US & Canada
US poet Maya Angelou dies at 86
Maya Angelou, the American poet and author, died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Wednesday. She was 86.US tells its nationals to leave Libya
The State Department on Tuesday told US citizens in Libya to leave immediately, warning that the security situation in the country was ...Edward Snowden says U.S. trained him as spy
US intelligence whistle-blower Edward Snowden says in a US television interview that he was "trained as a spy" and worked undercover, overseas ...US plans full Afghan withdrawal by end of 2016
President Obama announced Tuesday that he aims to keep 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the war formally ends later this year, ...Karzai refused to meet Obama at Bagram Air Base, says US official
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was offered a meeting with President Barack Obama at Bagram Air Base outside Kabul but declined, a US ...President Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
President Barack Obama has made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan this Memorial Day weekend, arriving under the cover of darkness Sunday night ...China summons US ambassador over cyberspying charges
China\'s Foreign Ministry has summoned the US ambassador after the arrests of five Chinese military officers accused of hacking into American companies ...Swiss bank pleads guilty to US tax evasion, fined $2.6bn
Swiss bank Credit Suisse pleaded guilty Monday to the charge that it facilitated wealthy Americans who sought to commit tax evasion, becoming ...U.S. indicts Chinese military officials on cyber-espionage charges
The U.S. Justice Department said the indictment accuses Chinese military officials of economic espionage, alleging they conspired to steal trade secrets and ...British imam Abu Hamza al-Masri convicted of U.S. terrorism charges
A New York jury convicted British hate preacher Abu Hamza on 11 kidnapping and terrorism charges Monday, opening the way for a ...




