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United States: news

US cuts wheat production forecast

Friday, September 10th 2010, 15:30

The US Department of Agriculture cuts its forecast for global wheat production in 2010-11, but by less than expected.
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US officials try to stop spy book

Friday, September 10th 2010, 15:26

The US Department of Defense is trying to stop the distribution of a book by a former intelligence officer.
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7-Eleven makes offer for Casey's

Friday, September 10th 2010, 12:11
related places: Casey

7-Eleven, the largest convenience store chain in the US, has offered $2bn to buy smaller rival Casey's General Stores.
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US Koran burning event 'on hold'

Friday, September 10th 2010, 9:46
related places: Koran

The US pastor who attracted worldwide condemnation for his threat to burn copies of the Koran says his plan is now on hold.
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US marines rescue ship from pirates

Friday, September 10th 2010, 8:15
related countries: Somalia

US Marines have boarded and seized a vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, navy officials say.
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Eid-9/11 clash

Friday, September 10th 2010, 7:04

US Muslims advised to keep celebrations low-key
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Iran will release US woman hiker

Friday, September 10th 2010, 5:16
related countries: Iran

Iran is set to release on Saturday Sarah Shourd - one of three detained US hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, officials say.
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Obama contradicts Mexico claims

Friday, September 10th 2010, 4:54
related countries: Mexico

US President Barack Obama contradicts claims made by his secretary of state that Mexico is dealing with a "drugs insurgency".
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US judge challenges army gay ban

Friday, September 10th 2010, 3:20

A federal judge rules that a ban on homosexuals serving openly in the US military is unconstitutional, in the latest challenge to the law.
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Nadal cruises into US Open semis

Friday, September 10th 2010, 3:17

World number one Rafael Nadal reaches the US Open semi-finals for the third time with victory over fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.
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Iran to release US woman hiker

Friday, September 10th 2010, 1:52
related countries: Iran

Iran is set to release on Saturday Sarah Shourd - one of three detained US hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, officials say.
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Why Koran burning was put 'on hold'

Friday, September 10th 2010, 1:51
related places: Koran

The pastor of a small US church who planned to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11 has said his plan is now on hold.
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US pastor cancels Koran burning

Friday, September 10th 2010, 0:19
related places: New York, Koran

US pastor Terry Jones cancels his Koran-burning event, claiming those behind an Islamic centre near New York's "Ground Zero" had agreed to relocate it.
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US Muslims' views on their country

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 23:42

As Muslims around the world begin the Eid festival, marking the end of Ramadan, US citizens reflect on the standing of their religion in their country.
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Band of brothers

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 23:13
related countries: Afghanistan

First days in Afghanistan for new US army recruits
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US slips in competitiveness poll

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 22:03
related countries: Singapore, Sweden

The United States has been overtaken by Sweden and Singapore in the World Economic Forum's competitiveness survey.
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Al-Qaeda men escape Baghdad jail

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 21:54
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Four prisoners with ties to al-Qaeda have escaped from the US-controlled section of Baghdad's Karkh prison, US officials say.
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Soldiers 'kept Afghan body parts'

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 19:33
related countries: Afghanistan

A group of US soldiers murdered a number of Afghan civilians and took body parts as trophies, documents released by military officials suggest.
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Live text - Nadal v Verdasco

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 19:14
related places: Nadal

Rafael Nadal takes on Fernando Verdasco in the US Open night session, with a semi-final against Mikhail Youzhny up for grabs.
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Reprieve for US stem cell funding

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 19:02

A court says federal funding for US stem cell research can continue until a final legal decision on the matter.
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US marines recapture pirated ship

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 17:24
related countries: Somalia

US Marines have boarded and seized a vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, navy officials say.
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Obama condemns Koran burning plan

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 15:01
related places: Koran

US President Barack Obama says a small church's plans to burn the Koran are a "recruitment bonanza" for al-Qaeda.
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Inside a US Afghan outpost

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 14:30
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan

Captain Henry Hansen of the US Army's 101st Airborne shows Quentin Sommerville around their combat outpost near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan.
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Obama defiant on tax cut stance

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 14:25

President Obama defends his opposition to extending Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier people and criticises what he calls Republican obstruction.
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US exports near to two-year high

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 14:14

The US trade gap in July narrowed thanks to increased exports of large US-made items such as aircraft.
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On patrol with the 101st Airborne

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 11:12
related countries: Afghanistan

Quentin Sommerville goes on foot patrol with some of the men of the US Army's 101st Airborne division near the village of Zerok in Afghanistan.
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Mexico crime 'like an insurgency'

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 8:59

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Mexican drug violence is looking increasingly like an insurgency, a comment strongly rejected by Mexico.
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South Sudan vote is 'time bomb'

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 8:46

The referendum on independence for Southern Sudan is a "ticking time bomb", US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
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Colorado fire destroys homes

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 6:50
related places: Colorado

A forest fire in the US state of Colorado has destroyed at least 136 homes, according to officials.
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Mexico rejects drug 'insurgency' analogy

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 1:22
related countries: Mexico

Mexico has rejected remarks from the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, that drug-related violence in Mexico increasingly has the hallmarks of an insurgency.
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Morgan to replace host Larry King

Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 22:48
related countries: United Kingdom

Former newspaper editor and Britain's Got Talent judge Piers will replace US TV presenter Larry King on the US network CNN, it is announced.
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Residents of 'Lustful' street seek less sinful name

Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 19:29
related countries: Georgia

Residents of a small street called Lustful Court in the US state of Georgia are told to raise a petition if they want a less provocative street name.
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Merkel: Koran burning 'abhorrent'

Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 18:03
related countries: Germany
related places: Koran

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has described as "abhorrent" a US pastor's plan to burn the Koran.
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Pressure mounts against Koran burning

Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 17:46
related places: Koran

A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.
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Live text - US Open day 10

Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 16:57

More semi-final places at the US Open are up for grabs with Vera Zvonareva, Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Robin Soderling and Roger Federer all in action.
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Woods & Mickelson 'could team up'

Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 16:29

United States Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin refuses to rule out pairing world numbers one and two Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at Celtic Manor.
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BP spreads blame over oil spill

Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 15:09
related countries: Mexico

A BP report says "a series of failures" by BP and its contractors were to blame for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Church defiant over Koran burning

Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 11:31
related places: Koran

A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.
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Outreach outrage?

Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 10:41

The US church threatening to burn Korans on 9/11
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Six die in Pakistan drone strike

Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 9:28
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
related places: Six

Six people have died in a US missile strike targeting militants in Pakistan's tribal district on the Afghan border, security officials say.
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Sir Paul to get US culture honour

Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 7:58
related places: Washington, White House

Sir Paul McCartney is to be presented with a Kennedy Center honour at the White House in Washington in December.
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Nadal powers into quarter-finals

Wednesday, September 8th 2010, 5:19

Rafael Nadal beats Feliciano Lopez in straight sets to reach the US Open quarter-finals.
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Pressure mounts against Koran burning

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 23:27
related places: New York, Koran

A small US church planning to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York is facing international condemnation.
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Nasa's health tip to Chile miners

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 23:19
related countries: Chile

Experts from the US space agency Nasa speak about tips they have given 33 trapped Chilean miners to maintain their psychological health.
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Boeing revamps military division

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 21:34

Boeing announces cuts at its military aircraft division in readiness for future reductions in US government defence spending.
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American soldiers killed in Iraq

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 19:19
related countries: Iraq
related places: Washington

Two US soldiers are killed in northern Iraq, the first US military deaths since Washington last month declared an end to combat operations in Iraq.
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US college offers zombie studies course

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 18:24
related places: Baltimore

The University of Baltimore is offering a new course in zombie studies.
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Petraeus warns over Koran burning

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 18:05
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Florida, Koran

The US Afghan commander warns troops' lives will be at risk if a US church goes ahead with plans to burn the Koran, concerns echoed by the White House and Nato.
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Woods named in US Ryder Cup team

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 15:31

Tiger Woods is selected in the United States Ryder Cup team for Celtic Manor, as one of four wildcards along with Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson and Rickie Fowler.
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Live - US Open day nine

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 15:00

Rafael Nadal takes on Feliciano Lopez in the US Open night session after Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams reach the semi-finals.
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Flood alert as Hermine hits Texas

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 14:26
related places: Texas

Tropical Storm Hermine threatens parts of the southern US with flash flooding even as its winds slow as it moves inland, officials say.
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EU's Barroso laments jobs crisis

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 10:27

The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlights unemployment as a major challenge, in his first "state of the union" speech.
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Shrek returns for US TV special

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 9:50

New TV versions of hit animation movies Shrek and Kung Fu will premiere on US TV later this year.
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Federer cruises into last eight

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 3:01

Roger Federer continues his smooth progress through the US Open draw with a straight-sets win over Jurgen Melzer in round four.
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Obama announces US infrastructure plan

Monday, September 6th 2010, 21:12

President Obama has announced plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on a huge infrastructure project to create jobs and boost confidence in the American economy.
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Obama unveils $50bn building plan

Monday, September 6th 2010, 18:15
related places: Monday

President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy.
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US firm buys Realtime Worlds game

Monday, September 6th 2010, 17:41

Part of collapsed computer games firm Realtime Worlds has been bought by an anonymous American company, administrators confirm.
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American Pie star gets probation

Monday, September 6th 2010, 15:04

American Pie actor Chris Klein pleaded no contest to drink-driving following and will serve four years probation.
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Live text - US Open day eight

Monday, September 6th 2010, 14:59

Roger Federer takes on Jurgen Melzer in the US Open night session after Caroline Wozniacki sees off Maria Sharapova.
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Zero tolerance?

Monday, September 6th 2010, 13:20

US Muslims are free but that's not enough, argues Michael Goldfarb
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Clooney slays box office rivals

Monday, September 6th 2010, 12:45

George Clooney's The American is top film at the North American box office over a lacklustre Labour Day weekend.
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US comedian Robert Schimmel dies

Monday, September 6th 2010, 9:28

Stand-up comic Robert Schimmel, a regular guest on Conan O'Brian's show, has died following a car accident.
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Dominant Nadal surges past Simon

Monday, September 6th 2010, 2:59
related places: Simon

Top seed Rafael Nadal eases into the US Open fourth round with a 6-4 6-4 6-2 victory over Gilles Simon after wins for Fernando Verdasco and Sam Querrey.
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Murray makes shock US Open exit

Sunday, September 5th 2010, 23:10
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain's Andy Murray goes out of the US Open after suffering a dramatic slump against 25th seed Stanislas Wawrinka.
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Live text - US Open day seven

Sunday, September 5th 2010, 14:56

Andy Murray crashes out of the US Open with a third-round defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka, while John Isner and Sam Stosur feature in the evening session on day seven at Flushing Meadows.
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Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol panel

Sunday, September 5th 2010, 13:31
related places: Idol

Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest member of the judging panel on American Idol to quit this year.
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Federer sails through in New York

Sunday, September 5th 2010, 4:19
related places: Paul, New York

Five-time champion Roger Federer cruises into the fourth round of the US Open with a straight sets win over Paul-Henri Mathieu.
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The military 'junk' left in Iraq

Sunday, September 5th 2010, 3:13
related countries: Iraq

Thousands of tonnes of US military equipment have been moved out of Iraq but plenty has been left behind - and not just for the troops who remain there.
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Craigslist ends adult service ads

Saturday, September 4th 2010, 21:13

Online marketplace Craigslist closes its US adult services listing following pressure from attorneys general and advocacy groups.
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Live text - US Open day six

Saturday, September 4th 2010, 14:57

Roger Federer, Caroline Wozniacki and Novak Djokovic all advance on day six of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.
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Chile miners advised to exercise

Saturday, September 4th 2010, 9:34
related countries: Chile

Scientists from the US space agency Nasa advise the trapped Chilean miners to exercise and regulate their day and night sleep patterns.
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Earl downgraded to tropical storm

Saturday, September 4th 2010, 3:51
related places: Earl

A weakened Hurricane Earl is downgraded to a tropical storm as it continues up the US east coast towards Canada.
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Hurricane Earl skirts US East Coast

Saturday, September 4th 2010, 3:42

A weakened Hurricane Earl has passed North Carolina and is continuing up the east coast of the US.
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Castro warns of nuclear war

Saturday, September 4th 2010, 2:04
related countries: Iran, Israel

Fidel Castro warned of nuclear war arising from the dispute that has pitted the United States and Israel against Iran.
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Earthquake hits south New Zealand

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 23:43
related countries: New Zealand

A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island.
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Thai workers 'trafficked to US'

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 23:08
related countries: Thailand

Six recruiters are accused of luring 400 Thai workers to the US with promises of farm jobs, confiscating their passports and demanding high fees.
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Nadal battles past brave Istomin

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 22:29

Top seed Rafael Nadal overcomes a dogged Denis Istomin 6-2 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 to take his place in the US Open third round.
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US cargo plane crashes in Dubai

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 21:46

A UPS cargo plane crashes at an air force base shortly after take-off from Dubai airport, killing two crew members on board.
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Murray sees off flamboyant Brown

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 20:13
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: New York

Britain's Andy Murray overcomes the unorthodox style of Jamaica's Dustin Brown to reach the third round of the US Open.
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Clinton warns on Mid-East talks

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 19:22

The US secretary of state warns the current round of Mid-East peace talks may be "the last chance for a very long time".
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Ground Zero Islamic centre causes debate

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 17:47
related places: New York

Plans to build an Islamic centre near Ground Zero in New York have triggered a debate across the US about the limits of religious tolerance.
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US sees 54,000 jobs go in August

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 15:05
related places: August

The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.
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Live text - US Open day five

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 15:02

Venus Williams and Rafael Nadal play in the night session on day five of the US Open, while Andy Murray storms into round three at Flushing Meadows.
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T.I. released after drug arrest

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 11:56

The American rap star has been released from jail on bail after being arrested on suspicion of possessing ecstasy.
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Mexican clash 'kills 27 gunmen'

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 8:51
related countries: Mexico

Suspected drug gang members are killed near the US border, Mexico says, hours after President Calderon vows to continue fighting cartels.
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Hogan given leave to return to US

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 8:26
related countries: Australia

Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan reaches an agreement with tax authorities in Australia allowing him to return to his home in the US.
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Troubled waters

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 6:41
related places: Why

Why aren't black American children taught to swim?
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Earl weakens as it nears US coast

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 4:16

Hurricane Earl weakens as it nears the US East Coast, though officials warn it remains "large and powerful".
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Federer progresses as seeds fall

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 4:01

Roger Federer overcomes windy conditions to beat Andreas Beck and reach the US Open third round, but seeds Nikolay Davydenko and Marin Cilic crash out.
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Wozniacki through after whitewash

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 2:42
related countries: China, Taiwan
related places: Top

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki cruises into the third round of the US Open with a blistering 6-0 6-0 win over Chinese Taipei's Kai-Chen Changon.
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Hurricane Earl now 'category two'

Friday, September 3rd 2010, 1:01

Hurricane Earl is downgraded to a category two storm as it nears the US East Coast.
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US accuses 11 of honey smuggling

Thursday, September 2nd 2010, 16:24
related countries: China, Germany

US authorities indict 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m worth of honey from China.
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Live text - US Open day four

Thursday, September 2nd 2010, 14:58

Novak Djokovic headlines the night session on day four at the US Open after earlier wins for Roger Federer, Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova.
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Recovering Cracknell is due home

Thursday, September 2nd 2010, 7:21

Olympic medallist James Cracknell is expected home later this week, after fracturing his skull in a bike accident in the US.
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Angry Roddick falls to Tipsarevic

Thursday, September 2nd 2010, 4:16
related places: New York

Ninth seed Andy Roddick sees his hopes of claiming a second US Open title end with a second-round defeat by Janko Tipsarevic in New York.
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Discovery Channel gunman killed

Thursday, September 2nd 2010, 0:53
related places: Maryland, Silver Spring

Police shoot dead a gunman who took three hostages at the Discovery Communications HQ near Washington and free his prisoners.
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Netherlands frees Yemeni suspects

Wednesday, September 1st 2010, 17:16
related countries: Yemen
related places: Amsterdam

Two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack are released, prosecutors in the Netherlands say.
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'Drug kingpin' confesses on video

Wednesday, September 1st 2010, 16:24
related countries: Mexico

US-born suspected gang leader Edgar "Barbie" Valdez admits involvement in the drugs trade during an interrogation by Mexico's police.
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Obama hails US operation in Iraq

Wednesday, September 1st 2010, 15:11
related countries: Iraq

President Barack Obama hails the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid "a huge price" to "put Iraq's future in its people's hands".
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Live text - US Open day three

Wednesday, September 1st 2010, 14:57

Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters star in the night session on day three of the US Open after Andy Murray's earlier win over Lukas Lacko, but defeat for Elena Baltacha.
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