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Baghdad |
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No-one else to blame, says Saddam
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Baghdad |
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Blasts kill at least 26
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Gaza |
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Palestinian militant commander killed |
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Jordan |
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3 arrested said to be plotting attack |
| Mar.2 |
Iraq |
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21 dead in bombings, attacks
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Baghdad |
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Government talks in disarray |
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Baghdad |
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Authorities to impose Sabbath curfew A string of bombings and shooting assaults left at least 22 people dead and more than a dozen others wounded
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West Bank |
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Palestinians fear al Qaeda infiltration |
| Mar.3 |
Iraq |
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Gunmen kill 19 Shias |
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Moscow |
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Hamas: We won't negotiate with Israel
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West Bank |
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Unrest after Israel church attack |
| Mar.4 |
Dubai |
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Nadal beats Federer in Dubai final |
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Baghdad |
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Deadly blasts shatter curfew calm |
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Arab Countries |
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al-Zawahiri condemns cartoons In a videotape broadcast, Osama bin Laden's No. 2 condemned published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed
| Mar.5 |
Baghdad |
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Gunmen kill 3 in mosque attack |
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Iraq |
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Amnesty says Iraq abuses continue
| Mar.6 |
West Bank |
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Hamas MPs curtail Abbas's powers The Palestinian parliament has revoked recent legislation giving more powers to Palestinian leader
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi brigadier killed by sniper |
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Iraq |
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Car bomb kills at least 6 in Baquba |
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Mauritania |
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40 migrants drown off Africa |
| Mar.7 |
Iraq |
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Video of three hostages aired |
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Baghdad |
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18 men found strangled The bodies have been found with their hands tied behind their backs in western Baghdad
| Mar.8 |
Baghdad |
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Gunmen seize 50 Iraq security men
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Mauritania |
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300 African migrants drown a month |
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House of Representatives |
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Setback for Bush' ports plan |
| Mar.9 |
Baghdad |
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Search on for 50 kidnapped workers |
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Dubai |
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Dubai firm to 'transfer' US ports Dubai Ports World is to transfer its US ports business to a 'US entity' to end a row over its takeover
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Darfur |
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Unrest prompts UN aid cut |
| Mar.10 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Suicide bomber targets Iraq checkpoint
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Darfur |
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Africa to decide on Darfur force
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Iraq |
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FBI: Body of U.S. hostage found The body of Tom Fox, a Christian peace advocate, has been found | |
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Baghdad |
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Talabani called parliament to meet As violence claimed 15 lives, President orders the new parliament to hold its first session on March 19
| Mar.11 |
Bahrain |
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Schumacher pole equals Senna mark |
| Mar.12 |
Sadr City |
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Car bombs kill at least 36 in Sadr City 3 bombs killed at least 36 people and wounded 104 others in a marketplace in the largest Shiite neighborhood
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Bahrain |
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Alonso starts F1 defense in style
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Spain |
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200 immigrants intercepted |
| Mar.13 |
United Kingdom |
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UK to cut Iraq troop levels |
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Baghdad |
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Hussein judge defends death orders |
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Washington |
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Moussaoui judge interrupts trial |
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Lebanon |
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Factions resume talks |
| Mar.14 |
West Bank |
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Israelis storm Palestinian prison 6 inmates were holed up and vowing not to be taken alive. Palestinian guards clashed with Israelis
An Israeli army raid on a Jericho jail holding a senior militant , Ahmed Saadat, has sparked a wave of kidnappings and protest.
US and UK monitors left the jail complaining about lax of security.
Saadat, leader of the PFLP, is blamed for killing a cabinet minister in 2001
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Baghdad |
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More than 80 dead in reprisal killings 86 bodies were found in the capital during a 30-hour period. Officials announced a vehicle curfew | |
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West Bank |
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Abbas rushes home after jail raid |
| Mar.15 |
Baghdad |
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Hussein takes stand for first time
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West Bank |
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Abbas denounces Israeli jail raid |
| Mar.16 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Military launches largest air assault
Map of Samarra Iraq 50 aircraft are involved in Operation Swarmer with more than 1,500 Iraqi and U.S. troops near Samarra. troops detained more than 30 people and found fi... | |
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Baghdad |
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First meeting for Iraq parliament The new parliament holds its inaugural session, 3 months after the first general elections for a new assembly
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Tehran |
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Iran would talk with U.S. about Iraq
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Iraq |
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U.S. probes 15 Iraqi civilian deaths
Map of Haditha Iraq The U.S. military has opened a criminal investigation into the deaths of civilians in the city of Haditha | |
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Syria |
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Syria 'crucial' to Hariri inquiry |
| Mar.17 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S., Iraqi offensive enters second day |
| Mar.18 |
Washington |
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Bush: Iraqi factions know urgency of unity |
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Iraq |
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60 detained in U.S.-led Swarmer offensive |
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Cairo |
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Death is bird flu, test says |
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Iraq |
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Iraq in civil war, says former PM
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Iraq |
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Offensive yields detentions |
| Mar.19 |
Somalia |
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US captures 13 'pirates' suspected pirates were involved in clashes with the US Navy off the Somali coast
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West Bank |
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Hamas submits names for cabinet |
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Washington |
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Bush upbeat on Iraq anniversary |
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Washington |
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Debate over Iraq strong as ever On the 3rd anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion, Iraqi and US officials differed on whether there is a civil war
| Mar.20 |
Baghdad |
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Nine more bodies found |
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Iraq |
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US probes Iraqi civilian deaths
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Egypt |
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Islamic preacher ripped for reform push |
| Mar.21 |
Washington |
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Bush denies Iraq is in civil war
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Iraq |
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Insurgents storm police station, free 30 |
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Iran |
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Ayatollah Khamenei backs talks on Iraq Iran's supreme spiritual leader has backed talks with the US but warned Washington against 'bullying' tactics
| Mar.22 |
Iraq |
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Four police killed in attack
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Baghdad |
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Thirteen Shiite pilgrims killed
| Mar.23 |
Iraq |
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Peace group hostages freed U.S. and British forces have freed 3 Christian aid workers held hostage, ending a 4-month ordeal
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Baghdad |
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33 killed in car bombings
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Somalia |
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Hundreds flee Mogadishu fighting People have been fleeing the northern suburbs after 2 days of heavy fighting in the capital
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Washington |
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Lebanese media outlets' assets blocked
| Mar.24 |
Baghdad |
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First freed hostages heads home Norman Kember, who was found found bound but unguarded, was flown out of Iraq
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Washington |
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Russia 'gave Iraq intelligence'
Pentagon: Russia provided Saddam with intelligence on US military in the opening days of the US-led invasion
| Mar.27 |
Northern Iraq |
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30 killed in recruitment center blast
| Mar.28 |
Baghdad |
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35 abducted in 2 days
| Mar.29 |
Ghana |
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Eyes to the sky as eclipse sweeps globe
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Saudi Arabia |
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40 'militants' held
| Mar.30 |
Iraq |
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Journalist Carroll freed American hostage, a freelance journalist released after 3 months in captivity, said she was 'treated very wel'
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Qatar |
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ElBaradei: Sanctions against Iran bad idea
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Gaza |
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Quartet warns Hamas over funding
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Bahrain |
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Ferry sinks carrying 150 people A total of 48 bodies have so far been recovered from the site. 52 people have been rescued
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West Bank |
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Suicide bomber kills 4
| Mar.31 |
Bahrain |
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'Too many on board' boat The owners of a passenger boat have blamed overcrowding which led to the deaths of at least 57 people
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Iraq |
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Carroll praises insurgents in video
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Gaza |
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Hamas urges end to gang fighting