US Election

  • Australia's politicians look to master social media strategies in time for federal election

    As the federal election sweeps closer, the pressure to sell the politicians and their parties is intensifying - and the strategists are turning to digital technologies like never before to give candidates an edge. 

    ABC - May 24, 2013, 10:24 pm
  • Drones

    President Barack Obama has laid out new guidelines for drone strikes, telling Americans their country must confront a new era of diverse global threats and homegrown radicals. Drones are unmanned, remotely-operated aircraft. The US has increasingly relied on them over the past 10 years for carrying out combat missions in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

    May 24, 2013, 9:37 pm
  • Drones

    WASHINGTON DC (United States/-) (AFP) - President Barack Obama has laid out new guidelines for drone strikes, telling Americans their country must confront a new era of diverse global threats and homegrown radicals. Drones are unmanned, remotely-operated aircraft. The US has increasingly relied on them over the past 10 years for carrying out combat missions in Afghanistan and Pakistan. VIDEOGRAPHIC

    May 24, 2013, 9:33 pm
  • Tornado-hit US city mourns and rebuilds

    MOORE, Oklahoma (AFP) - Relief workers and clean-up crews defied thunderstorms while families and friends gathered for the funeral of one of the Oklahoma tornado's youngest victims.

    May 24, 2013, 6:40 pm
  • North Korea says will take 'positive steps' for peace

    By Terril Yue Jones and Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean envoy told China's president on Friday that his reclusive country was willing to take "positive actions" to ensure...

    May 24, 2013, 5:41 pm
  • US Boy Scouts to allow gay youths, not leaders

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Boy Scouts of America agreed for the first time to allow openly gay youths to join the organization, but will maintain a ban on gay adult leaders.

    May 24, 2013, 1:05 pm
  • Police make new arrests in London soldier killing

    LONDON (AFP) - British police made two further arrests and raided houses across London following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in Afghanistan.

    May 24, 2013, 12:28 pm
  • China, US to try new tone in desert outing

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - China and the United States are hoping for a new chance to set the course for smoother relations through a secluded desert summit as the Asian power's leader Xi Jinping projects a more confident style.

    May 24, 2013, 12:25 pm
  • Obama seeks to redefine the US war on terror

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a fresh bid to close Guantanamo, warning that a "perpetual" US war on terror would be self-defeating.

    May 24, 2013, 12:08 pm

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