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Latvia |
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Latvians vote in crisis elections |
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| Oct.2 |
Italy |
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2 Americans still missing after balloon race |
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 Washington |
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US may give Europe travel warning The government is considering warning its citizens to be vigilant while travelling in Europe because of the threat of an al-Qaeda attack
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Latvia |
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Latvia government 'set for win'
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Wales |
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Golf: U.S. lead, Europe staging fightback |
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| Oct.3 |
France |
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Seven straight for Loeb |
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West Germany |
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Germany marks 20 years of unity |
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| Oct.4 |
Netherlands |
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Dutch MP Wilders goes on trial
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Wales |
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Europe regain golf's Ryder Cup
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Tribal Areas |
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8 Germans killed in Pakistan drone strike |
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Vatican |
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Vatican critical of IVF Nobel win
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Paris |
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France seeks extradition of al Qaeda man |
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| Oct.5 |
Pakistan |
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Drone strikes in Pakistan 'linked to EU plot'
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Hungary |
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4 dead in Hungary toxic mud floods
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Northern England |
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Liverpool board split over bids |
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Hamburg |
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Plot directed by senior al Qaeda leader |
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| Oct.6 |
Northern England |
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Liverpool agree Red Sox sale
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| Oct.7 |
 Hungary |
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Hungarian sludge reaches Danube 
Map of Ajka Hungary Toxic red sludge from a spill at an industrial plant in Hungary has reached the River Danube
| A million cubic metres of the sludge spilled from a reservoir at an alumina plant in Ajka. 4 people were killed and about 100 injured
Croatia, Serbia and Romania are drawing up emergency plans
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Yemen |
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Ambassador: Embassy car targeted
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 Sweden |
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Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize in literature Mario Vargas Llosa says he is surprised and 'very grateful'
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| Oct.8 |
Hungary |
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Toxic sludge may not harm Danube
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Hague |
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Court orders resumption of war trial |
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Northern Ireland |
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Italy held by N. Ireland in Euro qualifier |
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| Oct.9 |
 Afghanistan |
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UK aid worker killed in Afghanistan A UK aid worker Linda Norgrove held hostage after being kidnapped in Afghanistan has been killed during a rescue attempt
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Hungary |
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New damage in toxic sludge reservoir
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| Oct.10 |
Netherlands |
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US soul singer Solomon Burke dies |
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Japan |
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Vettel leads Red Bull 1-2 |
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Malaysia |
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Lorenzo clinches world title |
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Hungary |
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New wave of toxic red sludge feared |
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London |
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London bombings inquests to begin
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| Oct.11 |
 London |
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US troops may have killed hostage British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been accidentally killed by US forces during a rescue mission in Afghanistan
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Argentina |
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Argentina protests UK war games |
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Hungary |
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Sludge leak executive questioned by police |
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French unions launch new strike| A national day of strikes and demonstrations in opposition to the government's pension reforms is the third in a month | |
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| Oct.12 |
Northern Italy |
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Crowd trouble stops Italy-Serbia game
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Hungary |
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Dams built to stem second toxic spill
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| Oct.14 |
France |
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French strike threatens fuel shortages |
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Northern England |
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Liverpool sale to Sox struck in courts |
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Washington |
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UK defence cut plans 'worry US' |
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| Oct.15 |
Northern England |
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Liverpool sale completed |
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France |
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Panic-buying as French refineries shut |
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Hungary |
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Evacuated allowed to return to village |
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| Oct.16 |
Paris |
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Paris airport fuel running short
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Eastern Germany |
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Merkel: 'Multiculture has failed'
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London |
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2018 bid votes 'offered for sale' |
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France |
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France hit by new mass protests |
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Hamburg |
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Klitschko wins decision over Briggs |
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| Oct.17 |
Shanghai |
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Murray beats Federer to win Masters |
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Saudi Arabia |
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New al Qaeda threat targets Europe
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Belgium |
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Eurostar services to Brussels hit |
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| Oct.18 |
London |
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Pinera: Mining conditions must improve
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Paris |
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Sarkozy defies French protesters French President Nicolas Sarkozy has insisted he will press ahead with pension reforms despite a gathering momentum of strike action
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| Oct.19 |
London |
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Saudi prince guilty of murdering aide| Saud Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al Saud was found guilty of murdering an aide at a hotel, in a case prosecutors said had a sexual element | |
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London |
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UK slashes armed forces by 10% The United Kingdom will cut its armed forces by 17,000 people of its uniformed manpower in the next five years
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London |
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Former PM Thatcher hospitalized
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Somalia |
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UK aid worker released in Somalia |
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| Oct.20 |
London |
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UK unveils major spending cuts Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled the biggest UK spending cuts for decades, with welfare, councils and police budgets all hit
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France |
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Blockades frustrate French police French strikers have tightened fuel blockades, hours after security forces began clearing protesters from depots
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Czech Republic |
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Neo-Nazis jailed for arson attack on Roma |
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| Oct.21 |
Paris |
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French unions call more strike days Unions called for two more days of protests against government plans to raise the retirement age, as lawmakers try to make the proposal law
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Naples |
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UK soccer fans attacked in Italy |
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| Oct.22 |
Paris |
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French Senate OKs pension changes| The Senate defied tens of thousands of protesters and approved its version of a controversial pension reform measure with a vote of 177-153 | |
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Northern England |
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Man Utd signs Rooney to 5-year deal |
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Scotland |
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Grounded nuclear sub dragged free A nuclear-powered submarine which ran aground in shallow waters off the Isle of Skye has been refloated
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| Oct.23 |
London |
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WikiLeaks: Sensitive info protected Classified military documents increase the civilian death toll of the Iraq war by 15,000, anti-war activists said at a news conference
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Sweden |
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Swedish police hunt serial shooter 15 shootings in Malmo over the last year may be linked to a single perpetrator who is targeting immigrants living in the city
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London |
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Leaked war papers spur calls for probes
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| Oct.24 |
South Korea |
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Alonso takes F1 title lead |
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Sweden |
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Federer draws level with Sampras |
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London |
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UK privacy body to re-examine Google
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Netherlands |
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PSV put 10 past once proud Feyenoord |
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Naples |
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Rome landfill pledge fails to halt unrest
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| Oct.25 |
France |
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French fuel depots cleared of protesters
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Paris |
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Strikes cost hundreds of millions a day
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France |
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Students to bolster French strike French students will stage protests to try to bolster opposition to the government's pension reforms amid some signs of cracks in the moveme...
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| Oct.26 |
Paris |
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Pension reform bill set for final vote
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| Oct.27 |
Paris |
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French Parliament OKs pension reform| The lower house approved a controversial pension reform bill, despite protests that brought millions of demonstrators into the streets | |
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England |
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Ship burns off coast of UK, France
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| Oct.28 |
Paris |
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Bin Laden tape authentic, French say Bin Laden warned France to get its troops out of Afghanistan and not to oppress Muslims at home in a tape broadcast by the Al-Jazeera
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Paris |
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French unions stage last-ditch strikes
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 Belgium |
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EU frames eurozone crisis rules Tough rules for the eurozone, aimed at averting another financial crisis, have been agreed at an EU leaders' summit
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| Oct.29 |
London |
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US and UK probe terrorism threat The US and UK are investigating the extent of a terror threat after explosives were found in two packages bound for the US from Yemen
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| Oct.30 |
 Antarctica |
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Antarctic copter crash kills four French The victims were found after a helicopter with a doctor flew from a base in Antarctica to the scene of the crash
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London |
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Bomb 'meant to explode on plane' Prime Minister Cameron says the device in a package sent from Yemen and found on a US-bound cargo plane was designed to go off on the aircraft
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| Oct.31 |
England |
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Westwood overtakes Tiger for No. 1
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Hungarian sludge reaches Danube 
