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Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong marks handover anniversary The former British colony marked the 10th anniversary of its hand-over to China and bid farewell to a rocky decade
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London |
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Police confident in bombers hunt
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France |
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Raikkonen won French Grand Prix |
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Scotland |
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Glasgow attack: Police blow up car |
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London |
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Federer gets bye into quarters |
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United Kingdom |
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Car bombings suspect 'on the run' Detectives are still hunting people suspected of involvement in the attempted car bombings in London and at Glasgow Airport
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| Jul.2 |
Scotland |
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Two more held over bomb attacks
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Yemen |
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Bomb kills Spanish tourists
At least 9 people have been killed after a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into a tourist convoy
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London |
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Gandhi letter to return to India |
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Australia |
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Australia detains man in terror probe
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United Kingdom |
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Rushdie splits from TV host wife |
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| Jul.3 |
United Kingdom |
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Terror suspects all linked to Health Service
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London |
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Vaidisova beats defending champ |
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Gaza |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed| Johnston, kidnapped March 12 by a group calling itself the Army of Islam, was wearing blue jeans and looking gaunt. TV pictures showed Johnston, 45, leaving a building and entering a car, acc... | |
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| Jul.4 |
London |
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Superb Venus overpowers Sharapova |
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European Union |
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EU offers Brazil economic alliance |
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Guatemala |
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Salzburg Loses Bid for Winter Olympics |
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| Jul.5 |
Nigeria |
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Three-year-old seized
Margaret Hill, the daughter of a British expatriate worker, has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger Delta
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Ireland |
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Children swept out to sea |
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Belgium |
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Officer jailed for role in Rwanda genocide
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Nigeria |
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'Threat to kill' missing UK girl
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Northern Italy |
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3 climbers found dead in Alps |
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Australia |
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UK bomb suspect held for longer |
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| Jul.6 |
London |
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Nadal marches into Wimbledon semis |
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London |
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Bartoli stuns Henin to reach final |
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London |
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Suspect charged in bomb attempts
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| Jul.7 |
London |
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Venus Williams romps to her fourth title She is beating Marion Bartoli, of France 6-4 6-1 in the Wimbledon final. As #31 Venus is the lowest-ranked women's winner in Wimbledon histo...
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London |
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Federer humbling Gasquet |
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Basque |
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7 hurt at Running of the Bulls |
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London |
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Cancellara claims Tour de France prologue |
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United Kingdom |
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'Car bombs' police get more time |
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| Jul.8 |
London |
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Federer wins historic fifth title
The world #1 prevailed over Rafael Nadal 7-6 4-6 7-6 2-6 6-2 after 3 hours and 45 minutes of breathtaking tennis
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England |
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Raikkonen dashes Hamilton's hopes |
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Paris |
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Sarkozy says 'No' to mass pardons |
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| Jul.9 |
London |
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Three guilty over 21/7 bomb plot
Muktar Said Ibrahim, 29, Yassin Omar, 26, and Ramzi Mohammed, 25, have been found guilty of plotting to carry out suicide bombings on 21 July...
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Nigeria |
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Girl recovers after kidnap
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Austria |
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IAEA approves N. Korea mission
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Spain |
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Real Madrid name Schuster as coach |
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| Jul.10 |
France |
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Cancellara lifts overall Tour lead |
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| Jul.11 |
Libya |
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Court upholds death verdicts Libya's Supreme Court has upheld the sentences of 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor convicted of infecting 400 children with the A...
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London |
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Four 21/7 bomb plotters get life |
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| Jul.12 |
Switzerland |
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Recruits die in avalanche |
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London |
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UK hints at foreign policy shift |
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Los Angeles |
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Beckhams arrive
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| Jul.13 |
Australia |
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UK terror plot suspect charged
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| Jul.14 |
London |
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Man charged over failed attacks
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France |
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Gerdemann claims stage and yellow |
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| Jul.15 |
France |
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Rasmussen surges to yellow jersey |
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Australia |
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Terror suspect won't be extradited |
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Australia |
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Bail for bomb suspect |
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London |
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2 UK bomb suspects released |
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Chile |
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Blast near UK, Israeli embassies
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| Jul.16 |
London |
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UK expels four Russian diplomats 
| The UK is to expel 4 diplomats from the Russian embassy after Moscow refused to extradite the suspect in the murder of Litvinenko. The decision follows Moscow's refusal to hand over th... | |
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Moscow |
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Russia warns UK over expulsions
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| Jul.17 |
London |
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MP may be suspended on Iraq funds |
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Libya |
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Medics' sentences commuted
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| Jul.19 |
Moscow |
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Russia expels 4 British diplomats
Russia has announced the tit-for-tat expulsion amid a mounting diplomatic row over Moscow's refusal to hand over a suspect in Litvinenko dea...
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Paris |
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Chirac faces scandal judge |
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Moscow |
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New UK PM blamed for Russia row
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Southern Philippines |
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Italy priest freed |
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Portugal |
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Blair makes debut as Mideast envoy |
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| Jul.20 |
London |
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Fans receive final Potter book 
| The seventh book in the series went on sale across the world. JK Rowling read excerpts to 500 devotees at Natural History Museum | |
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| Jul.21 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: 2 German hostages killed The Afghan Foreign Ministry said one is still alive and the other died of a heart attack
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Italy |
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3 Moroccans held on terror charges
3 Moroccans were running a terror school at a small mosque in central Italy, where they allegedly trained for combat
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Los Angeles |
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Beckham plays 12 minutes in MLS debut
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| Jul.22 |
Alps |
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Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims
Map of Grenoble European Union Pilgrims died when their coach crashed off a mountain road at an accident black spot in the Alps and burst into flames
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Germany |
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Alonso snatches dramatic victory |
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Scotland |
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Harrington wins Open after playoff
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China |
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China could buy stake in Barclays |
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| Jul.23 |
England |
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UK fights worst floods in 60 years| 150,000 homes were without drinking water after the floodwaters swamped large areas of western England. 50,000 homes are without electricity | |
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Poland |
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Poland mourns 26 bus crash victims |
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Jerusalem |
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Envoy Blair on mission to Israel
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England |
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Floods threaten power substation |
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France |
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Vinokourov powers to 2nd stage victory |
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Libya |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria 
6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria
| The 5 nurses and a Palestinian doctor were convicted of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV. The release had been made possible by a deal struck on improving Libya-EU ties
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| Jul.24 |
England |
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140,000 homes without water
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Hungary |
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Deadly heat wave grips Europe Up to 500 people are estimated to have died across Hungary, partly due to a wave gripping central and southeast Europe
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France |
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Tour rocked as Vino tests positive
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Libya |
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Libya and EU seek improved ties
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| Jul.25 |
Libya |
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Sarkozy to boost EU-Libya links French President is travelling to Tripoli to meet Gaddafi, a day after the release of six foreign medics
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France |
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Leader Rasmussen kicked off Tour Michael Rasmussen has been kicked out of the Tour de France and sacked by his Rabobank team. He missed out-of-competition drugs tests
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| Jul.26 |
Greece |
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Raging fires add to heat wave woes
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Libya |
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Sarkozy: Trust Arabs with nukes |
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France |
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Contador in yellow after stage 17 |
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Australia |
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Australia drops terror charge Top prosecutor dropped a terror charge against an Indian doctor accused of supporting failed bomb attacks on London and Scotland
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| Jul.27 |
Paris |
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Ex-PM Villepin faces formal inquiry |
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| Jul.28 |
Libya |
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Libya details medic release deal
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Australia |
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Cleared doctor leaves Australia
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| Jul.29 |
Paris |
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Contador seals Tour de France win Spaniard Alberto Contador of the Discovery team is finishing safe in the main pack in last stage won by Italian Bennati
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| Jul.30 |
Washington |
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Iraq to dominate Bush-Brown talks
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Sweden |
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Film director Ingmar Bergman dies
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Poland |
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Brussels aims to halt Polish road |
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Washington |
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Bush and Brown vow co-operation
US President and UK PM have held their first formal talks, renewing pledges to fight terrorism and seek progress in Iraq
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| Jul.31 |
Spain |
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Canaries fires force evacuations |
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Northern Ireland |
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British army ends N. Irish mission |