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Obama in Africa gay rights appeal

Thursday, June 27th 2013, 17:37
related countries: Senegal Senegal
related places: Africa

US President Barack Obama calls on African governments to give gay people equal rights by decriminalising homosexual acts, as he starts a three-nation African tour.
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US consumer spending rose in May

Thursday, June 27th 2013, 16:40
related places: May

Economic data points to continuing growth in the US economy, with US consumer spending in May reversing a fall in April
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Snowden asylum case 'may take weeks'

Thursday, June 27th 2013, 9:53
related countries: Ecuador Ecuador

Ecuador could take weeks to rule on an asylum bid by fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino says.
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US boss released from China factory

Thursday, June 27th 2013, 6:29
related countries: China China

US businessman Chip Starnes has been freed after being detained by workers in his factory in China for nearly a week over an industrial dispute.
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VIDEO: Snowden hunt: Inside ‘fugitive’s hotel’

Thursday, June 27th 2013, 6:13

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg reports from Sheremetyevo airport where US whistleblower Edward Snowden is believed to be staying at a transit hotel.
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VIDEO: President Obama begins Africa tour

Thursday, June 27th 2013, 5:42
related countries: Senegal Senegal
related places: Africa

US President Barack Obama has arrived in Senegal on the start of a week-long tour of Africa.
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Former Devo drummer Alan Myers dies

Thursday, June 27th 2013, 4:05
related places: Los Angeles

Alan Myers, the long-time drummer for the US new wave band Devo, dies in Los Angeles, aged 58, after suffering from cancer.
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Texas executes 500th prisoner

Thursday, June 27th 2013, 3:58
related places: Texas

The US state of Texas executes the 500th prisoner since it reinstated the death penalty in 1982, as a woman is given a lethal injection for murder.
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US Marine's murder case overturned

Thursday, June 27th 2013, 1:53
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Marine

A US military court overturns the conviction of a Marine found guilty in the 2006 murder of an Iraqi civilian found shot dead in a ditch.
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Historic US rulings for gay marriage

Thursday, June 27th 2013, 1:53

The US Supreme Court quashes a law denying federal benefits to gay couples and clears the way for same-sex unions in California.
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Arrests in US synthetic drugs raids

Thursday, June 27th 2013, 1:32

US anti-drug agents say more than 200 people have been arrested in a major international operation against synthetic drugs.
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The factory that refuses to die

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 23:24
related countries: France France

The French tyre factory at war for six years with its US owners
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Abortion 'monster' renews US debate

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 23:14

Gruesome case of doctor jailed for murder renews US debate
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VIDEO: Obama phone call to gay couple

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 22:30

Chris Perry and her partner Sandy Steer share their celebrations over a US Supreme Court ruling about gay marriage in a phone call with President Obama.
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VIDEO: Top US Court rules for gay marriage

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 21:57
related places: California

The US Supreme Court has overturned a law which denied federal recognition of same-sex marriages, and cleared the way cleared the way for same-sex marriage to resume in California.
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VIDEO: Is this whistleblower's hiding place?

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 21:50
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

Fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden is still in the transit area at a Moscow airport, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but his exact whereabouts remain a mystery.
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US growth rate revised down to 1.8%

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 21:33

The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.8% in the first quarter of the year, slower than the previous estimate of 2.4%.
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Brazil 2-1 Uruguay

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 21:19
related countries: Brazil Brazil, Uruguay Uruguay

Brazil reach the Confederations Cup final, where they will face Spain or Italy, after Paulinho's late header sinks Uruguay.
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NFL player charged with murder

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 20:42

An American football player is charged with murder after a fellow athlete was found dead in an industrial park not far from the accused's home.
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VIDEO: US gay marriage decision: The issues

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 17:52
related places: California

The US Supreme Court has quashed a law denying federal benefits to gay couples and paved the way for same-sex unions to resume in California, in two landmark rulings.
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Obama in Africa: Too little too late?

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 17:46

Does the US president still have clout on the continent?
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US bloggers banned from entering UK

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 16:26
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Two prominent US bloggers, the co-founders of anti-Muslim group, have been banned from entering the UK, the Home Office says.
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VIDEO: Searching for Snowden at Moscow airport

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 12:26
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow, Snowden

Fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden is still in the transit area at a Moscow airport, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Texas abortion vote fails to pass

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 12:14
related places: Texas

Helped by a marathon speech and protests, Texas Democrats manage to block a bill that would shut most of the abortion clinics in the state.
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Grisham debut novel heads for stage

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 12:11
related places: New York, Time

A stage version of A Time to Kill, the first novel by US author John Grisham, is to open in New York later this year.
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US envoy: Syria 'a stain' on UN

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 9:44
related countries: Syria Syria

Susan Rice has called the UN Security Council's inaction on the Syrian war "a stain" on the body, in final remarks as US ambassador to the body.
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VIDEO: Snowden 'still in Moscow airport'

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 6:34
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

Fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden is still in the transit area at Moscow airport, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has confirmed.
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Snowden 'still in Moscow airport'

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 4:39
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

Vladimir Putin confirms US fugitive Edward Snowden is in Moscow airport's transit area, as Venezuela's leader says he would consider offering asylum.
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Renewed US-Afghan pledge on talks

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 1:46
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

The US and Afghan presidents reaffirm their commitment to peace talks with the Taliban, hours after Taliban militants attacked a CIA station.
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US troops in Jordan 'a signal to Syria'

Wednesday, June 26th 2013, 1:04
related countries: Jordan Jordan

Tensions across border keeping US troops in Jordan
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VIDEO: 'I'm not recognised as an army wife'

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 23:12

As the US Supreme Court weighs whether to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act, a military woman and her wife explain how the law has made their life together difficult.
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VIDEO: Saving one of California's 90 languages

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 23:03
related places: California

The Yurok language was on the verge of extinction but now it's enjoying a revival as the Northern California Native American tribe begins teaching Yurok in schools.
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Obama lays out climate action plan

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 22:49

US President Obama sets out measures to curb climate change, including limits on power-plant emissions, as he derides sceptics of the problem.
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US teen killed by bull statue horn

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 22:24
related places: Texas

A 14-year-old boy dies in the US after running into the horn of a bull statue on a Texas university campus, reportedly during a game of hide-and-seek.
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VIDEO: Obama lays out climate action plan

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 21:48

US President Barack Obama has laid out a package of measures aimed at curbing climate change, including limits on emissions from power plants.
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US home prices see big annual rise

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 21:36

As US home prices see their biggest rise since 2006, some analysts think this is a further sign of economic recovery.
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Barnes & Noble Nook sales plunge

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 21:21
related places: Nook

US bookstore chain Barnes & Noble sees its fourth-quarter net loss more than double to $118.6m (£77m) as sales of its Nook e-books and devices drop.
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Ruling neuters key US voting law

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 20:39

The US Supreme Court overturns a key part of a landmark civil rights-era electoral law designed to protect minority voters.
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Germany seeks UK 'snooping' details

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 14:59
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Liberty

The German justice minister writes to British ministers seeking information about allegations of mass surveillance by British intelligence.
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VIDEO: On ground for US-Jordan war games

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 14:19
related countries: Jordan Jordan, Syria Syria

Jordan hosts war games that may eventually prepare the way for a military intervention in Syria.
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Snowden 'has not entered Russia'

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 13:29
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

Russia says fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has not crossed into the country, as the US repeats demands that he should be handed over.
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Berry to back US paparazzi bill

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 11:47
related places: California

Actress Halle Berry is to testify in favour of new legislation which would limit the paparazzi’s ability to photograph stars’ children in California.
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US blocks Picasso painting sale

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 10:21
related countries: Italy Italy

US authorities blocks the sale of a Picasso painting valued at $11.5m (£7.4m), at the request of the Italian Government.
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US boss 'held' in China factory

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 9:57
related countries: China China
related places: Beijing

Chinese workers at a factory in Beijing prevent their American boss from leaving for five days amid a dispute over payment.
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I Am Legend author Matheson dies

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 9:24
related places: Matheson

US sci-fi and fantasy writer Richard Matheson, who wrote the 1954 vampire novel I Am Legend, dies aged 87.
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Beijing rebuffs US Snowden charge

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 8:59
related countries: China China, Hong Kong Hong Kong

China describes US accusations that it facilitated the departure of fugitive Edward Snowden from Hong Kong as "groundless and unacceptable".
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VIDEO: US criticises Russia over Snowden

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 6:07
related countries: China China, Hong Kong Hong Kong, Russia Russia
related places: Moscow, Snowden

America has criticised Russia and China after fugitive Edward Snowden left Hong Kong for Moscow.
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VIDEO: 'Fastest' rollercoaster opens in US

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 5:24
related places: Los Angeles

A new ride which claims to be the tallest and fastest looping rollercoaster in the world has opened in Los Angeles in the US.
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US immigration reform gains momentum

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 2:29
related places: Senate

A bill to overhaul the US immigration system passes a key hurdle after the Senate approves a $38bn (£24bn) increase in border security.
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Sinopec in $1.5bn Angola oil deal

Tuesday, June 25th 2013, 1:03
related countries: Angola Angola, China China

China Petrochemical Corporation, also known as Sinopec, agrees a deal to buy US firm Marathon Oil Corporations's stake in an Angolan oil and gas field.
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Child born boy may use girls' toilet

Monday, June 24th 2013, 22:26
related places: Colorado

A school in the US state of Colorado discriminated against a six-year-old transgender girl by barring her from using the girls' toilets, a panel rules.
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Zimmerman 'wanted to kill' teen

Monday, June 24th 2013, 21:38

Neighbourhood watchman George Zimmerman shot dead an unarmed black teenager "because he wanted to", a prosecutor says at the start of his trial.
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Washington voices anger over Snowden

Monday, June 24th 2013, 19:21
related countries: China China, Russia Russia
related places: Snowden

The US criticises Russia and China for failing to detain fugitive Edward Snowden, with President Obama saying he is pursuing "all legal options".
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US affirmative action case sent back

Monday, June 24th 2013, 16:02

The US Supreme Court sends back to a lower court a landmark case considering the role of a student's race in public university admissions policies.
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Giamatti to join Downton Abbey cast

Monday, June 24th 2013, 14:37
related places: Christmas, Oscar

Oscar-nominated US actor Paul Giamatti is to join the cast of ITV's Downton Abbey, starting with the Christmas episode.
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Snowden is 'not on plane' to Cuba

Monday, June 24th 2013, 11:45
related countries: Ecuador Ecuador, Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

The location of former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is unclear after a flight from Russia apparently leaves without him on board.
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Carrey refuses to support Kick-Ass 2

Monday, June 24th 2013, 11:18
related places: Sandy Hook

Jim Carrey, who stars in upcoming movie Kick-Ass 2, withdraws support for the film following the shooting at Sandy Hook school in the US.
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Family Ties creator dies aged 68

Monday, June 24th 2013, 10:07

Gary David Goldberg, the creator of hit US sitcom Family Ties which starred Michael J Fox, has died at the age of 68, according to reports.
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Monsters trounce Superman in cinemas

Monday, June 24th 2013, 8:24
related places: Disney

Disney's Monsters University tops the US box office, beating World War Z and Man of Steel, according to studio estimates.
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Singer's delight at competition win

Monday, June 24th 2013, 6:28

A mezzo-soprano from the United States wins the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, in its 30th anniversary year.
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Snowden asks Ecuador for asylum

Sunday, June 23rd 2013, 23:12
related countries: Ecuador Ecuador

Edward Snowden, who leaked top-secret US surveillance data, asks Ecuador for asylum after flying to Moscow from Hong Kong.
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Silicon Valley looks to India

Sunday, June 23rd 2013, 23:04
related countries: India India

The immigration row over keeping tech talent in the US
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Fugitive Snowden arrives in Moscow

Sunday, June 23rd 2013, 15:55
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong, Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

US intelligence fugitive Edward Snowden has arrived at a Moscow airport from Hong Kong, but it is thought he will fly on to another country.
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New hope for US prisoner of Taliban

Sunday, June 23rd 2013, 15:12
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

New hope for sole US prisoner of Taliban in Afghanistan
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Snowden quits Hong Kong for Moscow

Sunday, June 23rd 2013, 13:03
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong, Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

US intelligence fugitive Edward Snowden is flying to Moscow after the Hong Kong government said he was free to go despite a US extradition request.
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VIDEO: US immigration reforms prove divisive

Sunday, June 23rd 2013, 11:54

President Obama has made immigration reform one of his top priorities, but workers and companies both at home and abroad have voiced concerns about the changes.
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US seeks Snowden's HK extradition

Sunday, June 23rd 2013, 3:27
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong
related places: Snowden, White House

The White House contacts Hong Kong for the extradition of US intelligence fugitive Edward Snowden, who leaked details of secret surveillance.
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Should African Americans have own museum?

Sunday, June 23rd 2013, 0:49

Should US minority groups have separate museums?
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Obama promises US climate plan

Saturday, June 22nd 2013, 22:40
related countries: Guyana Guyana

US President Barack Obama promises to outline his plan to deal with climate change in a speech at Georgetown University on Tuesday.
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Two die in wing walker crash in Ohio

Saturday, June 22nd 2013, 21:32
related places: Dayton, Ohio

A wing walker and her pilot are killed when their biplane crashes during an air show near Dayton in the US state of Ohio.
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VIDEO: Jon Stewart 'captured' on Egypt TV

Saturday, June 22nd 2013, 16:21
related countries: Egypt Egypt

The American political satirist Jon Stewart has appeared as a guest on Egypt's top satirical TV show El Bernameg hosted by Bassem Youssef, which is modelled after his own programme "The Daily Show."
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US charges Snowden with espionage

Saturday, June 22nd 2013, 16:05
related places: Snowden

An American former intelligence analyst who leaked details of a secret surveillance programme is charged with spying by the US justice department.
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Kerry cautious on Taliban talks

Saturday, June 22nd 2013, 15:19
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Qatar Qatar

US Secretary of State John Kerry expresses caution about future talks with the Taliban, following a row over the Afghan insurgents' office in Qatar.
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Gay & Bolt win in trials for Worlds

Saturday, June 22nd 2013, 6:51
related countries: Jamaica Jamaica
related places: August, Worlds

Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt qualify for August's World Championships after respectively winning the US and Jamaican trials.
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Markets stable after sharp falls

Friday, June 21st 2013, 21:33

Markets regain ground during US afternoon trading, following 48 hours of falls prompted by comments from the US Federal Reserve.
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Obama names James Comey to lead FBI

Friday, June 21st 2013, 19:43

US President Barack Obama nominates James Comey, a former justice department official under President George W Bush, as the next FBI director.
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Planes in 'near-miss' over New York

Friday, June 21st 2013, 17:17
related places: New York

US aviation authorities are investigating a near-collision between two jets in the skies over New York City on 13 June.
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Oracle shares hit by weak sales

Friday, June 21st 2013, 7:31
related places: Oracle

Investors punish the US computing giant Oracle for missing its sales targets for the second quarter running.
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Global markets fall on Fed comments

Thursday, June 20th 2013, 20:22

Global markets for shares, bonds and commodities fall and the dollar rises after the US central bank signals it may scale back stimulus later this year.
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US 'gay conversion' group closes

Thursday, June 20th 2013, 19:59

A prominent US Christian group that purported to rid gay people of same-sex attraction through prayer says it is shutting down.
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Sopranos actor James Gandolfini dies

Thursday, June 20th 2013, 13:44

James Gandolfini, the US actor best known for his role as a therapy-seeking mob boss in The Sopranos, dies at the age of 51.
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Venezuela finds 2008 missing plane

Thursday, June 20th 2013, 12:30
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

A US search vessel finds wreckage from a plane which had disappeared five years ago with 14 people on board off the Venezuelan coast.
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Anger at US human trafficking report

Thursday, June 20th 2013, 10:36
related countries: China China, Russia Russia

Russia and China react angrily after the US downgrades them to its lowest category in a report on efforts to fight human trafficking.
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Assange asylum bid for NSA leaker

Thursday, June 20th 2013, 9:25
related countries: Iceland Iceland

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is trying to broker a deal that would see US surveillance programme leaker Edward Snowden granted asylum in Iceland.
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India rupee falls to all-time low

Thursday, June 20th 2013, 6:25
related countries: India India

The Indian rupee dips to an all-time low against the US dollar after the US Federal Reserve signals it could start pulling back on stimulus later this year.
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Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension

Thursday, June 20th 2013, 5:43
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Qatar Qatar

The US Secretary of State John Kerry calls the Afghan leader to defuse tension over the opening of a Taliban office, an Afghan official tells the BBC.
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VIDEO: Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension

Thursday, June 20th 2013, 0:48
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

US Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken by phone to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to try to defuse tensions, an Afghan spokesman has told the BBC.
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Two held in US 'X-ray terror plot'

Wednesday, June 19th 2013, 23:52
related countries: Israel Israel

Two US men have appeared in court accused of plotting to build an X-ray weapon to kill enemies of Israel and the US with lethal rays of radiation.
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Serena sorry for quotes on US rape

Wednesday, June 19th 2013, 21:38

World tennis number one Serena Williams apologises after reportedly appearing to criticise the victim in a high-profile US rape case.
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FBI uses surveillance drones in US

Wednesday, June 19th 2013, 20:55

The FBI has used drones for surveillance in limited cases over US soil and is developing a drone use policy, the FBI director tells the US Senate.
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Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts

Wednesday, June 19th 2013, 20:26
related countries: Germany Germany
related places: Berlin

Speaking at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, President Barack Obama calls for reductions to be made in US and Russian nuclear stockpiles.
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One in nine US bridges 'deficient'

Wednesday, June 19th 2013, 18:47

One in nine bridges in the US - more than 66,000 in total - are structurally deficient, a number likely to grow amid US budget woes, a report finds.
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VIDEO: Obama visits Brandenburg Gate

Wednesday, June 19th 2013, 18:24
related countries: Germany Germany
related places: Berlin, Germans

US President Barack Obama has addressed thousands of Germans in Berlin, almost 50 years to the day since President John Kennedy delivered his famous ""Ich bin ein Berliner" speech.
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US force-feeding 'hurts detainees'

Wednesday, June 19th 2013, 16:15

A hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainee tells of the 'ordeal' of force-feeding, as doctors call for inmates to get independent medical care.
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US country singer Slim Whitman dies

Wednesday, June 19th 2013, 15:30

Slim Whitman, the American country singer known for his yodelling abilities has died at the age of 90.
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Mexico arrests top 10 US fugitive

Wednesday, June 19th 2013, 14:52
related countries: Mexico Mexico

A US fugitive on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list for the alleged sexual exploitation of children is arrested at a resort in Mexico.
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US Taliban move prompts Afghan ire

Wednesday, June 19th 2013, 11:56
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Afghanistan suspends talks on a bilateral security agreement with the US, after Washington's announcement of peace talks with the Taliban.
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Dish abandons bid for Sprint Nextel

Wednesday, June 19th 2013, 7:59
related countries: Japan Japan

US satellite TV operator Dish Network says it will not submit a revised bid for Sprint Nextel, leaving the way open for a rival bid from Japan's Softbank.
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Top US journalist dies in car crash

Wednesday, June 19th 2013, 7:25
related countries: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
related places: Los Angeles

Journalist Michael Hastings, whose reporting ended the career of US General Stanley McChrystal, has died in a crash in Los Angeles aged 33.
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Taliban hit US base after talks news

Wednesday, June 19th 2013, 6:13
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Four US soldiers are killed in a Taliban attack at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, shortly after the US announced direct talks with the militants.
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