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HondurasProtesters in Honduras burn government offices and demand that US drug enforcers leave the area following the fatal shooting of four people.
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Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company of legendary investor Warren Buffett, invests in 63 local newspapers in the south-eastern US.
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North KoreaNorth Korea resumes work on a light water reactor that could be used to support its nuclear programme after months of inactivity, a US institute says.
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VietnamUS President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War soldier, four decades after his original recommendation was lost.
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The Federal Reserve is worried about the impact on the US economy if government spending is cut sharply, minutes of its April meeting show.
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The US state of Texas is likely to have executed an innocent man due to careless handling of the case, a report by US law students claims.
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US President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party raise a combined $43.6m in April, down from a total of $53m a month earlier.
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GermanyA German man who alleges he was subjected to "extraordinary rendition" by the CIA takes his case to the European Court of Human Rights.
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US car giant General Motors says it will stop advertising on Facebook, days ahead of the social networking site's share flotation.
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MexicoCarlos Fuentes, one of the most famous Latin American authors, known for fiction and political essays, dies in Mexico at the age of 83.
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TaiwanShares of Taiwan's HTC fall after US customs officials hold up shipments of its new smartphones over a patent dispute.
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US firefighters are continuing to battle a growing wildfire near Crown King in Arizona, with dry conditions and high wind hampering efforts to contain it.
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Over-the-counter HIV tests, which would allow people in the US to check in the privacy of their homes if they have the virus, move a step closer.
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President Obama has welcomed the LA Galaxy football team to the White House to celebrate the team's winning of the Major League soccer championship in the US.
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IndiaThe US places sanctions on Chhota Shakeel and Ibrahim 'Tiger' Memon - top Indian aides of former Mumbai underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
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ChinaChinese dissident Chen Guangcheng tells the US Congress of "a pattern" of harassment against his relatives, in a second telephone conversation.
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The Pentagon issues further safety procedures for its most advanced fighter jet, following complaints by pilots about oxygen shortages during flights.
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The US launches a national plan to tackle Alzheimer's, as estimates show 16 million people will be affected by dementia by 2050.
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The head of JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank, is backed by shareholders days after it revealed a $2bn (£1.2bn) trading blunder.
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California Governor Jerry Brown unveils a plan of tax hikes and spending cuts to tackle the cash-strapped US state's yawning $15.7bn (£9.7bn) budget gap.
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US retail sales barely grew in April, rising 0.1% compared with a gain of 0.7% the month before, while consumer prices stayed unchanged.
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Barack Obama and Mitt Romney do battle over Mr Romney's record as a private equity executive, as the US election ad wars heat up.
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A paralysed man in the US has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to bypass damage to his spinal cord, the Journal of Neurosurgery reports.
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ColombiaA free trade agreement between the US and Colombia takes effect five years after being signed, with Colombian flowers the first goods to be sent.
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GreeceShares in Asia fall, taking their lead from Europe and the US, as political turmoil in Greece makes investors seek less risky assets.
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Britney Spears and Demi Lovato join Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid as judges on the US version of The X Factor.
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Fragrance firm Coty withdraws its $10.7bn (£6.6bn) bid for Avon Products, saying the US beauty firm has taken too long to respond to its offer.
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Australia, ChinaChina has raised concerns over growing military ties between Australia and the US, says the Australian foreign minister as he meets officials in Beijing.
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Kazakhstan, 
RussiaA Soyuz rocket carrying two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut has launched successfully from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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A Wal-Mart customer is recovering after he was bitten by a rattlesnake while shopping in a garden department at the US tore chain.
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Costa Rica, GermanyThe founder of US-based anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson, appears in court in Germany, where he faces extradition to Costa Rica.
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US voucher firm Groupon says its quarterly loss has narrowed from a year earlier and it has a record 36.9 million active customers.
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The founder of US electronics retailer Best Buy is leaving after it was found he knew the chief executive was having an affair but did not disclose it.
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Television networks in America have released their annual list of programmes that have been re-commissioned or cancelled.
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Pedestrians in an American town are being fined £50 for texting while they walk.
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Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his US citizenship, just days ahead of the company's stock flotation.
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After years of mopping floors and taking out rubbish at Columbia University in the US, janitor Gac Filipaj swaps his overalls for a cap and gown to collect his bachelor's degree in classics.
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Women in the US military will be able to serve with battalions close to the front lines of combat, although they will still not be able to serve in combat themselves.
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Costa Rica, GermanyThe founder of US-based anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson, is arrested in Germany and faces extradition to Costa Rica, the group says.
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US sitcom Two and a Half Men will return for a tenth season, a year after Ashton Kutcher took over from Charlie Sheen.
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A study by US researchers highlights a link between the loss of biologically rich areas and a decline in linguistic and cultural diversity.
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YemenYemeni military officials say at least 10 al-Qaeda militants have been killed in two aerial attacks thought to be by US drones in the south of the country.
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Presumptive US Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney restates his opposition to same-sex marriage, days after President Obama backed it.
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US bank JPMorgan Chase faces stiff criticism from politicians after admitting a $2bn loss that led to a nosedive in its share price.
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IndiaAn Indian appeals court overturns the conviction of a US teenager who had been accused of murdering his mother at an resort in 2010.
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Two people are arrested in the US and charged with trying to extort money from the singer Stevie Wonder.
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US car designer Carroll Shelby, who gave his name to the famous Shelby Cobra sports car, dies in a Texas hospital aged 89.
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BahrainThe US partially resumes sales of weapons to Bahrain, but says it is excluding equipment that can be used to suppress protests.
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Shares in JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank, dive 9% after it reveals a surprise trading loss of $2bn (£1.2bn) on complex investments.
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A judge in the campaign finance trial of John Edwards dismisses a motion by his lawyers to drop charges against the former US presidential candidate.
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Colombia, 
Paraguay, 
PeruHSBC sells units in Colombia, Peru, Uruguay and Paraguay to Banco GNB Sudameris for $400m.
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A former Los Angeles detective is jailed for murdering her ex-lover's wife, 26 years after the crime, snared by DNA from a bite mark on her victim.
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America's top military officer condemns a training course taught at a US military college that advocated a "total war" against Muslims.
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US President Obama is applauded by Hollywood donors over his support for gay marriage, at a fundraiser hosted by George Clooney.
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ChinaChen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident who escaped house arrest and hid in the US embassy, says there is no progress on his passport application.
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JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank, has revealed a surprise trading loss of at least $2bn (�1.2bn) on complex investments made by its traders. Mike Mayo, US banking analyst at investment firm CLSA, told the Today programme that 'thought investment
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America's top military officer has condemned a course taught about Islam at one of the US's top military schools as "totally objectionable". Lawrence Korb, of the Centre for American Progress, told the Today programme that some people in the military
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JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank, reveals a surprise trading loss of $2bn (£1.2bn) on complex investments made by its traders.
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United KingdomThe undercover agent who infiltrated al-Qaeda and foiled an "underwear bomb" plot was a British man of Middle Eastern origin, US reports say.
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IranLos Angeles is home to the largest number of Iranians or Persians, outside Iran, and a new reality TV show follows the lives of a wealthy group.
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North KoreaNorth Koreans have more access than before to outside media, especially foreign and South Korean DVDs, says a US study.
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A panel of US health experts recommends formal approval of Truvada, a drug to prevent HIV infection in healthy people.
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US President Barack Obama is praised and condemned over his backing for gay marriage, as his campaign attacks Republican Mitt Romney on the issue.
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Mark Mardell on how US military taught officers about Islam
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The US Department of Justice sues an Arizona sheriff accused of racially profiling Latinos, among other alleged civil rights violations.
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Deutsche Bank is to pay $202m (£125m) to settle charges it defrauded the US government over the resale of risky mortgages.
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The would-be suicide attacker in a foiled "underwear bomb" plot was a Saudi-recruited undercover agent, reports from the US say.
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Amir Khan's rematch with Lamont Peterson on 19 May is called off after the American champion's failed drugs test.
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The parents of Bowe Bergdahl, the only US soldier held by the Taliban, go public on their frustration with the pace of US efforts to have him freed.
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The US trade deficit widened at the fastest rate for 10 months in March following a narrowing in February, official figures show.
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ChinaBlind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who fled house arrest and spent six days in the US embassy, says his family is under intensified pressure from the authorities.
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US forces destroy a target missile in the first successful test of a new Raytheon Co interceptor, designed to play a major role in missile defence.
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Glee actress Amber Riley has revealed she is leaving the hit US show at the end of the current series.
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The Beastie Boys have returned to the US album charts following the death of band member Adam Yauch last week.
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RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin tells US President Barack Obama that he will not attend the G8 summit in the US later this month.
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ChinaIndustrial and Commercial Bank of China gets the nod to take over a US bank, the first such US approval for a Chinese firm.
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ChinaThe Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he is waiting for the paperwork to be completed before he can leave the country for the United States.
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Nik Wallenda, an acrobat set to walk a tightrope over Niagara Falls this summer, drew gasps after stumbling during walk 100 feet (30m) above Baltimore's Inner Harbour.
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Barack Obama becomes the first US president to back gay marriage, speaking out on the politically charged issue in a TV interview.
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Barack Obama becomes the first US president to back gay marriage, as he speaks out on the politically charged issue in an interview with ABC News.
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A Texas convict won about 40% of voters in West Virginia's democratic primary, potentially taking a few delegates from President Barack Obama.
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ChinaChinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he is waiting for the authorities to issue his passport, so he can leave to study in the US.
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Residents of North Carolina approve a constitutional ban on gay unions, initial results suggest, making the state the 29th to limit gay marriage rights.
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US internet firm AOL announces it intends to hand to shareholders all the proceeds from its sale of 800 patents to Microsoft.
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US television network NBC commissions a sitcom created by former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett.
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Twitter objects to a US court order ordering it to hand over old messages posted by a Occupy Wall Street protester.
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The 21-year-old singer cancels Snow Patrol support gigs in North America for "personal reasons" but denies reports about enterting rehab.
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MexicoThe US adds two sons of Mexico's most wanted man Joaquin Guzman to its drugs kingpin blacklist, saying they play key roles in his Sinaloa cartel.
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Toyota's profits jump five-fold amid a recovery from last year's natural disasters and a pick up in the US car market.
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Reports from the US say the would-be suicide attacker in a foiled "underwear bomb" plot was in fact a double agent.
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GreeceAsian markets fall, tracking falls in Europe and the US, amid political uncertainty in Greece.
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GreeceEuropean and US shares fall on Tuesday as investors worry about Greece's ability to form a new government.
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Maurice Sendak, the US author of the best-selling children's book Where the Wild Things Are, dies aged 83
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YemenA bomb plot by a Yemen-based al-Qaeda group involving an updated "underwear bomb" was foiled by insider infiltrating a terror cell, US officials say.
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Maurice Sendak, the US author of the best-selling children's book Where the Wild Things Are, dies aged 83.
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Bill Miller abandons his offer to buy Rangers, blaming fan opposition and over-optimistic financial information.
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Failed US Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum announces support for his former rival Mitt Romney, in a late-night email to supporters.
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The US foils a plot by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to detonate an upgraded version of the failed 2009 "underwear bomb", American officials say.
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China, IranChina is buying crude oil from Iran paid for with its own currency, the yuan, despite a US-led boycott of Iran over its nuclear programme.
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Experts in the United States have been analysing a sophisticated new al-Qaeda bomb to see if it could have slipped past airport security.
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