United States

Tuesday, October 25th 2011 - 04:00 UTC
US to rescue borrowers whose loans are worth more than their homes

The US housing market regulator has agreed to extend a refinancing scheme for borrowers whose loans are worth more than their homes.
Monday, October 24th 2011 - 22:55 UTC
US government sends e-mailed congratulations to re-elected Argentine president

The US Government congratulated President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after being re-elected and assured that it will continue to work with the Argentine government to strengthen bilateral ties, State Department spokesman for Latin America William Ostick said.
Monday, October 24th 2011 - 14:31 UTC
Biting ants invade by the millions Florida, Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana

It sounds like a horror movie: Biting ants invade by the millions. A camper's metal walls bulge from the pressure of ants nesting behind them. A circle of poison stops them for only a day, and then a fresh horde shows up, bringing babies. Stand in the yard, and in seconds ants cover your shoes.
Saturday, October 22nd 2011 - 11:02 UTC
The modern lords of finance are losing their immunity, says Paul Krugman

As the Occupy Wall Street movement continues to grow, the response from the movement’s targets has gradually changed: contemptuous dismissal has been replaced by whining. (A reader of my blog suggests that we start calling our ruling class the “kvetchocracy.”) The modern lords of finance look at the protesters and ask: Don’t they understand what we’ve done for the U.S. economy?
Saturday, October 22nd 2011 - 04:28 UTC
Protestors march in Manhattan and camp before London’s St Paul cathedral

Occupy Wall Street inspired protestors were on the move on Friday in two emblematic places of both New York and in London: in the financial heart of Manhattan and before St Paul’s Cathedral.
Saturday, October 22nd 2011 - 00:38 UTC
NATO seven-month ‘United Protector’ campaign in Libya comes to an end this month

NATO plans to end its seven-month air and sea campaign in Libya at the end of October, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday, the day after the death of Muammar Gaddafi.
Saturday, October 22nd 2011 - 00:37 UTC
Obama announces end of war in Iraq and will pull out troops by end of the year

President Barack Obama vowed to pull all US troops from Iraq this year, symbolically ending the war but dashing US hopes of leaving a few thousand troops to buttress a still shaky Iraq and offset neighbouring Iran's influence.
Wednesday, October 19th 2011 - 07:15 UTC
Another face of American Airlines

”Welcome to our oneworld Alliance!” In his jovial and gentlemanly manner, Art Torno, American Airline's Vice President - New York, welcomed members of the Foreign Press Association on board the world of alliances and other topics regarding today's aviation industry.
Saturday, October 15th 2011 - 18:42 UTC
US Treasury freezes the Chinese Yuan manipulation claim controversy

The US Treasury has delayed a ruling on whether China manipulates its currency to gain an unfair trade advantage until later this year. It said the move “will give us a chance to assess progress following several international meetings”. Critics of China say it keeps the Yuan low to keep its exports cheap.
Saturday, October 15th 2011 - 04:25 UTC
Developing economies proposal to double size of IMF shot down by main members

Proposals to double the size of the IMF as part of a broader international response to Europe's debt crisis immediately ran into resistance from the United States and others, burying the idea for now and firmly putting the onus back on Europe.