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Green Mile actor Michael Clarke Duncan died of natural causes following a heart attack he suffered in July, a US coroner confirms.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama addresses Democratic delegates at the party's convention, making the case for President Obama's re-election.
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The US Justice Department accuses BP of "gross negligence and wilful misconduct" over the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
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China, 
IndonesiaUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Chinese leaders, amid rumbling regional tensions over the South China Sea.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama has made an impassioned speech backing her husband, President Barack Obama, at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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David Ferrer beats Richard Gasquet to reach the US Open quarter-finals on a rain-affected day nine at Flushing Meadows.
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The US Democratic Party has begun its three-day convention in North Carolina, as it seeks to convince Americans that President Obama deserves a second term.
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US Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III names Dustin Johnson, Jim Furyk, Brandt Snedeker and Steve Stricker as his four wildcard picks.
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Officials in the US state of Louisiana estimate that Hurricane Isaac damaged at least 13,000 homes after coming ashore on the US Gulf Coast last week.
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SeychellesTop seed Victoria Azarenka beats defending champion Sam Stosur in three sets to reach the semi-finals of the US Open.
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US manufacturing growth remains sluggish in August amid weak exports and employment, according to two closely-watched surveys.
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The Democratic Party's convention is due to open in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a keynote speech from First Lady Michelle Obama.
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United KingdomOne Direction have reached an agreement with a US group, also called One Direction, that the UK boyband can keep using the name.
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Keeping track of the Obama-Romney poll ratings
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CanadaBritain's Andy Murray outclasses big-serving Milos Raonic of Canada in straight sets to reach the US Open quarter-finals.
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ColombiaGriselda Blanco, a Colombian who had spent two decades in a US jail for drug trafficking and was known as the "queen of cocaine", is shot dead.
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US President Obama visits Louisiana, where flooding persists and more than 100,000 people have no power, nearly a week after Hurricane Isaac.
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The American Oscar-nominated actor Michael Clarke Duncan has died aged 54.
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US President Barack Obama appeals to voters in the swing state of Ohio on the eve of the Democratic party's gala in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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A man high on PCP-laced marijuana faces charges for stabbing two children, one fatally, in their beds in New Jersey, authorities say.
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Claims that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange could face the death penalty in the US are "without foundation", Foreign Secretary William Hague says.
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China, IndonesiaUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges Asean nations and China to work together to resolve territorial disputes without "coercion or force".
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Marvel's The Avengers has passed the $1.5bn (£943m) milestone worldwide thanks to an extra push over the US Labour day holiday weekend.
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Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate a national park in California because of a wildfire.
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PakistanPolice say a bomber killed two people and himself when he hit a US consulate vehicle in Peshawar, Pakistan, but the US says no Americans died.
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Oscar winning actor Russell Crowe is rescued by the US coastguard after getting lost on a kayak trip on New York's Long Island.
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Defending US Open champion Novak Djokovic reaches the fourth round, with victory too for Andy Roddick.
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How a US Air Force deserter survived 28 years on the run
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United KingdomBritain's Laura Robson is out of the US Open after losing 6-4 6-4 to defending champion Sam Stosur in the fourth round.
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US songwriter Hal David, who wrote dozens of hit songs with collaborator Burt Bacharach, dies from complications stemming from a stroke aged 91.
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AfghanistanTraining for new recruits into the Afghan local police is suspended while they are re-vetted for possible ties to the Taliban, US officials say.
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US songwriter Hal David, who wrote dozens of hits with collaborator Burt Bacharach, has died at the age of 91.
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Britain's Andy Murray struggles to a four-set victory over Feliciano Lopez of Spain to reach the last 16 of the US Open.
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The author of 1970s short story Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach, has crashed his small plane in the US, seriously injuring himself.
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AfghanistanA twin suicide bombing near a base of US-led forces in central Afghanistan kills at least nine civilians and four policemen, officials say.
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Alternative energy sources has become a big issue in the Presidential race, with the Republican party has attacked President Barack Obama's decision to put billions of dollars of stimulus money into renewable power.
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US prosecutors halt one of the investigations into the actions of controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, without filing charges.
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Mitt Romney visits an emergency centre in hurricane-damaged Louisiana, a day after accepting his party's nomination for US president.
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Up to 10,000 visitors to Yosemite park may have been exposed this summer to a rare and deadly virus transmitted by mouse droppings, officials say.
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MexicoA suspected leader of Mexico's once-powerful Tijuana drugs cartel, Eduardo Arellano Felix, is extradited to face trial in the United States.
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The US government ends its protection of gray wolves in Wyoming, allowing the western state to shoot wolves on sight in most areas.
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A private funeral service is held for the first man on the Moon, US astronaut Neil Armstrong, who died last week at the age of 82.
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The Republican candidate for the American Presidential election Mitt Romney has accused Barack Obama of failing to deliver the change he promised America.
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ChinaBritain's Laura Robson reaches the fourth round of the US Open with a 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 win over Li Na of China.
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A New Jersey supermarket employee and former marine opens fire on his colleagues early Friday morning, killing two people and himself, officials say.
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The head of the US central bank, Ben Bernanke, says that he has not ruled out further action to boost the US economy.
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Mitt Romney pledges "to restore the promise of America" as he accepts the Republican presidential nomination at the party's convention.
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Clint Dempsey turns down the chance to join Aston Villa despite Fulham accepting an offer for the forward.
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The United States Anti-Doping Agency is set to reveal its evidence against Lance Armstrong over the coming weeks.
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An Ecuadorean journalist is granted political asylum in the US a year after being sentenced to jail for an article against President Rafael Correa.
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The US justice department ends its investigation into the CIA's interrogation programme for terror detainees, without bringing charges.
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SpainFourth seed Serena Williams eases into the US Open third round after an easy win over Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez.
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ChinaA Chinese dissident convicted of subversion charges with the help of evidence provided by US internet giant Yahoo is released from jail.
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ChinaA US man who worked as a guard at a US consulate in China admits trying to sell secret information to the Chinese government.
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga crashes out of the US Open in the second round, losing 6-4 1-6 6-1 6-3 to Martin Klizan.
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The Pentagon says it may take legal action against an ex-US special forces member who has written a book about the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.
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Former world number one Andy Roddick announces he is to retire from the sport after the US Open.
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A US court rejects a Texas law requiring voters to have photo identification, arguing it imposes "strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor".
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The Republican nominee for US vice-president is accused of misleading his audience with a series of errors during his convention speech in Florida.
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Some in the scientific community are questioning whether more than a decade of research on the international space station has been worth the $100bn price tag.
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US network ABC orders a pilot for a TV series based on Marvel's SHIELD agency, to be written by Avengers Assemble director Joss Whedon.
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MexicoMexico opens a new shelter for migrants heading for the US to replace similar facilities which were recently shut down after complaints from local communities.
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US consumer spending rose by 0.4% in July, says the US Commerce Department, raising hopes the economy is continuing to recover.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama tells late-night host David Letterman that voters should watch both conventions - even as she has not watched the Republican version.
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Radio 5 live Breakfast spoke to one of the organisers of the feline film festival in Minneapolis, in the United States.
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US actor John Lithgow is to star in the National Theatre's Christmas show, playing the title role in Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's The Magistrate.
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US President Barack Obama has spent 30 minutes answering questions from members of social news site Reddit.
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Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan says he and Republican nominee Mitt Romney will not duck the tough issues facing America.
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Heavy rains pummel the US city of New Orleans as Tropical Storm Isaac moves slowly over Louisiana and a levee south of the city will be cut.
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Andy Murray eases into the third round of the US Open for the seventh consecutive year with a 6-2 6-1 6-3 win over Ivan Dodig.
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US banking giant Citigroup has paid more than half a billion dollars to shareholders who accused the bank of hiding its subprime exposure.
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Zach Wahls, the proud son of a lesbian couple, made headlines when he spoke out for marriage equity. He invited the BBC to a family meal to discuss his new book.
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Laura Robson secures the biggest win of her career with a shock victory over Kim Clijsters in round two of the US Open.
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The US city of New Orleans faces the wrath of newly downgraded Tropical Storm Isaac, as sea water breaches a levee in an area south of the city.
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Republicans gathered in Florida have chosen Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate, but what do they think of his running mate Paul Ryan?
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Belgium, SeychellesTop seed Victoria Azarenka beats Belgian qualifier Kirsten Flipkens 6-2 6-2 to reach the third round of the US Open.
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South AfricaDavid Ferrer beats big-serving South African Kevin Anderson in straight sets to reach the US Open second round.
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A first-hand account of the May 2011 raid that killed Osama Bin Laden by an ex-US Navy Seal contradicts the official story, AP reports.
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The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.7% in the second quarter, more than first estimated, official figures show.
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American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe is to develop a new television remake of the 1980s musical series Fame.
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A man suspected of being part of a notorious hacking group is arrested in the US, as the group's former leader continues to assist authorities.
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US prosecutors allege a group of soldiers formed an anarchist militia, plotting to overthrow the government and kill President Barack Obama.
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Apple's legal motion to have some Samsung mobile phones banned in the US will now be heard in court in December, a judge says.
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ChinaThe 2012 Olympic Games saw China finish second behind the US, if Chinese athletes perform as well in the Paralympic Games it could help change attitudes towards disabled people in China.
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A song by the US musician Will.i.am has become the first piece of music broadcast back to Earth from Mars.
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Hurricane Isaac has made landfall in the US state of Louisiana, and is heading towards New Orleans, exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina caused devastation in the city.
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Shares of chipmaker Renesas surge following reports that US private equity fund KKR plans to invest 100bn yen ($1.3bn; £804m) in the firm.
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Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in US state of Louisiana, bringing heavy rain and storms surges as it heads towards the city of New Orleans.
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SlovakiaNovak Djokovic makes a convincing start to the defence of his US Open crown with victory over Paolo Lorenzi.
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Tropical Storm Isaac is moving towards the US with increased ferocity. It's now threatening to hit states on the Gulf coast, possibly as early as Tuesday night, as a category two hurricane.
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IsraelIsrael was not at fault for the death of US activist Rachel Corrie, killed in Gaza by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, an Israeli court rules.
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US Republicans begin the first full day of their national convention pageantry, after a delay over hurricane concerns.
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GermanyA bomb disposal team detonates an American bomb from World War II discovered in the German city of Munich.
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Agnieszka Radwanska eases into round two of the US Open and is joined there by Ana Ivanovic and Venus Williams.
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Yosemite National Park warns 1,700 visitors who stayed in some of its tent cabins this summer that they may have been exposed to a deadly virus.
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President Barack Obama warns residents in the path of Tropical Storm Isaac that they should not "tempt fate" by not heeding evacuation warnings.
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IranUS trade regulations have forced Blizzard to stop people in Iran playing its popular World of Warcraft video game.
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VietnamJournalist whose Vietnam image changed US policy has died
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Technology analysts on the industry impact of the US verdict
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VietnamA US journalist who shot the iconic 1963 photo of a Vietnamese monk in flames in a Saigon street dies in New Hampshire at the age of 81.
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