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Oklahoma devastation: Locals struggle in the aftermath

Oklahoma devastation: Locals struggle in the aftermath

22 May 2013, 19:37 PM

North America | The post-tornado rescue effort in Oklahoma looks to be all but over tonight, with the death toll lowered sharply to 24.
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Comment: Why Obama disappoints

Comment: Why Obama disappoints

22 May 2013, 16:13 PM

North America | Barack Obama's presidency may ultimately go down in the history books as an underperforming and disappointing one, where pragmatist concerns impeded his progressive achievements. So should we have lowered our expectations?
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Tornado survivor finds dog in the rubble

Tornado survivor finds dog in the rubble

22 May 2013, 14:11 PM

North America | An American news show has captured the heartwarming moments of an Oklahoma tornado victim being reunited with her dog midway through an television interview.
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Worried parents seek kids after US tornado

Worried parents seek kids after US tornado

22 May 2013, 13:14 PM

North America | Parents have faced anxious waits for news of their missing children in the wake of the deadly Oklahoma tornado. Read more

Bieber's pet monkey 'becomes German'

Bieber's pet monkey 'becomes German'

22 May 2013, 11:51 AM

North America | Justin Bieber's pet monkey has become the property of Germany after the Canadian singer failed to claim it. Read more

US immigration bill clears key hurdle

US immigration bill clears key hurdle

22 May 2013, 11:05 AM

North America | The US Senate will debate far-reaching immigration legislation that gives millions living in the country illegally a chance at citizenship. Read more

Comment: America should swap its old folks for skilled immigrants

Comment: America should swap its old folks for skilled immigrants

22 May 2013, 10:55 AM

North America | Immigration reform is back on the agenda in the US, and policy makers need to re-consider the importance of migrants to the economy write Aaditya Mattoo and Arvind Subramanian.


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Obama mourns victims of huge tornado

Obama mourns victims of huge tornado

22 May 2013, 10:15 AM

North America | US President Barack Obama has vowed to stand with the people of Oklahoma following a devastating tornado that has claimed dozens of lives. Read more

US tornado stronger than Hiroshima bomb

22 May 2013, 8:19 AM

North America | The Oklahoma tornado unleashed an awesome amount of energy that was much greater than the atomic bomb that levelled Hiroshima.
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91 dead as massive tornado strikes US

91 dead as massive tornado strikes US

21 May 2013, 20:08 PM

North America | Twenty children are among 91 killed when a huge tornado ripped through an Oklahoma City suburb leaving the area looking more like a war zone. Read more

Dozens dead as massive tornado strikes US city

21 May 2013, 19:45 PM

North America | A powerful tornado swept through an Oklahoma City suburb on Monday, tearing down blocks of homes, two schools and leaving up to 91 people dead, including 20 children, local officials said. Read more

Obama to take first major Africa trip

Obama to take first major Africa trip

21 May 2013, 19:24 PM

North America | US President Barack Obama will visit Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa in June but he'll skip Kenya, where he has ancestral roots. Read more

As it happened: Oklahoma tornado

As it happened: Oklahoma tornado

21 May 2013, 18:05 PM

North America | A powerful tornado with winds over 300 kilometres per hour has pulverised an Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 91 people, officials say. Read more

US tornado victims recont race to survive

21 May 2013, 17:49 PM

North America | Americans who survived the massive tornado that barrelled through an Oklahoma City suburb described racing for shelter only to emerge scarred and bloodied on a moon-like landscape of debris. Read more

Apple 'uses firms outside US to avoid tax'

Apple 'uses firms outside US to avoid tax'

21 May 2013, 17:00 PM

North America | Apple avoided paying taxes on tens of billions of dollars in profits through a complex network of subsidiaries, many with "no declared tax jurisdiction," a US Senate panel says. Read more

Oklahoma twister 'tracked 1999 storm's path'

21 May 2013, 14:38 PM

North America | Oklahoma City's latest deadly tornado roughly followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. Read more

Obama praises Myanmar reform

Obama praises Myanmar reform

21 May 2013, 13:07 PM

North America | US President Barack Obama has praised Myanmar President Thein Sein for leading his country in a 'new direction'.
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Oklahoma tornado worst I've ever seen: storm chaser

Oklahoma tornado worst I've ever seen: storm chaser

21 May 2013, 11:25 AM

North America | A storm chaser in Oklahoma City says the tornado that has left at least 51 people dead and destroyed entire neighbourhoods in Moore, is the worst he's ever seen. Read more

Curiosity rover drills second Mars rock

Curiosity rover drills second Mars rock

21 May 2013, 8:58 AM

North America | NASA's Curiosity rover has bored a hole in a second rock and will transfer a pinch of powder to its onboard laboratories later this week.
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Explainer: What is the DSM?

Explainer: What is the DSM?

20 May 2013, 10:00 AM

North America | Regarded as a bible in the psychiatry world, the latest edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is causing a stir, writes Peter Kinderman. Read more

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