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US pedophile jailed thanks to Australian police
Los Angeles The arrest of a pedophile in Australia has led to a US judge jailing Kansas child molester Philip Andra Grigsby for 260 years.
Myanmar leader starts landmark US visit
Myanmar President Thein Sein has begun the first visit to Washington by a leader of his country in nearly 50 years with the United States throwing its support behind his reforms.
US lottery jackpots at $592m
One winning ticket for a record US Powerball lottery jackpot worth $US590.5m was sold in Florida, organisers say.
Broken rail suspected in US train crash
John Christoffersen A commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials say.
Thein Sein visit prompts US to give way on name
Lindsay Murdoch Even before Thein Sein arrives in Washington on Tuesday, the President of Myanmar has achieved a significant concession from the US, turning the tide in a diplomatic tug-of-words over what to call...
US cyber hack linked to Iranians
Chris Strohm A previously unknown hacking group, believed to be based in Iran, has started cyber attacks inside the US, according to Mandiant, a security company that has linked China's army to similar activity.
Russia claims to have expelled 2nd US 'spy'
Nataliya Vasilyeva Russian state television aired footage Wednesday from Russia's security services claiming that another alleged American spy was expelled earlier this year.
US worried about Taiwan, Philippines tensions
The United States said on Wednesday it is concerned with the increase in tensions between Taiwan and the Philippines over the killing of a fisherman from Taiwan last week and urged them to work their...
Plot to attack US, French missions halted
An al-Qaeda-linked cell broken up in Egypt on the weekend planned to bomb the French and US embassies in Cairo, state news agency MENA has quoted investigators as saying.
US tax office head quits over scandal
WASHINGTON: The acting head of the US Internal Revenue Service has quit after the tax office became embroiled in a controversy over the targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
US AG sidesteps questions on AP records seizure
Lawmakers pounded US Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday with questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of Associated Press telephone records, and grew frustrated when he said he...
Myanmar president on landmark US visit
WASHINGTON: The White House says it will welcome Myanmar's leader on a landmark visit in a symbolic reward by President Barack Obama to encourage reforms in the longtime pariah state.
US man tricked girlfriend into abortion
The 28-year-old son of a Florida fertility doctor has been charged by federal authorities with tricking his girlfriend into taking a pill used to induce labour and cause an abortion, killing the...
US slams Japanese mayor's sex-slave comments
The United States condemned as "outrageous and offensive" comments by the mayor of the Japanese city of Osaka who said this week that Japan's military brothels during World War Two were "necessary"...
Boston bombings revenge against US: Tsarnaev
Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was found hiding in a boat days after the blasts, left a handwritten message describing the attack as retribution for US wars in Muslim...
Faeces found in most public pools in US
Anna Edney Washington: Human faeces taints more than half of public swimming pools in the US, a study has found.
MPs split over speed limit for autobahns
Michael Birnbaum For many Germans, the freedom to hurtle down the autobahn at 200km/h or faster is an inalienable right.
US boy, 12, arrested for sister's murder
US police have arrested a 12-year-old boy for the murder of his eight-year-old sister, in a case that has attracted widespread media attention and prompted an intense manhunt.
US tax agency 'targeted' conservatives
Republican lawmakers say the US tax agency's heightened scrutiny of conservative political groups has further eroded public trust in government, and a prominent senator has demanded President Barack...
