One in nine bridges in the US - more than 66,000 in total - are structurally deficient, a number likely to grow amid US budget woes, a report finds.

Speaking at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, President Barack Obama calls for reductions to be made in US and Russian nuclear stockpiles.

The FBI has used drones for surveillance in limited cases over US soil and is developing a drone use policy, the FBI director tells a US Senate panel.

A hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainee tells of the 'ordeal' of force-feeding, as doctors call for inmates to get independent medical care.

Slim Whitman, the American country singer known for his yodelling abilities has died at the age of 89.

Four in 10 indigenous Canadian children live in poverty, more than twice the national rate, finds a study that urges an increase in social services.

US President Barack Obama has called for more efforts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons.

A US fugitive on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list for the alleged sexual exploitation of children is arrested at a resort in Mexico.

Afghanistan suspends talks on a bilateral security agreement with the US, after Washington's announcement of peace talks with the Taliban.

Deloitte Financial Advisory Services is suspended for one year from doing new consulting work in New York after regulators criticised its work at Standard Chartered.

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Investors want to know when the US Federal Reserve will begin scaling back its help for the economy - that is, buying $85bn a month in bonds and keeping interest rates low.

US satellite TV operator Dish Network says it will not submit a revised bid for Sprint Nextel, leaving the way open for a rival bid from Japan's Softbank.

Journalist Michael Hastings, whose reporting ended the career of US General Stanley McChrystal, has died in a crash in Los Angeles aged 33.

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passes a bill to restrict abortions to the first 20 weeks after conception.

Down-at-heel Detroit shows vital signs of a comeback

Montreal's Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns, a day after his arrest on 14 fraud charges, the latest scandal to hit Canadian local politics.

Chrysler agrees to recall 2.7 million Jeeps that could be at risk of fuel tank fires, after initially refusing a US government request to do so.

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Cuban and US officials hold talks about resuming direct mail services following a 50 year postal ban between the two countries.

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President Obama poked fun at his golfing skills by saying Rory McIlroy offered to help the president "get his swing sorted".

President Obama has praised the peace process in Northern Ireland, saying when peace was achieved "it gave the world hope".

Michelle Obama has addressed a group of school children in Northern Ireland telling them "we expect great things from you".

The US President has arrived in Northern Ireland ahead of the G8 Summit in Lough Erne, Enniskillen, on Monday afternoon.

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Hundreds of people have marched to the US consulate in Hong Kong to support Edward Snowden, the ex-CIA worker who leaked secret US surveillance details.

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