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Internet pioneer Paul Baran dies

Monday, March 28th 2011, 10:23

US scientist Paul Baran, the inventor of a foundational internet technology, has died aged 84.
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Tax deal lifts AstraZeneca profit

Monday, March 28th 2011, 7:04
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

AstraZeneca announces a deal between US and UK tax authorities that will help increase its earnings this year.
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Scientists say it is healthy to be nutty about walnuts

Sunday, March 27th 2011, 23:15

Walnuts are the healthiest of all nuts because of their high levels of antioxidants and should be eaten more as part of a healthy diet, say US scientists.
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VIDEO: Clinton: 'There is no perfect option'

Sunday, March 27th 2011, 16:21
related countries: Libya Libya

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defence Robert Gates have been speaking on American television about the situation in Libya.
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Rooney lawyer to control finances

Sunday, March 27th 2011, 14:34

Control of US actor Mickey Rooney's finances is handed to a lawyer after a court is told money is missing from his accounts.
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Letterman gets US comedy honour

Sunday, March 27th 2011, 8:44

Chat show host David Letterman picks up the highest honour at the first US Comedy awards.
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Geraldine Ferraro dies at age 75

Saturday, March 26th 2011, 19:05

US Democratic politician Geraldine Ferraro, who was the first woman to run for vice-president for a major party, dies at the age of 75.
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Defecating dog sparks US shootout

Saturday, March 26th 2011, 2:40

Two neighbours in the US state of Mississippi drew weapons and fired at each as an argument over a defecating dog escalated out of control.
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US beauty queen wins 'fat' case

Friday, March 25th 2011, 22:36
related places: Texas

A Texas beauty contest winner who claimed she was stripped of her crown because she gained weight wins her courtroom fight to regain the title.
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VIDEO: Nato control deal finessed by EU

Friday, March 25th 2011, 22:33
related countries: Libya Libya

Countries involved in the military coalition over Libya have been finessing a deal to transfer political control of their campaign to Nato, trying to move all military operations, from the US-led campaign.
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US priests in sex abuse pay-out

Friday, March 25th 2011, 20:59
related countries: India India

An order of US Catholic priests agrees to pay $166.1m (£103.3m) to hundreds of Native Americans sexually abused by priests at its schools.
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Betting on poker

Friday, March 25th 2011, 13:56

US states hope online gambling will cure their budget blues
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US economy gets upward revision

Friday, March 25th 2011, 13:45

US economy grows faster than first thought in the final months of 2010, according to the Commerce Department.
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Burma earthquake death toll rises

Friday, March 25th 2011, 11:51
related countries: Burma Burma, Laos Laos, Thailand Thailand
related places: North

At least 75 people are known to have died in Burma after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck near the country's borders with Laos and Thailand.
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US playwright Lanford Wilson dies

Friday, March 25th 2011, 10:44

Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, best known for such plays as Burn This and Fifth of July, dies aged 73.
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'Milkshake murder' woman guilty

Friday, March 25th 2011, 8:52
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

The retrial of American Nancy Kissel in Hong Kong finds her guilty of murdering her husband in 2003 by lacing his milkshake with a sedative and beating him to death.
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VIDEO: More US forces head to the Med

Thursday, March 24th 2011, 23:13

More than half of the 350 aircraft taking part in Nato strikes against Colonel Gaddafi's forces are from the US.
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'Asleep' air controller suspended

Thursday, March 24th 2011, 18:38

US aviation officials suspend an air traffic controller who was unavailable to help two jets land at a busy Washington DC airport.
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China 'is to overtake US by 2030'

Thursday, March 24th 2011, 12:01

China will overtake the US and the world's biggest economy and dominate world trade by 2030, a leading accountancy firm says.
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'Civilians spared' by Libya raids

Thursday, March 24th 2011, 7:03
related countries: Libya Libya

The US chief of staff for the mission in Libya insists there have been no reports of civilian casualties caused by allied action.
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VIDEO: Battle for rebel cities in Libya

Thursday, March 24th 2011, 4:41
related countries: Libya Libya, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Fighting has been continuing between rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces in key Libyan cities, after a fifth consecutive night of air strikes.
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Toyota to curb N American output

Thursday, March 24th 2011, 3:56

Toyota motors will curb production at some of its factories in North America due to a shortage of parts.
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Soldier jailed for Afghan murders

Thursday, March 24th 2011, 0:48
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Washington

A US soldier accused of being a part of a rogue squad that killed unarmed Afghan men is sentenced to 24 years in prison.
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US new home sales at all-time low

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 15:55

The renewed slump in the US housing market continues with the sale of new homes hitting its lowest level on record.
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Senators hit at drink-drive apps

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 14:14

A group of US senators asks smart phone firms to cease distributing apps said to enable drink-drivers to avoid police checkpoints.
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Ex-Intel man 'tipped' Rajaratnam

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 11:47

Ex-Intel executive says he passed company information to the man accused in the biggest US insider-trading trial in decades.
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US welcomes Karzai pullout plan

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 8:28
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

The United States welcomes Afghan President Hamid Karzai's announcement that his forces will take charge of security in seven areas from July.
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Obama in Central America pledge

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 7:28
related countries: Chile Chile, El Salvador El Salvador

US President Barack Obama - on a visit to El Salvador - promises $200m (£122m) to fight drug trafficking and gang violence in Central America.
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US court blocks Google book deal

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 3:08

A copyright deal between Google and publishers over the web firm's publication of books online is torpedoed by a US court.
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Chile to seek US Pinochet files

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 0:34
related countries: Chile Chile

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera says he will ask the US for classified documents relating to human rights violations under Gen Augusto Pinochet.
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VIDEO: Injured Libyan 'still backs coalition'

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 23:22
related countries: Libya Libya

A mission to rescue two US airmen whose plane crashed in eastern Libya, has resulted in six people who came to help, being injured.
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US crew rescued after Libya crash

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 19:05
related countries: Libya Libya

Two US airmen are rescued in eastern Libya after their warplane crashed during allied operations, officials say.
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VIDEO: US 'appalled' by Afghan abuse

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 17:25
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

The head of US forces in Afghanistan General David Petraeus has condemned the conduct of some soldiers who were photographed posing alongside corpses.
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Disco singer Holloway dies at 64

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 16:44
related places: Holloway

US singer Loleatta Holloway, best known for her vocals which were sampled on Black Box's 1989 hit Ride On Time, dies at the age of 64.
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Obama's war tent

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 11:44
related countries: Libya Libya

How the US leader keeps Libya strike secrets while on the move
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Two dead in Iguazu Falls accident

Tuesday, March 22nd 2011, 1:07
related countries: Argentina Argentina, Brazil Brazil

Two US tourists die in an accident at Iguazu Falls on the border between Brazil and Argentina, and five other tourists are injured.
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Syria crackdown condemned by US

Monday, March 21st 2011, 23:59
related countries: Syria Syria

The US has condemned Syria's use of "disproportionate force" to suppress demonstrations calling for greater freedom and an end to corruption.
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US Treasury sells mortgage assets

Monday, March 21st 2011, 23:41

The US Treasury says it will start selling off $142bn worth of mortgage-backed securities that it bought during the financial crisis.
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Road to 2012

Monday, March 21st 2011, 23:09

Starting gun fired in the US presidential race
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US 'to tone down role in Libya'

Monday, March 21st 2011, 22:14
related countries: Libya Libya

President Barack Obama says the US will transfer its leading role on Libya "within days", but differences remain in Nato on whether to take charge.
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Pawlenty to bid for US presidency

Monday, March 21st 2011, 21:38
related places: Republican

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty takes the first official step towards running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
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VIDEO: First full face transplant in US

Monday, March 21st 2011, 21:37

A construction worker, badly disfigured in a power line accident in 2008, has received the first full face transplant ever conducted in the United States
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Barnes & Noble sued by Microsoft

Monday, March 21st 2011, 21:12
related places: Nook

Technology giant Microsoft sued Barnes & Noble, alleging the US bookseller's electronic book reader Nook infringes its patents.
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AT&T and T-Mobile in $39bn deal

Monday, March 21st 2011, 17:06

Deutsche Telekom sells T-Mobile USA to AT&T for $39bn in a deal which will create the largest mobile phone nework in the US.
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Obama set for key speech in Chile

Monday, March 21st 2011, 17:04
related countries: Chile Chile

President Barack Obama is to outline his vision of deeper US ties with Latin America as he visits Chile.
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Full face transplant for US man

Monday, March 21st 2011, 15:44

A 25-year-old man horrifically injured by an accident involving an electric power line has received a full face transplant in the US.
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US house prices fall in February

Monday, March 21st 2011, 14:59
related places: February

US house sales fall by 5.2% in February to their lowest in almost nine years as market continues to suffer.
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US sorry for Afghan corpse photos

Monday, March 21st 2011, 12:49
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

The US Army apologises for graphic photographs of US soldiers grinning over the bodies of Afghan civilians they had allegedly killed.
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No stopping Limitless at cinemas

Monday, March 21st 2011, 9:23

Sci-fi thriller Limitless tops the North American film chart as box office takings continue to suffer compared with last year.
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Charm offensive

Monday, March 21st 2011, 8:52

US-Brazil hope for better ties in wake of Obama visit
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Obama praises Brazilian democracy

Monday, March 21st 2011, 7:14
related places: Rio, Janeiro

US President Barack Obama praises Brazil's flourishing economy and growing democracy in a speech on the first leg of a Latin American tour.
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VIDEO: Missile damages Gaddafi building

Monday, March 21st 2011, 6:18
related countries: Libya Libya

The US says allied forces have had some success against Col Gaddafi's defences in a second night of air attacks in Libya.
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'War-winning' weapons

Monday, March 21st 2011, 0:36

US drones taking al-Qaeda off battlefield says ex-CIA head
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Scherzinger single topples Adele

Sunday, March 20th 2011, 20:07
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Don, Adele

US singer Nicole Scherzinger topples Adele from the top of the UK singles chart with Don't Hold Your Breath.
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VIDEO: 'City of God' welcomes Obama

Sunday, March 20th 2011, 17:40
related countries: Brazil Brazil

US President Barack Obama continues tour of Brazil with stop at 'City of God' favela.
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Gaddafi vows 'long war' in Libya

Sunday, March 20th 2011, 15:03
related countries: Libya Libya, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Col Gaddafi says Libya will fight a "long war" after air strikes against his forces by the US, France and the UK to protect rebel-held areas.
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Ricky Martin wins gay media award

Sunday, March 20th 2011, 10:39

Pop singer Ricky Martin is given an award from a leading US gay and lesbian organisation after coming out as gay last year.
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US ambassador to Mexico resigns

Sunday, March 20th 2011, 9:57
related countries: Mexico Mexico

US Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual resigns after a row over leaked diplomatic cables in which he doubted Mexico's ability to tackle drug gangs.
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Libya attacked from air and sea

Sunday, March 20th 2011, 8:20
related countries: France France, Libya Libya, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The US, France and the UK fire dozens of missiles at Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone gets under way.
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Obama starts Latin America trip

Saturday, March 19th 2011, 19:21

US President Barack Obama arrives in Brazil at the start of a five-day trip to Latin America aimed at building markets for US exports and bolstering US influence.
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VIDEO: Clinton: Gaddafi 'defying world'

Saturday, March 19th 2011, 17:58
related countries: Libya Libya

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to obey international sanctions or face serious consequences.
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Gaddafi forces attacking Benghazi

Saturday, March 19th 2011, 14:22
related countries: France France, Libya Libya, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Paris, Arab

Pro-Gaddafi tanks enter the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, as the city comes under attack despite a Libyan government ceasefire.
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US envoy Warren Christopher dies

Saturday, March 19th 2011, 12:27
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

Former US Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who helped negotiate peace in Bosnia, dies of cancer at the age of 85.
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VIDEO: Gaddafi's 'letters' to Obama and others

Saturday, March 19th 2011, 11:24
related countries: France France, Libya Libya, United Kingdom United Kingdom

A spokesman has read out a letter on behalf of the Libyan leader Col Gaddafi to US President Barack Obama, closely followed by one jointly aimed at France, the UK and the UN.
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Obama gives ultimatum to Gaddafi

Saturday, March 19th 2011, 0:40

US President Barack Obama says Libyan government forces must end their offensive against rebels and pull back or face military action.
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Menthol tobacco firm shares soar

Friday, March 18th 2011, 21:32

Shares in tobacco firm Lorillard close up 10.6% after fears of a ban on menthol cigarettes in the US are reduced.
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Utah names official state firearm

Friday, March 18th 2011, 19:53
related places: Utah

Utah has become the first US state to designate an official state firearm - the Browning M1911, a move critics said was divisive.
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US and Chile sign nuclear accord

Friday, March 18th 2011, 18:57
related countries: Chile Chile

The United States signs a nuclear accord with Chile, despite growing misgivings in the country about the safety of nuclear power.
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Judge blocks Wisconsin union law

Friday, March 18th 2011, 17:56

A US judge in Wisconsin issues a temporary restraining order blocking the state's new collective bargaining law from taking effect.
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'Some' US banks pass stress tests

Friday, March 18th 2011, 16:53

The US central bank notifies some of the country's banks that they have passed stress tests, leading to higher dividends.
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Pakistan fury over drone deaths

Friday, March 18th 2011, 15:13
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Pakistan Pakistan

Tribal leaders in the Pakistani region of North Waziristan vow revenge against the US after drones killed more than 40 people near the Afghan border.
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Libya 'to release US journalists'

Friday, March 18th 2011, 14:00
related countries: Libya Libya
related places: Friday

Four New York Times journalists who were reported missing in Libya were captured and will be freed on Friday, Col Gaddafi's son tells US media.
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US Idol 'is top TV money-spinner'

Friday, March 18th 2011, 10:10
related places: Forbes

American Idol made more money from advertising revenue than any other US TV show in 2010, according to a survey by Forbes magazine.
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VIDEO: US on Libya: 'We must protect civilians'

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 23:33
related countries: Libya Libya

The UN Security Council backs a resolution on Libya that supports military action.
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US Congress backs stop-gap budget

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 22:19

The US Senate passes a stop-gap bill to fund the government for three weeks and avoid a shut-down while lawmakers seek a deal on the main budget.
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US evacuation plane leaves Japan

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 20:57
related countries: Japan Japan

The first US government-chartered evacuation flight takes off from quake-hit Japan, amid global concern about the growing nuclear disaster.
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Japan car parts crisis hurts GM

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 20:23
related countries: Japan Japan

US carmaker General Motors temporarily closes a pick-up truck factory due to a parts shortage caused by the crisis in Japan.
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New York Times to charge for web

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 18:40

The New York Times outlines plans to charge North American users for access to some of its internet content.
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Pakistan army in drone outburst

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 18:31
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan's army chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani condemns the latest US drone raid as "intolerable", in an unusually strong statement.
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Japan steps up cooling operation

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 17:34
related countries: Japan Japan

Japan is stepping up efforts to cool overheating fuel at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, as helicopters dump tonnes of sea water.
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First US X Factor judge confirmed

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 16:07

US music mogul LA Reid, who helped bring Jay Z and Kanye West to fame, is the first judge to be confirmed for the American X Factor.
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US inflation rate picks up speed

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 13:33
related places: February

US prices rose 0.5% in February compared with the previous month, figures show, as food and fuel prices continue to increase.
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Museum must return mask to Egypt

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 12:54
related countries: Egypt Egypt

The US government orders the St Louis Art Museum to hand over Egyptian death mask.
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Yen hits record as Nikkei slides

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 10:38
related countries: Japan Japan

The Japanese yen hits a post-WWII record against the US dollar as stocks slide amid radiation and earnings concerns.
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Power trip

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 9:17

How Obama's visit could help reset US-Brazil ties
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Pakistan anger over Davis release

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 8:53
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Davis, Lawyers

Lawyers in Pakistan stage protests over the decision on Wednesday by a court to release a US CIA contractor accused of two murders.
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US urges tough UN draft on Libya

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 6:06
related countries: Libya Libya

The US says the UN should consider more than just a no-fly zone over Libya, amid Security Council division on a draft resolution.
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BOJ injects $76bn to calm markets

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 5:54
related countries: Japan Japan

The Bank of Japan pumps an extra $76bn into the country's financial markets as the yen hits a record-high against the US dollar.
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VIDEO: Japan steps up cooling operation

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 5:17
related countries: Japan Japan

Japan is stepping up efforts to cool reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, amid increasing US alarm at radiation leaks.
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US alarm over Japan atomic crisis

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 3:39
related countries: Japan Japan

Increasing alarm is expressed in the US about the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, with warnings of "potentially lethal" radiation doses at the facility.
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US cyber war defences 'very thin'

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 1:05

The US military lacks people and resources to defend adequately against concerted cyber attacks, the head of the Pentagon's cyber command says.
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Gene therapy 'treats' Parkinson's

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 0:02
related places: Parkinson

Treating Parkinson's disease with gene therapy has been shown to be successful in clinical trials for the first time, say US researchers.
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Clinton criticises Bahrain force

Wednesday, March 16th 2011, 18:50
related countries: Bahrain Bahrain

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she is alarmed by developments in Bahrain and criticises the government for its clashes with protesters.
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US journalists missing in Libya

Wednesday, March 16th 2011, 18:47
related countries: Libya Libya

Four New York Times journalists reporting on the conflict in Libya are missing, the newspaper's editors have said.
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Pakistan releases CIA contractor

Wednesday, March 16th 2011, 18:10
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Lahore

CIA contractor Raymond Davis - accused of killing two people in Lahore - is freed after "blood money" is paid to their families.
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US drones tracking Mexico gangs

Wednesday, March 16th 2011, 17:45
related countries: Mexico Mexico

US unarmed drones have been flying over Mexico to gather intelligence on drugs cartels, the Mexican government confirms.
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US 'radiation pill' sales surge

Wednesday, March 16th 2011, 17:45
related countries: Japan Japan

Fears of radiation sickness stemming from the unfolding nuclear crisis in Japan prompt a surge in US sales of potassium iodide, a preventative drug.
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Hip-hop star Nate Dogg dies at 41

Wednesday, March 16th 2011, 16:03

US singer and rapper Nate Dogg, who worked with Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Eminem, dies.
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US homebuilding in February slump

Wednesday, March 16th 2011, 14:08
related places: February

The construction of new homes in the US sinks 22.5% in February to its second lowest level on record, new data shows.
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'Al-Qaeda man' sentenced to death

Wednesday, March 16th 2011, 10:36
related countries: Mauritania Mauritania
related places: Nouakchott

A Mauritanian court sentences an alleged member of al-Qaeda's North African branch to death for the 2009 killing of a US man in the capital, Nouakchott.
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