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New York |
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WorldCom executives arrested |
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Brunei |
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U.S. signs terror pact with SE Asia |
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Washington |
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Anger at Russia-Iran nuclear ties |
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Afghanistan |
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Remote-controlled robot searches caves |
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Indonesia |
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U.S. promises Indonesia anti-terror funds |
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Washington |
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FBI searches apartment in anthrax probe |
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United Arab Emirates |
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9/11 hijacker questioned in January 2001 |
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| Aug.2 |
 Washington |
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White House skeptical of Iraqi offer| A U.S. official said the letter is not significant enough because the Iraqis are still not letting inspectors inside the country | |
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California |
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Rescued girls were minutes from death |
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Washington |
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Judge: terror suspects 'must be named' A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to disclose the names of suspects being held in connection with the 9/11
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| Aug.4 |
New York |
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Gore pens blistering critique of Bush
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New York |
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Tape sheds light on WTC rescuers
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Uruguay |
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U.S. $1.5bn aid deal for Uruguay
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| Aug.6 |
New York |
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Workers stole millions after Sept. 11
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Argentina |
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Protesters burn O'Neill photos
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| Aug.7 |
Washington |
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Report: Saudi Arabia is enemy of U.S.
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Washington |
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U.S. distances itself from Chen remarks The United States has repeated its opposition to an independent Taiwan
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| Aug.8 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam: U.S. attack 'doomed'| Iraqi President defiant speech to his nation didn't appear to faze the Bush administration | |
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USA |
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WorldCom reveals new $3.3bn error
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Afghanistan |
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U.S. soldier shot in ambush
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Washington |
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U.S., Palestinian leaders call talks 'good' Colin Powell and 3 top Palestinian officials had a 75-minute meeting on political, economic and security concerns
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Washington |
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US derides Saddam's 'bluster' Iraqi President said that any attack on his country would be doomed to failure
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| Aug.9 |
USA |
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Web child porn ring broken| A joint European-U.S. investigation has broken an ring that included parents who sexually abused their own children | |
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Washington |
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US consults exiles on ousting Saddam The leaders of the six main Iraqi opposition groups are meeting senior US defence and State Department officials
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Washington |
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Urban combat likely in an Iraq war
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Bonds made 600th home run |
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| Aug.11 |
USA |
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Scientist denies anthrax link
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| Aug.12 |
USA |
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Child smuggling ring smashed
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| Aug.13 |
Texas |
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Bush hosting economic forum Forum in Waco designed to demonstrate the administration has a clear economic policy
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Washington |
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Anthrax detected in mailbox test
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Washington |
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Interest rates kept on hold
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| Aug.14 |
Mexico |
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Fox cancels trip to protest execution
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USA |
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United Airlines warns of bankruptcy
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| Aug.15 |
USA |
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Massive claim for September 11 attacks
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| Aug.17 |
Virginia |
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Girl missing after parents shot dead
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| Aug.18 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Beem holds back Tiger, wins PGA |
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| Aug.19 |
Iraq |
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U.S. considered hitting al Qaeda site
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| Aug.21 |
Washington |
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Ex-Enron executive pleads guilty Michael Kopper has pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering and wire fraud
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| Aug.22 |
Southern California |
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Guilty of Danielle van Dam's murder
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Texas |
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Bush says 'all options' on table for Iraq
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Washington |
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Bush eases US logging restrictions
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| Aug.24 |
USA |
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West Nile death toll climbs to 16
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi sought by FBI back home
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| Aug.25 |
 Afghanistan |
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U.S. general backs probe of mass graves Gen. Franks supports an investigation into allegations that Taliban prisoners suffocated and were dumped into mass graves
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Oregon |
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Remains found in search for missing girls
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| Aug.26 |
Washington |
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New Cheney warning on Iraq Vice-President has given a strong warning that the US cannot deal with Saddam Hussein through a policy of containment
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USA |
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Reservists face duty extension
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| Aug.27 |
Iraq |
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Saddam: U.S. threats aimed at Arabs
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Texas |
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Bush tells Saudi no decision on Iraq| President pressed his case against Iraq with Saudi Ambassador Prince Bandar bin Sultan | |
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| Aug.28 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis condemn Iraq attack plan Minister Prince said that dealing with the Iraqi leader by trying to remove him from the outside would never work
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 Iran |
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U.S.: Iran knowingly harboring al Qaeda 
The Bush administration also believes Tehran is aware of top al Qaeda figures presence
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Detroit |
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6 charged with plotting terror
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| Aug.29 |
 Hamburg |
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Plot behind 9/11 revealed| Prosecutors have revealed how Qaeda terrorists operating in Hamburg organised the September 11 attacks | |
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 Alabama |
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Fear grips town after 6 found slain With no motive, a possible killer on the loose and a girl, 16, missing with her infant daughter
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USA |
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Kennedy cousin gets 20 years to life Kennedy relative bludgeoned Martha Moxley to death 25 years ago
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| Aug.30 |
New York |
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Baseball strike averted Hours before games were scheduled to begin negotiators reach agreement to avoid work stoppage
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 South Africa |
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EU challenges U.S. at Earth Summit European Union delegates have challenged the U.S. to speed up its current action to tackle world poverty
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Iraq |
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Iraq warns U.S. it is no push-over Deposing Saddam Hussein will prove more difficult than getting rid of the Taliban, Iraq has warned
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USA |
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Emergency check for Boeing airliners US airlines have been ordered to inspect more than 1,400 jets to see if they have a potentially faulty fuel pump
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New York |
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Kuerten dominated Safin at U.S. Open |
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| Aug.31 |
Washington |
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Lindh asks Americans to forgive him John Walker Lindh is now telling federal agents what he knows, his lawyers say
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New York |
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Hewitt withstands Blake at U.S. Open |
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Saddam: U.S. attack 'doomed'