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Obama hails 'historic' health bid
US President Barack Obama says the weekend's congressional vote on healthcare reform is a "historic" opportunity.
Colombia rights activist killed
The killing of a Colombian human rights activist sparks calls for an urgent investigation into his death.
US moots official data 'YouTube'
In a BBC interview, US technology chief Vivek Kundra calls on developers to build the "YouTube" of government data.
US renews offer of Iran dialogue
President Obama says the US offer of dialogue with Iran still stands, in a New Year message to the Iranian people.
9/11 dust pay-out deal 'too low'
A US judge says a planned $657m deal for 10,000 people who worked at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks is insufficient.
Farc drugs baron jailed in the US
A judge in New York sentences a leading Colombian Farc rebel to 20 years in prison for importing tons of cocaine to the US.
Davy Crockett's Parker dies at 85
Actor Fess Parker, famous for playing American pioneer Davy Crockett in Disney's 1950s TV series, dies at the age of 85.
Polanski lawyers file new appeal
Lawyers for Roman Polanski file an appeal over alleged judicial misconduct in his 1970s US trial for sex with a 13-year-old girl.
Srebrenica gay theory irks Dutch
Dutch officials reject a US general's claim that troops failed at Srebrenica because of poor morale over gay soldiers.
Cheesecake, open up! New York police say sorry to elderly couple
New York's police chief has delivered a cheesecake to an elderly couple in Brooklyn, to apologise for dozens of mistaken police visits to their home.
Political analysis and a British perspective on life in the US
Mark Mardell's take on politics and life in the US and North America.
Woods to make return at Masters
Tiger Woods reveals he will make his return to competitive golf at the Masters in Augusta starting on 8 April.
'Jihad Jane' denies terrorism charges
A self-styled "Jihad Jane", held in the US in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist, denies four charges.
Castro supporters heckle marchers
Hundreds of Cuban government supporters heckle the "Ladies in White" protesters marking the 2003 crackdown on dissidents.
New US-Russia nuclear deal 'soon'
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there is "substantial" progress on a new nuclear disarmament deal with Russia.
Haiti 'orphans' return to parents
All but one of the 33 children who US missionaries tried to take out of Haiti after January's quake are returned to their parents.
US man admits Mumbai attacks role
US citizen David Headley changes his plea and admits his role in the deadly Mumbai attacks in 2008.
US man admits 1968 Cuba hijack
A US man who hijacked a US flight and diverted it to Cuba in 1968 pleads guilty to kidnapping and aircraft piracy.
US consumer prices show no rise
US consumer prices showed no increase between January and February, according to Labor Department figures.
US producer prices in sharp fall
Prices paid by US farms and factories fell by more than expected giving authorities room to hold official interest rates at current low levels.
Google clients seek China plans
Firms in China that sell advertising on Google demand clarity about the internet company's plans in the region.
Haiti jail reveals chaos behind quake breakout
Prisoners who fled Haiti jail endure fresh hardship
From battlefield to US classroom
US veterans' tough transition from war zone to classroom
Salinger revealed
Collection of unseen letters go on show in NY
History in pictures
Charles Moore captured key civil rights era moments

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