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| Fri. |
 Paris |
Betancourt joy at French return| Freed hostage has expressed her joy to be in France, 2 days after her dramatic release from captivity in the Colombian jungle | | |
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| Jun. 18 |
Washington |
Rice: N. Korea to declare nuclear past
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| Jun. 7 |
 Washington |
Clinton backs Obama and bows out 
Hillary Clinton has told her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama as she suspended her campaign to become the nominee for the president
| In her speech at the National Building Museum, Hillary was grateful to 'all who poured hearts' into this campaign. She urged supporters to now ensure their energy and passion was directed towards getting Obama elected
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| May.20 |
Kentucky |
Clinton wins primary
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| May.17 |
Baghdad |
Speaker Pelosi leads delegation |
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| May.3 |
Jerusalem |
Rice in Mid-East for fresh talks |
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| May.1 |
Washington |
Rice rebukes over Palestinian funds |
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| Apr.5 |
Paris |
Sarkozy aide 'misquoted' on Games |
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| Mar.31 |
USA |
Democrat Pelosi urges end to race |
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| Mar.24 |
Philippines |
Corazon Aquino diagnosed with cancer |
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| Mar.23 |
New York |
Sarkozy's ex-wife prepares to wed |
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Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows
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| Mar.10 |
Washington |
Talks push for Mid-East peace |
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| Mar.5 |
 Jerusalem |
Rice talks with top Israeli officials U.S. Secretary of State: A cease-fire between Israel and Gaza militants 'is not a condition' for the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace...
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| Mar.4 |
Texas |
Clinton takes key primary polls Hillary has revived her campaign for the presidency with projected primary election wins in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island
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Boston |
Harvard gym adapts to Muslim women |
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Egypt |
Rice hopes to jump-start Mideast talks
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| Feb.27 |
Japan |
Rice tries to soothe Japan on rape case
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| Feb.23 |
USA |
Clinton denounces Obama tactics
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| Feb.20 |
Berlin |
Merkel in talks over tax-fraud probe |
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| Feb.6 |
Kabul |
Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip
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| Jan.29 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Women hold rare protest |
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| Jan.25 |
Colombia |
Rice talks trade on Colombia trip |
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| Jan.22 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto's niece: End 'dynastic' cronyism
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| Jan.19 |
Nevada |
Clinton wins tight Nevada caucus Hillary Clinton has won a close-fought presidential caucus with 51% of the Democratic vote, to 45% for Barack Obama
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Scandal-hit Interpol chief quits
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| Jan.11 |
Paris |
Cecilia Sarkozy fails to ban book
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| Dec.23 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto: Government's weakened |
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| Dec.22 |
New Delhi |
Aid plan for India's 33m widows |
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| Nov.24 |
Saudi Arabia |
Gov't: Rape victim had illegal affair |
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| Nov.20 |
European Union |
'Sexual history' quiz denied |
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| Nov.16 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto rejects new interim cabinet |
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| Nov.15 |
Lahore |
Bhutto 'freed from house arrest' |
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Chile |
President arrive in quake zone |
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| Nov.12 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto put under house arrest |
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| Nov.10 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto blocked from visiting chief justice |
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| Nov.9 |
 Pakistan |
Ex-PM Bhutto under house arrest Pakistani opposition leader has been placed under house arrest and her home surrounded by security forces
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| Nov.8 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto house surrounded by police
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Police beat up lawyers
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| Oct.28 |
 Argentina |
Fernandez claims victory | First lady claimed victory in presidential election, with early results and exit polls suggesting she had avoided a runoff. Cristina Fernandez become the first woman elected to the post. Her husband, President Nestor Kirchner, is credited... | |
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| Oct.26 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto visits ancestral village |
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| Oct.25 |
 Myanmar |
Talks hope as Suu Kyi leaves home Pro-democracy leader, under house arrest for 12 of the last 18 years, met with the country's newly-appointed liaison officer
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| Oct.19 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto determined to contest poll |
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| Oct.18 |
Karachi |
Thousands throng Bhutto on return Vowing to help return democracy to Pakistan, former Prime Minister ended 8 years of self-imposed exile and returned to her native country
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| Oct.13 |
Moscow |
Rice attacks Kremlin's power grip |
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| Oct.12 |
Moscow |
Rice holds Russia rights meetings
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| Oct.10 |
Washington |
Rice warns against Armenia bill |
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| Oct.4 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto amnesty 'deal' expected |
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London |
Bhutto upbeat over power-sharing
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100,000 protest junta
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| Sep.14 |
Pakistan |
Ex-PM Bhutto names return date |
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| Sep.2 |
Bangladesh |
Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia arrested
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| Sep.1 |
 London |
Bhutto announces Pakistan return Pakistan's exiled former Prime Minister said that power-sharing talks with Musharraf had stalled but she planned to return even without a de...
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| Aug.27 |
Baghdad |
U.S. links Hussein's daughter to terror cell
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| Jul.30 |
Washington |
Rice: Arms deals promote stability Secretary of State: The U.S. is cutting new arms and military assistance deals with Middle Eastern countries
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| Jul.28 |
United Arab Emirates |
Musharraf in talks with Bhutto
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| Jul.21 |
New Delhi |
First female president for India
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| Jun.24 |
Washington |
World failing Darfur, says Rice |
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| Jun.18 |
Cuba |
Revolutionary Vilma Espin dies |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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| May.4 |
Paris |
Sarkozy 'dangerous,' warns Royal |
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| May.2 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert should go, Israeli FM says
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| Apr.22 |
London |
Ex-PM barred from homebound plane |
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| Apr.11 |
New Delhi |
Outrage at menstrual form |
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| Apr.4 |
 Syria |
Pelosi pushes Syria on militant links U.S. House Speaker held talks with president al-Assad despite White House objections
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| Mar.25 |
West Bank |
Rice pushes 'common agenda' in Mideast
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| Feb.20 |
Jerusalem |
Rice talks with Israelis, Palestinians
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| Feb.11 |
 Portugal |
Portugal will legalize abortion Prime Minister Socrates has said abortion will be legalised despite the turnout for a referendum too low to be legally binding
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| Jan.20 |
New York |
Hillary Clinton joins 2008 race Democratic Senator, wife of former president Bill, has taken the first step towards running for the US presidency in 2008
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Bollywood fury at 'Big Brother'
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| Jan.13 |
Jerusalem |
Rice begins Mid-East peace push
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| Jan.12 |
Washington |
Rice denies US 'escalating Iraq' |
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| Jan.4 |
Hong Kong |
WHO vows focus on flu and Africa |
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| Nov.17 |
 Netherlands |
Netherlands to propose burqa ban The cabinet has backed a proposal by the immigration minister to ban women from wearing the burqa in public places
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| Oct.21 |
Moscow |
Rice: No promise on new nuke blast |
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| Jul.31 |
Jerusalem |
Rice hopeful of cease-fire 'this week' |
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| Jul.24 |
Lebanon |
Rice had meeting with PM Fouad Siniora
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| Jun.28 |
Kuwait |
Women vote in poll
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| Apr.26 |
Baghdad |
Rice joins Rumsfeld on Iraq trip |
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| Mar.31 |
England |
Rice denies US is world's jailer |
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| Mar.11 |
Chile |
Chile ushers in first female president |
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| Feb.8 |
Washington |
Syria, Rice face off over prophet cartoon
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| Jan.29 |
Finland |
President Halonen wins new term |
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Hamas won elections
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| Jan.16 |
Liberia |
First Africa woman leader sworn in
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| Jan.15 |
 Chile |
Bachelet wins presidency| Socialist Michelle Bachelet appeared to have won a solid victory to become the country's first woman president | |
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| Dec.11 |
Chile |
Socialist female candidate leads |
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| Dec.8 |
Belgium |
Rice allays CIA prison row fears |
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| Dec.5 |
Berlin |
Rice visits Germany amid CIA row |
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| Nov.30 |
Berlin |
Merkel defiant over German hostage |
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| Nov.23 |
Paris |
Chirac welcomes Merkel |
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| Nov.22 |
 Berlin |
Merkel sworn Angela Merkel was sworn as Germany's 8th post-World War II leader and its first female chancellor
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| Nov.13 |
Jerusalem |
Rice pushes for Middle East peace |
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| Nov.10 |
Northern Iraq |
Rice on surprise visit |
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 Liberia |
Johnson-Sirleaf claims presidential win A win would make Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Africa's first-ever elected female leader if it is officially certified
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| Oct.10 |
Berlin |
Merkel to become German chancellor| Conservative leader will become Germany's first woman chancellor under a deal withn Social Democrats | |
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| Sep.30 |
New Jersey |
Rice warns against quitting Iraq |
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| Sep.19 |
Berlin |
Merkel urges Schroeder to concede |
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| Sep.18 |
Berlin |
Merkel claims German mandate |
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Israeli flag lowered over Gaza
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| Jul.1 |
 U.S. Supreme Court |
Supreme Court justice O'Connor retires Sandra Day O'Connor, 75, the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court and a crucial centrist, is to retire
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| Jun.18 |
West Bank |
Rice demands Palestinian reform |
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| Jun.5 |
Florida |
Rice demands Latin America reform |
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| May.15 |
Baghdad |
Rice makes surprise visit to Iraq |
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| Apr.20 |
Lithuania |
Rice calls for change in Belarus |
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| Mar.20 |
Beijing |
Rice presses China on North Korea |
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| Mar.17 |
Pakistan |
Rice calls for Pakistan democracy |
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| Mar.1 |
Washington |
Rice turns up the heat on Syria |
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| Feb.9 |
NATO |
NATO united over Iraq, Rice says |
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| Feb.6 |
Jerusalem |
Rice issues peace plea to Israel |
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| Feb.4 |
Germany |
Rice urges 'united front' on Iran |
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London |
Rice: Attack on Iran 'not on agenda'
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| Jan.18 |
U.S. Congress |
Rice grilled by Senate |
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Storm of protest at poll result
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| Nov.15 |
Washington |
Rice to replace Colin Powell Stephen Hadley will be promoted to national security adviser
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| May.18 |
 New Delhi |
Gandhi 'humbly' declines PM job I must humbly decline this post, Sonia told to Congress party lawmakers, who reacted angrily to the decision
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| May.16 |
New Delhi |
Congress Coalition back Sonia Gandhi |
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| May.15 |
New Delhi |
Congress party re-elected Sonia Gandhi |
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| May.13 |
New Delhi |
Gandhi urges 'strong government' |
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EU welcomes 10 new members
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| Apr.8 |
Washington |
Rice: Al Qaeda not flagged as threat
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| Oct.20 |
Vatican |
Pope beatifies Mother Teresa |
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Schwarzenegger to run for governor
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| Jun.28 |
Israel |
Condoleezza Rice has arrived in Israel |
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| Jun.9 |
Myanmar |
Suu Kyi 'feisty and unharmed' |
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| May.5 |
Iraq |
Iraqi woman biologist held |
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| Jul.10 |
South Korea |
Prime minister replaced |
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| Jul.23 |
 Indonesia |
Megawati takes presidency Megawati Sukarnoputri has been sworn in as the 5th president after a parliamentary vote to force out Wahid
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| Jan.19 |
Manila |
Arroyo replaces Estrada
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| Nov.7 |
New York |
Hillary Clinton Wins Senate Race
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| Feb.7 |
New York |
Hillary Clinton enters Senate race |
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