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| Jan.3 |
Kabul |
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Taleban prisoners released |
| Jan.4 |
Israel |
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Israel seizes arms shipment Israel has intercepted a boat in the Red Sea carrying 50 tons of weapons for the Palestinian Authority
| Jan.9 |
West Pakistan |
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No survivors in US plane crash |
| Jan.14 |
Colombia |
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Rebels agreed to resume talks |
|
| Feb.10 |
Israel |
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2 killed; Israel retaliates |
| Feb.17 |
Nepal |
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100 killed by Maoists |
| Feb.22 |
Angola |
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Rebel leader killed |
| |
Colombia |
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Army storms rebel zone Soldiers met little resistance as they have begun retaking a huge rebel safe haven
| Feb.26 |
Israel |
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Support grows for Mid-East peace plan |
|
| Mar.1 |
Gujarat |
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Troops try to stop bloodshed |
| Mar.4 |
Afghanistan |
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US helicopter shot down. 7 killed |
| Mar.6 |
Kabul |
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5 peacekeepers die in blast |
| Mar.7 |
Eastern Afghanistan |
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Fierce battle for al-Qaeda stronghold
| Mar.8 |
Gaza |
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Bloodiest day of clashes: 39 killed 30 Palestinians died in clashes with Israeli troops. 5 Israeli students killed by a Palestinian gunman at a settlement
| Mar.11 |
Gaza |
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Incursion leaves 17 dead |
| Mar.28 |
Beirut |
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Arabs offer Israelis peace plan |
| |
West Bank |
|
Israel attacks Arafat compound |
| Mar.29 |
West Bank |
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Israelis storm Arafat HQ The troops were fighting room-to-room. 60 people from inside the compound had been arrested. Suicide bombing killed 3 | |
|
| Apr.1 |
West Bank |
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Israeli forces moved into Bethlehem |
| Apr.3 |
West Bank |
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Bethlehem church under siege
Map of Bethlehem Israel 100 armed Palestinian police have taken refuge in the Church of the Nativity. Israeli tanks are surrounding the church | |
| |
West Bank |
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Tanks enter Nablus
| Apr.4 |
Washington |
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Powell to be sent to Mid-East |
| Apr.5 |
Washington |
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Israel given new pullout warning |
| Apr.6 |
West Bank |
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Israel to 'speed up' military offensive |
| Apr.8 |
West Bank |
|
Israeli troops begin withdrawal |
| Apr.9 |
West Bank |
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13 Israeli soldiers die in Jenin ambush Palestinians detonated bombs as the soldiers entered a building in the camp and gunmen fired from surrounding rooftops
| Apr.10 |
West Bank |
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Troops occupied three more areas |
| Apr.15 |
West Bank |
|
Israeli forces seize leading Palestinian |
| Apr.20 |
West Bank |
|
Israel starts Nablus and Ramallah pullout |
| Apr.24 |
West Bank |
|
Tanks and troops entered Hebron |
|
| May.1 |
West Bank |
|
Israeli army leaves Ramallah |
| May.2 |
Washington |
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Middle East conference to be convened
| May.8 |
Israel |
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Israel approves 'anti-terror' actions |
| May.9 |
West Bank |
|
Bethlehem church siege ends
| May.10 |
West Bank |
|
Israel pulls out of Bethlehem |
| May.11 |
Israel |
|
Israel rethinks Gaza assault |
| May.13 |
Moscow |
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Russia and US agree arms cuts
| May.22 |
Kashmir |
|
Vajpayee rallies troops
| May.24 |
Moscow |
|
Putin and Bush sign nuclear arms deal Landmark nuclear arms treaty slashes the two countries' arsenals by two-thirds. It's banishing the legacy of the Cold War
| |
Pakistan |
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Missile test success hailed |
| May.29 |
Kashmir |
|
Militants attack Indian police |
| May.30 |
Pakistan |
|
Pakistan 'shifts men from al-Qaeda hunt' |
|
| Jun.4 |
Kazakhstan |
|
Vajpayee proposes joint Kashmir patrol |
| Jun.5 |
West Bank |
|
Israel attacks Arafat's HQ |
| Jun.7 |
Lahore |
|
Pakistan downs Indian spy plane
| Jun.18 |
Israel |
|
Palestinian land be taken until terror ends |
| Jun.21 |
West Bank |
|
Israel tanks fire on Jenin crowd |
| |
West Bank |
|
Report: Arafat to accept Clinton plan |
| Jun.28 |
South Korea |
|
Korean ship battle kills four
| |
West Bank |
|
Palestinian HQ in Hebron destroyed |
|
| Jul.1 |
Afghanistan |
|
U.S. bomb hits wedding party At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 injured when a plane dropped a bomb as celebrants fired into the air
| Jul.12 |
UN Security Council |
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U.S. peacekeepers exempted |
| Jul.16 |
Morocco |
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Morocco defies Spain over Perejil Morocco has dismissed calls to withdraw an occupation force from a tiny disputed Mediterranean island
| Jul.20 |
Kenya |
|
Accord moves Sudan closer to peace |
| Jul.22 |
Gaza |
|
12 dead in airstrike
| Jul.30 |
South Africa |
|
Rwanda, Congo signed treaty to end war |
|
| Aug.1 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraq offers arms inspections talks Iraq has invited the UN chief weapons inspector to visit Baghdad for talks about the resumption of arms inspections
| Aug.8 |
Baghdad |
|
Saddam: U.S. attack 'doomed'
| Aug.18 |
Jerusalem |
|
Israel offers pullout deal to Palestinians |
| Aug.19 |
Chechnya |
|
Crash: 115 servicemen dead Soldiers and crew are feared dead after a military helicopter crash-landed. Indications that a fire had broken out | |
| Aug.28 |
European Union |
|
EU alarm at U.S. posture on Iraq
| Aug.30 |
South Korea |
|
Breakthrough on Korean border links |
| Aug.31 |
West Bank |
|
Israeli helicopter strike kills 5 |
|
| Sep.8 |
Iraq |
|
Ex-arms inspector defends Iraq |
| Sep.15 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Saudis offer bases for Iraq strike |
| Sep.16 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraq agrees to weapons inspections
| Sep.19 |
UN |
|
UN inspectors to send team to Iraq |
| Sep.20 |
West Bank |
|
Israel army wrecks Arafat compound |
| Sep.21 |
West Bank |
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Evacuation order for Arafat compound With Israeli troops surrounding compound poised for an assault, several hundred Palestinians took to the streets
| Sep.23 |
Gaza |
|
9 dead in clashes |
| Sep.24 |
London |
|
Blair: Iraq weapons threat growing |
| Sep.25 |
Ivory Coast |
|
U.S. students evacuated |
| Sep.29 |
West Bank |
|
Israel leaves Arafat compound |
|
| Oct.1 |
Austria |
|
U.N., Iraq agree on inspections
| Oct.2 |
UN Tribunal |
|
Milosevic grills Croat president |
| Oct.5 |
Congo |
|
Rwandan troops pull out |
| Oct.7 |
Gaza |
|
Israeli operation kills 14, Palestinians say |
| Oct.8 |
Kuwait |
|
Attack on Marines |
| Oct.10 |
U.S. Congress |
|
Congress backs Bush war powers
| Oct.16 |
North Korea |
|
North Korea admits it has nuke program
| 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
| Oct.30 |
Moscow |
|
Russia names siege gas |
|
| Nov.4 |
Yemen |
|
U.S. kills Cole suspect |
| Nov.8 |
UN Security Council |
|
U.N. passes Iraq resolution 1441 Security Council resolution demands unfettered access for U.N. inspectors to search for weapons of mass destruction | |
| Nov.9 |
Northern Italy |
|
Anti-war march attracts 200,000 |
| Nov.18 |
Baghdad |
|
UN Inspectors Arrive
| Nov.27 |
Kenya |
|
Israeli airliner was target of missile attack
| Nov.30 |
Gaza |
|
Tanks Seize Town, Clashes Reported |
|
| Dec.3 |
Iraq |
|
Saddam's palace opens up |
| Dec.5 |
Gaza |
|
Incursion into Palestinian camp kills 9 |
| Dec.7 |
Baghdad |
 |
Iraq hands over arms declaration Iraq has delivered its voluminous inventory of its weapons programs to U.N. inspectors, a day ahead of a deadline
| Dec.10 |
Yemen |
|
Scud missile ship seized 12 missiles were found aboard unflagged ship, called the So San, that stopped in the Indian Ocean by a Spanish frigate
| Dec.11 |
Yemen |
|
U.S. lets Scud ship sail to Yemen |
| Dec.12 |
North Korea |
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N. Korea to reactivate nuke plants
Map of Pyongyang North Korea Pyongyang regards a joint agreement with the United States, Japan and South Korea as defunct | |
| Dec.16 |
North Korea |
|
N. Korea: Only treaty will prevent war |
| |
South Africa |
|
DR Congo peace deal signed |
| Dec.17 |
Washington |
|
Bush gives go-ahead to missile defence |
| Dec.20 |
UN |
|
Blix wants intelligence from U.S., U.K. |
| Dec.21 |
Ivory Coast |
|
French fight Ivorian rebels |
| |
Kabul |
|
Helicopter crashes near Kabul airport |
| |
North Korea |
|
N Korea removes nuclear monitors
| Dec.23 |
Southern Iraq |
|
U.S. drone shot down |
| Dec.25 |
North Korea |
|
Nuke fuel rods moved |
| Dec.26 |
West Bank |
|
9 Palestinians killed |
| Dec.27 |
North Korea |
|
Nuclear inspectors expelled North Korea decided to expel IAEA inspectors who have been monitoring its frozen nuclear facilities
|
|
2002 |
| Apr.9 |
West Bank |
13 Israeli soldiers die in Jenin ambush Palestinians detonated bombs as the soldiers entered a building in the camp and gunmen fired from surrounding rooftops
|
|
2002 |
| Jul.16 |
Morocco |
Morocco defies Spain over Perejil Morocco has dismissed calls to withdraw an occupation force from a tiny disputed Mediterranean island
|
|
2002 |
| Jun.21 |
West Bank |
Report: Arafat to accept Clinton plan |
| Oct.2 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic grills Croat president |
|
|
2002 |
| Jan.3 |
Kabul |
Taleban prisoners released |
| Feb.22 |
Colombia |
Army storms rebel zone Soldiers met little resistance as they have begun retaking a huge rebel safe haven
| Mar.1 |
Gujarat |
Troops try to stop bloodshed |
| Mar.11 |
Gaza |
Incursion leaves 17 dead |
| Mar.28 |
West Bank |
Israel attacks Arafat compound |
| Mar.29 |
West Bank |
Israelis storm Arafat HQ The troops were fighting room-to-room. 60 people from inside the compound had been arrested. Suicide bombing killed 3 | |
| Apr.1 |
West Bank |
Israeli forces moved into Bethlehem |
| Apr.3 |
West Bank |
Tanks enter Nablus
| Apr.6 |
West Bank |
Israel to 'speed up' military offensive |
| Apr.8 |
West Bank |
Israeli troops begin withdrawal |
| Apr.10 |
West Bank |
Troops occupied three more areas |
| Apr.20 |
West Bank |
Israel starts Nablus and Ramallah pullout |
| Apr.24 |
West Bank |
Tanks and troops entered Hebron |
| May.1 |
West Bank |
Israeli army leaves Ramallah |
| May.8 |
Israel |
Israel approves 'anti-terror' actions |
| May.10 |
West Bank |
Israel pulls out of Bethlehem |
| May.11 |
Israel |
Israel rethinks Gaza assault |
| May.22 |
Kashmir |
Vajpayee rallies troops
| May.30 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan 'shifts men from al-Qaeda hunt' |
| Jun.5 |
West Bank |
Israel attacks Arafat's HQ |
| Jun.21 |
West Bank |
Israel tanks fire on Jenin crowd |
| Sep.15 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis offer bases for Iraq strike |
| Sep.20 |
West Bank |
Israel army wrecks Arafat compound |
| Sep.21 |
West Bank |
Evacuation order for Arafat compound With Israeli troops surrounding compound poised for an assault, several hundred Palestinians took to the streets
| Sep.29 |
West Bank |
Israel leaves Arafat compound |
| Oct.5 |
Congo |
Rwandan troops pull out |
| Oct.7 |
Gaza |
Israeli operation kills 14, Palestinians say |
| Oct.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress backs Bush war powers
| Oct.27 |
Moscow |
Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid
| Nov.8 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. passes Iraq resolution 1441 Security Council resolution demands unfettered access for U.N. inspectors to search for weapons of mass destruction | |
| Nov.30 |
Gaza |
Tanks Seize Town, Clashes Reported |
| Dec.5 |
Gaza |
Incursion into Palestinian camp kills 9 |
| Dec.26 |
West Bank |
9 Palestinians killed |
|
|
2002 |
| Jan.4 |
Israel |
Israel seizes arms shipment Israel has intercepted a boat in the Red Sea carrying 50 tons of weapons for the Palestinian Authority
| Jun.28 |
South Korea |
Korean ship battle kills four
| Dec.11 |
Yemen |
U.S. lets Scud ship sail to Yemen |
|
|
2002 |
| Oct.2 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic grills Croat president |
|
|
2002 |
| May.24 |
Pakistan |
Missile test success hailed |
| Nov.27 |
Kenya |
Israeli airliner was target of missile attack
| Dec.10 |
Yemen |
Scud missile ship seized 12 missiles were found aboard unflagged ship, called the So San, that stopped in the Indian Ocean by a Spanish frigate
| Dec.17 |
Washington |
Bush gives go-ahead to missile defence |
|
|
2002 |
| Sep.8 |
Iraq |
Ex-arms inspector defends Iraq |
| Sep.19 |
UN |
UN inspectors to send team to Iraq |
| Oct.1 |
Austria |
U.N., Iraq agree on inspections
| Nov.8 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. passes Iraq resolution 1441 Security Council resolution demands unfettered access for U.N. inspectors to search for weapons of mass destruction | |
| Nov.18 |
Baghdad |
UN Inspectors Arrive
| Dec.3 |
Iraq |
Saddam's palace opens up |
| Dec.7 |
Baghdad |
Iraq hands over arms declaration Iraq has delivered its voluminous inventory of its weapons programs to U.N. inspectors, a day ahead of a deadline
| Dec.20 |
UN |
Blix wants intelligence from U.S., U.K. |
|
|
2002 |
| Jun.7 |
Lahore |
Pakistan downs Indian spy plane
| Jun.18 |
Israel |
Palestinian land be taken until terror ends |
| Nov.4 |
Yemen |
U.S. kills Cole suspect |
| Dec.23 |
Southern Iraq |
U.S. drone shot down |
|
|
2002 |
| Jan.9 |
West Pakistan |
No survivors in US plane crash |
| Mar.4 |
Afghanistan |
US helicopter shot down. 7 killed |
| Mar.4 |
Afghanistan |
US helicopter shot down. 7 killed |
| Jul.1 |
Afghanistan |
U.S. bomb hits wedding party At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 injured when a plane dropped a bomb as celebrants fired into the air
| Jul.22 |
Gaza |
12 dead in airstrike
| Aug.19 |
Chechnya |
Crash: 115 servicemen dead Soldiers and crew are feared dead after a military helicopter crash-landed. Indications that a fire had broken out | |
| Aug.19 |
Chechnya |
Crash: 115 servicemen dead Soldiers and crew are feared dead after a military helicopter crash-landed. Indications that a fire had broken out | |
| Aug.31 |
West Bank |
Israeli helicopter strike kills 5 |
| Oct.26 |
Mexico |
United call for N. Korea to scrap nukes |
| Dec.21 |
Kabul |
Helicopter crashes near Kabul airport |
| Dec.21 |
Kabul |
Helicopter crashes near Kabul airport |
|
|
2002 |
| May.24 |
Moscow |
Putin and Bush sign nuclear arms deal Landmark nuclear arms treaty slashes the two countries' arsenals by two-thirds. It's banishing the legacy of the Cold War
| Jul.20 |
Kenya |
Accord moves Sudan closer to peace |
| Jul.30 |
South Africa |
Rwanda, Congo signed treaty to end war |
| Dec.16 |
South Africa |
DR Congo peace deal signed |
|
|
2002 |
| May.2 |
Washington |
Middle East conference to be convened
| Aug.8 |
Baghdad |
Saddam: U.S. attack 'doomed'
| Aug.30 |
South Korea |
Breakthrough on Korean border links |
| Oct.1 |
Austria |
U.N., Iraq agree on inspections
|
|
2002 |
| Feb.10 |
Israel |
2 killed; Israel retaliates |
| Feb.17 |
Nepal |
100 killed by Maoists |
| Feb.22 |
Angola |
Rebel leader killed |
| Mar.7 |
Eastern Afghanistan |
Fierce battle for al-Qaeda stronghold
| Mar.8 |
Gaza |
Bloodiest day of clashes: 39 killed 30 Palestinians died in clashes with Israeli troops. 5 Israeli students killed by a Palestinian gunman at a settlement
| Apr.3 |
West Bank |
Bethlehem church under siege
Map of Bethlehem Israel 100 armed Palestinian police have taken refuge in the Church of the Nativity. Israeli tanks are surrounding the church | |
| Apr.15 |
West Bank |
Israeli forces seize leading Palestinian |
| May.29 |
Kashmir |
Militants attack Indian police |
| Jun.28 |
West Bank |
Palestinian HQ in Hebron destroyed |
| Sep.23 |
Gaza |
9 dead in clashes |
| Sep.25 |
Ivory Coast |
U.S. students evacuated |
| 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 | |
| Nov.9 |
Northern Italy |
Anti-war march attracts 200,000 |
| Dec.21 |
Ivory Coast |
French fight Ivorian rebels |
|
|
2002 |
| Sep.25 |
Ivory Coast |
U.S. students evacuated |
|
|
2002 |
| Jan.14 |
Colombia |
Rebels agreed to resume talks |
| Feb.26 |
Israel |
Support grows for Mid-East peace plan |
| Mar.6 |
Kabul |
5 peacekeepers die in blast |
| Mar.28 |
Beirut |
Arabs offer Israelis peace plan |
| Apr.4 |
Washington |
Powell to be sent to Mid-East |
| Apr.5 |
Washington |
Israel given new pullout warning |
| May.2 |
Washington |
Middle East conference to be convened
| May.9 |
West Bank |
Bethlehem church siege ends
| May.24 |
Moscow |
Putin and Bush sign nuclear arms deal Landmark nuclear arms treaty slashes the two countries' arsenals by two-thirds. It's banishing the legacy of the Cold War
| Jun.4 |
Kazakhstan |
Vajpayee proposes joint Kashmir patrol |
| Jun.21 |
West Bank |
Report: Arafat to accept Clinton plan |
| Jul.12 |
UN Security Council |
U.S. peacekeepers exempted |
| Jul.20 |
Kenya |
Accord moves Sudan closer to peace |
| Jul.30 |
South Africa |
Rwanda, Congo signed treaty to end war |
| Aug.18 |
Jerusalem |
Israel offers pullout deal to Palestinians |
| Aug.28 |
European Union |
EU alarm at U.S. posture on Iraq
| Aug.30 |
South Korea |
Breakthrough on Korean border links |
| Nov.9 |
Northern Italy |
Anti-war march attracts 200,000 |
| Dec.16 |
North Korea |
N. Korea: Only treaty will prevent war |
| Dec.16 |
South Africa |
DR Congo peace deal signed |
|
|
2002 |
| Feb.17 |
Nepal |
100 killed by Maoists |
| Oct.8 |
Kuwait |
Attack on Marines |
| 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 | |
| Nov.27 |
Kenya |
Israeli airliner was target of missile attack
|
|
2002 |
| Jan.9 |
West Pakistan |
No survivors in US plane crash |
| Oct.8 |
Kuwait |
Attack on Marines |
|
|
2002 |
| 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
|
| |
|
|
2002 |
| Sep.24 |
London |
Blair: Iraq weapons threat growing |
| Oct.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress backs Bush war powers
|
|
2002 |
| Mar.6 |
Kabul |
5 peacekeepers die in blast |
| May.13 |
Moscow |
Russia and US agree arms cuts
| Aug.1 |
Baghdad |
Iraq offers arms inspections talks Iraq has invited the UN chief weapons inspector to visit Baghdad for talks about the resumption of arms inspections
| Sep.16 |
Baghdad |
Iraq agrees to weapons inspections
| Sep.24 |
London |
Blair: Iraq weapons threat growing |
| Oct.16 |
North Korea |
North Korea admits it has nuke program
| Oct.26 |
Mexico |
United call for N. Korea to scrap nukes |
| Oct.27 |
Moscow |
Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid
| Oct.30 |
Moscow |
Russia names siege gas |
| Dec.12 |
North Korea |
N. Korea to reactivate nuke plants
Map of Pyongyang North Korea Pyongyang regards a joint agreement with the United States, Japan and South Korea as defunct | |
| Dec.21 |
North Korea |
N Korea removes nuclear monitors
| Dec.25 |
North Korea |
Nuke fuel rods moved |
| Dec.27 |
North Korea |
Nuclear inspectors expelled North Korea decided to expel IAEA inspectors who have been monitoring its frozen nuclear facilities