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Pakistan |
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Confusion over US journalist's fate |
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Nevada |
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Police want Tyson charged |
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Washington |
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White House warned over Enron files |
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| Feb.2 |
Pakistan |
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Abducted US journalist 'still alive' |
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New York |
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Protesters outside World Forum |
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| Feb.3 |
New York |
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Enron executives 'pocketed millions' |
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 Missouri |
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Patriots stun Rams, win Super Bowl| New England shocks St. Louis to win Super Bowl XXXVI, 20-17, by last-second finish. Brady was voted the game's MVP | |
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U.S. Senate |
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Enron's Lay refused to testify The Senate investigations is in disarray after the former CEO would not appear due to a prosecutorial climate
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| Feb.4 |
Washington |
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Bush unveils 'war' budget |
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Texas |
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Former Enron chief quits board Congress was considering whether to force Kenneth Lay to appear before inquiry panels
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New York |
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Annan plea to help world's poor |
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| Feb.5 |
House of Representatives |
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Enron ex-boss ordered to testify A second Congressional panel has voted to order Kenneth Lay to give evidence over the collapse
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Washington |
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American Taleban indicted John Walker Lindh has been formally indicted on 10 charges of conspiring to kill fellow Americans
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House of Representatives |
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Enron ex-boss will attend hearings |
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Washington |
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US softens line on 'evil axis' Secretary of State Powell has said America is willing to talk to states which Bush described as an 'axis of evil
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| Feb.6 |
 Ireland |
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Trader missing after $750m fraud Allied Irish Banks has named John Rusnak, a US citizen, as the trader at the centre of a fraud at its US subsidiary
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Washington |
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American Taleban to stay in jail
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Baltimore |
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AIB trader 'meets US authorities' Lawyers for John Rusnak have said their client is talking with feds
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CIA |
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CIA warns of al-Qaeda attacks |
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| Feb.7 |
 Argentina |
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Man detained on US flight 28-year-old Uruguayan has been detained after trying to enter the cockpit and was overpowered by crew members
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USA |
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Geneva Conventions apply to Taliban US decided that the Conventions on the conduct of war will apply to captured Taleban soldiers, but not al-Qaeda fighters
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Washington |
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Sharon visits Bush US President have rejected Israeli calls to sever all ties with Arafat. Bush repeated his strong criticism of Palestinian leader
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| Feb.8 |
Utah |
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Drugs crackdown at Winter Olympics |
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Pakistan |
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3 charged in Pearl kidnap case
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Utah |
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Winter Olympics opened| The 19th Winter Olympics opened with a parade of the American flag recovered from the World Trade Centre | |
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| Feb.9 |
Utah |
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First gold of Winter Games
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Guantanamo |
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War captives baffle US interrogators The military has admitted to difficulties in identifying Taleban and al-Qaeda detainees as 34 more are put in cells
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Utah |
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Traa edges Bahrke for mogul gold |
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| Feb.10 |
Utah |
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Austrian Strobl captures gold |
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U.S. Congress |
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Former Enron boss refuses to testify
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| Feb.11 |
Iran |
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Thousands join anti-US rally
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Utah |
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Zoeggeler wins men's luge; Hackl second |
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Washington |
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FBI issues new terror alert
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| Feb.12 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf seeks US backing
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U.S. Congress |
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Silent Enron boss faces Congress anger
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Utah |
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Montillet won women's downhill |
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| Feb.13 |
Washington |
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Bush welcomes Musharraf
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Utah |
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French official says judge was pressured
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U.S. Congress |
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Congress passes campaign fund bill
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Pakistan |
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US journalist dead, says kidnapper
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| Feb.14 |
Utah |
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Yagudin takes gold |
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Washington |
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Plan to curb emissions
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| Feb.15 |
Utah |
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Correction gold medal; judge suspended| Russians grumbled after Olympic officials awarded a second gold medal to Canadians in a disputed figure-skating event | |
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| Feb.16 |
Utah |
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Bjoerndalen wins 3rd gold of Games |
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Utah |
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Van Velde wins 1,000-meter gold |
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US Georgia |
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Corpses scandal at crematorium Police have found more than 80 decomposed bodies stacked in storage sheds and scattered in the woods
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| Feb.17 |
Tokyo |
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Bush backs Japan reform efforts
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US Georgia |
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Grim search for crematorium bodies
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Utah |
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Ceccarelli wins women's Super G |
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| Feb.18 |
US Georgia |
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139 bodies recovered from crematorium
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Utah |
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French pair wins free dance |
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| Feb.19 |
 South Korea |
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Bush backs Korean dialogue US President stongly supports South Korea's 'sunshine policy' aimed at engaging the communist North
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Washington |
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US plans Zimbabwe sanctions
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Utah |
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Kwan wins short program |
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| Feb.20 |
 Beijing |
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Bush visits China| US President made a strong defence of human rights after initial talks with President Jiang Zemin | |
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| Feb.21 |
 Pakistan |
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Kidnapped US reporter is dead| Daniel Pearl was abducted in as he tried to meet Islamic militants. Videotape is showing scenes of murder | |
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Utah |
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Hughes edges Slutskaya, Kwan for gold Sarah Hughes soared from fourth place to win the free skate and the title
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Beijing |
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Bush preaches democracy to China
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Philippines |
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US helicopter crashed
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| Feb.22 |
Moscow |
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Putin enters Olympic row |
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Utah |
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USA, Canada advance to hockey final |
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New York |
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Wife honours Pearl's 'spirit'
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U.S. Congress |
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White House sued for Enron records
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| Feb.23 |
Utah |
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Kostelic win 4 medals |
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Guantanamo |
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Camp X-ray inmates 'may go home'
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Philippines |
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No survivors in US helicopter crash
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| Feb.24 |
Utah |
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Muehlegg, 3 gold winner, tests positive |
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Utah |
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Canada captures hockey gold medal Canada gets first hockey gold medal in 50 years beating US 5-2. Iginla and Sakic each scored twice
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Utah |
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Drugs test denies Lazutina gold She stripped of Olympic gold hours after storming to victory in the 30km classical cross-country skiing race
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Utah |
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Curtain falls on Winter Olympics The 2002 Games have ended already being labelled 'The Protest Games'
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| Feb.26 |
Washington |
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Bush urges Angola ceasefire
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Guantanamo |
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X-Ray inmates 'to avoid military courts' Department of Defence has conceded that only a small number of detained are likely to be brought to a military tribunal
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| Feb.27 |
USA |
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Alicia steals Grammys glory
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| Feb.28 |
Guantanamo |
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Camp X-Ray inmates win concessions
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New York |
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False alarm over Air India flight
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