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Bolstered by economy, Obama faces hostile Congress Barack Obama faces the massed ranks of Congress for the first time since his party lost control there, but don't expect him to cut a humbler figure.

20 January 2015

US, Cuba set for historic talks to normalize ties The United States and Cuba will hold their highest level talks in decades, ditching decades of Cold War-era hostility to pave the way to reopen embassies.

19 January 2015

Highly anticipated Golovkin-Murray fight follows Mayweather and Pac-Man Bleacher Report names Golovkin-Murray fight in Top 5 Fights to Watch in 2015.

18 January 2015

Romney says he's not running - for US Senate Mitt Romney kept them guessing. In his first prominent speech since telling donors last week he was still interested in the White House.

17 January 2015

Russian Oscar-nominated drama stirs controversy at home Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev's sombre social drama "Leviathan" may have been nominated for an Oscar, but at home the film has sparked heated debate.

17 January 2015

Obama urges Congress to hold off on Iran sanctions, threatens veto US President urged Congress not to impose new sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, threatening to veto any such legislation that lands on his desk.

17 January 2015

Twitter hackers announce 'World War III' Hackers took over Twitter accounts of the New York Post and United Press International, writing bogus messages.

17 January 2015

Obama: Europe should better integrate Muslims US President Barack Obama urged European governments to try to better assimilate their Muslim minority populations.

17 January 2015

US House speaker uses Taylor Swift for Obama swipe US House Speaker has gone all Taylor Swift on America, and the verdict is still out whether haters gonna hate hate hate on his latest anti-Obama messaging -- or shake it off.

17 January 2015

Kerry to meet Hollande as Belgium holds anti-terror operation US Secretary of State John Kerry was to meet with French President Francois Hollande, hours after police in neighbouring Belgium launched an anti-terrorist raid.

16 January 2015

Cameron meets Obama, vows cyber security cooperation US President Barack Obama and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron kicked off two days of talks at the White House.

16 January 2015

'Birdman,' 'Budapest Hotel' top Oscar nods, least diverse in years Dark comedy "Birdman" and stylish crime caper "The Grand Budapest Hotel" topped the Oscars nominations list.

16 January 2015

US, Iran hold 'substantive' talks on nuclear deal Iran and the US held more than six hours of talks seeking to nail down a complex nuclear deal, but negotiators remained tight-lipped on what progress had been made.

15 January 2015

Facebook testing workplace version of social network Facebook said it is testing a version of its leading social network tailored for getting jobs done in workplaces instead of tuning into the lives of friends.

15 January 2015

Kerry arrives for first official visit in Bulgaria US Secretary of State arrived in Bulgaria seeking to help the cash-strapped country wean itself off Russian energy supplies and battle rampant corruption

15 January 2015

Ikea recalls 169,000 baby mattresses in US The Swedish furniture company Ikea has recalled 169,000 crib mattresses after reports that two children became trapped.

15 January 2015

US House votes to block Obama immigration plan The US House defied President Barack Obama by adopting Republican measures blocking his controversial immigration reform efforts.

15 January 2015

US judge throws out lawsuit against India's Modi A US judge dismissed a lawsuit against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that accused him of "attempted genocide" over deadly anti-Muslim riots in 2002.

15 January 2015

'Transformers' tops Razzie nominations, Hollywood's anti-awards "Transformers 4: Age of Extinction" topped nominations announced Wednesday for the Razzies, Hollywood's anti-awards celebrating the worst movies of 2014.

15 January 2015

Majority in US expect a woman president in their lifetime: poll Seventy-three percent of Americans expect to see a female president in their lifetime, even as men are expected to maintain their dominant role in business.

15 January 2015

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