Paris/Lisbon (dpa) – Amid the controversy over Iran's nuclear program, the European Union appeared to move closer to imposing sanctions on Iranian oil on Wednesday.
“On January 30 the Europeans will hopefully decide on an oil embargo,” said (...)
Guantanamo, Cuba (dpa) – Dark splatter marks dot the hallway ceiling at Guantanamo's Camp 5.
“Fecal matter,” says a green-uniform-clad, two-meter-tall US military guard, describing how detainees at times hurl excrement and urine at prison (...)
Washington (dpa) – The US Navy on Wednesday said it would not accept any disruption by Iran in the free flow of goods through the Strait of Hormuz.
“Any disruption will not be tolerated,” US 5th Fleet spokesperson Lt Rebecca Rebarich told dpa in (...)
Washington (dpa) – US Hispanics dislike the way US President Barack Obama has handled immigration, although they continue to support his re-election against Republican rivals, according to a Pew Hispanic Centre study published (...)
Washington (dpa) – The US Treasury Department on Tuesday declined to name China a currency manipulator, citing the yuan's 12-percent appreciation against the dollar over the last 18 months.
Still, the yuan's movement to date is “insufficient,” (...)
Washington (dpa) – US consumer confidence rose in December to levels not seen since the spring on the back of improvements in the United States' job market and a more optimistic outlook.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index rose to 64.5 (...)
