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 Obama-Castro handshake 'unplanned' The handshake between US President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela's memorial service was unplanned, the White House says. Read More »US actress guilty in ricin case A Texas actress pleads guilty to sending ricing-laced letters in the post to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Read More »Ex-Detroit mayor must repay $4.7m A US judge orders former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to repay the city and tax officials $4.7m (£2.8m) after being found guilty of corruption. Read More »Kerry defends Iran nuclear deal US Secretary of State John Kerry defends the six-month nuclear deal with Iran before a sceptical panel of congressmen. Read More »Female GM boss is a landmark moment Mary Barra's appointment as first female CEO of an automaker is a new reality worth celebrating, writes the BBC's Katty Kay. Read More »US budget deal 'agreed in Congress' An agreement is reached on the US budget to avoid another government shutdown, Congressional members say. Read More »VIDEO: Poet Maya Angelou remembers Mandela Poet Maya Angelou tells the BBC's Jonny Dymond that Nelson Mandela's greatest gift to the world was his ability to forgive. Read More »VIDEO: Pepper spray inmate 'extractions' California's handling of its mentally ill prisoners has been challenged in court, and a lawyer says videos taken by corrections officers document the mistreatment. Read More »Putin orders Arctic military boost Russian President Vladimir Putin tells his military leadership they should build up their forces in the Arctic as a priority. Read More »'Revenge porn' site owner arrested A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection a "revenge porn" website which sought to extort victims. Read More »Supervolcano 'even more colossal' The supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park in the United States is far larger than was previously thought, scientists report. Read More »US suspends non-lethal Syria aid The US suspends all non-lethal assistance for the opposition in northern Syria after Islamist rebels seize bases belonging to the Free Syrian Army. Read More »Spy agencies 'track Google cookies' The latest Snowden leak suggests US and UK cyberspies are taking advantage of Google's proprietary cookie technology to track suspects. Read More »Hopi masks to return to their tribe A charity which bought 24 sacred Native American masks at a Paris auction is to return them to the Hopi and Apache tribes in the US. Read More »US healthcare enrolment 'triples' Healthcare websites established under President Obama's health law enrolled twice as many people in November as the month before, the US says. Read More »Canada Post to end home delivery Canada Post says it will phase out home delivery in urban areas over the next five years as the postal service tries to rein in persistent losses. Read More » | ||||
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