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News: United States

We have started to collect the most important news related to United States in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Obama says US cannot ignore race

Wednesday, March 19th 2008, 7:47

US presidential candidate Barack Obama speaks on race, seeking to defuse a row over his ex-pastor.
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Bush pushes Colombia trade deal

Wednesday, March 19th 2008, 6:05
related countries: Colombia Colombia

US President George W Bush again urges the US Congress to approve a free trade deal with Colombia.
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Iraq murder charge for US marine

Wednesday, March 19th 2008, 0:10
related countries: Iraq Iraq

A third US marine is charged over the deaths of unarmed Iraqi detainees in Falluja in November 2004.
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Visa in record US stock offering

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 23:01

Worldwide payment card group Visa has raised more than $17.9bn (£8.9bn) in the biggest US share issue.
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Federal Reserve slashes US rates

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 20:09

The US central bank announces another deep cut in interest rates to calm nervous markets.
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Body-snatching ring boss 'guilty'

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 18:03

The head of a US body-snatching ring who stole body parts from about 1,000 people pleads guilty.
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Cheney vows to finish job in Iraq

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 16:29
related countries: Iraq Iraq

US Vice-President Cheney says the US will complete its Iraq mission, to prevent it becoming a base for terrorists.
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US court hearing key gun law case

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 14:58

The Supreme Court considers Washington DC's gun laws, in a landmark case about Americans' right to bear arms.
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Russia-US missile talks 'stalled'

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 14:50
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow, Top

Russia's foreign minister says no deal has been struck with the US over its missile shield plans in Europe.
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US admits economy in downturn

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 14:21

US Treasury boss Henry Paulson says the US is in a downturn as the Fed prepares to slash interest rates to 2%.
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Stocks rebound from Monday fall

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 9:48
related places: Monday

Share prices in Europe rebound as investors await an interest rate decision from the US central bank.
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Tennis: Nadal overpowers Young

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 7:21
related places: Young

Rafael Nadal and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will meet in the fourth round of the Pacific Life Open.
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US oil spill ship pilot charged

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 1:42

The pilot of a ship that spilt 58,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay is charged with criminal negligence.
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Markets rattled by bank worries

Monday, March 17th 2008, 23:18

Stock markets across the globe slump in reaction to the emergency rescue of Bear Stearns.
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'Positive' Russia-US meeting held

Monday, March 17th 2008, 22:43
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Moscow

Senior political figures from Russia and the US, meeting in Moscow, say they are hopeful relations can be improved.
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US court to rule on TV expletives

Monday, March 17th 2008, 17:19

The US Supreme Court is to consider a legal wrangle over what constitutes indecency on the airwaves.
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Cheney in Baghdad for key talks

Monday, March 17th 2008, 14:51
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

US Vice-President Dick Cheney visits Iraq ahead of the fifth anniversary of the US-led invasion.
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Rescue for troubled Wall St bank

Monday, March 17th 2008, 8:34

JPMorgan Chase is to acquire ailing US bank Bear Stearns for $2 a share, a fraction of its previous value.
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Bleak picture of Iraq conditions

Monday, March 17th 2008, 0:59
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Red Cross

Millions of Iraqis lack clean water and healthcare, five years after the US-led invasion, the Red Cross says.
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Clinton defends role in NI peace

Sunday, March 16th 2008, 12:23
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton defends her role in the Northern Ireland peace process.
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John McCain visits Iraqi capital

Sunday, March 16th 2008, 11:20
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Republican

Republican presumptive presidential candidate John McCain is in Iraq for meetings with top US and Iraqi officials.
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Two die as storms maul Georgia

Sunday, March 16th 2008, 3:05
related places: Atlanta

Two people die in storms in the US state of Georgia, a day after a tornado tears through the city of Atlanta.
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Severe wind storm strikes Atlanta

Saturday, March 15th 2008, 4:00
related places: Atlanta

A severe wind storm hits the US city of Atlanta, damaging skyscrapers, hotels and two sports arenas.
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US House passes surveillance law

Saturday, March 15th 2008, 1:59

The House of Representatives in the US passes a wiretap law that President George Bush has vowed to veto.
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Doctors cleared in Ritter death

Saturday, March 15th 2008, 0:09
related places: Ritter

A US court clearns two doctors of negligence in the 2003 death of actor John Ritter.
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Bush reassures over economy

Friday, March 14th 2008, 23:24

President Bush attempts to reassure US businessmen that the country's economy is fundamentally strong.
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Bear Stearns gets emergency funds

Friday, March 14th 2008, 20:59
related places: New York

US bank Bear Stearns gets emergency funding, raising fears that one of Wall Street's biggest names may collapse.
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US detains 'top al-Qaeda figure'

Friday, March 14th 2008, 19:10

A top al-Qaeda figure who the Pentagon says has close ties to Osama Bin Laden is taken to Guantanamo Bay.
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Yemeni describes CIA secret jails

Friday, March 14th 2008, 18:47
related countries: Yemen Yemen

A Yemeni says he was held for nearly three years in secret CIA prisons and accuses the US of torture.
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'Roadmap' focus of Mid-East talks

Friday, March 14th 2008, 8:04

Israelis and Palestinians are to hold talks with a US envoy on the roadmap plan, the first such meeting for months.
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US Congress tables budget plans

Friday, March 14th 2008, 6:55
related places: House

The US Senate and House pass budget plans in opposition to President George W Bush's $3 trillion budget.
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Endeavour's crew take space walk

Friday, March 14th 2008, 6:43

Two American astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) begin their first space walk.
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US envoy urges N Korea progress

Friday, March 14th 2008, 6:00
related countries: North Korea North Korea
related places: Geneva

Some progress was made at North Korea nuclear talks but more is needed, US negotiator Christopher Hill says.
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L America urged to fight 'terror'

Friday, March 14th 2008, 3:31

The US secretary of state asks Latin American countries to give no quarter to terrorist groups.
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Drug suspect faces US extradition

Friday, March 14th 2008, 0:27
related countries: Colombia Colombia

Suspected Colombian drug baron 'Lollypop' Ramirez Abadia can be extradited to the US, Brazil court rules.
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Britons 'conned in US share scam'

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 21:12
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A US father and daughter are accused of tricking 15,000 mostly elderly British citizens out of more than $70m.
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Spitzer sex scandal woman named

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 19:37

The prostitute at the centre of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's sex scandal is named by US media.
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EU-US agree on visa waiver talks

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 17:22

The EU and the US agree on a twin approach in their talks on doing away with visas for travel to the US.
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Stocks fall on weakening dollar

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 15:43

US shares fall sharply, hit by dollar weakness and the news that a billion-dollar fund is on the verge of collapse.
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US concern at Egypt poll arrests

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 12:58
related countries: Egypt Egypt

The US criticises a "campaign" of arrests of Egyptian opposition activists in the run-up to elections.
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Skiing: Miller wins world title

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 12:47

American Bode Miller wins the overall World Cup title for the 2007-08 season.
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Pakistan protests at US shelling

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 12:33
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan criticises US forces in Afghanistan for cross-border shelling that it says killed two women and two children.
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US tightens air quality standards

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 11:07

The US introduces tougher air quality standards for the first time in 10 years, to improve public health.
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Mexico captures 'key drug lord'

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 10:11
related countries: Mexico Mexico

Mexico arrests a US citizen alleged to be a key Tijuana drug cartel figure and is set to deport him to the US.
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China hits back at US on rights

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 8:43
related countries: China China
related places: Beijing, Washington

China says Washington's rights record is "shocking", after a US report labels Beijing an authoritarian regime.
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Shuttle docks with space station

Thursday, March 13th 2008, 4:20
related countries: Japan Japan

The US shuttle Endeavour docks with the International Space Station on a mission to deliver a Japanese space lab.
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Estonia, Latvia sign US visa deal

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 17:35

Two more European countries sign accords with the US on visa-free travel, causing potential problems with the EU.
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Iran accuses MP over TV spot

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 16:52
related countries: Iran Iran

Iran's intelligence minister accuses a leading reformist MP of treason, for talking to a US-funded television station.
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Obama wins in Mississippi primary

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 11:22

Barack Obama beats Hillary Clinton in Mississippi's primary, in the fight for the Democrats' presidential nomination.
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US troops clash with Iraq militia

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 10:50
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The US says it has killed a number of militants in clashes in the mainly-Shia Muslim city of Kut in southern Iraq.
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Doctor held over Australia deaths

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 10:12
related countries: Australia Australia

A plastic surgeon wanted in Australia in connection with the deaths of three patients has been arrested in the US.
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Prosecutor seeks Concorde charges

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 9:11
related countries: France France

A French prosecutor seeks manslaughter charges against a US airline over the 2000 Concorde crash.
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Pentagon denies Iran policy shift

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 7:05
related countries: Iran Iran

The US Mid-East commander's resignation does not signal a policy change on Iran, the Pentagon insists.
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Pentagon denies Iran policy shift

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 7:05
related countries: Iran Iran

The US Mid-East commander's resignation does not signal a policy change on Iran, the Pentagon insists.
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US Mid-East commander quits

Wednesday, March 12th 2008, 2:33

The head of US forces in the Middle East, Adm William Fallon, resigns amid reported differences over Iran.
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US report softens stance on China

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 23:59
related countries: China China

China is removed from a US list of the world's worst human rights violators in an annual state department report.
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STDs rife among US teenage girls

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 16:08

At least one in four teenage girls in the US has a sexually transmitted disease, a study finds.
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US talks push for Mid-East peace

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 8:46
related countries: Israel Israel

The US secretary of state holds talks with her Israeli counterpart, amid fresh moves to advance Mid-East peace.
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Shuttle launched from Florida

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 6:31
related places: Florida

The US shuttle Endeavour lifts off, carrying astronauts and equipment to the International Space Station.
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US troops killed in Iraq bombing

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 6:30
related countries: Iraq Iraq

A bombing in the Iraqi province of Diyala kills three US soldiers and their interpreter, the US military says.
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Obama spurns double ticket hints

Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 4:29
related places: Pennsylvania

Barack Obama dismisses the idea of becoming Hillary Clinton's running mate in the US presidential election.
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Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 1:06

US research links health problems suffered by Gulf War veterans to exposure to a particular group of chemicals.
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Congress sues over prosecutors

Monday, March 10th 2008, 20:11
related places: White House

A US congressional panel files a lawsuit to compel White House aides to cooperate with an inquiry into the firing of attorneys.
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Cheney to tour Middle-East states

Monday, March 10th 2008, 18:51

The US president sends his deputy to the Middle East to encourage leaders to stick to peace process promises.
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Shuttle Endeavour set for launch

Monday, March 10th 2008, 17:45

The US shuttle Endeavour is set to take astronauts and equipment to the International Space Station.
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US 'to modernise Polish military'

Monday, March 10th 2008, 17:22
related countries: Poland Poland

The US agrees to help modernise Poland's military as part of a deal to base interceptor missiles there.
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Iraq bomb kills five US troops

Monday, March 10th 2008, 16:17
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Five US soldiers are killed by a suicide bomb in Baghdad, in one of the deadliest attacks on US troops there in months.
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Church to step up climate fight

Monday, March 10th 2008, 13:15

Leaders of the influential US Southern Baptists decide climate change is real and they should fight it.
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US 'not returning to Uzbek base'

Monday, March 10th 2008, 11:19
related countries: Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

The US is not trying to re-open a military base in Uzbekistan, a senior diplomat tells the BBC.
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Further falls in shares in Asia

Monday, March 10th 2008, 11:07
related places: Asia

Asian shares are hit by more worries about the US economy, with the Nikkei at its lowest level since 2005.
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Snow storms batter Canada and US

Monday, March 10th 2008, 10:40
related countries: Canada Canada

Parts of the US Midwest are clearing up after record snowfalls as blizzards move across eastern Canada.
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Pentagon insider attacks war plan

Sunday, March 9th 2008, 20:38
related countries: Iraq Iraq

A book by an ex-Pentagon official attacks Colin Powell, the CIA and other US officials over the US-led Iraq war.
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Storms dump snow on Midwest

Sunday, March 9th 2008, 9:53
related places: Midwest

Storms sweep the US Midwest, dumping a record snowfall, and disrupting flights and other services.
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Man held over US family killings

Sunday, March 9th 2008, 5:45
related places: Memphis, Tennessee

Tennessee police charge a convicted killer with the murders of four adults and two children at a Memphis house.
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Obama defeats Clinton in Wyoming

Sunday, March 9th 2008, 3:43
related places: Wyoming, Rivals

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama wins in Wyoming in the latest battle with his rival Hillary Clinton.
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Bush vetoes interrogation limits

Saturday, March 8th 2008, 15:39

US President George Bush vetoes a bill that would stop the CIA using methods such as simulated drowning.
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US oil man jailed for Iraq bribes

Saturday, March 8th 2008, 12:49
related countries: Iraq Iraq

A US oil executive is jailed for two years for paying millions of dollars in bribes to Saddam Hussein's government.
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Fuelling Baghdad's energy crisis

Saturday, March 8th 2008, 12:06
related countries: Iraq Iraq

As Baghdad experiences ongoing power shortages, Hugh Sykes hears claims this is a legacy of US planning for post-Saddam Iraq.
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More job losses hit US economy

Saturday, March 8th 2008, 2:54

The US president insists there is not a recession despite the worst monthly jobless figures in five years.
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Blair to teach in the US on faith

Friday, March 7th 2008, 21:04

Tony Blair is to teach students at Yale University in the US about faith and globalisation.
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US ambassador to Belarus expelled

Friday, March 7th 2008, 16:24
related countries: Belarus Belarus

Belarus announces that it has expelled the United States ambassador, and recalled its ambassador to the US.
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US ex-bosses pay deals under fire

Friday, March 7th 2008, 15:05
related places: Congress

Three key individuals at US financial firms hit by the sub-prime crisis are to justify huge payoffs to Congress.
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Arms suspect faces charges in US

Friday, March 7th 2008, 13:36
related countries: Russia Russia, Thailand Thailand

The US says it aims to extradite a man suspected of being a top arms smuggler from Thailand.
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'Photos not linked' to NY attack

Friday, March 7th 2008, 13:24
related places: New York

US investigators seek fresh leads on a bomb blast in New York, after no link is found with suspect photos.
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Asian shares slump

Friday, March 7th 2008, 12:04

European and Asian shares slump, after data signals that the US housing market is deteriorating further.
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US Iraq envoy plans to step down

Friday, March 7th 2008, 12:00
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The US ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, says he plans to retire from his post early next year.
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US curb for Google map-makers

Friday, March 7th 2008, 11:07

Google is banned from filming inside US military bases because of the "threat" posed by its online maps.
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Bangladesh alert over militants

Friday, March 7th 2008, 8:28
related countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh

Bangladesh says it is working to curb the activities of an Islamic organisation one day after the US designates it as a terrorist group.
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Fresh gloom for US housing

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 20:33

The number of US home foreclosures reaches a record high, but the fall in pending home sales stabilises.
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Democrats face pressure to unite

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 18:57
related places: Clinton

US Democrats face a struggle to keep their party united as Clinton and Obama battle to run for president.
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US urges talks in Colombia crisis

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 18:04
related countries: Colombia Colombia, Ecuador Ecuador, Venezuela Venezuela

The US government urges diplomacy to settle a crisis that has set Colombia against Venezuela and Ecuador.
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'National crisis' for Iraqi women

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 17:32
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The situation for women in Iraq has become a "national crisis" since the 2003 US-led invasion, a report says.
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'Nine militants killed' in Iraq

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 13:54
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Sunday

US and Iraqi forces killed nine suspected al-Qaeda fighters near Talafar on Sunday, the US military says.
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Bush endorses McCain in US race

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 5:45
related places: Republican, McCain

George W Bush backs John McCain, who has sealed the Republican nomination to run for US president.
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US troops return to Uzbek bases

Thursday, March 6th 2008, 1:08
related countries: Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

US forces are allowed back into Uzbekistan on a limited basis following their eviction in 2005.
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Ex-US sailor convicted of spying

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 23:14

A former US navy sailor is convicted of spying and supplying al-Qaeda supporters with information on ship movements.
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US economy 'slowing', says Fed

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 23:09

The US has seen a slowdown across all regions since January, according to a Federal Reserve report.
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Key wins secure Clinton comeback

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 14:55
related places: Republican

Hillary Clinton revives her US presidential campaign with primary wins in the key states of Texas and Ohio.
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Somali al-Qaeda suspect named

Wednesday, March 5th 2008, 10:47
related countries: Kenya Kenya, Somalia Somalia
related places: Monday

The US missile strike in Somalia on Monday was aimed at a Kenyan al-Qaeda suspect, US officials say.
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