White House says not rule out Obama's visit to Cuba
2015-05-12 06:52:16
The White House said on Monday that it does not rule out a visit made by US President Barack Obama to Cuba "over the course of next year".
Saudi king to skip US-Gulf summit
2015-05-11 10:47:27
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will not join other leaders of Gulf states for a summit with US President Barack Obama scheduled for next week.
US university teaches culture of selfies
2015-05-11 10:45:21
A new university course is delving into the study of selfies, self-portraits taken on cellphones, to analyze its cultural meaning and self-expression in the modern world.
NY nuclear plant fire produced river oil slick
2015-05-11 10:12:56
Part of a New York state nuclear power plant remained offline Sunday after a transformer fire created another problem: thousands of gallons of oil leaking into the Hudson River.
Transformer fire causes shut-down of NYC nuclear reactor
2015-05-10 12:05:57
A nuclear power reactor 40 miles north of New York City was shut down on Saturday after a transformer fire, but officials said the Indian Point plant was stable and there was no threat to residents nearby.
US to launch federal probe into Baltimore police practices
2015-05-08 10:55:55
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch will launch a federal probe into whether Baltimore's police department has engaged in a "pattern or practice" of excessive force.
Al-Qaida says US strike kills man who claimed Paris killings
2015-05-08 10:25:56
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula said on Thursday a US air strike had killed the senior figure who issued the group's claim of responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris.
More storms headed for Great Plains in US
2015-05-08 10:09:22
Thunderstorm and flash flood warnings were issued for several Great Plains states on Thursday, a day after a series of tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, causing one death, injuring 12 and flattening buildings.
US NSA's phone spying program ruled illegal by appeals cour
2015-05-08 09:51:47
A US spying program that systematically collects millions of Americans' phone records is illegal, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, putting pressure on Congress to quickly decide whether to replace or end the controversial anti-terrorism surveillance.
Yao Ming close to $3m crowd funding for wine company
2015-05-07 11:23:40
Former National Basketball Association star Yao Ming is within reach of his goal to get $3 million from crowd funding to expand his wine business.
Understanding culture called key for foreign businesses in China
2015-05-07 10:51:07
Foreign companies that want to explore and win in the Chinese market should take a bicultural approach, especially in an increasingly competitive space, according to a global business consultant.
AIIB 'backfired' on US: Expert
2015-05-07 10:16:18
They may have dithered on the current level of trust between the two powers, but both US and China experts agreed that Washington's resistance to the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank was a blunder that backfired on US efforts to restore influence in the region.