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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.

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N Korea 'ready to shut reactor'

Friday, June 22nd 2007, 9:31
related countries: China China, North Korea North Korea

US envoy Christopher Hill says North Korea is prepared for a prompt shut-down of its main nuclear reactor.
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US says Zimbabwe change afoot

Friday, June 22nd 2007, 9:27
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Economic meltdown will force President Robert Mugabe from power the US ambassador to Zimbabwe predicts.
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US Senate seeks fuel efficiency

Friday, June 22nd 2007, 4:22

The US Senate votes to increase fuel efficiency standards for all cars and SUVs sold by 2020.
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US House opposes abortion ban

Friday, June 22nd 2007, 1:16

The US House of Representatives votes to overturn a ban on aid to overseas groups practising abortion.
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US envoy Hill visits North Korea

Thursday, June 21st 2007, 23:31
related countries: North Korea North Korea

US envoy Christopher Hill goes to N Korea, as the country casts doubt on a planned trip by nuclear inspectors.
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New Orleans 'still a flood risk'

Thursday, June 21st 2007, 14:29
related places: New Orleans

Large parts of New Orleans are still at risk of floods nearly two years after Katrina, a US Army report says.
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Iraq attacks kill 14 US soldiers

Thursday, June 21st 2007, 14:11
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Insurgents in Iraq kill 14 US soldiers in two days, US military officials say, as a truck bomb kills 15 Iraqis.
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US police seek mob death clues

Thursday, June 21st 2007, 12:57
related places: Texas

Texas police seek witnesses to the fatal beating of a passenger in a car, the driver of which apparently hit a child.
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Fruit could make 'powerful fuel'

Thursday, June 21st 2007, 1:36
related places: Sugar

Sugar found in fruit such as apples can be made into a powerful low carbon biofuel, US researchers say.
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NY mayor denies presidential bid

Wednesday, June 20th 2007, 23:20

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg quashes rumours that he is planning to run for US president in 2008.
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US crowd beats man to death

Wednesday, June 20th 2007, 20:09
related places: Texas

An angry crowd in Texas beats and kills a man who was in a car that hit and injured a young girl.
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US forces in Afghan killing row

Wednesday, June 20th 2007, 9:13
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

A bitter argument erupts between an Afghan family and US-led coalition forces over the shooting of a young man.
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US, Israel vow to support Abbas

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 21:43
related countries: Israel Israel

The US president and Israel's PM offer support for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, at Washington talks.
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'Mafia' trial starts in Chicago

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 21:29
related places: Chicago

Jury selection begins in the trial of alleged Chicago mafia boss Joey "the Clown" Lombardo and four others.
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New US homes see decline in May

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 14:08
related places: May

The number of new US homes built in May fell by more than analysts forecast, official data shows.
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Nine US firefighters die in blaze

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 13:48
related places: Charleston

Nine US firefighters die in a blaze in a furniture warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, officials say.
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North Korea 'test-fires missile'

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 12:42
related countries: North Korea North Korea

North Korea reportedly tests a missile, as US officials say it now has access to funds frozen for years.
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US launches major Iraq offensive

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 11:31
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

The US military says 10,000 US and Iraqi troops are moving against al-Qaeda networks north of Baghdad.
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Agent Orange appeal in US court

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 7:32
related countries: Vietnam Vietnam

Vietnamese plaintiffs appeal a ruling over the use of Agent Orange by US forces during the Vietnam war.
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Children die in Afghan air raid

Monday, June 18th 2007, 22:10
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Seven children are killed in a US-led coalition air strike against a suspected al-Qaeda hideout in Afghanistan.
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US welcomes N Korean inspection

Monday, June 18th 2007, 21:55
related countries: North Korea North Korea

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says North Korea's decision to allow UN inspectors in is 'a good step'.
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US drag car race death toll rises

Monday, June 18th 2007, 21:23
related places: Tennessee

Two more people die after an accident at a drag car race in Tennessee, bringing the death toll to six.
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Inquiry into US drag car deaths

Monday, June 18th 2007, 21:18
related places: Tennessee

Investigators probe the cause of a drag race crash in Tennessee, which killed six people and injured more.
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US, EU restore Palestinian ties

Monday, June 18th 2007, 18:04
related countries: Israel Israel

The US and the EU are to normalise ties with the new Palestinian government that excludes Hamas.
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US deports coup man to Bangladesh

Monday, June 18th 2007, 9:04
related countries: Bangladesh Bangladesh

The US deports a former Bangladeshi officer convicted for his role in killing President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
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Golf: Cabrera wins US Open

Sunday, June 17th 2007, 23:32

Argentina's Angel Cabrera beats Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods by one shot to win a thrilling US Open.
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F1: Hamilton takes US victory

Sunday, June 17th 2007, 18:38
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda
related places: Indianapolis

Lewis Hamilton produces another incredible performance in Indianapolis to claim his second successive Grand Prix victory.
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As it happened: US Grand Prix

Sunday, June 17th 2007, 15:41
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda
related places: Indianapolis

Briton Lewis Hamilton wins a second straight Grand Prix at Indianapolis in just his seventh F1 race.
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Golf: Baddeley leads US Open

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 23:46

Aaron Baddeley will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the US Open but the chasing pack is led by Tiger Woods.
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US hails N Korea nuclear offer

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 22:19
related countries: North Korea North Korea

The US welcomes North Korea's decision to invite UN nuclear monitors to discuss shutting down a key reactor.
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US 'to unblock' Palestinian aid

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 18:48

The US says it will lift sanctions against Palestinians once a new cabinet without Hamas is sworn in.
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F1: US pole for British ace

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 18:28
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Indianapolis

Britain's Lewis Hamilton pips McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso to pole at the US GP at Indianapolis.
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US forces in new Iraq offensive

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 15:13
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

US forces launch a major security offensive in Baghdad as Defence Secretary Robert Gates visits the Iraqi capital.
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Nato troops kill Afghan civilian

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 13:47
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

Nato soldiers shoot dead a civilian at the scene of a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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North Korea fund transfer stalled

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 11:03
related countries: North Korea North Korea, Macau Macau

Technical problems prevent the transfer of funds to N Korea, but it invites UN monitors for nuclear talks.
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Golf: Cabrera leads US Open

Saturday, June 16th 2007, 0:08
related countries: Argentina Argentina

Argentine Angel Cabrera birdies the last to take a one-shot lead at the halfway stage of the US Open.
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Head of US military 'forced out'

Friday, June 15th 2007, 23:55

The US military's outgoing top commander says he opposed plans to replace him at the end of his term.
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US rape case prosecutor to resign

Friday, June 15th 2007, 21:45

The US prosecutor in a high-profile case where three lacrosse players were cleared of rape says he will resign.
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F1: Alonso fastest in Indianapolis

Friday, June 15th 2007, 20:34
related places: Indianapolis, Sunday

McLaren's Fernando Alonso records the fastest laps in each of the practice sessions for Sunday's United States Grand Prix.
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US Iraq troop surge 'starts now'

Friday, June 15th 2007, 19:06
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The US military says all the extra troops sent to Iraq in the "surge" strategy are in place, ready to operate fully.
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S America urges Fifa to lift ban

Friday, June 15th 2007, 18:18

South American football nations ask Fifa to suspend its ban on international games at high altitude.
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Grenade attack on Somalia cinema

Friday, June 15th 2007, 12:52
related countries: Somalia Somalia

Five people are killed when a grenade is thrown at a cinema in the central Somali town of Baidoa.
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Angry eBay pulls Google adverts

Friday, June 15th 2007, 10:39

Auction website eBay pulls its US advertising from search engine giant and adversary Google.
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US diet pill 'suicide risk' fears

Friday, June 15th 2007, 9:24
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A weight loss drug used widely in the UK is rejected by US safety officials over fears of an increased suicide risk.
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Ex-KKK man guilty in 1964 killing

Friday, June 15th 2007, 1:46

A US jury convicts an ex-Ku Klux Klan member over the deaths of two black teenagers in 1964.
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Talks revive US immigration bill

Friday, June 15th 2007, 0:58

US Senate leaders agree to revive debate on a controversial immigration bill after it stalled last week.
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Golf: Dougherty leads US Open

Friday, June 15th 2007, 0:10
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

England's Nick Dougherty cards a superb two-under 68 to claim the first-round lead at Oakmont Country Club.
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US confirms missile shield plans

Thursday, June 14th 2007, 20:38

The US defence secretary confirms plans for a controversial missile defence shield in eastern Europe.
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Slain MP mourned in Lebanon

Thursday, June 14th 2007, 14:23
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon, Syria Syria

Lebanon observes a day of mourning as it buries anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, killed in a bomb blast.
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Golf: Mickelson battles pain

Thursday, June 14th 2007, 6:49
related places: Oakmont

Phil Mickelson says he is still suffering the effects of his wrist injury as he prepares for the US Open at Oakmont.
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US hands back artefacts to Peru

Thursday, June 14th 2007, 3:52
related countries: Peru Peru

The US hands over more than 400 Incan and pre-Columbian artefacts to the government of Peru.
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US House passes gun control bill

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 22:34

US lawmakers pass a bill that could tighten controls on gun ownership, in response to the Virginia Tech shootings.
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Golf: Oakmont to bare its teeth

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 21:38
related places: Oakmont

Oakmont Country Club is expected to provide a stern test for the US Open, which tees off on Thursday.
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US concern at Iran 'Afghan arms'

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 20:58
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Iran Iran

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says "substantial" quantities of Iranian arms are flowing into Afghanistan.
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Musharraf foes split on US view

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 17:37
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan's opposition parties differ on how to interpret remarks by US officials on President Musharraf's future.
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Afghans free US 'bounty hunter'

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 15:43
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

A US man jailed for running a private prison in Kabul and torturing Afghans is freed, officials say.
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US rejects China currency charge

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 15:43
related countries: China China

US Senators go ahead with plans to target the yuan as the US Treasury rejects charges of manipulation.
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US consumers on shopping spree

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 15:08
related places: May

US retail sales grew 1.4% in May, suggesting that US economic growth may recover faster than expected.
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US allies put on trafficking list

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 12:07

The US places key Middle East allies on its blacklist of countries that fail to stop people trafficking.
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US warns firms trading with Iran

Wednesday, June 13th 2007, 1:58
related countries: Iran Iran

The US threatens tough penalties against international energy companies that do business with Iran.
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US strike 'kills Afghan police'

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 8:54
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

Seven Afghan police officers are killed by US forces in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, Afghan officials say.
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Russia to help N Korea funds row

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 7:58
related countries: North Korea North Korea, Russia Russia

Russia is to help resolve a banking row holding up a North Korean nuclear deal, US officials say.
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US sex sentence overturned

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 7:41

A US man jailed for having consensual oral sex with a teenage girl has his sentence overturned.
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Rally for Hmong leader in court

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 6:22
related countries: Laos Laos

Hundreds of Hmong protest in the US as a key leader appears in court accused of plotting a coup in Laos.
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Republicans block Bush ally vote

Tuesday, June 12th 2007, 0:09
related places: Gonzales

US Senate Republicans block a no confidence vote in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, a key Bush ally.
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US veterans 'high suicide risk'

Monday, June 11th 2007, 23:41

US war veterans are twice as likely to kill themselves as ordinary civilians, a study suggests.
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US 'enemy combatant' ruling

Monday, June 11th 2007, 18:48
related countries: Qatar Qatar

A Qatari man accused of links to al-Qaeda cannot be held in indefinite military detention, a US court rules.
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Three die in Iraq bridge bombing

Monday, June 11th 2007, 9:42
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Three US soldiers are killed after a bombing causes a bridge across a highway near Baghdad to collapse.
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Drug offers hope for Parkinson's

Monday, June 11th 2007, 9:27
related places: Parkinson

A drug used to treat high-blood pressure may slow the development of Parkinson's, US researchers say.
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US viewers watch Sopranos finale

Monday, June 11th 2007, 5:32

Millions of US viewers tune in for the finale of The Sopranos, to learn the fate of mob boss Tony Soprano.
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Powell urges Guantanamo closure

Monday, June 11th 2007, 4:28

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell urges the immediate closure of the US prison in Guantanamo Bay.
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Bush greeted as hero in Albania

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 22:20
related countries: Albania Albania

Albania lays on a hero's welcome for George Bush, the first US president to visit what is now a staunch ally.
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Iranians confirm fourth US arrest

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 10:23
related countries: Iran Iran

Iran confirms it is holding a fourth Iranian American, academic Ali Shakeri, on suspicion of spying.
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Cairo campus veil ban struck down

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 0:51
related countries: Egypt Egypt
related places: Cairo

A Egyptian court says the American University of Cairo cannot ban the Islamic face covering from its campus.
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Russia warns US on missile plan

Saturday, June 9th 2007, 17:51
related countries: Russia Russia

Russia says the US should halt plans for a missile defence shield in central Europe, pending further talks.
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Six dead in attack on Iraq prison

Saturday, June 9th 2007, 15:04
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Six

Six prisoners die and at least 50 are wounded in an attack on a US-run detention camp in Iraq.
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Pope urges Mid-East peace talks

Saturday, June 9th 2007, 12:18
related countries: Italy Italy
related places: Pope

Pope Benedict calls for a "regional and negotiated" solution in the Middle East, in talks with George Bush.
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US 'Dr Death' defends euthanasia

Saturday, June 9th 2007, 7:24

Jack Kevorkian, the man who helped the terminally ill to die in the US, says he did "the right thing".
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Shuttle heads for space station

Saturday, June 9th 2007, 5:01
related places: Florida, Atlantis

Space shuttle Atlantis launches from the US Kennedy Space Center in Florida, for its first mission in 2007.
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US military to get new boss

Friday, June 8th 2007, 20:40
related places: Staff

Adm Mike Mullen is nominated as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the country's top military post.
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Nato wary on joint missile shield

Friday, June 8th 2007, 20:21
related countries: Russia Russia

Nato reacts cautiously to a Russian proposal to form a joint missile defence system with the US.
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US relaxes passport rule

Friday, June 8th 2007, 19:49

The US State Department relaxes some of its passport rules after a surge in demand creates long delays.
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Guantanamo case appeal sought

Friday, June 8th 2007, 16:42

The Pentagon asks US military judges to reconsider a decision to drop charges against two Guantanamo inmates.
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US lawmaker denies taking bribes

Friday, June 8th 2007, 14:44

US lawmaker William Jefferson, accused of hiding $90,000 in his freezer, pleads not guilty to soliciting bribes.
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Setback for US immigration bill

Friday, June 8th 2007, 8:29
related places: Senate

An immigration bill stalls in the US Senate, dealing a blow to President Bush's hopes of reform before his term ends.
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House defies Bush over stem cells

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 20:53
related places: Bush

The US House votes to ease curbs on funding stem-cell research, defying President Bush's threat to veto the bill.
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US 'war tsar' had doubts on surge

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 17:52
related countries: Isle of Man Isle of Man

Lt Gen Douglas Lute, nominated to become the first US 'war tsar', says he had doubts over the surge strategy.
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Bush plays down Russia row

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 16:23
related countries: Germany Germany, Russia Russia

George Bush describes as interesting a Russian proposal for resolving the row over the US missile defence shield.
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Missing girl is found alive in US

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 11:08

A missing teenage girl is found locked in a hidden room in a house in Connecticut, USA.
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US accused over 'ghost detainees'

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 8:46

Human rights groups ask the US to reveal the whereabouts of 39 people allegedly held in secret CIA-run prisons.
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US asylum for abortion victims

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 8:33
related places: California

Women forced to have abortions can seek asylum in the US with their partners, a California court decides.
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US gives Filipino informants $10m

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 7:45
related countries: Philippines Philippines

The US embassy in the Philippines rewards four men whose information led to the deaths of terror suspects.
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'Al-Qaeda' arrest in East Africa

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 0:07

The US says a suspected al-Qaeda member has been captured in East Africa and sent to Guantanamo Bay.
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Andean nations object to Fifa ban

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 22:49
related countries: Bolivia Bolivia

Five Latin American nations meet in Bolivia to formalise a protest against a ban on high-altitude football.
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TB man blames medics for scare

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 21:36
related places: May

A US TB patient who sparked an health scare in May says doctors had told him he was not contagious.
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Republicans clash on immigration

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 9:20
related places: Republican

Republican candidates for the US presidency hold a fresh TV debate, with heated exchanges on immigration.
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US-Russian row looms over G8

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 7:36
related countries: Germany Germany, Russia Russia

Leaders from major industrial powers are in Germany for a G8 summit overshadowed by US-Russian tensions.
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Bush criticises Russia on reform

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 22:16
related countries: Russia Russia

US President Bush says Russia "derailed" democratic reforms, as a row over missile defence stokes tensions.
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US 'major illegal ivory importer'

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 21:02
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The US has become a major importer of illegal ivory, according to a report by a UK animal welfare charity.
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