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 Navy Yard Swat team awaits answers Members of a Swat team who the BBC has learned were ordered not to respond to the Navy Yard shooting have yet to be contacted by the authorities. Read More »Kerry urges UN action on Syria US Secretary of State John Kerry says the UN Security Council must "be prepared" to act over the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Read More »Baby dies in Spain airport accident A five-month-old boy dies at a Spanish airport after becoming trapped in a luggage conveyor carousel, after it is unexpectedly set in motion. Read More »Halliburton guilty plea approved A US court has accepted oil contractor Halliburton's guilty plea, over the destruction of evidence connected with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010. Read More »Weinsteins to make JD Salinger film The Weinstein Company is developing a film about Catcher in the Rye author JD Salinger, one of the most influential American writers of the modern era. Read More »Google revamps logo and search page Google revamps its logo, the look of its search page and other products in the same month Yahoo and Microsoft's Bing have shown off new looks. Read More »Global shares up after Fed surprise World stock markets rise after the US central bank unexpectedly says it will not begin scaling back its huge economic stimulus programme. Read More »Kennedy daughter set for Japan post Former first daughter Caroline Kennedy sails through a confirmation hearing on her way to becoming the US Ambassador to Japan. Read More »VIDEO: Germany's biggest star takes on the US The most famous musician you've never heard of Read More »New York Times to pay shareholders For the first time in five years, the New York Times Company says it will pay shareholders a dividend of $0.04 a share. Read More »Colorado flood death toll rises The death toll from the historic flooding that hit Colorado last week rises to seven, as state officials track several oil spills caused by the deluge. Read More »VIDEO: Japan in sight for Caroline Kennedy Former first daughter Caroline Kennedy has sailed through a confirmation hearing on her way to becoming the US ambassador to Japan. Read More »US votes to cut food stamp benefits US Republican lawmakers narrowly vote to cut food stamp benefits from next year despite a veto threat from the White House. Read More »Empire State owners to sell shares The owners of New York City's iconic Empire State Building plan to sell shares in the company, according to paperwork filed with regulators. Read More »Honesty pays off for homeless US man More than $110,000 (£67,000) in donations pour in from across the US for a homeless Boston man who returned a lost bag with $42,000 in it. Read More »Bruckheimer and Disney part company Pirates of the Caribbean producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney film studio end their working partnership after more than 20 years and a string of blockbuster hits. Read More »Boy hurt in Chicago park shooting Up to 13 people, including a three-year-old boy, are wounded as gunmen open fire on a basketball court in a park in the US city of Chicago. Read More »Porn stars' HIV warning over condoms Two porn stars who have been diagnosed HIV positive have called for condoms to be made compulsory in the industry. Read More »Rancher convicted over US nun murder A court in Brazil has convicted a rancher for ordering the murder of American nun Dorothy Stang over a land dispute. Read More »Obama proposes new carbon limits US president Barack Obama unveils a proposal to limit carbon emissions on new coal and gas power plants built in the US. Read More »US budget bill defunds health law House Republicans push through a temporary funding measure that would keep the government operating, while defunding President Obama's healthcare law. Read More »Apple fingerprint ID security fears A senior US senator believes the fingerprint recognition technology featured in Apple's new iPhone 5S raises "substantial privacy questions." Read More »Microsoft boss admits phone failings Microsoft was too slow to react to the smartphone revolution, its departing chief executive Steve Ballmer admits to investors. Read More »Knox: I won't attend Italy appeal American Amanda Knox says she will not travel to Italy for an appeals trial over the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kerchner. Read More »US case dropped for Saudi princess Prosecutors in the US state of California drop charges against a Saudi princess who was accused by her Kenyan maid of human trafficking. Read More » | ||||
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