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Toronto |
Toronto Mayor faces drug video claim |
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Australian politician injured in kangaroo attack |
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| May. 15 |
 Washington |
US tax chief resigns amid scandal 
IRS commissioner Steve Miller has quit after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, President Obama has an...
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| May. 10 |
 Guatemala |
Guatemala's Rios Montt found guilty of genocide 
Map of Guatemala City Guatemala| A court in Guatemala has found former military leader Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity | |
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| May. 4 |
Northern England |
Lawmaker arrested on suspicion of rape |
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| Apr. 30 |
 Netherlands |
Dutch King Willem-Alexander sworn in Willem-Alexander has been sworn in as king of the Netherlands following the abdication of Queen Beatrix
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| Apr. 19 |
 Pakistan |
Pakistani police arrest Pervez Musharraf Map of Islamabad Pakistan| Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been arrested on charges relating to the unlawful detention of judges in 2007 | |
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| Mar.28 |
 South Africa |
Mandela 'responding positively' in hospital| Former South African President Nelson Mandela is 'responding positively' to treatment for the recurrence of a lung infection, the presidency says | |
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| Mar.24 |
 CAR |
CAR President Bozize flees capital Map of Bangui CAR| Rebels in the Central African Republic have taken the capital, Bangui, after President Francois Bozize fled | |
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Karachi |
Musharraf returns to Pakistan Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has arrived back in Pakistan, ending four years of self-imposed exile and defying death threats
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| Mar.17 |
Cyprus |
Cyprus leader seeks bailout change |
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| Mar.13 |
Beijing |
Xi Jinping named China president
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| Mar.8 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela swears in acting president
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| Mar.3 |
 London |
Queen Elizabeth II hospitalized Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalized after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis. The queen was taken to the hospital 'as a precautionary ...
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| Feb.28 |
Vatican |
Benedict XVI steps down from papacy |
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Benedict XVI quits Vatican City for last time as pope Amid pomp and ceremony, Benedict XVI left Vatican City for the last time as pope, ahead of his historic resignation as leader of the world's Catholics
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| Feb.27 |
Vatican |
Pope Benedict speaks in final papal audience
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| Feb.26 |
U.S. Senate |
Hagel confirmed as defence secretary |
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| Feb.25 |
Scotland |
Archbishop resigns amid abuse claims |
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| Feb.18 |
 Venezuela |
Venezuela's Chavez finally returns home President Hugo Chavez announced his return to Venezuela from Cuba early Monday, where he had been undergoing cancer treatment
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| Feb.12 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama pledges to reignite economy |
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Pope Benedict to resign at end of month The spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics surprised the world Monday by saying he will resign at the end of the month 'because of advanced age'
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| Feb.6 |
Tunisia |
Politician's slaying shocks Tunisia
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
Obama sworn in as US president Barack Obama has officially been sworn in for his second term as US president in a small ceremony at the White House
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| Jan.15 |
Pakistan |
Supreme Court orders arrest of prime minister for corruption |
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| Jan.7 |
Washington |
Obama's Pentagon pick stokes row |
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| Jan.6 |
Syria |
Assad denounces 'puppet' opponents |
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| Jan.3 |
Cuba |
Chavez battling 'severe' lung infection |
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| Dec.30 |
Cuba |
Chavez suffers new complications
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| Dec.26 |
Johannesburg |
Nelson Mandela out of hospital |
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| Dec.22 |
Egypt |
Egypt's vice-president resigns |
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
Resignations follow Benghazi report |
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| Dec.15 |
Johannesburg |
Mandela in hospital after surgery
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| Dec.11 |
Cuba |
President Chavez's cancer surgery 'successful' |
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| Dec.10 |
Mali |
Mali PM Diarra quits after arrest |
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| Nov.14 |
 Beijing |
Xi heads new Chinese leadership Xi Jinping has been confirmed as the man chosen to lead China for the next decade as his elevation to the top of China's ruling Communist Party
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| Nov.12 |
USA |
Petraeus scandal engulfs US commander Allen |
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| Nov.10 |
London |
BBC boss George Entwistle resigns |
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| Nov.9 |
CIA |
CIA's Petraeus quits over affair CIA director David Petraeus has resigned from his post, admitting he had an extra-marital affair that was conducted with his biographer
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| Oct.26 |
 Milan |
Berlusconi handed 4-year prison term for tax fraud Flamboyant former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for tax evasion, but is very likely to...
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| Oct.13 |
Mauritania |
Mauritania leader Abdelaziz shot |
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| Sep.28 |
Beijing |
China Communist Party ousts Bo Xilau
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| Sep.26 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
Ahmadinejad responds to Western jabs |
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| Sep.17 |
USA |
Romney taped at secret donor talk |
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| Aug.12 |
Egypt |
Egypt president 'retires' military figures
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| Aug.6 |
Syria |
Syria's prime minister leaves regime
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| Jul.18 |
Syria |
Top Syrian officials killed
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| Jun.23 |
Paraguay |
No warm welcome for Paraguay's new president |
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| Feb.17 |
Berlin |
German president resigns amid scandal |
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| Feb.7 |
Maldives |
Police revolt topples Maldives president |
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| Jan.22 |
 Yemen |
Yemen president 'leaves country' Ali Abdullah Saleh, has left the country to travel to the US for medical treatment, Yemeni officials have told journalists
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| Dec.29 |
North Korea |
N Korea hails Kim's son as leader
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| Dec.19 |
Baghdad |
Arrest warrant issued for vice president |
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| Dec.15 |
Paris |
Chirac found guilty on corruption charges |
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| Dec.3 |
US Georgia |
Cain suspends US presidency bid
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| Nov.24 |
Egypt |
Egypt military 'appoints new PM' |
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| Nov.23 |
Saudi Arabia |
Yemen leader signs deal to quit
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| Nov.13 |
Rome |
Monti nominated to replace Berlusconi |
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| Nov.12 |
Rome |
Berlusconi resigns as Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as prime minister of Italy, after dominating the country's politics for 17 years
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| Nov.10 |
Greece |
Papademos named as new prime minister |
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| Sep.22 |
Yemen |
President Saleh returns to Yemen |
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| Sep.5 |
Niger |
Libya army convoy reaches Niger |
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| Jul.17 |
London |
London police chief resigns amid scandal |
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| May.29 |
Switzerland |
FIFA suspends top executives |
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| May.14 |
New York |
IMF head questioned over 'attack' 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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| May.5 |
Manhattan |
Obama in 9/11 tribute after B Laden death |
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| Apr.30 |
Libya |
Nato strike 'kills Gaddafi's son |
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| Apr.27 |
Washington |
Obama releases birth certificate |
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| Apr.23 |
Yemen |
President Saleh agrees to step down |
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| Apr.13 |
Cairo |
Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered |
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| Apr.11 |
 Ivory Coast |
Laurent Gbagbo captured Ivory Coast's UN-recognised President, Alassane Ouattara, has urged restraint after the dramatic capture of his bitter rival
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| Mar.30 |
London |
Libyan foreign minister defects |
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| Feb.22 |
Libya |
Defiant Gaddafi refuses to quit |
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| Feb.11 |
 Cairo |
Mubarak steps down, vice president says Hosni Mubarak is stepping down from the presidency, VP Omar Suleiman said, prompting Cairo demonstrators to chant 'Egypt is free!'
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| Jan.29 |
Egypt |
Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy |
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| Jan.16 |
Haiti |
'Baby Doc' Duvalier back in Haiti |
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| Jan.14 |
 Tunisia |
Tunisian president flees; PM takes reins Army tanks and armored personnel carriers patrolled Tunis, a day after Ghannouchi announced that he is the interim president
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| Dec.30 |
Tel Aviv |
Ex-president guilty of rape, harassment |
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| Dec.4 |
Ivory Coast |
Ivorian crisis as rivals sworn in |
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| Oct.9 |
North Korea |
N. Korea leader, son make appearance |
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| Sep.30 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador troops rescue president
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| Sep.27 |
North Korea |
N Korean leader's son 'promoted' |
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| Jun.23 |
Washington |
Obama fires US Afghan commander |
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| May.11 |
London |
David Cameron named UK prime minister
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| Dec.13 |
Milan |
PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack |
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| Nov.19 |
Belgium |
Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe'
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| Nov.2 |
Kabul |
Karzai declared elected president
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| Oct.9 |
Norway |
Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
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| Sep.15 |
Japan |
Hatoyama takes over as PM
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| Sep.9 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama urges action on healthcare |
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| May.3 |
Italy |
Berlusconi's wife to divorce him |
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| Mar.21 |
Madagascar |
Opposition leader becomes president |
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
President Obama sworn into history Barack Obama launched his presidency before an estimated 1.5 million people on the National Mall with somber yet confident tones
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| Sep.21 |
South Africa |
Mbeki resigns as president |
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| Sep.9 |
North Korea |
Kim missing from parade |
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| Aug.18 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf resigns
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| Mar.12 |
New York |
Scandal-hit governor resigns |
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| Feb.24 |
Cuba |
Raul Castro named president |
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| Feb.19 |
Cuba |
Castro resigns as president |
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| Nov.27 |
Rawalpindi |
Musharraf steps down as army chief |
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| Jun.27 |
London |
Brown: Let work of change begin
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| May.17 |
Washington |
World Bank head Wolfowitz to quit |
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| Nov.8 |
Washington |
Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates |
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| Oct.15 |
Jerusalem |
Police back Katsav rape charges |
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| Oct.13 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
South Korean named U.N. leader
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| Sep.25 |
Japan |
Abe elected as new premier |
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| Sep.7 |
London |
Blair: I will resign within a year |
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| Jul.31 |
Cuba |
Castro hands power to brother
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| Mar.29 |
Nigeria |
Taylor on flight back to Liberia |
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| Jan.4 |
 Jerusalem |
Sharon fights for life after stroke Prime Minister was suffering what his doctor called a 'significant' stroke. His powers were transferred to Ehud Olmert
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| Nov.20 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon to quit Likud party
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| Oct.10 |
Berlin |
Merkel to become German chancellor
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
Bush sworn in for second term |
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| May.19 |
New Delhi |
Singh named PM-designate |
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| May.13 |
New Delhi |
Vajpayee resigns after poll upset |
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| Feb.29 |
Haiti |
Aristide quits, flees Haiti
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| Jul.2 |
Italy |
Berlusconi in EU 'Nazi' slur |
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| Nov.13 |
Beijing |
Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down |
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| Oct.5 |
Serbia |
Nationwide uprising overthrows Milosevic
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| Jun.10 |
Syria |
Bashar al-Assad succeeds late father |
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