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Al-Qaeda ‘planned to target oil tankers’
US officials say al-Qaeda had plans to hijack or sink oil tankers in order to prompt a spike in prices and trigger an economic crisis in the West.
US tightens security, seeks source of parcel bombs
The United States searched on Saturday for the culprits behind a plot to bomb Jewish targets in Chicago.
Criminal probe of Gulf oil spill seen inevitable
With a BP well spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico for a fifth week and President Barack Obama under pressure to act, legal experts say it is only a matter of time before his…
Second big snowstorm slams US East Coast
The second major snowstorm in less than a week slammed the US East Coast from Washington to New York on Tuesday, forcing the United Nations to close.
BAE reaches $450m settlement with US, Britain
BAE Systems will pay about $450-million in fines in the United States and Britain, settling long-running corruption investigations.
Airplane bomb suspect cooperating with US
The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a US airliner on Christmas Day has provided "useful, actionable" intelligence to US authorities.
Obama presses security overhaul, Nigerian indicted
US President Barack Obama is "not patient" and is demanding immediate changes in airline security, the top US military officer said on Wednesday.
Fort Hood suspect contacted Islamist
Intelligence agencies learned an Army psychiatrist contacted an Islamist sympathetic to al-Qaeda and that the information was relayed to authorities.
White House mulls site for Guantánamo detainees
The Obama administration is close to selecting a location on US soil to house some detainees from the American military prison at Guantánamo Bay.
Ex-CIA chiefs urge Obama to drop abuse investigation
Seven former heads of the CIA urged President Barack Obama on Friday to end the probe into allegations of abuse of prisoners.
Democrats push vote on huge US stimulus plan
US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid halted debate on a -billion rescue Bill late on Thursday, but said lawmakers would resume work Friday.
US to pump $250bn into banks
The United States pledged on Tuesday to pump -billion into its banks, following similar action in Europe, though a threat of recession remained.
Africa takes centre stage as G8 kicks off summit
G8 leaders sat down to lunch at a hotel with African heads of state on Monday as activists accused the rich nations’ club of backpedalling on pledges.
Bush urges Brown not to set Iraq pull out timetable
United States President George Bush urged British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday not to set a timetable for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
Romney, McCain debate jobs in depressed Michigan
Republican rivals Mitt Romney and John McCain clashed on Saturday over how to revive the depressed economy of Michigan, as the most open United States presidential race in…