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| Jun.8 |
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UEFA Euro starts Map of Warsaw Poland
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UEFA Champions League Final
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Spain |
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Spain set to pay more on bonds| Spain's borrowing costs look set to spike on Thursday when the country's treasury sells up to 2.5bn euros of three- and four-year sovereign bonds | |
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Netherlands |
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Mladic trial focus on Srebrenica  | A war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic is to resume, with the prosecution focusing on the Srebrenica massacre in 1995 | |
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Japan |
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Rebuilding spurs Japan economy| The economy grew 1.0% between January and March compared with the previous 3 months, as government spending helped fuel a recovery | |
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Washington |
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U.S. says it's ready to receive Chen| Chen Guangcheng has received passport applications for himself and his family | |
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Greece |
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Greek leftist attacks EU 'poker' Alexis Tsipras has accused the EU and Chancellor Merkel of 'playing poker with European people's lives' by insisting on austerity measures
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Upstate New York |
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Robert F Kennedy Jr's wife dead
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Long-awaited Mladic war crimes trial begins Map of Hague Netherlands| Ratko Mladic, who is accused of orchestrating a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the bloody civil war that ripped apart Yugoslavia, showed no remorse | |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Facebook to sell 25% more shares Facebook says it will sell 25% more shares than first planned in its flotation in response to strong demand
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India |
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Five Indian cricketers suspended after TV sting |
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Nepal |
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Child actress, 14, among victims of crash
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Greece |
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Greeks withdraw cash on euro fear
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Indonesia |
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Black box of Russian jet found |
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Paris |
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Hollande at swearing in: Discourage 'exorbitant' incomes| France's freshly inaugurated Socialist president plunged Tuesday into the economic mess that has perplexed policymakers | |
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Berlin |
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Hollande and Merkel hold euro talks  | Newly inaugurated French President Francois Hollande has pledged to work with Germany to resolve the EU's economic crisis | |
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Greece |
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Greece to hold new elections after stalemate| Greece will hold new elections in response to a political stalemate that left the debt-racked country unable to form a government | |
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Beijing |
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Chen tells U.S. lawmakers of reprisals
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan 'to attend' Nato summit
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Syria |
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U.N. vehicles hit by explosion in Syria |
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Western Canada |
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Hang glider pilot apologizes for deadly flight |
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Netherlands |
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Mladic to face genocide charges |
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London |
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Murdoch editor charged over hacking  | Rebekah Brooks and her husband, Charlie, have been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice over the phone-hacking inquiry | |
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Iran |
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Iran hangs 'Israel killer spy'
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Pacific Northwest |
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Rattlesnake bites customer in Wal-Mart |
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California |
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California plan to plug $16bn gap |
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Myanmar |
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S Korea leader to meet Suu Kyi |
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Greece |
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Greek leaders resume crisis talks |
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Uganda |
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Uganda displays captive Kony lieutenant |
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Nepal |
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Plane crashes in Nepal, killing 15 |
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Panama |
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Castaway sues over rescue failure
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Greece |
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Greek far left rejects more talks
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NATO |
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Nato pressed over Libya deaths |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Yahoo CEO Thompson quits his post The chief executive of computer firm Yahoo has stepped down, amid accusations that a fake computer science degree was included on his CV
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Tennessee |
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Clippers advance with 82-72 win over Grizzlies Map of Memphis Southern U.S.| Clippers' gritty Game 7 vs. Grizz propels them to second round | |
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Spain |
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Federer wins Madrid Open Map of Madrid Spain| Roger Federer came from behind to beat Tomas Berdych to win his third Madrid title and equal Rafael Nadal's record of 20 Masters titles | |
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North Mexico |
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Mexican police find 49 mutilated bodies Map of Nuevo Leon Mexico Mexican authorities found at least 49 bodies in the state of Nuevo Leon. A message left on a wall nearby appeared to refer to the Zetas drug cartel
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Kabul |
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Top Afghan peace negotiator shot dead Arsala Rahmani was ex-Taliban minister and a key member of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, which negotiates a deal with the Taliban
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Election blow for Merkel - polls
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Northern England |
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Man City win Premiership after 44 years |
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Syria |
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Opposition: Shelling, gunfire across Syria
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Spain |
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Serena blitzes Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 to win Madrid Map of Madrid Spain| Serena Williams overpowered Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3, leaving her top-ranked opponent so exasperated she smashed her racket to the ground | |
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Poland |
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Race crash kills UK speedway rider Map of Wroclaw Poland| International speedway rider Lee Richardson has died following a crash in Poland, aged 33 | |
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Afghanistan |
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8 NATO forces killed in 3 days |
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Barcelona |
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Maldonado takes maiden Grand Prix win| Pastor Maldonado grabbed his first F1 victory as the Venezuelan impressively held off Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to win the Spanish Grand Prix | |
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Yemen |
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Drone strikes kill suspected al Qaeda militants |
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Western Canada |
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5 killed in collision of 2 small planes over Canada |
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Greece |
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Key talks loom for Greek parties
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Los Angeles |
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Lakers Oust Nuggets| Gasol had 23 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists, and Los Angeles outlasted Denver for a thrilling 96-87 victory in Game 7 to win their first-round series | |
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Spain |
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Spain activists mark protest year
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South Africa |
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De Klerk comment taken 'out of context' |
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Istanbul |
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Football fans riot in Istanbul| Hundreds of fans from Istanbul football club Fenerbahce have clashed with Turkish police and occupied the pitch after a title match | |
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Berlin |
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Dortmund win German Cup| Poland striker Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick as Borussia Dortmund swept aside Bayern Munich 5-2 | |
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New York |
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Rangers hold off Caps 2-1 in Game 7| Richards and Del Zotto scored, Lundqvist made 22 saves, and New York advanced to the Eastern Conference finals over the Washington Capitals | |
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Greece |
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Greece faces final coalition push President Karolos Papoulias is preparing to hold talks with party leaders in an attempt to create an emergency government
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European Union |
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EU bankers ponder Greek euro exit |
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Indonesia |
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12 bodies found in Russian jet wreckage |
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Beijing |
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'No China war footing' over shoal |
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Venezuela |
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Chavez cancer treatment 'success' |
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Syria |
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Explosion heard near Baath Party office |
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Bolivia |
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US man on hunger strike after 11 months in Bolivian prison |
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Chicago |
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Guilty verdicts in Hudson murders |
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Syria |
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Islamists claim Damascus blasts |
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UN Security Council |
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UN condemns Damascus 'suicide blasts' |
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Syria |
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Dozens killed in Damascus blasts
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Egypt |
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Egypt poll hopefuls in TV debate |
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Philadelphia |
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76ers Eliminate Bulls| Iguodala made the go-ahead free throws with 2.2 seconds left and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied for a 79-78 victory over the top-seeded Chicago in Game 6 | |
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New York |
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JPMorgan reveals shock $2bn loss |
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Indonesia |
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Russian plane wreckage found in Indonesia |
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Greece |
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Socialist leader gets chance to form government |
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| May.9 |
Indonesia |
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Russian plane missing in Indonesia Map of Jakarta Indonesia Sukhoi Superjet 100, passenger airliner went missing Wednesday after it disappeared from radar screens over a mountainous region of Indonesi
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Washington |
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Obama supports same-sex marriage US President Barack Obama has ended months of hedging on the issue of gay marriage by saying he thinks same-sex couples should be able to wed
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Greece |
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Greek far-left ends coalition bid |
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Romania |
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Atletico Madrid win Europa League Map of Bucharest Romania| Atletico Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the all-Spanish final of the Europa League in the Romanian capital Bucharest | |
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Syria |
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U.N.: Bomb goes off near observers in Syria Map of Daraa Syria| U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned a bomb blast near a convoy of U.N. observers that was entering the southern Syrian city of Daraa | |
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| May.8 |
Greece |
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Greek leftist leader lays out radical agenda Alexis Tsipras hopes to pursue if he becomes prime minister, including the cancellation of severe budget-cutting measures
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USA |
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Al-Qaeda bomber 'double agent' |
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New York |
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Rothko work hits record $86.9m| The artwork Orange, red, yellow by Mark Rothko has achieved the highest ever price for a piece of contemporary art at auction | |
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Indiana |
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Senator Lugar loses Indiana poll| Richard Lugar, 80, a 35-year veteran of the US Senate has lost the Republican primary in his home state of Indiana, ending his bid for a seventh term | |
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Moscow |
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Putin sworn in as president amid protests |
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France |
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Euro falls after French and Greek votes |
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Northern Afghanistan |
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At least 26 dead in Afghanistan flood Map of Sar-e-Pol Afghanistan| Eight hours of relentless rainfall that began Sunday led to the flooding in several districts of Sar-e-Pol province | |
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Paris |
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Sarkozy concedes to Hollande Francois Hollande defeated President Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff, signaling a shift to the left as the country and Europe fight to dig out of a weak economy
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Turin |
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Juventus win Italian league |
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France |
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France votes in crucial run-off |
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Greece |
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Main parties 'suffer big losses' at polls |
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Guantanamo |
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9/11 hearing 'unfair' say lawyers |
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Yemen |
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Al-Qaeda leader killed in Yemen| Fahd al Quso, an al-Qaeda leader in Yemen, wanted in connection with the 2000 bombing of the warship USS Cole has been killed in an air raid | |
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Moscow |
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Clashes at anti-Putin protests| Protesters against Russian President-elect have clashed with police in the capital, ahead of Putin's inauguration on Monday for a third term | |
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Thailand |
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Fatal blast at Thai chemical site Map of Rayong Thailand| At least 12 people have been killed and more than 100 injured as explosions and a fire hit Thailand's largest petro-chemical complex | |
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Jerusalem |
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Netanyahu calls for Israeli poll| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for an early general election in four months' time | |
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South Korea |
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'Nine dead' in S Korea bar fire Map of Busan South Korea A fire at a karaoke bar in the city of Busan has left at least nine people dead. The dead are thought to include 3 Sri Lankan nationals
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Greece |
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Greece votes in parliamentary elections Greeks are voting in parliamentary polls, with the country's two mainstream parties expected to lose support to anti-austerity candidates
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Ohio |
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Obama rally kicks off campaign
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Kentucky |
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I'll Have Another wins 138th Kentucky Derby Map of Louisville USA I'll Have Another cut loose down the home stretch to run down Bodemeister. Jockey Mario Gutierrez is earning his first Derby crown
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London |
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FA Cup success for Chelsea Map of Wembley England The nailbiting 2-1 victory at Wembley is but a tasty precursor to a Champions League final
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London |
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Official opening for London 2012 stadium Map of Olympic Stadium England A nine-year-old girl has officially opened the the 2012 Olympics stadium, at a ceremony in east London
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Guantanamo |
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Key 9/11 suspects appear in court Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of planning the 9/11 attacks, and 4 other leading suspects, appear in court at Guantanamo Bay to be charged
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Peru |
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Peru drug clinic blaze kills 14 |
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Northern Japan |
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Japan closes last nuclear reactor Map of Hokkaido Japan Japan is switching off its last working nuclear reactor, as part of the safety drive since the March 2011 tsunami
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South Africa |
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Tourist mauled by 'tame' cheetah Map of Port Elizabeth South Africa A British tourist who tried to protect a girl being mauled by captive cheetahs has told of how the animals then turned on her
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Syria |
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Deadly blasts rock Syria's main cities Map of Aleppo Syria An explosion at a car wash near Aleppo killed at least five people. In Damascus, two separate blasts left three government soldiers injured
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Nepal |
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Surprise Nepal flood kills 13 Map of Mount Annapurna Nepal Dozens more are missing, police say, after a mountain river burst its banks, causing flooding around Mount Annapurna in the west of the country
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North Mexico |
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9 found hanging from Mexican bridge |
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London |
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Johnson re-elected London mayor |
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Argentina |
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Argentine Olympic ad riles UK Britain and international Olympic officials are taking issue with an advertisement claiming Argentina has sovereignty over the Falkland Islands
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Egypt |
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Curfew imposed after Egypt unrest Map of Cairo Egypt Ruling military council imposed an overnight curfew in the area around the defence ministry after one soldier was reported killed
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| May.2 |
Beijing |
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Chinese activist wants to go to U.S.
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New York |
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News Corp. board backs Murdoch |
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Spain |
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Real clinch La Liga title Map of Bilbao Spain| Real Madrid sealed their 32nd itle with a 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao to leave them with an unassailable seven-point lead over Barcelona | |
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France |
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French rivals in feisty TV debate French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his challenger Francois Hollande have traded insults in their only TV debate of the election campaign
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Myanmar |
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi takes oath of office Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn as a lawmaker for the first time, a key step in the country's recent shift toward democracy
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Southern California |
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NFL star Junior Seau found dead Map of Oceanside California American football star with the San Diego Chargers has been found dead at his home in California in an apparent suicide
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Virginia |
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Newt Gingrich drops presidency bid Map of Arlington USA Newt Gingrich has formally ended his presidential campaign, but fell short of an endorsement for presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney
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New York |
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Munch's The Scream sold for $120m Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch's The Scream has become the most expensive art work sold at auction as it went in New York for $119.9m
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Kabul |
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Obama, Karzai sign partnership pact
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Afghanistan |
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Obama pledges end to Afghan war |
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Beijing |
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Escape overshadows US-China talks |
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European Union |
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EU leaders snub Euro 2012 Pressure is mounting on Ukraine to clean up its human rights record ahead of the Euro 2012 finals next month
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London |
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Hodgson new England coach Roy Hodgson was appointed England manager on a four-year contract, ending months of speculation over who would lead at Euro 2012
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London |
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UK lawmakers: Murdoch not fit to run business Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is 'not a fit person' to run a major international company, lawmakers investigating phone hacking reported
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Myanmar |
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Unite for change, Ban urges Burma |
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Portugal |
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Porto clinches title as Benfica draws Map of Vila do Conde Portugal FC Porto won the Portuguese league title after Benfica drew 2-2 at Rio Ave
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Bahrain |
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Bahrain protester to get retrial Bahrain's jailed opposition activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja is to have his case retried, an appeal court has ruled
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Australia |
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Billionaire to build Titanic II Clive Palmer, one of Australia's richest men, has commissioned a Chinese company to build a 21st Century version of the Titanic
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Barcelona |
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Nadal past Ferrer to seize 7th Barcelona title Rafael Nadal claimed a seventh Barcelona Open title with a hard fought straight-set 7-6 (7-1) 7-5 victory over David Ferrer
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Southern California |
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US yacht race 'crash' kills three At least 3 sailors have died, weeks after a fatal accident off the same coast. Coast Guard is looking for a fourth crew member from the yacht Aegean
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Austria |
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Libya ex-minister 'dead in river' Map of Vienna Austria The body of Libya's former Oil Minister Shukri Ghanem has been found in the Danube River, Austrian police say
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Nigeria |
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Deadly attack at Nigerian college
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Sudan |
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Sudan 'declares border emergency' |
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Pakistan |
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British Red Cross worker killed in Pakistan Map of Balochistan Pakistan Khalil Rasjed Dale, 60, a long-time Red Cross staffer, has been killed by his kidnappers in Pakistan
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Egypt |
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Egyptian military council will form new government The head of Egypt's ruling military council announced that he would form a new government 'within hours'
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China |
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Chen escape sparks China round-up Chinese authorities have begun to round up relatives and associates of blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who fled from house arrest last week
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Tribal Areas |
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Drone strike kills militants hiding in high school Map of Miranshah North Waziristan West Pakistan A suspected U.S. drone strike killed three people Sunday at a high school in northern Pakistan where militants were hiding
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Lebanon |
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Lebanon holds 'Syria arms ship' |
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Colombia |
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Journalist missing in Farc raid Map of Caqueta Colombia A French journalist is missing after Farc rebels killed four soldiers trying to destroy cocaine laboratories
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Southern Sudan |
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South Sudan awaits big China loan Officials in South Sudan say China has agreed to loan it $8bn for major development projects to build roads, bridges and telecom networks
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Miami |
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Cuban 'defector' actors reappear Javier Nunez Florian and Anailin de la Rua, two actors who starred in a film about defectors have themselves defected to the United States
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Syria |
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Syria rebels 'in seaborne attack' |
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Egypt |
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Egypt protests shut Saudi embassy Map of Cairo Egypt Saudi Arabia has shut its embassy and consulates in Egypt following protests over an Egyptian lawyer al-Gizawi who has been detained in Saudi Arabia
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Malaysia |
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Tear gas fired at Malaysia rally Map of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Riot police have fired tear gas and used water cannon on a crowd of protesters who had converged on the centre of the capital, Kuala Lumpur
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Syria |
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Explosions hit Syrian capital Map of Damascus Syria A suicide bombing in a Damascus neighborhood killed nine people, most of them government forces, and further unraveled a ceasefire
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Tymoshenko tax evasion trial is delayed Map of Kharkiv Ukraine Former Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko is going on trial in the city of Kharkiv on charges of tax evasion
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Beijing |
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China dissident 'in US embassy' Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing following his dramatic escape from house arrest, fellow activist Hu Jia has told the BBC
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Washington |
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New rules for US Secret Service The US Secret Service has tightened staff guidelines in an attempt to stop any repeat of the Colombia sex scandal
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Spain |
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Spanish unemployment hits record |
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Washington |
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US economic growth rate slowing |
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Southern Sudan |
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Sudans conflict leaves 37,000 desperate for water The spiraling conflict has exacerbated issues for tens of thousands of refugees who are desperate for water and facing the threat of fatal diseases
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London |
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Man in security alert arrested Police have arrested the man believed to be at the center of a security alert Friday that closed a major shopping street in central London
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Eastern Ukraine |
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27 hurt in blasts; terror probe starts Map of Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine Four explosions went off in the course of 70 minutes and injured at least 27. President Yanukovych said a special investigation team will be set
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Barcelona |
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Drained Guardiola quits Barca Josep Guardiola has confirmed he is to step down as Barcelona coach at the end of this season, saying four years in charge is an eternity
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Japan |
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US and Japan reach Okinawa deal
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Washington |
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New sex claim hits US Secret Service The US Secret Service says it is investigating allegations that some of its agents paid for strippers and prostitutes in El Salvador
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China |
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Mystery over China dissident Chen Mystery surrounds one of China's best known dissidents, Chen Guangcheng, following reports that he has escaped from house arrest
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Pakistan |
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Bin Laden wives deported to Saudi Arabia |
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Washington |
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US bailout fund 'may make loss' US taxpayers are unlikely to get all their money back from a $700bn bailout of the country's stricken banking and automotive sectors
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Spain |
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Bilbao book Europa final berth Map of Bilbao Spain Fernando Llorente's dramatic last minute goal booked Athletic Bilbao a clash with Atletico Madrid in Bucharest
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Netherlands |
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Charles Taylor aided S Leone war crimes International judges have found former Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil...
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Washington |
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Catholic leaders skewer Paul Ryan Map of Georgetown University USA Rising Republican star has been condemned by Catholic leaders for saying his controversial budget plan was inspired by church teaching
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Syria |
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Massive explosion in Hama 'kills 70' |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistani PM guilty of contempt |
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Paris |
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France: UN should consider force in Syria |
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Connecticut |
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Connecticut abolishes death penalty Connecticut has become the 17th state in the US to abolish the death penalty. Governor Dannel Malloy signed a bill in a low-key ceremony
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Los Angeles |
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US air screeners 'ran drug ring' Map of LAX Southern California Four current and former security screeners at Los Angeles international airport have been arrested and charged with drug-trafficking and bribery
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Egypt |
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Poll bar on Egypt ex-PM reversed Egypt's election commission has reinstated former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq as a candidate in the country's forthcoming presidential election
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Spain |
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Bayern beat Madrid in semis| Munich in the European Champions League were defeating Real at the Santiago Bernabeu following a dramatic penalty shoot out | |
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Johannesburg |
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Boys facing gang rape charges Map of Soweto South Africa Three of four minors accused of taking part in a brutal videotaped gang rape of a teenager will face full prosecution
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No dismissal of charges in Manning case Map of Fort Meade Maryland USA A military judge denied a request to dismiss all the charges against the intelligence analyst accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of documents
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Supreme Court to hear migrant law The US Supreme Court prepares to consider yet another highly politically charged case - this time over Arizona's controversial immigration law
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China |
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Bo Xilai's son defends lifestyle The son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has defended his lifestyle in an open letter to his university
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New York |
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Romney calls for focus on Obama |
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UN Security Council |
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Kofi Annan denounces violence in Syria |
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California |
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California 'mad cow' case found Map of Hanford California USA A dairy cow in California has bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or 'mad cow' disease, the US Department of Agriculture has confirmed
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Barcelona |
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Ten-man Chelsea stun Barca |
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London |
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Murdoch blames employees for hacking James Murdoch insisted that he knew little about the scale of phone hacking by people working for the News of the World
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Southern China |
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Wukan village ex-heads 'punished' Map of Guangdong China Former officials from a Chinese village that staged a high-profile rebellion over local corruption have been punished
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Mexico |
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Mexico-US migration on the slide The rate of Mexican immigration to the US has stalled or maybe even gone into reverse, an analysis shows, ending a four-decade-long trend
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Florida |
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Trayvon Martin police chief saved Map of Sanford Southern U.S. City officials in Florida have blocked the resignation of the police chief who did not arrest the man who shot and killed unarmed teenager
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Beijing |
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China pledges N Korea friendship China's president pledged strong ties with North Korea, amid serious tensions between the Koreas in the wake of Pyongyang's failed rocket launch
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Southern Sudan |
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Sudanese warplanes dropped bombs near border
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Netherlands |
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Government collapses after far right pulls plug |
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Iceland |
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Mixed verdict for ex-PM of Iceland Former Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde was convicted Monday of negligence related to the collapse of his nation's banking system
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Myanmar |
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NLD in Burma parliament 'boycott' Burma's parliament opens amid a boycott by the party of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi because of a row over the oath of office for MPs
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Florida |
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Zimmerman freed on Florida bail Map of Seminole County FL Southern U.S. George Zimmerman has been released from prison on bail as he awaits trial for the killing of Trayvon Martin
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Paris |
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Exit polls show Sarkozy 2nd in French vote Socialist candidate Francois Hollande declared victory in the first round of presidential election, setting up a showdown with incumbent Nicolas...
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Mexico |
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Wal-Mart probes bribery claim |
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London |
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Gibb 'confounds' doctors by getting better Singer Robin Gibb has 'confounded' his doctors by emerging from a coma just days after they thought he might not survive it
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Sudan |
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Renewed fighting on Sudan border Map of Heglig Sudan Fighting has broken out on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, shortly after the South pulled out of a disputed border town
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Bahrain |
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Despite protests, Grand Prix finishes without a hitch
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France |
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High turnout in French election |
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More than 100 injured as trains collide Map of Amsterdam Netherlands Dozens were severely injured and at least a dozen people were in critical condition
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Costa Concordia salvage set to begin next month Removing the wrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia from the coastal waters off an Italian island will begin in May and take about a year
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877 dolphins washed ashore Map of Punta Aguja Peru Environmental authorities are investigating the deaths of more than 800 dolphins that have washed up on the northern coast of Peru
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Iran |
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Iran says it's recovered data from U.S. spy drone Iran declared it has 'cracked the codes' of the intelligence gathering system of a U.S. spy drone it captured last year for violating its airspace
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Monaco |
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Nadal sweeps aside Djokovic Map of Monte Carlo Monaco Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic in a one-sided Monte Carlo Masters final Sunday to claim his eighth straight title in the principality
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Kenyan pair dominate the London Marathon Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany won the men's and women's races to serve notice of their gold medal credentials for the Olympics later this year
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Protest 'won't affect' Bahrain F1  | The authorities in Bahrain say they are confident the Formula 1 Grand Prix will not be disrupted by protests | |
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US introduces $60 LED light bulb A prize-winning light bulb that lasts for 20 years is going on sale in the US on Sunday - also known as Earth Day
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120 bodies recovered after plane crash |
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Dortmund retain German title Map of Dortmund West Germany| Borussia Dortmund rule the roost domestically after winning the Bundesliga title for the second successive season | |
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Kabul |
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Huge explosives cache seized in Kabul Afghan security officials said Saturday they had seized 10 tonnes of explosives and foiled plans to stage attacks. The 5 suspects confessed
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Bahrain |
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Activist found dead in Bahrain Map of Manama Bahrain A man has been killed in Bahrain during overnight clashes with the security forces, activists say
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Virginia |
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Nixon's 'hatchet man' Colson dies Map of Fairfax Virginia USA Charles Colson, an advisor to President Richard Nixon who was involved in the Watergate scandal and later became a preacher, has died at 80
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UN Security Council |
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UN votes to boost Syria mission
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Pakistan |
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Deadly Pakistan air crash probed |
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Vietnam |
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Fatal skin disease baffles Vietnam Map of Quang Ngai Vietnam Vietnam says it will ask for international help to find out what is causing a skin infection that has already killed 19 people
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Colombia scandal claims more US jobs |
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Pakistan |
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No survivors from Pakistan plane crash A commercial airplane carrying 127 people crashed in Islamabad just before it was to land at a nearby airport. Poor weather is a possible fa...
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UN weighs up Syria monitor plan The UN Security Council has drawn up a draft resolution on sending 300 international monitors to Syria after considering two versions
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Mexico |
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43 killed in Mexican bus-truck collision Map of Veracruz Mexico Forty-three people were killed and 18 injured Friday morning in a roadway crash involving a bus in the state of Veracruz
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Paris |
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No Syria 'Plan B' out of Paris meetings None of foreign ministers huddling at the mini-Friends of Syria meeting actually believed that the Annan's plan would stop the violence
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Norway |
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Breivik: I learned from al Qaeda |
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Florida |
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Judge sets George Zimmerman bail |
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South Sudan to withdraw amid war fear South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has ordered the withdrawal of his troops from the Heglig oil field across the border in Sudan
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Bahrain |
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Security stepped up at Bahrain F1
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France |
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Last day of French poll campaign Candidates in the French presidential election are on their last day of campaigning before voters head to the polls on Sunday
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South Sudan |
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UN says South Sudan oil seizure 'illegal' Map of Heglig UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has criticised Sudan timeline">South Sudan, saying its seizure of Heglig oil field in Sudan is illegal
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Ban says situation in Syria is 'highly precarious' |
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Southern Afghanistan |
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Copter crashes in Afghanistan, likely killing 4 Americans A Black Hawk helicopter crashed Thursday in southern Afghanistan, likely killing all four of its crew members -- all of them Americans
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New York |
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The Band's Levon Helm dies at 71 Levon Helm, singer and drummer for rock group The Band, has died of cancer at the age of 71 at a hospital in New York City
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Panama |
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Cruise ship 'ignored Panama castaways' An American cruise company says it deeply regrets that one of its ships failed to stop to help a fishing boat adrift in the Pacific Ocean
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Norway |
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Breivik wanted to slay government, PM
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Syria |
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Syria agrees UN observer details |
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Colombia |
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Colombia prostitute tells of cash row A woman at the center of the US prostitution scandal in Colombia asked for $800 to spend the night with a US agent, the New York Times reports
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Syria |
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A week into 'cease-fire,' Syria still boiling Top diplomats huddling Thursday in Paris will weigh their next moves to pressure Syria if a week-old cease-fire falls through in the country
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India launches long-range missile
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Ban Ki-moon: Syria 'failing to keep to truce' |
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Sudan leader vows to 'free' South |
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London |
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Chelsea stun Barcelona Map of Chelsea England| Chelsea stunned European champions Barcelona with a 1-0 victory in the semifinal first leg of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night | |
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Syria |
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Shots fired as U.N. observers visit Syria Map of Arbeen Syria Security forces fired at demonstrators in a Syrian city Wednesday while United Nations observers were visiting, activists said
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Washington |
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US agents sacked over sex scandal Three members of the US Secret Service are leaving the agency following the prostitution scandal in Colombia
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Southern California |
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Dick Clark dies of heart attack aged 82 Map of Santa Monica California One of best-known veteran TV personalities who presented the long-running music show American Bandstand, had a heart attack
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Washington |
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US condemns Afghan bodies 'abuse' |
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Norway |
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Breivik: Jail term 'ridiculous' Map of Oslo Norway Anders Behring Breivik has told his trial in Oslo he believes there can be only two 'just' outcomes to his trial - acquittal or the death penalty
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Rome |
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Italy slashes its growth outlook It was previously predicting a 0.4% contraction in the economy, but has cut that to a 1.2% contraction
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Houston |
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Woman shoots mother and steals baby Verna McClain, 30, has been charged with capital murder after a mother was shot dead and had her baby abducted near Houston
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Sudans 'locked in logic of war' Sudan and South Sudan are 'locked in a logic of war', the UN Security Council (UNSC) has been told
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Nato to discuss Afghan funding Map of Brussels Belgium| Nato foreign and defence ministers are set to meet in Brussels to discuss how to fund security forces in Afghanistan once international troops leave | |
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UN |
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U.N. wives to al-Assad: Stop husband| The wives of the British and German ambassadors to the United Nations have taken on Syria's first lady in an online video | |
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Washington |
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U.S. eases pressure on Myanmar The United States eased sanctions on Myanmar to allow for certain financial transactions that support humanitarian, religious and other activities
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