US admits killing four Americans in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen
Reuters | Thursday May 23, 2013
The US government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.
Barack Obama to meet Chinese President Xi Jingping in California next month
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2013
President Barack Obama will hold his first summit with President Xi Jinping in California next month, with Sino-US relations rattled by alleged Chinese cyber spying and tensions in the Pacific.
Giant asteroid to buzz past Earth in two weeks
Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2013
A gigantic asteroid will fly past Earth at the end of this month, making its closest approach for at least the next two centuries.
Rome Open: Mahesh Bhupathi-Rohan Bopanna in semis, Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands exit
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2013
Bhupathi and Bopanna will now fight it out with Mexico's Santiago Gonzalez and American Scott Lipsky for a place in the final.
Six men shot dead in Mexico used car lot
Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 16, 2013
Six men were killed when gunmen opened fire in a used car lot in the capital of Mexico's northern state of Chihuahua, officials said.
Mayan pyramid razed for road fill: Belize officials
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2013
A construction company owned by a local politician demolished a 2,300-year-old Mayan temple in northern Belize to use the rubble as gravel for road repair work, authorities charged.
Mexico sets shelters as volcano shakes, spews ash
Associated Press | Monday May 13, 2013
Seismic activity has increased at the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City, leading authorities to alert towns in two central states and the capital.
Robot helping archaeologists to explore Mexico's Teotihuacan site
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 13, 2013
The robot performs a dangerous job, entering areas that may have loose rocks or be subject to collapse.
Gas tanker truck explodes outside Mexico City, kills 22
Reuters | Wednesday May 8, 2013
A gas tanker truck exploded on a highway north of Mexico City on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 30 as a fireball tore through cars and homes.
18 dead in gas tanker explosion near Mexico City
Associated Press | Tuesday May 7, 2013
A gas tanker truck exploded on a highway in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early Tuesday, killing at least 18 people and injuring three dozen, according to the Citizen Safety Department of Mexico State, which surrounds Mexico City.
Migrants to Barack Obama: Don't deport Mama
Associated Press | Monday May 6, 2013
Beneath the slogan "Obama, don't deport my Mama," dozens of migrant families deported from the U.S. despite having children born there rallied outside the U.S. Embassy before President Barack Obama's arrival on Thursday, demanding passage of a U.S. i...
Graduates preferred to grandmothers in proposed US immigration bill
Reuters | Sunday May 5, 2013
US immigration authorities would give preference to better-educated and trained visa-seekers who can contribute to the American economy under a less-noticed provision of the immigration bill in the US Congress.
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro blasts 'devil' Barack Obama
Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 5, 2013
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took a swipe at Barack Obama on Saturday, calling him the "grand chief of devils" after the US president declined to recognize his contested re-election.
Barack Obama agrees to morning-after pill sales at age 15
Associated Press | Friday May 3, 2013
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older.
Barack Obama visits Mexico for talks on trade, drug war
Agence France-Presse | Friday May 3, 2013
US President Barack Obama arrived in Mexico on Thursday to put trade back at the heart of bilateral ties, but his southern neighbor's shifting drug war tactics loom large over the visit.
