[Translate] JFKA book by a former mistress of President John F Kennedy has revealed new details of their relationship. Extracts in the US media of Once Upon A Secret by Mimi Alford recount the affair she had with the president whilst an intern at the White House. She also relates Mr Kennedy’s thoughts on the Cuban missile crisis and the death of his baby son. The previewed parts... 

[Translate] Mrs Clinton compared the struggle for gay rights as to the work towards women's rights and racial equalityThe US has publicly declared it will fight discrimination against gays and lesbians abroad by using foreign aid and diplomacy to encourage reform. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told an audience of diplomats in Geneva that “gay rights are human rights”. A... 

[Translate] Herman CainUS presidential hopeful Herman Cain has said he is suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination. He blamed political and media pressure on his family in the wake of “false” allegations of sexual harassment and a 13-year-long extra-marital affair. “I am not going to be silenced and I’m not going away,” he told supporters in... 

[Translate] Critics of President Obama felt little holiday cheer after the president did not thank God in his Thanksgiving-themed weekly Internet address. They immediately took to Twitter and the Internet to voice anger and disbelief. “Holy cow! Is that one screwed up or what?” columnist Sherman Frederick of the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote in a Thanksgiving-morning blog post. “Somebody... 

[Translate] The United States is cancelling funding for the UN cultural body Unesco after it voted to grant full membership to the Palestinians. The motion was passed by a substantial majority, despite strong opposition from the United States and Israel. A US state department spokeswoman said a payment of some $60m (£37m) due next month would not be made. Membership dues paid by the US account... 

[Translate] Secretary of State Hillary Clinton performs better than President Barack Obama in a speculative matchup against frontrunning GOP presidential contenders, a new poll from Time finds. The poll, released as part of a series for the magazine’s latest cover story, which features Clinton, shows Obama’s 2008 rival leading Romney by 17 points, Cain by 22 and Perry by 26 in a hypothetical... 

[Translate] Mr Obama said: "The US leaves Iraq with our heads held high."All US troops will be pulled out of Iraq by the end of the year, President Barack Obama has announced. He ordered a complete withdrawal from the country, nearly nine years after the invasion under President George W Bush. About 39,000 US troops remain in Iraq, down from a peak of 165,000 in 2008. The US and Iraq... 

[Translate] BARACK Obama last night hailed Gaddafi’s death as a “momentous day” for Libya. The US President said: “This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of Libya who now have the opportunity to determine their destiny. “Today’s events prove once again that the rule of an iron fist inevitably comes to an end.” Foreign Secretary... 

[Translate] US President Obama has led a ceremony to officially open a memorial dedicated to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, in Washington. The statue is situated near the spot where Dr King delivered his famous “I have a dream speech” in 1963. President Obama said Americans were right to celebrate Dr King’s dream and his vision of unity. Source: BBC  Read More →

[Translate] Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab has said he will represent himself during the trial.Opening statements begin Tuesday in the federal trial of a Nigerian man accused of trying to detonate an explosive device in his underwear aboard a Christmas 2009 flight to Detroit. Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab has said he will represent himself in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The...