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| Dec.1 |
Jordan |
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Pilot killed when U.S. jet crashes in Jordan |
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Washington |
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Obama in police body-camera call |
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North Korea |
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N Korea refuses to deny Sony hack |
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Philadelphia |
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Cosby resigns from university board |
| Dec.2 |
Washington |
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Obama calls for $6bn US Ebola cash |
| Dec.3 |
Abu Dhabi |
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American woman killed in UAE mall restroom stabbing |
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New York |
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Federal probe into NY chokehold case
Map of Tompkinsville Staten Island New York New York The Justice Dept is to launch a civil rights investigation into the death of a black man who died after being placed in a headlock by a white police officer | |
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Florida |
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Orion 'Mars ship' set for test flight
| Dec.4 |
United Arab Emirates |
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UAE police arrest suspect in stabbing death of U.S. teacher |
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Washington |
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US reveals Yemen hostage rescue bid
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Washington |
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Reported US military sex assaults rise |
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New York |
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New protests over Eric Garner death
Protests have been held for a second night over the death of a black man held in an apparent chokehold by a white New York police officer
| Dec.5 |
China |
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China surpasses U.S. to become largest world economy For the first time in decades, the U.S. is no longer the largest economy in the world, and China has become number one
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Uruguay |
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Uruguay set to take six Guantanamo prisoners
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New York |
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Grand jury to consider NYC shooting
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North Mexico |
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Nasa’s Orion spaceship makes splashdown |
| Dec.6 |
Yemen |
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Hostages killed in Yemen rescue bid
Map of Shabwa Yemen UK-born US journalist Luke Somers and South African teacher Pierre Korkie have been killed by al-Qaeda militants in Yemen during a failed rescue bid
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Los Angeles |
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Police open probe into Cosby claim |
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Washington |
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Obama given CT scan at hospital for sore throat |
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Tehran |
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US reporter charged by Iran court |
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Louisiana |
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Republican Louisiana victory boosts Senate majority |
| Dec.7 |
Western Canada |
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Skiing: Vonn leads U.S. clean sweep |
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Uruguay |
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Guantanamo six arrive in Uruguay |
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New York |
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Royal couple arrive in New York |
| Dec.8 |
Kabul |
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U.S. and NATO closed combat command in Afghanistan |
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CIA |
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CIA report prompts US security alert
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Washington |
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Prince William in first Obama talks |
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New York |
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'Chokehold' demo as royals visit US |
| Dec.9 |
U.S. Senate |
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CIA lied over 'brutal' interrogations 
The CIA carried out 'brutal' interrogations of al-Qaeda suspects in the years after the 9/11 attacks on the US, a US Senate report has said | |
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Washington |
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CIA report sparks prosecution calls
| Dec.10 |
Hawaii |
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Rambo-like dad survives 12 days lost at sea |
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New York |
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Ebola fighters are Time's 'Person of the Year' |
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Kabul |
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Afghanistan decries CIA 'violations'
Afghan President Asraf Ghani has said the CIA's brutal interrogation programme 'violated all accepted norms of human rights in the world'
| Dec.11 |
CIA |
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CIA boss defends post 9/11 tactics
CIA Director John Brennan has said some of the agency's interrogation methods after 9/11 were 'abhorrent'
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Storm pounds northern California |
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House of Representatives |
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US House passes $1.1tn budget bill The US House of Representatives has passed a $1.1tn budget, hours before government was due to shut down at midnight on Thursday
| Dec.12 |
Southern California |
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Mudslides and floods hit southern California |
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U.S. Senate |
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US Senate backs anti-IS spending |
| Dec.13 |
Washington |
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Civil rights activists march on Washington |
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Oregon |
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Marcus Mariota wins Heisman Trophy |
| Dec.15 |
Philadelphia |
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Six dead in Pennsylvania shootings |
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San Diego |
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Rare northern white rhino dies in US |
| Dec.16 |
Tokyo |
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Turbulence hits US-bound plane |
| Dec.17 |
Washington |
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US and Cuba seek to normalise ties 
US and Cuba are to start talks to normalise diplomatic ties in a historic shift in relations between the two countries, US officials say | |
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Geneva |
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FIFA prosecutor Michael Garcia resigns |
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Los Angeles |
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Sony cancels The Interview release Sony Pictures cancels 25 December release of North Korea film The Interview after cinemas decide not to screen it | |
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Cuba |
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Castro urges US to lift Cuba embargo
Cuban President Raul Castro has urged the US to end its trade embargo after the countries opened formal talks on restoring diplomatic relati...
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Southern California |
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Mumps outbreak hits US NHL players |
| Dec.18 |
Washington |
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Sony hack is 'US security issue'
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Northern Iraq |
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U.S. airstrikes kill 3 top ISIS leaders
| Dec.19 |
Los Angeles |
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Sony 'will not drop' North Korea film The Interview
Sony Pictures says it is looking at different ways to release the film satire, after scrapping its opening following a cyber-attack blamed on N
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Baltimore |
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Michael Phelps admits drink-driving |
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Washington |
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Obama orders ban on Crimea trade
| Dec.20 |
North Korea |
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N Korea seeks joint Sony hack probe
N Korea has offered to hold a joint inquiry with the US into a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, strongly denying US claims that it is behind i...
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Guantanamo |
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Afghan Guantanamo inmates freed
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New York |
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Gunman kills two New York policemen
Map of Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn New York A gunman has shot dead two police officers sitting inside a patrol car in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood before killing himself | |
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Kentucky |
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Muhammad Ali in hospital with pneumonia |
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Washington |
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US insists North Korea must take Sony hack blame
| Dec.21 |
Washington |
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US mulls putting NK on terror list
Barack Obama has said the US is considering putting North Korea back on its list of terrorism sponsors after the hacking of Sony Pictures
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North Korea |
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North Korea warns U.S.: Worse is coming
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New York |
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NY gunman told public 'watch what I'm going to do'
| Dec.22 |
New York |
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NYC police chief backs mayor Police Commissioner Bill Bratton has backed Bill de Blasio after criticism that he had increased tensions between police and minority commun...
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Colorado |
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Singer Joe Cocker dies aged 70
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Wisconsin |
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US to probe Milwaukee police killing
| Dec.23 |
Washington |
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US economy growing at faster pace
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Los Angeles |
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US cinemas to screen The Interview
A comedy film about North Korea that had its Christmas Day launch cancelled after a major cyber attack is now to get a limited theatrical release
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Washington |
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Gay US blood donor ban 'should end'
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Manhattan |
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US shares close at record level
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Washington |
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Obama hails The Interview screenings
US President Barack Obama has welcomed a decision by Sony to screen a comedy about North Korea in a limited number of US cinemas on Christmas...
| Dec.24 |
Missouri |
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St Louis unrest after police killing
Police have clashed with protesters after an officer shot dead a black teenager close to where another black youth was killed sparking national...
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Los Angeles |
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Sony to release The Interview online
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USA |
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Sony comedy The Interview opens The comedy The Interview has opened in some US cinemas and online, after a cyber-attack and row over its release
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Missouri |
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New St Louis shooting 'unlike Ferguson', says mayor
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US Georgia |
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US lab worker monitored for Ebola
| Dec.25 |
Microsoft |
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Xbox and PlayStation online crash
| Dec.26 |
New England |
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US city sues Petrobras for corruption
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North Korea |
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N Korea berates Obama over film
North Korea has condemned US President over the release of the Sony film The Interview, about a fictional plot to kill its leader Kim Jong-un
| Dec.27 |
New York |
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Huge funeral for New York policeman
Tens of thousands of people are attending the funeral in New York of Rafael Ramos, one of the two policemen shot dead a week ago
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Cairo |
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Egypt bans movie 'Exodus'
| Dec.28 |
USA |
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Sony's Interview makes $15m online
| Dec.29 |
Los Angeles |
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LA police 'shot man in back'
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Indonesia |
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US destroyer to join search for missing AirAsia plane
USS Sampson headed to the Java Sea to join the search for the jet that vanished during a flight from Indonesia to Singapore over the weekend
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Washington |
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Obama suggests Putin 'not so smart'