Brazil slaps trade sanctions on US
Brazil is backed by the WTO as it slaps trade sanctions against US imports in retaliation for illegal subsidies to cotton farmers.
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Northrop and EADS exit tanker bid
Northrop Grumman and EADS pull out of bidding for a $35bn US Air Force air-to-air refuelling tanker contract.
Biden in Israel for peace drive
US Vice-President Joe Biden is to meet Israeli leaders as part of a new initiative to revive the Middle East peace process.
Greece asks US for its assistance
Greece’s prime minister asks the US to crack down on speculators he blames for worsening his country’s debt woes.
US rapper jailed over gun on bus
Rapper Lil Wayne is sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to possessing a gun, discovered on his tour bus in 2007.