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| Jan.7 |
Pakistan |
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Blair urges Kashmir dialogue
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Kabul |
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Blair visits Afghanistan UK Prime Minister has become the first world leader to visit Afghanistan and to meet Karzai since the fall of the Taleban
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| Jan.12 |
England |
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Prince Harry smoked cannabis
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| Jan.22 |
New York |
|
Tyson, Lewis fight at news conference
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| Jan.29 |
England |
|
6 arrested under terror law
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|
| Feb.9 |
London |
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Princess Margaret dies The younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II has died in her sleep at the age of 71
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|
| Mar.30 |
London |
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Queen Mother dies| The Queen Mother has died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 101, with her daughter at her bedside | | |
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| Apr.5 |
London |
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Crowds honour Queen Mother
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| Apr.9 |
London |
 |
Poignant farewell to Queen Mother The coffin has made its final journey from Westminster Abbey to Windsor where she will be laid to rest alongside George VI
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|
| May.15 |
Scotland |
 |
Real wins European Cup over Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Real Madrid. Zidane scored a goal of sheer brilliance
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| May.28 |
Libya |
 |
Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families| The money would only be handed over to the 270 victims as sanctions on Libya were lifted | |
|
|
| Jun.2 |
London |
 |
Fire at Buckingham Palace| Smoke poured from a fourth-floor window in the midst of celebrating the 50-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II | |
|
| Jun.7 |
Japan |
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Argentina 0-1 England
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| Jun.8 |
USA |
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Lewis stuns Tyson for famous win Lennox Lewis recorded a superb victory to retain his world heavyweight boxing crown in Memphis
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| Jun.11 |
London |
 |
Big Ben 'was September 11 target' Suicide hijackers intended to target London's Big Ben on September 11, according to Rohan Gunaratna, terrorism expert
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| Jun.27 |
Washington |
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British bankers charged in Enron fraud |
|
| Jun.29 |
Northern Ireland |
|
Catholic nationalists rioted |
|
| Jun.30 |
Hong Kong |
|
Gloomy skies over handover anniversary
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|
| Jul.3 |
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UK ministers seek Kashmir role |
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| Jul.6 |
London |
 |
Serena takes Wimbledon title Serena Williams beat big sister Venus in straight sets 7-6 (4), 6-3 for her first Wimbledon championship and 3rd major title
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| Jul.7 |
London |
 |
Hewitt wins Wimbledon, 2nd Grand Slam The 21-year-old Australian crushed Nalbandian in straight sets to win his second Grand Slam title, solidify No. 1 ranking
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| |
Northern Ireland |
|
Police and mob clash at Drumcree |
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| Jul.11 |
London |
|
Army exiles discuss Iraq overthrow |
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| Jul.14 |
England |
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Exiled officers form anti-Saddam council |
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| Jul.16 |
Ireland |
 |
IRA 'sorry' for civilian deaths The Irish Republican Army has issued an unprecedented statement apologising for the killing during its 30-year campaign
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| Jul.19 |
England |
|
Full 'Dr. Death' horror revealed
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| |
Kenya |
|
UK pay-out for bomb victims |
|
| Jul.20 |
Pakistan |
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Straw peace mission |
|
| Jul.21 |
Scotland |
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Els wins British Open
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| |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf shuns Straw |
|
| |
Oceania |
|
Greenpeace chases UK nuclear fuel ships |
|
| Jul.23 |
London |
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Williams new leader for Anglicans Welsh archbishop Rowan Williams is a outspoken opponent of U.S. policies in Afghanistan and Iraq
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| |
Caribbean |
|
UK destroyer in $66m cocaine swoop |
|
| Jul.24 |
England |
|
UK ultimatum to paramilitaries |
|
| Jul.25 |
Northern England |
|
17th Commonwealth Games opened
|
| Jul.26 |
Northern Ireland |
|
Omagh suspects face legal action |
|
| Jul.31 |
Scotland |
|
Storms cause flooding |
|
|
| Aug.4 |
England |
|
Thorpe bagged his 6th gold medal
|
| |
Northern England |
|
Manchester Games closed
|
| Aug.6 |
England |
|
Church groups oppose Iraq action |
|
| Aug.9 |
England |
|
Blair 'will back Bush on Iraq' |
|
| Aug.11 |
England |
|
UK snubs Saddam's 'pledge' to MP |
|
| Aug.12 |
Iraq |
|
Saddam launches UK charm offensive |
|
| Aug.13 |
England |
|
Missing girls: Police search woods |
|
| Aug.14 |
England |
|
Afghan family row moves to Germany |
|
| Aug.17 |
England |
|
Missing girls: Two bodies found |
|
| Aug.21 |
England |
|
Police: Bodies are missing girls |
|
| Aug.29 |
Iraq |
|
UK looks at Iraq weapons deadline |
|
|
| Sep.3 |
England |
|
Blair promises proof of Iraq threat
|
| Sep.4 |
England |
|
Illegal Heathrow staff arrested |
|
| |
England |
|
Ex-spy chief attacks FBI tactics |
|
| Sep.6 |
England |
|
Putin: No grounds for Iraq attack
|
| Sep.7 |
Washington |
 |
Bush, Blair make case against Iraq| President and British Prime Minister said there is ample evidence that Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction | |
|
| Sep.9 |
England |
|
Iraq nuclear dilemma exposed
|
| |
England |
|
Blair to brand Saddam 'outlaw' |
|
| Sep.11 |
England |
|
Blair recalls parliament over Iraq |
|
| |
England |
|
Radical Muslims warn U.S. |
|
| Sep.12 |
England |
|
Firefighter strike 'threatens UK' |
|
| Sep.15 |
London |
|
Prince Harry celebrates 18th birthday |
|
| Sep.17 |
England |
|
N-fuel begins Sellafield journey |
|
| Sep.23 |
England |
|
Cabinet starts key Iraq meeting
|
| |
England |
|
Blair unveils Iraq dossier
|
| Sep.24 |
London |
 |
Blair: Iraq weapons threat growing In the House of Commons Blair has warned that weapons of mass destruction programme is active, detailed and growing
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Iraq dismisses British arms dossier |
|
| Sep.27 |
Washington |
 |
U.S., UK on diplomatic offensive Senior U.S. and British diplomats are embarking on negotiations in a bid to win support for a tough U.N. resolution against Iraq
|
| Sep.28 |
London |
|
London and Rome host anti-war rallies |
|
| Sep.29 |
England |
 |
Europe wins Ryder Cup over U.S. Europeans beat the United States at its best game -- singles -- when Paul McGinley made an 8-foot par putt
|
|
| Oct.1 |
England |
|
Blair: Resume Mideast talks soon |
|
| Oct.4 |
Northern Ireland |
|
Sinn Fein anger over dawn raid |
|
| Oct.5 |
Northern Ireland |
|
Sinn Fein set to protest raids |
|
| Oct.8 |
Northern Ireland |
|
Two ministers quit |
|
| |
Northern Ireland |
|
IRA urged to disband to save peace |
|
| Oct.9 |
England |
|
Blair meets Adams to save peace process |
|
| Oct.10 |
England |
|
Sinn Fein: Don't suspend Stormont |
|
| |
China |
|
Tourist killed near Great Wall |
|
| Oct.12 |
Northern Ireland |
|
Trimble slams likely suspension |
|
| Oct.14 |
London |
|
Diana butler denies thefts |
|
| |
Northern Ireland |
|
Assembly suspended over spy row |
|
| Oct.15 |
Washington |
|
Powell meets British Foreign Secretary |
|
| Oct.17 |
England |
|
Judge rules to protect princes |
|
| |
Florida |
|
Family of mad cow case blames U.K. |
|
| Oct.18 |
Egypt |
|
El Alamein 60th anniversary |
|
| Oct.19 |
|
|
UK warns of SE Asia terror threat |
|
| Oct.21 |
England |
|
Britain pushes India military jet sale |
|
| Oct.24 |
England |
|
Top al Qaeda suspect held |
|
| Oct.25 |
England |
|
Actor Richard Harris dead at 72 |
|
| |
Scotland |
|
Home of Diana's mother is raided |
|
| Oct.26 |
England |
|
Magazine runs ' bin Laden's will' |
|
| Oct.27 |
England |
|
Warship a casualty of gales |
|
| Oct.28 |
Germany |
|
Deadly storm |
|
| Oct.30 |
England |
|
Sotheby's fined for fixing fees |
|
| |
Ireland |
|
IRA cuts contact with weapons body |
|
| |
London |
|
New plan to save Amazon forests |
|
|
| Nov.1 |
England |
|
Diana butler theft case thrown out |
|
| Nov.2 |
England |
|
Queen criticised as butler cleared |
|
| |
Caribbean |
|
Man saved after 26 days adrift |
|
| |
England |
|
Beckham wife 'kidnap plot foiled' |
|
| Nov.3 |
England |
|
Harry Potter premiere II |
|
| Nov.4 |
England |
|
Butler trial: Blair defends queen |
|
| Nov.6 |
London |
|
Queen 'warned' Burrell over Diana |
|
| Nov.7 |
England |
|
Burrell attacks Diana's family |
|
| |
Spain |
|
Gibraltar rejects deal with Spain |
|
| Nov.10 |
England |
|
Gay rape case engulfs royals |
|
| Nov.11 |
England |
|
Royals hold rape case crisis talks |
|
| Nov.12 |
England |
|
UK hacker wanted by US
|
| Nov.13 |
England |
|
Queen faces MPs amid trial inquiry
|
| Nov.22 |
Nigeria |
 |
Miss World leaves Nigeria for London| Organizers of the pageant will move the pageant in the wake of violent pageant-related protests | | |
|
|
| Dec.4 |
England |
 |
Probe after Concorde loses rudder British Airways has launched an internal investigation after part of a tail rudder fell off during a flight
|
| Dec.10 |
England |
 |
Conman scandal: Blair's wife sorry The tearful wife of prime minister Cherie Blair said she only met Peter Foster, who is facing deportation, once
|
| Dec.11 |
England |
|
MI5 misjudged Bali threats
|
| Dec.14 |
London |
 |
Iraqi opposition talks Opponents of Saddam Hussein are to set aside their differences and seek foreign help
|
| Dec.15 |
England |
 |
Cargo wreck obstructs Dover Straits The Tricolor was carrying $47.7m worth of luxury cars when it sank in the English Channel following a collision
|
| |
London |
|
Iraq opposition agrees blueprint
|
| |
England |
|
Lawyer: Diana letters for sale
|
| Dec.16 |
England |
 |
Assad optimistic after Iraq talks Talks between Blair and Syria's al-Assad have been described as 'ealistic and constructive' by the Syrian president
|
| |
London |
|
UK to stage Palestinian talks
|
| |
London |
|
Haggling extends Iraq talks
|
| Dec.21 |
Venezuela |
|
UK tells nationals to leave Venezuela
|
| Dec.23 |
England |
|
Queen loses out on cyber name
|
| Dec.24 |
Scotland |
|
7 charged under UK terror law
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jul.3 |
|
UK ministers seek Kashmir role |
|
| Jul.14 |
England |
Exiled officers form anti-Saddam council |
|
| Jul.19 |
Kenya |
UK pay-out for bomb victims |
|
| Jul.20 |
Pakistan |
Straw peace mission |
|
| Jul.23 |
Caribbean |
UK destroyer in $66m cocaine swoop |
|
| Aug.6 |
England |
Church groups oppose Iraq action |
|
| Aug.29 |
Iraq |
UK looks at Iraq weapons deadline |
|
| Sep.3 |
England |
Blair promises proof of Iraq threat
|
| Sep.9 |
England |
Iraq nuclear dilemma exposed
|
| Sep.23 |
England |
Blair unveils Iraq dossier
|
| Sep.24 |
London |
Blair: Iraq weapons threat growing In the House of Commons Blair has warned that weapons of mass destruction programme is active, detailed and growing
|
| Sep.24 |
Iraq |
Iraq dismisses British arms dossier |
|
| Sep.28 |
London |
London and Rome host anti-war rallies |
|
| Oct.9 |
England |
Blair meets Adams to save peace process |
|
| Oct.21 |
England |
Britain pushes India military jet sale |
|
| Oct.27 |
England |
Warship a casualty of gales |
|
| Oct.30 |
Ireland |
IRA cuts contact with weapons body |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| May.28 |
Libya |
Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families| The money would only be handed over to the 270 victims as sanctions on Libya were lifted | |
|
| Jun.2 |
London |
Fire at Buckingham Palace| Smoke poured from a fourth-floor window in the midst of celebrating the 50-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II | |
|
| Jul.19 |
England |
Full 'Dr. Death' horror revealed
|
| Jul.21 |
Oceania |
Greenpeace chases UK nuclear fuel ships |
|
| Jul.31 |
Scotland |
Storms cause flooding |
|
| Sep.17 |
England |
N-fuel begins Sellafield journey |
|
| Oct.17 |
Florida |
Family of mad cow case blames U.K. |
|
| Oct.27 |
England |
Warship a casualty of gales |
|
| Oct.28 |
Germany |
Deadly storm |
|
| Oct.30 |
London |
New plan to save Amazon forests |
|
| Nov.2 |
Caribbean |
Man saved after 26 days adrift |
|
| Dec.4 |
England |
Probe after Concorde loses rudder British Airways has launched an internal investigation after part of a tail rudder fell off during a flight
|
| Dec.15 |
England |
Cargo wreck obstructs Dover Straits The Tricolor was carrying $47.7m worth of luxury cars when it sank in the English Channel following a collision
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jun.27 |
Washington |
British bankers charged in Enron fraud |
|
| Sep.12 |
England |
Firefighter strike 'threatens UK' |
|
| Oct.21 |
England |
Britain pushes India military jet sale |
|
| Oct.25 |
England |
Actor Richard Harris dead at 72 |
|
| Oct.30 |
England |
Sotheby's fined for fixing fees |
|
| Nov.3 |
England |
Harry Potter premiere II |
|
| Dec.23 |
England |
Queen loses out on cyber name
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.22 |
New York |
Tyson, Lewis fight at news conference
|
| May.15 |
Scotland |
Real wins European Cup over Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Real Madrid. Zidane scored a goal of sheer brilliance
|
| Jun.7 |
Japan |
Argentina 0-1 England
|
| Jun.8 |
USA |
Lewis stuns Tyson for famous win Lennox Lewis recorded a superb victory to retain his world heavyweight boxing crown in Memphis
|
| Jul.6 |
London |
Serena takes Wimbledon title Serena Williams beat big sister Venus in straight sets 7-6 (4), 6-3 for her first Wimbledon championship and 3rd major title
|
| Jul.7 |
London |
Hewitt wins Wimbledon, 2nd Grand Slam The 21-year-old Australian crushed Nalbandian in straight sets to win his second Grand Slam title, solidify No. 1 ranking
|
| Jul.21 |
Scotland |
Els wins British Open
|
| Jul.25 |
Northern England |
17th Commonwealth Games opened
|
| Aug.4 |
England |
Thorpe bagged his 6th gold medal
|
| Aug.4 |
Northern England |
Manchester Games closed
|
| Sep.29 |
England |
Europe wins Ryder Cup over U.S. Europeans beat the United States at its best game -- singles -- when Paul McGinley made an 8-foot par putt
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.29 |
England |
6 arrested under terror law
|
| May.28 |
Libya |
Libya offers $2.7bn to Lockerbie families| The money would only be handed over to the 270 victims as sanctions on Libya were lifted | |
|
| Jun.11 |
London |
Big Ben 'was September 11 target' Suicide hijackers intended to target London's Big Ben on September 11, according to Rohan Gunaratna, terrorism expert
|
| Jun.27 |
Washington |
British bankers charged in Enron fraud |
|
| Jun.29 |
Northern Ireland |
Catholic nationalists rioted |
|
| Jul.16 |
Ireland |
IRA 'sorry' for civilian deaths The Irish Republican Army has issued an unprecedented statement apologising for the killing during its 30-year campaign
|
| Jul.19 |
England |
Full 'Dr. Death' horror revealed
|
| Jul.23 |
Caribbean |
UK destroyer in $66m cocaine swoop |
|
| Jul.26 |
Northern Ireland |
Omagh suspects face legal action |
|
| Aug.13 |
England |
Missing girls: Police search woods |
|
| Aug.17 |
England |
Missing girls: Two bodies found |
|
| Aug.21 |
England |
Police: Bodies are missing girls |
|
| Sep.4 |
England |
Illegal Heathrow staff arrested |
|
| Sep.4 |
England |
Ex-spy chief attacks FBI tactics |
|
| Sep.11 |
England |
Radical Muslims warn U.S. |
|
| Oct.4 |
Northern Ireland |
Sinn Fein anger over dawn raid |
|
| Oct.8 |
Northern Ireland |
IRA urged to disband to save peace |
|
| Oct.10 |
China |
Tourist killed near Great Wall |
|
| Oct.14 |
London |
Diana butler denies thefts |
|
| Oct.17 |
England |
Judge rules to protect princes |
|
| Oct.19 |
|
UK warns of SE Asia terror threat |
|
| Oct.24 |
England |
Top al Qaeda suspect held |
|
| Oct.25 |
Scotland |
Home of Diana's mother is raided |
|
| Oct.26 |
England |
Magazine runs ' bin Laden's will' |
|
| Nov.1 |
England |
Diana butler theft case thrown out |
|
| Nov.2 |
England |
Queen criticised as butler cleared |
|
| Nov.2 |
England |
Beckham wife 'kidnap plot foiled' |
|
| Nov.10 |
England |
Gay rape case engulfs royals |
|
| Nov.12 |
England |
UK hacker wanted by US
|
| Dec.11 |
England |
MI5 misjudged Bali threats
|
| Dec.24 |
Scotland |
7 charged under UK terror law
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Jan.7 |
Pakistan |
Blair urges Kashmir dialogue
|
| Jan.7 |
Kabul |
Blair visits Afghanistan UK Prime Minister has become the first world leader to visit Afghanistan and to meet Karzai since the fall of the Taleban
|
| Jan.12 |
England |
Prince Harry smoked cannabis
|
| Feb.9 |
London |
Princess Margaret dies The younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II has died in her sleep at the age of 71
|
| Mar.30 |
London |
Queen Mother dies| The Queen Mother has died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 101, with her daughter at her bedside | | |
|
| Apr.5 |
London |
Crowds honour Queen Mother
|
| Apr.9 |
London |
Poignant farewell to Queen Mother The coffin has made its final journey from Westminster Abbey to Windsor where she will be laid to rest alongside George VI
|
| Jun.30 |
Hong Kong |
Gloomy skies over handover anniversary
|
| Jul.3 |
|
UK ministers seek Kashmir role |
|
| Jul.7 |
Northern Ireland |
Police and mob clash at Drumcree |
|
| Jul.11 |
London |
Army exiles discuss Iraq overthrow |
|
| Jul.19 |
Kenya |
UK pay-out for bomb victims |
|
| Jul.20 |
Pakistan |
Straw peace mission |
|
| Jul.21 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf shuns Straw |
|
| Jul.23 |
London |
Williams new leader for Anglicans Welsh archbishop Rowan Williams is a outspoken opponent of U.S. policies in Afghanistan and Iraq
|
| Jul.24 |
England |
UK ultimatum to paramilitaries |
|
| Aug.6 |
England |
Church groups oppose Iraq action |
|
| Aug.9 |
England |
Blair 'will back Bush on Iraq' |
|
| Aug.11 |
England |
UK snubs Saddam's 'pledge' to MP |
|
| Aug.12 |
Iraq |
Saddam launches UK charm offensive |
|
| Aug.14 |
England |
Afghan family row moves to Germany |
|
| Sep.6 |
England |
Putin: No grounds for Iraq attack
|
| Sep.7 |
Washington |
Bush, Blair make case against Iraq| President and British Prime Minister said there is ample evidence that Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction | |
|
| Sep.9 |
England |
Blair to brand Saddam 'outlaw' |
|
| Sep.11 |
England |
Blair recalls parliament over Iraq |
|
| Sep.15 |
London |
Prince Harry celebrates 18th birthday |
|
| Sep.23 |
England |
Cabinet starts key Iraq meeting
|
| Sep.24 |
London |
Blair: Iraq weapons threat growing In the House of Commons Blair has warned that weapons of mass destruction programme is active, detailed and growing
|
| Sep.27 |
Washington |
U.S., UK on diplomatic offensive Senior U.S. and British diplomats are embarking on negotiations in a bid to win support for a tough U.N. resolution against Iraq
|
| Sep.28 |
London |
London and Rome host anti-war rallies |
|
| Oct.1 |
England |
Blair: Resume Mideast talks soon |
|
| Oct.5 |
Northern Ireland |
Sinn Fein set to protest raids |
|
| Oct.8 |
Northern Ireland |
Two ministers quit |
|
| Oct.9 |
England |
Blair meets Adams to save peace process |
|
| Oct.10 |
England |
Sinn Fein: Don't suspend Stormont |
|
| Oct.12 |
Northern Ireland |
Trimble slams likely suspension |
|
| Oct.14 |
Northern Ireland |
Assembly suspended over spy row |
|
| Oct.15 |
Washington |
Powell meets British Foreign Secretary |
|
| Oct.17 |
England |
Judge rules to protect princes |
|
| Oct.18 |
Egypt |
El Alamein 60th anniversary |
|
| Oct.26 |
England |
Magazine runs ' bin Laden's will' |
|
| Nov.2 |
England |
Queen criticised as butler cleared |
|
| Nov.4 |
England |
Butler trial: Blair defends queen |
|
| Nov.6 |
London |
Queen 'warned' Burrell over Diana |
|
| Nov.7 |
England |
Burrell attacks Diana's family |
|
| Nov.7 |
Spain |
Gibraltar rejects deal with Spain |
|
| Nov.10 |
England |
Gay rape case engulfs royals |
|
| Nov.11 |
England |
Royals hold rape case crisis talks |
|
| Nov.13 |
England |
Queen faces MPs amid trial inquiry
|
| Nov.22 |
Nigeria |
Miss World leaves Nigeria for London| Organizers of the pageant will move the pageant in the wake of violent pageant-related protests | | |
|
| Dec.10 |
England |
Conman scandal: Blair's wife sorry The tearful wife of prime minister Cherie Blair said she only met Peter Foster, who is facing deportation, once
|
| Dec.14 |
London |
Iraqi opposition talks Opponents of Saddam Hussein are to set aside their differences and seek foreign help
|
| Dec.15 |
London |
Iraq opposition agrees blueprint
|
| Dec.15 |
England |
Lawyer: Diana letters for sale
|
| Dec.16 |
England |
Assad optimistic after Iraq talks Talks between Blair and Syria's al-Assad have been described as 'ealistic and constructive' by the Syrian president
|
| Dec.16 |
London |
UK to stage Palestinian talks
|
| Dec.16 |
London |
Haggling extends Iraq talks
|
| Dec.21 |
Venezuela |
UK tells nationals to leave Venezuela
|
| Dec.23 |
England |
Queen loses out on cyber name