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United States: news

Narendra Modi's US speech cancelled

Monday, March 4th 2013, 4:02
related countries: India

A planned speech at a top US business school by the controversial chief minister of India's Gujarat state, Narendra Modi, is cancelled after protests by teachers and students.
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US pledges $450m in Egypt assistance

Monday, March 4th 2013, 0:12
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

US Secretary of State John Kerry pledges a boost for Egypt's faltering economy as violence over a football riot trial rocks Port Said.
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Timberlake's Mirrors hits number one

Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 22:43
related countries: United Kingdom

US singer Justin Timberlake tops the UK singles chart with Mirrors while Emeli Sande stays at number one on the album chart.
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Florida sinkhole home demolished

Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 20:46
related places: Crews, Florida

Crews have partially demolished the home of a man presumed dead after he was swallowed up by a sinkhole in Florida and expect to finish the work on Monday.
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VIDEO: Rodman: N Korea 'don't want to do war'

Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 19:46

Kim Jong-un wants US President Barack Obama to call him, and doesn't want war, according to former basketball star Dennis Rodman.
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Dame Kiri to star in Downton episode

Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 15:37

Opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is to star in an episode of ITV's hit series Downton Abbey, while veteran US star Shirley MacLaine is to return to the cast.
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Las Vegas Sands violated bribery law

Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 12:10
related places: Casino

Casino operator Las Vegas Sands says that it probably violated a US law that prohibits bribing foreign officials.
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EU 'growth boost from US trade deal'

Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 11:19

Europe's most senior trade official says that a free-trade agreement between the US and European Union would boost its growth by as much as 1%, leading to many more jobs.
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VIDEO: US sinkhole victim search called off

Sunday, March 3rd 2013, 2:08
related places: Florida, Rescue

Rescue teams in Florida have called off their efforts to recover the body of a man swallowed by a huge sinkhole under his home.
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US sinkhole victim search called off

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 23:44
related places: Florida, Rescue

Rescue teams in Florida call off efforts to recover the body of a man swallowed by a sinkhole under his home, and say the house will be destroyed.
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Hackers breach Evernote security

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 18:34

US-based online information storage firm Evernote asks all its 50 million users worldwide to reset their passwords following a security breach by hackers.
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Egypt must rebuild economy - Kerry

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 18:20
related countries: Egypt

US Secretary of State John Kerry says it is "paramount" for Egypt's battered economy to "get back on its feet" during talks in Cairo.
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Row over Amazon 'rape' T-shirt

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 14:58
related places: Amazon

Internet retailer Amazon is continuing to list clothes from a US firm despite a row over a T-shirt with the slogan "keep calm and rape a lot".
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Man says ex-girlfriend 'stole sperm'

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 13:28
related places: Louisiana

US media reports a Louisiana man sues a clinic accusing his ex-girlfriend of stealing his sperm and using it to get pregnant.
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Russia 'concern' at US death ruling

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 12:10
related countries: Russia
related places: Texas

Russia's foreign ministry expresses concern after the Texas authorities rule the death of adopted three-year-old Max Shatto was an accident.
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McIlroy walks off course in US

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 11:30

Rory McIlroy walks off the course citing wisdom tooth pain after just eight holes of his second round at the Honda Classic.
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Russian-US boy's death 'accidental'

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 9:58
related countries: Russia

Authorities in the US state of Texas rule the death of an adopted three-year-old Russian boy was accidental, but a Russian official questions the findings.
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Obama signs budget cuts into effect

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 6:57

US President Barack Obama signs into effect a wave of steep spending cuts after political leaders fail to reach a deal to avert them.
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VIDEO: Obama signs budget cuts into effect

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 6:52

US President Barack Obama has signed into effect a wave of steep spending cuts which he has warned could damage the US economy.
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VIDEO: Gun parts made on 3D printer

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 6:02

As the gun debate around automatic rifles continues in the United States, one company has decided to combat possible legislation by designing a gun that can be made at home.
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Canada wobbles on its EU free-trade skates

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 1:09
related countries: Canada

Canada's new reason to worry about the US - trade with Europe
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No deal on steep US budget cuts

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 0:49
related places: White House

Last-ditch talks between US political leaders end without a budget deal, bringing on cuts which President Obama calls "inexcusable".
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US issues Keystone pipeline report

Saturday, March 2nd 2013, 0:36
related countries: Canada
related places: Keystone, Texas

A US government report on controversial plans to build an oil pipeline from Canada to Texas says it raises no major environmental concerns.
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US judge orders cut in Apple award

Friday, March 1st 2013, 23:29
related places: Apple

A judge in the US has ordered $1bn in damages awarded to Apple last year against Samsung be cut by 40% and set a new trial.
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Kerry holds Syria talks in Turkey

Friday, March 1st 2013, 17:26
related countries: Syria, Turkey

US Secretary of State John Kerry holds talks with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on the conflict in neighbouring Syria, amid differences on how best to support the opposition.
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Turkey PM's Zionism remarks attacked

Friday, March 1st 2013, 17:17
related countries: Turkey

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is condemned by the US, Israel and the UN for branding Zionism a "crime against humanity".
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US faces $85bn budget cuts deadline

Friday, March 1st 2013, 16:37
related places: Friday

US political leaders meet for a deadline-day summit at the White House as hopes fade for a deal to avoid $85bn (£56bn) in budget cuts.
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Pakistan-Iran pipeline 'to start'

Friday, March 1st 2013, 15:01
related countries: Iran, Pakistan

Work on a gas pipeline between Iran and Pakistan is to begin on 11 March, Pakistani officials say, despite US warnings of possible sanctions.
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Obama: Court must back gay marriage

Friday, March 1st 2013, 12:23
related places: California

A California ban on gay marriages, Proposition 8, should be overturned by the US Supreme Court, the Obama administration says.
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VIDEO: Rodman: Kim is 'a friend for life'

Friday, March 1st 2013, 11:17
related countries: North Korea

North Korea has released photographs of its leader Kim Jong-un meeting retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman.
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US sailors jailed over Okinawa rape

Friday, March 1st 2013, 10:38
related countries: Japan
related places: Okinawa

Two US sailors who pleaded guilty to the rape of a Japanese woman in Okinawa are sentenced to nine and 10 years in prison.
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N Korea's Kim meets Dennis Rodman

Friday, March 1st 2013, 10:17
related countries: North Korea
related places: Pyongyang, Kim

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman at a game in Pyongyang.
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VIDEO: No deal in sight on US budget cuts

Friday, March 1st 2013, 9:43
related places: Congress, Friday

The US is braced for steep budget cuts after Republicans and Democrats in Congress adjourn for the weekend despite a Friday deadline for a deal.
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US wins Kim Dotcom evidence appeal

Friday, March 1st 2013, 7:10
related countries: New Zealand
related places: Appeal

New Zealand's Court of Appeal has said that US prosecutors do not need to disclose their evidence in their fight to extradite Megaupload's Kim Dotcom.
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VIDEO: Manning pleads guilty to some charges

Friday, March 1st 2013, 1:15

The US soldier accused of leaking large numbers of secret documents to Wikileaks has pleaded guilty to 10 of the 22 charges against him.
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US extends aid to Syrian rebels

Friday, March 1st 2013, 0:01
related countries: Italy, Syria
related places: Rome

Secretary of State John Kerry says the US will provide "non-lethal" support to Syrian rebels for the first time, as well as extra aid to the opposition.
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Groupon founder fired as shares dive

Thursday, February 28th 2013, 23:12

The founder and chief executive of Groupon, Andrew Mason, is ousted after another quarterly loss prompts a 24% slide in the online voucher firm's share price.
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Manning guilty plea on some charges

Thursday, February 28th 2013, 22:40

Bradley Manning, the US Army private accused in the Wikileaks case, pleads guilty to lesser charges but may still be prosecuted for aiding the enemy.
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Who will the 'sequester' hurt?

Thursday, February 28th 2013, 20:55

When will the US budget cuts kick in?
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Revision takes US economy to growth

Thursday, February 28th 2013, 14:37

The performance of the US economy in the last three months of 2012 is revised from a 0.1% contraction to 0.1% growth by the Commerce Department.
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US hackers 'attacked China websites'

Thursday, February 28th 2013, 12:04
related countries: China

Hackers from the US have repeatedly launched attacks on Chinese military websites, including that of the Defence Ministry, officials say.
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VIDEO: Celebrated US pianist Cliburn dies

Thursday, February 28th 2013, 6:41

Van Cliburn, the renowned American classical pianist, has died aged 78.
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VIDEO: Kerry holds talks with Syrian opposition

Thursday, February 28th 2013, 6:36
related countries: Italy, Syria
related places: Rome

US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Rome for his first meeting with key figures in the Syrian opposition.
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VIDEO: Newtown dad weeps at hearing

Thursday, February 28th 2013, 4:14

Neil Heslin, the father of a boy slain in a mass school shooting in December, has broken down in tears at a US Senate hearing on a proposed assault weapons ban.
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Hagel says US must engage with world

Thursday, February 28th 2013, 0:00
related places: Shortly

Shortly after his swearing-in as defence secretary, Chuck Hagel says the US should engage with the world rather than dictate to it.
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Argentina resists debt demands

Thursday, February 28th 2013, 0:00
related countries: Argentina

Argentina signals to a US court that it will resist demands by a group of investors to repay them in full 11 years after its huge debt default.
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Lew confirmed as treasury secretary

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 23:39

The US Senate confirms Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's nominee for treasury secretary, in a 71-26 vote.
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Voting law before US Supreme Court

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 21:09
related places: Alabama

The US Supreme Court hears an Alabama county's challenge to a landmark 1965 voting rights law.
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Pianist Van Cliburn dies aged 78

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 19:20

Van Cliburn, the renowned American classical pianist who performed for every US president since Harry Truman, dies aged 78.
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US durable goods fall in January

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 17:26

Orders for US durable goods fell in January for the first time in five months as aircraft orders plunged, but excluding transport, orders rose steadily.
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Hagel sworn in as defence secretary

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 13:56

Chuck Hagel is sworn in as the new US defence secretary, a day after the Senate approved his appointment following a bruising nomination battle.
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Chuck Hagel stirs up India-US storm over Afghanistan

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 12:45
related countries: Afghanistan, India

Andrew North on a row that sheds light on India-US ties
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VIDEO: Brazil's robot surgeons in action

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 11:40
related countries: Brazil, France

Surgeons in Brazil and France are turning to robots developed by in the United States to assist them in delicate reconstructive nerve operations.
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VIDEO: Drinkers sue over 'watered-down' Bud

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 10:54
related places: Bud

Beer drinkers in the US have filed a $5m (£3.3m) lawsuit accusing Anheuser-Busch of watering down its beer.
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BP denies sole blame for Gulf spill

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 9:42
related places: Gulf

A BP executive tells a US court the oil giant was not solely responsible for the 2010 oil spill, on the second day of a trial to determine liability.
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Sea Shepherd anti-whalers 'pirates'

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 4:03
related countries: Japan

A US appeals court says conservation group Sea Shepherd are pirates, ordering them to stay away from Japan's whaling fleet.
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UK link in US 'cannibal cop' case

Wednesday, February 27th 2013, 2:47
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: New York

A former New York policeman accused of plotting to cannibalise women exchanged disturbing emails with a co-conspirator in the UK, a court hears.
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Drinkers sue over 'watered-down' Bud

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 23:29
related places: Bud

US beer lovers are suing Anheuser-Busch for allegedly watering down its Budweiser, Michelob and other popular American beer brands.
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VIDEO: 'Compromise' call to save US jobs

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 23:00
related places: Congress

President Barack Obama has urged Congress to pass a bill to avert massive new spending cuts of $85bn (£56bn) which will be triggered automatically at the end of this week unless it is approved.
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US shows signs of stronger recovery

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 22:53

The US economy registers surprisingly strong consumer confidence and new home sales data, suggesting the recovery is gathering steam.
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Markets hurt by Italian deadlock

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 21:37
related countries: Italy

European markets are trading lower, as the inconclusive election result in Italy leads to fears of renewed uncertainty in the eurozone.
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Rare killing of US prison guard

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 21:12
related places: Pennsylvania

An inmate at a high-security Pennsylvania prison kills a guard, the first time a federal officer has died at work in almost five years.
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Nato admits Taliban figures 'error'

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 17:38
related countries: Afghanistan

US-led military forces in Afghanistan admit that an "error" led them to mistakenly claim a fall in Taliban attacks last year.
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VIDEO: US and Russia adoption talks

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 17:25
related countries: Russia

The death of the adopted Russian three-year-old Max Shatto is expected be the key talking point in talks between US secretary of state John Kerry and Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday.
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Lew approved by Senate committee

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 16:26
related places: Senate

Jack Lew is poised to become the next US Treasury Secretary after gaining approval from the Senate's influential finance committee.
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JP Morgan to cut up to 19,000 jobs

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 16:20

US bank JP Morgan Chase increases its planned job cuts to 19,000 by the end of next year in its mortgage and community banking businesses.
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Lost Rudyard Kipling poems published

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 13:15

More than 50 unpublished poems by Rudyard Kipling are to be seen in print for the first time after being discovered by a US scholar.
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Apple offers kid apps fee settlement

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 12:24
related places: Apple

Apple is to offer US parents compensation for purchases in app games made by their children without permission.
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Dennis Rodman visits North Korea

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 11:57
related countries: North Korea

Retired US basketball player Dennis Rodman, known for his flamboyant "bad boy" image, arrives in North Korea to film a TV programme.
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VIDEO: US Republicans 'can learn from UK Tories'

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 11:51
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Romney

The "mystery about the Romney defeat" was how he lost upper-income immigrants and the lack of a wider "middle-class economic message", said a former speechwriter to George W Bush.
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Identity Thief tops US box office

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 10:45

Melissa McCarthy's comedy Identity Thief reclaims the US box office title from A Good Day To Die Hard.
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MacFarlane boosts Oscars ratings

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 10:00

This year's Academy Awards attracted an audience of 40.3 million in the US, the highest figure for three years, according to Nielsen ratings data.
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US wife accuses 'cannibal' policeman

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 2:48

The estranged wife of a New York City policeman tells a court about her discovery of his alleged plans to kill her and cannibalise women.
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Obama urges budget cuts 'compromise'

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 1:18
related places: Congress

President Barack Obama urges US governors to lobby their congressional delegation to pass legislation averting deep budget cuts set to hit on Friday.
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The most worthless coin in the world

Tuesday, February 26th 2013, 0:23

The coin worth just one 2,000th of a US cent
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Syria opposition U-turn on talks

Monday, February 25th 2013, 23:44
related countries: Italy, Syria, United Kingdom
related places: Rome

The Syrian opposition reverses its decision to boycott international talks in Rome, after the US and the UK promise to increase their support.
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Kerry urges Syria opposition to talk

Monday, February 25th 2013, 22:35
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Cameron, London

On his first trip abroad as US Secretary of State, John Kerry urges Syria's opposition to attend an international meeting in Rome on Thursday.
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VIDEO: BP braced for US pollution lawsuit

Monday, February 25th 2013, 10:47

The civil trial between BP and the US states effected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is set to begin.
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VIDEO: In line of fire with US Marines

Monday, February 25th 2013, 0:04
related countries: Afghanistan

BBC Panorama has uncovered evidence of corruption and criminality among the Afghan police force in Helmand province.
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Kerry on first official trip abroad

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 22:14
related countries: Syria

John Kerry sets off for his first foreign tour as US secretary of state, with the conflict in Syria at the top of his agenda.
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Singer Cleotha Staples dies at 78

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 16:48

Cleotha Staples, a member of the chart-topping US gospel group The Staple Singers, dies after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
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US forces 'must leave' Afghan region

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 16:37
related countries: Afghanistan

The Afghan president orders US special forces out of Wardak province, over claims Afghans working for them are involved in torture and disappearances.
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Apple drops shares plan after ruling

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 11:27
related places: Apple

Apple drops a planned vote of shareholders after a US judge blocked the move in an ongoing spat over what to do with the tech giant's huge cash pile.
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US Cardinal urged to avoid conclave

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 10:55
related places: Pope, Sunday

Activists urge US Cardinal Mahony to stay away from the conclave to choose a new pope because of child sex abuse allegations as the outgoing Pope gives his final Sunday blessing.
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US condemns Aleppo rocket strikes

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 5:34
related countries: Syria
related places: Aleppo

The US condemns recent deadly attacks on Syria's northern city of Aleppo, which opposition activists say were carried out by government forces.
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Pro-gun rallies staged across US

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 4:52

Gun rights activists hold rallies across the US, in a "day of resistance" to plans to tighten gun laws following December's Connecticut school shooting.
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Taken Banksy is withdrawn from sale

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 4:44
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A Banksy artwork which was taken from a London street and had been listed for auction in the US has been withdrawn from sale.
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VIDEO: Gun activists stage 'day of resistance'

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 3:45

Pro-gun campaigners in the United States have been holding what they describe as a "day of resistance", in protest at President Obama's plans to ban assault weapons.
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Pinochet 'tried to hang on to power'

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 0:31
related countries: Chile

Chilean military leader Augusto Pinochet wanted to hold on to power after he lost a referendum in 1988, declassified US documents suggest.
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VIDEO: US grounds entire F-35 jet fleet

Saturday, February 23rd 2013, 9:08

The US has grounded its entire fleet of 51 F-35 fighter jets after the discovery of a cracked engine blade.
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Hackers attack Microsoft computers

Saturday, February 23rd 2013, 5:15
related places: Apple

Microsoft becomes the latest US technology firm - after Apple and Facebook - to confirm that it has been targeted by computer hackers.
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US nuclear waste tanks leaking

Saturday, February 23rd 2013, 5:09
related places: Washington, Six

Six underground storage tanks at a nuclear site in the US state of Washington are leaking but there is no current risk to humans, officials say.
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US grounds entire F-35 jet fleet

Friday, February 22nd 2013, 22:50

The US grounds its entire fleet of F-35 fighters - the Pentagon's most expensive weapons programme - after a cracked engine blade is discovered.
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US government to sue Armstrong

Friday, February 22nd 2013, 20:38
related places: Armstrong

The US government joins a lawsuit against Lance Armstrong after talks with the disgraced cyclist's lawyers broke down.
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Obama and Abe affirm US-Japan ties

Friday, February 22nd 2013, 19:51
related countries: Japan
related places: Washington, White House, Abe

US President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe affirm their security alliance and pledge to stand firm against North Korea.
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US sends 100 armed troops to Niger

Friday, February 22nd 2013, 16:45
related countries: France, Mali, Niger

The US has deployed 100 troops to Niger to assist French forces in neighbouring Mali, President Barack Obama says.
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US denies Afghanistan troops claim

Friday, February 22nd 2013, 14:50
related countries: Afghanistan, Germany

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta rejects Germany's claim that he confirmed the number of US troops to stay in Afghanistan after Nato's exit.
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Boeing 'set to offer 787 fixes'

Friday, February 22nd 2013, 14:06
related places: Friday

Boeing is expected to offer ways to fix the 787's battery problems at a meeting with the US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday.
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VIDEO: Big Bird back in US politics

Friday, February 22nd 2013, 12:35

Sesame Street's Big Bird has teamed up with First Lady Michelle Obama on a healthy eating campaign in the US.
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Magic Slim, blues musician, dies

Friday, February 22nd 2013, 10:27
related places: Chicago

Magic Slim, the American blues guitarist and leading figure in the Chicago blues scene, dies aged 75.
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