US elections matter to many people in Southeast Asia. Both US presidential candidates – John McCain and Barack Obama – are popular in the region. McCain was a former Navy pilot during the Vietnam War; he spent five years in a Hanoi ...

The US Virgin Islands experienced an earthquake over the weekend. News of St. John reports.

On October 13, SurveyUSA released the results of a poll for the US Senate race in Oregon. The results: Jeff Merkley (Dem.) 46%, Gordon Smith (Rep.) 41%, David Brownlow (Constitution) 7%, undecided 6%. ...

Teachit, a UK-based educational site, announced that it raised for funding for US expansion today.

Years after selling notebooks in Asia and Europe, Samsung has finally braved the jump to the US market. The company will be releasing five different notebook lines to North America, including its pretty little 10-inch netbook for $499 ...

The US Treasury is ready to inject $250 billion into US banks, mirroring moves by other leading countries sending Japan's Nikkei soaring 13% Tuesday. US Govt. to Invest $250 Billion in Banks; Nikkei surges 13%

With the exception of the Netbook, all the laptops share the existing red-and-black Samsung brand design. (Credit: Michelle Thatcher). Samsung has long sold laptops in Europe and Asia, but for years its reach in the US mobile computing ...

After months of rumors, Samsung has finally made it official: The company will be bringing its NC10 Netbook to the United States. The 2.8-pound minilaptop's white case toes the design line established by the Asus Eee PC, Acer Aspire One ...

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The council minutes tell us that the situation lingered for a week, for a follow-up meeting on Oct. 21, and when they came back, Palin announced that she had some legal opinions saying she could proceed despite Carney's opposition: ...