‘West Memphis Three’ freed after 18 years in prison
August 20, 2011
Three US men who say they were falsely convicted of murdering three boys have been freed after 18 years in prison.
Ex-student Jared Cano held for Tampa ‘school bomb plot’
August 18, 2011
A “potentially catastrophic” bomb plot hatched by an expelled high-school student has been thwarted in the US city of Tampa, Florida, say police.
US cigarette makers sue over graphic warning labels
August 17, 2011
Five tobacco companies have sued the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over a new law that would force them to place graphic health warnings on their cigarette packets.
21 top Mexican prosecutors quit amid purge
August 2, 2011
Mexico’s attorney general’s office announced the resignations of federal prosecutors of 21 out of 32 states amid a widespread purge of the department.
US parties hopeful for deal on US debt limit
July 31, 2011
Democrats and Republicans have expressed cautious optimism about the chances of raising the US debt limit by Tuesday and averting possible default.
US debt: Boehner tells Republicans to ‘fall in line’
July 28, 2011
Speaker John Boehner is urging Republicans in the House of Representatives to back his plan to cut the US budget and raise the debt limit.
Boehner debt plan falters as Obama considers veto
July 27, 2011
The White House has warned that President Obama could veto a debt limit plan proposed by top House Republicans.
US takes on Iraq pullout ‘one bite at a time’
July 27, 2011
From flyers warning troops the post office will shut soon to disused housing units waiting to be dispatched to their new destination, the signs are everywhere: US forces are packing up to leave Iraq more than eight years after they first arrived.
Debt limit: Obama blames House Republicans for impasse
July 26, 2011
US President Barack Obama has blamed conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives for the lack of a deal to avoid a US national default.
Geithner confident US politicians will agree debt deal
July 25, 2011
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said he is confident the White House and Congress will be able to agree a deal to reduce the US debt.