United States

• Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 00:18 UTC

  US engineers create limbo-dancing soft-body robot inspired in the squid

  

  US Harvard University engineers have built a limbo-dancing robot that can squeeze under obstacles in its path for search and rescue missions.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 17:11 UTC

  American Airlines files for bankruptcy; plans to cut drastically labour costs

  

  American Airlines and its parent company AMR Corp filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday after failing to win a labour deal with pilots and suffering from mounting fuel costs.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 06:04 UTC

  US and EU agree to begin talks on a trans-Atlantic economic and trade pact

  

  The United States and European Union agreed on Monday to develop a plan to capitalize on already strong economic ties to create more jobs and fuel economic growth on both sides of the Atlantic.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 02:09 UTC

  Fitch warns of US triple A rating downgrade if policy makers fail on budget cuts

  

  Fitch Ratings on Monday warned it may cut the United States' AAA rating if policymakers fail to agree in 2013 on a plan to reduce the country's ballooning budget deficits.

• Saturday, November 26th 2011 - 03:15 UTC

  Cuba opens bank loans for small businesses, private farmers and house repair

  

  Cuba has authorised banks to loan money to small businesses, private farmers and people who want to repair or build homes - a revolutionary step for the island's government.

• Saturday, November 26th 2011 - 03:14 UTC

  After spending time in US and French jails former dictator will be extradited to Panama

  

  French appeals court ruled this week that former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega could be extradited to his homeland to serve time for crimes committed during his iron-fisted rule in the 1980s.

• Saturday, November 26th 2011 - 03:12 UTC

  FAO estimates record oilseed production but soybean crop will be down

  

  Global oilseed production is estimated at record 472 million tons in the 2011-12 marketing year starting October but the growth in output will be subdued, FAO said in a report. Similarly soy bean production is expected to fall to 260.7 million tons from 265.8 million in 2010/2011.

• Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 20:19 UTC

  Global markets slide overwhelmed by negative news

  

  Global markets fell Wednesday after more evidence emerged that the global economy is faltering fast and that the Euro zone is heading for a recession as the debt crisis spreads to the bigger economies like Italy and Spain.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 00:25 UTC

  CNN poll shows same partisan divide on federal budget deficit cuts among US voters

  

  The latest CNN poll shows that the same partisan divide that has kept the US congressional super committee from reaching a federal budget deficit reduction deal also exists among US voters who identify with a political party.

• Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 00:19 UTC

  US political stalemate as the Congress fails to agree on budget cuts and debt

  

  A special debt-reduction committee in the US Congress failed to reach agreement, extending partisan gridlock into the 2012 election year and setting the stage for 1.2 trillion dollars in automatic spending cuts.