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| Oct.1 |
England |
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Blair: Resume Mideast talks soon
| Oct.4 |
Northern Ireland |
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Sinn Fein anger over dawn raid
| Oct.5 |
Northern Ireland |
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Sinn Fein set to protest raids
| Oct.8 |
Northern Ireland |
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Two ministers quit The British government should move to exclude Sinn Fein from the Assembly, First Minister David Trimble said
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Northern Ireland |
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IRA urged to disband to save peace Ulster Unionists threatened to walk out of the assembly's executive unless British officials move to exclude Sinn Fein
| Oct.9 |
England |
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Blair meets Adams to save peace process Prime Minister meets Sinn Fein leader to salvage the Northern Irish peace process threatened by a spying scandal
| Oct.10 |
China |
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Tourist killed near Great Wall Tom Dawson, a 24-year-old graphics graduate, had been found in a ravine, after having had his throat slashed
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England |
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Sinn Fein: Don't suspend Stormont Gerry Adams has urged Britain's prime minister not to suspend the Northern Ireland Assembly
| Oct.12 |
Northern Ireland |
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Trimble slams likely suspension Suspending power-sharing government over an IRA spy ring would 'undermine the democratic process,' says its First Minister
| Oct.13 |
Chicago |
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Radcliffe shatter world marathon record
| Oct.14 |
Northern Ireland |
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Assembly suspended over spy row Britain has suspended power-sharing government after allegations of IRA espionage threw the peace process into crisis
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London |
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Diana butler denies thefts Paul Burrell, 44, has pleaded not guilty to stealing hundreds of items belonging to her and other royals
| Oct.15 |
Washington |
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Powell meets British Foreign Secretary Secretary of State said the administration can continue placing pressure on Iraq despite an increase in al Qaeda attacks
| Oct.16 |
Wales |
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Welsh stun Italy 2-1
| Oct.17 |
England |
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Judge rules to protect princes Evidence in the trial of former royal butler Paul Burrell can be suppressed to protect Princes William and Harry
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Florida |
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Family of mad cow case blames U.K. A woman has less than three months to live as she wastes away from deadly mad cow disease
| Oct.18 |
Egypt |
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El Alamein 60th anniversary Veterans of one of the decisive battles of World War II are gathering in northern Egypt
| Oct.19 |
United Kingdom |
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UK warns of SE Asia terror threat British tourists, companies and schools have been warned of an increased terrorist threat throughout South East Asia
| Oct.21 |
England |
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Britain pushes India military jet sale Blair has lobbied his Indian counterpart to buy Hawk training jets despite on-going tensions between India and Pakistan
| Oct.24 |
England |
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Top al Qaeda suspect held Britain has arrested Abu Qatada, a radical Muslim cleric wanted in several countries
| Oct.25 |
Scotland |
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Home of Diana's mother is raided The mother of Princess has had her remote home burgled while in London attending a trial connected with Diana
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England |
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Actor Richard Harris dead at 72 Hise roles ranged from King Arthur in 'Camelot' to Headmaster Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies
| Oct.26 |
England |
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Magazine runs ' bin Laden's will' The editor-in-chief of an Arab news magazine said a purported will shows 'he's dying or he's going to die soon'
| Oct.27 |
England |
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Warship a casualty of gales Violent gales sweeping the UK have left newest warship seriously damaged after a passenger ferry was blown into it | |
| Oct.28 |
Germany |
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Deadly storm Fierce storm pounded Europe with deadly gale-force winds, killing 30 people | |
| Oct.30 |
England |
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Sotheby's fined for fixing fees Auction house has been fined $20 million by the European Commission for fixing fees with Christie's | |
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Ireland |
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IRA cuts contact with weapons body The IRA has cut off contact with the international body responsible for overseeing the decommissioning of its weapons | |
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London |
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New plan to save Amazon forests A new action plan is being launched at a conference in London | |
| Oct.31 |
Ruhr |
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Borussia back to best with Arsenal win
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