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US conservatives rally to 'restore America' Scores of people gathered in Washington to hear right-wing icons, including talk show host Glenn Beck and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, call on them to "restore America". Full Story... |
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Earl threatens hurricane status Tropical Storm Earl has barrelled towards the eastern fringe of the Caribbean, threatening to gain hurricane status. Full Story... Iraq war is ending - Obama US President Barack Obama says Iraq can "chart its own course". Full Story... Bikini-clad strippers protest against church "As a Christian community, we cannot share territory with the devil," says a US pastor whose members have picketed a strip club in the region. Full Story... 'Of course my religion played a role' A Muslim taxi driver wounded in a stabbing in New York believes he was attacked because of his religion. Full Story... Mexico hunts killers after massacre Mexican troops have fanned out in the remote countryside near the Texas border to search for the perpetrators of the worst massacre seen thus far in the escalating drug war. Full Story... Muslim driver stabbed by drunk passenger New York police have arrested a man accused of stabbing a Muslim cab driver in an apparent hate crime. Full Story... |
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Penn Plaza skyscraper given the green light 2010-08-26 11:28:14 A soaring new office building planned for midtown Manhattan has won the approval of the New York City Council, despite objections from the Empire State Building that it will diminish the iconic skyline. Full Story... Man jailed for shaking baby 2010-08-26 11:11:16 A Nevada court has jailed a Mexican man who shook his 11-month-old daughter so hard that she sustained massive brain injuries. Full Story... New York groups gather in favour of mosque 2010-08-26 11:17:36 A coalition that includes relatives of the victims of the September 11 attacks staged a demonstration this week in support of a plan to build a mosque near Ground Zero in New York. Full Story... Man charged in Facebook stalking case 2010-08-25 19:44:53 Police say a man set up a Facebook account using the name of a woman he had raped to try to persuade a woman to come back to him. Full Story... Dozens of corpses found on ranch in Mexico 2010-08-25 08:59:00 Mexican troops have made a gruesome discovery after a violent clash with gunmen on a ranch near the border town of San Fernando. Full Story... McCain wins primary amid key US elections 2010-08-25 10:20:53 US Senator John McCain has easily claimed victory in an Arizona primary, fending off a challenge seen as a test of the country's anti-incumbent mood as Americans decide in November who controls Congress. Full Story... No parole for man who set his dog alight 2010-08-25 11:01:20 An Alabama parole board has refused to grant conditional release to a man serving a seven-year prison sentence for setting his pitbull on fire. Full Story... Baby, teenager killed as drug violence flares 2010-08-25 06:57:37 A six-month-old baby has been shot in the head by hitmen in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, where drug gangs are rife. Full Story... Hurricane Danielle intensifies 2010-08-24 11:45:47 Hurricane Danielle has strengthened over the Atlantic Ocean, but has yet to pose any kind of threat, according to the US National Hurricane Centre. Full Story... Only 50 000 US troops remain in Iraq - army 2010-08-24 12:31:33 The number of American soldiers in Iraq has dropped below 50 000 ahead of an August 31 declaration of an end to combat operations. Full Story... Johnston eyes Palin's old office 2010-08-24 06:48:08 Levi Johnston - the former fiance of Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol - has filed official papers saying he intends to run for political office in Alaska. Full Story... Carter moved by plight of prisoner 2010-08-24 09:35:53 Former United States president Jimmy Carter will travel to North Korea soon to secure the release of an American held prisoner there. Full Story... 3 dead, 4 injured in shootout in Virginia 2010-08-23 19:49:54 A man who shot and killed his son and nephew and wounded four other relatives had been involved in an ongoing family dispute over a piece of property in a rural central Virginia neighborhood, authorities said. Full Story... 'Grim Sleeper' suspect pleads not guilty 2010-08-23 19:56:02 The backyard mechanic accused of being the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer pleaded not guilty to murdering 10 women and trying to kill one more person over the course of two decades. Full Story... 'The road ahead could be bloody' 2010-08-23 11:04:24 As the death toll of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan rises, international troops have managed to turn the tide on the Taliban, according to a US General. Full Story... Headless corpses found hanging from bridge 2010-08-23 06:13:50 Four decapitated and mutilated bodies have been strung up from a bridge in Mexico in an apparent warning to traitors within the local drug cartels. Full Story... Danielle forms over the Atlantic 2010-08-23 10:40:35 Tropical Storm Danielle could become a hurricane later this week, according to the US National Hurricane Centre. Full Story... Young people nabbed at rave party 2010-08-23 10:06:15 More than 80 young people - most on drugs - were arrested at a rave party in Los Angeles, according to authorities. Full Story... Wyclef Jean to appeal Haiti election ruling 2010-08-23 09:41:25 Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean's lawyers are preparing to appeal the Haiti Electoral Commission's decision to reject his presidential candidacy. Full Story... 'Pentagon could be behind rape claims' 2010-08-22 14:33:05 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange believes the Pentagon could be behind a rape accusation against him that was later dropped by Swedish prosecutors, a report said. Full Story... No risk from Iran nuke plant - US 2010-08-21 18:16:17 The United States sees no "proliferation risk" from Iran's Russian-built first nuclear power plant at Bushehr that was loaded with fuel, the State Department said. Full Story... [VIDEO] Bear kills its caretaker 2010-08-21 10:11:50 A bear fatally mauled its caretaker during a feeding on property holding dozens of other exotic pets owned by a man who drew the wrath of activists. Full Story... [VIDEO] Plane grounded after threat 2010-08-20 09:07:11 A hijack threat halted an American Airlines flight just before takeoff leaving the New York-bound jet sitting on the tarmac for several hours while it was searched and passengers were removed for extra scrutiny. Full Story... "Bonnie and Clyde' caught at campground 2010-08-20 09:32:43 An escaped prison inmate and his fiancee, who have been on the run for weeks amid a nationwide manhunt, were captured after being spotted at an Arizona campground. Full Story... Mexicans mourn mayor as Calderon vows blitz 2010-08-20 01:53:47 Mexicans carrying candles and flowers have paid their last respects to slain mayor Edelmiro Cavazos, who was abducted and killed by drug hitmen this week. Full Story... Some Americans believe Obama is Muslim - poll 2010-08-20 01:58:59 US President Barack Obama has often spoken of his devotion to the Christian faith, but a recent poll shows that many Americans think he is Muslim. Full Story... US scales back military presence in Iraq 2010-08-20 02:09:51 The departure of the last United States combat brigade in Iraq has moved the American military closer to a goal of scaling back its force to 50 000 after seven years of war. Full Story... Growing number believe Obama is Muslim 2010-08-19 11:56:21 A new poll has found one in five Americans mistakenly believes that President Barack Obama is Muslim. Full Story... Foetuses found in US a 75-year-old mystery 2010-08-19 12:16:17 As Yiming Xing peeled back the tattered Los Angeles Times papers from a small bundle, hoping to discover antiques beneath the 1930s newsprint, she found instead the remains of two human foetuses. Full Story... Teen hopeful for peace after N Korea visit 2010-08-19 09:42:06 A US teenager who spent a week in North Korea to promote an idea for a peace forest on the tense Korean border says his trip had given him "hope" for the future of the peninsula. Full Story... Policeman survives 'sting operation' 2010-08-19 02:00:03 A North Carolina police officer was trapped inside his vehicle for three hours after tens of thousands of bees swarmed the squad car. Full Story... Skeletons of babies found in LA basement 2010-08-19 01:55:17 Los Angeles police are trying to find out how the mummified remains of two babies ended up inside the basement of an apartment building in the city. Full Story... Obama stands firm on New York mosque 2010-08-18 23:09:37 US President Barack Obama has "no regrets" after taking a controversial position on whether a Muslim community centre and mosque is built near the site of the September 11 attacks in New York. Full Story... Mayor's body dumped in Mexico 2010-08-19 02:15:33 Mexican President Felipe Calderon has condemned the "cowardly assassination" of kidnapped mayor Edelmiro Cavazos, whose corpse was discovered on a rural road outside Santiago this week. Full Story... Infant skeletons found in US basement trunk 2010-08-18 20:44:52 Two infant skeletons wrapped in 1930s newspapers have been found inside a trunk in a Los Angeles apartment basement. Full Story... 'Lying' ex-governor was almost convicted 2010-08-18 12:53:34 Yet another former Illinois governor would have been sent to prison if the 11 jurors had followed through on convicting Rod Blagojevich. They were close, but not close enough. Full Story... China lashes out at Pentagon military report 2010-08-18 12:25:29 China has hit out at a Pentagon report on its expanding military capabilities as other Asian nations said they would be keeping a wary eye on their giant neighbour's growing might. Full Story... Ex-US governor guilty of lying to the FBI 2010-08-18 10:22:34 Ousted Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has been found guilty of making false statements to the FBI but the jury was deadlocked on 23 other corruption charges linked to President Barack Obama's vacated senate seat. Full Story... [VIDEO] 'Gunman had explosives' 2010-08-18 08:42:47 Dallas police say that a man towed a trailer full of explosives into a police station's parking lot, then set fire to his pickup truck and began shooting at the building in an apparent attempt to lure people outside to kill them. Full Story... Drug gang hires 'pretty' hitwomen 2010-08-18 08:28:14 A Mexican drug gang is hiring pretty young women to carry out killings to surprise its enemies, a suspected member of the vicious La Linea gang has said. Full Story... Browse the [North America] Archive |
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