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United States: news

US prices rose by 0.4% in January

Thursday, February 17th 2011, 17:17

US prices rose 0.4% in January compared with the previous month, figures show, mostly due to rising food and fuel prices.
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US-Afghan militia to be expanded

Thursday, February 17th 2011, 15:35
related countries: Afghanistan

A US-funded militia in the Afghan province of Helmand is to be expanded, provincial governor Golab Mangal tells the BBC.
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Pakistan postpones Davis decision

Thursday, February 17th 2011, 12:01
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore, Davis

A Pakistani court postpones until 14 March a decision on whether a US man arrested for killing two men in Lahore has diplomatic immunity.
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China warns US over web freedom

Thursday, February 17th 2011, 11:22
related countries: China

China warns the US not to use calls for internet freedom as an excuse to meddle in other countries' affairs, and removes US embassy tweets discussing the issue.
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VIDEO: Somali pirate jailed for 33 years

Thursday, February 17th 2011, 11:21
related countries: Somalia

A Somali man who pleaded guilty to piracy has been sentenced in the US to more than 33 years in prison.
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Unanswered questions

Thursday, February 17th 2011, 11:15

Murky detail behind killings which have soured US-Pakistan ties
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Lady Gaga in US chart milestone

Thursday, February 17th 2011, 10:33

Lady Gaga's latest single makes US chart history as it becomes the 1,000th number one on Billboard's Hot 100 countdown.
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Seinfeld actor Lesser dies at 88

Thursday, February 17th 2011, 9:50

US actor Len Lesser, best known for his role as Uncle Leo on comedy sitcom Seinfeld, dies aged 88 from cancer-related pneumonia.
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VIDEO: Mexican drugs trade claims US agent

Thursday, February 17th 2011, 7:19
related countries: Mexico

President Obama has expressed his condolences to the parents of an American Immigration and Customs agent who was shot dead in Mexico on Tuesday.
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US producer prices' January jump

Thursday, February 17th 2011, 3:01

US producer costs saw their biggest rise for two years but other indicators suggest a weak economy and no rise in interest rates.
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Senate extends Patriot Act powers

Thursday, February 17th 2011, 0:08

The US Senate votes to extend for 90 days controversial surveillance powers granted by the Patriot Act law, put in place after the 9/11 attacks.
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VIDEO: US vows to probe Pakistan killings

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 23:54
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

US Senator John Kerry has said an American man arrested for killing two Pakistani men will be subjected to a criminal inquiry at home if Islamabad releases him.
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Uncertain future

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 21:19
related countries: Mexico

How will attack on US agents in Mexico affect the countries' ties?
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US vows to probe Pakistan killing

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 18:04
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Islamabad

US Senator John Kerry says an American held for killing two Pakistani men will be subjected to a criminal inquiry at home if Islamabad releases him.
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Somali pirate jailed for 33 years

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 17:57
related countries: Somalia

A Somali pirate who pleaded guilty to hijacking a US merchant ship is sentenced in the US to more than 33 years in prison.
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VIDEO: Japan halts Antarctic whale hunt

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 17:23
related countries: Japan

Japan has suspended its annual whale hunt in the Antarctic, saying an American anti-whaling group has made the operation unsafe.
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US agent killed in Mexico attack

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 16:47
related countries: Mexico

A US immigration and customs special agent is shot dead and another wounded in Mexico, in an attack on the car in which they were travelling.
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Borders to close 200 bookstores

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 16:29

US bookseller Borders Group says it will close 200 of its 642 stores and files for bankruptcy protection.
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American nightmare

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 11:36

Is the US facing an era of inevitable decline?
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Apple finds supplier labour abuse

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 11:12
related places: Apple

US electronics giant Apple has revealed labour and safety abuses at companies that supply components for its products.
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Mickey Rooney 'abused by stepson'

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 9:56

US actor Mickey Rooney has been granted a temporary restraining order that requires his stepson to stay at least 100 yards away from him.
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Japan halts Antarctic whale hunt

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 8:29
related countries: Japan

Japan suspends its annual Antarctic whale hunt after activists from a US-based environmental group chase the mother ship.
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Sanofi to buy Genzyme for $20.1bn

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 7:40
related countries: France

French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis agrees to buy US-based biotech company Genzyme for $20.1bn.
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VIDEO: Performing lions rescued from Bolivian circuses

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 2:30
related countries: Bolivia
related places: Colorado

A group of 25 performing lions from Bolivian circuses are preparing for a new life in Colorado, in the US.
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China sells US debt in December

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 1:46

China reduces its holding of US Treasury bills for a second consecutive month as analysts try to gauge state of economy.
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Huawei set for White House review

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 0:52
related countries: China
related places: Huawei, White House

Huawei, a Chinese telecom equipment maker, will wait for a US Presidential review before selling a recent acquisition.
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CBS reporter in Egypt mob assault

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 23:55
related countries: Egypt

Correspondent Lara Logan is recovering after she was beaten and sexually attacked while reporting on Egypt's protests, US network CBS says.
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US defends Twitter data request

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 23:31

The US government defends its request for the personal details of three Twitter users, as part of its inquiry into Wikileaks.
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FBI 'overstated' anthrax evidence

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 21:53

US investigators relied too heavily on scientific evidence against a man accused of sending letters laced with anthrax in 2001, a review panel says.
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Obama sees 'right Egypt signals'

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 21:07
related countries: Egypt

President Obama says he sees "the right signals" in Egypt after Hosni Mubarak's downfall, but says Iran should also allow people to express their grievances.
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Clinton calls for online freedom

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 19:12

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warns repressive governments not to restrict internet freedom, saying such efforts will ultimately fail.
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US Senator enters Davis dispute

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 18:29
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore

Influential US Senator John Kerry arrives in Pakistan in a bid to resolve a row sparked by the arrest of a US citizen for killing two men in Lahore.
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US military 'fails rape victims'

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 18:07

US military veterans who say they were sexually assaulted by comrades then neglected by the military sue, in a bid to force Pentagon reform.
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Knox's parents accused of libel

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 17:27
related countries: Italy
related places: Knox

The parents of jailed US student Amanda Knox are ordered to stand trial by an Italian court for claiming that police abused their daughter.
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Bahrain's 'big if'

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 15:46
related places: Gulf

Saudis and US watch nervously as protests rock tiny Gulf state
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US retail sales rise in January

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 15:24

US retail sales rose in January for the seventh consecutive month, although the increase was the weakest since June 2010.
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Producers actor Mars dies aged 75

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 13:00
related places: Mars

American actor Kenneth Mars, best known for his appearances in Mel Brooks's films The Producers and Young Frankenstein, dies aged 75.
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Chevron hits back in Amazon row

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 11:48
related countries: Ecuador
related places: Chevron, Amazon

US oil giant Chevron says it will appeal against an Ecuador fine of $8.6bn, amid a decades-long row over pollution in the country's Amazon region.
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VIDEO: 14 killed in Honduras plane crash

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 10:46
related countries: Honduras

A Central American Airlines plane has crashed in Honduras, killing 14 people
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Jazz pianist Shearing dies at 91

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 10:45

Anglo-American jazz pianist Sir George Shearing, best known for his song Lullaby of Birdland, dies of congestive heart failure at the age of 91.
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Argentina and US row over cargo

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 10:44
related countries: Argentina
related places: Buenos Aires

Argentina and the US are at odds after Argentine officials seize "undeclared" arms and equipment on a US military plane at Buenos Aires airport.
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Grammys seen by 26 million in US

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 10:11

This year's Grammy awards were watched by 26.66 million TV viewers in the US, its biggest audience for 11 years.
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Clinton praises Iran protesters

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 7:59
related countries: Iran
related places: Tehran, Monday

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expresses her firm support for Iranian opposition supporters who protested in Tehran on Monday.
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US to name Afghan-Pakistan envoy

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 7:04
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan

Retired diplomat Marc Grossman has been chosen as the next US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, a US official tells the BBC.
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Amazon pollution: Chevron fined

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 5:58
related countries: Ecuador
related places: Chevron

A court in Ecuador fines US oil giant Chevron $8.6bn (£5.3bn) for polluting much of the country's Amazon region.
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VIDEO: Oil giant fined for Ecuador pollution

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 5:02
related countries: Ecuador
related places: Chevron

A court in Ecuador has fined the American oil giant Chevron for polluting rivers and rainforests.
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US activist guilty in murder case

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 2:08
related places: Arizona

The leader of an anti-migrant group is convicted for the 2009 murder of a nine-year-old girl and her father in the US state of Arizona.
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Doubts over mild asthma treatment

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 1:19

Mild asthma does not need to be treated every day, according to a study in the US.
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'Pedal while we work' idea raised

Tuesday, February 15th 2011, 1:07

Mini exercise bikes could be used in every office to improve the health of workers, according to scientists in the US.
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Nasa budget boosts private space

Monday, February 14th 2011, 23:56

US President Barack Obama wants more money to go towards developing commercial rockets and capsules to take American astronauts into orbit.
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Obama unveils US budget cut plans

Monday, February 14th 2011, 21:18

US President Barack Obama unveils his 2012 budget, which he describes as a "down payment" on future cuts to the US budget deficit.
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Seven charged over 'Taliban plot'

Monday, February 14th 2011, 20:56
related countries: Afghanistan

Seven people, including two Americans, are charged with conspiring to aid the Afghan Taliban by selling weapons and moving drugs, US officials say.
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US says Burma 'up to old tricks'

Monday, February 14th 2011, 18:36
related countries: Burma
related places: Washington

Washington accuses the military-backed government in Burma of threatening pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party.
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Haiti cholera challenge 'failed'

Monday, February 14th 2011, 18:12
related countries: Haiti

The cholera outbreak that has killed 3,600 people in Haiti has not been suppressed despite billions of dollars in promised aid, according to a report by Haitian and US researchers.
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Supercomputer v human on TV quiz

Monday, February 14th 2011, 9:31

An IBM supercomputer is to challenge two human contestants on the US quiz show Jeopardy in a test of artificial intelligence
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Boeing unveils Intercontinental

Monday, February 14th 2011, 0:14

US planemaker Boeing has unveiled the latest version of its jumbo jet, the 747-8 Intercontinental, pledging to carry more passengers using less fuel.
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US star Betty Garrett dies at 91

Sunday, February 13th 2011, 10:57

Betty Garrett, who was best known for playing Frank Sinatra's sweetheart in US musicals in the 1940s, dies aged 91.
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US 'knife man kills four' in NYC

Sunday, February 13th 2011, 5:37

A man kills four people, including his stepfather, ex-girlfriend and her mother, in a 28-hour rampage in New York City, police say.
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Ron Paul wins CPAC summit poll

Sunday, February 13th 2011, 0:35
related places: Texas

Texas congressman Ron Paul wins the straw poll at the CPAC summit of conservatives in Washington DC.
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Sunken ship of 'Moby Dick' captain found in Pacific

Saturday, February 12th 2011, 13:29

US marine archaeologists find the sunken whaling ship belonging to the captain who inspired Herman Melville's classic 19th Century novel, Moby Dick.
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Yale to return Peru's Inca relics

Saturday, February 12th 2011, 8:35
related countries: Peru
related places: Inca

The US's Yale University has agreed to return thousands of archaeological pieces from Machu Picchu back to Peru, ending a long-running dispute.
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California reeling

Saturday, February 12th 2011, 3:28

Could this really be the worst place to live in the US?
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Obama proposes mortgage overhaul

Friday, February 11th 2011, 23:22

US plans overhaul of housing finance market in a move that involves winding down mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
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Obama - Egypt's transition begins

Friday, February 11th 2011, 22:07
related countries: Egypt

US President Barack Obama says the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is the beginning of Egypt's transition to democracy, not the end.
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Bad blood

Friday, February 11th 2011, 20:28

Why Lahore shootings put US-Pakistan ties at risk
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Chandra Levy killer gets 60 years

Friday, February 11th 2011, 17:59
related countries: El Salvador

An immigrant from El Salvador is sentenced to 60 years in prison for the 2001 murder of US government intern Chandra Levy.
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US trade deficit balloons in 2010

Friday, February 11th 2011, 14:48

The US trade deficit ballooned in 2010 by the largest amount seen in a decade, figures show, after record imports from China.
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Wreckage of plane being removed

Friday, February 11th 2011, 12:25
related countries: Ireland, United Kingdom
related places: Belfast, Cork

Investigators begin removing from the runway the wreckage of the plane which crashed at Cork Airport en route from Belfast on Thursday morning.
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Top Gear to cut Mexico comments

Friday, February 11th 2011, 12:06
related countries: Mexico

An episode of Top Gear in which its presenters mocked Mexicans will be cut before the BBC show is broadcast in the US.
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Beyonce to headline Glastonbury

Friday, February 11th 2011, 11:12
related places: Glastonbury

US pop star Beyonce will be one of the headlining acts at this year's Glastonbury Festival, her record company announces.
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US man shot pair 'in cold blood'

Friday, February 11th 2011, 10:03
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Lahore

Pakistani police says a US citizen in custody over the deaths of two men in Lahore is guilty of murder, in a case fuelling tensions with Washington.
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Nokia and Microsoft form alliance

Friday, February 11th 2011, 7:45
related countries: Finland
related places: Nokia

Finnish mobile phone firm Nokia announces plans to form a "broad strategic partnership" with the US software giant Microsoft.
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US demands clear Egypt transition

Friday, February 11th 2011, 6:49
related countries: Egypt

Barack Obama says Egypt has yet to propose a "concrete and unequivocal" path to democracy, as a defiant speech by President Mubarak sparks anger.
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US police shoot bank robber dead

Friday, February 11th 2011, 3:01

An armed US teenager who took hostages during a botched attempt to rob a North Carolina bank is shot dead by police.
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Conservatives cheer Trump at CPAC

Thursday, February 10th 2011, 23:12

US conservative political activists and Republican politicians - including presidential hopefuls - gather in Washington DC.
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US spy chief defends Egypt intel

Thursday, February 10th 2011, 19:38
related countries: Egypt

US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper rejects criticism that US intelligence services missed warning signs of turmoil in Egypt.
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New battle opens on US emissions

Thursday, February 10th 2011, 13:11

Opponents of greenhouse gas controls in the US Congress take aim at administration plans to regulate emissions.
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Egypt minister criticises US role

Thursday, February 10th 2011, 10:41
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo, Washington

Egypt's foreign minister rebuffs US calls for rapid political change, saying Washington should not "impose" its will on Cairo.
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Ricky Martin to receive gay award

Thursday, February 10th 2011, 10:15

Pop singer Ricky Martin is to be given an award from a leading US gay and lesbian organisation after coming out as gay last year.
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VIDEO: White House raises Egypt pressure

Thursday, February 10th 2011, 8:10
related countries: Egypt

The US steps up its criticism of Egypt's leadership after a 16th consecutive day of protests against President Mubarak.
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Bin Laden cook's prison term cut

Thursday, February 10th 2011, 2:13

The US military reduces to two years the prison sentence of Osama Bin Laden's former cook and driver, after he complies with a plea agreement.
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White House raises Egypt pressure

Thursday, February 10th 2011, 0:50
related countries: Egypt

The US administration steps up its criticism of Egypt's leadership after a 16th consecutive day of protests against the rule of President Mubarak.
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Cuba welcomes new internet cable

Thursday, February 10th 2011, 0:04
related countries: Cuba, Venezuela

Cuba hails the arrival of a fibre-optic communications cable linking it to Venezuela as a breach in the US trade embargo.
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Woman quizzed on 'buttocks' death

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 22:10
related countries: United Kingdom

US police quiz a woman over an alleged hotel room "buttocks-enhancement" procedure that is thought to have led to the death of a British resident.
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Egypt demonstrators widen protest

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 21:35
related countries: Egypt

Anti-government protests in Egypt continue for a 16th day, with demonstrators blocking the entrance to parliament and reports of unrest outside Cairo.
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US terror suspect pleads guilty

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 21:30

US terror suspect Daniel Boyd pleads guilty in a court in the state of North Carolina to plotting attacks.
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Giffords 'speaks, asks for toast'

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 19:21
related places: Arizona

US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head in an Arizona attack, has recovered enough to speak and asked for toast, an aide says.
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US threat 'at highest since 9/11'

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 17:14

The threat of terrorism in the US is in some ways "at its most heightened state" since the 9/11 attacks, the US homeland security secretary says.
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Bernanke warning on unemployment

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 16:40

The US unemployment rate will not return to pre-financial crisis levels for "several years", says Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke.
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VIDEO: Egypt's 'unfinished revolution'

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 14:04
related countries: Egypt

Anti-government protests in Egypt continue and spread to parliament, as the US urges an end to the 30-year state of emergency.
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VIDEO: CCTV of 'polite robber' hold up in US

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 11:05
related places: Seattle

A 'polite robber' has been filmed holding up a petrol station in Seattle
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VIDEO: US urges faster change in Egypt

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 9:07
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

The US calls on Egypt's government to immediately lift emergency laws, after a day of renewed protests in Cairo and other cities.
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Toyota shares jump on US findings

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 8:39

Shares in Toyota jump 5% after a US inquiry into reports of unintended acceleration finds no electronic flaws in the company's cars.
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US urges faster change in Egypt

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 7:18
related countries: Egypt
related places: Cairo

The US calls on Egypt's government to immediately lift emergency laws, after a day of renewed protests in Cairo and other cities.
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UK 'buttock injection' woman dies

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 3:07
related countries: United Kingdom

US authorities investigate the death of a UK woman who had allegedly been injected with silicone in a hotel room "buttocks-enhancement" procedure.
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US surveillance extension blocked

Wednesday, February 9th 2011, 2:42

The US House of Representatives blocks a bill to extend surveillance powers granted by the Patriot Act, passed after the 9/11 attacks.
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VIDEO: Rumsfeld defiant on Iraq war

Tuesday, February 8th 2011, 23:28
related countries: Iraq

Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld remains largely defiant about the Iraq war, saying in a new book that had Saddam Hussein remained in power, the Middle East would be "far more perilous than it is today".
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World shark attacks 'up in 2010'

Tuesday, February 8th 2011, 21:45

Sharks launched 79 unprovoked attacks on humans worldwide in 2010, the highest number in a decade, US researchers report.
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US issues insider dealing charges

Tuesday, February 8th 2011, 20:41

Four hedge fund managers are charged by US prosecutors with insider dealing as part of a wider crackdown on illegal trading.
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US clears Toyota over electronics

Tuesday, February 8th 2011, 20:30

A US investigation into Toyota safety problems finds no electronic flaws to explain complaints about unintended acceleration.
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