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/ 13 October 2009
The Pentagon is speeding up delivery of a bomb designed to destroy hidden weapons bunkers buried underground and shielded by 4 535kg of concrete.
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/ 13 October 2009
Two decades after he arrived in the US, Derreck Kayongo is still bowled over by one subtle display of American wealth: the endless array of soaps.
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/ 12 October 2009
India and the US began a massive joint military exercise on Monday, underscoring their deepening security ties they view as crucial in South Asia.
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/ 12 October 2009
Even if he is pushing the United States in the right direction, it is unlikely to be far or fast enough in a political culture resisting reform.
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/ 10 October 2009
Giving US President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize so early in his presidency could hinder rather than help his diplomatic efforts.
World leaders have urged Barack Obama to seize on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to intensify his diplomatic efforts to forge peace.
United States President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his calls to reduce the world’s stockpile of nuclear weapons.
Influential fashion photographer Irving Penn, known for his elegant, minimalist portraits, died on October 7. He was 92.
Retief Goosen’s momentary mental lapse nearly cost his International team a Presidents Cup point on Thursday.
America’s dominance of the Presidents Cup has robbed the matchplay showdown of Ryder Cup-like drama.
Swiss authorities denied a request to release film director Roman Polanski on bail after he was arrested in September, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.
North Korea on Tuesday signalled it could return to nuclear disarmament talks it had declared dead six months ago.
Defence Secretary Robert Gates blamed the Taliban’s revival on a failure to deploy enough troops to Afghanistan and said US forces would not withdraw.
The world must address climate change with or without the US, writes David Adam
An anarchist has been arrested by the FBI and charged with hindering prosecution after he allegedly used Twitter to help protesters at the G20 summit.
US women have attacked the film world’s backing for director who again faces threat of trial for unlawful sex with 13-year-old girl in 1977.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Thursday that movie director Roman Polanski should be treated like anyone else in facing sentencing.
Engineers who invented a brassiere that converts quickly into a gas mask won spoof ”IgNobel” prizes on Thursday.
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/ 29 September 2009
Lawyers for director Roman Polanski lodged an appeal with a Swiss court on Tuesday against his arrest on a United States extradition warrant.
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/ 28 September 2009
Director Roman Polanski, arrested in Zurich over a US charge of having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977, will fight extradition, his lawyer said.
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/ 27 September 2009
The Obama administration is close to selecting a location on US soil to house some detainees from the American military prison at Guantánamo Bay.
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/ 27 September 2009
Sir Allen Stanford, a sports impresario who bankrolled cricket’s Twenty20 tournaments, is in hospital following a fight with another prison inmate.
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/ 27 September 2009
US president tells the Pentagon to map out radical cuts as he prepares to chair UN talks. Julian Borger reports.
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/ 27 September 2009
Bill Gates may have beaten Steve Jobs to combining computer power and paper notebook convenience in a single lightweight device.
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/ 26 September 2009
Police and anti-capitalist protesters clashed at the University of Pittsburgh campus on Friday evening, hours after the G20 summit ended.
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/ 25 September 2009
United States government facilities in South Africa reopened on Friday after they had been closed due to a security threat earlier in the week.
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/ 25 September 2009
Aung San Suu Kyi will support US plans to engage with the isolated nation but only if opposition groups are involved in any dialogue, her party said.
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/ 25 September 2009
Protesters smashed shop windows and threw rocks at police on Thursday as police used pepper gas and batons to disperse marches against capitalism.
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/ 25 September 2009
Dotcom darling Twitter is close to securing a cash injection of $100m, with executives due to complete a surprise funding round.
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/ 24 September 2009
Leaders of the world’s biggest rich and developing countries meet on Thursday to seek ways to nurture the economic recovery.
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/ 23 September 2009
Barack Obama on Wednesday promised a new era of US engagement with the world, saying that by acting together mankind can overcome global challenges.
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/ 23 September 2009
US President Barack Obama makes his UN debut on Wednesday calling on world leaders to shoulder more responsibility in confronting global challenges.