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Venezuela's US-based oil subsidiary is halting a programme to provide cheap heating oil to low-income communities in the US.
1 hour 47 min ago
US President-elect Barack Obama has picked former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta to head the CIA, Democratic officials say.
3 hours 46 min ago
US prosecutors call for Bernard Madoff to be put in prison until his trial after it emerges he sent jewellery and watches to friends and family.
3 hours 59 min ago
Cuba opens up electronic access to thousands of documents belonging to writer Ernest Hemingway.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 22:10
The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 20:32
US President-elect Barack Obama is seeing Congressional leaders to discuss his stimulus plan, which reports say could total $800bn.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 20:11
Concern for Steve Jobs amid the Macworld buzz
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 20:11
Concern for Steve Jobs amid the Macworld buzz
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 18:45
Actor John Travolta says he and his wife are "heartbroken" following the death of their 16-year-old son Jett.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 18:15
A recount in the US state of Minnesota confirms its Senate seat was won by a Democrat but the result is still contested.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 17:26
A type of iguana missed by Darwin during his Galapagos trip promises to rewrite the animal's history in the islands.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 17:25
The US Congress begins an inquiry into a suspected $50bn (£32bn) fraud allegedly run by the American hedge fund manager, Bernard Madoff.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 17:18
At least 33 people die and dozens more are missing after part of a mountain collapses on to a road in northern Guatemala.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 16:41
US carmakers report sharp falls in their sales in December as the economic slowdown drives customers away from showrooms.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 14:44
Why Obama has stayed silent over the Gaza crisis
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 11:53
US President-elect Barack Obama's daughters Malia and Sasha begin their first day at school in Washington DC.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 10:24
Steve Jobs, head of Apple, has disclosed in a statement that he is being treated for a hormone imbalance.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 08:50
The new US embassy in Baghdad - one of the largest and most expensive ever built - is officially opened Iraq's capital.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 06:07
Governor Tim Kaine of Viriginia is set to take over as the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, US media report.
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 04:58
Oscar-nominated actor Sam Shepard is arrested for allegedly drinking and driving in the US state of Illinois.