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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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United States: news

Utah mine rescue 'is suspended'

Wednesday, August 8th 2007, 1:52
related places: Utah, Monday

Seismic activity halts efforts to reach six trapped miners in the US state of Utah, the mine owner says.
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Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 22:01
related places: Minneapolis

Elite teams of US Navy and FBI divers join the search for victims of last week's bridge collapse in Minneapolis.
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Testimony ends in US terror trial

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 20:55

Testimony ends in the trial of US citizen Jose Padilla, accused of conspiring to murder US nationals and aiding Islamic extremists.
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US interest rates left unchanged

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 18:16

The Federal Reserve leaves US interest rates on hold at 5.25%, as expected, at its latest meeting.
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US concerns over Guantanamo men

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 16:27
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The US seeks guarantees five UK residents in Guantanamo Bay will not pose a security threat if released.
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Taleban in rare frontal assault

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 16:07
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

The US says its forces fended off a rare frontal attack on a base in Afghanistan, killing 20 Taleban rebels.
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UK seeks Guantanamo releases

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 13:20
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The UK government requests the release of five British residents from US custody at Guantanamo Bay.
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Whale fears halt US Navy sonar

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 12:17

The US Navy is ordered not to use sonar off the Californian coast because it might harm marine mammals.
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Microsoft MP3 fine dropped

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 9:28

A US court overturns a decision ordering Microsoft to pay Alcatel-Lucent $1.52bn for patent infringements.
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US coal mine collapse traps six

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 0:48
related places: Utah

US rescue teams are working to free six miners trapped after a tunnel collapsed in the state of Utah.
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Leaders vow 'an end to Taleban'

Monday, August 6th 2007, 23:46
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, North Korea North Korea

The US and Afghan presidents say they will put an end to the Taleban, ruling out talks on South Korean hostages.
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Famous fossil Lucy starts US tour

Monday, August 6th 2007, 22:41
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia
related places: Lucy

One of the world's most famous fossils leaves Ethiopia for a controversial tour of US museums.
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'JFK plot' extraditions approved

Monday, August 6th 2007, 21:08
related countries: Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
related places: New York

A judge in Trinidad sends three men to the US over an alleged plot to attack JFK airport in New York.
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Long wait for US bridge inquiry

Monday, August 6th 2007, 10:53
related places: Minnesota

Inquiries into the cause of the Minnesota bridge collapse may not be completed until 2009, US officials say.
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Sri Lanka accused over 'abuses'

Monday, August 6th 2007, 10:05
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's security forces are responsible for increasing rights abuses, a US-based watchdog says.
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US civil rights lawyer Hill dies

Monday, August 6th 2007, 8:26
related places: Hill

Lawyer Oliver Hill who was a key figure in the struggle to end racial segregation in US schools dies aged 100.
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Ailing Chrysler appoints new boss

Monday, August 6th 2007, 6:43
related places: Chrysler

US car firm Chrysler chooses Bob Nardelli - the former head of DIY store Home Depot - as its new chief executive.
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Karzai and Bush in Taleban talks

Monday, August 6th 2007, 3:40
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, North Korea North Korea

Afghan leader Hamid Karzai and US President Bush discuss how to tackle the continuing Taleban insurgency.
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US 'kills' key Iraq shrine bomber

Sunday, August 5th 2007, 13:43
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Samarra'

US troops say they have killed an al-Qaeda leader behind attacks on an important Shia shrine in Samarra.
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Iran and Nicaragua in barter deal

Sunday, August 5th 2007, 7:29
related countries: Iran Iran, Nicaragua Nicaragua

Iran will invest in Nicaraguan infrastructure in return for farm products, in a deal the US views with suspicion.
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US House passes clean energy bill

Sunday, August 5th 2007, 5:20

US legislators adopt a radical new energy bill, supporting renewable fuels and cutting tax breaks to oil firms.
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Baseball: Bonds equals record

Sunday, August 5th 2007, 3:43

Barry Bonds hits his 755th home run to equal the long-standing record of baseball legend Hank Aaron.
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US soldier jailed for 110 years

Sunday, August 5th 2007, 0:06
related countries: Iraq Iraq

A US soldier is sentenced to 110 years over the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her family.
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Bush visits collapsed bridge site

Saturday, August 4th 2007, 21:25

US President George W Bush visits the site of a collapsed motorway bridge over the Mississippi river.
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Congress to fund rebuilt bridge

Saturday, August 4th 2007, 4:59
related places: Minneapolis

US Congress allocates funds to rebuild Minneapolis's collapsed bridge, as President Bush plans to visit the site.
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Big US slump ends volatile week

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 21:51
related places: Friday

US stock markets fall heavily after a volatile week, prompted by uncertainty over the economy.
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Democrats head to blog gathering

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 21:35
related places: Chicago

Seven Democrat presidential candidates are to attend a political blogging convention in the US city of Chicago.
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Afghans 'wounded in air strike'

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 21:35
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

About 50 Afghan civilians are wounded in an airstrike by US-led forces on Taleban leaders in Helmand.
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Marine jailed over Iraq murder

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 20:18
related countries: Iraq Iraq

A US marine is sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of an Iraqi civilian during a raid near Baghdad.
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US bridge safety review ordered

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 19:14
related places: Minnesota

US officials order a national bridge review, as First Lady Laura Bush visits the site of the Minnesota bridge collapse.
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Iraqi progress 'disappoints' US

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 17:33
related countries: Iraq Iraq

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates expresses disappointment at the lack of political progress in Iraq.
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Bush calls climate change talks

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 15:18
related places: Washington

US President George Bush invites leading countries to a climate change conference in Washington in September.
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US freezes assets over Lebanon

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 13:03
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

The US orders the freezing of assets of anyone it accuses of undermining the Lebanese government.
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Friday, August 3rd 2007, 10:29
related places: Minnesota

US rescue divers suspend a search for bodies overnight after the collapse of a bridge into the Mississippi river.
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Senate passes child health bill

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 10:27

The US Senate approves a bill expanding a children's health insurance plan amid a veto threat by President Bush.
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India-US nuclear details released

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 9:57
related countries: India India

India and the US release details of how they intend to share civilian nuclear technology.
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N Korea condemns joint war games

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 7:15
related countries: North Korea North Korea, South Korea South Korea

North Korea denounces planned joint military exercises between South Korea and the US as a "provocation".
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US mortgage lender closing down

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 5:46

American Home Mortgage Investment Corp announces plans to close most of its operations.
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Murder conviction for US student

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 4:47

A high school student is found guilty of murdering his head teacher in the US state of Wisconsin.
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US Senate tightens lobbying rules

Thursday, August 2nd 2007, 22:30

The US Senate votes for a bill to tighten rules on lobbying in what Democrats hail as a landmark measure.
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US marine guilty of Iraq murder

Thursday, August 2nd 2007, 21:44
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A US marine sergeant is found guilty of murder and conspiring to murder an Iraqi civilian near Baghdad in 2006.
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Oil price 'threatens US economy'

Thursday, August 2nd 2007, 21:21

Sustained oil prices close to $80 a barrel could hit US economic growth, Energy Secretary Sam Bodman says.
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US marine guilty over Iraq plot

Thursday, August 2nd 2007, 20:44
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A US marine is found guilty of kidnapping and conspiring to murder an Iraqi civilian near Baghdad in 2006.
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Chinese-made toys in mass recall

Thursday, August 2nd 2007, 18:00
related countries: China China

Fisher Price recalls nearly one million Chinese-made toys over fears their paint may contain too much lead.
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US in $80m Palestinian aid deal

Thursday, August 2nd 2007, 10:24
related countries: West Bank West Bank

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signs a deal with the Palestinians to reform their security services.
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Bridge collapses into Mississippi

Thursday, August 2nd 2007, 9:22
related places: Minneapolis

At least seven die after a bridge in Minneapolis over the Mississippi river collapses, hurling cars into the water.
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Black must await sentence in US

Thursday, August 2nd 2007, 8:57
related countries: Canada Canada

Conrad Black cannot travel to Canada while he awaits sentencing in his fraud trial, a US judge rules.
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Bush orders Rove not to testify

Thursday, August 2nd 2007, 7:29
related places: Congress

US President Bush orders close adviser Karl Rove not to testify before Congress on the sacking of federal attorneys.
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UN resolution on bigger Iraq role

Thursday, August 2nd 2007, 6:36
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United Kingdom United Kingdom

The US and UK circulate a draft UN resolution, which would broaden the organisation's role in Iraq.
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Rice push on Mid-East peace

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 21:31

It is time to "seize opportunities" for Middle East peace, says US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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Falling US sales hit Ford and GM

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 20:49
related places: Ford

Both Ford and GM suffer sharp falls in US car sales in July as the housing slump makes consumers more cautious.
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Obama warns on Pakistan strike

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 19:47
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

US presidential hopeful Barack Obama says he would order a strike on al-Qaeda in Pakistan without Pakistan's consent.
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Electrical pulses 'rouse' patient

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 17:02

US doctors have used deep brain stimulation to rouse a patient in a minimally conscious state.
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Rice seeks Mid-East peace boost

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 14:26
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Israel Israel
related places: Arab

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Israel to hold talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
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Saudis back US Middle East plans

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 13:22
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Israel Israel, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia says it would be keen to attend an Arab-Israeli peace conference proposed by the United States.
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Korea asks US for hostage help

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 9:57
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, North Korea North Korea

Relatives of the South Korean hostages in Afghanistan make an emotional appeal to the US for help.
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Murdoch wins fight for Dow Jones

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 8:19
related places: Dow

Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation wins its campaign to take over the publisher of the Wall Street Journal.
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Cheney insists Iraq surge working

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 6:42
related countries: Iraq Iraq

US Vice-President Dick Cheney says the recent increase of US troops in Iraq has improved security there.
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Latin American young 'lack water'

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 2:43

More than a third of children and teenagers in Latin America lack access to safe drinking water in their homes, a UN report says.
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Tillman case general is censured

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 2:15

A US army report heavily criticises an ex-general over the handling of the death of a sport star-turned-soldier.
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Somali suspect in US plea bargain

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 0:02
related countries: Somalia Somalia
related places: Ohio

A Somali man accused of plotting to bomb a shopping centre in the US state of Ohio pleads guilty ahead of his trial.
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US border fences 'an eco-danger'

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 17:06
related countries: Mexico Mexico

Mexico urges the US to alter plans for expanded fences along their border, saying the barriers threaten wildlife.
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US 'aims to help' Mid-East allies

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 16:17

Condoleezza Rice vows the US will help allies build a secure Middle East, a day after announcing major arms deals.
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Iran 'biggest threat to Mid-East'

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 11:43

Condoleezza Rice warns of the threat posed by Iran as she begins a major tour of US Middle Eastern allies.
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Japanese PM's 'regret' at US vote

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 7:30
related countries: Japan Japan
related places: Tokyo

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe calls a US resolution urging Tokyo to apologise over the use of sex slaves "regrettable".
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Suicide attack on troops in Kabul

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 7:01
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

A suicide car bomber blows himself up near a convoy of US-led coalition troops in Afghanistan, say officials.
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US urges 'comfort women' move

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 4:37
related countries: Japan Japan

US lawmakers call on Japan to apologise for its role in forcing thousands of women to work as sex slaves in WWII.
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US chief justice suffers seizure

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 1:29

The chief justice of the United States Supreme Court suffers a seizure at his seaside summer home.
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US stocks lead markets rebound

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 0:19
related places: Monday, Friday

US stock markets rebound strongly after acute losses last week, which were felt around the world.
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US military aid for Middle East

Monday, July 30th 2007, 19:46

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announces billions of dollars in military aid to Middle Eastern allies.
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Bush and Brown vow co-operation

Monday, July 30th 2007, 18:04
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Brown

The US president and new UK prime minister pledge to work together on key global issues, at their first formal talks.
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Corruption 'mars Iraq rebuilding'

Monday, July 30th 2007, 14:51
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Corruption and mishandling of projects are hampering reconstruction efforts in Iraq, a US report warns.
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World indebted to US, says Brown

Monday, July 30th 2007, 12:28
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

UK PM Gordon Brown says the world owes a debt to the US for its fight against terrorism, as he arrives in America.
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Third of Iraqis 'need urgent aid'

Monday, July 30th 2007, 10:52

Nearly a third of Iraqis need emergency aid, a report finds, as a US agency warns of economic mismanagement.
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US envoy accuses Saudis on Iraq

Monday, July 30th 2007, 6:33
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

US ambassador at the UN Zalmay Khalilzad says Saudi Arabia is undermining efforts to stabilise Iraq.
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Israel hails US military aid rise

Sunday, July 29th 2007, 10:54
related countries: Israel Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert confirms an increase in military defence aid from the United States.
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Cuban athletes leave games early

Sunday, July 29th 2007, 5:23
related countries: Brazil Brazil, Cuba Cuba
related places: Pan American

Cuban athletes make a hurried exit from the Pan-American games in Brazil, apparently amid fears of mass defections.
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'We blocked US plans' - Hezbollah

Sunday, July 29th 2007, 1:29
related countries: Israel Israel

The leader of Hezbollah says its conflict with Israel last year has thwarted the US vision for a "new Middle East".
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US 'plans huge Saudi arms deal'

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 23:34
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

The US is reported to be preparing a major arms deal with Saudi Arabia worth $20bn over the next decade.
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Cheney has minor surgery

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 16:53

The battery powering US Vice-President Dick Cheney's heart pacemaker is replaced in minor surgery.
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Congress passes anti-terror bill

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 6:39

The US Congress approves an anti-terrorism bill implementing many recommendations from the 9/11 Commission.
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Deaths in US TV helicopter crash

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 1:00

Four people die in Arizona after two helicopters collide while covering a car chase for US television stations.
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Brazil claims WTO cotton victory

Friday, July 27th 2007, 23:19
related countries: Brazil Brazil

Brazil claims a victory over the US after the WTO upheld many of its complaints over subsidies for cotton farmers.
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Nasa astronauts 'drunk on duty'

Friday, July 27th 2007, 22:15

US astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk at least twice, according to a report commissioned by Nasa.
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Volatility sweeps global markets

Friday, July 27th 2007, 20:41

US shares wobble as world stock market jitters continue over a possible credit crunch that could dent takeovers.
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India and US confirm nuclear pact

Friday, July 27th 2007, 17:55
related countries: India India

India and the US reach a "historic" deal that would end America's three-decade ban on nuclear co-operation.
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TV star Richie handed jail term

Friday, July 27th 2007, 17:06
related places: Richie

US reality TV star Nicole Richie is given four days in jail after pleading guilty to driving on drink and drugs.
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US economy grows stronger

Friday, July 27th 2007, 15:00

The US economy grew faster than analysts expected during the past three months, official figures show.
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US troops battle Kerbala militia

Friday, July 27th 2007, 12:54
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Nine people are killed in fighting between a joint force of US and Iraqi troops and Shia militias in Kerbala.
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US TB man released from hospital

Friday, July 27th 2007, 10:14

A US man who sparked a health scare by flying with a severe form of tuberculosis is released from hospital.
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FBI chief 'contradicts Gonzales'

Friday, July 27th 2007, 8:09

Testimony by the FBI head differs from sworn statements by US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over wiretapping.
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US town's migrant law quashed

Friday, July 27th 2007, 5:38
related places: Pennsylvania

A US federal judge rules as unconstitutional a tough local anti-illegal immigration law in Pennsylvania.
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US admits delay to Iraqi weapons

Friday, July 27th 2007, 3:35
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The US admits it has failed to deliver nearly two thirds of the weapons it promised to the Iraqi army.
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Bush aides in US firings subpoena

Friday, July 27th 2007, 0:51
related places: White House

Strategist Karl Rove is one of two White House aides called to testify to senators over the firing of US prosecutors.
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Payout for men framed by FBI

Thursday, July 26th 2007, 19:28

The US government is ordered to pay out about $100m in the case of four men wrongly convicted of a Mafia killing.
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'Many Taleban killed' in clashes

Thursday, July 26th 2007, 18:16
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

At least 60 Taleban fighters are killed in clashes with troops in southern Afghanistan, US-led forces say.
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Ford posts surprise $750m profit

Thursday, July 26th 2007, 11:48
related places: Ford

US carmaker Ford posts its first quarterly profit since 2005 and hints at selling Jaguar and Land Rover.
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Colombia mines blamed on Farc

Thursday, July 26th 2007, 6:19
related countries: Colombia Colombia

A US-based rights group blames Colombian rebels for the country's more than 1,000 landmine-related deaths.
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Experts say obseity 'contagious'

Thursday, July 26th 2007, 0:29

Overweight people could be increasing their friends' risks of becoming obese too, US researchers say.
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