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United States: news

US home construction accelerates

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 14:08
related places: February

The rate of construction of new homes in the US soared by almost a quarter in February, figures show, surprising analysts.
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US capital blighted by HIV/Aids

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 7:09

At least 3% of over-12s in Washington DC are infected with HIV/Aids, says a report from the city's health department.
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US law sparks Mexican trade row

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 2:57
related countries: Mexico

Mexico says it will raise its tariffs on 90 US products, after the US halted a scheme allowing Mexican lorry drivers on to US roads.
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Obama 'outraged' at AIG bonuses

Tuesday, March 17th 2009, 1:51

An angry Barack Obama calls for a block on $165m of bonus payouts to executives of ailing US insurance giant AIG.
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Iranian drone 'shot down in Iraq'

Monday, March 16th 2009, 18:27
related countries: Iran, Iraq
related places: Baghdad

US forces shot down an Iranian drone aircraft 60 miles (100km) north of Baghdad last month, the US military says.
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Report claims CIA used 'torture'

Monday, March 16th 2009, 16:17
related places: Red Cross

A leaked international Red Cross report says torture was used by the US on al-Qaeda suspects in CIA secret prisons.
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Bernanke hopeful for US recovery

Monday, March 16th 2009, 8:24

The head of the US central bank, Ben Bernanke, says he expects the country's recession to end this year.
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US drone 'kills five in Pakistan'

Monday, March 16th 2009, 7:11
related countries: Pakistan

A suspected missile fired by a US drone kills at least five people in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, officials say.
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China patrols in South China Seas

Monday, March 16th 2009, 5:32

China sends a patrol vessel to disputed islands in South China Seas, days after a separate spat with US ships in the area.
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AIG to cut future bonus payments

Sunday, March 15th 2009, 1:29

Troubled US insurance giant AIG agrees to demands from the Obama administration to reduce future bonus payments.
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Lula warns US about protectionism

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 23:11
related countries: Botswana
related places: Silva

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warns about the risks of protectionism at his first meeting with US President Barack Obama.
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Obama warns of US food 'hazard'

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 12:55

President Barack Obama says the US food safety system is a "public health hazard" and in need of an overhaul.
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France's rendezvous with history

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 12:03
related countries: France, United Kingdom

Allan Little reflects on France's long journey to reconcile itself with one of the darkest chapters in its history and its difficult relationship with the US and Britain.
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Baby bottle chemical is removed

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 6:01
related places: Six

Six makers of babies' bottles in the US are to remove a chemical from their products, amid growing concern over its possible effects.
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Sex claims against US Church rise

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 3:40
related places: Church

The number of claims of sex abuse against US Roman Catholic priests rose by 16% last year, a Church report says.
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Hezbollah chief defiant on Israel

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 2:28
related countries: Israel, Lebanon

The leader of Lebanon's Islamist Hezbollah movement rejects US calls to recognise Israel as a precondition for talks.
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Pink-slip parties

Saturday, March 14th 2009, 1:48

Having a bit of fun while looking for a job in crisis-hit US
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US drops 'enemy combatant' term

Friday, March 13th 2009, 22:30
related places: Bush

The US will no longer hold terror suspects as "enemy combatants", officials announce, ending a key Bush administration policy.
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Madoff's lawyers contest jailing

Friday, March 13th 2009, 21:34

The lawyers of disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff appeal against a judge's decision to send him to jail pending sentencing.
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US drops 'enemy combatant' term

Friday, March 13th 2009, 20:08
related places: Bush

In a break from Bush administration policy, the US will no longer hold terror suspects as "enemy combatants", officials announce.
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US reassures China on investment

Friday, March 13th 2009, 19:36
related countries: China

Barack Obama's chief economic adviser assures China its $1tn (£0.7tn) worth of investment in the US is safe.
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Darling plays down G20 rift talk

Friday, March 13th 2009, 18:29

Chancellor Alistair Darling plays down talks of a rift between the US and Europe at the G20 meeting of finance ministers.
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Warning to US about Taleban talks

Friday, March 13th 2009, 17:40
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul, Washington

Great caution must be exercised in any talks with Afghan rebels, a think-tank warns Kabul and Washington.
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Drone 'kills 24 Pakistan Taleban'

Friday, March 13th 2009, 11:35
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
related places: Kurram

Pakistani officials say missiles fired by an unmanned US drone have killed at least 24 militants in Kurram, on the Afghan border.
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Obama renews US sanctions on Iran

Friday, March 13th 2009, 7:37
related countries: Iran

US President Barack Obama extends sanctions against Iran for one year, saying it continues to pose a threat to US security.
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US plans to combat Mexico drugs

Friday, March 13th 2009, 0:16
related countries: Mexico

The US says it is considering using the National Guard to counter the threat of drug violence spilling over from Mexico.
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Madoff admits $50bn fraud scheme

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 23:47

Financier Bernard Madoff is jailed after pleading guilty to all 11 charges in a $50bn (£35bn) fraud and apologising to investors.
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US and China try to resolve row

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 22:32
related countries: China

The US president urges more contact with China's military, but tensions remain over last weekend's naval confrontation.
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Iraqi jailed for Bush shoe attack

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 13:04
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

An Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at US President Bush tells the judge his action was natural but is jailed for three years.
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Palin daughter splits from fiance, complaining about media intrusion

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 12:48

Bristol Palin, daughter of former US presidential running mate Sarah Palin, splits from her fiance complaining of media intrusion.
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US men 'joined Somali Islamists'

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 10:20
related countries: Somalia

US officials say they are investigating cases of US citizens of Somali origin joining a group linked to al-Qaeda.
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Roche seals $47bn Genentech deal

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 10:11
related countries: Switzerland
related places: Roche

Swiss drugs company Roche agrees to merge with Genentech, buying the remaining shares in the US firm for $46.8bn.
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Stanford will not talk to inquiry

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 9:41

Billionaire American financer Sir Allen Stanford refuses to talk to US regulators investigating his alleged $8bn (£5.6bn) fraud.
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New US law eases Cuba sanctions

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 22:21
related countries: Cuba

US President Barack Obama signs into law a government spending bill that will ease some sanctions on Cuba.
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US and China 'vow to avoid rows'

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 22:16
related countries: China

The US and China will work to avoid clashes like the current sea dispute, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.
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Obama calls for G20 joint action

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 20:15

US President Barack Obama says that countries must take concerted action to spur global economic growth.
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Israel row derails Obama nominee

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 20:07
related countries: Israel

Charles Freeman, a US diplomat who had been named to head the National Intelligence Council, quits after coming under fire for his past criticism of Israel.
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Eleven die in Alabama shootings

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 18:27
related places: Alabama

A gunman in Alabama kills 10 people before turning his gun on himself, in one of the worst US shootings in recent times.
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Beckham unfazed by booing threat

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 17:25
related places: Beckham

David Beckham tells BBC Sport he can handle any hostility from LA Galaxy fans when he eventually returns to the United States to continue his MLS career.
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German charges for 'Nazi guard'

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 13:14
related countries: Germany

Prosecutors in Germany file charges against John Demjanjuk, an alleged Nazi death camp guard living in the US.
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Taleban talks

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 7:46
related countries: Afghanistan

Are negotiations in Afghanistan now on the US agenda?
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Banks drive Asian markets bounce

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 6:56

Asian markets take up where US and European markets left off and surge ahead after news that US bank Citigroup has made a profit.
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US Congress eases curbs on Cuba

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 6:22
related countries: Cuba
related places: Republican

The US Congress votes to lift restrictions on travel to Cuba imposed by the previous Republican administration.
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Obama condemns Darfur expulsions

Wednesday, March 11th 2009, 0:56
related countries: Sudan
related places: Darfur

US President Barack Obama says the expulsion of foreign aid workers from the Sudanese region of Darfur is "unacceptable".
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Iran 'has no bomb-grade uranium'

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 23:09
related countries: Iran, Israel

Iran has no weapons-grade uranium, US officials tell senators after being asked to clarify recent statements.
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Madoff 'expected to plead guilty'

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 22:11

Disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff is expected to plead guilty to orchestrating a $50bn (£35bn) fraud, his lawyer says.
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Banking stocks lead markets surge

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 20:56

US stocks have their best day of 2009, as banking giant Citigroup says it made a profit in the first two months of the year.
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Five accused 'boast of 9/11 role'

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 16:46

Five Guantanamo detainees accused of the 9/11 attacks tell US prosecutors they are "terrorists to the bone", officials say.
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Al-Qaeda accused faces US court

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 15:41

An alleged al-Qaeda sleeper agent appears before a US criminal court after more than five years in military custody.
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Worst crisis since 1930s says Fed

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 13:51

US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke says the world is suffering from the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.
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US job prospects hit 27-year low

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 12:23

US companies' plans for hiring staff are at their weakest since the recession of 1982, a new survey says.
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The Editors

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 10:23

We're making changes to the News website
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China hits out at US on navy row

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 10:04
related countries: China
related places: Hainan

China says a US Navy ship involved in a confrontation with its vessels off Hainan island broke international law.
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Warning over US broadband funding

Tuesday, March 10th 2009, 0:53

Pressure groups urge US agencies in charge of funding broadband programmes to get the best return on the money.
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Bolivia orders US diplomat to go

Monday, March 9th 2009, 20:49
related countries: Bolivia

Bolivian President Evo Morales orders the expulsion of a US diplomat whom he has accused of colluding with opposition groups.
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Obama ends stem cell funding ban

Monday, March 9th 2009, 17:58

President Barack Obama lifts restrictions on US federal funding for research on human embryonic stem cells.
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Nato 'struggling in Afghan south'

Monday, March 9th 2009, 10:47
related countries: Afghanistan

Coalition forces in Afghanistan are not winning in large parts of the south, the commander of Nato and US forces says.
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N Korea warning over 'satellite'

Monday, March 9th 2009, 8:52
related countries: South Korea

The US and South Korea hold major military exercises amid a war warning from the North over a planned "satellite" launch.
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Best in Show: US terrier is named top dog at controversial Crufts

Monday, March 9th 2009, 0:21

A Sealyham Terrier named Charmin wins Best In Show at Crufts, after a turbulent year for the event.
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Gaffes and gains

Sunday, March 8th 2009, 23:12
related places: Clinton

Clinton's efforts to build on goodwill towards US
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Pastor dead in US church shooting

Sunday, March 8th 2009, 17:49

A pastor has been killed and other people injured in a shooting at a church in the US state of Illinois, police say.
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Vedanta buying US copper company

Sunday, March 8th 2009, 14:34

Mining giant Vedanta is to buy struggling US copper firm Asarco for $1.7bn, 35% less than the £2.6bn first agreed last year.
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Obama hints at talks with Taleban

Sunday, March 8th 2009, 12:13
related countries: Afghanistan, Iraq

President Obama suggests there could be talks with moderate elements of the Taleban in Afghanistan.
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Escaped prisoner captured trying to sneak back into jail

Sunday, March 8th 2009, 10:48
related countries: Georgia

Prison authorities in the US state of Georgia who launched a manhunt for an escaped inmate catch him sneaking back into jail.
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Iraqi women 'lack basic services'

Sunday, March 8th 2009, 2:59
related countries: Iraq

Women in Iraq still lack security, despite an overall drop in violence six years after the US-led invasion, aid agency Oxfam says.
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New US-Syria talks 'constructive'

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 18:39
related countries: Syria
related places: Damascus

A senior US envoy in Damascus says the first high-level contact with Syria in four years has been 'very constructive'.
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Obama trip to Turkey within weeks

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 14:01
related countries: Turkey

President Barack Obama will visit Turkey "in a month or so", says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on a visit to Ankara.
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US and Russia seek 2009 arms deal

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 12:52
related countries: Russia

The US and Russia say they will seek to agree a new strategic arms reduction treaty by the end of 2009.
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Hillary Clinton left red-faced by Moscow gift translation gaffe

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 12:17
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Russian media pokes fun at the US secretary of state over a translation error on a gift she presented to the Russian foreign minister.
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Hillary Clinton left red-faced by Moscow gift translation gaffe

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 12:17
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Russian media pokes fun at the US secretary of state over a translation error on a gift she presented to the Russian foreign minister.
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The mechanics of tipping US-style

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 11:50

In Washington, Kevin Connolly tries to navigate the minefield of leaving a tip.
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Iran to mull US Afghan invitation

Saturday, March 7th 2009, 10:21
related countries: Afghanistan, Iran

Iran would consider a US invitation to a conference on Afghanistan later this month, a government spokesman says.
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Mutual need

Friday, March 6th 2009, 22:30
related countries: Russia

Why US-Russian relations had to improve
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US jobless rate increases to 8.1%

Friday, March 6th 2009, 20:42
related places: Friday

The number of people unemployed in the US rose by 651,000 in February, official figures show.
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Madoff guilty plea on the cards

Friday, March 6th 2009, 20:03

Disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff, may plead guilty next week , reports suggest.
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US court rejects detainee appeal

Friday, March 6th 2009, 18:29

The US Supreme Court throws out an appeal by an al-Qaeda suspect against his detention by the US military.
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Mexico violence

Friday, March 6th 2009, 16:03

A US immigration cell can offer safety from drug gangs
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US calms Beirut over Syria 'thaw'

Friday, March 6th 2009, 15:28
related countries: Lebanon, Syria
related places: Beirut, America

Two US envoys say America's recent moves towards improving ties with Syria do not pose a threat to Lebanon.
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How bad can US unemployment get?

Friday, March 6th 2009, 14:49

Unemployment in the US rose by 651,000 in February? How is the downturn affecting you?
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UK arrest in Nigerian bribe case

Friday, March 6th 2009, 13:51
related countries: Nigeria, United Kingdom
related places: London

British police arrest a London lawyer accused of moving millions of dollars in bribes to Nigeria to win contracts for a US firm.
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Craigslist sued over erotic ads

Friday, March 6th 2009, 12:24

A US sheriff files a lawsuit against the online ad site Craigslist, accusing its of knowingly promoting prostitution.
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Asian shares slide as fears grow

Friday, March 6th 2009, 10:54
related places: Asia

Markets fall in Asia, after fresh concerns over the American economy drive US shares to a 12-year low.
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US officer 'stole Iraq aid funds'

Friday, March 6th 2009, 7:33
related countries: Afghanistan, Iraq

A US army captain is charged with stealing nearly $700,000 intended for Iraq and Afghan relief efforts.
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Clinton pushes for Afghan meeting

Friday, March 6th 2009, 4:14
related countries: Afghanistan, Iran

The US Secretary of State calls for a conference on Afghanistan to get all countries involved, including Iran, to work together.
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Colombia warlord extradited to US

Friday, March 6th 2009, 0:45

Colombia extradites an ex-militia leader to the US, in a move criticised by victims' advocates seeking further confessions.
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Shares slide amid renewed worries

Friday, March 6th 2009, 0:08

Global shares continue to fall over fears about the banking system, with US markets hitting a fresh 12-year low.
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EU calls for crisis talks over GM

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 22:56

The European Commission calls for a crisis meeting among EU states hosting General Motors plants.
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Obama launches US health review

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 22:25

US President Obama begins public consultations on reforming the US health care system, a key election campaign pledge.
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Gandhi items 'to return to India'

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 21:40
related countries: India

An controversial auction of items belonging to Mahatma Gandhi results in a sale to an Indian businessman for $1.8m.
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Reset button

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 17:28
related countries: Russia

US and Russian foreign ministers' first meeting
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Nato woos Russia on Afghanistan

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 17:08
related countries: Belgium, Russia
related places: Brussels

Nato ministers agree to resume formal ties with Russia, with a call to tackle the challenge of Afghanistan.
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'Substantial doubt' for GM future

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 15:53

There is "substantial doubt" about the ability of US car giant General Motors (GM) to stay afloat, the firm's auditors say.
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Thai military deny secret US jail

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 12:29
related countries: Thailand
related places: Washington

Thailand's army chief denies allegations that Washington had a secret jail in Thailand where al-Qaeda suspects were held.
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Obama renews Zimbabwe sanctions

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 7:59
related countries: Zimbabwe

President Obama extends US sanctions against Zimbabwe for a year because the government there is 'undermining' democracy.
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Nato to discuss Afghanistan

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 7:24
related countries: Afghanistan, Russia

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due at her first Nato meeting, with Russia and Afghanistan topping the agenda.
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Barbara Bush undergoes heart op

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 6:23
related places: Bush

Former US First Lady Barbara Bush is 'alert' after open-heart surgery, a spokesman for the Bush family says.
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Venezuela seizes US rice producer

Thursday, March 5th 2009, 4:29
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez orders the expropriation of a US-owned rice mill, amid a battle over price regulation.
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Seize the moment, Brown urges US

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 22:20
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Congress

Gordon Brown receives a standing ovation from the US Congress after calling for a renewal of the "special relationship".
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Golden Brown?

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 20:33
related countries: United Kingdom

Was UK prime minister's US trip a success or failure?
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US economy 'slumps further'

Wednesday, March 4th 2009, 19:40
related places: February

Economic conditions worsened in January and February, the US Federal Reserve says in an influential report.
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