US & Canada
U.S. discloses failed attempt to rescue American in Yemen
The United States on Thursday for the first time publicly disclosed a failed attempt last month to rescue a U.S. citizen held ...Obama unveils U.S. immigration reform, setting up fight with Republicans
President Barack Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for some 4.7 ...G20 commits to higher growth, fight climate change; Russia isolated over Ukraine
Leaders from the G20 group of nations agreed on Sunday to boost flagging global growth, tackle climate change and crack ...Islamic State group beheads US aid worker
An Islamic State group video released Sunday purports to show extremists beheading a dozen Syrian soldiers and ends with a ...Global leaders meet for G20 summit in Australia
Russia\'s Cold War-style standoff with the West sent a chill through G20 talks aimed at heating up the world economy ...U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: military
U.S.-led forces conducted 16 air strikes in Syria, most of them around Kobani near the Turkish border, and seven in the oil-producing ...Obama authorizes 1,500 more US troops for Iraq
President Barack Obama has approved sending up to 1,500 more troops to Iraq, roughly doubling the number of U.S. forces on the ...Putin beats Obama again in Forbes power ranking
For a second year in a row, Russian President Vladimir Putin has beaten Barack Obama to the title of world\'s most powerful ...Republicans roll up early wins in U.S. midterm elections
Republicans struck powerful first blows in U.S. congressional elections on Tuesday in their drive to control the U.S. Senate and ...U.S. asks U.N. to blacklist ex-Yemen president, rebel leaders
The United States has asked for targeted U.N. sanctions to be imposed on Yemen\'s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and ...