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USA |
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Poll: Iraq mission may be impossible |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Ramadi battle kills 100-plus insurgents
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Palestine |
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Hamas moves to fix salary crisis |
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Chad |
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Chad pledges to talk with rebels |
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| May.2 |
Sudan |
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Sudan tops 'failed states index' |
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Nigeria |
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New deadline for Darfur agreement
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Baghdad |
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14 more bodies found |
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| May.3 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Bomber kills at least 16 at recruiting office
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Washington |
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Jury spares 9/11 plotter Moussaoui| Al Qaeda terrorist should spend the rest of his life in prison, a jury determined on the 7th day of deliberations.
The stone-faced 9 men and 3 women returned their verdict after reliving the 9/11 attacks through weeks of testimony and evidence.
A Frenchman of Moroccan heritage, Zac... | |
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| May.4 |
Darfur |
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Last push beyond deadline
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Nigeria |
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Darfur peace pact remains elusive
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Baghdad |
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Woman leaves suicide vest, kills 9 |
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| May.5 |
Nigeria |
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Possible deal brings new hope
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European Union |
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EU considers Palestinian aid plan |
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Iraq |
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3 U.S. soldiers killed in blast |
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Nigeria |
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Main parties sign Darfur accord The Sudanese government and the largest rebel group have signed a deal aimed at ending 3 years of conflict
| The deal, brokered by the African Union, calls for the disbandment of rebel forces and the disarmament of the pro-government militia. 2 smaller rebel groupings rejected it
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UN |
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Annan presses Sudan over UN force
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| May.6 |
Southern Iraq |
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UK troops attacked after copter crash| Crowds of Iraqis attacked troops with rocks and Molotov cocktail after a military helicopter crashed | |
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Darfur |
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U.N. troops all clear for Darfur
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West Bank |
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Clashes over Hebron settler move
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Basra |
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Fatal Basra crash sparks unrest
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Iraq |
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Holy city bomb kills many A suspected car bomb has exploded in the city of Karbala. 21 people were killed and 50 injured in the blast
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Darfur |
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UN aid chief due to visit Darfur |
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| May.7 |
Darfur |
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Protests greet UN's Egeland
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Darfur |
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UN force 'vital' for peace
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| May.8 |
Darfur |
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U.N. envoy flees mob
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Iraq |
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Bodies of missing Iraqi police found |
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Somalia |
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19 dead as militias battle |
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| May.9 |
Egypt |
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Bombings 'mastermind' killed el-Mallahi was the leader of the terrorist group blamed for recent bombing attacks in the Sinai peninsula
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Palestine |
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Palestinians to get interim aid US, UN, EU and Russia have endorsed a 'temporary international mechanism' to resume the flow of foreign aid
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UN Security Council |
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UN urged to hasten Darfur force |
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Darfur |
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U.N. 'surprised' by Darfur talks |
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| May.10 |
Baghdad |
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Killings top 1,000 in April| President Talabani has said 1,000 people were killed last month in Baghdad as a result of sectarian violence | |
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Chad |
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Refugee crisis 'overlooked' |
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| May.11 |
Egypt |
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Violence at Cairo trial protests There have been violent clashes in the centre of the capital between protesters and riot police
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Palestine |
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Palestinian petrol crisis 'over' |
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UN Security Council |
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U.N. won't clamp down harder on Somalia |
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| May.12 |
Somalia |
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130 dead in fighting Battles between transitional government forces and Islamic fighters have killed mostly civilian bystanders
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Qatar |
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Gatlin sets new 100m world record |
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Iraq |
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Four Marines killed in Iraq tank accident |
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| May.13 |
Somalia |
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Bloody street battles |
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| May.14 |
Iraq |
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32 killed in violence A spate of violence, concentrated near the capital, has claimed mostly civilians, and leveled 6 Shiite shrines
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Jerusalem |
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Court upholds Israeli spouse ban |
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West Bank |
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7 Palestinians killed |
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| May.15 |
Washington |
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U.S. to restore relations with Libya
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Baghdad |
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Hussein: I am still the president
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Darfur |
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Fresh deadline for rebels |
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Somalia |
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Shaky truce holds |
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| May.16 |
Netherlands |
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Lawmaker quits in asylum row The Immigration Ministry said Somali-born Ayaan Hirsi Ali was improperly granted citizenship
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Baghdad |
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Testimony for 'excellency' Hussein
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Baghdad |
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At least 19 killed in shooting, bomb |
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Comoros |
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'Ayatollah' wins islands' presidency |
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Baghdad |
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UAE diplomat kidnapped Gunmen kidnapped the in an upscale neighborhood, wounding his bodyguard in the process
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UN Security Council |
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U.N. pushes up plan for Darfur force |
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| May.17 |
Baghdad |
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Judge mulls Hussein testimony bid
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Chad |
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Youths torn from camps, forced to fights
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| May.18 |
Sunni Triangle |
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4 U.S. soldiers killed by roadside bomb |
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| May.19 |
Gaza |
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Hamas official seized with $800k Palestinian border police briefly detained Sami Abu Zuhri accused of smuggling more than into the Strip
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Washington |
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Troops shot Iraqis 'in cold blood'
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Baghdad |
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19 killed by bomb
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi Cabinet to leave two doors open |
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| May.20 |
Baghdad |
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Parliament approves Cabinet The new 37-minister government is including members of the main Shia, Kurd and Sunni parties
| 3 crucial ministries, national security, interior and defence,have still not been agreed
It's the first full-term government since the 2003 invasion
PM Nouri Maliki laid out a 34-point program that included tackling terrorism,
integrating militias into the security structure and getting electricity and water back on line
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| May.21 |
Baghdad |
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PM vows to tackle terrorism
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Baghdad |
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Bombs kill at least 17 |
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Kuwait |
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Ruling emir dissolves parliament |
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| May.22 |
Baghdad |
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Hussein laughs amid courtroom chaos |
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West Bank |
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Hamas leader 'captured' in raid |
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| May.23 |
Baghdad |
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At least 13 killed in attacks |
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Osama bin Laden |
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bin Laden: Moussaoui not part of 9/11
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Washington |
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House OKs more Palestinian sanctions |
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| May.24 |
Baghdad |
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Aziz takes stand for Hussein Tariq Aziz is saying the government acted properly in responding to an assassination attempt against Hussein
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Palestine |
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Hamas denounces Bush over borders The militant group has denounced the US president's support for Israeli plans to unilaterally redraw its borders
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Baghdad |
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PM: Iraqi troops battle ready in 2007 Nuri al-Maliki: Iraqi troops will be able to handle security in all 18 provinces by the end of 2007
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Palestine |
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Palestinian rivals set for talks
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| May.25 |
Somalia |
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Battle intensifies for Mogadishu Islamic militiamen have taken key points in the capital, as fighting intensifies with their rivals
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Palestine |
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Abbas issues Hamas ultimatum Palestinian rulers could face a referendum on whether to accept the effective existence of the Jewish state
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Saudi Arabia |
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Religious police face curbs |
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| May.26 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Islamic Jihad member killed |
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Washington |
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US 'winding up' Iraq deaths probe Pentagon: An investigation into claims that US marines may have deliberately killed civilians is
nearing its end
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Baghdad |
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Minister defends Iranian nuclear program Foreign minister: Iran has a right to develop nuclear technology
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| May.27 |
Iraq |
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2 Marines missing after crash
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| May.28 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel accepts Lebanon cease-fire request After several hours of cross-border fighting, Israel accepted the request from Lebanon, submitted through UN
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| May.29 |
Iraq |
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Violence takes 46 lives
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U.S. Congress |
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Charges of cover-up against Marines
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| May.30 |
Somalia |
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Gunmen seize key hospital
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| May.31 |
Basra |
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Basra: State of emergency declared Prime Minister declared a month-long state of emergency in the city, vowing to confront troublemakers