazakhstan and US need to strengthen military cooperation: US Army Central Command Sergeant Major
Kazakhstan and the United States need to strengthen bilateral military cooperation - this opinion was voiced by US Army Central command sergeant major Ronnie Kelley.
17 June 2015
Jeb Bush: 'I will run to win'
Jeb Bush jumped headlong into the presidential race, insisting "America deserves better" after eight years of Barack Obama.
16 June 2015
Smoking behind half of major cancer deaths: study
Smoking is responsible for nearly half of deaths due to certain types of cancers in 2011.
16 June 2015