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Elias Acevedo: Ariel Castro’s neighbor charged with 1990’s murders
Ariel Castro’s neighbor Elias Acevedo has confessed to killing two women. The man who lived in the same block as Cleveland kidnapper also faces multiple...
Florida killers Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker recaptured
Convicted murderers Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker, who used forged documents to trick their way out of prison in Florida, have been recaptured, US...
Glenn Taylor: US scout leader faces criminal charges after Utah ancient rock scandal
Criminal charges are being considered against US scout leader Glenn Taylor who toppled an ancient rock formation in Utah, sparking an international outcry. Glenn Taylor...
US signs deal to use Romanian air base for Afghan pullout
The US has signed a deal to use a Romanian air base as a transit point for American forces leaving Afghanistan, officials have said. The...
Edward Snowden denies taking classified documents to Russia
Edward Snowden insists he took no classified documents to Russia when he fled to Moscow from Hong Kong in June. The former NSA contractor told...
Glenn Greenwald to join Pierre Omidyar’s new media project
Glenn Greenwald - The Guardian journalist who broke the Snowden leaks story - is to join a new media project being set up by...
US shutdown: Federal government reopens for business
President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to re-open the government and extend the debt ceiling, just hours after the House and...
US shutdown: Congress approves debt deal
The US government is to reopen after Congress has passed a bill to raise the federal debt limit, with hours to spare before the...
US shutdown: Senate reaches debt deal
Democrat and Republican leaders of the Senate have struck a cross-party deal to end a partial government shutdown and raise the US debt limit. Their...
US shutdown: Democrats reject House Republicans proposal to reopen government
Democrats have rejected a proposal from House of Representatives Republicans to extend the debt limit and reopen the federal government. The White House criticized what...
White House postpones bipartisan debt meeting
The White House has potsponed a meeting with Democrats and Republicans congressional leaders as lawmakers continue talks on raising the nation's debt limit. The talks...
US shutdown negotiations shifted to Senate
The US shutdown negotiations have been shifted to the Senate. The Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate held direct talks for the first time...
US shutdown: Grand Canyon, Statue of Liberty and other tourist sites are to reopen
The Grand Canyon, Statue of Liberty and other tourist sites are reopening after state officials reached deals with the federal government. Arizona and New York...
US shutdown: Barack Obama willing to sign short-term debt rise
President Barack Obama has announced he is willing to sign a "clean" short-term increase to the US borrowing limit that is free from Republican...
Malala Yousafzai meets Obama family in Oval Office
Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai has met President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House in the Oval Office. The First...
General Michael Carey sacked due to loss of trust and confidence
Major General Michael Carey, who was in charge of the US Air Force's long-range nuclear missiles, has been sacked due to "loss of trust...
House of Representatives Republicans meet Barack Obama amid looming debt crisis
Republicans in the House of Representatives have met President Barack Obama amid renewed efforts to avert a looming debt crisis. Both sides described the 90-minute...
Ariel Castro death: Prison guards falsified monitoring logs
An Ohio officials report note that two prison guards falsified logs documenting their observation of kidnapper Ariel Castro in the hours before he killed...
US Navy Vice-Admiral Tim Giardina sacked over illegal gambling activities
US Navy Vice-Admiral Tim Giardina, who oversees the nation's nuclear weapons forces, has been sacked, a Navy spokesman has announced. Tim Giardina, second-in-command of the...
Barack Obama accuses Republicans of using extortion on debt limit
President Barack Obama has announced he is willing to hold budget talks with Republicans, but not until they agree to lift "threats" against the...
Janet Yellen to be nominated as head of Federal Reserve
According to a White House official, President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve Vice-Chair Janet Yellen to be the next head of the US...
US shutdown: China warns US to agree debt deal
Chinese Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao has warned that the "clock is ticking" to avoid a US default that could hurt China's interests and...
Monica Lewinsky and 1995 government shutdown
During 1995 government shutdown, Monica Lewinsky was allowed to spend some quality time with President Bill Clinton as the non-essential White House staff were...
John Kerry: Syrian government deserves credit for so far complying with chemical weapons deal
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Syrian government deserves credit for so far complying with a chemical weapons deal. John Kerry was speaking...
How US shutdown is affecting business
Business is starting to suffer from the US shutdown, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has warned. Penny Pritzker’s comments at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) came...
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