|
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| Oct.1 |
Germany |
|
Kidnapped banker's son: Body found
| |
Austria |
|
U.N. pressing Iraq on tough issues |
| |
Austria |
 |
U.N., Iraq agree on inspections Iraqis agreed to give U.N. weapons inspectors unrestricted access to most -- but not all -- of their country
| |
Washington |
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U.S.: No resolution, no inspectors |
| |
Kashmir |
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Bomb explodes on bus |
|
| Oct.2 |
UN Tribunal |
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Milosevic grills Croat president
| |
House of Representatives |
|
Congress boost for Bush on Iraq |
|
| Oct.3 |
Louisiana |
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Lili hits Louisiana, loses strength |
| |
Washington |
|
W. Lindh: Al Qaeda spoke of more attacks |
| |
UN |
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Obstacles hold up Iraq inspections |
| |
Washington |
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Police link killings
| |
China |
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N. Korea capitalist zone boss 'arrested'
| |
Washington |
|
Blix called to take hard line in Iraq |
|
| Oct.4 |
Russia |
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Russia pushes for inspectors' return |
| |
Boston |
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Shoebomber: Guilty plea accepted |
| |
Washington |
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Walker Lindh sentenced to 20 years
| |
Washington |
|
Powell: Blix talks termed very constructive |
|
| Oct.5 |
Congo |
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Rwandan troops pull out
| |
Iraq |
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Iraq warns of US threat to region |
| |
Brazil |
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Presidential polls show leftist to win |
| |
Paris |
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Paris mayor stabbed An attacker stabbed Bertrand Delanoe in the abdomen at city hall, where a late-night concert had been organized | |
| |
Washington |
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Bush declares war may be 'unavoidable' |
|
| Oct.6 |
Yemen |
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French tanker explodes A blazing tanker is spewing crude oil into the sea after an explosion, blamed by French officials on a terrorist attack | |
| |
Ivory Coast |
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Fighting erupts, truce hopes dead |
| |
Netherlands |
|
Prince Claus dies |
| |
Brazil |
|
Lula leads presidential vote
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| Oct.7 |
Gaza |
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Israeli operation kills 14, Palestinians say
| |
Moscow |
|
Putin celebrating 50th birthday |
| |
Ohio |
|
Bush cites Saddam's 'arsenal of terror' |
|
| Oct.8 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon defies Gaza attack critics |
| |
Kuwait |
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Attack on Marines
| |
California |
|
US court orders ports to reopen |
|
| Oct.9 |
New York |
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Dow fell to 7,286
| |
USA |
 |
Nasdaq fell to 1,114
| |
European Union |
|
EU sets date for historic union
| |
Washington |
|
U.S. analyzes purported al Qaeda tape |
| |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf promises 'clean' elections |
| |
Tel Aviv |
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Two try to stop bomber before attack |
|
| Oct.10 |
Pakistan |
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Islamic parties surge in poll
| |
Iraq |
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Iraq invites U.S. to 'arms sites' |
| |
Pakistan |
|
Shooting mars polls |
| |
USA |
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U.S. goes on terror alert |
| |
U.S. Congress |
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Congress backs Bush war powers The Senate (77-23 in favour) has followed the House of Representatives in authorising President to use force against Iraq
|
| Oct.11 |
Russia |
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Putin balks at U.S. resolution |
| |
Finland |
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Bomb caused blast, 7 killed
| |
Pakistan |
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'King's party' heads poll |
|
| Oct.12 |
Washington |
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8th fatality linked to D.C. sniper |
| |
Kiev |
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10,000 defy Kuchma march ban |
| |
Bali |
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183 people dead after bomb blasts
Map of Bali 250 people are injured, many with severe burns after a series of nearly-simultaneous blasts on the tourist island
An explosion occurred at a nightclub. As people streamed out, larger blast tore through the Sari Club. U.S. and regional intelligence officials linked the bombings to the al Qaeda. Many of the dead and wounded were Australians. Bush offered U.S. assistance to the Indonesian government
|
| |
|
| Oct.13 |
Bali |
|
Bali stunned by club bomb carnage |
| |
Serbia |
|
Voter apathy wrecks Serbian poll
| |
Southern California |
|
Anaheim wins over Minnesota |
| |
Bali |
|
Bali bomb survivors recall night of horror |
|
| Oct.14 |
Bali |
|
Al-Qaeda blamed for Bali bombing
| |
Indonesia |
|
Bali bomb survivors return home |
| |
Kuwait |
|
Alleged bin Laden letter praises attacks |
| |
California |
|
Giants win NLCS over Cards |
|
| Oct.15 |
Washington |
|
Sniper claims ninth victim
| |
Bali |
|
Two questioned over Bali bombing |
| |
Bali |
|
Police search for Bali bomb clues |
| |
Washington |
|
Pentagon to help in sniper hunt |
|
| Oct.16 |
Netherlands |
|
Government collapses |
| |
Australia |
|
Australia posts reward for Bali bombers |
| |
Iraq |
|
Saddam 'wins 100% of vote' |
| |
North Korea |
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North Korea admits it has nuke program North Korea has revealed to the U.S. that it has a secret and active nuclear weapons program
| |
Washington |
|
Bush and Sharon meet |
| |
Australia |
|
Australians urged to leave Indonesia
|
| Oct.17 |
Indonesia |
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New terror laws imminent Parliament gave support to Megawati's efforts to create a anti-terrorism decree. Police summon radical cleric
| |
Gaza |
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Palestinians: Israeli fire kills at least 5 |
| |
Washington |
|
Rumsfeld: N. Korea may have nukes |
| |
Colombia |
|
Civilians flee Medellin battle zone |
|
| Oct.18 |
Manila |
|
Deadly blast rocks Manila
| |
Vatican |
|
Bishops to work on abuse policy |
| |
Indonesia |
|
Cleric arrested in terror probe |
|
| Oct.19 |
South Korea |
|
U.S. warns N. Korea over nukes |
| |
Australia |
 |
Australia mourns Bali dead A nation fell quiet as millions of Australians paused for sad and silent reflection
| |
Ireland |
|
'Yes' voters lead referendum |
| |
North Korea |
|
Seoul demands North end nuke program |
|
| Oct.20 |
Baghdad |
|
Prisoner amnesty
| |
Australia |
|
Terror cells 'inside Australia' warning |
| |
North Korea |
|
N. Korea 'ready to talk' about nukes |
|
| Oct.21 |
Washington |
|
2 questioned in sniper probe |
| |
Israel |
 |
Bus blast kills 16 A suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives next to a bus packed with passengers and blew it up | |
| |
Washington |
|
Bush to try diplomacy with Iraq again |
|
| Oct.22 |
Washington |
|
Bus driver killed by sniper |
| |
Germany |
|
Al Qaeda suspect rejects violence |
| |
Washington |
|
Sniper's chilling threat to children
| |
Baghdad |
|
Iraqis protest missing 'prisoners'
| |
South Korea |
|
North Korea agrees to nuclear dialogue |
|
| Oct.23 |
Germany |
|
9/11 accused admits cash switch |
| |
Washington |
|
New note found near shooting |
| |
Moscow |
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Chechen gunmen seize theater Gunmen took more than 700 people hostage, threatening to kill some. They had mined portions of the building | |
| |
Washington |
|
Man sought in sniper case |
| |
Moscow |
|
'Loud blast' at theatre |
|
| Oct.24 |
Washington |
 |
Two arrested in sniper shootings Members of the sniper task force arrested an ex-soldier John Allen Muhammad, 42, and his stepson | |
| |
Moscow |
|
Theatre gunmen fire at escapees |
| |
Moscow |
|
7 freed from theater |
|
| Oct.25 |
Alabama |
|
Police to seek death penalty for snipers |
| |
Moscow |
|
Rebels threaten to kill hostages |
| |
Texas |
|
Jiang and Bush start summit
| |
Texas |
|
Bush, Jiang agree on North Korea |
| |
Moscow |
 |
Russian troops storm theater 36 of the Chechen hostage-takers were killed preventing the explosion of the building. Some of the captors may have escaped
During a sold out performance of Nord-Ost, 42 heavily armed Chechen militants took 850 hostages and demanded the withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya. 129 of the hostages, mainly children who overdosed on Fentanyl, were killed
|
| |
|
| Oct.26 |
Moscow |
|
Putin sorrow over hostage toll |
| |
Mexico |
|
United call for N. Korea to scrap nukes
| |
California |
|
Giants lost 6-5 to Angels in Game 6 |
|
| Oct.27 |
Moscow |
 |
Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid Hostages died of health problems stemming from the gas used to end the siege, Moscow's chief doctor said
| |
West Bank |
|
4 dead in suicide blast |
| |
Brazil |
 |
Leftist Lula wins presidency by landslide Former union boss Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had 61.5% to ruling party candidate Serra's 38.5% | |
| |
Southern California |
 |
Angels win World Series over Giants Angels lead Giants 4-1 through 8 innings. Lackey was steady for 5 innings and Garret Anderson hit a 3-run double
| |
Moscow |
|
Siege gas mystery unresolved |
|
| Oct.28 |
Jordan |
|
US diplomat shot dead
| |
Moscow |
|
No deals with terrorists - Putin |
| |
Moscow |
 |
Anger grows over gas tactics Calls are growing for an investigation into why doctors were not provided an antidote to the gas
| |
Malaysia |
|
Japan-N. Korea take row to Malaysia |
| |
North Korea |
|
N Korea 'will not end nuclear programme' |
| |
Moscow |
|
US identifies deadly siege gas |
|
| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
|
Siege gas 'was morphine spray' |
| |
Sicily |
|
Etna burns through forests
| |
Moscow |
|
Tense vigil for survivors' relatives |
| |
Moscow |
|
Mass arrests follow siege |
| |
Vietnam |
|
100 dead in office blaze |
|
| Oct.30 |
Jerusalem |
|
Sharon's government collapses
| |
Moscow |
|
Russia names siege gas
| |
South Africa |
|
Ten blasts rip through Soweto |
| |
Jerusalem |
|
Sharon remains in power despite crisis |
|
| Oct.31 |
Southern Italy |
 |
Children killed in earthquake Rescuers have pulled the bodies of at least 4 children from the rubble of a school where the roof collapsed | |
| |
Jerusalem |
|
Sharon taps new defense minister |
| |
Southern Italy |
|
20 trapped in debris of collapsed school
| |
Australia |
|
Bali bombs 'work of experts' |
| |
Italy |
|
Contact lost with quake victims |
|
|
2002 |
| Oct.1 |
Austria |
U.N., Iraq agree on inspections Iraqis agreed to give U.N. weapons inspectors unrestricted access to most -- but not all -- of their country
| Oct.1 |
Washington |
U.S.: No resolution, no inspectors |
| Oct.2 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic grills Croat president
| Oct.3 |
UN |
Obstacles hold up Iraq inspections |
| Oct.4 |
Russia |
Russia pushes for inspectors' return |
| Oct.5 |
Congo |
Rwandan troops pull out
| Oct.5 |
Iraq |
Iraq warns of US threat to region |
| Oct.5 |
Washington |
Bush declares war may be 'unavoidable' |
| Oct.6 |
Ivory Coast |
Fighting erupts, truce hopes dead |
| Oct.7 |
Gaza |
Israeli operation kills 14, Palestinians say
| Oct.7 |
Ohio |
Bush cites Saddam's 'arsenal of terror' |
| Oct.8 |
Kuwait |
Attack on Marines
| Oct.10 |
Iraq |
Iraq invites U.S. to 'arms sites' |
| Oct.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress backs Bush war powers The Senate (77-23 in favour) has followed the House of Representatives in authorising President to use force against Iraq
| Oct.15 |
Washington |
Pentagon to help in sniper hunt |
| Oct.16 |
North Korea |
North Korea admits it has nuke program North Korea has revealed to the U.S. that it has a secret and active nuclear weapons program
| Oct.17 |
Gaza |
Palestinians: Israeli fire kills at least 5 |
| Oct.17 |
Washington |
Rumsfeld: N. Korea may have nukes |
| Oct.17 |
Colombia |
Civilians flee Medellin battle zone |
| Oct.19 |
South Korea |
U.S. warns N. Korea over nukes |
| Oct.19 |
North Korea |
Seoul demands North end nuke program |
| Oct.20 |
North Korea |
N. Korea 'ready to talk' about nukes |
| Oct.23 |
Moscow |
Chechen gunmen seize theater Gunmen took more than 700 people hostage, threatening to kill some. They had mined portions of the building | |
| Oct.25 |
Moscow |
Russian troops storm theater 36 of the Chechen hostage-takers were killed preventing the explosion of the building. Some of the captors may have escaped
During a sold out performance of Nord-Ost, 42 heavily armed Chechen militants took 850 hostages and demanded the withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya. 129 of the hostages, mainly children who overdosed on Fentanyl, were killed
|
| |
| Oct.26 |
Mexico |
United call for N. Korea to scrap nukes
| Oct.27 |
Moscow |
Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid Hostages died of health problems stemming from the gas used to end the siege, Moscow's chief doctor said
| Oct.28 |
North Korea |
N Korea 'will not end nuclear programme' |
| Oct.30 |
Moscow |
Russia names siege gas
| Oct.31 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon taps new defense minister |
|
|
2002 |
| Oct.3 |
Louisiana |
Lili hits Louisiana, loses strength |
| Oct.6 |
Yemen |
French tanker explodes A blazing tanker is spewing crude oil into the sea after an explosion, blamed by French officials on a terrorist attack | |
| Oct.13 |
Bali |
Bali bomb survivors recall night of horror |
| Oct.14 |
Indonesia |
Bali bomb survivors return home |
| Oct.17 |
Colombia |
Civilians flee Medellin battle zone |
| Oct.27 |
Moscow |
Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid Hostages died of health problems stemming from the gas used to end the siege, Moscow's chief doctor said
| Oct.28 |
Moscow |
US identifies deadly siege gas |
| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
Siege gas 'was morphine spray' |
| Oct.29 |
Sicily |
Etna burns through forests
| Oct.29 |
Vietnam |
100 dead in office blaze |
| Oct.31 |
Southern Italy |
Children killed in earthquake Rescuers have pulled the bodies of at least 4 children from the rubble of a school where the roof collapsed | |
| Oct.31 |
Southern Italy |
20 trapped in debris of collapsed school
| Oct.31 |
Italy |
Contact lost with quake victims |
|
|
2002 |
| Oct.13 |
Southern California |
Anaheim wins over Minnesota |
| Oct.14 |
California |
Giants win NLCS over Cards |
| Oct.26 |
California |
Giants lost 6-5 to Angels in Game 6 |
| Oct.27 |
Southern California |
Angels win World Series over Giants Angels lead Giants 4-1 through 8 innings. Lackey was steady for 5 innings and Garret Anderson hit a 3-run double
|
|
2002 |
| Oct.8 |
California |
US court orders ports to reopen |
| Oct.9 |
New York |
Dow fell to 7,286
| Oct.9 |
USA |
Nasdaq fell to 1,114
|
|
2002 |
| Oct.1 |
Germany |
Kidnapped banker's son: Body found
| Oct.1 |
Kashmir |
Bomb explodes on bus |
| Oct.2 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic grills Croat president
| Oct.3 |
Washington |
W. Lindh: Al Qaeda spoke of more attacks |
| Oct.3 |
Washington |
Police link killings
| Oct.3 |
China |
N. Korea capitalist zone boss 'arrested'
| Oct.4 |
Boston |
Shoebomber: Guilty plea accepted |
| Oct.4 |
Washington |
Walker Lindh sentenced to 20 years
| Oct.5 |
Paris |
Paris mayor stabbed An attacker stabbed Bertrand Delanoe in the abdomen at city hall, where a late-night concert had been organized | |
| Oct.6 |
Yemen |
French tanker explodes A blazing tanker is spewing crude oil into the sea after an explosion, blamed by French officials on a terrorist attack | |
| Oct.8 |
Kuwait |
Attack on Marines
| Oct.9 |
Washington |
U.S. analyzes purported al Qaeda tape |
| Oct.9 |
Tel Aviv |
Two try to stop bomber before attack |
| Oct.10 |
Pakistan |
Shooting mars polls |
| Oct.10 |
USA |
U.S. goes on terror alert |
| Oct.11 |
Finland |
Bomb caused blast, 7 killed
| Oct.12 |
Washington |
8th fatality linked to D.C. sniper |
| Oct.12 |
Bali |
183 people dead after bomb blasts
Map of Bali 250 people are injured, many with severe burns after a series of nearly-simultaneous blasts on the tourist island
An explosion occurred at a nightclub. As people streamed out, larger blast tore through the Sari Club. U.S. and regional intelligence officials linked the bombings to the al Qaeda. Many of the dead and wounded were Australians. Bush offered U.S. assistance to the Indonesian government
|
| |
| Oct.14 |
Bali |
Al-Qaeda blamed for Bali bombing
| Oct.14 |
Kuwait |
Alleged bin Laden letter praises attacks |
| Oct.15 |
Washington |
Sniper claims ninth victim
| Oct.15 |
Bali |
Two questioned over Bali bombing |
| Oct.15 |
Bali |
Police search for Bali bomb clues |
| Oct.16 |
Australia |
Australia posts reward for Bali bombers |
| Oct.17 |
Indonesia |
New terror laws imminent Parliament gave support to Megawati's efforts to create a anti-terrorism decree. Police summon radical cleric
| Oct.18 |
Manila |
Deadly blast rocks Manila
| Oct.18 |
Vatican |
Bishops to work on abuse policy |
| Oct.18 |
Indonesia |
Cleric arrested in terror probe |
| Oct.20 |
Baghdad |
Prisoner amnesty
| Oct.20 |
Australia |
Terror cells 'inside Australia' warning |
| Oct.21 |
Washington |
2 questioned in sniper probe |
| Oct.21 |
Israel |
Bus blast kills 16 A suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives next to a bus packed with passengers and blew it up | |
| Oct.22 |
Washington |
Bus driver killed by sniper |
| Oct.22 |
Germany |
Al Qaeda suspect rejects violence |
| Oct.22 |
Washington |
Sniper's chilling threat to children
| Oct.23 |
Germany |
9/11 accused admits cash switch |
| Oct.23 |
Washington |
New note found near shooting |
| Oct.23 |
Moscow |
Chechen gunmen seize theater Gunmen took more than 700 people hostage, threatening to kill some. They had mined portions of the building | |
| Oct.23 |
Washington |
Man sought in sniper case |
| Oct.23 |
Moscow |
'Loud blast' at theatre |
| Oct.24 |
Washington |
Two arrested in sniper shootings Members of the sniper task force arrested an ex-soldier John Allen Muhammad, 42, and his stepson | |
| Oct.24 |
Moscow |
Theatre gunmen fire at escapees |
| Oct.24 |
Moscow |
7 freed from theater |
| Oct.25 |
Alabama |
Police to seek death penalty for snipers |
| Oct.25 |
Moscow |
Rebels threaten to kill hostages |
| Oct.27 |
West Bank |
4 dead in suicide blast |
| Oct.28 |
Jordan |
US diplomat shot dead
| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
Mass arrests follow siege |
| Oct.30 |
South Africa |
Ten blasts rip through Soweto |
| Oct.31 |
Australia |
Bali bombs 'work of experts' |
|
|
2002 |
| Oct.1 |
Austria |
U.N. pressing Iraq on tough issues |
| Oct.1 |
Austria |
U.N., Iraq agree on inspections Iraqis agreed to give U.N. weapons inspectors unrestricted access to most -- but not all -- of their country
| Oct.2 |
House of Representatives |
Congress boost for Bush on Iraq |
| Oct.3 |
Washington |
Blix called to take hard line in Iraq |
| Oct.4 |
Washington |
Powell: Blix talks termed very constructive |
| Oct.5 |
Brazil |
Presidential polls show leftist to win |
| Oct.5 |
Paris |
Paris mayor stabbed An attacker stabbed Bertrand Delanoe in the abdomen at city hall, where a late-night concert had been organized | |
| Oct.6 |
Netherlands |
Prince Claus dies |
| Oct.6 |
Brazil |
Lula leads presidential vote
| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
Putin celebrating 50th birthday |
| Oct.8 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon defies Gaza attack critics |
| Oct.9 |
European Union |
EU sets date for historic union
| Oct.9 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf promises 'clean' elections |
| Oct.10 |
Pakistan |
Islamic parties surge in poll
| Oct.10 |
Pakistan |
Shooting mars polls |
| Oct.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress backs Bush war powers The Senate (77-23 in favour) has followed the House of Representatives in authorising President to use force against Iraq
| Oct.11 |
Russia |
Putin balks at U.S. resolution |
| Oct.11 |
Pakistan |
'King's party' heads poll |
| Oct.12 |
Kiev |
10,000 defy Kuchma march ban |
| Oct.13 |
Bali |
Bali stunned by club bomb carnage |
| Oct.13 |
Serbia |
Voter apathy wrecks Serbian poll
| Oct.16 |
Netherlands |
Government collapses |
| Oct.16 |
Iraq |
Saddam 'wins 100% of vote' |
| Oct.16 |
Washington |
Bush and Sharon meet |
| Oct.16 |
Australia |
Australians urged to leave Indonesia
| Oct.18 |
Vatican |
Bishops to work on abuse policy |
| Oct.18 |
Indonesia |
Cleric arrested in terror probe |
| Oct.19 |
Australia |
Australia mourns Bali dead A nation fell quiet as millions of Australians paused for sad and silent reflection
| Oct.19 |
Ireland |
'Yes' voters lead referendum |
| Oct.21 |
Washington |
Bush to try diplomacy with Iraq again |
| Oct.22 |
Baghdad |
Iraqis protest missing 'prisoners'
| Oct.22 |
South Korea |
North Korea agrees to nuclear dialogue |
| Oct.25 |
Texas |
Jiang and Bush start summit
| Oct.25 |
Texas |
Bush, Jiang agree on North Korea |
| Oct.26 |
Moscow |
Putin sorrow over hostage toll |
| Oct.26 |
Mexico |
United call for N. Korea to scrap nukes
| Oct.27 |
Brazil |
Leftist Lula wins presidency by landslide Former union boss Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had 61.5% to ruling party candidate Serra's 38.5% | |
| Oct.27 |
Moscow |
Siege gas mystery unresolved |
| Oct.28 |
Moscow |
No deals with terrorists - Putin |
| Oct.28 |
Moscow |
Anger grows over gas tactics Calls are growing for an investigation into why doctors were not provided an antidote to the gas
| Oct.28 |
Malaysia |
Japan-N. Korea take row to Malaysia |
| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
Tense vigil for survivors' relatives |
| Oct.30 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon's government collapses
| Oct.30 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon remains in power despite crisis |
| Oct.31 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon taps new defense minister |