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| Oct.1 |
Washington |
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U.S.: bin Laden urging militant actions |
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Guatemala |
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Guatemala calls US tests 'crime'
Guatemalan President : US testing that infected of Guatemalans with gonorrhoea and syphilis more than 60 years ago was a 'crime against huma...
| 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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Wales |
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Golf: U.S. lead, Europe staging fightback |
| Oct.3 |
Washington |
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Rahm Emanuel confirms Chicago bid |
| Oct.4 |
Nevada |
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Hundreds at Tony Curtis's funeral |
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Washington |
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U.S. groping for way to save Mideast talks |
| Oct.5 |
Pakistan |
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U.S. pressing to reopen key supply route |
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Washington |
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Gates could meet Chinese counterpart |
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New York |
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Life sentence for NY bomb plotter Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-born US citizen, was convicted of an attempted car bomb attack in Times Square has been sentenced to life in pri...
| Oct.6 |
Puerto Rico |
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FBI arrests 89 cops, 44 others |
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New York |
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Witness barred in key US terror case The judge in the first civilian trial of a former Guantanamo inmate has ruled that a key US government witness cannot testify
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Northern England |
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Liverpool agree Red Sox sale
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Washington |
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White House critical of Pakistan's efforts |
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Washington |
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Dollar falls to 15-year low against yen The dollar continued to lose ground as the prospect of more quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve kept the U.S. currency under pressu...
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Washington |
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Oil spill probe raps White House
A commission investigating the response to the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico has strongly criticised the White House in a number of areas
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Philadelphia |
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Phillies' Halladay pitches no-hitter |
| Oct.7 |
U.S. Senate |
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Pentagon blasted over contractors A Senate report rips into the Pentagon for failing to keep track of tens of thousands of private security contractors in Afghanistan
| Oct.8 |
Washington |
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Obama adviser Jones 'resigning' National Security Adviser Gen James Jones is stepping down and will be replaced by his deputy, Tom Donilon
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Washington |
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US lost 95,000 jobs in September |
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Tribal Areas |
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6 killed in Pakistan drone strike |
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Libya |
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US given month for Mid-East talks Arab League ministers have given the US one month to rescue deadlocked Middle East peace talks
| Oct.9 |
New York |
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Yankees finish off Twins, move on to ALCS |
| Oct.10 |
Netherlands |
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US soul singer Solomon Burke dies |
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Ohio |
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US Republican in Nazi uniform row |
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Ohio |
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Phillies sweep Reds, reach NL series |
| 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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US Georgia |
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Giants win NLDS |
| Oct.12 |
USA |
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US judge rejects gay military ban US District Judge Virginia Phillips last month ruled the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy unconstitutional | |
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Tanzania |
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Ex-Guantanamo inmate trial begins |
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Florida |
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Rangers past Rays into ALCS vs. Yankees |
| Oct.13 |
Washington |
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Pentagon warns on US gay ruling |
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Mid-Atlantic states |
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O'Donnell hits back in TV debate |
| Oct.14 |
Japan |
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Party urges Google to drop Chinese name |
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Texas |
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Troops tell of Fort Hood rampage |
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Washington |
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UK defence cut plans 'worry US' |
| Oct.15 |
Northern England |
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Liverpool sale completed |
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Washington |
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US army trial for Afghan killings |
| Oct.17 |
Washington State |
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Mountain goat 'killed US hiker' |
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Washington |
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Pentagon braces for new Wikileaks |
| Oct.18 |
Washington |
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China firms 'evade Iran embargo' The U.S. has asked the Chinese government to do more to stop companies helping Iran with its nuclear programme and missile technology
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New York |
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Four convicted in NY terror plot
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Microsoft |
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Top Microsoft executive resigns
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Washington |
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U.S. finalizing aid package to Pakistan |
| Oct.19 |
CIA |
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CIA bomber 'not properly vetted' A suicide bomber who killed seven CIA agents at a meeting at a base in eastern Afghanistan in January had not been properly vetted
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USA |
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US military accepts gay recruits
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CIA |
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Former spy sued by CIA for publishing
| Oct.20 |
Washington |
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US military 'can ban gay troops'
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Virginia |
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Man admits South Park threats
| Oct.21 |
Seattle |
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Amazon profits boosted by Kindle
| Oct.22 |
USA |
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WikiLeaks releases 400,000 Iraq papers 
Secret documents are expected to give a never-before-seen, uncensored view of the Iraq War, covering the period from 2004 through 2009. Records suggest US commanders ignored evi... | |
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Washington |
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US to give Pakistan military $2bn
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Texas |
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Rangers finish Yankees in Game 6
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USA |
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Runway opens at first spaceport
| Oct.23 |
Washington |
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Iranians crossed border to arrest hikers
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Iran |
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U.S. hikers to start trial next month Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer held by Iran for more than a year will stand trial before an Iranian court next month
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Philadelphia |
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Giants edge Phillies for NL pennant
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London |
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Leaked war papers spur calls for probes
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Beijing |
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US treasury chief to visit China
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United Arab Emirates |
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U.S. swimmer dies during event in UAE |
| Oct.24 |
United Arab Emirates |
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Heart attack killed U.S. swimmer
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London |
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UK privacy body to re-examine Google
| Oct.25 |
Washington |
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Iran's cash to Kabul worries US
The US has voiced concern about Iran's 'negative influence' on Afghanistan, after President Karzai admitted receiving cash from Tehran
| Oct.27 |
Washington |
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Man held for 'DC Metro bomb plot'
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Washington |
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Obama tapes Daily Show interview
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Giants win Game 1 vs. Rangers 11-7 |
| Oct.28 |
Afghanistan |
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DEA: $56 million worth of heroin seized
Map of Nangarhar Afghanistan The operation was conducted by the DEA, the Department of Defense, NATO, the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior, Russia. Raids disrupted four clandestine laboratories associated with a significant... | |
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Los Angeles |
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Verdicts in Anna Nicole Smith trial
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Microsoft |
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Microsoft lifted by record sales
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Louisiana |
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Cement flaws 'known before spill'
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Giants rout Rangers for 2-0 advantage |
| Oct.29 |
Washington |
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US economic growth rate quickens The US economy grew at an annualised rate of 2% in the July-to-September period, an acceleration on the previous quarter
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Philadelphia |
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Cargo planes in US security scare
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Washington |
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Packages had 'explosive material' 
Packages found in at least two locations abroad that were bound for Jewish organizations in the U.S. 'apparently contain explosive material
The packages, found in the UK and Dubai on two overnight cargo planes from Yemen, were destined for Jewish places of worship in Chicago
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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YouTube co-founder Hurley leaves
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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
| Oct.30 |
Washington |
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China assures US over rare earths China has reassured the US it has no intention of withholding 'rare earth' minerals from the market
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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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Kabul |
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Karzai criticises US-Russia raid
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USA |
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Two questioned over U.S. terror plot The same person or persons who crafted the Christmas Day bomb were behind the devices hidden in packages sent from Yemen
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Texas |
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Giants drop Game 3 to Rangers |
| Oct.31 |
Guantanamo |
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Guantanamo youngest militant jailed
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Washington |
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US points to Saudi bomb suspect
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Texas |
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San Francisco defeated the Rangers 4-0 |