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 Protest at UK embassy  Hundreds of students crowded outside the Embassy, setting off firecrackers and hurling projectiles toward the compound
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UK 'regret' over Falklands dead
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Iran airs British detainees video New video on Iranian government-run TV networks showed 2 of the 15 detainees being held in Iran
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| Apr.2 |
Iran |
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Iran: All 15 UK detainees confess
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Iran, Britain signal ways to end standoff
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UK studies Iran diplomacy 'offer'
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| Apr.3 |
Netherlands |
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Gerrard points Liverpool to semis
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UK sees promise in Iran contacts
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| Apr.4 |
Iran |
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 Ahmadinejad frees UK sailors Iranian President has met with some of the 15 personnel held in Iranian custody, after pardoning the group
| At a news conference marking Persian New Year, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeated Iran's view that the sailors and marines 'invaded' Iranian waters. He said they were being released as a gift to Britain. The Britons were wearing suits
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Vucinic strike sinks 10-man United
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Chelsea saved by Drogba equaliser
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Tehran |
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Britons leave Tehran for home The 15 service members held in Iranian custody flew aboard a British Airways plane bound for London
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| Apr.5 |
 London |
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Blair welcomes sailors from Iran | Prime Minister reiterated that no diplomatic deals were done to secure their release. Blair: 15 Royal Navy crew members were released 'without any deal, without any negotiation, without any side a... | |
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Three charged over 7/7 bombings
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 6 U.S., 4 British troops killed in Iraq The 4 British troops were ambushed as they returned from Basra. U.S British troops had been killed in a string of attacks around Baghdad
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UK and US unions in merger talks
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Probe into Iran navy crew capture
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| Apr.6 |
London |
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UK sailors 'were in Iraqi waters' | The group's officers: The personnel captured by Iranian forces in the Gulf were subjected to psychological pressure and kept in isolation. Royal Navy personnel were blindfolded and lined up while weapons were cocked. They were told if... | |
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| Apr.7 |
Tehran |
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Iran urges UK goodwill on sailors Iran has urged Britain to respond with goodwill to the release of 15 British naval crew held captive in Tehran for 13 days
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Fresh protests for BBC reporter
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Naval captives can sell stories The 15 personnel held captive by Iran are to be allowed by the Ministry of Defence to sell their stories to the media
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Weapon search after boy's murder
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| Apr.8 |
London |
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Captives' media fees spark fury
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Briton feared Iran was preparing coffin
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| Apr.10 |
Northern England |
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Seven-up United thrash sorry Roma  Manchester United produced one of their best performances and reach the semifinals of the Champions League for the first time since 2002
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Last-gasp Essien gives Chelsea win
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| Apr.11 |
Northern England |
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Liverpool beating Eindhoven 1-0
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| Apr.12 |
London |
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Kanoute guides Sevilla into semis
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| Apr.13 |
Northern England |
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Cr. Ronaldo pens 5-year United deal
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Report: Berezovsky calls for coup
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Scotland |
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3 dead, 5 missing from capsized ship Rescuers had all but given up hope of finding five crewmen alive. 7 from the Norwegian oil rig support vessel Bourbon Dolphin were rescued
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Prince William splits from Kate
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| Apr.15 |
London |
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BBC calls claim of reporter's death 'rumor' The BBC concerned about an unknown militant group's claim that it has killed reporter Alan Johnston, kidnapped in Gaza
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| Apr.16 |
London |
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'Desperate' fears on BBC reporter The parents of Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped in Gaza, have appealed for news of his condition
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| Apr.17 |
Gaza |
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Scuffles over kidnapped reporter
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| Apr.19 |
Sweden |
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Abbas: Kidnapped reporter is alive
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| Apr.22 |
London |
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 Ex-PM barred from homebound plane Bangladesh's former PM Sheikh Hasina was blocked from boarding after the military-backed government barred her from returning
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| Apr.23 |
 Japan |
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Obara acquitted over Lucie death| Japanese businessman Joji Obara has been acquitted of charges over the death of British bar hostess | |
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| Apr.24 |
Japan |
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Father: Murdered girl 'robbed of justice'
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Rooney goal gives United late win Manchester came from behind to beat AC Milan 3-2 in the first leg of a Champions League semifinal at Old Trafford
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| Apr.25 |
London |
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Chelsea thank Cole for narrow lead Chelsea wins 1-0 over Liverpool in the first leg of their all-English Champions League semifinal at Stamford Bridge
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Migrants 'deceived and exploited'
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| Apr.26 |
London |
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UK prince may be kept out of Iraq The army chiefs were reconsidering their decision to allow Prince Harry to fight with his regiment.
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Hugh Grant arrested over 'attack' The actor has been arrested over an allegation he attacked a photographer, before throwing a tub of food at him
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Britain denies prince's Iraq ban The military denied that it was banning Harry from serving in combat, but acknowledged his deployment was under review
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Osasuna edge Sevilla, Espanyol eye final
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| Apr.30 |
London |
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British bomb plotters jailed for life 5 found guilty of plotting to carry out al Qaeda-inspired bomb attacks across Britain on ightcluba and shopping malls
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Jawad Akbar, 23
Salahuddin Amin, 32
Waheed Mahmood, 35
Anthony Garcia, 24
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NATO-led troops move into Helmand Hundreds of British troops swept into lush poppy fields, drawing hostile fire, in the Sangin Valley in southern Afghanistan
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Pressure mounting for MI5 inquiry Pressure is mounting for an inquiry amid revelations following the end of the UK's biggest terror trial
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