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Two Americans, German win Nobel medicine prize
Two Americans and a German won the 2013 Nobel medicine prize on Monday for their work on how hormones and enzymes are ...US strikes al-Shabab in Somalia and captures bombing suspect in Libya
Senior al Qaeda figure Anas al-Liby, indicted by the United States for his alleged role in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies ...Obama cancels Asia trip over U.S. government shutdown
U.S. President Obama has canceled a trip to Asia that was set to begin this weekend, because of the ongoing government shutdown in ...IMF head warns US debt crisis threatens world economy
The head of the International Monetary Fund is warning that if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling the consequences could be ...Shots fired at US Capitol, female suspect killed
A woman suspected of being involved in a car chase across central Washington was shot and killed by police outside the U.S. ...US expels 3 Venezuelan diplomats in tit-for-tat row
The US has expelled Venezuela\'s charge d\'affaires in Washington and two other diplomats in reprisal for the expulsion of three American diplomats ...Best-selling US author Tom Clancy dies at 66
Tom Clancy, the bestselling U.S. author of popular spy and military-themed thrillers such as "The Hunt for Red October" and "Patriot Games," ...Obama shortens Asia trip, cancels stops in Malaysia, Philippines due to government shutdown
U.S. President Barack Obama is canceling part of his planned trip to Asia this weekend because of the government shutdown, the White ...Merck cuts 8,500 extra jobs
US pharmaceutical giant Merck said Tuesday it would eliminate an additional 8,500 jobs worldwide as it seeks to cut costs by $2.5 billion by ...US government shuts down, Obama blames Republicans
US President Barack Obama has blamed Republicans in the House of Representatives for a partial government shutdown, saying they are carrying out ...