Tag: United States
Obama announces plan to create 2.5 million jobs
Barack Obama has ordered his economic advisers to produce an economic recovery plan to create 2.5 million new jobs by 2011.[MORE]
US teen commits suicide on webcam: reports
A Florida teenager has apparently committed suicide with a lethal cocktail of pills in front of his webcam as others watched it live on the internet, authorities and local media said.[MORE]
Wait finally over for new Guns N' Roses album
After 17 years, millions of dollars, and numerous false dawns, the waiting has finally ended for fans of Guns N' Roses as the rock group's long-awaited Chinese Democracy has been released.[MORE]
A wee problem for ISS crew
NASA says it is having problems with a new system on the International Space Station that is designed to convert urine into drinking water.[MORE]
Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter refused Zimbabwe visas
Zimbabwe has barred Kofi Annan and Jimmy Carter from visiting the country to assess the humanitarian crisis.[MORE]
China angrily dismisses US congressional report
China has reacted angrily to a US congressional report that accused Beijing of developing sophisticated cyber warfare and militarising its space program.[MORE]
Hull maintains LPGA lead
Australian Katherine Hull fired a 1-under-par 71 in the second round to maintain her lead at the season-ending LPGA ADT Championship in Florida.[MORE]
Newton-John's boyfriend probably drowned: report
US Coast Guard investigators have concluded that Olivia Newton-John's ex-boyfriend, Patrick McDermott, most likely drowned at sea.[MORE]
Suspected US missile kills 3 in Pakistan
A missile strike by a suspected US drone killed at least three militants early Saturday (local time) in a north-western Pakistani tribal district known as a hub of Al Qaeda and Taliban, officials said.[MORE]
Ambrose's US ambitions on the line
Marcos Ambrose has declared there will be no second chances if he fails to make an impact when he steps up to the premier NASCAR Championship in the US next year.[MORE]
Bush, Hu discuss N Korea ahead of APEC summit
Outgoing US President George W Bush has held talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program with Chinese leader Hu Jintao, the first in a series of meetings US officials hope will lead to a renewal of six-party talks by early December.[MORE]
Nebraska tightens child abandonment laws
The Governor of the US state of Nebraska has cut back the scope of a law allowing parents to abandon children of any age legally at hospitals.[MORE]
Graduate receives PhD, 65 years later
An 88-year-old man who has been living in the United States since World War II has returned to Berlin to receive a university degree which was denied to him 65 years ago. [MORE]
Guantanamo judge throws out 'forced' confession
A US military judge in Guantanamo Bay has thrown out the US Government's evidence against an Afghan detainee because it was obtained under coercion, a rights group said.[MORE]
Sorenstam misses cut in LPGA swansong
Annika Sorenstam's LPGA Tour farewell has come to a shuddering halt with the former world number one missing the cut at the season-ending ADT Championship in Miami.[MORE]
Australia unlikely to send troops for US Afghan troop surge
Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says he has not been asked to increase Australia's troop commitment to Afghanistan at a meeting of defence ministers in the United States.[MORE]
Wall St up 6.5pc on Obama Treasury pick
The Dow Jones index has ended the week with a strong rally, in part because of rumours about US President-elect Barack Obama's new cabinet. [MORE]
Citigroup shares dive on merger reports
Shares in banking giant Citigroup have fallen for the fifth straight day in US trade overnight.[MORE]
Faint-hearted US Attorney-General back at work
US Attorney-General Michael Mukasey has returned to work after a fainting spell during a speech. Mr Mukasey collapsed while defending the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies to a conservative legal group, the Federalist Society. [MORE]
Clinton accepts Obama's secretary of state offer: NYT
New York Times says Hillary Clinton has agreed to serve as Barack Obama's secretary of state.[MORE]
Thousands protest US-Iraqi security pact
Thousands in Baghdad are in a mass prayer called by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to protest against a US-Iraqi security pact.[MORE]
Madonna, Ritchie granted divorce
Madonna and Guy Ritchie have been granted a 'quickie' divorce, barely a month after announcing the end of their marriage.[MORE]
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz gives birth: report
Pop singer Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and her rock-star husband Pete Wentz have become parents for the first time, People magazine has reported.[MORE]
US car makers told to submit new recovery plan
United States congressional leaders have asked car manufacturers to submit a new recovery plan before their request for a multi-billion dollar bailout for the industry can be approved. [MORE]
US power tipped to diminish over 20 years
American intelligence agencies say United States economic, military and political dominance is likely to decline over the next two decades.[MORE]
