http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world/us_and_canada/The latest stories from the US & Canada section of the BBC News web site.en-gbFri, 24 Feb 2012 00:25:17 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse.http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world/us_and_canada/1206015The US Army private accused of leaking classified documents to Wikileaks defers a plea on 22 charges at the start of his court martial.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17148496http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17148496Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:36:57 GMTThe senate in the US state of Maryland passes a gay marriage bill, making it the eighth US state assembly to approve such a measure.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17149605http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17149605Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:55:15 GMTUS President Barack Obama says there is no "silver bullet" to bring car fuel prices down quickly and defends his energy policy.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17149601http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17149601Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:30:59 GMTSeven people are arrested in a multi-state rhino horn-smuggling ring, as officials seize $1m (£637,000) in gold ingots and 20 rhino horns.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17144762http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17144762Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:55:38 GMTThe White House unveils a "bill of rights" for web users, calling for stronger privacy protections amid fears that online browsing habits are not secure.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17144760http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17144760Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:14:45 GMTA man accused of drowning his wife while on a scuba dive during their honeymoon in Australia is acquitted by a judge in Alabama.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17149598http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17149598Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:55:21 GMTSeven US Marines are killed in a mid-air collision between two helicopters during a training exercise in Arizona, officials say.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17144803http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17144803Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:01:30 GMTApple can for now continue to sell the iPad tablet in Shanghai after a court ruling over naming rights is suspended on Thursday.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17143417http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17143417Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:56:55 GMTRick Santorum comes in for criticism from rival US Republican candidates in a crucial TV debate days ahead of two key primaries.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17135410http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17135410Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:42:21 GMTNew York Knicks basketball player Jeremy Lin files to trademark the term "linsanity", used to characterise his rapid rise to NBA stardom.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17136478http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17136478Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:16:10 GMTA Virginia jury finds lacrosse star George Huguely guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love and recommends he serve 26 years.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17144757http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17144757Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:37:18 GMTThe New York Police Department carried out covert surveillance of Muslims in nearby Newark, New Jersey, police records reveal.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17133875http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17133875Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:46:53 GMTA collection of early comic books - including those featuring the debuts of Batman and Superman - is sold for $3.5m (£2.2m) at auction in New York.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17136642http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17136642Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:31:07 GMTAnimated comedy The Simpsons passes a major TV milestone with its 500th episode, guest starring Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-17092968http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17092968Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:38:00 GMTThe US targets organised crime by freezing the financial assets of two groups - Japan's Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza group and Russia's Brothers' Circle.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-17150847http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17150847Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:07:52 GMTUS insurance giant AIG reports a big increase in fourth-quarter profit, thanks to a $17.7bn (£11.2bn) tax benefit.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17150062http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17150062Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:23:40 GMTProvides an overview of Canada, including key events and facts about the world's second-largest countryhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16841111http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16841111Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:21:27 GMTProvides and overview as well as facts and figures for this small dependency of the United States situated in the Caribbeanhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17139243http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17139243Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:36:28 GMTProvides an overview of what remains of France's once-extensive possessions in North Americahttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17142538http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17142538Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:03:36 GMTProvides an overview of the United States, including key events and facts about this superpowerhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16761057http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16761057Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:32:43 GMTThe US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has told a major international conference it is "time to buckle down" in Somalia, as she announced an extra $64m in aid for the Horn of Africa.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17141444http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17141444Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:29:04 GMTBBC News meets unsung heroes working in the film industry, whose names appear lower down the credits, to find out what they do and how they contributed to some of the films nominated for this year's Oscars.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-17138754http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17138754Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:10:59 GMTSyria is a nation on the brink of chaos, according to the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who was speaking ahead of an international conference being held in Tunisia to address the violence.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-17149296http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17149296Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:14:28 GMTMexican photographer Eunice Adorno spent two years building friendships with women in Mexico's isolated Mennonite community for her book, Las Mujeres Flores - The Flower Girls.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17136245http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17136245Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:50:18 GMTFans have been given a taste of what the stars can expect at the Oscars this weekend at a food preview in Los Angeles, California.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17150561http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17150561Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:12:51 GMTRosemarie Colvin, mother of the killed journalist Marie Colvin, has said her daughter was totally committed to what she did.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17132514http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17132514Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:03:52 GMTRick Santorum came under attack from his rivals over his voting record, including earmark spending, during the latest Republican debate to secure the party's nomination to challenge Barack Obama in November for the US presidency.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17136251http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17136251Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:10:15 GMTDefining the four remaining Republican hopefulshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-15949571http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15949571Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:30:39 GMTWhat can political money men learn from history?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17118520http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17118520Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:21:52 GMTA new branded accessory for the amputee athletehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17133263http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17133263Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:56:37 GMTWhat can business learn from rap artists?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17106736http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17106736Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:52:13 GMTWhat do documents from climate sceptic group really tell us?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17126699http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17126699Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:24:36 GMTRevellers take to the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Grashttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-17122753http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17122753Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:43:01 GMTWhat it takes to get Americans out of the carhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17107653http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17107653Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:06:40 GMTThe first victor of the US version of The X Factor is crowned, winning a $5m contract with Simon Cowell's record label.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16313655http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16313655Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:38:10 GMT