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John Kerry: Syrian government deserves credit for so far complying with chemical weapons deal
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Syrian government deserves credit for so far complying with a chemical weapons deal. John Kerry was speaking...
How US shutdown is affecting business
Business is starting to suffer from the US shutdown, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has warned. Penny Pritzker’s comments at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) came...
Washington DC: Man dies after self-immolation on National Mall
A man died after self-immolation on Washington DC's National Mall, police says. The man poured a can of petrol on himself before setting himself on...
US shutdown: Most of 400,000 defense staff sent home to return to work next week
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced that most of the 400,000 US defense department staff sent home amid the US government shutdown have been...
John Kerry: Prolonged shutdown could affect US internationally
John Kerry has warned that any prolonged shutdown of the government could affect the US internationally. Speaking at the APEC forum in Indonesia, the US...
US shutdown postpones EU free trade pact negotiations
US and EU negotiations on a sweeping free trade pact have been postponed because of a partial government shutdown in America. US officials had been...
Ross Ulbricht: Silk Road mastermind appears in San Francisco court
Ross Ulbricht, the alleged mastermind behind the online illegal drugs marketplace Silk Road, is too dangerous to be bailed, US prosecutors have said. Ross Ulbricht,...
Stink bugs invading Lancaster County
Stink bugs are set to hit Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in record numbers this winter. Even though the bugs are small, about the size of a...
Tropical Storm Karen threatens damaging winds, heavy rain and high tides along US Gulf Coast
Residents along the US Gulf Coast have been placed on alert as approaching Tropical Storm Karen threatens damaging winds, heavy rain and high tides. Oil...
Barack Obama cancels Asia trip as part of US shutdown
President Barack Obama has decided to cancel his trip to Asia because of the US government shutdown. Barack Obama will miss two summits, including the...
Silk Road: Bitcoin value drops after FBI shuts clandestine online marketplace
Bitcoin value has dropped after the closure of the clandestine Silk Road online marketplace. The FBI seized bitcoins worth approximately $3.6 million on Tuesday. The price...
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers ask judge to lift overly harsh restrictions against him
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers asked a judge Wednesday to lift restrictions placed on him in prison, arguing that the conditions are overly harsh, have left...
Barack Obama warns of US default danger amid government shutdown
President Barack Obama has warned that Wall Street should be concerned that a conservative faction of Republicans is willing to allow the country to...
US shutdown could damage spy agencies
Senior intelligence officials have warned the government shutdown "seriously damages" spy agencies' ability to protect the US. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a...
Federal shutdown 2013: US websites suspended due to partial shutdown
Several US government websites and Twitter feeds have been suspended due to a partial federal shutdown. NASA's website was unavailable as non-essential services were closed,...
US shutdown: Barack Obama shortens four-nation Asian tour
The White House has announced President Barack Obama would not now visit Malaysia and the Philippines because of the government shutdown but would still...
US shutdown 2013: Who is affected?
As the US Congress has failed to agree a budget by October 1st and a federal government shutdown has begun, more than 700,000 federal...
US government begins partial shutdown
The US government begins a partial shutdown after the Republican-led House of Representatives refused to approve a budget for next year. A midnight deadline passed...
Generals Charles Gurganus and Gregg A. Sturdevant forced to retire over Taliban attack
General James Amos, head of the US Marine Corps has ordered two generals to retire because they failed to defend Camp Bastion in Afghanistan...
NYSE hit by the threat of a shutdown
Shares in New York are trading lower as the prospect of a shutdown of some US government activities looks increasingly likely. The Dow Jones and...
US government shutdown looms amid stalemate
The US government shutdown is looming as Democrat and Republican lawmakers remain unable to strike a deal on a new plan to continue funding...
Timothy Giardina: Nuke commander suspended over gambling probe
Navy Vice Admiral Timothy Giardina, the second-in-command of the US military's nuclear combat forces, has been suspended during an investigation into illegal gambling. Timothy Giardina...
Senate to reject House funding bill to avert government shutdown
Senate Majority leader Harry Reid has warned that his Democratic-led chamber will reject a House Republican bill to avert a government shutdown. Early on Sunday,...
United Airlines pilot dies after suffering midair heart attack
A United Airlines plane with 161 passengers on board was forced to make an emergency landing after the pilot suffered what was later proved...
US government careens toward shutdown
The US government careens toward a potentially devastating shutdown as Republicans and Democrats in Congress remain deadlocked on a budget to continue its funding. Agencies...
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