United States

• Thursday, August 27th 2009 - 15:19 UTC

  An “eternally grateful” Chile mourns Ted Kennedy’s death

  

  Chilean President Michelle Bachelet gave her condolences on Wednesday to the family of the late Massachusetts Senator, Edward Kennedy, whom she called “A great politician who supported a democratic Chile during hard times for our country.”

• Wednesday, August 26th 2009 - 07:39 UTC

  Majority of Colombians agree with US forces deployed in the country

  

  Over half of Colombians support or agree with the presence of US forces in the country’s military bases, as established in a cooperation agreement which has triggered a strong controversy in South America.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2009 - 02:01 UTC

  Skyrocket US budget deficit: tax rise once recession is over

  

  The US budget deficit will soar to almost 1.6 trillion US dollars this year, the highest on record, both the White House and Congress have warned. Fuelled by President Obama's 787 billion stimulus package and reduced tax revenues due to the recession, it compares with a 455 billion US dollars deficit in 2008.

• Tuesday, August 25th 2009 - 22:08 UTC

  Obama confirms nomination of Bernanke as head of the Federal Reserve

  

  President Barack Obama confirmed Tuesday that he has nominated Ben Bernanke for another term as chairman of the US central bank, the Federal Reserve. The president took a break from his summer holiday to make the announcement.

• Monday, August 24th 2009 - 10:56 UTC

  Release of data on US skyrocketing deficits will mark this week’s markets

  

  United States President Barack Obama's domestic policy proposals will face the reality of skyrocketing deficits on Tuesday when officials release two government reports projecting huge budget shortfalls over the next decade.

• Saturday, August 22nd 2009 - 11:08 UTC

  Lula da Silva suggested to Obama a meeting to discuss US forces in Colombia

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva suggested to his peer Barack Obama that he should meet with South American leaders to address the announced presence of US forces in seven Colombian bases.

• Thursday, August 20th 2009 - 16:17 UTC

  US does not have or seeks bases inside Colombia, said Hillary Clinton

  

  United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US-Colombia defence cooperation agreement would not create US bases in Colombia or significantly increase US military presence in the region.

• Thursday, August 20th 2009 - 05:03 UTC

  Warren Buffet praises US “rescue” but warns about mounting debt

  

  US billionaire Warren Buffett said that the US economy appears to be recovering, though the “enormous dosages of monetary medicine” used to fix it might pose a threat as “ominous” as last year's financial crisis itself.

• Tuesday, August 18th 2009 - 13:03 UTC

  US media sets eyes on Argentina’s “manipulation of numbers”

  

  Argentina’s Statistics Institute controversy was joined Sunday by a most reputable newspaper, the Washington Post that called Indec numbers a ”manipulation (...) done under pressure from above”.

• Monday, August 17th 2009 - 12:04 UTC

  Biggest bank failure in the US; 77 so far this year

  

  The United States has seen the biggest bank failure of 2009 with Colonial Bank, which had assets worth 25 billion US dollars as on June 30, closing operations last week after hit by the financial turmoil.