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AfghanistanSeven 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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BurmaWashington accuses the military-backed government in Burma of threatening pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party.
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HaitiThe 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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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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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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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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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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Texas congressman Ron Paul wins the straw poll at the CPAC summit of conservatives in Washington DC.
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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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PeruThe 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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Could this really be the worst place to live in the US?
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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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EgyptUS 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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Why Lahore shootings put US-Pakistan ties at risk
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El SalvadorAn 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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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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Ireland, 
United KingdomInvestigators 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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MexicoAn 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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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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PakistanPakistani 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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FinlandFinnish mobile phone firm Nokia announces plans to form a "broad strategic partnership" with the US software giant Microsoft.
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EgyptBarack 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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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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US conservative political activists and Republican politicians - including presidential hopefuls - gather in Washington DC.
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EgyptUS Director of National Intelligence James Clapper rejects criticism that US intelligence services missed warning signs of turmoil in Egypt.
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Opponents of greenhouse gas controls in the US Congress take aim at administration plans to regulate emissions.
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EgyptEgypt's foreign minister rebuffs US calls for rapid political change, saying Washington should not "impose" its will on Cairo.
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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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EgyptThe US steps up its criticism of Egypt's leadership after a 16th consecutive day of protests against President Mubarak.
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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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EgyptThe 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, 
VenezuelaCuba 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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United KingdomUS 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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EgyptAnti-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 Daniel Boyd pleads guilty in a court in the state of North Carolina to plotting attacks.
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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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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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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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EgyptAnti-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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A 'polite robber' has been filmed holding up a petrol station in Seattle
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EgyptThe 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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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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EgyptThe 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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United KingdomUS 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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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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IraqFormer 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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Sharks launched 79 unprovoked attacks on humans worldwide in 2010, the highest number in a decade, US researchers report.
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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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A US investigation into Toyota safety problems finds no electronic flaws to explain complaints about unintended acceleration.
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US President Barack Obama has not smoked a cigarette in almost a year, First Lady Michelle Obama says.
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MexicoThree teenage boys, at least two of whom are believed to have been US citizens, were killed in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, authorities say.
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IraqFormer US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has defended decisions that he made during his time in office, in his first television interview since leaving public life in December 2006.
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US and European companies put forward the concept of a new rocket they say could pick up astronaut launch services not long after shuttle retirement.
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A US man attending an illegal cockfight died after being accidentally stabbed in the leg by an armed bird, officials say.
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Sunday's Super Bowl breaks the record for the biggest US television audience for a single broadcast.
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IndonesiaIndonesia is criticised by US groups and others after a murderous attack against supporters of a minority Muslim sect was not stopped by watching police.
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Brazil, 
ChinaThe value of China's currency is back in the spotlight as the US seeks to increase the number of countries asking for a stronger yuan.
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US investigators find "indicators" of exploitation and coercion of low-level staff at US missions in four Gulf countries.
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An artist has made a dream come true for many woman who want to feel like they are engaged to their Prince Charming.
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Democratic senators and US rail operator Amtrak propose a $13.5bn (£8.4bn) rail tunnel linking New York City and New Jersey.
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Gary Ridgway, one of the most prolific serial killers in US history, is charged with a 49th murder, of a woman who went missing in 1982.
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Two US spacecraft have moved either side of the Sun to establish observing positions that should return remarkable new information about our star.
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US President Barack Obama says that despite disagreements the White House and American business leaders "can and must work together".
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EgyptUS President Barack Obama says he believes there was progress in Egypt, one day after Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman met with oppositions groups in the country.
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SpainSpanish tennis star Rafael Nadal and American skiing Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn win the top honours at this year's Laureus Sport Awards.
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US internet firm AOL agrees to a buyout of the Huffington Post online paper, creating a media group with 270 million users.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo, 
NigeriaEight foreigners - from the US, France and Nigeria - are arrested on allegations of gold smuggling in eastern DR Congo, officials say.
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Christina Aguilera fluffed a line of the Star-Spangled banner as she belted out a version of the US national anthem to open Sunday's Super Bowl in Texas.
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Online activist group Anonymous hacks an American security firm that claimed to know the identities of the group's leaders.
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Low-budget thriller The Roommate tops the North America box office over a weekend in which takings are hit by the Super Bowl.
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PakistanThe widow of a Pakistani man killed in Lahore by US official Raymond Davis dies a day after taking poison.
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IraqThe trial begins in Tehran of three Americans arrested while hiking near the Iraq-Iran border and accused of spying.
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Two US spacecraft move either side of the Sun to establish observing positions that should return remarkable new information about our star.
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US researchers have found a clue to one of the leading causes of blindness, which they hope could eventually lead to a cure.
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Oscar-nominated cartoon film How To Train Your Dragon wins 10 prizes at the Annie awards for animation in the US.
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Christopher Nolan, writer and director of sci-fi thriller Inception, wins the main prize at the Writers Guild of America awards.
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RussiaA nuclear arms reduction treaty which has been a cornerstone of President Barack Obama's attempts to rebuild US relations with Russia has come into effect.
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EgyptWashington distances itself from remarks by a US envoy sent to Egypt, who said President Mubarak should oversee a power transition.
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RussiaThe New Start nuclear arms treaty limiting the number of atomic warheads the US and Russia are allowed to possess, comes into effect.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Middle East is facing a "perfect storm" of unrest and governments must embrace democratic change.
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EgyptUS President Barack Obama urges Egypt's Hosni Mubarak to make "the right decision" after days of protests against his 30-year rule.
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The husband of wounded US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has said he has decided to resume astronaut training in order to command the final flight of the space shuttle Endeavour in April.
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LaosThe US Army denies ethnic Hmong leader Vang Pao, who led a CIA-sponsored secret war in Laos in the 1960s, a burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
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CubaCuban prosecutors charge detained US citizen Alan Gross with plotting against the state and say they will seek a 20-year jail term.
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The husband of the US congresswoman injured in an Arizona gun attack is to lead one of the final space shuttle missions in April, Nasa has said.
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The husband of the US congresswoman injured in an Arizona gun attack is to lead one of the final space shuttle missions in April, Nasa confirms.
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EgyptThe US has called for a peaceful transition of power in Egypt, but it may be the military that has the final say.
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Unemployment falls in January to 9% but the number of new jobs created falls well short of expectations.
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United KingdomAn international survey of eight European and North American countries suggests Britons are the most anxious about immigrants.
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Russia, 
UruguayPlayers around world speak of love for the game.
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Afghanistan, CubaAn Afghan inmate at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has collapsed and died after exercising, US military officials say.
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CanadaAmericans and Canadians recover from a major winter storm that badly disrupted transport, wrecked buildings and claimed at least 12 lives.
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A rebound in consumer spending, notably in the US, helps lift fourth-quarter profits at credit card provider Mastercard.
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IraqIn new memoirs, former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld remains largely defiant about the war in Iraq, leaked extracts suggest.
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The curious resurgence of Norman Rockwell's vision of America
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CanadaA bitter winter storm stretching 2,000 miles (3,200km) is crippling swathes of the US and Canada with heavy snow, rain and high winds.
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International toy fair in Nuremberg venue for celebration held by US toymaker Mattel.
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PakistanA Pakistani court extends the detention by another eight days of a US citizen arrested for killing two men in Lahore last week.
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Republicans in the US Senate fail to win enough votes to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform bill, passed in 2010.
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A bitter winter storm that stretched 2,000 miles (3,200km) across swathes of the US and Canada is blamed for at least 10 deaths.
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