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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 military unveils heat-ray gun

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 18:36

The US military unveils a "revolutionary" heat-ray gun to repel enemies or disperse hostile crowds.
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Ford hit by record $12.7bn loss

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 14:35
related places: Ford

US car giant Ford reports a $12.7bn loss for 2006, the biggest annual loss in its 103-year history.
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Indonesia jet 'black boxes' found

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 14:26
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

A US ship locates the flight recorders of the Indonesian plane missing since 1 January, the US embassy says.
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Georgia and US foil uranium plot

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 12:35
related countries: Georgia Georgia, Russia Russia

Georgia gives details of the arrest of a Russian man who tried to sell a small amount of weapons-grade uranium.
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US plane 'bombed Somalia targets'

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 1:30
related countries: Somalia Somalia
related places: Monday

US war planes have carried out a fresh air strike against al-Qaeda suspects in Somalia, a US official says.
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New push to control Baghdad area

Thursday, January 25th 2007, 0:20
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Iraqi forces backed by US helicopters battle insurgents in Baghdad as part of the new US-led security plan.
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Senate panel rejects Iraq plan

Wednesday, January 24th 2007, 23:56
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Congress

A US Senate panel rejects President Bush's Iraq plan, a day after he asks Congress to give it "a chance".
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Kerry will not seek White House

Wednesday, January 24th 2007, 21:11

Senator John Kerry, who lost to George W Bush in 2004, will not run for US president in 2008, he says.
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Somali airport comes under fire

Wednesday, January 24th 2007, 13:14
related countries: Kenya Kenya, Somalia Somalia

Somalia's main airport is attacked a day after Ethiopian forces began their withdrawal from the capital.
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China net use may soon surpass US

Wednesday, January 24th 2007, 5:50
related countries: China China

China could have more internet users than the US within two years' time, the country's state media reports.
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Bush asks for 'a chance' on Iraq

Wednesday, January 24th 2007, 4:48
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Union

President Bush urges America to give his new Iraq strategy "a chance to work" in his State of the Union address.
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Crackdown 'nets 600 Sadr forces'

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 21:17
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Hundreds of Mehdi Army fighters and 16 leaders are captured in a crackdown in Iraq, the US military says.
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CIA trial under way in Washington

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 20:49
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The trial of ex-White House aide Lewis Libby opens and is set to reveal the Bush team's actions before the Iraq war.
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US general admits hard Iraq task

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 18:16
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The general nominated to be the new US Iraq commander tells senators the situation is hard but "not hopeless".
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Bush 'must fight climate change'

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 4:54
related places: Union

Heads of major US firms call on President Bush to back mandatory emissions cuts in his State of Union speech.
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US brings in new passport rules

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 3:07
related countries: Bermuda Bermuda, Canada Canada

Citizens of Canada, Mexico and Bermuda from now on must show a passport on arrival by air into the US.
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View of US's global role 'worse'

Tuesday, January 23rd 2007, 0:16

The view of the role of the United States in the world has deteriorated, according to a BBC poll.
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Al-Qaeda 'mocks Bush plan'

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 23:52
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Bush

Al-Qaeda's deputy mocks President Bush's plan to increase Iraq troop numbers, a US website says.
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Drug firm Pfizer cuts 10,000 jobs

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 18:40

Pfizer is to cut 10,000 jobs as the US drugs giant seeks to slash annual costs by up to $2bn.
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Downed US chopper missile hint

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 17:23
related countries: Iraq Iraq

A US helicopter that crashed in Iraq killing 12 soldiers may have been shot down by insurgents, US officials say.
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'Friendly fire' death in Pakistan

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 16:40
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, Pakistan Pakistan

Pakistan says US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan have mistakenly killed one of its border soldiers.
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'US probe' knocks gaming shares

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 15:07

Shares in online gaming firms tumble on reports the US government is stepping up its probe into the industry.
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Missile shield 'threatens Russia'

Monday, January 22nd 2007, 14:47
related countries: Russia Russia

A US plan to expand its missile defence scheme to eastern Europe directly threatens Russia, Moscow says.
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UK report criticises Guantanamo

Sunday, January 21st 2007, 11:45
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

MPs who visited Guantanamo Bay say Britain and the international community should help the US close it.
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US man survives 17-storey tumble

Sunday, January 21st 2007, 10:43
related places: Minneapolis

A 29-year-old man falls out of a 17th floor window at a hotel in Minneapolis, but survives with just broken bones.
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US suffers heavy losses in Iraq

Saturday, January 20th 2007, 23:37
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

US forces in Iraq suffer some of their heaviest casualties in recent months, with 18 personnel killed.
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Mexico extradites drug suspects

Saturday, January 20th 2007, 7:34
related countries: Mexico Mexico

Mexican extradites key drugs smuggling suspects to the US, including the reputed leader of a powerful drug cartel.
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US sub commander punished

Saturday, January 20th 2007, 4:01
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

The commander of a US submarine is dismissed from his post over the deaths of two sailors off southern England.
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Venezuela democratic - Chavez

Saturday, January 20th 2007, 2:24
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez defends his country is "fully democratic" at a Latin American summit.
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US demands China test answers

Friday, January 19th 2007, 22:25
related countries: China China
related places: Beijing, Washington

Washington asks China to explain its intentions after Beijing reportedly carried out an arms test in space.
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China 'space weapon' criticised

Friday, January 19th 2007, 15:12
related countries: China China

China faces international criticism over what the US says was the use of a ballistic missile to destroy a satellite.
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'Progress' in N Korea-US talks

Friday, January 19th 2007, 12:17
related countries: North Korea North Korea

N Korea and the US call recent talks positive, as Washington's envoy prepares for more nuclear negotiations.
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Iraq troops 'seize Shia militant'

Friday, January 19th 2007, 11:08
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad, Security

Security forces in Iraq have seized a high-level militia leader in a raid in Baghdad, the US military says.
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Democrats reject US oil subsidies

Friday, January 19th 2007, 9:46
related places: Democrat

The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives votes to overturn billions in subsidies to the oil industry.
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US defence chief arrives in Iraq

Friday, January 19th 2007, 8:35
related countries: Iraq Iraq

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrives in the Iraqi city of Basra, on a previously unannounced visit.
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US harsh weather extends its grip

Friday, January 19th 2007, 4:29
related places: Snow, California

Snow hits California and storms threaten the south-eastern US, as weather-related deaths rise above 60.
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New US rules on terror detainees

Friday, January 19th 2007, 1:44
related countries: Cuba Cuba

The US defence department drafts a new manual for trying detainees at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
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US congressmen seek Iran block

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 23:54
related countries: Iran Iran

A bipartisan group of US congressmen propose a new law to block an attack on Iran without congressional approval.
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Iraq rape soldier to plead guilty

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 22:20
related countries: Iraq Iraq

A US soldier will plead guilty in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl in the town of Mahmudiya.
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US people-smuggler gets life term

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 21:21

A lorry driver escapes the death penalty for one of the deadliest attempts at people-smuggling in the US.
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Iran condemns US 'kidnap' in Iraq

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 18:14
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Iran accuses the US of kidnapping five of its citizens alleged by the Americans to be fuelling Iraqi violence.
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US satirist Buchwald dies

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 15:42

Pulitzer Prize-winning satirist Art Buchwald dies at the age of 81, his son announces.
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US 'to halve' no-fly watch list

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 12:37

The US hopes to halve the number of names on the list it uses to bar suspected terrorists from air travel.
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Iraqi PM seeks US weapons boost

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 11:55
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Washington

Iraq's need for US troops could fall dramatically if Washington supplies more weapons, Iraq's PM says.
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US slams Somali speaker's sacking

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 11:25
related countries: Somalia Somalia

The US criticises the sacking of Somalia's speaker of parliament, saying reconciliation is needed.
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Washington 'snubbed Iran offer'

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 10:55
related countries: Iran Iran

Iran offered the US a package of concessions in 2003, but it was rejected, a former top official tells the BBC.
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Senators oppose Iraq troop boost

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 4:54
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Three top US senators agree on a resolution to oppose President Bush's plan to increase Iraq troop numbers.
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Rice to brief Blair on Mid-East

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 3:15
related places: Blair

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to brief Tony Blair following her tour of the Middle East.
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Aid worker killed in Iraq ambush

Thursday, January 18th 2007, 2:08
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A US aid worker is among four people killed during an ambush on their convoy in Baghdad.
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US to end warrantless wiretaps

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 21:49

President Bush decides not to renew a scheme allowing domestic spying on terror suspects without a warrant.
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Clinton urges US Iraq troops cap

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 20:04
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Likely

Likely presidential contender Senator Hillary Clinton urges a limit on US Iraq troops and more forces for Afghanistan.
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US still gripped by extreme cold

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 16:54

Severe weather continues across a huge swathe of the US, leaving at least 50 dead and thousands without power.
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Top Iraqi Shia condemns US

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 16:53
related countries: Iran Iran, Iraq Iraq

One of Iraq's most powerful Shia politicians accuses the US of undermining Iraqi sovereignty.
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Official 'sorry' for lawyers jibe

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 13:42

A Pentagon official apologises for criticising US law firms for representing Guantanamo detainees.
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Big freeze sours US orange crops

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 12:05
related places: California

Prices of oranges and other citrus fruits have been pushed sharply higher, following a severe freeze in California.
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US water contest radio sacks 10

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 11:15

A radio station dismisses 10 of its staff after a woman who took part in a water-drinking contest dies.
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Rice wraps up Middle East mission

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 9:37
related countries: Iraq Iraq

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ends her tour of the Mid-East seeking support for the US' new Iraq plan.
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US doctors plan womb transplant

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 7:42
related places: New York

A team of doctors in New York say they are planning to perform the first uterus transplant in the US.
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Bush defends boost to Iraq troops

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 5:02
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

President Bush defends his decision to send more US troops to Iraq, after 70 people die in twin blasts in Baghdad.
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Ex UN oil-for-food chief charged

Tuesday, January 16th 2007, 22:09
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The US charges the former head of the UN oil-for-food for Iraq programme with bribery and conspiracy.
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Deadly US storms hit north-east

Tuesday, January 16th 2007, 19:01

The US winter storms spread north, killing 42 people and leaving half a million without electricity.
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Spain seeks US soldiers' arrest

Tuesday, January 16th 2007, 18:51
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Spain Spain

Spain issues an international warrant for three US soldiers over the killing of a cameraman in the Iraq war.
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Obama steps into White House race

Tuesday, January 16th 2007, 16:55
related places: White House

Barack Obama, tipped by some to be the first black US president, takes initial steps towards a campaign.
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US defence chief in Kabul talks

Tuesday, January 16th 2007, 15:07
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan
related places: Kabul

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is in Kabul to discuss responses to escalating violence in Afghanistan.
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Report 'to criticise BP safety'

Tuesday, January 16th 2007, 10:35

BP's safety record at its US oil refineries is expected to come under heavy fire in an independent report.
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Saudi support for US Iraq plans

Tuesday, January 16th 2007, 9:50
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia says it will back the US ' Iraq plans as Condoleezza Rice holds talks with top officials.
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Egypt backs US strategy on Iraq

Monday, January 15th 2007, 19:22
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Egypt tells visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice it supports the new US strategy on Iraq.
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Deadly ice storms lash US

Monday, January 15th 2007, 18:35

US winter storms have now killed about 35 people and left hundreds of thousands without power.
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Rice makes bid for Mid-East peace

Monday, January 15th 2007, 15:35
related countries: Israel Israel

The US secretary of state, Israel's PM and the Palestinian leader agree to hold a three-way summit soon.
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No 'quick fix' for Bush Iraq plan

Monday, January 15th 2007, 14:48
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

There are no guarantees of success of the new US-Iraqi security drive in Baghdad, a top US general says.
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US warns Iran on Iraq 'meddling'

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 21:30
related countries: Iran Iran, Iraq Iraq

US Vice President Dick Cheney warns Iran not to interfere in Iraq, saying it is "fishing in troubled waters".
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Rice firm on Mid-East roadmap

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 21:04

Condoleezza Rice stresses the US is deeply committed to the Mid-East roadmap as she continues her regional tour.
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US woman dies after water contest

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 19:13

A US woman who took part in a water-drinking contest to win a video game system dies of water intoxication.
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Iran demands nationals' release

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 14:59
related countries: Iran Iran, Iraq Iraq

Iran demands the US military free five Iranians detained in Iraq as the US again accuses Tehran of aiding insurgents.
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Two die in US mine roof collapse

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 1:30
related places: West Virginia

Two miners die in West Virginia after a tunnel roof collapses deep inside the mine, safety officials say.
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Iran and Venezuela back oil cuts

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 0:56
related countries: Iran Iran, Venezuela Venezuela

Iran and Venezuela call for Opec to cut oil production, as the Iranian president begins a Latin American tour.
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Missing son's return a 'miracle'

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 0:26

The mother of a boy found by US police four years after he went missing aged 11 says his return is a "miracle".
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Rice begins Mid-East peace push

Saturday, January 13th 2007, 18:42
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The US secretary of state is in Israel as part of efforts to revive peace talks and win support for US Iraq plans.
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Missing US teens discovered alive

Saturday, January 13th 2007, 13:28

Two missing US teenage boys, including one missing since 2002, are found near the US city of St Louis.
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Double veto for Burma resolution

Friday, January 12th 2007, 22:36
related countries: Burma Burma, China China, Russia Russia

China and Russia veto a draft UN resolution by the US calling for an end to human rights abuses in Burma.
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US House backs Medicare bill

Friday, January 12th 2007, 21:38

The US House of Representatives passes a bill requiring the government to directly negotiate lower drug prices.
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'No timetable' for Iraq progress

Friday, January 12th 2007, 21:35
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Senate

The US defence secretary says there is no timetable for Iraq to comply with President Bush's new strategy.
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Football: Becks move defended

Friday, January 12th 2007, 20:08

The owners of LA Galaxy deny money or celebrity lifestyle are behind David Beckham's decision to move to the US.
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Insurers sued over torn Picasso

Friday, January 12th 2007, 17:59

A US casino mogul who put his elbow through a Picasso painting sues his insurers over the accident.
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Iraq backs Iranians seized by US

Friday, January 12th 2007, 15:32
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Six Iranians held in a US military raid in Iraq had the approval of the authorities, Iraq's foreign minister says.
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Al-Qaeda 'rebuilding' in Pakistan

Friday, January 12th 2007, 14:26
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan

US intelligence chief John Negroponte says al-Qaeda leaders have found a secure hideout in Pakistan.
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Football: Beckham explains move

Friday, January 12th 2007, 13:51

David Beckham says he is moving to LA Galaxy to "take soccer in the US to another level", not to make money.
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Rocket hits US embassy in Athens

Friday, January 12th 2007, 10:22
related countries: Greece Greece
related places: Athens

Attackers fire a rocket at the US embassy in the Greek capital, Athens, causing some damage but no injuries.
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Djibouti condemns US Somali raids

Friday, January 12th 2007, 10:01
related countries: Djibouti Djibouti, Somalia Somalia

Djibouti, which hosts a large US anti-terror base, condemns this week's US air strikes in nearby Somalia.
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Irwin's daughter in US TV debut

Friday, January 12th 2007, 6:41
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Bindi, the eight-year-old daughter of late Australian naturalist Steve Irwin, starts a promotional tour of the US.
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US senators attack Bush Iraq plan

Friday, January 12th 2007, 6:20
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Republican

Senior Democratic and Republican congressmen criticise President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq.
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US soldier jailed for Iraq deaths

Friday, January 12th 2007, 5:37
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: May

A US soldier is jailed for 18 years after pleading guilty to murdering three Iraqis in May last year.
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Insurer loses Katrina payout case

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 23:23

An insurance company must pay for damage caused to a couple's home by Hurricane Katrina, a US judge rules.
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Healthy stocks send oil tumbling

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 21:53

Oil prices fall beneath the $52-a-barrel mark for the first time since May 2005 as the US enjoys a mild winter.
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Protesters rally at Guantanamo

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 21:43

Protesters demand the closure of the US jail at Guantanamo on the fifth anniversary of the first detentions.
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US House backs stem cell work

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 21:24

The House of Representatives in the US backs embryonic stem cell research, in a major challenge to President Bush.
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US: Iraq PM is 'on borrowed time'

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 20:16
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The US secretary of state says the Iraqi PM is living "on borrowed time", but she trusts him to deliver security.
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US Iraq raid draws Iranian anger

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 18:43
related countries: Iran Iran, Iraq Iraq

US forces seize six people said to be Iranians in the northern Iraqi town of Irbil, prompting a diplomatic incident.
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US to target anti-Iraq activity

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 16:05
related countries: Iraq Iraq

The US secretary of state says the US will take action against any country seeking to destabilise Iraq.
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