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| Jun.1 |
Israel |
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Gaza raid detainees freed Israel began releasing activists detained from an aid flotilla as humanitarian cargo aboard the ships was unloaded and taken into the blockaded territory | |
| Jun.2 |
Istanbul |
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Gaza activists receive welcome Turkish planes carrying hundreds of activists from the Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces have arrived from Israel | |
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Oman |
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Cyclone threatens Oman, Pakistan
| Jun.4 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel vows to stop Gaza aid ship
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Oman |
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Cyclone Phet batters coastal Oman
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Gaza |
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Israeli navy 'shadowing' Gaza aid ship Israeli naval vessels are shadowing Rachel Corrie, the latest aid ship attempting to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip
| Jun.6 |
Gaza |
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Israel foils scuba dive attack Israel's navy has shot and killed four Palestinians wearing diving gear off the Gaza coast | |
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Yemen |
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US missile 'used in Yemen raid'
| Jun.9 |
Libya |
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Libya orders U.N. agency to close
| Jun.11 |
Sudan |
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4 who killed US aid workers escape prison
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Jerusalem |
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Israel OK international role in flotilla probe
| Jun.13 |
Baghdad |
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Blast, gunfire kill 15 near bank After the initial blast, clashes broke out between security forces and armed men trying to rob Iraq's central bank. 45 others wounded | |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel sets up inquiry into Gaza flotilla raid Israel has announced an internal inquiry into its deadly raid last month on a convoy of Gaza-bound aid ships | |
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Switzerland |
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Jailed businessman returns from Libya A Swiss businessman held in a Libyan jail for four months has left the country to return home
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Global |
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Red Cross calls for lifting of Gaza blockade A by the International Committee of the Red Cross is saying 'the closure is having a devastating impact on the 1.5 million people
| Jun.14 |
Baghdad |
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New parliament meets for the first time The 325 new lawmakers took their oath of office during the largely symbolic 15-minute session
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Iran |
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Iran sending aid ships to Gaza An Iranian ship carrying aid supplies has set sail for Gaza and two others are expected to leave next week
| Jun.15 |
Somalia |
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Islamist militias target World Cup watchers
| Jun.16 |
Syria |
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Syria warns of backlash on Israel President Bashar al-Assad: Israel's deadly assault on a ship carrying aid to Gaza increases the chances of a regional war
| Jun.17 |
Turkey |
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Turkish troops cross into Iraq, pull back Hundreds of Turkish soldiers have completed their withdrawal from Iraq, a day after the military sent troops in 'hot pursuit' of Kurdish reb...
| Jun.18 |
Washington |
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Clinton: funding for Palestinian refugees Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the U.S. will give $60 million to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for help to Palestinian refu...
| Jun.20 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel reveals Gaza blockade restrictions Israel has given details of its plan to ease the blockade of Gaza, with all civilian goods now expected to be let into the territory
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Baghdad |
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Twin suicide car bombing kill 26 At least 26 people have been killed in a twin suicide car bombing close to a state-owned bank in central Baghdad
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Morocco |
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Whaling deal splits crucial meet A deal that could regulate whaling for the next 10 years is up for debate at the International Whaling Commission's meeting opening
| Jun.21 |
Baghdad |
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Minister resigns after electricity protests Iraq's minister of electricity resigned Monday, following protests in southern Iraq over a lack of electricity
| Jun.22 |
Morocco |
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Hopes fade of compromise over whaling Prospects of a compromise deal between whaling countries and their opponents appear to be receding
| Jun.24 |
Iran |
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Iran will not send aid ship to Gaza Iran will not send a ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza as it had planned to do, according to a report from the official news agency of ...
| Jun.27 |
Iran |
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Plan to send ship to Gaza still on Iran still plans to send ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, despite earlier reports to the contrary
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Jerusalem |
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Soldier's family marches for his release The family of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured in Gaza by Hamas, set out on a march to Jerusalem in an effort to bring about his release
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Somalia |
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Somaliland election observer killed As ballots were being counted in a breakaway republic in northwest Somalia, officials said an observer from the electoral commission was killed
| Jun.28 |
Gaza |
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Militants attack U.N.-sponsored camp A group of 25 armed and masked men attacked and set fire to a summer camp
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