left corner left corner
China Daily Website

Get latest news and breaking news on North America and Latin America, including news on Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, and Argentina from chinadaily.com.cn.

  • Sex scandal ricochets through Washington

    2012-04-18 14:40

    The Secret Service prostitution scandal escalated Tuesday with the disclosure that at least 20 women had been in hotel rooms with US agents and military personnel just before President Barack Obama arrived for a summit with Latin American leaders.

  • Castro blasts US stance on Latin America

    2012-04-18 10:43

    Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro Tuesday criticized the United States' political stance on Latin America at a just concluded pan-American summit.

  • US Navy to send hospital ship to Asia

    2012-04-18 10:31

    The US Navy is sending the USNS Mercy, one of its two medical ships, on a goodwill mission to Southeast Asia next month, seeking to build partnership with regional militaries.

  • US not to levy antidumping duties on Chinese steel wheels

    2012-04-18 10:24

    The United States decided Tuesday that it would not impose antidumping duties (AD) or countervailing duties (CVD) against imports of steel wheels from China.

  • Brazil to be 7th largest economy in 2012: IMF

    2012-04-18 10:20

    Brazil will be surpassed by Britain and return to its previous position as the world's seventh largest economy in 2012, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report.

  • Yahoo's quarterly results exceed forecasts

    2012-04-18 10:00

    Yahoo on Tuesday posted earnings and sales results in its first quarter which topped analysts' expectations.

  • Brazil to be to 7th largest economy in 2012

    2012-04-18 09:53

    Brazil will be surpassed by Britain and return to its previous position as the world's seventh largest economy in 2012.

  • Brazil to be world's 7th largest economy in 2012

    2012-04-18 09:32

    Brazil will be surpassed by Britain and return to its previous position as the world's seventh largest economy in 2012.

  • Warren Buffett has stage 1 prostate cancer

    2012-04-18 06:50

    Berkshire Hathaway Inc's Warren Buffett disclosed on Tuesday that he has stage 1 prostate cancer but said his condition "is not remotely life-threatening".

  • $75,000 offered over Chinese students' slaying

    2012-04-18 05:29

    The city of Los Angeles is offering 75,000 US dollars in reward for information over the killing of two Chinese graduate students, local media reported Tuesday.

  • Clinton says US will keep sanctions on Iran

    2012-04-17 15:15

    The United States will maintain sanctions and other pressure on Iran as Tehran considers what it will bring to the table in the next round of talks.

  • Simple questions to screen anxiety in children

    2012-04-17 15:10

    Just ask parents two simple questions and then one might find out whether the kindergarten-aged children are affected by anxiety disorders, according to a researcher from Canada-based University of British Columbia.

...