Elephant baseball player
2012-01-06 09:31:23
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus animal trainer Taba Maluenda guides an elephant to bat.
US to strengthen presence in Asia-Pacific
2012-01-06 05:59:52
Obama vowed to strengthen US military presence in the Asia-Pacific region despite fiscal constraints.
Surf's up
2012-01-05 10:38:05
Surfers ride waves during high surf advisory conditions at Waimea Bay on the Northshore of O'ahu, Hawaii Jan 4, 2012.
US calls Hormuz Strait int'l territory
2012-01-05 09:03:35
US dismissed Iran's fresh call for all foreign warships to get permission to pass through the Hormuz Strait.
US plans $450b in defense cutbacks
2012-01-05 08:04:54
The US Defense Department will unveil the Pentagon's overarching war-fighting strategy.
Bachmann quits presidential race
2012-01-05 05:21:20
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann announced the end of her bid for the White House.
Romney takes Iowa caucuses by just 8 votes
2012-01-04 16:53:57
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses.
US Republican rivals face test of 2012 in Iowa
2012-01-04 10:44:48
Voters met across in Iowa in the first contest to determine a Republican challenger to Barack Obama.
Tiffany losing sparkle
2012-01-04 07:51:08
With Europeans and Asians buying fewer $65,000 diamond necklaces and $10,000 amethyst earrings, Tiffany & Co may be in for a less-than-glittering 2012.
Romney predicts win in Iowa
2012-01-04 07:41:11
Thousands of Iowa Republicans cast the first ballots of the 2012 presidential contest on Tuesday.
Twitter's verification faces doubts
2012-01-04 07:39:56
Twitter's verification process faces more doubts after a British man had managed a Twitter account under the name of Wendi Deng Murdoch.
Economy to pick up this year and next
2012-01-04 05:53:40
The pace of US economic activity would pick up gradually in 2012 and 2013, while the unemployment rate would continue to hover at a stubbornly high level.