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South Africa |
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8 British tourists die in crash
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England |
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Security cancels flights to U.S.
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| Jan.2 |
 USA |
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Mistaken identities led to canceled flights One of the suspicious names on Air France flights is belonging to a child
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England |
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Security scare grounds flight to Saudi
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 Egypt |
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Airliner crashes into Red Sea| No survivors likely. A charter with 152 people aboard, most of them French tourists, crashed shortly after takeoff | |
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| Jan.4 |
 Basra |
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 Blair visits Iraq, praises troops British Prime Minister has made an unannounced day-long visit to troops in Basra
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| Jan.5 |
European Union |
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EU force to probe letter bombs
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| Jan.6 |
 London |
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 Diana crash investigation ordered| Most senior policeman is to investigate whether the car crash was more than just an accident | |
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Sunni Triangle |
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2 French nationals killed
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Egypt |
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Crash flight recorder 'located'
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England |
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Sky marshals plan brings backlash
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| Jan.7 |
Sweden |
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Suspect admits killing Anna Lindh
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France |
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French hunt missing air passenger
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| Jan.8 |
England |
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Rusedski confirms failed drug test
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England |
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Queen names luxury ocean liner
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Libya |
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Bombing payout 'agreed'
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| Jan.9 |
 Libya |
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Libya signs UTA bombing payout| Relatives of 170 victims of the bombing of a French airliner in 1989 have signed a $170m payout deal | |
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European Union |
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EU looks to new ties with Libya
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England |
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British official: Saddam not talking
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Italy |
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Parma football board steps down |
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| Jan.13 |
England |
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Anger as 'Dr. Death' found hanged Serial killer Harold Shipman hanged himself using bed sheets from the window bars in his cell
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Italy |
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Berlusconi immunity thrown out
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Netherlands |
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Pupil shot teacher
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| Jan.14 |
 Sweden |
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Lindh not target, court hears Mijailo Mijailovic, 25, judges he 'couldn't resist' the voices he heard telling him to attack the foreign minister
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England |
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'Ammunition' man held at Heathrow
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| Jan.15 |
Sweden |
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 Lindh friend: Attacker was silent Attacker did not say a word when he suddenly rushed the foreign minister in a department store
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England |
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U.S. probe into Heathrow arrest U.S. are investigating how a Sudanese passenger may have carried ammunition onto a flight from Washington
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France |
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9 cities meet Olympic deadline |
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| Jan.17 |
England |
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Johnson confirms farewell |
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France |
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Minister blasts headscarf protest
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| Jan.18 |
Switzerland |
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Raich becomes the World Cup leader |
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Israel |
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Sharon backs envoy's art attack
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England |
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Apparent bomb threat diverts Delta flight
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| Jan.21 |
England |
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Blair backs Bush on Iraq weapons
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Madrid |
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Beckham red carded as Real triumph
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France |
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Health staff set to strike
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| Jan.23 |
 Italy |
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Parmalat aide 'commits suicide' Alessandro Bassi was a mid-level executive in the finance department of collapsed food giant
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| Jan.26 |
Italy |
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Parmalat debt grows to 14bn euros
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Washington |
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U.S., Britain downplay Kay remarks Both governments have defended their decision to oust Saddam despite an assertion by the leader of a team of experts
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| Jan.27 |
England |
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Blair wins key top-up fees vote Tony Blair wins by just 5 votes in a House of Commons test of his controversial plans to introduce university top-up fees
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Melbourne |
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Ferrero shows grit to reach semi
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| Jan.28 |
London |
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 Hutton clears Blair, faults BBC| A senior judge says the government did not act in a 'dishonorable, underhand or duplicitous' way in its handling of David Kelly | |
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London |
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BBC chairman quits over Hutton Gavyn Davies has resigned in the wake of criticisms of the corporation's reports
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 Ruhr |
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Prisoner exchange begins 36 detainees are being flown to Germany after leaving a jail near Tel Aviv
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Melbourne |
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Clijsters sets up Belgian final
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| Jan.29 |
Ruhr |
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 Israel and Hezbollah swap prisoners  Map of Cologne West Germany| Israel released 35 prisoners. Hezbollah released an abducted Israeli businessman and the bodies of 3 Israel soldiers | |
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London |
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BBC apologizes as Dyke quits Director General has quit. The new Acting Chairman apologised for errors during the Dr Kelly affair
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England |
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Ministers back BBC independence Culture Secretary Jowell rejected fears that the Hutton's report might be used to undermine its independence
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| Jan.30 |
 Paris |
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Ex-Prime Minister guilty of corruption A court has found Alain Juppe guilty of involvement in a party funding scam in Paris in the 1980s and 1990s
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Germany |
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Manslaughter verdict for cannibal A court has sentenced self-confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes to 8 years and 6 months in prison
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England |
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Blair blasted on Iraq intelligence
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 Melbourne |
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Henin claims Australian crown Justine Henin-Hardenne took her first Australian Open title with a 6-3 4-6 6-3 win over Kim Clijsters
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| Jan.31 |
England |
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BA, Air France cancel U.S. flights British Airways and Air France canceled 5 flights to Washington and Miami because of security concerns
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Los Angeles |
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Security fears cancel 6 flights Continental has canceled Sunday's Flight 17 from Glasgow to Los Angeles because of security concerns
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