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| Feb.1 |
 Jerusalem |
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 Israel vows tough rocket response Israeli PM promised a 'sharp Israeli response' if rocket attacks from Gaza continue. Palestinian militants fired 4 rockets into southern Israel
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Gaza |
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Rockets wound 3 Israelis, strikes hit Gaza| Israeli airstrikes hit a police station in central Gaza and tunnels near the border with Egypt, after rocket attacks from Gaza | |
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| Feb.2 |
 Ethiopia |
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 Gaddafi elected as next AU leader Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been elected as chairman of the 53-nation African Union by delegates at the AU summit
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| Feb.4 |
Gaza |
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Hamas police 'seize aid for Gaza'
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Gaza |
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Israelis halt ship carrying aid toward Gaza
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| Feb.5 |
 Somalia |
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 Pirates free arms ship| Pirates who hijacked a Ukrainian ship MV Faina loaded with weapons have received a ransom and have left the vessel | |
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Germany |
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Nazi 'Dr. Death' hunt leads to Cairo
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Baghdad |
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Iraq nervously awaits results of elections
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| Feb.6 |
Gaza |
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 UN halts Gaza aid over 'thefts' The UN agency has suspended all aid shipments, accusing the Hamas government of seizing hundreds of tonnes of food supplies
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| Feb.7 |
Gaza |
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Israeli jets hit targets in Gaza
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Somalia |
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New president returns from exile
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| Feb.8 |
Washington |
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Iraq, Afghanistan withdrawals delayed
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| Feb.11 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Global alert issued for 85 terror suspects
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Somalia |
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U.S. Navy arrests pirate suspects in Gulf
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| Feb.12 |
Gaza |
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Hamas: Gaza truce agreement near
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| Feb.13 |
Somalia |
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Russian warship apprehends pirates
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| Feb.14 |
 Saudi Arabia |
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King appoints first woman to council King Abdullah has appointed Noor Al-Fayez to the council of ministers for the first time as part of a Cabinet reshuffle
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Beirut |
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Thousands mark Hariri's assassination
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Jerusalem |
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Israel puts terms on Gaza truce
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| Feb.16 |
 Dubai |
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Dubai in dock over Israeli tennis star's ban Dubai could lose it's place on the WTA calendar after Israeli Shahar Peer was denied entry to compete at this week's event
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| Feb.17 |
 Qatar |
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Sudan, rebels sign prisoner release deal Sudan's government and rebels from Darfur region signed a confidence-building agreement, a step toward ending a six-year conflict
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Gaza |
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Explosives haul missing A large stockpile of unexploded weapons has disappeared, before United Nations experts were able to dispose of it safely
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| Feb.18 |
Jerusalem |
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Captive deal 'key to Gaza truce'
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Yemen |
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Yemen arrests former Gitmo detainee
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| Feb.20 |
Washington |
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U.S. resumes diplomatic talks with Syria
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 Baghdad |
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 New jail opens at Abu Ghraib site| The prison which became notorious for detainee abuse by US forces in 2004, is being officially re-opened in a new incarnation | |
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| Feb.22 |
 Cairo |
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Cairo is hit by deadly bomb blast| At least one person has been killed and 17 injured in an explosion outside a cafe in the historic Khan al-Khalili area popular with tourists | |
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Somalia |
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Peacekeepers attacked
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi National Museum to reopen
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| Feb.23 |
Cairo |
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Cairo bombing not from known groups The weekend bombing in one of the capital's busiest tourist districts was not orchestrated by any known extremist group
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| Feb.24 |
Mosul |
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US soldiers hurt in Iraq attack A number of soldiers have been wounded and an Iraqi interpreter has been killed after coming under fire from police
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 Syria |
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Syria set up missile facility at suspect site Syria's nuclear chief told the nuclear watchdog agency that his country has built a military missile facility at suspect nuclear site
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| Feb.25 |
 Darfur |
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15,000 flee southern Darfur U.N.: Thousands of people have fled recent violence in south Darfur, seeking security and shelter at a refugee camp in north Darfur
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Gaza |
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Palestinian groups agree releases Senior members of Hamas and Fatah, have agreed to release each other's members from detention ahead of unity talks
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| Feb.26 |
 Washington |
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 Obama to pull troops from Iraq in 2010 President Obama is planning to pull all combat troops out of Iraq by August 2010, which falls short of his campaign promise
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Egypt |
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Palestinian groups vow to unify Palestinian rivals agreed to work toward ending their bitter fighting in an effort to form a unity government in Gaza and the West Bank
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| Feb.27 |
Washington |
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 Obama outlines Iraq pullout plan President Obama has said that up to 50,000 of 142,000 troops now there will stay into 2011 to advise Iraqi forces and protect US interests
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Somalia |
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Displaced Somalis return to Mogadishu More than 40,000 Somalis have returned to the abandoned neighborhoods in the past 6 weeks, despite some of the heaviest fighting
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Washington |
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Terrorist charged with conspiracy li Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, a man held for years in custody in the U.S. was charged in federal court with conspiracy to provide support to al ...
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| Feb.28 |
Israel |
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Two rockets strike southern Israeli city  2 rockets were fired from Gaza and landed in the city of Ashkelon, one of them hitting an educational institution
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Somalia |
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President bends to demand for sharia law Sharif Sheikh Hassan will give in to a rebel demand that he impose Islamic law in an effort to halt fighting between Somali forces and insur...
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