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New car sales in the US post the best month in more than four years, with Toyota Motor showing the biggest rise.
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A US border patrol agent is shot and killed in a gunfight near Arizona's US-Mexico border in an area known for drug-smuggling, authorities say.
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Georgia, 
RussiaThe US, EU and Russia welcome Georgia's election results which give the country the first democratic transfer of power in its post-Soviet history.
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Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are preparing to face each other in an eagerly-awaited televised debate on the economy.
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Deutsche Telekom says it is in talks to buy MetroPCS and merge the US mobile carrier with its T-Mobile USA unit.
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Predict the US election result, and share your forecast
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IranPresident Ahmadinejad blames Iran's "enemies" for the sharp falls in its currency, the rial, which has hit fresh record lows against the US dollar.
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Authorities investigate as a farmer in the US state of Oregon is devoured by his pigs, which left only his dentures and some body parts behind.
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Japan, 
United KingdomBritain's Andy Murray beats Ivo Karlovic at the Japan Open as he returns to action after his US Open win.
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Terror suspect Abu Hamza al-Masri's health has deteriorated, says his lawyer, as he seeks an injunction against his extradition to the US until a scan is carried out.
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Samsung sues Apple over eight patents which it says are being infringed by the US company's latest handset, the iPhone 5.
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An American court lifts a temporary sales ban imposed on Samsung's Galaxy tablet computer, as part of a US patent dispute with Apple..
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The return of Emmy-winning drama Homeland to US TV is watched by 1.73 million, a 60 per cent rise on the audience for last year's first episode.
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NetherlandsScores of people in the Netherlands and the US have caught salmonella after eating contaminated Dutch fish, say Dutch health authorities.
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Botswana, 
BrazilBoeing secures its largest order from a South American airline, in a deal with Brazil's Gol worth up to $6bn.
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US safety regulators are looking into two separate incidents in recent days when passenger seats came loose midflight on American Airlines planes.
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IndiaA federal judge dismisses a case by an American Indian tribe blaming beer sellers and makers for its reservation's chronic alcoholism.
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A teacher who mistakenly shot dead his 15-year-old adopted son says through a lawyer that his family is "broken in half".
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Jorie Graham has become the first American woman to win the £10,000 Forward Prize for Poetry.
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Syria, 
TurkeyStates such as the US and Turkey which back rebels in Syria are supporting terrorism, the country's Foreign Minister Walid Muallem tells the UN.
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US manufacturing activity gained after three months of contraction, according to the Institute for Supply Management's monthly survey.
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United KingdomBritish terror suspect Babar Ahmad requests the High Court to halt his extradition to the US.
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The US Supreme Court begins its new session, with arguments and rulings expected on issues including affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights.
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The guns of two infamous lovers - the American outlaws Bonnie and Clyde - have sold at an auction in the United States for more than half a million dollars.
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CanadaThe animated 3D film Hotel Transylvania sets a new high for a September debut at the US and Canadian box office, bringing in $43m (£26.6m), according to studio estimates.
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Europe win eight of the 12 singles Ryder Cup matches to beat the USA 14½-13½ in Medinah, having been 10-4 down.
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JapanThe US begins the deployment of Osprey military aircraft to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, amid protests over the move.
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Guns used by American gangsters Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were among a host of outlaws' memorabilia up for auction, fetching more than $500,000.
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Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal says the spirit of Seve Ballesteros helped his team to retain the Ryder Cup.
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Five things you need to know about US election
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With the US presidential election now just five weeks away, President Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney are criss-crossing the country, taking their message to voters in a handful of critical states.
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AfghanistanA checkpoint shooting in eastern Afghanistan has taken the US military's death toll in the war past 2,000.
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The guns used by American gangsters Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who died in a hail of police bullets in 1934, are up for auction.
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IranAn Iranian news agency apologises after carrying a spoof story from a US satirical website claiming that President Ahmadinejad was popular among rural Americans.
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Captain Jose Maria Olazabal says his Europe side can overturn the United States' 10-6 lead to win the Ryder Cup.
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US network Fox News apologises for showing live pictures of a man fatally shooting himself in the head after a high-speed chase in Arizona.
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IranThe US has removed the dissident Iranian group Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK) from its terror blacklist, after years of intense lobbying.
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ChinaPresident Barack Obama has stopped a private Chinese firm from building wind turbines in the US state of Oregon, citing national security concerns.
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The suspect in the case of a cinema shooting in Colorado threatened a university professor before the incident, according to US prosecutors.
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IranAn Iranian news agency reproduces a report from a US satirical website which says rural Americans would rather vote for Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad than Barack Obama.
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SyriaThe US says it has intelligence that Syria has moved some of its chemical weapons to safety, as the government continues to battle rebel forces.
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Bank of America pays $2.43bn (£1.5bn) to settle a lawsuit over its acquisition of Merrill Lynch.
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A US man mistakenly shoots dead his 15-year-old son after going to investigate what appeared to be an attempted burglary, according to police.
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A gunman shoots dead four people at a sign-making office in Minneapolis before killing himself, police in the US state of Minnesota say.
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JK Rowling's novel, The Casual Vacancy, suffers a formatting error in the US making it near-impossible to read on some e-readers.
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Police in Minneapolis in the United States say four people have been shot dead after a gunman opened fire inside a sign-making business.
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China, JapanChina's foreign minister accuses Japan of "stealing" islands both claim in a UN speech - prompting Japan to reply, as the US calls for calm.
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ChinaHow to bring American jobs home from China
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LibyaThe US is temporarily removing further staff from its embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, the state department says.
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Early voting begins in Midwestern Iowa, one of the key swing states that could decide November's US presidential election.
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PakistanProtests in Pakistan against an anti-Islam video made by an American had been largely peaceful until last week. After Friday prayers at least 20 people were killed in demonstrations across the country.
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United KingdomA former senior trader from Credit Suisse, Kareem Serageldin, tells a London court that he will fight extradition to the US on fraud charges.
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The worst drought for 50 years is partly blamed for the downward revision to US economic growth between April and June.
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A US man who lost four fingers in an accident on a lake and joked they were "fish food" has found that is exactly what happened to one of them.
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An US man who lost four fingers in a wakeboarding accident in Idaho and joked that they were "fish food" finds that one of them was just that.
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BurmaOn Thursday, Burma's President Thein Sein will address the United Nations his speech comes as the United States has announced that it is lifting its ban on the import of goods from Burma.
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SyriaHillary Clinton calls on the UN Security Council to act on Syria, as activists say Wednesday was the bloodiest day of conflict so far.
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American rookie Brandt Snedeker says he will try to "beat their brains in" when he faces Europe in this week's Ryder Cup.
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BurmaHillary Clinton says the US will ease its import ban on Burmese goods, a key part of remaining US sanctions, as she meets President Thein Sein.
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David Cameron has won over audiences in the US after his appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.
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President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney campaign in Ohio, where opinion polls show the incumbent pulling ahead.
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US Civil War buffs mark a bloody 1862 battle – by re-enacting it
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The Britishisms invading American English
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US Ryder Cup captain Davis Love admits he is yet to decide on his pairings for Friday's opening foursomes.
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Iran, 
IsraelIran's president accuses the West of nuclear "intimidation" in a UN General Assembly address boycotted by the US and Israel.
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The University of California reaches a $1m settlement with demonstrators who were pepper-sprayed during an Occupy protest last year.
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A High Court judge halts the extradition of Abu Hamza al-Masri to the US on terror charges after the radical cleric launches a last-ditch appeal.
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Software on rental laptops secretly took pictures of couples engaged in sexual activity, US authority rules.
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Can Americans earn $250,000 and still be middle class?
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Two political staffers are accused of making offensive gestures linked to Native Americans to poke fun at a US Massachusetts senator's challenger.
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A rare $3m bust of US founding father Benjamin Franklin is recovered nearly a month after it was stolen from a home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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US President Barack Obama decries human trafficking as "modern slavery", while outlining new measures to tackle the problem.
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Germany, United KingdomUS car giant Ford says it will cut several hundred jobs in Europe because of declining demand, including in the UK and Germany.
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US President Barack Obama condemns violence and extremism as he addresses the UN General Assembly in New York
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Tiger Woods vows to make up for his past Ryder Cup disappointments by leading the US to victory over Europe at Medinah this week.
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The US Supreme Court is to consider if police need a warrant before ordering a blood test on a drink-driving suspect, based on a case in Missouri.
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US doctors say children should be discouraged from using trampolines because they are a health hazard.
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The Coen brothers are developing a TV version of their hit film Fargo for US cable channel FX, according to Deadline Hollywood.
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PakistanRescuers are being killed and civilians "terrorised" by CIA drone attacks targeting militants in north-western Pakistan, a US report says.
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The Queen voiced concerns to the previous government about the inability of UK authorities to arrest radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, the BBC learns.
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President Barack Obama tells American TV network ABC that he misses teaching and wants to return to "working with kids" when he leaves the White House.
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The European Court of Human Rights has given its final approval for the extradition of five terrorism suspects. They include extremist cleric Abu Hamza who could be extradited to the United States within weeks.
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US captain Davis Love III warns Europe to expect a fiery reception from the packed home galleries at the Ryder Cup.
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The US military is investing millions into technology to help servicemembers make the transition from war to the home front.
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A US biologist faces life in jail without parole for killing three colleagues and wounding three others in a 2010 shooting in Huntsville, Alabama.
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United KingdomThe European Court of Human Rights gives its final approval for the extradition of five major terrorism suspects from the UK to the US.
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America's sixth-largest credit card issuer will pay $200m (£123m) in refunds to settle accusations it misled customers into add-on services.
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AfghanistanTwo US Marines are referred for trial over a video showing troops urinating on dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, the US military says.
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A female staff member is killed and another seriously injured in a disturbance at an all-male prison in the US state of Colorado.
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A week-old giant panda cub born at Washington DC's National Zoo had fluid in its abdomen and abnormalities of the liver, an initial necropsy shows.
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Afghanistan, United KingdomThe BBC has learnt more about the four hour firefight inside one of the largest NATO bases in Afghanistan. British and US soldiers battled against insurgents wearing US army uniforms inside Camp Bastion, in Helmand province.
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Burma's President Thein Sein leaves for a landmark visit to the US, following a tour by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week.
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Two films - End of Watch staring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jennifer Lawrence horror House at the End of the Street - tie for top spot on the North American box office chart.
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Apple is seeking an additional $707m (£436m) in damages from Samsung Electronics, after a US jury awarded the iPhone and iPad maker more than $1bn.
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The US president's conservative fans
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United KingdomUS Ryder Cup wildcard Brandt Snedeker holds his nerve to win the PGA Tour Championship by three shots from England's Justin Rose.
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The lead singer of the US rock band Green Day admits he is seeking treatment for substance abuse.
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PakistanThe US state department condemns a Pakistani minister's offer of $100,000 for the death of the American maker of an anti-Islam film.
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LibyaThe interim Libyan leader, Mohammed Magarief, promises to disband all illegal militias in the aftermath of the US ambassador's death.
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Film maker Oliver Stone says he is 'disappointed' by President Obama but believes US government does not have the 'means to change'.
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