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England |
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Wider inquiry urged into Iraq war Judge is to hear from Blair and Defense Secretary, as well as the BBC to determine the events leading up to Kelly's death
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| Aug.3 |
England |
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Spy chief to stand down |
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Germany |
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Williams' Montoya wins Grand Prix |
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Ireland |
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Police nab terror suspects |
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| Aug.4 |
Portugal |
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Forest fires 'calamity' More than 2,000 firefighters were tackling blazes, which killed 9 people over the past week
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| Aug.5 |
Portugal |
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Fire death toll mounts |
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Congo |
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French troops foil massacre |
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| Aug.6 |
Northern England |
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Manchester United sells Veron |
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European Union |
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EU gives 'last chance' to Microsoft
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Southern California |
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Schwarzenegger to run for governor| Film star, best known for his role in the Terminator films, has announced he will run as a Republican candidate | |
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Spain |
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Workers rescued from tunnel
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Italy |
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Woman dies of mad cow disease |
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| Aug.7 |
European Union |
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Relentless heat plagues Europe Rivers and ponds were drying up, while wildfires blazed as deadly heat wave forecast to last until September
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| Aug.8 |
England |
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World summit called over gay bishop The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has called together world Anglican Church leaders for a summit
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London |
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Freed bombing convicts leave Saudi
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Bavaria |
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Makaay deal settled with Depor |
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| Aug.9 |
European Union |
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Animals fall victim to heat wave
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Washington |
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Terror alert over stolen passports
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Iraq |
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Navy blocks oil smuggler ship
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| Aug.10 |
Basra |
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Trouble flares again in Basra
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European Union |
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Records tumble as Europe swelters
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England |
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Iraq inquiry keeps heat on Blair
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| Aug.11 |
France |
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Death warnings as Paris swelters
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Barcelona |
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5 die trying to flee fire
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| Aug.12 |
Paris |
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Paris heat wave 'kills 100' 50 died in the past 4 days. The Health Ministry is insisting there has been no massive increase in emergencies
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England |
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Kelly inquiry: New dossier claims
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| Aug.13 |
England |
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BA suspends flights to Saudi Arabia
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France |
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Heat causes blackout in Paris
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New Jersey |
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3 charged in US missile sting A Briton Hemant Lakhani has been charged with conspiring to sell missiles to terrorists to shoot down American airliners
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Saudi Arabia |
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Al Qaeda plot to target BA The threat to the British Airways was uncovered during recent raids on suspected al Qaeda terrorists
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| Aug.14 |
Kenya |
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Women stage rape protest
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France |
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10,000 dead in heat wave Paris morgues are full and air conditioned tents have been set up to hold bodies
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Finland |
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Adu's hat trick leads U.S. U-17 to 6-1 win |
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| Aug.16 |
France |
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French heat: Calls for resignation
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| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
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Cameraman killed by U.S. troops
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| Aug.18 |
Paris |
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Heat crisis: French official quits Lucien Abenhaim, director general of health, has resigned following criticism of his office's handling of a heat wave
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Mali |
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14 European hostages released| 9 Germans, 4 Swiss and a Dutchman were among 32 taken hostage by Algerian Islamic extremists in the Sahara | |
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England |
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70-run victory over South Africa |
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England |
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Move to end Libya sanctions
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| Aug.19 |
Mali |
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Freed hostages head for Germany
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| Aug.20 |
Belgium |
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Falun Gong sues ex-president Jiang
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| Aug.21 |
England |
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UK backs US on Iraq command Straw: United States must keep command of the joint military force despite calls for a larger role for the United Nations
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France |
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Heat deaths: Chirac pledges action
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| Aug.22 |
England |
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Argentine Jewish bomb: Envoy held A former Iranian ambassador to Argentina Hade Soleimanpour, 47, has appeared in a court over the 1994 bombing
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Italy |
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Football season under threat |
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France |
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France cool on U.S. troops appeal
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Basra |
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3 British soldiers killed in Basra Troops came under fire. 3 servicemen have been killed and another seriously wounded in Iraq's second city
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| Aug.23 |
Italy |
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Handshake for Berlusconi and Schroeder After failing to meet up at the opera Premier and Chancellor gave a news conference after meeting in the Verona
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Greece |
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Ex-Russian media mogul Gusinsky arrested
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France |
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Adere heads Ethiopian double |
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| Aug.24 |
Iran |
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Iran escalates envoy arrest row Iran has demanded an apology from the UK Government over the arrest of its ex-ambassador to Argentina
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Hungary |
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Alonso storms to Grand Prix win |
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France |
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Bekele leads Ethiopian romp
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| Aug.25 |
France |
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Collins crowned sprint king St Kitts and Nevis athlete became the new 100m world champion after a thrilling final in Paris
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| Aug.27 |
England |
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Blair faces Hutton spotlight Prime Minister will go before the Hutton Inquiry to answer questions about events leading up to the death of Dr Kelly
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| Aug.28 |
London |
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Blair defiant at Iraq inquiry Prime Minister said that if a report accusing of sexing up intelligence had been true, it would have merited his resignation
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Southern Iraq |
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British soldier killed
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London |
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Rush hour power cut hits London Hundreds of thousands of passengers were trapped on the Underground and thousands of took to the streets
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France |
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White completes sprint double The 26-year-old won her second gold medal of the championships in the women's 200m final
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New York |
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Agassi downs Vinciguerra |
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| Aug.29 |
London |
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Campbel, Blair's right-hand man, quits| Downing Street media chief said his resignation was not related to the Hutton inquiry | |
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France |
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Capel clinches 200m gold |
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France |
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Heat toll tops 11,000
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| Aug.30 |
Spain |
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PM Aznar picks successor
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France |
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White under investigation |
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| Aug.31 |
Libya |
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Gaddafi announces bombing deal| Libya has agreed a compensation deal with relatives of the 170 people killed in the bombing of a UTA airliner in 1989 | |