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Spain |
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Spain arrests 7 suspected extremists |
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Snowfall disrupts northern Europe Heavy snowfall has caused disruption across northern Europe, closing airports and bringing traffic to a standstill
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Ivory Coast |
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U.N., EU to Ivory Coast: Release results
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| Dec.2 |
London |
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Leaks criticise UK in Afghanistan
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London |
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WikiLeaks: UK offered exceptions for U.S. |
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Rome |
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PM's partying left him 'a complete mess' |
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Poland |
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European countries battle weather chaos |
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| Dec.3 |
Spain |
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Air controller walkout disrupts travel The Spanish government put the military in control of air space late to get commercial jets flying again after a surprise air traffic controller strike
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London |
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Assange responds to readers online
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| Dec.4 |
Spain |
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Air traffic controllers return to work
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Serbia |
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French heroics in Davis doubles |
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Czech Republic |
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Havel and Tutu urge to release Liu Xiaobo |
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| Dec.5 |
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Egypt shark attack kills German
A woman has been killed in a shark attack while snorkelling off the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh
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Serbia |
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Serbia wins Davis Cup final over France
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Sweden |
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Wikileaks' Assange to fight case |
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London |
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Lawmaker denies aide is a Russian spy |
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Madrid |
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Cop drags man off tracks as train arrives |
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| Dec.6 |
Russia |
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Russia checking citizenship of UK aide |
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London |
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Assange to meet police |
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Southern Italy |
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Bodies of missing U.S. balloonists found |
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Paris |
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Airlines, mechanic guilty in Concorde crash |
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Baltics |
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Wikileaks reveals US-Nato Baltic plan
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London |
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Cameron hints at Afghan pull-out |
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| Dec.7 |
London |
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Assange jailed as extradition considered 
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange handed himself over to police, promptly appeared in court where he was denied bail and left for jail
| Assange denies sexually assaulting two women in Sweden. He was remanded in custody pending a hearing next week
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Haiti |
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French Haiti cholera report 'inconclusive' A French doctor's report suggests that the strain of cholera ravaging Haiti may have originated with U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal
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London |
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Wikileaks: UK feared Megrahi prison death |
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| Dec.9 |
London |
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Protesters attack Prince Charles' car 
| Protesters enraged by a Parliament vote to triple university tuition rate caps, attacked a car carrying Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall | |
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| Dec.10 |
Barcelona |
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Barca sign $225m Qatar deal |
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Ireland |
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Deep rift in Vatican-Ireland relationship |
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| Dec.11 |
Spain |
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Spanish anger at Wikileaks arrest |
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Sweden |
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One dead after Stockholm blasts
Map of Stockholm Sweden| One person has been killed and two others injured as two explosions rocked the centre of the capital near the busy shopping street of Drottninggatan | |
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| Dec.12 |
Sweden |
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Explosions were 'an act of terrorism'
A Swedish news agency and police said they received e-mailed threats 10 minutes before the explosions, which killed one person
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London |
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Protesters made 'contact' with Camilla
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England |
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UK search amid Sweden bomb probe
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Sweden |
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WikiLeaks rival plans Monday launch |
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European Union |
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Amazon hit by web service failure |
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Rome |
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Berlusconi faces MPs before vital vote |
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| Dec.13 |
United Kingdom |
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42% of Britons feel WikiLeaks right |
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France |
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Teen arrested after holding hostages |
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| Dec.14 |
London |
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Wikileaks chief's release delayed
The founder of whistle-blowing website, Julian Assange, has been granted bail on conditions including cash guarantees of £240,000
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Sweden |
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Cartoon, threats preceded Sweden attack
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Rome |
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Violence after Berlusconi survives vote |
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USA |
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US court indicts Dutch Farc rebel |
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
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U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill
The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited penalties
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Ireland |
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Europe to rule on Irish abortion |
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Abu Dhabi |
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Inter Milan cruise into final |
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| Dec.16 |
London |
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Wikileaks founder Assange freed on bail 
| The founder of whistle-blowing website, Julian Assange, has vowed 'to continue my work and to protest my innocence' after being freed on bail | |
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England |
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Assange tells of 'smear campaign'
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| Dec.17 |
England |
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Assange 'fears extradition to US'
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| Dec.18 |
England |
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UK travel chaos as big freeze bites |
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Abu Dhabi |
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Inter claim Club World Cup
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Italy |
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Knox appeal judge: evidence new reviews
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| Dec.19 |
London |
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Severe weather snarls Europe travel |
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| Dec.20 |
London |
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Europe is digging airports out of snow
Map of Gatwick England Frustrated passengers crammed major airports as heavy snowfall forced new cancellations and delays across the continent. Gatwick was closed
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Wales |
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Twelve held in UK anti-terror raids
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| Dec.21 |
European Union |
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Europe bends under weight of snow
Passengers struggling to get away for the holiday season faced further frustration and delays , as the EU's top travel official slammed snow...
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European Union |
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EU brands airports 'weak link' The EU has heavily criticised European airports for failing to deal with recent freezing weather, which has left thousands of travellers str...
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| Dec.22 |
European Union |
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EU won't legislate on communist crimes
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Ivory Coast |
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French urged to leave Ivory Coast
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Moscow |
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Russia blames UK for diplomatic spat
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London |
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Heathrow boss gives up bonus over delay |
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| Dec.23 |
Rome |
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Parcel bombs hit Rome embassies Italian police are searching all embassies and consular offices after parcel bombs exploded at the Swiss and Chilean missions
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Sweden |
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Station cleared due to suspicious item
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| Dec.24 |
European Union |
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Snow paralyses transport in W. Europe| Thousands of travellers have had their Christmas plans disrupted by further snowfalls across Western Europe | |
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Paris |
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Paris cancels half of flights
Part of airport was evacuated due to the snow on the roof, and hundreds of flights were canceled because of a shortage of de-icing fluid
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Moscow |
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France to help build Russian warships
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Milan |
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Leonardo takes over as Inter boss |
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| Dec.25 |
Netherlands |
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Somalis held in Dutch terror raid
Twelve Somali men have been arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of involvement in terrorism
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Paris |
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Conditions improve at European airports
Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris was rebounding after hundreds of flights were canceled because of a shortage of de-icing fluid
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London |
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UK gives £40m to UN disaster fund
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| Dec.26 |
London |
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London train drivers strike over pay
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London |
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Mossad to apologize over passports The new chief of Israel's secret intelligence service is said to be preparing to apologize for the agency's suspected use of forged British ...
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England |
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9 charged in terror case
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| Dec.27 |
Rome |
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Explosives found at Greek embassy Italian police found an explosive package, the second time in as many weeks that embassies there have received explosives through the mail
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| Dec.28 |
Melbourne |
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England retain Ashes |
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| Dec.29 |
Denmark |
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Denmark holds 'cartoon plotters' 5 suspected Islamist militants have been arrested for planning to attack a newspaper that printed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005
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Northern Ireland |
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NI government plans water crisis meeting
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| Dec.30 |
Poland |
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Swede jailed for Auschwitz theft
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Northern England |
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Video captures serial killer's defiance Closed-circuit TV footage that led police to identify Stephen Griffiths as a killer shows the 'Crossbow Cannibal' carrying a crossbow
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London |
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Queen Elizabeth a great-grandmother
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European Union |
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West attacks Khodorkovsky 'abuse'
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| Dec.31 |
Rome |
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Italy furious after Lula refuses extradition