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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
| 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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| 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
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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, 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 hours before a barrage of U.S. cruise missiles destroyed it.
US Special Forces and US Marines do have a base relatively close to Abbottabad
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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.
T... | |
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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 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 |
London |
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Obama hails 'special' ties to UK |
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U.S. Congress |
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Netanyahu lays out peace terms |
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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 Florida Space shuttle Atlantis has landed back on Earth, bringing to a close America's 30-year orbiter program
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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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Taliban 'kill 30 elite US forces' 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...
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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. Jobs announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004. Jobs introduced the colourful iMac computer, th... | |
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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 Map of Brooklyn Bridge USA 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 Map of Atlanta USA 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. The column of about 100 armoured vehicles carrying 500 soldiers crossed t... | |
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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 |
|
| 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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| |
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| Apr.27 |
Kabul |
Man opens fire on Americans; 9 dead
|
| May.1 |
Pakistan |
U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden Map of Abbottabad Pakistan The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, 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 hours before a barrage of U.S. cruise missiles destroyed it.
US Special Forces and US Marines do have a base relatively close to Abbottabad
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| May.6 |
Kentucky |
Obama meets Bin Laden raid team |
|
| 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 |
|
| Aug.6 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban 'kill 30 elite US forces' 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
|
| Sep.28 |
Iran |
Iran to send ships near U.S. waters |
|
| 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
|
| Oct.7 |
Afghanistan |
Afghanistan war marks 10 years |
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| Oct.14 |
Washington |
US troops to aid Uganda battle |
|
| 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 |
|
| Nov.2 |
New York |
'Merchant of Death' found guilty |
|
| 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. The column of about 100 armoured vehicles carrying 500 soldiers crossed t... | |
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| Dec.28 |
Gulf |
U.S.: Iran blocking Hormuz unacceptable'
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|
| 2011 |
|
| Apr.17 |
North Carolina |
Dozens dead as tornadoes hit US |
|
| 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
|
| May.23 |
Missouri |
89 killed by Missouri tornado Hundreds more injured after a tornado tore through oplin. The storm cut a path six miles long. Homes and businesses were flattened
|
| Jul.22 |
New York |
Intense heat bakes US and Canada |
|
| Aug.27 |
North Carolina |
Hurricane Irene lashes US coast |
|
| 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...
|
| Aug.29 |
New England |
Death toll from Irene keeps rising |
|
| Sep.16 |
Nevada |
Air race crash: 9 people killed, 52 injured
|
| Sep.28 |
Colorado |
Tainted US melons kill up to 16 |
|
| Oct.19 |
Ohio |
Ohio police hunt escaped animals
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Mar.23 |
Los Angeles |
Elizabeth Taylor dies
|
| Apr.14 |
U.S. Congress |
US Congress approves budget bill |
|
| Aug.2 |
Washington |
Obama signs bill to end default threat
|
| 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.8 |
New York |
Global stock declined after US downgrade
|
| Aug.24 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Steve Jobs quits as Apple chief |
|
| Sep.8 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama unveils crucial jobs plan |
|
| Sep.13 |
Washington |
US poverty rises to record high |
|
| Sep.17 |
Washington |
New Obama plan to tax wealthiest |
|
| Sep.19 |
Washington |
Obama outlines US deficit plans |
|
| Sep.25 |
Washington |
Eurozone rescue plan 'emerging' |
|
| 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. Jobs announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004. Jobs introduced the colourful iMac computer, th... | |
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| Oct.7 |
Washington |
US economy adds 103,000 new jobs |
|
| Oct.26 |
Hong Kong |
Dreamliner completes first flight |
|
| Oct.26 |
Connecticut |
FBI detains ex-Goldman Sachs man |
|
| Nov.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Oakland protesters shut down port |
|
| Nov.25 |
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Black Friday retail bonanza in strong start |
|
| Nov.29 |
|
American Airlines files for bankruptcy |
|
| Dec.2 |
Washington |
Unemployment in US falls to 8.6% |
|
| Dec.17 |
U.S. Senate |
US Senate passes key funding bill |
|
| Dec.28 |
Gulf |
U.S.: Iran blocking Hormuz unacceptable'
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Feb.6 |
Texas |
Packers win Super Bowl |
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| Oct.16 |
Nevada |
Indy 500 Champ Dies |
|
| Oct.28 |
Missouri |
Cardinals clinch World Series win |
|
| Nov.9 |
Pennsylvania |
Penn State coach Joe Paterno fired
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|
| 2011 |
|
| 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
|
| 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, 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 hours before a barrage of U.S. cruise missiles destroyed it.
US Special Forces and US Marines do have a base relatively close to Abbottabad
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| |
|
| May.3 |
Washington |
Bin Laden unarmed when killed |
|
| May.5 |
Manhattan |
Obama in 9/11 tribute after B Laden death
|
| 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 |
|
| 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... | |
|
| May.19 |
New York |
Ex-IMF chief granted bail |
|
| Jun.11 |
Somalia |
'African US embassy bomber dead' |
|
| Jul.1 |
New York |
Judge releases Strauss-Kahn
|
| Aug.20 |
Iran |
U.S. hikers get eight years in prison
|
| Aug.23 |
New York |
Strauss-Kahn sex case dismissed
|
| 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
|
| Sep.13 |
Kabul |
Militants fire on U.S. Embassy
|
| 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
|
| 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'
|
| 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'
|
| 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 |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| 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
|
| 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 |
|
| Apr.27 |
Washington |
Obama releases birth certificate
|
| May.3 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan dismisses US raid fears |
|
| May.5 |
Manhattan |
Obama in 9/11 tribute after B Laden death
|
| 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
|
| May.12 |
Pakistan |
U.S. grills bL wives, via Pakistan officials |
|
| May.13 |
Washington |
US not recognising rebel council |
|
| May.13 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan condemns Bin Laden raid |
|
| 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... | |
|
| 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 |
London |
Obama hails 'special' ties to UK |
|
| May.24 |
U.S. Congress |
Netanyahu lays out peace terms |
|
| 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 Florida Space shuttle Atlantis has landed back on Earth, bringing to a close America's 30-year orbiter program
|
| Jul.29 |
U.S. Congress |
US Congress split over debt issue |
|
| Aug.2 |
Washington |
Obama signs bill to end default threat
|
| 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.11 |
Iowa |
Republicans trade barbs at Iowa debate |
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| Aug.13 |
Iowa |
Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll
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| 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 Map of Brooklyn Bridge USA 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 Map of Atlanta USA 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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