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Could the US get a new $1tn coin?
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Alleged Wikileaks source Bradley Manning will have 112 days taken off any prison sentence if he is convicted, a US military judge rules.
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United KingdomRetired British businessman Christopher Tappin, who pleaded guilty to arms dealing in a US court, will be sentenced later in Texas.
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A US defence firm settles with former inmates of Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison for $5m (£3m), after a subsidiary is accused of conspiring to torture prisoners.
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The US gun owners who say weapons save lives
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Experts question whether diet drinks might increase depression risk after a large US study finds a link.
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A campaign is gathering pace on the American left to mint a single platinum coin and assign it a face value of a thousand billion dollars as a way of resolving the impending row over the US debt ceiling.
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US aluminium giant Alcoa posts fourth quarter profit in line with estimates and expresses cautious optimism that demand will continue to grow in 2013.
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AfghanistanThe White House says it is possible that no US troops will remain in Afghanistan past 2014, as President Hamid Karzai arrives for talks.
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Police found booby traps in the flat of the man accused of a cinema massacre in Colorado, a US court hears.
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The US sweltered under its hottest year on record in 2012, breaking the previous high temperature record by a full 1F (0.6C).
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Former US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who survived a gun shot to the head, launches a campaign against gun violence.
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A former US congresswoman who survived a gunshot wound to the head during a mass shooting has launched a campaign against gun violence
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In a letter to the Organisation of American States, Venezuela's opposition warns about a threat to democracy if President Hugo Chavez is not sworn in on Thursday.
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Virgin Atlantic announces that American Airlines executive Craig Kreeger will be its next chief executive.
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Data breaches in the US account for most of the credit card fraud affecting the EU, a new police report says.
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Libya, 
TunisiaThe sole suspect held over the deadly attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has been freed in Tunisia due to lack of evidence, his lawyer says.
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US retail giant Sears says chief executive Louis D'Ambrosio will step down in February because of family health issues.
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PeruA helicopter carrying seven people crashes in a village in Peru, killing five US citizens and two Peruvians.
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ChinaA Chinese man pleads guilty to selling hundreds of pirated US business software worth more than $100m (£62m).
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Mining group Anglo American announces that Mark Cutifani, the current boss of AngloGold Ashanti, will be its next chief executive.
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PakistanUS drones kill at least seven militants in a Pakistani tribal area near the Afghan border, officials say.
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A Chicago lottery winner who died before cashing his winner's cheque was murdered, police say, after officials found he was killed by cyanide poisoning.
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President Obama names Chuck Hagel to head the Pentagon and terrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the CIA, but Republicans question the nominations.
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Ten big US banks, including Bank of America and Citigroup, agree to pay $8.5bn (£5.2bn) to settle a review of home foreclosures by regulators.
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The man suspected of killing 12 people at a cinema in the US state of Colorado displayed no "normal emotional reactions" when arrested, a court hears.
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USA striker Abby Wambach wins the Fifa women's world player of the year, while Pia Sundhage is coach of the year.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton receives a surprise gift as she returns to work after spending a month recuperating from a series of ailments.
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Bank of America agrees to pay US government mortgage agency Fannie Mae a total of $11.6bn to settle claims over home loans.
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North KoreaFormer governor Bill Richardson and Google chairman Eric Schmidt are in North Korea on a visit described as unhelpful by the US government.
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The leader of the English Defence League is jailed for 10 months for using someone else's passport to travel to the USA.
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Germany, 
Netherlands, 
Syria, 
TurkeyA Dutch convoy of Patriot missiles is travelling to the Turkish Syrian border to join German and US deployments, after a number of rockets from Syria hit targets inside Turkey.
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The National Society of Film Critics names Michael Haneke's film Amour as the best picture of 2012.
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Horror film Texas Chainsaw 3D unexpectedly tops the US Box Office, toppling The Hobbit from number one.
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SyriaA speech by Syria's Bashar al-Assad denouncing opponents as "puppets of the West" is dismissed by the US, which calls it "detached from reality".
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BoliviaA senior Bolivian minister alleges there is proof that the US embassy has been actively working against President Evo Morales.
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Unpublished colour photographs of The Beatles during their first tour of the US are to be auctioned.
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Afghanistan, PakistanA US drone attack kills at least eight suspected militants in a Pakistan north-western tribal area near the Afghan border, officials say.
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A 17-year-old US high school student has been arrested on suspicion of plotting to bomb his classmates.
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Four people, including a gunman, are found dead following a shooting incident and stand-off with police in Aurora, in the US state of Colorado.
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ColombiaA firm in Colombia which makes bullet-proof vests is now creating body armour for children.
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California lawmakers vow to close a loophole that allowed a man's rape conviction to be overturned because his victim was not married.
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Mormon US Senator Michael Crapo of Idaho pleads guilty to drink-driving and has his driver's licence suspended for a year.
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ChinaUS businesses in cultural pitch for Chinese tourist dollars
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Can GM bugs halt disease spread in the US?
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The US economy added a further 155,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate held steady at 7.8%, official figures show.
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The US Congress passes an aid package for victims of "superstorm" Sandy days after an outcry from politicians in hard-hit areas over a delay in approval.
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SwitzerlandSwitzerland's oldest bank, Wegelin, is to close permanently after pleading guilty in a New York court to helping Americans evade their taxes.
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PakistanBahawal Khan is to replace senior Pakistani militant leader Mullah Nazir, who was killed in a US drone strike in South Waziristan.
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Adele's award-winning album 21 is named the biggest-selling record in the US for the second year in a row.
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North KoreaThe US state department has said a planned visit to North Korea by Google chairman Eric Schmidt is unhelpful.
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US car sales rise 13.4% in 2012, making it the best year for the industry since 2007, industry data shows.
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A US Senate committee demands information about contacts between the CIA and the makers of Zero Dark Thirty, a film about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden.
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Transocean, which owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, agrees a $1.4bn (£867m) settlement with the US government for violating the Clean Water Act.
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A man accused of leading an al-Qaeda plot to set off bombs in Manchester has been extradited to the United States.
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A number of senior figures at the Federal Reserve want the US central bank to slow down its bond-buying programme "well before the end of 2013".
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Google makes 'significant changes' to how it does business to avoid legal action from US regulator the Federal Trade Commission.
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The US Congress begins a new term and re-elects John Boehner as House speaker, with budget battles expected to resume in the coming weeks.
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North KoreaThe US state department says a planned visit to North Korea by Google chairman Eric Schmidt is not "particularly helpful".
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PakistanSenior Pakistani militant leader Mullah Nazir is killed by a US drone strike in the tribal area of north-western Pakistan, local security officials say.
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NetherlandsPeanut butter brand Skippy is sold for $700m (£431m) by Dutch food giant Unilever to the US company behind Spam.
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Children from the primary school where a gunman killed 26 people last month begin the new term at a building police say is the US's "safest school".
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US politicians are urged to do more to sort out the country's ballooning budget deficit by the two largest credit rating agencies, Moody's and Standard & Poor's.
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A terror suspect accused of leading an al-Qaeda plot to set off bombs in the centre of Manchester is extradited to the United States.
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QatarQatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera acquires Current TV, the cable television network founded by former US Vice President Al Gore.
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US network HBO is sued by a woman who claims she was unfairly dismissed from horseracing drama Luck, which was axed after several animals died.
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United KingdomScottish company John Menzies decides to shut its loss-making cargo business at Chicago Airport in the US, at a cost of £7m.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is discharged from a New York hospital after treatment on a blood clot between her skull and brain
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been discharged from hospital after treatment on a blood clot between her skull and brain.
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The big winners and losers from the US fiscal cliff agreement
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The town of Concord in Massachusetts bans the sale of bottled water in units smaller than one litre to reduce waste and encourage tap water use.
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Global stock markets rally after a short-term deal to stave off the US "fiscal cliff" was reached, averting spending cuts and tax increases worth $600bn (£370bn).
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The US House will hold a vote on a $60bn (£37bn) aid package for areas hit by "superstorm" Sandy by 15 January, Speaker John Boehner says.
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American singer Patti Page, one of the most popular artists of the 1950s with hits including Tennessee Waltz, dies at the age of 85.
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US author Dennis Lehane, who wrote Shutter Island and Mystic River, pledges to name a new character after the person who returns his missing pet dog.
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President Barack Obama hails a deal reached in the US Congress to raise taxes on wealthy people and delay spending cuts.
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ChinaA Chinese search engine which linked to pirated content is shut down after appearing on a US blacklist.
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Asian markets rise after the US House of Representatives passes a deal to stave off the so-called fiscal cliff.
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US President Barack Obama says more work is needed to strengthen the US economy after Congress votes in favour of a deal to stave off a "fiscal cliff" of drastic taxation and spending measures.
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A US Senate-backed deal to stave off a "fiscal cliff" of taxation and spending goes to the House, with a late-evening vote now due.
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The US Senate approves a deal to avert a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff", hours after missing a deadline.
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The US formally misses a deadline to avert spending cuts and tax rises - the "fiscal cliff" - despite a tentative last-ditch deal in the Senate.
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A 74-year-old US landlord shoots dead two teenage tenants after an argument about snow-shovelling, police say.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is making "excellent progress" after a blood clot was found between her brain and skull, doctors say.
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A 21-year-old man from Hampshire appears in court in the United States to deny six charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.
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US congressional leaders are said to be closing in on a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of tax rises and spending cuts ahead of a midnight deadline.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been admitted to hospital in New York with a blood clot, officials say.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is spending a second day in hospital after being admitted with a blood clot linked to a concussion.
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EgyptThe Egyptian pound falls further against the US dollar, despite efforts by the country's financial authorities to intervene in the money markets.
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AfghanistanThe family of a pregnant American woman missing with her husband in Afghanistan make a fresh appeal for her safe return.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey tops the North American box office for the third weekend in a row.
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US President Barack Obama has increased pressure on Republicans to accept a deal aimed at stopping the country going over a "fiscal cliff".
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President Obama puts pressure on Republicans to accept a deal aimed at avoiding a tax and spending "fiscal cliff", as the end-of-year deadline looms.
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The US Congress will reconvene in a rare Sunday session in a last ditch effort to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.
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YemenAt least three suspected al-Qaeda militants are killed by a US drone strike in south-western al-Bayda province, local officials say.
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Former US President George H W Bush is moved out of intensive care after his condition improves, a spokesman says.
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US police have released CCTV footage of a woman who is alleged to have pushed a passenger in front of an oncoming train in New York.
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US President Barack Obama says he is "modestly optimistic" that a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" is possible, after a last-ditch White House meeting.
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US energy companies race to install wind turbines before a federal tax subsidy expires at the end of this year.
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A subway passenger in New York dies after a woman allegedly pushes him in front of a train, in the second such incident to occur in December.
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