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United States: news

Parents quit Singapore death probe

Wednesday, May 22nd 2013, 5:51
related countries: Singapore

The family of a US man found hanged in Singapore withdraw from an inquiry into his death, saying they no longer have confidence in the system.
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US immigration bill passes hurdle

Wednesday, May 22nd 2013, 1:32
related places: Congress

A sweeping immigration bill that would offer a chance of citizenship to millions living in the US illegally takes a stride forward in Congress.
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US tax officials deny foul play

Wednesday, May 22nd 2013, 0:15

US tax officials tell a congressional hearing they did not know their agency had targeted conservative groups.
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Record closing high for US shares

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 21:55
related places: Wall Street

Shares on Wall Street picked up on Tuesday to a new all-time high as investors bet that the US central bank would continue supporting the economy.
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Search for US tornado survivors

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 20:07
related places: Oklahoma City

The search for victims of the gigantic tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb continues into a second day, with 24 people confirmed dead.
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Apple's Tim Cook defends tax claim

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 17:40
related places: Apple, Senate

Apple boss Tim Cook defends its tax strategy at a Senate hearing, after the tech giant is accused of being among America's largest tax avoiders.
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VIDEO: Apple 'avoided $1m tax per hour'

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 14:56
related places: Senate

A Senate committee has accused Apple of using "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes.
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Apple 'among US's big tax avoiders'

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 12:42
related places: America, Apple, Senate

Apple is accused of being "among America's largest tax avoiders" by senators, who say the company avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes.
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Europe increase Ryder Cup wildcards

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 12:21

Europe captain Paul McGinley will have three wildcard picks for next year's Ryder Cup against USA at Gleneagles.
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Wi-fi shut down in Guantanamo alert

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 11:35

The US military's wireless internet service inside Guantanamo Bay has been shut down following threats by Anonymous hackers
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Matilda tops US Drama Desk awards

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 10:18
related places: New York, Broadway, Matilda

Matilda the Broadway show wins five awards at New York's Drama Desk awards while Pippin, Cinderella and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf were also multiple winners.
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Obama hails Burma leader on US visit

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 5:19
related countries: Burma

President Barack Obama praises the leadership of Burma's Thein Sein after historic White House talks, but urges his visitor to halt violence against Muslims.
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US and China leaders to hold summit

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 3:11
related countries: China
related places: California, June

The US and Chinese presidents, Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, announce they will hold their first summit in California in June.
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Obama aides 'knew of IRS inquiry'

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 1:25

Senior White House aides were informed last month of an inquiry into the US tax agency's targeting of conservative political groups, an official says.
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Obama plans Africa tour in June

Monday, May 20th 2013, 20:53
related countries: Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania
related places: June, White House

US President Barack Obama will visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in his first extended tour of sub-Saharan Africa, the White House says.
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Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn

Monday, May 20th 2013, 20:07
related places: New York

Yahoo agrees a deal to buy New York-based blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1bn (£723m) in a deal that will value founder David Karp's stake at $275m.
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Deadly tornadoes ravage Oklahoma

Monday, May 20th 2013, 19:19
related places: Oklahoma

At least two people die and 21 others are injured in a series of tornadoes that tore through the US state of Oklahoma.
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Religious bigotry rising, says US

Monday, May 20th 2013, 19:12

Discrimination against Jews and Muslims is on the rise around the world, according to an annual US Department of State report.
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Chen issues plea for relatives

Monday, May 20th 2013, 15:25
related countries: China
related places: Washington

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng tells the BBC he thinks Washington should do more to protect his relatives, a year after he fled China for the US.
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Actavis agrees Warner Chilcott deal

Monday, May 20th 2013, 13:52
related countries: Ireland
related places: Dublin

US drugs maker Actavis, itself the subject of bid speculation, agrees to buy Dublin-based rival Warner Chilcott for $8.5bn (£5.6bn) including debt.
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No sign of record US lottery winner

Monday, May 20th 2013, 13:34
related places: Florida

A small Florida city waits for the winner of the largest lottery jackpot in US history, more than $590m (£388m), to come forward.
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VIDEO: Oklahoma ravaged by tornadoes

Monday, May 20th 2013, 13:28
related places: Oklahoma

At least one person has died and several others were injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through the US state of Oklahoma.
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Star Trek tops US box office

Monday, May 20th 2013, 12:14

Star Trek Into Darkness tops the US box office chart on its debut weekend but fails to reach its $100m estimate.
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China 'state hackers renew attacks'

Monday, May 20th 2013, 10:13

State-sponsored hackers are renewing their attacks on the US after a three-month hiatus, according to the New York Times.
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VIDEO: US lottery ticket scoops $590m

Monday, May 20th 2013, 5:11
related places: Florida

Authorities in the US state of Florida are calling for the holder of a $590m winning lottery ticket to come forward and claim their prize.
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VIDEO: Running barefoot in Wyoming

Sunday, May 19th 2013, 23:29
related countries: India
related places: Wyoming

How barefoot Indian tribe inspired a US fitness revolution
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US spy-row diplomat 'leaves Russia'

Sunday, May 19th 2013, 18:22
related countries: Russia

US diplomat Ryan Fogle, accused by Russia accused of being a spy, has now left the country according to Russian television.
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VIDEO: Tornadoes tear through US states

Sunday, May 19th 2013, 11:03
related places: Kansas, Texas

Storm-chasers have captured footage showing tornadoes touching down in both Texas and Kansas.
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Iran executes two men for spying

Sunday, May 19th 2013, 10:06
related countries: Iran, Israel

Iranian officials say two men have been executed after they were convicted of spying for Israel and the US.
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'Sole winner' nets record US jackpot

Sunday, May 19th 2013, 7:59
related places: Florida

A ticket holder in Florida has won the largest Powerball jackpot in US history, more than $590m (£388m), lottery officials say.
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Malcolm X grandson suspects remanded

Sunday, May 19th 2013, 3:20
related countries: Mexico

Two men suspected of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of US political activist Malcolm X, are remanded in custody in Mexico.
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Car hits crowd at Virginia parade

Sunday, May 19th 2013, 1:17
related places: Virginia

Up to 60 people were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd during a parade in a small town in the US state of Virginia, officials say.
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Kerry urges Nigeria army 'restraint'

Saturday, May 18th 2013, 11:24
related countries: Nigeria

The US warns Nigeria's army against human rights violations as it pursues a campaign against Islamist militants in the north-east.
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Dozens injured in US train crash

Saturday, May 18th 2013, 10:18
related places: New York

More than 60 people were injured, at least two critically, after a head-on collision between two commuter trains near New York, officials say.
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Beckham in talks to buy new MLS club

Saturday, May 18th 2013, 9:23
related countries: United Kingdom

David Beckham's advisors hold talks with US Major League Soccer over the former England captain buying a franchise.
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Russia reveals CIA chief's identity

Saturday, May 18th 2013, 7:35
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Russia publicly names the man it believes to be the US intelligence chief in Moscow, a breach of diplomatic protocol.
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US student dies in home invasion

Saturday, May 18th 2013, 2:06
related places: New York

A university student dies after being fatally shot as a masked gunman bursts into her home in an apparent attempted robbery in New York state.
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US criticises Russia over missiles

Saturday, May 18th 2013, 1:24
related countries: Russia, Syria

The US chides Russia for what it calls an "unfortunate decision" to send missiles to the Syrian government, saying it will prolong the suffering.
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VIDEO: Dozens injured as US train derails

Saturday, May 18th 2013, 1:02

Dozens of people have been injured after two trains collided in the US state of Connecticut.
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American The Office clocks out

Friday, May 17th 2013, 23:58
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: How, America

How the US version of The Office reflects on America - and the UK
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Tax agency mistakes 'not political'

Friday, May 17th 2013, 20:14

Senior US tax officials deny the extra scrutiny given to conservative political groups ahead of the 2012 election was motivated by partisan bias.
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Error 'allowed terrorists on planes'

Friday, May 17th 2013, 15:40

Alleged terrorists on witness protection were able to board flights because their new identities were not updated on the US no-fly list, a watchdog finds.
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Bob Dylan joins US Arts Academy

Friday, May 17th 2013, 10:37

US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is made an honorary member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Russia 'sends modern arms to Syria'

Friday, May 17th 2013, 10:07
related countries: Syria

Russia has sent sophisticated anti-ship missiles to Syria which could be used to deter future military intervention, US media reports say.
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'Hatchet' hitchhiker murder charge

Friday, May 17th 2013, 9:24

A US hitchhiker whose descriptions of using a hatchet to stop an attacker became an internet sensation is charged with murder.
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US condemns Japan sex slave remarks

Friday, May 17th 2013, 3:46
related countries: Japan

The US condemns recent remarks by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto justifying Japan's war-time use of sex slaves as "outrageous and offensive".
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Obama seeks to defuse controversies

Friday, May 17th 2013, 3:15
related countries: Turkey
related places: White House

President Obama calls for beefed-up embassy security and names a new head of the federal tax agency, as he seeks to steady an administration buffeted by recent political storms.
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Victim's blinks convict US killer

Friday, May 17th 2013, 0:27

A US man is convicted of murder on the evidence of his paralysed victim, who identified him by blinking as he lay dying in hospital.
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Boston suspect's 'note in boat'

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 22:07
related places: Boston

The Boston bombing suspect wrote a message in a boat where he hid, describing victims of the attack as "collateral damage", US media report.
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US 'saw Syria chemical evidence'

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 20:31
related countries: Syria, Turkey

President Barack Obama says the US has seen evidence of chemical weapons being used in Syria, after talks with Turkey's prime minister.
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Alien invaders wage 'biological war'

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 18:26

The Asian ladybird is destroying native species across Europe and the US by unleashing a lethal biological cocktail. researchers say.
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Arrests in Mother's Day attack

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 18:23
related places: Day, New Orleans

Police in the US city of New Orleans arrest two brothers over the shooting at a Mother's Day parade that injured 20, including two children.
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Coppola dismisses Bling Ring critics

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 16:41
related countries: Bulgaria

US director Sofia Coppola shrugs off criticism from the criminal gang depicted in her latest film, The Bling Ring, as it screens at the Cannes Film Festival.
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VIDEO: Storm chaser captures Texas tornado

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 14:50
related places: Texas

A tornado has ripped through a town in the US state of Texas, resulting in six deaths, officials say.
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Deadly tornado strikes Texas town

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 13:51
related places: Texas

A tornado rips through the town of Granbury in the US state of Texas, causing six deaths and destroying or damaging dozens of homes.
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Eurozone and US inflation falls

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 13:18

Inflation in both the 17-strong eurozone bloc and the US falls to its lowest level in years.
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Taiwan holds drills near Philippines

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 9:49
related countries: Philippines, Taiwan

Taiwan conducts military exercises near the Philippines following a diplomatic row over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman.
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BP asks Cameron to curb US leak cost

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 8:30
related countries: Mexico
related places: Cameron

BP appeals to Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene over the escalating compensation costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.
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White House releases Benghazi emails

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 1:27
related countries: Libya
related places: White House

The White House releases 99 pages of emails related to the attack on a US mission in Benghazi, Libya, on 11 September last year.
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OJ Simpson testifies in retrial bid

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 0:48

Former American football star OJ Simpson makes his case for a new trial on armed robbery charges, saying he did not get proper legal representation.
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US tax chief resigns amid scandal

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 0:35

President Barack Obama announces the head of the US tax agency has quit, after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
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US lawmakers grill attorney general

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 21:25

US Attorney General Eric Holder faces hostile questioning at a fractious congressional hearing on two scandals rattling the Obama administration.
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Russia and US play jailhouse chess

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 19:08
related countries: Russia

Convicts in Russia team up to play a chess tournament via Skype with inmates at the biggest jail in the US, Chicago's Cook County Jail.
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Milestone in medical human 'cloning'

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 18:02

Human cloning is used to produce early embryos, marking a "significant step" for medicine, say US scientists.
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US abortion doctor sentenced to life

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 17:43

An abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies by cutting their spines after illegal late-term abortions receives three life prison sentences.
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Ancient water found in Canadian mine

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 17:02
related countries: Canada
related places: Earth

Scientists say 1.5-billion-year-old water drilled from rock in a North American mine is the most ancient yet found on Earth.
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US kidnap accused to plead innocent

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 15:59
related places: Ohio

Ariel Castro's lawyers say their client, accused of imprisoning three women for about a decade in his Ohio house, will plead not guilty to all charges.
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US military in new sex assault case

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 15:35

For the second time in as many weeks, a US serviceman in charge of preventing military sex assaults is accused of misconduct.
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US man dies dribbling ball to Brazil

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 10:39
related countries: Brazil
related places: Seattle

An American man trying to dribble a football from Seattle to Brazil for the 2014 Brazil World Cup is killed by a truck less than two weeks into his trip.
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Moscow and US envoy discuss spy row

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 10:32
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

The US envoy to Russia meets officials in Moscow to discuss the case of a US diplomat who allegedly tried to recruit a Russian agent as a spy.
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VIDEO: US and Iranian wrestlers rumble in NYC

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 10:13
related countries: Iran, Russia
related places: New York

The United Nations have played host to a different group of power players when champion wrestlers from the US, Russian and Iran visited its headquarters in New York.
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VIDEO: Harry hits home run in New York

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 7:03
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: New York

Prince Harry has been playing baseball, promoting British tourism and dining with the stars in New York on the fifth day of his US tour.
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US jails four for al-Shabab activity

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 6:44
related countries: Somalia
related places: Minnesota

Four men are given prison sentences in the US state of Minnesota in connection with the recruitment of fighters for a Somali militant group.
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Deaths after Indonesia mine collapse

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 5:36
related countries: Indonesia
related places: Rescue

Rescue work continues at a US-owned mine in Indonesia's Papua after a cave-in left four people dead and more than 20 others trapped.
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Obama says tax bias 'intolerable'

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 2:02
related places: Congress

US President Barack Obama says the federal tax agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny was "intolerable and inexcusable".
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Holder: AP leak was 'very serious'

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 0:55

US Attorney General Eric Holder says the leak that prompted the seizure of the Associated Press news agency's phone records put the US at risk.
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VIDEO: Russia orders expulsion of US 'spy'

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 22:37
related countries: Russia

Russia has ordered the expulsion of a US diplomat after saying he had been caught red-handed with disguises, special equipment and wads of cash.
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Sony investor urges company break-up

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 21:12

US hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb says Sony should spin off up to 20% of its entertainment business and shore up its struggling electronics arm.
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VIDEO: Harry steps up to the plate on US trip

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 20:56

Prince Harry has had a go at baseball as part of his trip to the US
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VIDEO: Prince Harry has fun at the fair

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 18:44

Prince Harry took part in some fairground games as part of a visit to areas hit by Superstorm Sandy in the US state of New Jersey.
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Prince and PM promote UK on US visit

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 18:31
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: New York

Prince Harry and Prime Minister David Cameron visit Manhattan on a London bus to promote the UK as a place to study, visit and do business.
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Russia to expel 'US CIA agent'

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 18:02
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Russia says it will expel a US diplomat arrested with a series of disguises for allegedly trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer as a spy.
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VIDEO: Russians arrest US 'spy in a wig'

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 15:36
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Video footage has emerged of an alleged CIA agent being detained in Moscow.
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Russia 'intercepts CIA agent'

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 14:37
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Russia is expelling a US diplomat briefly detained in Moscow for allegedly trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer, officials say.
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US shale shifts global power balance

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 14:00

A sharp rise in shale oil reserves is set to turn the US into a net exporter of oil, hitting demand for supplies from the Middle East, a report says.
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Workers trapped at Indonesia mine

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 12:29
related countries: Indonesia

An accident at a major US-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua leaves workers trapped, officials say.
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VIDEO: Rare Beatles guitar to be sold

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 11:59

An American auction house is selling an electric guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison at the height of the Beatles' fame.
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Barbara Walters to retire in 2014

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 7:17
related places: View

Veteran US broadcaster Barbara Walters announces on her show, The View, that she will retire next year.
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India drug firm pays record US fine

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 6:31
related countries: India

India's top drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories will pay a record fine in the US for lying to officials and selling badly made generic drugs.
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Suspect named in US parade attack

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 2:53
related places: Day, Sunday

A teenager is suspected in the shooting of 19 people at a New Orleans Mother's Day parade on Sunday, police say.
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AP condemns US phone records seizure

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 1:29

The Associated Press news agency describes the US government's secret seizure of its journalists' telephone records as an "unprecedented intrusion".
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VIDEO: OJ Simpson calls for new trial

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 1:26
related places: Nevada

American football star OJ Simpson has asked a Nevada judge to grant him a new trial in the 2008 armed robbery case that left him serving a 33-year prison sentence.
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US abortion doctor guilty of murders

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 1:05
related places: Philadelphia

A Philadelphia doctor is convicted of the first-degree murders of three babies born alive and killed with scissors in illegal, late term abortions.
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VIDEO: UK and US to boost Syrian opposition

Monday, May 13th 2013, 23:26
related countries: Syria, United Kingdom

The US and the UK say they will work to strengthen the moderate opposition in Syria and create a transitional body to replace President Bashar al-Assad.
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Obama: IRS actions 'outrageous'

Monday, May 13th 2013, 22:01

President Barack Obama says US tax collection agency's targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny before an election are "outrageous".
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VIDEO: Barbara Walters announces retirement

Monday, May 13th 2013, 17:34

Barbara Walters announces she is to retire after more than 50 years on US TV screens.
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Viewpoints: Elections in Pakistan

Monday, May 13th 2013, 17:05
related countries: Pakistan

Viewpoints on what Pakistan's new government means for the US
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Obama urges UK to 'fix' EU problems

Monday, May 13th 2013, 17:01
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Washington

US President Obama says the UK should try to "fix" its relationship with the EU before "breaking it off" after White House talks with David Cameron.
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Emergency chief: Detroit 'insolvent'

Monday, May 13th 2013, 16:08
related places: Detroit

The US city of Detroit is "clearly insolvent", emergency manager Kevyn Orr says in his first review of the city's finances.
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US retail sales inch up in April

Monday, May 13th 2013, 13:16

US retail sales rose unexpectedly in April, after falling back in the previous month.
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