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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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