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Airlines will soon be forced to raise compensation for passengers who are bumped from flights, and to show fees up front under new US government rules.
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Handwritten lyrics by John Lennon and the Chitty Bang Bang car are amongst items being auctioned in the US.
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MexicoA year since the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, local communities are trying to rebuild their lives.
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Severe thunderstorms in the US have caused tornadoes across the states of Missouri and Illinois.
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Firefighters in the US state of Texas battle wildfires which have destroyed more than one million acres in the past two weeks.
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US soldier Bradley Manning, who is accused of leaking government documents published by Wikileaks, is to be moved to a prison in Kansas.
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Toyota Motors has announced plans to extend its production cuts in North America due to shortfall in supply of parts.
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Actors from the cast of US sitcom Happy Days sue CBS Studios for more than $10m (£6.1m) in damages, claiming they have been denied profits from merchandise.
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The US soldier accused of leaking secret government documents published by the Wikileaks website is being moved to a military prison in Kansas.
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A plane carrying US First Lady Michelle Obama was forced to abort an attempt to land near Washington after getting too close to another plane.
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The former head of the company that was once one of the largest mortgage lenders in the US is convicted of a $2.9bn (£1.78bn) fraud scheme.
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Three young children in the US state of Texas have been injured after a gun brought to school by a six-year-old boy went off accidentally.
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Three young children in the US state of Texas are injured after a gun a six-year-old boy brought to school accidentally discharged.
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A plane carrying US First Lady Michelle Obama is forced to abort a planned landing near Washington after an apparent air traffic control error.
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A woman in the US has become engaged to her boyfriend after he proposed via the crossword puzzle of a national newspaper.
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United KingdomProsecutors in the US say they intend to charge a 16-year-old boy with the murders of two British tourists who were shot dead in Florida.
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US President Barack Obama says he believes Democrats and Republicans can come together to reach a deal on the federal budget deficit.
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The governor of Arizona vetoes a bill requiring presidential candidates to prove US citizenship to get on the state's election ballot.
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Demand for luxury goods at LVMH rise 17% in first few months of 2011 as Europe and the US continue to recover
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IndiaIndian-American doctor Siddhartha Mukherjee's acclaimed book on the history of cancer is awarded the Pulitzer prize in a non-fiction category.
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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama report making $1.8m (£1.11m) last year, mostly through sales of the president's books.
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The US space agency awards funds to the companies it thinks may be closest to offering commercially run systems to carry American astronauts into space.
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The US struggle with homegrown Islamist militants
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Search and rescue efforts continue in North Carolina after three days of storms and tornadoes killed at least 44 people across half a dozen states.
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The Pentagon clears a US general sacked after a magazine reported he and his staff had spoken disrespectfully about top US officials.
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ChinaThe US Supreme Court refuses to hear an appeal by the five remaining Chinese Muslims who are being held at Guantanamo Bay.
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United KingdomShares in London-listed online betting firms surge after some big poker websites in the US were shut for alleged illegal activity.
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A 16-year-old girl has survived a fall from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in the US state of California, officials say.
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United KingdomUS detectives are investigating how two British friends came to be shot dead in Florida, several miles from any tourist area.
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The best-selling book Three Cups of Tea, which follows author Greg Mortenson's mission to build schools in Central Asia, is filled with inaccuracies, a US news show says.
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Standard & Poor's warns that it could downgrade US government debt due to concerns about its growing deficit, hitting markets around the world.
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First quarter net earnings at US banking giant Citigroup fall 32% as revenue and new lending remains weak.
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The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci gets a US version of the political satire commissioned by US cable network HBO.
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Animated family comedy Rio has topped the North American box office, according to initial figures.
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Parents believe the benefits of testing their children for the genetic risk of some diseases outweighs the negative consequences, according to US scientists.
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Rescuers search for survivors in North Carolina after three days of storms and tornadoes in the south kill at least 45 people.
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North Carolina becomes the latest state to be hit by severe storms and tornados that have swept across the southern US, killing at least 43 people.
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MaltaThe American ambassador to Malta hands in his resignation after being criticised for spending too much time writing and speaking about religion.
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The US aviation agency changes rules governing air traffic controllers' working hours after a series of staff fall asleep while on duty.
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A woman who claimed she was unable to work is stripped of her liftetime divorce settlement after her ex-husband spotted online pictures of her belly dancing.
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Three days of severe storms leave 24 people dead in the US south, with the Carolinas the latest states to suffer as they move east.
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JapanHillary Clinton announces joint reconstruction plans as she visits Japan to show US solidarity five weeks after the quake disaster.
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Severe spring storms including tornados leave more than 20 people dead and destroy school buildings and homes in southern states of the US.
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CubaCuban military parades mark the 50th anniversary of the failed US invasion at the Bay of Pigs.
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ItalyRoma become the first major Italian team to have foreign ownership after a group of American investors sign a deal to buy the club.
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Standing ovation on return of cash-strapped US orchestra after strike
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Pictures have emerged of a deadly storm that swept through the southern US states of Oklahoma and Arkansas.
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IraqAn Iraqi immigrant is sentenced to 34 years and six months in prison in Arizona for killing his daughter because she had become too Westernised.
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The US House of Representatives passes a 2012 budget plan that aims to cut $6.2 trillion in government spending over the next decade.
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US Congress steps into fray in wolf v elk fight
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Three men have been arrested in connection with the 1969 killing of a 15-year-old boy in the US state of Massachusetts, authorities say.
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Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 agree a set of "indicative guidelines" to measure potential risks to the global economy.
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The US post office regrets issuing a stamp with a photo of a replica Statue of Liberty rather than the New York original, an official says.
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The Arizona legislature passes a bill requiring presidential candidates to submit birth certificates in order to get on the state election ballot.
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Rising food and petrol prices pushed the annual rate of US inflation up from 2.1% in February to 2.7% in March.
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Royal fans in the US can get themselves a lifelike Kate Middleton doll, as Rajesh Mirchandani discovered when he visited the Franklin Mint.
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France, 
Libya, United KingdomUS, British and French leaders insist that Muammar Gaddafi must step down in Libya, amid continuing signs of division within Nato over the alliance's military campaign.
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AfghanistanThe US troop surge in southern Afghanistan is now at its peak and is being closely followed by a building boom.
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The head of the US air traffic control agency resigns after several incidents where air traffic controllers fell asleep while on duty.
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France, Libya, United KingdomUS, British and French leaders say in a joint letter that there can be no peace in Libya while Muammar Gaddafi remains in power.
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The world's certified oldest man, whose advice to others included the observation "you're born to die", passes away at the age of 114 in the US.
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BurmaUS President Barack Obama appoints a special envoy to Burma, David Mitchell, as part of efforts to handle the military-backed government there.
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Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter is found guilty of unlawful contact with a minor following an online sex sting operation.
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New census figures show Hispanics now outnumber African Americans for the first time in most US metropolitan areas.
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The US Congress passes a budget bill that would cut $38.5bn (£23.6bn) in government spending over the rest of the fiscal year.
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PakistanMore than 2,500 people were killed in militant attacks in Pakistan in 2010, while another 900 died in US drone strikes, an independent watchdog says.
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The head of the US air traffic control agency resigns after several incidents where air traffic controllers fell asleep while on duty.
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Ford is expanding the recall of the top-selling US vehicle, the F-150 pick-up, to include nearly 1.2 million trucks.
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A US Senate probe says Goldman Sachs misled investors by selling mortgage-backed investments knowing they would fail.
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Afghanistan, PakistanPakistan sharply criticises the US for a deadly drone attack near the Afghan border as the two sides seek to patch up differences in the fight against militants.
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CubaHow the US-backed invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs backfired
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AfghanistanPeople in a village in Afghanistan have been expressing their grief after a father was killed by a US soldier during a night raid to arrest another man.
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North KoreaNorth Korea confirms that it arrested a US citizen last November, and is preparing to charge him with "committing a crime" against the country.
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US basketball player Kobe Bryant is fined $100,000 (£61,000) for using a homophobic slur during an NBA game on Tuesday.
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LibyaThe Obama administration condemns what it called "renewed atrocities" in Misrata by Libyan forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
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How does the North-South divide resonate in today's US?
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Former US baseball star Barry Bonds is found guilty of obstruction of justice following a trial over whether he lied about having taken steroids.
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President Obama calls for raised taxes on the rich and cuts in government spending - but Republicans dismiss his speech as campaign rhetoric.
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An air traffic controller in the US state of Nevada was asleep for about 16 minutes while a medical plane was landing, federal officials say.
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The Democratic Representative for Portland tells BBC Radio 5 live why Oregon State politicians have been rickrolling
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US retail sales in March rose for the ninth month in a row, and February's figures were better than originally thought.
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The underground volcanic plume at Yellowstone in the US may be bigger than previously thought, according to geologists.
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PakistanUS drone aircraft have killed at least four people in a missile attack in the Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan, local officials say.
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The commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the US Civil War is triggering many re-enactments across America's Southern states.
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ChinaThe US navy chief, Admiral Robert Willard, says China's navy has been less aggressive in recent months in disputed waters in the Asia-Pacific region.
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North Korea, 
South KoreaThe US calls for the release of a US citizen it says is being held in North Korea, days before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to visit South Korea.
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The trial of a former UN weapons inspector who is facing charges of unlawful sexual contact with a minor opens in the US state of Pennsylvania.
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The Nasa announces it will send four retired space shuttles to museums in California, New York, Florida and suburban Washington.
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There is an urgent need for the US to tackle the deficit in the government's finances, an IMF report says.
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The Arsenal Supporters' Trust votes not to sell its shares to American businessman Stan Kroenke, who has tabled a mandatory offer for full control of the club.
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Afghanistan, PakistanPakistan has asked the US to reduce the number of CIA agents in the country and to limit drone strikes along the Afghan border, US media reports say.
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A UN torture investigator claims that US officials are denying him unmonitored access to alleged Wikileaks whistleblower Bradley Manning.
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United KingdomWarwick University is bidding to become the first UK university to set up a campus in the United States.
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A 1938 comic featuring Superman's debut that has been found in a storage locker in the US appears to be the copy stolen from Nicolas Cage in 2000, police say.
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AfghanistanA drone missile strike is suspected of killing two US soldiers by mistake in southern Afghanistan last week, US military officials say.
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A US appeal court rules that two men who say the concept for Facebook was stolen from them cannot back out of a settlement deal signed with the site.
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What if the Soviet Union had beaten the US to the Moon?
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Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney takes the first formal step towards running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
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PakistanA US citizen originally from Pakistan is jailed for 23 years after admitting joining what he thought was a plot to bomb the Washington DC Metro system.
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American businessman Stan Kroenke increases his shareholding in Arsenal to more than 62% and agrees to make an offer to take over the club.
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