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The United States women's relay team break the world record in claiming the 4x100m Olympic gold medal.
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Political leaders join mourners at the funerals of six victims of last Sunday's shooting at a Sikh temple in the US state of Wisconsin.
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The US Department of Agriculture slashes its forecasts for corn production and predicts sharp price rises, due to a drought and heatwave.
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A US soldier convicted of plotting to blow up a restaurant full of troops near Fort Hood, Texas, remains defiant as he is sentenced to life in jail.
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Afghanistan, 
United KingdomThe Ministry of Defence could be forced to reveal whether the UK had a role in supplying information to a US military "kill list" in Afghanistan.
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AfghanistanThree US soldiers are killed by a gunman wearing uniform in the province of Helmand, Nato says, the second such incident in a week.
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The US should suspend its production of biofuel ethanol, the United Nations food agency says, as a drought and heatwave in the US drive up global food prices.
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Wikipedia entries for Mitt Romney and other Republican candidates in the US election are currently uneditable by non-users of the site.
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Veteran US publicist Dale Olson, who represented Hollywood legends including Marilyn Monroe and Alfred Hitchcock dies aged 78.
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A robot pack horse has been unveiled at a Las Vegas show for drones, which are of growing interest to non-military businesses.
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MexicoMexico extradites to the US Sandra Avila, known as the Queen of the Pacific, accused of helping build up the powerful Sinaloa drugs cartel in the 1990s.
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The BBC's Alastair Leithead attends a convention in Las Vegas to find out how the military and police will be using drones in the future.
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Rory McIlroy cards a five-under par round of 67 to set the pace on the first day of the US PGA Championship at Kiawah Island.
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Lawyers for the man accused of last month's Colorado cinema massacre say he is mentally ill, as US media groups appeal against reporting restrictions.
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JapanUnited States' women's football team retain their Olympic title by beating Japan 2-1 in a thrilling Wembley final.
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The ongoing drought in the US which has hit corn and soy growers could drive up food prices worldwide
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The US Postal Service reports a quarterly loss of more than $5bn the week after making its first default on retirement health benefits.
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Women and straight men at high risk of contracting HIV should also have access to a pill that can help prevent the virus, says US health officials.
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American runner Manteo Mitchell breaks his leg during the 4x400m heats but the team still reach the final with the second fastest time.
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Google agrees to pay a $22.5m penalty to settle a complaint about misleading users of Apple's Safari browser.
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A 17-year-old has held on to his title as the US's fastest texter after beating others at some odd tasks.
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The US trade deficit narrows in June as a steep drop in oil prices helps ease the country's import bill, and exports increase slightly.
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A US police captain who was demoted after acting as an escort to actor Charlie Sheen is taking legal action against his department.
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NigeriaUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due in Nigeria for talks expected to focus on the growing insecurity caused by Islamist militants.
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VietnamThe US begins cleaning up Agent Orange contamination in Vietnam - the first such move since the Vietnam war ended.
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A US school in Louisiana is to stop forcing pregnant students to leave class and study at home, after it was threatened with a lawsuit.
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Michael Nesmith will join Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork for a 12-date Monkees reunion tour in the US
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A black bear has been caught on camera going in and out of a Colorado chocolate shop several times, neatly using the front door because of a faulty lock.
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Antarctica, 
ArubaAn international mission to rescue a sick US citizen working at a research centre in the Antarctic is under way.
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The first man to set foot on the Moon, former US astronaut Neil Armstrong, is recovering after undergoing heart bypass surgery on Tuesday.
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Should American law rule the world?
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US country star Randy Travis is charged with driving while intoxicated after he allegedly crashed his car and was found naked at the scene.
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American Allyson Felix wins gold in the 200m final in 21.88 seconds, beating Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce into second.
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United States athlete Aries Merritt runs a personal best to claim Olympic gold in the men's 110m hurdles.
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The man who shot dead six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin died of a self-inflicted gun shot to the head, after police shot him, says the FBI.
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July 2012 has broken the old record set in 1936 during the Dust Bowl era to become the hottest month ever in the US, scientists say.
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RussiaUS singer Madonna appeals for the release of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot during one of her concerts in Moscow.
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South AfricaUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shows off her footwork while dancing at a dinner hosted by South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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A death-row inmate is executed in Texas after the US Supreme Court rejected arguments he should be ineligible for execution because of his low IQ.
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US homeowners stuck in houses that may never recover value
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US death row search for alternative to triple-drug cocktail
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The security firm formerly known as Blackwater agrees to pay a $7.5m (£4.8m) fine to settle US federal charges related to arms trafficking.
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US temple shooter: From family camping trips to hate-filled bigotry
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ChinaDrug firm Pfizer pays the US government $60m to settle charges alleging it paid millions of dollars in bribes to doctors in Europe and China.
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As US manufacturing jobs dry up, so do living standards
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The EU and small island states have criticised the US for saying the target of keeping global warming below 2C should be removed from climate talks.
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Two US drug firms say they are stopping development of an Alzheimer's drug because it failed in two late-stage clinical trials.
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US President Barack Obama says "soul searching" is needed on how to reduce violence following a second mass shooting event in the US in a month.
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The US government says it expects to receive $750m (£480m) from the latest sale of shares held in insurer AIG.
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Brazil, 
SpainSpain's men's team deny their collapse in an 88-82 defeat by Brazil was a deliberate attempt to avoid facing the USA.
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IranStandard Chartered illegally "schemed" with Iran for almost a decade to launder as much as $250bn (£161bn) in secret transactions, a US regulator says.
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US authorities investigate reports that the gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin had white supremacist links.
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SudanThe South Sudanese refugee now seeking Olympic gold for the US
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MadagascarThe US government settles its legal case against the iconic Gibson Guitar company over use of illegal timber from Madagascar.
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The founder and former chairman of US electronics retailer Best Buy offers to buy the struggling retailer for $8.8bn (£5.66bn).
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The 67th memorial ceremony of the Hiroshima bombing is attended by the grandson of US President Harry S. Truman - the man who ordered the bombing in 1945.
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Czech RepublicRock singer Randy Blythe, who fronts US band Lamb of God, vows to "fight to clear his good name" after being released on bail from a Prague jail.
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United KingdomAmerican judoka Nicholas Delpopolo is disqualified from London 2012 after testing positive for a prohibited substance.
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Virtuoso violinist Ruggiero Ricci has died of heart failure at the age of 94, according to classical music magazine The Strad.
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Members of the US Sikh community express their shock after six worshippers are shot dead at a temple in Wisconsin.
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Batman sequel The Dark Knight Rises tops the US box office for a third consecutive week, holding off a challenge from Colin Farrell's remake of Total Recall.
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ChinaChinese state media hit out at US "trouble-making" on the South China Sea, two days after Beijing summoned a US diplomat on the issue.
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The US space agency, Nasa, successfully lands its huge new robot rover in a deep crater on the Red Planet.
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At least seven people, including a gunman, have died in a shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, police say.
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At least seven people, including a gunman, have died in a shooting at a Sikh temple in the US state of Wisconsin, police say.
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ChinaChina summons a senior US diplomat in a dispute over the South China Sea, following US remarks over Beijing's attitude in the matter.
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HondurasHonduran radio journalist Jose Chinchilla asks the US to grant him and his family asylum after they are apparently threatened and attacked.
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Michael Phelps wins his 18th and final Olympic gold medal before he retires as the US dominated the 4x100m medley relay.
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Jamaica, United KingdomShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica sees off the challenge of American Carmelita Jeter to retain her Olympic 100m title in London.
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FranceBob and Mike Bryan secure men's doubles gold with a 6-4 7-6 win over France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Michael Llodra.
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United KingdomBritain's women's team pursuit trio break their own world record to beat the United States and win Olympic gold.
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RussiaSerena Williams of the United States thrashes Russia's Maria Sharapova 6-0 6-1 to win the Olympic women's singles gold medal.
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A man is convicted by a US jury of murdering his ex-wife's husband who was shot outside his home.
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Supporters of gay marriage in the US organise a protest at a fast-food chain in response to its owner's opposition to same-sex unions.
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The wife of a man who went missing while swimming in New York accuses him of faking his own death after she discovered emails from him.
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Supporters of gay marriage in the US are protesting at outlets of a fast-food chain, Chick-fil-A, in response to its owner's opposition to same-sex unions.
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Syria, 
TurkeyThe Turkish military is reportedly running a covert training centre for members of the Free Syrian Army in a US airbase in southern Turkey.
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The US unemployment rate rose from 8.2% to 8.3% last month, as more people re-entered the workforce but failed to find a job.
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The US economy adds 163,000 workers in July, according to official figures, but the unemployment rate inches up from 8.2% to 8.3%.
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United KingdomAmerican 15-year-old Katie Ledecky stuns Rebecca Adlington to take the women's 800m freestyle Olympic title, with the British favourite third.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges the two Sudans to resolve their differences, on a brief visit to newly-independent South Sudan.
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One woman dies and two dozen people are hurt as a US Megabus coach bound from Chicago for Kansas City, Missouri, crashes into a concrete bridge pillar.
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MexicoA young artist of Mexican descent is placing painted cardboard figures of people around Beverly Hills to create awareness of the plight of immigrant workers in the US.
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A man in the US state of Vermont who had been facing a minor drugs charge is now in more serious trouble after driving a tractor over seven police cars.
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Police in the US believe pop star Miley Cyrus may have been the victim of a "swatting" prank, which saw armed police called to her home.
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Despite an estimated 10,000 jobs being created in the US during July, unemployment rates are expected to remain unchanged when the latest jobs reports is released on Friday.
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The United States signals it would resist any effort to pass control of the internet from US bodies to a UN agency.
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Yemen discomfort over US tactics for ridding country of al-Qaeda
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ChinaAt the top of the Olympic medals table it's a race between China and the US - and for the Chinese there is only one place on the podium that's worth having.
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US car giant General Motors reports a fall in quarterly profits due to weak sales in Europe, where the debt crisis has weighed on the euro.
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US air safety regulators confirm they are investigating how three planes narrowly avoided a midair collision at a Washington DC airport.
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SyriaUS President Barack Obama has signed a covert order authorising support for Syrian rebels, US media report.
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Senegal, 
UgandaUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flies to Uganda on the latest leg of her Africa tour, condemning autocratic rule on the continent during her earlier visit to Senegal.
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The psychiatrist who treated the Colorado theatre shootings suspect alerted his school's threat-assessment team about him, US media reports.
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United KingdomThe United States lead from start to finish to clinch Olympic gold in the women's eight at Eton Dorney as Britain finish fifth.
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United KingdomThe US women's track and field team has been warming up at a stadium in East London not far from the Olympic Park.
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A painting by the late American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein has been found in a New York warehouse after 40 years.
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CanadaToyota says it will recall 878,000 vehicles in the US and Canada to fix a problem with the rear suspension arm.
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Former US presidential candidates Rick Santo rum and Mike Huckabee urge supporters of "traditional values" to eat at fast-food chain Chick-fil-A.
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San Antonio International Airport in the US state of Texas reopens after it evacuated passengers amid a bomb threat, airport and local officials say.
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