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Northern Italy |
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77-year-old shoots wife in hospital |
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Kaka is named top European player |
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Switzerland |
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Italy has France, Dutch in Euro 2008 |
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| Dec.3 |
 Sudan |
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Sudan frees Briton in teddy row 
A British teacher jailed over the naming of a teddy bear has been released from police custody, after Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir pardoned...
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Writers attack Zimbabwe omission |
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| Dec.4 |
Berlin |
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Airlift airport to close |
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London |
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Top anti-terror cop steps down |
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| Dec.5 |
 Paris |
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Sarkozy urges Betancourt release French President has made a direct appeal to Colombian rebels to release long-held French-Colombian hostage
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| Dec.6 |
 England |
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Canoe man's sons fear 'huge scam'| John Darwin, 57, was thought to have drowned at sea. His wife Anne had confessed to knowing her husband was alive | |
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Paris |
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One killed by parcel bomb A parcel bomb explosion has killed 1 person and injured at least 5 others at law offices in central Paris
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Colombia |
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Farc welcomes Sarkozy hostage bid |
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Portugal |
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Mugabe arrives at EU-Africa talks |
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| Dec.7 |
Belgium |
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Rice: U.S. still wants Iran sanctions |
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 Berlin |
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Germany moves to ban Scientology Top security officials consider the goals of the Church of Scientology to be in conflict with the principles of the nation's constitution
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UK Guantanamo four to be released 4 of the 5 British residents held by the US at Guantanamo Bay are to be released
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EU-Africa leaders opening summit It's the first summit in 7 years, billed as heralding a new and equal relationship for the two continents
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| Dec.8 |
Chad |
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French workers in Chad protest |
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Portugal |
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EU increases pressure on Zimbabwe |
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Portugal |
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EU-African leaders to seal pact 
The leaders will mark the end of a two-day summit in Lisbon by signing a pact promoting free trade and democracy
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| Dec.9 |
Portugal |
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EU, Africa fail to agree trade deal Most African leaders have rejected Europe proposals for a free-trade deal that would replace colonial-era trading systems
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Bali |
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U.S., EU push green trade |
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Northern England |
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Wife of 'Canoe Man' arrested |
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European Union |
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Time up for Kosovo status talks EU foreign ministers will meet to discuss the future of Kosovo, as the UN's deadline for an agreement on the final status arrives
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| Dec.10 |
 Afghanistan |
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Brown hails Afghan battle success British Prime Minister arrived on an unannounced visit to meet with Afghan leaders and British troops who are part of NATO's force
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Belgium |
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Belgium remains without government
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London |
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Led Zeppelin return to stage
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| Dec.11 |
Paris |
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Gadhafi visit sparks protests
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France |
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4-goal Liverpool reach last 16 |
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| Dec.12 |
Washington |
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Central banks act on credit fears The Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and central banks from the UK, Canada and Switzerland are to jointly help banks
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London |
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Afghan battle 'being won' - Brown Prime Minister has told MPs that forces are 'winning the battle against the insurgency' in Afghanistan
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Dubai |
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Dubai court jails boy's HIV rapist
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London |
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UK welcomes world cash injection Prime Minister Brown has welcomed a joint plan by the US Federal Reserve and other central banks to help ease strains in financial markets
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Portugal |
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EU heads to sign landmark treaty
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| Dec.13 |
Japan |
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Seedorf goal sees Milan into final |
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Portugal |
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EU leaders sign key reform treaty Map of Lisbon Portugal| A new treaty in Lisbon is to reshape the European Union and streamline decision-making, despite criticism | |
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London |
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FA board give thumbs up to Capello
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Scotland |
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U.S. seeks help in Afghanistan
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| Dec.14 |
European Union |
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EU offers Serbia deal on Kosovo
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| Dec.15 |
Northern Italy |
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Walchhofer streaks to downhill win |
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| Dec.16 |
 Basra |
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British troops return Basra to Iraqis Map of Basra Iraq| British troops handed over responsibility for security in the province of Basra, a major milestone in the scaling-back of the military presence. A transfer ceremony broadcast live on Iraqi state TV. Iraq resum... | |
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Paris |
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France to host Mid-East aid talks
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| Dec.17 |
Brazil |
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Kaka crowned FIFA's player of 2007
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Paris |
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Donors pledge $7.4 billion Palestinian aid
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| Dec.18 |
European Union |
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ECB lends $500bn to lower rates The European Central Bank has allocated 348.7bn euros to banks at a below-market rate in a refinancing move to ease tightened credit markets
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European Union |
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Plans to end health queues in EU
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| Dec.19 |
Germany |
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German ire at EU fine on car CO2
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England |
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Guantanamo release man arrested
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Paris |
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FARC offered French home deal
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| Dec.20 |
 Slovakia |
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Ceremony marks extended EU border| A checkpoint between Austria and Slovakia has been dismantled in a ceremony marking the enlargement of the Schengen area | |
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Northern Ireland |
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Man cleared of Omagh bombing Sean Hoey accused of carrying out Northern Ireland's worst terror attack in 30 years was cleared on all charges
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London |
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Russia halts London art display
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Chad |
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French six due for trial in Chad
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| Dec.21 |
London |
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Diana driver 'drunk, walking like a clown'
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Belgium |
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Al Qaeda jail break thwarted
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| Dec.22 |
Somalia |
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Kidnapped French journalist 'okay'
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London |
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Blair converts to Catholicism
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Kabul |
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Italy's PM visits Afghanistan
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| Dec.24 |
Germany |
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Thousands sought over child porn
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Sicily |
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Firm quits Sicily to spurn Mafia
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| Dec.25 |
Helmand |
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Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials | One British, the other Irish based in Helmand province, had been holding meetings with different tribes and groups, including the Taliban | |
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| Dec.26 |
 Chad |
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Court jails French aid staff A court has sentenced 6 aid workers to 8 years of hard labour for trying to take more than 100 children out of the country
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| Dec.27 |
Paris |
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France seeks return of kidnappers France has asked Chad to hand over 6 French charity workers convicted for trying to kidnap 103 children
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| Dec.28 |
Chad |
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French aid workers leave Chad 6 charity workers sentenced in Chad to 8 years of hard labor for trying to kidnap children were on their way back to France
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| Dec.29 |
Scotland |
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Captain dies during game |
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| Dec.30 |
Paris |
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France to halt links with Syria
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Drug firms probed in Iraq scandal
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| Dec.31 |
France |
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France faces end of coffee and cigarettes
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