News: United States

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United States: news

Nepalese 'goddess' is reinstated

Thursday, July 19th 2007, 15:37
related countries: Nepal

A girl of 10 is reinstated as a living goddess in Nepal after a controversy over her visiting the US.
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Pakistan bank denies Pearl link

Thursday, July 19th 2007, 13:40
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Karachi, Pearl

Habib Bank in Pakistan denies that it is linked to the 2002 murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl in Karachi.
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US pledges $1m to curb gangs

Thursday, July 19th 2007, 11:03
related countries: Mexico

The US is to spend $1m to help governments in Central America and Mexico combat violent gangs.
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Potter publisher sues over breach

Thursday, July 19th 2007, 9:28

The US publisher of Harry Potter sues for damages after copies of the final book are shipped early.
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Four US soldiers killed in Iraq

Thursday, July 19th 2007, 8:24
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Four US soldiers and their Iraqi interpreter are killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad, the US military says.
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US marine guilty of Iraq killing

Thursday, July 19th 2007, 2:47
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A US marine is found guilty of kidnapping and conspiring to murder an Iraqi civilian near Baghdad last year.
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Detained US-Iranians interviewed

Thursday, July 19th 2007, 0:48
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran, May

Iranian TV airs interviews with two Iranian-American academics who have been detained in Tehran since May.
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Bush tackles scares over imports

Wednesday, July 18th 2007, 22:35

US President George W Bush sets up a panel to check the safety of imported goods, after a series of scares.
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Pearl widow seeks damages

Wednesday, July 18th 2007, 20:03
related countries: Pakistan

The widow of murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl sues a Pakistani bank over his abduction and murder.
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US Senate rejects Iraq troop vote

Wednesday, July 18th 2007, 16:56
related countries: Iraq

Democrats fail to force a vote on a US troop withdrawal from Iraq, following an all-night Senate debate.
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US captures 'top Iraqi insurgent'

Wednesday, July 18th 2007, 12:49
related countries: Iraq

US forces say they have arrested a senior member of al-Qaeda in Iraq, named as Khaled Mashhadani.
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China defends tyre-maker quality

Wednesday, July 18th 2007, 8:04
related countries: China

A Chinese regulator defends one of its country's tyre-makers embroiled in a US row.
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Spain releases treasure-hunt ship

Wednesday, July 18th 2007, 5:47
related countries: Spain

A US ship held by Spanish police investigating a mysterious treasure haul is cleared to leave.
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Cuba accuses US over entry visas

Wednesday, July 18th 2007, 0:25
related countries: Cuba

Cuba accuses the US of issuing fewer entry visas to Cubans than allowed for by a deal between the two countries.
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Al-Qaeda 'stepping up US efforts'

Tuesday, July 17th 2007, 22:30

Al-Qaeda is intensifying its efforts to put operatives into the US, a US intelligence report says.
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US wants fresh Iran talks on Iraq

Tuesday, July 17th 2007, 16:28
related countries: Iran, Iraq
related places: Tehran

The US says it wants to have another meeting with Iran over Tehran's alleged support for sectarian militias in Iraq.
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Poland firm on US missile defence

Tuesday, July 17th 2007, 9:27
related countries: Poland, Russia

The Polish president says a new US missile defence system will be based in Poland, despite Russian objections.
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Man shot in US governor's office

Monday, July 16th 2007, 23:23

An armed man is shot dead at the offices of Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, officials say.
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US Senate locked in Iraq battle

Monday, July 16th 2007, 23:21
related countries: Iraq

The US Senate resumes debate on the Iraq war, as it considers legislation that could lead to a troop withdrawal.
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Bush urges Mid-East peace talks

Monday, July 16th 2007, 19:26

The US president calls for international talks in an attempt to restart the stalled Middle East peace process.
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Potter casts spell at US cinemas

Monday, July 16th 2007, 8:05
related places: Phoenix

The fifth Harry Potter film, The Order of the Phoenix, enters the North American cinema chart at number one.
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US backs Pakistan military drive

Monday, July 16th 2007, 5:40
related countries: Pakistan

The US says it fully supports Pakistan's renewed drive to crush Islamic militants in the north-west of the country.
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Lady Bird Johnson buried in Texas

Sunday, July 15th 2007, 21:23
related places: Texas

Hundreds of people attend the burial in Texas of the wife of former US President Lyndon B Johnson.
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Gilmore quits presidential race

Sunday, July 15th 2007, 2:26

Republican Jim Gilmore says he will abandon efforts to win his party's nomination for the 2008 US presidential election.
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US farewell to former first lady

Saturday, July 14th 2007, 22:20

US ex-presidents pay respects to Lady Bird Johnson, the late wife of ex-President Lyndon B Johnson.
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N Korea 'closes nuclear reactor'

Saturday, July 14th 2007, 18:08
related countries: North Korea

The US says it has been told by North Korea that it has closed its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon.
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US and UK 'no longer inseparable'

Saturday, July 14th 2007, 16:10
related countries: United Kingdom

A minister says the UK and the United States would no longer be "joined at the hip" in foreign policy.
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PM Maliki defends Iraq progress

Saturday, July 14th 2007, 15:58
related countries: Iraq

Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki shrugs off US criticism of slow progress saying it is understandable in the face of violence.
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Beijing suspends US meat imports

Saturday, July 14th 2007, 11:57
related countries: China

China suspends US meat products amid international calls for it to improve food safety controls.
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Pan-American Games open

Saturday, July 14th 2007, 4:36
related countries: Brazil
related places: Rio, Janeiro

Thousands of people attend the opening of the Pan American Games in Brazil, amid heightened security.
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Hmong leader released on bail

Saturday, July 14th 2007, 1:55
related countries: Laos

General Vang Pao, accused of leading a plot to overthrow the Lao government, is freed on bail in the US.
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US police 'foil high school plot'

Friday, July 13th 2007, 22:53
related places: Long Island, Columbine

Long Island teenagers were planning a high school massacre similar to Columbine, police say.
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Senate doubles Bin Laden reward

Friday, July 13th 2007, 17:45

The US Senate votes to double the reward for the death or capture of Osama Bin Laden to $50m.
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Sudan 'resumes Darfur bombing'

Friday, July 13th 2007, 17:24
related countries: Sudan
related places: Darfur

Sudan's government is once more bombing the troubled western region of Darfur, a US envoy says.
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TB man faces passenger lawsuit

Friday, July 13th 2007, 15:41

A US TB patient who sparked a health scare by flying while ill is to be sued by fellow passengers who say he put them at risk.
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US retail sales fall unexpectedly

Friday, July 13th 2007, 13:30
related places: June

US retail sales slide in June by the biggest amount in almost two years, sparking fears about growth.
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Spain seizes ship in treasure row

Friday, July 13th 2007, 9:52
related countries: Spain

Spain's Civil Guard seizes a boat operated by a US company amid a row over treasure from a shipwreck.
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N Korea's military seeks US talks

Friday, July 13th 2007, 9:19
related countries: North Korea
related places: Pyongyang

North Korea's military calls for direct talks with the US, as UN nuclear inspectors head to Pyongyang.
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Afghan police 'under-equipped'

Friday, July 13th 2007, 8:53
related countries: Afghanistan

A senior US army officer in Afghanistan says that only about 40% of the police force is properly equipped.
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Mexico migrants locked in lorry

Friday, July 13th 2007, 6:45
related countries: Mexico

Mexican police find 81 illegal migrants locked inside an abandoned lorry near the US border.
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UK hints at foreign policy shift

Friday, July 13th 2007, 6:33
related countries: Isle of Man, United Kingdom

British minister Douglas Alexander signals a change in foreign policy in a speech in the US.
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US catches Beckham fever

Friday, July 13th 2007, 4:21
related countries: Seychelles
related places: Victoria, Los Angeles

David Beckham and his wife Victoria get star treatment as they arrive in LA to begin their new lives in the US.
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US House votes for troop pullout

Friday, July 13th 2007, 3:48
related countries: Iraq

President Bush comes under more pressure as the US House of Representatives sets an Iraq pullout deadline.
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Walgreens to settle race lawsuit

Friday, July 13th 2007, 3:36

Walgreens, the largest US pharmacy chain, agrees to pay $20m in a discrimination suit brought by black workers.
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US 'dirty bomb' sting shows risk

Thursday, July 12th 2007, 23:55
related places: Congress

US investigators posing as businessmen could have bought nuclear material for dirty bomb, Congress hears.
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Bush says US can succeed in Iraq

Thursday, July 12th 2007, 22:27
related countries: Iraq

President Bush says the US can still succeed in Iraq, as a report finds limited success by Baghdad in meeting US goals.
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Rio Tinto makes $38.1bn Alcan bid

Thursday, July 12th 2007, 20:25
related countries: Aruba, Canada
related places: Alcan, Alcoa

Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto agrees to buy Canada's Alcan for $38.1bn as US firm Alcoa pulls out of the race.
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Bush denies al-Qaeda strength

Thursday, July 12th 2007, 17:39

US President George W Bush denies that al-Qaeda is as strong as it was at the time of the 9/11 attacks.
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US firings row aide defies House

Thursday, July 12th 2007, 16:09
related places: House

Ex-White House aide Harriet Miers refuses to appear at a congressional hearing into the dismissal of prosecutors.
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False alarm diverts US-UK flight

Thursday, July 12th 2007, 12:07
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London, New York, Los Angeles

A flight from Los Angeles to London has been diverted to New York amid concern about one of the passengers.
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US concern at al-Qaeda strength

Thursday, July 12th 2007, 11:39

Al-Qaeda has regrouped and is at its strongest since before the 9/11 attacks, according to leaks of a US intelligence report.
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Potter film breaks record in US

Thursday, July 12th 2007, 8:35

The latest Harry Potter film takes a record-breaking $12m (£6m) at midnight screenings in the US.
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Football: Pele advice to Beckham

Thursday, July 12th 2007, 7:30
related places: Beckham

Brazil legend Pele tells David Beckham not to expect an easy ride when he starts playing in the United States.
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UN concerned over US Iraq policy

Thursday, July 12th 2007, 1:51
related countries: Iraq

UN chief Ban Ki-moon tells the BBC he is concerned about where US policy on Iraq might be heading.
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US former First Lady Johnson dies

Thursday, July 12th 2007, 0:14

Claudia Alta Taylor Johnson, the wife of former US President Lyndon B Johnson, dies aged 94.
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US and EU revise Kosovo UN draft

Wednesday, July 11th 2007, 22:25
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

The UN waters down a draft resolution promising independence for Kosovo if talks with Serbia fail.
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US Open gets record prize money

Wednesday, July 11th 2007, 22:14

The total prize money for this year's US Open is nearly £10m while the men's and women's champions will win almost £700,000 each.
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Pizza-bomb man 'in on robbery'

Wednesday, July 11th 2007, 20:28

A pizza delivery man killed by a bomb around his neck was part of a robbery plot, not a hostage, US authorities say.
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Iraq 'vendetta attack' kills 11

Wednesday, July 11th 2007, 19:25
related countries: Iraq

Insurgents in Iraq kill at least 11 people by locking them into a house and blowing it up, the US military says.
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Dollar keeps falling against euro

Wednesday, July 11th 2007, 13:44

The dollar falls further against the euro while the pound remains at a 26-year high against the US currency.
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Abu Hamza fights US extradition

Wednesday, July 11th 2007, 13:37
related places: Lawyers

Lawyers for jailed Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri tell a court he should not be extradited to face US charges.
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US mistrial for Colombian rebel

Tuesday, July 10th 2007, 22:18
related countries: Colombia

A mistrial is declared in the case of Colombian rebel leader Ricardo Palmera, after a US jury fails to reach a verdict.
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Simpsons names winning town

Tuesday, July 10th 2007, 18:57
related places: Springfield, Vermont, Simpsons

The US town of Springfield, Vermont, is to host the film premiere of The Simpsons after an online vote.
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US soldier killed at Afghan base

Tuesday, July 10th 2007, 12:20
related countries: Afghanistan

A US soldier dies after a shooting inside inside a military base in western Afghanistan.
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US senator admits 'serious sin'

Tuesday, July 10th 2007, 11:20
related places: Washington, Louisiana

A Louisiana senator publicly apologises for "a serious sin" after his name is linked to an alleged Washington prostitution ring.
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Buenos Aires sees rare snowfall

Tuesday, July 10th 2007, 9:27
related countries: Argentina, Chile

A cold snap grips parts of South America, and snow falls on Argentina's capital for the first time since 1918.
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US Senate steps up Iraq pressure

Tuesday, July 10th 2007, 8:47
related countries: Iraq

President George W Bush faces fresh pressure over his Iraq policy as the US Senate debates war funding.
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Ethiopia death call surprises US

Tuesday, July 10th 2007, 8:08
related countries: Ethiopia

The US says it is "surprised" by an Ethiopian prosecutor's call for the death penalty for 38 opposition leaders.
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Racial slur 'buried' by US group

Tuesday, July 10th 2007, 0:58

A leading US rights group symbolically buries a racial slur generally referred to as the "N-word".
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Farc leader guilty of US kidnaps

Monday, July 9th 2007, 21:25
related countries: Colombia

Farc leader Ricardo Palmera is convicted in the US over the kidnapping of three Americans in Colombia.
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Bush says aides will not testify

Monday, July 9th 2007, 19:40

US President George W Bush invokes executive privilege to shield aides from testifying over the firing of federal prosecutors.
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US Iraq chief warns of long war

Monday, July 9th 2007, 17:20
related countries: Iraq

The head of US forces in Iraq, Gen David Petraeus, says fighting the insurgency could take decades.
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Heatwave fans US wildfires

Monday, July 9th 2007, 17:00

Rain and cooler temperatures slow a wildfire in South Dakota, as a dozen other wildfires sweep across the US.
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Mexico migrants packed into lorry

Monday, July 9th 2007, 12:41
related countries: Mexico

Mexican police find 289 illegal migrants from Latin American, 226 of them hidden inside a single lorry, officials say.
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Playstation price cut in US

Monday, July 9th 2007, 8:09
related countries: Japan

Japanese electronics giant Sony cuts the price of its Playstation 3 in the US in an effort to boost sales.
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Boeing unveils Dreamliner plane

Monday, July 9th 2007, 2:37

Boeing launches its new 787 jet, billed as the most environmentally-friendly plane ever built.
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Iranians visit captives in Iraq

Saturday, July 7th 2007, 16:04
related countries: Iran, Iraq

Iranian officials pay their first visit to five nationals detained since January by US forces in northern Iraq.
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Six US soldiers killed in Iraq

Saturday, July 7th 2007, 4:51
related countries: Iraq

The US military announces the recent deaths of six more American soldiers in combat operations in Iraq.
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Fifa relents on altitude ruling

Friday, July 6th 2007, 21:34

Fifa says it will waive a ban on international matches being played at high altitude for the Bolivian city La Paz.
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US investigating Falluja claims

Friday, July 6th 2007, 21:21
related countries: Iraq

The US Navy is examining "credible allegations" of wrongdoing by US marines in Falluja, Iraq, in 2004.
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US court dismisses 'spying' case

Friday, July 6th 2007, 18:52
related places: Bush

A US appeals court dismisses a lawsuit challenging the Bush administration's domestic spying programme.
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US capital to host Live Earth gig

Friday, July 6th 2007, 14:52

Washington DC is added to the list of cities staging Live Earth concerts on Saturday, bringing the total to nine.
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Al Gore's son in 'drug treatment'

Friday, July 6th 2007, 8:49

Former US Vice-President Al Gore says his son is getting treatment after being arrested for drug possession.
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Venezuela brands US envoy failure

Friday, July 6th 2007, 5:02
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuela bids a hostile farewell to the US ambassador, as he regrets not achieving greater dialogue.
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'Gumtree for US' launched by eBay

Thursday, July 5th 2007, 22:06
related countries: United Kingdom

EBay launches a US classified ad website similar to its Gumtree site, which has proved popular in the UK.
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Nigeria tension helps oil surge

Thursday, July 5th 2007, 20:27

Oil prices hit 10-month highs of more than $74 as concerns over supply from the Niger Delta intensify.
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Beijing launch for massacre film

Wednesday, July 4th 2007, 15:21
related countries: China
related places: Beijing

A US-made documentary about a massacre of Chinese citizens in the 1930s has its premiere in Beijing.
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Blackstone buys Hilton for $26bn

Wednesday, July 4th 2007, 0:36
related places: Hilton, Blackstone

US private equity group Blackstone is buying the Hilton Hotels chain for $26bn (£13bn) in an all-cash deal.
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White House rivals head to Iowa

Tuesday, July 3rd 2007, 22:15
related places: Iowa

Contenders in the 2008 US presidential race campaign in Iowa, a key early state in picking each party's nominee.
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Bush not ruling out Libby pardon

Tuesday, July 3rd 2007, 17:03
related places: Libby, White House

US President George Bush refuses to rule out pardoning ex-White House aide Lewis Libby, convicted of perjury.
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US Democrats angry over Libby

Tuesday, July 3rd 2007, 10:23
related places: Libby

US Democrats express outrage at President Bush's decision to commute Lewis "Scooter" Libby's jail term.
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Japan minister quits over gaffe

Tuesday, July 3rd 2007, 7:46
related countries: Japan

Japan's defence minister quits following a row over remarks he made about the US atomic attacks during World War II.
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US regrets Afghan civilian deaths

Tuesday, July 3rd 2007, 5:27
related countries: Afghanistan

The US ambassador to the UN describes the killing by security forces in Afghanistan of civilians as "unfortunate".
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US opera singer Sills dies at 78

Tuesday, July 3rd 2007, 3:07
related places: America, Sills, New York

One of America's best-known opera singers, soprano Beverly Sills, dies from lung cancer in New York.
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Bush and Putin 'united' on Iran

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 17:37
related countries: Iran, Russia

The US and Russian leaders agree to work together on Iran, but fail to resolve a dispute over missile defence plans.
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Libby refused delayed prison term

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 17:33
related places: White House

A US appeals court refuses to delay the jail term of former White House official Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
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Libby refused delayed prison term

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 17:12
related places: White House

A US appeals court refuses to delay the jail term of former White House official Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
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Bush woos Putin with home visit

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 13:39
related countries: Russia

President Bush welcomes Russia's President Putin to his family's retreat for talks aimed at easing strained ties.
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US links Iran to attack in Iraq

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 11:37
related countries: Iran, Iraq, Lebanon

The US military says Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah were behind an attack in Karbala that killed five soldiers.
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Vanished US envoy 'found dead'

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 9:49
related countries: Cyprus

A US diplomat in Cyprus who went missing four days ago is reportedly found dead on a remote part of the island.
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