Hagel says US must engage with world

27 February 2013 Last updated at 19:00 ET Shortly after his swearing-in as defence secretary, Chuck Hagel has said the US should engage with the world rather than dictate to it. Mr Hagel told Pentagon employees that the US must lead with its...

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Wall Street Market Report

27 February 2013 Last updated at 16:25 ET Continue reading the main story Continue reading the main story (Close): The US shares rallied for a second day, as evidence of a recovery in the housing market mounted. The Dow Jones gained 176...

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Shell halts Arctic drilling for 2013

27 February 2013 Last updated at 17:40 ET Royal Dutch Shell has said that it will suspend its offshore drilling programme in the Arctic for the rest of 2013 in order to give time to ensure safety. The decision to pause drilling for oil in the...

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Lew confirmed as treasury secretary

27 February 2013 Last updated at 18:39 ET Jack Lew has been confirmed as the next US treasury secretary in a 71-26 vote of the Senate. Mr Lew, 57, was recently chief of staff to President Barack Obama, who nominated him to the new role. Mr...

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Argentina resists debt demands

27 February 2013 Last updated at 19:00 ET Argentina has signalled to a US court that it will resist demands by a group of investors to repay them in full 11 years after its huge debt default. A New York appeals court was hearing arguments after...

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Voting law before US Supreme Court

27 February 2013 Last updated at 20:52 ET An Alabama county's challenge to a landmark 1965 voting rights law is being heard at the US Supreme Court. Shelby County says it is no longer necessary to require places with a history of racial discrimination...

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White House budget cuts talks ahead

27 February 2013 Last updated at 20:56 ET Congressional leaders head to the White House on Friday to discuss a series of deep budget cuts, on the day the measures are due to take effect. A White House spokesman said the talks would be a "constructive...

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Newtown dad weeps at Senate hearing

27 February 2013 Last updated at 22:20 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Neil Heslin: "I'm not here for the sympathy." The father of a boy slain in a mass school shooting in December has broken down...

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US hackers 'attacked China websites'

28 February 2013 Last updated at 07:04 ET Hackers from the US have repeatedly launched attacks on two Chinese military websites, including that of the Defence Ministry, officials say. The sites were subject to about 144,000 hacking attacks...

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US extends aid to Syrian rebels

28 February 2013 Last updated at 08:01 ET The US is to step up its support for the Syrian opposition as it fights to topple President Bashar al-Assad, Secretary of State John Kerry says. Mr Kerry said the US would provide direct support to...

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Facebook scrubs shooting 'tributes'

26 February 2013 Last updated at 09:36 ET Facebook has removed some pages dedicated to last year's Sandy Hook primary school shooting, following complaints. Dozens of "tributes" were added to the social network following the December attack...

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Nato admits Taliban figures 'error'

26 February 2013 Last updated at 12:38 ET US-led military forces in Afghanistan have admitted that an error led them to mistakenly claim a fall in the number of attacks by the Taliban last year. A report posted on the website of the Nato-led...

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Rare killing of US prison guard

26 February 2013 Last updated at 16:12 ET An inmate at a high-security Pennsylvania jail has killed a guard, the first time a federal prison officer has died at work in almost five years. Eric Williams, 34, was attacked with a homemade weapon...

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Drinkers sue over 'watered-down' Bud

26 February 2013 Last updated at 18:29 ET Beer drinkers in the US have filed a $5m (£3.3m) lawsuit accusing Anheuser-Busch of watering down its beer. The lawsuits, filed in Pennsylvania, California and other states, claim consumers have been...

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Obama ups ante as budget axe hovers

26 February 2013 Last updated at 18:35 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Barack Obama says the effect of looming budget cuts are already being felt US President Barack Obama has urged Congress to...

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Hagel confirmed as defence secretary

26 February 2013 Last updated at 20:28 ET The US Senate has confirmed former Senator Chuck Hagel as the new Pentagon chief, after four Republicans joined Democrats to approve his nomination. The former Republican Nebraska senator was confirmed...

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UK link in US 'cannibal cop' case

26 February 2013 Last updated at 21:47 ET A former New York policeman accused of plotting to cannibalise women exchanged disturbing emails with a co-conspirator in the UK, a court has heard. Messages between Gilberto Valle, 28, and a man who...

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Brown receives 55-day jail sentence

27 February 2013 Last updated at 04:25 ET Bobby Brown has been sentenced to 55 days in prison in Los Angeles and four years of probation for drink-driving. Following his arrest in October 2012, the 44-year-old pleaded no contest to charges...

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BP denies sole blame for Gulf spill

27 February 2013 Last updated at 04:42 ET A senior BP executive has told a US court that the oil giant was not solely responsible for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Rig operator Transocean and contractor Halliburton must also bear portions...

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Four missing in California sailboat

25 February 2013 Last updated at 14:00 ET Four people, including two children, are missing after abandoning a sinking sailboat in the Pacific Ocean off California, the US Coast Guard said. Coast Guard vessels and aircraft are searching about...

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BP 'prioritised profits over safety'

25 February 2013 Last updated at 14:12 ET BP has been accused of putting profits before safety on the first day of a trial in New Orleans over liability for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The accusation came from a lawyer acting for...

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Police widen Vegas shooting manhunt

25 February 2013 Last updated at 16:52 ET Police have widened the search for an ex-convict suspected of a pre-dawn Las Vegas shooting and multiple car crash that left three people dead. Ammar Harris, 26, is thought to be the gunman who shot...

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Barnes & Noble founder moots buy-out

25 February 2013 Last updated at 16:53 ET Continue reading the main story Leonard Riggio, founder of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain, has said he plans to offer to buy back its retail operations, but not its Nook e-reader. Mr Riggio,...

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Kerry urges Syria opposition to talk

25 February 2013 Last updated at 17:35 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. John Kerry: "The Syrian people deserve better than the horrific violence that invades and threatens their everyday lives" ...

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NY Times brand to go international

25 February 2013 Last updated at 18:51 ET The International Herald Tribune is to be renamed the International New York Times after its parent newspaper. The change, expected this autumn, will end the 40-year-old IHT brand familiar to US expatriate...

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Obama urges budget cuts 'compromise'

25 February 2013 Last updated at 20:18 ET President Barack Obama has urged US governors to prod Congress to strike a budget deal averting a raft of deep budget cuts set to hit on Friday. He warned the $85bn (£56bn) cuts would put thousands of...

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US wife accuses 'cannibal' policeman

25 February 2013 Last updated at 21:48 ET The estranged wife of a New York City policeman has told a court about her discovery of his alleged plot to kill her and cannibalise women. Kathleen Mangan-Valle said she found emails detailing husband...

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MacFarlane boosts Oscars ratings

26 February 2013 Last updated at 05:00 ET This year's Oscars attracted a US TV audience of 40.3 million, a million more than tuned in to 2012's broadcast. According to the ABC network, the show - hosted by Seth MacFarlane, creator of hit TV...

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Apple offers kid apps fee settlement

26 February 2013 Last updated at 07:24 ET Apple has proposed paying compensation to US parents whose children made in-app purchases without their permission. The iPod-maker had been sued over allegations it had failed to "adequately" publicise...

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Boeing 'set to offer 787 fixes'

22 February 2013 Last updated at 09:06 ET Boeing is expected to offer ways to fix the 787's battery problems at a meeting with the US Federal Aviation Administration on Friday. Ray Conner, a Boeing executive, will explain measures to prevent...

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Fans injured in Daytona race crash

23 February 2013 Last updated at 22:59 ET At least 28 fans have been injured in a multi-car crash during a Nascar race at Daytona in the US state of Florida. Large pieces of debris - including a tyre - flew into the spectator stands when one...

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Pro-gun rallies staged across US

23 February 2013 Last updated at 23:52 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Pro-gun campaigners in the US have been holding a "day of resistance", protesting against President Obama's plans to ban assault...

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US Cardinal urged to avoid conclave

24 February 2013 Last updated at 05:55 ET Roman Catholics in the US have delivered a petition asking Cardinal Roger Mahony to stay away from the conclave in Rome to choose a new pope. The former Archbishop of Los Angeles was stripped of his...

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Apple drops shares plan after ruling

24 February 2013 Last updated at 06:27 ET Apple has dropped a planned vote of shareholders after a US judge blocked the move in an ongoing spat over what to do with the tech giant's huge cash pile. The judge backed a lawsuit by activist shareholder...

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