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| Jan.3 |
New York |
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Travel chaos in east US snow storm |
| Jan.5 |
Toronto |
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'Polar vortex' grips North America 
Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as a 'polar vortex' brings more freezing weather.
A plane from Toronto has slid into snow as it turned onto a taxiway after landing at JFK airport
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| Jan.6 |
Canada |
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North America cold snap creeps east |
| Jan.8 |
North Korea |
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Rodman sings Happy Birthday to Kim
| Jan.9 |
New Jersey |
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Chris Christie apologises for bridge-gridlock scandal |
| Jan.17 |
Washington |
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Obama announces plan to curb NSA |
| Jan.22 |
Switzerland |
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Syria defiant at conference; Kerry rules out al-Assad
'This is a Syrian conflict, and it will remain as such,' Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem told the peace conference
| Jan.28 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama pledges action on inequality |
| Jan.29 |
US Georgia |
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US snow storm strands thousands |
| Jan.30 |
Northern Italy |
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Amanda Knox found guilty of murder again
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| Feb.2 |
Manhattan |
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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies |
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New Jersey |
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Seahawks win Super Bowl over Broncos |
| Feb.4 |
Microsoft |
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Microsoft names Nadella as new boss |
| Feb.6 |
Ukraine |
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Leaked Ukraine call embarrasses US |
| Feb.11 |
Washington |
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Hollande honoured at US state dinner |
| Feb.12 |
North Carolina |
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Storm bears down on US east coast
A winter storm is bearing down on the densely populated US north-east, after causing transport chaos in the South
| Feb.23 |
South Korea |
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S Korea-US military drills begin |
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| Mar.1 |
Washington |
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Obama urges Putin to recall troops |
| Mar.6 |
European Union |
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'Illegal' Crimean referendum condemned
| Mar.12 |
Washington |
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Ukraine interim PM arrives in U.S. |
| Mar.14 |
London |
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No Ukraine accord in US-Russia talks
| Mar.17 |
European Union |
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EU and US impose Crimea sanctions
The EU and US have announced travel bans and asset freezes against a number of officials from Russia and Ukraine
| Mar.20 |
Washington |
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US imposes more sanctions on Russia |
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Turkey |
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Twitter 'blocked' in Turkey Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to 'wipe out Twitte...
| Mar.23 |
Washington State |
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Many killed by a landslide in US state of Washington
At least 8 people have been killed and several badly injured in a huge landslide in a rural area of the north-western American state of Wash...
| Mar.25 |
Washington State |
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US mudslide death toll rises to 16 |
| Mar.28 |
Washington |
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Obama: Russia should move troops
| Mar.30 |
Paris |
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US-Russia deadlock on Ukraine crisis
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| Apr.2 |
Texas |
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Shooting at US Army’s Fort Hood base
A shooting at the US Army's Fort Hood base leaves four dead - including a gunman who died from self-inflicted wounds - and 16 injured
| Apr.9 |
Pittsburgh |
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Up to 20 people stabbed at Pennsylvania high school
| Apr.11 |
Washington |
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US refuses visa for Iran's UN choice |
| Apr.21 |
Boston |
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Boston marathon honours bomb victims |
| Apr.23 |
Poland |
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U.S. paratroopers in Poland amid crisis |
| Apr.25 |
Highway 2014 Pro Russian Conflict in Ukraine |
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Western leaders consider new Russia sanctions |
| Apr.26 |
Washington |
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G-7 leaders agree to impose new sanctions on Russia
| Apr.27 |
Los Angeles |
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NBA probes racist remarks claim The US National Basketball Association (NBA) is investigating a report alleging that the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers Donald Sterling made...
| Apr.28 |
Highway 2014 Pro Russian Conflict in Ukraine |
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US sanctions target key Putin aides
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| May.10 |
Washington |
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Michelle Obama: Nigeria kidnappings 'unconscionable' |
| May.12 |
Nigeria |
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US planes search for Nigerian girls |
| May.16 |
San Diego |
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California wildfire 'flare-up' forces new evacuations |
| May.19 |
Washington |
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US charges Chinese with hacking
| May.21 |
Southern California |
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US woman found 10 years after kidnap |
| May.23 |
Global |
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US ship finds hull of missing yacht |
| May.24 |
Southern California |
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Gunman killed six people in drive-by shooting
| May.31 |
Afghanistan |
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US soldier freed by Taliban captors
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| Jun.10 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Nato forces kill five US troops in Afghanistan |
| Jun.16 |
Baghdad |
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US deploys 275 'military personnel'
| Jun.17 |
Libya |
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U.S. captures key Benghazi suspect in raid U.S. forces working with the FBI captured Libyan militia leader Ahmed abu Khattalah, a key suspect in the attack on the American compound
| Jun.18 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq asks US to launch airstrikes against militants |
| Jun.23 |
Baghdad |
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Kerry holds talks in Iraq as more cities fall to ISIS militants |
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| Jul.4 |
Germany |
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Germany arrests 'suspected US spy' |
| Jul.10 |
Berlin |
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Germany expels U.S. Embassy official |
| Jul.16 |
European Union |
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Ukraine crisis: US and EU boost sanctions on Russia |
| Jul.17 |
Washington |
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U.S. official: Missile shot down Malaysia Airlines plane |
| Jul.18 |
Washington |
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MH17 hit by missile from rebel-held Ukraine - Obama
| Jul.22 |
Tel Aviv |
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US airlines halt flights to Israel after FAA guidance |
| Jul.29 |
Washington |
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US and EU widen sanctions on Russia |
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| Aug.5 |
Kabul |
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US general Harold Greene killed by Afghan soldier
| Aug.7 |
Washington |
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Obama authorises US Iraq air strikes |
| Aug.11 |
Missouri |
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Riots over killing of US black teen
Map of Ferguson Missouri Missouri Rioting over the killing of Michael Brown, 18, an unarmed black teenager, by a police officer has erupted in the US state of Missouri. The shooting of Michael Brown occurred on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown, an unarmed black man, was shot to death by a white police officer, ... | |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Actor Robin Williams found dead at home |
| Aug.12 |
Washington |
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US sends more military advisors to Iraq |
| Aug.16 |
Mosul |
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U.S. jets hit ISIS near dam |
| Aug.17 |
Missouri |
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Overnight curfew resumes in tense St Louis suburb |
| Aug.19 |
Northern Iraq |
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Video shows ISIS beheading U.S. journalist James Foley A video shows the beheading and threatens the life of another American if President Barack Obama doesn't end military operations in Iraq. James Wright Foley (October 18, 1973 – August 19, 2014) was an American freelance journalist and photojournalist of the Syrian Civil War when he wa... | |
| Aug.20 |
Washington |
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U.S. attempt to rescue Foley, others in Syria failed |
| Aug.21 |
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ISIS militants threatened to kill journalist in email to family |
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Washington |
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Islamic State militants pose 'biggest threat' to US |
| Aug.22 |
Southern China |
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Chinese fighter jet flies dangerously close to U.S. Navy plane |
| Aug.26 |
Aleppo |
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California native fighting for ISIS killed in Syria |
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| Sep.1 |
Somalia |
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U.S. military conducts operation in Somalia
Map of Barawe Somalia U.S. forces conducted an operation Monday against the Al-Shabaab network, Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said
| Sep.2 |
Northern Syria |
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Islamic State 'kills US hostage'
An Islamic State video has appeared which purports to show the beheading of Steven Sotloff, a US journalist being held hostage by the militants
| Sep.5 |
Somalia |
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Top Somali militant killed in U.S. operation |
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Jamaica |
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Unresponsive plane crashes off the coast of Jamaica |
| Sep.10 |
Washington |
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Obama threatens action in Syria |
| Sep.12 |
Washington |
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Ukraine crisis: US strengthens sanctions on Russia
| Sep.15 |
Northern Iraq |
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US airstrikes to support Iraqi troops under attack |
| Sep.16 |
Washington |
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Obama says Ebola outbreak a 'global security threat' |
| Sep.18 |
Florida |
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Florida man kills his daughter and her six children |
| Sep.20 |
Washington |
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White House security stepped up after intrusions |
| Sep.21 |
New York |
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Climate change summit: Thousands join global protests
| Sep.22 |
Northern Syria |
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U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS inside Syria for first time
| Sep.27 |
Aleppo |
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US jets join IS Syria border battle |
| Sep.30 |
Dallas |
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First Ebola case diagnosed in the US
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| Oct.5 |
Japan |
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U.S. airman dead, 2 missing as Typhoon Phanfone slams Japan |
| Oct.8 |
Dallas |
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US Ebola patient dies in hospital |
| Oct.10 |
New York |
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New York's JFK airport to start Ebola checks |
| Oct.12 |
Dallas |
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Positive Ebola test at US hospital
| Oct.15 |
Dallas |
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Passenger alert over US Ebola nurse
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Washington |
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Obama: Ebola risk very low in US |
| Oct.16 |
Northern Syria |
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ISIS pushed back with help of U.S. airstrikes in Kobani |
| Oct.21 |
North Korea |
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American released from North Korea |
| Oct.23 |
Manhattan |
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NY doctor Craig Spencer tests positive
| Oct.24 |
Dallas |
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Two US Ebola nurses free of virus |
| Oct.25 |
New Jersey |
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US nurse criticises quarantine treatment |
| Oct.28 |
Virginia |
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Unmanned NASA-contracted rocket explodes
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Liberia |
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US hails West Africa Ebola progress |
| Oct.29 |
Missouri |
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Bumgarner's performance leads Giants to third title in five years
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New England |
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Ebola quarantine test looms in US |
| Oct.31 |
Southern California |
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Virgin spacecraft crash kills pilot
Map of Mojave Desert USA At least one person is dead and another injured after Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft crashed in the California desert
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| Nov.4 |
U.S. Senate |
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Republicans win control of US Senate
| Nov.8 |
North Korea |
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North Korea frees detained US men Miller and Bae
| Nov.11 |
Beijing |
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Obama and Xi in emissions pledge |
| Nov.16 |
ISIS |
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ISIS video claims beheading of American hostage Peter Kassig 
The terror group has claimed to have beheaded American hostage Peter Kassig, an aid worker and former Army Ranger, in a graphic new video | |
| Nov.19 |
Upstate New York |
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Deadly snowstorm hits northern US |
| Nov.20 |
Washington |
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Obama offer to 5m illegal migrants
Nearly five million people living illegally in the US can escape deportation under sweeping changes to the US immigration system
| Nov.24 |
Missouri |
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No indictment over Ferguson killing
Map of Ferguson Missouri Missouri A grand jury has decided not to charge a Missouri policeman over the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown
State prosecutor Robert McCulloch said the jury exhaustively examined evidence. Brown's family said they were 'profoundly disappointed'
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| Nov.25 |
Missouri |
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Troops sent to quell Ferguson unrest |
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| Dec.3 |
New York |
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Federal probe into NY chokehold case
The Justice Dept is to launch a civil rights investigation into the death of a black man who died after being placed in a headlock by a white...
| Dec.4 |
New York |
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New protests over Eric Garner death |
| Dec.5 |
China |
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China surpasses U.S. to become largest world economy |
| Dec.6 |
Yemen |
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Hostages killed in Yemen rescue bid
| Dec.9 |
U.S. Senate |
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CIA lied over 'brutal' interrogations
The CIA carried out 'brutal' interrogations of al-Qaeda suspects in the years after the 9/11 attacks on the US, a US Senate report has said
| Dec.11 |
House of Representatives |
|
US House passes $1.1tn budget bill |
| Dec.17 |
Washington |
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US and Cuba seek to normalise ties
US and Cuba are to start talks to normalise diplomatic ties in a historic shift in relations between the two countries, US officials say
| |
Los Angeles |
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Sony cancels The Interview release Sony Pictures cancels 25 December release of North Korea film The Interview after cinemas decide not to screen it
| Dec.20 |
New York |
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Gunman kills two New York policemen
A gunman has shot dead two police officers sitting inside a patrol car in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood before killing himself
| Dec.23 |
Los Angeles |
|
US cinemas to screen The Interview |
| Dec.24 |
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Sony comedy The Interview opens The comedy The Interview has opened in some US cinemas and online, after a cyber-attack and row over its release
| Dec.26 |
North Korea |
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N Korea berates Obama over film |
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2014 |
| Feb.23 |
South Korea |
S Korea-US military drills begin |
| Mar.1 |
Washington |
Obama urges Putin to recall troops |
| Mar.28 |
Washington |
Obama: Russia should move troops
| Apr.2 |
Texas |
Shooting at US Army’s Fort Hood base
A shooting at the US Army's Fort Hood base leaves four dead - including a gunman who died from self-inflicted wounds - and 16 injured
| Apr.23 |
Poland |
U.S. paratroopers in Poland amid crisis |
| May.19 |
Washington |
US charges Chinese with hacking
| May.23 |
Global |
US ship finds hull of missing yacht |
| May.31 |
Afghanistan |
US soldier freed by Taliban captors
| Jun.10 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Nato forces kill five US troops in Afghanistan |
| Jun.16 |
Baghdad |
US deploys 275 'military personnel'
| Jun.18 |
Baghdad |
Iraq asks US to launch airstrikes against militants |
| Jun.23 |
Baghdad |
Kerry holds talks in Iraq as more cities fall to ISIS militants |
| Jul.17 |
Washington |
U.S. official: Missile shot down Malaysia Airlines plane |
| Jul.18 |
Washington |
MH17 hit by missile from rebel-held Ukraine - Obama
| Aug.5 |
Kabul |
US general Harold Greene killed by Afghan soldier
| Aug.7 |
Washington |
Obama authorises US Iraq air strikes |
| Aug.12 |
Washington |
US sends more military advisors to Iraq |
| Aug.16 |
Mosul |
U.S. jets hit ISIS near dam |
| Aug.20 |
Washington |
U.S. attempt to rescue Foley, others in Syria failed |
| Aug.22 |
Southern China |
Chinese fighter jet flies dangerously close to U.S. Navy plane |
| Aug.26 |
Aleppo |
California native fighting for ISIS killed in Syria |
| Sep.1 |
Somalia |
U.S. military conducts operation in Somalia
Map of Barawe Somalia U.S. forces conducted an operation Monday against the Al-Shabaab network, Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said
| Sep.10 |
Washington |
Obama threatens action in Syria |
| Sep.15 |
Northern Iraq |
US airstrikes to support Iraqi troops under attack |
| Sep.22 |
Northern Syria |
U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS inside Syria for first time
| Sep.27 |
Aleppo |
US jets join IS Syria border battle |
| Oct.5 |
Japan |
U.S. airman dead, 2 missing as Typhoon Phanfone slams Japan |
| Oct.16 |
Northern Syria |
ISIS pushed back with help of U.S. airstrikes in Kobani |
| Nov.25 |
Missouri |
Troops sent to quell Ferguson unrest |
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|
2014 |
| Jan.3 |
New York |
Travel chaos in east US snow storm |
| Jan.5 |
Toronto |
'Polar vortex' grips North America 
Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as a 'polar vortex' brings more freezing weather.
A plane from Toronto has slid into snow as it turned onto a taxiway after landing at JFK airport
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| |
| Jan.6 |
Canada |
North America cold snap creeps east |
| Jan.29 |
US Georgia |
US snow storm strands thousands |
| Feb.12 |
North Carolina |
Storm bears down on US east coast
A winter storm is bearing down on the densely populated US north-east, after causing transport chaos in the South
| Mar.23 |
Washington State |
Many killed by a landslide in US state of Washington
At least 8 people have been killed and several badly injured in a huge landslide in a rural area of the north-western American state of Wash...
| Mar.25 |
Washington State |
US mudslide death toll rises to 16 |
| May.16 |
San Diego |
California wildfire 'flare-up' forces new evacuations |
| May.23 |
Global |
US ship finds hull of missing yacht |
| Jul.17 |
Washington |
U.S. official: Missile shot down Malaysia Airlines plane |
| Aug.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Actor Robin Williams found dead at home |
| Sep.5 |
Jamaica |
Unresponsive plane crashes off the coast of Jamaica |
| Sep.16 |
Washington |
Obama says Ebola outbreak a 'global security threat' |
| Sep.30 |
Dallas |
First Ebola case diagnosed in the US
| Oct.5 |
Japan |
U.S. airman dead, 2 missing as Typhoon Phanfone slams Japan |
| Oct.8 |
Dallas |
US Ebola patient dies in hospital |
| Oct.10 |
New York |
New York's JFK airport to start Ebola checks |
| Oct.12 |
Dallas |
Positive Ebola test at US hospital
| Oct.15 |
Dallas |
Passenger alert over US Ebola nurse
| Oct.15 |
Washington |
Obama: Ebola risk very low in US |
| Oct.23 |
Manhattan |
NY doctor Craig Spencer tests positive
| Oct.24 |
Dallas |
Two US Ebola nurses free of virus |
| Oct.25 |
New Jersey |
US nurse criticises quarantine treatment |
| Oct.28 |
Virginia |
Unmanned NASA-contracted rocket explodes
| Oct.28 |
Liberia |
US hails West Africa Ebola progress |
| Oct.29 |
New England |
Ebola quarantine test looms in US |
| Oct.31 |
Southern California |
Virgin spacecraft crash kills pilot
Map of Mojave Desert USA At least one person is dead and another injured after Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft crashed in the California desert
| Nov.19 |
Upstate New York |
Deadly snowstorm hits northern US |
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|
2014 |
| Jan.8 |
North Korea |
Rodman sings Happy Birthday to Kim
| Feb.2 |
New Jersey |
Seahawks win Super Bowl over Broncos |
| Apr.21 |
Boston |
Boston marathon honours bomb victims |
| Apr.27 |
Los Angeles |
NBA probes racist remarks claim The US National Basketball Association (NBA) is investigating a report alleging that the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers Donald Sterling made...
| Oct.29 |
Missouri |
Bumgarner's performance leads Giants to third title in five years
|
|
2014 |
| Jan.3 |
New York |
Travel chaos in east US snow storm |
| Jan.28 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama pledges action on inequality |
| Feb.2 |
Manhattan |
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies |
| Feb.4 |
Microsoft |
Microsoft names Nadella as new boss |
| Mar.20 |
Turkey |
Twitter 'blocked' in Turkey Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to 'wipe out Twitte...
| Jul.22 |
Tel Aviv |
US airlines halt flights to Israel after FAA guidance |
| Jul.29 |
Washington |
US and EU widen sanctions on Russia |
| Aug.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Actor Robin Williams found dead at home |
| Sep.12 |
Washington |
Ukraine crisis: US strengthens sanctions on Russia
| Oct.10 |
New York |
New York's JFK airport to start Ebola checks |
| Dec.5 |
China |
China surpasses U.S. to become largest world economy |
| Dec.11 |
House of Representatives |
US House passes $1.1tn budget bill |
| Dec.17 |
Los Angeles |
Sony cancels The Interview release Sony Pictures cancels 25 December release of North Korea film The Interview after cinemas decide not to screen it
| Dec.23 |
Los Angeles |
US cinemas to screen The Interview |
| Dec.24 |
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Sony comedy The Interview opens The comedy The Interview has opened in some US cinemas and online, after a cyber-attack and row over its release
|
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2014 |
| Jan.30 |
Northern Italy |
Amanda Knox found guilty of murder again
| Apr.2 |
Texas |
Shooting at US Army’s Fort Hood base
A shooting at the US Army's Fort Hood base leaves four dead - including a gunman who died from self-inflicted wounds - and 16 injured
| Apr.9 |
Pittsburgh |
Up to 20 people stabbed at Pennsylvania high school
| Apr.21 |
Boston |
Boston marathon honours bomb victims |
| May.10 |
Washington |
Michelle Obama: Nigeria kidnappings 'unconscionable' |
| May.12 |
Nigeria |
US planes search for Nigerian girls |
| May.19 |
Washington |
US charges Chinese with hacking
| May.21 |
Southern California |
US woman found 10 years after kidnap |
| May.24 |
Southern California |
Gunman killed six people in drive-by shooting
| May.31 |
Afghanistan |
US soldier freed by Taliban captors
| Jun.17 |
Libya |
U.S. captures key Benghazi suspect in raid U.S. forces working with the FBI captured Libyan militia leader Ahmed abu Khattalah, a key suspect in the attack on the American compound
| Jul.4 |
Germany |
Germany arrests 'suspected US spy' |
| Jul.10 |
Berlin |
Germany expels U.S. Embassy official |
| Aug.5 |
Kabul |
US general Harold Greene killed by Afghan soldier
| Aug.11 |
Missouri |
Riots over killing of US black teen
Map of Ferguson Missouri Missouri Rioting over the killing of Michael Brown, 18, an unarmed black teenager, by a police officer has erupted in the US state of Missouri. The shooting of Michael Brown occurred on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown, an unarmed black man, was shot to death by a white police officer, ... | |
| Aug.19 |
Northern Iraq |
Video shows ISIS beheading U.S. journalist James Foley A video shows the beheading and threatens the life of another American if President Barack Obama doesn't end military operations in Iraq. James Wright Foley (October 18, 1973 – August 19, 2014) was an American freelance journalist and photojournalist of the Syrian Civil War when he wa... | |
| Aug.21 |
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ISIS militants threatened to kill journalist in email to family |
| Aug.21 |
Washington |
Islamic State militants pose 'biggest threat' to US |
| Aug.26 |
Aleppo |
California native fighting for ISIS killed in Syria |
| Sep.2 |
Northern Syria |
Islamic State 'kills US hostage'
An Islamic State video has appeared which purports to show the beheading of Steven Sotloff, a US journalist being held hostage by the militants
| Sep.5 |
Somalia |
Top Somali militant killed in U.S. operation |
| Sep.18 |
Florida |
Florida man kills his daughter and her six children |
| Oct.21 |
North Korea |
American released from North Korea |
| Nov.8 |
North Korea |
North Korea frees detained US men Miller and Bae
| Nov.16 |
ISIS |
ISIS video claims beheading of American hostage Peter Kassig 
The terror group has claimed to have beheaded American hostage Peter Kassig, an aid worker and former Army Ranger, in a graphic new video | |
| Nov.24 |
Missouri |
No indictment over Ferguson killing
Map of Ferguson Missouri Missouri A grand jury has decided not to charge a Missouri policeman over the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown
State prosecutor Robert McCulloch said the jury exhaustively examined evidence. Brown's family said they were 'profoundly disappointed'
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| Nov.25 |
Missouri |
Troops sent to quell Ferguson unrest |
| Dec.3 |
New York |
Federal probe into NY chokehold case
The Justice Dept is to launch a civil rights investigation into the death of a black man who died after being placed in a headlock by a white...
| Dec.6 |
Yemen |
Hostages killed in Yemen rescue bid
| Dec.20 |
New York |
Gunman kills two New York policemen
A gunman has shot dead two police officers sitting inside a patrol car in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood before killing himself
|
|
2014 |
| Jan.8 |
North Korea |
Rodman sings Happy Birthday to Kim
| Jan.9 |
New Jersey |
Chris Christie apologises for bridge-gridlock scandal |
| Jan.17 |
Washington |
Obama announces plan to curb NSA |
| Jan.22 |
Switzerland |
Syria defiant at conference; Kerry rules out al-Assad
'This is a Syrian conflict, and it will remain as such,' Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem told the peace conference
| Jan.28 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama pledges action on inequality |
| Feb.6 |
Ukraine |
Leaked Ukraine call embarrasses US |
| Feb.11 |
Washington |
Hollande honoured at US state dinner |
| Mar.1 |
Washington |
Obama urges Putin to recall troops |
| Mar.6 |
European Union |
'Illegal' Crimean referendum condemned
| Mar.12 |
Washington |
Ukraine interim PM arrives in U.S. |
| Mar.14 |
London |
No Ukraine accord in US-Russia talks
| Mar.17 |
European Union |
EU and US impose Crimea sanctions
The EU and US have announced travel bans and asset freezes against a number of officials from Russia and Ukraine
| Mar.20 |
Washington |
US imposes more sanctions on Russia |
| Mar.20 |
Turkey |
Twitter 'blocked' in Turkey Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to 'wipe out Twitte...
| Mar.28 |
Washington |
Obama: Russia should move troops
| Mar.30 |
Paris |
US-Russia deadlock on Ukraine crisis
| Apr.11 |
Washington |
US refuses visa for Iran's UN choice |
| Apr.25 |
Highway 2014 Pro Russian Conflict in Ukraine |
Western leaders consider new Russia sanctions |
| Apr.26 |
Washington |
G-7 leaders agree to impose new sanctions on Russia
| Apr.27 |
Los Angeles |
NBA probes racist remarks claim The US National Basketball Association (NBA) is investigating a report alleging that the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers Donald Sterling made...
| Apr.28 |
Highway 2014 Pro Russian Conflict in Ukraine |
US sanctions target key Putin aides
| May.10 |
Washington |
Michelle Obama: Nigeria kidnappings 'unconscionable' |
| May.12 |
Nigeria |
US planes search for Nigerian girls |
| Jun.18 |
Baghdad |
Iraq asks US to launch airstrikes against militants |
| Jun.23 |
Baghdad |
Kerry holds talks in Iraq as more cities fall to ISIS militants |
| Jul.10 |
Berlin |
Germany expels U.S. Embassy official |
| Jul.16 |
European Union |
Ukraine crisis: US and EU boost sanctions on Russia |
| Jul.29 |
Washington |
US and EU widen sanctions on Russia |
| Aug.11 |
Missouri |
Riots over killing of US black teen
Map of Ferguson Missouri Missouri Rioting over the killing of Michael Brown, 18, an unarmed black teenager, by a police officer has erupted in the US state of Missouri. The shooting of Michael Brown occurred on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown, an unarmed black man, was shot to death by a white police officer, ... | |
| Aug.12 |
Washington |
US sends more military advisors to Iraq |
| Aug.17 |
Missouri |
Overnight curfew resumes in tense St Louis suburb |
| Aug.19 |
Northern Iraq |
Video shows ISIS beheading U.S. journalist James Foley A video shows the beheading and threatens the life of another American if President Barack Obama doesn't end military operations in Iraq. James Wright Foley (October 18, 1973 – August 19, 2014) was an American freelance journalist and photojournalist of the Syrian Civil War when he wa... | |
| Aug.21 |
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ISIS militants threatened to kill journalist in email to family |
| Aug.21 |
Washington |
Islamic State militants pose 'biggest threat' to US |
| Sep.10 |
Washington |
Obama threatens action in Syria |
| Sep.12 |
Washington |
Ukraine crisis: US strengthens sanctions on Russia
| Sep.16 |
Washington |
Obama says Ebola outbreak a 'global security threat' |
| Sep.20 |
Washington |
White House security stepped up after intrusions |
| Sep.21 |
New York |
Climate change summit: Thousands join global protests
| Oct.15 |
Washington |
Obama: Ebola risk very low in US |
| Oct.28 |
Liberia |
US hails West Africa Ebola progress |
| Nov.4 |
U.S. Senate |
Republicans win control of US Senate
| Nov.8 |
North Korea |
North Korea frees detained US men Miller and Bae
| Nov.11 |
Beijing |
Obama and Xi in emissions pledge |
| Nov.20 |
Washington |
Obama offer to 5m illegal migrants
Nearly five million people living illegally in the US can escape deportation under sweeping changes to the US immigration system
| Dec.3 |
New York |
Federal probe into NY chokehold case
The Justice Dept is to launch a civil rights investigation into the death of a black man who died after being placed in a headlock by a white...
| Dec.4 |
New York |
New protests over Eric Garner death |
| Dec.9 |
U.S. Senate |
CIA lied over 'brutal' interrogations
The CIA carried out 'brutal' interrogations of al-Qaeda suspects in the years after the 9/11 attacks on the US, a US Senate report has said
| Dec.11 |
House of Representatives |
US House passes $1.1tn budget bill |
| Dec.17 |
Washington |
US and Cuba seek to normalise ties
US and Cuba are to start talks to normalise diplomatic ties in a historic shift in relations between the two countries, US officials say
| Dec.26 |
North Korea |
N Korea berates Obama over film |