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Hollande to sign gay marriage bill |
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EU poll highlights homophobic abuse |
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Dutch King Willem-Alexander sworn in 
Netherlands: Willem-Alexander has been sworn in as king of the Netherlands following the abdication of Queen Beatrix
| He became the country's first king since 1890 when his 75-year-old mother signed the abdication deed after 33 years on the throne
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Deal reached on Italian government. Rome
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France approves gay marriage law| Paris: France has become the 14th country to approve a law allowing gay marriage. The bil was passed by 321 votes to 225 in the French parliament | |
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Last respects paid to Lady Thatcher
Map of St Paul%27s Cathedral England| London: The Queen has led mourners in St Paul's Cathedral at the funeral of Baroness Thatcher, Britain's longest serving prime minister of modern times | |
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Korea crisis on agenda at G8 talks |
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Margaret Thatcher dead at 87 
| London: Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was a towering figure in postwar British and world politics and the only woman to become British prime minister. David Cameron called her a 'great Briton' and the Queen spoke of her sad... | |
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Deal reached in Cyprus bailout talks
Map of Brussels| Brussels: Eurozone finance ministers have agreed on a 10bn-euro bailout to prevent its banking system collapsing and keep the country in the eurozone | |
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Russian tycoon Berezovsky dies
Map of Ascot Berkshire England London: Self-exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has died in London, his son-in-law, Yegor Shuppe, said Saturday on Facebook
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Cyprus MPs pass banking reforms |
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Eurozone agrees Cyprus bailout deal. Brussels
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Falklands vote to stay UK territory. Argentina
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Queen Elizabeth II hospitalized. London
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Europe anxious after Italy election deadlock |
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Archbishop resigns amid abuse claims |
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Timbuktu hails French president |
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Malala leaves hospital |
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Depardieu 'now a Russian citizen'. Moscow
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William and Kate expecting royal child. London
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EU budget talks end without deal |
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Greece MPs approve new austerity budget
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BBC boss George Entwistle resigns |
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Berlusconi handed 4-year prison term for tax fraud Milan: Flamboyant former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for tax evasion, but is very likely to appeal
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Peace Prize is a slap on the back for European Union |
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Magazine publishes topless photos of UK's Catherine |
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Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks' Assange |
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WikiLeakers founder seeks asylum in Ecuador |
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| Jun.17 |
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Greek pro-bailout poll win hailed
Greece: The narrow election victory of Greece's New Democracy party has been welcomed by world leaders, who urged Athens to form a cabinet quickly
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| Jun.9 |
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Spanish bank bailout request welcomed |
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Pomp, pouring rain for Diamond Jubilee
London: The Thames became a sea of red, white and blue Sunday, as tens of thousands celebrated the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
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| May.6 |
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Sarkozy concedes to Hollande
Paris: 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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Exit polls show Sarkozy 2nd in French vote |
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Greece confirms debt deal success |
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Two Western journalists killed in Syria
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German president resigns amid scandal |
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Amid clashes Parliament approves austerity. Greece
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Senate passes Armenian genocide bill |
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| Jan.11 |
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French journalist killed in Syria |
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Czech statesman Vaclav Havel dies |
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Chirac found guilty on corruption charges |
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Eurozone deal reached without UK |
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Iranian students storm UK embassy. Tehran
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Monti nominated to replace Berlusconi |
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Berlusconi resigns as Italian PM
Rome: Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as prime minister of Italy, after dominating the country's politics for 17 years
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Papademos named as new prime minister |
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Greek PM backs off plans for referendum |
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EU leaders reach eurozone agreement. Belgium
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Greece MPs back austerity plans |
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Sarkozy, Cameron pledge aid to Libya |
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UK lawmakers grill Murdoch, ex-editor |
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| Jul.17 |
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London police chief resigns amid scandal |
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Hacking scandal spurs paper's closing
London: The embattled tabloid News of the World, one of the oldest and best-selling newspapers in Britain, will shut down after Sunday's issue
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Parliament's vote in favour of austerity. Greece
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| Jun.27 |
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ICC issues warrant for Gadhafi |
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| May.17 |
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Queen honours Irish fighters |
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IMF head questioned over 'attack' New York: The head of the IMF, Dominique Strass-Kahn, 62, is being questioned by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid
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Prince William married Catherine Middleton
London: Prince William of Wales slipped a gold ring onto the finger of Catherine Middleton, and the couple vowed to love, comfort, honor each other
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Portugal seeks bail-out from EU |
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Libyan foreign minister defects |
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U.S., Russia swap spies |
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David Cameron named UK prime minister. London
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| May.9 |
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EU approves $560B crisis fund |
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Three dead as Greek strike grows violent |
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Polish president died in plane crash
Russia: Tupolev 154, carrying Lech Kaczynski, has crashed near a Russian airport. 87 people were killed; there were no survivors
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Pope says 'sorry' for Irish church abuse |
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Budget crisis is like wartime situation - PM Greece: Prime Minister George Papandreou has likened the country's budget crisis to a 'wartime situation' and said Greece was at risk of bankruptcy
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Climate deal meets UN qualification. Denmark
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PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack |
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Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe'. Belgium
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Berlin celebrates wall's fall aniversary |
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Berlusconi's wife to divorce him |
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G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal. London
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G20 leaders vow to restore growth |
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France hosts Mediterranean summit |
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Irish reject EU treaty. Ireland
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Summit targets global food crisis |
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Violence breaks out over trash crisis |
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Billionaire Berlusconi wins election |
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Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' |
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Olympic torch extinguished. Paris
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Dutch MP posts Islam film on web |
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Protest as Olympic torch is lit |
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials |
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Ceremony marks extended EU border. Slovakia
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria. Libya
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Brown: Let work of change begin. London
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| Jun.22 |
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EU leaders agree on reform treaty. Belgium
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| May.6 |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
Paris: 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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Estonia removes Soviet memorial
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Romania and Bulgaria join the EU
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French in Armenia 'genocide' row |
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Budapest hit by wave of violence |
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Muslims blast pope's Islam speech. Arab Countries
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Blair: I will resign within a year |
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Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory' |
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| Mar.18 |
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Labor law protests turn violent |
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Milosevic found dead in cell
Hague: Former Yugoslav President has been found dead in Hague where he was being tried on war crimes charges
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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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| Nov.15 |
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'Secret CIA flights' probed |
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| Nov.8 |
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Government declared state of emergency |
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| Oct.10 |
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Merkel to become German chancellor. Berlin
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| Sep.18 |
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Election ends in stalemate |
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EU 'in crisis' over talks failure |
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G8 ministers back Africa debt deal. London
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| May.29 |
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French voters reject EU charter |
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| May.5 |
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Blair heads for historic third term |
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope Vatican: 78-year-old German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is taking the name Pope Benedict XVI
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Prince Charles marries Camilla |
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Pope John Paul II buried in crypt |
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
Vatican: 26-year reign as the charismatic leader of the world's 1 billion Roman Catholics was highlighted by visits to 129 countries
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Pope John Paul rushed to hospital |
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Leaders mark Auschwitz liberation |
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Arafat died Paris: The veteran Palestinian leader has died in a Paris hospital. There is no clear line of succession
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| Oct.29 |
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Ailing Arafat arrives in Paris |
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EU welcomes 10 new members
Capitals across Europe celebrated as the European Union marked the largest expansion in its history
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MPs back headscarf ban |
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Millions in peace protests |
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| 2011 |
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Sarkozy, Cameron pledge aid to Libya |
| 2005 |
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G8 ministers back Africa debt deal. London
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.11 |
Falklands vote to stay UK territory. Argentina
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| Feb.26 |
Europe anxious after Italy election deadlock |
| 2012 |
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| Jun.17 |
Greek pro-bailout poll win hailed
Greece: The narrow election victory of Greece's New Democracy party has been welcomed by world leaders, who urged Athens to form a cabinet quickly
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| May.6 |
Sarkozy concedes to Hollande
Paris: 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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| Apr.22 |
Exit polls show Sarkozy 2nd in French vote |
| 2011 |
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| Nov.3 |
Greek PM backs off plans for referendum |
| 2008 |
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| Jun.13 |
Irish reject EU treaty. Ireland
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| Apr.14 |
Billionaire Berlusconi wins election |
| 2007 |
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| May.6 |
Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
Paris: He won a clear victory over Segolene Royal, gaining 53% of the vote. President-elect has called for unity after a bitterly-contested campaig...
| 2006 |
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| Apr.11 |
Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory' |
| 2005 |
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| Sep.18 |
Election ends in stalemate |
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| May.29 |
French voters reject EU charter |
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| May.5 |
Blair heads for historic third term |
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| 2013 |
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| Apr. 27 |
Deal reached on Italian government. Rome
| 2012 |
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| Jun.9 |
Spanish bank bailout request welcomed |
| 2010 |
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| Mar.2 |
Budget crisis is like wartime situation - PM Greece: Prime Minister George Papandreou has likened the country's budget crisis to a 'wartime situation' and said Greece was at risk of bankruptcy
| 2005 |
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| Nov.8 |
Government declared state of emergency |
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| 2009 |
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| Dec.19 |
Climate deal meets UN qualification. Denmark
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| 2013 |
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| Feb.25 |
Archbishop resigns amid abuse claims |
| 2010 |
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| Mar.20 |
Pope says 'sorry' for Irish church abuse |
| 2008 |
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| Mar.27 |
Dutch MP posts Islam film on web |
| 2006 |
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| Sep.14 |
Muslims blast pope's Islam speech. Arab Countries
| 2005 |
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| Apr.19 |
Ratzinger elected as new Pope Vatican: 78-year-old German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is taking the name Pope Benedict XVI
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Pope John Paul rushed to hospital |
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| 2012 |
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| Feb.22 |
Two Western journalists killed in Syria
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| Jan.11 |
French journalist killed in Syria |
| 2011 |
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| Jul.7 |
Hacking scandal spurs paper's closing
London: The embattled tabloid News of the World, one of the oldest and best-selling newspapers in Britain, will shut down after Sunday's issue
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| 2009 |
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| Nov.9 |
Berlin celebrates wall's fall aniversary |
| 2005 |
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| Jan.26 |
Leaders mark Auschwitz liberation |
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| 2013 |
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| Apr.10 |
Korea crisis on agenda at G8 talks |
| 2009 |
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| Mar.14 |
G20 leaders vow to restore growth |
| 2008 |
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| Jul.12 |
France hosts Mediterranean summit |
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| Jun.2 |
Summit targets global food crisis |
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| 2005 |
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| Nov.15 |
'Secret CIA flights' probed |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.3 |
Depardieu 'now a Russian citizen'. Moscow
| 2012 |
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| Aug.16 |
Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks' Assange |
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.24 |
Deal reached in Cyprus bailout talks
Map of Brussels| Brussels: Eurozone finance ministers have agreed on a 10bn-euro bailout to prevent its banking system collapsing and keep the country in the eurozone | |
|
| Mar.15 |
Eurozone agrees Cyprus bailout deal. Brussels
| 2012 |
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| Mar.8 |
Greece confirms debt deal success |
| 2011 |
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| Dec.9 |
Eurozone deal reached without UK |
|
| Oct.26 |
EU leaders reach eurozone agreement. Belgium
| 2010 |
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| May.9 |
EU approves $560B crisis fund |
| 2009 |
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| Apr.2 |
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal. London
| 2007 |
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| Jun.22 |
EU leaders agree on reform treaty. Belgium
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| 2013 |
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| Feb.2 |
Timbuktu hails French president |
| 2004 |
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| Oct.29 |
Ailing Arafat arrives in Paris |
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| 2011 |
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| Jun.27 |
ICC issues warrant for Gadhafi |
| 2007 |
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| Nov.29 |
UK teacher jailed over teddy row |
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| Jul.23 |
HIV medics released to Bulgaria. Libya
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| 2012 |
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| Jun.19 |
WikiLeakers founder seeks asylum in Ecuador |
| 2011 |
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| Nov.29 |
Iranian students storm UK embassy. Tehran
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| 2012 |
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| Nov.23 |
EU budget talks end without deal |
| 2005 |
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| Jun.17 |
EU 'in crisis' over talks failure |
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| 2012 |
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| Nov.10 |
BBC boss George Entwistle resigns |
|
| Oct.26 |
Berlusconi handed 4-year prison term for tax fraud Milan: Flamboyant former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for tax evasion, but is very likely to appeal
|
| Feb.17 |
German president resigns amid scandal |
| 2011 |
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| Dec.15 |
Chirac found guilty on corruption charges |
|
| Nov.13 |
Monti nominated to replace Berlusconi |
|
| Nov.12 |
Berlusconi resigns as Italian PM
Rome: Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as prime minister of Italy, after dominating the country's politics for 17 years
|
| Nov.10 |
Papademos named as new prime minister |
|
| Jul.17 |
London police chief resigns amid scandal |
|
| May.14 |
IMF head questioned over 'attack' New York: The head of the IMF, Dominique Strass-Kahn, 62, is being questioned by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid
|
| Mar.30 |
Libyan foreign minister defects |
| 2010 |
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| May.11 |
David Cameron named UK prime minister. London
| 2009 |
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| Dec.13 |
PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack |
|
| Nov.19 |
Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe'. Belgium
|
| May.3 |
Berlusconi's wife to divorce him |
| 2007 |
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| Jun.27 |
Brown: Let work of change begin. London
| 2006 |
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| Sep.7 |
Blair: I will resign within a year |
| 2005 |
|
| Oct.10 |
Merkel to become German chancellor. Berlin
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| 2013 |
|
| Apr. 30 |
Dutch King Willem-Alexander sworn in 
Netherlands: Willem-Alexander has been sworn in as king of the Netherlands following the abdication of Queen Beatrix
| He became the country's first king since 1890 when his 75-year-old mother signed the abdication deed after 33 years on the throne
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| Mar.3 |
Queen Elizabeth II hospitalized. London
| 2012 |
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| Dec.3 |
William and Kate expecting royal child. London
|
| Sep.14 |
Magazine publishes topless photos of UK's Catherine |
|
| Jun.3 |
Pomp, pouring rain for Diamond Jubilee
London: The Thames became a sea of red, white and blue Sunday, as tens of thousands celebrated the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
| 2011 |
|
| May.17 |
Queen honours Irish fighters |
|
| Apr.29 |
Prince William married Catherine Middleton
London: Prince William of Wales slipped a gold ring onto the finger of Catherine Middleton, and the couple vowed to love, comfort, honor each other
| 2008 |
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| Apr.7 |
Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' |
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| Feb.29 |
Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan |
| 2005 |
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| Apr.9 |
Prince Charles marries Camilla |
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| 2010 |
|
| May.5 |
Three dead as Greek strike grows violent |
| 2008 |
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| May.24 |
Violence breaks out over trash crisis |
|
| Apr.7 |
Olympic torch extinguished. Paris
|
| Mar.24 |
Protest as Olympic torch is lit |
| 2006 |
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| Sep.18 |
Budapest hit by wave of violence |
|
| Mar.18 |
Labor law protests turn violent |
|
| 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
| 2003 |
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| Feb.15 |
Millions in peace protests |
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| 2013 |
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| May. 17 |
Hollande to sign gay marriage bill |
|
| May. 16 |
EU poll highlights homophobic abuse |
|
| Apr. 23 |
France approves gay marriage law| Paris: France has become the 14th country to approve a law allowing gay marriage. The bil was passed by 321 votes to 225 in the French parliament | |
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| 2013 |
|
| Apr.17 |
Last respects paid to Lady Thatcher
Map of St Paul%27s Cathedral England| London: The Queen has led mourners in St Paul's Cathedral at the funeral of Baroness Thatcher, Britain's longest serving prime minister of modern times | |
|
| Apr.8 |
Margaret Thatcher dead at 87 
| London: Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was a towering figure in postwar British and world politics and the only woman to become British prime minister. David Cameron called her a 'great Briton' and the Queen spoke of her sad... | |
|
| Mar.23 |
Russian tycoon Berezovsky dies
Map of Ascot Berkshire England London: Self-exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has died in London, his son-in-law, Yegor Shuppe, said Saturday on Facebook
| 2011 |
|
| Dec.18 |
Czech statesman Vaclav Havel dies |
| 2010 |
|
| Apr.10 |
Polish president died in plane crash
Russia: Tupolev 154, carrying Lech Kaczynski, has crashed near a Russian airport. 87 people were killed; there were no survivors
| 2006 |
|
| Mar.11 |
Milosevic found dead in cell
Hague: Former Yugoslav President has been found dead in Hague where he was being tried on war crimes charges
| 2005 |
|
| Apr.8 |
Pope John Paul II buried in crypt |
|
| Apr.2 |
Pope John Paul II dies at 84
Vatican: 26-year reign as the charismatic leader of the world's 1 billion Roman Catholics was highlighted by visits to 129 countries
| 2004 |
|
| Nov.10 |
Arafat died Paris: The veteran Palestinian leader has died in a Paris hospital. There is no clear line of succession
|
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.22 |
Cyprus MPs pass banking reforms |
| 2012 |
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| Nov.11 |
Greece MPs approve new austerity budget
|
| Feb.12 |
Amid clashes Parliament approves austerity. Greece
|
| Jan.23 |
Senate passes Armenian genocide bill |
| 2011 |
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| Oct.19 |
Greece MPs back austerity plans |
|
| Jul.19 |
UK lawmakers grill Murdoch, ex-editor |
|
| Jun.29 |
Parliament's vote in favour of austerity. Greece
| 2006 |
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| Oct.12 |
French in Armenia 'genocide' row |
| 2004 |
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| Feb.10 |
MPs back headscarf ban |