EU fines Microsoft over web browser
Wed, 03/06/2013 - 05:02
The EU's competition regulator fines Microsoft 561m euros ($731m; £484m) after it failed to keep a promise to promote a choice of rival web browsers.
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US holds man over Pakistan bomb
Wed, 03/06/2013 - 02:18
FBI agents in the US arrest and charge a man in Oregon over a deadly suicide bombing in the Pakistani city of Lahore in 2009.
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The children going hungry in America
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 23:39
Hunger in America - seen through the eyes of a child
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Snowstorm hits US Midwest states
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 20:17
A snowstorm dumps up to 12 inches (30cm) on parts of the US Midwest, cancelling 1,100 flights, before heading to mid-Atlantic states.
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Spent force: Are wars still winnable?
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 17:20
Why decisive military victories seem to be a thing of the past
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World stock markets hit new highs
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 14:23
New York's Dow Jones share index sets a new all-time high, while London's FTSE 100 closes at it highest level in five years.
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Small knives 'allowed on US planes'
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 14:19
The US transport safety authority says it will allow some small knives aboard US flights for the first time since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Senate panel backs Brennan for CIA
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 13:53
The US Senate panel approves President Obama's nomination of John Brennan to be CIA chief after reviewing White House drone memos.
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FBI investigates NYC drone sighting
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 13:10
The FBI is investigating a pilot's report of a small unmanned drone aeroplane in the skies near a major New York City airport.
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Low turnout in LA mayoral election
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 12:49
Los Angeles voters dribble into polling stations in a city election promising the city's most sweeping leadership change in more than a decade.
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Bieber apologises for late arrival
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 10:24
Canadian-born pop star Justin Bieber apologises to fans for taking the stage late at his sold-out show in London on Monday night.
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VIDEO: Have Dow figures really got the wow?
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 10:19
New York's Dow Jones share index set a new all-time high on Tuesday, returning to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis, as Michelle Fleury reports.
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VIDEO: Sinkhole revealed as house demolished
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 09:55
Demolition crews in the US have removed a house to reveal a sinkhole which opened last week, killing a man in his sleep.
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US v states cannabis show-down urged
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 09:53
A group of ex-US drug enforcement chiefs urge Washington to crack down on marijuana use in two states that recently voted to legalise the drug.
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Giant camel fossil found in Arctic
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 09:09
The fossilised remains of a giant species of camel have been unearthed in Canada's High Arctic.
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VIDEO: Bieber sorry for late UK gig start
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 06:58
Teen pop idol Justin Bieber has apologised after he appeared onstage for a concert at London's O2 Arena almost two hours late.
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US fugitive jailed for £1.2m theft
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 06:39
A man who spent almost 20 years on the run in the US is jailed for five years for stealing a security van containing £1.2m in Suffolk.
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China and US 'reach N Korea deal'
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 06:12
The US and China reach a tentative deal on a new sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its nuclear test, UN diplomats say.
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VIDEO: Parents demand apology from Bieber
Tue, 03/05/2013 - 05:17
Hundreds of parents were forced to take their children home from a Justin Bieber concert before the singer even came on stage on Monday night, after he turned up two hours late.
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