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Obama calls for massive stimulus, names economic team
08:55:57, 25 November 2008, Radio Australia News
America's President-elect, Barack Obama says a big stimulus package is needed to save the country's economy.
CNMI governor seeks audience with new US president
08:55:56, 25 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The chief executive of the Northern Marianas plans to attend US President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration in January and is working on ways to personally meet him ahead of the federal takeover of the islands' borders and immigration system.
US boosts troop numbers in Afghanistan
18:19:46, 24 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The United States military has announced it will deploy up to 4,000 extra troops in Afghanistan.
US, SKorea pledge to ratify FTA
13:20:36, 23 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The United States and South Korean leaders, meanwhile, have reaffirmed the need to ratify a bilateral free trade.
US and China discuss NKorea's nuclear program
20:16:23, 22 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The U-S president, George W Bush, has held talks on ending North Korea's nuclear program with Chinese leader Hu Jintao.
More troops before 2009 Afghanistan elections: US Gates
12:26:33, 22 November 2008, Radio Australia News
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States is trying to provide additional troops to US forces in Afghanistan and he wants at least some of the troops in place before Afghanistan's election next year.
Clinton, Geithner in Obama cabinet rumours
09:57:25, 22 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Dow Jones has ended the week with a strong rally, in part because of rumours about US president-elect Barack Obama's new cabinet.
Algerian terror suspects freed from Guantanamo Bay
13:02:07, 21 November 2008, Radio Australia News
A US judge has ordered the release of five Algerian terrorism suspects who have been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention centre for almost seven years.
Al-Qaeda plays race card against Obama
20:34:06, 20 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Al-Qaeda's deputy leader has launched a racially charged attack on US President-elect Barack Obama.
CNMI elects new delegate to US Congress
17:58:08, 20 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The former director of the Northern Marianas' Election Commission has become the first elected delegate of the CNMI to the US House of Representatives.
US car makers pitch for emergency bailout
19:58:17, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
America's three biggest car makers insist they need an emergency loan to help save the US economy from a 'catastrophic collapse'.
Northern Marianas elected US House delegate
16:37:54, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
A former Northern Marianas election commission director has become the first delegate from the US territory to the US House of Representatives.
US treasury head defends changes to bailout plan
14:14:40, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has been grilled by Congress about his handling of a $US700 billion financial rescue package.
Iraq invasion violated international law: British judge
14:14:39, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
One of Britain's most senior judges has attacked Britain and the US over their invasion of Iraq, describing it as a serious violation of international law.
US military chief visits PNG
09:27:44, 19 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The head of US Pacific Command has visited Papua New Guinea for the first time in more than 15 years.
Citigroup to slash 50,000 jobs
23:11:33, 18 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Financial troubles are continuing to have a negative impact on the American economy with one of the country's biggest banks sacking 50,000 people.
US military chief warns of Iraq withdrawal deal
23:11:30, 18 November 2008, Radio Australia News
America's most senior military officer says the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq should be based on conditions on the ground, despite a new deal that sets a deadline.
US concerned over Afghan-Taliban peace talks
14:24:00, 18 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The United States has given a negative response to a plan by Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, to hold peace talks with the Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.
Iraqi cabinet approves pact for US troop withdrawal
18:21:36, 17 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Iraq's cabinet has approved a military pact that requires the withdrawal of all US troops by the end of 2011.
Australian PM meets with US reserve chief
09:53:59, 17 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian prime minister, Kevin Rudd, has ended his trip to Washington for the G20 summit with a meeting with the chairman of the US Federal Reserve.
Fires in LA force thousands out of homes
16:06:08, 16 November 2008, Radio Australia News
In the United States, thousands of people have been forcibly evacuated from their homes in the western city of Los Angeles due to a massive bush fire in its northern foothill suburbs.
World leaders develop unified action on financial crisis
11:15:39, 16 November 2008, Radio Australia News
The leaders of the world's 20 largest economies have agreed to work together to stabilise financial systems in an effort to protect the world economy from a deep recession.
The G20 summit in America vows to revive trade talks
09:05:57, 16 November 2008, Radio Australia News
World leaders at the G20 financial crisis summit in Washington will try to negotiate an agreement on how to rescue deadlocked global free trade negotiations by the end of this year.
Thousands flee California's firefront
09:05:57, 16 November 2008, Radio Australia News
Wildfires driven by gale force winds are blasting through America's western state of California.
World leaders pledge financial action
19:22:54, 15 November 2008, Radio Australia News
World leaders grappling with the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s have pledged to deliver a concrete plan to ward off recession and prevent future meltdowns.
![A North Korean soldier (L) and a South Korean soldier stand guard across their heavily-armed border. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/nkorea_skorea_border_afp_08.jpg "A North Korean soldier (L) and a South Korean soldier stand guard across their heavily-armed border. [AFP]")
![Heads of state at the APEC summit in Lima pose for a photograph in typical Peruvian ponchos. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/apec_rtr_231108.jpg "Heads of state at the APEC summit in Lima pose for a photograph in typical Peruvian ponchos. [Reuters]")
![US President George Bush, pictured here with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is hosting the G20 leaders in Washington with the global financial crisis top of the agenda. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/indo_susilobush_rtr_151108.jpg "US President George Bush, pictured here with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, is hosting the G20 leaders in Washington with the global financial crisis top of the agenda. [Reuters]")
![War veterans gather at the Cenotaph in central London for Remembrance Day. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/remembrance_rtr_111108.jpg "War veterans gather at the Cenotaph in central London for Remembrance Day. [Reuters]")
![The Malaysia High Court has ruled that the home minister had acted outside his powers charging Raja Petra Kamaruddin under the ISA. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/malay_kamaruddin_afp_1008.jpg "The Malaysia High Court has ruled that the home minister had acted outside his powers charging Raja Petra Kamaruddin under the ISA. [AFP]")
![President Ma (R) has hosted China envoy Chen Yunlin (L) in Taipei, a Taiwanese leader's highest level face-to-face meeting since 1949. [AFP]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/taiwan_ma_chen_afp_1108.jpg "President Ma (R) has hosted China envoy Chen Yunlin (L) in Taipei, a Taiwanese leader's highest level face-to-face meeting since 1949. [AFP]")
