World News Atlas
European Union
2007
January
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Huge celebrations have been held to mark the accession to the European Union, 17 years after the fall of Communism
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Poland 
| The controversial Stanislaw Wielgus has resigned, less than an hour before he was due to be installed in his post |
Russia oil row hits Europe supply 
Oil supplies to Poland, Germany and Ukraine have been cut amid a row between Belarus and Moscow
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Los Angeles
Beckham agrees to LA Galaxy move David Beckham will leave Real Madrid and join Major League Soccer at the end of the season
Greece
A rocket-propelled grenade launched from across the street in downtown Athens is causing no injuries
Paris
Sarkozy nod for presidential run The French centre-right has elected UMP party leader and Interior Minister as their candidate for the presidential polls
London
Criticism of Iraq hangings grows United Nations and European leaders have condemned the executions in Baghdad of two of former Hussein's top aides
Washington
London
Bollywood fury at 'Big Brother'
Bollywood called racist the bullying of Indian film star Shilpa Shetty on British reality TV show 'Celebrity Big Brother'
Nigeria
Berlin
Rice: Quartet will meet on Mideast U.S. Secretary of State expects EU, Russia, the U.N. and the U.S to meet in the week of January 29 in Washington
London 
| Gale force winds and heavy downpours hammered northern Europe, disrupting travel for tens of thousands. The storms are ripping off part of the roof at Lord's Cricket Ground in London, toppli... |
Paris
Lebanon PM wins pledges of aid Fuad Saniora won pledges of new international aid ahead of a major conference to raise funds for his country
Paris
Lebanon wins $7.6B aid package 
| Some donors hope it'sto help its government weather a growing threat from Hezbollah-led opponents. The biggest pledges came from Saudi Arabia, the US, ... |
Belgium
Nato 'to step up Afghan support' Foreign ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed to step up their military and economic assistance
London
Blair's fundraiser arrested again Lord Michael Levy, the fundraiser for Labour Party was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice
United Kingdom
England
Map of Birmingham United Kingdom A major raid in was intended to foil a plot to kidnap a Muslim soldier serving in the British Army, and behead him
Berlin
Germany issues CIA arrest orders Germany has ordered the arrest of 13 suspected agents over the alleged kidnapping of one of its citizens
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