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American charged over Mumbai attacks
The terror attacks in Mumbai that paralysed the city and killed 166 people have been linked to an American.
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Stephen Foley: Ben Bernanke v Ron Paul. Round Seven
Monday, 7 December 2009
Ben Bernanke has just stepped up his fight against Ron Paul's plan to "audit the Fed".
Lesbian bishop sparks new church row
Monday, 7 December 2009
Archbishop warns election of Mary Glasspool could divide Anglicanism in two
US admits it has no idea of Bin Laden's whereabouts
Monday, 7 December 2009
The United States has no real idea where Osama bin Laden, the al-Qa'ida leader, may be hiding, and has not had the benefit of any substantial intelligence on his possible whereabouts "for years", the US Secretary of Defence, Robert Gates, conceded yesterday.
Morales set for landslide re-election
Monday, 7 December 2009
President Evo Morales looked set for an easy re-election in Bolivia last night after exit polls suggested he had won back power with more than 62 per cent of the vote. Mr Morales' closest challenger, the center-right candidate Manfred Reyes, won about 23 per cent. Mr Morales focused his campaign on helping Bolivia's impoverished indigenous peoples. AP
Drug supplier to sport's big cheats is back in business and 'clean'
Sunday, 6 December 2009
If America had a Hall of Fame for sporting disgrace, Victor Conte would occupy its most prominent berth. For almost a decade, the San Francisco-based nutritionist supplied performance-enhancing drugs to some of the world's most notorious cheats, from the steroid-enhanced baseball slugger Barry Bonds to the Olympic athlete Marion Jones and the British sprinter Dwain Chambers.
Man faces prison for leaving water in desert
Sunday, 6 December 2009
A US judge has threatened to sentence a man to 25 days in prison for littering after he left out jugs of water for thirsty illegal immigrants in the Arizona desert.
Obama vows steps to restart job growth
Saturday, 5 December 2009
President Barack Obama pledged today to do all he could do reignite US job growth as he defended his handling of the economy amid Republican attacks.
'We all knew about Tiger's secret life'
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Behind the aura of invincibility, rumours about his private life had been rife for years. Now they have gone public. So will the game's greatest player ever be the same again?
US Anglicans elect woman bishop
Saturday, 5 December 2009
The US Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles elected the first female bishop in its 114-year history but ended voting for the day with one of two openly gay candidates still vying for the second bishop's position.
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