WORLD leaders told Washington today it has a responsibility to the world to shore up its teetering economy, after MPs blocked a $US700 billion ($879.78 billion) bailout plan
US President George W. Bush says the US economy is depending on decisive action from the government on a financial bailout plan or the economic damage could be "painful and lasting"
NASA has delayed the upcoming launch of the Atlantis space shuttle to allow time to repair a "significant anomaly" that occurred at the weekend on the Hubble space telescope
US president George W. Bush told visiting Lithuanian president Valdas Adamkus today Russia`s democratic neighbours, such as Georgia, should be able to exist "without fear of bullying"
US envoy Christopher Hill will travel to Pyongyang later this week to try to revive flagging negotiations aimed at North Korea`s nuclear disarmament, a US State Department spokesman said today
REPUBLICAN White House hopeful John McCain today defended his running mate Sarah Palin amid growing criticism of the vice-presidential nominee, telling supporters "she`s going to be my partner in Washington"
DEMOCRAT Barack Obama said today it was an "outrage" that taxpayers had to bail out Wall Street, but reluctantly agreed with Republican rival John McCain that a deal was vital to rescue the economy
TROPICAL Storm Kyle, forecast to strike the Atlantic coast at the US-Canada border tomorrow, has become a hurricane, the National Hurricane Centre says
