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The US Senate Finance Committee defeats plans to include a government-run insurance scheme as part of a radical healthcare overhaul.
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Author JK Rowling missed out on a top civilian honour in the US because some politicians believed she "encouraged witchcraft", it is claimed.
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Toyota issues a warning about dangers presented by floor mats interfering with the accelerator pedals of some of its US models.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama is to appear in the first episode of the 40th anniversary season of Sesame Street.
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CubaA senior US official on a visit to Havana held high-level talks with Cuban officials - the first such in years - US diplomats confirm.
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A bone fragment believed to part of Adolf Hitler's skull has been revealed as being that of an unidentified woman, US scientists say.
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Social isolation may trigger biological changes that make cancer more deadly, US research on mice suggests.
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Canada, 
ColombiaA Colombian man who has spent his life stealing from rich hotel guests is arrested on the US border with Canada.
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A mother accused of beating her son often kept him locked in a cupboard in his bedroom, police in the US state of Oklahoma say.
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Iran, 
Iraq, 
SwitzerlandSwiss diplomats have visited three US hikers detained in Iran after straying across the border from Iraq, officials say.
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US consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in September, suggesting Americans are not confident of a recovery.
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AfghanistanUS President Barack Obama stresses the joint fight with Nato, as he meets its leader for talks on Afghanistan.
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AfghanistanAn Afghan-born man charged with plotting to carry out bomb attacks on the US pleads not guilty in a New York court.
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IsraelIsraeli envoys head for talks with US Middle East Envoy George Mitchell on restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
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US prosecutors dispute claims Roman Polanski's arrest came out of the blue, saying he had been on a "wanted list" for years.
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SwitzerlandFilm director Roman Polanski is determined to fight his detention in Switzerland and extradition to the US, his lawyer says.
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JapanThe yen declines from its eight-month highs against the US dollar following comments from Japan's finance minister.
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PhilippinesTwo US soldiers and one Filipino are killed by a landmine explosion in the southern Philippines, an army spokesman says.
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AfghanistanAnders Fogh Rasmussen tries to calm US "doubts" over Nato's commitment in Afghanistan in his first US speech.
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The US is looking into a poll posted on the social networking site Facebook, asking if President Obama "should be killed".
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BurmaThe US says it wants its planned dialogue with the Burmese military government to be a sustained process of engagement.
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Iran, 
United KingdomThe United States, France and Britain condemn Iran for test-firing long-range missiles, calling the move a provocation.
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The US is set to loosen its control over how the internet is run when an agreement is signed with net regulator Icann.
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SomaliaSomali Islamists carry out a public execution of two men they accuse of spying for the US and African Union.
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DenmarkUS President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen to support the bid by Chicago to host the 2016 Olympics, officials say.
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France, SwitzerlandFilmmaker Roman Polanski will challenge his arrest in Switzerland and a bid to deport him to the US on sex charges, his lawyer says.
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William Safire, the Pulitzer Prize-winning political columnist for the New York Times, dies at the age of 79.
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Film director Roman Polanski is in custody in Switzerland, facing extradition to the US on charges of having sex with a girl aged 13.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says sticking to a January deadline for closing Guantanamo will be "tough".
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Cuba, 
IrelandTwo detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, have been sent to Ireland to be resettled, the US says.
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VenezuelaAuthorities in Venezuela say they will fine TV stations if they continue to broadcast episodes of US animation Family Guy.
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AfghanistanThe senior US military commander in Afghanistan has formally requested more troops to combat the resurgent Taliban.
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IranThe US secretary of state gives a cautious welcome to Iran's promise to open a newly revealed nuclear plant to UN inspection.
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A US woman who was implanted with the wrong embryo in a fertility treatment mix-up has given birth to a boy.
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World leaders at the G20 summit have agreed tough financial rules to avert another global crisis, US President Barack Obama says.
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IranThe British, French and US leaders strongly criticise Iran over its secret nuclear site, and threaten tougher sanctions.
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AfghanistanAn Afghan-born US man may have plotted an attack in New York for the 9/11 anniversary this month, a prosecutor says.
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PakistanAt least 12 people are killed and five injured in a suspected US drone attack in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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PalauAt least six Uighur detainees at the Guantanamo prison will soon move to the Pacific nation of Palau, US officials say.
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KenyaKenya's government expresses concern over a US threat to impose travel bans on officials who do not promote reform.
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AfghanistanFive US servicemen are killed in three separate attacks across southern Afghanistan, the US military says.
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A judge postpones a settlement hearing between Google and US authors and publishers after a raft of objections.
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AfghanistanAn Afghan-born US man is charged with plotting to carry out attacks after learning in Pakistan how to make bombs.
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Police investigate the death of a census collector found hanged from a tree in rural Kentucky.
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World leaders are meeting in the US city of Pittsburgh for the two-day G20 summit which gets under way later.
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The UN Security Council adopts a resolution calling for nuclear disarmament, in a historic session chaired by the US leader.
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The governor of Massachusetts names Paul Kirk as a temporary replacement to fill the late Senator Edward Kennedy's seat.
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KenyaThe US threatens travel bans on 15 Kenyan officials, amid concerns over a failure to look into post-election violence.
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BurmaDetained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi welcomes US plans to engage with the military junta
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United Kingdom"Repeated" requests by UK PM Gordon Brown's team for a formal meeting with US President Barack Obama were turned down.
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United KingdomA UK request for talks with President Obama was declined. Is the special relationship changing?
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IndiaUS carmaker General Motors says it will develop a small cheap electric car for the Indian market.
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BurmaHillary Clinton says the US will engage directly with Burma's military rulers in a bid to promote democracy in the hardline state.
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AfghanistanThe top US military commander in Afghanistan denies a rift with the White House over sending more troops to Afghanistan.
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US President Obama urges greater global co-operation in his first UN speech, as Libya's leader attacks the major powers.
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The US Federal Reserve sees economic activity "picking up" but says interest rates will stay close to zero for an "extended time".
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US President Barack Obama calls for immediate Middle East peace talks without preconditions, at his maiden UN address.
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North KoreaSouth Korea is boosting its defence budget by selling a vast stockpile of old Korean-war rifles to collectors in the US.
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LibyaUS officials order workers to stop construction of Col Muammar Gaddafi's trademark tent near New York, a local attorney says.
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The US dollar falls to a one-year low of $1.4840 to the euro ahead of the G20 meeting of world leaders.
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IsraelUS President Barack Obama tells Israeli and Palestinian leaders it is time to move with urgency towards restarting peace talks.
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One of the busiest US-Mexico border crossing is shut after a gun battle between US agents and suspected people smugglers.
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ChinaChinese carmaker Geely Automotive receives a $334m (£204m) investment from major US bank Goldman Sachs.
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GeorgiaAt least eight people have died and several others are missing as the southeast US is hit by floods.
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Massachusetts lawmakers vote to let the state's governor pick an interim successor to late US Senator Edward Kennedy.
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AfghanistanTwo Afghan-born men charged with lying to officials about a plot to launch attacks in the US are denied bail after court hearings.
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Kenya, SomaliaKenya's foreign minister criticises last week's raid by US forces in Somalia in which an al-Qaeda suspect was killed.
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South AfricaAll US embassies and consulates in South Africa are closed after an unspecified warning from security officials.
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Latin American views on tackling climate change
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US proposals to ensure the net remains an open and neutral platform draw criticism from the wireless industry.
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Bank of America is to be sued by the US regulator over charges it misled investors on bonuses when it acquired Merrill Lynch.
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United KingdomThe US government says it does not want to punish Scotland for releasing the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.
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AfghanistanTough task of selling Afghan policy to US public
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AfghanistanThe US mission in Afghanistan will "fail" unless troops are increased, the top military commander there says in a confidential report.
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IsraelThe US has "no grand expectations" from talks President Obama is hosting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, the White House says.
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The US communications regulator proposes new rules that would require ISPs to respect the principle of "network neutrality".
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AfghanistanA top US general said the mission will "likely result in failure" if there is no change of strategy. What is your view?
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IraqThe US closes Camp Bucca, its largest jail in Iraq
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IranIran's supreme leader denounces nuclear weapons and says US allegations of a covert programme are false.
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RussiaPresident Obama says Russian opposition had no bearing on his decision to scrap the US plan for a missile shield in Europe.
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Another two US banks are closed by the federal regulator, taking the total number of American banking failures this year to 94.
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AfghanistanThree Afghan-born men are arrested in Denver and New York in connection with a plot to launch an attack in the US.
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IsraelPresident Obama will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Tuesday, in an effort to relaunch Middle East peace talks.
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PakistanPolice raid US-contracted private security firm in Islamabad, securing around 70 allegedly unlicensed weapons.
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The US government objects to a deal that would allow Google to create a digital library. Send us your views.
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American Christian conservatives grow in confidence
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The US justice department urges a court to reject a deal allowing internet company Google to publish millions of books online.
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The American neoconservative writer and thinker Irving Kristol dies from lung cancer at the age of 89.
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The US president rejects the idea that racism is the main reason for angry protests against his planned healthcare reforms.
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Guiding Light, the world's longest running soap opera, ends after more than 70 years on air in the US.
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IranObama missile plan 'better protects Iran's neighbours'
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A court in the US state of Ohio halts a second bid to execute an inmate after officials failed to find a vein in the first attempt.
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IsraelUS envoy George Mitchell's latest round of diplomacy in the Middle East ends without agreement, US and Palestinian officials say.
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RussiaRussian President Dmitry Medvedev welcomes the US move to shelve controversial missile defence bases in Europe.
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ChinaChinese defence officials reject a US description of China's military modernisation programme as a threat.
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Why the US army is going face to face with Afghans
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Lawyers for a US man whose lethal injection was halted as officials failed to find a vein will try to block a second attempt.
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PakistanMissiles fired by a US drone are believed to have killed an al-Qaeda chief and a top Uzbek militant in Pakistan, officials say.
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Czech Republic, 
PolandPresident Barack Obama shelves controversial US missile defence plans for Europe, in a major foreign policy shift.
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