United States

• Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 07:27 UTC

  US and EU markets negative sentiment extends to Asian stocks with record losses

  

  Asian stocks have fallen on Friday, with some indexes driving towards their worst weekly losses since 2008. The Group of 20 nations said they were ready to preserve stability in the financial markets.

• Friday, September 23rd 2011 - 07:24 UTC

  Euro debt crisis and US political division ‘biggest threats’ to global economy

  

  US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that the European debt crisis and the political divisions in the United States were the biggest threats to the global economy.

• Thursday, September 22nd 2011 - 08:43 UTC

  Obama tells Palestinians UN is not a short cut to negotiations with Israel

  

  US President Barack Obama told the United Nations that the Palestinians deserved a state of their own, but that this would only be achieved through talks with Israel.

• Wednesday, September 21st 2011 - 21:28 UTC

  Fed injects more ‘accommodation’ liquidity to bonds’ market and housing

  

  With three dissenting members the Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday further efforts to prop the US economy launching an accommodation program to put more downward pressure on long-term interest rates and increase its support for housing.

• Wednesday, September 21st 2011 - 05:25 UTC

  Obama and Rousseff address world crises and pledge new talks before G20 meeting

  

  The world crisis was the main issue addressed by Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff during the bilateral meetings with US President Barack Obama and later with her peer Mexico’s Felipe Calderon in New York.

• Wednesday, September 21st 2011 - 05:13 UTC

  End of ‘don’ ask, don’t tell’: gays can serve openly in the US military.

  

  President Barack Obama hailed the end of the policy banning gays from serving openly in the US military, saying its official demise marked a key step toward fulfilling America's founding ideals.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2011 - 09:12 UTC

  Obama outlines tax the rich and reduce deficit plan; Republicans call it ‘class warfare’

  

  President Barack Obama has outlined plans to reduce the US deficit and to kick-start economic growth. At the White House, he proposed cuts to healthcare benefits but said business and the wealthy must pay higher taxes.

• Monday, September 19th 2011 - 06:34 UTC

  Obama to propose a “Buffett Tax” on people making over a million dollars

  

  US President Barack Obama, will propose a 'Buffett Tax' on people making more than US$1 million a year as part of his deficit recommendations to Congress on Monday.

• Monday, September 19th 2011 - 06:27 UTC

  Do only “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”? Not in New York City!

  

  We have come a long way since the days of the creation of the movie “The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert,” but the story still rings true today.

• Saturday, September 17th 2011 - 02:28 UTC

  Geithner’s proposal to scale up rescue package gets cool response from EU

  

  US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner drew a cool response from EU policymakers when he urged them to leverage their bailout fund to better tackle the debt crisis and to start speaking with one voice.