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| May.1 |
USA |
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Bush calls end to 'major combat'| From the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln President delivers a nationally televised address | |
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| May.2 |
Iraq |
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Key 'weapons official' held
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Mosul |
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U.S. inspects truck for biological weapons |
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Syria |
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Powell begins 'candid' Syria talks
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Iraq |
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'Multi-national force' for Iraq |
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| May.3 |
Washington |
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Bush: U.S. will find banned Iraqi weapons
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| May.4 |
Algeria |
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Algeria 'negotiating tourists' freedom'
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Washington |
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Rumsfeld: Iraq WMD will be found
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| May.5 |
Iraq |
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Iraqi woman biologist held Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash was number 53 of the U.S. list of the most wanted Iraqis. She negotiated her surrender
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West Bank |
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Abbas claims road map advances |
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| May.6 |
Washington |
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Rumsfeld expected to cite mobile bio-lab |
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Iraq |
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$1 billion withdrawal from bank probed |
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| May.7 |
Iraq |
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Purported Saddam tape urges resistance
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Iraq |
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Former regional chairman detained |
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Southern Iraq |
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Cholera outbreak feared |
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| May.8 |
Basra |
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Cholera spreading in Basra |
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| May.9 |
UN |
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US, UK seek to run Iraq for at least year |
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Iraq |
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Exiled Shia leader returns |
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| May.11 |
Washington |
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U.S. shakes up Iraq interim team Jay Garner will turn over command within weeks to L. Paul Bremer III, appointed as presidential envoy
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Jerusalem |
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Powell meets Sharon and Abbas U.S. Secretary of State: Leaders agree on enough points of the road map to move forward with its implementation
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon, Abbas plan to meet on 'road map'
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| May.12 |
Iraq |
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'Dr Germ' detained
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Saudi Arabia |
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al Qaeda suspected in Riyadh blasts| As result of vehicles detonating blasts tore through at least 3 compounds housing Americans | |
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon, Abbas plan weekend meeting |
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Beirut |
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Shiite Muslims cheer Iran's president |
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| May.13 |
Saudi Arabia |
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20 killed in blasts
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Saudi Arabia |
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Crown prince condemns bombers
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| May.14 |
Algeria |
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17 Sahara tourist hostages freed Commandos freed 10 Austrians, 6 Germans and a Swede kidnapped by a terrorist group linked to al Qaeda
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Saudi Arabia |
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US criticises security in Riyadh
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Iraq |
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Grave may hold 11,000
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| May.15 |
Beirut |
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Attack on U.S. Embassy thwarted |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Dissident: bin Laden behind Saudi attacks
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Washington |
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Yemeni pair charged in USS Cole bombing |
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Iraq |
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Shiites demand large role |
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| May.16 |
Morocco |
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41 die in Casablanca blasts| 10 who took part in five near-simultaneous attacks also died. 4 detained. The targets included Spanish, Belgian and Jewish | |
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Iraq |
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Purge of Saddam loyalists
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West Bank |
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Erakat resigns as chief negotiator
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Germany |
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Iraq sanctions: Berlin backs U.S. |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis open door to U.S. investigators |
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| May.17 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Cousin of Saddam surrenders |
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Jerusalem |
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Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met| A suicide bomber killed 2 Jewish settlers in the city of Hebron | |
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Morocco |
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27 detained in Casablanca blasts
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Jerusalem |
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Abbas, Sharon agree only to meet again
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| May.18 |
Saudi Arabia |
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3 Riyadh suicide bombers identified |
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West Bank |
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Israel tightens curbs on Palestinians
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| May.19 |
Algeria |
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Raid frees last Sahara tourists
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Morocco |
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Two bombers talking to police
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Iraq |
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Helicopter crash kills 5 Marines |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis: 4 detainees linked to al Qaeda |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Terror alert at highest ever level |
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| May.20 |
Iraq |
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Saddam brother-in-law arrested |
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| May.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
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3 arrested in hijack plot |
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Algeria |
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More than 2,000 killed in 6.7 quake| 51,000 homeless and 8,626 injured. Survivors accused the government of turning a blind eye to shoddy construction | |
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Qatar |
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Al-Jazeera airs al Qaeda message
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| May.22 |
UN Security Council |
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Council lifts Iraq sanctions Resolution 1483 gives the U.S. and Great Britain authority to control Iraq until an elected government is in place
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Algeria |
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Quake death toll tops 800
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Algeria |
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Quake rescuers race against time
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| May.23 |
Algeria |
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Child pulled from quake rubble A 2-year-old girl has been pulled alive from the rubble of a five-storey apartment building
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Iraq |
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U.S. dissolves Iraqi army, 2 ministries
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Algeria |
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Hopes fade of more quake survivors |
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| May.24 |
Algeria |
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Fury as quake toll rises
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Algeria |
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President faces fury over quake Angry crowds pelted Abdelaziz Bouteflika with debris and insults when he tried to tour villages devastated by earthquake
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Morocco |
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3 arrested in bombing probe |
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Iraq |
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Oil exports could flow soon |
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| May.25 |
Algeria |
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Rescuers battle to save quake girl
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| May.26 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon, Abbas to meet on 'road map'
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United Arab Emirates |
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U.N. Iraqi ex-ambassador: War isn't over |
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon signals 'occupation' end Prime Minister indicated a willingness to withdraw from the West Bank and Gaza
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| May.27 |
Sunni Triangle |
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2 U.S. soldiers die in Fallujah firefight A hostile force fired on the U.S. Army unit with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms
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Algeria |
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Aftershock hits quake zone 3 people are reported killed and almost 200 injured after a 5.8 aftershock
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Washington |
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Bush to meet with Arab leaders President is to meet in Egypt with key Arab leaders ibefore a summit with the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers
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Iraq |
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U.S. forces find suspected gold cache |
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| May.28 |
Morocco |
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Suspect dies in custody A suspected ringleader in the blasts in Casablanca has died of heart and liver problems
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Kuwait |
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Blair visits Kuwait |
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Saudi Arabia |
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11 militants arrested |
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Washington |
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U.S. rejects Amnesty charge Amnesty International claimed the war against terror is sowing fear and danger in the name of global security
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| May.29 |
Iraq |
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Blair thanks UK troops in Iraq Row over weapons of mass destruction continues
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Algeria |
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New quake causes panic |
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon-Abbas meeting candid, beneficial Israeli officials described meeting as having a 'good atmosphere,' while Palestinians described it as 'serious, candid'
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Iraq |
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Missile targeted coalition HQ during war |
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| May.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Release of Palestinian prisoners delayed About 100 prisoners had been set for release. The release would be reviewed over the weekend
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Iraq |
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US widens Iraq weapons hunt Instead of methodically visiting sites inspectors will also be interviewing officials and relying on interrogations
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West Bank |
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Abbas vows end of attacks Palestinian PM predicted that he would persuade all radical Palestinian groups to agree to a cease-fire within 3 weeks
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Iran |
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Iran denies harboring Saudi plotters |