United States

Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 05:57 UTC
US Air Force plane cargo triggers serious Argentina/US diplomatic incident

Argentina presented a formal protest to the United States embassy in Buenos Aires over the incident of a US Air Force plan that landed in the country last Thursday with alleged undeclared military equipment.
Tuesday, February 15th 2011 - 05:34 UTC
US farmers have planted the biggest crop in 13 years reports USDA

United States farmers have planted the biggest crop in thirteen years according to a report released by the US Department of Agriculture which estimated the area sown to the eight major field crops in 2011 at 103.3 million hectares.
Monday, February 14th 2011 - 14:54 UTC
Obama proposes drastic budget cuts; goal: 3.2% of GDP deficit by 2015

President Barack Obama proposed a budget that would cut the US deficit by 1.1 trillion US dollars over 10 years, setting the stage for a bitter fight with the opposition Republicans who vow even tougher spending controls.
Friday, February 11th 2011 - 06:55 UTC
Corruption controversy: Argentine official calls US diplomats “a joke”

Argentina’s Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández is the latest high-ranking official to address the Wikileaks controversy after Spanish newspaper El País published several cables that denounced various corruption cases within the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner administration.
Thursday, February 10th 2011 - 05:50 UTC
Bernanke warns US job creation too weak and calls for budget discipline

US unemployment remains too high for policymakers' comfort despite signs of strength in the economic recovery, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said. In testimony to the US House of Representatives' Budget Committee that largely echoed a speech he delivered last week, Bernanke also warned about the dangers of unsustainable budget deficits.
Thursday, February 10th 2011 - 01:11 UTC
US plans 53 billion USD high-speed rail and intercity network investment

United States unveiled a strategy to spend 53 billion US dollars on high-speed rail and intercity network over the next six years. It's a plan that will, according to Vice-president Joe Biden, bring the US closer to giving 80% of Americans access to high-speed rail in the next 25 years.
Tuesday, February 8th 2011 - 14:05 UTC
Fearing Pinochet 1998 experience, former US president Bush cuts short EU visit

When former Chilean dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet flew to Europe in 1998 for a vacation and back surgery, little did he know that he would be jailed by British authorities (acting on a Spanish arrest warrant) for human rights violations that occurred during his 17-year dictatorship.
Monday, February 7th 2011 - 20:54 UTC
Geithner implicitly endorses “capital controls” during Brazilian visit

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner reached out to Brazil by citing a shared concern - China - and endorsing Brazil's approach for dealing with global economic distortions.
Monday, February 7th 2011 - 20:46 UTC
AOL pays 315 million for online newspaper The Huffington Post

Former internet media giant AOL is buying the online newspaper The Huffington Post for 315 million US dollars in a bid to regain its position as a leading producer of web content, the companies announced Monday.
Monday, February 7th 2011 - 18:07 UTC
US condemns South American/Arab leaders summits, say Wikileaks cables

Brazilian policy towards Middle East and the Arab world harm US strategy in the region according to US embassy diplomatic cables between 2004 and 2009, recently exposed by Wikleaks.