Americas
Michael Oher: The American dream fulfilled
Rupert Cornwell: At 16 Michael Oher was destitute and illiterate. Now he is one of American football's biggest stars.
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US taxman chases Schwarzenegger over alleged unpaid $80,000 debt
Saturday, 28 November 2009
He presides over a state that is billions of dollars in debt and recently began issuing IOU notes to creditors after its coffers ran dry. Now it seems Arnold Schwarzenegger's iffy stewardship of public finances may extend to his private realm.
Learn how to spike a drink the CIA way
Saturday, 28 November 2009
1953 manual detailing tricks of the agency's trade is published
Reality TV crew filmed White House gatecrashers
Friday, 27 November 2009
The couple who gatecrashed a White House state dinner were being filmed by a reality TV show camera crew, the network said today.
The White House crashers
Friday, 27 November 2009
The uninvited couple from Virginia 'had a wonderful time' at Obama's state banquet, writes Guy Adams. But how on earth did they manage to get in?
Couple gatecrash state dinner at White House
Thursday, 26 November 2009
The US Secret Service launched an investigation as the couple posted pictures on Facebook.
500,000 pager messages from 9/11 published
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Personal messages sent on the day of the attacks have been posted online
Boost for Copenhagen as Obama sets target for emissions cut
Thursday, 26 November 2009
US President announces he will attend next month's key climate change summit
Buddy, can you spare a dime – for a scam?
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Lawsuit claims US homeless charity simply a sham to line owners' pockets
Google says sorry for racist image of Michelle
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Google has suffered a blow to its reputation as a champion of liberalism after it inadvertently helped a racist picture of Michelle Obama become one of the most viewed images on the internet.
Madeleine businessman arrested at hotel
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
A businessman whose firm helped to look for Madeleine McCann was arrested after a hotel manager recognised him as an alleged fraudster wanted by US authorities.
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