Tag: United States
Biden holds Palestinian talks after condemning Israel
The US vice-president is holding talks with Palestinian leaders after condemning the building of 1,600 new homes for Jewish settlers in east Jerusalem.[MORE]
Tiger reports set tongues wagging
Media reports that Tiger Woods is working with his swing coach Hank Haney have leading golfers talking of a possible return to action for the world number one.[MORE]
EU targets traders in response to Greek crisis
The EU is considering a ban on the sort of complex financial instruments that may have contributed to Greece's economic crisis.[MORE]
No jail for kisser who triggered airport scare
A man who held up 16,000 passengers by breaching airport security to kiss his girlfriend has avoided a jail sentence. [MORE]
'Jihad Jane' charged for recruiting terrorists
An American woman known as "Jihad Jane" has been charged with recruiting jihadist fighters via the internet and conspiring to kill an unnamed person in Sweden.[MORE]
Fawcett omission from Oscar tribute no accident
Academy admits Farrah Fawcett's omission from the Oscar In Memoriam tribute was no accident.[MORE]
Cindy Crawford blackmailer jailed
A man has been sentenced to two years in jail after trying to extort $US100,000 from Cindy Crawford.[MORE]
Lindsay Lohan sues over 'milkaholic' ad
Lindsay Lohan has filed a $US100 million ($110 million) lawsuit claiming a television ad for the Wall Street firm E-trade, which aired during the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics, was modelled after her.[MORE]
Hemsworth in talks for Arabian Nights
After starring alongside girlfriend Miley Cyrus in The Last Song, rising Aussie star Liam Hemsworth is reportedly in negotiations to be cast in Arabian Nights.[MORE]
Letterman extortionist pleads guilty
A television producer has pleaded guilty to trying to extort $US2 million ($2.18 million) from US talk show host David Letterman.[MORE]
No return to Port-au-Prince slums, says president
Haiti's president says the Caribbean country's crowded capital of Port-au-Prince cannot be rebuilt as it was before January's devastating earthquake.[MORE]
Wall Street rises on anniversary of bear market low
It is one year today since US stocks fell to their lowest level in more than 12 years, amid Wall Street's worst point in the global financial crisis.[MORE]
No more knobbly knees for Nadal
Former world number one Rafael Nadal, who retired injured during his Australian Open quarter-final in January, says he is fit for this week's Indian Wells tournament in California.[MORE]
Get ready for more war movies
The Hurt Locker's Oscars win signals the appetite of audiences for war movies is changing.[MORE]
Highway patrolman rescues runaway Prius's driver
In the US, a highway patrol officer had to rescue a man when the accelerator pedal in his Toyota Prius became stuck at speeds of more than 145 kilometres an hour.[MORE]
Company denies chemical causes frog sex change
The developer of the herbicide atrazine has dismissed new research which shows it can wreak havoc with the sexual organs of frogs. [MORE]
Avatar plagiarism case dismissed
A Beijing court has thrown out a case filed against Avatar director James Cameron by a Chinese man who claimed the idea for the sci-fi epic had come from a novel he published online.[MORE]
Final Hughes script may see big screen
John Hughes' film career may not yet be over despite his sudden death in August.[MORE]
Oldest woman in America dies age 114
Mary Josephine Ray, the oldest woman in the United States and the second oldest woman in the world, has died at age 114 at a nursing home in the state of New Hampshire.[MORE]
Rapper Lil Wayne jailed
Diminutive rapper Lil Wayne has been sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to a gun possession charge.[MORE]
US eases internet sanctions on Iran
The US Treasury department has eased sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of web services and support opposition groups. [MORE]
Oscar ceremony most-watched in five years
More than 41 million US viewers tuned in to watch yesterday's Oscar broadcast - the biggest audience for the Academy Awards in five years, according to Nielsen Media.[MORE]
Haiti frees US missionary held over kidnapping
A court in Haiti has freed a United States missionary jailed for weeks on charges of kidnapping children in the chaos that followed the country's January 12 earthquake, witnesses say.[MORE]
Local shares slip in early trading
Australian stocks have opened slightly lower, after a mixed finish on Wall Street.[MORE]
Palestinians, Israelis agree to talks
The United States says Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to indirect peace talks.[MORE]
