The auto industry is one of the hardest-hit victims of the global financial crisis. Tens of thousands of jobs are at stake worldwide. Detroit's once-mighty GM is on the brink of collapse, while in France, Renault employees fear job cuts.
US President Barack Obama urged members of the US House of Representatives to "rise to the moment" as House members debate a health care bill that has turned into the central plank of Obama’s domestic initiatives.
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.
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a 39-year-old specialist in combat stress who had been ordered to deploy to Afghanistan against his will, shot dead 13 people in Fort Hood, USA. Today's Focus looks at how this tragedy happened.
One person was killed and five others wounded when a gunman went on a shooting spree in an office building in Orlando, Florida, on Friday. It was the second deadly shooting incident in the US in as many days.
A day after US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage, gunning down 13 of his colleagues at a Texas military base, investigators have been looking at possible motives for this shocking crime.
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 US army major has killed 13 people and wounded 30 others in a bloody rampage at the Fort Hood military base in Texas. Officials say the lone shooter has been shot multiple times and is now in custody.
