News: United States

We have started to collect the most important news related to United States in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to United States – overview

• 1. by date ↓
• 2. by title ↑

• May 19th 2013 – May 10th 2013
• May 10th 2013 – May 1st 2013
• May 1st 2013 – April 21st 2013
• April 21st 2013 – April 10th 2013
• April 10th 2013 – April 1st 2013
• April 1st 2013 – March 20th 2013
• March 20th 2013 – March 8th 2013
• March 8th 2013 – February 27th 2013
• February 27th 2013 – February 14th 2013
• February 14th 2013 – February 5th 2013
• February 5th 2013 – January 24th 2013
• January 24th 2013 – January 14th 2013
• January 14th 2013 – January 4th 2013
• January 4th 2013 – December 21st 2012
• December 21st 2012 – December 11th 2012
• December 11th 2012 – November 30th 2012
• November 30th 2012 – November 17th 2012
• November 17th 2012 – November 6th 2012
• November 6th 2012 – October 27th 2012
• October 27th 2012 – October 16th 2012
• October 16th 2012 – October 5th 2012
• October 5th 2012 – September 25th 2012
• September 25th 2012 – September 17th 2012
• September 17th 2012 – September 7th 2012
• September 7th 2012 – August 30th 2012
• August 30th 2012 – August 22nd 2012
• August 22nd 2012 – August 13th 2012
• August 13th 2012 – August 3rd 2012
• August 3rd 2012 – July 25th 2012
• July 25th 2012 – July 13th 2012
• July 13th 2012 – July 3rd 2012
• July 2nd 2012 – June 20th 2012
• June 20th 2012 – June 11th 2012
• June 11th 2012 – May 30th 2012
• May 30th 2012 – May 16th 2012
• May 16th 2012 – May 8th 2012
• May 8th 2012 – April 26th 2012
• April 26th 2012 – April 15th 2012
• April 15th 2012 – April 6th 2012
• April 6th 2012 – March 28th 2012
• March 27th 2012 – March 15th 2012
• March 15th 2012 – March 6th 2012
• March 6th 2012 – February 23rd 2012
• February 23rd 2012 – February 10th 2012
• February 10th 2012 – January 31st 2012
• January 31st 2012 – January 19th 2012
• January 19th 2012 – January 8th 2012
• January 7th 2012 – December 26th 2011
• December 26th 2011 – December 16th 2011
• December 16th 2011 – December 6th 2011
• December 6th 2011 – November 24th 2011
• November 24th 2011 – November 16th 2011
• November 15th 2011 – November 2nd 2011
• November 1st 2011 – October 21st 2011
• October 21st 2011 – October 7th 2011
• October 7th 2011 – September 27th 2011
• September 27th 2011 – September 16th 2011
• September 16th 2011 – September 8th 2011
• September 8th 2011 – August 30th 2011
• August 30th 2011 – August 20th 2011
• August 20th 2011 – August 11th 2011
• August 11th 2011 – August 2nd 2011
• August 2nd 2011 – July 23rd 2011
• July 22nd 2011 – July 13th 2011
• July 13th 2011 – July 3rd 2011
• July 3rd 2011 – June 22nd 2011
• June 22nd 2011 – June 11th 2011
• June 11th 2011 – June 1st 2011
• June 1st 2011 – May 23rd 2011
• May 23rd 2011 – May 13th 2011
• May 13th 2011 – May 4th 2011
• May 4th 2011 – April 26th 2011
• April 26th 2011 – April 15th 2011
• April 15th 2011 – April 4th 2011
• April 4th 2011 – March 23rd 2011
• March 23rd 2011 – March 11th 2011
• March 11th 2011 – February 28th 2011
• February 28th 2011 – February 17th 2011
• February 17th 2011 – February 8th 2011
• February 8th 2011 – January 27th 2011
• January 27th 2011 – January 19th 2011
• January 19th 2011 – January 8th 2011
• January 7th 2011 – December 28th 2010
• December 28th 2010 – December 17th 2010
• December 17th 2010 – December 9th 2010
• December 8th 2010 – December 1st 2010
• December 1st 2010 – November 21st 2010
• November 20th 2010 – November 10th 2010
• November 10th 2010 – November 1st 2010
• November 1st 2010 – October 20th 2010
• October 20th 2010 – October 9th 2010
• October 8th 2010 – September 27th 2010
• September 27th 2010 – September 17th 2010
• September 17th 2010 – September 9th 2010
• September 9th 2010 – August 31st 2010
• August 31st 2010 – August 18th 2010
• August 18th 2010 – August 9th 2010
• August 9th 2010 – July 30th 2010
• July 30th 2010 – July 22nd 2010
• July 22nd 2010 – July 13th 2010
• July 13th 2010 – July 1st 2010
• July 1st 2010 – June 18th 2010
• June 18th 2010 – June 7th 2010
• June 7th 2010 – May 21st 2010
• May 21st 2010 – May 11th 2010
• May 11th 2010 – April 28th 2010
• April 28th 2010 – April 13th 2010
• April 13th 2010 – March 29th 2010
• March 28th 2010 – March 17th 2010
• March 17th 2010 – March 5th 2010
• March 5th 2010 – February 17th 2010
• February 17th 2010 – February 5th 2010
• February 5th 2010 – January 25th 2010
• January 25th 2010 – January 12th 2010
• January 12th 2010 – December 30th 2009
• December 30th 2009 – December 16th 2009
• December 16th 2009 – December 3rd 2009
• December 3rd 2009 – November 18th 2009
• November 18th 2009 – November 5th 2009
• November 5th 2009 – October 23rd 2009
• October 23rd 2009 – October 9th 2009
• October 9th 2009 – September 27th 2009
• September 27th 2009 – September 15th 2009
• September 15th 2009 – September 6th 2009
• September 6th 2009 – August 24th 2009
• August 23rd 2009 – August 10th 2009
• August 10th 2009 – July 29th 2009
• July 29th 2009 – July 16th 2009
• July 16th 2009 – July 3rd 2009
• July 3rd 2009 – June 22nd 2009
• June 22nd 2009 – June 4th 2009
• June 4th 2009 – May 21st 2009
• May 21st 2009 – May 9th 2009
• May 9th 2009 – April 27th 2009
• April 27th 2009 – April 15th 2009
• April 14th 2009 – April 3rd 2009
• April 3rd 2009 – March 24th 2009
• March 24th 2009 – March 12th 2009
• March 12th 2009 – March 2nd 2009
• March 1st 2009 – February 18th 2009
• February 18th 2009 – February 6th 2009
• February 6th 2009 – January 26th 2009
• January 26th 2009 – January 14th 2009
• January 14th 2009 – December 30th 2008
• December 30th 2008 – December 12th 2008
• December 12th 2008 – November 27th 2008
• November 27th 2008 – November 13th 2008
• November 13th 2008 – October 30th 2008
• October 30th 2008 – October 18th 2008
• October 18th 2008 – October 5th 2008
• October 5th 2008 – September 24th 2008
• September 24th 2008 – September 13th 2008
• September 13th 2008 – September 3rd 2008
• September 3rd 2008 – August 20th 2008
• August 20th 2008 – August 6th 2008
• August 6th 2008 – July 21st 2008
• July 21st 2008 – July 8th 2008
• July 8th 2008 – June 25th 2008
• June 25th 2008 – June 11th 2008
• June 11th 2008 – May 27th 2008
• May 26th 2008 – May 6th 2008
• May 6th 2008 – April 18th 2008
• April 17th 2008 – March 28th 2008
• March 28th 2008 – March 17th 2008
• March 16th 2008 – March 1st 2008
• March 1st 2008 – February 14th 2008
• February 14th 2008 – January 31st 2008
• January 31st 2008 – January 15th 2008
• January 15th 2008 – December 29th 2007
• December 28th 2007 – December 11th 2007
• December 11th 2007 – November 22nd 2007
• November 22nd 2007 – November 6th 2007
• November 5th 2007 – October 23rd 2007
• October 23rd 2007 – October 8th 2007
• October 7th 2007 – September 21st 2007
• September 21st 2007 – September 8th 2007
• September 8th 2007 – August 29th 2007
• August 29th 2007 – August 15th 2007
• August 15th 2007 – August 1st 2007
• August 1st 2007 – July 14th 2007
• July 14th 2007 – June 28th 2007
• June 28th 2007 – June 10th 2007
• June 9th 2007 – May 24th 2007
• May 24th 2007 – May 9th 2007
• May 9th 2007 – April 23rd 2007
• April 23rd 2007 – April 6th 2007
• April 6th 2007 – March 20th 2007
• March 20th 2007 – March 6th 2007
• March 6th 2007 – February 18th 2007
• February 18th 2007 – February 3rd 2007
• February 3rd 2007 – January 18th 2007
• January 18th 2007 – January 3rd 2007
• January 3rd 2007 – December 12th 2006
• December 12th 2006 – November 26th 2006
• November 25th 2006 – November 8th 2006
• November 8th 2006 – October 18th 2006
• October 18th 2006 – October 2nd 2006
• October 2nd 2006 – September 11th 2006
• September 11th 2006 – August 24th 2006
• August 24th 2006 – August 8th 2006
• August 7th 2006 – July 18th 2006
• July 18th 2006 – June 29th 2006
• June 29th 2006 – June 15th 2006
• June 15th 2006 – June 2nd 2006
• June 2nd 2006 – May 16th 2006
• May 15th 2006 – April 26th 2006
• April 26th 2006 – April 7th 2006
• April 7th 2006 – March 19th 2006
• March 18th 2006 – February 22nd 2006
• February 22nd 2006 – February 8th 2006
• February 7th 2006 – January 19th 2006
• January 19th 2006 – December 29th 2005
• December 29th 2005 – December 10th 2005
• December 10th 2005 – November 18th 2005
• November 18th 2005 – November 5th 2005

United States: news

AIG raises $37bn to repay bailout

Monday, November 1st 2010, 15:09

AIG, the US insurer bailed out by the US government at the height of the credit crisis, raises almost $37bn (£23bn) to repay its $100bn debt.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US incomes show surprise decline

Monday, November 1st 2010, 13:29

US personal income registered an unexpected fall in September, while consumer spending was also weak, new data shows.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Pakistan drone attack kills five

Monday, November 1st 2010, 11:38
related countries: Pakistan

At least five militants are killed in a US drone attack in north-western Pakistan, local intelligence officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sopranos star Borino-Quinn dies

Monday, November 1st 2010, 11:06
related places: Quinn

US actress Denise Borino-Quinn, who played mafia wife Ginny Sacrimoni in The Sopranos, dies of cancer at the age of 46.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US points to Saudi bomb suspect

Monday, November 1st 2010, 11:03
related countries: Saudi Arabia, Yemen

US officials say a Saudi bombmaker is the key suspect in the jet parcel bomb plot, as Yemen frees a woman suspected of mailing them.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Paying to win

Monday, November 1st 2010, 10:57

What mid-term ads tell us about the election and the US
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Horror film Saw 3D tops US chart

Monday, November 1st 2010, 9:07

The final instalment of the horror franchise, Saw, tops the US box office in its debut weekend.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

JFK's speechwriter Sorensen dies

Monday, November 1st 2010, 4:33
related places: Sorensen

One of late US President John F Kennedy's closest aides and top speechwriter, Theodore "Ted" Sorensen, dies at the age of 82.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Curtain call for iconic Pontiac

Monday, November 1st 2010, 2:38
related places: Pontiac

Pontiac - one of the US car industry's most iconic brands - finally goes out of business after 84 years.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Westwood becomes world number one

Sunday, October 31st 2010, 14:21
related countries: United Kingdom

England's Lee Westwood becomes the world number one golfer for the first time, ending Tiger Woods's 281-week reign at the top.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

MGM film giant agrees rescue deal

Sunday, October 31st 2010, 11:29
related places: Hollywood

Creditors of Hollywood's legendary MGM studio back a rescue deal offered by US firm Spyglass Entertainment.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Karzai criticises US-Russia raid

Sunday, October 31st 2010, 5:21
related countries: Afghanistan, Russia

Afghan President Hamid Karzai calls the first joint operation by Russian and US agents to destroy drug laboratories in his country a violation of sovereignty.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Bomb 'meant to explode on plane'

Saturday, October 30th 2010, 20:33
related countries: United Kingdom, Yemen

The bomb found on a plane in the UK was designed to go off on the aircraft, the British PM says, as Yemen arrests a woman suspected of involvement.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Crystal ball

Saturday, October 30th 2010, 10:59

An expert's view of the likely result of the US 2010 elections
Read the full article » | View on the map »

China assures US over rare earths

Saturday, October 30th 2010, 10:42
related countries: China

China assures the US it has no intention of withholding "rare earth" minerals key to hi-tech industries from the international market.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Clinton faces China-Japan wrangle

Saturday, October 30th 2010, 3:46
related countries: China, Japan

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins the Asean summit amid a continuing war of words between China and Japan over disputed islands.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US child sued for bicycle crash

Saturday, October 30th 2010, 2:16
related places: New York

A girl aged four can be sued for crashing a bicycle into an elderly pedestrian and causing injuries that led to her death, a judge in New York rules.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

'Explosives found' in Yemen cargo

Saturday, October 30th 2010, 0:02

Barack Obama says two suspicious packages bound for the US appear to have contained explosive materials and constituted a "credible terrorist threat".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Gridiron going global

Friday, October 29th 2010, 15:36
related countries: United Kingdom

American football's plans to expand in the UK
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Beckhams 'argue' on US TV show

Friday, October 29th 2010, 14:16
related countries: Seychelles
related places: Victoria

David Beckham made an appearance on US chat show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", in which he and wife Victoria argued about his bad habits.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Wikipedia to open office in India

Friday, October 29th 2010, 13:57
related countries: India

Online encyclopaedia, Wikipedia, plans to open its first office outside the United States in India.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US economic growth rate quickens

Friday, October 29th 2010, 13:16

The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 2% in July-September, an acceleration on the previous quarter, official figures show.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Russia and US in Afghan drug raid

Friday, October 29th 2010, 10:45
related countries: Afghanistan, Russia

Russian and US agents have taken part in a joint operation to destroy drug laboratories in Afghanistan, Russia's drug control agency says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iran agrees November nuclear date

Friday, October 29th 2010, 9:52
related countries: Iran
related places: Washington

Iran says it is prepared to hold talks on its nuclear programme in November, as the US confirms it is working on a new fuel swap offer for Tehran.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Flaws were 'known before BP leak'

Friday, October 29th 2010, 8:42
related countries: Mexico
related places: Gulf

The companies drilling the BP Gulf of Mexico oil well had test results showing cement used to seal it before the blowout was unstable, US investigators find.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Cement flaws 'known before Gulf spill'

Friday, October 29th 2010, 3:44
related countries: Mexico
related places: Gulf

The firms drilling a BP Gulf of Mexico oil well had tests showing cement used to seal it before it blew out was unstable, US investigators have found.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US foreclosure crisis spreading

Thursday, October 28th 2010, 19:35
related places: New

New figures on US home repossessions show the crisis has spread across a wider area of the country since the summer.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US Midwest battered by 56 tornadoes

Thursday, October 28th 2010, 19:23

US residents from North Dakota to North Carolina clean up after a fierce storm unleashed rain, high winds, snow and 56 tornadoes in just two days.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Drug gangs bring terror to Mexico

Thursday, October 28th 2010, 16:19
related countries: Mexico

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has told the BBC the US should do more to reduce the demand for drugs that is fuelling violence in Mexico.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

China claims supercomputer crown

Thursday, October 28th 2010, 15:14
related countries: China

China has wrested the title of the nation with the most powerful supercomputer on the planet away from the US.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US 'not tracking Afghan spending'

Thursday, October 28th 2010, 11:15
related countries: Afghanistan

The US government spends billions of dollars helping Afghanistan rebuild but cannot easily show how the money was spent, a government watchdog says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Barack Obama in US TV show appeal

Thursday, October 28th 2010, 7:31

President Barack Obama appeals for more time to carry out his reforms, in an appearance on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show, days before mid-term polls.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Man held for 'DC Metro bomb plot'

Thursday, October 28th 2010, 0:26
related places: Justice

A man has been arrested over a plot to bomb Metro stations in the US capital, Washington DC, the Department of Justice says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

German gaffe - US politician gets photo wrong

Thursday, October 28th 2010, 0:06
related countries: Germany

A North Carolina politician apologises after sending voters a campaign flyer that showed actors wearing World War II German uniforms.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

World Series in TV blackout spat

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 22:03
related places: Fox

A dispute between US firm Cablevision and Fox may deprive Cablevision's customers of coverage of baseball's World Series.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Glitch leaves US missiles offline

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 19:42

A computer glitch knocked out 50 US nuclear inter-continental ballistic missiles offline for 45 minutes on Saturday, an air force official says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Dream recording device 'is possible'

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 17:01

Researchers in the US say they plan to electronically record and interpret dreams.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Fierce storm strikes US Midwest

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 16:25

A fierce storm is muscling its way throughout a large portion of the US, bringing with it piercing rain, sharp winds, tornadoes and even snow.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iraq leak 'a gift for terrorists'

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 15:22
related countries: Iraq

The leak of US military logs suggesting troops in Iraq ignored evidence of torture is a "propaganda gift" for terrorists, William Hague says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US new home sales pick up speed

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 14:53

US new home sales sped up in September, but the Treasury says the freeze on thousands of home repossessions may last months.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UK airlines back security changes

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 13:28
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK airline industry has backed the views of British Airways chairman Martin Broughton that changes should be made to airport security checks.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

File-sharing site shut down in US

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 11:45

A US court order has closed down one of the net's biggest file-sharing sites, LimeWire.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sobriety tests for offenders plan

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 10:18
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A US scheme in which convicted offenders are jailed if they fail daily breath tests is suggested as a means of tackling alcohol-related crime in London.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US and EU voice rare earth fears

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 10:02
related countries: China

US and EU officials warn that a shortage of rare earth metals from China could have severe repercussions for their economies.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Five years for forgery auctioneer

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 9:50

A US TV auctioneer who helped to sell $20m (£12.7m) in forged art, including fake Picassos and Dali, is sentenced to five years in prison.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US storm tornado caught on CCTV

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 9:19
related places: Indiana

A CCTV camera caught the moment a tornado swept through a town in Indiana, after a night of bad weather in the US Midwest.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US execution drug 'came from UK'

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 9:08
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Arizona

The US state of Arizona says the drug it used to execute Jeffrey Landrigan was supplied by a British firm, raising concern in the UK, where there is no death penalty.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Mexico head stresses US drug role

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 8:51
related countries: Mexico

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon tells the BBC that the US should do more to help tackle the illegal drugs trade that has seen 28,000 deaths in his country.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

How US state deals with drink crime

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 5:23
related countries: United Kingdom

A stringent project designed to curb alcohol-related crime in the US state of South Dakota is to be used as a model for a project in the UK.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Canadian revelled in US killing

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 0:27
related countries: Afghanistan, Canada

Omar Khadr consoled himself during his detention with memories of killing a US soldier in Afghanistan in 2002, a military tribunal hears.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Mid-term spending nears $2bn mark

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 22:52
related places: Senate

US House and Senate candidate spending nears the $2bn (£1.2bn) mark for the first time, with elections just one week away, a watchdog group says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US mid-term sprint takes off

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 22:28

After months of campaigning and more than $2bn spent, there is just one week to go until the mid-term elections. Katty Kay looks at the seven-day sprint.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UN urges Wikileaks torture probe

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 21:45
related countries: Iraq

The US and Iraq should investigate claims by the Wikileaks website that Iraqi forces tortured citizens during the US-led war, the UN says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Midwest slammed by severe storms

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 18:33

A storm some forecasters are comparing to a Category 3 hurricane slams the Midwestern US with heavy rain and strong winds.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Running man

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 15:06
related countries: Nepal

American's record-breaking race across Nepal
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US house prices show renewed dip

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 14:59
related places: August

US house prices began falling again in August, following the expiry of homebuyers' tax credit, a survey suggests.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Ford sees profits jump to $1.7bn

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 12:35
related places: Ford

US carmaker Ford reports better-than-expected third quarter profits of $1.7bn, its sixth straight quarterly profit.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

King attacks 'absurd' bank risk

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 8:23
related countries: United Kingdom

Bank of England governor Mervyn King attacks the 'absurd' risk taken on by big banks, in a speech in the US.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US Vote 2010: The real-life Simpsons

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 5:35
related places: Simpson, Springfield, Simpsons

Missouri is seen as an important swing state in the US midterms, and in Springfield the Simpson family are divided in their support.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US woman 'killed four newborns'

Monday, October 25th 2010, 23:50
related places: Pennsylvania

A Pennsylvania woman is accused of killing at least four of her newborn babies and hiding their remains in a closet.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Death of an American Dream?

Monday, October 25th 2010, 23:01
related places: Vermont

The BBC's Matt Frei travelled to Vermont where the iconic play Death of a Salesman, written more than half a century ago, is finding new resonance.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iran's cash to Kabul worries US

Monday, October 25th 2010, 22:28
related countries: Afghanistan, Iran
related places: Kabul, Tehran

The US voices concern about Iran's "negative influence" on Afghanistan, after President Hamid Karzai admits receiving cash from Tehran.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US rebuffs Wikileaks Iraq claims

Monday, October 25th 2010, 22:26
related countries: Iraq

The Pentagon denies claims made by Wikileaks that US soldiers "turned a blind eye" to torture carried out by local forces during the Iraq war.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Bailout firms give to Republicans

Monday, October 25th 2010, 19:25

US companies that received government assistance during the financial crisis are giving large political contributions to Republicans, according to reports.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US regulators in new loan probe

Monday, October 25th 2010, 15:50

US banking regulators plan their own investigation into whether lenders were wrong to repossess hundreds of thousands of homes.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Karzai confirms money from Iran

Monday, October 25th 2010, 13:43
related countries: Afghanistan, Iran

Afghanistan's President Karzai confirms his office received hundreds of thousands of euros from Iran, but insists it is a "transparent" process.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

BP sets out to rebuild reputation

Monday, October 25th 2010, 12:49
related countries: United Kingdom

UK energy giant BP outlines a strategy to revive the public's belief in its ability to operate responsibly after the US oil spill.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

American bully

Monday, October 25th 2010, 12:11

A deeper look at the problem costing the public purse
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Dollar at 15-year low against yen

Monday, October 25th 2010, 9:55

The US dollar falls to a 15-year low against the yen after G20 nations agree to avoid fighting to devalue their currencies.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Paranormal sequel spooks US chart

Monday, October 25th 2010, 8:02
related countries: Canada

Moviegoers in the US and Canada flock to the sequel to 2009 horror hit Paranormal Activity.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US Vote 2010: The real Glee club

Monday, October 25th 2010, 5:46
related places: Philadelphia

The members of CounterParts, a Glee Club in Philadelphia, offer their opinions on the upcoming US mid-term elections.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sudan 'committed to referendum'

Monday, October 25th 2010, 1:04
related countries: Sudan

US Senator John Kerry says Sudan has assured him it will hold a referendum on independence for the south and is committed to the outcome.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Quaids request asylum in Canada

Sunday, October 24th 2010, 15:31
related countries: Canada

Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi seek asylum in Canada, claiming they are being persecuted in the US and their lives are danger.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US finance chief 'upbeat on yuan'

Sunday, October 24th 2010, 12:12
related countries: China

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says he believes China is now "committed" to allowing the yuan to go up in value.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

TV titans

Sunday, October 24th 2010, 11:43

Can these people change the way the US votes?
Read the full article » | View on the map »

The woman who inspired love songs

Sunday, October 24th 2010, 8:29

The American singer and political activist, Peggy Seeger shared much of her life with folk singer Ewan McColl who wrote the song First time Ever I Saw Your Face for her.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Wikileaks' timing angers Iraqi PM

Sunday, October 24th 2010, 6:33
related countries: Iraq

Iraq's prime minister criticises the timing of the release by Wikileaks of almost 400,000 secret US military documents about the conflict there.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Man trouble

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 18:35
related places: Why

Why there will be fewer women in the next US Congress
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Laura Bush on women under Taliban

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 17:38
related countries: Afghanistan

The former first lady of the United States, Laura Bush, has said that women's rights in Afghanistan should not be sacrificed in any reconciliation with the Taliban.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US surfer recalls shark attack

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 12:27
related places: California

A US surfer relives the horror of a fatal shark attack on his bodyboarding friend in California.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Wikileaks founder: "This is about truth"

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 10:37
related countries: Iraq

The founder of whistleblowing website Wikileaks has defended its decision to publish thousands of secret US military documents on the Iraq war.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Leaked war logs 'reveal new deaths'

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 10:15
related countries: Iraq

US military documents leaked to a whistleblowing website reveal thousands of previously unreported civilian deaths, according to independent research organisation Iraq Body Count.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US forces 'ignored Iraq torture'

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 9:42
related countries: Iraq

The biggest leak of military records in US history, released by Wikileaks, shows commanders did not investigate torture by the Iraqi authorities.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Runway opens at first spaceport

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 1:13
related places: New Mexico

Commercial space travel takes a step closer with the opening of the runway at the world's first spaceport in the US state of New Mexico.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Wikileaks files 'threaten troops'

Friday, October 22nd 2010, 17:33
related countries: Iraq

The US military says the expected release of classified documents on the Wikileaks website could endanger US troops, allies and Iraqi civilians.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

New Pentagon order on gay troops

Friday, October 22nd 2010, 16:37

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates issues a new mandate that only five senior officials can expel someone from the military for being gay.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Obama campaigns for key senators

Friday, October 22nd 2010, 16:15
related places: Los Angeles

US President Barack Obama heads to Los Angeles during a four-day campaign tour, with less than two weeks to go before mid-term elections.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Hard-to-read fonts 'make learning easier'

Friday, October 22nd 2010, 15:35

US scientists find that students can boost recall and learning when given material in harder-to-read fonts.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US to give Pakistan military $2bn

Friday, October 22nd 2010, 13:10
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Washington

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announces Washington plans to provide $2bn in military aid to Pakistan.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

G20 ministers resist US pressure

Friday, October 22nd 2010, 12:21

US proposals to set targets to reduce trade imbalances look to be running into opposition at the meeting of G20 finance ministers.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

AIG to raise $18bn from AIA stock

Friday, October 22nd 2010, 6:45

AIA, the Asian arm of US insurance giant AIG, announces the price of a share offering it hopes will raise about $18bn (£11.4bn).
Read the full article » | View on the map »

New US aid for Pakistan military

Friday, October 22nd 2010, 2:41
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Friday

The US is set to announce a significant package of military and security aid to Pakistan on Friday, the final day of the latest US-Pakistan strategic talks.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US nuclear codes 'went missing'

Thursday, October 21st 2010, 18:27
related places: Clinton

The codes used by the US president to launch a nuclear strike were lost for months during the Clinton years, a former high-ranking US military officer says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sikhs urge Obama to visit temple

Thursday, October 21st 2010, 16:11
related countries: India

Sikh groups urge US President Barack Obama to tour the Golden Temple during his India trip, amid reports he is now unlikely to visit.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US mortgage bailout 'to double'

Thursday, October 21st 2010, 15:32

The ultimate cost of rescuing US mortgage agencies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae may double, their government regulator says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

McDonald's serves up big profits

Thursday, October 21st 2010, 13:20
related places: McDonald

McDonald's reports a 10% rise in net profits for the July to September quarter after new menu items in the US and extended opening hours in Europe drove up sales.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Iran and Venezuela deepen ties

Thursday, October 21st 2010, 1:14
related countries: Iran, Venezuela

The presidents of Iran and Venezuela have promised to deepen their "strategic alliance" against US "imperialism".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US military 'can ban gay troops'

Thursday, October 21st 2010, 0:47
related places: White House

An appeals court rules the US military can temporarily reinstate a ban on openly gay people serving, in a move adding to disarray around the issue.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US soldier 'killed two comrades'

Thursday, October 21st 2010, 0:26
related countries: Iraq

A US soldier is charged with murdering two comrades and wounding a third after an argument in Iraq, the US Army says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US man 'urged South Park attack'

Wednesday, October 20th 2010, 21:27
related countries: Somalia
related places: South Park

A US man pleads guilty to supporting a Somali Islamist militant group and encouraging violence against the writers of cartoon show South Park.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

May 19th 2013 – May 10th 2013May 10th 2013 – May 1st 2013May 1st 2013 – April 21st 2013April 21st 2013 – April 10th 2013April 10th 2013 – April 1st 2013April 1st 2013 – March 20th 2013March 20th 2013 – March 8th 2013March 8th 2013 – February 27th 2013February 27th 2013 – February 14th 2013February 14th 2013 – February 5th 2013February 5th 2013 – January 24th 2013January 24th 2013 – January 14th 2013January 14th 2013 – January 4th 2013January 4th 2013 – December 21st 2012December 21st 2012 – December 11th 2012December 11th 2012 – November 30th 2012November 30th 2012 – November 17th 2012November 17th 2012 – November 6th 2012November 6th 2012 – October 27th 2012October 27th 2012 – October 16th 2012October 16th 2012 – October 5th 2012October 5th 2012 – September 25th 2012September 25th 2012 – September 17th 2012September 17th 2012 – September 7th 2012September 7th 2012 – August 30th 2012August 30th 2012 – August 22nd 2012August 22nd 2012 – August 13th 2012August 13th 2012 – August 3rd 2012August 3rd 2012 – July 25th 2012July 25th 2012 – July 13th 2012July 13th 2012 – July 3rd 2012July 2nd 2012 – June 20th 2012June 20th 2012 – June 11th 2012June 11th 2012 – May 30th 2012May 30th 2012 – May 16th 2012May 16th 2012 – May 8th 2012May 8th 2012 – April 26th 2012April 26th 2012 – April 15th 2012April 15th 2012 – April 6th 2012April 6th 2012 – March 28th 2012March 27th 2012 – March 15th 2012March 15th 2012 – March 6th 2012March 6th 2012 – February 23rd 2012February 23rd 2012 – February 10th 2012February 10th 2012 – January 31st 2012January 31st 2012 – January 19th 2012January 19th 2012 – January 8th 2012January 7th 2012 – December 26th 2011December 26th 2011 – December 16th 2011December 16th 2011 – December 6th 2011December 6th 2011 – November 24th 2011November 24th 2011 – November 16th 2011November 15th 2011 – November 2nd 2011November 1st 2011 – October 21st 2011October 21st 2011 – October 7th 2011October 7th 2011 – September 27th 2011September 27th 2011 – September 16th 2011September 16th 2011 – September 8th 2011September 8th 2011 – August 30th 2011August 30th 2011 – August 20th 2011August 20th 2011 – August 11th 2011August 11th 2011 – August 2nd 2011August 2nd 2011 – July 23rd 2011July 22nd 2011 – July 13th 2011July 13th 2011 – July 3rd 2011July 3rd 2011 – June 22nd 2011June 22nd 2011 – June 11th 2011June 11th 2011 – June 1st 2011June 1st 2011 – May 23rd 2011May 23rd 2011 – May 13th 2011May 13th 2011 – May 4th 2011May 4th 2011 – April 26th 2011April 26th 2011 – April 15th 2011April 15th 2011 – April 4th 2011April 4th 2011 – March 23rd 2011March 23rd 2011 – March 11th 2011March 11th 2011 – February 28th 2011February 28th 2011 – February 17th 2011February 17th 2011 – February 8th 2011February 8th 2011 – January 27th 2011January 27th 2011 – January 19th 2011January 19th 2011 – January 8th 2011January 7th 2011 – December 28th 2010December 28th 2010 – December 17th 2010December 17th 2010 – December 9th 2010December 8th 2010 – December 1st 2010December 1st 2010 – November 21st 2010November 20th 2010 – November 10th 2010November 10th 2010 – November 1st 2010November 1st 2010 – October 20th 2010October 20th 2010 – October 9th 2010October 8th 2010 – September 27th 2010September 27th 2010 – September 17th 2010September 17th 2010 – September 9th 2010September 9th 2010 – August 31st 2010August 31st 2010 – August 18th 2010August 18th 2010 – August 9th 2010August 9th 2010 – July 30th 2010July 30th 2010 – July 22nd 2010July 22nd 2010 – July 13th 2010July 13th 2010 – July 1st 2010July 1st 2010 – June 18th 2010June 18th 2010 – June 7th 2010June 7th 2010 – May 21st 2010May 21st 2010 – May 11th 2010May 11th 2010 – April 28th 2010April 28th 2010 – April 13th 2010April 13th 2010 – March 29th 2010March 28th 2010 – March 17th 2010March 17th 2010 – March 5th 2010March 5th 2010 – February 17th 2010February 17th 2010 – February 5th 2010February 5th 2010 – January 25th 2010January 25th 2010 – January 12th 2010January 12th 2010 – December 30th 2009December 30th 2009 – December 16th 2009December 16th 2009 – December 3rd 2009December 3rd 2009 – November 18th 2009November 18th 2009 – November 5th 2009November 5th 2009 – October 23rd 2009October 23rd 2009 – October 9th 2009October 9th 2009 – September 27th 2009September 27th 2009 – September 15th 2009September 15th 2009 – September 6th 2009September 6th 2009 – August 24th 2009August 23rd 2009 – August 10th 2009August 10th 2009 – July 29th 2009July 29th 2009 – July 16th 2009July 16th 2009 – July 3rd 2009July 3rd 2009 – June 22nd 2009June 22nd 2009 – June 4th 2009June 4th 2009 – May 21st 2009May 21st 2009 – May 9th 2009May 9th 2009 – April 27th 2009April 27th 2009 – April 15th 2009April 14th 2009 – April 3rd 2009April 3rd 2009 – March 24th 2009March 24th 2009 – March 12th 2009March 12th 2009 – March 2nd 2009March 1st 2009 – February 18th 2009February 18th 2009 – February 6th 2009February 6th 2009 – January 26th 2009January 26th 2009 – January 14th 2009January 14th 2009 – December 30th 2008December 30th 2008 – December 12th 2008December 12th 2008 – November 27th 2008November 27th 2008 – November 13th 2008November 13th 2008 – October 30th 2008October 30th 2008 – October 18th 2008October 18th 2008 – October 5th 2008October 5th 2008 – September 24th 2008September 24th 2008 – September 13th 2008September 13th 2008 – September 3rd 2008September 3rd 2008 – August 20th 2008August 20th 2008 – August 6th 2008August 6th 2008 – July 21st 2008July 21st 2008 – July 8th 2008July 8th 2008 – June 25th 2008June 25th 2008 – June 11th 2008June 11th 2008 – May 27th 2008May 26th 2008 – May 6th 2008May 6th 2008 – April 18th 2008April 17th 2008 – March 28th 2008March 28th 2008 – March 17th 2008March 16th 2008 – March 1st 2008March 1st 2008 – February 14th 2008February 14th 2008 – January 31st 2008January 31st 2008 – January 15th 2008January 15th 2008 – December 29th 2007December 28th 2007 – December 11th 2007December 11th 2007 – November 22nd 2007November 22nd 2007 – November 6th 2007November 5th 2007 – October 23rd 2007October 23rd 2007 – October 8th 2007October 7th 2007 – September 21st 2007September 21st 2007 – September 8th 2007September 8th 2007 – August 29th 2007August 29th 2007 – August 15th 2007August 15th 2007 – August 1st 2007August 1st 2007 – July 14th 2007July 14th 2007 – June 28th 2007June 28th 2007 – June 10th 2007June 9th 2007 – May 24th 2007May 24th 2007 – May 9th 2007May 9th 2007 – April 23rd 2007April 23rd 2007 – April 6th 2007April 6th 2007 – March 20th 2007March 20th 2007 – March 6th 2007March 6th 2007 – February 18th 2007February 18th 2007 – February 3rd 2007February 3rd 2007 – January 18th 2007January 18th 2007 – January 3rd 2007January 3rd 2007 – December 12th 2006December 12th 2006 – November 26th 2006November 25th 2006 – November 8th 2006November 8th 2006 – October 18th 2006October 18th 2006 – October 2nd 2006October 2nd 2006 – September 11th 2006September 11th 2006 – August 24th 2006August 24th 2006 – August 8th 2006August 7th 2006 – July 18th 2006July 18th 2006 – June 29th 2006June 29th 2006 – June 15th 2006June 15th 2006 – June 2nd 2006June 2nd 2006 – May 16th 2006May 15th 2006 – April 26th 2006April 26th 2006 – April 7th 2006April 7th 2006 – March 19th 2006March 18th 2006 – February 22nd 2006February 22nd 2006 – February 8th 2006February 7th 2006 – January 19th 2006January 19th 2006 – December 29th 2005December 29th 2005 – December 10th 2005December 10th 2005 – November 18th 2005November 18th 2005 – November 5th 2005