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United States: news

Strong US jobs numbers jolt markets

Friday, July 5th 2013, 16:45
related places: June

The US economy added a net 195,000 new jobs in June, official data shows, adding to market expectations of an imminent end to monetary stimulus.
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US fireworks show mishap injures 28

Friday, July 5th 2013, 14:54
related places: California

At least 28 people are hurt in California as an Independence Day fireworks display falls over, sending pyrotechnics into the crowd.
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Spain told: Snowden on Morales plane

Friday, July 5th 2013, 13:38
related countries: Bolivia, Spain
related places: Madrid, Morales, Snowden

Spain's foreign minister says Madrid was told that US fugitive Edward Snowden was on board Bolivian President Evo Morales' plane
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NZ rescuers call off US yacht search

Friday, July 5th 2013, 12:26
related countries: Australia, New Zealand

Rescuers call off a search for a crew of seven on a US yacht, which went missing in waters between New Zealand and Australia last month.
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VIDEO: 'We do not need the US Embassy'

Friday, July 5th 2013, 10:58
related countries: Bolivia

President Evo Morales has threatened to close the US embassy in Bolivia after his official plane was banned from European airspace, following unfounded suspicions the US fugitive Edward Snowden was on board..
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VIDEO: Crowd injured in US firework display

Friday, July 5th 2013, 9:57
related places: California

More than 20 people have been injured during a fireworks display in California to celebrate Independence Day.
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Rodriguez opens Montreux festival

Friday, July 5th 2013, 9:51
related countries: Switzerland
related places: Montreux

US singer-songwriter Sixto "Sugar Man" Rodriguez opens the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
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VIDEO: France 'has vast data surveillance'

Friday, July 5th 2013, 5:21
related countries: France

France's foreign intelligence service intercepts computer and telephone data on a vast scale, like the controversial US Prism programme, according to the French daily Le Monde.
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Rolls-Royce denies cover-up claims

Friday, July 5th 2013, 3:43

Rolls-Royce denies claims made by two former employees in a US lawsuit that it "cut corners on quality control requirements" and "lied to" customers.
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US man eats record 69 hot dogs

Thursday, July 4th 2013, 23:13

A US man devours 69 hot dogs, beating his own world record and retaining his title as reigning champion for a seventh year in a row.
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France 'has vast data surveillance'

Thursday, July 4th 2013, 14:11
related countries: France

France secretly stores computer and telephone data on a vast scale, like the US with its Prism programme, Le Monde reports.
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Oil prices stable after Egypt coup

Thursday, July 4th 2013, 9:34
related countries: Egypt
related places: Brent

Oil prices dipped back slightly after Egypt's army ousted President Mohammed Morsi, but the gap between US and Brent crude continues to narrow.
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Chrysler to recall 840,000 vehicles

Thursday, July 4th 2013, 1:31
related places: Chrysler

US carmaker Chrysler says that it will recall nearly 840,000 vehicles over potential faulty safety components, including head rests and airbags.
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VIDEO: Death Valley: Hot enough to fry an egg?

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 23:08

Death Valley in the US is considered the hottest place in the world and in the middle of a heatwave, temperatures are pushing
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Bolivia anger over jet 'aggression'

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 20:22
related countries: Austria, Bolivia, Spain

Bolivia accuses European states of "aggression" after its presidential plane was apparently forced to land and searched for Edward Snowden.
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US 'prayer cure' death appeal fails

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 20:15

The reckless homicide conviction of a US couple whose daughter died after they tried to treat her with prayer, denying her medical help, is upheld.
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Egypt fears send oil price higher

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 20:02
related countries: Egypt

The price of US light crude oil hits a 14-month high, and Brent crude also rises, on concerns over political turmoil in Egypt.
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Joint EU-US group to assess spy ops

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 17:27

A joint EU-US expert group is to investigate the alleged US spying on EU officials and report its findings in October.
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VIDEO: Vietnam war veteran reunited with arm

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 15:39
related countries: Vietnam
related places: North

A former North-Vietnamese soldier has been reunited with his arm after more than 40 years thanks to a former American army doctor.
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US trade gap at six-month high

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 14:59
related places: May

The US trade deficit increases by more than expected to $45b (£30b) in May to reach a six month high.
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Protests planned over web spying row

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 11:33

Several major websites are planning to take co-ordinated action in protest over US surveillance, with real-world demonstrations also planned.
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Pakistan drone strike 'kills 17'

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 10:13
related countries: Pakistan

At least 17 people have been killed in a suspected US drone strike in north-west Pakistan, officials say, in the deadliest such attack this year.
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Paul Smith, US jazz pianist dies

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 9:57

Paul Smith, the American jazz pianist who recorded with singing stars including Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald, dies aged 91.
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VIDEO: Bolivian president 'stranded' at airport

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 8:52
related countries: Bolivia

The Bolivian government says a plane carrying President Evo Morales was blocked from entering some European airspace because of suspicions that the fugitive American intelligence analyst Edward Snowden was on board.
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VIDEO: 'Snowden suspicion' diverts Morales

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 5:57
related countries: Austria, Bolivia
related places: Morales

Bolivian President Evo Morales's plane had to be diverted to Austria amid suspicion that US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was on board, the Bolivian foreign minister has said.
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'Snowden suspicion' diverts flight

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 3:41
related countries: Austria, Bolivia

Bolivia reacts with fury as its president's jet is diverted to Austria, after an apparently groundless tip that US leaker Edward Snowden was on board.
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US health mandate delayed till 2015

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013, 2:27

The main provision of a landmark healthcare bill passed under President Barack Obama will take effect one year later than planned, his administration says.
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Snowden's asylum options narrow

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 22:22

A growing number of countries reject the asylum requests of intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, as he attempts to avoid extradition to the US.
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New York City gets .nyc domain name

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 21:22

New York City is the first US city to get approval for its own .nyc domain name, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces.
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US mother wins lawsuit over bagel

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 20:55
related places: Pennsylvania

A Pennsylvania woman whose newborn was taken from her because she failed a hospital drug test after eating a poppy seed bagel wins a payout.
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US blacklists Burmese army officer

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 18:58
related countries: Burma, North Korea

The US blacklists a senior Burmese army officer who it accuses of making arms deals with North Korea in defiance of UN resolutions.
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VIDEO: Obama in energy-generating kickabout

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 18:29
related places: Africa

During the final day of his three-country tour of Africa, US President Obama made time to fit in a kickabout with an energy-generating football.
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VIDEO: US man films as hometown destroyed

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 18:18
related places: Arizona

Colleagues of the 19 elite firefighters who died tackling an enormous wildfire in Arizona have held a memorial for them, as the blaze continues to rage.
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Strong US car sales drive recovery

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 15:43
related places: June

US car manufacturers report their strongest monthly sales growth in June since the recession.
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Trade softens EU anger in US spy row

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 14:59

Gavin Hewitt on what cools EU's anger over US spy claims
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Obama Africa tour ends with Tanzania

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 14:24
related countries: Tanzania

President Barack Obama ends his Africa tour leaving Tanzania, where he honoured victims of the 1998 US embassy bombing with George W Bush.
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'Progress made' on Syria peace talks

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 10:55
related countries: Russia, Syria

The US and Russia have made progress on plans to convene a conference to find a solution to the conflict in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry says.
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Hyundai told to pay $14m in US case

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 10:00

A US jury says Hyundai must pay $14m (£9m) in damages to the family of a man who suffered traumatic brain injury after side airbags in a car failed to deploy.
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Snowden 'broadens asylum requests'

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 9:56
related countries: Hong Kong

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has sent asylum requests to 21 countries, Wikileaks says, but he has withdrawn an application to Russia.
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Lethal Arizona wildfire rages on

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 2:42
related places: Arizona

A deadly wildfire in the US state of Arizona remains uncontained, as the 19 elite firefighters killed by the blaze are identified.
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Can the Irish help reform US immigration?

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 0:48
related countries: Ireland

Can the Irish help reform US immigration?
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Was James Buchanan really the worst president?

Tuesday, July 2nd 2013, 0:42

Was this man really the worst US president in history?
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'First gay green card bid' granted

Monday, July 1st 2013, 22:22
related countries: Bulgaria

A Bulgarian student who is married to an American man has become the first gay man to have his green-card application granted, says a lawyer.
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Snowden 'seeks asylum in Russia'

Monday, July 1st 2013, 22:07
related countries: Russia

US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden applies to Russia for political asylum, a Russian official says, after a week in the transit area of a Moscow airport.
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Obama backs 'new model' for Africa

Monday, July 1st 2013, 20:32
related countries: Tanzania
related places: Africa

US President Barack Obama says he wants a "new model" for development in Africa during a visit to Tanzania on the last leg of his Africa tour.
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VIDEO: British woman at all-American war

Monday, July 1st 2013, 20:26
related countries: United Kingdom

Behind the scenes 150 years after the US Civil War battle
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US-EU bugging claims: Is spying OK?

Monday, July 1st 2013, 18:19

Gordon Corera asks if it is acceptable to spy on allies
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Letter from Africa: Dollar dominion

Monday, July 1st 2013, 17:59
related countries: China
related places: Africa

US currency proliferates but Chinese businessmen dominate
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Putin: Snowden 'must stop US leaks'

Monday, July 1st 2013, 16:46
related countries: Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin tells fugitive former CIA-analyst Edward Snowden to stop leaking US secrets if he wants to remain in the country.
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US wildfire kills 19 firefighters

Monday, July 1st 2013, 16:23
related places: Arizona

At least 19 US firefighters are killed battling a wildfire in Arizona in the highest death toll for firefighters since 9/11.
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US manufacturing in June bounce-back

Monday, July 1st 2013, 15:15
related places: May, June

US manufacturing recovered in June from an unexpected dip the previous month, an industry survey indicates.
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Spying row threatens EU-US talks

Monday, July 1st 2013, 14:59

The French president warns that there can be no negotiations over a major US-EU trade deal unless Washington gives guarantees on spying.
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Strike shuts San Francisco Bart rail

Monday, July 1st 2013, 13:55
related places: San Francisco

A labour strike shuts down San Francisco's transit rail system, the fifth-largest in the US, snarling the morning commute for 400,000 people.
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Obama in Tanzania seeking business

Monday, July 1st 2013, 13:26
related countries: Tanzania

US President Barack Obama is welcomed by troupes of dancers in Tanzania for a visit expected to focus on trade, in the last leg of his African tour.
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Vietnam man regains long-lost arm

Monday, July 1st 2013, 11:57
related countries: Vietnam
related places: North

A former North-Vietnamese soldier is reunited with his arm after more than 40 years, when the US war doctor who amputated it returned the bones in person.
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VIDEO: Kroes: Spying on EU 'not acceptable'

Monday, July 1st 2013, 11:21

The vice-president of the European Commission, Neelie Kroes, has said that it is a "shock" that US intelligence services have potentially been spying on EU offices.
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VIDEO: China offers US economic hope

Monday, July 1st 2013, 11:20
related countries: China
related places: Whitsett

Chinese computer maker Lenovo recently celebrated the opening of its first US manufacturing plant in Whitsett, North Carolina
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Ford and Egan win Carnegie Medals

Monday, July 1st 2013, 11:10
related places: Egan

Richard Ford and Timothy Egan win this year's Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, presented by the American Library Association for the best works of fiction and non-fiction.
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Monsters stay top of US box office

Monday, July 1st 2013, 10:31
related places: Disney

Disney-Pixar prequel Monsters University tops the North American box office for a second week running.
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Lopez birthday song criticised

Monday, July 1st 2013, 9:37
related countries: Turkmenistan

Human rights activists criticise US pop singer Jennifer Lopez for singing Happy Birthday to the leader of Turkmenistan, who has been accused of leading a repressive regime.
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VIDEO: Obama to visit Africa 'boom' country

Monday, July 1st 2013, 9:34
related countries: Tanzania
related places: Africa

Tanzania is one of the ten fastest growing economies in the world and the US is competing with several countries vying for business there.
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Kerry in South China Sea call

Monday, July 1st 2013, 9:04

US Secretary of State John Kerry calls for progress on a code of conduct governing maritime disputes in the South China Sea, at an Asean summit.
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Enter the Dragon actor Kelly dies

Monday, July 1st 2013, 8:49
related places: Kelly, Dragon

US actor and karate expert Jim Kelly, who starred alongside Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon, dies at the age of 67.
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Emeli Sande wins BET music award

Monday, July 1st 2013, 7:02
related countries: United Kingdom

The Scottish singer takes home best international act UK award at the American ceremony.
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New bugging claims made against US

Monday, July 1st 2013, 4:23
related countries: France, Italy
related places: Eu

France, Greece and Italy are among allies targeted by US spying operations, according to fresh leaks, as the EU demands answers on bugging claims.
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Obama 'humbled' to see Mandela cell

Sunday, June 30th 2013, 21:09

US President Barack Obama says he is "humbled" to visit Robben Island jail, where Nelson Mandela was held, as the ex-leader remains critically ill.
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EU outrage over US bugging claims

Sunday, June 30th 2013, 20:50
related countries: France, Germany

France and Germany are demanding the United States comes clean over claims its intelligence services have been spying on European Union offices.
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VIDEO: EU outrage over US bugging claims

Sunday, June 30th 2013, 18:16
related countries: France, Germany

The French and German governments are demanding the United States comes clean over allegations that its intelligence services have been spying on European Union offices.
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VIDEO: Obama visits Mandela's prison cell

Sunday, June 30th 2013, 16:50

US President Barack Obama has toured Robben Island - the jail in which Nelson Mandela was kept for 18 years.
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Mid-East talks 'within reach' - US

Sunday, June 30th 2013, 12:09

Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations could be "within reach with a little more work", says the US secretary of state after three days of talks.
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VIDEO: Caravans: An American love affair

Sunday, June 30th 2013, 8:23

Hundreds of caravan owners have gathered in the US state of South Dakota for an annual rally.
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Dozens treated as heat grips US west

Sunday, June 30th 2013, 8:18

Dozens of people across western US states are treated for exhaustion and dehydration, as the region continues to bake in near-record heat.
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VIDEO: Triple-digit heat wave grips US west

Sunday, June 30th 2013, 8:05
related places: America

At least one person has reportedly died and dozens more have been treated for exhaustion and dehydration as a heat wave continues to cause problems across western America.
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EU alarm over US bugging claim

Sunday, June 30th 2013, 3:36
related places: America

A top EU official says ties with the US could suffer over a report, allegedly leaked by fugitive Edward Snowden, that America bugged EU offices.
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Move to halt California gay weddings

Sunday, June 30th 2013, 0:37
related places: California

US opponents of same-sex marriage file an emergency petition to the Supreme Court to try to halt the resumption of gay weddings in California.
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Washington 'bugged key EU offices'

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 22:56
related countries: Germany

The US bugged EU offices, Der Spiegel magazine says, citing a secret report allegedly leaked by US fugitive ex-security analyst Edward Snowden.
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VIDEO: Heat wave bakes western US states

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 21:15
related places: Earth

Western US states are baking under an extended heat wave, with temperatures threatening to break the all-time high recorded on Earth.
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US and Ecuador discuss Snowden

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 19:22
related countries: Ecuador
related places: Snowden

The US vice-president talks to Ecuador's president by phone about ex-CIA analyst Edward Snowden's asylum bid as a new bugging allegation emerges.
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VIDEO: Warning shots fired at anti-Obama demo

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 18:22
related countries: South Africa

Protests against many facets of US foreign policy are taking place in South Africa as President Obama continues his visit to the country
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VIDEO: Charmer Obama wins over audience

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 17:16
related places: Johannesburg

US President Barack Obama turned on the charm offensive on Saturday afternoon as he addressed a group of young African leaders at the University of Johannesburg.
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Obama praises Mandela 'inspiration'

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 15:29
related countries: South Africa

President Barack Obama says Nelson Mandela's "moral courage" is an inspiration to the world, as he meets with members of Mr Mandela's family.
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US travel warning over Egypt clashes

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 11:11
related countries: Egypt

The US warns Americans not to travel to Egypt and tells some diplomats to leave, after a US citizen is among several people killed in clashes between President Morsi's supporters and opponents.
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Barack Obama to meet Mandela family

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 10:26
related countries: South Africa

The US president is to meet Nelson Mandela's family during his official visit to South Africa, but will not visit the ailing ex-leader in hospital, the White House says.
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VIDEO: US warns against travel to Egypt

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 9:06
related countries: Egypt

The US has warned Americans not to travel to Egypt and has told non-emergency diplomatic staff to leave, as clashes continued in the country.
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In pictures: Western US heat wave

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 8:22

Western US states bake in temperatures of more than 50C
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California gay marriage ban lifted

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 4:52
related places: California

A US court lifts a ban on same-sex marriage in California, leading immediately to a lesbian couple involved in the case marrying in San Francisco.
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VIDEO: California gay marriage ban lifted

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 4:37
related places: California

A US appeals court has lifted a ban on same-sex marriages in California, following a Supreme Court ruling.
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Heat wave bakes western US states

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 2:01
related places: Earth

The western US states are baking under a sizzling extended heat wave, with temperatures threatening to break the all-time high recorded on Earth.
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US state drops long-term jobless aid

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 1:48
related places: Monday, February

As many as 70,000 long-term unemployed North Carolina workers lose public benefits on Monday in a budget-saving move enacted in February.
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US court jails Mexico ex-governor

Saturday, June 29th 2013, 1:08
related countries: Mexico
related places: Quintana Roo

A US court sentences a disgraced former governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo to 11 years in prison for money laundering.
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Life term for penis-severing US wife

Friday, June 28th 2013, 20:27
related places: California

A California woman convicted of severing her ex-husband's penis and throwing it in a kitchen waste disposal is sentenced to life in prison.
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Snowden father proposes son's return

Friday, June 28th 2013, 17:55

The father of leaker Edward Snowden says he believes his son would go back to the US if conditions were met, in a letter to the justice department.
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US-Afghan aircraft deal 'wasteful'

Friday, June 28th 2013, 17:12
related countries: Afghanistan

A US watchdog says a Pentagon plan to spend $780m (£513m) on 48 new aircraft for unskilled Afghan pilots would be "imprudent".
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VIDEO: Hundreds at anti-Obama demonstration

Friday, June 28th 2013, 15:35
related countries: South Africa

US President Barack Obama faces wide-ranging protests when he arrives in South Africa.
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Monroe photographer Bert Stern dies

Friday, June 28th 2013, 10:52

Famed US photographer, Bert Stern, best known for his images of Marilyn Monroe in what became known as The Last Sitting, dies at the age of 83.
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Braff cast in Bullets Over Broadway

Friday, June 28th 2013, 8:42
related places: Broadway

US actor Zach Braff is to make his Broadway debut next year in a musical adaptation of the Woody Allen film Bullets Over Broadway.
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US general 'target' in leak probe

Friday, June 28th 2013, 8:15
related countries: Iran

A retired high-ranking US general, James Cartwright, is the target of an investigation into classified Iran leaks, US media report.
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Gold falls below $1,200 an ounce

Friday, June 28th 2013, 7:07
related places: Gold

The gold price falls below $1,200 an ounce, its lowest level in almost three years, after the US Federal Reserve said it could wind down its stimulus programme.
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Bangladesh anger at US trade move

Friday, June 28th 2013, 6:36
related countries: Bangladesh
related places: Washington

Bangladesh expresses shock at a US decision to suspend trade privileges over concerns about dangerous working conditions and labour rights.
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VIDEO: S Africa's 'City of Gold' awaits Obama

Friday, June 28th 2013, 6:22
related countries: South Africa
related places: Johannesburg, Gold, Friday

Komla Dumor reports on what US President Barack Obama is likely to discover in South Africa on his arrival in Johannesburg on Friday.
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