US President Barack Obama has hailed the approval of the healthcare bill by the House of Representatives and expressed confidence that the Senate would approve its version of the healthcare bill.
Heavy rains and flooding caused by Hurricane Ida killed at least 91 people in El Salvador, according to government officials, as the storm gathered strength after re-entering the Caribbean Sea.
Secret police agents abducted and beat award-winning blogger Yoani Sanchez, whose online reports chronicle the dark side of everyday life in communist Cuba, on her way to a march for non-violence, she said Saturday.Three agents in street clothes ...
US President Barack Obama ordered flags to fly at half-staff at the White House and federal buildings, as military personnel and citizens mourned the 13 victims of Thursday's shocking army base shooting in Texas.
A private memorial service near Rio de Janeiro takes place on Saturday for the European and Brazilian families of the 228 people who died in the fated Air France 447 flight in June.
An agreement to end the political stand-off in Honduras has failed after interim leader Roberto Micheletti (pictured) formed a "unity cabinet" without representatives of Manuel Zelaya, a spokesman for the ousted president says.
With jobless numbers soaring, the US Senate voted to extend unemployment benefits and expand a tax credit for homebuyers. The measure goes to the House of Representatives, where it will likely be approved and sent to President Obama to sign into law.
The unemployment rate in the United States for October rose to 10.2 %, its highest level in 25 year according to the Department of Labor. The monthly data was worse than expectations, with forecasters expecting a 10% jobless rate.
A key Senate panel on Thursday passed a sweeping climate change bill despite a boycott of deliberations by Republicans opposed to the measure.The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the legislation by a vote of 10 to one, with the
Barack Obama’s presidential election victory followed a record-shattering, cyber-propelled campaign. A year later though, the online political magic is still spreading, but it’s just not achieving a consensus.
A top Italian court has convicted 23 American former CIA agents plus two Italian nationals for the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian imam in Milan. The court handed down prison sentences to all those convicted.
The US House of Representatives has condemned the UN Goldstone report (named after former South African judge Richard Goldstone, pictured) as unfairly accusing Israel of war crimes in its war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.