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| Aug.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis back US Middle East plans Saudi Arabia supports plans for a regional peace conference this year and would be keen to attend
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Washington |
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BA's price-fix fine reaches $550m
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Minnesota |
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Bridge collapses into Mississippi
Map of Minneapolis Minnesota A freeway bridge over the river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water
An entire span of the 4-lane I-35W bridge in Minneapolis fell into the river at 1805
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Southern California |
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Marine guilty of conspiring to murder Iraqi |
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USA |
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Chinese-made toys recalled in US Toymaker Fisher Price is to recall almost 1,000,000 Chinese-made toys over fears that their paint contains too much lead
| Aug.2 |
Minnesota |
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Up to 50 vehicles trapped in wreckage
4 people were confirmed dead, and at least 79 people were injured when the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed
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U.S. Senate |
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Senate tightens lobbying rules
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Southern California |
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Marine ringleader convicted of murder |
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Minnesota |
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Divers suspend Minneapolis search
| Aug.3 |
Washington |
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US bridge safety review ordered |
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Southern California |
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Marine sentenced over Iraq murder Sgt Lawrence Hutchins has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of a civilian during a failed search for an insurgent
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U.S. Senate |
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Bush eavesdropping bill gets boost |
| Aug.4 |
Minnesota |
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Bush visits collapsed bridge site |
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Southern California |
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Bonds homers 755th, ties Aaron
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House of Representatives |
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House passes clean energy bill |
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Los Angeles |
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LA holds anti-gangster protests |
| Aug.5 |
Iraq |
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U.S.: Iraq shrine bomber killed
Coalition troops killed the al Qaeda terrorist who masterminded the Feb. 2006 attack on Samarra's al-Askariya mosque
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Al Qaeda member: U.S. embassies targets |
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Washington |
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Karzai and Bush in security talks |
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Washington |
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Gates: U.S. will keep 'residual' force in Iraq |
| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
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190,000 weapons 'missing in Iraq'
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Washington |
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Bush and Karzai vow 'an end to Taliban'
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Utah |
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Coal mine collapse traps six
| Aug.7 |
Utah |
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Fresh moves to free miners |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Bonds breaks home run record Barry Bonds hit No. 756 to the deepest part of the ballpark, and hammered home the point. He broke Aaron's record with one out in the 5th in...
| Aug.8 |
New York |
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Storms lead to chaos Torrential rain and heavy winds have caused havoc, flooding subway and overground railway lines and delaying flights
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Florida |
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Teacher blasts off on shuttle mission
| Aug.9 |
Pakistan |
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Rice sways Musharraf on emergency
U.S. Secretary of State helped persuade Pakistan's President hold off declaring a state of emergency
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Guam |
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Russians resume Cold War air runs |
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USA |
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Recalled: 255,000 Chinese tires |
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Hawaii |
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Tropical storm forms between off Hawaii |
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USA |
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Mortgage concerns hit US markets The share indexes tumbled amid fears that a wobble in the mortgage market may prompt a global credit crunch. Dow Jones fell 199.24
The subprime mortgage crisis caused by a dramatic rise in mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures in the United States triggered the financial crisis, with major adverse consequences for banks and financial markets around the globe.
The result has been a decline in the capital of banks and USA government sponsored enterprises, tightening credit around the world
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Guantanamo |
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9/11 mastermind closer to military trial
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New York |
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World markets fall after US losses 
The markets have faltered in early trading a day after markets in NY and London suffered losses amid fears of a global credit crunch. Dow Jones was down 124.8 points, or 0.9%, at 13,145.9 points. London's FTSE... | |
| Aug.10 |
London |
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Central banks pour money into system The U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank pumped money into the banking system for a second day to ward off a global credit crisis
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USA |
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Discovery disbands without backer
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USA |
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Nasa space shuttle docks with ISS |
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Oklahoma |
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Majestic Woods claims USPGA lead |
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Washington |
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U.S. assessing Pakistan nukes |
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USA |
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US crackdown on illegal workers |
| Aug.11 |
New England |
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'Casual lunch' for Bush, Sarkozy
US President is welcoming his French counterpart to his family home in Maine for an informal lunch
| Aug.12 |
Afghanistan |
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4 soldiers killed in fighting |
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Iraq |
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5 U.S. soldiers killed |
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Hawaii |
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Hurricane Flossie expected to weaken |
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Oklahoma |
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Woods wins 13th major by two shots
| Aug.13 |
Washington |
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Top White House aide Rove resigns
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New York |
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US markets join global recovery |
| Aug.14 |
USA |
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Mattel recalls millions of Chinese toys
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Iraq |
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16,000 troops in Iraq al Qaeda hunt |
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Hawaii |
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Flossie churns toward Hawaii |
| Aug.15 |
Washington |
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U.S. eyes terror tag for Iranian force
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Afghanistan |
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Troops strike in Afghan mountains |
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Los Angeles |
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Beckham bends in 1st goal for L.A. |
| Aug.16 |
USA |
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Fan vigil marks Elvis anniversary |
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Texas |
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Erin wanes, Dean waxes |
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Pakistan |
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US supports Pakistani moderates |
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Utah |
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Three die in rescue attempt |
| Aug.17 |
New York |
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US rate cut boosts global markets
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Baghdad |
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U.S. troops in 24-hour battle
| Aug.19 |
Ohio |
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Federer wins 50th tournament |
| Aug.20 |
Virginia |
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Vick to plead guilty |
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USA |
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Cuban spies appeal for US retrial |
| Aug.21 |
Tehran |
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Iran frees detained US academic |
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CIA |
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CIA criticises ex-chief over 9/11 |
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Libya |
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Top US envoy holds talks in Libya |
| Aug.22 |
Washington |
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Bush issues Vietnam warning over Iraq 
President has warned a US withdrawal could trigger the kind of upheaval seen in South East Asia after US forces quit Vietnam | |
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Texas |
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Texas carries out 400th execution |
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Baltimore |
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Rangers score 30 runs on Orioles |
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U.S. Congress |
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Democrats condemn Bush over Iraq
| Aug.23 |
Northern Iraq |
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Copter crash blamed on mechanical failure |
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U.S. Senate |
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Top Republican urges Iraq pullout John Warner, an influential senator, has called for the withdrawal of some 5,000 US troops from Iraq by the year's end
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Washington |
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U.S. intel: Doubts over al-Maliki
| Aug.24 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. jet 'bombs British troops' 3 soldiers have been killed by so-called friendly fire from American fighter planes | |
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Florida |
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Noriega can be extradited to France
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Iraq |
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US 'sole survivor' to leave Iraq
| Aug.26 |
Japan |
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Gay blazes to world 100m title win |
| Aug.27 |
Washington |
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Attorney General Gonzales resigns
Embattled U.S. Attorney General announced his resignation. 'I have lived the American dream,' said Alberto Gonzales
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Yahoo in China human rights case
| Aug.28 |
USA |
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Judge agrees Noriega extradition
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Baghdad |
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US seizes Iranian group in Iraq 7 Iranians working for the Iranian Electricity Ministry have been arrested by US forces
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Baghdad |
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US frees seven Iranians 7 Iranians were detained in a swoop overnight from one of the main hotels in the capital
| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
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Bush marks 2 years from Katrina
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Virginia |
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Virginia Tech response 'too slow'
Map of Virginia Tech Virginia A state report: Virginia Tech officials might have saved lives if they had acted sooner after the first shootings by Cho Seung-hui
| Aug.30 |
Japan |
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Gay powers to Osaka sprint double |
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Texas |
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Clemency for death row man
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Washington |
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Bush discusses Iraq, China military U.S. President would be concerned about China's military if the country ever turned hostile
| Aug.31 |
Washington |
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Federal Reserve in rate cut hint Ben Bernanke has hinted that rates may be cut to stem the financial crisis caused by a slump in the housing market
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Baghdad |
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U.S. lawmakers' plane fired upon
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Washington |
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Laura Bush presses UN over Burma
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Geneva |
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US and N Korea primed for talks Top envoys from the US and North Korea meet in Geneva to discuss ways of normalising relations
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USA |
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Video to be used in Haditha case