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| Aug.1 |
Baghdad |
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Disagreement over Iraq death toll
| Aug.2 |
Washington |
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Obama confirms pullout from Iraq
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Colorado |
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Sheen gets rehab for wife assault |
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New York |
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Two convicted in JFK airport bomb plot |
| Aug.3 |
Manhattan |
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'Ground Zero mosque' moves closer
Map of Ground Zero USA An attempt to stop a plan for a mosque near New York's Ground Zero has failed after the site was denied landmark status | |
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Louisiana |
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BP ready to plug 'biggest leak'
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Louisiana |
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BP starts 'static kill' on well BP has started the 'static kill' of its leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well, a step towards permanently sealing it
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Connecticut |
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Nine die in US workplace shooting |
| Aug.4 |
California |
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US judge rejects gay marriage ban A US federal judge has overturned Proposition 8, California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage
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Louisiana |
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Majority of BP spill 'dealt with' Almost three-quarters of the oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico has been cleaned up or broken down by natural forces
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USA |
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US billionaires in charity pledge
| Aug.5 |
Washington |
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Al-Qaeda in Pakistan 'top threat' |
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Washington |
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US charges 14 over al-Shabab ties |
| Aug.6 |
Sweden |
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Gay stuns Bolt in 100 meters |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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HP CEO resigns amid harassment claims |
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Washington |
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US sees 131,000 jobs lost in July |
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California |
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Call for gay weddings to resume New |
| Aug.7 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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Taliban kills medics, including Americans
Map of Badakhshan Afghanistan Ten people -- including at least six Americans -- were killed by gunmen. The foreigners were believed to have been doctors | |
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Scotland |
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Cardinal attacks US over Megrahi |
| Aug.9 |
Washington |
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Gates seeks cuts in US military
| Aug.11 |
Guantanamo |
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Jury: prison for bin Laden's driver
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Iraq |
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US 'on target' for Iraq departure |
| Aug.13 |
Washington |
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Obama backs 'Ground Zero mosque'
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Guam |
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7.2 quake hits south of Mariana Islands
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Virginia |
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Titanic salvagers awarded $110m |
| Aug.14 |
Tribal Areas |
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U.S. drone attacks kills 12 militants
Map of North Waziristan Pakistan A militant hideout was targeted by a missile in the village of Issori in North Waziristan
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Pakistan |
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U.S. helicopters arrive to assist relief Two Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters arrived to assist with humanitarian and rescue efforts in Pakistan
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Florida |
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Obama plea for Gulf coast tourism |
| Aug.15 |
Washington |
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Petraeus hedges over Afghan exit The new commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan says he will not be bound by a 2011 target date to start withdrawing US troops
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Southern California |
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8 spectators killed at car race
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Wisconsin |
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Kaymer beats Watson in PGA playoff |
| Aug.16 |
Washington |
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Gates says Afghan exit on course |
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California |
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California gay weddings on hold |
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USA |
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Astronauts on spacewalk The repairs performed on the International Space Station's cooling system during a seven-hour-and-20-minute spacewalk appear to be working
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Louisiana |
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Gulf oil spreads east on sea floor Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill may have settled to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico further east than previously suspected
| Aug.17 |
USA |
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Judge throws out Somalis' piracy charge
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Thailand |
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American killed by British kickboxer |
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Colombia |
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Colombia court blocks US bases deal |
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Chicago |
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Blagojevich found guilty of lying |
| Aug.18 |
Southern Iraq |
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Last US combat brigade quits Iraq
The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division began crossing by land into Kuwait in the early hours of Thursday morning
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Washington |
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U.S. to loosen rules on Cuba travel
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South Korea |
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U.S., S. Korea: anti-sub exercises
| Aug.19 |
Iraq |
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U.S. troop strength in Iraq put at 52,000
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Washington |
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US pledges Pakistan full support The US has pledged its full support for flood-hit Pakistan, as an emergency UN session intended to boost the response gets under way
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USA |
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BP accused of hiding oil rig data
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Washington |
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Roger Clemens indicted on federal perjury |
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Iran |
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U.S. rescues 8 Iranian sailors
| Aug.20 |
Washington |
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Palestinians, Israel agree to resume talks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: The talks, involving other regional and international players, are intended to resolve all 'final status' issues | |
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USA |
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'Suit over jailed Iranian misdirected'
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California |
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Frozen mamey fruit pulp recalled
| Aug.22 |
Afghanistan |
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4 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan
| Aug.23 |
Florida |
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Tiger Woods and his wife divorce
| Aug.24 |
Washington |
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General warns on Afghan deadline James Conway, a senior US general has warned Obama's deadline to begin pulling troops out of Afghanistan is encouraging the Taliban
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Arizona |
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McCain bests Tea Party challenger
| Aug.25 |
Pakistan |
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US warns of Pakistan aid threat The Pakistani Taliban are planning to attack foreigners helping with flood relief efforts in the country, a senior US official has warned
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Pakistan |
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Flood victims give USAID chief an earful
The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development traveled to relief camps to get a personal look at what is being done for the flood...
| Aug.26 |
North Korea |
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US citizen freed in North Korea by Carter Former US President Jimmy Carter has secured the release of Aijalon Mahli Gomes, 31, detained in North Korea
| Aug.27 |
Virginia |
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Would-be pirate pleads guilty to attacking
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Washington |
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US recovery 'slower than expected' Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has laid out four 'unconventional' policy options to boost the US economy
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Boston |
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US man freed from N Korea returns
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Microsoft |
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Billionaire sues hi-tech giants
| Aug.28 |
Washington |
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Anger as US conservatives rally
Tens of thousands of people are attending a rally organised by conservative talk show host Glenn Beck
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Nevada |
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Paris Hilton in US cocaine arrest
| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
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Obama hails spirit of New Orleans
US President has paid tribute to the people of New Orleans, five years to the day after Hurricane Katrina destroyed large parts of the city
| Aug.30 |
Netherlands |
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Dutch arrest two men after flight from US
Map of Amsterdam Netherlands The men may have been trying to test U.S. airport security by putting bottles with electronic devices attached in checked baggage | |
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Afghanistan |
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7 ISAF members killed
| Aug.31 |
Iraq |
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U.S. combat mission in Iraq ends 
At 5 p.m. ET -- at a cost of more than 4,400 U.S. military personnel killed and 30,000 wounded -- thes combat mission officially drew to a close
President Barack Obama announced the conclusion of the combat mission in a speech from the Oval Office.
He said Americans who served in Iraq 'completed every mission they were given'
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Washington |
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Obama 'awed' by US Iraq sacrifice President Obama has hailed the end of combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid a 'a huge price' to 'put Iraq's future in its peoples'...
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USA |
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US urges caution over plane pair
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Washington |
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US: Hebron attack must not derail talks