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| Jun. 13 |
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Ireland |
Irish reject EU treaty Prime Minister Brian Cowen was disappointed that Irish voters rejected the European Union reform treaty; 53.4 percent no, to 46.6 percent yes
| Jun.2 |
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Rome
Summit targets global food crisis A key UN-sponsored summit is set to open aimed at addressing the problem of soaring global food prices
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| May.24 |
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Southern Italy |
Violence breaks out over trash crisis Police and protesters furiously clashed at government plans to dump mountains of uncollected trash from Naples in their towns
| May.11 |
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Serbia |
Pro-West president declares win Boris Tadic Declared victory in parliamentary elections, a upset over ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo's independenc...
| Apr.14 |
Rome |
Billionaire Berlusconi wins election
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Maoists extend poll lead
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| Apr.7 |
London |
Princess Diana unlawfully killed
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| Paris |
Olympic torch extinguished
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| Mar.27 |
Netherlands |
Dutch MP posts Islam film on web
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| Mar.24 |
Greece |
Protest as Olympic torch is lit
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Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows
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| Mar.2 |
Moscow |
Medvedev 'heading for clear win'
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| Feb.17 |
Kosovo |
Kosovo declares independence
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| Feb.3 |
Serbia |
Pro-Western Tadic wins new term
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| Dec.20 |
Slovakia |
Ceremony marks extended EU border
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| Jun.27 |
London |
Brown: Let work of change begin
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| Jun.22 |
Belgium |
EU leaders agree on reform treaty
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| May.6 |
Paris |
Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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| Apr.26 |
Estonia |
Estonia removes Soviet memorial
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| Apr.23 |
Moscow |
Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies
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| Jan.1 |
Romania |
Romania and Bulgaria join the EU
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General Pinochet dead
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| May.21 |
Montenegro |
Montenegro quits Serbia
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| Mar.11 |
Netherlands |
Milosevic found dead in cell
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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| Apr.19 |
Vatican |
Ratzinger elected as new Pope
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| Tue. |
European Union |
EU trade chief lambasts Sarkozy
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| Jun. 30 |
Paris |
| Warning as France takes EU helm |
| Jun. 19 |
European Union |
| EU to lift sanctions against Cuba |
| Jun. 16 |
Luxembourg |
| EU vows to pursue Lisbon treaty |
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| London |
| Bush and Brown in warning to Iran |
| Jun. 14 |
Kosovo |
UN hands over to Kosovo Albanians
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| London |
| More secret files found on train |
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Powerful earthquake strikes
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| Jun. 13 |
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Ireland |
Irish reject EU treaty
| Jun. 12 |
Paris |
| Donors pledge $17B to Afghanistan |
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Major Guantanamo setback for Bush
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| Jun. 9 |
European Union |
| US and EU 'to issue Iran warning' |
| Jun.5 |
Turkey |
Court annuls Turkish scarf reform
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| Jun.2 |
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Rome
Summit targets global food crisis |
| Jun.1 |
Macedonia |
| Prime minister declares victory |
| May.24 |
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Southern Italy |
Violence breaks out over trash crisis Map of Naples Italy
| May.11 |
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Serbia |
Pro-West president declares win
| May.7 |
Moscow |
| Russia swears in new president |
| Apr.14 |
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Rome |
Billionaire Berlusconi wins election Conservative former prime minister is on track to become next leader after his center-left rival Walter Veltroni conceded general election defeat
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Maoists extend poll lead
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| Apr.7 |
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London
| Princess Diana unlawfully killed The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi
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Paris
| Olympic torch extinguished The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
| Apr.3 |
NATO |
NATO denies Georgia and Ukraine
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| Apr.2 |
Ireland |
| PM to quit over payments scandal |
| Apr.1 |
Paris |
| Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage |
| Mar.31 |
London |
| Duke 'did not order Diana death' |
| Mar.27 |
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Netherlands |
Dutch MP posts Islam film on web Right-wing politician Geert Wilders has posted a controversial 17-minute film critical of the Koran, on video-sharing website LiveLeak
| Mar.24 |
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Greece
| Protest as Olympic torch is lit A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended
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Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows
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| Mar.9 |
Spain |
Socialists claim victory
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| Mar.2 |
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Moscow |
Medvedev 'heading for clear win' The outcome is not expected to be a surprise: A hand-picked successor is expected to win in a landslide, after hardly even bothering to campaig
| Feb.21 |
Serbia |
US embassy in Belgrade attacked
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| Feb.17 |
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Kosovo |
Kosovo declares independence Kosovo has formally declared its independence from Serbia in a move opposed by Serbia and Russia but backed by many western governments
| Feb.15 |
European Union |
| Green light for EU Kosovo mission |
| Feb.3 |
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Serbia |
Pro-Western Tadic wins new term Incumbent Boris Tadic narrowly won a second term as president after a runoff with ultranationalist rival Tomislav Nikolic
| Jan.24 |
Rome |
Prodi resigns after losing vote
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| Jan.6 |
Georgia |
Saakashvili claims majority in vote
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| Dec.20 |
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Slovakia
| Ceremony marks extended EU border A checkpoint between Austria and Slovakia has been dismantled in a ceremony marking the enlargement of the Schengen area
| Dec.13 |
Portugal |
EU leaders sign key reform treaty
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
| Putin backs Medvedev as successor |
| Dec.7 |
Portugal |
| EU-Africa leaders opening summit |
| Dec.2 |
Moscow |
| Putin party leads Russia polls |
| Nov.17 |
Kosovo |
| Ex-Kosovo fighter Thaci claims victory |
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Police beat up lawyers
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| Sep.16 |
Greece |
| PM claims election victory |
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| Paris |
| France warning of war with Iran |
| Sep.2 |
Switzerland |
| N. Korea agrees to close nuke facilities |
| Aug.28 |
Turkey |
Turks elect ex-Islamist president
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Student riots flare
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| Jul.22 |
Turkey |
| Ruling party claims win |
| Jul.16 |
London |
| UK expels four Russian diplomats |
| Jun.27 |
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London |
Brown: Let work of change begin Gordon Brown is the UK's new prime minister after replacing the outgoing Tony Blair, following an audience with Queen Elizabeth II
| Jun.22 |
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Belgium |
EU leaders agree on reform treaty The leaders in Brussels have reached agreement on an outline of new rules for the 27-member bloc after 2 days of tough negotiations
| Jun.15 |
London |
| Rushdie knighted in honours list |
| Jun.10 |
Albania |
| Bush greeted as hero |
| Jun.8 |
Germany |
| G8 leaders pledge $60B for Africa |
| Jun.7 |
Germany |
| G8 leaders 'agree climate deal' |
| Jun.3 |
Moscow |
| Putin warns Europe in missile row |
| Jun.2 |
Germany |
| 146 police hurt in G8 protest |
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U.S., Iran hold historic talks
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| May.16 |
Paris |
| Nicolas Sarkozy sworn in as new president |
| May.6 |
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Paris |
Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election He won a clear victory over Segolene Royal, gaining 53% of the vote. President-elect has called for unity after a bitterly-contested campaig...
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'Severe failure' over Lebanon war
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| Apr.27 |
Turkey |
Army 'concerned' by vote
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| Apr.26 |
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Estonia
| Estonia removes Soviet memorial The authorities have removed a contentious war memorial in Tallinn, despite overnight protests that left one person dead
| Apr.23 |
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Moscow |
Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies Boris Yeltsin was 76. In 1991 he famously triumphed against parliament hardliners in 1993. He had a history of heart trouble
| Apr.22 |
Paris |
| Sarkozy, Royal in presidential runoff |
| Apr.2 |
Ukraine |
| President Yushchenko calls early poll |
| Mar.26 |
Northern Ireland |
| Power deal marks 'new era' |
| Feb.22 |
Rome |
| Italian crisis talks as PM quits |
| Jan.25 |
Paris |
| Lebanon wins $7.6B aid package |
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Protesters barricade roads
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| Jan.7 |
Poland |
| Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row |
| Jan.1 |
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Romania
| Romania and Bulgaria join the EU Huge celebrations have been held to mark the accession to the European Union, 17 years after the fall of Communism
| Dec.14 |
London |
| Diana: No murder, no pregnancy |
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General Pinochet dead
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| Nov.30 |
Istanbul |
Pope visits mosque
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| Nov.26 |
Istanbul |
| Turkish protests at Pope's visit |
| Nov.17 |
Netherlands |
| Netherlands to propose burqa ban |
| Nov.5 |
Turkey |
| Ex-PM Ecevit dies at 81 |
| Oct.12 |
Paris |
French in Armenia 'genocide' row
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| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
War critic writer murdered
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| Sep.29 |
Georgia |
Russian officers on spying charge
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| Sep.26 |
European Union |
| Bulgaria, Romania for EU on Jan. 1 |
| Sep.23 |
Paris |
| Probe into 'Bin Laden death' leak |
| Sep.18 |
Hungary |
Budapest hit by wave of violence
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| Sep.7 |
London |
Blair: I will resign within a year
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| Jul.24 |
Switzerland |
| WTO global trade talks collapse |
| Jul.16 |
St. Petersburg |
| G8 split on nuclear energy, climate change |
| Jun.6 |
European Union |
| Europe 'connived in CIA flights' |
| May.21 |
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Montenegro |
Montenegro quits Serbia Voters in Montenegro decided narrowly to sever the union with Serbia: 55.5% of the more than 410,000 voters
| Apr.11 |
Rome |
| Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory' |
| Apr.10 |
Paris |
| France to replace youth job law |
| Mar.19 |
Belarus |
| Landslide win for Lukashenko |
| Mar.18 |
France |
| Labor law protests turn violent |
| Mar.11 |
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Netherlands
| Milosevic found dead in cell Former Yugoslav President has been found dead in Hague where he was being tried on war crimes charges
| Mar.3 |
Moscow |
| Hamas visits Moscow |
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India, U.S. agree to nuclear pact
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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| Nov.15 |
Spain |
| 'Secret CIA flights' probed |
| Nov.8 |
Paris |
| Government declared state of emergency |
| Oct.10 |
Berlin |
Merkel to become German chancellor
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| Sep.18 |
Berlin |
| Election ends in stalemate |
| Jun.17 |
Belgium |
| EU 'in crisis' over talks failure |
| Jun.11 |
London |
G8 ministers back Africa debt deal
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
| Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years |
| May.29 |
Paris |
French voters reject EU charter
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
| Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead |
| May.5 |
London |
| Blair heads for historic third term |
| Apr.19 |
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Vatican
| Ratzinger elected as new Pope 78-year-old German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is taking the name Pope Benedict XVI
| Apr.9 |
London |
| Prince Charles marries Camilla |
| Apr.8 |
Vatican |
| Pope John Paul II buried in crypt |
| Apr.2 |
Vatican |
Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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Terri Schiavo has died
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| Feb.1 |
Vatican |
| Pope John Paul rushed to hospital |
| Jan.26 |
Poland |
Leaders mark Auschwitz liberation
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| Dec.26 |
Ukraine |
| Yushchenko declares victory in re-vote |
| Nov.22 |
Ukraine |
Storm of protest at poll result
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| Nov.10 |
Paris |
Arafat died
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Bush re-elected
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| Oct.29 |
Paris |
| Ailing Arafat arrives in Paris |
| May.1 |
European Union |
EU welcomes 10 new members
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| Mar.14 |
Moscow |
| Putin claims second term |
| Feb.10 |
Paris |
| MPs back headscarf ban |
| Jan.28 |
London |
| Hutton clears Blair, faults BBC |
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Kerry leads in caucuses
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| Sep.10 |
Sweden |
| Stabbed Foreign Minister dies |
| Jul.2 |
Italy |
| Berlusconi in EU 'Nazi' slur |
| Feb.15 |
European Union |
Millions in peace protests
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| Jan.18 |
European Union |
| Anti-war protests sweep the world |
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Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down
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| Apr.21 |
Paris |
| Shock success for Le Pen |
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Closest Presidential election
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| Oct.5 |
Serbia |
Nationwide uprising overthrows Milosevic
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| Mar.27 |
Moscow |
| Putin elected president |
| Jun.1 |
Macedonia |
Prime minister declares victory |
| May.11 |
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Pro-West president declares win Serbia
| Apr.14 |
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Rome Billionaire Berlusconi wins election Conservative former prime minister is on track to become next leader after his center-left rival Walter Veltroni conceded general election defeat
| Mar.9 |
Spain |
Socialists claim victory
| Mar.2 |
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Moscow Medvedev 'heading for clear win' The outcome is not expected to be a surprise: A hand-picked successor is expected to win in a landslide, after hardly even bothering to campaig
| Feb.3 |
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Pro-Western Tadic wins new term Serbia Incumbent Boris Tadic narrowly won a second term as president after a runoff with ultranationalist rival Tomislav Nikolic
| Jan.6 |
Georgia |
Saakashvili claims majority in vote
2007 |
| Dec.2 |
Moscow |
Putin party leads Russia polls |
| Nov.17 |
Kosovo |
Ex-Kosovo fighter Thaci claims victory |
| Sep.16 |
Greece |
PM claims election victory |
| Jul.22 |
Turkey |
Ruling party claims win |
| May.6 |
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Paris Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election He won a clear victory over Segolene Royal, gaining 53% of the vote. President-elect has called for unity after a bitterly-contested campaig...
| Apr.27 |
Turkey |
Army 'concerned' by vote
| Apr.22 |
Paris |
Sarkozy, Royal in presidential runoff |
| Apr.2 |
Ukraine |
President Yushchenko calls early poll |
2006 |
| May.21 |
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Montenegro Montenegro quits Serbia Voters in Montenegro decided narrowly to sever the union with Serbia: 55.5% of the more than 410,000 voters
| Apr.11 |
Rome |
Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory' |
| Mar.19 |
Belarus |
Landslide win for Lukashenko |
2005 |
| Sep.18 |
Berlin |
Election ends in stalemate |
| May.29 |
Paris |
French voters reject EU charter
| May.5 |
London |
Blair heads for historic third term |
2004 |
| Dec.26 |
Ukraine |
Yushchenko declares victory in re-vote |
| Mar.14 |
Moscow |
Putin claims second term |
2002 |
| Apr.21 |
Paris |
Shock success for Le Pen |
2000 |
| Mar.27 |
Moscow |
Putin elected president |
2008 |
| Jun. 16 |
Luxembourg |
EU vows to pursue Lisbon treaty |
| Jun. 14 |
Kosovo |
UN hands over to Kosovo Albanians
| Feb.17 |
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Kosovo Kosovo declares independence Kosovo has formally declared its independence from Serbia in a move opposed by Serbia and Russia but backed by many western governments
2005 |
| Nov.8 |
Paris |
Government declared state of emergency |
2008 |
| Mar.27 |
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Dutch MP posts Islam film on web Right-wing politician Geert Wilders has posted a controversial 17-minute film critical of the Koran, on video-sharing website LiveLeak
Netherlands 2007 |
| Jan.7 |
Poland |
Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row |
2006 |
| Nov.30 |
Istanbul |
Pope visits mosque
| Nov.17 |
Netherlands |
Netherlands to propose burqa ban |
2005 |
| Apr.19 |
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Vatican Ratzinger elected as new Pope 78-year-old German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is taking the name Pope Benedict XVI
| Feb.1 |
Vatican |
Pope John Paul rushed to hospital |
2008 |
| Jun.5 |
Turkey |
Court annuls Turkish scarf reform
2006 |
| Apr.10 |
Paris |
France to replace youth job law |
2006 |
| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
War critic writer murdered
2004 |
| Jan.28 |
London |
Hutton clears Blair, faults BBC |
2005 |
| May.9 |
Moscow |
Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead |
| Jan.26 |
Poland |
Leaders mark Auschwitz liberation
2008 |
| Jun. 30 |
Paris |
Warning as France takes EU helm |
| Jun. 16 |
London |
Bush and Brown in warning to Iran |
2007 |
| Sep.16 |
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