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| May.1 |
 Berlin |
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Berlin protesters clash with police 500 protesters erected barricades, started fires and threw rocks and bottles at police
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 Spain |
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Bayern, Real Madrid 1-0 Elber strikes at first leg of Champions League semifinal
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Germany |
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Rollercoaster fire injures 54 Fire had broken out on the mostly wooden rollercoaster in the Phantasialand pleasure park ride
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Turkey |
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Turkey urged to ease prison crisis |
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Northern Ireland |
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Move to oust Sinn Fein minister |
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| May.2 |
North Korea |
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EU visit aims to boost peace |
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Northern England |
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Valencia holds Leeds to 0-0 draw |
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Macedonia |
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Macedonia riots alarm EU |
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| May.3 |
Spain |
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Royal romance |
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European Union |
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EU opens secret documents |
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Greece |
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Pope begins controversial tour |
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| May.4 |
 Greece |
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Pope moves to heal ancient rift John Paul II has asked God to forgive Catholics for sins committed against Orthodox Christians
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| May.5 |
France |
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Concorde compensation deal near |
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Brazil |
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Train robber Biggs heads home |
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| May.6 |
Spain |
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Politician shot dead |
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| May.7 |
England |
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Fugitive Biggs sent to jail
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Spain |
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UK nuclear sub leaves Gibraltar
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| May.8 |
 London |
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Blair names election date| Prime Minister has said that a general election will be held in the UK on June 7 | |
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Malta |
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Pope lands in Malta on pilgrimage
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Italy |
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Radicals raise clone debate
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Spain |
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Valencia beats Leeds 3-0 Valencia makes European final again. Juan Sanchez struck twice
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| May.9 |
Sudan |
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Red Cross pilot killed
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England |
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Rabies victim dies
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Bavaria |
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Bayern, Real 2-1 Champions League holder Madrid goes out. Elber and Jeremies' made first-half goals
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Belgium |
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Minister quits in SS row
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| May.11 |
 Netherlands |
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Traffickers jailed for Chinese deaths 7 people have been convicted for trafficking after 58 Chinese immigrants were found dead in a truck in 2000
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| May.12 |
Northern England |
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Liverpool win FA Cup |
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| May.13 |
 Rome |
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Center-right has slight lead Early results of showed Berlusconi leading former Rome Mayor Rutell by a small margin
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Basque |
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Basques Nationalists win poll Basque Nationalist Party have polled more votes than their rivals but fall short of a parliamentary majority
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Austria |
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Coulthard capture Grand Prix |
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| May.14 |
North Korea |
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EU link to North Korea
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Germany |
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Concorde compensation deal agreed
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Rome |
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Berlusconi won election| He pledges new era. Centre-right get 177 seats and Rutelli's centre-left have 125 in the 324 member Senate | |
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Germany |
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Czechs win world hockey Czech Republic wins three consecutive titles beating Finland 3-2
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Basque |
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Nationalists failed to draw coalition
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| May.15 |
Basque |
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Blast injures journalist
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| May.16 |
 Wales |
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Prescott punched a protester| Deputy Prime Minister punched a man who threw an egg at him as he arrived for a rally | |
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Germany |
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Lufthansa pilots stage strike
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| May.17 |
Greece |
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General strike Country grind to a halt. Union activists and pensioners protest outside parliament building
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 France |
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8 potholers trapped Underground water level suddenly rose. Several hundred rescuers joined the intensive search
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 Poland |
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Clinton hit by egg Former U.S. President has been hit on the arm by an egg thrown by an anti-capitalist protester
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Moscow |
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EU wants Russia to trade in euros
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Southern Italy |
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Mafia boss arrested
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Netherlands |
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Prince weds minister's daughter
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Northern England |
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Liverpool won UEFA Cup Liverpool, Alaves 5-4. Liverpool's first European trophy since 1984
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| May.18 |
Austria |
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Court bans Haider's defamation
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Moscow |
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Russia agrees deal to raise Kursk
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| May.19 |
Bavaria |
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Bayern wins Bundesliga |
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France |
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Trapped cavers reach surface 250 rescuers worked day and night. 8 Swiss tourists have emerged safe from a flooded cave where they were for 4 days
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| May.20 |
England |
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England easy wins over Pakistan |
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| May.21 |
Germany |
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Fears over Red Army Faction
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| May.23 |
Bavaria |
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Bayern wins Champions League| Bayern outlasted Valencia in a shootout, 5-4. Club captures the first Champions Cup in 25 years | |
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| May.25 |
Basque |
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Media boss shot dead
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| May.27 |
London |
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Race rioters battle police| 2,000 youths threw firebombs and stones police, injuring 20 officers | |
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Monaco |
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Schumacher wins Formula One |
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| May.28 |
England |
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Police out in force in Oldham
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England |
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Amnesty International marks 40 years
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Italy |
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19 treated after tunnel fire
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| May.29 |
 Hungary |
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NATO foreign ministers meeting Agenda: Security in the Balkans, defence and Iraq. Powell to reassure NATO over Balkans
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England |
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More arrests in race riot town
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France |
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Probe over Angola arms sale
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Hungary |
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NATO fails to embrace NMD
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| May.30 |
South Korea |
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Confederations Cup |
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France |
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Dumas jailed in corruption trial
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France |
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Roddick ousted Chang |
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| May.31 |
Germany |
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Memo leak High-level memo summarised talks between Chancellor Schroed and U.S. President Bush
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France |
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Sampras swept out of French Open |
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 Czech Republic |
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Leak at nuclear plant Radioactive water has leaked during tests. Austrian protesters demands plant closure
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Poland |
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Lenin clue at mass grave site
European Union
Berlusconi won election