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United States: news

China tops art and antiques table

Tuesday, March 20th 2012, 14:18
related countries: China

China overtakes the US as a global art market for the first time, according to The European Fine Art Foundation.
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Massacre suspect 'recalls little'

Tuesday, March 20th 2012, 13:18
related countries: Afghanistan

A lawyer for Robert Bales, the US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, says his client can remember little about the massacre.
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Pakistani MPs seek Nato apology

Tuesday, March 20th 2012, 12:57
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Nato

A Pakistani parliamentary commission demands an unconditional apology from the US for a Nato air attack that killed 24 of the country's soldiers.
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Syria opposition accused of abuse

Tuesday, March 20th 2012, 12:52
related countries: Syria

US campaign group Human Rights Watch says elements of Syria's armed opposition have carried out serious human rights abuses, including kidnapping, torture and execution.
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Ancient sites spotted from space

Tuesday, March 20th 2012, 10:45

Thousands of possible early human settlements have been discovered by US archaeologists using computers to scour satellite images.
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'Abuses' in Burma's Kachin state

Tuesday, March 20th 2012, 7:17
related countries: Burma

Burma is accused of "serious abuses" against the ethnic Kachin people in a report by the US campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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China in Latin America fund move

Tuesday, March 20th 2012, 6:40
related countries: China

China and the Inter-American Development Bank announce plans for a $1bn (£630m) fund for Latin American markets.
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VIDEO: Anger over Florida teen shooting

Tuesday, March 20th 2012, 5:27
related places: Florida

The US Justice Department has opened an investigation into the shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin.
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VIDEO: Michelle Obama: Don't make me cry

Tuesday, March 20th 2012, 2:33
related places: America, Monday

America's First Lady, Michelle Obama, was speaking on Monday to US talk show host David Letterman about her family and raising her children.
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VIDEO: Sex selling finds home on US site

Tuesday, March 20th 2012, 0:22

How one US site is being targeted for prostitution
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Afghan rampage sparks PTSD debate in US military town

Monday, March 19th 2012, 22:03
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan massacre prompts US debate over post-traumatic stress
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Rally for shot US black teenager

Monday, March 19th 2012, 16:50
related places: Florida

Students in the US state of Florida rally to demand the arrest of a community watch volunteer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager.
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Republicans turn to Illinois test

Monday, March 19th 2012, 15:49
related countries: Puerto Rico

Fresh from victory in Puerto Rico, Republican candidate Mitt Romney campaigns hard in Illinois, while rival Rick Santorum vows to fight on.
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Kony victims back online campaign

Monday, March 19th 2012, 14:43

Joseph Kony's victims back online campaign - and want US troops
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21 Jump St remake tops box office

Monday, March 19th 2012, 8:34

A big screen version of 1980s TV show 21 Jump Street comes top of the North American box office chart in its first weekend of release.
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Is a US war with Iran inevitable?

Monday, March 19th 2012, 8:08
related countries: Iran, Israel

Is an Israeli strike against Iran avoidable or inevitable?
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Yuvraj Singh cancer therapy over

Monday, March 19th 2012, 7:34
related countries: India

Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh says he has completed his cancer treatment in the US and "can’t wait to return home".
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VIDEO: US military's 'most troubled' base

Monday, March 19th 2012, 6:27

The Lewis McChord military facility has the worst record for dealing with post traumatic stress disorder, according to the independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes.
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US teacher 'shot dead in Yemen'

Sunday, March 18th 2012, 15:07
related countries: Sweden, Yemen

An American teacher, deputy director of a Swedish language centre, is shot dead by gunmen in Yemen's second city of Taiz, officials say.
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Oprah Winfrey axes The Rosie Show

Sunday, March 18th 2012, 13:18

Rosie O'Donnell's daily US talk show is axed from Oprah Winfrey's TV channel after five months for failing to attract high ratings.
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Brazil to file charges on Chevron

Sunday, March 18th 2012, 0:09
related countries: Botswana
related places: Chevron

Brazilian prosecutors say they will bring charges against 17 executives from the US oil firm Chevron and a drilling contractor after a new leak.
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Iraq militants release US captive

Saturday, March 17th 2012, 20:40
related countries: Iraq

A Shia militant group in Iraq releases a former US soldier who was snatched last year, but the US has not confirmed the man's identity.
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VIDEO: Afghan killing suspect back in US

Saturday, March 17th 2012, 19:23
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Sunday

The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday night has been flown back to the US.
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Arduous path to Afghan 'end-game'

Saturday, March 17th 2012, 12:44
related countries: Afghanistan

Lyse Doucet on a massacre's impact on US-led withdrawal
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Bin Laden 'plotted to kill Obama'

Saturday, March 17th 2012, 11:54
related places: Laden

New documents reveal that Osama bin Laden was plotting to kill US President Barack Obama, according to US media reports.
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US names Afghan killings suspect

Saturday, March 17th 2012, 5:09
related countries: Afghanistan

The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, named as Staff Sgt Robert Bales, arrives at a military detention centre in Kansas.
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VIDEO: US fear of nuclear Iran 'not new'

Saturday, March 17th 2012, 0:03
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

Several US government figures have spoken to the BBC about cables leaked by Wikileaks, the holes in US foreign intelligence regarding Tehran and how three successive US administrations have worried about a nuclear Iran.
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Sachs letter 'could change bank'

Friday, March 16th 2012, 23:48

A letter calling Goldman Sachs "toxic" could prompt the US investment bank to take more care of clients, a senior executive tells the BBC.
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Karzai chides US on deaths probe

Friday, March 16th 2012, 22:39
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Sunday

Afghan President Hamid Karzai accuses the US of not fully co-operating with a probe into the massacre of 16 civilians by a US serviceman.
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VIDEO: US 'not co-operating' over deaths

Friday, March 16th 2012, 21:52
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accused the US of not fully co-operating with the investigation into the killing of 16 civilians by a rogue American soldier.
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Apple factory radio show 'lied'

Friday, March 16th 2012, 20:43
related countries: China
related places: Apple

The producers of a hit US radio show that criticised working conditions at Apple's Chinese suppliers admit the show contained fabrications.
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Guilty verdict for US webcam spy

Friday, March 16th 2012, 20:34

A US student who used a webcam to secretly film his room-mate in a gay encounter is found guilty of hate crime and invasion of privacy.
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North Korea rocket plan condemned

Friday, March 16th 2012, 16:42
related countries: North Korea

Regional neighbours and the US call North Korea's plans to launch a rocket-mounted satellite a breach of UN resolutions and a grave provocation.
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Afghan accused 'loath to serve'

Friday, March 16th 2012, 12:46
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Seattle

The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghans at the weekend had been unhappy to be sent to serve in Afghanistan, a Seattle lawyer says.
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VIDEO: US firemen mark festival with blazes

Friday, March 16th 2012, 11:24

Greater New York City fire department helped Iranians celebrate their festival of fire safely in the open.
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'Pink slime' off US school menu

Friday, March 16th 2012, 1:43

The US agriculture department relaxes its rules on beef products for school meals, allowing schools to avoid lean mince commonly called "pink slime".
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VIDEO: Sri Lanka anger at UN resolution

Friday, March 16th 2012, 1:16
related countries: Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan government supporters have held a rally to protest against US plans to table a resolution critical of the country at the UN Human Rights Council.
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VIDEO: Robinson's video letter from America

Friday, March 16th 2012, 0:29
related places: America

The BBC political editor Nick Robinson has spent the last few days in the US as the Camerons and the Obamas got together. He sent a video diary of a very American week.
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US renews Afghan talks commitment

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 23:55
related countries: Afghanistan

The United States says it remains committed to reconciliation in Afghanistan, despite the Taliban's suspension of preliminary peace talks.
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Uganda gay group sues US minister

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 19:09
related countries: Uganda

A Ugandan gay rights group sues a US minister accusing him of involvement in a campaign to persecute gay people in the East African country.
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Afghan Taliban suspend US talks

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 18:54
related countries: Afghanistan

The Taliban in Afghanistan suspend preliminary peace talks with the US, as President Hamid Karzai tells Nato forces to move out of Afghan villages.
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VIDEO: Camerons visit NY's Ground Zero

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 18:47
related places: New York

David and Samantha Cameron have been shown around New York's Ground Zero by the city's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, on the final day of their official US visit.
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Afghan shooting suspect flown out

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 14:53
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Sunday

The American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday has been flown to Kuwait, as the US defence secretary visits Afghanistan.
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UK's NDS bought for $5bn by Cisco

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 14:08
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Cisco

US technology giant Cisco buys British digital video firm NDS, currently owned by a private equity firm and media giant News Corp, for $5bn (£3.2bn).
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Yen hits an 11-month dollar low

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 7:05
related countries: Japan

The Japanese yen hits an 11-month low against the dollar as the US currency strengthens on hopes of a recovery in the US economy.
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S Korea-US free trade deal starts

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 5:41
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

The long-delayed free trade agreement between South Korea and the US is in effect, amid protests in Seoul.
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Deadly gun spree at Texas court

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 2:42
related places: Texas

A man opens fire outside a court in the US state of Texas, killing at least one person and injuring three, taking hostages before being arrested.
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Why US black families are home-schooling

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 1:29
related places: Why

Why more black American families are opting for home schooling
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Horse deaths doom Hoffman drama

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 1:10
related places: Hoffman, Luck

US network HBO cancels its lavish TV horse-racing drama Luck after a third animal was injured and put down during production.
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VIDEO: S Korea US trade agreement begins

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 0:44
related countries: South Korea

The free trade agreement between South Korea and the United States comes into effect on Thursday.
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Stolen detergent 'pays for drugs'

Thursday, March 15th 2012, 0:26
related places: California, Tide

US thieves stealing bottles of Tide detergent from stores are using their bounty to trade for drugs, police say, as a man is held on a $1m bail in California.
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Afghan mission 'in final phases'

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 23:38
related countries: Syria, United Kingdom

David Cameron and Barack Obama stress progress is being made in Afghanistan and pledge to complete the mission, at a joint White House press conference.
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VIDEO: Vacuum cleaner's cameo in US visit

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 22:48
related places: White House

As people awaited the arrival of President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron at a White House event, a woman was caught on camera vacuuming the red carpet.
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US 'mob boss' lover pleads guilty

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 21:29
related places: Boston

The girlfriend of alleged Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger pleads guilty to helping him evade capture for 16 years, but will not be forced to testify.
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VIDEO: Clooney warns of Sudan crisis

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 20:41
related countries: Sudan

George Clooney has warned US lawmakers of a humanitarian crisis in the volatile border area between Sudan and South Sudan, following the actor's recent visit to the area.
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VIDEO: US visit: What's on wives' itinerary?

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 19:18

Samantha Cameron and Michelle Obama have been carrying out their own events while their husbands talk politics.
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Goldman banker quits 'toxic' firm

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 17:21
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

A manager at US banking giant Goldman Sachs in London quits, saying he could no longer work there "in good conscience".
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Four banks fail US stress tests

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 16:40

Four US financial institutions, including Citigroup, fail stress tests designed to show they could withstand a financial shock.
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Santorum seals Deep South double

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 15:47
related places: Alabama

US Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum wins the Mississippi and Alabama primaries, upsetting front-runner Mitt Romney once again.
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US disposable war-satellites idea

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 15:27

The Pentagon may commission squads of short-life satellites to provide soldiers with tactical imagery at the push of a button.
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US defence chief in Afghanistan

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 13:57
related countries: Afghanistan

US defence chief Leon Panetta is in Afghanistan for talks following the massacre of 16 Afghans by a US soldier, as bomb attacks leave nine dead.
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Trade deal eases EU-US beef war

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 13:07
related countries: Canada

The European Parliament eases a long-running trade war with the US and Canada by increasing EU imports of North American beef.
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VIDEO: Santorum triumphs in southern states

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 5:28
related places: Alabama

Conservative US Republican Rick Santorum has won his party's primary elections in the southern states of Alabama and Mississippi.
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VIDEO: Santorum wins Alabama and Mississippi

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 4:18
related places: Alabama

Rick Santorum has won the US Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi
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Taiwan firm in LCD price fixing

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 1:53
related countries: Taiwan

AU Optronics, one of Taiwan's biggest flat screen makers, is found guilty of fixing prices of LCD panels in the US.
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VIDEO: Crossing the St Louis dividing line

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 1:34

The city of St Louis, Missouri, remains one of the most segregated cities in the US. But one street in particular has been known to residents as the "dividing line".
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Webcam accused 'is no gay-hater'

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 0:57

A US student accused of spying with a webcam on a homosexual encounter involving his room-mate is not a criminal, his defence lawyer says.
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Public want Afghan 'endgame' - PM

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 0:18
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Washington

David Cameron says the public "want an endgame" to the war in Afghanistan ahead of talks with US President Barack Obama about the conflict.
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Making waves in the Afghan legal system

Wednesday, March 14th 2012, 0:11
related countries: Afghanistan

The American defence lawyer making waves in Afghanistan
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Afghans attacked at massacre site

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 20:02
related countries: Afghanistan

Militants in Afghanistan launch an attack on a top government delegation visiting the site where a US soldier killed 16 civilians.
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US financial strains 'have eased'

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 20:00

The US central bank made no change to interest rates at its regular meeting, saying financial market strains had eased.
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VIDEO: US plane slides off end of runway

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 18:49
related countries: Georgia
related places: Hartsfield

A Delta Airlines jet has slid off the end of the runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the US state of Georgia.
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China faces rare earth trade case

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 17:40
related countries: China

The US, EU and Japan file a landmark trade case against China over export of rare earths, which are critical to the manufacture of high-tech products.
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PM and Obama to agree Afghan plan

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 15:33
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Washington

Plans for UK and US forces to leave their lead combat role in Afghanistan next year, are expected to be agreed by David Cameron and Barack Obama.
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TV hit TOWIE 'set for US remake'

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 15:31
related places: Texas, Florida

The makers of ITV2's The Only Way Is Essex are "actively in discussions" to make new versions of the programme in Texas or Florida.
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VIDEO: Afghan militants attack delegation

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 14:09
related countries: Afghanistan

Militants in Afghanistan have launched an attack on a government delegation visiting the site where a US soldier killed 16 civilians.
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US retail sales jump in February

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 12:55
related places: February

US retail sales jumped by the most in five months in February, official figures show, fuelled mostly by demand for cars.
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Drone 'kills five' in Pakistan

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 11:18
related countries: Pakistan

At least five suspected militants have been killed by a US drone in a volatile tribal region of north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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UK trade gap less than expected

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 11:12
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

The UK's trade deficit was less than expected in January, thanks to strong exports of cars to the US, China and Russia, official figures show.
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No rush for Afghan exit - Obama

Tuesday, March 13th 2012, 7:30
related countries: Afghanistan

Barack Obama vows that US forces will not "rush for the exits" in Afghanistan, after a soldier is detained accused of murdering 16 civilians.
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VIDEO: Obama: Afghan shootings 'heartbreaking'

Monday, March 12th 2012, 23:21
related countries: Afghanistan

President Barack Obama has called the shooting of 16 Afghan civilians by an American soldier "heartbreaking".
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US city faces toilet paper crisis

Monday, March 12th 2012, 22:14

Public buildings in the capital of the US state of New Jersey face running out of toilet paper following a months-long dispute over costs.
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Texas voting ID law struck down

Monday, March 12th 2012, 21:56
related places: Texas

A Texas voter ID law has been rejected by the US justice department, which says that it could discriminate against Hispanic voters.
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US massacre soldier 'acted alone'

Monday, March 12th 2012, 21:04

An American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghans acted alone, US officials say, insisting that it was an isolated incident.
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WTO upholds Boeing subsidy ruling

Monday, March 12th 2012, 18:34

The World Trade Organization upholds most of its ruling that Boeing received illegal subsidies from the US government.
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US urges 'united voice' on Syria

Monday, March 12th 2012, 17:55
related countries: Syria

The US secretary of state and UN secretary general urge the international community to stand united on Syria, as violence against civilians continues.
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Afghans 'lose patience' with Nato

Monday, March 12th 2012, 14:23

Afghans have run out of patience with foreign troops, the country's MPs warn, after a US soldier kills 16 civilians, sparking reprisal fears.
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John Carter falters at box office

Monday, March 12th 2012, 12:18
related places: Disney

Disney's science fiction film John Carter takes $30m at the US box office and fails to take pole position, falling behind its reported budget of $250m.
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Hawking to star in Big Bang show

Monday, March 12th 2012, 10:41

Professor Stephen Hawking films a cameo for US sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
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Ozone pioneer Rowland dies at 84

Monday, March 12th 2012, 10:40
related places: Rowland, Earth

The death is announced of Sherwood Rowland - the US chemistry professor who first suspected that the Earth's ozone layer was being depleted by man-made chemicals.
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US on alert for Afghan reprisals

Monday, March 12th 2012, 9:36
related countries: Afghanistan

US forces in Afghanistan are being warned of possible reprisal attacks following the killings of 16 civilians by an American soldier.
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Young homebuyers make the best of a bad market

Monday, March 12th 2012, 2:54

Young US homebuyers find deals in housing woes
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Obama condolences over massacre

Sunday, March 11th 2012, 21:54
related countries: Afghanistan

US President Barack Obama phones his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai to express condolences over the massacre of 16 villagers, allegedly by a US soldier.
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US soldier kills Afghan villagers

Sunday, March 11th 2012, 20:15
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kandahar

A US soldier in Afghanistan shoots dead 16 civilians and wounds others after entering their homes in Kandahar province, Afghan and Nato officials say.
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Hague facing drones legal action

Sunday, March 11th 2012, 19:59
related countries: Pakistan

Human rights lawyers are to launch an action against the foreign secretary over the alleged use of intelligence in aiding US drone attacks in Pakistan.
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VIDEO: 'Rogue' US soldier kills Afghans

Sunday, March 11th 2012, 17:33
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kandahar

A US soldier in Afghanistan has shot dead 16 civilians and wounded others after entering their homes in Kandahar province, Afghan and Nato sources say.
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Erotic British novel tops US list

Sunday, March 11th 2012, 15:36
related countries: United Kingdom

Erotic romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey, by previously unknown British author EL James, tops the New York Times best-seller list.
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'Rogue' US soldier kills Afghans

Sunday, March 11th 2012, 13:03
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kandahar

A US soldier in Afghanistan has shot dead at least 16 civilians and wounded five after entering their homes in Kandahar province, senior local officials say.
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Santorum sweeps Kansas caucuses

Sunday, March 11th 2012, 1:08
related places: Kansas, Republican

Rick Santorum wins a convincing victory in Kansas but Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney makes gains in Wyoming and US overseas territories.
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VIDEO: Film charts Palin's election campaign

Saturday, March 10th 2012, 13:06

The story of how unknown Alaskan governor Sarah Palin became a household name in 2008's US election race has been made into a film.
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