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Lebanon |
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U.S. hails Lebanese democracy move Pro-Syrian president was searching for a new prime minister to replace Karami
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Iraq |
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Reporter pleads for help in video
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Washington |
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Rice turns up the heat on Syria
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Iraq |
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Key Saddam trial judge killed Judge Barwize Mohammed Mahmoud and his son were shot to death, 2 of at least 4 Iraqis killed around Baghdad
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| Mar.2 |
Beirut |
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Opposition lists demands
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Moscow |
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Russia backs Syria pullout demand |
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| Mar.3 |
Iraq |
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U.S. death toll in Iraq passes 1,500 |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis to Assad: Get army out soon |
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| Mar.4 |
England |
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UK warns Syria of 'pariah' status
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Syria |
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Syria 'announcing troop pullback' |
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Iraq |
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U.S. wound reporter, killing bodyguard| U.S. soldiers attempted to warn the occupants of a car carrying a freed Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena | |
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Washington |
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Bush: Syria get out of Lebanon U.S. President has rejected any partial withdrawal of Syrian troops, saying he wants 'complete withdrawal'
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| Mar.5 |
Syria |
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Assad: Syria to redeploy Lebanon troops President Bashar al-Assad has announced the redeployment of the forces to the eastern Bekaa Valley
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Beirut |
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Lebanese troops circle Syria's offices
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United Arab Emirates |
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Davenport wins Dubai Open |
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Washington |
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U.S. slams Syria pullback plan
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| Mar.6 |
Lebanon |
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Lebanese, Syrians to discuss pullback
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| Mar.7 |
Syria |
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Syria, Lebanon agree to troop pullback President Assad and President Lahoud have announced the pullback to Bekaa Valley by end of March
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Sunni Triangle |
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Insurgent attacks kill 18 |
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Washington |
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US demands 'action' from Syrians
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| Mar.8 |
Beirut |
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Massive turnout at pro-Syria rally
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Lebanon |
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Syria 'starts Lebanon pull-back' |
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West Bank |
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Israel prepares to turn over 2 cities
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Iraq |
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Baghdad rocked by suicide blast |
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| Mar.9 |
Iraq |
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26 bodies found in village The bodies, all with gunshot wounds to the forehead, were found in village near the Syrian border
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Beirut |
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Lebanon to name new prime minister |
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| Mar.10 |
Mosul |
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Blast hits Shia funeral. 47 killed| An explosion has torn through a procession at a mosque in the city of Mosul killing 47 | |
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| Mar.11 |
Lebanon |
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Syrian troops quit north Lebanon| Opposition repeats refusal to join pro-Syrian Prime Minister Omar Karami unity government | |
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Italy |
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Visibility raised in agent death |
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| Mar.12 |
Syria |
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Syria 'committed to full withdrawal' U.N. envoy: President Bashar Assad pledges to 'pull all troops and agents' from Lebanon
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Egypt |
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Egypt helped Iraq arm in '80s |
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| Mar.13 |
Lebanon |
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Syria troops 'to stay until April' |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel vows to dismantle outposts
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| Mar.14 |
Beirut |
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Massive protest marks Hariri death| Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Beirut for an opposition rally 4 weeks since Hariri was assassinated | |
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Darfur |
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UN's Darfur death estimate soars
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Iraq |
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Car bomb explodes in northern Baghdad |
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| Mar.15 |
Rome |
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Italy plans Iraq troop withdrawal
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Beirut |
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Syria intel pulling out of Beirut
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| Mar.16 |
Iraq |
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Assembly meets amid blasts| The 275-member assembly was sworn in. Half a dozen explosions rattled the area around the convention center | |
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West Bank |
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Jericho returned to Palestinian control
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Southern Lebanon |
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Hezbollah rejects weapons call |
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| Mar.18 |
West Bank |
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Palestinian truce deal Israel promised to hold its fire, but demanded that the Palestinians eventually dismantle the armed groups
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Beirut |
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Beirut car bomb injures several |
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Iraq |
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New regime expected soon |
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| Mar.19 |
Global |
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Worldwide protests mark Iraq war Protests have been taking place across the world marking 2 years since the start of the war
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Iraq |
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5 Iraqis die at 2nd anniversary of war
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Beirut |
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Beirut bomb raises violence fears |
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Qatar |
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Car bomb targets theatre A suspected suicide bomber targeting a theatre near a British school has killed one Briton and injured 12 other
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| Mar.20 |
Iraq |
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Iraq and Jordan withdraw envoys |
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| Mar.21 |
West Bank |
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Israel returns Tulkarem to Palestinians |
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| Mar.22 |
Lebanon |
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Port blast kills three An explosion near the Christian port of Jounieh has killed 3 people and injured several more
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| Mar.23 |
Iraq |
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Iraqi, U.S. overrun rebel base, kill 85 After a 2-hour firefight, Iraqi forces and U.S. helicopters captured an insurgent base north of Baghdad
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Beirut |
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Shopping mall blast near Beirut kills three
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England |
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Adviser: Iraq action 'crime of aggression'
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Syria |
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Syrian troops to leave Lebanon soon
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Algeria |
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Arab summit: to better market peace plan
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| Mar.24 |
Lebanon |
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UN urges independent Hariri probe
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Lebanon |
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U.N. report points finger at Syria A fact-finding team investigating assassination of Rafik Hariri has blamed Syria for the political tension
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Sunni Triangle |
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11 police killed by car bomb
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| Mar.25 |
Iraq |
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Senior Iraqi commander assassinated Insurgents staged two more suicide car bombings, killing 15 people
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| Mar.26 |
Beirut |
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Bomb hits Beirut's Christian area The blast in the city's industrial eastern suburb tore through several buildings, killing 2 and injuring 8
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Iraq |
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2 U.S. soldiers, 1 Marine killed
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| Mar.27 |
Iraq |
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Video claims killing of Iraqi official
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Beirut |
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Hariri blast video aired on TV An Arabic-language channel broadcast a videotape that showed images recorded seconds before the explosion
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| Mar.28 |
Iraq |
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Deadly attacks target Iraqi police Insurgents are killing the head of a Baghdad police station and another officer in separate attacks
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Darfur |
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Sudan makes Darfur crimes arrests Sudan has for the first time arrested military personnel accused of killing and raping civilians and burning villages
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| Mar.29 |
Iraq |
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Romanian journalists missing
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| Mar.30 |
Iraq |
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Children 'starving' in new Iraq
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| Mar.31 |
UN Security Council |
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UN backs Darfur war crimes move