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| May.1 |
New York |
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Call to nuclear powers to disarm
| May.2 |
Italy |
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Italy hits back over agent's death
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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 |
| May.3 |
New York |
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Babies inherit 9/11 mums' stress |
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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 |
| May.4 |
Southern California |
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Prosecutors rest Jackson case |
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Eastern Afghanistan |
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40 rebels dead in battle
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Texas |
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Spurs knock Nuggets out of playoffs |
| May.5 |
New York |
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Blasts at UK Consulate |
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Washington |
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Demotion for Abu Ghraib commander
| May.6 |
Latvia |
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Bush to meet Baltic leaders
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Washington |
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Wizards eliminated Bulls |
| May.7 |
Kentucky |
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Giacomo won the Derby |
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Boston |
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Pacers win first-round series over Celtics |
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Dallas |
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Mavs rip Rockets by 40 in Game 7 |
| May.8 |
Moscow |
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Bush arrived in Moscow |
| May.9 |
Iraq |
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U.S. offensive near Syria kills 100
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Georgia |
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Bush dances after arrival U.S. President arrived in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, the fourth stop in a 5-day trip | |
| May.10 |
Georgia |
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Bush: Georgia 'beacon of liberty' U.S. President has told a crowd of tens of thousands that Georgia is proving that determined people can rise up
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Iraq |
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U.S. Marines lead offensive
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Georgia |
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US investigates Georgia 'grenade' |
| May.11 |
Eastern Afghanistan |
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Riots over US Koran 'desecration' At least 4 people have been killed after police opened fire to break up a protest in eastern Afghanistan
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Washington |
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Intruding pilots released without charges
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House of Representatives |
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Bush asked to explain UK war memo |
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Southern California |
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Jackson abuse rejected by Culkin |
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New York |
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Toney stripped of WBA world title |
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U.S. Senate |
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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 | |
| May.12 |
Northern England |
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Glazer wins control of Man United
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U.S. Senate |
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Bush suffers blow on UN choice
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Guantanamo |
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U.S.: No signs yet of Quran abuse |
| May.13 |
Afghanistan |
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Nine die in new anti-US violence
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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U.S. archbishop new Vatican enforcer |
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Pakistan |
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Key al Qaeda operative killed
| May.14 |
Iraq |
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Rebels 'flushed out by US' |
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Washington |
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Miami Heat wins over Wizards in Game 4
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Mexico |
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Fox criticized for comment on blacks |
| 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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Washington |
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Newsweek backs off Quran story The report that U.S. interrogators desecrated copies of the Quran blamed for sparking violent riots in Afghanistan | |
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U.S. Senate |
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Russians cited in oil-for-food probe A Senate report accuses top politicians, including advisers to Putin, of engaging in illicit transactions with Iraq | |
| May.16 |
Washington |
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US hardens stance on Uzbekistan
| May.17 |
U.S. Senate |
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US 'ignored Iraq oil smuggling' |
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Miami |
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Cuban 'bomber' arrested Federal agents arrested notorious Luis Posada Carriles near Miami
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U.S. Senate |
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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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Washington |
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Tensions rise over China currency
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Texas |
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Woman gets 6 months for Abu Ghraib |
| May.18 |
Georgia |
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Live grenade 'was threat to Bush'
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Washington |
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U.S. presses for Uzbek probe
The administration called for an international investigation into last week's violence in the city of Andijan
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House of Representatives |
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US mulls ban on women in combat |
| May.19 |
Indiana |
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Detroit eliminated Indiana in Game 6
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Iran |
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Rafsanjani urges U.S. to help thaw ties |
| May.20 |
Iraq |
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3 U.S. soldiers die riding in convoy
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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
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Dallas |
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Suns ousted the Mavs
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Kabul |
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Karzai angry at US Afghan 'abuse'
| May.22 |
Jerusalem |
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Laura Bush heckled US First Lady has been heckled by both Jewish and Muslim protesters during a visit to Jerusalem's holy sites
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Afghanistan |
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Insurgents killed in battle
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Washington |
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Karzai demands 'justice' from U.S. The president of Afghanistan claimed the alleged abuse of 2 Afghan detainees who died in U.S. custody
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Venezuela |
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Chavez considers breaking US ties |
| May.23 |
Washington |
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Bush rejects Karzai army demand President Bush has ruled out handing over command of US troops in Afghanistan to the government there
| May.24 |
House of Representatives |
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US House backs stem cell funding The House of Representatives has voted to increase funding for embryonic stem cell research
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Syria |
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Syria halts cooperation with U.S.
| May.25 |
Western Iraq |
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U.S. forces encircle Iraqi city of Haditha
1,000 U.S. Marines, sailors and soldiers encircled Euphrates River city in the Anbar province, killing 3 insurgents
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USA |
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Amnesty accuses US over 'torture' Amnesty International: Governments around the world betrayed their commitment to human rights in 2004
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North Korea |
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US stops North Korea work on MIAs
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Western Iraq |
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U.S. unleashes 'surprise' offensive
Map of Anbar Iraq Wide-ranging offensive against insurgents is involving about 1,000 American and Iraqi troops in Anbar province
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FBI |
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FBI records detail Koran claims An inmate at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp accused US guards of flushing a Koran down the toilet back in 2002
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Washington |
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Bush to offer Abbas direct aid President Bush will offer tens of millions of dollars in direct aid to Palestinian President during their planned meeting
| 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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U.S. chopper shot down
2 soldiers were killed when their OH-58 Kiowa went down near Baquba after receiving small arms fire
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Washington |
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Inquiry finds Koran 'mishandling'
| May.27 |
Southern California |
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Sides rest cases in Jackson trial
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France |
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Venus lost to 15-year-old Karatantcheva |
| May.31 |
Washington |
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Watergate's Deep Throat revealed The Washington Post has confirmed a former deputy chief of the FBI Mark Felt was the source who leaked secrets