President Barack Obama goes to the G20 economic summit in France this week with hopes of helping Europe move toward a long-term solution for its debt crisis. The president is also trying to convince the other G20 countries that Americas economic and...
President Barack Obama says a new report that says the rich are getting richer while the middle class struggles shows Republicans in Congress are not paying attention to the economic situation in the United States. Obama said in his weekly address Sa...
A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Kabul Saturday killing 13 NATO troops from the international security force or ISAF (according to ISAF) and at least 4 (four) Afghans. At least eight others were wounded in the attack. Twelve of the dead...
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Cuban's world record holder Dayron Robles eased to win the men's 110m hurdles in 13.10 seconds here on Friday at the Pan American Games. Robles, the world record holder who ran 12.87 in Ostrava, Czech Republic...
BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Taking aspirin everyday may lower the risk of developing colon cancer for people with the cancer-causing genes, researchers found. The finding was published on Friday in the British medical journal Lancet. The research...
As President Barack Obama welcomes this week's European debt-relief agreement, the White House says he will go to the G20 summit in France able to point to some progress in fixing the U.S. fiscal situation. In reacting to the European deal, Obama sai...
Consumer spending increased slightly in the United States last month, along with confidence in the economy. A government Commerce Department report says spending increased by six-tenths of a percent in September, even though incomes increased less th...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday appointed Aldo Rebelo as the country's new Sports Minister. Rebelo, who is expected to take office on Monday, replaces Orlando Silva, who stepped down on Wednesday fol...
MADRID, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Enjoying a dream start of the season, Levante remained on top of the Spanish BBVA Primera Liga following the ninth round of matches. Ruben Suarez's injury time free kick gave his side their eighth successive win as they ca...
ROME, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Palermo beat Lecce 2-0 at home on Thursday to move three points off the top of Serie A. Palermo went ahead in the 27th minute when Abel Hernandez surged into the box on the counter-attack down the right flank. And the penalt...
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Hollywood star Bruce Willis and his second wife, designer and model Emma Heming, are expecting their first child together early next year, Willis' spokeswoman said on Wednesday. The couple are overjoyed with this news...
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study shows that it's not simply a lack of willpower that explains weight regain but hormones keep one insisting on eating, a persistent biological urge. As any dieter knows, it's hard to keep weight off. Weight...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Hewlett-Packard(HP) on Thursday announced that it will keep its personal systems group ( PSG) and continue to sell personal computers. HP objectively evaluated the strategic, financial and operational impact of spin...
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Virginia M. Rometty, 54, will succeed present IBM CEO Sam Palmisano to be the next chief executive at the start of 2012, the company announced Tuesday. This is unprecedented in the New York-based company's 100-year his...
President Barack Obama says there is no doubt that the European Unions agreement to slash Greeces debt and enlarge a bailout fund is progress. The president says strong execution of the plan is essential. After meeting Thursday with the Czech Republi...
