Tag: United States

• Monday, November 21st 2011 - 07:25 UTC

  Obama and Wen Jibao have ‘constructive’ exchange on the South China Sea issue

  

  President Barack Obama was encouraged by the constructive tone of a discussion about the South China Sea issue at an East Asia leaders' meeting in Bali, Indonesia, a senior US official said.

• Friday, November 18th 2011 - 05:41 UTC

  NY police arrest 177 in clashes with protestors trying to shut down Wall Street

  

  New York police prevented protesters from shutting down Wall Street, arresting at least 177 people in repeated clashes with an Occupy Wall Street rally that grew to several thousand strong.

• Thursday, November 17th 2011 - 06:52 UTC

  US debt soars past 15tn while another political storm is brewing in Congress

  

  The US government's debt load topped the 15 trillion dollars mark Wednesday, as politicians in Congress continued to battle over how to cut spending. Treasury figures showed the burden of federal borrowing reached 15,033,607,255,920.32, up 55.8 billion from Tuesday.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 22:04 UTC

  NYC police evict ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protestors’ camp from financial district

  

  Police wearing helmets and carrying shields evicted protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement early Tuesday from the park in New York City's financial district where they have camped since September, dismantling their tent city and arresting about 70 people.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 06:36 UTC

  “Smiling” officers clear anti Wall Street protestors from Occupy Oakland camp

  

  California Police moved in on Monday and cleared out anti-Wall Street protesters from Oakland's City Hall plaza, arresting 32 people but avoiding the sort of clashes that marked a previous attempt to shut down the Occupy Oakland camp.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2011 - 06:25 UTC

  Bolivia and Washington restore full diplomatic relations

  

  Bolivia and the United States restored full diplomatic ties Monday for the first time since 2008. Three years ago the Andean nation's government expelled the US ambassador and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The US expelled the Bolivian ambassador in return.

• Saturday, November 5th 2011 - 07:51 UTC

  Obama praises CFK and Argentina as “great friends of the US”

  

  US President Barack Obama defined Cristina Fernández and Argentina “a great friend” of the United States in a meeting between both Head of States. The bilateral meeting Friday lasted around thirty minutes and took place in the Carlton Hotel in Cannes in the framework of the G20 summit.

• Friday, November 4th 2011 - 00:48 UTC

  California riot police clash with anti-Wall Street protestors: 60 arrests

  

  Police in riot gear clashed with protesters in Oakland, California Thursday, firing tear gas to disperse demonstrators lingering in the streets after a day of mostly peaceful rallies against economic inequality and police brutality.

• Friday, November 4th 2011 - 00:11 UTC

  Obama asked to declassify documents on children’s disappearance in Argentina

  

  US Democratic congressman Maurice Hinchey sent a letter to President Obama requesting the declassification of several US intelligence documents, held by the Pentagon, the FBI and the CIA, that contain information related to human rights abuses, specifically the disappearance of children during Argentina's last military regime, which ruled in the country from 1976 to 1983.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 18:08 UTC

  Federal Reserve in upbeat tone votes to maintain bond buying program

  

  The US Federal Reserve announced Wednesday after a two-day meeting to keep interest rates on hold and maintain its bond buying programs. The decision was entirely as expected by markets and economists.