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United States: news

Pakistan ambassador in memo row

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 18:37
related countries: Pakistan

The Pakistani ambassador to the US offers to resign after being accused of playing a role in seeking US help against his country's powerful army.
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Sharpest ever Moon elevation map

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 17:12
related places: Moon

The US space agency (Nasa) has released the sharpest ever elevation map of the Moon.
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VIDEO: Occupy protests 'still supported'

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 16:59

As police arrest dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters, a spokesman says the movement remains strong and continues to receive support from across the US.
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Scuffles at New York Occupy march

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 16:24
related places: New York

Police arrest dozens of protesters in New York's financial district as scuffles break out at a rally to mark two months since the start of Occupy Wall Street.
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VIDEO: Major drug tunnel found in Mexico

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 11:19
related countries: Mexico

US officials say they have uncovered a major drug-smuggling tunnel under the border with Mexico and seized an estimated 14 tons of marijuana.
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Anger at Hotel Rwanda hero award

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 10:52
related countries: Rwanda

A Rwandan genocide survivors' group criticises the awarding of a US human rights prize to a Rwandan hotelier who sheltered people during the genocide.
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Katrina novel wins US book award

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 9:59

A novel about a black community in Mississipi confronting Hurricane Katrina has won the US National Book Award for fiction.
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Record matchplay loss for Woods

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 9:54
related places: Woods

Tiger Woods suffers the biggest matchplay defeat of his career but the United States lead 4-2 after day one of the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne.
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Obama vows Asia-Pacific priority

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 9:28
related countries: Australia
related places: Pacific, Asia

US President Barack Obama tells Australia's parliament he has made the Asia-Pacific region a "top priority", in comments seen as aimed at China.
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What next for Iraq after US troop pullout

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 7:43
related countries: Iraq

What state is Iraq in as the last US troops prepare to depart?
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US committee warns of yuan threat

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 6:21

The yuan could threaten the US dollar's dominance as an international reserve currency a committee warns the US congress.
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White House suspect 'obsessed'

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 4:37
related places: White House

A man arrested on suspicion of shooting at the White House had become obsessed with President Barack Obama, US officials tell US media.
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VIDEO: Legal loop hole threatens future of DR Congo

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 1:51
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo
related places: Guardian

An investigation by Newsnight and the Guardian has discovered that an American so-called vulture fund is planning to extract a small fortune from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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VIDEO: Obama: US is Pacific power here to stay

Thursday, November 17th 2011, 1:31
related countries: Aruba
related places: America, Pacific, Asia

Addressing the Australian House of Representatives, President Barack Obama has said he wants to strengthen America's military presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
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US banks tumble on euro warning

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 23:47
related places: Fitch, Wall Street

Shares in US banks tumble in late trading on Wall Street after ratings agency Fitch warns over their exposure to the eurozone.
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US uncovers 'major drug tunnel'

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 23:01
related countries: Mexico

US police say they have seized 14 tons of marijuana after finding a major tunnel under the border with Mexico used to smuggle drugs.
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White House shooting suspect held

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 21:52
related places: White House

A man wanted in connection with a shooting near the White House is arrested, officials say, after bullet casings are found at the White House.
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VIDEO: Apollo 11 astronauts awarded medals

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 21:40
related places: America

Apollo 11 astronauts receive the US Congressional gold medal, the first time it has been awarded to those involved in America's space programme.
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US race set for axe - Ecclestone

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 19:36
related places: Texas, Austin

Next year's inaugural United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, is on the brink of being axed, says Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.
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VIDEO: Karzai supports US pact at talks

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 19:25
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has told a meeting of tribal elders that a security pact with the US is in the best interests of both nations.
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US inflation cut by cheaper fuel

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 16:04
related places: June

US consumer prices fell by 0.1% in October, the first drop since June, helped by a fall in the cost of petrol.
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Net giants fight US piracy bill

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 13:09

Google, Facebook and others have written to the US government to voice opposition against new piracy legislation.
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VIDEO: Clinton targeted in Philippines protest

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 12:46
related countries: Philippines

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been targeted by anti-US protesters during a visit to the Philippines.
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US to send marines to Australia

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 10:52
related countries: Australia

The US is to begin deploying 2,500 military personnel to Australia to boost security in the Pacific region, President Obama says on a visit.
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VIDEO: Iraq: Final US troops due to leave

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 10:27
related countries: Iraq

There are still some 30,000 US troops in Iraq, by the end of the year they are expected to leave.
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Adele 'positive' after surgery

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 9:27

The singer says she is "on the mend" after having an operation on her throat which forced her to cancel her US tour last month.
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Russia Soyuz rocket docks at ISS

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 8:11
related countries: Russia
related places: Soyuz

Russia's Soyuz spacecraft, with a three-man Russian and US crew, successfully docks with the International Space Station.
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Guatemala to extradite ex-leader

Wednesday, November 16th 2011, 2:20
related countries: Guatemala

Former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo will be extradited to the United States, after the current president granted the extradition order.
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Bid to block $100m 'vulture' debt

Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 23:00
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jersey, United Kingdom

Charities call for Britain's Privy Council to block an American speculator from taking $100m from the Democratic Republic of Congo through a 'vulture fund' which sued in Jersey.
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Beach house art find up for sale

Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 14:30

A Victorian painting, which has been hanging undiscovered in a US beach house for 50 years, could fetch £500,000 at auction.
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Cuban oil project fuels US anxieties

Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 13:20
related countries: Cuba

US safety dilemma over Cuba's nascent oil industry
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VIDEO: Rocking the catwalk at the age of 80

Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 10:35

In the modelling business, 30 is often considered old, but one American icon is still rocking the fashion world at the age of 80.
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Six die in Pakistan drone strike

Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 5:15
related countries: Pakistan

A US drone attack kills at least six suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, intelligence officials say.
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VIDEO: Herman Cain stumbles in Libya remarks

Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 4:11
related countries: Libya

US Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain struggles to answer when the editors of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ask if he agreed with President Obama's policies toward Libya.
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Giffords gives first TV interview

Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 4:05

Gabrielle Giffords, the US congresswoman shot in the head in January, has spoken about her recovery for the first time in an interview with ABC.
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Migrants found in Mexican lorry

Monday, November 14th 2011, 23:54
related countries: Mexico

The Mexican military finds 140 Central American migrants hidden behind a false wall in a trailer heading north on a Mexican highway.
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Chelsea Clinton in NBC news role

Monday, November 14th 2011, 20:44

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is unveiled as a reporter for US TV network NBC.
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Supreme Court to judge health law

Monday, November 14th 2011, 18:24

The US Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of President Obama's health care reform law, with a ruling expected just months before the 2012 election.
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Iran 'swayed' Iraq over US exit

Monday, November 14th 2011, 17:09
related countries: Iran, Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Iran influenced Baghdad's decision to refuse to allow the US to keep troops in Iraq beyond the end of this year, a senior adviser to Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki tells the BBC.
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VIDEO: Australian police in huge drugs bust

Monday, November 14th 2011, 14:19
related countries: Aruba

The Australian authorities have seized cocaine worth an estimated A$78m (£50m; US$80m).
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Immortals commands US box office

Monday, November 14th 2011, 11:55
related countries: Greece

Action movie Immortals, the story of Greek hero Theseus, tops the North American box office, taking $32m (£20.1m) in its opening weekend.
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Obama says yuan moves not enough

Monday, November 14th 2011, 4:16
related countries: China

US President Barack Obama says China has not done enough to allow its currency to rise in value, speaking at a summit of Apec leaders.
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Five hidden messages in US flags

Monday, November 14th 2011, 1:54

Piecing together five hidden messages in the US flag
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US deficit cut talks 'difficult'

Sunday, November 13th 2011, 16:14

Talks designed to cut the US deficit have reached a "difficult point", but a deal is still possible, say members of a special super-committee.
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US apology at India leader frisk

Sunday, November 13th 2011, 15:07
related countries: India
related places: New York

The US apologises after India's ex-president APJ Abdul Kalam was frisked at a New York airport, breaching protocol rules.
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Emirates places $18bn Boeing deal

Sunday, November 13th 2011, 11:05

Emirates Airlines orders 50 Boeing 777 aircraft in an $18bn deal which is said to be the US planemaker's single biggest order.
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VIDEO: End of road for Cuba's classic cars?

Sunday, November 13th 2011, 9:11
related countries: Cuba

As President Raul Castro agrees to allow people to buy and sell cars in Cuba, there are concerns the move could spell the beginning of the end for many of the island's classic American cars.
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US baseball star talks of kidnap

Sunday, November 13th 2011, 6:17
related countries: Venezuela

The US Major League baseball player, Wilson Ramos, who was kidnapped in Venezuela, talks about his ordeal and the dramatic rescue.
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Obama outlines Pacific trade plan

Sunday, November 13th 2011, 5:02

US President Barack Obama announces the broad outlines of a plan to create a trans-Pacific free trade zone at an Apec summit in Hawaii.
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Republicans debate foreign policy

Sunday, November 13th 2011, 4:16
related countries: Iran

US Republican presidential hopefuls debate foreign policy, agreeing on blocking Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions, but differing on methods.
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Kidnapped US baseball star freed

Saturday, November 12th 2011, 6:42
related countries: Venezuela

Baseball player Wilson Ramos, who plays for the US Major League Washington Nationals, is freed in Venezuela, two days ago after being kidnapped.
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VIDEO: Obama to host Asia-Pacific summit

Saturday, November 12th 2011, 3:19
related countries: Indonesia
related places: Asia

President Obama is heading for Hawaii and then Indonesia on a nine-day trip which could mark a shift in American foreign policy.
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Fatal shootings near Occupy camps

Friday, November 11th 2011, 22:46

Police are investigating two fatal shootings at or near Occupy protest camps in US cities, amid calls for the demonstrators to be dispersed.
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VIDEO: How Iran's planes get around sanctions

Friday, November 11th 2011, 19:27
related countries: Iran
related places: Ever

Ever since the recent economic sanctions imposed by the US on Iran, travelling to foreign destinations on Iranian carriers has become a daring adventure.
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Amish son 'cuts father's beard'

Friday, November 11th 2011, 19:17
related places: Ohio, Amish

An elderly Amish man has his hair and beard cut off by his own son in the latest such attack in the community in the US state of Ohio, said police.
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Kutcher steps back from Twitter

Friday, November 11th 2011, 12:57

US TV star Ashton Kutcher hands control of his Twitter account to his management after his tweets about a sex abuse case.
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US plays down strike against Iran

Friday, November 11th 2011, 4:42
related countries: Iran

US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta seeks to quash speculation of a military strike against Iran, saying it could have "unintended consequences".
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'Kill team' leader Gibbs guilty

Friday, November 11th 2011, 3:51
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Gibbs

A US military court jails a 26-year-old American soldier for life for leading a rogue "kill team" that murdered three unarmed Afghan civilians for sport.
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Geithner urges action from Asia

Friday, November 11th 2011, 3:47
related places: Asia

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urges Asia-Pacific countries to increase efforts to restore growth to the global economy.
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US charges German-held Moroccan

Friday, November 11th 2011, 2:32
related countries: Germany, Morocco
related places: New York

Federal prosecutors in New York charge a Moroccan man with conspiring to provide weapons and other help to al-Qaeda.
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VIDEO: Major League baseball star kidnapped

Friday, November 11th 2011, 2:26
related countries: Venezuela

A member of the Washington Nationals baseball team in the United States has been kidnapped by gunmen in Venezuela.
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Penn State: Would you do better than Joe Paterno?

Friday, November 11th 2011, 1:22

US football scandal shows how child abuse is kept quiet
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Venezuelan baseball star abducted

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 23:50
related countries: Venezuela

Baseball player Wilson Ramos, who plays as a catcher for the US Major League Washington Nationals team, is kidnapped from his home in Venezuela.
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Mexico seizes 'senior drug boss'

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 23:26
related countries: Mexico
related places: Sinaloa

Mexico captures an alleged senior leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, Ovidio Limon Sanchez, who is wanted in the US.
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Riot as legendary US coach sacked

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 23:01

Penn State fans rampage after Joe Paterno, one of the most famous coaches in American sport, is sacked amid a child abuse scandal.
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Republican downplays TV meltdown

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 22:55

US Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry tries to laugh-off his memory-lapse gaffe from Wednesday night's debate, insisting he will not quit the race.
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US Mid-East adviser Ross resigns

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 22:51
related places: Ross

US President Barack Obama's special adviser on the Middle East Dennis Ross resigns, the second such official to step down in six months.
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Canada-US pipeline decision delay

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 22:45
related places: White House

The US is to reassess the route of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, delaying a decision until after 2012's election, the state department says.
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Landis guilty over Paris lab hack

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 15:58
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Disgraced US Tour de France winner Floyd Landis is given a one-year suspended jail sentence for using a hacker to spy on an anti-doping lab.
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'Massive' web crime ring smashed

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 12:58

Seven people are charged with hijacking millions of computers as the FBI, Nasa and security firms smash a cyber crime gang.
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Anglo in $5.4bn Chile mine sale

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 10:02
related countries: Chile

Anglo American sells 24.5% of its operations in southern Chile, but the deal could run into opposition from the state copper miner Codelco.
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Still abstract sells for $61.7m

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 9:48
related places: New York

A work by US abstract artist Clyfford Still fetched an artist's record of$61.7m ($38.8m) at Sotheby's, capping a strong week for New York art sales.
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Live text - Murray v Roddick

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 9:30
related countries: France
related places: Murray

Andy Murray takes the first set and goes two breaks to the good in the second against Andy Roddick in the last-16 of the Paris Masters.
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VIDEO: Surfer claims 'biggest wave' ride

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 8:19
related countries: Portugal

An American is claiming the record for surfing the biggest wave ever, estimated at 90ft high, during a competition in Portugal.
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Joe Paterno sacked by Penn State

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 3:51

Joe Paterno, one of the most famous coaches in American sport, is sacked by Penn State University trustees amid a child abuse scandal.
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VIDEO: Rick Perry blunders at debate

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 3:40

Speaking at the CNBC Republican presidential debate, US presidential hopeful Rick Perry forgot exactly which US government agencies he planned to abolish.
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Alabama county faces bankruptcy

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 2:20
related places: Alabama

Leaders of the largest county in the US state of Alabama vote to file for a multi-billion dollar bankruptcy, expected to be the costliest in US municipal history.
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Ohio vote repeals union limit law

Wednesday, November 9th 2011, 23:19
related places: Ohio

Voters in the key swing state of Ohio reject a marquee anti-union law, in one of a series of US poll results viewed as a check to Republicans.
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USS Cole suspect faces tribunal

Wednesday, November 9th 2011, 22:55

The main suspect in the bombing of the American warship, the USS Cole, has appeared at a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay.
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Pentagon to probe lost body parts

Wednesday, November 9th 2011, 22:49

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta orders a review of a military mortuary that lost portions of soldiers' remains during 2009.
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Obama orders branded trinkets cut

Wednesday, November 9th 2011, 19:59

US President Barack Obama orders government departments to cut back on the number of branded mugs, t-shirts and key rings they give away.
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Personhood vote fails in US state

Wednesday, November 9th 2011, 12:34

Mississippi rejects a proposed constitutional amendment to define a fertilized human egg as a person, which would have effectively outlawed abortion.
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Christo US river artwork approved

Wednesday, November 9th 2011, 11:27
related countries: Bulgaria

Bulgarian-born artist Christo, famed for wrapping international landmarks in fabric, gets approval for a new artwork that will see silvery fabric suspended over the Arkansas River.
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VIDEO: Cain to stay in presidential race

Wednesday, November 9th 2011, 10:19

Herman Cain has insisted he will stay in the race to become the Republican Party's candidate in next year's American presidential election, despite allegations of sexual harassment.
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VIDEO: Saakashvili wants Georgia in Nato

Wednesday, November 9th 2011, 9:59
related countries: Georgia, Russia
related places: West

Georgia's West-leaning government wants to join Nato - but the border dispute with Russia remains a huge hurdle.
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At home with Gaddafi's pen pal

Wednesday, November 9th 2011, 2:30

Gaddafi's American pen pal and his worldwide friends
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Bolivia rules out US DEA return

Wednesday, November 9th 2011, 2:08
related countries: Bolivia
related places: Washington

Bolivian President Evo Morales insists US anti-drug agents will not be allowed back, despite an agreement to restore diplomatic ties with Washington.
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Cain denies sex harassment claims

Tuesday, November 8th 2011, 23:19
related places: White House

Republican candidate Herman Cain strongly denies allegations of sexual misconduct and vows to continue in the race for the White House.
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Child sex scandal hits Penn State

Tuesday, November 8th 2011, 21:43

Pressure is building on one of the most famous figures in American sport to quit amid a child abuse scandal involving a longtime assistant coach.
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Swiss bank to expose US accounts

Tuesday, November 8th 2011, 15:13

Credit Suisse sends letters to some US clients saying their account details may be given to the Internal Revenue Service.
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White House denies alien contact

Tuesday, November 8th 2011, 11:05
related places: White House

The US government has formally declared it has no knowledge of the existence of extraterrestrial life, in response to petitions submitted to the White House.
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Sarkozy called Israeli PM 'liar'

Tuesday, November 8th 2011, 11:03
related countries: France, Israel

French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu a "liar" in remarks to US President Barack Obama overheard by journalists.
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VIDEO: US candidate faces new sex claim

Tuesday, November 8th 2011, 9:43
related places: Republican

A fourth woman, Sharon Bialek, has come forward accusing Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain of sexual misconduct.
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US screenwriter Kanter dies at 92

Tuesday, November 8th 2011, 9:18

Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Hal Kanter, who wrote films including Elvis Presley's Blue Hawaii, dies at the age of 92.
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Bolivia and US 'to restore ties'

Tuesday, November 8th 2011, 4:53
related countries: Bolivia
related places: La Paz

Bolivia and the United States agree to restore full diplomatic ties three years after the US ambassador to La Paz was expelled by President Evo Morales.
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Keystone XL process faces review

Tuesday, November 8th 2011, 3:55

The US state department's handling of the Keystone XL permit request will be reviewed for wrongdoing, after requests from several lawmakers.
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Oregon voters await iPad election

Tuesday, November 8th 2011, 2:09
related places: Oregon

As local elections are held across the US, the state of Oregon begins testing voting via iPad in a bid to make voting more accessible for disabled voters.
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Taking stock of America's first suburb

Tuesday, November 8th 2011, 0:55
related places: America

When buying the American dream was cheap
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Israel passport case at top court

Monday, November 7th 2011, 17:03
related countries: Israel
related places: Jerusalem

The case of an American-Israeli couple who want the US to recognise their Jerusalem-born son's place of birth as Israel goes to the Supreme Court.
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Pipeline protest at White House

Monday, November 7th 2011, 12:04
related countries: Canada
related places: White House

Thousands of protesters opposed to a proposed Canada-US oil pipeline encircle the White House, calling on President Obama to block the project.
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