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US software company Adobe Systems announces it is cutting 680 jobs, almost one in 10 of its workforce.
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Former US astronaut Lisa Nowak, accused of attacking and trying to kidnap a love rival, is given a year's probation.
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US President Barack Obama says "no faith justifies" the killings at Fort Hood army base, as he attends a memorial service.
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A US judge has ordered South Carolina not to issue a licence plate with a Christian image and slogan.
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South KoreaThe White House and the UN appeal for restraint after a maritime clash between North and South Korea.
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IranIran's foreign minister says the three young Americans who are suspected of spying entered its territory illegally.
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IndiaIndia bans a former US naval ship heading for break-up at a scrap yard on its west coast, citing environmental concerns.
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US authorities knew the US Army major accused of killing 13 people at a military base had contacted a cleric sympathetic to al-Qaeda.
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The man behind the Washington sniper attacks faces execution on Tuesday after the US Supreme Court rejects a final appeal.
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Afghanistan, 
JapanJapan pledges $5bn in aid over five years to Afghanistan, days before US President Barack Obama visits Tokyo.
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A US Army major who is suspected of killing 13 people at a military base has regained consciousness, hospital sources say.
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About a million pushchairs made by Maclaren USA are recalled in the US amid reports of children's fingertips being cut off.
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United KingdomUK confectioner Cadbury rejects a £9.8bn hostile bid from US food giant Kraft, which will now go directly to shareholders.
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US shares hit a 13-month high and stock markets in Europe jump after the G20 pledged to keep supporting the global economy.
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IranThree young Americans detained in Iran over alleged illegal entry are to be charged with spying, an Iranian state news agency says.
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El SalvadorUS volunteer in El Salvador caught up in disaster
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British boxer David Haye hopes to defend his WBA heavyweight title at a major London venue in early 2010 and Wembley Stadium is on the agenda for a summer bout.
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IraqTwo US army pilots have been killed in a helicopter crash in central Iraq, the US military says.
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Mark Mardell on the hard fact at core of US health debate
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SudanSudan's President Bashir, indicted for war crimes in Darfur, pulls out of a summit in Istanbul, following pressure from the EU and US.
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The US and European space agencies sign the "letter of intent" tying together their Mars exploration programmes.
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A top US senator says he is planning to investigate whether last week's deadly army base shooting was a terror attack.
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JapanThousands of people attend a rally to demand the removal of a US military base on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
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US billionaire Warren Buffett's investment company reports that profits have almost tripled in the third quarter.
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A landmark bill that could extend healthcare coverage to tens of millions passes in the US lower House after a tense vote.
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Many more people could have died in Thursday's deadly attack at a Texas army base, a US military investigator says.
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Barack Obama makes a last-minute bid to get approval of his health reforms from the US House of Representatives
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The USS New York, a warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, goes into service.
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As President Obama's bid to reform the healthcare system hits a key milestone, David Willis reports on what it is really like to get health insurance in the US.
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President Barack Obama praises the "valour" of those who responded to the deadly attacks at a US army base in Texas.
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President Barack Obama says the entire US is grieving after a soldier shot dead 13 people at a Texas army base on Thursday.
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Police in the US city of Orlando arrest a gunman who opened fire in an office, killing one person and injuring five others.
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The US economy lost 190,000 jobs in October, taking the jobless rate above 10% for the first time since 1983.
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A US major accused of killing 13 people at an army base was due to go to Afghanistan, apparently against his wishes.
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ChinaTiger Woods birdies the last hole to share the lead with fellow American Nick Watney after two days of the Champions tournament in Shanghai.
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A US major kills 13 people at Fort Hood military base in Texas, amid reports he did not want to be sent to Iraq or Afghanistan.
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ChinaThe United States imposes high anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese pipes as trade disputes mar the run-up to a bilateral summit.
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US shares rise strongly after official figures show business productivity has risen at its highest rate in six years.
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US police charge the mother of a baby, reported missing, after finding the child alive under her babysitter's bed.
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A further 14 people are charged in connection to the alleged $20m insider trading scheme at US hedge fund Galleon Group.
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IndiaUS President Barack Obama vows not to forget American Indian tribes, as representatives gather for a White House conference.
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Police in the US state of Florida find a baby, reported missing on Saturday, alive under her babysitter's bed.
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PakistanAt least four suspected militants die as a US drone fires two missiles in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, officials say.
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AfghanistanThe US Homeland Security secretary defends the time it is taking for President Obama to decide on his Afghan strategy.
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Parole officers in California missed many chances to stop the alleged abductor of Jaycee Dugard, held captive for 18 years.
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ColombiaColombian opposition groups react angrily after details of a controversial military deal with the US are made public.
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Intel is hit with an anti-competition lawsuit in the US, accused of using "illegal threats" to dominate microchip sales.
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Kenya's attorney general admits the US has imposed a travel ban on him, and threatens legal action for defamation.
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Egypt, 
IsraelPalestinians may have to abandon the goal of an independent state if Jewish settlements continue, their chief negotiator says.
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US Democrats reject claims their defeat in two state polls reflects badly on President Barack Obama, a year after his election.
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Two towns, two very different faces of the US heartland
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One of US President Barack Obama's half-brothers speaks about their "abusive" father at the launch of his first novel.
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Republicans score victories in two key US elections for governor, a year after President Barack Obama was voted in.
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Japan says plans for a meeting between its foreign minister and US secretary of state are scrapped for lack of time.
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BurmaUS envoys meet both Burma's PM and detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in the highest level bilateral contact in over 10 years.
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ChinaUS general says China has made amazing strides in improving its military capabilities in space
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US voters split on Obama, a year after his election
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A white US justice of the peace who refused to sign a marriage licence for a mixed-race couple has resigned, officials say.
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DenmarkBarack Obama urges the US and EU to re-double efforts to achieve success at the climate change summit in Copenhagen.
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US police charge a convicted rapist with five counts of murder, as more human remains are found at his Ohio home.
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GermanyAngela Merkel receives standing ovations as she becomes only the second German chancellor to address US Congress in decades.
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Ballots in New Jersey, Virginia and New York may give a snapshot of how voters feel, a year after Barack Obama was elected.
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Will US votes signal turn in Republicans' fortunes?
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United KingdomSmoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems at three years old, according to UK and US researchers.
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A US court jails the founder of an online gambling firm for more than four years and orders him to forfeit $43m in illicit earnings.
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BurmaTwo senior US diplomats visit Burma on a fact-finding tour as part of efforts to find a new approach to the junta.
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Canada, 
SyriaA New York court rules against allowing a Syrian-born Canadian to sue US authorities over his mistaken arrest for terrorism links.
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US firm Ford announces profits of almost $1bn between July and September, thanks to increased market share and reduced costs.
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Iran, IsraelIran casts long shadow over US-Israeli war games
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US dilemma over future of climate and energy policy
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Israel, 
West BankSecretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US has not changed its opposition to continued Israeli settlement in the West Bank.
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IranIran's Revolutionary Guards warn opposition groups not to hold protests on the anniversary of US embassy seizure.
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MexicoMexico's attorney general visits his American counterpart, as the US announces a record number of extraditions from Mexico.
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A restaurant in the eastern US state of New Hampshire breaks the world record for the largest meatball.
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The US lender, CIT Group, files for bankruptcy protection, after a debt-exchange offer to bondholders fails.
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Sri LankaSri Lanka's government protests that its army chief faces questioning by US officials about alleged war crimes.
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Former US President Bill Clinton attends the unveiling of a statue to himself in Kosovo's capital Pristina.
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An annual nude pumpkin run in the US city of Boulder, Colorado, fails to go ahead due to an increased police presence and the threat of legal action, local reports say.
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IsraelUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Israeli-Palestinian peace talks must resume "as soon as possible".
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United KingdomBritain's choices on power and influencing the US
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Six bodies have been found in the home of a convicted rapist in the US city of Cleveland, police confirm.
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CubaCuba's former leader Fidel Castro blames the growth of swine flu on the increased numbers of US visitors on the island.
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Gary Younge has discovered that the modern, sugar-coated version of Halloween gives a key insight into American culture.
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The ex-boyfriend of late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith and two doctors must stand trial for supplying drugs, a US judge says.
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BP is fined a record $87m by the US authorities for failing to correct safety violations at its Texas oil refinery.
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President Barack Obama says he will end the 22-year ban on people with HIV entering the US from the start of 2010.
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PakistanUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets tribal leaders on the final day of a testing trip to Pakistan.
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A search is under way for nine people missing after a US Coast Guard plane and a military helicopter crash off California.
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ColombiaThe United States and Colombia sign a deal giving the US military access to seven Colombian bases.
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PakistanAnti-US sentiment in Pakistan is spreading
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The family of a US woman who died after drinking litres of water in a radio station contest wins $16m (£9.7m).
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President Barack Obama welcomes the return of US economic growth, but says there is still a long way to go.
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An al-Qaeda sleeper agent is jailed in the US for conspiring to provide material support for terrorism.
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IsraelA space scientist from Nasa pleads not guilty in a US court to charges of attempting to sell secrets to Israel.
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The US economy grew at an annual pace of 3.5% between July and September, indicating its recession has ended.
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveils a healthcare bill that would extend coverage to 36m more Americans.
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US envoy George Mitchell visits Jerusalem in efforts to revive peace talks, ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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