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Richard Holbrooke, veteran US diplomat, dies

(BBC) - Veteran US diplomat Richard Holbrooke has died following a second round of surgery to treat a torn aorta. He fell ill on Friday...

Gates says Afghan strategy works

(BBC) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says he is "convinced" that the US strategy in Afghanistan is working. After visiting US bases in Afghanistan...

US criticises Wikileaks release

(BBC) - The US has strongly criticised the release by the website Wikileaks of thousands of extracts from US diplomatic messages. Among the revelations is...

Obama receives 12 stitches to lip

(BBC) - President Obama was treated in the White House doctor's office following the game at Fort McNair US President Barack Obama has been given...

US nuclear transport agents seen ‘in drunken incidents’

(BBC) - US agents who drive nuclear weapons around the country were involved in 16 alcohol-related incidents in two years, the energy department has...

US Concerned Over Haqqani Network Activities

The US is concerned over the activities of Haqqani network in Afghanistan, the US senator John McCain said at a press conference in Kabul...

US new jobs figure beats expectations

(BBC) - The US unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.6% in October, but 151,000 jobs were created, the Labor Department has said. The new jobs...

Mexico Gulf drug cartel leader Ezequiel Cardenas killed

(BBC) - A leader of Mexico's powerful Gulf drug cartel has been shot dead by security forces in a town near the US border,...

US Expands its Embassy in Afghanistan

The US ambassador in Kabul said expansion of the US embassy to some Afghan provinces will cost $511 million which "is an indication...

US candidates in final vote push

(BBC) - Michelle Obama and former president Bill Clinton were on the campaign trail supporting fellow Democrats Candidates are making their final push for votes...

Explosives in U.S.-bound parcels from Yemen: Obama

(Reuters) - Security officials in Britain and Dubai intercepted two parcel bombs being sent from Yemen to the United States in a "credible terrorist...

UN urges US and Iraq to probe Wikileaks torture claims

(BBC) - The US and Iraq should investigate claims of abuse contained in files published on the Wikileaks website, the UN's rights chief says. Navi...

Yahoo Mail gets first major revamp in five years

(BBC) - Yahoo Mail is getting its biggest redesign since 2005 to make it a message hub for its 279 million users. At the centre...

US inquiry into China rare earth shipments

US trade officials say they are looking into a New York Times report that China is blocking shipments of rare earths to the US...

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