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US planemaker Boeing has unveiled the latest version of its jumbo jet, the 747-8 Intercontinental, pledging to carry more passengers using less fuel.
The US administration steps up its criticism of Egypt’s leadership after a 16th consecutive day of protests against the rule of President Mubarak.
A California judge rules that a man accused of kidnapped Jaycee Dugard, a young woman held captive for 18 years, is competent to stand trial.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States has no plans to suspend aid to Haiti despite the continuing crisis over the disputed presidential election in the Caribbean nation.
The US vice president’s communications director Jay Carney is named as the new White House press secretary, to replace Robert Gibbs.
Barack Obama is to say the challenges facing the US are a “Sputnik moment” in a State of the Union speech referencing the 1957 Soviet satellite launch that sparked a wave of US innovation.
The Canadian government begins an effort to deport an Algerian native it says is an al-Qaeda sleeper agent but has never charged.
Republicans in the US House of Representatives pass a symbolic bill to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
As the UK’s Royal wedding approaches, an exhibition celebrating the life of Prince William’s mother Diana is drawing in the crowds from across the US Midwest.
Veteran Cuban opposition militant Luis Posada Carriles goes on trial in the US on charges of lying to immigration officials.
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