Tag: United States
Leishman rockets into contention
Australian Marc Leishman shot the day's best score to roar within one stroke of the lead after the second round at the BMW Championships.[MORE]
Clijsters sets up title defence
Defending champion Kim Clijsters advanced to the US Open final by rallying to defeat US third seed Venus Williams 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4, running her Flushing Meadows win streak to 20 matches.[MORE]
Nokia appoints Microsoft executive as CEO
The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia has named a new software-savvy chief executive from Microsoft to help it battle slumping profits and an eroding market share in the smartphone segment.[MORE]
DiCaprio 'wife' told to keep away
Leonardo DiCaprio has won a court order that barred a woman who believes she is his wife and is pregnant with his child from coming near him for three years.[MORE]
Death toll set to rise in San Francisco blaze
The death toll from a natural gas line explosion in suburban San Francisco stands at four as investigators comb through the wreckage of homes destroyed. [MORE]
Peace emerges the winner in doubles final
Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and India's Rohan Bopanna lost the US Open men's doubles final to US top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan but were winners in their wider mission to inspire peace.[MORE]
Koran burning saga continues as Obama weighs in
Barack Obama hopes a Florida pastor will drop a plan to burn Korans, saying such an act could deeply harm the US abroad.[MORE]
Zvonareva charges into US Open final
Vera Zvonareva stunned top seed Caroline Wozniacki at the US Open, winning their semi-final 6-4, 6-3 with a superb display of shot-making.[MORE]
Recession has left huge hole: Obama
US President Barack Obama says the "hole" left by the worst recession in decades is "huge".[MORE]
US court rules ban on gays in military is unconstitutional
A federal judge in California has struck down the US military's ban on gays openly serving in the military, saying the policy is unconstitutional and violates free speech rights.[MORE]
Pastor again puts Koran burning on hold
A Florida pastor at the centre of an international firestorm insisted he would not carry out a plan to burn the Koran.[MORE]
Six killed in San Francisco blaze
At least six people were killed when a gas pipeline exploded and set off a fire that engulfed a neighbourhood near San Francisco.[MORE]
Afghans protest against Koran burning plan
Thousands of angry Muslims have taken to the streets across Afghanistan, some threatening to attack US bases, prompted by a plan by an American pastor to burn copies of the Koran.[MORE]
Getting China to give is a hard sell for Gates
Two of the world's richest men, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, will head to China later this month to promote the idea of philanthropy to Chinese millionaires.[MORE]
Day finding it tough to rise and shine
Jason Day is having trouble getting motivated for the BMW Championship, and he is not the only one. [MORE]
The meaning of 9/11 only became clear on 9/12
Nothing has changed the modern world so decisively, or wounded the Western psyche so deeply, as the events of September 11, 2001. Nine years on, the fires of that day - which forged nigh-on unbreakable alliances and ignited bitter blood feuds - still burn with a kind of sacred intensity.[MORE]
Nadal cruises into final four
Rafael Nadal demolished fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the US Open.[MORE]
Huge fire rips through San Francisco suburb
At least one person has been killed and more than 30 injured by a blast in San Francisco that sparked a blaze that continues to rip through a residential area.[MORE]
Pastor keeps changing mind on Koran burning
A Christian church leader in the US has abandoned his weekend Koran-burning plans to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.[MORE]
Aussie Bond doesn't care about 007 woes
The James Bond franchise may be in grave danger thanks to its studio's financial woes, but a former 007 actor is not too shaken up about it.[MORE]
ACCC rejects Virgin Blue, Air NZ pair-up
Virgin Blue has been dealt another blow in its bid to form an alliance with another airline.[MORE]
Gritty Youzhny books semis spot
Russian Mikhail Youzhny reached the US Open semi-finals for the second time with a 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka.[MORE]
Smooth Kuchar leads at Cog Hill
Matt Kuchar let his game do the talking on Thursday, shrugging off a case of laryngitis to grab the clubhouse lead with a 7-under 64 in the first round of the BMW Open.[MORE]
US soldiers took body parts as trophies, court hears
A group of US soldiers charged with the murder of civilians in Afghanistan allegedly took parts of their bodies as trophies.[MORE]
Jay-Z signs Will Smith's nine-year-old daughter
Jay-Z declares Will Smith's nine-year-old daughter is destined for superstardom after Whip My Hair hits web.[MORE]
