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The US Army says there is a "strong possibility" a gunman who killed three people at a base in Texas was involved in a row before the shooting.
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Veteran US late-night TV host David Letterman surprises his audience by announcing that he is to retire in 2015 after 33 years as a talk show host.
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A killer is put to death in the US state of Texas after a court rejects defence lawyers' demands for the source of its lethal injection drug.
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The US Senate Intelligence Committee recommends the publication of part of its report into the "brutal" CIA interrogation of terror suspects.
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Former US President Jimmy Carter told the BBC that the five presidents who served after him could have done more to make progress toward Middle East peace.
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The US Army is investigating whether psychological trauma caused a soldier to carry out a deadly shooting spree at its Fort Hood base in Texas.
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IranThe Obama administration says Iran's nomination of a former hostage-taker as its ambassador to the United Nations is "extremely troubling".
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CubaThe White House confirms a US government aid agency was behind a text-message social network allegedly designed to foment unrest in Cuba.
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CubaThe US created a text-message social network designed to foment dissent in Cuba, according to an investigation by the Associated Press news agency.
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CubaWhite House spokesman Jay Carney has confirmed US involvement in a text message based social network programme designed to foment dissent in Cuba.
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The number of dead in a mudslide that hit the north-western US state of Washington has risen to 30, as recovery workers struggle to identify remains.
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United KingdomThe US Embassy in the UK have told Newsbeat they are inviting celebrity chef Nigella Lawson to apply for a working visa after reports she was blocked from flying to States
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FinlandFinnish music fans may find they miss out on planned concerts by a host of stars, including Miley Cyrus and Justin Timberlake this summer.
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Films in which female characters have conversations that do not revolve around men are likely to enjoy more box office success than films which do not, according to an influential US website.
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AfghanistanThere were no US military deaths in Afghanistan in March, the first zero-fatality month in the country since January 2007, Pentagon says.
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A US soldier shoots dead three colleagues before killing himself at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, the scene of a 2009 mass shooting.
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ChinaUS real estate website Zillow is set to offer Chinese buyers greater access to property in the US by partnering with Leju, a similar service in China.
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Aerobic exercise in your 20s may protect the brain in middle age, according to US research.
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How US energy independence could change the world
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Afghanistan, United KingdomBritain formally hands over command of military operations in Helmand province in Afghanistan to the US.
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A student falls to his death after ingesting marijuana in Colorado - the first death linked to the drug since the US state legalised it in January.
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The US Supreme Court strikes down overall contribution limits for individual political donors, in a major ruling on campaign finance.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry says it is "completely premature" to write off the Middle East peace process, after cancelling a visit to Ramallah.
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The death toll from a mudslide that hit the north-western US state of Washington has risen to 29 people, with 20 others still missing.
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A humanoid fire-fighting robot is to be tested by the US Navy as the latest move towards a more robotic military.
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U2's The Joshua Tree is among 25 new additions to the National Recording Registry, the US Library of Congress's archive of recordings deemed important enough to be preserved for posterity.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomBritain formally hands over command of military operations in Helmand province in Afghanistan to the US.
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General Motors chief executive Mary Barra apologises to the US Congress for an ignition switch fault in some cars linked to at least a dozen deaths.
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Just over seven million people have signed up for health insurance through President Barack Obama's healthcare programme before the deadline, the White House says.
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IsraelTalks are under way on the status of convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, in an effort to save Middle East peace talks, the White House says.
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A secret 6,000 page report says the CIA misled the US government over how effective its interrogation methods were, the Washington Post says.
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Growth in US manufacturing accelerates in March from the previous month, while the country's spending on construction also increases.
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Long-running US sitcom How I Met Your Mother comes to an end after nine years with an hour-long episode containing more than one plot twist.
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Zombie TV thriller The Walking Dead attracts its biggest audience for a season finale in the US to date.
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General Motors' chief executive Mary Barra is due to testify before the US Congress about the company's actions on faulty ignition switches.
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation opens up a probe into whether high-speed trading firms are engaged in insider trading.
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South KoreaThe US and South Korea carry out the largest joint military training exercise to be held in the region for 20 years.
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IsraelThe US may consider releasing Jonathan Pollard, an American convicted of spying for Israel, in an effort to save Middle East peace process.
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Exxon Mobil, the US's largest oil and gas company, says in a new report that world climate policies are "highly unlikely" to stop it from producing and selling fossil fuels in the near future.
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IndiaThe US ambassador to India has resigned and will leave her post before the end of May, the state department says.
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Authorities in California have ended the search for a man swept out to sea by a giant wave during a baptism ceremony on Sunday.
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The costs of inaction on climate change will be "catastrophic", according to US Secretary of State John Kerry.
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Epic biblical film Noah, starring Russell Crowe, opens at the top of the US box office, taking $44m over the weekend.
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Reality TV star and rapper, Benzino, has been shot during his mother's funeral in Boston.
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Switzerland, United KingdomBritish, US and Swiss banks are being investigated in Switzerland for potential collusion over the manipulation of foreign exchange rates.
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UkraineUS Secretary of State John Kerry announces no breakthrough on Ukraine, after four hours of "frank" talks with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
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France, 
Russia, UkraineRussian and US foreign ministers hold talks in Paris on the Ukraine crisis after Russia set out demands for a neutral and federal Ukraine.
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The US singer appears in court accused of putting ecstasy into a woman's drink during a date.
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The number of people missing from last week's Washington state mudslide is revised down from 90 to 30, US authorities say.
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The US city with some of the best bookshops in the world
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Russia, UkraineUS Secretary of State John Kerry has his homebound flight diverted to meet Russia's Sergei Lavrov in a new attempt to solve the Ukraine crisis.
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Russia, UkraineMoscow says it has no intention of sending troops into Ukraine, after the Russian and US presidents discuss a plan to resolve the crisis.
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Russia, UkraineRussia's Vladimir Putin telephones President Obama to discuss the Ukraine crisis and US diplomatic proposals.
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Seventeen bodies have been recovered and at least one more has been found but not yet retrieved following the mudslide in Washington State.
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MexicoHow undocumented US family copes with a daughter in Mexico
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GM adds 824,000 more cars to an ongoing recall over defective ignition switches that have caused some to shut off while the car was on the road.
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Iran, 
Saudi Arabia, 
SyriaUS President Barack Obama holds talks with Saudi King Abdullah to ease tensions over the Syria conflict and Iranian nuclear negotiations.
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Russia, UkraineUS President Barack Obama urges Russia to move its troops back from Ukraine's border as Moscow says it is stepping up intelligence measures.
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China, 
North KoreaMore than 60 years after the end of the Korean war, the remains of 437 Chinese soldiers who died fighting against South Korean and US forces are finally being returned home.
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A woman in the US state of Montana who admitted shoving her husband off a cliff eight days into their marriage is sentenced to 30 years in prison.
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Giant US retailer Wal-Mart sues credit card firm Visa for $5bn, alleging that Visa worked with large banks to fix the price of transaction fees.
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Can US gas exports change the global market?
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Fatalities from last week's Washington state mudslide will rise "substantially" in the next two days, authorities say, with 90 people still missing.
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Russia, UkraineThe UN General Assembly declares Crimea's Moscow-backed referendum illegal, as the IMF and US back loans for Ukraine.
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MalaysiaThe first Malaysian artist to win over the US market
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The US Air Force sacks nine mid-level nuclear commanders and will discipline dozens in a widening test cheating scandal, officials say.
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Five scandals involving the US Secret Service
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Italy, UkrainePope Francis meets US President Barack Obama in Rome for the first time, with the contentious issues of abortion and contraception discussed.
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President Barack Obama asks Congress to end bulk collection of US phone records by the National Security Agency.
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Audio recordings of emergency phone calls made in the moments after a deadly mudslide struck the Washington state town of Oso have been made public.
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US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is to go on the road on a speaking tour that will take her to eight American cities.
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QatarA Qatari court jails a US couple for three years over the death of their eight-year-old daughter, amid claims they sought to harvest her organs.
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Bank of America agrees to pay $9.5bn (£5.7bn) to settle charges it misled US mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before the housing crisis in 2008.
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US President Barack Obama has met Pope Francis for the first time, on the third leg of the US president's European tour.
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The number of people still missing in Saturday's catastrophic mudslide in the US state of Washington has dropped to 90, authorities say.
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Locals describe the moment giant mudslide tore through US town
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New ZealandInternet tycoon Kim Dotcom, who is fighting extradition to the US, formally launches a political party to contest New Zealand's elections.
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The mayor of the largest city in the US state of North Carolina resigns after being arrested by the FBI on corruption charges.
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Osama Bin Laden's son-in-law has been found guilty by an American court of conspiring to kill US citizens, after the 9/11 attacks.
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Two firefighters are killed and 13 injured in the US city of Boston in a wind-whipped blaze that destroyed a three-storey residential building.
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A judge throws out the US state of Oklahoma's execution law, ruling it improperly prevents inmates learning the source of the drugs used to kill them.
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NetherlandsThree US Secret Service agents preparing for President Obama's trip to the Netherlands were sent home amid reports one was found drunk in a hotel.
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Russia, UkraineThe US and EU have warned Russia will face "deeper sanctions" if there are "further incursions into Ukraine".
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The US Federal Reserve rejects plans by Citigroup to buy back shares and boost dividends for shareholders.
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The governor of the US state of Michigan says the state will not recognise more than 300 gay marriages performed after a judge struck down a ban.
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Footage posted on YouTube appears to show CCTV video of the moment a metro train has derailed at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in the US.
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Belgium, UkraineAfter talks in Brussels, EU and US leaders say they are considering "deeper sanctions" against Russia if its troops move further into Ukraine.
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US Secretary of State John Kerry interrupts a trip to Europe to press Palestinians and Israelis to extend their peace talks as a deadline looms.
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A woman who was abandoned in 1986 as a newborn in a US fast-food restaurant bathroom finds her birth mother after launching a social media search.
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Officials in the US state of Washington say they have recovered 16 bodies from Saturday's massive mudslide and believe they have found eight more.
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Footage from 22 March of the mudslide in Oso, in the US state of Washington, shows a young boy being carried away by a helicopter rescue team.
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Authorities say they have recovered the bodies of two more people killed in a massive mudslide in the US state of Washington, bringing the total to 16.
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RussiaA rocket carrying US and Russian astronauts to the International Space Station has to delay docking for almost two days because of a technical hitch.
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United KingdomThe opening episode of the fourth series of Game Of Thrones will air at the same time in the US and UK.
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BP's biggest refinery in the US spills crude oil into Lake Michigan after a malfunction but regulators say the leak has been contained.
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Japan, North KoreaNorth Korea test-fires two medium-range missiles, just hours after the US, South Korea and Japan met in the Netherlands for talks.
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US chipmaker Intel steps up its investment in wearable technology with the acquisition of Basis Science, a firm known for its health tracking services and devices.
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Japan, North KoreaThe Japanese and South Korean leaders hold their first official meeting following a rift over Japan's stance on its wartime aggression in Asia.
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Rescue efforts continue after a landslide in the US state of Washington killed at least 14 people.
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Russia, UkraineUS President Barack Obama says Russia is acting "not out of strength, but out of weakness" in Ukraine, and warns of further sanctions.
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