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| Jan.1 |
Washington |
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President Obama praises US 'fiscal cliff' deal 
Obama has hailed a deal reached to stave off drastic taxation and spending measures as 'just one step in the broader effort to strengthen the economy'
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| Jan.7 |
Washington |
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Obama's Pentagon pick stokes row |
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| Jan.11 |
Washington |
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Obama and Karzai discuss endgame |
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| Jan.17 |
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Armstrong says sorry for doping
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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Obama sworn in as US president
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| Jan.23 |
U.S. Congress |
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Clinton takes on Benghazi critics |
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Washington |
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US to end ban on women in combat |
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| Feb.1 |
Turkey |
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Fatal blast outside U.S. Embassy |
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| Feb.3 |
New Orleans |
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Ravens win Super Bowl over 49ers, 34-29 |
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| Feb.5 |
Washington |
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Drone strikes legal case revealed |
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| Feb.8 |
 Massachusetts |
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'Historic' snowstorm blankets US Thick snow is blanketing the north-eastern US as a major storm cuts power to thousands of homes and plays havoc with transport schedules
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| Feb.12 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama pledges to reignite economy |
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| Feb.14 |
Alabama |
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Crippled cruise ship reaches land 
The Carnival Triumph with more than 4,000 people aboard has reached land, four days after an engine fire knocked out the vessel's power
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| Feb.19 |
Virginia |
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Report: Chinese military leading cyberattacks |
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| Feb.26 |
U.S. Senate |
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Hagel confirmed as defence secretary |
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| Mar.1 |
Florida |
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Florida man swallowed by sinkhole |
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Washington |
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Obama signs budget cuts into effect |
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| Mar.5 |
New York |
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Dow Jones hits new record high |
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| Mar.7 |
New York |
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Bin Laden relative captured |
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| Mar.15 |
Washington |
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U.S. to beef up missile defense against North Korea |
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| Mar.20 |
Tel Aviv |
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Obama on first Israel trip as president |
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| Mar.21 |
West Bank |
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Obama vows Palestinian state support |
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| Mar.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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US court weighs gay marriage ban |
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| Apr.12 |
South Korea |
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Kerry: North Korea threats 'unacceptable' |
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| Apr.15 |
Boston |
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Deadly blasts hit Boston Marathon Map of Boylston Street Boston USA At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon
| Bloodied runners and spectators being treated at the scene and the road strewn with debris. President Barack Obama said 'we will find out who did this' and that those responsible would feel the 'full weight of justice'
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| Apr.17 |
Texas |
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Explosion at Texas fertiliser plant Many people are reported to be injured and others are trapped in burning buildings after an explosion at at the West Fertilizer plant near W...
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| Apr.18 |
Boston |
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Photos of Boston suspects released |
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| Apr.19 |
Boston |
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Huge manhunt for Boston bomb suspect |
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Boston |
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Boston bombs suspect 'in custody' Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been taken into custody in a suburb of the city, police have said
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| Apr.25 |
Washington |
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US suspects Syria of chemical attack | US intelligence agencies believe 'with varying degrees of confidence' that Syria has used chemical weapons against rebels | |
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| Apr.30 |
Washington |
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U.S. military planning Syria options |
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| May.1 |
Boston |
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Three arrested over Boston bombings |
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North Korea |
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N Korea jails US man for 15 years |
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| May.3 |
Southern California |
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Major wildfires spread in California |
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| May.6 |
Ohio |
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Three US women missing for years in fair condition Map of Cleveland Ohio| Three young women who vanished about a decade ago have been found and are in hospital in a fair condition, officials have said. Ariel Castro, a 52-year-old suspect, has ... | |
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| May.14 |
Moscow |
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Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat |
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| May.15 |
Washington |
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US tax chief resigns amid scandal |
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| May.20 |
Oklahoma |
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Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado Map of Oklahoma City Oklahoma| At least 24 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise. Moore's neighbourhoods were flattened and schools were destroyed by winds of u... | |
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| May.22 |
Florida |
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FBI kill man 'linked to Tsarnaev' |
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| May.23 |
Washington |
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Obama defends 'just' drones war |
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| May.29 |
Tribal Areas |
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Sources: Drone strike kills top militant |
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| May.31 |
Oklahoma |
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New Oklahoma tornadoes 'kill five' |
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| Jun.6 |
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US agency 'collecting phone records'
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| Jun.7 |
Southern California |
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Xi Jinping joins Obama for summit
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| Jun.9 |
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US surveillance leak source revealed |
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| Jun.10 |
 Hong Kong |
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US spy leaker 'defending liberty' Edward Snowden, ex-CIA employee has said he acted to 'protect basic liberties for people around the world' in leaking details of US surveillance
| Edward Snowden, 29, was revealed as the source of the leaks at his own request by the Guardian newspaper.
Snowden, who has fled to Hong Kong, said he had an 'obligation to help free people from oppression'
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| Jun.11 |
Microsoft |
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Tech firms urge security transparency |
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| Jun.13 |
Washington |
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White House: Syria crosses 'red line' Syria used sarin gas, against rebels, a move that is prompting the U.S. to increase the 'scale and scope' of its support for the opposition
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| Jun.18 |
Qatar |
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US, Taliban to hold Afghanistan peace talks in Qatar
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| Jun.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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Historic US rulings for gay marriage The US Supreme Court has struck down a law denying federal benefits to gay couples and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California
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| Jun.27 |
U.S. Senate |
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US Senate passes immigration reform |
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| Jun.30 |
Arizona |
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19 Firefighters die in Arizona wildfire At least 19 US firefighters have been killed battling a wildfire in central Arizona while fighting the blaze threatening the town of Yarnell
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| Jul.2 |
 Austria |
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'Snowden suspicion' diverts flight Bolivian President Evo Morales's plane has been diverted to Austria amid suspicion that US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is on board
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| Jul.6 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Jet crash-lands at San Francisco International
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| Jul.10 |
Boston |
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Boston bomb accused denies charges |
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| Jul.12 |
Moscow |
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Snowden meets activists at airport |
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| Jul.13 |
Florida |
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George Zimmerman not guilty of Trayvon Martin murder Map of Sanford Florida George Zimmerman, the Florida neighbourhood watchman who shot dead an unarmed black 17-year-old male last year, has been found not guilty
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| Jul.15 |
New York |
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US protests after Florida verdict
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| Jul.18 |
Detroit |
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Detroit in largest US bankruptcy
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| Jul.22 |
New York |
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Ten hurt as NY plane's wheel fails |
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| Jul.29 |
Washington |
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Mid-East peace talks resume in US |
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| Jul.30 |
Baltimore |
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Wikileaks source Manning convicted |
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| Aug.1 |
Moscow |
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Snowden leaves airport, can stay in Russia, lawyer says
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Ohio |
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Ariel Castro is sentenced for Cleveland abductions |
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| Aug.2 |
Washington |
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U.S. issues global travel alert due to al Qaeda threat
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| Aug.6 |
Yemen |
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US flies embassy staff out of Yemen |
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| Aug.7 |
Washington |
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Obama cancels Putin talks over Snowden |
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| Aug.8 |
Yemen |
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Slew of drone strikes in Yemen kill dozens |
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| Aug.21 |
Baltimore |
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Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in Wikileaks case Map of Fort Meade Maryland USA The US soldier convicted of handing a trove of secret government documents to anti-secrecy website has been sentenced to 35 years in prison
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| Aug.22 |
California |
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Tourists flee wildfire near Yosemite
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| Aug.23 |
Texas |
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Fort Hood gunman Hasan convicted |
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| Aug.27 |
Washington |
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US 'ready' to launch Syria strike |
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| Aug.28 |
Washington |
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Obama 'sure Syria behind attack'
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| Aug.30 |
Paris |
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France backs US on Syria action |
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Washington |
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Syria attack killed 1,429 - Kerry |
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| Aug.31 |
Washington |
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Obama to seek Congress vote on Syria |
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| Sep.1 |
Washington |
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US 'has evidence of Syrian sarin use'
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| Sep.3 |
Ohio |
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Ohio kidnapper found hanging in cell |
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| Sep.6 |
St. Petersburg |
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Russia and US 'no closer' on Syria at G20
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| Sep.10 |
Washington |
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Obama: Military ready for attacking Syria if diplomacy fails |
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| Sep.11 |
Moscow |
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Putin issues plea to US over Syria |
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| Sep.12 |
Western Afghanistan |
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Afghan Taliban attack US consulate |
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| Sep.14 |
Geneva |
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US and Russia reach agreement in Syria weapons talks
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| Sep.16 |
Washington |
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Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis killed 12 people
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| Sep.17 |
Brazil |
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Rousseff's U.S. visit postponed over alleged spying |
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| Sep.24 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
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U.S., Iranian presidents share U.N. spotlight |
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| Sep.27 |
Iran |
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Obama and Rouhani speak by phone
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| Sep.30 |
Washington |
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US begins shutdown amid budget row The government has begun a partial shutdown after the House of Representatives refused to approve a budget for next year
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| Oct.1 |
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'Obamacare' launches amid shutdown A central provision of President Obama's healthcare reform law has taken effect, having survived Republicans' years-long effort to undermine it
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| Oct.3 |
Washington |
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Chase and gunfire at US Capitol
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| Oct.5 |
Somalia |
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US Navy SEALS raid militant group linked to Kenya mall attack
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 Libya |
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US forces seize Al Qaeda leader behind 1998 embassy bombings In Libya, US commandos captured Al-Libi, an al-Qaeda leader accused of the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
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| Oct.9 |
Washington |
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Janet Yellen nominated by Obama to head US Federal Reserve |
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| Oct.11 |
Afghanistan |
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Pakistan Taliban commander 'seized in US operation' |
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| Oct.16 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate passes US budget deal The US Senate has passed a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the nation risks defau...
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| Oct.21 |
Paris |
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French fury over US spying claims |
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| Oct.23 |
 Berlin |
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Merkel concern at 'US phone spying' Chancellor Angela Merkel has called US President Barack Obama after receiving information that the US may have spied on her mobile phone
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| Oct.24 |
Brussels |
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Merkel urges US to restore trust at EU summit |
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| Oct.25 |
 Brussels |
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EU: Spying scandal may hurt terror fight European leaders warned that reports of widespread spying on world leaders by the NSA have raised 'deep concerns' among Europeans
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| Oct.30 |
Boston |
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Red Sox clinch World Series championship |
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| Nov.1 |
 Tribal Areas |
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Drone strike targets Taliban chief A drone strike targeting a vehicle used by Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has killed five people, intelligence sources say
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Los Angeles |
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TSA officer shot dead at LA airport
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| Nov.5 |
New York |
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Democrats win NYC and Virginia polls |
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| Nov.14 |
Philippines |
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1,000 US troops to assist in Philippine relief effort |
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| Nov.17 |
Illinois |
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Deadly tornadoes hit US Midwest |
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| Nov.18 |
Jakarta |
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Indonesia anger at Australia spy row
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| Nov.19 |
Manhattan |
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JP Morgan in record $13bn settlement |
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| Nov.21 |
Washington |
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U.S., Afghanistan agree security pact
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Dallas |
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US remembers Kennedy 50 years later
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| Nov.26 |
China |
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US bombers challenge China air zone
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China |
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China 'monitored' path of US bombers |
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| Dec.1 |
New York |
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New York train crash kills four
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| Dec.2 |
New York |
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Crashed New York train 'going 82mph' |
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| Dec.3 |
Beijing |
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Biden arrives in China amid tensions |
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| Dec.10 |
Johannesburg |
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Obama pays tribute at Mandela memorial
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| Dec.16 |
Washington |
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NSA phone data grab 'against constitution' |
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| Dec.17 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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6 US soldiers die in Afghan air crash |
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| Dec.20 |
Scotland |
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Lockerbie bombing: Services mark 25th anniversary |
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| Dec.26 |
Japan |
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Japan agrees Okinawa US base move
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| Dec.31 |
Manhattan |
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New Year's Eve celebrations usher in 2014 across the world |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.7 |
Washington |
Obama's Pentagon pick stokes row |
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| Jan.11 |
Washington |
Obama and Karzai discuss endgame |
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| Jan.23 |
Washington |
US to end ban on women in combat |
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| Feb.5 |
Washington |
Drone strikes legal case revealed |
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| Feb.19 |
Virginia |
Report: Chinese military leading cyberattacks |
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| Feb.26 |
U.S. Senate |
Hagel confirmed as defence secretary |
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| Mar.15 |
Washington |
U.S. to beef up missile defense against North Korea |
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| Apr.25 |
Washington |
US suspects Syria of chemical attack | US intelligence agencies believe 'with varying degrees of confidence' that Syria has used chemical weapons against rebels | |
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| Apr.30 |
Washington |
U.S. military planning Syria options |
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| May.23 |
Washington |
Obama defends 'just' drones war |
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| May.29 |
Tribal Areas |
Sources: Drone strike kills top militant |
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| Jun.13 |
Washington |
White House: Syria crosses 'red line' Syria used sarin gas, against rebels, a move that is prompting the U.S. to increase the 'scale and scope' of its support for the opposition
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| Jul.30 |
Baltimore |
Wikileaks source Manning convicted |
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| Aug.8 |
Yemen |
Slew of drone strikes in Yemen kill dozens |
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| Aug.21 |
Baltimore |
Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in Wikileaks case Map of Fort Meade Maryland USA The US soldier convicted of handing a trove of secret government documents to anti-secrecy website has been sentenced to 35 years in prison
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| Aug.23 |
Texas |
Fort Hood gunman Hasan convicted |
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| Aug.27 |
Washington |
US 'ready' to launch Syria strike |
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| Aug.28 |
Washington |
Obama 'sure Syria behind attack'
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| Aug.30 |
Paris |
France backs US on Syria action |
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| Aug.30 |
Washington |
Syria attack killed 1,429 - Kerry |
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| Aug.31 |
Washington |
Obama to seek Congress vote on Syria |
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| Sep.1 |
Washington |
US 'has evidence of Syrian sarin use'
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| Sep.10 |
Washington |
Obama: Military ready for attacking Syria if diplomacy fails |
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| Sep.14 |
Geneva |
US and Russia reach agreement in Syria weapons talks
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| Sep.16 |
Washington |
Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis killed 12 people
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| Oct.5 |
Somalia |
US Navy SEALS raid militant group linked to Kenya mall attack
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| Oct.5 |
Libya |
US forces seize Al Qaeda leader behind 1998 embassy bombings In Libya, US commandos captured Al-Libi, an al-Qaeda leader accused of the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
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| Oct.11 |
Afghanistan |
Pakistan Taliban commander 'seized in US operation' |
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| Nov.1 |
Tribal Areas |
Drone strike targets Taliban chief A drone strike targeting a vehicle used by Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has killed five people, intelligence sources say
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| Nov.14 |
Philippines |
1,000 US troops to assist in Philippine relief effort |
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| Nov.26 |
China |
US bombers challenge China air zone
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| Nov.26 |
China |
China 'monitored' path of US bombers |
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| Dec.17 |
Southern Afghanistan |
6 US soldiers die in Afghan air crash |
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| Dec.26 |
Japan |
Japan agrees Okinawa US base move
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| 2013 |
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| Feb.8 |
Massachusetts |
'Historic' snowstorm blankets US Thick snow is blanketing the north-eastern US as a major storm cuts power to thousands of homes and plays havoc with transport schedules
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| Feb.14 |
Alabama |
Crippled cruise ship reaches land The Carnival Triumph with more than 4,000 people aboard has reached land, four days after an engine fire knocked out the vessel's power
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| Mar.1 |
Florida |
Florida man swallowed by sinkhole |
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| Apr.17 |
Texas |
Explosion at Texas fertiliser plant Many people are reported to be injured and others are trapped in burning buildings after an explosion at at the West Fertilizer plant near W...
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| May.3 |
Southern California |
Major wildfires spread in California |
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| May.20 |
Oklahoma |
Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado Map of Oklahoma City Oklahoma| At least 24 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise. Moore's neighbourhoods were flattened and schools were destroyed by winds of u... | |
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| May.31 |
Oklahoma |
New Oklahoma tornadoes 'kill five' |
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| Jun.30 |
Arizona |
19 Firefighters die in Arizona wildfire At least 19 US firefighters have been killed battling a wildfire in central Arizona while fighting the blaze threatening the town of Yarnell
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| Jul.2 |
Austria |
'Snowden suspicion' diverts flight Bolivian President Evo Morales's plane has been diverted to Austria amid suspicion that US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is on board
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| Jul.6 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Jet crash-lands at San Francisco International
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| Jul.22 |
New York |
Ten hurt as NY plane's wheel fails |
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| Aug.22 |
California |
Tourists flee wildfire near Yosemite
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| Sep.3 |
Ohio |
Ohio kidnapper found hanging in cell |
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| Nov.14 |
Philippines |
1,000 US troops to assist in Philippine relief effort |
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| Nov.17 |
Illinois |
Deadly tornadoes hit US Midwest |
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| Dec.1 |
New York |
New York train crash kills four
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| Dec.2 |
New York |
Crashed New York train 'going 82mph' |
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| Dec.17 |
Southern Afghanistan |
6 US soldiers die in Afghan air crash |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.17 |
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Armstrong says sorry for doping
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| Feb.3 |
New Orleans |
Ravens win Super Bowl over 49ers, 34-29 |
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| Apr.15 |
Boston |
Deadly blasts hit Boston Marathon Map of Boylston Street Boston USA At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon
| Bloodied runners and spectators being treated at the scene and the road strewn with debris. President Barack Obama said 'we will find out who did this' and that those responsible would feel the 'full weight of justice'
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| Oct.30 |
Boston |
Red Sox clinch World Series championship |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.1 |
Washington |
President Obama praises US 'fiscal cliff' deal Obama has hailed a deal reached to stave off drastic taxation and spending measures as 'just one step in the broader effort to strengthen the economy'
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| Feb.12 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama pledges to reignite economy |
|
| Mar.1 |
Washington |
Obama signs budget cuts into effect |
|
| Mar.5 |
New York |
Dow Jones hits new record high |
|
| Jun.11 |
Microsoft |
Tech firms urge security transparency |
|
| Jul.18 |
Detroit |
Detroit in largest US bankruptcy
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| Aug.2 |
Washington |
U.S. issues global travel alert due to al Qaeda threat
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| Aug.22 |
California |
Tourists flee wildfire near Yosemite
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| Oct.1 |
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'Obamacare' launches amid shutdown A central provision of President Obama's healthcare reform law has taken effect, having survived Republicans' years-long effort to undermine it
|
| Oct.9 |
Washington |
Janet Yellen nominated by Obama to head US Federal Reserve |
|
| Nov.19 |
Manhattan |
JP Morgan in record $13bn settlement |
|
| Dec.31 |
Manhattan |
New Year's Eve celebrations usher in 2014 across the world |
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| 2013 |
|
| Feb.1 |
Turkey |
Fatal blast outside U.S. Embassy |
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| Feb.19 |
Virginia |
Report: Chinese military leading cyberattacks |
|
| Mar.7 |
New York |
Bin Laden relative captured |
|
| Apr.15 |
Boston |
Deadly blasts hit Boston Marathon Map of Boylston Street Boston USA At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon
| Bloodied runners and spectators being treated at the scene and the road strewn with debris. President Barack Obama said 'we will find out who did this' and that those responsible would feel the 'full weight of justice'
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| Apr.18 |
Boston |
Photos of Boston suspects released |
|
| Apr.19 |
Boston |
Huge manhunt for Boston bomb suspect |
|
| Apr.19 |
Boston |
Boston bombs suspect 'in custody' Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has been taken into custody in a suburb of the city, police have said
|
| May.1 |
Boston |
Three arrested over Boston bombings |
|
| May.1 |
North Korea |
N Korea jails US man for 15 years |
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| May.6 |
Ohio |
Three US women missing for years in fair condition Map of Cleveland Ohio| Three young women who vanished about a decade ago have been found and are in hospital in a fair condition, officials have said. Ariel Castro, a 52-year-old suspect, has ... | |
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| May.14 |
Moscow |
Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat |
|
| May.22 |
Florida |
FBI kill man 'linked to Tsarnaev' |
|
| May.29 |
Tribal Areas |
Sources: Drone strike kills top militant |
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| Jul.10 |
Boston |
Boston bomb accused denies charges |
|
| Jul.13 |
Florida |
George Zimmerman not guilty of Trayvon Martin murder Map of Sanford Florida George Zimmerman, the Florida neighbourhood watchman who shot dead an unarmed black 17-year-old male last year, has been found not guilty
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| Jul.30 |
Baltimore |
Wikileaks source Manning convicted |
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| Aug.1 |
Ohio |
Ariel Castro is sentenced for Cleveland abductions |
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| Aug.6 |
Yemen |
US flies embassy staff out of Yemen |
|
| Aug.21 |
Baltimore |
Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in Wikileaks case Map of Fort Meade Maryland USA The US soldier convicted of handing a trove of secret government documents to anti-secrecy website has been sentenced to 35 years in prison
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| Aug.23 |
Texas |
Fort Hood gunman Hasan convicted |
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| Sep.3 |
Ohio |
Ohio kidnapper found hanging in cell |
|
| Sep.12 |
Western Afghanistan |
Afghan Taliban attack US consulate |
|
| Sep.16 |
Washington |
Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis killed 12 people
|
| Oct.3 |
Washington |
Chase and gunfire at US Capitol
|
| Oct.5 |
Libya |
US forces seize Al Qaeda leader behind 1998 embassy bombings In Libya, US commandos captured Al-Libi, an al-Qaeda leader accused of the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
|
| Oct.11 |
Afghanistan |
Pakistan Taliban commander 'seized in US operation' |
|
| Oct.21 |
Paris |
French fury over US spying claims |
|
| Oct.25 |
Brussels |
EU: Spying scandal may hurt terror fight European leaders warned that reports of widespread spying on world leaders by the NSA have raised 'deep concerns' among Europeans
|
| Nov.1 |
Tribal Areas |
Drone strike targets Taliban chief A drone strike targeting a vehicle used by Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has killed five people, intelligence sources say
|
| Nov.1 |
Los Angeles |
TSA officer shot dead at LA airport
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| Nov.18 |
Jakarta |
Indonesia anger at Australia spy row
|
| Nov.21 |
Dallas |
US remembers Kennedy 50 years later
|
| Dec.20 |
Scotland |
Lockerbie bombing: Services mark 25th anniversary |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Washington |
President Obama praises US 'fiscal cliff' deal Obama has hailed a deal reached to stave off drastic taxation and spending measures as 'just one step in the broader effort to strengthen the economy'
|
| Jan.7 |
Washington |
Obama's Pentagon pick stokes row |
|
| Jan.11 |
Washington |
Obama and Karzai discuss endgame |
|
| Jan.20 |
Washington |
Obama sworn in as US president
|
| Jan.23 |
U.S. Congress |
Clinton takes on Benghazi critics |
|
| Jan.23 |
Washington |
US to end ban on women in combat |
|
| Feb.1 |
Turkey |
Fatal blast outside U.S. Embassy |
|
| Feb.5 |
Washington |
Drone strikes legal case revealed |
|
| Feb.12 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama pledges to reignite economy |
|
| Feb.26 |
U.S. Senate |
Hagel confirmed as defence secretary |
|
| Mar.1 |
Washington |
Obama signs budget cuts into effect |
|
| Mar.20 |
Tel Aviv |
Obama on first Israel trip as president |
|
| Mar.21 |
West Bank |
Obama vows Palestinian state support |
|
| Mar.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
US court weighs gay marriage ban |
|
| Apr.12 |
South Korea |
Kerry: North Korea threats 'unacceptable' |
|
| May.1 |
North Korea |
N Korea jails US man for 15 years |
|
| May.14 |
Moscow |
Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat |
|
| May.15 |
Washington |
US tax chief resigns amid scandal |
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| Jun.6 |
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US agency 'collecting phone records'
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| Jun.7 |
Southern California |
Xi Jinping joins Obama for summit
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| Jun.9 |
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US surveillance leak source revealed |
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| Jun.10 |
Hong Kong |
US spy leaker 'defending liberty' Edward Snowden, ex-CIA employee has said he acted to 'protect basic liberties for people around the world' in leaking details of US surveillance
| Edward Snowden, 29, was revealed as the source of the leaks at his own request by the Guardian newspaper.
Snowden, who has fled to Hong Kong, said he had an 'obligation to help free people from oppression'
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| Jun.13 |
Washington |
White House: Syria crosses 'red line' Syria used sarin gas, against rebels, a move that is prompting the U.S. to increase the 'scale and scope' of its support for the opposition
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| Jun.18 |
Qatar |
US, Taliban to hold Afghanistan peace talks in Qatar
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| Jun.26 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Historic US rulings for gay marriage The US Supreme Court has struck down a law denying federal benefits to gay couples and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California
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| Jun.27 |
U.S. Senate |
US Senate passes immigration reform |
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| Jul.12 |
Moscow |
Snowden meets activists at airport |
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| Jul.15 |
New York |
US protests after Florida verdict
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| Jul.18 |
Detroit |
Detroit in largest US bankruptcy
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| Jul.29 |
Washington |
Mid-East peace talks resume in US |
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| Aug.1 |
Moscow |
Snowden leaves airport, can stay in Russia, lawyer says
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| Aug.2 |
Washington |
U.S. issues global travel alert due to al Qaeda threat
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| Aug.6 |
Yemen |
US flies embassy staff out of Yemen |
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| Aug.7 |
Washington |
Obama cancels Putin talks over Snowden |
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| Aug.28 |
Washington |
Obama 'sure Syria behind attack'
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| Aug.30 |
Washington |
Syria attack killed 1,429 - Kerry |
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| Aug.31 |
Washington |
Obama to seek Congress vote on Syria |
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| Sep.1 |
Washington |
US 'has evidence of Syrian sarin use'
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| Sep.6 |
St. Petersburg |
Russia and US 'no closer' on Syria at G20
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| Sep.10 |
Washington |
Obama: Military ready for attacking Syria if diplomacy fails |
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| Sep.11 |
Moscow |
Putin issues plea to US over Syria |
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| Sep.12 |
Western Afghanistan |
Afghan Taliban attack US consulate |
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| Sep.14 |
Geneva |
US and Russia reach agreement in Syria weapons talks
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| Sep.17 |
Brazil |
Rousseff's U.S. visit postponed over alleged spying |
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| Sep.24 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
U.S., Iranian presidents share U.N. spotlight |
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| Sep.27 |
Iran |
Obama and Rouhani speak by phone
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| Sep.30 |
Washington |
US begins shutdown amid budget row The government has begun a partial shutdown after the House of Representatives refused to approve a budget for next year
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| Oct.1 |
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'Obamacare' launches amid shutdown A central provision of President Obama's healthcare reform law has taken effect, having survived Republicans' years-long effort to undermine it
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| Oct.9 |
Washington |
Janet Yellen nominated by Obama to head US Federal Reserve |
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| Oct.16 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate passes US budget deal The US Senate has passed a bill to reopen the government and raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the nation risks defau...
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| Oct.21 |
Paris |
French fury over US spying claims |
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| Oct.23 |
Berlin |
Merkel concern at 'US phone spying' Chancellor Angela Merkel has called US President Barack Obama after receiving information that the US may have spied on her mobile phone
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| Oct.24 |
Brussels |
Merkel urges US to restore trust at EU summit |
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| Oct.25 |
Brussels |
EU: Spying scandal may hurt terror fight European leaders warned that reports of widespread spying on world leaders by the NSA have raised 'deep concerns' among Europeans
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| Nov.5 |
New York |
Democrats win NYC and Virginia polls |
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| Nov.18 |
Jakarta |
Indonesia anger at Australia spy row
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| Nov.21 |
Washington |
U.S., Afghanistan agree security pact
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| Nov.21 |
Dallas |
US remembers Kennedy 50 years later
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| Dec.3 |
Beijing |
Biden arrives in China amid tensions |
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| Dec.10 |
Johannesburg |
Obama pays tribute at Mandela memorial
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| Dec.16 |
Washington |
NSA phone data grab 'against constitution' |
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| Dec.20 |
Scotland |
Lockerbie bombing: Services mark 25th anniversary |
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