| Tuesday 09 February 2010 |
Obama urges more bipartisanship in surprise press conference
Feb 9, 2010, 19:02 GMT
Washington - US President Barack Obama urged both political
parties to work more closely to restart the struggling US labour
market, tackle health care reform and cut a burgeoning budget deficit
during a surprise press conference on Tuesday. ....more |
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Evacuations ordered as more mudslides threaten California
Feb 9, 2010, 18:26 GMT
Los Angeles - Authorities in southern California issued
evacuation orders to some 500 residences Tuesday that are threatened
by mudslides in a prolonged bout of unusually wet weather. ....more |
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Michelle Obama takes centre stage, tackles childhood obesity
Feb 9, 2010, 17:43 GMT
Washington - US First Lady Michelle Obama stepped into the limelight Tuesday to lead a campaign that will seek ways of reducing childhood obesity, which affects nearly one third of children in the United States. ....more |
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Second snow storm bearing down on US
Feb 9, 2010, 17:28 GMT
Washington - The United States was bracing for its second
major snow storm in less than five days even as the federal
government remained shuttered Tuesday while the Washington region
digs out from the first one. ....more |
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Obama discusses jobs, deficit with congressional leaders
Feb 9, 2010, 16:28 GMT
Washington - President Barack Obama met with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders on Tuesday, hoping to iron out differences over how to jumpstart US job growth and cut a skyrocketing budget deficit. ....more |
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ANALYSIS: Could a foreign government influence US elections?
Feb 9, 2010, 2:28 GMT
Washington - President Barack Obama unleashed a media
firestorm over proper manners last month when he slammed a US Supreme
Court ruling that 'opens the floodgates' for companies - and possibly
foreign governments - to influence US elections. ....more |
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| Monday 08 February 2010 |
Long-serving US congressman dies at 77
Feb 8, 2010, 20:12 GMT
Washington - Representative John Murtha, a long-serving
Democratic and influential congressman, died Monday at the age of 77
after undergoing gall bladder surgery, local media reported. ....more |
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US soldier waterboards child for failing to recite alphabet
Feb 8, 2010, 17:08 GMT
San Francisco - A US soldier was arrested and charged with
child assault for waterboarding his daughter because she couldn't
recite the alphabet, news reports said Monday. ....more |
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Saints march to Super Bowl title: 'New Orleans is back'
Feb 8, 2010, 10:05 GMT
Washington - The long-suffering New Orleans Saints claimed their first-ever American football championship with a 31-17 victory over the favoured Indianapolis Colts in the annual Super Bowl. ....more |
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Washington region slowly digs out from "snowmageddon"
Feb 8, 2010, 5:26 GMT
Washington - Government offices in Washington were to be
closed Monday after a massive snowfall of 45 to 97 centimetres
paralysed the Mid-Atlantic region and left tens of thousands of
people without electricity. ....more |
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Five dead, 12 injured in blast at US gas-fired power plant (Roundup)
Feb 8, 2010, 2:56 GMT
Washington - Five people were killed and 12 injured in an explosion at a gas-fired power plant in the north-eastern US state of Connecticut, Mayor Sebastian Giuliano said. ....more |
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| Sunday 07 February 2010 |
Washington, Philadelphia dig out from massive storm
Feb 7, 2010, 21:04 GMT
Washington - Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia were
digging out Sunday from a massive snowfall that paralysed the Mid-
Atlantic region and left hundreds of thousands without power. ....more |
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At least 2 dead in US gas-fired power plant explosion (3rd Lead)
Feb 7, 2010, 19:04 GMT
Washington - Two people were killed and more dead and
injured were expected after a gas-fired power plant in the north-
eastern US state of Connecticut exploded on Sunday, media reports
said. ....more |
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Huge explosion rocks power plant in north-eastern US (2nd Lead)
Feb 7, 2010, 18:12 GMT
Washington - A huge explosion rocked a gas-fired power plant in the north-eastern US state of Connecticut on Sunday, resulting in numerous casualties, media reports said. ....more |
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Huge explosion rocks power plant in north-eastern US (1st Lead)
Feb 7, 2010, 18:00 GMT
Washington - A huge explosion rocked a gas-fired power plant
in the north-eastern US state of Connecticut on Sunday, resulting in
numerous casualties, media reports said. ....more |
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Huge explosion rocks power plant in north-east US
Feb 7, 2010, 17:50 GMT
Washington - A huge explosion rocked a power plant in the
north-eastern US state of Connecticut on Sunday, resulting in
numerous casualties, media reports said. ....more |
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| Saturday 06 February 2010 |
Blizzard dumps heavy snow on US Mid-Atlantic available (Roundup)
Feb 6, 2010, 21:28 GMT
Washington - More than 60 centimetres of heavy snow brought
the US Mid-Atlantic region to a standstill on Saturday, leaving
thousands without power and forcing most traffic of the roads. ....more |
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Blizzard dumps heavy snow on US Mid-Atlantic (1st Lead)
Feb 6, 2010, 4:26 GMT
Washington - A blizzard shut down the US capital Friday
night as it emptied roads and crashed power lines across the US
Mid-Atlantic region. ....more |
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| Friday 05 February 2010 |
Offices, schools close as Eastern US braces for blizzard
Feb 5, 2010, 21:04 GMT
Washington - Government offices and schools closed several
hours ahead of schedule in Washington Friday to enable people to head
home before a major snowstorm hit. ....more |
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6.0 quake reported in California 'quake capital' - no damage
Feb 5, 2010, 11:25 GMT
San Francisco - A 6.0 quake struck late Thursday about 48 miles off the northern California coast but caused little apparent damage. ....more |
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Scott Brown, 41st Republican, sworn in to US Senate
Feb 5, 2010, 11:25 GMT
Washington - Scott Brown was sworn in Thursday as the new senator from Massachusetts, making him the US Senate's 41st Republican and officially ending the Democratic Party's super- majority in the legislative chamber. ....more |
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US mid-Atlantic coast, mid-west bracing for "monster" blizzard
Feb 5, 2010, 7:44 GMT
Washington - A 'monster' blizzard was blowing across the
mid-west and towards the mid-Atlantic coastal region, where it is
expected dump 30 to 60 centimetres of snow over 24 hours from Friday
to Saturday. ....more |
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| Thursday 04 February 2010 |
Obama seeks return to civility, calls out Uganda at prayer event
Feb 4, 2010, 17:08 GMT
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Thursday called
for a return to 'civility' in Washington's political establishment
and condemned a proposed law in Uganda outlawing homosexuality,
during the annual National Prayer Breakfast in the US capital. ....more |
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Obama touts clean coal, bio-fuels as part of renewable energy mix
Feb 4, 2010, 14:46 GMT
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday stepped up his commitment to renewable energy to help tackle climate change, including controversial alternatives such as clean coal technology and maize-based ethanol as part of the solution. ....more |
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Kite surfer killed by sharks off Florida
Feb 4, 2010, 14:41 GMT
Washington - A kite surfer was fatally mauled by sharks off the east coast of the US state of Florida, local media reported. ....more |
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| Wednesday 03 February 2010 |
Pentagon moving to lift ban on gays
Feb 3, 2010, 10:26 GMT
Washington - The US Defence Department announced plans on Tuesday to lift the ban on gays serving openly in the military but cautioned that any change in policy must be cautiously implemented. ....more |
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| Tuesday 02 February 2010 |
Groundhog Day brings tiding of more US winter this year (Roundup)
Feb 2, 2010, 17:28 GMT
Washington - The most famous resident of Punxsutawney,
Pennsylvania - Phil the groundhog - disappointed thousands early
Tuesday when he woke up and saw his shadow, forecasting six more
weeks of winter, according to the legend of Groundhog Day. ....more |
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Groundhog Day brings tiding of extended winter this year (Extra)
Feb 2, 2010, 12:46 GMT
Washington - The most famous resident of Punxsutawney,
Pennsylvania, - Phil the groundhog - disappointed thousands early
Tuesday when he woke up and saw his shadow, forecasting six more
weeks of winter according to the legend of Groundhog Day. ....more |
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Latvia agrees to take one Guantanamo prisoner
Feb 2, 2010, 12:36 GMT
Riga - The Latvian government said Tuesday it was prepared
to accept one prisoner from the United States' controversial
Guantanamo Bay detention centre. ....more |
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Winter too long? Think grey for Groundhog Day
Feb 2, 2010, 0:32 GMT
Washington - One of the ironies of Groundhog Day is that the
wishful thinkers who dream about an early spring must hope for grey
skies on Tuesday. ....more |
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