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United States: news

Afghan rebels 'seize US soldiers'

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 19:27
related countries: Afghanistan

Two US soldiers have been captured by Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, reports say.
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MacAskill rejects Lockerbie plea

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 13:32
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Lockerbie

Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill again refuses to attend a US senate hearing over the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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N Korea warns of nuclear response

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 13:15
related countries: North Korea

North Korea says it will use its "nuclear deterrent" in response to joint US-South Korean military exercises this weekend.
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North Korea warns of 'sacred war'

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 11:48
related countries: North Korea

North Korea says it will use its "nuclear deterrent" in response to joint US-South Korean military exercises this weekend.
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Pakistan drone attack 'kills 16'

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 10:10
related countries: Pakistan

At least 16 people are reported killed in a US drone attack in north-west Pakistan, security officials say.
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Bon Jovi donates football tickets

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 9:03
related countries: Aruba
related places: League

American rock star Jon Bon Jovi buys four season tickets for new Australian A-League side Melbourne Heart, which he will donate to fans.
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Senator makes plea over Lockerbie

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 8:33
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Lockerbie

A senior US senator urges the Scottish government to reconsider its decision not to attend a US hearing into the Lockerbie bomber's release.
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US curbs 'reduce' Afghan attacks

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 6:48
related countries: Afghanistan

Curbs on US-led forces in Afghanistan to reduce civilian deaths brought declines in insurgent attacks in some areas, a report says.
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Stoner impresses in US practice

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 6:30
related places: Friday, Laguna Seca

Casey Stoner sets the fastest time in Friday's practice for the US Grand Prix in Laguna Seca.
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Afghan bombing kills US personnel

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 6:12
related countries: Afghanistan

Four American service members are killed by an improvised bomb in southern Afghanistan, military officials say.
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Sticky question

Saturday, July 24th 2010, 2:56
related places: Alberta, Texas

Why US farmers fear planned oil pipeline from Alberta to Texas
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General Electric raises dividend

Friday, July 23rd 2010, 22:35

US conglomerate General Electric is raising its quarterly dividend by 20% because of its improving financial performance.
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N Korea vows response to US drill

Friday, July 23rd 2010, 12:25
related countries: North Korea

North Korea promises a "physical response" to forthcoming large-scale joint US-South Korean military exercises, amid rising regional tensions.
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US climate legislation on hold

Friday, July 23rd 2010, 12:15

The US Senate will not pass a full climate bill in its current session, says majority leader Harry Reid.
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Fax blunder causes US-Russia row

Friday, July 23rd 2010, 10:56
related countries: Russia

The US has apologised to Russia after an official sent notification one of its citizens had been arrested to a different country.
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Drone attacks in Pakistan increase

Friday, July 23rd 2010, 6:19
related countries: Pakistan

Missile attacks by US drones in Pakistan's tribal areas have more than trebled under the Obama administration, research by the BBC Urdu service shows.
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Arizona judge hears migrant case

Friday, July 23rd 2010, 2:09
related places: Arizona

A judge in Arizona has not yet issued a ruling over the US government's objections to a state law targeting illegal immigrants.
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Lockerbie hearing invite declined

Friday, July 23rd 2010, 1:03
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Lockerbie

Scottish ministers and officials will not attend a US Senate hearing about the circumstances surrounding the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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Oliver fails in 110m hurdles record bid

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 20:13
related countries: Monaco

American David Oliver misses out on the world record as he wins the 110m hurdles in 13.01 seconds in Monaco.
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US plane lands despite burst tyre

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 19:52
related places: Portland, Atlanta

A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Portland, Oregon has landed safely in Atlanta, Georgia after bursting a tyre on takeoff.
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US sanctions three senior Taliban

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 17:22

The US says it is applying sanctions to three Taliban leaders and financiers, which will freeze their assets and travel, officials say.
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Baghdad rocket attack kills three

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 17:15
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone has killed three foreign security contractors, the US Embassy says.
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America's 'secret war'

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 17:06

Mapping strikes by US drones and Islamic militants
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Del Potro 'expected' at US Open

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 16:19
related places: Usta

Defending champion Juan Martin del Potro is 'expected' to return from injury at the US Open, says the USTA.
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US house sales decline 5% in June

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 16:10
related places: May, June

Sales of existing homes in the US fell in June for the second month running, down a seasonally adjusted 5% from May.
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Plea for release of US hikers held in Iran

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 15:58
related countries: Iran

The mothers of two of the three US hikers arrested in Iran have made an emotional plea for their release
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US companies in surprising health

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 14:23

A string of US companies announce surprisingly strong second quarter profits, belying fears of an economic slowdown.
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Cracknell suffers skull fracture

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 14:17

Olympian and TV adventurer James Cracknell is in hospital with a skull fracture after being knocked off his bike in the US.
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US drops Indonesia military ban

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 11:53
related countries: Indonesia

The US has announced it will re-establish links with Indonesia's special forces after a 12-year break over their human rights record
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North Korea anger at US war games

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 9:43
related countries: North Korea
related places: Pyongyang

The US and South Korea's plans to hold joint military exercises pose a major danger to the region, Pyongyang says.
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US economic prospects 'uncertain'

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 7:02

Shares fall on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke says the US economic outlook is "unusually uncertain".
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Conrad Black freed on bail in US

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 4:30
related places: Florida

Former media tycoon Conrad Black is spending his first night at home after being released from prison in Florida.
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Conrad Black released from prison

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 2:20
related countries: Canada

Canadian-born newspaper tycoon Conrad Black is released from a US prison on $2m bail, pending an appeal.
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Senate passes unemployment bill

Thursday, July 22nd 2010, 1:52

The US Senate votes 59 to 39 to restore unemployment benefits, a move expected to help some 2.5 million Americans.
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White House apology over sacking

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 22:32
related places: White House

The White House apologises to a black US official fired after an edited video clip appeared to show her making racially charged remarks.
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Fallujah children's 'genetic damage'

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 21:50
related countries: Iraq

Cancer, leukaemia and infant mortality are all increasing in the Iraqi town of Fallujah, which saw fierce fighting between US forces and Sunni insurgents.
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US man 'aided Somali militants'

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 21:48
related countries: Somalia

US authorities charge a man with providing material support to Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab.
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Salmond writes to US over Megrahi

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 19:54

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond writes to US senators concerned about the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
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Obama signs financial reform law

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 16:59

President Obama signs into law the biggest overhaul of US financial regulation in decades - a major political victory for the Democrats.
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US plane hits turbulence: 30 hurt

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 15:55
related places: Kansas, Thirty

Thirty people were injured when a United Airlines jet hit "heavy turbulence" over Kansas on Tuesday.
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US to mediate Maldives deadlock

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 15:38
related countries: India, Indian Ocean, Maldives

US envoy visits the Maldives in an attempt to mediate the political deadlock in the Indian ocean archipelago.
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Accidental victims

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 15:20

On the hunt for wildlife affected by US Gulf oil spill
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N Korea facing new US sanctions

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 10:02
related countries: South Korea
related places: North

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a visit to South Korea, says new sanctions against the North will target arms sales and luxury imports.
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Senators call for Lockerbie probe

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 5:19
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Lockerbie

A group of US senators repeat calls for an inquiry into the release of the Lockerbie bomber after meeting UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
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Clinton and Gates visit Korea DMZ

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 4:50
related countries: North Korea, South Korea
related places: Seoul

The US secretary of state and defence secretary visit the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, in a show of support of Seoul.
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Bomber release 'not BP's fault'

Wednesday, July 21st 2010, 2:48
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Lockerbie

UK Prime Minister David Cameron insists BP should not be blamed for the "completely wrong" decision to release the Lockerbie bomber.
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US school payout in lesbian prom row

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 23:35

A school district which cancelled its prom rather than allow a lesbian student to attend with her girlfriend will pay damages to the student.
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Risk of N Korea 'direct attacks'

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 23:23
related countries: North Korea

North Korea's sinking of a South Korean warship may herald a "dangerous new period", the nominee to be US director of national intelligence warns.
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BP agrees $7bn sale of oil assets

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 21:34
related countries: Canada, Egypt, Mexico

BP is to sell assets in the US, western Canada and Egypt, in order to part-fund the clean-up cost of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Obama: UK link is truly special

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 19:19
related countries: United Kingdom

US President Barack Obama declares his country's relationship with the UK "truly special", following a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron.
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US actress Lohan begins jail term

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 18:01

Actress Lindsay Lohan has started a 90-day prison sentence for violating her probation relating to a 2007 drug case.
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China is 'number one energy user'

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 17:54
related countries: China

China overtakes the United States to become the world's biggest energy consumer for the first time, a new report says.
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Lindsay Lohan begins prison term

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 16:45
related places: Los Angeles

US actress Lindsay Lohan is taken into custody in Los Angeles to serve a sentence for probation violation.
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Goldman sees sharp fall in profit

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 15:51

Goldman Sachs reports a big fall in second quarter profit after being hit by a US regulator fine and poor trading revenues.
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Dissident 'attacks' Vietnam star

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 14:07
related countries: Vietnam

One of Vietnam's best-known singers is allegedly attacked by a political dissident during a concert in the US.
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US home building sees sharp fall

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 13:48
related places: June

The number of homes being built in the US falls sharply in June to the lowest level since October 2009, official figures show
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US to begin troop border patrols

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 10:43
related places: August

US National Guard troops will begin deploying along the US-Mexico border in August to help bolster security, officials say.
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Fishy business: US states sue over carp invasion

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 3:53
related places: Chicago

Five US states have sued the federal government and Chicago's water authority in order to stop Asian carp invading prized US lakes.
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Black granted bail pending appeal

Tuesday, July 20th 2010, 0:30

A US court grants bail to the jailed newspaper tycoon Conrad Black pending an appeal against a fraud conviction.
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BP oil cap 'closed for extra day'

Monday, July 19th 2010, 18:41
related countries: Mexico

The US official in charge of the Gulf of Mexico oil clean-up allows BP to keep the cap on its damaged well shut for another 24 hours.
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Suriname strongman back in power

Monday, July 19th 2010, 18:11
related countries: Suriname

The former military ruler of Suriname, Desi Bouterse, is elected president by the South American nation's parliament.
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BP shares fall on new leak fears

Monday, July 19th 2010, 17:00
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Shares in BP are one of the heaviest fallers on the London stock market as US officials fear oil may be seeping again.
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US unveils Pakistan aid projects

Monday, July 19th 2010, 15:14
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

Hillary Clinton announces US aid projects worth $500m (£328m) for Pakistan, as part of attempts to counter anti-US sentiment in the country.
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Paper exposes US 'security flaws'

Monday, July 19th 2010, 14:35

US intelligence gathering has grown so much since 9/11 no-one knows its true cost, nor size, the Washington Post newspaper says.
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Nokia buys up Motorola networks

Monday, July 19th 2010, 12:27
related places: Mobile

Mobile phone network operator Nokia Siemens plans to take over some of its US rival Motorola's network operations in a $1.2bn deal.
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Anti-aircraft laser makes debut

Monday, July 19th 2010, 11:38
related places: Hampshire

US defence firm Raytheon unveils a solid state, anti-aircraft laser system at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire.
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EADS eyes US in A400M plane deals

Monday, July 19th 2010, 11:20
related places: Eads

The troubled A400M military plane is expected to land orders from the US military, says the boss of Airbus' parent firm EADS.
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US must drop Iran 'cowboy logic'

Monday, July 19th 2010, 11:19
related countries: Iran

The US must stop using "cowboy logic" if it wants dialogue with Iran over its nuclear programme, the Iranian president says.
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US unveils Pakistan aid projects

Monday, July 19th 2010, 10:21
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced aid projects worth $7.5bn (£5bn) for Pakistan at the start of talks in the capital, Islamabad.
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Dream opening for Inception movie

Monday, July 19th 2010, 8:18

Christopher Nolan's Inception tops the North American box office taking $60.4m (£39.5m), according to studio estimates.
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US fears Gulf seabed oil seepage

Monday, July 19th 2010, 6:45
related countries: Mexico

US officials fear oil may be seeping from the ocean floor near the stricken Gulf of Mexico well, and order BP to submit a plan to lessen wellhead pressure.
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US 'wanted to swap' Iranian scientist

Sunday, July 18th 2010, 13:58
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

The Iranian scientist who claims he was abducted by US intelligence services, has given his first television interview since returning to Tehran.
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BP extends capped oil well test

Sunday, July 18th 2010, 1:30
related countries: Mexico

Testing of BP's newly capped Gulf of Mexico oil well is extended as plans to collect up to 80,000 barrels of crude a day by ship are announced.
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Tornado delays Caribbean games

Saturday, July 17th 2010, 22:58
related countries: Puerto Rico

A tornado hits the venue for the Central American and Caribbean games in Puerto Rico, delaying the opening ceremony.
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Polanski makes public appearance

Saturday, July 17th 2010, 21:55
related countries: Switzerland

Filmmaker Roman Polanski makes his first public appearance since Switzerland refused to extradite him to the US.
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Serena sidelined after restaurant injury

Saturday, July 17th 2010, 16:35

World number one Serena Williams will miss three WTA tournaments in the build-up to the US Open after cutting her foot in a restaurant last week.
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Chaplin film to be shown for first time

Saturday, July 17th 2010, 14:22

A long lost film featuring an appearance by Charlie Chaplin will be shown for first time in almost a century at a film festival in the United States.
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AIG agrees to $725m fraud payout

Friday, July 16th 2010, 22:50

US insurance giant AIG agrees to pay $725m (£474m) to settle a long-running fraud case against it brought by pension funds.
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Clinton voices Lockerbie concerns

Friday, July 16th 2010, 21:49

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton raises concerns over the Lockerbie bomber's release with Foreign Secretary William Hague.
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US cleric put on terror blacklist

Friday, July 16th 2010, 21:37
related places: Washington

Washington puts US-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki on a terror blacklist for allegedly planning attacks on the US.
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US stocks down on recovery fears

Friday, July 16th 2010, 20:55

Leading US stock markets tumble more than 2.5% as poor company results and fresh economic data hit investor confidence in the economic recovery.
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US judge jails Cuba spying couple

Friday, July 16th 2010, 16:50
related countries: Cuba

A US judge sentences a former State Department worker to life in prison without the possibility of parole for spying for Cuba.
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Row over Canada fighter jet order

Friday, July 16th 2010, 16:38
related countries: Canada

Canada's government announces the purchase of 65 new fighter jets in a multi-billion dollar order, sparking a row with the opposition.
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US banks profit on loans recovery

Friday, July 16th 2010, 16:13
related places: America

Bank of America and Citigroup report profits boosted by better loan repayments, but sapped by poor revenues.
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US prices fall for a third month

Friday, July 16th 2010, 13:44
related places: June

The US consumer prices index fell for the third consecutive month in June, raising fears of deflation.
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Amiri 'spied for US inside Iran'

Friday, July 16th 2010, 12:33
related countries: Iran

US officials say the Iranian scientist who claims to have been tortured by the CIA was a willing and paid spy for years.
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Goldman Sachs agrees record fine

Friday, July 16th 2010, 12:09

US banking giant Goldman Sachs agrees to pay $550m to settle civil fraud charges of misleading investors.
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US judge overturns banana ruling

Friday, July 16th 2010, 10:58
related countries: Nicaragua
related places: Dole

A US judge overturns a judgement that ordered food company Dole to pay compensation to six Nicaraguan men.
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Stunt error throws Pink off stage

Friday, July 16th 2010, 8:55
related countries: Germany
related places: Pink

US singer Pink is taken to hospital during a gig in Germany after an on-stage stunt goes wrong.
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Policeman challenges migrant law

Friday, July 16th 2010, 2:39
related places: Arizona

An Arizona policeman asks a federal court to overturn a state immigration law he says will force him to use racial profiling.
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Inside the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

Friday, July 16th 2010, 2:06
related countries: United Kingdom

The BBC has been given exclusive access to film the world's most advanced fighter jet - the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, built by Lockheed Martin for the US and UK military.
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Senate to examine bomber release

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 21:45

A US Senate committee will look at whether BP lobbied the UK to try to secure the release of the Lockerbie bomber from a Scottish jail.
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Senate passes US financial reform

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 21:24

The US Senate gives final approval to a bill overhauling the financial system, in a major victory for President Obama.
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JP Morgan quarterly profits jump

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 18:01

US bank JP Morgan experiences strong growth in profits in the second quarter, thanks largely to falling loan losses.
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US hands over last detention centre

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 17:50
related countries: Iraq

The United States military has handed over control of its last remaining detention centre in Iraq, as the US increases the pace of its military withdrawal from the country.
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US hands over last Iraq prison

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 17:31
related countries: Iraq

The US military hands over control of its last remaining detention centre in Iraq, as it increases the pace of its withdrawal.
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Afghan local defence force backed

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 14:21
related countries: Afghanistan

US-backed plans for an Afghan local defence force to help fight the Taliban have been approved by President Hamid Karzai.
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Iranian scientist 'was tortured'

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 13:49
related countries: Iran

An Iranian scientist who claims he was kidnapped and taken to the US by the CIA says he was tortured.
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Family battles Lucille Ball sale

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 10:45

The daughter of legendary US TV star Lucille Ball threatens to halt an auction of her effects, saying it "prostitutes her memory".
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BP facing 7-year US offshore ban

Thursday, July 15th 2010, 9:36

A US Congressional committee agrees measures that would ban BP from offshore exploration for seven years.
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