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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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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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Spain targets US treasure ships

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 21:00
related countries: Gibraltar Gibraltar, Spain Spain

A Spanish court orders the capture of two US boats if they leave Gibraltar, amid a row over shipwreck treasure.
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Iraq suicide bombing 'kills 15'

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 17:34
related countries: Iraq Iraq

At least 15 die in a suicide bombing near Falluja as the US admits serious threats to its Iraq security "surge".
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US anti-war marine punished

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 15:08

A US military panel recommends a marine be involuntarily discharged for taking part in an anti-war demonstration.
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Bush seeks to calm Russian fears

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 14:20
related countries: Czech Republic Czech Republic, Russia Russia

US President Bush says Russia has nothing to fear from a missile shield to be partly built in eastern Europe.
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US lawmaker charged with bribes

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 11:40

US lawmaker William Jefferson, accused of hiding $90,000 in his freezer, is charged with bribery and corruption.
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'Taleban killed' in Afghan clash

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 8:39
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Kandahar

US-led forces say they have killed about two dozen Taleban fighters in southern Afghanistan.
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Laos 'coup plot' uncovered in US

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 7:21
related countries: Laos Laos

US prosecutors charge nine people with plotting a coup in Laos, including a prominent former Laotian general.
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Guantanamo charges dropped

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 7:19
related countries: Canada Canada

A US judge drops charges against two Guantanamo Bay inmates, in a setback for efforts to try terror suspects.
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US condemns Venezuela over TV

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 0:39
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

The US Secretary of State say Venezuela's decision to close an opposition TV station is "undemocratic".
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Nato condemns Putin missile threat

Monday, June 4th 2007, 22:09
related countries: Russia Russia

Nato condemns Russia's threat to aim weapons at Europe over the planned US missile defence shield.
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Missing US soldiers' IDs on video

Monday, June 4th 2007, 19:17
related countries: Iraq Iraq

An Iraqi militant video shows ID cards apparently belonging to missing US soldiers, and says both have been killed.
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'US plot' pair in Trinidad court

Monday, June 4th 2007, 15:54
related countries: Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

Two men held in Trinidad over an alleged plot to attack JFK airport will fight extradition to the US, their lawyer says.
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Missing US soldiers' IDs on video

Monday, June 4th 2007, 14:37
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Militants in Iraq produce a video apparently showing the ID cards of two missing US soldiers, reports say.
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Putin warning over US missile row

Monday, June 4th 2007, 10:06
related countries: Russia Russia

Russia's president says Moscow will take retaliatory measures if the US pursues a missile defence plan.
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Paris Hilton starts jail sentence

Monday, June 4th 2007, 7:26
related countries: France France
related places: Los Angeles

US socialite Paris Hilton turns herself in to authorities in Los Angeles after attending an awards ceremony.
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Democrat hopefuls spar over Iraq

Monday, June 4th 2007, 5:29
related places: Sunday

The war in Iraq divides Democratic presidential contenders during a TV debate in New Hampshire.
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Fourteen US troops killed in Iraq

Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 19:51
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Fourteen US soldiers have been killed in Iraq in the last three days, the US military says.
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Gorbachev criticises US 'empire'

Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 15:48
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: West

Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev blames the US for the current state of relations between Russia and the West.
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'Foreign fighters' die in Somalia

Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 13:38
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, Somalia Somalia, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Islamists from Britain, Sweden and Pakistan are killed in joint US-Somali operations, Somali officials say.
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Four charged over JFK 'bomb plot'

Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 2:56
related places: New York, John F Kennedy

Four people are charged in the US over a plot to bomb John F Kennedy airport in New York, officials say.
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US-India nuclear deal talks fail

Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 1:14
related countries: India India

India fail to bridge differences with the US over a proposed deal on nuclear co-operation after three days of talks.
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America's great faith divide

Saturday, June 2nd 2007, 11:06

Justin Webb in the US finds some Americans are worried about the trend towards religiosity in public life.
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US attacks Somali 'militant base'

Saturday, June 2nd 2007, 9:33
related countries: Somalia Somalia

The US Navy bombards what local officials say was an Islamist militant target in a northern Somali village.
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Court hears Haditha death details

Saturday, June 2nd 2007, 0:58
related countries: Iraq Iraq

A US military court hears details of the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, at a hearing for a US commander.
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US warns over China toothpaste

Saturday, June 2nd 2007, 0:11
related countries: China China

The US warns consumers to avoid using toothpaste made in China in case it contains a poisonous chemical used in anti-freeze.
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US Iraq embassy plans put on net

Friday, June 1st 2007, 22:21
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Detailed plans for the new US embassy in Baghdad are posted online, prompting fears of a breach of security.
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Bush urges Iran to free US four

Friday, June 1st 2007, 18:30
related countries: Iran Iran

President Bush condemns the detention of four US citizens in Iran and calls for their immediate release.
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'Dr Death' released from US jail

Friday, June 1st 2007, 16:22

Jack Kevorkian, the man known as Dr Death and who helped the terminally ill to die, is freed from a US jail.
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TB man 'sorry' over plane trips

Friday, June 1st 2007, 13:47
related places: Atlantic

A US TB patient who triggered a health scare by boarding transatlantic flights says sorry to fellow passengers.
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Rice set to reopen Spain dialogue

Friday, June 1st 2007, 4:13
related countries: Spain Spain
related places: Madrid

The US secretary of state is in Madrid for the first high-level US visit since Spain's Socialists came to power.
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Russia blames US in missile row

Friday, June 1st 2007, 2:52
related countries: Russia Russia

Russian President Putin says a missile test was in answer to US plans to create a defence shield in Central Europe.
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Guantanamo 'suicide' named

Friday, June 1st 2007, 0:51
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

A detainee who died in an apparent suicide at Guantanamo was a Saudi army veteran, the US says.
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TB patient faces months in care

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 23:15

A US man with a rare form of TB is moved to a special clinic as calls widen for anyone in contact with him to be checked.
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US 'disturbed' by Iran detentions

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 22:45
related countries: Iran Iran

The US has strongly criticised Iran over the detention of three US citizens and the suspected arrest of a fourth.
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US seeks new greenhouse gas goals

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 18:22

US President George W Bush outlines a new plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of a G8 summit.
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Norway sends aid to Palestinians

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 17:35

Norway resumes direct aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian administration, unlike the EU and US.
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US actor to run for president

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 16:26
related places: Hollywood

Fred Thompson, a Hollywood actor and former US senator, says he is planning to run for president in 2008.
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Call for Mid-East women's rights

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 14:49

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calls for more political rights for women in the Middle East.
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US growth weakest in four years

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 14:11

The US economy grew at a pace of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2007, its weakest rate in more than four years.
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US arrests internet 'spam king'

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 10:49

A man nicknamed the 'spam king' for allegedly sending out millions of junk e-mails is arrested in the US.
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US official in nuclear deal talks

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 9:44
related countries: India India

A senior US official is in India to hold talks aimed at finalising a nuclear co-operation deal.
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Guantanamo Saudi 'kills himself'

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 1:11
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

A Saudi Arabian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay apparently commits suicide, the US military says.
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US oil workers freed in Nigeria

Wednesday, May 30th 2007, 21:55
related countries: Niger Niger, Nigeria Nigeria

Four US oil workers kidnapped by armed gunmen in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta are freed after weeks in captivity.
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Haditha commander in US court

Wednesday, May 30th 2007, 21:41
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The head of a US marines battalion accused of killing Iraqi civilians in Haditha appears before a military court.
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US steps up precautions over TB

Wednesday, May 30th 2007, 21:21

US health officials begin a worldwide search to find people who may have come into contact with a TB carrier.
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Bush pledges funds to fight Aids

Wednesday, May 30th 2007, 18:46

President George Bush has asked the US Congress to set aside $30bn for the global fight against HIV/Aids.
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Spain sues over shipwreck bonanza

Wednesday, May 30th 2007, 18:33
related countries: Spain Spain

Spain launches legal action against US marine explorers over a wreck they have found laden with treasure.
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Firm sued over secret CIA flights

Wednesday, May 30th 2007, 17:09

A US civil liberties group sues a Beoing subsidiary for allegedly helping the CIA fly terror suspects overseas.
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US nominates World Bank chief

Wednesday, May 30th 2007, 15:47

President Bush chooses former top US diplomat Robert Zoellick to replace Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank.
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US sanctions 'won't help Darfur'

Wednesday, May 30th 2007, 12:38
related countries: Sudan Sudan
related places: Darfur

UN adviser Jeffrey Sachs condemns the US decision to impose fresh sanctions on Sudan over Darfur.
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US in TB flight infection warning

Tuesday, May 29th 2007, 20:48

US officials quarantine a man with a dangerous form of tuberculosis and urge fellow air travellers to be tested.
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Iraq attacks kill 10 US soldiers

Tuesday, May 29th 2007, 19:32
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: May

Ten US troops are killed in Iraq, officials say, making May the deadliest month this year for the US military.
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Family found hanged in Texas

Tuesday, May 29th 2007, 18:08
related places: Texas

Four children and their mother are found hanged in their mobile home in the US - but an eight-month-old survives.
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Bush toughens sanctions on Sudan

Tuesday, May 29th 2007, 15:04
related countries: Sudan Sudan
related places: Darfur

US President George W Bush announces fresh sanctions on Sudan over the four-year conflict in Darfur.
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Plea from US camp for BBC man

Tuesday, May 29th 2007, 13:46

An Al-Jazeera cameraman held at Guantanamo Bay calls for the release of abducted BBC reporter Alan Johnston.
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US-Iranians on spying charge

Tuesday, May 29th 2007, 11:18
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Tehran

Iran formally charges two Iranian-American academics currently in jail in Tehran with espionage.
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