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The New York Giants come from behind to beat the New England Patriots 21-17 with a dramatic last-minute touchdown in Indianapolis.

The US is working closely with Israel to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama says.

The champion female fighter on the art of winning

Mimi Alford, a former mistress of President John F Kennedy, reveals new details of their relationship in a book, according to US media reports.

Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a 'travesty' Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on protesters.

Film-maker Zalman King, best known for writing and producing the hit movie Nine and a Half Weeks, dies aged 70.

Front-runner Mitt Romney declares victory in the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he seeks to win his party's presidential nomination.

US film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81.

Survivors share experiences on World Cancer Day

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss the future of Canada's oil products.

George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies at the age of 79.

Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents, will face a court martial, says the US Army.

US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong.

The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.

Civic groups from around the US are urging New York's attorney general to investigate the New York Police Department surveillance operations.

Will the Giants or the Patriots win the NFL's biggest prize?

Steve Appleton, the chief executive of memory-chip maker Micron, has died in a plane crash near Boise, Idaho.

A major US breast cancer charity reverses a decision to cut funding to reproductive health group Planned Parenthood, after a furious outcry.

The anti-Komen revolt was made in the foundation's own image