US job openings increase in December
2012-02-08 04:39:12
US job openings increased in December 2011, a positive sign of improving job market, the Labor Department reported on Tuesday.
6 injured as soldiers clash with police in Brazil
2012-02-07 14:49:59
Six people were wounded Monday after a confrontation between government troops and local policemen.
Obama campaign returning funds tied to fugitive
2012-02-07 14:43:43
US President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is returning more than $200,000 in donations from the family of a fugitive casino magnate linked to violence and corruption in Mexico.
Former intern reveals affair with JFK
2012-02-07 13:52:43
A former White House intern is speaking out about an 18-month affair she had with US President John F. Kennedy while he was in office
Obama campaign to support Super Pac fundraiser
2012-02-07 13:48:19
Obama's re-election campaign, worried about the influx of money to groups supporting Republican.
After US oil snub, Canada focuses on China
2012-02-07 12:59:43
Canada will focus on exporting oil and other goods to China and other booming Asian economies.
Christ the Redeemer statue lit up
2012-02-07 10:27:40
Christ the Redeemer statue is lit up in different colors to represent the 150 countries that will participate in the World Youth Day on July 23-28, 2013.
Hundreds of dolphins stranded on beach
2012-02-07 10:19:51
The hundreds of dolphins beaching themselves along the Cape Cod shores south of Boston since mid-January represent the largest stranding.
Canadian PM heads to China
2012-02-07 04:15:49
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper left Ottawa on Monday for an official visit to China in a bid to enhance the Sino-Canadian strategic partnership.
Obama tightens Iran sanctions
2012-02-07 03:40:39
US President Barack Obama on Monday ordered the freezing of Iran's property under US jurisdiction, as the US and its allies are pressing hard over the Islamic republic's controversial nuclear program.
US strikes deal to avoid Japan, EU trade sanctions
2012-02-07 00:29:08
The United States said on Monday it has struck a deal sparing US exporters from hundreds of millions of dollars in European and Japanese trade retaliation in a dispute over how Washington calculates anti-dumping duties on steel and other goods.
China,US huge potential for co-op
2012-02-06 14:37:00
China and the United States have "huge potential" for economic cooperation.