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US President Barack Obama has declared an end to the financial crisis and pledged economic policies to benefit all Americans, in his annual State of the Union address to Congress.
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CubaCubans' thoughts on the US-Cuban thaw
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CubaWill Grant reports on what democracy means to Cuba and the US as the countries prepare to meet for their first high-level talks in Havana.
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)US banking giant Morgan Stanley sees quarterly net income rise as legal fees relating to mortgage-backed securities ease.
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United KingdomLiam Neeson's action sequel Taken 3 keeps hold of the top spot at the UK box office for a second week, holding off Clint Eastwood's American Sniper.
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World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko announces his first fight in America for seven years.
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MexicoThe third and final leg of the civil trial over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill gets under way on Tuesday and will determine how much BP must pay in penalties under the US Clean Water Act.
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A driver in New Jersey, Oleg Varavko, films the moment a tractor-trailer jackknifes on New Jersey Interstate-95, narrowly missing his car.
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North KoreaThe US began looking into North Korea's computer network in 2010, reports claim
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A driver in the US has had a lucky escape after his truck was sandwiched between two lorries in a crash.
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Clint Eastwood's war drama takes more than $90m (£59m) at the top of the US box office following its six Oscar nominations last week.
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Severe icy weather conditions have led to several road accidents in north eastern US over the weekend
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American Lindsey Vonn breaks the record for the most World Cup wins in women's downhill skiing with her 63rd career victory.
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The government is calling for a fundamental overhaul of how the NHS tackles suicides, inspired by a programme from the US.
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Police in Florida arrest two teenagers who have been on the run for two weeks after eluding officers in several US states.
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The Secret Service confirms shots have been fired near the Delaware home of US Vice-President Joe Biden.
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Shots were fired from a passing vehicle outside US Vice-President Joe Biden's house on Saturday, but he was away at the time, the Secret Service says.
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US Broadcaster Fox News issues an on-air apology for televising a claim that Birmingham is a "Muslim-only city" where non-Muslims "don't go".
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Deontay Wilder becomes the first US heavyweight world champion since 2006 after taking the WBC title off Bermane Stiverne.
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CubaAn US Congressional delegation arrives in Cuba for the first such visit since the two countries agreed to begin restoring relations.
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Can US Republicans avoid the State of the Union curse?
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US police officers are being criticised for using mug shots of black suspects for target practice at a shooting range in Florida.
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United KingdomDavid Cameron and Barack Obama say the UK and US are to work more closely to combat "violent extremism", sharing expertise on tackling threats.
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SwitzerlandUS shares recover after the turmoil prompted by the Swiss move to end its franc-euro cap but forex broker FXCM falls sharply as it rejoins the market after a $300m loan.
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The Twitter accounts of the New York Post and United Press International (UPI) have been hacked with fake tweets on economic and military news.
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The US Supreme Court will rule in the next few months on whether gay couples have a right to marry across all states.
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CubaNew US trade and travel rules covering Cuba have come into effect, allowing the use of credit cards and ending a ban on Cuban cigars.
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CubaNew US trade and travel rules covering Cuba have come into effect, allowing the use of credit cards and ending a ban on Cuban cigars.
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The 12 months of 2014 were the warmest on record, with global temperatures 0.68C (1.24F) above the long-term average, say US government scientists.
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United KingdomThe UK and US are to stage cyber attack "war games" against Wall Street and the City of London in a new joint defence against hackers.
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SyriaThe US says it is to send 400 troops and hundreds of support staff to train moderate rebels against Islamic State (IS) in Syria.
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FranceUS Secretary of State John Kerry has visited the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris to pay tribute to those killed in the attacks.
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JapanShares in Japan reach a two-and-a-half month low, as the yen gains against the dollar.
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The US state of Oklahoma executes the first death row inmate since a botched lethal injection last year drew intense criticism.
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MexicoBP faces a fine of up to $13.7bn (£9bn) after a US judge ruled that the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was smaller than initially feared.
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CubaAmericans will be able to bring home small numbers of Cuban cigars after a ban of more than 50 years
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CubaThe United States government has announced that new measures to ease travel and trade restrictions on Cuba will come into effect on Friday.
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Officials in the US state of Iowa arrest a lottery employee named as the mystery winner of a multimillion-dollar ticket.
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Two Americans say they hope their historic 19-day climb up the sheer face of El Capitan rock in California will inspire others.
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Passengers on a subway in Washington DC filling with smoke waited for more than half an hour before emergency responders arrived, says a city report.
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CanadaThe US discount retailer Target is to shut all of its 133 stores in Canada two years after launching there.
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A $500 (£329) rug is removed from a Florida sheriff's office after someone spotted it mistakenly read "in dog we trust".
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Bank of America and Citigroup miss analysts' profit forecasts as both Wall Street giants struggle to restructure.
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The BBC's Ceila Hatton attends the launch of Xiaomi's latest device - and finds more than one similarity to a certain US tech giant.
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A CIA internal watchdog clears its officers of improperly accessing the computers of members of the US Senate intelligence committee.
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The FBI has arrested an Ohio man for allegedly planning to bomb the US Capitol in an Islamic State-inspired attack, according to court documents.
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United KingdomDavid Cameron and Barack Obama promise to defeat the "distorted ideology" of terrorism, ahead of talks between the two leaders in Washington.
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Two US climbers - who spent more than two weeks scaling the sheer face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park - have finally reached the summit of the 3,000ft (914m) rock.
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IndiaA US judge dismisses a lawsuit charging Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with crimes against humanity during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
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Cuba, 
Estonia, 
Oman, 
YemenFive Yemeni men held at the US jail in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba for more than a dozen years are transferred to Oman and Estonia, US officials say.
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Two US climbers - who spent more than two weeks scaling El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without climbing tools - reach the 3,000ft (914m) summit.
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The Republican-controlled House of Representatives votes to torpedo President Obama's immigration plan aimed at shielding four million undocumented people from deportation.
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US bank JP Morgan Chase reports a 6.6% fall in quarterly profits after paying $1bn in legal costs resulting from investigations into alleged wrongdoing.
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The rate at which the global oceans have risen in the past two decades is more significant than previously recognised, say US-based scientists.
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At least 10 people have been killed after a bus carrying prisoners lost control on an icy motorway and collided with a train in Texas, officials say.
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Crew members were evacuated from a US segment of the International Space Station after an ammonia leak was suspected.
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Retail sales in the US fell by 0.9% in December, according to the latest figures from the Commerce Department.
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A dog in Seattle, US regularly rides the bus alone to take herself to the park
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IranThe US secretary of state meets his Iranian counterpart in Geneva in a bid to revive stalled talks over Iran's disputed nuclear programme.
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PolandDirector Roman Polanski promises to cooperate with Polish prosecutors, who have been asked to extradite him to the US where he is wanted in a 1977 sex case.
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Central African Republic, 
UgandaRebel LRA commander Dominic Ongwen, wanted for war crimes, has been handed over to Ugandan troops in the Central African Republic, the US says.
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Scientists at Stanford University in the US develop a device that can measure the weight of a flying bird.
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Legendary actor and director Clint Eastwood speaks to Will Gompertz about American Sniper.
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US President Barack Obama unveils proposals to strengthen cyber security laws following a spate of attacks against high-profile US targets.
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Domestic violence charges against Hope Solo, the goalkeeper for the US women's football team, are dismissed by a judge in Washington state.
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The trial of Ross Ulbricht, the alleged creator and operator of the Silk Road underground illegal market, has opened in New York.
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The World Bank has cut its global growth forecast, warning the US alone cannot drive an economic recovery.
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US President Barack Obama says the US Centcomm hack shows how much more work there is to do on cybersecurity.
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Defeated in 2008 and 2012, Mitt Romney is reviving his network of supporters as he seriously considers a third White House bid, US media say.
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EU-US negotiations on a major free trade deal have met with "huge scepticism" in Europe, the European Commission says.
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Police fired tear gas at crowds of celebrating American football fans who set rubbish bins alight in Columbus, Ohio, and refused to disperse.
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Kyle MacLachlan will reprise his role as Special Agent Dale Cooper in the new series of the cult TV show, US network Showtime confirms.
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Sunday's Golden Globe Awards ceremony was watched by 19.3 million people in the US, down 8% on last year's audience of 20.9 million.
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JapanShares in Tokyo were down on Tuesday, despite fresh figures showing Japan had a current account surplus for the fifth month in a row.
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A group claiming to back Islamic State has hacked US Central Command's Twitter and YouTube accounts.
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CubaThe US says it has verified the release of 53 political prisoners in Cuba, agreed as part of a historic deal to restore diplomatic relations.
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US Central Command's Twitter and YouTube accounts are suspended after being hacked by a group claiming to be supporters of Islamic State.
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Two police officers in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will face charges for killing a homeless camper, their lawyers say.
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US President Barack Obama has unveiled new proposals on how consumers' personal data is handled.
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FranceA White House spokesman says the US should have sent "someone with a higher profile" to Sunday's unity rally in Paris, following criticism from US media.
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A US terrorism commentator apologises for describing Birmingham as a "Muslim-only city" where non-Muslims "don't go" during an interview on Fox News.
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The Hobbit is overtaken by Taken 3 at the top of the North American box office chart after spending three weeks in the top spot.
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IndiaUS Secretary of State John Kerry calls for stronger US-Indian trade ties at an international investor conference ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to India this month.
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The BBC's Samira Hussain reports from the North American International Auto Show, where General Motors will be keen to put 2014's year of car recalls behind them.
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The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder speaks to two men released from Bagram, one of the sites singled out in the US Senate interrogation report into the CIA's 'brutal' techniques used on terror suspects.
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American banker Robert Sarver pulls out of takeover talks with Rangers after his second offer for the club is rejected.
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Police say a shooting has injured five people near a club where Chris Brown was performing near San Francisco.
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United KingdomUK pharmaceutical company Shire has clinched a deal to buy US rival NPS Pharmaceuticals for $5.2bn (£3.4bn).
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CubaThe Cuban government releases more opposition activists, in what is believed to be part of an agreement with the US to have diplomatic links restored.
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Aruba, 
CroatiaGreat Britain's James Ward gains a place in the Australian Open as injured US Open champion Marin Cilic withdraws.
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US company SpaceX says its experiment to bring part of its Falcon rocket down to a soft landing on a floating sea platform did not work.
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CanadaA Canadian truck driver was killed and 23 other people were injured after a pile-up of more than 100 vehicles on a major road in the United States.
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US prosecutors recommend bringing criminal charges against ex-CIA director David Petraeus, the New York Times reports.
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Bipartisan coolness will hamper US political progress in 2015
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Visiting a Native American reservation on a search for soccer
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Maryland's first female Episcopalian bishop will face charges over a hit-and-run crash that killed a cyclist in Baltimore, prosecutors say.
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CubaThe Cuban government releases more opposition activists, in what is believed to be part of an agreement with the US to have diplomatic links restored.
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The US House has passed a bill approving the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
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PolandAndy Murray and Heather Watson win but Great Britain miss out as Poland and US reach the Hopman Cup final.
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The US economy caps year of strong jobs growth with a fall in the unemployment rate from 5.8% to 5.6%.
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