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Melbourne |
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Michael Phelps collect 7th gold medal
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Baghdad |
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McCain lauds security during visit |
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New York |
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Clinton sets fundraising record |
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Miami |
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Djokovic dash to Miami title glory |
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South Korea |
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US and S Korea agree trade deal |
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| Apr.2 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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Top court rejects Guantanamo test
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EMI takes locks off music tracks |
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US Georgia |
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Gators seize victory from Ohio State
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| Apr.3 |
U.S. Congress |
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Bush presses Congress on Iraq funds |
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Syria |
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US House speaker Pelosi set for talks |
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| Apr.4 |
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Pelosi pushes Syria on militant links| U.S. House Speaker held talks with president al-Assad despite White House objections | |
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Obama fundraising rivals Clinton |
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| Apr.5 |
Iraq |
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6 U.S., 4 British troops killed in Iraq
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United Kingdom |
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UK and US unions in merger talks |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Pelosi queries about women in politics |
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Iraq |
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U.S. protects Iranian opposition group
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| Apr.7 |
Somalia |
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Top US envoy on Somalia mission
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Southern Iraq |
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U.S. sends warplanes to strike insurgents |
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 Iran |
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CIA tortured me, says Iran envoy Jalal Sharafi, diplomat freed after being abducted in Iraq in February, has said he was tortured by his captors
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Washington |
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US denies Iranian torture claim |
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| Apr.8 |
Iraq |
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Al-Sadr rallies followers against U.S.
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US Georgia |
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Johnson wins Masters |
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| Apr.9 |
 Washington |
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U.S. concerned at Iran's nuclear step Bush contends Iran is using its program to develop nuclear weapons
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Global |
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Tourist's spacecraft reaches ISS |
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Guantanamo |
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Detainees join in hunger strike |
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| Apr.10 |
New York |
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U.S. files piracy complaint against China
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Washington |
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U.S. to send $59 million to Abbas |
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Bahamas |
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DNA reveals Smith baby's father |
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| Apr.11 |
Washington |
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US extends troops' tour of duty US troops will now serve up to 15 months in Iraq and Afghanistan instead of the usual 12-month under new rules
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Afghanistan |
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Civilian deaths become criminal probe |
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| Apr.12 |
Washington |
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World Bank meets over Wolfowitz
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CBS fires racism row radio host Imus |
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Canada |
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U.S. to boost Afghan training force |
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| Apr.15 |
Washington |
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Wolfowitz 'to stay' at World Bank 
The embattled bBank President has indicated he does not plan to resign over a pay scandal
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New York |
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60th anniversary of Robinson in MLB |
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| Apr.16 |
Virginia |
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33 students massacred in class 
Map of http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2Famericas%2F6560685.stm%23map USA A gunman on the campus of Virginia Tech was dressed almost like a Boy Scout. 2 people were killed 2 hours earlier
| The gunman, who later shot and killed himself, was a young man wearing a short-sleeved tan shirt and black ammunition vest. He opening fire with a black handgun, first on the professor and then on the students. Student survives by playing dead. President Bush said the US was 'shocked and saddened'
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Virginia |
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Anger over shooting warnings Survivors of the worst shooting rampage in US history have criticised authorities for waiting too long to alert people of a gunman
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 Rome |
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US soldier in Italy murder trial Mario Lozano to be tried in absentia, charged with the murder of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq in March 2005
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| Apr.17 |
Virginia |
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S Korean named as campus gunman| Police have named a student who shot dead 32 people at Virginia Tech as 23-year-old Cho Seung-hui | |
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World mourns Virginia's victims Families in India and Israel mourned 2 professors among the 32 people killed in a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech
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Washington |
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US doubts N Korea reactor reports
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Washington |
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US drops marine's Haditha charges
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Virginia |
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Virginia Tech killings review pledged State governor has pledged to review authorities' handling of shootings at the university that left 32 people dead
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| Apr.18 |
Canada |
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Blackberry says system restored
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Virginia |
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Gunman 'had mental care'
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South Korea |
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South Korea shocked by U.S. shooting link
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Virginia |
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Gunman sent final video Cho Seung-hui who shot dead at least 30 people at Virginia Tech sent a package to the NBC News on the day of the shootings
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Washington |
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Bush: End Darfur violence or face sanction
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| Apr.19 |
Baghdad |
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Gates in Iraq in wake of carnage U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates ntends to meet with U.S. commanders and Iraqi government officials
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Virginia |
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Police 'regret' at killer's video Police probing the deadly shootings at Virginia Tech University have criticised the decision of NBC to show footage of the killer
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U.S. Senate |
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Gonzales faces tough Senate panel
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| Apr.20 |
Virginia |
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Mourning day for U.S. massacre victims
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Gunman kills hostage at Nasa base Map of Johnson Space Center Houston Texas Police, who entered when they heard a gunshot, also found a 2nd hostage, a woman, who was alive but tied up with tape
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Virginia |
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Campus killer's family 'so sorry' Relatives of Cho Seung-hui who committed a massacre at Virginia Tech have described their shock and sorrow
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| Apr.21 |
Baghdad |
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U.S. under fire over Baghdad wall U.S. troops are building wall around a Sunni enclave surrounded by Shiite areas, with residents calling it 'collective punishment'
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Texas |
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Nasa killer 'had bad job review'
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| Apr.22 |
Virginia |
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Services for massacre victims
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| Apr.23 |
Virginia |
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Virginia students return to class
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Iraq |
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Suicide bomb kills 9 U.S. soldiers Map of Diyala Iraq A car bomb struck near their patrol base in Diyala province. 20 other U.S. soldiers and one Iraqi civilian were wounded
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| Apr.25 |
New York |
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Dow Jones powers past 13,000 mark
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US House votes for Iraq deadline| The House of Representatives has narrowly approved a bill making further funding of the war in conditional on a timetable for a US troop pullout. The bill gives $100bn in new war funds, if troops start leav... | |
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House of Representatives |
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Rice subpoenaed over Niger uranium claim
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| Apr.26 |
U.S. Senate |
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Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan The Senate has voted to approve a bill which requires US troops to start withdrawing by October
| President Bush has said he will veto the Democrat-sponsored bill
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Democratic contenders in TV debate All 8 contenders for the presidency have attacked President Bush's policy in Iraq ahead of the November 2008 election
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| Apr.27 |
Guantanamo |
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US holds 'senior al-Qaeda figure'
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Washington |
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USAID chief resigns over 'madam' Randall Tobias was revealing that he had been a client of the alleged 'D.C. madam's' escort service
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| Apr.28 |
Mountain States |
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Scotty finally sent to the stars
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| Apr.29 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Explosion causes connector collapse
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Miami |
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NBA champions Heat out of playoffs |
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| Apr.30 |
Washington |
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U.S. blames rise in terrorism on Iraq State Department: Iraq's sectarian warfare fueled a sharp increase in global terrorism in 2006. Global terrorism up more than 25%
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Virginia |
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Virginia closes firearms loophole
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Washington |
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US and EU agree 'single market'
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