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United States: news

US school gunman kills official

Thursday, January 6th 2011, 4:02
related places: Nebraska

One of two officials shot at a school in the state of Nebraska by a student who then killed himself has died, police in Omaha say.
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Republicans take charge of House

Thursday, January 6th 2011, 2:17

Republicans formally take control of the US House of Representatives, pledging to cut government spending and repeal President Obama's health law.
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Anti-US cleric Sadr back in Iraq

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 17:06
related countries: Iran, Iraq
related places: Sadr

Anti-US Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has returned to Iraq after years of self-imposed exile in Iran, Iraqi officials say.
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Tablets, phones and chargers at CES

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 15:44

The Consumer Electronics Show in the US is getting under way with thousands of visitors expected to attend.
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Mysterious bird deaths hit Sweden

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 14:17
related countries: Sweden

Dozens of dead birds are found lying in a residential street in Sweden, days after thousands of birds fell to their deaths in the US.
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Shah's younger son kills himself

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 13:59
related countries: Iran

The younger son of the Shah of Iran, Alireza Pahlavi, has killed himself in the US after a long battle with depression, his brother says.
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More dead birds fall from US sky

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 10:31
related places: Louisiana

Test are being carried out on about 500 red-winged blackbirds and starlings found dead in the US state of Louisiana.
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New US Congress to be sworn in

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 9:30

The new session of US Congress is starting after the Republicans won a majority in the House of Representatives, with the aim of overturning President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms.
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Seinfeld star Erwin dies aged 96

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 8:52
related places: Erwin

Character actor Bill Erwin, best known for his role as the grumpy old man in US sitcom Seinfeld, dies aged 96.
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US urges action on insider leaks

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 6:00
related places: White House

The White House is telling US agencies to create "insider threat" programmes to ferret out workers who may leak state secrets, reports say.
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Innocent man freed after 30 years

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 4:35
related places: Texas

A man in the US state of Texas has had his robbery conviction overturned after serving 30 years in jail - longer than anyone in Texas cleared by DNA.
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Aide 'seen day before body found'

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 2:41
related places: Delaware

Police say former US government official John Wheeler was seen alive less than 24 hours before his body was found at a Delaware dump.
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Captain loses post for lewd video

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 21:00

The US Navy relieves an aircraft carrier captain of his command over the production of lewd videos aboard the ship.
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DNA clears Texan after 30 years

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 20:36
related places: Texas

A man in the US state of Texas has his robbery conviction overturned on DNA evidence after serving 30 years in jail.
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US motor sales confirm recovery

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 20:03

US carmakers report strong sales for December, confirming the auto industry's steady recovery during 2010.
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US man jailed for 1968 air hijack

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 18:00
related countries: Cuba
related places: New York

A US man of Cuban origin is sentenced to 15 years in jail without parole for hijacking a plane from New York to Cuba in 1968.
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Massive fire in US apartment block

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 13:41
related places: Rahway

A large apartment complex under construction has caught fire in Rahway, New Jersey.
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Republicans target US health bill

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 13:26
related places: Republican

Republican leaders begin a bid to overturn the healthcare law signed by US President Barack Obama last year.
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Price of copper hits another high

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 10:29

The price of copper hits yet another record high, buoyed by strong manufacturing data from both the US and the eurozone.
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Fresh N Korea diplomacy kicks off

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 10:22
related countries: North Korea, South Korea
related places: Seoul

A top US envoy calls for talks with North Korea, as he arrives in Seoul for a new round of diplomacy aimed at easing tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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Lalas questions Beckham loan move

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 9:43
related places: Beckham

Former Los Angeles Galaxy manager Alexi Lalas believes David Beckham owes it to American fans to turn down offers of a loan move to the Premier League.
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Twins born on different years

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 6:35
related places: Eve, New Year

American twins born minutes apart have birth dates in different years after their mother agreed to a Caesarean section on New Year's Eve.
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US offers Gbagbo 'dignified exit'

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 4:18

Incumbent Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is offered refuge in the US as a means to end the country's political crisis.
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New California governor sworn in

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 3:10
related places: California

Jerry Brown is sworn in as the new governor of the US state of California, taking over from the departing Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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US mass bird plummet mystery 'is solved'

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 1:57
related places: Arkansas, Eve, New Year

Scientists believe the shock caused by New Year's Eve fireworks display may have caused thousands of birds to rain from the sky over an Arkansas town.
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Inquiry over lewd US Navy films

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 1:54

The US Navy says it is investigating the production of lewd videos aboard a US aircraft carrier which have turned the spotlight on a veteran commander.
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Oil price rises on factory data

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 22:56

The price of oil rises by more than a dollar a barrel after surveys suggested strong manufacturing growth in the US and eurozone.
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BoA pays $2.6bn to settle claims

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 22:38
related places: America

Bank of America agrees to pay US mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac $2.6bn to settle claims it sold them bad home loans.
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US official's body found at dump

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 21:21
related places: Delaware

Police investigate after the body of a former US government official, John Wheeler, is found in a landfill site in the state of Delaware.
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California swears in new governor

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 20:00
related places: California

Jerry Brown is sworn in as the new governor of the US state of California, taking over from the departing Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Porsche shares up on merger hopes

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 18:34
related countries: Germany

Shares in German carmaker Porsche jump after a US judge dismisses a lawsuit that threatened to de-rail a planned merger with Volkswagen.
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Donald Duck 'groping' case upheld

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 18:26
related places: Pennsylvania, Disney

A US judge rules that a Pennsylvania woman can sue Disney over claims that a staff member dressed as Donald Duck groped her at a theme park.
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US Navy inquiry into lewd videos

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 16:50

The US Navy says it is investigating the production of lewd videos aboard a US aircraft carrier which have turned the spotlight on a veteran commander.
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Fiat eyes larger Chrysler stake

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 15:19
related countries: Italy
related places: Chrysler, Fiat

Fiat could take a majority stake in US carmaker Chrysler this year according to the Italian firm's chief, Sergio Marchionne.
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Thousand blackbirds fall out of sky

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 3:46
related places: Arkansas

Wildlife officials are trying to determine what caused more than 1,000 birds to fall dead from the sky over a small town in the US state of Arkansas.
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Arnie leaves post as US governor

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 3:44
related places: California

California's celebrity governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, steps down after seven years in the role.
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Earthquake shakes central Chile

Monday, January 3rd 2011, 1:47
related countries: Chile

A strong earthquake shakes central Chile, sending people fleeing for fear of a tsunami, but causing no casualties or serious damage.
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Chavez, Clinton chat amid tension

Sunday, January 2nd 2011, 10:10
related countries: Venezuela

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shake hands in an apparently amicable encounter at a time of tension between the two countries.
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Oprah Winfrey's OWN TV goes live

Sunday, January 2nd 2011, 6:06

US talk-show host Oprah Winfrey launches her own TV network, which will offer round-the-clock lifestyle and reality programmes.
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Seven die in US tornado strikes

Saturday, January 1st 2011, 20:35
related places: South

A series of tornadoes in the south and mid-western US kills seven people, injures several others and causes power cuts for thousands.
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Drones kill 15 in north Pakistan

Saturday, January 1st 2011, 15:54
related countries: Pakistan

At least 15 people are killed in three new US drone strikes targeting militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, officials say.
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Tornadoes cause chaos in US

Saturday, January 1st 2011, 3:09

A series of tornadoes in the south and mid-western US kills six people, injures several others and causes power failures for thousands in the region.
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West US bears brunt of new storms

Friday, December 31st 2010, 18:27
related places: Winter

Winter storms sweep through the western US, bringing snow, rain and high winds to as many as 15 states.
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US praises Ukraine over uranium

Friday, December 31st 2010, 18:16
related countries: Russia, Ukraine

US President Barack Obama praises Ukraine after more of its highly enriched uranium is shipped to Russia for disposal.
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Five die in Waziristan drone raid

Friday, December 31st 2010, 14:50
related countries: Pakistan

Five people die in a US drone attack in north-western Pakistan on the final day of a year that has seen a surge in the number of such attacks.
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US ticket rush for $242m lottery

Friday, December 31st 2010, 14:37
related places: America

The draw for America's Mega Millions lottery will be held tonight with the jackpot set to be $240mil.
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Lion cub gift for Russian ex-spy Anna Chapman

Friday, December 31st 2010, 13:22
related countries: Russia

Anna Chapman, the former Russian spy deported from the US this year, is presented with a lion cub on Russian TV.
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Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid fails to win pardon

Friday, December 31st 2010, 13:21
related places: Kid, New Mexico

Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid will not receive a posthumous pardon for killing a county sheriff in 1878, the governor of the US state of New Mexico says.
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Teena Marie death cause 'unclear'

Friday, December 31st 2010, 9:15

It is likely that the cause of US soul singer Teena Marie's death will take weeks to determine, investigators say.
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Pakistan faces US Mumbai lawsuit

Friday, December 31st 2010, 6:18
related countries: Pakistan

The Pakistani government says it will strongly contest a lawsuit filed against its intelligence agency by victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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West attacks Khodorkovsky 'abuse'

Thursday, December 30th 2010, 22:26
related countries: Germany, Russia, United Kingdom

The US, UK and Germany deplore the sentencing of former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky to six more years in jail for fraud.
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Jailed US sisters may be freed if one donates kidney

Thursday, December 30th 2010, 17:24

Two US women convicted of armed robbery can be freed if one donates a kidney to the other, the governor of Mississippi says.
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Fall in violent deaths in Iraq

Thursday, December 30th 2010, 16:48
related countries: Iraq

The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq in the past year was the lowest since the 2003 US-led invasion, a rights group has said.
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US worker freed from Haitian jail

Thursday, December 30th 2010, 16:08
related countries: Haiti

A US aid worker is released from a prison in Haiti after a judge declines to charge him over allegations he kidnapped an infant from a hospital.
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US 'revokes Venezuela envoy visa'

Thursday, December 30th 2010, 8:16
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Washington

The US revokes the visa of the Venezuelan ambassador after President Hugo Chavez rejects the US envoy to Caracas.
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Jazz composer Billy Taylor dies

Thursday, December 30th 2010, 4:36

The US musician, composer and jazz advocate Billy Taylor dies of heart failure at the age of 89.
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Obama appoints unconfirmed envoys

Thursday, December 30th 2010, 0:17
related places: Senate

US President Barack Obama bypasses the Senate to name four new ambassadors and two other appointments during the recess period.
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Perez burial dispute 'resolved'

Wednesday, December 29th 2010, 22:10
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Perez, Florida

The mistress of Venezuelan ex-President Carlos Andres Perez says she will not now contest plans to have him buried in his homeland.
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'Winds' blamed for ski lift crash

Wednesday, December 29th 2010, 18:23
related places: Maine

Investigators in the US state of Maine say high winds were primarily responsible for the derailment of a ski lift that injured several people.
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Anger over slow blizzard clean-up

Wednesday, December 29th 2010, 18:17
related places: New York

Anger is mounting in New York and New Jersey over the slow pace of snow removal following major storms which brought the region to a halt.
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Russian satellites space sackings

Wednesday, December 29th 2010, 14:53
related countries: Russia

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev fires two space officials over a failed rocket launch that resulted in the loss of three satellites. It causes a set back for the country's efforts to rival to the US Global Positioning System (GPS).
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False alarm at US Vatican embassy

Wednesday, December 29th 2010, 14:41
related places: Vatican

A suspicious package causes an alert at the US embassy in the Vatican, but proves to be just stationery.
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US struggles after snow storms

Wednesday, December 29th 2010, 2:24
related places: Christmas

The north-eastern US tries to get back to normal after blizzards left tens of thousands of passengers stranded and many people without power.
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US skiers hurt after lift derails

Wednesday, December 29th 2010, 1:59
related places: Maine

Several skiers in the US state of Maine are injured after falling up to 30ft (9m) on to a ski slope when a chair lift derailed.
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Skiers hurt in US chair lift derailment

Wednesday, December 29th 2010, 1:57
related places: Maine, Sugarloaf

Several skiers in the US state of Maine were injured after falling up to 30ft (9m) on to a ski slope when a chair lift derailed at Sugarloaf resort.
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Fire ravages US apartment block

Wednesday, December 29th 2010, 1:14
related places: Union City

A fast-moving fire has ripped through a three-storey apartment building in Union City, New Jersey in the US.
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South American Way

Wednesday, December 29th 2010, 0:01

What will Latin America's economic direction be in 2011?
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US stocks shrug off mediocre data

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 22:35

US stocks remain almost unchanged, despite new data showing worse-than-expected falls in house prices and consumer confidence.
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Swiss franc reaches all-time high

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 19:54
related countries: Switzerland

The Swiss currency hits an all-time high versus the dollar, driven by its safe haven status and the weak US recovery.
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Low-cost air travel pioneer dies

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 16:05

Alfred E Kahn, the US economist credited with bringing about lower fares for airlines, has died at the age of 93.
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US soul star Bernard Wilson dies

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 13:28

US soul singer Bernard Wilson, a member of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, dies at the age of 64.
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Star Wars sequel saved for future

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 12:45
related places: Congress

Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back is to be preserved by the US Library of Congress in its National Film Registry.
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Elton John has son by surrogate

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 12:25

Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish become parents to a son born on Christmas Day via a surrogate mother in California.
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Voters in exile

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 12:07
related countries: Sudan

Why Southern Sudanese in the US are eager to make their mark
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US arrests 'cocaine egg smuggler'

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 11:57
related places: Easter

US officials arrest a man who they say tried to smuggle cocaine into the country hidden in fake Easter eggs.
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Alcatel-Lucent settles bribe case

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 9:54

The telecoms equipment giant Alcatel-Lucent will pay $137m (£88.7m) to settle US charges that it paid bribes for contracts.
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Full throttle

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 9:26

Will US Top Gear make the grade?
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US attacks Russia tycoon verdict

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 7:43
related countries: Russia

The second conviction of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Russian business leader and jailed opponent of Vladimir Putin, is attracting widespread condemnation.
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Call to set free India campaigner

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 5:56
related countries: India

Civil rights groups and academics in India and the US call on India's government to free a leading public health specialist and human rights activist, Dr Binayak Sen.
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US snow: Air travellers 'in limbo'

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 1:31
related countries: Canada

Blizzards are sweeping north along the eastern coast of the US and Canada, forcing the cancellation of flights and disrupting rail and road traffic.
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Travel chaos as blizzards hit US

Tuesday, December 28th 2010, 0:23

Blizzards sweep north along the eastern US and Canada, forcing the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights and disrupting rail and road traffic.
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AIG gets $4.3bn commercial loans

Monday, December 27th 2010, 21:16

Troubled US insurance giant AIG signs $4.3bn of loan agreements as it prepares to be weaned off government support.
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US attacks Russia tycoon verdict

Monday, December 27th 2010, 21:02
related countries: Germany, Russia

The US and Germany express serious concern about a second guilty verdict against jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
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US blizzard filmed by time-lapse camera

Monday, December 27th 2010, 20:47

Mike Black filmed a snow blizzard in New Jersey using a time-lapse camera.
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Pakistan drone attack 'kills 18'

Monday, December 27th 2010, 12:59
related countries: Pakistan

Missiles fired by a suspected US drone hit a vehicle in north-western Pakistan, killing at least 18 militants, officials say.
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Fockers top US holiday film chart

Monday, December 27th 2010, 11:47
related places: Christmas

The third film in the Fockers franchise debuts at number one in the North America box office chart over the Christmas period, according to estimates.
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US soul singer Teena Marie dies

Monday, December 27th 2010, 4:01

Grammy-nominated American soul singer and songwriter Teena Marie has died at the age of 54, her manager says.
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Blizzards sweep across eastern US

Monday, December 27th 2010, 2:12

Large parts of the US eastern seaboard are buried under a blanket of snow as an intensifying storm sweeps north, causing massive travel disruption.
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US east coast hit by massive storm

Monday, December 27th 2010, 2:09

A winter storm has caused disruption along the east coast of the United States, forcing many airports to cancel flights.
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US hit by heavy snow storms

Sunday, December 26th 2010, 11:45

A storm travelling up the East Coast of the US is predicted to bring blizzard conditions to New York City.
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Egypt crash kills eight Americans

Sunday, December 26th 2010, 11:21
related countries: Egypt

Eight US tourists die, and 21 are injured, when their tour bus hits a stationary lorry in southern Egypt, local media and police say.
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Spam power

Sunday, December 26th 2010, 7:57

The portable porky protein that symbolises US influence
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US 'was pressed for wiretap help'

Sunday, December 26th 2010, 4:57

The US has been pressed by various government for help with wiretapping criminal and political adversaries, latest Wikileaks disclosures suggest.
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Art patron Neuberger dies at 107

Saturday, December 25th 2010, 23:08

US financier Roy Neuberger, one of the world's leading modern art collectors, dies at the age of 107.
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Obama condemns Pakistan bombing

Saturday, December 25th 2010, 21:25
related countries: Pakistan

US President Barack Obama condemns an attack in Pakistan in which a female suicide bomber killed at least 43 people queuing to receive food aid.
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American Civil War message is deciphered

Saturday, December 25th 2010, 17:16
related places: Confederate

A message in a bottle sent to a desperate Confederate general during the US Civil War is deciphered, 147 years after it was written.
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Michelle Obama helps out Santa tracking hotline

Saturday, December 25th 2010, 2:54
related places: Santa

US First Lady Michelle Obama answers calls to the Norad service that tracks Santa's global gift-delivering progress.
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US pilot 'in YouTube video probe'

Saturday, December 25th 2010, 1:08
related places: San Francisco

US officials investigate a pilot who released videos allegedly revealing security lapses at San Francisco's airport, the pilot's lawyer says.
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Concern for US Wikileaks suspect

Friday, December 24th 2010, 17:38

The only person to visit Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning in US custody other than his lawyer says he is in poor health.
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Russian MPs back Start arms pact

Friday, December 24th 2010, 15:04
related countries: Russia
related places: Start

The lower house of the Russian parliament votes to give initial approval to the Start nuclear arms pact with the US.
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