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Syria |
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Syria rebel fighters 'to be paid'
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Turkey |
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World powers ramp up pressure on Syria |
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| Apr.2 |
Syria |
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Syria 'agrees' ceasefire deadline |
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| Apr.4 |
Somalia |
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Bomb kills Somali sport officials
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Southern Sudan |
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S. Sudan 'shoots down' Sudanese fighter jet |
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Syria |
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Violence rages in Syria despite high-level diplomacy Clashes, shelling and raids erupted across Syria on Wednesday, as high-level diplomats worked to foster peace in the restive country
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| Apr.5 |
Syria |
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Syria claims some troop withdrawals
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UN Security Council |
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Ceasefire pressure grows on Syria
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Libya |
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Gaddafi son 'attacked in custody'
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Turkey |
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Syrian refugees spill into Turkey
More than 2,300 Syrians have fled into Turkey since Wednesday, officials there have said, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon warns the crisis is escala...
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| Apr.6 |
Turkey |
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Turkey warns UN on Syria refugees |
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Syria |
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UN says Syria 'violating' deal |
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Yemen |
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Yemen leader 'fires army chiefs' |
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Syria |
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Syria shelling defies proposed peace |
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| Apr.7 |
Syria |
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Syrian toll climbs before truce
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Yemen |
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Gunmen attack Yemen's main airport
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Syria |
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127 dead as Syrian forces target civilians 
| Syrian forces are targeting civilians displaced from their homes by earlier fighting, an opposition group said | |
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| Apr.8 |
Syria |
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Syria suggests it might not pull forces by deadline
Syria will not commit to pulling armed forces from cities only to have 'armed terrorist groups' commit attacks, a Syrian foreign ministry spokesman...
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Vatican |
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Pope calls for end to Syria bloodshed
Benedict XVI called for renewed peace effort in the Middle East, in his annual Easter Mass message from the Vatican
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Bahrain |
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Bahrain refuses to transfer hunger striker to Denmark |
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Egypt |
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Poll nominations close in Egypt |
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Syria |
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Rebels reject new Syria demand
Rebels in Syria have rejected a last-minute demand by the government, made just 48 hours ahead of a proposed ceasefire which now looks set to...
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| Apr.9 |
Egypt |
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Muslim Brotherhood rejects ex-spy chief's candidacy |
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Syria |
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Syria 'failing to abide by truce'
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| Apr.10 |
Syria |
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Syria: Deadline passes, violence rages Kofi Annan said that he was 'gravely concerned at the course of events' after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad failed to withdraw troops
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| Apr.11 |
Turkey |
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U.S. discusses possible buffer zone for Syria |
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Egypt |
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Egypt's constitutional group disbanded |
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Syria |
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Syria ceasefire comes into effect 
A ceasefire for Syria proposed by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has come into force, but Western countries have doubted Syria's willingness
| US President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy called on Syria to respect the ceasefire
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| Apr.12 |
UN |
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UN outlines Syria observer plans |
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| Apr.13 |
Syria |
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Syrians take to the streets amid fragile cease-fire |
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Bahrain |
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FIA - Bahrain race is on |
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Syria |
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'Protesters die' at Syria rallies |
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| Apr.14 |
UN Security Council |
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UN passes plan for Syria monitors| Council votes unanimously to approve resolution allowing observers into Syria to monitor cease-fire | |
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UN |
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UN monitors prepare for Syria mission |
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| Apr.15 |
Syria |
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Renewed clashes as UN monitors due
Government helicopters pounded the besieged city from the sky, opposition activists said Sunday, three days after a so-called cease-fire in ...
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Syria |
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First UN monitors arrive in Syria |
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| Apr.17 |
Egypt |
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Bans on Egypt candidates upheld| Ten candidates who had applied to run in the Egyptian presidential election have lost their appeals against disqualification, officials say | |
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Southern Sudan |
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Sudans 'locked in logic of war'
Map of Heglig Southern Sudan Sudan and South Sudan are 'locked in a logic of war', the UN Security Council (UNSC) has been told
| The two countries are fighting over their disputed border. Sudan trying to remove South Sudan forces from its Heglig oil-field
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UN |
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U.N. wives to al-Assad: Stop husband
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| Apr.18 |
Sudan |
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Sudan leader vows to 'free' South
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Northern Syria |
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Shots fired as U.N. observers visit Syria |
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UN |
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Ban Ki-moon: Syria 'failing to keep to truce'
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| Apr.19 |
Syria |
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Syria agrees UN observer details
The UN has reached a deal with Syria outlining the rules for the deployment of observers to monitor the country's ceasefire, both sides said
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Syria |
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A week into 'cease-fire,' Syria still boiling
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UN |
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Ban says situation in Syria is 'highly precarious'
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Bahrain |
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Security stepped up at Bahrain F1
Authorities in Bahrain have tightened security ahead of practice sessions for Sunday's Formula 1 Grand Prix
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South Sudan |
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UN says South Sudan oil seizure 'illegal'
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| Apr.20 |
Southern Sudan |
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South Sudan to withdraw amid war fear
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Paris |
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No Syria 'Plan B' out of Paris meetings
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UN Security Council |
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UN weighs up Syria monitor plan
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| Apr.21 |
UN Security Council |
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UN votes to boost Syria mission
The Security Council has voted to increase the number of UN observers to 300 for three months. A small team is currently monitors a ceasefire
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Bahrain |
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Activist found dead in Bahrain
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Bahrain |
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Protest 'won't affect' Bahrain F1
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| Apr.22 |
Bahrain |
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Despite protests, Grand Prix finishes without a hitch Days of escalating government protests failed to halt the race, which took place even as nearby streets were blocked with burning tires and trash
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Sudan |
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Renewed fighting on Sudan border
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| Apr.23 |
Southern Sudan |
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Sudanese warplanes dropped bombs near border
Map of Bentiu Southern Sudan The warplanes dropped bombs near the South Sudanese town of Bentiu. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Sudan's bombardment
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| Apr.24 |
UN Security Council |
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Kofi Annan denounces violence in Syria
UN special envoy Kofi Annan has told the Security Council that Syria is still witnessing unacceptable levels of violence
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| Apr.25 |
Egypt |
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Poll bar on Egypt ex-PM reversed
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Syria |
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Massive explosion in Hama 'kills 70'
Map of Hama Syria Several houses in the Masha at-Tayyar district in southern Hama were destroyed by a big explosion
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| Apr.26 |
Pakistan |
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Bin Laden wives deported to Saudi Arabia
The three widows and children of Osama Bin Laden have been deported to Saudi Arabia from the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, officials say
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| Apr.27 |
Southern Sudan |
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Sudans conflict leaves 37,000 desperate for water
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Syria |
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Explosions hit Syrian capital
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| Apr.28 |
Northern Syria |
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Syria rebels 'in seaborne attack'
Rebel gunmen in inflatable dinghies have attacked a military unit on the Mediterranean coast, with deaths on both sides
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Cairo |
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Egypt protests shut Saudi embassy
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Lebanon |
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Lebanon holds 'Syria arms ship'
The Lebanese navy is holding Lutfallah II, a Sierra Leone-registered ship and says it has confiscated a large consignment of arms and ammunition
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| Apr.29 |
Sudan |
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Sudan 'declares border emergency'
Sudan has reportedly declared a state of emergency along its border with South Sudan after weeks of clashes
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Egypt |
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Egyptian military council will form new government
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Austria |
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Libya ex-minister 'dead in river'
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Bahrain |
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Bahrain protester to get retrial