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| Jan.8 |
 Arizona |
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Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot 
Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 40, was shot at close range during a public meeting. 6 other people have been killed
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| Jan.18 |
Washington |
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Obama hosts China's Hu at dinner
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| Feb.6 |
Texas |
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Packers win Super Bowl |
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| Feb.22 |
Somalia |
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4 Americans slain by captors on yacht |
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| Feb.25 |
Washington |
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Obama announces Libya sanctions |
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| Mar.18 |
Tribal Areas |
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Calls for revenge after US drones kill 40
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| Mar.19 |
 Libya |
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Coalition launches Libya attacks The UK, the US and France have begun attacking Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone gets under way
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| Mar.23 |
Los Angeles |
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Elizabeth Taylor dies
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| Apr.14 |
U.S. Congress |
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US Congress approves budget bill |
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| Apr.17 |
North Carolina |
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Dozens dead as tornadoes hit US |
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| Apr.27 |
Kabul |
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Man opens fire on Americans; 9 dead
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Washington |
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Obama releases birth certificate
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| Apr.28 |
Alabama |
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Death toll from storms in South nears 300 A barrage of storms claimed nearly 300 lives and reduced once-familiar neighborhoods to piles of bricks and lumber
| The vast majority of fatalities occurred in Alabama, where at least 198 people died
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| May.1 |
 Pakistan |
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U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden Map of Abbottabad Pakistan| The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, bin Laden timeline">Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said. U.S. forces have the body of Osama b. Laden. He eluded capture for years, once slipping out of a training camp in Afghanistan
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| May.3 |
Washington |
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Bin Laden unarmed when killed |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan dismisses US raid fears |
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| May.5 |
Manhattan |
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Obama in 9/11 tribute after B Laden death
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Washington |
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Bin Laden materials trigger alert |
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| May.6 |
Kentucky |
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Obama meets Bin Laden raid team |
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| May.7 |
Washington |
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US releases Bin Laden home videos The Pentagon releases home videos of Osama Bin Laden seized at the secret compound in northern Pakistan where he was shot
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| May.11 |
Washington |
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Details from bin Laden's journal revealed |
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| May.12 |
Pakistan |
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U.S. grills bL wives, via Pakistan officials |
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| May.13 |
Washington |
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US not recognising rebel council |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan condemns Bin Laden raid |
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| May.14 |
New York |
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IMF head questioned over 'attack'| The head of the IMF, Dominique Strass-Kahn, 62, is being questioned by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid. He was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport minutes before it left for Paris.
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| May.18 |
Washington |
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U.S. sanctions target Syrian president |
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| May.19 |
Washington |
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Obama made major Middle East speech President Barack Obama has given a key US policy speech about the Middle East and the wider Arab world
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New York |
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Ex-IMF chief granted bail |
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| May.20 |
Washington |
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Obama and Netanyahu admit 'differences'
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| May.23 |
Missouri |
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89 killed by Missouri tornado Map of Joplin U. S. Midwest Hundreds more injured after a tornado tore through oplin. The storm cut a path six miles long. Homes and businesses were flattened
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| May.24 |
U.S. Congress |
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Netanyahu lays out peace terms |
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London |
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Obama hails 'special' ties to UK |
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| Jun.11 |
Somalia |
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'African US embassy bomber dead' |
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| Jun.18 |
Kabul |
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Karzai: U.S. in peace talks with Taliban
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| Jun.22 |
Washington |
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Obama orders cut in Afghan force
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| Jul.1 |
New York |
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Judge releases Strauss-Kahn
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| Jul.8 |
Florida |
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Space shuttle in historic final lift-off |
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| Jul.15 |
Istanbul |
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U.S. recognizes Libyan rebels' authority |
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| Jul.21 |
Florida |
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Space shuttle makes final landing Map of Kennedy Space Center Southern U.S.| Space shuttle Atlantis has landed back on Earth, bringing to a close America's 30-year orbiter program. Nasa's shuttles were involved in building the sp... | |
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| Jul.22 |
New York |
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Intense heat bakes US and Canada |
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| Jul.29 |
U.S. Congress |
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US Congress split over debt issue |
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| Aug.2 |
Washington |
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Obama signs bill to end default threat
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| Aug.6 |
Washington |
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U.S. government credit downgraded Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded its credit rating of the U.S. federal government from AAA to AA+
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 Afghanistan |
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Taliban 'kill 30 elite US forces' Map of Wardak Afghanistan A US Chinook helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan has killed 31 US special forces and seven Afghan commandos in Wardak province
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| Aug.8 |
New York |
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Global stock declined after US downgrade
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| Aug.11 |
Iowa |
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Republicans trade barbs at Iowa debate |
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| Aug.13 |
Iowa |
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Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll
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| Aug.18 |
Washington |
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Obama says al-Assad must go |
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| Aug.20 |
Iran |
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U.S. hikers get eight years in prison
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| Aug.23 |
New York |
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Strauss-Kahn sex case dismissed
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| Aug.24 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Steve Jobs quits as Apple chief |
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| Aug.27 |
North Carolina |
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Hurricane Irene lashes US coast |
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| Aug.28 |
New York |
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Huge storm tears across New York Seawater surged into flood-prone areas as Tropical Storm Irene hit the city, downgraded from a hurricane but still bringing fierce winds and rain
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| Aug.29 |
New England |
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Death toll from Irene keeps rising |
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| Sep.8 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama unveils crucial jobs plan |
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| Sep.9 |
New York |
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Al-Qaeda 'behind New York threat' |
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| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
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Sombre US honours victims of 9/11 Ceremonies are being held in the US to honour the victims of the 9/11 attacks, 10 years after the event
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| Sep.12 |
Florida |
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Sparks fly in Republican TV debate |
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| Sep.13 |
Kabul |
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Militants fire on U.S. Embassy
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Iran |
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U.S. hikers jailed in Iran may be released |
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Washington |
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US poverty rises to record high |
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| Sep.16 |
Nevada |
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Air race crash: 9 people killed, 52 injured
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| Sep.17 |
Washington |
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New Obama plan to tax wealthiest |
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| Sep.19 |
Washington |
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Obama outlines US deficit plans |
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| Sep.21 |
 Iran |
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U.S. hikers in Iran freed American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were released from an Iranian prison into the care of an Omani official
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US Georgia |
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Troy Davis is executed in Georgia |
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| Sep.25 |
Washington |
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Eurozone rescue plan 'emerging' |
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| Sep.28 |
Iran |
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Iran to send ships near U.S. waters |
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Colorado |
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Tainted US melons kill up to 16 |
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| Sep.29 |
Syria |
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Mob pelts US ambassador in Syria |
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| Sep.30 |
 Yemen |
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U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed Anwar al-Awlaki -- whose fluency in English made him one of the top terrorist recruiters in the world -- was killed Friday in an airstrike
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| Oct.1 |
Manhattan |
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Hundreds arrested in New York protest |
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| Oct.3 |
Italy |
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Knox: 'I did not kill; I was not there' |
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 Italy |
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Knox murder conviction overturned An Italian jury cleared Amanda Knox of murder and other charges, nearly four years after she was arrested
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| Oct.5 |
Alaska |
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Palin not running for president |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56
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| Oct.7 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan war marks 10 years |
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Washington |
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US economy adds 103,000 new jobs |
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| Oct.11 |
Detroit |
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Detroit 'underwear bomber' trial begins |
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Washington |
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US disrupts 'Iranian terror plot'
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| Oct.14 |
Washington |
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US troops to aid Uganda battle |
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| Oct.15 |
Manhattan |
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NY protests move to Times Square
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| Oct.16 |
Nevada |
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Indy 500 Champ Dies |
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| Oct.19 |
Ohio |
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Ohio police hunt escaped animals
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| Oct.21 |
Washington |
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Obama: Iraq war will be over by year's end |
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New York |
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Saudi Arabian heir to throne dies |
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| Oct.24 |
Syria |
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U.S. pulls ambassador from Syria |
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| Oct.26 |
Hong Kong |
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Dreamliner completes first flight |
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Connecticut |
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FBI detains ex-Goldman Sachs man |
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| Oct.28 |
Missouri |
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Cardinals clinch World Series win |
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| Oct.29 |
Kabul |
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9 Americans, including 4 troops killed |
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| Nov.2 |
New York |
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'Merchant of Death' found guilty |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Oakland protesters shut down port
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| Nov.7 |
Los Angeles |
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Doctor guilty over Michael Jackson death Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, has been found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of the star by a jury
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| Nov.9 |
Pennsylvania |
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Penn State coach Joe Paterno fired
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| Nov.14 |
Manhattan |
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Occupy Wall Street protest camp cleared |
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| Nov.16 |
Australia |
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US to send marines to Australia |
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Australia |
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Obama stakes US claim to Pacific
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| Nov.17 |
Manhattan |
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Mass arrests at Occupy protests Several thousand demonstrators have marched across Brooklyn Bridge on a day of protest that has seen solidarity rallies across the US
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| Nov.21 |
Washington |
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Iran hit by fresh West sanctions |
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| Nov.22 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan's U.S. ambassador quits |
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| Nov.24 |
Iran |
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Iran arrests 12 for 'CIA spying'
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| Nov.25 |
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Black Friday retail bonanza in strong start |
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| Nov.29 |
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American Airlines files for bankruptcy |
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| Nov.30 |
Myanmar |
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Burma hails 'new chapter' with US |
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| Dec.1 |
Myanmar |
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Hillary Clinton meets Aung San Suu Kyi
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Pakistan |
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Al-Qaeda says it has US citizen |
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| Dec.2 |
Washington |
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Unemployment in US falls to 8.6% |
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| Dec.3 |
US Georgia |
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Cain suspends US presidency bid US presidential hopeful Herman Cain has said he is suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination
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| Dec.4 |
Iran |
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Iran shoots down American drone A U.S. drone was shot down in eastern Iran, state media reported, citing a military source
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| Dec.7 |
Thailand |
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US man jailed in Thai royal case |
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| Dec.8 |
Virginia |
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Two die in Virginia Tech shooting |
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| Dec.9 |
Iran |
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American missing in Iran seen in video |
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| Dec.12 |
Washington |
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Iraq PM in Washington as pullout looms |
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| Dec.14 |
North Carolina |
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Obama speech marks end of Iraq war |
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| Dec.15 |
 Baghdad |
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US flag ceremony ends war in Iraq The flag of U.S. forces in Iraq has been lowered in Baghdad, bringing nearly nine years of US military operations in Iraq to a formal end
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| Dec.17 |
U.S. Senate |
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US Senate passes key funding bill |
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Iraq |
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Last US troops withdraw from Iraq The last convoy of US troops to leave Iraq has entered Kuwait, nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein
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| Dec.23 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama beats Congress in tax fight
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| Dec.28 |
Gulf |
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U.S.: Iran blocking Hormuz unacceptable'
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| 2011 |
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| Mar.18 |
Tribal Areas |
Calls for revenge after US drones kill 40
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| Mar.19 |
Libya |
Coalition launches Libya attacks The UK, the US and France have begun attacking Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone gets under way
| US and the UK have fired more than 110 missiles. Gaddafi has said he will open arms depots to the people
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| Apr.27 |
Kabul |
Man opens fire on Americans; 9 dead
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| May.1 |
Pakistan |
U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden Map of Abbottabad Pakistan| The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, bin Laden timeline">Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said. U.S. forces have the body of Osama b. Laden. He eluded capture for years, once slipping out of a training camp in Afghanistan
just hour... | |
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| May.6 |
Kentucky |
Obama meets Bin Laden raid team |
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| May.24 |
U.S. Congress |
Netanyahu lays out peace terms |
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| Jun.18 |
Kabul |
Karzai: U.S. in peace talks with Taliban
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| Jun.22 |
Washington |
Obama orders cut in Afghan force
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| Jul.15 |
Istanbul |
U.S. recognizes Libyan rebels' authority |
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| Aug.6 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban 'kill 30 elite US forces' Map of Wardak Afghanistan A US Chinook helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan has killed 31 US special forces and seven Afghan commandos in Wardak province
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| Sep.13 |
Kabul |
Militants fire on U.S. Embassy
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| Sep.28 |
Iran |
Iran to send ships near U.S. waters |
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| Sep.30 |
Yemen |
U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed Anwar al-Awlaki -- whose fluency in English made him one of the top terrorist recruiters in the world -- was killed Friday in an airstrike
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| Oct.7 |
Afghanistan |
Afghanistan war marks 10 years |
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| Oct.14 |
Washington |
US troops to aid Uganda battle |
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| Oct.21 |
Washington |
Obama: Iraq war will be over by year's end |
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| Oct.29 |
Kabul |
9 Americans, including 4 troops killed |
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| Nov.2 |
New York |
'Merchant of Death' found guilty |
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| Nov.16 |
Australia |
US to send marines to Australia |
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| Dec.4 |
Iran |
Iran shoots down American drone A U.S. drone was shot down in eastern Iran, state media reported, citing a military source
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| Dec.14 |
North Carolina |
Obama speech marks end of Iraq war |
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| Dec.15 |
Baghdad |
US flag ceremony ends war in Iraq The flag of U.S. forces in Iraq has been lowered in Baghdad, bringing nearly nine years of US military operations in Iraq to a formal end
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| Dec.17 |
Iraq |
Last US troops withdraw from Iraq The last convoy of US troops to leave Iraq has entered Kuwait, nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein
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| Dec.28 |
Gulf |
U.S.: Iran blocking Hormuz unacceptable'
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| 2011 |
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| Apr.17 |
North Carolina |
Dozens dead as tornadoes hit US |
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| Apr.28 |
Alabama |
Death toll from storms in South nears 300 A barrage of storms claimed nearly 300 lives and reduced once-familiar neighborhoods to piles of bricks and lumber
| The vast majority of fatalities occurred in Alabama, where at least 198 people died
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| May.23 |
Missouri |
89 killed by Missouri tornado Map of Joplin U. S. Midwest Hundreds more injured after a tornado tore through oplin. The storm cut a path six miles long. Homes and businesses were flattened
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| Jul.22 |
New York |
Intense heat bakes US and Canada |
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| Aug.27 |
North Carolina |
Hurricane Irene lashes US coast |
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| Aug.28 |
New York |
Huge storm tears across New York Seawater surged into flood-prone areas as Tropical Storm Irene hit the city, downgraded from a hurricane but still bringing fierce winds and rain
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| Aug.29 |
New England |
Death toll from Irene keeps rising |
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| Sep.16 |
Nevada |
Air race crash: 9 people killed, 52 injured
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| Sep.28 |
Colorado |
Tainted US melons kill up to 16 |
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| Oct.19 |
Ohio |
Ohio police hunt escaped animals
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| 2011 |
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| Mar.23 |
Los Angeles |
Elizabeth Taylor dies
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| Apr.14 |
U.S. Congress |
US Congress approves budget bill |
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| Aug.2 |
Washington |
Obama signs bill to end default threat
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| Aug.6 |
Washington |
U.S. government credit downgraded Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded its credit rating of the U.S. federal government from AAA to AA+
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| Aug.8 |
New York |
Global stock declined after US downgrade
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| Aug.24 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Steve Jobs quits as Apple chief |
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| Sep.8 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama unveils crucial jobs plan |
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| Sep.13 |
Washington |
US poverty rises to record high |
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| Sep.17 |
Washington |
New Obama plan to tax wealthiest |
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| Sep.19 |
Washington |
Obama outlines US deficit plans |
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| Sep.25 |
Washington |
Eurozone rescue plan 'emerging' |
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| Sep.28 |
Colorado |
Tainted US melons kill up to 16 |
|
| Oct.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56
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| Oct.7 |
Washington |
US economy adds 103,000 new jobs |
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| Oct.26 |
Hong Kong |
Dreamliner completes first flight |
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| Oct.26 |
Connecticut |
FBI detains ex-Goldman Sachs man |
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| Nov.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Oakland protesters shut down port
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| Nov.25 |
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Black Friday retail bonanza in strong start |
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| Nov.29 |
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American Airlines files for bankruptcy |
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| Dec.2 |
Washington |
Unemployment in US falls to 8.6% |
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| Dec.17 |
U.S. Senate |
US Senate passes key funding bill |
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| Dec.28 |
Gulf |
U.S.: Iran blocking Hormuz unacceptable'
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| 2011 |
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| Feb.6 |
Texas |
Packers win Super Bowl |
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| Oct.16 |
Nevada |
Indy 500 Champ Dies |
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| Oct.28 |
Missouri |
Cardinals clinch World Series win |
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| Nov.9 |
Pennsylvania |
Penn State coach Joe Paterno fired
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| 2011 |
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| Jan.8 |
Arizona |
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 40, was shot at close range during a public meeting. 6 other people have been killed
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| Feb.22 |
Somalia |
4 Americans slain by captors on yacht |
|
| May.1 |
Pakistan |
U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden Map of Abbottabad Pakistan| The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, bin Laden timeline">Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said. U.S. forces have the body of Osama b. Laden. He eluded capture for years, once slipping out of a training camp in Afghanistan
just hour... | |
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| May.3 |
Washington |
Bin Laden unarmed when killed |
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| May.5 |
Manhattan |
Obama in 9/11 tribute after B Laden death
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| May.5 |
Washington |
Bin Laden materials trigger alert |
|
| May.11 |
Washington |
Details from bin Laden's journal revealed |
|
| May.12 |
Pakistan |
U.S. grills bL wives, via Pakistan officials |
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| May.14 |
New York |
IMF head questioned over 'attack'| The head of the IMF, Dominique Strass-Kahn, 62, is being questioned by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid. He was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport minutes before it left for Paris.
T... | |
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| May.19 |
New York |
Ex-IMF chief granted bail |
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| Jun.11 |
Somalia |
'African US embassy bomber dead' |
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| Jul.1 |
New York |
Judge releases Strauss-Kahn
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| Aug.20 |
Iran |
U.S. hikers get eight years in prison
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| Aug.23 |
New York |
Strauss-Kahn sex case dismissed
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| Sep.9 |
New York |
Al-Qaeda 'behind New York threat' |
|
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
Sombre US honours victims of 9/11 Ceremonies are being held in the US to honour the victims of the 9/11 attacks, 10 years after the event
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| Sep.13 |
Kabul |
Militants fire on U.S. Embassy
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| Sep.21 |
US Georgia |
Troy Davis is executed in Georgia |
|
| Sep.30 |
Yemen |
U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed Anwar al-Awlaki -- whose fluency in English made him one of the top terrorist recruiters in the world -- was killed Friday in an airstrike
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| Oct.1 |
Manhattan |
Hundreds arrested in New York protest |
|
| Oct.3 |
Italy |
Knox: 'I did not kill; I was not there' |
|
| Oct.3 |
Italy |
Knox murder conviction overturned An Italian jury cleared Amanda Knox of murder and other charges, nearly four years after she was arrested
|
| Oct.11 |
Detroit |
Detroit 'underwear bomber' trial begins |
|
| Oct.11 |
Washington |
US disrupts 'Iranian terror plot'
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| Oct.26 |
Connecticut |
FBI detains ex-Goldman Sachs man |
|
| Oct.29 |
Kabul |
9 Americans, including 4 troops killed |
|
| Nov.2 |
New York |
'Merchant of Death' found guilty |
|
| Nov.7 |
Los Angeles |
Doctor guilty over Michael Jackson death Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, has been found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of the star by a jury
|
| Nov.24 |
Iran |
Iran arrests 12 for 'CIA spying'
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| Dec.1 |
Pakistan |
Al-Qaeda says it has US citizen |
|
| Dec.7 |
Thailand |
US man jailed in Thai royal case |
|
| Dec.8 |
Virginia |
Two die in Virginia Tech shooting |
|
| Dec.9 |
Iran |
American missing in Iran seen in video |
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|
| 2011 |
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| Jan.8 |
Arizona |
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 40, was shot at close range during a public meeting. 6 other people have been killed
|
| Jan.18 |
Washington |
Obama hosts China's Hu at dinner
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| Feb.25 |
Washington |
Obama announces Libya sanctions |
|
| Mar.18 |
Tribal Areas |
Calls for revenge after US drones kill 40
|
| Apr.14 |
U.S. Congress |
US Congress approves budget bill |
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| Apr.27 |
Washington |
Obama releases birth certificate
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| May.3 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan dismisses US raid fears |
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| May.5 |
Manhattan |
Obama in 9/11 tribute after B Laden death
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| May.6 |
Kentucky |
Obama meets Bin Laden raid team |
|
| May.7 |
Washington |
US releases Bin Laden home videos The Pentagon releases home videos of Osama Bin Laden seized at the secret compound in northern Pakistan where he was shot
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| May.12 |
Pakistan |
U.S. grills bL wives, via Pakistan officials |
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| May.13 |
Washington |
US not recognising rebel council |
|
| May.13 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan condemns Bin Laden raid |
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| May.14 |
New York |
IMF head questioned over 'attack'| The head of the IMF, Dominique Strass-Kahn, 62, is being questioned by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid. He was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport minutes before it left for Paris.
T... | |
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| May.18 |
Washington |
U.S. sanctions target Syrian president |
|
| May.19 |
Washington |
Obama made major Middle East speech President Barack Obama has given a key US policy speech about the Middle East and the wider Arab world
|
| May.20 |
Washington |
Obama and Netanyahu admit 'differences'
|
| May.24 |
U.S. Congress |
Netanyahu lays out peace terms |
|
| May.24 |
London |
Obama hails 'special' ties to UK |
|
| Jun.18 |
Kabul |
Karzai: U.S. in peace talks with Taliban
|
| Jun.22 |
Washington |
Obama orders cut in Afghan force
|
| Jul.8 |
Florida |
Space shuttle in historic final lift-off |
|
| Jul.15 |
Istanbul |
U.S. recognizes Libyan rebels' authority |
|
| Jul.21 |
Florida |
Space shuttle makes final landing Map of Kennedy Space Center Southern U.S.| Space shuttle Atlantis has landed back on Earth, bringing to a close America's 30-year orbiter program. Nasa's shuttles were involved in building the sp... | |
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| Jul.29 |
U.S. Congress |
US Congress split over debt issue |
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| Aug.2 |
Washington |
Obama signs bill to end default threat
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| Aug.6 |
Washington |
U.S. government credit downgraded Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded its credit rating of the U.S. federal government from AAA to AA+
|
| Aug.11 |
Iowa |
Republicans trade barbs at Iowa debate |
|
| Aug.13 |
Iowa |
Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll
|
| Aug.18 |
Washington |
Obama says al-Assad must go |
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| Aug.20 |
Iran |
U.S. hikers get eight years in prison
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| Sep.8 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama unveils crucial jobs plan |
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| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
Sombre US honours victims of 9/11 Ceremonies are being held in the US to honour the victims of the 9/11 attacks, 10 years after the event
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| Sep.12 |
Florida |
Sparks fly in Republican TV debate |
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| Sep.13 |
Kabul |
Militants fire on U.S. Embassy
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| Sep.13 |
Iran |
U.S. hikers jailed in Iran may be released |
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| Sep.17 |
Washington |
New Obama plan to tax wealthiest |
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| Sep.19 |
Washington |
Obama outlines US deficit plans |
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| Sep.21 |
Iran |
U.S. hikers in Iran freed American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were released from an Iranian prison into the care of an Omani official
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| Sep.25 |
Washington |
Eurozone rescue plan 'emerging' |
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| Sep.29 |
Syria |
Mob pelts US ambassador in Syria |
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| Oct.1 |
Manhattan |
Hundreds arrested in New York protest |
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| Oct.5 |
Alaska |
Palin not running for president |
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| Oct.15 |
Manhattan |
NY protests move to Times Square
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| Oct.21 |
New York |
Saudi Arabian heir to throne dies |
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| Oct.24 |
Syria |
U.S. pulls ambassador from Syria |
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| Nov.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Oakland protesters shut down port
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| Nov.14 |
Manhattan |
Occupy Wall Street protest camp cleared |
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| Nov.16 |
Australia |
US to send marines to Australia |
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| Nov.16 |
Australia |
Obama stakes US claim to Pacific
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| Nov.17 |
Manhattan |
Mass arrests at Occupy protests Several thousand demonstrators have marched across Brooklyn Bridge on a day of protest that has seen solidarity rallies across the US
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| Nov.21 |
Washington |
Iran hit by fresh West sanctions |
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| Nov.22 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan's U.S. ambassador quits |
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| Nov.30 |
Myanmar |
Burma hails 'new chapter' with US |
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| Dec.1 |
Myanmar |
Hillary Clinton meets Aung San Suu Kyi
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| Dec.3 |
US Georgia |
Cain suspends US presidency bid US presidential hopeful Herman Cain has said he is suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination
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| Dec.7 |
Thailand |
US man jailed in Thai royal case |
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| Dec.12 |
Washington |
Iraq PM in Washington as pullout looms |
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| Dec.14 |
North Carolina |
Obama speech marks end of Iraq war |
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| Dec.17 |
U.S. Senate |
US Senate passes key funding bill |
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| Dec.23 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama beats Congress in tax fight
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| Dec.28 |
Gulf |
U.S.: Iran blocking Hormuz unacceptable'
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