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| Dec.1 |
European Union |
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EU agrees new sanctions on Iran |
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| Dec.2 |
Berlin |
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Merkel ready for closer euro union
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Kiev |
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Spain to face Italy in Euro 2012 |
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| Dec.3 |
Switzerland |
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Swiss ski resorts hit by drought |
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Tehran |
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France reduces Iran embassy staff
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West Germany |
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WWII bomb evacuation on the Rhine
Map of Koblenz Germany Officials in the German city of Koblenz are evacuating about 45,000 people as work begins to defuse a bomb found in the River Rhine
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London |
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Bollywood legend Dev Anand dies
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| Dec.4 |
Spain |
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Nadal win gives Spain Davis Cup
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West Germany |
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Afghan conference as Nato eye exit
Map of Bonn Germany A major international conference on Afghanistan's future is due to open in the German city of Bonn on Monday
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| Dec.5 |
Paris |
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German, French leaders meet Sarkozy and Merkel were meeting in Paris to discuss ways to safeguard the euro by increasing economic and political "convergence
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West Germany |
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Taliban could return, Karzai warns
The Taliban could make a comeback and take over Afghanistan again, the country's President warned at an international conference
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Paris |
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France, Germany outline fiscal pact| Ahead of a key summit, the leaders of France and Germany agreed on a new fiscal pact that they say will help prevent another debt crisis | |
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European Union |
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Ratings agency warns euro nations Standard and Poor's has put almost the entire eurozone countries, including Germany and France, on 'credit watch' due to fears
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| Dec.6 |
Southern France |
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French Alpine glaciers in retreat
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European Union |
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New EU treaty 'may not be needed' ougher rules to tackle the eurozone debt crisis can be achieved without changing EU treaties, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy s...
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| Dec.7 |
Naples |
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Police arrest Mafia boss hiding in bunker
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Northern England |
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Manchester giants crash out |
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European Union |
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EU leaders face key summit test European Union officials are preparing for a key summit in Brussels, where they will be trying to clinch a deal on how to tackle the eurozone...
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| Dec.8 |
Southern France |
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Sarkozy warns of disintegration
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has warned that 'never has the risk of disintegration been greater' for Europe in a speech in Marseille
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Belgium |
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EU leaders locked in crisis talks
The key item on the agenda is a Franco-German plan on budgetary discipline, with automatic penalties for eurozone nations that overspend
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Belgium |
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EU-wide treaty change bid fails
Attempts to get all 27 EU states to back changes to the bloc's treaties to tackle the eurozone crisis have failed
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| Dec.9 |
Belgium |
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Eurozone deal reached without UK 
A majority of European leaders agreed early Friday on a new deal to try to resolve the continent's debt crisis, but Britain refused
| The 17 members of the eurozone reached a deal for a new intergovernmental treaty to deepen the integration of budgets. 6 other nations supported the deal
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| Dec.10 |
Madrid |
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Barcelona rally to win 3-1 at Madrid |
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London |
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UK coalition divided over EU veto
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| Dec.11 |
Dubai |
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Luke Donald seals US & Europe double |
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France |
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Panama's ex-ruler Noriega headed home
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France |
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De Villepin to stand for president
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London |
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Cameron to face MPs over EU veto David Cameron will face MPs later to explain his decision to veto EU treaty changes, the day after his deputy PM said the move was 'bad for ...
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| Dec.13 |
Belgium |
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Deadly attack rocks Belgian city
Map of Liege Belgium A gunman has opened fire in the centre of the Belgian city of Liege, killing at least three people and wounding 75
| Nordine Amrani also threw grenades into a crowded square from a rooftop before killing himself
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Belgium |
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Police seek Liege attack motive
Police in Belgium are trying to determine what motivated a local man to open fire on a busy marketplace in Liege, killing at least four peop...
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Northern Italy |
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Man kills two Senegalese traders
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| Dec.14 |
London |
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Lawyer: Murdoch knew of damning e-mail
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Belgium |
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Body found in Liege killer's shed
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Berlin |
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Merkel says UK a key part of EU
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European Union |
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Eurozone 'faces winter recession'
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| Dec.15 |
Paris |
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Chirac found guilty on corruption charges| Former President Jacques Chirac was found guilty on charges stemming from his time as mayor of Paris and given a 2 year suspended sentence | |
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Japan |
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Villa blow as Barca reach final |
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Houston |
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Writer Christopher Hitchens dies
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| Dec.16 |
Netherlands |
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Massive child abuse in Dutch churches An independent Commission of Inquiry: Thousands and thousands of children suffered from sexual abuse in the Dutch Roman Catholic Church
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| Dec.18 |
Czech Republic |
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Czech statesman Vaclav Havel dies 
| The Czech Republic's first president after the Velvet Revolution against communist rule, has died at the age of 75 | |
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Japan |
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Barcelona secure Club World Cup
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| Dec.19 |
Italy |
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Arrests in Italy fix scandal |
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| Dec.20 |
Kandahar |
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British PM visits troops in Afghanistan
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| Dec.21 |
London |
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England captain faces race charges
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European Union |
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Huge demand for ECB's bank loans Eurozone banks have rushed to take out cheap three-year loans offered by the European Central Bank, borrowing 489bn euros ($643bn)
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Finland |
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Finns stop 'Patriot missile' ship
Map of Kotka Finland The Finnish authorities have impounded an Isle of Man-flagged ship bound for China with undeclared missiles and explosives, officials say
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| Dec.22 |
Paris |
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Parliament passes Armenian genocide bill
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| Dec.23 |
Czech Republic |
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Leaders honour Havel at funeral
Czechs and world leaders have been bidding farewell to former Czech President Vaclav Havel at a state funeral in Prague
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France |
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France recommends implant removal
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London |
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Prince Philip in hospital after chest pain
Map of Buckingham England The Duke of Edinburgh has been taken to hospital after suffering chest pains, Buckingham Palace has said
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France |
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Police seek breast implant boss
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| Dec.24 |
England |
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Queen visits Prince Philip in hospital
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England |
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Second night in hospital for duke
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| Dec.26 |
Brazil |
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Brazilian economy 'overtakes UK' Brazil has overtaken the UK as the world's sixth largest economy, CEBR, an economic research group, has said
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London |
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MU pulls even with Man City atop EPL table |
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Ethiopia |
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Swedish journalists convicted of terrorism
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| Dec.27 |
Oman |
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Italian tanker hijacked off Oman
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| Dec.28 |
Netherlands |
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Dutch Cup tie to be replayed |
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| Dec.29 |
Afghanistan |
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2 French soldiers killed in Afghan attack
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| Dec.30 |
Paris |
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Ancelotti named as PSG coach |
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Spain |
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Spain sets out new spending cuts