United States

• Monday, May 7th 2012 - 04:24 UTC

  Obama launches re-election bid; attacks Romney for promising “to cut taxes for the rich”

  

  President Barack Obama plunged into his campaign for a new term and tore into rival Mitt Romney on Saturday for being willing and eager to “rubber stamp” a conservative Republican congressional agenda to cut taxes for the rich while slashing spending on programs that benefit an embattled middle class.

• Saturday, May 5th 2012 - 01:38 UTC

  IOC criticizes Argentina for involving the Games with politics and Falklands’ dispute

  

  The International Olympic Committee, IOC, criticized on Friday an Argentine television spot that links the London Games to Argentina's sovereignty dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands, calling it a blatant attempt to use the games for political purposes.

• Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 06:57 UTC

  Remittances from Mexicans abroad climbed 5.3% in first quarter over a year ago

  

  Remittances from Mexicans living abroad climbed 5.3% in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2011, Mexico’s central bank said on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2012 - 04:53 UTC

  Romney’ foreign policy statesman resigns hounded by anti-gay conservatives

  

  Republican Mitt Romney's foreign policy spokesman, Richard Grenell, has resigned after only a brief stint on Romney's presidential campaign.

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2012 - 04:51 UTC

  Occupy Wall Street protestors celebrate May Workers Day through out the US

  

  Occupy Wall Street protesters gathered outside banks, meditated in public parks and staged anti-corporate song-and-dance routines on Tuesday in a May Day bid around the United States to revive a movement that triggered nationwide protests last year against economic injustice.

• Monday, April 30th 2012 - 09:21 UTC

  Obama jokes about Romney, Congress and Secret Service at press dinner

  

  President Barack Obama poked fun at his likely presidential rival Mitt Romney and Republican opponents in Congress, including a dig at Romney's treatment of a pet dog, at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

• Friday, April 27th 2012 - 02:37 UTC

  US admits relations with Argentina are “difficult” and calls for positive attitude

  

  US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson asked Argentina to go back to having a “positive” relationship with the international financial community and its creditors.

• Thursday, April 26th 2012 - 23:31 UTC

  Breeding bulls’ prices soar in US as ranchers rebuild cattle herd, smallest in 60 years

  

  Kramers Mandate, a majestic 13-month-old weighing nearly 590 kg, commanded the highest price for a breeding bull in the 44-year history of an annual auction in Illinois, Midwest US.

• Thursday, April 26th 2012 - 05:51 UTC

  US promises advanced military technology if Brazil buys Boeing F/A18 fighters

  

  Brazil will get US advanced technology transfers if it buys Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet to upgrade its air force, visiting US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, April 26th 2012 - 05:45 UTC

  Fed prepared to inject more funds to help lower unemployment

  

  Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday said US monetary policy was “more or less in the right place” even though the central bank would not hesitate to launch another round of bond purchases if the economy were to weaken.