Regional News

Freddie Mac posts $6b loss

07 Nov 2009, 4:10PM

The troubled US mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac has lost $A6.9 billion for shareholders but is not seeking further government bailout funds.

• U.S. mortgage rates drop below 5 percent: Freddie Mac

'US the underdog without Serena'

07 Nov 2009, 9:59AM

The United States Fed Cup captain says the team feels like the underdog in final against Italy this weekend after Serena Williams pulled out. Read more

• Serena blames exhaustion for Fed Cup pullout
• Serena beats Venus to win WTA Championships
• Serena to play in Fed Cup final against Italy

Obama leads US mourning

07 Nov 2009, 9:25AM

President Barack Obama leads the US in mourning as the nation struggles to understand why an army doctor killed 13 people at a military base. Read more

• Fort Hood death toll rises to 13
• Fort Hood killer captured alive
• Attack 'sorrows' Pentagon bosses

Berlin Wall re-erected in Los Angeles

06 Nov 2009, 10:28PM

Twenty years after a seismic jolt of history sent it tumbling down, a section of the Berlin Wall has been rebuilt in Los Angeles.  Read more

Fort Hood death toll rises to 13

06 Nov 2009, 9:25PM

The death toll from a shooting at a US military base has risen to 13, as the army psychiatrist blamed for the gun rampage remains on life support.

Gunman faced Iraq deployment, harassment

06 Nov 2009, 3:55PM

A man suspected of killing 12 people at a US military base is a Muslim of Palestinian origin who joined the army against his parents' wishes and was about to be deployed to Iraq. Read more

Fort Hood killer captured alive

06 Nov 2009, 3:09PM

A Muslim army officer about to be deployed to Iraq shot dead 12 people and wounded 31 others at a Texas military base before being gunned down and captured. Read more

Attack 'sorrows' Pentagon bosses

06 Nov 2009, 12:35PM

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen have expressed deep sorrow over the mass shooting at Fort Hood. Read more

Killer survived shooting spree

06 Nov 2009, 12:21PM

A US army psychiatrist who opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood killing at least 11 was not shot dead himself as initial reports suggested. Read more

Experts shocked at Google Dashboard

06 Nov 2009, 12:11PM

Google's new dashboard service allows users to see - and delete - data that the search engine has stored on them.
Read more

• Google seeks revenue from online retailers
• Facebook gets $711 million in anti-spam case
• Microsoft 's Facebook deal a 'smart move'

Shooting site is mightiest US base

06 Nov 2009, 9:34AM

Fort Hood, the site of a shooting rampage that claimed 12 lives, iis the largest US military base in the world, home to up to 40,000 US troops. Read more

• Texas shooting shocks USA
• Deadly sniper rampage at Texas base

GM plans 10,000 job cuts at Opel

05 Nov 2009, 8:52AM

General Motors says it wants to cut around 10,000 jobs at its European division Opel a day after the US car maker stunned the auto sector by scrapping plans to sell the German-based unit. Read more

• GM board opts to keep Opel: sources
• GMAC posts Q3 loss, hurt by mortgage unit

US voters block gay marriage law

04 Nov 2009, 6:07PM

Voters in the US state of Maine have torpedoed a state law that would have allowed gay couples to marry. Read more

• Obama vows to repeal military's gay ban
• Government to debate civil unions
• California upholds gay marriage ban

Republican wins New Jersey governor's race

04 Nov 2009, 2:30PM

A Republican challenger has defeated the incumbent Democratic governor of New Jersey in a second electoral blow for President Barack Obama. Read more

• Republicans seize back Virginia
• Little fanfare for Obama anniversary
• Republicans eye elections revenge