Best Seller

US remains committed to Afghan exit in 2014

  • Length: 2:11
  • Rating: 3.4' max='5' min='1' numRaters='5' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall ( ratings)
  • Views: 185
  • Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Tags: americasnews 

Military chiefs in te US say the country's commitment to Afghanistan has not changed after an earlier suggestion that their combat role might end earlier than previously thought. Intelligence officials were trying to clarify remarks from Leon Panetta, the US defence secretary, who said that combat operations could end in 2013, a year early. Speaking before a Congressional Committee, CIA director David Petraeus, once the commander of ISAF and US forces in Afghanistan, said: "The conversation Secretary Panetta had with some press on his plan was more than a bit over analyzed shall we say. "The policy adopted by the leaders of the coalition, of the ISAF coalition with Afghan President Karzai was that by the end of 2014 ISAF will have transitioned all security tasks to Afghan forces." Last month, a leaked National Intelligence estimate said the situation in Afghanistan was mired in stalemate. It reported that the Taliban was not in retreat, and was more resilient and determined than ever to wait out the US withdrawal timeline. Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett, reporting from Washington, says the mixed messages being sent by senior members of the Obama administration are not new.

Soul Train host dies

  • Length: 1:48
  • Rating: 4.428571' max='5' min='1' numRaters='70' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall ( ratings)
  • Views: 6745
  • Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Tags: Soul Train  Don Cornelius  Michael Jackson  Stevie Wonder  Marvin Gaye  Aretha Franklin  americasnews  Kimberly Halkett 

Don Cornelius, called the conductor of the hippest train in America, was found dead from a single gunshot wound at his southern California home. At 75, the apparent suicide on Wednesday of the showman with an impeccable sense of cool and of-the-moment style brings an end to the life of a man who helped break down colour barriers in a nation where race has played such a prominent role throughout its history. In an industry dominated by white businessmen, his Soul Train Saturday afternoon programme featuring the latest R&B, disco, and funk easily stood out from the crowd. The show, which would go on to become the longest-running syndicated television programme in US history, featured some of the biggest names in music. From a young Michael Jackson to Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Marvin Gaye, Soul Train saw the most influential names in music rock its colourful stage from the 1970s through to the 1990s.

Republicans take on Obama over oil pipeline

  • Length: 1:53
  • Rating: 4.478261' max='5' min='1' numRaters='23' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall ( ratings)
  • Views: 1456
  • Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Tags: americasnews  united states  canada  keystone  pipeline  oil  resources  republicans  democrats  aljazeera  al jazeera  kimberly halkett 

Republican politicians in the United States are fighting President Barack Obama's decision to reject a controversial pipeline project. They are trying to strip the president of his authority to decide the fate of the Keystone oil pipeline, which would carry oil from Canada through the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Republicans say Obama made the decision based on political considerations, and that the project would create thousands of jobs. Democrats, however, argue that a full environmental assessment must be carried out before the deal can be approved. Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports from Washington, DC, the US capital.

Red letter days for US Postal service

  • Length: 2:38
  • Rating: 4.096774' max='5' min='1' numRaters='31' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall ( ratings)
  • Views: 1245
  • Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Tags: USA  US Postal service  Al Jazeera  aljazeera  Kimberly Halkett  Washington. 

The US Postal Service, with a staff of more than half a million members is the world's seventh largest employer but one that still struggles to remain relevant in an increasingly digital age. The home of 'snail mail' faces a myriad of problems including economic recessions, a slump in mail volume, the Internet and major prefunding of its retirees' health benefits are forcing it to cut services, facilities and jobs. Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports from Washington.

Pennsylvania commemorates 9/11 victims

  • Length: 2:56
  • Rating: 3.173913' max='5' min='1' numRaters='46' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall ( ratings)
  • Views: 3030
  • Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Tags: al  jazeera  english  shanksville  pennsylvania  united  flight  americasnews  9/11  september  11  kimberly  halkett 

It's the eve of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, but events to remember those killed in the attacks have already begun. Thousands gathered in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Flight 93 came down ten years ago. They dedicated a memorial site to the passengers and crew. Kimberly Halkett reports from Shanksville.

Republican US presidential candidates hold debate

  • Length: 2:9
  • Rating: 3.8823528' max='5' min='1' numRaters='68' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall ( ratings)
  • Views: 6719
  • Author: AlJazeeraEnglish

Tags: US  United States  president  barack obama  barack  election  news bachmann  pawlenty  romney  kimberley halkett  aljazeera  al jazeera 

The Republican contenders for the US presidency have finished a televised debate in the state of Iowa, ahead of a straw poll to be conducted this weekend. The candidates struck out at each other and incumbent Barack Obama, a Democrat, in equal measure. Al Jazeera's Kimberley Halkett reports from Ames, Iowa.

Page: 1 of 2