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US questions over Megrahi release

Friday, August 20th 2010, 18:36

A year since the Lockerbie bomber walked free from prison on compassionate grounds, two US senators have said a cloud of suspicion hangs over his release.
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Middle East peace talks to resume

Friday, August 20th 2010, 18:11
related countries: Israel Israel

Israel and the Palestinians agree to resume direct negotiations for the first time in 20 months, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
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'Cloud hangs' over Lockerbie move

Friday, August 20th 2010, 16:24

A group of US senators says a "cloud of suspicion" still hangs over the release a year ago of the man responsible for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.
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Jackson concert claim dismissed

Friday, August 20th 2010, 16:19

A US judge dismisses claims by a promoter that Michael Jackson and his family breached a contract to play a reunion concert.
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Thais to hand over 'arms dealer'

Friday, August 20th 2010, 15:04
related countries: Thailand Thailand

Viktor Bout, alleged arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death", is to be extradited to the US, a Thai court has said.
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Ex-baseball star accused of lying

Friday, August 20th 2010, 1:28
related places: Congress

A federal grand jury indicts retired US baseball star Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress about using steroids and growth hormone.
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Threat halts US flight on runway

Thursday, August 19th 2010, 23:25
related places: San Francisco

Authorities stop an American Airlines flight before takeoff at San Francisco International Airport after there was a threat to the plane.
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US pledges Pakistan full support

Thursday, August 19th 2010, 19:30
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

The US pledges its full support for flood-hit Pakistan, as a UN session intended to boost the international response gets under way in New York.
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BP oil spill: Final seal delayed

Thursday, August 19th 2010, 19:21
related countries: Mexico Mexico

The operation to completely seal off the ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well is pushed back to September, US officials say.
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Last US combat brigade exits Iraq

Thursday, August 19th 2010, 18:13
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The last US combat brigade in Iraq has left the country, seven years after the US-led invasion.
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Last US combat brigade exits Iraq

Thursday, August 19th 2010, 17:56
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The last American combat brigade in Iraq leaves the country, two weeks ahead of a deadline for an end to the US combat mission.
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Major egg recall extended in US

Thursday, August 19th 2010, 17:18

A US egg company extends a nationwide food recall to 380 million eggs, after outbreaks of salmonella poisoning in a number of states.
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Comic Handler to front MTV VMAs

Thursday, August 19th 2010, 15:15

US comic Chelsea Handler is to host this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
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US Mid-East talks plans 'ready'

Thursday, August 19th 2010, 14:46
related countries: Israel Israel

The US is preparing to release a statement establishing details for direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, the BBC has learned.
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General Motors in huge share sale

Thursday, August 19th 2010, 9:57

General Motors has paved the way for an initial public offering, expected to be the second largest, perhaps even the largest, share sale in US history.
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General Motors in huge share sale

Thursday, August 19th 2010, 8:48

General Motors has paved the way for an initial public offering, expected to be the second largest share sale in US history.
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US church sued over abuse claims

Thursday, August 19th 2010, 7:28
related places: California

A US Catholic diocese is sued for negligence for allowing a convicted child abuser to continue working in a California church.
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American stream

Thursday, August 19th 2010, 5:56
related countries: India India

The huge reverse brain drain of Indian IT experts from the US
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Funeral services held for Stevens

Thursday, August 19th 2010, 0:53
related places: Alaska

Scores of mourners file into the Anchorage Baptist Temple for the funeral of former US Senator Ted Stevens, who was killed in a plane crash.
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First US Guards at Mexico border

Wednesday, August 18th 2010, 22:55
related countries: Mexico Mexico

The first of up to 1,200 National Guard troops are deployed along the US border with Mexico as part of President Barack Obama's pledge to increase security.
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Peru revokes US activist's parole

Wednesday, August 18th 2010, 20:21
related countries: Peru Peru

An American woman who was imprisoned for aiding left-wing rebels in Peru turns herself in after a court revokes her parole.
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US backs Burma 'war crimes' panel

Wednesday, August 18th 2010, 20:14
related countries: Burma Burma

The US says it will support the creation of an international commission to investigate alleged war crimes by Burma's military junta.
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US home glut 'hurting recovery'

Wednesday, August 18th 2010, 18:52

President Barack Obama says an over-supply of homes is hindering the US economic recovery, but he says the situation is slowly improving.
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US ballet troupe returns to Cuba

Wednesday, August 18th 2010, 10:24
related countries: Cuba Cuba

The American Ballet Theatre company is to perform in Cuba later this year for the first time in 50 years.
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Jay-Z tops rapper rich list

Wednesday, August 18th 2010, 9:07
related places: Jay, Forbes

Jay-Z has topped a list of the world's richest rappers, beating Diddy in a list from US magazine Forbes.
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'Darkest hour' in the Iraq war

Wednesday, August 18th 2010, 9:04
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Time

Time magazine journalist Jim Frederick describes the sequence of events which led to four US soldiers committing a war atrocity in Iraq in 2006
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Singer Badu fined for nude video

Wednesday, August 18th 2010, 8:26

US soul singer Erykah Badu is fined and will serve six months' probation for stripping naked in public for a music video.
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Colombia court blocks bases deal

Wednesday, August 18th 2010, 7:06
related countries: Colombia Colombia

A Colombia court rules a 2009 deal allowing US troops access to army bases is unconstitutional and needs congressional approval.
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Not guilty plea over Kabul deaths

Wednesday, August 18th 2010, 3:40
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Kabul, Blackwater

Two former employees of a security company owned by the US firm formerly known as Blackwater plead not guilty to killing two Afghans in 2009.
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US astronauts to be first twins in space

Wednesday, August 18th 2010, 1:47

Two US astronauts may become the first twins to be flying in space at the same time.
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Court drops Somali piracy charges

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 23:16
related countries: Somalia Somalia
related places: Africa

A federal judge throws out piracy charges against six Somali men accused of attacking a US Navy ship off the coast of Africa, although other charges stand.
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Iraq bomb 'won't stop democracy'

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 21:37
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad, White House

Iraq's transition to democracy and the US withdrawal will not be derailed by the deadly bombing in Baghdad, says the White House.
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US mother 'killed two children'

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 17:22

A mother has confessed to suffocating two of her children, after initially claiming they died when her car plunged into a river, US police say.
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Obama and EU leaders plan summit

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 16:53
related countries: Portugal Portugal
related places: Lisbon

US President Barack Obama will attend a summit with European Union leaders in Lisbon in November, after skipping the last event.
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American Apparel debts warning

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 16:52

The US clothing chain American Apparel warns it might not be able to continue because of debts and trading losses.
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US confirms 'interrogation tapes'

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 15:57

US officials confirm the existence of videotapes of the 2002 interrogation of an alleged 9/11 plotter, reportedly at a secret prison.
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Wal-Mart feels the squeeze in US

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 13:23

Retail giant Wal-Mart sees quarterly profits rise 3.6%, but sales decline further in its home US market.
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Arms sale accused 'was entrapped'

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 12:11
related countries: Iran Iran, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

A golf club president from London who US authorities claim sold arms to Iran says he is the victim of a customs sting.
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Audio slideshow

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 12:02

US lensman Herman Leonard's smoky scenes from the jazz age
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Baby babble from US bases blocks Japanese taxis' radio chat

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 10:27
related countries: Japan Japan

Taxis and lorries in Japan are hit by unusual disruption from US military bases - baby babble that interferes with their radios.
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US home buyers in credit struggle

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 8:22

The US government will hold its first major public forum on housing finance on Thursday, with top bankers, economists and federal officials, as home buyers struggle to get credit despite low interest rates.
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China's military in 'secret rise'

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 8:02
related countries: China China

The US defence department says China's military is growing in a secretive way, raising the risks of conflict and misunderstandings.
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California gay weddings on hold

Tuesday, August 17th 2010, 1:00
related places: California

A US appeals court rules same-sex weddings in California cannot continue while it considers the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban.
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US Senate leader opposes NY mosque

Monday, August 16th 2010, 23:13

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid opposes plans to build a mosque near the site of the 9/11 terror attacks, days after Barack Obama defended them.
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US 'rebel' Berenson apologises

Monday, August 16th 2010, 21:07
related countries: Peru Peru

Lori Berenson, an American who was sentenced in Peru for collaborating with left-wing rebels, has apologised for her actions.
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US to require oil drilling review

Monday, August 16th 2010, 20:09

The US will require an environmental assessment for new deep-water offshore drilling, government regulators say.
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US visits man jailed in N Korea

Monday, August 16th 2010, 19:11
related countries: North Korea North Korea

A US consular team has gained access to an American sentenced to hard labour in North Korea, Washington says.
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Barclays settles criminal charge

Monday, August 16th 2010, 18:14
related countries: Burma Burma, Cuba Cuba, Iran Iran, Libya Libya

Barclays Bank is to pay $298m (£190m) to settle criminal charges that it violated US sanctions in dealings with Cuba, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Burma.
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Gates says Afghan exit on course

Monday, August 16th 2010, 17:23
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says the United States will definitely start reducing the number of its soldiers in Afghanistan next July.
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Expendables shoot to number one

Monday, August 16th 2010, 9:11
related places: Veteran

Veteran action movie The Expendables goes straight to the top of the US box office chart on its debut, raking in $35m.
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Murray confident for US Open

Monday, August 16th 2010, 8:36
related places: Murray

Andy Murray believes his victory in the Rogers Cup is excellent preparation for the US Open, which begins on 30 August.
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Actress Gabor receives last rites

Monday, August 16th 2010, 8:25

Zsa Zsa Gabor receives her last rites from a priest in a Los Angeles hospital after surgery to remove two blood clots.
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US warning over 'Lady Gaga' eyes

Monday, August 16th 2010, 6:24

Opticians are concerned that teenagers in the US could be putting their eyesight at risk by using controversial contact lenses styled on a Lady Gaga video.
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Manhunt in Thailand for UK boxer

Monday, August 16th 2010, 5:50
related countries: Thailand Thailand, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Thai police are searching for a British man they suspect murdered an American fellow Thai boxing expert.
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US joins South Korea in war games

Monday, August 16th 2010, 4:52
related countries: North Korea North Korea, South Korea South Korea
related places: Pyongyang

Thousands of military personnel from the US and South Korea launch the latest in a series of military exercises, despite warnings from Pyongyang.
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Woods misses Ryder Cup qualification

Monday, August 16th 2010, 2:14
related places: Sunday

Tiger Woods fails to qualify for one of the automatic spots on the US Ryder Cup team following the USPGA on Sunday.
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Kaymer wins USPGA in play-off

Monday, August 16th 2010, 0:26
related countries: Germany Germany

Martin Kaymer wins the USPGA in a play-off with Bubba Watson after Dustin Johnson is controversially penalised in the USPGA.
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Spectators killed at US car race

Sunday, August 15th 2010, 22:30
related places: California

At least eight spectators are killed and more are wounded at an off-road motor race in California after a vehicle crashes into them.
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Craigslist 'killer' dies in jail

Sunday, August 15th 2010, 19:22

A US man accused of murdering a woman he met through the classified ads on the Craigslist website is found dead in prison.
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Petraeus hedges over Afghan exit

Sunday, August 15th 2010, 15:26
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

The new US commander in Afghanistan, Gen David Petraeus, says US forces will only begin withdrawing in 2011 if conditions allow.
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Spectators die at off-road race

Sunday, August 15th 2010, 13:51

Spectators killed at US California 200 off-road race
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US offers fire equipment to Russia

Sunday, August 15th 2010, 8:14
related countries: Russia Russia

America has sent several planeloads of firefighting equipment to Russia, to help tackle the huge forest fires which continue to rage in parts of the country.
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Four killed in NY state shooting

Sunday, August 15th 2010, 0:29
related places: Buffalo, New York

Four people are killed in a shooting after a wedding-anniversary party at a restaurant in Buffalo, New York.
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'Pakistan drone strike kills 12'

Saturday, August 14th 2010, 19:34
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Pakistan Pakistan

A suspected US drone strike on Pakistan kills at least 12 militants in a tribal area near the Afghan border, officials say.
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Obama and Karzai in Taliban vow

Saturday, August 14th 2010, 4:38
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

The US and Afghan presidents pledge to continue working together to combat the Taliban during a lengthy video conference conversation.
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Live text - USPGA Championship

Friday, August 13th 2010, 23:55

American Matt Kuchar leads the USPGA Championship after a fog-curtailed second day, with Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy tied for third and Tiger Woods tied for 36th.
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Titanic salvagers awarded $110m

Friday, August 13th 2010, 23:36

A US court awards the company that salvaged artefacts from the Titanic $110m for its efforts, but has yet to decide how the sum will be funded.
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South American airlines to merge

Friday, August 13th 2010, 21:29

Two major South American airlines, Brazil's TAM Linhas Aereas and Chile's LAN, plan a merger that will create the biggest carrier in the region.
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Stabbing suspect sent to Michigan

Friday, August 13th 2010, 20:38
related places: Michigan

A man arrested in connection with a series of nearly 20 stabbings agrees to return to Michigan to face charges in one of the attacks.
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Senate candidate on porn charge

Friday, August 13th 2010, 19:01

US Senate candidate Alvin Greene, a surprise winner of the South Carolina Democratic primary, is indicted on two pornography-related charges.
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BP to continue Gulf relief well

Friday, August 13th 2010, 18:35
related countries: Mexico Mexico
related places: Gulf

The US government says BP will continue drilling a relief well to permanently plug the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Obama signs $600m US border bill

Friday, August 13th 2010, 16:39
related places: Senate

President Barack Obama signs into law a bill to increase security along the US-Mexico border, a day after it was passed by the Senate.
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Zapped laptop

Friday, August 13th 2010, 16:30
related countries: Guinea Guinea, Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau

Thriller writer says US spies knocked out wife's computer over Guinea-Bissau coup
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Illness delays Guantanamo trial

Friday, August 13th 2010, 14:02

The first trial at Guantanamo Bay under US President Barack Obama is suspended after the defence lawyer faints in court.
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Cars give lift to US retail sales

Friday, August 13th 2010, 13:26

US retail sales rose in July after two months of declines, largely due to an increase in car sales, figures show.
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Wikileaks sharing 'inevitable'

Friday, August 13th 2010, 6:26

A former director of the CIA, General Michael Hayden, has told the BBC that the shift to sharing intelligence has made a leak of tens of thousands of secret US military documents "inevitable".
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State's gay nuptials 'to proceed'

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 23:13
related places: California

A US judge who overturned California's same-sex marriage ban rules gay nuptials may resume next week, while appeals against the ruling are heard.
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Debt swap protects Brazil forests

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 22:41
related countries: Brazil Brazil

Brazil and the US agree a $21m debt for nature swap to protect threatened tropical forests.
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Picky eater: 'Pasta is like live worms'

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 22:36

As scientists in the US launch a survey of adult eating habits, one very picky eater took BBC News grocery shopping to highlight her turmoil.
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Senate passes $600m border bill

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 21:18

The US Senate is recalled from its summer break to pass a bill which increases security along the US-Mexico border.
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30,000 queue for rent help in US

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 20:08
related countries: Georgia Georgia
related places: Atlanta

Some 30,000 people queue for rent assistance in Atlanta, Georgia, as the US housing crisis places a growing strain on poorer people.
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Man held over US serial stabbings

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 19:59
related countries: Israel Israel
related places: Atlanta

Atlanta police arrest a man as he tries to board a flight to Israel, after some 20 stabbings leave five people dead across three states.
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Global wheat supply forecast cut

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 18:48
related countries: Russia Russia

The US Department of Agriculture cuts its outlook for world wheat production after revising down its forecast for Russia.
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General Motors chief stands down

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 16:52
related places: June

The chief executive of the US car giant General Motors announces plans to resign, as the company reports increased profits.
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US schoolboy to visit North Korea

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 16:27
related countries: North Korea North Korea

A 13-year-old American schoolboy is hoping to go where few senior US politicians have been before, to North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong-il.
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Strong earthquake strikes Ecuador

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 14:49
related countries: Ecuador Ecuador
related places: Quito

An earthquake measuring 6.9 hits Ecuador, about 170km (105 miles) south-east of the capital, Quito, the US Geological Survey says.
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Pulling out

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 13:32
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Why

Why nothing short of a civil war may keep US troops in Iraq
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Iraq 'not ready' for US pull-out

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 11:32
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: White House

Iraq's top army officer says US pull-out plans are premature, as Washington says troops are on target to end combat operations by the end of the month.
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Cloned meat - from lab to plate

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 10:59

Ranchers in the US are using cloning to boost the quality and quantity of the meat they produce. Our science correspondent Pallab Ghosh went there to follow how the process works - from lab to plate.
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Cattle 'cloned from dead animals'

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 10:58

Some of the cattle cloned to boost food production in the US have been created from the cells of dead animals.
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US broadband plan 'not a priority'

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 9:26

Most Americans say the government's plans for broadband are not a priority, a survey finds, amid fierce debate about the issue.
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Woods is not certain pick - Pavin

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 6:54

American captain Corey Pavin denies saying Tiger Woods is assured of a Ryder Cup wild card and rows with the journalist behind the claims.
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US and Russia in hijack plane exercise

Thursday, August 12th 2010, 3:56
related countries: Russia Russia

The Russian Air Force and the North American Aerospace Defense Command conduct their first joint air defence exercise - a simulated terrorist hijacking.
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Trio climbs Kilimanjaro on only one good leg

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 23:36

Three US amputee veterans climb Mt Kilimanjaro, enduring tumbles and sores to reach the peak with only one good leg among them.
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Markets drop on US economy fears

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 20:43

World stock markets slide as investors worry about the health of the US economy following a warning from the Federal Reserve.
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Lindsay Lohan judge steps aside

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 19:36

The judge who sent US actress Lindsay Lohan to jail recuses herself from the case after complaints from a prosecutor.
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Kuwait to get US Patriot missiles

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 19:17
related countries: Kuwait Kuwait
related places: Patriot

The US says it plans to sell Kuwait its latest Patriot anti-ballistic missile to meet "current and future threats".
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Lebanon rejects US aid with ties

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 19:07
related countries: Israel Israel, Lebanon Lebanon

Lebanon's defence minister says he will reject US military aid if it comes with a condition that any weapons are not used against Israel.
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US man grows pea plant in his lung

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 16:59

A Massachusetts man is told a pea plant has sprouted in his chest, after being rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung.
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New spacewalk tries to fix ISS

Wednesday, August 11th 2010, 15:01

US astronauts begin a second spacewalk to repair vital cooling units on the International Space Station.
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