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Baghdad |
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Iraq 'regrets' US Blackwater move'
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World gives hearty welcome to 2010 |
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No U.S. combat deaths in Iraq in Dec. December was the first month since the beginning of the war in which there were no U.S. combat deaths. There were 3 noncombat fatalities
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New Orleans |
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Florida Rolls In Sugar Bowl |
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Southern California |
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Ohio State Wins Rose Bowl |
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| Jan.2 |
London |
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UK, US to fund anti-terror unit in Yemen
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Washington |
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Obama pledges justice for terror plot |
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| Jan.3 |
 Yemen |
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U.S., Britain close embassies in Yemen Threats by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula against targets in Yemen prompted the closure of the embassies there
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Tougher US air screening rules The authorities are introducing tougher screening rules for passengers arriving by air from nations deemed to have links with terrorism
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Southern California |
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Avatar smashes box office record
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Washington |
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US lifts HIV/Aids immigration ban |
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| Jan.4 |
Washington |
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Clinton: Yemen instability a global threat
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Washington |
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CIA bomber was al-Qaeda triple agent The suicide bomber who killed seven agents in Afghanistan have been a doctor from Jordan who was arrested by Jordanian intelligence a year a...
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Kepler planet-hunter detects five worlds |
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| Jan.5 |
Washington |
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U.S. lowers threshold for watch lists
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FBI |
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Bombing suspect provided intelligence |
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USA |
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Hubble peers back 13.2 billion years |
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Washington |
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Obama admits intelligence failures US security agencies had enough intelligence to disrupt a plot to blow up a plane last month, but failed to act
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Pitcher Johnson retires |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google unveils Nexus One phone |
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| Jan.6 |
USA |
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Nigerian charged over plane bomb plot
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| Jan.7 |
Washington |
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Obama targets intelligence lapses
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Southern California |
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Alabama wins college title
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Washington |
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Gates to stay as defense chief |
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| Jan.8 |
Detroit |
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'Not guilty' plea in plane bomb case A 'not guilty' plea has been entered on behalf of the Nigerian accused of attempting to detonate a bomb on a plane on Christmas Day
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Jordan |
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Clinton sets out US plan for Middle East |
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| Jan.9 |
California |
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6.5-magnitude quake hits off coast
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U.S. Senate |
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Reid apologises for Obama remarks |
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New York |
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'NY bomb plotter' denies charges |
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| Jan.10 |
Austria |
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Vonn completes World Cup hat-trick |
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California |
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Power restored to homes after quake |
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Baghdad |
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Most families join Blackwater settlement |
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South Korea |
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US envoy warns N Korea on rights |
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| Jan.11 |
Missouri |
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McGwire admits steroid use |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Gay marriage ban challenged in fed. Court
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China |
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Yale alum's gift stirs reaction in China |
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| Jan.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google reports China-based attack Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December
| Google has decided it is no longer willing to consider censorship of its site in China and may have to shut down its site and its offices in that nation
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| Jan.13 |
Haiti |
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First U.S. military aid reaches Haiti |
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New York |
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John Gotti racketeering case abandoned |
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Washington |
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US 'troubled' by China cyberattacks |
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| Jan.14 |
USA |
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Air security further tightened |
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Chicago |
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'Doomsday Clock' moves back |
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| Jan.15 |
Washington |
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US to protest to China over Google |
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Washington |
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US photo showing Bin Laden may look |
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Afghanistan |
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US releases names of prisoners at Bagram |
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| Jan.16 |
China |
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Yahoo criticised by Alibaba for 'reckless'
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 Haiti |
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Clinton visits quake-hit Haitians 
US Secretary of State has become the first senior Western official to arrive in Haiti after the earthquake that flattened the capital
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Berlin |
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Germany issues Explorer warning
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Spain |
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MP's photo used for Bin Laden |
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New Orleans |
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Saints rout Cardinals 45-14 |
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Indiana |
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Colts' 20-3 victory over Ravens |
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| Jan.17 |
San Diego |
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Jets upset Chargers |
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| Jan.18 |
Haiti |
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US marines arrive to bolster quake efforts More than 2,000 marines are set to join 1,000 US troops on the ground, as aid efforts gather pace a week after a devastating earthquake
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Alaska |
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Exxon Valdez oil 'still persists'
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Haiti |
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US begins airdrops of food and water The US military has begun airdropping water and food into earthquake-hit Haiti, after earlier ruling out such a delivery method as too risky
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| Jan.19 |
Massachusetts |
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Republicans win key US Senate election| Republican Scott Brown has won the race for the Senate seat in the state of Massachusetts left vacant by Edward Kennedy's death | |
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| Jan.20 |
Haiti |
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US to send 4,000 extra troops to Haiti | The US is sending another 4,000 sailors and marines for the earthquake relief effort, diverting them from deployments in the Gulf and Africa | |
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| Jan.21 |
Washington |
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Clinton calls on China to Google probe The US has called on Beijing to investigate the recent cyber attacks, which have prompted the search giant to threaten to leave China
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Washington |
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Obama pushes new bank regulation US President has proposed significant new curbs on the activities of banks to try to prevent future financial crises, include limits to the size of banks
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Supreme Court overturns campaign limit
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple, music labels talk tunes in the cloud
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan 'wants unarmed drones'
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| Jan.22 |
USA |
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Guantanamo detention plans condemned The American Civil Liberties Union has criticised a recommendation that 47 inmates should be held indefinitely without trial
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| Jan.23 |
Baghdad |
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Biden pledges Blackwater appeal
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| Jan.24 |
Indonesia |
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Gunmen attack convoy near U.S. company
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Indiana |
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Manning, Colts rally past Jets, 30-17
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New Orleans |
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Saints outlasted Minnesota 31-28 in NFC
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| Jan.26 |
Netherlands |
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$74 million deal saves Saab
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Southern California |
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Avatar is top-grossing film ever Sci-fi spectacular has surpassed Titanic to become the highest grossing movie of all time, figures from distributor 20th Century Fox show
| Director James Cameron holds the remarkable distinction of directing both the world's top grossing movies
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Melbourne |
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Li stuns Venus, Serena rallies |
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| Jan.27 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama delivers his first State of the Union US President in his first State of the Union address has said that jobs must be the nation's number one focus
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North Korea |
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American detained for trespassing
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Melbourne |
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Serena, Henin gets to Australian final
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| Jan.28 |
Haiti |
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U.S. hospital ship in Haiti near capacity Haitians being treated on a U.S. Navy hospital ship are requiring longer care than expected, forcing the U.S. to scramble for an alternative
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Melbourne |
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Williams win 11th Grand Slam doubles title |
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| Jan.29 |
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U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal | Overriding objections from China, the Obama administration unveiled a deal that includes about $2.85 billion in missiles and 60 helicopters. China warns of a 'serious negativ... | |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google phases out support for IE6
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| Jan.30 |
Haiti |
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US halts Haiti victim evacuations The US military has stopped evacuating earthquake victims to the US in a reported dispute over medical costs
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Washington |
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US defends weapons sale to Taiwan The State Department said that the sale contributed to 'security and stability' between Taiwan and Chin
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Melbourne |
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Serena powers to Australian Open glory
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China halts U.S. visits after Taiwan deal China had suspended military exchanges with the United States over Washington's $6.4-billion arms deal with Taiwan
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| Jan.31 |
Beijing |
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China threatens sanctions over U.S. deal China has threatened to slap sanctions on American companies that sell arms to Taiwan as part of punitive actions Beijing is taking to protest...
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Washington |
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Dramatic shift in Pentagon's thinking
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Los Angeles |
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Beyonce is queen of Grammy Awards
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