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Viewpoint: A disappointing leader

Mon, 02/11/2013 - 13:14
Viewpoint: Benedict's missed opportunities
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US veteran receives Medal of Honor

Mon, 02/11/2013 - 12:09
A former US soldier receives the nation's highest military award for fighting off an attack by hundreds of insurgents on an isolated Afghan base.
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Your questions to Mark Mardell

Mon, 02/11/2013 - 12:01
BBC's North America editor will answer your questions on Twitter
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VIDEO: Papal exit 'startles' US cardinal

Mon, 02/11/2013 - 10:59
Cardinal Timothy Dolan says he was "very startled" by the news that Pope Benedict XVI would resign, the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years.
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Whitney remembered by stars of music

Mon, 02/11/2013 - 03:24
Musicians including Dave Grohl, Janelle Monae and LA Reid have been paying tribute to Whitney Houston on the first anniversary of her death.
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Grammys for Fun, Gotye and Mumford

Mon, 02/11/2013 - 01:32
Fun, Gotye, The Black Keys and Mumford and Sons are among the main award recipients at the 55th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
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Can extreme calorie counting make you live longer?

Sun, 02/10/2013 - 18:02
Can extreme calorie counting make you live longer?
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Business confidence 'hits new low'

Sun, 02/10/2013 - 17:10
Confidence among UK businesses hit its lowest level in at least 21 years last month, a survey suggests, renewing recession fears.
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The last days of Sylvia Plath

Sun, 02/10/2013 - 16:09
A friend recalls the weekend before Sylvia Plath took her life
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Snow-hit region begins clear-up

Sun, 02/10/2013 - 11:29
Thousands of people across large swathes of the north-eastern United States and eastern Canada battle to clear up after an intense snowstorm.
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'Ping-pong diplomacy' player dies

Sun, 02/10/2013 - 07:52
Chinese table-tennis player Zhuang Zedong, who had a pivotal role in the "ping-pong diplomacy" that led to a thaw in US-China ties in the 1970s, dies.
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VIDEO: Celine Dion's Chinese New Year song

Sun, 02/10/2013 - 03:24
Singer Celine Dion has performed in Mandarin on Chinese state TV as part of its New Year Gala show welcoming in the Lunar New Year.
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Isaf 'on road' to Afghan victory

Sun, 02/10/2013 - 02:06
Gen John Allen, the outgoing commander of Nato forces in Afghanistan, says the alliance is on the road to winning the war in the country.
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VIDEO: Snow-hit US states begin clear-up

Sat, 02/09/2013 - 22:47
The north-eastern United States is beginning to recover from one of its biggest winter storms in living memory, which left at least four people dead.
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LAPD makes offer to fugitive suspect

Sat, 02/09/2013 - 22:23
LAPD officials say they will re-examine why fugitive former officer Christopher Dorner was sacked as they hunt the man suspected of killing three people.
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Mars rover gets first drill sample

Sat, 02/09/2013 - 17:43
Nasa's Curiosity rover finally drills deep enough into Martian rock to acquire a powdered sample for analysis - a historic first in planetary exploration.
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VIDEO: Funeral for US gun violence victim

Sat, 02/09/2013 - 15:46
The funeral of a teenage girl who was shot dead a week after performing at President Obama's inauguration has been held in Chicago.
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VIDEO: New Yorkers face city clean-up

Sat, 02/09/2013 - 14:08
New York has been spared the worst of the storm, but some neighbourhoods that are still recovering after Hurricane Sandy, are now facing another clean-up.
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North-east US paralysed by snowstorm

Sat, 02/09/2013 - 12:09
A major snowstorm brings areas of the north-eastern US and Atlantic Canada to a standstill, with hundreds of thousands of homes without electricity.
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Snowstorm batters north-east US

Sat, 02/09/2013 - 06:46
A major snowstorm in the north-eastern US and eastern Canada leaves to hundreds of thousands of homes without electricity and paralyses transport.
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