US govt may run $1.1t deficit in FY 2012
2012-02-01 06:16:00
The US CBO predicted that the federal government would run a budget deficit of around $1.1 trillion in the 2012 fiscal year
Cuba's national conference eyes term limits
2012-01-31 10:43:15
The unprecedented national conference of Cuba's Communist Party ended on Sunday, as President Raul Castro called for political term limits.
Facebook aims at $75-100 billion IPO
2012-01-30 07:39:05
Facebook Inc, the world's largest social-networking service, is aiming to file for its initial public offering as early as this week.
Canadians jailed for 'honor killings'
2012-01-30 06:56:11
Three members of an Afghan Canadian family were found guilty of the "honor killing" of three siblings and a fourth relative on Sunday after a high-profile trial that has fascinated Canadians.
At least 9 killed in pileups on US highway
2012-01-30 06:51:16
At least nine people were killed overnight in pileups on a highway in the southern U.S. state of Florida, due to hazy fog and smoke from a brush fire.
Castro asks Communist Party to promote democracy
2012-01-30 06:50:29
Cuban leader Raul Castro on Sunday urged the Cuban Communist Party (CCP)to expand democracy in the country, beginning from itself.
Florida primary crucial for Romney's GOP nomination
2012-01-29 11:16:20
A win of the Republican Party's next primary could help Mitt Romney secure the nomination to become the GOP (Grand Old Party) presidential candidate.
Fire kills 32 at rehab center in Peru
2012-01-29 09:47:48
A rehab center for drug addicts in the Peruvian capital caught fire Saturday morning, killing at least 32 people.
12 dead in Rio building collapse
2012-01-28 11:01:29
Rescue workers feverishly dug through the wreckage of three buildings in downtown Rio de Janeiro Friday, hunting for survivors of a collapse that killed at least 12 people and left 17 more missing.
Philippines eyes US military ties, not bases
2012-01-28 01:20:16
The Philippines would conduct more joint military drills with the US, and not bring back the American military bases in the country.
US economy grows 2.8% in Q4
2012-01-28 00:45:01
The US economy increased 2.8 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2011, the fastest pace of the year,the Commerce Department said.
Romney, Gingrich face off in debate
2012-01-27 13:58:28
Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich exchanged fires Thursday night in the final debate before the Florida primary.