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| Aug. 16 |
Southern California |
US rivals to woo Christian vote
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| Jul. 27 |
Jerusalem |
Rabbi condemns release of Obama note
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| Jul.19 |
Sydney |
Pope warns of 'spiritual desert' |
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| Jul.18 |
 Sydney |
Pope sorry for 'evil' of clergy sex abuse Benedict XVI apologized to victims of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, describing their acts as 'evil' and a grave betrayal of trust
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| Jul.16 |
Sydney |
Pope lauds apology to Aborigines |
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| Jul.13 |
London |
Protest disrupts bishop's sermon |
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| Jul.12 |
Sydney |
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Australia |
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Vatican |
Pope to apologise for sex scandal |
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| Jun.22 |
Jerusalem |
Bishops criticise Anglican leader |
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| Jun.5 |
 Turkey |
Court annuls Turkish scarf reform Highest court has annulled a parliamentary reform allowing college students to wear Muslim headscarves
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Obama winner of Democratic race
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| May.10 |
Vatican |
Pope: Sex can become 'like a drug' |
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| Apr.22 |
Zimbabwe |
Churches: Stop the murder, torture |
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| Apr.20 |
New York |
Stadium Mass ends Pope's US visit |
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 New York |
Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero 
Benedict XVI has visited the scene of the 11 September 2001 attacks on Twin Towers, at the end of a six-day tour of the US
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| Apr.18 |
New York |
Pope promotes friendship at synagogue |
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 UN |
Pope Benedict makes speech to UN The head of the Roman Catholic Church has begun a speech to the United Nations on the final leg of his six-day US tour
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Unity government sworn in
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| Apr.16 |
Washington |
Pope attacks US sex abuse record
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Washington |
Pope in landmark White House trip |
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| Apr.15 |
Washington |
Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict Pope received an unprecedented presidential greeting from Bush as he arrived for his first official visit to the US
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| Apr.7 |
Iraq |
Religious leaders want militia intact
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| Apr.3 |
Texas |
Police entered YFZ compound 
Map of Eldorado TX USA Texas law enforcement entered the compound following allegations of physical and sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl
| On April 8, 533 women and children had been removed from the compound by authorities
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| Mar.27 |
 Netherlands |
Dutch MP posts Islam film on web| Right-wing politician Geert Wilders has posted a controversial 17-minute film critical of the Koran, on video-sharing website LiveLeak | | |
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| Mar.22 |
Vatican |
Pope baptises Muslim at Easter vigil |
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Opposition triumphs in elections
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| Mar.18 |
India |
Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens
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| Feb.12 |
Denmark |
Cartoons 'plotters' held |
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| Feb.8 |
Turkey |
Turks set to ease headscarf ban
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London |
PM rejects special laws for Muslims |
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| Jan.18 |
Iraq |
Iraq on alert for Shia festival
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Clinton wins Democratic primary
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| Dec.25 |
Israel |
Iranian Jews find new homes in Israel |
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| Dec.20 |
Saudi Arabia |
Millions stone the devil |
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Ceremony marks extended EU border
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| Dec.16 |
Saudi Arabia |
Muslims gather for Hajj pilgrimage |
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| Dec.7 |
Berlin |
Germany moves to ban Scientology |
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| Nov.30 |
Sudan |
Protesters: Execute teacher |
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| Nov.15 |
Russia |
Cult awaits end of days in cave |
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| Oct.13 |
Vatican |
Vatican bars prelate in gay row
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Musharraf 'elected for third term'
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| Sep.26 |
Myanmar |
Monasteries in night raids
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| Sep.18 |
 Myanmar |
'1,000 monks' march| Military officials in Burma have used tear gas to disperse more than 1,000 Buddhist monks marched peacefully in two cities. Part of a wave of ant... | |
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Russia plants flag on Arctic floor
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| Jul.22 |
Alps |
Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims
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Deadly blast hits Islamabad rally
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| Jul.15 |
Los Angeles |
LA cardinal offers abuse apology |
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| Jul.10 |
Pakistan |
Red Mosque rebel cleric killed in crossfire
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| Jul.4 |
Pakistan |
Mosque leader's burqa plan fails |
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| May.13 |
Brazil |
Pope condemns LatAm 'autocrats' |
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| May.11 |
Sao Paulo |
Pope canonizes native-born saint in Brazil |
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| May.9 |
Sao Paulo |
Pope lays down law on abortion
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| Apr.29 |
Istanbul |
Huge rally for Turkish secularism |
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| Apr.6 |
Jerusalem |
Peace pleas punctuate Good Friday |
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| Feb.9 |
Jerusalem |
Israeli police, Muslims clash at holy site
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Outspoken journalist shot dead
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| Jan.7 |
 Poland |
Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row The controversial Stanislaw Wielgus has resigned, less than an hour before he was due to be installed in his post
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| Jan.2 |
India |
Millions bathe at Hindu festival |
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| Dec.27 |
Saudi Arabia |
Muslims begin the Hajj pilgrimage |
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| Dec.25 |
Vatican |
Pope: Worship God not technology |
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General Pinochet dead
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| Nov.30 |
Istanbul |
Pope visits mosque Benedict XVI is visiting the Blue Mosque in what is being seen as an attempt to mend relations with the Muslim community
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| Nov.29 |
Turkey |
Pope holds Mass at Turkish shrine
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| Nov.28 |
Turkey |
Pope calls for Christian-Muslim dialogue |
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| Nov.26 |
Istanbul |
Turkish protests at Pope's visit Thousands of Muslims have taken part in a protest against the forthcoming visit. The crowds shouted slogans 'Don't come Pope'
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| Nov.17 |
Netherlands |
Netherlands to propose burqa ban The cabinet has backed a proposal by the immigration minister to ban women from wearing the burqa in public places
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Democrats seize control of House
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| Oct.25 |
Australia |
Cleric in dress furore
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| Sep.25 |
Italy |
Pope: My respect for Muslims
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Army chief leads coup while PM away
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| Sep.16 |
Vatican |
Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam
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| Sep.15 |
Vatican |
Pope 'meant no offence' to Islam |
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| Sep.14 |
Arab Countries |
Muslims blast pope's Islam speech| Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize. In his speech at the University of Regensburg, Benedict quoted criticism of Islam by Byzantine Emperor,
who wrote that everything Mohammad brought was evil
, 'such as his command to spread by the sword the fa... | |
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| May.28 |
Poland |
Pope meets Auschwitz survivors |
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| May.13 |
China |
China installing another Catholic bishop |
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| Apr.16 |
Vatican |
Benedict leads first Easter Mass as pope |
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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| Mar.4 |
Arab Countries |
al-Zawahiri condemns cartoons
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| Feb.22 |
Iraq |
Shrine blast sparks protests |
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| Feb.6 |
 Afghanistan |
Cartoon protests turn deadly 5 Afghans die as protests against cartoons satirising the Prophet sweep across the country
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| Jan.7 |
Saudi Arabia |
Pilgrims descend on Mecca for Hajj |
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| Dec.29 |
Arab Countries |
Row deepens over Danish cartoons Arab foreign ministers have condemned the failing to act against a newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope leads his first Christmas service |
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West Bank |
Holiday spirit returns to Bethlehem |
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| Dec.20 |
Washington |
'Intelligent design' teaching ban |
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| Dec.4 |
Iraq |
Allawi chased from mosque |
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| Nov.29 |
Vatican |
Vatican issues gay policy document |
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| Oct.16 |
Japan |
PM visits Yasukuni shrine |
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Israeli flag lowered over Gaza
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| Aug.18 |
Germany |
Rapturous German welcome for Pope
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Gaza |
Israeli troops enter synagogue |
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| Jul.29 |
Pakistan |
Madrassa foreigners 'must leave' |
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| Jun.20 |
Philippines |
Cardinal Sin dead |
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| Jun.3 |
Guantanamo |
Detainees, not soldiers, flushed Quran |
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Blast kills journalist
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| May.25 |
FBI |
FBI records detail Koran claims |
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| May.22 |
Jerusalem |
Laura Bush heckled |
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| May.15 |
Washington |
Newsweek backs off Quran story The report that U.S. interrogators desecrated copies of the Quran blamed for sparking violent riots in Afghanistan
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| May.13 |
Vatican |
Pope seeks to beatify John Paul |
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| May.11 |
Eastern Afghanistan |
Riots over US Koran 'desecration' |
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| May.1 |
Vatican |
New Pope delivers first blessing |
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| Apr.24 |
Vatican |
Benedict XVI installed as pope
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| Apr.20 |
Vatican |
Benedict XVI sets out goals |
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| Apr.19 |
 Vatican |
Ratzinger elected as new Pope| 78-year-old German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is taking the name Pope Benedict XVI. The College of Cardinals took only 2 days to choose the successor to John Paul II. The crowd clapped as the smoke billowed over Vatican City and waited for the ringin... | |
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Vatican |
Black smoke after morning votes |
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| Apr.18 |
Vatican |
No pope chosen in first vote |
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| Apr.16 |
Vatican |
Vatican prepares for papal ballot |
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| Apr.8 |
Vatican |
Pope John Paul II buried in crypt John Paul II was buried under St. Peter's Basilica after a funeral Mass that millions of people watched
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| Apr.4 |
Vatican |
Crowds wait all night to see Pope |
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Vatican |
Pope's body makes final journey |
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| Apr.2 |
Global |
Millions grieve for John Paul II |
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Vatican |
Pope John Paul II dies at 84 26-year reign as the charismatic leader of the world's 1 billion Roman Catholics was highlighted by visits to 129 countries
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| Apr.1 |
Vatican |
Pope's condition 'has worsened' |
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| Mar.31 |
Vatican |
Frail Pope suffers heart failure |
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Terri Schiavo has died
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| Mar.13 |
Vatican |
Pope returns to Vatican after op |
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| Feb.24 |
Vatican |
Pope has surgery to aid breathing
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| Feb.6 |
Vatican |
Sick Pope makes public appearance |
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| Feb.1 |
Vatican |
Pope John Paul rushed to hospital Pope has been rushed to hospital suffering from breathing difficulties brought on by flu
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King declares emergency
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| Sep.2 |
France |
Scarf ban comes into force
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| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
Al-Sistani returns, urges march on Najaf |
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Call for recount as Chen wins
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| Feb.10 |
 Paris |
MPs back headscarf ban The bill, passed by 494 votes to 36, to banned all overt religious symbols from state schools
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| Feb.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
Hajj stampede: 244 pilgrims dead |
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| Dec.11 |
Paris |
Headscarf ban recommended
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| Nov.2 |
New Hampshire |
Gay bishop consecrated
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| Oct.4 |
Vatican |
Pope warns Archbishop on gay priests |
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Stabbed Foreign Minister dies
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| Apr.22 |
Iraq |
Shiite pilgrims flock to Karbala
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Millions in peace protests
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| Nov.22 |
Nigeria |
Miss World leaves Nigeria for London |
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| |
U.N. passes Iraq resolution 1441
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| Nov.3 |
Turkey |
Landslide win for Islamic party
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George Harrison dies
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| Nov.14 |
Afghanistan |
Aid workers freed 8 Western workers airlifted out of the country by a US military helicopter
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| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave
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| Sep.14 |
Washington |
America mourns its dead |
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| Jun.23 |
Ukraine |
Pope lands in Orthodox Ukraine |
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| |
Crown prince kills royal family
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| May.6 |
Syria |
Pope enters a mosque |
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| Mar.2 |
Northern Afghanistan |
Taleban starting to wreck Buddhas |
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Closest Presidential election
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Nationwide uprising overthrows Milosevic
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| Mar.21 |
 Jerusalem |
Visit by Pope John Paul II Pope placed a letter at the Western Wall
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