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An image from Michaele Salahi's Facebook page shows Tareq Salahi, left, Vice President Joe Biden and Michaele Salahi at the White House state dinner in Washington

Couple gatecrash state dinner at White House

The US Secret Service launched an investigation as the couple posted pictures on Facebook.

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The remains of the World Trade Centre in New York

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

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.

A man wearing a UHO apron collects donations for the charity in New York

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

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.

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

Actress Isla Fisher arrives at the premiere of Universal's 'Bruno' in Los Angeles

Facebook 'Kick a Ginger' day sparks attacks

Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Authorities say there were at least five attacks on red-haired students at a Southern California middle school after a Facebook group announced "Kick a Ginger Day."

Google says sorry for offensive Michelle Obama image

Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Google is apologizing for a racially offensive image of the First Lady that appears at the top of the list when users search for pictures of Michelle Obama on its site.

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.

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