News about USA

Hungary bans US far-right group's 'racist' conference Hungary banned a conference of the US-based white supremacist National Policy Institute (NPI) set for this weekend, calling the organisation "racist".

30 September 2014

Time for worldwide fund to save mangroves: UNEP World lenders should set up a "Global Mangrove Fund" to protect these hotspots of biodiversity and vital sources of income.

30 September 2014

'Equalizer' pummels rivals at N. America box office Denzel Washington fought his way to the top of the North American box office in action-thriller "The Equalizer."

29 September 2014

White House plays down new report of Secret Service woes A White House official played down a report that it took the Secret Service days to realize a man shot at the presidential residence in 2011.

29 September 2014

Saul Alvarez might fight Gennady Golovkin Saul “Canelo” Alvarez expressed interest in fighting Gennady Golovkin.

28 September 2014

Animated 'Boxtrolls' take US by storm The "Boxtrolls" hit the United States this weekend.

27 September 2014

Rosneft says Arctic well drilled with Exxon struck oil Rosneft said it had found oil in the Kara Sea off the north coast of Siberia in a joint drilling project with US oil giant ExxonMobil.

27 September 2014

Chelsea Clinton gives birth to daughter Chelsea Clinton announced Saturday the birth of her first-born child, daughter Charlotte.

27 September 2014

Activist investor urges Yahoo-AOL tie-up An activist investment firm urged Yahoo to explore a tie-up with online rival AOL.

27 September 2014

Apple says Mac users mostly safe from 'Bash' bug Apple said that its Macintosh PCs are unlikely to be affected by the recently discovered "Bash" bug .

27 September 2014

'Saturday Night Live' cruises into middle age It's called "Saturday Night Live" and it's made in New York, but as the storied US comedy sketch show cruises into middle age.

27 September 2014

US-led strikes hit IS oil targets as Britain joins coalition US aircraft were flying "near continuous" bombing raids against Islamic State militants in Syria.

27 September 2014

'Gone with the Wind' sweeps back for 75th anniversary Rhett Butler may not give a damn, but fans of "Gone with the Wind" are more than happy to see the 1939 classic return to cinemas for its 75th anniversary.

27 September 2014

Kerry to hold nuclear talks with Iran FM, EU's Ashton US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold three-way talks later with his Iranian counterpart and EU foreign policy chief.

26 September 2014

Apple sorry for software glitch, defends new iPhones Apple made a rare apology for a software bug that has seen iPhone users lose service.

26 September 2014

'Bash' computer bug could hit millions The US government and technology experts warned of a vulnerability in some computer-operating systems.

26 September 2014

Google fires back at Rupert Murdoch in Europe Google fired back at media mogul Rupert Murdoch, disputing a News Corp. complaint in Europe that the Internet titan has veered from the path of doing no evil.

26 September 2014

Tweets reveal anti-Americanism in Arab world An analysis of Twitter messages from the Arab-speaking world reveals strong anti-American sentiment.

26 September 2014

6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes Alaska: USGS A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska and was felt in the state capital Anchorage, the US Geological Survey and social media reported.

26 September 2014

'Transparent' brings transsexuals into the mainstream Amazon's new TV show "Transparent" aims to do for transsexuals what "Modern Family" did for gay parents -- bring them firmly into the mainstream.

25 September 2014

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