| BBC News - US & Canada Updated : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:38:30 GMT US Koran burning event 'on hold' The US pastor who attracted worldwide condemnation for his threat to burn copies of the Koran says his plan is now on hold. Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:46:18 GMT US judge challenges army gay ban A federal judge rules that a ban on homosexuals serving openly in the US military is unconstitutional, in the latest challenge to the law. Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:20:39 GMT Iran will release US woman hiker Iran is set to release on Saturday Sarah Shourd - one of three detained US hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, officials say. Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:16:03 GMT US soldiers 'kept Afghan body parts' A group of US soldiers murdered a number of Afghan civilians and took body parts as trophies, documents released by military officials suggest. Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:33:06 GMT Obama contradicts Mexico claims US President Barack Obama contradicts claims made by his secretary of state that Mexico is dealing with a "drugs insurgency". Publ.Date : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:54:51 GMT Reprieve for US stem cell funding A court says federal funding for US stem cell research can continue until a final legal decision on the matter. Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:02:49 GMT US exports near to two-year high The US trade gap in July narrowed thanks to increased exports of large US-made items such as aircraft. Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:14:19 GMT Al-Qaeda men escape US custody Four prisoners with ties to al-Qaeda have escaped from the US-controlled section of Baghdad's Karkh prison, US officials say. Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:54:51 GMT US marines recapture pirated ship US Marines have boarded and seized a vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, navy officials say. Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:24:07 GMT Obama defiant on tax cut stance President Obama defends his opposition to extending Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier people and criticises what he calls Republican obstruction. Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:25:23 GMT World's most expensive book back on sale A rare copy of John James Audubon's Birds of America, billed as the world's most expensive book, is to go on sale at Sotheby's. Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:55:18 GMT Rodney King tying knot with his juror Nineteen years after his brutal beating by four LA police officers, Rodney King is marrying a juror from the case. Publ.Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:53:38 GMT Canada in third bank rate rise Canada now has interest rates of 1%, after raising its key lending benchmark for the third time this year. Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:41:26 GMT BP spreads blame over oil spill A BP report says "a series of failures" by BP and its contractors were to blame for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Publ.Date : Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:48:33 GMT Obama to back company tax breaks President Obama is to call for company tax breaks in his bid to regain the initiative as mid-term elections loom. Publ.Date : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:40:35 GMT make money fast |