United States

Monday, October 13th 2014 - 07:10 UTC
Racial tension erupts in St Louis as heavy handed police arrest demonstrators

Riot-gear clad police arrested at least 17 people on Sunday after they refused orders to disperse from a spontaneous sit-in outside a convenience store in St. Louis during a weekend of otherwise peaceful protests against police violence.
Monday, October 13th 2014 - 07:04 UTC
Head of Pentagon underlines military partnership of the US with Chile

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with government leaders in the Chilean capital of Santiago on Sunday to discuss deepening the U.S. military partnership with Chile.
Monday, October 13th 2014 - 06:54 UTC
US against China proposal to create a regional development bank for Asia

For almost a year, China has been pitching an idea to its neighbors in Asia: a big, internationally funded bank that would offer quick financing for badly needed transportation, telecommunications and energy projects in underdeveloped countries across the region.
Saturday, October 11th 2014 - 08:10 UTC
On Columbus Day, “we also pay tribute to the legacy of Native Americans”

Proclamation by Barack Obama - When Christopher Columbus -- a son of Genoa, Italy -- set sail across the Atlantic, no one could imagine the profound and lasting impact he would have on the world. In search of a westward route to Asia, he instead spotted the Bahamas. As dawn broke on October 12, 1492, Columbus's crew set foot on a Caribbean island and changed the course of history. For much of Europe, this marked the discovery of the New World, and it set in motion the more than five centuries that have followed.
Saturday, October 11th 2014 - 03:24 UTC
Special Master Pollack to meet with Argentina's and holdout lawyers next week

A United States court-appointed mediator said on Friday he would hold a meeting next week between lawyers for Argentina and 'holdout' creditors suing the country in a longstanding dispute over defaulted debt.
Saturday, October 11th 2014 - 01:47 UTC
UN Human Rights Council calls for immediate release of Venezuelan dissident Leopoldo Lopez

The United Nations adopted a resolution Wednesday decreeing the Venezuelan government should immediately release Leopoldo Lopez, the opposition leader who has been imprisoned for almost nine months in connection to the violent protests in Caracas in February.
Tuesday, October 7th 2014 - 00:43 UTC
Griesa orders Argentina to reinstate BoNY as trustee for bondholders' payments

US Judge Thomas Griesa has ordered Argentina to reinstate the Bank of New York Mellon (BoNY) as trustee for bondholders payments and “reverse the steps taken” with the approval of the so-called Sovereign Payment law that replaced it with the country's Nacion Fideicomisos.
Saturday, October 4th 2014 - 10:29 UTC
US trade deficit down, while oil imports fall to their lowest in four years

The U.S. trade deficit slipped 0.5% in August to 40.1 billion, the lowest since January, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Oil imports fell to their lowest level in four years.U.S. exports increased 0.2% in August to a record 198.5 billion, while imports grew 0.1% to 238 billion. After a 40.3 deficit in July, analysts expected a 40.9 billion trade gap in August.
Saturday, October 4th 2014 - 10:06 UTC
US unemployment falls to 5.9%, the lowest since July 2008

The US unemployment rate dipped to 5.9% in September, a six-year low, official figure has shown. The rate fell from 6.1% in August and is the lowest recorded since July 2008. US Labor Department also said that employers added 248,000 jobs last month, and the job growth figures for August and July were revised upwards.
Thursday, October 2nd 2014 - 06:59 UTC
Head of Mormons in Argentina kidnapped and robbed in Buenos Aires

The head of the Mormon Argentina Buenos Aires West Mission, US citizen David Paul Robertson, was kidnapped, robbed, and finally released by armed men that attacked him while he was driving in Ciudadela, in Greater Buenos Aires.