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We have started to collect the most important news related to United States in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
The Federal Reserve cuts US interest rates from 5.25% to 4.75%, hoping to calm financial markets.
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ChinaRussia and China are spying on the US at levels close to those of the Cold War, the US Intelligence chief warns.
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US police use a stun gun to restrain a student taking part in a debate with former presidential candidate John Kerry.
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IraqIraq says it will review the status of all security firms in the country after a deadly gunfight involving a US firm.
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Australia, 
New ZealandPolice in Australia, New Zealand and the US search for the parents of a toddler left at a train station in Australia.
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MexicoA member of Mexico's Tijuana drugs cartel will be jailed for life by a US court for his role in narco-business.
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IraqA "fair and transparent" probe will be held into a Baghdad gunfight involving a US firm, says Iraq's prime minister.
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US President George W Bush nominates retired federal judge Michael Mukasey as his new attorney general.
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IraqIraq cancels the licence of US private security firm Blackwater after eight civilians die in a shootout.
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US rapper 50 Cent postpones his European tour, prompting questions over his retirement.
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ColombiaA US judge confirms a $25m fine on banana group Chiquita for giving protection money to Colombian paramilitaries.
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IraqOfficials investigate after at least eight Iraqi civilians are reported killed by private US security contractors.
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IraqThe US envoy to Iraq warns that about 10,000 Iraqis seeking to enter the US may have to wait two years.
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Ex-US footballer OJ Simpson is to face armed robbery charges as Las Vegas police probe a hotel room incident.
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The US president is to name a replacement for outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, reports say.
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IraqBombings and shootings claim at least 22 lives in Iraq, a day after militants pledge Ramadan attacks.
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The ex-chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan says President Bush ignored his advice.
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Humphrey Hawksley reports on the sophisticated surveillance gadgets being developed in the US.
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IraqDefence Secretary Robert Gates hints that the US could withdraw thousands of extra troops from Iraq during 2008.
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Las Vegas police question ex-American footballer OJ Simpson over an alleged robbery at a hotel room.
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China, 
Egypt, Iraq, 
Saudi ArabiaReligious freedom has deteriorated in Iraq, Egypt, and China, and improved in Saudi Arabia, a US report says.
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IraqIraq's government has fulfilled only nine out of 18 benchmarks on governance and security, the US says.
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US retail sales and industrial output slow as the economy is hit by the housing slump and credit squeeze.
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A list of the world's 10 most polluted towns and cities is published by a US-based environmental group.
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Iran, IraqAyatollah Ali Khamenei, in a scathing attack on US President George Bush, says he should face trial over Iraq.
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The US dollar steadies, after hitting new lows, as investors absorb the implications of weak US retail sales.
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The US chief scientist John Marburger says climate change is almost certainly down to human activities.
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IraqUS President George Bush addresses the nation on his Iraq plans, including details of a partial troop withdrawal.
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A polygamist sect leader goes on trial in the US state of Utah accused of forcing a 14-year-old girl into marriage.
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The US dollar slips to new record lows against the euro as investors bet interest rates will be cut next week.
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IraqA key Iraqi Sunni ally of the US, who met President George W Bush last week, is killed in a bomb attack.
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Hurricane Humberto brings heavy rain to already sodden Texas before weakening and moving into Louisiana.
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US lawyers refile a lawsuit against the deputy ruler of Dubai for allegedly enslaving boys for camel racing.
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US prosecutors are to press state kidnap charges against six white people over the kidnap and abuse of a black woman.
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VenezuelaUS oil giant Exxon Mobil is seeking arbitration over a stand-off with Venezuela about seized oil assets.
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AfghanistanThe US military transfers an Afghan national accused of al-Qaeda membership to Guantanamo Bay.
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Iran, IraqSenior US officials single out Iran for criticism, a day after giving a progress report on security in Iraq.
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IranThe US is to host international talks on Iran's nuclear plans, as Tehran refuses to halt uranium enrichment.
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The US dollar falls to a record against the euro as investors bet that interest rates will be cut next week.
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The trial is set to begin of a polygamist sect leader on charges he coerced a 14-year-old girl into marriage.
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Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia says a US-backed Middle East peace conference will be pointless unless it tackles key issues.
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ChinaChinese and US officials sign an agreement to prevent China-made toys coated in lead paint.
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Israel, 
SyriaSyria complains to the UN about Israeli aircraft allegedly flying over its territory and dropping munitions.
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IraqThe two leading US figures in Iraq face criticism from Democratic presidential candidates in Congress.
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IraqThe US president is to announce troop reductions in Iraq in a speech later this week, the White House says.
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Americans remember the victims of the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.
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South Africa, 
United KingdomEngland skipper Phil Vickery will miss the Rugby World Cup games against South Africa and Samoa after being found guilty of a trip.
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IraqIraq's government welcomes a positive report on the US troop surge by its top commander in the country.
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A US jury finds four mobsters and an ex-policeman guilty of a conspiracy that included murder and extortion.
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IranAn Iranian-American academic detained in a Tehran prison since May says he expects to be freed soon.
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The US housing and mortgage downturn is now so acute that a fall in home prices is likely, a key lender warns.
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GermanyGerman police launch an operation to "protect" a US military base after it receives a telephone bomb threat.
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IraqDemocrats in Congress challenge top US commander Gen Petraeus' positive view of the Iraq troop surge.
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North KoreaA US team of experts have arrived in North Korea to discuss ways to disable the country's nuclear programme.
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GermanyThe US director of intelligence says eavesdropping helped foil a bomb attack by suspected Islamists in Germany.
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IraqThe military aims of the US surge in Iraq "are largely being met", the top US commander there tells Congress.
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PakistanA Pakistani-American is jailed by a US court for 24 years for attending an al-Qaeda training camp in Pakistan.
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Jane Wyman, the Oscar-winning actress and first wife of former US President Ronald Reagan, dies at 93.
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IraqThe two most senior US leaders in Iraq are to deliver crucial testimony on the war strategy to Congress.
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IraqThe US military says it plans to build a base near the Iraq-Iran border to curb the arms flow to militants.
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JapanJapan's main share index falls sharply, hit by fears about the state of both the Japanese and US economies.
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Bosnia and HerzegovinaRussia blocked the arrest of most-wanted Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, an ex-UN aide says.
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IraqMost Iraqis think the recent US troop surge has failed, a new BBC/ABC opinion poll across Iraq suggests.
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SpainDemocratic contenders for the US presidency take part in the first nationally televised debate conducted in Spanish.
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Hong KongOne of America's most wanted suspected sex offenders agrees to be extradited from Hong Kong to the US.
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Roger Federer sets his sights on Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles after moving to 12 by winning the US Open.
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Roger Federer wins a fourth consecutive US Open title with a straight-sets defeat of Novak Djokovic.
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Teams scouring the Nevada desert find no trace of US adventurer Steve Fossett but several other crashed planes.
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France, 
PanamaPanama's ex-leader Manuel Noriega remains in jail in the US pending a fresh appeal against extradition to France.
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IraqAn Iraqi militant who planned blasts that killed more than 400 Yazidi minority members is killed, the US says.
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Justine Henin cruises to a second US Open and seventh Grand Slam title with victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova.
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EritreaA visiting US diplomat issues Eritrea with its strongest warning yet over its alleged support for terrorism.
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Defending champion Roger Federer beats Nikolay Davydenko to set up a US Open final against Novak Djokovic.
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Novak Djokovic beats David Ferrer to reach his first Grand Slam final at the US Open.
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England begin the defence of their World Cup title with a desperately disappointing display against the USA.
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Countrywide, the biggest US mortgage lender, will cut up to 20% of its staff, as business slumps.
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IraqThe top US commander in Iraq says progress in bringing security has been "uneven" and disappointing.
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Americans should "embrace Islam" to stop the Iraq war, says a video from al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.
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United KingdomUS military doctors accused of ignoring abuse at Guantanamo bay, in a letter published in a British medical journal.
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Justine Henin beats Venus Williams to set up a US Open final against Svetlana Kuznetsova.
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Iran, 
LebanonA US judge orders Iran to pay $2.65bn to families of marines killed by a 1983 suicide bomb in Beirut.
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The Roman Catholic Church in San Diego agrees to pay $198m (£97m) to settle 144 claims of sex abuse by clergy.
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France, PanamaA US judge rules ex-Panama President Manuel Noriega can be extradited to France on laundering charges.
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Global stock markets fall sharply after US employers cut back on jobs for the first time in four years.
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Rescuers scouring the Nevada desert for missing US adventurer Steve Fossett widen their search area.
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President Bush says a peace treaty with North Korea is possible - in an odd exchange with South Korea's Roh.
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The US Justice Department has said that internet service providers should be allowed to charge for priority traffic.
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Saudi ArabiaSixteen Saudi prisoners arrive in Riyadh after being released from the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.
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IraqThe US military says four troops were killed in Anbar province and three in Nineveh province on Thursday.
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IraqTwo-thirds of people across the world want US-led troops out of Iraq within a year, a BBC poll suggests.
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A US court strikes down parts of the Patriot Act allowing the FBI to secretly access internet records.
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Third seed Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Moya 6-4 7-6 (9-7) 6-1 to reach the US Open semi-finals for the first time.
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The defence in the US murder trial of Phil Spector urges jurors to acquit the producer in closing arguments.
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The defence in the US murder trial of Phil Spector urges jurors to acquit the producer in closing arguments.
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IraqThe US should reduce troop presence in Iraq so as not to appear an "occupying force", a key report says.
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Fears grow for the safety of US adventurer Steve Fossett, who has been missing in Nevada since Monday.
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A virus has emerged as the unanticipated suspect in the mysterious decline of North American bees.
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IraqIraq's security forces will not be able to take over from US troops within the next 18 months, a new report finds.
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IraqAt least 14 people are killed in a US air attack which took place in western Baghdad overnight, police say.
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