Obama, Romney take aim at key Midwestern swing states

HILLIARD, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made late pitches in the political battlegrounds of the upper Midwest on Friday, a region likely to decide the winner in next week's closely fought election for the White House.

US presidential elections: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama speeches face off on overseas issues

NEW YORK: The US presidential candidates laid out their visions of America's role in the world on Tuesday with dueling foreign policy speeches shaped by violent protests in the Middle East and their closely fought campaign at home.

US says China not seeking trade edge with weak yuan

WASHINGTON: The United States ruled on Friday that China was not manipulating its currency to gain an unfair trade advantage but it called the yuan "significantly undervalued" and vowed to press the Asian power for currency reforms.