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Germany |
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Sukur gives Galatasaray a lifeline |
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Italy |
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Berlusconi tightens grip on media
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| Dec.3 |
 Germany |
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Cannibal tells of fantasy Armin Meiwes, 41, a man accused of killing, dissecting and eating another man, has gone on trial
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Queen visits Nigeria
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| Dec.4 |
Poland |
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Prime Minister in helicopter crash
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| Dec.5 |
Germany |
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England face Wales and N. Ireland |
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| Dec.6 |
China |
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Ireland wins Miss World contest
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Colorado |
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Maier dominates World Cup downhill |
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| Dec.7 |
Hong Kong |
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Harrington grabs Hong Kong victory |
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 Athens |
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November 17 leader found guilty A court in Athens has found leaders of the terrorist group guilty after a 9-month trial
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| Dec.8 |
London |
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London halts to greet rugby heroes
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| Dec.9 |
New Zealand |
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Latvian climbers die on NZ peak
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| Dec.10 |
London |
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Arsenal win group over Lokomotiv
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European Union |
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EU may fight Iraq contracts ban
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Northern Ireland |
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Police, army linked to bombs
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| Dec.11 |
 Paris |
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Headscarf ban recommended| An expert commission recommended a ban on 'conspicuous' religious signs | |
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Germany |
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Court frees 9/11 suspect A court has released Abdelghani Mzoudi. Judge did it after receiving new evidence that could exonerate him
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Berlin |
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 Schroeder joins Iraq contracts row The U.S. faces growing anger over its decision to bar some of its trading partners from bidding for Iraqi reconstruction projects
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England |
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Els named European player of year
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| Dec.12 |
 Belgium |
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Tough battle dominates EU summit In the summit to agree a first constitution, leaders battled over their nations' voting rights
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England |
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Stones frontman becomes Sir Mick
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Belgium |
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 Berlusconi warns against bad deal Italy's prime minister: It is better to have no deal on an EU constitution than to have a bad one
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France |
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Laporte nets new deal
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Yemen |
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Embassy terror plot foiled
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Australia |
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British tourist dies in desert
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| Dec.13 |
Belgium |
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 European summit ends in failure| Leaders have failed to reach agreement on a constitution after the talks broke down over the voting rights states | |
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Northern Italy |
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Karbon wins thrilling giant slalom
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Italy |
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Pavarotti weds former assistant
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European Union |
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 Leaders play down summit failure Blair said it had been better to abandon the talks, rather than holding deliberations
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| Dec.14 |
Cyprus |
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Draw in Turkish Cypriot elections
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| Dec.15 |
France |
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Zidane is Fifa World Player of the Year The 31-year-old star received 264 points with Henry second on 186 and Ronaldo third on 176
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EU's richest six urge budget cap
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| Dec.16 |
Germany |
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 Joint plan to relieve Iraq debt| The U.S., France and Germany have agreed on a plan to provide the Iraqi government with 'substantial' debt relief | |
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Greece |
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N17 leader, hitman jailed for life The head of the radical November 17 organisation has been jailed for life, as has the group's main hitman
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| Dec.17 |
 England |
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Huntley guilty of murdering girls Ian Huntley , 29, has been found guilty of the murders of Soham schoolgirls and given two life sentences
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Spain |
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Child porn: 27 arrested
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Paris |
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 Chirac: Ban headscarves in schools| President has called for a law banning religious symbols in state schools and hospitals | |
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| Dec.18 |
Austria |
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Iran agrees to snap nuclear checks
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| Dec.19 |
European Union |
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Beagle glides solo towards Mars The tiny probe has successfully separated from its mothership for the final leg of the journey
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Northern England |
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Ferdinand banned for 8 months
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| Dec.20 |
Iraq |
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Spanish PM makes surprise Iraq visit
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 Austria |
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 N-watchdog meets Libyans Mohamed ElBaradei met with a senior Libyan official to discuss Tripoli's plans to dismantle its WMD program
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Italy |
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Police seize 'Red Brigades' cache
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| Dec.21 |
Northern Italy |
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Simoncelli takes first Cup victory
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| Dec.22 |
Turin |
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Nedved is European Footballer of 2003
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| Dec.23 |
 Italy |
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Path paved for Parmalat rescue The cabinet has amended its laws to make it easier to rescue the food giant which is facing a form of bankruptcy
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Belgium |
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Clijsters and Hewitt plan to marry
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| Dec.24 |
 Vatican |
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 Pope Makes Christmas Mass Peace Plea John Paul led Roman Catholics into Christmas, calling on a world caught up in conflict to open itself to the peace of the Jesus
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France |
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Terror fears cancel Air France flights to LA The decision came after consultation between U.S. and French authorities
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| Dec.26 |
England |
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Beagle 2 not calling home from Mars Europe's first Mars probe remained silent for a 3rd day. The Beagle was scheduled to land on the surface of Mars
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| Dec.27 |
Iraq |
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 Karbala attacks kill 12, wound dozens| Insurgents struck 3 targets in the holy city, killing 4 Bulgarian soldiers, 2 Thai army engineers and 6 civilians | |
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| Dec.30 |
 Washington |
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U.S. officials: British planes threatened Virgin Atlantic Airways began manning flights with armed officers
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England |
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Woodward knighted in honors list
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| Dec.31 |
Italy |
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Police arrest Parmalat officials Police have arrested 5 top Parmalat officials, as they widen their inquiries into the multi-billion fraud at the dairy giant
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