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| Aug.1 |
 Baghdad |
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Bomb blasts rock churches Bombs have gone off near 4 churches in Baghdad and Mosul. At least 2 people are reported killed and more than 20 injured
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 Paraguay |
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Supermarket fire death toll tops 300| The fire broke out at the Ycua Bolanos supermarket while it was crowded with Sunday shoppers. Dozens were injured | |
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 New York |
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Threat level raised at key financial sites
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| Aug.2 |
Pakistan |
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Arrest 'led to US terror warning'
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Ivory Coast |
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U.N. finds mass graves
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U.S. Congress |
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Bush warns of 'nation in danger' |
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Paraguay |
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Doors were locked |
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Bangladesh |
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Flood aftermath compounds misery
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| Aug.3 |
Washington |
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Ridge defends new terror warning |
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Iraq |
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Abuse photos 'taken for fun' |
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| Aug.4 |
France |
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Cartier-Bresson dies at 95 |
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Darfur |
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Masses defiant over Darfur |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Jordanian hostages freed |
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Mosul |
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Fighting in Mosul leaves 12 dead
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Brazil |
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WTO raps EU over sugar subsidies |
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Iraq |
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Iraq force 'will not yield' over hostages |
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| Aug.5 |
Iraq |
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U.S. helicopter downed in Najaf
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Guantanamo |
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Gitmo detainees plead their case |
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Pakistan |
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Activity reported at al Qaeda camps |
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| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
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2 U.S. Marines killed in Najaf fighting |
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England |
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Terrorism 'fund-raiser' in court |
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Iraq |
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Marines: 300 insurgents killed in Najaf A spokesman for al-Sadr said 36 fighters had been killed and 70 wounded. Dozens of civilians were among the casualties
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Darfur |
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U.N. report blasts Sudan over Darfur
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New York |
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Indexes pummeled after hiring shock |
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Iraq |
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Shia city of Najaf remains on alert |
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| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq amnesty targets insurgents 30-day amnesty which may see thousands of people on the margins of insurgency pardoned has been signed into law
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Beijing |
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China loss to Japan sparks protest |
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Australia |
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Australian Iraq policy under fire |
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Darfur |
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UN warns of Darfur disease threat |
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| Aug.8 |
Iraq |
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Allawi in surprise Najaf visit
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Iraq |
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Iranian consul abducted
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Iraq |
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Chalabis deny charges in warrants |
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Texas |
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Firefighter Red Adair dies at 89 |
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| Aug.9 |
Tokyo |
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Deaths at nuclear plant
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Iraq |
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Tribunal head fears for life |
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Iraq |
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Governor OKs operations near holy shrine |
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Iraq |
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Marines take lead in Najaf
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Istanbul |
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Deadly blasts hit hotels
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England |
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Al Qaeda arrests yield 1,000 disks |
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Iraq |
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US 'making progress' in holy city |
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Germany |
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Retrial for 9/11 suspect |
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| Aug.10 |
 Libya |
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Libya agrees Berlin bomb payout Libya has agreed to pay $35m to compensate victims of the bombing of a nightclub in 1986
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U.S. Congress |
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Bush appoints new CIA director
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Germany |
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U.S.: No testimony at 9/11 retrial |
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Iraq |
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Fighting flares again in Najaf cemetery |
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UN |
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UN accuses Sudan of bombing Darfur
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Darfur |
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Starvation stalks youngest in Darfur |
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Iraq |
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U.S. warns militia: Quit or die |
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| Aug.11 |
Iraq |
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US troops 'poised to storm Najaf' |
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Iraq |
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Iraq 'ended nuclear aims in 1991' |
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Iraq |
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U.S. launches offensive in Najaf| The military launched a major offensive against militants loyal to renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr | |
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Sudan |
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U.N. envoy pessimistic on Sudan |
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| Aug.12 |
Iraq |
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US moves to crush Shia uprising |
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Greece |
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Stars hurt in crash
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Iraq |
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Pressure grows on Shia militants |
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Iraq |
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Forces raid al-Sadr home |
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Iraq |
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Radical cleric wounded in Najaf Moqtada Sadr had suffered three separate injuries
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Southern China |
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115 killed as typhoon slams coast
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| Aug.13 |
Iraq |
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Najaf truce brings calm to city Moqtada Sadr has set out conditions for an end to the clashes with the Iraqi-US force
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Florida |
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Residents flee as Charley nears |
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Iraq |
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Cease-fire talks under way in Najaf |
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 Greece |
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Glittering opening for Olympics The Games returned to their birthplace after 108 years with a glittering ceremony that featured more than 4,000 performers
| The ceremony set to put to memory construction delays and doping scandals. President Stephanopoulos opened the Games. 75,000 spectators inside the Olympic Stadium were joined by an estimated global TV audience of 4 billion. 10,500 athletes were competing under 202 flags
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| Aug.14 |
 Burundi |
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156 Tutsis massacred in camp UN: Gunmen have killed mainly women and children - in an overnight raid on a camp for Congolese refugees
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Iraq |
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Peace talks fail in Najaf
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Greece |
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Du Li wins first gold of Games |
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China |
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Search on after typhoon |
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Florida |
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Hurricane Charley death toll at 13
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Iraq |
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Iraq vows to return order to Najaf |
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North East India |
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Rally explosion kills 13 in Assam |
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| Aug.15 |
 Hungary |
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Schumacher claims record 12th win GP saw another start-to-finish triumph for the Ferrari team. Barrichello came in second
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Baghdad |
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Conference on interim assembly The conference has gone ahead in Baghdad's high-security green zone amid new violence in Najaf and the capital itself
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Iraq |
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Najaf mosque under threat
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Venezuela |
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Voting extended for second time |
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| Aug.16 |
 Venezuela |
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Recall vote: Chavez claims victory| Initial results showed about 58% voted to keep the president in office while 42% favored ousting him | |
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Iraq |
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Baghdad sends delegation to Najaf |
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Washington |
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Shake-up for US troops overseas
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Venezuela |
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Observers endorse vote |
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| Aug.17 |
London |
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8 men charged with terror offenses
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Washington |
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Critics slam U.S. troops pullout |
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Iraq |
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Peace mission in holy city |
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Iraq |
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Al-Sadr rebuffs truce delegates 
Radical Shiite Muslim cleric refused to meet with Iraqi leaders sent to Najaf in hopes of ending nearly 2 weeks of fighting
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Gaza |
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Israel targets Hamas in strike |
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Iraq |
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New assembly going into 4th day |
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| Aug.18 |
Iraq |
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Al-Sadr agrees to disband militia
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Athens |
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Van den Hoogenband wins 100 meters |
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| Aug.19 |
Iraq |
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Fierce fighting seen in Najaf The fighting erupted outside the Imam Ali mosque where, inside, militia loyal to al-Sadr failed to disarm and disperse
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Greece |
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Patterson made gold in all-around
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Iraq |
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Explosions shake Najaf |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google goes public, shares surge 18% |
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U. S. Midwest |
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U.S. medics' accused in prison abuse |
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| Aug.20 |
New York |
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Oil nears key $50-a-barrel mark Fresh violence in Iraq has seen oil prices surge to $49.27 a barrel
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Iraq |
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Rebels 'leave Najaf shrine'
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Iraq |
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Combat halted near Imam Ali Mosque
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| Aug.21 |
 Bangladesh |
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Grenades kill 18 at Dhaka rally Several grenades exploded near former prime minister Hasina as she concluded a speech at an opposition party rally
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Iraq |
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Fighting resumes at Najaf shrine |
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Greece |
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Phelps got record-tying 8th medal Phelps medals tied Soviet gymnast Dityatin's record at the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games
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Pakistan |
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Suicide bomb plotters arrested |
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Greece |
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Nesterenko takes women's 100m gold |
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Iraq |
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US warplane attacks Najaf rebels
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| Aug.22 |
 Norway |
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Scream stolen from museum| Two masked armed robbers have stolen the iconic Edvard Munch painting from the Munch Museum | |
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Greece |
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Dope tests 'catch medallists' |
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Darfur |
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Talks aim to end conflict
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Greece |
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Gatlin guns to 100m glory
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Iraq |
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Kidnappers free journalist Micah Garen |
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| Aug.23 |
Sudan |
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Britain's Foreign Secretary flew to Sudan
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Greece |
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Shot put Korzhanenko stripped of gold |
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Norway |
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Gallery defends Scream security |
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Darfur |
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Rights groups 'get Darfur access' |
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Iraq |
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Car bomb kills 2 in Baghdad |
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| Aug.24 |
Iraq |
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US forces 'tighten Najaf noose' |
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Sudan |
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Straw: 'More to be done' in Sudan |
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 Russia |
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Two passenger jets crash| 2 planes have crashed in nearly simultaneous incidents, with as many as 94 people feared killed | |
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Washington |
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Abu Ghraib report attacks 'chaos'
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Iraq |
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Al-Sadr 'ready to negotiate' in Najaf |
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| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
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Al-Sistani returns, urges march on Najaf Grand Ayatollah called on Iraqis to march to help rescue the holy city. Some of al-Sadr's top aides have been captured
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South Africa |
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Mark Thatcher on bail over coup plot |
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Russia |
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Hunt for clues to crashes |
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Iraq |
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Al-Sistani to unveil peace plan |
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Iraq |
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Blast at mosque kills 74 The mosque in Kufa and its compound were packed with people at the time. The mosque is used by cleric Moqtada Sadr
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
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Al-Sistani arrives in Najaf |
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Iraq |
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Ayatollah reaches peace deal with al-Sadr Map of Najaf Iraq| Al-Sadr has reached an agreement with al-Sistani that grants his freedom from murder charges and secures peace in Najaf | |
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Chile |
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Pinochet loses immunity |
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Greece |
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Crawford stormed to victory in 200m |
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Iraq |
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Italian journalist slain |
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Iraq |
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Shiites stream into Najaf mosque
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Iraq |
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Rebels told to leave shrine |
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| Aug.27 |
Iraq |
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Najaf militants surrender shrine |
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Russia |
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Traces of explosives found at crash site |
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| Aug.28 |
Iraq |
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Rebels Leave Najaf Shrine
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FBI |
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FBI Suspects Israel Has Mole in Pentagon
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Greece |
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Men's Basketball: Argentina Beats Italy
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Greece |
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British Stun U.S. in Sprint Relay |
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Greece |
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U.S. Women Win Basketball Gold |
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Greece |
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United States Retains Both 4x400 Titles |
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Iraq |
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Oil Halts Slide on Iraqi Pipeline Attacks |
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Greece |
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China Grabs 1st Men's Gold in Track |
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| Aug.29 |
Athens |
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Olympics: Games Close Map of Athens| Greece staged an exuberant closing ceremony to bring the curtain down on the Athens Games | |
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Greece |
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Argentina claims soccer gold
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Russia |
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Explosives Found in Both Crashed Jets |
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Iraq |
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Government Team Meets Sistani in Najaf |
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Greece |
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Spectator bundled marathon lider |
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Kabul |
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Blasts Kill at Least 17, Taliban Hits Kabul |
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Iraq |
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End Headscarf Ban, Hostage Takers Warn |
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Chechnya |
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Kremlin's Man Wins Vote |
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Greece |
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El Guerrouj, Holmes claim doubles |
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| Aug.30 |
New York |
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Convention lauds Bush on terror
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UN Tribunal |
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Milosevic opens defence at trial |
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| Aug.31 |
 Southern Israel |
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16 killed in bus explosions Map of Beer Israel| The Hamas claimed responsibility for the near-simultaneous explosions on 2 buses in the southern city of Beer Sheva | |
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Iraq |
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Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed' A Web site posted gruesome images of beheading one of the Nepalis and shooting to death 11 more
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France |
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France strives to free hostages |
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Moscow |
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Suicide bomber kills 9 |
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New York |
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Arnold, First lady take spotlight |
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| 2004 |
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| Aug.3 |
Iraq |
Abuse photos 'taken for fun' |
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| Aug.4 |
Mosul |
Fighting in Mosul leaves 12 dead
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| Aug.4 |
Iraq |
Iraq force 'will not yield' over hostages |
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| Aug.5 |
Iraq |
U.S. helicopter downed in Najaf
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| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
2 U.S. Marines killed in Najaf fighting |
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| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
Marines: 300 insurgents killed in Najaf A spokesman for al-Sadr said 36 fighters had been killed and 70 wounded. Dozens of civilians were among the casualties
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| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
Shia city of Najaf remains on alert |
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| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
Iraq amnesty targets insurgents 30-day amnesty which may see thousands of people on the margins of insurgency pardoned has been signed into law
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| Aug.9 |
Iraq |
Governor OKs operations near holy shrine |
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| Aug.9 |
Iraq |
Marines take lead in Najaf
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| Aug.9 |
Iraq |
US 'making progress' in holy city |
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| Aug.10 |
Iraq |
Fighting flares again in Najaf cemetery |
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| Aug.10 |
UN |
UN accuses Sudan of bombing Darfur
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| Aug.10 |
Iraq |
U.S. warns militia: Quit or die |
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| Aug.11 |
Iraq |
US troops 'poised to storm Najaf' |
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| Aug.11 |
Iraq |
Iraq 'ended nuclear aims in 1991' |
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| Aug.11 |
Iraq |
U.S. launches offensive in Najaf| The military launched a major offensive against militants loyal to renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr | |
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| Aug.12 |
Iraq |
US moves to crush Shia uprising |
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| Aug.12 |
Iraq |
Forces raid al-Sadr home |
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| Aug.12 |
Iraq |
Radical cleric wounded in Najaf Moqtada Sadr had suffered three separate injuries
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| Aug.13 |
Iraq |
Najaf truce brings calm to city Moqtada Sadr has set out conditions for an end to the clashes with the Iraqi-US force
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| Aug.13 |
Iraq |
Cease-fire talks under way in Najaf |
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| Aug.14 |
Iraq |
Peace talks fail in Najaf
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| Aug.16 |
Washington |
Shake-up for US troops overseas
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| Aug.17 |
Washington |
Critics slam U.S. troops pullout |
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| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
Peace mission in holy city |
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| Aug.17 |
Gaza |
Israel targets Hamas in strike |
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| Aug.18 |
Iraq |
Al-Sadr agrees to disband militia
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| Aug.19 |
Iraq |
Fierce fighting seen in Najaf The fighting erupted outside the Imam Ali mosque where, inside, militia loyal to al-Sadr failed to disarm and disperse
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| Aug.19 |
Iraq |
Explosions shake Najaf |
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| Aug.19 |
U. S. Midwest |
U.S. medics' accused in prison abuse |
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| Aug.20 |
Iraq |
Rebels 'leave Najaf shrine'
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| Aug.20 |
Iraq |
Combat halted near Imam Ali Mosque
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| Aug.21 |
Iraq |
Fighting resumes at Najaf shrine |
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| Aug.21 |
Iraq |
US warplane attacks Najaf rebels
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| Aug.22 |
Darfur |
Talks aim to end conflict
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| Aug.24 |
Iraq |
US forces 'tighten Najaf noose' |
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| Aug.24 |
Washington |
Abu Ghraib report attacks 'chaos'
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| Aug.24 |
Iraq |
Al-Sadr 'ready to negotiate' in Najaf |
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
Ayatollah reaches peace deal with al-Sadr Map of Najaf Iraq| Al-Sadr has reached an agreement with al-Sistani that grants his freedom from murder charges and secures peace in Najaf | |
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| Aug.26 |
Chile |
Pinochet loses immunity |
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
Rebels told to leave shrine |
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| Aug.27 |
Iraq |
Najaf militants surrender shrine |
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| Aug.28 |
Iraq |
Rebels Leave Najaf Shrine
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| Aug.28 |
FBI |
FBI Suspects Israel Has Mole in Pentagon
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| Aug.29 |
Kabul |
Blasts Kill at Least 17, Taliban Hits Kabul |
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| Aug.31 |
Iraq |
Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed' A Web site posted gruesome images of beheading one of the Nepalis and shooting to death 11 more
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| 2004 |
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| Aug.1 |
Paraguay |
Supermarket fire death toll tops 300| The fire broke out at the Ycua Bolanos supermarket while it was crowded with Sunday shoppers. Dozens were injured | |
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| Aug.2 |
Paraguay |
Doors were locked |
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| Aug.2 |
Bangladesh |
Flood aftermath compounds misery
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| Aug.7 |
Darfur |
UN warns of Darfur disease threat |
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| Aug.8 |
Texas |
Firefighter Red Adair dies at 89 |
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| Aug.9 |
Tokyo |
Deaths at nuclear plant
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| Aug.10 |
Darfur |
Starvation stalks youngest in Darfur |
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| Aug.12 |
Greece |
Stars hurt in crash
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| Aug.12 |
Southern China |
115 killed as typhoon slams coast
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| Aug.13 |
Florida |
Residents flee as Charley nears |
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| Aug.14 |
China |
Search on after typhoon |
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| Aug.14 |
Florida |
Hurricane Charley death toll at 13
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| Aug.24 |
Russia |
Two passenger jets crash| 2 planes have crashed in nearly simultaneous incidents, with as many as 94 people feared killed | |
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| Aug.25 |
Russia |
Hunt for clues to crashes |
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
Al-Sistani arrives in Najaf |
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| 2004 |
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| Aug.7 |
Beijing |
China loss to Japan sparks protest |
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| Aug.12 |
Greece |
Stars hurt in crash
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| Aug.13 |
Greece |
Glittering opening for Olympics The Games returned to their birthplace after 108 years with a glittering ceremony that featured more than 4,000 performers
| The ceremony set to put to memory construction delays and doping scandals. President Stephanopoulos opened the Games. 75,000 spectators inside the Olympic Stadium were joined by an estimated global TV audience of 4 billion. 10,500 athletes were competing under 202 flags
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| Aug.14 |
Greece |
Du Li wins first gold of Games |
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| Aug.15 |
Hungary |
Schumacher claims record 12th win GP saw another start-to-finish triumph for the Ferrari team. Barrichello came in second
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| Aug.18 |
Athens |
Van den Hoogenband wins 100 meters |
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| Aug.19 |
Greece |
Patterson made gold in all-around
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| Aug.21 |
Greece |
Phelps got record-tying 8th medal Phelps medals tied Soviet gymnast Dityatin's record at the boycotted 1980 Moscow Games
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| Aug.21 |
Greece |
Nesterenko takes women's 100m gold |
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| Aug.22 |
Greece |
Dope tests 'catch medallists' |
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| Aug.22 |
Greece |
Gatlin guns to 100m glory
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| Aug.23 |
Greece |
Shot put Korzhanenko stripped of gold |
|
| Aug.26 |
Greece |
Crawford stormed to victory in 200m |
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| Aug.28 |
Greece |
Men's Basketball: Argentina Beats Italy
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| Aug.28 |
Greece |
British Stun U.S. in Sprint Relay |
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| Aug.28 |
Greece |
U.S. Women Win Basketball Gold |
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| Aug.28 |
Greece |
United States Retains Both 4x400 Titles |
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| Aug.28 |
Greece |
China Grabs 1st Men's Gold in Track |
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| Aug.29 |
Athens |
Olympics: Games Close Map of Athens| Greece staged an exuberant closing ceremony to bring the curtain down on the Athens Games | |
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| Aug.29 |
Greece |
Argentina claims soccer gold
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| Aug.29 |
Greece |
Spectator bundled marathon lider |
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| Aug.29 |
Greece |
El Guerrouj, Holmes claim doubles |
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|
| 2004 |
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| Aug.4 |
Brazil |
WTO raps EU over sugar subsidies |
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| Aug.6 |
New York |
Indexes pummeled after hiring shock |
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| Aug.19 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google goes public, shares surge 18% |
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| Aug.20 |
New York |
Oil nears key $50-a-barrel mark Fresh violence in Iraq has seen oil prices surge to $49.27 a barrel
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| Aug.23 |
Norway |
Gallery defends Scream security |
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| Aug.28 |
Iraq |
Oil Halts Slide on Iraqi Pipeline Attacks |
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|
| 2004 |
|
| Aug.1 |
Baghdad |
Bomb blasts rock churches Bombs have gone off near 4 churches in Baghdad and Mosul. At least 2 people are reported killed and more than 20 injured
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| Aug.1 |
New York |
Threat level raised at key financial sites
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| Aug.2 |
Pakistan |
Arrest 'led to US terror warning'
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| Aug.2 |
Ivory Coast |
U.N. finds mass graves
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| Aug.3 |
Washington |
Ridge defends new terror warning |
|
| Aug.3 |
Iraq |
Abuse photos 'taken for fun' |
|
| Aug.4 |
Sunni Triangle |
Jordanian hostages freed |
|
| Aug.5 |
Guantanamo |
Gitmo detainees plead their case |
|
| Aug.5 |
Pakistan |
Activity reported at al Qaeda camps |
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| Aug.6 |
England |
Terrorism 'fund-raiser' in court |
|
| Aug.8 |
Iraq |
Iranian consul abducted
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| Aug.8 |
Iraq |
Chalabis deny charges in warrants |
|
| Aug.9 |
Iraq |
Tribunal head fears for life |
|
| Aug.9 |
Istanbul |
Deadly blasts hit hotels
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| Aug.9 |
England |
Al Qaeda arrests yield 1,000 disks |
|
| Aug.9 |
Germany |
Retrial for 9/11 suspect |
|
| Aug.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush appoints new CIA director
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| Aug.10 |
Germany |
U.S.: No testimony at 9/11 retrial |
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| Aug.14 |
Burundi |
156 Tutsis massacred in camp UN: Gunmen have killed mainly women and children - in an overnight raid on a camp for Congolese refugees
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| Aug.14 |
North East India |
Rally explosion kills 13 in Assam |
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| Aug.15 |
Iraq |
Najaf mosque under threat
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| Aug.17 |
London |
8 men charged with terror offenses
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| Aug.19 |
U. S. Midwest |
U.S. medics' accused in prison abuse |
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| Aug.21 |
Bangladesh |
Grenades kill 18 at Dhaka rally Several grenades exploded near former prime minister Hasina as she concluded a speech at an opposition party rally
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| Aug.21 |
Pakistan |
Suicide bomb plotters arrested |
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| Aug.22 |
Norway |
Scream stolen from museum| Two masked armed robbers have stolen the iconic Edvard Munch painting from the Munch Museum | |
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| Aug.22 |
Iraq |
Kidnappers free journalist Micah Garen |
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| Aug.23 |
Norway |
Gallery defends Scream security |
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| Aug.23 |
Iraq |
Car bomb kills 2 in Baghdad |
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| Aug.24 |
Russia |
Two passenger jets crash| 2 planes have crashed in nearly simultaneous incidents, with as many as 94 people feared killed | |
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| Aug.24 |
Washington |
Abu Ghraib report attacks 'chaos'
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| Aug.25 |
South Africa |
Mark Thatcher on bail over coup plot |
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| Aug.25 |
Russia |
Hunt for clues to crashes |
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| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
Blast at mosque kills 74 The mosque in Kufa and its compound were packed with people at the time. The mosque is used by cleric Moqtada Sadr
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| Aug.26 |
Chile |
Pinochet loses immunity |
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
Italian journalist slain |
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| Aug.27 |
Russia |
Traces of explosives found at crash site |
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| Aug.28 |
FBI |
FBI Suspects Israel Has Mole in Pentagon
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| Aug.29 |
Russia |
Explosives Found in Both Crashed Jets |
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| Aug.29 |
Iraq |
End Headscarf Ban, Hostage Takers Warn |
|
| Aug.30 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic opens defence at trial |
|
| Aug.31 |
Southern Israel |
16 killed in bus explosions Map of Beer Israel| The Hamas claimed responsibility for the near-simultaneous explosions on 2 buses in the southern city of Beer Sheva | |
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| Aug.31 |
Iraq |
Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed' A Web site posted gruesome images of beheading one of the Nepalis and shooting to death 11 more
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| Aug.31 |
France |
France strives to free hostages |
|
| Aug.31 |
Moscow |
Suicide bomber kills 9 |
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|
| 2004 |
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| Aug.2 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush warns of 'nation in danger' |
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| Aug.3 |
Washington |
Ridge defends new terror warning |
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| Aug.4 |
France |
Cartier-Bresson dies at 95 |
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| Aug.4 |
Darfur |
Masses defiant over Darfur |
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| Aug.6 |
Darfur |
U.N. report blasts Sudan over Darfur
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| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
Iraq amnesty targets insurgents 30-day amnesty which may see thousands of people on the margins of insurgency pardoned has been signed into law
|
| Aug.7 |
Beijing |
China loss to Japan sparks protest |
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| Aug.7 |
Australia |
Australian Iraq policy under fire |
|
| Aug.8 |
Iraq |
Allawi in surprise Najaf visit
|
| Aug.10 |
Libya |
Libya agrees Berlin bomb payout Libya has agreed to pay $35m to compensate victims of the bombing of a nightclub in 1986
|
| Aug.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush appoints new CIA director
|
| Aug.10 |
UN |
UN accuses Sudan of bombing Darfur
|
| Aug.11 |
Sudan |
U.N. envoy pessimistic on Sudan |
|
| Aug.12 |
Iraq |
Pressure grows on Shia militants |
|
| Aug.13 |
Iraq |
Cease-fire talks under way in Najaf |
|
| Aug.14 |
Iraq |
Peace talks fail in Najaf
|
| Aug.14 |
Iraq |
Iraq vows to return order to Najaf |
|
| Aug.15 |
Baghdad |
Conference on interim assembly The conference has gone ahead in Baghdad's high-security green zone amid new violence in Najaf and the capital itself
|
| Aug.15 |
Venezuela |
Voting extended for second time |
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| Aug.16 |
Venezuela |
Recall vote: Chavez claims victory| Initial results showed about 58% voted to keep the president in office while 42% favored ousting him | |
|
| Aug.16 |
Iraq |
Baghdad sends delegation to Najaf |
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| Aug.16 |
Venezuela |
Observers endorse vote |
|
| Aug.17 |
Washington |
Critics slam U.S. troops pullout |
|
| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
Peace mission in holy city |
|
| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
Al-Sadr rebuffs truce delegates Radical Shiite Muslim cleric refused to meet with Iraqi leaders sent to Najaf in hopes of ending nearly 2 weeks of fighting
|
| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
New assembly going into 4th day |
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| Aug.22 |
Darfur |
Talks aim to end conflict
|
| Aug.22 |
Iraq |
Kidnappers free journalist Micah Garen |
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| Aug.23 |
Sudan |
Britain's Foreign Secretary flew to Sudan
|
| Aug.23 |
Darfur |
Rights groups 'get Darfur access' |
|
| Aug.24 |
Sudan |
Straw: 'More to be done' in Sudan |
|
| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
Al-Sistani returns, urges march on Najaf Grand Ayatollah called on Iraqis to march to help rescue the holy city. Some of al-Sadr's top aides have been captured
|
| Aug.25 |
South Africa |
Mark Thatcher on bail over coup plot |
|
| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
Al-Sistani to unveil peace plan |
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
Al-Sistani arrives in Najaf |
|
| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
Ayatollah reaches peace deal with al-Sadr Map of Najaf Iraq| Al-Sadr has reached an agreement with al-Sistani that grants his freedom from murder charges and secures peace in Najaf | |
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
Italian journalist slain |
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
Shiites stream into Najaf mosque
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| Aug.29 |
Iraq |
Government Team Meets Sistani in Najaf |
|
| Aug.29 |
Chechnya |
Kremlin's Man Wins Vote |
|
| Aug.30 |
New York |
Convention lauds Bush on terror
|
| Aug.31 |
France |
France strives to free hostages |
|
| Aug.31 |
New York |
Arnold, First lady take spotlight |
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