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Bavaria |
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Nalbandian claims title in Munich |
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| May.2 |
Italy |
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Italy hits back over agent's death
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England |
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Murphy wins World Snooker title |
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| May.3 |
London |
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Garcia fires Liverpool into final
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France |
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Chirac urges French EU poll 'Yes
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United Kingdom |
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Election battle enters final day
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| May.4 |
Netherlands |
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Milan into final on away goals over PSV
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United Kingdom |
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Polls open in general election
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| May.5 |
France |
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BAR suspended from next two races |
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New York |
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Blasts at UK Consulate
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London |
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Blair heads for historic third term| Tony Blair is heading for an 3rd term in government but with a greatly reduced majority | |
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England |
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Tories toast steady poll progress
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| May.6 |
England |
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World leaders congratulate Blair
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England |
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Blair: I've listened and learned
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England |
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Blunkett returns in new Cabinet
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Latvia |
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Bush to meet Baltic leaders
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| May.7 |
Latvia |
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Bush: Baltics 'should move on from war'
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European Union |
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Europe-wide events to mark VE Day| Commemorations are taking place to mark the 60th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany | |
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| May.8 |
Northern Ireland |
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Trimble quits as NI party leader
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Berlin |
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Henin-Hardenne takes German Open |
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Spain |
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Raikkonen wins Grand Prix |
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Italy |
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Webster ends 10-year wait for win |
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| May.9 |
Southern France |
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Le Guen quits Lyon after title win |
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Rome |
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Vatican Radio officials convicted
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| May.10 |
Berlin |
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Holocaust memorial unveiled Berlin is ending 17 years of charged debate over how Germany should remember that grim period of its history
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Greece |
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Athens anarchists release hostages
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| May.11 |
U.S. Congress |
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Bush asked to explain UK war memo
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U.S. Congress |
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Names named in US Iraq oil report| A Senate report says 2 politicians from the UK and France were granted lucrative oil allocations by Saddam's Iraq | |
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Netherlands |
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Dutch to open Srebrenica hearings
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| May.12 |
Turkey |
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Trial of Kurdish leader 'unfair' The European Court of Human Rights: Turkey's trial of Abdullah Ocalan was unfair
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Northern England |
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Glazer wins control of Man United
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England |
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Galloway accepts Washington call British MP has been challenged to appear before US senators to answer allegations that he received oil allocations
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| May.13 |
Vatican |
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Pope seeks to beatify John Paul Benedict XVI has begun the process of beatifying his predecessor, the first step to sainthood
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England |
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Man Utd fans vow to fight takeover |
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| May.14 |
Austria |
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Canada holds off Russia |
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Barcelona |
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Barca secure Spanish championship |
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| May.15 |
Hamburg |
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Federer avenges defeat by Gasquet |
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Rome |
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Mauresmo hits back to retain title |
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Austria |
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Czechs take world ice hockey title
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| May.16 |
France |
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Holiday strike hits commuters
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Northern England |
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Glazer secures 75% Man Utd stake |
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| May.17 |
U.S. Congress |
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Galloway takes on US oil accusers British MP has told senators who accused him of profiting from Iraq oil the claims were the 'mother of all smokescreens'
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| May.18 |
Portugal |
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CSKA seal Uefa Cup triumph over Sporting Moscow club became the first Russian club to win a European final after coming from behind, 1-3
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| May.19 |
France |
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Leaders call for 'Yes' President Chirac has called in the leaders of Germany and Poland to boost his campaign to back the European Constitution
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| May.20 |
England |
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Saddam underwear photo angers US
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England |
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UK Quran protests at U.S. Embassy About 300 people have taken part in a noisy protest over the alleged desecration of the Quran
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Milan |
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Juventus earn title as Milan draw |
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| May.21 |
Germany |
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Germans battle to Team Cup triumph |
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Wales |
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Arsenal win Cup in penalty drama |
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France |
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'The Child' wins top honor at Cannes
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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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Germany |
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Schroeder 'heads for poll defeat' State of North Rhine-Westphalia has voted to end 39 years of rule by Social Democrats (SPD)
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Monaco |
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Raikkonen cruises to Grand Prix win |
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Germany |
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Schroeder wants early election German Chancellor he wants a general election this autumn after his party lost a key powerbase in local polls
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Scotland |
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Rangers take title |
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| May.23 |
England |
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BBC shows hit by one-day strike
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France |
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Champion Myskina beaten in opener |
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| May.25 |
Spain |
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Madrid rocked by car bomb
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Turkey |
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Liverpool crowned over AC Milan| Liverpool produced one of the greatest comebacks to claw back a 3 goal deficit to win the Champions League final | |
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Switzerland |
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EU, Iran strive for nuclear deal
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| May.26 |
France |
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French EU vote battle nears end Socialists will hold rallies in support of the 'Yes' vote on the final day of campaigning for the referendum
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| May.27 |
France |
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French hold final EU vote rallies Supporters and opponents of the new EU constitution have held final rallies
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France |
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Venus lost to 15-year-old Karatantcheva |
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| May.28 |
France |
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France begins crucial EU vote Voters began casting their ballots on a proposed landmark constitution for Europe
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| May.29 |
France |
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EU referendum goes to French vote An hour before most polls were due to close, 66% had cast their ballots
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Germany |
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Alonso grabs European GP |
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Paris |
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French voters reject EU charter| By 56% voters have overwhelmingly rejected the European Union's proposed constitution in a key referendum | |
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| May.30 |
Paris |
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Chirac set for government shakeup French President appeared set to replace his prime minister after voters rejected a proposed constitution for the EU
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European Union |
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French 'Non' puts EU in turmoil European Commission President Barroso said there there was no willingness to reopen negotiations
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New Zealand |
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French spies appeal on NZ telecast
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| May.31 |
Paris |
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Villepin named new PM President Chirac has appointed Interior Minister to replace Jean-Pierre Raffarin as prime minister
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France |
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Henin-Hardenne sees off Sharapova |