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AfghanistanThe United States is threatening to pull out of a security pact with Afghanistan unless it is signed by the end of the year - without the pact trade routes could be threatened.
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In a precedent-setting move, the US Supreme Court rejects Amazon's appeal to avoid paying sales tax on items bought in NY state.
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GermanyAn Olympic gold medal won by African-American athletics star Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games is put up for auction online.
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The US authorities begin an investigation into the causes of Sunday's New York crash in which four people were killed and more than 60 injured.
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Hunger Games: Catching Fire stays top of the US box office over the Thanksgiving weekend, with Disney's Frozen opening at number two.
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What America used for money before the dollar
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Marvel's female Muslim superhero fights villains and stereotypes
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Fans, friends and fellow stars pay tribute to US actor Paul Walker, best known for the Fast & Furious films, who has died in a car crash at the age of 40.
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Paul Walker, who starred in the Fast & Furious action film series, is killed along with a friend in a car crash north of Los Angeles.
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North KoreaThe US urges North Korea to release American Merrill Newman, after official media there say he confessed to "crimes against the state".
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North KoreaA US citizen detained for more than a month in North Korea has confessed to committing "indelible crimes" against the state, according to state media.
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SyriaThe organisation charged with overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons confirms some will be "neutralised" aboard a US Navy ship.
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ChinaThe US urges its commercial aircraft to comply with China's rules in the new air defence zone around disputed islands in the East China Sea.
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North KoreaNorth Korean media say a US citizen detained there for more than a month, Merrill Newman, has confessed to "indelible crimes" against the state.
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Shootings, stabbing, robbery and brawls taint the Black Friday shopping frenzy, as bargain-hunters mob malls across the US.
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United KingdomA rush by some retailers to copy a US-style Black Friday boosts sales, but leads to a fight in one Asda shop, and an arrest at another, as customers seek the best discounted deals.
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China, 
JapanChina says it has scrambled fighter jets to monitor US and Japanese planes inside its controversial new air defence zone around disputed islands.
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AfghanistanAfghan President Hamid Karzai condemns a US air strike that killed a small child and injured two women in southern Helmand province.
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JapanTwo "improvised launch devices" were fired near a US military base in Japan on Thursday, officials say, with no injuries or damage reported.
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AustraliaAustralia blocks US conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland's (ADM) A$3.4bn ($3.1bn; £1.8bn) takeover of GrainCorp - its biggest grain merchant.
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The history of the annual US Thanksgiving retail frenzy
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ChinaThe American socialite who got the first live panda out of China
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SyriaA plan has been drawn up to destroy Syria's chemical weapons at sea using a mobile plant on a US Navy auxiliary vessel, Newsnight understands.
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France, 
Mali, 
Niger, 
Saudi ArabiaFrench troops recapture a Malian man who escaped from prison in Niger, where he killed four Saudi tourists and allegedly assassinated a US diplomat, officials say.
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A rights group says a US man has been held in UAE for months, accused of endangering national security after posting a parody video about youth culture.
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CanadaPrison officers' union calls for tighter security after drones were used to try to smuggle contraband into jails in US and Canada.
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The US government agrees to pay $50m (£31m) after it was said to have pirated "thousands" of copies of military software.
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Pop star Cheryl Cole receives a payout from the producers of X Factor USA, after she was dropped from the show in 2011.
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JapanJapan's main stock index closes at its highest level for nearly six years, tracking overnight gains in the US markets and buoyed by a weak yen.
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Hundreds of flights have been delayed, but a storm on the US East Coast has not brought Thanksgiving travel gridlock as feared.
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The Obama administration announces another delay to its healthcare law, this time to online medical insurance for small businesses.
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US President Barack Obama "pardons" two turkeys on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, saluting them for their bravery.
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A US federal bankruptcy judge rules in favour of a proposed merger between US Airways and American Airlines which would form the world's biggest airline.
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The European Commission says the US must help toughen rules governing data transfers to help rebuild trust following the Snowden leaks.
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ChinaUS Vice-President Joe Biden will convey to China US concerns over its declaration of an air defence zone over disputed islands, the White House says.
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A California judge temporarily curbs production of the popular sriracha hot sauce after nearby residents complained of the factory's noxious odours.
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ChinaChina monitored the flight of two US bombers that flew across its newly-declared "air defence identification zone", its defence ministry has said.
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The US authorities have studied online sexual activity and suggested exposing porn site visits as a way to discredit people who spread radical views, the Huffington Post news site reports.
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ChinaChina says it monitored the flight of two US B-52 bombers that flew across its newly-declared "air defence identification zone" amid regional tensions.
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US ex-sports star OJ Simpson faces at least four more years in jail as a judge rejects his bid for a retrial over his armed robbery conviction.
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The Duke of Cambridge surprises guests at a charity event at Kensington Palace by performing alongside US stars Jon Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift.
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A US winter storm blamed for up to a dozen deaths is threatening to bring travel misery to the East Coast on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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A tiny book of psalms from 1640 becomes the world's most expensive printed book as it sells at auction in New York for $14.2m (£8.8m).
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United States president Barack Obama visited the DreamWorks Animation studio in California and found his voice had been used to bring a character to life.
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LibyaCBS suspends star reporter Lara Logan and a producer for a discredited 60 Minutes report about the attack on a US post in Benghazi, Libya.
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United KingdomUS citizens are advised to be extra vigilant when travelling to Northern Ireland, after a car bomb partially exploded near a Belfast shopping centre.
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Cuba halts consular services in the US because banks won't take its business.
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IranThe White House asks Iran to help locate and free ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson, who US officials believe is being held captive in the country.
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ChinaThe US has flown two B-52 military aircraft over disputed islands in the East China Sea in defiance of new Chinese air defence rules, officials say.
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The US Supreme Court will hear Christian-owned companies' challenge to a requirement in a health law that employers provide contraception coverage.
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A tone deaf US teenager has recovered from a concussion to find he can play thirteen musical instruments.
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US house prices rose more slowly in September than in August, as higher mortgage rates and the government shutdown weighed on the market.
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Cinema screenings of Doctor Who's 50th anniversary episode make it the third biggest draw at the UK box office.
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One Direction, Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake among winners at the 41st American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
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Afghanistan, 
PakistanProtests against US drone strikes in Pakistan have begun targeting a border crossing near Peshawar - a key supply route for Nato troops in Afghanistan.
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A winter storm has blanketed large areas of the US in a thick covering of snow, disrupting Thanksgiving travel plans.
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Malaysia, 
SingaporeKuala Lumpur summons Singapore's high commissioner over reports that Singapore assisted in US spying across Asia, including Malaysia.
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China, JapanWhat will China's move mean for US and Japan?
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ChinaChina launches an antitrust probe against one of the world's biggest chipmakers, the US firm Qualcomm.
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US photographer creates miniature tableaux of conflict scenes
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The gunman who killed 26 people at a Connecticut school last year had an "obsession" with the 1999 Columbine massacre, an official report finds.
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AfghanistanThe Afghan president refuses to back down on his decision not to sign a key security deal in a meeting with the US national security adviser.
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IranUS President Barack Obama defends an interim deal on Iran's nuclear programme, saying "bluster" will not guarantee US security.
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SyriaSyrian peace talks planned for January are the "best opportunity" to form a transitional government, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
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A severe storm in the US is blamed for up to a dozen deaths and could threaten travel for millions over Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday.
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NetherlandsThe US National Security Agency infected 50,000 networks with malware, Dutch newspaper NRC reports.
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Saudi ArabiaA Saudi court sentences one man to death and 19 others to up to 25 years in prison in connection with an attack on the US consulate in Jeddah in 2004.
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China, JapanJapan PM Shinzo Abe describes China's move to create a new "air defence identification zone" over disputed waters as "dangerous".
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire races to the top of the North America box office, but falls short of becoming the biggest opener of 2013.
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Iran, 
IsraelThe US secretary of state says the deal reached over Iran's nuclear programme will make the Middle East safer, but Israel fiercely disagrees.
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Manny Pacquiao wants to fight Floyd Mayweather after making his comeback - but says it is up to the American as to when.
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AfghanistanA security pact with the US is backed by Afghan elders who call for it to be signed this year rather than delayed as President Karzai wants.
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Manny Pacquiao puts on a dazzling boxing display to beat American Brandon Rios and win his first fight in two years.
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IranA deal on Iran's nuclear programme agreed in Geneva will give Tehran some sanctions relief but most sanctions will stay, says US President Obama.
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IranThe UK's foreign secretary says "narrow gaps" remain between Iran and the six world powers meeting in Geneva for nuclear talks.
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IranThe US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Geneva amid hopes that a deal can finally be reached on Iran's nuclear programme.
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A huge US energy supplier, Duke Energy, is fined $1m (£620,000) over the deaths of golden eagles at two wind farms in the state of Wyoming.
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North KoreaNorth Korea confirms it is holding a US citizen, amid concern for an 85-year-old man who was reportedly detained on a visit there last month.
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The US has been marking 50 years since President John F Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet in Dallas, Texas.
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A black US woman who falsely accused three white Duke University athletes of rape in 2006 is convicted of stabbing her boyfriend to death.
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Flags are lowered, bells toll and wreaths are laid, as the US marks half a century since President John F Kennedy's assassination in Dallas.
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Online gambling is launched in the state of New Jersey, a sign that the US may slowly be opening up to the multibillion-dollar industry.
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PakistanThe Pakistani doctor who helped the US track down Osama bin Laden is charged with murder.
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AfghanistanThe US says a new, post-2014 security deal with Afghanistan should be signed by the end of the year - conflicting with views of the Afghan president.
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North KoreaUS officials urge North Korea to "let our citizens go free", as reports emerge an 85-year-old US veteran has been detained in the country.
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A US jury rules that Samsung must pay $290m (£180m) to Apple for copying iPhone and iPad features in its devices.
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The US state of Alabama exonerates the last three of the Scottsboro Boys, black teenagers wrongly accused of raping two white girls in 1931.
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President Obama backs a rule change by his Democratic allies in the Senate to curb Republicans' "unprecedented" blocking of White House nominations.
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Central African Republic, 
UgandaUS officials cast doubt on reports that Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony is negotiating his surrender in the Central African Republic.
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A relative of the prominent US Kennedy family convicted of a 1975 beating death walks free on bail as he awaits a new trial.
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A gigantic Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo plane safely takes off from a tiny airport in Kansas after it landed there by mistake.
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AfghanistanUS President Barack Obama writes a letter vowing to respect Afghanistan's sovereignty, as Afghan elders debate a crucial post-2014 security pact.
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McBride's The Good Lord Bird was a surprise winner of the prestigious award which honours works by US authors published over the past year.
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Janet Yellen is set to become the next head of the US Federal Reserve after her nomination is approved by a key Senate committee.
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Stalking charges are dropped against two teenage girls over the alleged bullying of another Florida girl who took her own life.
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A Florida legislator on probation after pleading guilty to cocaine possession announces he is taking a leave of absence.
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PakistanA US drone attack kills at least five people at an Islamic seminary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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AfghanistanThe Afghan president urges an assembly of tribal elders to back a new security deal with the US, which he says would see 15,000 foreign troops stay in the country after 2014.
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Aruba, AustraliaAn Australian court hands a two-year suspended sentence to a US surgeon for fraud after prosecutors dropped criminal negligence charges.
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Denmark's Thomas Bjorn and American Kevin Streelman shoot 66 to share the first-round lead at the World Cup of Golf.
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