|
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| Jan.5 |
Germany |
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ECB crash threat plane down safely
|
| Jan.6 |
Austria |
|
Nuclear chief calls on N. Korea to comply |
|
| Jan.7 |
London |
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Terror suspects, ricin seized 6 terror suspects are being questioned by police after traces of ricin were discovered at a London address
|
| Jan.8 |
Turkey |
|
Plane crashes, 75 dead, 5 survivors
|
| Jan.12 |
Austria |
|
OPEC to raise daily oil output
|
| Jan.14 |
Northern England |
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Officer killed in ricin probe raid
|
| Jan.18 |
European Union |
 |
Anti-war protests sweep the world| Mass rallies are taking place to show opposition to any war against Iraq | |
|
| Jan.20 |
England |
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UK to send 26,000 troops to Gulf |
|
| Jan.21 |
Germany |
|
Germany rules out Iraq war support |
|
| Jan.23 |
France |
|
France, Germany will prevent war in Iraq
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| |
Switzerland |
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Davos: Economy, Iraq top agenda
|
| Jan.24 |
Spain |
|
Chemicals in terror find |
|
|
| Feb.4 |
Serbia |
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Yugoslavia officially abolished Lawmakers are replacing Yugoslavia with a loose union of its remaining two republics, Serbia and Montenegro
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| Feb.9 |
NATO |
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NATO facing split over Turkey
|
| Feb.10 |
Paris |
|
Chirac, Putin: No need for war |
|
| Feb.13 |
London |
|
Man with grenade held at Gatwick |
|
| Feb.15 |
European Union |
 |
Millions in peace protests| In London police said the turnout was 750,000, the largest demonstration ever | |
|
| Feb.16 |
NATO |
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NATO envoys break deadlock |
|
| Feb.17 |
Belgium |
|
EU moves to heal Iraq divisions |
|
| Feb.19 |
Germany |
|
15 years for 9/11 conspirator
|
| Feb.27 |
UN Tribunal |
|
11 years for Bosnia's 'Iron Lady' |
|
|
| Mar.1 |
Turkey |
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Turkey fails to approve US deployment Parliament voted 264-250 in favour of the deployment, but the motion required more than half of those present
|
| Mar.4 |
Moscow |
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Russia says Iraq veto possible |
|
| Mar.9 |
Turkey |
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Erdogan set to be PM
|
| Mar.10 |
France |
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France, Russia threaten war veto
|
| Mar.12 |
Serbia |
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Serbian Prime Minister assassinated
Map of Belgrade Serbia| Zoran Djindjic, 50, was hit twice in the chest in front of the main government building in Belgrade | |
|
| Mar.16 |
Portugal |
|
Bush issues ultimatum on Iraq |
|
| Mar.18 |
London |
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Parliament backs Iraq war |
|
| Mar.28 |
Serbia |
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Ex-Serb president's body found |
|
| |
Greece |
|
Turkish passenger plane hijacked |
|
|
| Apr.5 |
Switzerland |
|
WHO: SARS cases over 2,400 |
|
| Apr.9 |
London |
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Concorde services to end October |
|
| Apr.16 |
Greece |
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Violence erupts near EU summit |
|
| Apr.30 |
Turkey |
|
Scores dead in quake |
|
|
| May.1 |
Turkey |
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Children trapped in quake| A frantic search is continuing for 200 children trapped under the debris of their school dormitory | |
|
| May.2 |
Turkey |
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Hopes fade for pupils |
|
| May.8 |
Switzerland |
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WHO: SARS death rate higher |
|
| May.12 |
Chechnya |
|
Blast kills 37
|
| May.14 |
Chechnya |
|
Woman bomber kills 20 |
|
| May.21 |
Spain |
|
Porto captures UEFA Cup |
|
| May.25 |
Turkey |
|
Spanish troops killed in crash |
|
| May.27 |
Moscow |
|
Hu meets Putin |
|
| May.28 |
England |
|
AC Milan defeats Juve for European title
|
| May.30 |
Poland |
|
Bush visits Poland |
|
| May.31 |
St. Petersburg |
|
Bush talks with Putin
|
|
| Jun.1 |
France |
|
G-8 leaders focus on common ground
|
| Jun.2 |
France |
|
Bush to Chirac: Time to move on
|
| Jun.4 |
London |
|
Weapons criticis blast Blair |
|
| Jun.8 |
Paris |
|
Ferrero takes French Open title |
|
| |
Poland |
|
'Yes' to EU membership |
|
| Jun.16 |
London |
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Inquiry into WMD claims Committee will focus attention on claims that Iraq had the capacity to launch a strike using WMD within 45 minutes
|
| Jun.17 |
Northern England |
|
Beckham OKs transfer to Real Madrid |
|
| Jun.22 |
Greece |
|
Greece seizes explosives ship |
|
| Jun.24 |
London |
|
Putin arrives for UK state visit |
|
| Jun.26 |
France |
|
Footballer Foe died during game |
|
|
| Jul.2 |
Italy |
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Berlusconi in EU 'Nazi' slur| Prime Minister has caused uproar in the European Parliament by comparing a German MEP to a Nazi camp guard | |
|
| |
Czech Republic |
|
2010 Winter Games given to Vancouver
|
| Jul.5 |
London |
|
Serena claims Wimbledon glory |
|
| |
Moscow |
|
2 concert bombers kill 14 |
|
| Jul.6 |
London |
|
Federer wins Wimbledon |
|
| Jul.9 |
London |
|
Iraq weapons 'unlikely to be found' |
|
| Jul.11 |
Italy |
|
Tourist minister 'resigns' over German jibe |
|
| Jul.12 |
Belgium |
|
War crimes law scraped |
|
| Jul.18 |
England |
 |
Missing Iraq 'mole': Body found| UK official David Kelly denied being the 'mole' in the Iraq WMD dossier row | |
|
| Jul.22 |
Paris |
|
Fire forces Eiffel Tower closure |
|
| Jul.27 |
Paris |
 |
Armstrong wins 5th Tour The 31-year-old Texan becomes only the 2nd rider to win 5 Tours in a row and one of 5 men to have won 5 Tours in total
|
|
| Aug.1 |
North Caucasus |
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Suicide blast kills 50 A bomber drove a truck laden with explosives through the gates of a military hospital for Chechnya-bound troops
|
| Aug.7 |
European Union |
|
Relentless heat plagues Europe |
|
| Aug.14 |
France |
 |
10,000 dead in heat wave Paris morgues are full and air conditioned tents have been set up to hold bodies
| Officials blame the high death toll on the length of the heat wave and that Parisian buildings typically lack air conditioning. In 'Plan Blanc' doctors and nurses being recalled from leave, morgue workers called out of retirement, and further 1,000 hospital beds being made available
|
| |
|
| Aug.23 |
Italy |
|
Handshake for Berlusconi and Schroeder |
|
| Aug.28 |
London |
|
Blair defiant at Iraq inquiry |
|
| Aug.29 |
London |
|
Campbel, Blair's right-hand man, quits
|
|
| Sep.4 |
Germany |
|
France, Germany reject US Iraq plans |
|
| Sep.5 |
Spain |
|
Al-Jazeera reporter arrested |
|
| Sep.10 |
Sweden |
 |
Stabbed Foreign Minister dies| Anna Lindh has died in hospital after being stabbed several times by an unidentified man in the centre of Stockholm | |
|
| Sep.14 |
Sweden |
|
Voters rejects euro currency
|
| Sep.16 |
Sweden |
|
Suspect arrested in Lindh killing |
|
| Sep.20 |
Berlin |
|
Leaders find 'common ground' on Iraq
|
| Sep.21 |
France |
|
France lifts veto threat on Iraq |
|
| Sep.22 |
NATO |
|
Dutch minister gets NATO top job |
|
| Sep.23 |
Vatican |
|
Pope cancels weekly audience |
|
| Sep.26 |
Germany |
|
Child porn ring smashed |
|
| Sep.27 |
Rome |
|
Massive power cut |
|
| Sep.28 |
Moscow |
|
Conference on climate change |
|
| Sep.30 |
Belgium |
|
Footballer jailed at terror trial |
|
|
| Oct.3 |
Italy |
|
Talks over European Union's constitution |
|
| Oct.4 |
Vatican |
|
Pope warns Archbishop on gay priests
|
| Oct.6 |
Turkey |
|
Cabinet backs Iraq troops |
|
| Oct.16 |
Vatican |
|
John Paul marks 25 years as pope |
|
| Oct.17 |
Belgium |
|
EU Leaders End Low-Key Summit |
|
| Oct.19 |
Bosnia |
|
Ex-leader Izetbegovic Dies at 78
|
| Oct.20 |
Vatican |
|
Pope beatifies Mother Teresa |
|
| Oct.24 |
London |
|
Last Concorde flights touch down |
|
| Oct.25 |
North Caucasus |
|
Rescuers Free 33 Trapped Coal Miners |
|
|
| Nov.2 |
Georgia |
|
Shevardnadze won parliamentary poll |
|
| Nov.15 |
Istanbul |
 |
Synagogue blasts: 23 dead| As Jewish worshippers prayed during Sabbath, 2 vehicles laden with explosives blew up near a pair of synagogues | |
|
| Nov.16 |
Istanbul |
|
Al-Qaeda 'claims bombings' |
|
| Nov.17 |
England |
|
Security ramped up for Bush visit |
|
| Nov.18 |
England |
|
Bush to tell UK 'Iraq war right' |
|
| Nov.20 |
Turkey |
 |
Bomb attacks kill 30| The bombings on the British consulate and a London-based bank coincided with a visit to Britain by Bush and were blamed on al Qaeda | |
|
| |
London |
 |
Mass anti-Bush protest Thousands have marched in protest against U.S. President policies on Iraq. 5,500 police were on duty
|
| Nov.23 |
Georgia |
 |
Shevardnadze resigns President has resigned after meeting the opposition and Russia's foreign minister Ivanov
|
| Nov.28 |
Milan |
|
Italy hunts suspected terrorists |
|
|
| Dec.1 |
Geneva |
 |
Unofficial Mideast initiative unveiled 30 delegates from each side gathered in Geneva to launch an unofficial peace plan 'Geneva accord'
|
| Dec.3 |
Georgia |
|
Bomb explodes outside state TV |
|
| Dec.4 |
North Caucasus |
 |
40 dead as blast strikes train The blast derailed the train as people travelled to work near the troubled region of Chechnya
|
| Dec.7 |
Moscow |
 |
Pro-Putin party set for victory The United Russia party with 37% is leading rivals by a large margin in parliamentary elections
|
| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
|
OSCE condemns Russia election |
|
| Dec.10 |
Norway |
|
Nobel winner blasts rights abuses |
|
| Dec.11 |
Paris |
 |
Headscarf ban recommended An expert commission recommended a ban on 'conspicuous' religious signs
|
| Dec.13 |
Belgium |
|
European summit ends in failure
|
| Dec.15 |
France |
|
Zidane is Fifa World Player of the Year |
|
| Dec.16 |
Germany |
|
Joint plan to relieve Iraq debt
|
| |
Greece |
|
N17 leader, hitman jailed for life |
|
| Dec.17 |
Paris |
|
Chirac: Ban headscarves in schools |
|
| Dec.20 |
Austria |
|
N-watchdog meets Libyans |
|
| Dec.28 |
Serbia |
|
Milosevic, nationalists make gains
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.6 |
Austria |
Nuclear chief calls on N. Korea to comply |
|
| Jan.18 |
European Union |
Anti-war protests sweep the world| Mass rallies are taking place to show opposition to any war against Iraq | |
|
| Jan.20 |
England |
UK to send 26,000 troops to Gulf |
|
| Jan.21 |
Germany |
Germany rules out Iraq war support |
|
| Jan.23 |
France |
France, Germany will prevent war in Iraq
|
| Feb.9 |
NATO |
NATO facing split over Turkey
|
| Feb.10 |
Paris |
Chirac, Putin: No need for war |
|
| Feb.15 |
European Union |
Millions in peace protests| In London police said the turnout was 750,000, the largest demonstration ever | |
|
| Feb.16 |
NATO |
NATO envoys break deadlock |
|
| Feb.27 |
UN Tribunal |
11 years for Bosnia's 'Iron Lady' |
|
| Mar.1 |
Turkey |
Turkey fails to approve US deployment Parliament voted 264-250 in favour of the deployment, but the motion required more than half of those present
|
| Mar.18 |
London |
Parliament backs Iraq war |
|
| Jun.4 |
London |
Weapons criticis blast Blair |
|
| Jun.22 |
Greece |
Greece seizes explosives ship |
|
| Jul.9 |
London |
Iraq weapons 'unlikely to be found' |
|
| Jul.12 |
Belgium |
War crimes law scraped |
|
| Jul.18 |
England |
Missing Iraq 'mole': Body found| UK official David Kelly denied being the 'mole' in the Iraq WMD dossier row | |
|
| Sep.22 |
NATO |
Dutch minister gets NATO top job |
|
| Oct.6 |
Turkey |
Cabinet backs Iraq troops |
|
| Dec.1 |
Geneva |
Unofficial Mideast initiative unveiled 30 delegates from each side gathered in Geneva to launch an unofficial peace plan 'Geneva accord'
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.8 |
Turkey |
Plane crashes, 75 dead, 5 survivors
|
| Apr.5 |
Switzerland |
WHO: SARS cases over 2,400 |
|
| Apr.30 |
Turkey |
Scores dead in quake |
|
| May.1 |
Turkey |
Children trapped in quake| A frantic search is continuing for 200 children trapped under the debris of their school dormitory | |
|
| May.2 |
Turkey |
Hopes fade for pupils |
|
| May.8 |
Switzerland |
WHO: SARS death rate higher |
|
| May.25 |
Turkey |
Spanish troops killed in crash |
|
| Jun.26 |
France |
Footballer Foe died during game |
|
| Jul.22 |
Paris |
Fire forces Eiffel Tower closure |
|
| Aug.7 |
European Union |
Relentless heat plagues Europe |
|
| Aug.14 |
France |
10,000 dead in heat wave Paris morgues are full and air conditioned tents have been set up to hold bodies
| Officials blame the high death toll on the length of the heat wave and that Parisian buildings typically lack air conditioning. In 'Plan Blanc' doctors and nurses being recalled from leave, morgue workers called out of retirement, and further 1,000 hospital beds being made available
|
| |
|
| Sep.27 |
Rome |
Massive power cut |
|
| Sep.28 |
Moscow |
Conference on climate change |
|
| Oct.25 |
North Caucasus |
Rescuers Free 33 Trapped Coal Miners |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| May.21 |
Spain |
Porto captures UEFA Cup |
|
| May.28 |
England |
AC Milan defeats Juve for European title
|
| Jun.8 |
Paris |
Ferrero takes French Open title |
|
| Jun.17 |
Northern England |
Beckham OKs transfer to Real Madrid |
|
| Jun.26 |
France |
Footballer Foe died during game |
|
| Jul.2 |
Czech Republic |
2010 Winter Games given to Vancouver
|
| Jul.5 |
London |
Serena claims Wimbledon glory |
|
| Jul.6 |
London |
Federer wins Wimbledon |
|
| Jul.27 |
Paris |
Armstrong wins 5th Tour The 31-year-old Texan becomes only the 2nd rider to win 5 Tours in a row and one of 5 men to have won 5 Tours in total
|
| Sep.30 |
Belgium |
Footballer jailed at terror trial |
|
| Dec.15 |
France |
Zidane is Fifa World Player of the Year |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.12 |
Austria |
OPEC to raise daily oil output
|
| Jan.23 |
Switzerland |
Davos: Economy, Iraq top agenda
|
| Apr.9 |
London |
Concorde services to end October |
|
| Sep.14 |
Sweden |
Voters rejects euro currency
|
| Sep.27 |
Rome |
Massive power cut |
|
| Oct.24 |
London |
Last Concorde flights touch down |
|
| Dec.16 |
Germany |
Joint plan to relieve Iraq debt
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.5 |
Germany |
ECB crash threat plane down safely
|
| Jan.7 |
London |
Terror suspects, ricin seized 6 terror suspects are being questioned by police after traces of ricin were discovered at a London address
|
| Jan.14 |
Northern England |
Officer killed in ricin probe raid
|
| Jan.24 |
Spain |
Chemicals in terror find |
|
| Feb.13 |
London |
Man with grenade held at Gatwick |
|
| Feb.19 |
Germany |
15 years for 9/11 conspirator
|
| Feb.27 |
UN Tribunal |
11 years for Bosnia's 'Iron Lady' |
|
| Mar.12 |
Serbia |
Serbian Prime Minister assassinated
Map of Belgrade Serbia| Zoran Djindjic, 50, was hit twice in the chest in front of the main government building in Belgrade | |
|
| Mar.28 |
Serbia |
Ex-Serb president's body found |
|
| Mar.28 |
Greece |
Turkish passenger plane hijacked |
|
| Apr.16 |
Greece |
Violence erupts near EU summit |
|
| May.12 |
Chechnya |
Blast kills 37
|
| May.14 |
Chechnya |
Woman bomber kills 20 |
|
| Jul.5 |
Moscow |
2 concert bombers kill 14 |
|
| Aug.1 |
North Caucasus |
Suicide blast kills 50 A bomber drove a truck laden with explosives through the gates of a military hospital for Chechnya-bound troops
|
| Sep.5 |
Spain |
Al-Jazeera reporter arrested |
|
| Sep.10 |
Sweden |
Stabbed Foreign Minister dies| Anna Lindh has died in hospital after being stabbed several times by an unidentified man in the centre of Stockholm | |
|
| Sep.16 |
Sweden |
Suspect arrested in Lindh killing |
|
| Sep.26 |
Germany |
Child porn ring smashed |
|
| Sep.30 |
Belgium |
Footballer jailed at terror trial |
|
| Nov.15 |
Istanbul |
Synagogue blasts: 23 dead| As Jewish worshippers prayed during Sabbath, 2 vehicles laden with explosives blew up near a pair of synagogues | |
|
| Nov.16 |
Istanbul |
Al-Qaeda 'claims bombings' |
|
| Nov.20 |
Turkey |
Bomb attacks kill 30| The bombings on the British consulate and a London-based bank coincided with a visit to Britain by Bush and were blamed on al Qaeda | |
|
| Nov.28 |
Milan |
Italy hunts suspected terrorists |
|
| Dec.3 |
Georgia |
Bomb explodes outside state TV |
|
| Dec.4 |
North Caucasus |
40 dead as blast strikes train The blast derailed the train as people travelled to work near the troubled region of Chechnya
|
| Dec.16 |
Greece |
N17 leader, hitman jailed for life |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.18 |
European Union |
Anti-war protests sweep the world| Mass rallies are taking place to show opposition to any war against Iraq | |
|
| Feb.4 |
Serbia |
Yugoslavia officially abolished Lawmakers are replacing Yugoslavia with a loose union of its remaining two republics, Serbia and Montenegro
|
| Feb.10 |
Paris |
Chirac, Putin: No need for war |
|
| Feb.15 |
European Union |
Millions in peace protests| In London police said the turnout was 750,000, the largest demonstration ever | |
|
| Feb.17 |
Belgium |
EU moves to heal Iraq divisions |
|
| Mar.1 |
Turkey |
Turkey fails to approve US deployment Parliament voted 264-250 in favour of the deployment, but the motion required more than half of those present
|
| Mar.4 |
Moscow |
Russia says Iraq veto possible |
|
| Mar.9 |
Turkey |
Erdogan set to be PM
|
| Mar.10 |
France |
France, Russia threaten war veto
|
| Mar.16 |
Portugal |
Bush issues ultimatum on Iraq |
|
| Mar.18 |
London |
Parliament backs Iraq war |
|
| Apr.16 |
Greece |
Violence erupts near EU summit |
|
| May.27 |
Moscow |
Hu meets Putin |
|
| May.30 |
Poland |
Bush visits Poland |
|
| May.31 |
St. Petersburg |
Bush talks with Putin
|
| Jun.1 |
France |
G-8 leaders focus on common ground
|
| Jun.2 |
France |
Bush to Chirac: Time to move on
|
| Jun.4 |
London |
Weapons criticis blast Blair |
|
| Jun.8 |
Poland |
'Yes' to EU membership |
|
| Jun.16 |
London |
Inquiry into WMD claims Committee will focus attention on claims that Iraq had the capacity to launch a strike using WMD within 45 minutes
|
| Jun.24 |
London |
Putin arrives for UK state visit |
|
| Jul.2 |
Italy |
Berlusconi in EU 'Nazi' slur| Prime Minister has caused uproar in the European Parliament by comparing a German MEP to a Nazi camp guard | |
|
| Jul.11 |
Italy |
Tourist minister 'resigns' over German jibe |
|
| Jul.12 |
Belgium |
War crimes law scraped |
|
| Aug.23 |
Italy |
Handshake for Berlusconi and Schroeder |
|
| Aug.28 |
London |
Blair defiant at Iraq inquiry |
|
| Aug.29 |
London |
Campbel, Blair's right-hand man, quits
|
| Sep.4 |
Germany |
France, Germany reject US Iraq plans |
|
| Sep.5 |
Spain |
Al-Jazeera reporter arrested |
|
| Sep.10 |
Sweden |
Stabbed Foreign Minister dies| Anna Lindh has died in hospital after being stabbed several times by an unidentified man in the centre of Stockholm | |
|
| Sep.14 |
Sweden |
Voters rejects euro currency
|
| Sep.20 |
Berlin |
Leaders find 'common ground' on Iraq
|
| Sep.21 |
France |
France lifts veto threat on Iraq |
|
| Sep.22 |
NATO |
Dutch minister gets NATO top job |
|
| Sep.23 |
Vatican |
Pope cancels weekly audience |
|
| Sep.28 |
Moscow |
Conference on climate change |
|
| Oct.3 |
Italy |
Talks over European Union's constitution |
|
| Oct.4 |
Vatican |
Pope warns Archbishop on gay priests
|
| Oct.6 |
Turkey |
Cabinet backs Iraq troops |
|
| Oct.16 |
Vatican |
John Paul marks 25 years as pope |
|
| Oct.17 |
Belgium |
EU Leaders End Low-Key Summit |
|
| Oct.19 |
Bosnia |
Ex-leader Izetbegovic Dies at 78
|
| Oct.20 |
Vatican |
Pope beatifies Mother Teresa |
|
| Nov.2 |
Georgia |
Shevardnadze won parliamentary poll |
|
| Nov.17 |
England |
Security ramped up for Bush visit |
|
| Nov.18 |
England |
Bush to tell UK 'Iraq war right' |
|
| Nov.20 |
London |
Mass anti-Bush protest Thousands have marched in protest against U.S. President policies on Iraq. 5,500 police were on duty
|
| Nov.23 |
Georgia |
Shevardnadze resigns President has resigned after meeting the opposition and Russia's foreign minister Ivanov
|
| Dec.1 |
Geneva |
Unofficial Mideast initiative unveiled 30 delegates from each side gathered in Geneva to launch an unofficial peace plan 'Geneva accord'
|
| Dec.7 |
Moscow |
Pro-Putin party set for victory The United Russia party with 37% is leading rivals by a large margin in parliamentary elections
|
| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
OSCE condemns Russia election |
|
| Dec.10 |
Norway |
Nobel winner blasts rights abuses |
|
| Dec.11 |
Paris |
Headscarf ban recommended An expert commission recommended a ban on 'conspicuous' religious signs
|
| Dec.13 |
Belgium |
European summit ends in failure
|
| Dec.17 |
Paris |
Chirac: Ban headscarves in schools |
|
| Dec.20 |
Austria |
N-watchdog meets Libyans |
|
| Dec.28 |
Serbia |
Milosevic, nationalists make gains