Mystery grows over body parts found in Hollywood
2012-01-20 13:39:33
Police combed the hills below the famed Hollywood sign for more human body parts Thursday as the mystery deepened surrounding the discovery there of a severed human head, feet and hands.
Obama offers best wishes for Lunar New Year
2012-01-20 11:09:13
US President Barack Obama on Thursday offered his best wishes to all those celebrating the Lunar New Year, calling it "a time for celebration and hope."
Romney under pressure at last debate
2012-01-20 11:02:29
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was under pressure on Thursday to turn back a strong challenge from rival Newt Gingrich at perhaps the most crucial debate yet in the 2012 campaign.
Sex crimes by US Army soldiers rise
2012-01-20 10:56:37
Violent sex crimes committed by active US Army soldiers have almost doubled over the past five years, due in part to the trauma of war, according to an Army report released on Thursday.
Obama eases visa rules to boost US tourism
2012-01-20 10:41:06
President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the streamlining of applications for foreign tourist visas to the United States, focused on increasingly affluent Chinese and Brazilian visitors, in an effort to boost tourism and create jobs.
US to probe wind tower disputes
2012-01-20 10:38:59
The US Commerce Department announced on Thursday that it was launching anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations on utility scale wind towers from China and Vietnam.
Clinton offers best wishes for Lunar New Year
2012-01-20 10:25:36
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday offered her best wishes to those celebrating the Lunar New Year, saying she and President Barack Obama are committed to 21st century partnership with the people of the Asia-Pacific region.
US mayors to push for gay marriage
2012-01-20 10:24:52
A group of US mayors is set to announce on Friday a largely symbolic push to legalize same sex marriage in states across the country.
High risk oesophageal cancer gene discovered
2012-01-20 10:18:32
British researchers have uncovered a gene which plays a key role in the development of oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet), according to a study published online Thursday in American Journal of Human Genetics.
US mayors to push for gay marriage
2012-01-20 10:17:59
A group of US mayors is set to announce on Friday a largely symbolic push to legalize same sex marriage in states across the country.
Scientists convert seaweed to renewable fuels
2012-01-20 10:11:05
A team of scientists from California-based Bio Architecture Lab (BAL) has developed breakthrough technology that expands the feedstocks for advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals production to include seaweed ( macroalgae).
Intel posts record annual results
2012-01-20 09:56:33
Computer chipmaker Intel on Thursday announced that its annual revenue and earnings hit new record in 2011.