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South Korea |
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Westwood edges Jimenez for 2nd straight |
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Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France crash 'memory unit' recovered
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Poland |
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Poles already think John Paul II is a saint |
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| May.3 |
Barcelona |
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Barcelona held but reach final Barcelona reached the Champions League final after drawing 1-1 with Real Madrid in the Nou Camp to go through 3-1 on aggregate
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Portugal |
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Portugal reaches deal on bail-out
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| May.4 |
Northern England |
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Manchester United thrashed Schalke 4-1
Manchester will face Barcelona in the Champions League final after thrashing Schalke at Old Trafford for a comfortable 6-1 aggregate win
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| May.5 |
Portugal |
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Braga and Porto reach final |
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Northeastern Brazil |
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Body recovered from Air France wreckage |
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Rome |
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Clinton: Bombing of Gadhafi won't let up |
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| May.6 |
Greece |
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Euro falls on Greece exit rumours |
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| May.7 |
Spain |
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Golf great Ballesteros dies at 54
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Milan |
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Milan crowned Serie A champions
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London |
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UK jets hit Gaddafi rocket launchers |
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| May.8 |
Turkey |
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Vettel leads Red Bull one-two |
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London |
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United closes in on title, beating Chelsea |
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Southern Italy |
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Sea rescue of 400 Libya migrants |
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Madrid |
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Djokovic sweeps aside Nadal |
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| May.9 |
Northern Italy |
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Weylandt killed in Giro crash |
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| May.10 |
Microsoft |
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Microsoft buys phone firm Skype
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England |
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Duchess wedding snub 'difficult' |
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| May.11 |
Spain |
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Quake hits southeastern Spain
Thousands of residents of the southeastern city of Lorca slept outside, after the city was struck by an earthquake that killed 8 people
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Barcelona |
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Barca secure Spanish title
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| May.12 |
Bavaria |
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German court finds Demjanjuk guilty |
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| May.13 |
European Union |
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Eurozone's growth rate speeds up
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Spain |
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Spain mourns earthquake victims |
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| May.14 |
Northern England |
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Manchester United clinch record 19th title
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Ruhr |
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Azerbaijan takes Eurovision crown
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New York |
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IMF head questioned over 'attack' The head of the IMF, Dominique Strass-Kahn, 62, is being questioned by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid
| He was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport minutes before it left for Paris.
The married former finance minister is considered a Socialist candidate for the presidency
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London |
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Nato 'must widen' Libya targets |
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| May.15 |
New York |
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IMF head to plead not guilty in rape attem. Dominique Strauss-Kahn was accused of chasing a housekeeping employee naked down the hallway and attempting to sexually assault her
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Rome |
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Djokovic beats Nadal again |
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New York |
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IMF chief court hearing delayed
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Netherlands |
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Ajax snatch Dutch title |
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| May.16 |
New York |
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IMF chief jailed on Rikers Island jail
A judge denied Dominique Strauss-Kahn bail for allegedly chasing and sexually assaulting a hotel employee
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Ireland |
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Queen makes historic Ireland trip |
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Paris |
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Mystery jet crash data recovered |
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Belgium |
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Eurozone talks to focus on Greece |
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| May.17 |
Ireland |
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Queen honours Irish fighters
Map of Dublin Ireland| The Queen has laid a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance during the first visit by a British monarch since Ireland gained independence | |
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Washington |
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Strauss-Kahn 'in no position' to run IMF
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| May.18 |
Ireland |
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Queen's sympathy for Irish people |
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Portugal |
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Porto coach makes soccer history |
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Madrid |
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Thousands protest unemployment in Spain |
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New York |
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IMF chief resigns over sex charge International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has offered to resign following an alleged sexual assault of a hotel maid
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| May.19 |
New York |
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Ex-IMF chief granted bail
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was granted bail after being indicted on charges related to the alleged assault of a maid in his New York hotel
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| May.20 |
Madrid |
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Spain protesters defy rally ban Tens of thousands of Spanish protesters have defied a government ban and camped out overnight in a square in the capital
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Manhattan |
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Ex-IMF chief finds new lodging
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| May.21 |
Madrid |
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Ronaldo sets La Liga record |
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Ruhr |
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Schalke and Celtic seal cup triumphs |
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| May.22 |
Iraq |
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Britain ends military mission in Iraq
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Barcelona |
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Vettel holds off Hamilton in Spain |
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London |
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Chelsea sack Ancelotti |
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Southern France |
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Malick's drama triumphs in Cannes
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Spain |
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Spain socialists beaten at polls
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| May.23 |
Ireland |
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Obama toasts his Irish heritage
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| May.24 |
London |
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Obama hails 'special' ties to UK
Map of Buckingham England| US President has hailed his country's 'special relationship' with the UK in a speech delivered at a state banquet at Buckingham Palace | |
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Iceland |
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Iceland's volcanic ash heads for London
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Scotland |
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Ash flight delays hit thousands
Thousands of passengers have had their flights cancelled because of drifting ash from an Icelandic volcano
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Hamburg |
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Volcano ash shuts German airports
Germany is closing its northern airspace on Wednesday because of ash from an erupting volcano in Iceland
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| May.25 |
London |
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Obama: Western leadership is 'essential'
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Paris |
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France's finance minister wants IMF job
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Germany |
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German airports reopen as ash dissipates
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France |
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G8 summit to discuss Arab unrest
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Manhattan |
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Strauss-Kahn moves to new housing
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| May.26 |
France |
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Obama arrives in France for top-level talks
President Barack Obama landed in France Thursday for meetings with the leaders of the world's leading economic powers
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Spain |
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Libya lists 'proposals' for ceasefire
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Paris |
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Clijsters crashes out in Paris |
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France |
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Sarkozy offers Libya's Gaddafi 'options'
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| May.27 |
France |
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G8 leaders calls on Gaddafi to go
Map of Deauville France World leaders at the summit in France have issued a joint call for the embattled Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to step down
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Paris |
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Air France crash pilots lost speed data The flight from Rio de Janeiro in 2009 plummeted because pilots lost vital speed data, France's Bureau of Investigation and Analysis
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Athens |
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Greek austerity negotiations fail
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Poland |
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Obama wraps up Europe tour in Poland
US President is meeting Polish political leaders, focusing on defence and energy issues
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Paris |
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No. 1 Wozniacki falls at French Open |
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| May.28 |
London |
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Barcelona wins Champions League over MU
Map of Wembley England Barcelona delivered a masterclass to inflict another final defeat on Manchester United as Lionel Messi inspired an emphatic victory, 3 - 1
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Paris |
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Djokovic pushes winning streak to 42 |
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Northern Afghanistan |
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Suicide blast: 1 general killed, 1 injured
Map of Taloqan Afghanistan| Injured Maj. Gen. Markus Kneip is a German office and the regional head of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in 9 provinces. Gen Mohammad Daud Daud, the police commander for northern Afghanista... | |
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| May.29 |
Paris |
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Federer reaches quarterfinal, sets record |
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Monaco |
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Vettel claims Monaco win |
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Berlin |
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Germany pledges nuclear shutdown Germany's ruling coalition says it has agreed a date of 2022 for the shutdown of all of its nuclear power plants
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| May.30 |
Italy |
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8 Libyan generals defect
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Hamburg |
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E. coli infections kill 6, sicken hundreds An E. coli outbreak in northern Germany was likely caused by consuming raw tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce
| A rare strain of E. coli that has spread to 10 countries. Beansprouts were likely E.coli cause
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Berlin |
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Merkel : Germany 'to set energy example' German Chancellor has said a decision to phase out nuclear power by 2022 can make her country a trailblazer in renewable energy
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Paris |
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Nadal wins; Djokovic reaches semis |
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| May.31 |
Paris |
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Federer advances to semis |
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Northeastern Brazil |
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More bodies found at crash site
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Hague |
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Mladic awaits war crimes trial in Hague Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic has spent his first night in UN custody in, awaiting trial on genocide charges