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European Union |
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ECB ignores fears to raise rates
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Belgium |
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Paper IDs 'suicide bomber' |
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Germany |
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German, UK bids to free hostages |
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Paris |
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6 cleared over child sex |
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Washington |
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Ahern: U.S. denies Irish CIA role |
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| Dec.2 |
France |
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Face transplant woman thanks team
Map of Amiens France| The woman thanked her doctors when she awoke 24 hours after her surgery | |
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Greece |
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Onassis heiress to wed in Brazil
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| Dec.3 |
Slovakia |
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Croatia edge towards Davis Cup win |
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Germany |
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CIA flights 'landed in Germany'
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Northern Ireland |
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Massive crowds in farewell to Best |
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| Dec.4 |
France |
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France vows to help cut African poverty
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Slovakia |
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Ancic win gives Croatia Davis Cup Croatia won the Cup for the first time on a day of drama in Bratislava. Ancic beat Mertinak 7-6 6-3 6-4
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Spain |
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Real Madrid sack coach Luxemburgo
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| Dec.5 |
Berlin |
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Rice visits Germany amid CIA row The talks to be dominated by reports that the CIA transported terror suspects via German territory
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| Dec.6 |
Germany |
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World Cup top 8 seeds unveiled
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Milan |
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Kaka double as Milan make KO stage |
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Netherlands |
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End of family dynasty at Philips
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| Dec.7 |
Rome |
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The Olympic flame arrives |
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England |
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Former UK PM Thatcher in hospital
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Germany |
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5-goal Bremen grab last-16 slot |
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Portugal |
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Manchester Utd slide out of Europe |
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| Dec.8 |
Spain |
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Croatian fugitive general seized| Ante Gotovina, the third most-wanted suspect from the 1990s Balkan wars, was arrested in the Canary Islands | |
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Belgium |
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Rice allays CIA prison row fears U.S. Secretary of State said she can give no guarantee that terrorism detainees won't be abused again
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| Dec.9 |
Germany |
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Brazil will face Croatia in opener
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United Kingdom |
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Blair sets EU budget bottom line
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| Dec.10 |
Netherlands |
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Croatian war suspect flown to Hague Ante Gotovina was flown out of Spain to the U.N. war crimes tribunal
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France |
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Walchhofer wins in Austrian sweep |
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| Dec.11 |
England |
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Fuel depot blasts injure dozens| Several large explosions are lighting up the predawn sky, injuring 43 people and sparking a massive blaze | |
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| Dec.12 |
England |
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UK oil depot fire 'largest of kind'
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| Dec.13 |
European Union |
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CIA abduction claims 'credible' Swiss senator Dick Marty: CIA abducted and illegally transported terror suspects across European borders
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England |
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Last blazes in inferno put out
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Hong Kong |
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US and EU differ at trade talks
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| Dec.14 |
European Union |
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EU states reject UK budget plan
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European Union |
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European MPs to probe CIA claims
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| Dec.15 |
Japan |
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Record-breaking Liverpool in final |
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Belgium |
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EU leaders meet amid budget row
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| Dec.16 |
Belgium |
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UK making final EU budget offer The UK is to set out revised proposals for the 2007-13 budget at a summit after a day of behind-the-scenes talks
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Ethiopia |
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UK aid workers held
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Belgium |
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EU leaders agree 7-year budget The leaders agreed on a spending plan for the bloc seen as key to shaping the future of an enlarged EU
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| Dec.17 |
Belgium |
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EU leaders hail new budget deal The leaders are satisfied with the deal reached on the budget, after 2 days of tense talks
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Washington |
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Powell raps Europe on CIA flights
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Italy |
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Suspects in banking scandal grilled
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| Dec.18 |
Berlin |
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Valuev becomes heavyweight champ |
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France |
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Dorfmeister extends World Cup lead |
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| Dec.19 |
Barcelona |
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Ronaldinho Fifa's World Player of the Year Barcelona playmaker wins world award for the second consecutive season. Frank Lampard was second
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| Dec.20 |
Ireland |
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Bin Laden still priority: Rumsfeld
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United Kingdom |
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UK cuts Uganda aid in poll fears
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| Dec.21 |
European Union |
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EU quotas bring modest fish cuts The Union has agreed new quotas for 2006, after 3 days of negotiations in Brussels
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| Dec.23 |
Netherlands |
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15 years for chemicals-to-Iraq man A court has ruled that the killing of thousands of Kurds in the 1980s was an act of genocide
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Italy |
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Italy warrants for 22 CIA operatives
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London |
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Games possibly won on voting error |
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| Dec.24 |
Spain |
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Legend Di Stefano has heart attack |
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Vatican |
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Pope leads his first Christmas service Benedict XVI began leading Midnight Mass blessing thousands of pilgrims, tourists and Romans
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Libya |
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Libya to hear 'HIV medics' appeal Supreme court is to hear an appeal by 6 foreign health workers facing death sentences
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| Dec.25 |
Libya |
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'HIV medics' sentence lifted| Supreme court has overturned death sentences on 6 foreign health workers | |
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| Dec.26 |
European Union |
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Europe 'behind on Kyoto pledges' 10 of 15 signatories will miss the targets without urgent action, the Institute for Public Policy Research found
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| Dec.27 |
Iraq |
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Ukrainian, Bulgarian troops left Iraq Poland would reduce troop levels in March, from nearly 1,500 to 900
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Turkey |
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Euro MP faces Turkey insult probe
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Kazakhstan |
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Europe launches Galileo satellite The 600kg Giove-A was lofted into orbit on a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur
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| Dec.28 |
Yemen |
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German diplomat, family missing
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Iraq |
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French hostage threatened in video
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| Dec.29 |
Arab Countries |
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Row deepens over Danish cartoons| Arab foreign ministers have condemned the failing to act against a newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet | |
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| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
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Russia says gas cut won't hit EU Gazprom has renewed a threat to cut off supplies to Ukraine, but says it will not hit deliveries to western Europe
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Gaza |
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British hostages freed, say Palestinians Kate Burton, a 25-year-old worker for the Palestinian rights group, and her visiting parents
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| Dec.31 |
Gaza |
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Ex-hostage vows to stay in Gaza
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London |
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Strike by subway workers