Obama unveils smaller US military
The US military will become "leaner" while maintaining superiority as it switches focus to the Asia-Pacific, US President Barack Obama announces.
Runaway teen deported to Colombia
The US and Colombia attempt to unravel the mystery of how a 14-year-old US runaway was deported to Colombia after giving officials a fake name.
Mexico inaugurates tallest bridge
President Felipe Calderon inaugurates the Baluarte bridge in northern Mexico, which at 402m is now the tallest bridge in the world.
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Syria observers' breakaway visit
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Orchestras hit right note in DR Congo
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Wales to White House?
The Welsh mining village where Ann Romney's family lived
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Syrian opposition plan for a future without Assad
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Animal life in the US-Mexico borderlands
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Low budget financial thriller Margin Call earns high praise ahead of the movie awards season
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