United States

Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 04:47 UTC
US disregards Argentine claim of UK’s Falklands’ and South Atlantic ‘militarization’

It took a couple of days but finally on Wednesday US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said the US “has no concerns” about the alleged ‘militarization’ of the South Atlantic which was denounced by Argentina last week before the United Nations at three different levels.
Tuesday, February 14th 2012 - 21:03 UTC
Republicans promise ‘to kill’ Obama’s budget which raises taxes on the rich

President Barack Obama called on Monday for aggressive spending to boost growth and for higher taxes on the rich, laying out an election-year vision for the US in a budget that was criticized sharply by Republicans for failing to curb the deficit.
Friday, February 10th 2012 - 02:03 UTC
Debate on Cuba’s attendance to the coming Americas summit in Colombia

The Cuban government has expressed its interest in attending the coming Summit of the Americas scheduled for next April in Cartagena, revealed Colombian Foreign Affairs minister Maria Angela Holguin following a visit to Havana.
Friday, February 10th 2012 - 01:17 UTC
US/Argentina discuss bilateral relation and regional democratic stability

Stability, governance and democratic safeguard were among the issues addressed by US Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson and Argentina’s Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman during her first day of activity in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 23:43 UTC
Obama/banks mortgage-deal to rescue US doomed and struggling homeowners

President Barack Obama administration and top US mortgage lenders unveiled a landmark 25 billion dollars deal Thursday to help struggling homeowners get back on their feet and to reignite the moribund housing market.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 22:14 UTC
US diplomacy reiterates Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty is a bilateral issue

The US Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Roberta Jacobson, ratified the Obama administration’s standing on the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty issue, which urges Argentina and the United Kingdom to find a diplomatic exit to the matter.
Monday, February 6th 2012 - 10:44 UTC
Top US official for Latinamerica scheduled to visit Peru and Argentina

US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson travels this week to Peru and Argentina to meet with government, business, and civil society members in these key regional partners.
Saturday, February 4th 2012 - 05:37 UTC
PM Cameron meets Obama in March ahead of the Falklands conflict anniversary

British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama will meet in Washington next month, three weeks before the 30 anniversary of the beginning of the Falklands conflict.
Saturday, February 4th 2012 - 05:28 UTC
New York State sues three top leading US banks on mortgage database abuse

Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co and JP Morgan Chase & Co were sued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over the use of a mortgage database that the state said led to improper foreclosures.
Friday, February 3rd 2012 - 18:33 UTC
US economy creating jobs at fastest pace in months: unemployment drops to 8.3%

The US economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.3%, indicating last quarter's growth carried into early 2012.