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United States: news

US to replace Wolfowitz 'swiftly'

Friday, May 18th 2007, 18:43

The US says it will move "swiftly" to find a replacement for Paul Wolfowitz, the outgoing World Bank head.
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'Daniel Pearl detainee' is dead

Friday, May 18th 2007, 17:31
related countries: Pakistan

A Pakistani man detained over the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl dies weeks after being released.
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Gonzales to face confidence vote

Friday, May 18th 2007, 14:45

Leading US Democratic senators plan a no-confidence vote in US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
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Two Iraqi ABC journalists killed

Friday, May 18th 2007, 11:43
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Two Iraqi ABC News journalists are killed as they drive home from work in Baghdad, the US network says.
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US names special envoy to Somalia

Friday, May 18th 2007, 8:49
related countries: Somalia

The US appoints a special envoy for Somalia, struggling to restore order after 16 years without a government.
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New charges over US bones theft

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 22:04

Seven more people are charged in a high-profile US case involving alleged theft of body parts from corpses.
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US deal over illegal immigrants

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 21:09
related places: White House

The White House and the US Senate reach a deal that could give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants.
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Bush and Blair defend war record

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 17:20
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Blair

Tony Blair and George W Bush reaffirm their decisions over Iraq, on Mr Blair's last official visit to Washington.
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War-torn Iraq 'facing collapse'

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 10:50
related countries: Iraq, United Kingdom

Iraq faces collapse unless the US and Britain change tack, a top think tank warns, as Iran sets a date for US talks.
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US and Iran to hold talks on Iraq

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 9:01
related countries: Iran, Iraq

US and Iranian diplomats will hold talks later this month on the security situation in Iraq, Iran's foreign minister says.
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US criticises Burma nuclear plan

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 7:05
related countries: Burma, Russia

Russia's plan to build a nuclear research centre in Burma is heavily criticised by the US.
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Blair and Bush hold pre-G8 talks

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 5:34
related places: Bush, Washington

Tony Blair is in the US for talks with President Bush in the prime minister's final round of international diplomacy.
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Two die in Baghdad mortar attack

Wednesday, May 16th 2007, 22:58
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Two Iraqis are killed and 10 others injured by a mortar attack on the Green Zone in Baghdad, a US official says.
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US sets reward for missing troops

Wednesday, May 16th 2007, 20:44
related countries: Iraq

The US military offers rewards for the return of three soldiers believed abducted by al-Qaeda-linked militants in Iraq.
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US evangelist Jerry Falwell dies

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 23:45
related places: Virginia, Lynchburg

Leading US conservative evangelist Jerry Falwell dies in hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia, aged 73.
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US names general to be 'war tsar'

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 22:20
related countries: Afghanistan, Iraq

US President George W Bush appoints Lt Gen Douglas Lute to oversee conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Brazilian guilty of US nun murder

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 20:48
related countries: Botswana

A Brazilian rancher is jailed for 30 years for the killing of US-born nun and environmentalist Dorothy Stang.
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US detainee 'mentally tortured'

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 19:05
related countries: Pakistan

A Pakistani-born US resident detained at Guantanamo Bay tells a tribunal he was "mentally tortured" there.
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US to ignore Russia missile fears

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 16:56
related countries: Russia

The US will not let Russia veto its missile defence plan in Europe, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says.
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US, Russia 'to moderate rhetoric'

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 14:46
related countries: Russia

Russia says President Putin and the visiting US secretary of state agree to tone down public disagreements.
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Iran probes detained US scholar

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 14:27
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

A US-Iranian academic detained last week is being investigated for alleged "security" crime, Tehran says.
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Gonzales deputy resigns amid row

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 8:47

US Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty is to step down, amid an inquiry into the firing of eight prosecutors.
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Key terrorism trial starts in US

Monday, May 14th 2007, 21:12
related places: Florida

The trial begins in Florida of US citizen Jose Padilla and two other men on charges of supporting terrorism.
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Rancher denies US nun's killing

Monday, May 14th 2007, 19:12
related countries: Botswana

A Brazilian rancher pleads not guilty for the murder of US-born environmental activist Sister Dorothy Stang.
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US blocks soldiers from websites

Monday, May 14th 2007, 18:41

The US military is to block troops from using 13 popular websites for sharing photos, video clips and messages.
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Pakistan clash 'kills US soldier'

Monday, May 14th 2007, 18:00
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan

A US soldier is shot dead at a meeting with Pakistani troops near the Afghan border, a Pakistani official says.
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US says troops held by 'al-Qaeda'

Monday, May 14th 2007, 17:02
related countries: Iraq

The US military in Iraq says it believes three missing soldiers are being held by al-Qaeda-linked militants.
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Rice rejects 'new Cold War' talk

Monday, May 14th 2007, 16:30
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismisses talk of a new Cold War as she starts a visit to Russia.
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Cerberus to buy Chrysler

Monday, May 14th 2007, 13:37
related places: Chrysler

Cerberus Capital Management is to buy a majority stake in DaimlerChrysler's ailing US Chrysler arm for 5.5bn euros.
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War book wins Blooker blog prize

Monday, May 14th 2007, 11:13
related countries: Iraq

A book written by a US soldier about his experiences in post-war Iraq wins a book and blog prize.
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US seeks missile deal with Poland

Monday, May 14th 2007, 10:35
related countries: Poland

Poland and the US are to begin formal talks on the controversial deployment of a US missile shield.
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US teachers stage mock attack

Monday, May 14th 2007, 9:39

Teachers at a US school stage a fake gun attack during a class trip, frightening pupils and outraging parents.
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US seeks G8 climate text changes

Monday, May 14th 2007, 7:46

The US tries to block sections of a draft agreement on climate change prepared for next month's G8 summit.
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Iran admits holding US academic

Monday, May 14th 2007, 0:40
related countries: Iran

Iran confirms that it is holding in jail an Iranian-American academic who was visiting her mother.
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US and Iran to hold talks on Iraq

Sunday, May 13th 2007, 15:15
related countries: Iraq

Iran and the US say they are to hold joint talks in Baghdad in the coming weeks on the situation in Iraq.
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Search for missing US Iraq troops

Sunday, May 13th 2007, 13:19
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

US and Iraqi forces search for three soldiers missing after an insurgent attack south of Baghdad.
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American troops missing in Iraq

Saturday, May 12th 2007, 22:02
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

US and Iraqi forces search for three soldiers missing after an insurgent attack south of Baghdad.
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Sheryl Crow adopts baby

Saturday, May 12th 2007, 14:39

US singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow has adopted a two-week-old boy, who has been named Wyatt Steven.
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Virginia Tech students graduate

Saturday, May 12th 2007, 6:36

The US university where 32 students and staff were killed in a gun rampage has held its graduation ceremony.
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Cheney warns Iran on Gulf visit

Saturday, May 12th 2007, 4:22
related countries: Iran
related places: Gulf

US Vice-President Dick Cheney issues a warning to Iran from an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.
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Iraq leader says troops must stay

Friday, May 11th 2007, 18:09
related countries: Iraq, United Kingdom

US and British troops will need to stay another one or two years in Iraq, the President Jalal Talabani says.
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US general warns against torture

Friday, May 11th 2007, 16:54
related countries: Iraq

The top US commander in Iraq writes a letter to troops warning them against torturing or abusing Iraqi detainees.
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US admits Afghan civilians killed

Friday, May 11th 2007, 16:44
related countries: Afghanistan

US-led forces admit civilians were killed in fighting with the Taleban in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
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US House passes Iraq funding bill

Friday, May 11th 2007, 7:24
related countries: Iraq

The House of Representatives passes a bill to limit funding for the Iraq war, but President Bush says he will veto it.
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US deal on free trade standards

Friday, May 11th 2007, 5:48
related places: White House

The US Congress and the White House agree on new standards for countries with free trade deals with the US.
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Guilty verdict in US 'spy trial'

Thursday, May 10th 2007, 21:01
related countries: China

A Chinese-born engineer working for a US defence firm is found guilty of acting as an agent for China.
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US probes Moore on Cuba

Thursday, May 10th 2007, 20:30
related countries: Cuba

Film-maker Michael Moore is being investigated by the US for a possible violation of the embargo on Cuba.
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Cheney addresses troops in Iraq

Thursday, May 10th 2007, 14:23
related countries: Iraq

US Vice-President Dick Cheney pays tribute to US troops in Iraq, at the end of a two-day visit to the country.
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Vegans jailed over death of baby

Thursday, May 10th 2007, 12:45

A vegan couple are sentenced to life in prison by a US court over the death of their malnourished baby.
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US DJ criticised over Obama song

Thursday, May 10th 2007, 11:48

US talk show host Rush Limbaugh comes under fire for airing a racially charged song about Barack Obama.
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Syrian reformer 'jailed 12 years'

Thursday, May 10th 2007, 11:26
related countries: Syria

A Syrian court reportedly jails leading dissident Kamal Labwani for 12 years, for meeting US officials.
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US Marine 'shot unarmed Iraqis'

Thursday, May 10th 2007, 11:13
related countries: Iraq

A US marine shot five men in Haditha as they stood with their hands in the air, another marine says.
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US envoy on Latin American tour

Thursday, May 10th 2007, 1:57

US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is in Latin America for a tour aimed at improving ties.
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US economy 'most competitive'

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 22:39

The US economy remains the world's most competitive, despite the country's soaring trade deficit, a study says.
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Bush surveys tornado damage

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 21:50
related places: Kansas, Greensburg

US President George W Bush tours Greensburg in Kansas, flattened by the country's worst tornado in years.
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US pilots blamed in Brazil crash

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 19:50
related countries: Brazil

Investigators probing Brazil's worst aviation disaster have blamed two US pilots of a private jet, reports say.
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Bush 'would veto new Iraq bill'

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 18:41
related countries: Iraq
related places: Congress

US President Bush would veto a new Congress bill on Iraq linking funding to progress, his spokesman says.
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Lightning 'caused US mine blast'

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 18:30
related places: West Virginia

Lightning ignited methane and led to the deaths of 12 miners in West Virginia last year, a US report says.
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Fed keeps rates on hold at 5.25%

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 18:21

The US Federal Reserve keeps its main interest rate on hold at 5.25%, in a move expected by analysts.
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Cuba anger at US exile decision

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 16:45
related countries: Cuba
related places: Castro

Cuba condemns the decision of a US judge to dismiss immigration charges against an anti-Castro militant.
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US-Iran academic detained in Iran

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 12:55
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran

A prominent US think-tank says one of its researchers has been detained in the Iranian capital Tehran.
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'Tired' Obama in tornado gaffe

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 11:01
related places: Kansas

US presidential candidate Barack Obama dramatically exaggerates the number killed in recent tornadoes in Kansas.
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Toyota continues to power ahead

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 7:58

Toyota continues to show solid growth thanks to the popularity of its models in the US and Europe, with profits up 9%.
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Queen teases Bush over gaffe

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 6:15
related places: Bush, Queen

The Queen jokes about US President Bush's gaffe in which he nearly aged her by 200 years.
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US drops Cuban militant's charges

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 4:08
related countries: Cuba
related places: Castro

A US judge throws out immigration charges against Cuban anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles.
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Arrests over US army base 'plot'

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 2:08
related places: Six

Six men are arrested in New Jersey on charges of planning to attack a US army base using automatic weapons.
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Clinton unveils Aids drugs deal

Wednesday, May 9th 2007, 2:03
related countries: India

Former US President Bill Clinton unveils a deal with two Indian drugs firms to cheaply produce HIV/Aids drugs.
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US student held over gun attack

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 21:34

Police in the US arrest a university student suspected of killing one man and injuring two more in a dispute.
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US attack 'kills Iraqi children'

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 20:25
related countries: Iraq

A US helicopter attack on suspected insurgents in Iraq has killed a number of children, Iraqi sources say.
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Cheney seeks Mid-East Iraq help

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 19:01
related countries: Iraq

US Vice-President Dick Cheney heads to the Middle East to seek support for US efforts to stem the violence in Iraq.
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Queen visits US space centre

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 18:25
related places: Queen

The Queen visits a Nasa space centre on the final day of her six-day state tour of the eastern US.
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Civilian deaths 'deeply shame' US

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 16:52
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: March, Marines

The US military says it is "deeply ashamed" by the killings of 19 Afghan civilians by Marines in March.
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Bush talks on India nuclear deal

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 6:45
related countries: India

US President Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discuss plans to ratify a landmark nuclear fuel treaty.
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Black aide tells of 'partnership'

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 6:24

Lord Black's main business associate tells a US court he consulted his colleague on all financial decisions.
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Queen backs US-UK relationship

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 4:39
related places: White House, Queen

The Queen strongly defends the special relationship between Britain and the US at a White House banquet.
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Haiti crossing death toll rises

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 1:45

The bodies of 54 Haitians are recovered after their boat capsizes in the West Indies, US officials say.
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Abbas urges support for US plan

Monday, May 7th 2007, 21:46

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says a new US security plan carries "important steps".
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Bush greets Queen at White House

Monday, May 7th 2007, 21:42
related places: Bush, Queen

The Queen receives a 21-gun salute as she meets President George W Bush on the final leg of her US visit.
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Kansas tornado death toll rises

Monday, May 7th 2007, 19:55
related places: Kansas

Two more bodies are found in a town in Kansas devastated by a tornado, taking the death toll to at least 10.
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US troops killed at Kabul prison

Monday, May 7th 2007, 4:17
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

Two US soldiers are killed and two injured in a shooting outside a prison on the outskirts of Kabul.
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Fresh tornadoes pound central US

Sunday, May 6th 2007, 22:12
related places: Kansas

A new wave of tornadoes strikes the central US, a day after nine people died in a massive tornado in Kansas.
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Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri mocks US bill

Sunday, May 6th 2007, 15:16
related countries: Iraq

Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri mocks a US bill that sets a timetable for US troops to leave Iraq.
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Hamas rejects US security draft

Saturday, May 5th 2007, 14:14

Militant group Hamas rejects a US plan for improving security and easing limits on movement in the Palestinian territories.
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Singapore PM warns US on China

Saturday, May 5th 2007, 0:17
related countries: China, Japan, Singapore
related places: Washington

Singapore's prime minister urges the US to maintain ties with both China and Japan, after talks in Washington.
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Haiti migrants in boat disaster

Friday, May 4th 2007, 21:33
related countries: Haiti

At least 22 Haitians are dead and dozens are missing after their boat capsizes in the West Indies, US officials say.
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Brazil to break Aids drug patent

Friday, May 4th 2007, 20:59
related countries: Brazil

Brazil's president decides to override an Aids drug patent held by a US pharmaceutical firm.
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US Iraq troops 'condone torture'

Friday, May 4th 2007, 20:59
related countries: Iraq

More than a third of US troops in Iraq condone torture in some circumstances, a US survey finds.
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Afghan council accuses US forces

Friday, May 4th 2007, 17:18
related countries: Afghanistan
related places: Kandahar

An Afghan tribal council says an air strike by US-led forces this week killed at least 13 civilians in Kandahar province.
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Rice-breeder joins world leaders

Friday, May 4th 2007, 16:40
related countries: Sierra Leone

A Sierra Leone scientist is voted among the world's most influential people by the US Time magazine.
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US issues Mid-East security plan

Friday, May 4th 2007, 10:58
related countries: Israel

The US issues a detailed plan to Israel and the Palestinians for improving security and easing limits on movement.
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Kenya gets US anti-terror funds

Friday, May 4th 2007, 10:02
related countries: Kenya

The US announces new funding to Kenyan security forces to counter "terrorist activities" in the region.
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Republicans back Iraq war

Friday, May 4th 2007, 8:36

Republican contenders for the US presidency hold their first TV debate and broadly back continuing the war in Iraq.
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Queen sees historic US settlement

Friday, May 4th 2007, 8:31
related places: English, Edinburgh, Queen

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are due to visit the site of the USA's first permanent English colony.
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US child rape suspect in HK court

Friday, May 4th 2007, 6:25
related countries: Hong Kong

A suspected US sex offender appears in a Hong Kong court to face extradition proceedings.
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Queen tribute to Virginia victims

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 21:44
related places: America, Virginia, Queen

Queen Elizabeth II pays tribute to the Virginia Tech shooting victims, on her first trip to the US for 16 years.
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Pioneer US astronaut dies

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 21:18
related places: Mercury, Apollo

Walter Schirra, a US space pioneer who was the only man to fly on Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions, dies.
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US and Syria hold landmark talks

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 16:23
related countries: Iraq, Syria

Condoleezza Rice holds the US's first high-level talks with Syria since 2005, on the fringe of an Iraq conference.
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Court blow to Barclays ABN deal

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 15:20
related countries: Netherlands

A court blocks Dutch bank ABN Amro's plan to sell its US banking business, threatening merger plans with Barclays.
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US 'kills senior Iraqi insurgent'

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 13:30
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

The US military says it has positively identified a militant killed near Baghdad as a key al-Qaeda in Iraq official.
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Taiwan urged to pass defence bill

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 9:21
related countries: Taiwan

The de facto US ambassador to Taiwan urges the island to pass an arms bill allowing it to buy US weapons.
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