World News
European Union (279)
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2002
Crime (8)
Sports (9)
Disasters (1)
War & Army (2)
Business (1)
Politics (7)
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| Jan.17 |
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Neo-Nazis guilty of Oslo race murder 2 neo-Nazis have been jailed for murdering a 15-year-old mixed race teenager
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| Jan.19 |
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Bjorkman derails Henman
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| Jan.26 |
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Johansson claims Australian Open Thomas upset the odds to claim his first Grand Slam title by beating Safin
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| Feb.9 |
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Traa edges Bahrke for mogul gold
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| Feb.16 |
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Bjoerndalen wins 3rd gold of Games
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| Mar.6 |
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5 peacekeepers die in blast| 3 Danish and 2 German soldiers have died in an explosion while destroying anti-aircraft missiles at an ammunition dump | |
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| May.20 |
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Iceland quits whaling meeting A delegation has walked out of the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission after its membership was rejected
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| Jun.7 |
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Sweden 2-1 victory eliminates Nigeria Larsson scored twice as Sweden came from a goal down to beat World Cup group F rivals
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| Jun.11 |
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Denmark 2-0 France Denmark advances. First defending champion to be knocked out of the World Cup in the first round for 36 years
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| Jun.12 |
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Argentina 1-1 Sweden Argentina failed to get past the first round for the first time since 1962. Swedes celebrate place in second round
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| Jul.26 |
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Hushovd takes stage Norwegian, the heaviest rider in the Tour de France, sprinted to victory on the 176.5-km 18th stage
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| Aug.11 |
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Kipketer won men's 800 meters Kipketer staged a remarkable comeback before Gabriela Szabo suffered a shock defeat at European championships
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| Aug.29 |
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'Hijacker' foiled| 29-year-old man being caught trying to board the Ryanair plane with a gun | |
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| Aug.31 |
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Hijack suspect took flying lessons Kerim Chatty, 29, the Swedish citizen of Tunisian origin, had received flying lessons in the United States
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| Sep.2 |
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Hijack suspect charged Kerim Sadok Chatty, 29, a Tunisian -born Swede, has been charged with attempting to hijack and sabotage an aircraft or airport
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| Sep.14 |
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Execution extraditions trouble EU EU home and justice ministers and U.S. Attorney General are trying to reach a deal on extraditing terror suspects
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| Sep.15 |
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Ruling Social Democrats won election| Led by Prime Minister Goran Persson, the ruling party garnered 40.1% of the vote and remain the largest party | |
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| Sep.30 |
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Hijack suspect released A Swedish Muslim has been released without charge after being held on suspicion of trying to hijack a London-bound plane
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| Oct.3 |
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Miss Denmark joins sharia boycott 23-year-old Majsa Juel protests against a death sentence imposed on a Nigerian woman for having sex outside marriage
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| Oct.11 |
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Bomb caused blast, 7 killed| An explosion that killed 7 people and injured more than 80 at a shopping centre near Helsinki was caused by a bomb | |
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| Oct.15 |
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4 held in Helsinki blast probe 4 people, including a 17-year-old youth, are being questioned by police investigating a bomb blast which killed 7 people
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| Nov.12 |
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Putin rebuffs Europe on Chechnya Russian President is saying conflict had to be solved by the Russian and Chechen people alone
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| Dec.10 |
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Nobel winner Carter's Iraq warning Carter has warned of the 'catastrophic consequences' of a preventative war strategy in Iraq
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| Dec.11 |
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EU to hammer out expansion deal European Union leaders are meeting to seal a deal on the expansion of the EU to 25 member states
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| Dec.13 |
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EU enters expansion endgame EU leaders have formally approved a 2004 review date for Turkey's candidacy and offered Poland 1bn extra euros
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Agreement bring 10 new countries into EU| European leaders have hailed as historic a milestone agreement | |
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