Category Archives: Americas
Kerry urges Assad to commit to peace
US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to make “a commitment to find peace in his country,” ahead of a meeting of the so-called Friends of
Republicans blast IRS for keeping scandal quiet, seek names of those responsible
Republican lawmakers accused IRS officials Friday of “lying” to members of Congress about the targeting of conservative groups, as they grilled the outgoing commissioner in the first hearing on the scandal. They
US and Russia bid to revive Syria peace talks
The United States and Russia have agreed to push both sides in Syria to find an end to the bloodshed, offering to hold an international conference in search of peace. UN-Arab League
Tough Slog for Obama’s Gun Orders
More than four months later, not only has Congress rejected new firearms restrictions, but some of the more modest steps the president initiated also face hurdles. His nominee to lead the Bureau
UN ‘considers’ peacekeeper deployment in Mali
The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution to approve the creation of a 12,600-strong UN peacekeeping force in Mali starting on July 1, which would be able to request the
Investigators hunt for clues in Boston blasts
Investigators are searching for the person or group responsible for planting two bombs at the Boston Marathon finish line that killed three people and wounded more than 100 others. Police and Federal
Obama asks Congress for ‘BRAIN Initiative’
President Barack Obama has proposed an effort to map the brain’s activity in unprecedented detail, as a step toward finding better ways to treat conditions as Alzheimer’s, autism, stroke and traumatic brain
US vows to defend South amid N Korea threats
In a show of solidarity, standing side-by-side with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se after talks in Washington, Kerry denounced “unacceptable rhetoric from the North Korean government in the past days”. The
Ex-Navy SEAL was reportedly helping alleged murderer work through PTSD
The former top Navy SEAL sniper who authorities say was killed at a Texas shooting range was devoted to maintaining camaraderie and helping his fellow veterans find their way after leaving active
US military expands its billion dollar drug war in Latin America
The crew members aboard the USS Underwood could see through their night goggles what was happening on the fleeing go-fast boat: Someone was dumping bales. When the Navy guided-missile frigate later dropped
At least 8 dead after Mexican tour bus crashes east of Los Angeles
A tour bus collided with a car and pickup truck, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens of others Sunday night on a Southern California mountain highway, authorities said. California Highway
Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in the Super Bowl
A power outage at the Super Bowl put the nation’s biggest sporting event on hold for more than a half-hour Sunday, interrupting an otherwise electric, back-and-forth game that ended with Joe Flacco
3-D sonar provides new view of Civil War shipwreck
The remains of the only U.S. Navy ship sunk in the Gulf of Mexico during Civil War combat now can be seen in 3-D sonar images from the Gulf’s murky depths, revealing
Obama signs fiscal crisis deal and defense bill from Hawaii with autopen
President Obama late Wednesday signed the fiscal crisis bill passed by Congress using an autopen while on vacation with his family in Hawaii. The bill, which averts a looming fiscal cliff that
Google’s Eric Schmidt to visit North Korea
Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North Korea on a private, humanitarian mission led by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that could take place as early as this month, sources told
Boehner could face rocky vote for speakership amid Republican angst
John Boehner could be in for a fight Thursday when the newly seated House votes for the next speaker, with conservatives grumbling about his leadership and a report surfacing about a supposed
Clinton discharged from New York hospital
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been released from the New York-Presbyterian hospital after receiving treatment for a blood clot behind her right ear. Philippe Reines, Clinton’s spokesman, said in a
The Worst Holiday: New Year’s Eve Is Over-hyped and Anti-Climactic
New Year’s Eve is the worst holiday. On Christmas gifts are exchanged, carols sung, and peace and goodwill extended toward all humankind. Done right, Thanksgiving includes a Turducken, traditional sides, and pie.
Blood found in car of Vegas dealer suspected of murdering 10-year-old girl
Blood was found inside a car borrowed by a Las Vegas Strip card dealer last seen with a missing 10-year-old girl and later arrested in the razor blade slashing of a co-worker
Lawmakers huddle as options dwindle for tackling fiscal crisis
President Obama and congressional leaders were facing a rapidly shrinking set of options for averting the fiscal crisis as they met Friday afternoon, with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell warning they are
Semiautomatic Rifle Was Used in Attack
Mr. Carver said his staff would perform an autopsy Sunday on the two remaining dead in the spree: the suspect, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, who took his own life at the school, and
Hillary Clinton Faints, Sustains Concussion
Mrs. Clinton has been recovering from a stomach virus her staff said she had picked up during foreign travel. Mrs. Clinton was forced to cancel on Tuesday a Middle East trip that
US sees 171,000 new jobs in October
Some 171,000 new jobs were created in the US in October, a key report has revealed. The report from the bureau of labour statistics also said 84,000 more jobs were created in
Sandy’s wrath lingers in bruised US northeast
Hurricane Sandy’s US victims struggled to adjust to fuel shortages, power outages and temporary housing, four days after the powerful storm hit into the East Coast, killing more than 90 people. New
US officials in Benghazi had ‘grave concerns’
The Libyan government failed to deliver security reinforcements at the US diplomatic post in Benghazi on the day of an attack that killed US Ambassador Chris Stevens, according to a report by
Man pleads guilty to Arizona shootings
Jared Lee Loughner has pleaded guilty to carrying out the deadly Arizona mass shooting in January 2011 that was a failed attempt to kill US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Six people were killed
Colorado shooter ‘posted attack plans’
The man accused in the Colorado movie theatre killings mailed a notebook detailing his plans to a psychiatrist at his university before the attack, as the first funeral was held for one
US says food prices to soar due to drought
The record drought gripping half the US will help push food prices up by 3 per cent to 4 per cent next year, the Department of Agriculture had said. “In 2013 as
