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United States: news

US probe into home repossessions

Wednesday, October 13th 2010, 18:57

All 50 US states start a joint investigation into whether mortgage firms were wrong to repossess hundreds of thousands of US homes.
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No fine for Transformers accident

Wednesday, October 13th 2010, 16:50

US officials say there will be no fine for Paramount Pictures over an accident that left a woman brain damaged during filming of Transformers 3.
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Pentagon warns on US gay ruling

Wednesday, October 13th 2010, 16:33

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warns a court-ordered halt of a ban on openly gay military personnel could have "enormous consequences".
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US worker swept a mile down sewer pipe

Wednesday, October 13th 2010, 13:43

A US worker found after being swept a mile down a 27-inch sewer pipe is treated for hypothermia and given antibiotics.
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New nose for Taliban victim Aisha

Wednesday, October 13th 2010, 9:48
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Time

A mutilated Afghan girl who featured on a controversial Time magazine cover receives a new nose in the US.
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Freeman to receive lifetime award

Tuesday, October 12th 2010, 10:09
related places: Hollywood

Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman is to receive a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute.
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US concern for Nobel winner wife

Tuesday, October 12th 2010, 8:40
related countries: China

The United States calls on China to end the apparent house arrest of the wife of Nobel Peace Prize winner and jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo.
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Facebook film stays top of chart

Tuesday, October 12th 2010, 7:26

A movie about the rise of internet phenomenon Facebook, holds on at the top of the US box office chart for a second week.
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Gap scraps new logo after outcry

Tuesday, October 12th 2010, 7:06
related places: Gap

US clothes retailer Gap scraps a new logo just one week after its introduction following an "outpouring of comments" online.
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On a roll - US pranksters make point with tissue

Tuesday, October 12th 2010, 3:14
related places: Bell

Toilet paper is strewn round the home of the former manager for the Californian town of Bell, accused of involvement in a pay scandal.
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US man guilty of family murders

Tuesday, October 12th 2010, 1:26
related places: Memphis, Tennessee

A jury convicts a man of murdering his brother, two nephews and three others at a home in Memphis, in the US state of Tennessee.
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Human patients in key stem cell trial

Monday, October 11th 2010, 22:30

US doctors have begun the first official trial of using human embryonic stem cells in patients after getting the green light from regulators.
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US to probe failed Afghan rescue

Monday, October 11th 2010, 21:15
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

The US commander in Afghanistan, Gen David Petraeus, orders an investigation into the death of a kidnapped British aid worker in a rescue attempt.
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Dollar drops to 15-year yen low

Monday, October 11th 2010, 19:58

The US dollar hits a fresh 15-year low against the yen after IMF and G7 meetings produce little to ease currency tensions.
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Obama signs Nasa up to new future

Monday, October 11th 2010, 17:39

The US space agency is given a new direction, one that will seek to put astronauts in orbit using privately-run launch services.
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Rescuers may have killed hostage

Monday, October 11th 2010, 17:37
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

UK aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been killed by a US grenade during an attempted rescue mission in Afghanistan, David Cameron says.
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US boy accused of mother's murder

Monday, October 11th 2010, 15:37
related countries: India

Nearly 40 witnesses will testify in India against a US professor's son who is accused of slashing his mother's throat, prosecutors say.
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First human trial of stem cells

Monday, October 11th 2010, 15:34

US doctors begin the first official trial of using human embryonic stem cells in patients after getting the green light to use them for spinal injuries.
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Japan and China in conflict deal

Monday, October 11th 2010, 11:01
related countries: Japan, Vietnam
related places: Hanoi

China and Japan agree to work together to prevent conflicts at sea, following a diplomatic row over the detention of a Chinese sea captain.
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Actor blackmailers get four years

Monday, October 11th 2010, 9:58

A couple convicted in July of trying to blackmail US actor John Stamos are both sentenced to four years in prison.
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Banksy creates new Simpsons intro

Monday, October 11th 2010, 7:43
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Simpsons

The Simpsons opens a new episode in the US with a controversial 'couch gag' designed by UK graffiti artist Banksy.
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Mountain sculpture to honour chief

Monday, October 11th 2010, 5:16

As parts of the USA mark Native American Day BBC News gets a close up look at the sculpture of Chief Crazy Horse that could one day eclipse Mount Rushmore.
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US Republican in Nazi uniform row

Sunday, October 10th 2010, 22:25

Republican House candidate Rich Iott has been criticised by senior party figures after photos of him dressed in a Nazi uniform emerged on the internet.
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UK hostage 'killed by vest bomb'

Sunday, October 10th 2010, 15:26
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

US special forces in Afghanistan were seconds from rescuing a UK hostage when she was killed by a vest bomb held or worn by one of her captors, the BBC understands.
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New Doctor Who to open in desert

Sunday, October 10th 2010, 14:57

The sixth series of Doctor Who will open with a two-parter set in the US, the BBC has announced.
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US soul singer Solomon Burke dies

Sunday, October 10th 2010, 9:15
related places: Love, Amsterdam

Soul singer Solomon Burke, who wrote the song Everybody Needs Somebody to Love, dies at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport aged 70.
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Pakistan drone raid 'kills seven'

Sunday, October 10th 2010, 9:05
related countries: Pakistan

At least seven people have been killed in a US missile strike in north west Pakistan, security officials say.
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US ups China pressure over yuan

Saturday, October 9th 2010, 22:57
related countries: China

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner renews pressure on China to let the value of the yuan rise against other currencies.
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US sees 95,000 jobs go last month

Friday, October 8th 2010, 20:26

The US economy shed another 95,000 jobs in September, the fourth month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.
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Top Obama adviser Jones resigns

Friday, October 8th 2010, 18:23
related places: Jones

US National Security Adviser Gen James Jones is stepping down and will be replaced by his deputy Tom Donilon, President Barack Obama says.
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Seized US homes in resale freeze

Friday, October 8th 2010, 18:17
related places: America

Bank of America will extend its ban on sales of repossessed homes from 23 US states to all 50 as it looks for possible legal flaws.
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Juliette Lewis hurt in car smash

Friday, October 8th 2010, 7:40

Actress and singer Juliette Lewis has been injured in a hit-and-run crash in the US, police say.
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College cleared over bomb suspect

Friday, October 8th 2010, 7:25
related countries: United Kingdom

A man accused of trying to blow up a transatlantic airliner in the US was not radicalised while at University College London, a report says.
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Afghan contractors 'fund Taliban'

Friday, October 8th 2010, 3:56
related countries: Afghanistan

Heavy US reliance on private security in Afghanistan helps to line the pockets of the Taliban, a US Senate report says.
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Russian spy Anna Chapman turns up at space launch

Friday, October 8th 2010, 3:33
related countries: Kazakhstan, Russia

Anna Chapman, one of 10 Russian spies deported from the US in July, makes an unexpected public appearance at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Colombia police 'smash drug ring'

Friday, October 8th 2010, 0:59
related countries: Colombia

Colombian police say they have smashed a drug-trafficking network that was exporting several tonnes of cocaine to the US each month.
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Base versus bay

Thursday, October 7th 2010, 23:40

Okinawans fear impact of US military relocation
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Latin American champion

Thursday, October 7th 2010, 19:32

Mario Vargas Llosa's Nobel Prize signals the region's renaissance
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What is Afghanistan's future?

Thursday, October 7th 2010, 18:13
related countries: Afghanistan

A year before US forces begin withdrawing from Afghanistan, what do people think the future holds for them?
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John Lennon fingerprints seized by FBI

Thursday, October 7th 2010, 17:32
related places: New York

A set of John Lennon's fingerprints taken when he applied for US residence is confiscated by the FBI from a New York memorabilia dealer.
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Inter-Korean talks 'key', says US

Thursday, October 7th 2010, 6:06
related countries: North Korea, South Korea
related places: Seoul

A senior US diplomat in Seoul says that North-South talks are key to progress on ending North Korea's nuclear programme.
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Michelle Obama is named 'most powerful woman'

Thursday, October 7th 2010, 1:53
related places: Forbes

US First Lady Michelle Obama beat heads of state, chief executives and celebrities to be named the world's most powerful woman by Forbes magazine.
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Witness barred in US terror case

Thursday, October 7th 2010, 0:49

A judge in the first civilian trial of a Guantanamo Bay detainee bars the prosecution's star witness
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Witness setback in US terror case

Wednesday, October 6th 2010, 19:15

The judge in the first civilian case against an ex-Guantanamo inmate bars a key government witness, in a blow to US prosecutors.
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US apologises for helicopter raid

Wednesday, October 6th 2010, 18:09
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
related places: Nato

The US and Nato apologise for a recent helicopter attack that killed at least two Pakistani soldiers and sparked outrage across the country.
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US court hears funeral protest case

Wednesday, October 6th 2010, 17:54
related places: Marine

The US Supreme Court hears arguments about whether a fundamentalist church had the right to picket at a Marine's funeral.
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Drone strikes 'linked to EU plot'

Wednesday, October 6th 2010, 13:48
related countries: Pakistan

Officials are linking a recent increase in US drone missile attacks in Pakistan to efforts to disrupt a suspected al-Qaeda plot to attack European targets.
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Documentarian Flaum dies aged 85

Wednesday, October 6th 2010, 12:56

US documentary film-maker Marshall Flaum, who won five Emmy awards for his work, dies at the age of 85.
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Red Sox owners to buy Liverpool

Wednesday, October 6th 2010, 6:21
related places: Liverpool

Crisis-hit Liverpool are to be sold to the owners of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, subject to the resolution of a legal dispute with the club's American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
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US service sector picks up speed

Tuesday, October 5th 2010, 22:03
related places: Service

Service and construction industries in the US grow faster than expected in September, with employment stable, a survey says.
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Solar panels come to White House

Tuesday, October 5th 2010, 14:24
related places: White House

President Barack Obama is to install solar panels on the White House roof, a move lauded by climate activists as symbolic of the US's energy future.
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Captain Montgomerie tips Olazabal

Tuesday, October 5th 2010, 12:04

Colin Montgomerie tips Jose Maria Olazabal to succeed him as Europe team captain after confirming he will stand aside after his side's thrilling Ryder Cup victory over the United States.
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Viktor Bout extradition 'back on'

Tuesday, October 5th 2010, 9:16
related countries: Russia, Thailand

A Thai court dismisses new charges against alleged Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout, clearing the way for his extradition to the US.
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Jailed rapper placed in solitary

Tuesday, October 5th 2010, 8:42
related places: New York

US rapper Lil Wayne is placed in solitary confinement in a New York jail, after wardens found he had been breaking the rules.
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More terror attack travel warnings

Tuesday, October 5th 2010, 4:01
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: More

More governments join the US and UK in issuing travel warnings to their citizens about travelling in Europe, amid fears that al-Qaeda plans to attack cities on the continent.
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Miami rice

Monday, October 4th 2010, 23:06
related countries: Haiti

US urged to stop exports of cheap rice to Haiti
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American Express faces US lawsuit

Monday, October 4th 2010, 21:19

Credit-card company American Express is being sued by the US government over claims of anti-competitive practices.
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Microsoft shares hit by downgrade

Monday, October 4th 2010, 20:29

Shares in Microsoft fall 2% at the beginning of US trading, after Goldman Sachs cuts its rating of the computer giant.
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More nations warn of Europe plot

Monday, October 4th 2010, 17:45
related countries: Japan, United Kingdom

Japan and Sweden issue terror alerts to their citizens in Europe, following similar warnings from the UK and US.
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Gaga duets with Ono at US gig

Monday, October 4th 2010, 11:04
related places: Los Angeles, Ono

Pop star Lady Gaga joins Yoko Ono on stage to perform two songs at a Plastic Ono Band gig in Los Angeles.
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Viktor Bout's extradition stalls

Monday, October 4th 2010, 10:06
related countries: Russia, Thailand

A Thai court rejects a request to drop charges against suspected Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout, stalling his extradition to the US.
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Shock and anger

Monday, October 4th 2010, 9:16

US university left reeling by student's suicide over sex video
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Facebook film tops US box office

Monday, October 4th 2010, 9:12

A movie about the rise of internet phenomenon, Facebook, debuts at the top of the US box office chart.
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Sanofi makes hostile Genzyme bid

Monday, October 4th 2010, 8:32
related countries: France

French pharmaceutical firm Sanofi-Aventis launches a hostile bid for US counterpart Genzyme after friendly overtures are rejected.
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Ryder Cup 2010 day four as it happened

Monday, October 4th 2010, 7:00

Graeme McDowell beats Hunter Mahan in the final singles match as Europe defeat the United States 14½-13½ to regain the Ryder Cup.
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Vigil for US sex video student

Monday, October 4th 2010, 5:11

New Jersey's Rutgers University holds a candlelight vigil for Tyler Clementi, a first-year student who killed himself after fellow students allegedly filmed him having sex with a man.
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Okinawa stand-off

Monday, October 4th 2010, 2:15
related countries: Japan
related places: Why

Why residents hate the US bases that Japan can't give up
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Checks 'predict embryo success'

Sunday, October 3rd 2010, 18:24

US scientists say they have developed a technique to accurately predict which IVF embryos have the best chance of success.
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US issues travel alert for Europe

Sunday, October 3rd 2010, 17:52

The US government advises its citizens to be vigilant travelling in Europe because of the threat of an unspecific al-Qaeda attack.
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Europe hit back to take Cup lead

Sunday, October 3rd 2010, 17:36
related places: Sunday

Europe overturn a 6-4 deficit to go into Monday's Ryder Cup singles with a 9½-6½ lead over the United States.
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Live - Ryder Cup 2010

Sunday, October 3rd 2010, 11:33

Europe will take a 9½-6½ lead over the United States going into the final day singles of the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.
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US to issue Europe travel warning

Sunday, October 3rd 2010, 6:07

The US government is to advise its citizens to be vigilant while travelling in Europe because of the threat of an al-Qaeda attack.
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US march seeks to rally liberals

Saturday, October 2nd 2010, 22:36

Thousands of people have been attending a rally in Washington DC in support of jobs, education and civil rights.
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Europe launch Ryder Cup fightback

Saturday, October 2nd 2010, 17:57

Europe launch a stirring fightback in Saturday's final session against the United States to move into a strong position at the Ryder Cup.
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Pakistan drone attacks kill nine

Saturday, October 2nd 2010, 13:35
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Nato

Nine suspected militants are killed in two US drone attacks, amid tensions between Pakistan and Nato over a cross-border assault on Thursday.
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Live - Ryder Cup 2010

Saturday, October 2nd 2010, 6:24
related places: Friday

Europe make a strong start to the final session of the day after the United States extend their lead in the afternoon foursomes at Celtic Manor.
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Guatemala calls US tests 'crime'

Saturday, October 2nd 2010, 2:14
related countries: Guatemala

Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom says a 1940s US study that infected 700 Guatemalans with venereal disease was a "crime against humanity".
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Jaycee Dugard 'captors' indicted

Saturday, October 2nd 2010, 0:01
related places: California

A US grand jury indicts a couple accused of kidnapped and raping Jaycee Dugard, a young California woman held captive for 18 years.
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FBI uncovers cyber crime network

Friday, October 1st 2010, 23:49

The US and other countries arrest more than 100 people suspected to be members of a cyber crime ring that stole $70m.
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White House 'enforcer' quits post

Friday, October 1st 2010, 21:14
related places: Chicago

US President Barack Obama confirms the resignation of his hard-hitting chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who is poised to run to be mayor of Chicago.
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Balloonists' survival 'unlikely'

Friday, October 1st 2010, 21:13

Two US balloonists who disappeared over the Adriatic Sea during an endurance race are unlikely to have survived, race organisers say.
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Bin Laden 'linked to Europe plot'

Friday, October 1st 2010, 21:03

US officials reportedly believe al-Qaeda leaders, including Osama Bin Laden, were involved in a recent terror plot against European cities.
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US gave syphilis to mentally ill

Friday, October 1st 2010, 20:32
related countries: Guatemala

The United States government has apologised for infecting hundreds of people in Guatemala with gonorrhoea and syphilis as part of medical tests more than 60 years ago.
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US edge rain-affected first day

Friday, October 1st 2010, 18:27

United States bounce back on a rain-hit first day of the Ryder Cup which finishes with no fourballs completed.
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Lone trader caused US share crash

Friday, October 1st 2010, 18:14
related places: May

May's 700 point sudden share crash in the US was caused by a single trader's computer programme, according to the SEC.
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Sex video hate charges considered

Friday, October 1st 2010, 16:33

Prosecutors are considering hate crime charges in the case of a US student who killed himself after two students allegedly broadcast footage of him having sex with a man.
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Attempt to salvage Mid-East talks

Friday, October 1st 2010, 10:21

US and EU envoys continue shuttle between Israelis and Palestinians in an attempt to save the recently-launched peace talks form collapse.
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Live - Ryder Cup 2010

Friday, October 1st 2010, 6:11

Europe and the United States are locked in battle after a long rain delay at Celtic Manor.
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Obama meets freed US hiker Shourd

Friday, October 1st 2010, 3:20
related countries: Iran

President Barack Obama meets a US hiker freed after more than a year in prison in Iran, as well as the relatives of two US hikers still held.
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Sex video student jumps to death

Thursday, September 30th 2010, 20:27

A US student commits suicide one day after authorities said two students broadcast footage of him on the internet having sex with a man.
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US House backs China sanctions bill

Thursday, September 30th 2010, 3:34
related countries: China

The US House of Representatives passes a bill aimed at increasing pressure on China over the value of its currency, the yuan.
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Sarah Shourd on Iran prison ordeal

Wednesday, September 29th 2010, 23:17
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

American captive Sarah Shourd talks to Matt Frei about being held in prison in Tehran
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US sanctions on Iranian officials

Wednesday, September 29th 2010, 21:04
related countries: Iran

US President Barack Obama orders unprecedented sanctions against eight senior Iranian officials for "sustained and severe violations of human rights".
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US and China resume military ties

Wednesday, September 29th 2010, 18:01
related countries: China

The United States and China are to resume military contacts after a hiatus of more than six months.
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Tension in White House - Woodward

Wednesday, September 29th 2010, 17:36
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: White House

In an exclusive UK interview, US investigative journalist Bob Woodward tells Newsnight there is a 'lot of tension' between the US military and the White House.
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Carter remains in Ohio hospital

Wednesday, September 29th 2010, 15:01
related places: Cleveland, Ohio

Former US President Jimmy Carter remains in hospital for further observation after falling ill with an upset stomach on a flight to Cleveland.
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Spain holds US 'al-Qaeda funder'

Wednesday, September 29th 2010, 14:52
related countries: Algeria, Spain

Spain detains and American of Algerian origin for sending thousands of dollars to al-Qaeda's North African offshoot.
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US billionaires host China dinner

Wednesday, September 29th 2010, 14:19
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

US billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett host a dinner in Beijing for some of China's richest people, sparking debate about Chinese philanthropy.
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McIlroy 'may face Woods backlash'

Wednesday, September 29th 2010, 13:49
related places: Woods, Friday

US Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin believes Rory McIlroy could come to regret his comments about Tiger Woods when the competition starts on Friday.
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Mini power steering probed in US

Wednesday, September 29th 2010, 12:31
related places: Oxford

Mini Cooper cars built in Oxford are being investigated by the US authorities after complaints about problems with the power steering.
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