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43 dead in suicide bombing
Algeria: An attack on a military school killed 43 people and wounded another 38 and damaged several building and vehicles
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Israel agrees to free two killers |
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Suicide blast hits Awakening Council. Baghdad
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U.S.: Iran training assassination squads |
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| Aug. 13 |
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Tripoli rocked by bus bomb |
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| Jul. 28 |
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4 suicide bombers kill scores in Iraq. Baghdad
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| Jul. 25 |
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Five die in Gaza City explosion
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Bosnia war criminal Karadzic arrested
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| Jul.14 |
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President charged with genocide 
Sudan: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed charges against Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a campaign of violence in Darfur
| Luis Moreno-Ocampo told judges at The Hague that al-Bashir bore criminal responsibility for alleged atrocities committed over the past fiv5e years. The 3-judge panel must now decide whether there are reasonable grounds for an arrest warrant
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| Jul.11 |
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Sudanese president may be charged Sudanese ambassador to the United Nations: President Omar Hassan al-Bashir may be charged with genocide
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| Jun.25 |
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Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop |
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| Jun.17 |
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Senior officer cleared in Haditha deaths |
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Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis. Baghdad
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Taliban jail raid frees hundreds
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Captive woman had 7 children by father
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| Mar.31 |
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Aid workers free after Chad pardon 6 French aid workers convicted of plotting to kidnap African children for adoption in Europe have been released from prison
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| Mar.19 |
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bin Laden message condemns Europe |
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| Mar.17 |
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Female suicide bomber kills 65 |
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| Mar.13 |
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Archbishop death condemned |
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| Mar.6 |
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Pair of bombs kills 53 |
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At least 80 people killed in blast
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| Feb.13 |
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Blast kills top Hezbollah commander. Syria
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| Feb.1 |
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Female bombers kill 64 at markets |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn
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| Jan.1 |
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Gunman kills U.S. diplomat, driver |
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| Dec.26 |
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Court jails French aid staff |
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| Dec.17 |
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Report: King pardons rape victim |
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| Dec.11 |
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At least 62 killed in blasts, targeted U.N.. Algeria
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| Nov.29 |
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row
Sudan: Gillian Gibbons, 54, has been found guilty in of insulting religion after she allowed her primary school class to name a teddy bear Muhammad
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Fans rampage after killing
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| Nov.9 |
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Sunni chiefs killed in blast |
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| Oct.17 |
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Aid stopped after kidnap |
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| Sep.19 |
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Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast
Beirut: A massive bombing killed parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem and at least 4 others. He was a Christian Maronite and a member of Phalange Party
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| Sep.14 |
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Al Qaeda claims sheik killing |
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| Sep.8 |
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Al-Qaeda claims bombings |
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Police 'suspect Madeleine mother'
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| Aug.20 |
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Bomb kills governor |
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6 Italians die in 'clan execution'
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| Aug.14 |
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Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks
Northern Iraq: The blasts targeted a Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidi sect, near Mosul. At least 4 blasts hit areas which house the community
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| Aug.3 |
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Marine sentenced over Iraq murder |
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| Jul.16 |
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Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Kirkuk. Northern Iraq
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| Jul.7 |
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At least 105 killed in village market blast Northern Iraq: A truck, resembled an Iraqi military truck, laden with two tons of explosives detonated in an outdoor market in Amerli
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| Jul.3 |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed Gaza: Johnston, kidnapped March 12 by a group calling itself the Army of Islam, was wearing blue jeans and looking gaunt
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2 explosive-laden cars linked
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| Jun.24 |
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'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang. Baghdad
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| Jun.19 |
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Car bomb kills 87 in crowded square. Baghdad
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| Jun.13 |
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Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast. Beirut
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| Jun.12 |
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Blast hits key Shia shrine
Sunni Triangle: The 3 minarets of the al-Askari, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, have been damaged by an explosion in Samarra
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146 police hurt in G8 protest
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| May.30 |
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UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal. UN Security Council
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| May.29 |
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Five Britons seized. Baghdad
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| Apr.27 |
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Saudis arrest 172 militants |
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| Apr.18 |
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Bombings kill almost 200
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6567329.stm Baghdad: Insurgent bombers launched a series of attacks across Baghdad. 112 dead in Sadriya market. 28 dead in an attack at the entrance to Sadr City
| 11 civilians were killed in Karrada district. 4 police officers were killed when a suicide car bomber exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint
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| Apr.12 |
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8 killed in suicide attack on parliament |
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| Mar.27 |
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Truck bombs kill 50 in city of Tal Afar |
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| Mar.22 |
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UN chief shaken by blast |
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| Mar.19 |
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Former VP Ramadan executed |
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| Mar.6 |
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More than 120 die in blasts
Iraq: Insurgents stepped up attacks on Shiite pilgrims heading to the city of Karbala, with bombings and small arms attacks
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| Feb.12 |
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90 killed on day Golden Mosque attack |
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| Feb.3 |
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market 
| Baghdad: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden truck in a crowded market in Sedriya, a mixed neighborhood. The blast destroyed stores and automobiles. Many victims were trapped under... | |
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| Jan.22 |
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Market bombs kill 100 in 2 Iraqi cities |
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Outspoken journalist shot dead
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| Jan.14 |
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Saddam half-brother executed |
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| Jan.2 |
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Iraq investigates Saddam footage |
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Madrid bomb shatters ETA cease-fire
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| Dec.29 |
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Saddam Hussein hanged 
| Baghdad: The celebrations broke out after Hussein was dead. There was dancing around the body. The execution was videotaped. He was convicted of killings in the town of Dujail 25 years ago. U.S. district judge refused a request to stay the ex... | |
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| Dec.19 |
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HIV medics condemned to death |
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| Dec.11 |
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Gunmen kill school children |
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Poisoned former KGB spy dies
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More than 200 killed in Sadr City
A string of apparently coordinated bombings erupted in a Shiite slum. the death toll was expected to rise
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| Nov.21 |
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Christian politician Gemayel killed. Beirut
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| Nov.14 |
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Gunmen grab up to 100 from institute. Baghdad
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| Nov.5 |
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Saddam Hussein sentenced to death 
| Baghdad: The former Iraqi leader has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. Saddam was convicted over the killing of 148 people in the Shia town of Dujail in 1982. His half-brother and former chief judge were also sentenced to death. Former ViP Ramadan ... | |
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Police back Katsav rape charges
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| Oct.10 |
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110 bullet-riddled bodies found |
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| Sep.23 |
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Bomb kills 35 as they shop for Ramadan |
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| Sep.12 |
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U.S. Embassy attack foiled |
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| Aug.30 |
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At least 47 dead, 100 injured in bombings |
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'Plot to blow up planes' foiled
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| Jul.27 |
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Al-Qaeda 'to avenge Israel deeds' |
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| Jul.12 |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
Southern Lebanon: Guerrillas killed 3 Israeli soldiers and captured 2 more, prompting airstrikes and military raids inside southern Lebanon
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200 killed in train blasts
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| Jul.1 |
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Car bomb slaughter 62 at market |
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| Jun.25 |
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Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages |
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U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi
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| May.10 |
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Killings top 1,000 in April |
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| May.3 |
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Jury spares 9/11 plotter Moussaoui |
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| Apr.24 |
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Three bombs rip through resort. Egypt
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| Apr.7 |
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80 killed in mosque attack |
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Labor law protests turn violent
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| Mar.16 |
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U.S. probes 15 Iraqi civilian deaths |
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| Mar.14 |
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More than 80 dead in reprisal killings |
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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| Mar.10 |
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FBI: Body of U.S. hostage found |
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| Feb.21 |
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Blast damages Shia shrine Sunni Triangle: A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
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| Feb.4 |
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
Syria: Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
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| Jan.19 |
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'Bin Laden' audio tape broadcast |
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| Dec.25 |
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'HIV medics' sentence lifted |
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| Dec.24 |
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Nour jailed for 5 years |
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| Dec.12 |
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Beirut blast kills anti-Syria MP |
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| Dec.5 |
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Witness at Hussein trial describes torture |
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5 die in suicide blast
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| Nov.29 |
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Video airs of purported hostages |
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| Nov.13 |
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'Failed bomber' confesses |
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| Nov.9 |
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57 killed in 3 hotel blasts Jordan: Suicide attackers detonated nearly simultaneous explosions at hotels in downtown Amman
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Riots rage a 10th angry night
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Cruise ship repels pirates. Somalia
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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| Oct.20 |
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U.N. probe links Syria to Hariri killing. Lebanon
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| Sep.13 |
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Wave of violence kills at least 140. Baghdad
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| Sep.1 |
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Hariri killing suspects charged |
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| Aug.4 |
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Israeli soldier kills 4 Arab bus passengers |
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| Jul.22 |
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88 died as explosions rock resort town Egypt: Multiple explosions struck Sharm el-Sheik, targeting a hotel and killing at least 30 people
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| Jul.16 |
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Suicide bomber kills 90 near Baghdad. Iraq
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| Jul.7 |
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Egypt's envoy killed |
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Bombs kill 52
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| May.4 |
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Suicide bomber kills at least 47 |
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| Apr.30 |
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Cairo tourists come under attack |
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| Mar.10 |
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Blast hits Shia funeral. 47 killed |
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| Feb.28 |
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Suicide bomb kills at least 125. Iraq
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Bomb kills clubbers
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| Feb.21 |
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Israel frees 500 Palestinian prisoners |
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| Feb.18 |
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Ashura marred by bombs |
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| Feb.14 |
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Huge blast kills ex-PM Beirut: Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been killed in a large-scale bomb attack on his motorcade in Beirut
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| Jan.14 |
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Iraq jail abuse 'leader' guilty |
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| Jan.3 |
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Baghdad governor assassinated |
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| Dec.19 |
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Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60 |
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Doctors: Yushchenko Was Poisoned
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| Dec.6 |
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9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission |
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| Nov.16 |
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Margaret Hassan apparently killed |
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Gunman kills film director
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| Oct.29 |
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New Bin Laden's videotape
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| Oct.24 |
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Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits
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| Oct.7 |
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Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts. Egypt
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| Sep.14 |
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Car bomb at police station kills 47 |
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350 dead after troops storm school
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| Jul.1 |
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Defiant Saddam in court. Baghdad
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| Jun.22 |
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South Korean hostage beheaded |
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| Jun.18 |
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U.S. hostage beheaded |
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| Apr.30 |
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Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage
Washington: A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees
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| Mar.31 |
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Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge. Sunni Triangle
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Rail blasts: 200 dead
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| Aug.29 |
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Cleric among 100 dead after mosque blast. Iraq
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| Aug.19 |
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Powerful bus bomb killed 21. Jerusalem
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Truck bomb kills 17 including U.N. envoy |
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| Aug.7 |
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Bomb at Jordanian Embassy |
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| May.16 |
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41 die in Casablanca blasts |
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Serbian Prime Minister assassinated
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| Oct.12 |
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17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion |
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.2 |
Iraq investigates Saddam footage |
| 2006 |
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| Mar.16 |
U.S. probes 15 Iraqi civilian deaths |
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| 2006 |
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| Feb.4 |
Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
Syria: Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.19 |
Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast
Beirut: A massive bombing killed parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem and at least 4 others. He was a Christian Maronite and a member of Phalange Party
| 2006 |
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| Nov.21 |
Christian politician Gemayel killed. Beirut
| 2005 |
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| Dec.12 |
Beirut blast kills anti-Syria MP |
|
| Jan.3 |
Baghdad governor assassinated |
| 2003 |
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| Aug.29 |
Cleric among 100 dead after mosque blast. Iraq
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| 2005 |
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| Nov.5 |
Cruise ship repels pirates. Somalia
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|
| 2005 |
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| Feb.21 |
Israel frees 500 Palestinian prisoners |
| 2004 |
|
| Apr.30 |
Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage
Washington: A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees
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|
| 2008 |
|
| Tue. |
43 dead in suicide bombing
Algeria: An attack on a military school killed 43 people and wounded another 38 and damaged several building and vehicles
|
| Sun. |
Suicide blast hits Awakening Council. Baghdad
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| Aug. 13 |
Tripoli rocked by bus bomb |
|
| Jul. 28 |
4 suicide bombers kill scores in Iraq. Baghdad
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| Jul. 25 |
Five die in Gaza City explosion
|
| Jun.17 |
Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis. Baghdad
|
| Mar.17 |
Female suicide bomber kills 65 |
|
| Mar.6 |
Pair of bombs kills 53 |
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| Feb.1 |
Female bombers kill 64 at markets |
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.11 |
At least 62 killed in blasts, targeted U.N.. Algeria
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| Nov.9 |
Sunni chiefs killed in blast |
|
| Sep.8 |
Al-Qaeda claims bombings |
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| Aug.20 |
Bomb kills governor |
|
| Aug.14 |
Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks
Northern Iraq: The blasts targeted a Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidi sect, near Mosul. At least 4 blasts hit areas which house the community
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| Jul.16 |
Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Kirkuk. Northern Iraq
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| Jul.7 |
At least 105 killed in village market blast Northern Iraq: A truck, resembled an Iraqi military truck, laden with two tons of explosives detonated in an outdoor market in Amerli
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| Jun.19 |
Car bomb kills 87 in crowded square. Baghdad
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| Jun.13 |
Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast. Beirut
|
| Jun.12 |
Blast hits key Shia shrine
Sunni Triangle: The 3 minarets of the al-Askari, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, have been damaged by an explosion in Samarra
|
| Apr.18 |
Bombings kill almost 200
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6567329.stm Baghdad: Insurgent bombers launched a series of attacks across Baghdad. 112 dead in Sadriya market. 28 dead in an attack at the entrance to Sadr City
| 11 civilians were killed in Karrada district. 4 police officers were killed when a suicide car bomber exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint
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| | |
|
| Apr.12 |
8 killed in suicide attack on parliament |
|
| Mar.27 |
Truck bombs kill 50 in city of Tal Afar |
|
| Mar.22 |
UN chief shaken by blast |
|
| Mar.6 |
More than 120 die in blasts
Iraq: Insurgents stepped up attacks on Shiite pilgrims heading to the city of Karbala, with bombings and small arms attacks
|
| Feb.12 |
90 killed on day Golden Mosque attack |
|
| Feb.3 |
Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market 
| Baghdad: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden truck in a crowded market in Sedriya, a mixed neighborhood. The blast destroyed stores and automobiles. Many victims were trapped under... | |
|
| Jan.22 |
Market bombs kill 100 in 2 Iraqi cities |
| 2006 |
|
| Nov.23 |
More than 200 killed in Sadr City
A string of apparently coordinated bombings erupted in a Shiite slum. the death toll was expected to rise
|
| Sep.23 |
Bomb kills 35 as they shop for Ramadan |
|
| Aug.30 |
At least 47 dead, 100 injured in bombings |
|
| Jul.1 |
Car bomb slaughter 62 at market |
|
| Apr.24 |
Three bombs rip through resort. Egypt
|
| Apr.7 |
80 killed in mosque attack |
|
| Feb.21 |
Blast damages Shia shrine Sunni Triangle: A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
| 2005 |
|
| Nov.9 |
57 killed in 3 hotel blasts Jordan: Suicide attackers detonated nearly simultaneous explosions at hotels in downtown Amman
|
| Sep.13 |
Wave of violence kills at least 140. Baghdad
|
| Jul.22 |
88 died as explosions rock resort town Egypt: Multiple explosions struck Sharm el-Sheik, targeting a hotel and killing at least 30 people
|
| Jul.16 |
Suicide bomber kills 90 near Baghdad. Iraq
|
| May.4 |
Suicide bomber kills at least 47 |
|
| Apr.30 |
Cairo tourists come under attack |
|
| Mar.10 |
Blast hits Shia funeral. 47 killed |
|
| Feb.28 |
Suicide bomb kills at least 125. Iraq
|
| Feb.18 |
Ashura marred by bombs |
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| Feb.14 |
Huge blast kills ex-PM Beirut: Former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has been killed in a large-scale bomb attack on his motorcade in Beirut
| 2004 |
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| Dec.19 |
Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60 |
|
| Oct.7 |
Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts. Egypt
|
| Sep.14 |
Car bomb at police station kills 47 |
| 2003 |
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| Aug.19 |
Powerful bus bomb killed 21. Jerusalem
|
| Aug.19 |
Truck bomb kills 17 including U.N. envoy |
|
| Aug.7 |
Bomb at Jordanian Embassy |
|
| May.16 |
41 die in Casablanca blasts |
|
|
| 2008 |
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| Jul.14 |
President charged with genocide 
Sudan: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed charges against Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a campaign of violence in Darfur
| Luis Moreno-Ocampo told judges at The Hague that al-Bashir bore criminal responsibility for alleged atrocities committed over the past fiv5e years. The 3-judge panel must now decide whether there are reasonable grounds for an arrest warrant
|
| | |
|
| Jul.11 |
Sudanese president may be charged Sudanese ambassador to the United Nations: President Omar Hassan al-Bashir may be charged with genocide
|
| Jun.17 |
Senior officer cleared in Haditha deaths |
|
| Mar.31 |
Aid workers free after Chad pardon 6 French aid workers convicted of plotting to kidnap African children for adoption in Europe have been released from prison
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.26 |
Court jails French aid staff |
|
| Dec.17 |
Report: King pardons rape victim |
|
| Nov.29 |
UK teacher jailed over teddy row
Sudan: Gillian Gibbons, 54, has been found guilty in of insulting religion after she allowed her primary school class to name a teddy bear Muhammad
|
| Aug.3 |
Marine sentenced over Iraq murder |
|
| Jun.24 |
'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang. Baghdad
|
| May.30 |
UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal. UN Security Council
|
| Mar.19 |
Former VP Ramadan executed |
|
| Jan.14 |
Saddam half-brother executed |
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.29 |
Saddam Hussein hanged 
| Baghdad: The celebrations broke out after Hussein was dead. There was dancing around the body. The execution was videotaped. He was convicted of killings in the town of Dujail 25 years ago. U.S. district judge refused a request to stay the ex... | |
|
| Dec.19 |
HIV medics condemned to death |
|
| Nov.5 |
Saddam Hussein sentenced to death 
| Baghdad: The former Iraqi leader has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. Saddam was convicted over the killing of 148 people in the Shia town of Dujail in 1982. His half-brother and former chief judge were also sentenced to death. Former ViP Ramadan ... | |
|
| May.3 |
Jury spares 9/11 plotter Moussaoui |
| 2005 |
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| Dec.25 |
'HIV medics' sentence lifted |
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