The Americas News Headlines

06 September 2008 03:44 BST

Obama: Our dreams can be one

Barack Obama accepts Democratic nomination as convention draws to close

Barack Obama has urged the United States to march ahead and restore the American dream as he accepted the presidential nomination of the Democratic party.

The Illinois senator made history by... Full Story

Tropical storm warning in Gulf of Mexico
A tropical storm warning is in place in the Gulf of Mexico, American forecasters have said. Full Story
'Rockefeller abductor father' arrested
A man suspected of kidnapping his seven-year-old daughter has been arrested in the United States after a week-long manhunt. Full Story
Search for body parts of British teenager killed in Brazil
Police officers in Brazil are searching for the missing body parts of a British teenager found in a suitcase in Brazil. Full Story

Bus passenger decapitated in Canada
Police in Canada have arrested a man after a bus passenger was repeatedly stabbed before being decapitated. Full Story

The Americas News Headlines

Obama: Our dreams can be one

Tropical storm warning in Gulf of Mexico

'Rockefeller abductor father' arrested

Search for body parts of British teenager killed in Brazil

Bus passenger decapitated in Canada

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