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United States: news

Algeria clears ex-Guantanamo men

Sunday, November 22nd 2009, 23:21
related countries: Algeria

Two Algerian men formerly held by the US in Guantanamo Bay are acquitted of terror charges at a trial on their return home.
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Live - Murray v Del Potro

Sunday, November 22nd 2009, 14:09
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Britain's Andy Murray takes on US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the opening match of the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
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US healthcare bill clears Senate test

Sunday, November 22nd 2009, 6:12

The US Senate narrowly votes to hold a full debate on a landmark bill designed to overhaul America's healthcare system.
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Hearing for US army base 'gunman'

Sunday, November 22nd 2009, 2:54

The psychiatrist charged over the Fort Hood army base massacre has his first court hearing - in the hospital where he is recovering.
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Knox prosecutors seek life term

Saturday, November 21st 2009, 15:49
related countries: Italy

Italian prosecutors seek a life sentence for US student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend over an alleged sexual murder.
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Tough lessons

Saturday, November 21st 2009, 11:40

How the Mid-East has taught Obama hard lessons
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US couple admit spying for Cuba

Saturday, November 21st 2009, 5:27
related countries: Cuba

A retired US state department official and his wife have admitted spying for Cuba for nearly three decades.
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US sets marker on Afghan corruption

Saturday, November 21st 2009, 1:57
related countries: Afghanistan

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says foreign aid donors must use their influence to tackle corruption in Afghanistan.
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Childhood abuse 'quickens ageing'

Saturday, November 21st 2009, 0:48

Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's ageing process, US research suggests.
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Blackwater guard charges to drop

Saturday, November 21st 2009, 0:26
related countries: Iraq
related places: Blackwater

US prosecutors ask for charges against one of five Blackwater guards accused of killing up to 17 Iraqi civilians to be dropped.
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EU foreign head dismisses critics

Friday, November 20th 2009, 11:57
related places: Herman

The new EU foreign affairs chief dismisses criticism of her appointment, saying she is the "the best person for the job".
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US father 'shot child abuse son'

Friday, November 20th 2009, 10:23

A US man is charged with murder for allegedly shooting his teenage son dead on suspicion he had inappropriate contact with a three-year-old girl.
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Pakistan drone attack kills eight

Friday, November 20th 2009, 8:09
related countries: Pakistan

At least eight suspected militants are killed in a US drone attack in north-western Pakistan, officials say.
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Militants' grip

Friday, November 20th 2009, 7:50
related countries: Somalia

US Somali youths recruited by homeland radicals
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China 'steps up US cyber-spying'

Friday, November 20th 2009, 4:17
related countries: China

Chinese spies are aggressively stealing secrets to help build up China's military and economic power, a US advisory panel says.
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Obama engages with Cuba blogger

Thursday, November 19th 2009, 23:45
related countries: Cuba

US President Barack Obama replies to a dissident Cuban blogger who asked him about future US-Cuba relations.
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Killings prompt US Army inquiry

Thursday, November 19th 2009, 21:57

A review of US Army and Pentagon policies is ordered by the defence secretary in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings.
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Karzai sets Afghan forces target

Thursday, November 19th 2009, 17:24
related countries: Afghanistan

President Karzai says he wants Afghan forces in charge within five years, as he is sworn in for a second term amid fresh violence.
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US war crime envoy appears at ICC

Thursday, November 19th 2009, 16:46

The US envoy for war crimes appears at the International Criminal Court for the first time.
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Computer glitch hits US flights

Thursday, November 19th 2009, 16:03

A computer glitch affecting aircraft flight plans causes cancellations and delays across the eastern US.
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Corps blamed for Katrina floods

Thursday, November 19th 2009, 15:44
related places: New Orleans

A US judge rules that negligence by army engineers led to massive flooding in part of New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005.
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US ponders response to Iran snub

Thursday, November 19th 2009, 15:13
related countries: Iran

President Barack Obama says the US and its partners are discussing steps they could take if Iran snubs a uranium enrichment deal.
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Obama urges North Korea to change

Thursday, November 19th 2009, 6:30
related countries: North Korea, South Korea

US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urge North Korea to return to nuclear talks.
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Pakistan drone raid 'kills three'

Thursday, November 19th 2009, 5:31
related countries: Pakistan

At least three suspected militants have been killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, officials say.
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'Complacency' led to US sub crash

Thursday, November 19th 2009, 2:14
related places: Gulf

The crew of a submarine made 'dozens of errors' before a collision in the Gulf, according to a US Navy report.
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'Too big to fail' US banking law

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 23:50

A key US House committee has voted to allow the government to take apart banks that are "too big to fail".
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Hijacked tanker's captain 'dies'

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 17:36
related countries: Somalia

The captain of a tanker seized on Monday off the Seychelles has died of his injuries suffered during the attack, Somali pirates say.
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Obama warns Israel on settlements

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 17:20
related countries: Israel
related places: Jerusalem

US President Barack Obama says Israel's approval of new homes at a settlement in Jerusalem could lead to a "dangerous" situation.
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Obama admits delay on Guantanamo

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 16:46

President Obama admits the US will miss the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison.
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Obama 'close' to Afghan decision

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 13:06
related countries: Afghanistan

Barack Obama says he is "close" to a decision on whether to send more troops to Afghanistan and will announce it within "weeks".
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Intel in Jerusalem 'Sabbath deal'

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 11:05
related places: Jerusalem

Intel will stop employing Jewish workers at its Jerusalem plant on Saturdays, following a large protest rally by Orthodox Jews.
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Trade talks end Obama China trip

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 10:10
related countries: China

US President Barack Obama meets Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his much-watched visit to China.
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'I did talk to him' - Lincoln's letter to schoolboy on sale

Wednesday, November 18th 2009, 6:09
related places: Lincoln

A letter written by former US President Abraham Lincoln to a schoolboy nearly 150 years ago is to go on sale for thousands of dollars.
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Guilty plea in infamous US kidnap

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 23:28
related places: Utah

A woman pleads guilty to helping kidnap 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart in the US state of Utah in 2002, and says: "I'm so sorry".
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Men survive weeks lost in Pacific

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 22:21
related countries: Papua New Guinea
related places: Pacific

Five men from Papua New Guinea are rescued by a US fishing boat after two months adrift in the Pacific.
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Full steam ahead

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 10:47

Fresh signs of life for the US railroad industry
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Can a deal with China and the US work?

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 10:07
related countries: China

US President Barack Obama meets Premier Wen Jiabao on the last day of his visit to China. What was the outcome?
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No India launch of Iran satellite

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 9:41
related countries: India, Iran

India says it has no plans to anger the United States by agreeing to launch an Iranian satellite.
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China and US 'to work together'

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 8:42
related countries: China

The Chinese and US presidents agree to work together on the world's most pressing problems, notably climate change.
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Chile denies Peru spying claims

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 8:32
related countries: Chile, Peru

Chile holds talks with its ambassador to Peru amid an escalating spying scandal between the neighbours.
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Buffett reveals new investments

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 7:11

US billionaire Warren Buffett's investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway, reveals new stakes in Nestle and Exxon Mobil.
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Palin says 2012 run not on radar

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 1:04
related places: White House

Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin tells Oprah Winfrey a White House run is "not on my radar screen right now".
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Meditation 'eases heart disease'

Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 0:18
related places: Heart

Heart disease patients who practise Transcendental Meditation have reduced rates of heart attacks, stroke and death, say US researchers.
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US shuttle takes worms into space

Monday, November 16th 2009, 23:38
related places: Florida, Atlantis

Nasa's Atlantis shuttle blasts off to deliver spare parts - and worms - to the International Space Station.
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US man jailed for Thai sex abuse

Monday, November 16th 2009, 22:30
related countries: Thailand

A US court jails a 61-year-old man for nearly 20 years for sexually abusing boys as young as six on trips to Thailand.
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US to resume engagement with ICC

Monday, November 16th 2009, 18:23

The US envoy for war crimes says his country will for the first time attend the annual meeting of the International Criminal Court.
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Fed 'attentive' to US dollar drop

Monday, November 16th 2009, 17:58

Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke, in rare remarks, says the central bank is mindful of the sliding US dollar.
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GM to start loan repayments early

Monday, November 16th 2009, 17:08

Car company GM says it will start paying back its US government loan earlier than expected as sales stabilise.
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US demands Afghan 'bribery court'

Sunday, November 15th 2009, 16:14
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai must set up major bodies to fight crime and corruption, the US secretary of state says.
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Apec leaders drop climate target

Sunday, November 15th 2009, 15:16
related countries: China, Singapore

Asia-Pacific leaders say it will not be possible to reach a climate change deal ahead of the UN conference in Copenhagen.
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US jail 'may take Guantanamo men'

Sunday, November 15th 2009, 12:56

The Obama administration is considering moving Guantanamo detainees to a near-empty jail in north Illinois, US officials say.
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Gates blocks abuse photos release

Sunday, November 15th 2009, 11:37

The US defence secretary files an order with the Supreme Court blocking the release of images of soldiers abusing detainees.
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Obama urges Burma to free Suu Kyi

Sunday, November 15th 2009, 10:59
related countries: Burma

The US president "directly" calls on Burma's prime minister to release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Time 'running out' on Iran talks

Sunday, November 15th 2009, 9:31
related countries: Iran, Russia

US President Obama says time is running out for talks over Iran's nuclear plans, and Russia says "other means" could be used.
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Mutant genes 'key to long life'

Sunday, November 15th 2009, 0:15

US scientists link long life with those people who have inherited a particular enzyme which prevents cells from ageing.
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US Army orders Arlington inquiry

Saturday, November 14th 2009, 15:52
related places: Arlington, Virginia

The US Army begins an investigation into the way records have been kept and burials organised at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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'Sabbath' protest targets Intel

Saturday, November 14th 2009, 14:21
related places: Jerusalem

More than 1,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews protest in Jerusalem against US firm Intel operating on the Jewish day of rest.
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US welcomes strong China - Obama

Saturday, November 14th 2009, 13:49
related countries: China

President Obama says the US welcomes a strong, prosperous China on the world stage and "does not seek to contain it".
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Obama affirms commitment to Asia

Saturday, November 14th 2009, 6:02
related countries: China
related places: Asia

US President Barack Obama welcomes a bigger international role for China and pledges greater cooperation with Asian countries.
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Afghan plans

Saturday, November 14th 2009, 1:53
related countries: Afghanistan

Where do the key US players stand on troop numbers?
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US 'freezer cash' lawmaker jailed

Saturday, November 14th 2009, 0:50

Former US congressman William Jefferson, caught with cash in his freezer, is sentenced to 13 years for bribery.
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New York 9/11 trial ignites row

Friday, November 13th 2009, 22:48
related places: New York

Republicans condemn the US administration's decision to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York.
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9/11 suspects face New York trial

Friday, November 13th 2009, 21:57
related places: New York

The alleged 9/11 mastermind and four other suspects will go on trial close to where the Twin Towers fell, the US confirms.
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Balloon boy parents plead guilty

Friday, November 13th 2009, 20:39

The parents accused of staging a hoax by claiming their six-year-old son was adrift in a balloon admit charges in the US.
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Palin lifts lid on campaign clash

Friday, November 13th 2009, 16:37

Ex-US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's memoir lifts the lid on the simmering tensions during the 2008 Republican campaign.
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New York trial for 9/11 suspects

Friday, November 13th 2009, 16:13
related places: New York

Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other key suspects will be tried in New York, the attorney general says.
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Cleveland accused denies attack

Friday, November 13th 2009, 15:58

A convicted US sex offender pleads not guilty to an attack that led to a search of his house and the discovery of 11 bodies.
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US and Japan to renew alliance

Friday, November 13th 2009, 13:08
related countries: Japan
related places: Asia

US President Barack Obama and Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama agree in Tokyo on the need to renew their alliance.
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US pursues 'Iran-linked' charity

Friday, November 13th 2009, 0:56
related countries: Iran

US prosecutors begin legal action to seize property owned by a Muslim charity suspected to have links with Iran.
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US swine flu deaths 'near 4,000'

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 23:55

Swine flu has killed nearly 4,000 people in the US, including 540 children, officials said after devising a new counting method.
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Obama orders base killings probe

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 23:40

The US president orders a review of how intelligence agencies handled data on an army major suspected of killing 13 people.
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Murder charges over US killings

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 18:43
related places: Texas

A US army major suspected of killing his colleagues at a military base in Texas last week will face 13 initial murder charges.
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US presses Karzai on corruption

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 17:21
related countries: Afghanistan

Hillary Clinton says Afghan President Karzai must combat corruption, as rifts emerge over plans for a US troop boost.
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US envoy opposed to Afghan surge

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 16:25
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

The US ambassador in Kabul warns against sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan, in a dramatic intervention.
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'Guilty plea' in balloon boy case

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 15:22

The US parents of a six-year-old boy who was believed to be adrift in a balloon are to admit charges, their lawyer says.
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Iraq probes 'Blackwater bribes'

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 14:32
related countries: Iraq
related places: Blackwater

Iraq orders an investigation into whether the US security firm Blackwater paid bribes to officials after the deaths of 17 people.
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Iraq probes 'Blackwater bribes'

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 14:32
related countries: Iraq
related places: Blackwater

Iraq orders an investigation into whether the US security firm Blackwater paid bribes to officials after the deaths of 17 people.
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Clinton vows Philippines support

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 11:55
related countries: Philippines

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledges continued US support for the Philippines' fight against Islamist militants.
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Chimp attack woman on TV

Thursday, November 12th 2009, 3:00

A woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee reveals her badly damaged face on the US TV show Oprah nine months later.
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US man guilty of newsreader death

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 22:32
related places: Arkansas

A jury finds a US man guilty of killing a female TV newsreader after attacking her attacked at her home in Arkansas.
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Live text - Murray v Blake

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 22:20
related countries: France
related places: Blake, Murray

World number four Andy Murray opens his Paris Masters campaign against American James Blake.
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Obama makes Veterans Day pledge

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 18:56

President Barack Obama says the US will not betray its armed services as ceremonies mark 91 years since World War I ended.
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Services remember world war dead

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 17:12

President Barack Obama praises US forces as ceremonies are held around the globe to mark the end 91 years ago of World War I.
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Twitter feed featuring 73-year old dad lands TV deal

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 14:40

A Twitter feed featuring pearls of wisdom from a 73-year-old father could become a family comedy on US television.
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Eight charged in US payroll scam

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 13:29

US justice authorities accuse eight Eastern Europeans of stealing $9m in a huge computer payroll scam.
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Obama in Afghan troop level talks

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 11:37
related countries: Afghanistan

US President Barack Obama is to discuss Afghan policy with his national security team, as speculation mounts over a decision on troop levels.
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FBI sued over Ethiopian jailing

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 11:14
related countries: Ethiopia, Kenya

An American man is suing the FBI for mistreatment while he was held in jails Kenya and Ethiopia in 2007.
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'US envoy to N Korea' after clash

Wednesday, November 11th 2009, 10:46
related countries: North Korea
related places: Pyongyang, Washington

The US says a naval clash between the two Koreas will not affect Washington's decision to send an envoy to Pyongyang.
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Adobe lays off one in 10 workers

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 23:52

US software company Adobe Systems announces it is cutting 680 jobs, almost one in 10 of its workforce.
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Plea deal for ex-Nasa astronaut

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 22:41

Former US astronaut Lisa Nowak, accused of attacking and trying to kidnap a love rival, is given a year's probation.
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Obama sorrow at Fort Hood service

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 20:35
related places: Texas

US President Barack Obama says "no faith justifies" the killings at Fort Hood army base, as he attends a memorial service.
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Judge bans 'Christian' licence plate in South Carolina

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 19:08
related places: Christian

A US judge has ordered South Carolina not to issue a licence plate with a Christian image and slogan.
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US warns over Koreas naval clash

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 18:15
related countries: South Korea
related places: White House, North

The White House and the UN appeal for restraint after a maritime clash between North and South Korea.
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US trio 'entered Iran illegally'

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 12:50
related countries: Iran

Iran's foreign minister says the three young Americans who are suspected of spying entered its territory illegally.
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'Toxic' US ship banned in India

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 11:29
related countries: India

India bans a former US naval ship heading for break-up at a scrap yard on its west coast, citing environmental concerns.
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US major contacted radical cleric

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 11:09

US authorities knew the US Army major accused of killing 13 people at a military base had contacted a cleric sympathetic to al-Qaeda.
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US sniper execution appeal denied

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 10:46

The man behind the Washington sniper attacks faces execution on Tuesday after the US Supreme Court rejects a final appeal.
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Japan to boost aid to Afghanistan

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 4:54
related countries: Afghanistan, Japan
related places: Tokyo

Japan pledges $5bn in aid over five years to Afghanistan, days before US President Barack Obama visits Tokyo.
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US Army base gunman 'conscious'

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 1:14

A US Army major who is suspected of killing 13 people at a military base has regained consciousness, hospital sources say.
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Pushchairs recalled over 'amputations'

Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 0:54

About a million pushchairs made by Maclaren USA are recalled in the US amid reports of children's fingertips being cut off.
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