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| Jan.1 |
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Y2K bug fails to bite A flaw in computer program that caused processing to operate incorrectly on and after January 1, 2000
| The Year 2000 problem caused concern that critical industries and government functions would cease operating at midnight, January 1. Companies and organizations upgraded their computer systems. When January 1 arrived there were problems generally regarded as minor
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| Feb.6 |
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Hijackers seize Afghan plane Hijackers reported to be demanding the release of a key opposition figure imprisoned by Taliban authorities
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| Apr.2 |
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Far-right enters government President Klestil has sworn in a new coalition government that includes the Freedom Party led by Joerg Haider
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| May.3 |
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Valencia gets Champions League final
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| May.10 |
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Real beats Bayern in Champ League semi
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| May.14 |
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Czech Rep wins World Hockey
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| May.24 |
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Real Madrid wins Champions League Real Madrid - Valencia 3-0
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| Jun.4 |
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Parliamentary powers restored UK restores parliamentary powers to Northern Ireland after Sinn Fein agrees to disarm
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| Jun.19 |
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58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck| Illegal Chinese immigrants found dead in the back of a transport truck carrying tomatoes | |
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| Jul.2 |
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France win Euro 2000, 2-1 over Italy| Trezeguet's goal saw the French become the first team to add the European Championship to the World Cup | |
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| Jul.23 |
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Lance Armstrong wins Tour de France 28-year-old US Postal rider stepped up to the final podium with an overall lead of 6 minutes
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| Jul.25 |
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Concorde crash kills 113 
| Fuel tanks were ruptured by bursting tyres on 6 separate occasions before the fatal accident | |
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| Sep.28 |
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Denmark rejects euro| 53.1% of voters rejected membership of the single European currency, and 46.9 % voted in favour | |
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| Nov.2 |
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Kasparov lost world title to Kramnik
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| Nov.17 |
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Britons injured in Saudi blast |
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Gattuso denies punching Beckham |
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| Nov.18 |
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Cricket: Pakistan save follow-on |
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ETA claims 17 attacks |
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| Nov.19 |
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4 skiers killed in avalanche |
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| Nov.20 |
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Chirac attacks U.S. over pollution |
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Yahoo! anger at French Nazi auction ban |
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| Nov.21 |
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Politician shot dead Former Health Minister Ernest Lluch was shot dead in Barcelona in an attack blamed on ETA
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| Nov.22 |
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3 Britons injured in Saudi car blast |
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| Nov.23 |
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Million protest minister's murder |
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| Nov.24 |
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To legalise euthanasia |
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World Climate Change conference Last effort to agree a deal on practical measures to deal with global warming
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| Nov.25 |
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McRae controls of the Network Q Rally |
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Polls predict a win for left |
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| Nov.26 |
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French torturers would go on trial |
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Iliescu regains presidency Exit polls make former communist a clear leader among 12 candidates
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U.N. climate summit collapsed Environmentalists are laying the blame with the U.S. and EU
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| Nov.27 |
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Zelezny: Athlete of the Year by IAAF |
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| Nov.28 |
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Euthanasia legalized Euthanasia has been tolerated in the Netherlands for decades and carried out thousands of times
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Carlos the Jackal goes to court |
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| Dec.2 |
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Agassi beat Safin 6-3, 6-3 |
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| Dec.3 |
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Germany demands more voting power |
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| Dec.5 |
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Defense in Lockerbie opens case |
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| Dec.6 |
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Manchester United is wealthiest |
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Protesters against EU summit |
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| Dec.7 |
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EU summit, protesters Riot police clashed with hundreds of protesters
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| Dec.8 |
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Australia, Spain 1-1 |
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Airbus grounds jets
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EU deadlocked over enlargement |
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| Dec.10 |
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Spain won its first Davis Cup Ferrero defeated Australian Hewitt 6-2, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4 for 3-1 lead
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Polls give Iliescu 70%
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EU is ready for enlargement Summit leaders agreed to prepare for the EU expansion to 28 or more countries
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Nobel Prize winners get awards
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| Dec.11 |
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Ex-president wins landslide Ion Iliescu had won 67% and will return to power for a 3rd term. Tudor got 33%
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Zidane won FIFA player of the year
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| Dec.12 |
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Clinton tell N. Irish stay with peace Clinton says that only 3 or 4 issues remained to be overcome
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Russian media magnate arrested
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| Dec.13 |
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Clinton confronted by hardliners
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Group claimed murder
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| Dec.16 |
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Haider protests 500 demonstrators marching against the visit of Austrian far-right leader to the Vatican clashed with Italian riot police
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Briton hurt in blast
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Nurses block borders
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| Dec.17 |
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Haider Insults Italy Leaders
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10 die in mountain accidents
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Concorde to fly again
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| Dec.19 |
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US warship visit diverted
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| Dec.21 |
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Austria bans German beef
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| Dec.22 |
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Bail granted to Gusinsky
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Mystery around Madonna wedding No formal announcement hours after the wedding was scheduled
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Court acquits cycling star |
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| Dec.24 |
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Pope appeals for Mid East peace Celebrating a Christmas Eve Mass in Vatican, John Paul II said troubles in the Holy Land had left him worried
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| Dec.25 |
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Dinner fire kill 8
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2 fall from planes
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Staff cut TV broadcasts
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| Dec.26 |
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Rally to support TV staff
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| Dec.27 |
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Snow chaos
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| Dec.28 |
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Paraglider lands at Buckingham
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Oil spill ruling causes stir
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| Dec.30 |
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World Cup: Nef wins slalom |
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| Dec.31 |
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5 killed in cafe fire
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| 2000 |
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| Nov.18 |
ETA claims 17 attacks |
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| Dec.19 |
US warship visit diverted
|
|
| 2000 |
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| Jun.19 |
58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck| Illegal Chinese immigrants found dead in the back of a transport truck carrying tomatoes | |
|
| Jul.25 |
Concorde crash kills 113 | Fuel tanks were ruptured by bursting tyres on 6 separate occasions before the fatal accident | |
|
| Nov.19 |
4 skiers killed in avalanche |
|
| Dec.17 |
10 die in mountain accidents
|
| Dec.17 |
Concorde to fly again
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| Dec.25 |
Dinner fire kill 8
|
| Dec.25 |
2 fall from planes
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| Dec.27 |
Snow chaos
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| Dec.28 |
Paraglider lands at Buckingham
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| Dec.31 |
5 killed in cafe fire
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| 2000 |
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| May.3 |
Valencia gets Champions League final
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| May.10 |
Real beats Bayern in Champ League semi
|
| May.14 |
Czech Rep wins World Hockey
|
| May.24 |
Real Madrid wins Champions League Real Madrid - Valencia 3-0
|
| Jul.2 |
France win Euro 2000, 2-1 over Italy| Trezeguet's goal saw the French become the first team to add the European Championship to the World Cup | |
|
| Jul.23 |
Lance Armstrong wins Tour de France 28-year-old US Postal rider stepped up to the final podium with an overall lead of 6 minutes
|
| Nov.2 |
Kasparov lost world title to Kramnik
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| Nov.17 |
Gattuso denies punching Beckham |
|
| Nov.18 |
Cricket: Pakistan save follow-on |
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| Nov.25 |
McRae controls of the Network Q Rally |
|
| Nov.27 |
Zelezny: Athlete of the Year by IAAF |
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| Dec.2 |
Agassi beat Safin 6-3, 6-3 |
|
| Dec.6 |
Manchester United is wealthiest |
|
| Dec.8 |
Australia, Spain 1-1 |
|
| Dec.10 |
Spain won its first Davis Cup Ferrero defeated Australian Hewitt 6-2, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4 for 3-1 lead
|
| Dec.11 |
Zidane won FIFA player of the year
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| Dec.22 |
Court acquits cycling star |
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| Dec.30 |
World Cup: Nef wins slalom |
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| 2000 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Y2K bug fails to bite A flaw in computer program that caused processing to operate incorrectly on and after January 1, 2000
| The Year 2000 problem caused concern that critical industries and government functions would cease operating at midnight, January 1. Companies and organizations upgraded their computer systems. When January 1 arrived there were problems generally regarded as minor
|
| |
|
| Sep.28 |
Denmark rejects euro| 53.1% of voters rejected membership of the single European currency, and 46.9 % voted in favour | |
|
| Nov.20 |
Yahoo! anger at French Nazi auction ban |
|
| Nov.24 |
To legalise euthanasia |
|
| Nov.28 |
Euthanasia legalized Euthanasia has been tolerated in the Netherlands for decades and carried out thousands of times
|
| Dec.8 |
Airbus grounds jets
|
| Dec.12 |
Russian media magnate arrested
|
| Dec.16 |
Nurses block borders
|
| Dec.17 |
Concorde to fly again
|
| Dec.21 |
Austria bans German beef
|
| Dec.22 |
Bail granted to Gusinsky
|
| Dec.25 |
Staff cut TV broadcasts
|
| Dec.26 |
Rally to support TV staff
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Feb.6 |
Hijackers seize Afghan plane Hijackers reported to be demanding the release of a key opposition figure imprisoned by Taliban authorities
|
| Jun.19 |
58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck| Illegal Chinese immigrants found dead in the back of a transport truck carrying tomatoes | |
|
| Nov.17 |
Britons injured in Saudi blast |
|
| Nov.18 |
ETA claims 17 attacks |
|
| Nov.21 |
Politician shot dead Former Health Minister Ernest Lluch was shot dead in Barcelona in an attack blamed on ETA
|
| Nov.22 |
3 Britons injured in Saudi car blast |
|
| Nov.28 |
Carlos the Jackal goes to court |
|
| Dec.5 |
Defense in Lockerbie opens case |
|
| Dec.12 |
Russian media magnate arrested
|
| Dec.13 |
Group claimed murder
|
| Dec.16 |
Briton hurt in blast
|
| Dec.22 |
Bail granted to Gusinsky
|
| Dec.22 |
Court acquits cycling star |
|
| Dec.28 |
Oil spill ruling causes stir
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Apr.2 |
Far-right enters government President Klestil has sworn in a new coalition government that includes the Freedom Party led by Joerg Haider
|
| Jun.4 |
Parliamentary powers restored UK restores parliamentary powers to Northern Ireland after Sinn Fein agrees to disarm
|
| Sep.28 |
Denmark rejects euro| 53.1% of voters rejected membership of the single European currency, and 46.9 % voted in favour | |
|
| Nov.20 |
Chirac attacks U.S. over pollution |
|
| Nov.23 |
Million protest minister's murder |
|
| Nov.24 |
World Climate Change conference Last effort to agree a deal on practical measures to deal with global warming
|
| Nov.25 |
Polls predict a win for left |
|
| Nov.26 |
French torturers would go on trial |
|
| Nov.26 |
Iliescu regains presidency Exit polls make former communist a clear leader among 12 candidates
|
| Nov.26 |
U.N. climate summit collapsed Environmentalists are laying the blame with the U.S. and EU
|
| Dec.3 |
Germany demands more voting power |
|
| Dec.6 |
Protesters against EU summit |
|
| Dec.7 |
EU summit, protesters Riot police clashed with hundreds of protesters
|
| Dec.8 |
EU deadlocked over enlargement |
|
| Dec.10 |
Polls give Iliescu 70%
|
| Dec.10 |
EU is ready for enlargement Summit leaders agreed to prepare for the EU expansion to 28 or more countries
|
| Dec.10 |
Nobel Prize winners get awards
|
| Dec.11 |
Ex-president wins landslide Ion Iliescu had won 67% and will return to power for a 3rd term. Tudor got 33%
|
| Dec.12 |
Clinton tell N. Irish stay with peace Clinton says that only 3 or 4 issues remained to be overcome
|
| Dec.13 |
Clinton confronted by hardliners
|
| Dec.16 |
Haider protests 500 demonstrators marching against the visit of Austrian far-right leader to the Vatican clashed with Italian riot police
|
| Dec.17 |
Haider Insults Italy Leaders
|
| Dec.22 |
Mystery around Madonna wedding No formal announcement hours after the wedding was scheduled
|
| Dec.24 |
Pope appeals for Mid East peace Celebrating a Christmas Eve Mass in Vatican, John Paul II said troubles in the Holy Land had left him worried
|
| Dec.26 |
Rally to support TV staff
|
| Dec.28 |
Paraglider lands at Buckingham
|
| Dec.28 |
Oil spill ruling causes stir
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