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United States: news

US Navy asked to share sub detail

Saturday, May 1st 2010, 15:55
related countries: France
related places: Cornish

A US nuclear attack submarine could have been responsible for the sinking of a French trawler off the Cornish coast, an expert says.
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Brazil jail for US nun's murder

Saturday, May 1st 2010, 13:08
related countries: Botswana

A second Brazilian rancher is sentenced to 30 years in jail for ordering the murder of US nun Dorothy Stang in 2005.
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Rwandan leader snubs US lawsuit

Saturday, May 1st 2010, 9:46
related countries: Rwanda

Rwandan President Paul Kagame travels to the US, ignoring a lawsuit filed there over the 1994 deaths of two African leaders.
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US warns of Delhi attack threat

Saturday, May 1st 2010, 8:23
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

The US embassy in India warns of "imminent attacks" by militants in the capital Delhi, stepping up an earlier warning.
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Student guilty of Palin hacking

Friday, April 30th 2010, 23:38

A former US student is found guilty of hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail account and obstructing justice.
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US Air Force to douse Louisiana oil slick

Friday, April 30th 2010, 23:26
related places: Louisiana

US Air Force planes prepare to spray oil-dispersing chemicals off Louisiana as the operation to tackle a huge slick steps up.
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California quake report withdrawn

Friday, April 30th 2010, 21:27
related places: California

The US Geological Survey withdraws a report that a magnitude 5.0 earthquake has hit northern California.
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Oil spill sparks new drilling ban

Friday, April 30th 2010, 20:52
related places: Louisiana

The US puts new offshore oil drilling on hold while it investigates the cause of the spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mid-East talks 'set for launch'

Friday, April 30th 2010, 19:15
related countries: Israel

Israeli-Palestinian proximity talks are expected to start next week, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
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Prostate cancer vaccine approved

Friday, April 30th 2010, 12:24

A "vaccine" which uses the body's immune system to fight prostate cancer is approved for use by US drug regulators.
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New US warning to Syria on Scuds

Friday, April 30th 2010, 10:31
related countries: Lebanon, Syria

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issues a strong warning to Syria over alleged transfers of weapons to Lebanon.
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Oil 'reaches' coast in US spill

Friday, April 30th 2010, 8:37

The US Coast Guard investigates reports that oil has begun washing ashore on the Gulf Coast following a massive spill.
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'Pastry poacher' fined over bear's sticky end

Friday, April 30th 2010, 4:24
related places: Pennsylvania

A hunter in the American state of Pennsylvania is fined nearly $7,000 for luring a bear to its death with doughnuts.
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Arizona immigrant law challenged

Friday, April 30th 2010, 0:42
related places: Arizona

The US state of Arizona faces legal challenges to a controversial new immigration law as President Obama joins the backlash.
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Senate begins Wall Street battle

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 22:05
related places: Wall Street

Republicans and Democrats in the US Senate have begun debating the biggest reforms to financial regulations since the 1930s.
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US steps up oil disaster response

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 19:31

The US oil spill is designated as an "incident of national significance", as officials warn it will hit the coast within a day.
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Women earn role on US submarines

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 17:18
related places: Congress

Women can now serve on US submarines after Congress raised no objection to the navy lifting a long-term ban.
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US military joins oil leak effort

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 16:31
related countries: Mexico

The US military joins efforts to stop an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico amid mounting fears of an environmental disaster.
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Russia and US discuss adoptions

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 13:33
related countries: Russia

US and Russian officials are to discuss the suspended adoption of Russian orphans by American families.
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Glee Madonna album tops US chart

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 11:07
related places: Madonna

The Madonna-themed soundtrack from an episode of hit TV series Glee debuts at number one in the US album chart.
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US oil slick 'five times bigger'

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 9:38
related countries: Mexico
related places: New

New estimates from US officials suggest the oil spillage in the Gulf of Mexico is five times worse than previously thought.
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Top Taliban leader 'still alive'

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 9:13
related countries: Pakistan

Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud survived an American drone attack in January, intelligence sources say.
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Damning US Afghan report released

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 5:51
related countries: Afghanistan

The US defence department says only a quarter of what it regards as key regions in Afghanistan support President Hamid Karzai.
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Republicans allow finance debate

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 3:11

US Senate Republicans agree to a debate on the most significant reforms to financial regulations since the 1930s.
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Trainer's hair 'caught by whale'

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 0:51

A trainer at a US aquatic park was dragged to her death by a killer whale after her hair drifted into the its mouth, police say.
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US sets fire to oil slick in Gulf

Thursday, April 29th 2010, 0:12
related countries: Mexico

The US Coast Guard sets fire to part of a big oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, in an attempt to save environmentally fragile wetlands.
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Hewlett-Packard in $1bn Palm deal

Wednesday, April 28th 2010, 21:12
related places: Palm, Hewlett

Palm, a pioneer in the smart phone business, is being bought by US computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) for $1bn (£657m).
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Iran president requests US visa

Wednesday, April 28th 2010, 17:44
related countries: Iran
related places: Non

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has applied for a visa to visit the United States ahead of next week's nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference, the US says.
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First offshore wind farm for US

Wednesday, April 28th 2010, 16:24

The US government approves controversial plans for its first offshore wind farm, which will operate off Cape Cod.
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Hezbollah 'has improved missiles'

Wednesday, April 28th 2010, 15:20

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warns that Hezbollah now has more rockets and missiles than most governments.
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US considers burning off oil leak

Wednesday, April 28th 2010, 9:40
related countries: Mexico

The US is considering setting fire to an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico amid failed attempts to stem a leak from an exploded rig.
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Growing concerns over US oil leak

Wednesday, April 28th 2010, 2:47
related countries: Mexico

Leaks from a Gulf of Mexico oil well could cause one of the worst spills in US history if not stemmed soon, officials warn.
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Senate panel skewers Goldman boss

Wednesday, April 28th 2010, 1:23

Goldman Sachs' chief executive denies his bank contributed to the US financial downturn, during a hostile Senate inquisition.
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US man sheltered al-Qaeda agent

Wednesday, April 28th 2010, 0:44
related countries: United Kingdom

A US man extradited from the UK three years ago pleads guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to al-Qaeda.
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Malcolm X gunman freed on parole

Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 21:05

The only man to have admitted his role in the killing of controversial US black leader Malcolm X is released from jail on parole.
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Mexicans warned over Arizona law

Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 17:28
related countries: Mexico
related places: Arizona

Mexico urged its nationals to carry documentation with them to Arizona in response to a new immigration law in the US state.
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Noriega 'to fight French charges'

Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 17:04
related countries: France, Panama

Panama ex-leader Manuel Noriega faces French prosecutors after his US extradition and will fight money-laundering charges.
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Detroit bomb suspect 'in video'

Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 12:12
related countries: Yemen
related places: Detroit

New video apparently shows the Detroit jet bomb suspect at a militant camp as well as a fugitive US-Yemeni cleric.
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US extradites Noriega to France

Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 9:29
related countries: France, Panama

Panama's ex-leader Manuel Noriega is extradited from the US to France, where he is wanted for money laundering.
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Obama aims to boost Muslim ties

Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 9:24

The US president unveils educational and business exchanges in an effort to improve relations with the Muslim world.
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US evacuates oil rig after leak

Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 7:26
related countries: Mexico

US authorities evacuate an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico near where another oil rig sank after an explosion last week.
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US Senate bars bank reform debate

Tuesday, April 27th 2010, 4:03

US Republican senators block moves to debate a bill proposing the most sweeping financial regulation reforms for 60 years.
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Goldman Sachs 'misled investors'

Monday, April 26th 2010, 23:39

Goldman Sachs profited at the expense of clients in the housing market collapse, a US Senate investigation finds.
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Mexico blasts Arizona migrant law

Monday, April 26th 2010, 21:49
related countries: Mexico
related places: Arizona

Mexican President Felipe Calderon warns that relations with US border state will suffer after it brings in tough law.
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Subs sent to stem US oil rig leak

Monday, April 26th 2010, 21:48
related countries: Mexico

Robotic submersibles are being used to try to stop a serious oil leak nearly a mile below the surface in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Former US President George W Bush to release memoirs

Monday, April 26th 2010, 16:53

The memoir of George W Bush, due for release in November, will detail his "flaws and mistakes" as well as achievements, say the publishers.
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US 'good Samaritan' left to die

Monday, April 26th 2010, 15:18

A homeless man in the US who was stabbed after coming to a woman's aid is left to die by passers-by, CCTV footage shows.
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US tornadoes claim more victims

Monday, April 26th 2010, 11:06

Twelve people are now known to have died in violent storms that tore through several southern US states at the weekend.
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Envoy's Mid-East talks 'positive'

Monday, April 26th 2010, 9:37
related countries: Israel

US envoy George Mitchell says talks were "positive" as he ends a visit aiming to break the deadlock over Israeli-Palestinian talks.
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Avatar breaks US DVD sales record

Monday, April 26th 2010, 8:34

Avatar becomes the fastest-selling home entertainment release of all time in North America, shifting 6.7 million DVDs and Blu-rays in four days.
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Drone hits Pakistan 'militants'

Monday, April 26th 2010, 8:28
related countries: Pakistan

Missiles fired from a US drone kill four suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan, officials say.
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Environmental fears over US spill

Monday, April 26th 2010, 1:20
related places: Louisiana

Oil is leaking at the rate of 1,000 barrels a day after a rig sank off Louisiana in what US officials call "a very serious spill".
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New culprit emerges in epilepsy

Sunday, April 25th 2010, 23:16

US researchers shed new light on the mechanism behind epilepsy attacks in the brain, revealing a potential new target for drug treatment.
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Japanese rally against US base

Sunday, April 25th 2010, 14:50
related countries: Japan
related places: Okinawa

Nearly 100,000 people in Japan's southern island of Okinawa demand that a US military base be moved off the island.
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Tornado kills 10 in Mississippi

Sunday, April 25th 2010, 11:14

At least 10 people die as a tornado hits the south-east US state of Mississippi, and officials fear the toll could rise as debris is cleared.
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Al-Qaeda confirms leaders' deaths

Sunday, April 25th 2010, 10:20
related countries: Iraq

The al-Qaeda organisation in Iraq confirms two of its top leaders were killed in a joint operation by Iraqi and US forces.
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Row puts US climate bill on hold

Sunday, April 25th 2010, 3:33
related places: Monday

Monday's unveiling of a climate bill in the US Senate is postponed, after a row over immigration reforms.
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Fortress Arizona

Sunday, April 25th 2010, 0:51

The US state's crackdown on illegal migrants
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Goldman in crash profit boasts

Saturday, April 24th 2010, 23:06

Goldman Sachs executives boasted about the money the bank made while the US housing was collapsing, e-mails show.
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Abused US scout wins $18m damages

Saturday, April 24th 2010, 17:31

A sexually abused former US boy scout is awarded more than $18m at a trial which cast light on the organisation's workings.
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Suspected pirates charged in US

Saturday, April 24th 2010, 13:24

Eleven suspected Somali pirates are charged in a US court after being captured by the US Navy off the coast of Africa.
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US man 'aided suicides via web'

Saturday, April 24th 2010, 1:55

A former US nurse is charged with two counts of aiding suicides in other countries over the internet, US officials say.
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Arizona tightens immigration law

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 22:08
related places: Arizona

The governor of the US state of Arizona signs a tough immigration bill, despite criticism from President Barack Obama.
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US man chooses firing squad death

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 21:45
related places: Utah

A convicted murderer in the US state of Utah opts to be executed by firing squad, rejecting lethal injection.
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Palin testifies against 'hacker'

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 17:41

US politician Sarah Palin testifies against an ex-student charged with hacking her e-mail account in the last election campaign.
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Algerian pilot wins UK compensation

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 17:20
related countries: Algeria, United Kingdom

An Algerian pilot wrongly accused over the US 9/11 attacks wins his legal battle for compensation in the UK.
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Perilous business

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 15:11

Oil rig fire off US highlights drilling's dangers
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Vatican rejects US Pope lawsuit

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 14:27
related places: Pope, Vatican

The Vatican says a lawsuit filed against the Pope by a US man allegedly abused by a priest is "without merit".
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US push to renew Mid-East talks

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 13:29
related countries: Israel

US Mid-East envoy George Mitchell meets Israeli and Palestinian leaders to try to end a row over Israeli settlements.
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US fears ease over oil rig spill

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 13:28
related places: Louisiana

The oil rig that caught fire and sank off the Louisiana coast does not appear to be leaking oil, the US Coast Guard says.
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Lift-off for military spaceplane

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 12:26
related places: Florida

A prototype spaceplane developed for the US military has been launched into orbit from Florida.
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Netanyahu says no freeze in Jerusalem

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 8:01
related countries: Israel
related places: Jerusalem

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu again rejects US calls to halt construction in East Jerusalem, as the US envoy arrives.
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Two US airlines end merger talks

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 6:06

Merger talks between two large US airlines, United Airlines and US Airways, end without any agreement.
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Obama attacks bank reform critics

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 4:50

Barack Obama attacks critics of his banking reforms, warning that without change the financial crisis will be repeated.
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Polanski extradition moves closer

Friday, April 23rd 2010, 3:40

A US court rejects a bid by director Roman Polanski to be sentenced in absentia for his child sex case.
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Oil rig off US sinks after blast

Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 23:13
related countries: Mexico

A Gulf of Mexico oil rig that caught fire on Tuesday after an explosion has now sunk, with 11 workers still missing.
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US sex abuse lawsuit names Pope

Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 21:53
related places: Pope

A man who says he was the victim of an American paedophile priest brings a lawsuit against the Pope in a US federal court.
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US envoy to arrive in Middle East

Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 15:11

US envoy George Mitchell is due to arrive in the region to press for a resumption of Middle East peace talks.
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US 'questions top Taliban leader'

Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 15:02
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Taliban

Pakistan eases restrictions for US investigators to interrogate arrested Taliban leader Mullah Baradar, security officials say.
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US oil rig blaze survivors land

Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 11:51
related countries: Mexico

Some 100 survivors of a fire on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico are rescued by boat, as the search continues for 11 missing workers.
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US Navy Seal cleared over attack

Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 10:26
related countries: Iraq

A US military jury clears a Navy Seal over an attack on an Iraqi suspected of killing four American security guards in Falluja.
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US warning over India 'attacks'

Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 4:58
related countries: India
related places: Delhi

The US warns of "increased indications" that "terrorists" are planning attacks in the Indian capital, Delhi.
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US warns Syria over Scud claims

Thursday, April 22nd 2010, 1:10
related countries: Lebanon, Syria

A top US official warns Syria of repercussions if claims it supplied Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah with Scud missiles are true.
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Oil platform blaze off Louisiana

Wednesday, April 21st 2010, 22:35
related countries: Mexico
related places: Louisiana

US Coast Guard searches the Gulf of Mexico for at least 11 people missing after an explosion and fire on an oil rig.
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Woods to compete in Players event

Wednesday, April 21st 2010, 16:59
related places: June

World number one Tiger Woods will compete at the prestigious Players Championship in early May in his second straight event on the PGA Tour.
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US Navy man denies Iraq cover-up

Wednesday, April 21st 2010, 13:02
related countries: Iraq
related places: Blackwater

A US Navy officer goes on trial over an alleged attack on a man accused of killing four Blackwater private security guards.
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Iran dilemma

Wednesday, April 21st 2010, 10:32
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

US examines options for nuclear-armed Tehran
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In pictures

Wednesday, April 21st 2010, 10:03

The life of US civil rights pioneer Dorothy Height
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Civil rights leader Height dies

Wednesday, April 21st 2010, 3:54
related places: Height

One of the pioneering voices of the US civil rights movement, Dorothy Height, dies at the age of 98.
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Third Iraq al-Qaeda leader killed

Tuesday, April 20th 2010, 18:58
related countries: Iraq

Officials say US and Iraqi troops kill an al-Qaeda leader in northern Iraq, the third leading insurgent to be killed in 24 hours.
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'Texting now more popular than calling' among US teenagers

Tuesday, April 20th 2010, 17:57

Texting has eclipsed mobile phone calls among young people in the US for the first time, research indicates.
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Touchdown for Discovery shuttle

Tuesday, April 20th 2010, 13:08
related places: Discovery, Earth

The space shuttle Discovery lands back on Earth after a two-week mission to the International Space Station.
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US Haiti troops mission nears end

Tuesday, April 20th 2010, 9:16
related countries: Haiti
related places: June

The US military will end its relief mission in Haiti at the start of June, nearly six months after the quake struck.
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US man jailed for funding terror

Tuesday, April 20th 2010, 6:20
related countries: Afghanistan

An US businessman is sentenced to 10 years in prison for trying to funnel money to an Afghan militant training camp.
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Toyota agrees to pay $16.4m fine

Tuesday, April 20th 2010, 3:35

Toyota agrees to pay a record $16.4m (£10.7m) to US safety regulators following recent safety concerns.
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US summons Syrian envoy over arms

Tuesday, April 20th 2010, 1:36
related countries: Syria

The US summons Syria's top diplomat to review "provocative behaviour" over the potential transfer of weapons to Hezbollah.
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Fore! Obama outgolfs Bush to boost his White House handicap

Monday, April 19th 2010, 22:47
related places: Bush, White House

US President Barack Obama has played golf 32 times since he took office, eight times more than his predecessor, George W Bush, did during his presidency.
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Goldman charges hit price of oil

Monday, April 19th 2010, 10:58

The oil price drops for a second day as fraud charges filed in the US against Goldman Sachs bank shake investor confidence.
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World 'more positive about US'

Monday, April 19th 2010, 1:16

Views of the US around the world have improved sharply over the past year, a BBC World Service poll suggests.
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Iran brands US 'nuclear criminal'

Saturday, April 17th 2010, 14:14
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls the US an "atomic criminal" at a nuclear summit in Tehran.
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