US & Canada
Employers add 169,000 jobs; US unemployment rate drops to 7.3 pct.
US employers added 169,000 jobs in August and many fewer in July than previously thought.Google asks federal judge to dismiss Gmail scanning lawsuit
Google\'s attorneys say their practice of electronically scanning the contents of people\'s Gmail accounts to help sell ads is legal, and have ...U.S. soldier Manning seeks presidential pardon in WikiLeaks case
The U.S. soldier convicted of providing secret files to WikiLeaks in the biggest breach of classified materials in the nation\'s ...US Senate panel approves Syria military strikes
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has authorised the use of military force against Syria for allegedly using chemical weapons.Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro found hanged in jail cell
Ariel Castro, sentenced to life plus 1,000 years for abducting and raping three Cleveland women over a decade, has died of an ...Obama gets key support for Syria strike
U.S. President Barack Obama won his first major victories on securing Congress support for strikes on Syria, with senior members on both ...Vodafone agrees $130bn sales of Verizon Wireless stake
Vodafone has confirmed it has sold its 45% share in Verizon Wireless to US operator Verizon for $130bn.Brazil summons US ambassador over spying allegations
The US ambassador to Brazil was summoned by authorities Monday over new allegations that the US National Security Agency spied on President ...US reportedly spied on Brazil, Mexico presidents
The US National Security Agency spied on communications between the Brazilian and Mexican presidents, accessing the Mexico leader\'s emails before he was ...Diana Nyad near end of Cuba to Florida attempt
US endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is approaching Florida, on her fifth attempt to become the first person to swim from Cuba without ...