World news about “USA”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Obama wins landmark vote on healthcare overhaul The House of Representatives has backed President Obama’s sweeping overhaul of the US healthcare system. It was a… 08/11/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
US seeks clues to army base massacre The US is still trying to understand the reasons behind the deadly mass shooting at the Fort Hood military facility in… 07/11/2009 - tags: USA, Military, shootings
CIA found guilty of human rights abuses In the first verdict of its kind, an Italian court has convicted 23 Americans of kidnapping a Muslim cleric. It… 05/11/2009 - tags: Italy, USA, CIA
Fed commits to long-term low interest rates The US economy may be on the up but the interest rates aren’t. The Federal Reserve, the country’s central bank, has… 04/11/2009 - tags: Federal Reserve, USA
Merck and Schering-Plough begin joint operations US pharmaceuticals giants Merck and Schering Plough have begun their first day of combined operations following the… 04/11/2009 - tags: pharmaceutical companies, USA
Obama one year on It has been one year exactly since Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. He promised the one thing… 04/11/2009 - tags: USA, Politics, Barack Obama
Democrats do badly without Obama The Democrats in America are downplaying their loss of the state of Virginia in three key elections, the first real… 04/11/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Elections
US and EU move closer on climate change US President Barack Obama says the United States and the European Union have agreed to boost their efforts for success… 04/11/2009 - tags: European Union, Climate, USA
Ford surprises with quarterly profit The only major US automaker that avoided bankruptcy this year has surprised Wall Street with a quarterly profit… 02/11/2009 - tags: Cars, USA, Car industry in crisis
Pakistan – nocomment 30/10/2009 - tags: Pakistan, USA, Hillary Clinton
Is the US finally free of recession? American GDP rose by 3.5 percent in the third quarter of this year, ending a sorry series of four successive quarters… 29/10/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Profits
Durable goods orders hint at an economic recovery Durable goods orders in the US are hinting at an economic recovery. The demand for long lasting manufactured… 28/10/2009 - tags: USA, Economy
USA – nocomment 23/10/2009 - tags: USA, White House
Quarterly loss for Boeing The US planemaker Boeing has posted a larger-than-expected quarterly loss of just over one billion euros. It… 21/10/2009 - tags: Airlines, Boeing, USA
Coke hit by weak economy Not enough fizz was the financial world’s verdict on Coca-Cola’s quarterly revenue. It came in lower than… 20/10/2009 - tags: Beverages, USA
400 Years of the Telescope American film “400 Years of The Telescope” documents the last 4 centuries of astronomy. The film was shown at the… 14/10/2009 - tags: Space, USA
First female winner of Nobel economics prize For the first time ever the Nobel Prize for Economics has been won by a woman. Professor Elinor Ostrom, from… 12/10/2009 - tags: USA, Economy, Nobel Prize, Women
US retail sales rise boosting holiday hopes Could it be the return of the great US shopper? Retailers there have announced better than expected sales for… 08/10/2009 - tags: Consumer Confidence, Consumers, USA
Banker-bashing: Michael Moore returns The subject of Michael Moore’s latest documentary comes as no surprize – it isn’t only bankers who get it hot and… 05/10/2009 - tags: USA, Economy, Michael Moore
Fareed Zakaria, editor of the international edition of Newsweek Fareed Zakaria is among the most influential intellectuals in US media. The Mumbai-born 45- year-old is editor of the… 02/10/2009 - tags: Media, USA, Journalist
The Invention of Lying Ricky Gervais wrote, co-directed and starred in this comedy about a liar in a truthful credulous world. Critics… 01/10/2009 - tags: USA, Comedy
Surrogates on screen Hard on the heels of Gerard Butler in Gamer, and Sam Worthington in Avatar comes Bruce Willis in Surrogates – a sci-fi… 25/09/2009 - tags: Movies, USA
Scarlett breaks into music Pete Yorn has co-opted Scarlett Johansson to record an album of retro 60s-style pop music called “Break Up” which is… 24/09/2009 - tags: Music, USA
Destination Moon, four decades on It has been 40 years since Apollo 11’s Eagle lander touched down on the surface of the Moon. For decades after Neil… 09/07/2009 - tags: Space, USA, Anniversary
US hunts for motive behind Fort Hood massacreAs flags fluttered at half mast in memory of the dead, investigators searched for a motive behind the mass shooting at… 07/11/2009 - tags: USA, Military, Attack
Fort Hood suspect cried Allahu Akbar say witnessesThe motive for the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage that has left America reeling is still unclear. But… 06/11/2009 - tags: USA, Military, Attack
Suspected US army base gunman heldA US army psychiatrist who went on a shooting rampage at an American military complex is still alive. At least… 06/11/2009 - tags: USA, Military, Attack
US army psychiatrist shoots 12 in killing spreeA US army psychiatrist has gone on a shooting spree at America’s largest military installation. As many as 12… 06/11/2009 - tags: USA, Military, shootings
Ex-CIA agents given jail terms in ItalyTwenty three former CIA agents have been sentenced to prison terms in absentia on charges of abducting a Muslim cleric… 04/11/2009 - tags: Italy, USA, CIA
Merkel makes historic speech to US CongressAngela Merkel has become the first German leader to address a joint session of the US Congress. The… 03/11/2009 - tags: USA, Angela Merkel, Berlin Wall
Court rejects Karadzic plea for timeRadovan Karadzic has again vowed not to attend his war crimes trial unless he is given more time to prepare his… 03/11/2009 - tags: USA, War crimes, Karadžić
Ship built with Twin Towers steel enters New YorkAn American warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center has sailed into New York harbour on its… 03/11/2009 - tag: USA
US lender CIT group files for bankruptcyThe giant US lender CIT group has filed for bankruptcy. The move comes after a debt exchange offer to bondholders… 02/11/2009 - tags: USA, Bankruptcy
Bill Clinton in Kosovo to unveil statueA statue of Bill Clinton has been unveiled in Kosovo in the presence of the former US President himself. Clinton… 01/11/2009 - tags: Kosovo, USA, Ceremony
The US gets seven Colombian basesThe US is to open seven military bases in Colombia. The deal was sealed in Bogota today, a relatively swift passage to… 30/10/2009 - tags: Colombia, USA, Military
Actor Dennis Hopper fighting prostate cancerAmerican actor Dennis Hopper is battling prostate cancer and has cancelled all travel plans to focus on treatment… 30/10/2009 - tag: USA
Obama’s Afghanistan dilemmaIt was a solemn moment for President Obama at an airbase in Delaware as he reflected on whether to send more troops to… 29/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, USA, Barack Obama
Finland Sells World’s Biggest LinerA Finnish shipyard has handed over the world’s largest cruise-liner to its American buyer. Costing 900 million euros… 28/10/2009 - tags: USA, Tourism
Clinton arrives in Pakistan amid tight securityThe latest bomb attack came several hours after the arrival of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Pakistan… 28/10/2009 - tags: Pakistan, USA, Hillary Clinton
Swine flu vaccine shortfall amid US ‘emergency’As Americans queue for a vaccine that is still in short supply, President Obama has declared swine flu a national… 25/10/2009 - tags: USA, swine flu vaccine
Polanski to fight extradition to US from SwitzerlandRoman Polanski’s lawyers say he will fight the extradition request made by the United States to Switzerland. The… 23/10/2009 - tags: Switzerland, USA, Roman Polanski
Czechs ready to adopt new US missile defence planThe Czech prime minister has endorsed a revised US missile defence plan after a meeting with US Vice President Joe… 23/10/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, USA
US requests Polanski extraditionThe United States have formally asked Switzerland to extradite Roman Polanski so that he may be sentenced for having… 23/10/2009 - tags: Switzerland, USA, Roman Polanski
Biden seeks Czech support for missile defence planUS Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Prague on the last leg of a key trip to central and eastern Europe… 23/10/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, Defence, USA, Joe Biden
Romania gives backing to new US missile planThe American vice-president Joe Biden has secured the support of Romania for the revised US missile defence system. On… 22/10/2009 - tags: Romania, USA, Diplomacy, Joe Biden
Swiss justify tip-off to US over Polanski visitThe Swiss authorities have admitted they tipped off their US counterparts that director Roman Polanski was travelling… 22/10/2009 - tags: Switzerland, USA, Justice, Roman Polanski
Biden tries to reassure PolandThe US is on a mission to Warsaw to try to calm tension over the u-turn on a missile defence shield in Europe… 21/10/2009 - tags: Poland, USA, Diplomacy, Joe Biden
US illegal alien halloween costume sparks rowHalloween would not be halloween without any tricks or treats but a row over one particular costume is threatening to… 21/10/2009 - tags: USA, Scandal
Congress agrees Guantanamo inmate moveUS President Barack Obama’s goal of closing Guantanamo Bay prison has moved a step closer after the US Senate passed a… 21/10/2009 - tags: Guantanamo, USA, Barack Obama
US scientist accused of attempted spyingA former US government scientist has been arrested on charges of attempted espionage. Stewart Nozette is accused… 20/10/2009 - tags: Israel, USA, Espionage
Growing US doubts over KarzaiAmerica has admitted its growing worries over Afghanistan, by questioning the credibility of President Hamid Karzai… 19/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, Terrorism, USA, Taliban
Balloon boy’s parents face chargesCriminal charges are to be brought in the case of a six-year-old boy mistakenly believed to have been carried away in… 18/10/2009 - tags: USA, Controversy
Wire taps help arrest billionaire US investorA billionaire investor and executives from some of America’s most prestigious companies have been arrested and charged… 17/10/2009 - tags: Markets, USA
N.Korean official to visit USAA senior North Korean official has been given the green light to visit the United States later this month, a trip which… 17/10/2009 - tags: Nuclear Energy, North Korea, USA, Diplomacy
Colorado ‘balloon boy’ found safeA six-year-old American boy feared trapped in an out-of-control balloon has been found alive and well, if a little… 16/10/2009 - tags: USA, Children
Obama’s health bill rosie-cheeked after Senate voteA key Congressional committee has approved President Obama’s planned healthcare overhaul, which will extend health… 14/10/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
US Senate committee backs healthcare reformsReforming the US healthcare system has become more of a reality after a key Senate committee approved a bill to do just… 14/10/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
Senate Committee Backs Healthcare ReformA US Senate panel has backed a sweeping healthcare overhaul. By gaining the support of an influential Republican… 13/10/2009 - tags: Health, USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
US and Russia relations continue to thawSince the Obama administration took charge of the White House the irritation that marked relations with the Kremlin… 13/10/2009 - tags: Russia, USA, Diplomacy
US and Russia seeking unity on IranUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said in spite of differences mutual respect and shared responsibility lie at… 13/10/2009 - tags: Iran, Russia, USA, Hillary Clinton
Scalpels at dawn, ahead of US healthcare voteThe battle over health care reform in the US continues to rage. A major Senate Committee is set to vote on a bill… 13/10/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
Gone but not Poe-gottenEdgar Allen Poe, one of America’s greatest 19th century authors has been given a solemn send-off 160 after his death. … 12/10/2009 - tags: USA, Anniversary
Thousands in US demand equal rights for gaysThe issue of gay rights is back at the top of the US political agenda. Thousands of people marched through Washington… 12/10/2009 - tags: USA, Gay, gay rights
Not yet glad to be gay in the USAThousands of gay people marched on Washington on Sunday to call for equal rights and support for a number of other… 12/10/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, gay rights
Nobel adds pressure on Obama to deliverOne of President Obama’s first acts on entering the White House was to announce a worldwide diplomatic re-engagement… 10/10/2009 - tags: USA, Nobel Prize, Barack Obama
Obama: Peace prize not mine aloneUS President Barack Obama has said he is “surprised and humbled” to have won the Nobel Peace Prize. In his first public… 09/10/2009 - tags: USA, Nobel Prize, Barack Obama
“Extraordinary efforts” win Obama Nobel prizeHe was not thought to be among the frontrunners but Barack Obama has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The surprise… 09/10/2009 - tags: USA, Nobel Prize, Barack Obama
Obama wins Nobel peace prizeIn a surpise move the Nobel Peace Prize Committee has announced this year’s award has gone to US President Barack… 09/10/2009 - tags: USA, Nobel Prize, Barack Obama
Pressure grows on Obama over AfghanistanAs the US death toll in Afghanistan rises President Obama is coming under pressure over which course of action to take… 07/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, USA, Barack Obama, Military
Nobel Prize for “immortality enzyme”Three Americans have been honoured with the 2009 Nobel Prize for medicine. Carol Greidner is a molecular biology… 05/10/2009 - tags: Medicine, USA, Nobel Prize
Three share Nobel Prize for medicineThree US researchers, Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostack, have won the 2009 Nobel Prize for medicine… 05/10/2009 - tags: Medicine, USA, Nobel Prize
British army chief backs call for more troops in AfghanistanThe new head of the British army has backed calls to send more soldiers to Afghanistan, warning that losing the war… 04/10/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, USA, Military, United Kingdom
Toyota launch US recall after crash deathsToyota is to recall 3.8 million cars in the United States after four people were killed in crashes caused by a faulty… 02/10/2009 - tags: Japan, USA
US dole queue continues to growUnemployment in the United States has risen to its highest level for 26-years. As many as 263,000 people lost… 02/10/2009 - tags: Unemployment, USA
US car sales slow GM and Chrysler sufferUS car sales have dived by 23 percent with General Motors and Chrysler hit hard. Sales for the car giants, just… 02/10/2009 - tags: USA, Car industry in crisis
Italian lawyers seek jail for CIA agentsPublic prosecutors in Italy have urged a court in Milan to jail 26 Americans for the kidnapping of a terrorism suspect… 01/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Terrorism, USA, Justice
Signs the US is getting back on trackThe most destructive recession since the Great Depression appears to be loosening its grip, setting up the possibility… 30/09/2009 - tags: USA, economic growth
US house prices up consumer confidence downUS house prices rose for a third month on the bounce in July, however, consumer confidence dropped unexpectedly in… 29/09/2009 - tags: USA, housing market
Furore over Polanski’s arrest over under-age sexProsecutors in Los Angeles have said they will demand the extradition from Switzerland of French movie director Roman… 28/09/2009 - tags: Switzerland, USA, Justice, Roman Polanski
Polanski held on unlawful sex chargesThe cultural and political elite in France has come out in support of Roman Polanski now under arrest in Switzerland… 28/09/2009 - tags: Switzerland, USA, Justice
The Group of 20 rich and developing nationsdescribe their economic crisis-fighting action a success. The final statement following the two day G-20 meeting… 26/09/2009 - tags: USA, Economy, G20
G20 scene for dramatic news about IranThe US, Britain and France have interrupted proceedings at the G20 summit to demand immediate international access to… 25/09/2009 - tags: Iran, Nuclear Energy, USA, Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy
New Ford plant for ChinaCar giant Ford expects to be in the black in 2011 as it makes inroads into the lucrative Chinese market with plans to… 25/09/2009 - tags: Cars, China, USA, Ford
G20 and the new economic landscapePittsburgh once the powerhouse behind the US steel industry is the venue where the G20 are wrestling with the many… 25/09/2009 - tags: USA, G20
G20 takes over global stewardshipAnother sign we are firmly in a new world now with the announcement in Pittsburg that the old G8 is more or less dead… 25/09/2009 - tags: USA, G20
Jordanian arrested for Dallas bomb plotThe FBI has arrested a 19 year old Jordanian, accused of trying to bomb a skyscraper in central Dallas, Texas… 25/09/2009 - tags: Security, Terrorism, USA
Emerging economies to get greater powerUS President Barack Obama and wife Michelle arrived in Pittsburgh before greeting world leaders for the beginning of… 25/09/2009 - tags: USA, G20, Barack Obama
Obama calls on the world to ban the bombUS President Barack Obama has said the world must unite to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. At a specially… 24/09/2009 - tags: Security, United Nations, USA, nuclear weapons
Financial rules come first at G20 says MerkelThe US city of Pittsburgh is welcoming world leaders, amid calls for tougher action to prevent a new economic crash… 24/09/2009 - tag: USA
Petraeus backs call for extra troops in AfghanistanAmerica’s most senior military commanders have backed an assessment that more troops are needed in Afghanistan… 24/09/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, USA, Military
Trial prompts new hope of an HIV vaccineUS and Thai scientists say they have made a breakthrough in the search for an HIV/Aids vaccine. Some 16,000… 24/09/2009 - tags: Health, Thailand, AIDS, Research, USA
Obama calls for a ‘new era of engagement’US President Barack Obama called for “a new era of engagement” with the world in his maiden speech at the UN General… 23/09/2009 - tags: United Nations, USA, Barack Obama
Economic imbalances focus for G20We are going to change the world is the mantra for this week’s gathering of leaders from the Group of 20 richest and… 22/09/2009 - tag: USA
Cadbury keener on Kraft?Cadbury may be moving closer to accepting a bid from US food giant Kraft if the price were increased. Cadbury’s… 22/09/2009 - tags: Food, USA, United Kingdom
Leak puts Obama under pressure over AfghanistanBarack Obama is under growing pressure to decide soon whether or not to send more troops to Afghanistan. On… 22/09/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, USA, Military
Obama’s media marathonUS President Barack Obama has gone on a media offensive aimed at winning over the American public to his health care… 21/09/2009 - tags: USA, Barack Obama, Health reform
Obama to hold meeting with Netanyahu and Abbas… and East Jerusalem. … East Jerusalem from any … 20/09/2009 - tags: Mideast, USA, Barack Obama, Diplomacy
Police question suspected terrorist in USFederal agents in the United States are involved in an intensive investigation into a suspected terrorist cell in… 20/09/2009 - tags: Terrorism, USA, Justice
US intelligence report sparked missile u-turnThe American decision to scrap its missile shield based in eastern Europe was based on a revised intelligence report… 19/09/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, Defence, USA
Russia hails American u-turn on missile shieldRussia has praised America’s decision to scrap proposals for a missile defence shield in eastern Europe. The plan… 18/09/2009 - tags: Russia, USA, Barack Obama
