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| May.1 |
Egypt |
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200 held after attacks in Cairo
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Iraq |
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Three quizzed over Hassan killing
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Kurdistan |
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Bombing of Iraqi Kurds kills 25 |
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Australia |
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Australia: No hostage negotiations |
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| May.2 |
Baghdad |
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Bombs kill 12, wound 44 6 car bombs exploded in separate locations in Baghdad and in the city of Mosul
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Texas |
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Lynndie England pleads guilty
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Iraq |
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U.S. searches for pilots of 2 missing jets |
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| May.3 |
Baghdad |
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Parliament swears in partial government| 7 posts in Prime Minister Jaafari's cabinet, including the defence and oil, remain unfilled amid partisan haggling | |
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Somalia |
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PM escapes bomb as 7 die
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Iraq |
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U.S.: letter to al-Zarqawi cites low morale The U.S. military has seized a letter from Iraqi insurgents believed to be intended for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
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Washington |
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U.S. wars limiting military's reach |
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Australia |
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Australia urges hostage release |
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| May.4 |
Iraq |
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Suicide bomber kills at least 47| A bomber attacked a crowd of recruits seeking jobs with the Kurdish police force in Erbil | |
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Baghdad |
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Many killed in violence At least 23 people have been killed in several attacks targeting security forces in the capital
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| May.5 |
Washington |
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Demotion for Abu Ghraib commander
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| May.6 |
Iraq |
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Car bomb blows apart market At least 16 people have been killed by a suicide bomber at Suwayra, south of Baghdad
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| May.7 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 22 A suicide bomb targeting an SUV convoy exploded at a busy intersection in central Baghdad
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Lebanon |
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Anti-Syrian exile back in Lebanon Michel Aoun, a former Lebanese Army general, made a triumphant return after nearly 14 years of exile
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Iraq |
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Cabinet deal ending political deadlock
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| May.8 |
Iraq |
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PM suffers cabinet setback
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Iraq |
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U.S. military: Al-Zarqawi aide captured
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Bahrain |
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Gulf nations discuss unified currency |
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Iraq |
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Crucial cabinet post filled |
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Baghdad |
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4 killed by suicide bomb |
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| May.9 |
Iraq |
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U.S. offensive near Syria kills 100
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Iraq |
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Japan vows firm stand on kidnap |
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| May.10 |
Iraq |
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Bomb blasts hits central Baghdad |
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Western Iraq |
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Rebels kidnap province chief| Insurgents have abducted the governor of the western province of Anbar and called for an end to US operations | |
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Iraq |
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U.S. Marines lead offensive
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Sunni Triangle |
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Suicide bombs cause carnage At least 46 Iraqis were killed and another 82 wounded in 5 separate bombings. Car bomb kills 26 in Tikrit
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| May.12 |
Iraq |
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Gunmen, bombers strike Baghdad
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Brazil |
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Latin, Arab leaders unite at summit |
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| May.14 |
Baghdad |
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4 killed in suicide blast
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Iraq |
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Rebels 'flushed out by US' |
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Iraq |
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4 die in Baquba bomb attacks |
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| May.15 |
Baghdad |
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Rice makes surprise visit to Iraq U.S. Secretary of State is urging patience for the country's fragile new government
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| May.16 |
Baghdad |
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At least 46 bodies found
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| May.17 |
U.S. Congress |
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US 'ignored Iraq oil smuggling' |
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Iraq |
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Iran-Iraq talk border security
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Texas |
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Woman gets 6 months for Abu Ghraib |
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| May.18 |
Iraq |
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Wave of car bombings tied to al Qaeda |
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Jordan |
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Hard labor sentences for honor killers |
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Iraq |
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Senior oil official killed |
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| May.19 |
Iraq |
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Gunmen kill top Shiite cleric's aide Sayid Mohammed al-Allaf, the aide to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, was shot to death in Baghdad
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| May.20 |
Iraq |
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3 U.S. soldiers die riding in convoy
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Iraq |
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Saddam's attorney: Why no charges?
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| May.21 |
Iraq |
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Angry Sunnis shut Baghdad mosques |
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Iraq |
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Attacks 'delay' rebuilding
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| May.22 |
Iraq |
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Romanian journalists freed 3 Romanian journalists and their Iraqi-American translator were freed after 2 months in captivity
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| May.23 |
Baghdad |
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Rebels kill security chief Wael Rubaie, the commander of a new unit set up to fight insurgents, has been shot dead in Baghdad
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Iraq |
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Bomb kills 10 at Baghdad restaurant
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Iraq |
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Insurgent attacks kill at least 34| 2 car bombs killed at least 15 civilians and wounded at least 20 in the northern city of Tal Afar | |
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Lebanon |
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Full Syrian withdrawal questioned |
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| May.24 |
Baghdad |
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8 American soldiers killed 3 soldiers died in a car bombing in central Baghdad. 4 other American soldiers were killed by a bomb
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Syria |
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Syria halts cooperation with U.S. |
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Egypt |
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15 arrested on eve of poll |
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| May.25 |
Western Iraq |
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U.S. forces encircle Iraqi city of Haditha
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Western Iraq |
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U.S. unleashes 'surprise' offensive Wide-ranging offensive against insurgents is involving about 1,000 American and Iraqi troops in Anbar province
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Washington |
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Bush to offer Abbas direct aid
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Ethiopia |
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Fresh aid sought for Darfur work
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| May.26 |
Washington |
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Abbas meets Bush at White House Palestinian leader is holding talks with Bush, hoping for an outright endorsement of the roadmap peace plan
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Iraq |
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Iraq to launch huge Baghdad raids
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Iraq |
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Iraq official: al-Zarqawi wounded |
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Iraq |
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U.S. chopper shot down
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| May.27 |
Saudi Arabia |
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King Fahd hospitalized| King Fahd was doing 'well' after being hospitalized earlier in the day | |
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| May.28 |
Darfur |
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UN chief visits Darfur refugees Tens of thousands of people have greeted Kofi Annan at the largest refugee camp in the state
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Iraq |
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Attacks leave at least 28 dead |
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Iraq |
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Shias 'tortured and shot' |
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Iraq |
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Japanese hostage killed by captors |
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Lebanon |
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Lebanon voting in landmark poll
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| May.29 |
Iraq |
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Forces prepare Baghdad crackdown
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Beirut |
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Opposition claims Beirut election A leading opposition bloc has won all the seats in the capital in a landmark parliamentary election
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Australia |
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Hostage's family buys TV time |
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| May.30 |
Iraq |
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Hilla suicide bombers kill 27 A pair of bombers were wearing vests packed with explosives. Iraqi and U.S. captured a former Saddam's general
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Sudan |
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MSF arrested man over report
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| May.31 |
Iraq |
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Saddam trial 'within two months' President Talabani has said he expects the trial for crimes against humanity to begin within 2 months
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Western Iraq |
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Provincial governor found dead