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Somalia |
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Global warning as militants flex muscles
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| Aug.2 |
 Jerusalem |
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Palestinians evicted  Map of East Jerusalem Israel| Israeli police have evicted nine Palestinian families living in two houses in East Jerusalem | |
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Western Iraq |
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Remains of Gulf War pilot found
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| Aug.4 |
 Sudan |
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Protests as 'tight pants' trial delayed Scores of protesters gathered outside a courtroom as the trial of a woman who faces 40 lashes for wearing clothes deemed indecent was postpo...
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| Aug.5 |
 Kenya |
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 Clinton to hold key Somalia talks  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to hold talks with Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in Nairobi
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| Aug.7 |
 Iraq |
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Boy survives al Qaeda kidnapping, torture Terrorists kidnap, torture 6 years old Khidir to bully Iraqi policeman
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| Aug.9 |
Saudi Arabia |
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TV station shut over sexcapades interview
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Baghdad |
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Iraq quizzes Iran over detained US hikers
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Mosul |
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Dozens killed by car bombs At least 4 bombs have exploded, with dozens dead and many more wounded. 2 truck bombs exploded in a Shia village near Mosul
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| Aug.10 |
Somalia |
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Pirates free Italian ship after 4 months
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West Bank |
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Fatah replaces party leadership
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| Aug.11 |
 Kuwait |
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 Kuwait 'foils US army base plot' Kuwaiti officials have arrested six members of a terrorist network, linked to al-Qaeda, who were planning to attack a US military base
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| Aug.12 |
 Scotland |
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Lockerbie bomber to be released | Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, who is suffering from terminal prostate cancer, convicted of the bombing, is expected to be released next week | |
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| Aug.13 |
Northern Iraq |
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Double suicide bombs kill 17
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| Aug.14 |
Gaza |
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 Mosque gun battle rages| At least 20 people have been killed and at least 60 injured in a fierce gun battle. Hundreds of Hamas fighters and policemen surrounded a mosque | |
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Somalia |
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34 fishermen free months after hijacking
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Gaza |
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Gaza Islamist leader dies in raid
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| Aug.15 |
Kuwait |
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Dozens die in wedding fire
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| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
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Gay men 'attacked, executed in Iraq' Human Rights Watch: Hundreds of gay men have been tortured and killed in Iraq in recent months, some by the nation's security forces
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| Aug.18 |
Scotland |
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Court allows bomber to drop appeal
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| Aug.19 |
Baghdad |
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95 killed, 310 injured in Baghdad attacks A series of bombings rocked Iraq's capital within one hour. The six explosions marked the country's deadliest day since U.S. handover
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi PM orders security review Nouri Maliki has ordered a security review after the deadliest series of attacks in the country this year left 95 people dead in Baghdad
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| Aug.20 |
 Libya |
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 Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya | Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds | |
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| Aug.21 |
 Washington |
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 Obama condemns bomber's heros welcome' President Barack Obama: The cheering, flag-waving welcome that the convicted Lockerbie bomber received in Libya was 'highly objectionable'
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Libya |
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 Trade 'link' to bomber's release Britain rejected claims made by the son of Moammar Gadhafi that the release of the Lockerbie bomber was linked to trade deals with Libya
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Baghdad |
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Arrests made in ministry truck bombings
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| Aug.22 |
FBI |
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FBI boss attacks Megrahi release Robert Mueller has launched a scathing attack on Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill over the release of the Lockerbie bomber
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Scotland |
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Ministers defend Megrahi release
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| Aug.23 |
Iraq |
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Violence mars start of Ramadan The holy month of Islam began with Iraqis hoping for tranquility but fearful. 4 Iraqi soldiers and a government worker were killed in attack...
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| Aug.24 |
Scotland |
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Minister defends Lockerbie release
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Iraq |
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Deadly bus bombs hit town
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| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
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Iraq and Syria recall ambassadors Both countries recalled their ambassadors in a deepening rift over claims Damascus was harbouring militants who bombed Baghdad
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| Aug.26 |
 Somalia |
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 Somalia hostage tells of escape A French security adviser seized by Islamist militants has told how he escaped from his captors without a struggle while they slept
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| Aug.27 |
Yemen |
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Aid agencies warn of crisis amid fighting
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 Iran |
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Mourning in Iran and Iraq for Shiite leader A funeral procession for Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, a senior Iraqi Shiite leader, wound through the streets of Tehran
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 Saudi Arabia |
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 Royal survives bomb at palace Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, assistant interior minister for security affairs, survived an assassination attempt at his palace
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| Aug.28 |
 Comoros |
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Crash flight recorder found Search teams have found the flight data recorder from the Yemenia Airways plane that crashed off the islands in June, killing 152 people
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United Arab Emirates |
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Arms bound for Iran intercepted
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| Aug.30 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Al Qaeda claims responsibility for attack
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London |
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Minister denies deal on Lockerbie release
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| Aug.31 |
London |
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 British PM: Terrorist was not traded for oil Gordon Brown's office: The government did not make a deal to send the Lockerbie bomber home in exchange for an oil contract with Libya
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Iraq |
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Report criticizes Iraq's executions Amnesty International: At least 1,000 prisoners are on death row in Iraq, which now has one of the highest rates of execution in the world
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