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| Fed maintains pace of asset purchase The Federal Reserve maintains its $85bn-a-month (£54bn) asset purchase programme, and Fed chairman Ben Bernanke says the bank could begin scaling back the programme later this year. Read More » Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension The US Secretary of State John Kerry calls the Afghan leader to defuse tension over the opening of a Taliban office, an Afghan official tells the BBC. Read More »Serena sorry for quotes on US rape World tennis number one Serena Williams apologises after reportedly appearing to criticise the victim in a high-profile US rape case. Read More »Sopranos actor James Gandolfini dies James Gandolfini, the US actor best known for his role as the mob boss in The Sopranos, has died, the HBO TV network says. Read More »Two held in US 'X-ray terror plot' Two US men have appeared in court accused of plotting to build an X-ray weapon to kill enemies of Israel and US with lethal rays of radiation. Read More » VIDEO: WWII pilots survived crash on glacier Incredible survival story of WWII crash pilots who beat Arctic winter Read More »Assange asylum bid for NSA leaker Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is trying to broker a deal that would see US surveillance programme leaker Edward Snowden granted asylum in Iceland. Read More » US Christian 'ex-gay' group closes A prominent US Christian group that purported to rid gay people of same-sex attraction through prayer is shutting down, its president says. Read More »Toronto mayor survives ejection bid Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford survives an attempt to oust him from office after Canada's Supreme Court declined to intervene in a case against him. Read More » | ||||
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