United States

Tuesday, August 11th 2009 - 11:20 UTC
Obama calls “hypocrites” those who demand US direct action in Honduras

United States President Barack Obama said it was hypocritical for critics of Washington's response to a coup against Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to demand a more forceful US role in returning him to power.
Saturday, August 8th 2009 - 14:17 UTC
Obama denies the US plans to set military bases in Colombia

President Barack Obama joined Friday a controversy boiling in South America by denying the United States is planning to set up military bases in Colombia as part of an upgraded security agreement with Bogotá. “There have been those in the region who have been trying to play this up as part of a traditional anti-Yankee rhetoric. This is not accurate,” Obama told Hispanic media reporters.
Saturday, August 8th 2009 - 13:40 UTC
US job losses soften and fall to 9.4%, first drop since April 2008

The United States economy lost 247,000 jobs in July, far fewer than analysts had expected, official figures show. With fewer workers being laid off, the unemployment rate fell to 9.4%, down from 9.5% in the previous month, the first drop since April 2008.
Friday, August 7th 2009 - 11:45 UTC
Senate confirms first Hispanic woman to serve on the US Supreme Court

The United States Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor as the third woman and first Hispanic to serve on the US Supreme Court, a major victory for President Barack Obama. The Thursday vote by a margin of 68 to 31 was hailed as “a wonderful day for America” by President Barack Obama.
Friday, August 7th 2009 - 07:19 UTC
US financial support for Brazil to develop massive offshore pre-salt oil deposits

United States is prepared to provide up to 10 billion US dollars in loans to finance the development of massive hydrocarbon reserves off Brazil’s coast, revealed Brazil’s Planning Minister Paulo Bernardo da Silva.
Wednesday, August 5th 2009 - 07:09 UTC
US forces in Colombian bases controversy overshadows regional military summit

United States General Douglas Fraser, in charge of US Southern Command operations covering South America said that there are good reasons for the deployment of US military units in Colombia bases, but also stressed that no final deal had yet been struck.
Tuesday, August 4th 2009 - 10:34 UTC
US July Ford, Subaru and Hyundai sales up; GM Chrysler down

United States vehicle sales were mixed in July, with Ford seeing sales rise compared to a year earlier while both Chrysler and GM posted a fall. Asian car manufacturers also saw varied US sales, with Subaru and Hyundai sales up while Honda and Toyota both posted falls year-on-year.
Sunday, August 2nd 2009 - 11:46 UTC
Number of failed banks in the US reached 69 so far this year

United States banks in New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, Oklahoma and Illinois were shut, pushing the toll of failed US lenders to 69 this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was named the receiver of the five banks, the regulator said in e-mailed statements.
Sunday, August 2nd 2009 - 11:42 UTC
Cuba faces harder times; Castro willing to talk with US about everything

Cuban President Raul Castro said he remains ready to talk about everything and anything with the United States but that Cuba’s political system was not on the negotiating table.
Sunday, August 2nd 2009 - 11:34 UTC
South America’s nutria, one of the worst invasive species in US wetlands

Billions of dollars are spent every year in the United States in an attempt to control invasive species. Plants and animals brought legally and illegally into the US have created extensive damage to the ecosystem and the economy.