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• US eases Sudan web sanctions

  The US eases sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to allow the export of web services that help the spread of information. Read More... Posted Monday, March 08, 2010 11:43 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• US jet bomb suspect 'co-operates'

  The Nigerian suspected of trying to blow up a plane on Christmas Day is providing "useful" information, US officials say. Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 02, 2010 6:57 PM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• Algerians return from Guantanamo

  Two Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay are sent home on the eve of President Obama's deadline to close the prison. Read More... Posted Friday, January 22, 2010 2:56 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• Baby Baracks

  Would you name your child after President Obama? Read More... Posted Monday, January 18, 2010 5:37 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• Plane bomb suspect due in court

  The Nigerian man accused of trying to bomb a US-bound flight last month is to make his first court appearance in Detroit. Read More... Posted Friday, January 08, 2010 8:16 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• Nigerian charged over plane plot

  A US grand jury indicts Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on six counts over an alleged plot to bomb a plane on Christmas Day. Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 06, 2010 3:54 PM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• US screening unfair, says Nigeria

  Nigeria says the US has acted unfairly by singling out Nigerian air passengers for screening after an attempt to bomb a jet. Read More... Posted Monday, January 04, 2010 9:52 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• US toughens air screening rules

  Passengers flying to the US from or via five African nations deemed a security risk face tougher screening, under new measures. Read More... Posted Monday, January 04, 2010 3:13 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• US lifts HIV/Aids immigration ban

  The US lifts a 22-year immigration ban that stopped anyone with HIV/Aids from entering the country. Read More... Posted Monday, January 04, 2010 12:06 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• Obama links al-Qaeda to jet plot

  Barack Obama for the first time publicly accuses an al-Qaeda offshoot of planning the alleged Christmas Day jet bomb plot. Read More... Posted Saturday, January 02, 2010 4:20 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• US 'aware of Nigerian attacker'

  The US knew of "a Nigerian" in Yemen being prepared for a terrorist attack - weeks before a failed bombing on a US plane. Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:57 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• 'Nigeria bomber' moves detailed

  The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a US jet on Friday was living in Yemen until earlier this month, officials say. Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 29, 2009 4:54 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• Father warned about 'jet bomber'

  The father of a Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a transatlantic jet had warned US officials about his son's views. Read More... Posted Saturday, December 26, 2009 9:36 PM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• US probes flight 'terror attack'

  A Nigerian with alleged al-Qaeda links is questioned after an attempted "act of terrorism" on a plane arriving in the US. Read More... Posted Saturday, December 26, 2009 3:45 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas

• Guantanamo detainees flown home

  The US transfers 12 detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland, officials say. Read More... Posted Sunday, December 20, 2009 10:30 AM from BBC News | Africa | World Edition | (Comments Off) Filed under: Americas