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America allays Indian fears of neglect with lavish state dinner
With lavish food, a live performance by the singer Jennifer Hudson and hours of face-to-face talks, President Barack Obama worked to uphold a tradition of grand hospitality to visiting Indian leaders in Washington while allaying nervousness in Delhi about the future of US-India relations.
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Obama set to announce plans for Afghan troop deployment
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
President will call for Nato allies to play their part in long-awaited speech next week
Oscar-winning Pulp Fiction writer tweets from prison
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Roger Avary gives grim but amusing insight into life inside a Californian jail
Somali-Americans recruited jihadists, say US prosecutors
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Prosecutors in Minneapolis say they have charged eight men with recruiting young Somali-Americans and sending them to Somalia to fight with an anti-government insurgency force linked to al-Qa'ida. In head-count terms, it is the largest terror cell to emerge in the US since the 9/11 attacks.
Have you seen the earless man? Bolivia's public enemy No 1
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
He doesn't have any ears, his chin's lop-sided, and his haircut bears a passing resemblance to the roof of a thatched cottage. But to police in Bolivia, he's public enemy number one.
Big Think: Tear Down the Wall, Expand the Tent
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
US viewers furious over Idol star's S&M show
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Broadcasting organisations were flooded with complaints about an S&M-themed performance by a reality show star at the American Music Awards, which included him kissing a male keyboard player.
FBI hunts for investigator paid £500,000 by McCanns
Monday, 23 November 2009
Briton implicated in string of frauds thought to have changed his identity
Battle lines drawn on US health Bill
Monday, 23 November 2009
Senate vote clears way for debate to begin on historic legislation
Guy Adams: Fox suspends 'racist' basketball commentators
Monday, 23 November 2009
There’s a classic episode of South Park which revolves around a simple observation: while racism against African Americans, or Latinos, or Native Americans has become firmly unacceptable, mainstream US culture can be surprisingly tolerant of discrimination against people who happen to boast a foreign nationality.
US builds up its bases in oil-rich South America
Sunday, 22 November 2009
From the Caribbean to Brazil, political opposition to US plans for 'full-spectrum operations' is escalating rapidly
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