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  One of three women held in an Ohio home for about a decade has told their captor he will 'face hell for eternity', as he was jailed for life   Washington US embassies to shut over threat   Washington US fury at Snowden's Russian asylum Aug.2   Washington US employment up by 162,000 in July  Shanghai  China fines US healthcare giant   Washington     U.S. issues global travel alert due to al Qaeda threat

A global travel alert issued by the State Department warned al Qaeda may launch attacks in the Middle East, North Africa and beyond in coming weeks

AL Qaeda Timeline (71)

 USA  Somali pirates face life in prison Aug.3   Nepal 2 arrested in case of missing American woman

Aug.4  Washington  Intercepted al Qaeda message led to embassy closings  Boston  Boston bomber 'had far-right books' Aug.5   Yemen     Chatter in Yemen led to U.S. warnings   Fresh intelligence led the U.S. to conclude that operatives of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were in the final stages of planning an att...   Washington US extends embassy closures

 Cairo  Envoys extend Egypt visit in effort to defuse crisis  Washington  Amazon boss buys Washington Post  Japan  US military chopper crashes on Okinawa   Cairo     Talks gather pace as US senators arrive  US senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have joined top diplomats in Cairo to help find a peaceful solution to Egypt's political stalemat... Aug.6   Yemen     US flies embassy staff out of Yemen   A pair of suspected U.S. drone strikes killed 4 al Qaeda militants in Yemen as the United States maintained a heightened security alert in the...  Dallas  George W Bush has heart stent operation   USA Childhood obesity rates fall in US

 Washington  US government sues Bank of America  Texas  Fort Hood suspect admits shooting Aug.7   Washington     Obama cancels Putin talks over Snowden  US President Barack Obama has cancelled a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin after Russia's decision to grant asylum to intelligence...  Ohio  Ariel Castro 'hell house' demolished  Southern California  Lone Ranger to cost Disney millions   Moscow Russia 'disappointed' at Obama snub

Aug.8  Los Angeles  Hollywood actress Karen Black dies  Southern California  Hundreds flee California wildfire   Lahore   US withdraws diplomats from Lahore  The US has ordered all non-essential government personnel to leave its consulate-general in the Pakistani city of Lahore  Texas  Snowden link as email service closes Aug.9  Switzerland  Oprah 'race snub' a 'misunderstanding'  Florida  Florida teen dies after stun gun shot   Washington Obama vows reforms of surveillance

 Washington  US embassies to reopen after alert   Yemen     3 US drone strikes kill 12 militants in Yemen  The U.S. has sharply escalated its drone war in Yemen, with 34 suspected Al Qaeda militants killed in less than two weeks  Washington  Apple victory in Samsung patent case Aug.10  Connecticut  Plane crash kills ex-Microsoft exec Aug.11  Yemen  Suspected US drone strike kills 2 alleged militants in Yemen  North Korea  American detained in North Korea hospitalized  New York  Oil above $106 after China shows recovery signs Aug.12   Washington   US eyes criminal justice shake-up  The Obama administration has unveiled major changes to the criminal justice system, dropping mandatory minimum sentences in certain drug cas...   Washington Kerry hopeful on Middle East talks

 Los Angeles  Tycoon unveils 'Hyperloop' transit idea  Florida  Sinkhole opens under Florida hotel Aug.13  Washington  US moves to block airlines merger  Ohio  US gun safety teacher shoots student  Louisiana  Gunman holds 2 employees hostage in rural bank Aug.14   Alabama   Two pilots killed in UPS plane crash   Two people were killed when a UPS cargo plane A300 crashed as it approached an airport in Birmingham, Alabama, turning into a fireball, say ...  Baltimore  Bradley Manning 'sorry for hurting US'  Washington  Jesse Jackson Jr jailed for fraud Aug.15   Washington Obama condemns Egypt bloodshed

 Washington  Washington Post and CNN hit by hack  USA  NSA 'broke snooping privacy rules' Aug.16  Nevada  CIA acknowledges secret 'Area 51' Aug.19  CIA  CIA admits role in Iran's 1953 coup  California  California to force-feed prisoners Aug.20  Detroit  Elmore Leonard, crime novelist, dies aged 87  U.S. Senate  US senator drops Canada citizenship  USA  Al Jazeera America launches in US  Seattle  Afghan massacre victim eyes US soldier  Oklahoma  Three teens charged in Australian Christopher Lane's death Aug.21   Baltimore     Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in Wikileaks case

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 Washington  Tapes show Nixon as Watergate scandal loomed  US Georgia  US school gunman 'had 500 rounds'  Washington  Court halted NSA email surveillance Aug.22  USA  Bradley Manning: 'I am a woman'  Hawaii  German Hawaii shark bite victim dies  New York  Nasdaq trading resumes following earlier glitch  Seattle  Afghan massacre US soldier 'sorry'   California   Tourists flee wildfire near Yosemite Map of Yosemite National Park California

A huge wildfire near Yosemite National Park has forced scores of tourists to flee during peak season and is threatening several thousand homes

Yosemite National Park Timeline (12)

 Southern California  Affleck is Batman in Superman film Aug.23   Washington     Obama: Syria chemicals grave concern   US President Barack Obama has said the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria in an attack on Wednesday is a 'big event of grave concern'  Microsoft  Microsoft chief Ballmer to retire   Texas     Fort Hood gunman Hasan convicted Map of Fort Hood Texas  Maj Nidal Hasan, the US Army psychiatrist who shot dead 13 comrades at a Texas Army base in 2009, has been convicted of all charges  San Diego  San Diego mayor Filner resigns, denying harassment   Washington US weighs Syria military options  California  Vast wildfire reaches Yosemite park Aug.24  Washington  Thousands rally in US to mark 'I have a dream' speech   Washington Cameron and Obama warning over Syria  California  Firefighters battle blaze at Yosemite boundary Aug.25  Washington  Hagel: US prepared for 'all contingencies' in Syria  Washington  U.S. official: Almost no doubt Assad regime used chemical weapons  California  Battle to contain Yosemite blaze Aug.26  New York  Timberlake wins big at MTV awards   California   US wildfire covers ash on reservoir   A huge fire in and around California's Yosemite National Park has continued to spread and now covers almost 230 sq miles (600 sq km), officials...   Washington Syria chemical attack 'undeniable'  Washington  US soldier awarded Medal of Honor  Texas  Texas church linked to measles outbreak Aug.27   Washington     US 'ready' to launch Syria strike   American forces are 'ready' to launch strikes on Syria if President Obama chooses to order an attack, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says  USA  US house prices continue strong growth  San Francisco Bay Area  Facebook pays $20m for privacy flaw   Washington     Biden: 'No doubt' Syria used chemical arms   US Vice-President Joe Biden has said there is 'no doubt' that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons and that it must be held accou...   Washington US envoy in N Korea prisoner mission  San Francisco Bay Area  Government requests to Facebook outlined in report  New York  New York Times website 'hacked' Aug.28   Washington US marks Martin Luther King 'I have a dream' speech   Washington     Obama 'sure Syria behind attack'

US President Barack Obama says the US has concluded that the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attacks near Damascus

Obama, 2013 Timeline

 Texas  Nidal Hasan gets death penalty Aug.29   Mountain States Fury over US judge's rape remarks   San Francisco Bay Area Google exec poached by China rival   USA US fast-food workers on strike   Philadelphia NFL in '$765m concussion settlement'   Pakistan New trial ordered for doctor linked to CIA's bin Laden search  Washington  US will not challenge cannabis laws   Washington US to act in its 'best interests' over Syria crisis Aug.30   Paris     France backs US on Syria action   France is still ready to take action in Syria alongside the US, despite UK MPs blocking British involvement, President Francois Hollande has said   Arizona Arizona girl, six, dies in brother's joyride crash   Washington     Syria attack killed 1,429 - Kerry   US Secretary of State John Kerry has accused Syrian government forces of killing 1,429 people in a chemical weapons attack in Damascus last week   Washington Obama: No boots on ground in Syria Aug.31   Moscow     Putin challenges US on Syria claims   Russian President has challenged the US to present to the UN evidence that Syria attacked rebels with chemical weapons near Damascus   Washington     Obama to seek Congress vote on Syria   President Barack Obama says the US should take military action against Syria and he will seek congressional authorisation for intervention

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