News: United States

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United States: news

Top AIG bosses 'to repay bonuses'

Tuesday, March 24th 2009, 12:16
related places: New York

Nine of the 10 executives paid top bonuses by US insurance giant AIG agree to return them, officials say.
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Border patrol

Tuesday, March 24th 2009, 12:15
related countries: Mexico

Follow US agents as they check for drugs from Mexico
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Asian stock markets extend rally

Tuesday, March 24th 2009, 9:27

Asian shares gain ground in Tuesday trading, taking heart from a US plan to deal with banks' toxic assets.
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Australian leader in US for talks

Tuesday, March 24th 2009, 4:57
related countries: Aruba

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd arrives in the US for his first meeting with President Barack Obama.
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Death link to too much red meat

Tuesday, March 24th 2009, 0:07

US scientists have produced new evidence suggesting eating lots of red and processed meat damages health.
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Alaska volcano erupts five times

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 20:40
related places: Alaska

Mount Redoubt volcano in the US state of Alaska has erupted, sending ash some 15km into the air, officials say.
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US unveils $1tn toxic asset plan

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 20:23

The US Treasury unveils a bank bailout plan worth up to $1 trillion, triggering surges of 7% on key Wall Street share indices.
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Cold fusion debate heats up again

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 16:35

Researchers at a meeting in the US claim renewed evidence for the long-discredited idea of fusion at room temperature.
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Obama ponders Afghan 'exit plan'

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 16:16
related countries: Afghanistan

President Barack Obama says the US must have an "exit strategy" in Afghanistan, despite sending more troops there.
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'Deathbed murder confession' returns to haunt stroke survivor

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 13:40

A US man who thought he was dying and confessed to a 1977 killing is charged with murder after recovering, media say.
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Deathbed murder confession returns to haunt stroke survivor

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 13:40

A US man who thought he was dying and confessed to a 1977 killing is charged with murder after recovering, media say.
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S Asia reporters 'at severe risk'

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 13:32
related places: Rising

Rising violence in South Asia is increasingly endangering the safety of journalists, a US-based media rights group says.
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Tough task

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 11:22
related countries: Afghanistan

US envoy on why Afghan challenge is 'hardest thing'
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'Children die' in US plane crash

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 3:45
related places: Montana

A plane crashes in the US state of Montana, aviation officials say, killing at least 16 people including children.
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Harare diary

Monday, March 23rd 2009, 1:13

Food starts to appear in shops - if you have US dollars
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US adviser sees hope of recovery

Sunday, March 22nd 2009, 17:23

A top economic adviser of US President Barack Obama says the economy will be back on track by the end of the year.
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Hamas chief hails Obama approach

Sunday, March 22nd 2009, 16:26

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal credits US President Barack Obama with using a "new language" for the Middle East.
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Obama fends off Geithner doubters

Sunday, March 22nd 2009, 3:20

US President Barack Obama backs his embattled treasury secretary in a US TV interview, saying he would not be allowed to resign.
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US 'needs new Pakistan strategy'

Sunday, March 22nd 2009, 2:02
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan

US strategy in Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent years has failed, Pakistan's foreign minister tells the BBC.
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US 'backs Danish PM as Nato head'

Saturday, March 21st 2009, 21:36
related countries: Denmark

The US is prepared to back Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as Nato's next secretary general, reports say.
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Envoy damns US Afghan drug effort

Saturday, March 21st 2009, 19:52
related countries: Afghanistan

US counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan are "wasteful and ineffective", the US envoy to Afghanistan says.
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Toilet arsonist reward not to be sniffed at

Saturday, March 21st 2009, 17:17
related places: San Francisco

A US firm is offering a major reward as they hunt an arsonist who has attacked a host of portable toilets across San Francisco
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AIG bonuses 'higher than thought'

Saturday, March 21st 2009, 16:54

Controversial US insurance giant AIG paid $218m in bonuses - much more than previously thought, a senior US official says.
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Monterrey attack suspect arrested

Saturday, March 21st 2009, 13:43
related countries: Mexico
related places: Monterrey

Mexico arrests an alleged senior drug cartel member accused of a grenade attack on the US consulate in Monterrey.
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Outcry forces US state to ditch plan to ban bikini waxes

Saturday, March 21st 2009, 13:31

The US state of New Jersey scraps plans to ban bikini waxes after an outcry from salon owners.
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Outcry forces US state to ditch plan to ban bikini waxes

Saturday, March 21st 2009, 13:31

The US state of New Jersey scraps plans to ban bikini waxes after an outcry from salon owners.
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Quest to legalise polygamy in Utah

Saturday, March 21st 2009, 11:56
related places: Utah

Up to 40,000 people in Utah live in polygamous families, but under US law polygamy is a crime. Humphrey Hawksley met the families campaigning for a change in the law.
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Iran demands change in US policy

Saturday, March 21st 2009, 10:59
related countries: Iran

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei responds to President Obama's overture by demanding US policy changes.
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N Korea confirms reporters held

Saturday, March 21st 2009, 8:22
related countries: North Korea

North Korea confirms the arrest of two female US journalists, saying they were detained for illegally entering its territory.
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US halts Madagascar aid over coup

Saturday, March 21st 2009, 4:20
related countries: Madagascar

The US halts non-emergency aid to Madagascar, which continues to court global controversy after an army-backed coup.
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Iran seeking change in US policy

Friday, March 20th 2009, 23:27
related countries: Iran

Iran welcomes an offer of "a new beginning" in relations from Barack Obama, but says the US must change its behaviour.
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US navy vessels collide in Gulf

Friday, March 20th 2009, 19:01
related places: Gulf

Two US navy vessels collide in the Strait of Hormuz, lightly injuring 15 sailors and creating an oil spill, the US navy says.
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Austria frees 'murder pits guard'

Friday, March 20th 2009, 18:13
related countries: Austria

A former SS man alleged to have helped exterminate 8,000 Jews is freed by Austria, a day after being extradited from the US.
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Obama sorry for disability remark

Friday, March 20th 2009, 18:13

US President Barack Obama apologises for joking on TV that his 10-pin bowling performance was "like the Special Olympics".
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US high school 'held cage fights'

Friday, March 20th 2009, 15:02
related places: Texas

A school board investigation found staff at a high school in Texas made students fight inside a steel cage, a local newspaper reports.
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Taleban head 'not in Balochistan'

Friday, March 20th 2009, 14:29
related countries: Pakistan

The head of Balochistan province in Pakistan says Taleban chief Mullah Omar is not there, amid reports of possible US strikes.
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Obama offers Iran 'new beginning'

Friday, March 20th 2009, 13:27
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

US President Barack Obama offers "a new beginning" in ties with Iran in an unprecedented video message to the Iranian people.
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Does Iran require a "new beginning"?

Friday, March 20th 2009, 9:45
related countries: Iran

Iran's Supreme Leader says he sees 'no change' in US policy. Can US/Iran relations improve?
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Allies facing Afghan 'stalemate'

Friday, March 20th 2009, 9:43
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

Foreign Secretary David Miliband admits the UK, the US and their allies face a "strategic stalemate" in some parts of Afghanistan.
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US-Afghan units 'kill 33 Taleban'

Friday, March 20th 2009, 6:41
related countries: Afghanistan

The US in Afghanistan says Afghan and international troops have killed 33 militants in Helmand and Logar provinces.
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Obama promotes reforms on TV show

Friday, March 20th 2009, 4:29

Barack Obama makes an unprecedented presidential appearance on a US chat show to promote his economic plans.
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Is US bonus tax a good idea?

Friday, March 20th 2009, 1:19

US lawmakers vote for bonus tax from firms bailed out by the government. Do you agree with this decision?
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US lawmakers vote for bonus tax

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 22:52

The US House of Representatives votes to levy a 90% tax on big bonuses from firms bailed out by taxpayers.
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US deports SS 'murder pits guard'

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 21:57
related countries: Austria, Poland

The US deports to Austria a former SS man connected to the Nazi killing of some 8,000 Jews in occupied Poland.
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US father guilty of bridge deaths

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 18:28
related places: Alabama

An Alabama jury convicts a man of murdering four children whom he threw off a bridge in January 2008.
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Dollar slides after US Fed plan

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 17:18

The dollar falls against all major currencies after the US Federal Reserve announced $1.2 trillion stimulus plan.
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Jewel thieves rob shop, but are robbed during their getaway

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 16:48

Two men who held up a Wisconsin jewellery store got robbed themselves during their getaway, US police say.
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North Korea 'holds US reporters'

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 11:19
related countries: China, North Korea

North Korean troops have reportedly arrested two American journalists near a river on the border with China.
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Obama 'mulls Afghan army boost'

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 8:10
related countries: Afghanistan

The US is planning to more than double Afghanistan's national security forces to try to bring stability, US media reports say.
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North Korea 'holds US reporters'

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 5:01
related countries: China, North Korea

North Korean troops arrest at least one Korean-American journalists near the border with China, South Korean media say.
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New Mexico scraps death penalty

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 3:34

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in the US state.
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US arsonist 'should be executed'

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 3:22

A US jury recommends the death penalty for an arsonist who killed five firefighters.
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Cuba neighbours to restore ties

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 0:09
related countries: Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador
related places: Havana

Costa Rica and El Salvador, the last two Central American nations not recognising Cuba, say they will re-establish ties with Havana.
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AIG chief asks for bonuses back

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 22:52

The boss of US insurer AIG calls the bonuses paid to executives "distasteful" and asks for some to be repaid.
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Fed pumps $1.2tn into US economy

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 21:18

The US Federal Reserve says it will buy $1.2 trillion worth of debt to help boost lending and promote economic recovery.
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Obama announces envoy for Sudan

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 21:03
related countries: Sudan

US President Barack Obama picks retired Air Force General Scott Gration to be his special envoy to Sudan.
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Admiral named for key Nato post

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 20:18

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates recommends Admiral James Stavridis for the post of Nato supreme commander.
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Madoff accountant on fraud charge

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 20:10

US prosecutors charge the long-term accountant of disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff with fraud.
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US military sex attack reports up

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 16:54
related countries: Afghanistan, Iraq

Sexual assault reports in the US military rose 8% last year, with a 25% jump in cases in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon says.
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Pakistan rejects US strike report

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 13:43
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistan's foreign ministry dismisses a report suggesting the US is considering expanding military operations in Pakistan.
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Czechs halt US missile treaties

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 13:29
related countries: Czech Republic

The Czech government withdraws treaties committing it to the US missile defence shield from parliament, fearing their defeat.
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Mistrust reigns

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 12:55
related countries: Syria

Diplomatic progress still eludes Syria and the US
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Philippine 'rape' victim recants

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 12:53
related countries: Philippines

A Philippine woman who secured a high-profile rape conviction against a US marine has changed her story.
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Richardson's family at hospital

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 11:57
related places: New York

Actress Natasha Richardson's family gather at her bedside in New York after she is injured in a skiing accident.
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Egypt seeks softer US Hamas line

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 11:49
related countries: Egypt

Egypt's intelligence chief makes an unannouced visit to the US to push for a more flexible stance on Hamas, officials say.
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North Korea refuses US food aid

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 11:39
related countries: North Korea

The United States says North Korea is rejecting food aid as tensions rise ahead of a planned satellite launch.
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US to force AIG to repay bonuses

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 5:31

Insurer AIG must pay back $165m of staff bonuses awarded after accepting public bail-out funds, the US treasury secretary says.
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US poised to join Mexico drug war

Wednesday, March 18th 2009, 2:13
related countries: Mexico
related places: Congress

The US is making detailed plans to help Mexico in its fight against drugs-trafficking, a senior general tells Congress.
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Justin Webb

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 22:22
related countries: Mexico

The US and Mexico square up over free trucking
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Iran shift

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 20:47
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

Is the US changing its policy towards Tehran?
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1970s radical freed from US jail

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 17:00

A left-wing radical who spent 24 years on the run after trying to bomb LA police cars is freed after seven years in prison.
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'Twittering' threat to US trials

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 16:35

The verdicts in two US trials are being appealed against because jurors commented on them on social networking sites.
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US home construction accelerates

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 14:08
related places: February

The rate of construction of new homes in the US soared by almost a quarter in February, figures show, surprising analysts.
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US capital blighted by HIV/Aids

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 7:09

At least 3% of over-12s in Washington DC are infected with HIV/Aids, says a report from the city's health department.
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US law sparks Mexican trade row

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 2:57
related countries: Mexico

Mexico says it will raise its tariffs on 90 US products, after the US halted a scheme allowing Mexican lorry drivers on to US roads.
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Obama 'outraged' at AIG bonuses

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 1:51

An angry Barack Obama calls for a block on $165m of bonus payouts to executives of ailing US insurance giant AIG.
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Iranian drone 'shot down in Iraq'

Monday, March 16th 2009, 18:27
related countries: Iran, Iraq
related places: Baghdad

US forces shot down an Iranian drone aircraft 60 miles (100km) north of Baghdad last month, the US military says.
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Report claims CIA used 'torture'

Monday, March 16th 2009, 16:17
related places: Red Cross

A leaked international Red Cross report says torture was used by the US on al-Qaeda suspects in CIA secret prisons.
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Bernanke hopeful for US recovery

Monday, March 16th 2009, 8:24

The head of the US central bank, Ben Bernanke, says he expects the country's recession to end this year.
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US drone 'kills five in Pakistan'

Monday, March 16th 2009, 7:11
related countries: Pakistan

A suspected missile fired by a US drone kills at least five people in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, officials say.
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China patrols in South China Seas

Monday, March 16th 2009, 5:32

China sends a patrol vessel to disputed islands in South China Seas, days after a separate spat with US ships in the area.
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AIG to cut future bonus payments

Sunday, March 15th 2009, 1:29

Troubled US insurance giant AIG agrees to demands from the Obama administration to reduce future bonus payments.
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Lula warns US about protectionism

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 23:11
related countries: Botswana
related places: Silva

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warns about the risks of protectionism at his first meeting with US President Barack Obama.
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Obama warns of US food 'hazard'

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 12:55

President Barack Obama says the US food safety system is a "public health hazard" and in need of an overhaul.
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France's rendezvous with history

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 12:03
related countries: France, United Kingdom

Allan Little reflects on France's long journey to reconcile itself with one of the darkest chapters in its history and its difficult relationship with the US and Britain.
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Baby bottle chemical is removed

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 6:01
related places: Six

Six makers of babies' bottles in the US are to remove a chemical from their products, amid growing concern over its possible effects.
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Sex claims against US Church rise

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 3:40
related places: Church

The number of claims of sex abuse against US Roman Catholic priests rose by 16% last year, a Church report says.
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Hezbollah chief defiant on Israel

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 2:28
related countries: Israel, Lebanon

The leader of Lebanon's Islamist Hezbollah movement rejects US calls to recognise Israel as a precondition for talks.
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Pink-slip parties

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 1:48

Having a bit of fun while looking for a job in crisis-hit US
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US drops 'enemy combatant' term

Friday, March 13th 2009, 22:30
related places: Bush

The US will no longer hold terror suspects as "enemy combatants", officials announce, ending a key Bush administration policy.
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Madoff's lawyers contest jailing

Friday, March 13th 2009, 21:34

The lawyers of disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff appeal against a judge's decision to send him to jail pending sentencing.
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US drops 'enemy combatant' term

Friday, March 13th 2009, 20:08
related places: Bush

In a break from Bush administration policy, the US will no longer hold terror suspects as "enemy combatants", officials announce.
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US reassures China on investment

Friday, March 13th 2009, 19:36
related countries: China

Barack Obama's chief economic adviser assures China its $1tn (£0.7tn) worth of investment in the US is safe.
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Darling plays down G20 rift talk

Friday, March 13th 2009, 18:29

Chancellor Alistair Darling plays down talks of a rift between the US and Europe at the G20 meeting of finance ministers.
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Warning to US about Taleban talks

Friday, March 13th 2009, 17:40
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul, Washington

Great caution must be exercised in any talks with Afghan rebels, a think-tank warns Kabul and Washington.
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Drone 'kills 24 Pakistan Taleban'

Friday, March 13th 2009, 11:35
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
related places: Kurram

Pakistani officials say missiles fired by an unmanned US drone have killed at least 24 militants in Kurram, on the Afghan border.
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Obama renews US sanctions on Iran

Friday, March 13th 2009, 7:37
related countries: Iran

US President Barack Obama extends sanctions against Iran for one year, saying it continues to pose a threat to US security.
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US plans to combat Mexico drugs

Friday, March 13th 2009, 0:16
related countries: Mexico

The US says it is considering using the National Guard to counter the threat of drug violence spilling over from Mexico.
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Madoff admits $50bn fraud scheme

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 23:47

Financier Bernard Madoff is jailed after pleading guilty to all 11 charges in a $50bn (£35bn) fraud and apologising to investors.
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