We have started to collect the most important news related to United States in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
Share markets were rocked on Tuesday - but US shares closed steady despite big falls for the rest of the world's major traders.
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President Obama is to request $500m in funding to send up to 1,200 troops to help secure the US-Mexico border, officials say.
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BP gives details of its internal inquiry into the Gulf oil spill to the US government, as it works to stem the oil flow.
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A US soldier is investigated by the Army for posting a Facebook video in which smiling Iraqi children are taunted.
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A US judge orders a former nurse accused of encouraging suicide on the internet to stay offline during his trial.
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A US teacher is suspended from duty after allowing pupils to don Ku Klux Klan robes for a class project, prompting a row.
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Two American tourists kidnapped by armed tribesmen near Yemen's capital Sanaa have been freed, officials say.
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US Central Command is seeking expanded covert operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, reports the New York Times.
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The latest FBI report on serious crimes in the United States shows decreases across the board.
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A swarm of angry bees prevented rescue workers attending to a road crash that killed two people in Minnesota, US police say.
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Paul Gray, bassist with metal rockers Slipknot, is found dead in a hotel in the US city of Des Moines, police say.
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The attacks of 9/11 may have led to an increase in miscarriages involving male foetuses in the US, research suggests.
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Two of the three US hikers held in Iran on spying charges have become engaged in the Tehran prison where they are being held, their mothers say.
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There are more US troops in Afghanistan than Iraq for the first time since Saddam Hussein was toppled in 2003, officials say.
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The US announces joint naval exercises with Seoul after a report blamed North Korea for the sinking of a Southern warship.
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Hillary Clinton urges action to contain the "precarious situation" after a report blames North Korea for sinking a Southern warship.
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China has pledged to continue reforms to its exchange rate policies at the beginning of high level trade talks with the US.
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An Iranian minister urges the US to propose a prisoner swap to secure the release of three US nationals arrested last year.
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Brittany Murphy's husband Simon Monjack is found dead at his home, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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The concluding episode of TV series Lost is simultaneously screened in the US, UK and six other countries.
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A top US official says BP may be "pushed" aside if it fails to perform in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster clean-up.
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Sri Lanka hit back from defeat in Florida on Saturday to beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the second Twenty20 match.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama apologises for not keeping his promise to move a US military base from Okinawa.
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A 13-year-old American, Jordan Romero, becomes the youngest person to scale Mount Everest, his family says.
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Two political veterans are to head an independent US body to investigate the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and BP's role.
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South Africa midfielder Andile Jali travels to see United States experts after tests discovered he has a heart condition.
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A man accused of shooting up-and-coming US rapper Dolla last year is acquitted by a Los Angeles jury.
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Cartoon heroine Dora the Explorer is dragged into the debate over illegal immigration in the US.
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About 8,000 British troops based in Afghanistan are to come under the operational command of the US, the MoD says.
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The United States could return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2012 if talks with a track in New York state come to fruition.
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The US Senate passes a bill providing the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the 1930s.
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The mothers of three American hikers held in Tehran since July hold an emotional meeting with their children.
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US envoy ends a second round of indirect talks between Palestinians and Israeli without any outward sign of progress.
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Scientists in the US succeed in developing the first living bacterial cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA.
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The US Senate has approved a bill which will overhaul the countryÂ’s financial regulations. Your views?
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Tokyo at the start of a week-long trip to Asia.
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President Barack Obama's intelligence director resigns after a 16-month tenure marked by a series of security failures.
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BP has "fallen short" in providing information about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the US government says.
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Canada's self-styled "Prince of Pot" Marc Emery is brought to the US city of Seattle to face charges of selling marijuana seeds.
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Stock markets in the US fall again amid continued concerns over Europe's efforts to stem its debt crisis.
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There will "definitely be consequences" for North Korea following the sinking of a South Korean warship, the US warns.
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Mexico's Felipe Calderon tells the US Congress his country will beat the drug gangs with US help and calls for immigration reform.
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The US military opens a criminal investigation into claims that its soldiers were involved in unlawful deaths of Afghan civilians.
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People who carry a lot of weight around their middle are at increased risk of developing dementia, say US researchers.
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US President Barack Obama vows to pursue UN sanctions against Iran despite Tehran's nuclear deal with Brazil and Turkey.
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Mexican President Felipe Calderon renews his attack on Arizona's immigration law at the start of a state visit to the US.
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A Somali official says the US should not have jurisdiction over a suspect who has admitted a pirate hijack.
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Rand Paul of the Tea Party is among the winners in US primaries seen as key indicators for November's mid-terms.
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A US delegation - including president Obama's national security adviser and the head of CIA - are in Pakistan to discuss the failed bombing attempt in New York's Times Square.
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Mexican President Felipe Calderon makes a state visit to the US, with immigration and drug violence high on the agenda.
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A Somali man pleads guilty in a New York court to seizing a US ship and kidnapping its captain last year.
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The largest US shares face new trading restrictions as regulators seek to avoid a repeat of the plunge in values on 6 May.
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The eurozone's single currency plummets against the US dollar, falling below $1.22 for the first time since April 2006.
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US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar promises an overhaul of the federal agency that regulates offshore oil drilling.
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Hillary Clinton says a 'strong draft' has been agreed by the permanent members of the UN security council.
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Migration key issue as Mexico's Calderon visits US
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Why US is tougher than Europe on offshore oil
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US President Barack Obama will set up a commission to investigate the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, officials say.
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Indiana Congressman Mark Souder announces he is resigning over an affair with a part-time member of his staff.
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A fast growing invasive plant spreading through parts of the US could increase ozone pollution near the ground, a study warns.
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Poll for Congress seat tests mood among US voters
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Australian miner Macarthur Coal says a bid from US firm Peabody Energy is too low - seemingly ending a bidding war for the firm.
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Voters go to the polls in several states, in primary elections that will be seen as a key indicator of the country's volatile political mood.
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The US coast guard warns the Gulf of Mexico spill may reach Florida while a top offshore drilling official resigns.
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Barack Obama made millions in book royalties last year and took delivery of a special $1,600 gift, the family dog Bo, financial records show.
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A US missionary is convicted of trying to take children out of Haiti, but told she can leave the country after serving her term.
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US President Barack Obama signs into law a bill intended to protect press freedom, named after murdered journalist Daniel Pearl.
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A Kenyan aunt of Barack Obama receives permission to stay in the US after applying for political asylum, her lawyers say.
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The US Supreme Court bans life sentences with no parole for young criminals who have not committed murder.
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US car giant General Motors made $865m in the first three months of 2010, its first quarterly profit in nearly three years.
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Experts led by US politician Madeleine Albright present their findings on the future strategy Nato needs to adopt in Brussels.
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US heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio, who replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath, has died at 67.
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The US says the success of a move by BP to curb a leak in the Gulf of Mexico is "not clear" and the technique is "no solution".
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BP says its latest attempt to siphon oil from its leaking Gulf Coast well to a surface tanker is "working extremely well".
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Renowned US scholar Noam Chomsky says he has been denied entry to the West Bank by Israeli immigration officials.
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US family's tale of love and risk over Russian adoption
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The Maldives offers to take two prisoners from the controversial US Guantanamo Bay detainee centre.
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A Pakistani arrested at the US embassy in Chile after triggering a bomb detector is charged with illegally possessing explosives.
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The US demands immediate clarification from BP over its commitment to pay costs for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Insurgent campaigners on rise in US primaries
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Proud gun-owners display wares at NRA convention
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The US Episcopal Church ordains an openly lesbian bishop in a move likely to add to turmoil in the Anglican Communion.
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New UK foreign secretary makes strong start in US
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Multiple explosions at a gun and ammunition factory in northern New Hampshire kill two people, fire-fighters say.
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Space shuttle Atlantis launches from Florida on what is expected to be its final mission before retirement.
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Barack Obama vows to end the "cosy relationship" between oil companies and US regulators after the Gulf of Mexico disaster.
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Some 20,000 pieces of mail, many more than a decade old, are recovered from a postman's garage in the US city of Philadelphia.
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A female admirer tells US President Barack Obama he is a "hottie with a smokin' little body" during his surprise visit to a restaurant in New York state.
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Eight banks are facing a US investigation into the rating of their mortgage products, the BBC understands.
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Barack Obama is to ask the US Congress for an extra $200m in military aid for Israel to help install a rocket defence system.
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US authorities arrest three men said to be linked to a suspect charged with the New York Times Square bomb attempt.
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Hamid Karzai promises to deliver in US visit
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A Taiwanese businessman pleads guilty in a US court to trying to ship missile parts to Iran in violation of a US embargo.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says an assault against the Taliban in Kandahar will not destroy the southern Afghan city.
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Cuban folk singer Silvio Rodriguez and prima ballerina Alicia Alonso get US visas for the first time in decades.
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Nepali butler inherits a fortune from US employer
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Officials from the US and China meet in Washington DC to discuss human rights issues for the first time in two years.
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Hawaii enacts a law allowing officials to ignore repetitive requests for US President Barack Obama's birth certificate.
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Brazil beat Chile 3-0 in Johannesburg to set up a World Cup quarter-final clash with the Netherlands.
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Ghana beat the United States 2-1 in extra-time to make the World Cup quarter-finals.
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