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Moussaoui can face death penalty - 03 Apr 2006 20:56:25 GMT A US jury decides that al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui is eligible to face the death penalty when sentenced.
Sales drop goes on at GM and Ford - 03 Apr 2006 20:45:20 GMT US carmakers GM and Ford fail to end a drop in car sales - with GM down 14%, industry figures show.
Deadly storms batter central US - 03 Apr 2006 20:25:35 GMT Violent storms leave at least 27 people dead in the US states of Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois.
Novartis increases Chiron offer - 03 Apr 2006 20:05:03 GMT Swiss drug company Novartis raises its offer for US vaccine firm Chiron in a bid to speed through a takeover deal.
US military plane crashes at base - 03 Apr 2006 17:45:22 GMT A huge US military transport plane crashes near a base in Delaware, but all 17 people on board survive.
US court rejects Padilla appeal - 03 Apr 2006 15:25:51 GMT The US Supreme Court rejects an appeal by Jose Padilla, a US citizen who was held as an "enemy combatant".
Golf: Mickelson snubs sand iron - 03 Apr 2006 15:12:22 GMT In-form Phil Mickelson says he's hoping for a stress-free victory in this week's Masters at Augusta
Venezuela takes back oil fields - 03 Apr 2006 15:11:47 GMT Venezuela takes back oil fields owned by Total and Eni, after the foreign firms fail to agree new deals on their control.
GM agrees $14bn deal - 03 Apr 2006 15:01:06 GMT GM is to sell a majority stake in its highly profitable finance arm, raising $14bn to help rebuild its fragile finances.
Bolivian leader seeks debt relief - 03 Apr 2006 14:04:23 GMT Bolivia is urging the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) agrees to a regional debt relief program.
Baseball: White Sox win opener - 03 Apr 2006 07:34:48 GMT World Series winners the Chicago White Sox begin their quest for a second straight title with a 10-4 win over Cleveland.
Buble rules at Canada Grammys - 03 Apr 2006 07:06:41 GMT Singer Michael Buble wins four prizes including best singer, at the Junos, Canada's top music awards ceremony.
Freed US journalist arrives home - 02 Apr 2006 21:58:45 GMT A US journalist freed after being held in Iraq for nearly three months flies into Boston airport.
Alcatel and Lucent agree merger - 02 Apr 2006 19:23:15 GMT France's Alcatel and US firm Lucent Technologies, leading IT and telecoms systems firms, agree to merge.
US helicopter 'shot down' in Iraq - 02 Apr 2006 16:10:22 GMT A helicopter lost in Iraq is believed shot down and the two pilots are feared dead, the US military says.
Google sells $2.07bn of its stock - 02 Apr 2006 08:52:19 GMT US search engine Google raises $2.07bn in its second share sale in seven months.
Argentina unearths forgotten past - 02 Apr 2006 07:30:25 GMT Workers renovating a plaza in Buenos Aires discover a forgotten cemetery used by early immigrants in the 19th century.
Thousands in NY immigration rally - 02 Apr 2006 06:52:24 GMT Thousands of demonstrators march through New York to protest against tougher US immigration laws.
'Corrupt' Argentine police purged - 01 Apr 2006 21:27:17 GMT The Argentine authorities try to clean up the Buenos Aires police force with a purge of more than 100 officers.
Telenovelas conquer the world - 01 Apr 2006 12:26:02 GMT The BBC's Javier Lizarzaburu examines telenovelas - arguably the number one worldwide form of entertainment.
Brazil plane crashes killing 19 - 01 Apr 2006 11:29:58 GMT All 17 passengers and two crew are killed as a Brazilian plane crashes in mountains near Rio de Janeiro.
Brazilian pioneer docks in space - 01 Apr 2006 04:58:03 GMT The first Brazilian in space docks at the International Space Station after a two-day journey.
Immigration dominates summit - 31 Mar 2006 21:29:46 GMT The economic gulf between Mexico and the US is nowhere more obvious than in Cancun - an appropriate backdrop for a summit dominated by the thorny issue of immigration.
Schiavo controversy still rages - 31 Mar 2006 08:35:11 GMT A year after the death of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo, the recriminations and rows continue.