News: United States

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United States: news

US soldier killed in Afghan clash

Thursday, December 15th 2005, 14:39
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kandahar

A US soldier and a suspected Taleban fighter die in fighting in the northeast of Kandahar province, US military says.
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Bush takes on Iraqi war critics

Thursday, December 15th 2005, 12:54
related countries: Iraq

The US president admits the Iraq invasion was based on faulty intelligence, but says it was still the right decision.
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The nun who died for the Amazon

Thursday, December 15th 2005, 11:37
related countries: Brazil
related places: Amazon

Tom Gibb reflects on a meeting with US-born nun and activist Dorothy Stang as two men are jailed for her murder in Brazil.
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Canada-US war of words escalates

Thursday, December 15th 2005, 10:20
related countries: Canada

Canada's PM warns he will "not be dictated to" after a US diplomat called on lawmakers to watch what they said.
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Congress presses for torture ban

Thursday, December 15th 2005, 7:24

The House of Representatives backs a motion passed by the US Senate, banning torture of foreign terror suspects.
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UN pulls out Eritrea peacekeepers

Thursday, December 15th 2005, 3:52
related countries: Canada, Eritrea

The UN decides to pull US, Canadian and European peacekeepers from Eritrea after the country's ultimatum.
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US and EU push for Gaza bus link

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 18:00
related countries: Israel, West Bank
related places: Gaza

US and European officials are pressing Israel to allow bus convoys between Gaza and the West Bank to begin.
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Air marshals test patrols on land

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 17:12

US air marshals expand their work to bus and train stations and ferries in a three-day test to bolster home security.
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US and EU differ at trade talks

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 14:31
related countries: Hong Kong

Disagreement between the US and EU dominates the second day of global trade talks in Hong Kong.
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US presses for global trade deal

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 5:36

A top US official says trade negotiators should agree on a global free trade deal or face a slide into protectionism.
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Venezuela MPs accuse US of 'plot'

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 1:13
related countries: Venezuela

Two leading Venezuelan lawmakers accuse the US of a plot to damage the government of President Hugo Chavez.
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Fed pushes US rates up to 4.25%

Tuesday, December 13th 2005, 21:55

The US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the 13th time in a row, sparking a debate on future increases.
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Ex-US President Ford in hospital

Tuesday, December 13th 2005, 18:37
related places: California

Former US President Gerald Ford is in hospital in California for tests, his spokesman says.
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Top US diplomat hid spy meetings

Tuesday, December 13th 2005, 12:48
related countries: Taiwan

A former top US diplomat pleads guilty to concealing a relationship with a Taiwanese intelligence officer.
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Afghanistan hit by strong quake

Tuesday, December 13th 2005, 11:02
related countries: Afghanistan

A powerful earthquake hits north-eastern Afghanistan - so far there are no reports of casualties.
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US ex-gang boss Williams executed

Tuesday, December 13th 2005, 10:51
related countries: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

Former gang leader Stanley "Tookie" Williams is executed after the failure of a high-profile campaign for his life.
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US ex-gang boss denied clemency

Tuesday, December 13th 2005, 5:12
related countries: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
related places: California

Former gang leader Stanley "Tookie" Williams exhausts his legal appeals and is due to be executed shortly.
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Bin Laden 'does not run al-Qaeda'

Monday, December 12th 2005, 22:59
related places: Laden

Osama bin Laden's mountain hideaway mean he is no longer in effective control of al-Qaeda, a US official suggests.
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Bush praises Sunni vote decision

Monday, December 12th 2005, 20:04

US President Bush says he is encouraged by the decision of more Sunni Arabs to take part in elections on Thursday.
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Dutch Iraqi may face extradition

Monday, December 12th 2005, 19:08
related countries: Iraq, Netherlands

A court says a Dutch citizen can be extradited to the US to face charges of participating in Iraq's insurgency.
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Vioxx court case ends in mistrial

Monday, December 12th 2005, 15:16

A US judge declares a mistrial in the first federal lawsuit against drugs giant Merck and its Vioxx painkiller.
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US state signs Cuban trade deal

Monday, December 12th 2005, 12:51
related countries: Cuba

Maine Governor John Baldacci signs a multi-million dollar trade deal with Cuba's state-run food agency.
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Straw: 'No record' of CIA flights

Monday, December 12th 2005, 10:04
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK has no records of US requests for permission to use its airports to move CIA suspects, says Jack Straw.
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Japan eases import ban on US beef

Monday, December 12th 2005, 4:39
related countries: Canada, Japan

Japan's agriculture ministry says it will resume imports of US and Canadian beef after a two-year ban.
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Amazon nun's killers are jailed

Sunday, December 11th 2005, 2:51

Two Brazilians are convicted and jailed for murdering US-born nun and peasants' rights activist Dorothy Stang.
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Comedian Richard Pryor dead at 65

Saturday, December 10th 2005, 23:54
related places: California

Groundbreaking US comedian Richard Pryor dies in California at the age of 65 after a long illness.
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US defends prisoners' transfers

Saturday, December 10th 2005, 15:38

A senior US official defends treatment of terror suspects, as Poland probes reports of CIA jails.
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US envoy urges Iraq election calm

Saturday, December 10th 2005, 12:28
related countries: Iraq

The US ambassador in Iraq says violence must not be allowed to mar Thursday's parliamentary election.
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Last-minute climate deals reached

Saturday, December 10th 2005, 12:11

Ministers at Montreal's climate change conference agree to long-term talks on measures to cut gas emissions.
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Haiti sacks Supreme Court judges

Saturday, December 10th 2005, 5:04
related countries: Haiti

Five top Haitian judges are fired after ruling that a Haitian-born US millionaire can run for president.
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US investigates Iraq gunfire film

Saturday, December 10th 2005, 2:09
related countries: Iraq

The US examines a video apparently showing security contractors firing at Iraqi civilians.
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US group proposes Neptune flight

Saturday, December 10th 2005, 1:36
related places: Neptune

Neptune and its largest moon could be the targets of a space mission in the decades ahead, researchers propose.
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BP could face US criminal charges

Friday, December 9th 2005, 22:24
related places: Texas City, March

BP may face a US criminal probe into the explosion at its Texas City refinery last March in which 15 workers died.
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Brazil nun 'shot in self-defence'

Friday, December 9th 2005, 22:24
related countries: Botswana, Brazil

One of two men accused over the death of a US-born nun in Brazil tells a court he shot her in self-defence.
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UN poised for new climate talks

Friday, December 9th 2005, 21:57

UN delegates reportedly agree to hold new talks to cut greenhouse gases, but it is not clear if the US is involved.
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UN renews US 'torture' criticism

Friday, December 9th 2005, 20:27
related places: Top

Top UN human rights official Louise Arbour repeats her charge that the US is loosening curbs on torture.
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Chavez to sit at Mercosur table

Friday, December 9th 2005, 18:51
related countries: Venezuela

The presidents of the South American trading bloc Mercosur start the process of including Venezuela as a member.
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US bars access to terror suspects

Friday, December 9th 2005, 0:54
related places: Red Cross

The US admits for the first time that it has not given the Red Cross access to all detainees in its custody.
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US police spoof film sparks row

Thursday, December 8th 2005, 21:40

Up to 20 San Francisco police officers face disciplinary action over a video with sexist and racist content.
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Probe after Miami airport killing

Thursday, December 8th 2005, 11:11
related places: Miami

Investigations begin after a US citizen was shot dead by marshals on board an American Airlines flight.
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US mayor ousted over sex scandal

Thursday, December 8th 2005, 8:42

A US mayor is recalled by voters after allegations that he offered young men jobs in exchange for sex.
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Man shot dead at Florida airport

Thursday, December 8th 2005, 5:05
related places: Miami, Florida

An airline passenger is shot dead by a US air marshal in Miami after claiming he had a bomb, officials say.
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Canada turns climate focus on US

Thursday, December 8th 2005, 3:53

Canada's prime minister appeals to the US to "listen to its conscience" at the UN climate change conference.
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US attacks UN official on 'jails'

Thursday, December 8th 2005, 2:56
related places: Washington

Washington says the UN human rights commissioner had no authority to criticise its anti-terror tactics.
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UN demands halt to Eritrea order

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 23:39
related countries: Eritrea, Ethiopia

The UN tells Eritrea not to expel European and North American peacekeepers from the border with Ethiopia.
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US 'shifts' position on torture

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 21:14
related places: Rice

Condoleezza Rice says the UN treaty on torture applies to US interrogators both in the US and abroad.
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Eritrea expels UN peacekeepers

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 19:59
related countries: Eritrea, Ethiopia

Eritrea expels a group of UN peacekeepers monitoring the fragile truce border with Ethiopia.
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Russian bill draws fire from Rice

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 13:54
related countries: Ukraine

The US secretary of state boosts ties with Ukraine and criticises a Russian move to control NGOs.
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US senators push Bush on climate

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 12:35
related countries: Canada
related places: Bush

Almost a quarter of the US Senate signs a letter urging President Bush to take part in climate talks in Canada.
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New York gets Venezuela cheap oil

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 12:05
related countries: Venezuela

An oil company controlled by the Venezuelan government makes its first delivery of cut-price heating oil to the US.
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Afghan clashes 'kill 22 rebels'

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 11:39
related countries: Afghanistan

Afghan and US troops have killed 22 suspected militants in two clashes in the south, the US military says.
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US says N Korea 'criminal regime'

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 11:04
related countries: North Korea

A senior US diplomat calls North Korea a "criminal regime" involved in drug trafficking and forgery.
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Microsoft invests $1.7bn in India

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 10:26
related countries: India

The US software giant Microsoft unveils plans to invest $1.7bn in India over the next four years.
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'Tortured' Australian speaks out

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 10:15
related countries: Aruba

Australian Mamdouh Habib says he was caught up in the US policy of transferring terror suspects abroad, and abused.
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South Korea fines Microsoft $32m

Wednesday, December 7th 2005, 9:56
related countries: North Korea

US software giant Microsoft is fined $32m following an antitrust ruling by South Korean regulators.
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US clears terror funding suspect

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 22:20

A US jury clears Palestinian academic Sami al-Arian of funding a banned militant group but other charges remain.
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US rejects Iraq hostage ransoms

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 19:49
related countries: Iraq

President George W Bush says the US will use intelligence to free hostages in Iraq, but will not pay ransoms.
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Rice signs US-Romania bases deal

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 18:40
related countries: Romania

The US secretary of state signs a deal to give the US access to Romanian military bases, during a Europe tour.
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Iraqi video of 'US captive' aired

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 15:55
related countries: Iraq

Al-Jazeera broadcasts a video purporting to show a US security consultant said to have been kidnapped in Iraq.
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US court hears recruitment row

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 15:39

The US Supreme Court hears a gay rights-related dispute over military recruitment on college campuses.
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Rice and Merkel discuss CIA row

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 12:29
related countries: Germany

Germany's Angela Merkel and Condoleezza Rice discuss reports that CIA planes flew suspects via Europe.
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US army drops Iraq murder charges

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 11:40
related countries: Iraq

The US army drops charges against a soldier accused of murder while commanding a platoon in Iraq.
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N Korea threatens talks walk-out

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 9:21
related countries: North Korea

North Korea threatens to end talks on its nuclear programme unless the US removes financial sanctions.
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Singapore accused of maid neglect

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 8:22
related countries: Singapore

A US-based rights group says foreign maids face what amounts to forced labour and other abuse in Singapore.
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US boosts focus on Iraq bombings

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 7:50
related countries: Iraq

A US four-star general is appointed to lead efforts to stop homemade bomb attacks on troops in Iraq.
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Venezuelans 'lost faith in polls'

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 0:51
related countries: Venezuela

The US calls for reform in Venezuela after supporters of Hugo Chavez sweep parliamentary elections.
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US judge drops Bush ally charge

Monday, December 5th 2005, 23:48
related places: Bush, Republican

A judge drops conspiracy charges against Bush ally Tom DeLay, but money-laundering charges stand.
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Rice defends US terror policies

Monday, December 5th 2005, 19:53

The secretary of state admits that terror suspects are flown abroad by the US, but denies they are tortured.
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US 'is failing to protect itself'

Monday, December 5th 2005, 17:42

The US is still vulnerable to terror attacks, say former members of the 11 September commission.
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Oil up as winter weather hits US

Monday, December 5th 2005, 14:27

Oil prices touch $60 a barrel briefly as snowstorms hit the US North East, increasing demand for heating oil.
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Rice 'to talk tough on CIA claim'

Monday, December 5th 2005, 1:14

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is reportedly to urge EU states to ease off over secret CIA jail claims.
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Militants' new tack in cyber war

Sunday, December 4th 2005, 13:22
related countries: Iraq

Radical Islamists are apparently being offered the chance to attack a US base in Iraq as the prize in a contest to design a new website for an Iraqi militant group.
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UN to hear report on Burma impact

Saturday, December 3rd 2005, 6:04
related countries: Burma

The UN Security Council agrees for the first time to hear a briefing on Burma, in a move led by the US.
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US civil rights group to sue CIA

Saturday, December 3rd 2005, 2:50
related countries: Afghanistan

A US rights group says it will sue the CIA over a man allegedly abducted and flown to a secret Afghan prison.
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Bush voices death penalty support

Saturday, December 3rd 2005, 1:22

US President George Bush backs the death penalty, hours after the country's 1,000th execution.
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Ten US marines killed in Falluja

Friday, December 2nd 2005, 20:49
related countries: Iraq

Ten marines were killed and 11 wounded by a roadside bomb near the Iraqi city of Falluja, the US military says.
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US to relax airline scissor ban

Friday, December 2nd 2005, 16:27

The US is to relax its ban on airline passengers carrying sharp objects in a move which alarms flight attendants.
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US carries out 1,000th execution

Friday, December 2nd 2005, 14:24

A convicted killer becomes the 1,000th person executed in the US since it reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
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US Vietnam intelligence 'flawed'

Friday, December 2nd 2005, 13:39
related countries: Vietnam

Previously secret documents suggest the US may have escalated its war in Vietnam based on faulty intelligence.
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US reservist on Iraq scam charges

Friday, December 2nd 2005, 13:05
related countries: Iraq

A US army officer is accused of accepting bribes and stealing reconstruction funds while serving in Iraq.
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Conrad Black appears in US court

Thursday, December 1st 2005, 23:41
related places: Press

Press tycoon Conrad Black appears in a US court to deny charges that he defrauded his former media group.
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Bush concern at Iraq 'propaganda'

Thursday, December 1st 2005, 20:40
related countries: Iraq
related places: White House

The White House expresses concern over reports that the US military is paying Iraqi papers to run positive stories.
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US 'admits' Iraq propaganda drive

Thursday, December 1st 2005, 17:41
related countries: Iraq

The US military in Iraq implicitly acknowledges it is running a campaign to plant articles in Iraqi papers.
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Mexico rejects US border fences

Thursday, December 1st 2005, 15:17
related countries: Mexico

The Mexican government says it opposes a US plan to build more fences along the border to control illegal immigration.
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Insurgent 'attack' on Iraqi city

Thursday, December 1st 2005, 13:13
related countries: Iraq

Reports say insurgents have launched an attack on Ramadi, but the US military plays down the incident.
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Black set to appear in US court

Thursday, December 1st 2005, 6:34

Lord Black is due to appear in a US court on Thursday to answer fraud charges, having been indicted last month.
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US top court debates abortion law

Wednesday, November 30th 2005, 17:52

The US Supreme Court hears challenges to a state law that restricts abortion rights for minors.
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Straw quizzes US on 'CIA flights'

Wednesday, November 30th 2005, 17:19
related countries: United Kingdom

Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says he has written to the US over claims CIA "torture" flights landed in the UK.
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Mexico alters extradition rules

Wednesday, November 30th 2005, 3:47
related countries: Mexico

A change in Mexico's extradition rules could mean more drug suspects being sent to the US.
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US 'to reduce its forces in Iraq'

Wednesday, November 30th 2005, 2:32
related countries: Iraq

The US says it expects conditions in Iraq will allow a reduction in American troops numbers there next year.
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US defends Iraq phosphorus

Wednesday, November 30th 2005, 1:45
related countries: Iraq

The most senior US general defends the use of weapons containing white phosphorus in Iraq.
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Killer escapes landmark execution

Tuesday, November 29th 2005, 23:52

A US man due to be the 1,000th person to be executed in the US since 1976 has been granted clemency.
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US probes secret CIA jail claim

Tuesday, November 29th 2005, 22:34
related countries: Germany

The US says it will investigate reports that the CIA is running secret prisons in eastern Europe.
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US condemns UAE gay men arrests

Tuesday, November 29th 2005, 18:39
related countries: United Arab Emirates

The US condemns the arrests of 26 gay men during a raid on a party at a hotel in the United Arab Emirates.
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Cheney accused on prisoner abuse

Tuesday, November 29th 2005, 12:23

A top aide to ex-US Secretary of State Colin Powell suggests Dick Cheney could be responsible for war crimes.
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US official to hold Iran meeting

Tuesday, November 29th 2005, 10:20
related countries: Iran, Iraq

The US ambassador in Iraq is to hold talks with officials from Iran, a state with which it has no diplomatic ties.
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Summit seeks climate solutions

Tuesday, November 29th 2005, 4:52
related places: Montreal

Delegates start key climate talks in Montreal, looking for ways to meet Kyoto treaty targets and go further.
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Bush seeks immigration overhaul

Tuesday, November 29th 2005, 2:04

The US president begins touring border states to rally support for his strategy to control immigration.
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US lawmaker quits in bribery row

Monday, November 28th 2005, 23:22

US Republican congressman Randy Cunningham resigns after admitting taking bribes from a defence contractor.
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US thief to wear 'I stole mail' sign

Monday, November 28th 2005, 21:58

The US Supreme Court rejects an appeal by a jailed thief, against the legality of being publicly shamed.
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