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BP spreads blame over oil spill A BP report says \"a series of failures\" by BP and its contractors were to blame for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill. |
Church defiant over Koran burning A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary. |
Canada, US near top of \'giving\' index Australia and New Zealand top the table in the largest ever study into global charitable behaviour, but some poor countries also scoring high. |
Boeing revamps military division Boeing announces cuts at its military aircraft division in readiness for future reductions in US government defence spending. |
McCartney to get US culture honour Sir Paul McCartney is to be presented with a Kennedy Center honour at the White House in Washington in December. |
American soldiers killed in Iraq Two US soldiers are killed in northern Iraq, the first US military deaths since Washington last month declared an end to combat operations in Iraq. |
Lennon killer denied parole again Mark David Chapman, who killed John Lennon, has been denied parole and will remain imprisoned for at least two more years, officials say. |
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