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Haiti cholera victims threaten to sue UN

A group of lawyers representing cholera victims in Haiti has threatened to take legal action against the United Nations.

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US police probe triple kidnap mystery

US police have searched an unremarkable home in a working-class neighbourhood of Cleveland after three women who had been missing for around a decade were rescued from kidnappers.

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Sex crimes soar in US military

Sexual assaults in the US military are a growing epidemic across the services and thousands of victims are still unwilling to come forward despite a slew of new oversight and assistance programs, according to a new Pentagon report.

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Obama's Libya nominee put through her paces

Deborah Jones, Barack Obama's nominee to be the new ambassador to Libya, underwent confirmation hearings on Tuesday amid ongoing concerns about security of US diplomatic missions.

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Obama meets S Korean president in White House

US President Barack Obama has welcomed South Korea President Park Guen-hye to the White House and is due to begin talks on North Korea threats.

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Many dead in Mexico gas-tanker explosion

A gas tanker has exploded on a highway in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec, killing at least 18 people and injuring three dozen, according to the Citizen Safety Department of Mexico State, which surrounds Mexico City.

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Friend of Boston bomber released on bail

The teenager accused of lying to FBI agents in the Boston Marathon bombing case has been freed on bail pending a later trial date.

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US retrieves Hemingway's items from Cuba home

A set of 2,000 recently digitised records delivered to the United States will give scholars and the public a fuller view of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Ernest Hemingway's life.

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Three US women missing for decade found alive

Amanda BerryThree women who were missing for years – two of whom disappeared as teenagers – have been found alive in a house in Cleveland.

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Cool weather calms California wildfires

A cool-down in weather has calmed a huge wildfire burning in Southern California coastal mountains as firefighters continue to cut kilometres of containment lines while conditions are favourable.

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