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UN |
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U.N. condemns deadly Darfur attack
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Syria |
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Assad sets conference conditions |
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| Oct.2 |
Washington |
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Blackwater boss defends company
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Darfur |
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Rebels 'outgun' AU troops |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel confirms airstrike in Syria |
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Darfur |
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Carter, Tutu visit Darfur to promote peace
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| Oct.3 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb injures Polish envoy A car bomb struck the convoy of the Polish ambassador to Iraq, killing one of his bodyguards and 2 Iraqi civilians
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| Oct.5 |
Iraq |
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Iraqi lawmaker detained in raid A Sunni member of parliament is in custody after his arrest during a U.S.-Iraqi military raid on a suspected al Qaeda in Iraq gathering
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| Oct.6 |
Iraq |
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Shia leaders sign truce deal| Moqtada Sadr and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, 2 of Iraq's most influential Shia leaders, have signed a deal to try to end violence between their groups. The deal is stopping the fighting between Iraqis, urging print and electronic media to engender a spirit of fr... | |
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| Oct.7 |
Darfur |
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Army-controlled town razed 
A government-controlled town of Haskanita has been burned down and looted. The town is the home of the peacekeeping base that attacked last week
| The market area had been looted, Just a few civilians had returned in search of food and water
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Iraq |
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Petraeus: Iran still fueling war
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Baghdad |
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Blackwater 'killed 17', says Iraq |
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Baghdad |
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U.S.-Iraq Blackwater probe begins
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| Oct.8 |
London |
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UK plans Iraq troop cut to 2,500 |
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| Oct.9 |
Baghdad |
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Security guards 'kill 2 Iraqis' |
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Darfur |
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Rebels report big, new attack |
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Baghdad |
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Australian contractors kill 2 women Iraq's Interior Ministry: The security convoy that fired on a car, killing two Iraqi women, was an Australian firm
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Iraq |
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Provinces 'limit refugees'
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| Oct.10 |
Northern Iraq |
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Turkey hits rebels in Iraq Turkey is shelling Kurdish rebel camps across the border in northern Iraq. The government unlikely to move toward sending ground troops
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Baghdad |
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Freed Iraqis not rejoining insurgency |
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Baghdad |
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Contractor: Workers feared bombing |
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| Oct.11 |
Baghdad |
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Plan puts Marines' focus on Afghanistan
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Sudan |
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Southern rebels walk out |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Strike 'kills 15 civilians' 19 insurgents and 15 women and children have been killed in an operation north of Baghdad
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Philadelphia |
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Blackwater sued in U.S. court |
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| Oct.12 |
USA |
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General Sanchez damns Iraq 'nightmare'
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| Oct.13 |
Baghdad |
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FBI quizzes Blackwater shooting survivors |
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| Oct.14 |
Israel |
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Israel targeted 'Syrian reactor'
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Sunni Triangle |
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Insurgents attack Shiite pilgrims |
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USA |
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Blackwater CEO: Guards definitely fired on |
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Northern Iraq |
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Attacks cross Iraq-Turkey border |
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UN |
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UN envoy attacks Mid-East Quartet |
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| Oct.15 |
West Bank |
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Rice: talks most serious in 'many years' |
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Baghdad |
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Iraq plea to Turkey: Don't use military |
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| Oct.16 |
Turkey |
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Iraq seeks talks on Turkey threat
Iraq urged Turkey to refrain from launching military action against Kurdish separatists based in Iraqi territory
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Baghdad |
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Al-Maliki told U.S. to pull Blackwater |
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| Oct.17 |
Somalia |
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Aid stopped after kidnap| The UN has stopped distributing food in Mogadishu, after government troops abducted the local head of the World Food Program | |
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| Oct.18 |
Moscow |
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Putin: U.S. in Iraq is 'pointless' |
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| Oct.19 |
Northern Iraq |
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Kurds 'will fight Turkish raids' |
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Southern California |
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Two marines to face Haditha trial
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Somalia |
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WFP head 'investigated' |
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| Oct.21 |
Sadr City |
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U.S. forces battle militants in Sadr City
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| Oct.22 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq: Kurdish rebels to declare truce
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Turkey |
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Turks sending top envoy to Iraq |
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Osama bin Laden |
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Purported new bin Laden audio airs |
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| Oct.23 |
Baghdad |
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Turkey wins Iraq backing on PKK Turkey and Iraq have agreed to work together to deal with the problem of Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
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U.S. Congress |
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Bush wants another $42 billion for wars |
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Somalia |
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U.N. food chief released Idris Osman was released. Government troops arrested Osman a week ago during a raid
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Washington |
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Rice boosts Iraq firms oversight |
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| Oct.24 |
Washington |
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Official quits over Iraq security
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| Oct.25 |
Libya |
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Libya seals peace deal for Chad
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Syria |
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'Air strike site removed'
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| Oct.26 |
Turkey |
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Iraq, Turkey hold critical talks
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Darfur |
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Rebel snub threatens Darfur talks
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Washington |
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US threat over Iraq embassy staff
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| Oct.27 |
Sudan |
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Sudan calls Darfur truce at talks
Sudan has announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region to coincide with talks in Libya to try to end the 4-year war
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Somalia |
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Heavy fighting in Mogadishu
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Baghdad |
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Blast leaves 8 dead, 13 injured
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Baghdad |
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PM vows to protect Iraq's Christians
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Libya |
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Pessimism grows over Darfur talks
Key rebel leaders boycotting the talks aimed at trying to end the 4-year war in Sudan's region that entering a second day
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| Oct.28 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq warns Turkey over incursion Foreign minister has warned of serious consequences if Turkey launches a ground assault against Kurdish rebels
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi king chides UK on terrorism King Abdullah has accused Britain of not doing enough to fight international terrorism. He says could take 20 or 30 years to beat terrorism
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France |
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Chad 'kidnapping' angers Sarkozy
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Libya |
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Rebel absence delays Darfur talks
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| Oct.29 |
Iraq |
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US hands over Karbala to Iraqis US forces have handed control of the mainly Shia province in central Iraq to local authorities in a tightly-guarded ceremony
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Chad |
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Prison 'likely' in child row
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Somalia |
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U.S. destroyer pursues pirates| The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates | |
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Darfur |
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Orphan airlift bid threatened aid op An attempt by a group of French charity workers to spirit away more than 100 children could have seriously damaged relief efforts in the reg...
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Washington |
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Blackwater men 'given immunity' Private security contractors accused of shooting dead 17 Iraqis may have been offered partial immunity by the state department
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| Oct.30 |
London |
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Saudi king's royal meet draws fire 
| King Abdullah has begun his visit to the UK as controversy continues over issues related to the Middle Eastern kingdom. Abdullah has been welcomed ceremonially to ... | |
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Northern Iraq |
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Dam 'at risk of collapse'
The largest dam in Iraq is at risk of an imminent collapse that could unleash a 65ft wave of water on Mosul, a city of 1.7m people
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United Arab Emirates |
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Tallest building workers on strike
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Somalia |
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Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates The crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel
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Iraq |
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Iraq war deaths show sharp decline
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| Oct.31 |
Washington |
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US diplomats refuse Iraq postings
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Chad |
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Chad won't impede aid groups Chad assured humanitarian groups that it would not hinder their efforts along the Darfur border because of charges that a group kidnapped ch...