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United States: news

Republicans block Obama jobs bill

Wednesday, October 12th 2011, 1:15

US Senate Republicans block President Barack Obama's $447bn (£287bn) jobs bill in a procedural vote.
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Alcoa hit by lower metal prices

Tuesday, October 11th 2011, 23:36
related places: Alcoa

Despite a sharp rise in profits, US aluminium-maker Alcoa announces quarterly results that fall well short of analysts' expectations.
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US disrupts 'Iranian terror plot'

Tuesday, October 11th 2011, 22:27
related countries: Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia

The US says it has broken up a plot by agents linked to Iran to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington using explosives.
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99 Cents Only agrees takeover bid

Tuesday, October 11th 2011, 19:12
related countries: Canada

US bargain retailer 99 Cents Only Stores agrees a takeover bid by a private equity firm and Canadian pension agency worth $1.6bn.
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VIDEO: Will shipwreck yield silver haul?

Tuesday, October 11th 2011, 5:35
related countries: United Kingdom

An American salvage company says it has found the wreck of a British ship which is believed to have been carrying millions of pounds worth of silver when it was torpedoed in World War I.
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US rivals take Wall Street sides

Monday, October 10th 2011, 23:09
related places: New York, Wall Street

US political activists weigh in on the Occupy Wall Street protests, as demonstrators in New York gather for a 24th consecutive day.
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Shares rise on euro bank pledge

Monday, October 10th 2011, 22:02
related countries: France, Germany

US shares rise sharply as investors take comfort from the pledge by French and German leaders to protect European banks from the debt crisis.
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Woman held in US foetal abduction

Monday, October 10th 2011, 16:25

Police question a Wisconsin woman over the death of a heavily pregnant 23-year-old, whose unborn child was removed from her womb.
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Guilty plea over Thai king insult

Monday, October 10th 2011, 15:15
related countries: Thailand

Thai-born US citizen Joe Gordon pleads guilty in Thailand to charges of insulting the monarchy, after posting a link to a banned biography.
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US notes 'dramatic' Burma change

Monday, October 10th 2011, 12:21
related countries: Burma
related places: Washington

Top US diplomat Kurt Campbell says "dramatic" changes are under way in Burma and that if concrete progress is seen, Washington will reciprocate.
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Two awarded Nobel economics prize

Monday, October 10th 2011, 12:13

American academics Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims have won the 2011 Nobel economics prize.
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French Socialists to face run-off

Monday, October 10th 2011, 9:53
related countries: France

Francois Hollande leads in a primary for the French Socialist Party's nomination ahead of presidential polls and will face rival Martine Aubry in a run-off.
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Real Steel knocks out film rivals

Monday, October 10th 2011, 9:22

Hugh Jackman film Real Steel boxes its way to the top of the US box office chart on its debut weekend, taking $27.3m (£17.4m).
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MacLaine to get lifetime honour

Monday, October 10th 2011, 8:50

Actress Shirley MacLaine is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award by the American Film Institute.
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California sets sunbed age limit

Monday, October 10th 2011, 8:00
related places: California

California becomes the first US state to ban the use of sunbeds for anyone under the age of 18, amid warnings of their risk to health.
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VIDEO: McCartney weds American heiress

Monday, October 10th 2011, 6:03
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London, Sunday

Sir Paul McCartney and his new wife Nancy Shevell celebrated into the small hours after their wedding in central London on Sunday.
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VIDEO: NYC's Italian Sikh female taxi driver

Monday, October 10th 2011, 4:08
related countries: Italy
related places: New York

Maria Provenzano Singh explains what life is like as a female Italian American Sikh taxi driver in New York.
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McCartney weds American heiress

Sunday, October 9th 2011, 21:39

Sir Paul McCartney marries American heiress Nancy Shevell in London, at the same venue he married his first wife Linda.
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US pianist Williams dies aged 87

Sunday, October 9th 2011, 16:48
related places: Williams, Los Angeles, Autumn Leaves

US pianist Roger Williams, who topped the Billboard charts in the 1950s with his solo of Autumn Leaves, dies in Los Angeles at the age of 87.
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Simpsons extended for two series

Sunday, October 9th 2011, 9:08
related places: Fox, Simpsons

US TV network Fox announces that animation The Simpsons will run for a further two seasons after a contract dispute with the voice cast was settled.
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Philippines row over sex tourism

Saturday, October 8th 2011, 9:42
related countries: Philippines

The US ambassador to the Philippines, Harry Thomas, apologises for saying that 40% of male tourists visit the country for sex.
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VIDEO: Amish-on-Amish attacks in Ohio

Saturday, October 8th 2011, 7:59
related places: Ohio, Amish

Police in the US state of Ohio are investigating a rare violent feud in the Amish community, in which members have had beards and hair cut off.
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A bumpy road

Saturday, October 8th 2011, 0:16

Can cars and cycles co-exist in the US?
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Beards and hair cut in Amish feud

Friday, October 7th 2011, 22:27
related places: Ohio, Amish

Police in the US state of Ohio are investigating a rare violent feud in the Amish community, in which members have had their beards and hair cut off.
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US economy adds 103,000 new jobs

Friday, October 7th 2011, 21:31

The US economy added 103,000 jobs in September, more than forecast, but the unemployment rate stays at 9.1%.
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Alabama immigration law appealed

Friday, October 7th 2011, 18:37
related places: Alabama

The US government asks an appeals court to block a tough immigration law in Alabama, saying it could cause discrimination against legal citizens.
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Viewpoint: Extra time needed on clock in Afghanistan

Friday, October 7th 2011, 17:19
related countries: Afghanistan

PJ Crowley argues US needs longer on the Afghan clock
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US frees Cuban spy Rene Gonzalez

Friday, October 7th 2011, 14:05
related countries: Cuba
related places: Florida

Rene Gonzalez, one of five Cubans convicted of spying, is released from a Florida prison but must remain in the US for three years.
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VIDEO: Prince Harry trains in US desert

Friday, October 7th 2011, 12:53
related places: Apache

Prince Harry begins the final stage of his Apache helicopter training
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VIDEO: Workers in NY cuts protest

Friday, October 7th 2011, 8:21
related places: New York

Thousands of protesters have marched on New York's financial district, with rallies also held in other US cities.
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US goals in Afghanistan 'distant'

Friday, October 7th 2011, 6:39
related countries: Afghanistan, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

After 10 years in Afghanistan, the US still lacks the knowledge to bring the conflict to a successful end, retired Army Gen Stanley McChrystal says.
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VIDEO: Afghanistan conflict 10 years on

Friday, October 7th 2011, 5:51
related countries: Afghanistan

More than 130,000 international troops are still in Afghanistan, 10 years after the start of the US-led invasion of the country.
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US Senate postpones currency vote

Friday, October 7th 2011, 4:02

The US senate postpones its vote on the much-debated currency bill amid differences between the Republicans and Democrats.
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VIDEO: Afghans 'will have viable state by 2015'

Friday, October 7th 2011, 3:56
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

It is 10 years since the start of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, the American and British-led operation against Taliban forces in the country.
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US 'quarry shooter suspect' dead

Friday, October 7th 2011, 2:09
related places: California

Police shoot dead a man who allegedly gunned down three colleagues in a California quarry and wounded six others on Wednesday.
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US demands troop immunity in Iraq

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 21:06
related countries: Iraq

US defence secretary Leon Panetta insists that any US troops remaining in Iraq after 2011 must remain immune from prosecution.
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Man 'thought dead pal was drunk'

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 21:00

One of two men accused of driving around a US city with their friend's corpse in the back seat thought the dead man was just drunk, a court hears.
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George Wright fights extradition

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 20:15
related countries: Portugal

Convicted killer and plane hijacker George Wright, on the run from the FBI for more than 40 years, fights extradition from Portugal to the US.
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Ericsson up on handset exit news

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 18:13

Ericsson shares rise nearly 8% in US trading on a report that Sony will buy it out of their mobile phone handsets joint venture.
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VIDEO: Wounded veterans tackle cycle tour

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 17:56
related countries: United Kingdom

A group of 30 veterans from the US and UK are taking part in a transatlantic charity cycle ride to raise funds for other wounded servicemen.
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Obama lays down gauntlet on jobs

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 17:50
related places: Senate

US President Barack Obama says his jobs act would insure the American economy against another downturn, as he challenges Republicans to back the bill.
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'CIA doctor' faces treason charge

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 17:12
related countries: Pakistan

A Pakistani inquiry into the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden urges treason charges against a doctor accused of working for the CIA.
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Tough guy actor Napier dies at 75

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 16:36
related places: Napier

US actor Charles Napier, who portrayed a succession of movie tough guys, dies at the age of 75.
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Merritt's Olympic ban overturned

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 13:43

Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt successfully challenges a doping rule in a move that could put pressure on Great Britain's by-law that stops Dwain Chambers and others from competing in the 2012 Games.
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Apple 'visionary' Steve Jobs dies

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 11:59

Technology pioneer and co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, dies at the age of 56 with President Obama saying "the world has lost a visionary".
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Lone Star guilty of market fraud

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 11:38
related places: Lone Star

US buyout fund Lone Star has been fined $20.9m and its former boss has been jailed over stock market manipulation.
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David Cassidy sues over image use

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 9:17

US singer David Cassidy sues Sony, claiming he was not paid for sales of Partridge Family merchandise bearing his image.
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Qantas buys 110 Airbus aircraft

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 7:18
related countries: Australia

European aircraft maker Airbus strikes a deal worth US$9.5bn (£6.2bn) with Australia's Qantas for 110 jets.
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VIDEO: Drought looms in Afghanistan

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 5:34
related countries: Afghanistan

Ten years after the US-led invasion, Afghanistan is appealing for food aid, as it faces an unprecedented drought.
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VIDEO: Protesters march on Wall Street

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 5:25
related places: New York, Wall Street

Thousands of protesters have marched on New York's financial district, with rallies also held in other US cities.
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US nears South Korea free trade

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 3:19
related countries: South Korea

The free trade pact between the US and South Korea has cleared the first hurdle four years after the deal was first agreed.
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Wall Street demonstrators march

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 1:50
related places: New York

Thousands of protesters march on New York's financial district, as students stage campus walk-outs and rallies are also held in other US cities.
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Palin not running for president

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 0:44
related places: White House

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin declares she will not run for the White House in the 2012 presidential elections.
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Wall Street protesters getting harder to ignore

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 0:20
related places: Wall Street

Wall Street protests spread across US
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Third of veterans don't back wars

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 20:18
related countries: Afghanistan, Iraq

A third of post-9/11 veterans in the US say the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting, according to an opinion poll.
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VIDEO: Humble beginnings of our highways

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 20:10

The story of the US interstate highway system
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Hawaii makes surfing school sport

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 18:09

Hawaii is to become the first US state to offer surfing as an official secondary school competition sport.
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US warns Nato allies about cuts

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 15:25

Leon Panetta warns Nato allies not to rely on the US to cover cuts in defence spending, on his first visit to Europe as US defence chief.
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'Cuts needed' to sustain Simpsons

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 11:30
related places: Fox, Simpsons

US network Fox says it can no longer afford to produce hit animated comedy The Simpsons without a pay cut for its cast.
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Adele cancels 10-date US tour

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 7:00

The singer says she is "heartbroken" after being forced to cancel her US tour because of problems with her vocal cords.
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Knox 'overwhelmed' at US return

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 5:51
related countries: United Kingdom

A tearful Amanda Knox says she is "overwhelmed" at being back on US soil after her acquittal for the murder of UK student Meredith Kercher.
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Senate currency bill 'dangerous'

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 5:12
related places: Senate

A top US Republican criticises a Senate bill that could penalise China for alleged currency undervaluation as "pretty dangerous".
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Ex-leader's body flown to Caracas

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 3:37
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Caracas

The body of Venezuela's ex-President Carlos Andres Perez is repatriated from the US, after the settling of a family feud over his final resting place.
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VIDEO: Amanda Knox 'overwhelmed' at US return

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 2:43
related countries: United Kingdom

A tearful Amanda Knox has said she is "overwhelmed" at being back on US soil after her acquittal for the murder of UK student Meredith Kercher.
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VIDEO: Knox: 'I'm really overwhelmed'

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 1:02
related countries: United Kingdom

A tearful Amanda Knox has said she is "overwhelmed" at being back on US soil after her acquittal for the murder of UK student Meredith Kercher.
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VIDEO: Kercher family still seek answers

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 22:21
related countries: Italy

The American student, Amanda Knox will touch down on American soil within the next few hours, after her dramatic release from an Italian prison last night.
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Bernanke: US economy 'faltering'

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 20:35
related places: Congress

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tells Congress that the US economy is "close to faltering" and more action may be needed.
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Pakistan Taliban play down talks

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 17:40
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

A senior Pakistan Taliban leader says talks with the government in Islamabad cannot succeed until after US forces withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014.
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Kercher family still seek answers

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 17:24
related countries: Italy

The search will go on to find out what happened to Meredith Kercher four years ago in Italy, her family says, as Amanda Knox - cleared of her murder - flies home to the US.
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Ford strikes deal with union

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 17:21
related places: Ford

Ford and the United Auto Workers union agree a four-year pay deal, including the creation of 5,750 new US jobs.
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US factory orders drop slightly

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 15:08
related places: August, New

New orders at US factories decline slightly in August, adding to concerns over the health of the world's largest economy.
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Jacksons defend Michael concert

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 14:39
related places: Cardiff, Michael

Three of Michael Jackson's brothers defend the decision to stage a tribute concert in Cardiff while the trial of his doctor is underway in the US.
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US Palestinian aid block censured

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 10:35
related places: Congress

Senior US and Palestinian officials criticise a Congress freeze on $200m US aid to the Palestinians imposed in response to their UN membership request.
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Chavez foe to be buried at home

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 7:10
related countries: Venezuela

The body of Venezuela's ex-president Carlos Andres Perez is being repatriated from the US, after a long family feud over his final resting place was settled.
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VIDEO: Syria must 'respect human rights'

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 5:41
related countries: Syria
related places: Damascus

US ambassador in Damascus, Robert Ford, says the Syrian government's ''repression'' against its own people is stirring up violence in Syria.
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US Senate backs currency debate

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 5:27
related countries: China

The US Senate votes in favour of debating currency laws in a bid to pressure China to allow the yuan to appreciate.
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VIDEO: Kercher trial: Pair acquitted

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 5:06
related countries: Italy, United Kingdom

An Italian appeals court has overturned the murder convictions of American Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito, jailed for the killing of UK student Meredith Kercher in 2007.
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VIDEO: Chemical fire at US plant in Texas

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 1:07
related places: Texas

Schoolchildren and residents were forced take cover indoors to avoid possible exposure to dangerous gases after a fire at a chemical plant in Texas.
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Obama was warned about Solyndra

Monday, October 3rd 2011, 23:27

US President Barack Obama was advised that his visit to the energy firm Solyndra, which later went bankrupt, could come back to haunt him, newly released emails show.
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Somali pirates get life in jail

Monday, October 3rd 2011, 22:46
related countries: Somalia

Two Somali men are sentenced to life in a US prison for their role in the deadly hijacking of a yacht off the coast of Africa in February this year.
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American Airlines shares plummet

Monday, October 3rd 2011, 21:35

Shares in American Airlines' parent company have closed down by 33% on fears the airline may have to seek bankruptcy protection.
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BOA dope ban 'should be scrapped'

Monday, October 3rd 2011, 20:37
related countries: United Kingdom

US Anti-Doping Agency boss Travis Tygart says the British Olympic Association's doping by-law is not in accordance with global rules and should be removed.
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Republican contender in race row

Monday, October 3rd 2011, 17:35

US Republican presidential contender Rick Perry goes on the defensive after it emerges a hunting camp used by his family had a racially offensive name.
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US factories 'see slight pick-up'

Monday, October 3rd 2011, 15:13

Manufacturing in the US registered a small but unexpected pick-up in activity in September, a widely watched survey suggests.
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Pakistan-row CIA worker arrested

Monday, October 3rd 2011, 10:28
related countries: Pakistan

A CIA contractor whose murder acquittal in Pakistan sparked a furore is arrested near his US home after a fight over a parking space.
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Jamaica PM: Coke case 'took toll'

Monday, October 3rd 2011, 8:35
related countries: Jamaica

Departing Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding says the fallout from the extradition of drug lord Dudus Coke to the US was a key factor in his resignation.
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Dolphin beats Lion at box office

Monday, October 3rd 2011, 8:12

Family film Dolphin Tale climbs to number one at the US box office, knocking The Lion King 3D off the top spot.
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Philippine kidnap victim is freed

Monday, October 3rd 2011, 7:09
related countries: Philippines

A Filipino-American woman, seized in the southern Philippines in July, is released, but her son and nephew are still being held.
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Israel 'risks Mid-East isolation'

Monday, October 3rd 2011, 2:05
related countries: Israel

Israel risks isolating itself in the Middle East and should pursue peace talks with the Palestinians, says US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta.
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Hundreds arrested in US protest

Sunday, October 2nd 2011, 6:26
related places: New York

More than 700 anti-Wall Street protesters are arrested, most for disorderly conduct, as they try to march across New York's Brooklyn Bridge.
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Perry: Send US troops to Mexico

Sunday, October 2nd 2011, 0:37
related countries: Mexico

Texas governor Rick Perry says he would consider US military intervention in Mexico's drug conflict if he were to win the US presidency in 2012.
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Awlaki killing sparks US warning

Saturday, October 1st 2011, 20:31
related countries: Yemen

The US state department issues a travel alert to Americans worldwide after the killing of key al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen.
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VIDEO: Sollecito 'scared' of appeal verdict

Saturday, October 1st 2011, 12:27
related countries: Italy
related places: Perugia

The father of Raffaele Sollecito, the Italian student who, along with American Amanda Knox, is challenging his conviction for the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher in Perugia, has been speaking about the appeal hearing.
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VIDEO: Obama: Awlaki death a 'major blow'

Saturday, October 1st 2011, 9:18
related countries: Yemen

US President Obama has said the killing of senior US-born al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen is a "major blow" to the organisation.
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VIDEO: Pakistan denies terrorist 'safe haven'

Friday, September 30th 2011, 22:24
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
related places: America

Pakistan is refusing to bow to US pressure to step up its fight against militancy after America accused it of supporting the Haqqani network - one of the most dangerous insurgent groups in Afghanistan.
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US bank hit after debit fee news

Friday, September 30th 2011, 21:56
related places: America

Shares in Bank of America fall after it says it will start charging customers $5 (£3.20) per month for using their debit cards to make purchases.
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Obama hails Awlaki death in Yemen

Friday, September 30th 2011, 21:10
related countries: Yemen

Barack Obama says the death in Yemen of the US-born key al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki is a "major blow" to the terror organisation.
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Florida schedules early primary

Friday, September 30th 2011, 20:35
related places: Florida

The pivotal US election swing state of Florida angers Republicans by scheduling its contest to pick the party's presidential nominee early.
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Markets see big quarterly falls

Friday, September 30th 2011, 20:14

Shares in Europe and the US close lower, ending one of the worst three-month periods for the markets in the past decade.
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Credit agencies 'have failures'

Friday, September 30th 2011, 17:10

The US Securities and Exchange Commission discovers "apparent failures" at 10 credit rating agencies.
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