Obama urges Congress to raise U.S. debt ceiling WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- One week before starting his second term, U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday urged Congress to raise the country's debt ceiling in a timely manner to avert dampening investor confidence and derailing the economic recovery.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said that Vice President Joe Biden has provided him with a list of proposals on how to prevent gun violence, and that he plans to present the details to the American people later this week.
Syrian media said Sunday that scores of armed rebels were killed nationwide during clashes with army troops, as the Syrian parliament were working to prepare for a national dialogue among all spectra of the Syrian people.
Tens of thousands of French protesters took to the streets across the country on Sunday to protest against the country's plan to legalize same-sex marriage and to allow adoption for same-sex couples.
Greek Coast Guard recovered on Sunday the corpses of three illegal migrants and rescued three survivors at the eastern Aegean Sea.
Egypt's Court of Cassation's decision to accept an appeal by ousted ex-President Hosni Mubarak and his former Interior Minister Habib al-Adli on Sunday, increases the chances for their release, experts say.
The French air force on Sunday extended strike further north to Gao, one of the three major towns controlled by rebels in northern Mali, according to reports from local residents and official sources in Paris.
Reformers across the world identify with ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's leading role in Latin America, Nicaraguan Vice President Omar Halleslevens said Sunday.
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday declared a state of public health emergency for all of New York State, in response to this year's increasingly severe flu season.
Two people were injured in a shooting incident at a high school in the U.S. state of California on Thursday morning, and the shooter is now in custody, local police said.
As much as 50 percent of all food produced around the world ends up as waste, a new report said on Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Agricultural (USDA) Wednesday designated 597 counties in 14 states as primary natural disaster areas due to damage and losses caused by drought and heat.
U.S. President Barack Obama can take executive action in response to gun violence, said Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday.
Venezuela's Supreme Court Wednesday upheld the government's decision to delay the inauguration of ailing President Hugo Chavez, who is recovering from surgery in Havana, Cuba.
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai kicked off a three-day official visit to the U.S. on Monday for extensive talks with President Barack Obama and other American leaders on the future of bilateral relations.
As Turkey is completing preparations to deploy NATO's Patriot missiles along its borders with Syria, Syrian cabinet met here Tuesday to find mechanisms to put into effect the fresh vision of President Bashar al-Assad on a political solution to the country's 22-month crisis.
The main candidates to take over as prime minister after next month's vote are starting to outline their plans for governance, with incumbent Mario Monti vowing he would repeal an unpopular property tax, predecessor Silvio Berlusconi saying he would be willing to take a lesser role in the government, and Pier Luigi Bersani, the favorite, indicating his government would include all his coalition members.
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