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The US agency that manages the nation's dormant military draft apologises after sending draft registration notices to men born in the late 1800s.
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GermanyGermany says it was right to order out the top CIA official in Berlin over alleged spying and urges an "honest" partnership with the US.
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Meryl Streep is to star in an HBO film as legendary opera singer Maria Callas, the US network confirms.
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IsraelIsrael carries out more air strikes on Gaza and militants continue firing rockets into Israel, after the US said it was ready to broker a truce.
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AfghanistanUS Secretary of State John Kerry says Afghanistan is at a "critical moment" as he tries to resolve tensions over the disputed presidential poll.
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IsraelThe US is ready to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza, President Barack Obama says, amid continued unrest.
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AfghanistanUS Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Afghanistan to try to resolve tensions over the country's disputed presidential election.
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GermanyUS must find spy dispute with Germany all too familiar
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ChinaA US man convicted of selling trade secrets to a Chinese state-owned company is sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Police officers who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she led them on a car chase through Washington DC will not face criminal charges.
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A child born in the US with HIV and believed cured after very early treatment has now been found to still harbour the virus, doctors say.
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The US Federal Trade Commission sues Amazon, alleging it allowed millions of dollars of unauthorised purchases by children in its mobile app store.
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PakistanA Pakistani army commander in North Waziristan says that senior Taliban militants managed to flee before an offensive began in mid-June.
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A photo of Sgt Bowe Bergdahl posing with a Taliban leader during his captivity in Afghanistan has been dismissed as "propaganda" by the US.
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PortugalStock markets in Europe and the US fall sharply over concerns about the health of one of Portugal's biggest banks.
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GermanyThe German government has ordered that a CIA official be thrown out of the country in response to two cases of alleged spying by the US.
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ChinaChinese hackers broke into a US government database in an attempt to gain personal information of thousands of employees, US media report.
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A gunman suspected of shooting dead six people in the US, including four of his own children, surrenders to police near Houston.
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A US farmer who lost his mobile phone in a grain pit has it returned - nine months later from a different continent.
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US clothing retailer American Apparel is reshuffling its management board as part of a deal to raise fresh finance.
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A San Francisco Giants fan left brain-damaged after a beating by two LA Dodgers fans wins a lawsuit against the US baseball club.
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President Barack Obama sides with Republican Texas Governor Rick Perry on ideas to shore up security on the US-Mexico border.
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A US pilot ordered pizzas for a plane full of passengers after their Washington, DC to Denver flight was delayed in Wyoming.
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The US spied on emails of five high-profile Muslim Americans to try to identify security threats, documents leaked by Edward Snowden show.
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The Federal Reserve plans to end its stimulus programme in October if US economic growth continues at its current pace, meeting minutes released on Wednesday reveal.
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US actor Dickie Jones, who voiced wooden puppet Pinocchio in Walt Disney's 1940 animated film, dies in California aged 87.
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A wave of thunderstorms with powerful winds in northern New York have killed at least four and left more than 70,000 people without electricity.
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RussiaUS whistleblower Edward Snowden has officially asked to extend his stay in Russia after his visa expires on 31 July, his lawyer tells the BBC.
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The Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser has been placed under house arrest after being invited to the US embassy for an official dinner
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The Mail Online apologises to US actor George Clooney after publishing a story claiming his fiancee's mother opposes their marriage.
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GermanyProsecutors in Germany search the home of a defence ministry employee suspected of spying, in the second such case in a week.
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US actor George Clooney accuses the Daily Mail of "irresponsibility" after it claimed his fiancee's mother opposes their marriage on religious grounds.
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US plane maker Boeing and Emirates Airline finalise a $56bn deal for 150 new 777X mini-jumbo jets.
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ChinaConfrontation with the US would be a "disaster", Chinese President Xi Jinping says, opening an annual dialogue between the two countries.
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ChinaUS Secretary of State John Kerry is in China for talks with President Xi Jinping.
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The fate of tens of thousands of child migrants in the United States is turning into a major political problem for President Obama.
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IraqThe BBC spoke with Iraqi refugees in Virginia about the current conflict and their perspective on sectarian divisions in Iraq.
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SyriaThe US attorney general has called on European governments to be more aggressive preventing its own citizens from joining the fighting in Syria.
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BahrainA US diplomat ordered to leave Bahrain on Monday after meeting members of a leading Shia opposition group speaks out against the move on Twitter.
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Long forgotten vials of smallpox left in a cardboard box are discovered by a government scientist at a research centre near Washington, officials say.
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Marijuana sales in the western US state of Washington have begun, amid a shortage of the drug in the state.
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Why are so many Central American children travelling solo to US?
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United KingdomUS drugs giant AbbVie has raised its takeover offer for UK rival Shire to £30.1bn in its latest attempt to persuade the firm to agree to a deal.
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US cupcake chain Crumbs is shutting all its shops, a week after its shares were suspended from trading on the Nasdaq index.
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VenezuelaA painting by the French artist Henri Matisse, stolen more than a decade ago, is handed back to Venezuela by the United States.
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Heathrow and Manchester airports tell travellers to the US they must charge any electronic devices carried as hand luggage ahead of checks.
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A federal judge approves a settlement that would see thousands of former US football players compensated by the National Football League for concussion-related injuries.
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BahrainA senior American diplomat, Tom Malinowski, is ordered to leave Bahrain after meeting a leading Shia opposition group.
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In an unusually quiet 4 July weekend at the North American box office, Transformers: Age of Extinction holds on to the number one spot.
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United KingdomLondon-listed mining firm Anglo American is selling its 50% stake in building materials group Lafarge Tarmac to cement maker Lafarge for £885m.
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US transport officials order greater screening of electronic devices at some airports as part of increased security measures.
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US officials reveal that the bolstered security they ordered at overseas airports last week will include tighter screening of electronic devices.
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AfghanistanA senior US senator says he expects the Afghan Election Commission to conduct a "comprehensive audit" of votes from the presidential run-off.
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IsraelIsraeli police repeatedly kicked a Palestinian-American teenager even after knocking him unconscious, says the boy's aunt.
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IsraelA Palestinian-American teenager allegedly beaten while in Israeli police custody is to be held under house arrest for nine days, a judge rules.
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Ninety percent of people identified in a tranche of communications intercepted by the NSA were ordinary internet users, not surveillance targets, analysis by a US paper suggests.
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IsraelThe US State Department says it is "profoundly troubled" by reports that a US teenager was beaten while in police custody in East Jerusalem.
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The California Highway Patrol says that it is investigating footage posted on YouTube that shows a policeman repeatedly punching the face and head of a prostrate woman.
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GermanyThe German authorities summon the US ambassador in Berlin after a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of spying for the US.
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The US celebrates its Independence Day with firework displays across the country.
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The California Highway Patrol says that it is investigating footage that shows a policeman repeatedly punching the head of a prostrate woman.
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United KingdomCelebrations to mark the nation's independence from Britain in 1776 take many forms but one thing is certain - the stars and stripes take centre stage.
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GermanyThe German authorities have summoned the US ambassador in Berlin after a man was arrested on suspicion of spying.
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A competitive eating champion has proposed to his girlfriend before taking part in an annual 4 July hot dog eating contest in the United States.
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GermanyA 31-year-old man working for Germany's domestic intelligence agency is detained on suspicion of spying for the US, reports say.
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Hurricane Arthur has weakened in strength after hitting North Carolina's barrier islands overnight, causing thousands of homes to lose power.
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The American city of Phoenix, Arizona, was hit by a massive dust storm on Thursday evening, ahead of the Fourth of July celebrations.
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Billionaire American publisher and influential conservative Richard Mellon Scaife dies aged 82.
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Hillary Clinton tells the BBC's Naga Munchetty that she is still not sure if she will attempt to become the next president of the US after Barack Obama stands down.
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FranceFrance has become the latest country to increase airport security in line with a US request to enhance screening for flights to America.
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What people in US really think of their country
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Justin Gatlin beats Tyson Gay in the 100m at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on the latter's return from a drugs ban.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average - a US stock index made up of some of the biggest global firms - closes above 17,000 for the first time.
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SomaliaThe United States has for the first time in recent years given details of its military presence inside Somalia, the BBC's Mark Doyle reports.
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United KingdomUK airports say they are running as usual, after the US urges tightened security amid warnings of a "credible" terrorism threat.
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Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner and American World War Two veteran who survived two years as a prisoner of war, dies at the age of 97.
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BrazilResearchers from an American security company have unearthed a substantial malware-based fraud ring that has potentially stolen $3.75bn from users of payment method Boleto.
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The US economy added 288,000 jobs in June, latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal - an encouraging sign after disappointing growth in the first quarter of 2014.
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Security is being tightened at airports with direct flights into the US - including some in the UK - in response to US warnings of a "credible threat".
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United KingdomEd Sheeran and Sam Smith are at numbers one and two on the US album chart - the first time two UK solo acts have taken the top two spots since 1993.
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United KingdomHistoric US documents the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence will go on display in the UK for the first time next year.
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SyriaA Denver woman was arrested for allegedly trying to provide support to Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (Isis), it has emerged.
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Italy, SyriaA US ship carrying deadly material from Syria's chemical weapons programme leaves Italy in the final phases of the destruction of the arsenal.
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Five reasons why US will win World Cup - some day
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US government forecasters issue a hurricane warning along the east coast, as Tropical Storm Arthur threatens to soak Fourth of July celebrations.
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IsraelThe US and UN condemn the abduction and murder of a Palestinian teenager in Israel, which sparked fierce clashes in East Jerusalem.
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US retail giant Target asks customers not to bring guns into its stores, after gun rights activists demonstrated with rifles in one in Texas.
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Exactly 50 years since the Civil Rights Act was signed into law in the US, Aleem Maqbool visits Arkansas where the effects of white supremacy are still being felt.
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A judge has ordered suspected ringleader of the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Ahmed Abu Khattala, held pending trial.
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The US space agency lofts a high-resolution carbon dioxide observatory, to study where the gas is being emitted and absorbed at the Earth's surface.
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IndiaIndia summons a top US diplomat to complain about spying after fresh allegations that the National Security Agency (NSA) targeted the governing BJP.
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Goldman Sachs is fined $800,000 (£466,000) by a US regulator for "failing" to ensure that trades in its dark pool took place at the best price.
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Buses carrying migrant children and families are prevented by demonstrators from reaching a processing centre in southern California.
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10 tweets about a new American hero
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United States boss Jurgen Klinsmann pays tribute to his side and hopes to build on their success after the 2014 World Cup.
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BelgiumExtra-time goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku send Belgium into the World Cup quarter-finals at the USA's expense.
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PanamaThe new President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela, gives criminal gangs operating in the Central American nation one month to disarm.
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BelgiumWorkplaces across the US emptied early as millions watched the national team exit the World Cup in a thrilling defeat to Belgium in Salvador.
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A football referee in the US state of Michigan dies after being punched in the head during an altercation with a player, police and witnesses say.
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Why Russians are furious with US singer Demi Lovato
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