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| Jan.13 |
England |
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Anger as 'Dr. Death' found hanged |
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| Jan.14 |
Israel |
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Hamas uses female suicide bomber |
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| Jan.18 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb leaves 20 dead
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| Jan.21 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon may face corruption charge Prosecutors are considering charging Prime Minister and his deputy in connection with a bribery scandal
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| Jan.28 |
Jerusalem |
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10 killed in suicide attack on bus
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| Jan.30 |
Paris |
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Ex-Prime Minister guilty of corruption
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| Feb.1 |
Kurdistan |
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At least 67 dead in suicide blasts Nearly simultaneous bombings of the offices of 2 Kurdish parties in Erbil killed 67 people, including 5 senior Kurdish officials
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| Feb.6 |
Moscow |
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Metro blast kills 39 An explosion has ripped apart a train car during morning rush hour. Putin condemns 'Chechen' bombing
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| Feb.10 |
Iraq |
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Car bomb kills at least 50 Massive truck bomb exploded near a police station in Iskandariyah as applicants stood in line for jobs with the police
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| |
Iraq |
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Car bomb kills 47 Iraq army recruits
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| Feb.13 |
Qatar |
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Blast kills exiled Chechen leader |
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| Feb.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Fallujah attack killed 20, mostly police |
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| Feb.16 |
USA |
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Sex abuse priests: '4,450 accused' |
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| Feb.21 |
Baghdad |
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Red Cross visits Saddam
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| |
Jerusalem |
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Suicide bomber kills 8
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| Feb.22 |
Uganda |
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Rebels kill nearly 200
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| Feb.25 |
Haiti |
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Chaos and fear grip capital |
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| Feb.26 |
UN |
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UN warning over spy allegations |
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| |
Tokyo |
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Death sentence for cult guru
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| Mar.2 |
Baghdad |
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182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala Suspected insurgents made well-organized, simultaneous attacks on the holiest Shiite Muslim day of the year
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| Mar.5 |
New York |
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Jury finds Martha Stewart guilty The lifestyle guru has been found guilty of lying to investigators over a suspicious sale of shares in drug company ImClone
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| Mar.7 |
Haiti |
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6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally |
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| Mar.9 |
Iraq |
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Abu Abbas, Achille Lauro hijacker, dead
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| Mar.11 |
Madrid |
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Rail blasts: 200 dead A series of co-ordinated bomb attacks on Madrid's commuter trains at the height of the rush hour blamed on ETA
| The attacks took place at the height of rush hour when 3 separate trains were hit by near-simultaneous explosions along the southern part of Madrid's train network. The morning terror strikes at train stations also wounded at least 1,400. The deadliest blast happened on a train entering Atocha station
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| Mar.14 |
Israel |
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Palestinian suicide bombers kill 11
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| Mar.16 |
Spain |
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Police identify 'bombers' |
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| Mar.17 |
Kosovo |
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Seven die in riot-hit town |
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Baghdad |
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Blast shatters hotel, killing 7 |
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| Mar.18 |
Taiwan |
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President Chen shot Chen Shui-bian has been rushed to hospital after being shot in the stomach while campaigning for an election
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| Mar.27 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon may face bribery charges |
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| Mar.30 |
London |
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Explosives find in terror raid |
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| Mar.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge
Map of Fallujah Iraq| U.S. officials said they expect more attacks like the one that killed 4 U.S. civilian contractors in Fallujah | |
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| Apr.3 |
Madrid |
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One killed in Madrid suburb blast |
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| Apr.7 |
Hamburg |
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Court frees 9/11 suspect
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| Apr.8 |
Iraq |
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Japanese, Koreans taken hostage 3 Japanese citizens and 7 South Korean civilians have been taken hostage in Iraq, where fighting has escalated
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| Apr.12 |
Iraq |
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Russian hostages seized |
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| Apr.13 |
Iraq |
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Foreign workers told to quit Iraq |
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| Apr.14 |
Afghanistan |
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Bin Laden offers Europe truce al-Arabiya has aired an audiotape in which Osama Bin Laden offers Europe a truce if it 'stops attacking Muslims'
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| Apr.20 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqi tribunal to try Saddam Hussein
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| Apr.21 |
Basra |
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Car bombs in Basra kill 68 Several car bombings at 4 police targets killed at least 68 -- including 18 schoolchildren
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| |
Saudi Arabia |
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Suicide bomb kills 9
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| |
Israel |
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Nuclear spy Vanunu released |
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| |
Darfur |
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UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities'
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| Apr.22 |
UN Security Council |
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UN orders Iraq corruption inquiry |
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| Apr.26 |
Jordan |
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Major al Qaeda plot disrupted
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| Apr.30 |
Washington |
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Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage| A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees | |
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| May.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
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6 Westerners killed in attack 4 attackers entered a compound and opened fire on workers
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| May.2 |
Gaza |
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Gunmen killed pregnant and 4 children
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| May.3 |
Turkey |
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NATO summit attack prevented |
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| May.4 |
Athens |
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Bombs hit Athens police station
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| May.6 |
Libya |
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Libya to execute Bulgarian medics |
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| |
Afghanistan |
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bin Laden tape offers gold for Bremer
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| May.9 |
Chechnya |
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Bomb kills Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov and at least 5 others died in an explosion at a stadium in the Chechen capital
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| May.11 |
Iraq |
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Video shows U.S. captive beheaded Captors say they offered exchange man, identified himself as Nicholas Berg, 26, for Abu Ghraib prisoners
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| May.14 |
Baghdad |
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Interrogation techniques banned in Iraq
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| May.17 |
Iraq |
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Interim council head killed in car bombing Ezzedine Salim was killed as he was waiting to enter headquarters of the coalition. Several other people also died
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| May.23 |
Kashmir |
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33 killed in landmine attack on bus |
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| May.25 |
London |
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Al-Qaeda 'spurred on' by Iraq war |
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| May.26 |
Washington |
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US warns al-Qaeda set to attack |
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| May.27 |
London |
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U.S. indict British Muslim cleric |
|
| May.29 |
Saudi Arabia |
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50 foreigners held hostage
Security forces have surrounded an oil company housing compound in the city of Khobar. The gunmen killed 16 people
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| May.30 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi blames al Qaeda for attack |
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| May.31 |
Karachi |
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18 killed in mosque blast
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|
| Jun.1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Jail revolt leaves 34 dead |
|
| Jun.3 |
CIA |
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Tenet resigns as CIA director George Tenet is citing personal reasons, President Bush said. Deputy Director McLaughlin will become the acting chief
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| Jun.8 |
Iraq |
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Kidnapped Italians, Pole freed
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| Jun.10 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Gadhafi plot to 'kill Saudi leader' |
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| Jun.14 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqi officials to get Saddam in 2 weeks |
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| Jun.15 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon won't face bribery charges
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| |
Saudi Arabia |
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Kidnapped American threatened in video |
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| |
Colombia |
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34 killed in massacre |
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| |
Iraq |
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Oil security chief killed |
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| Jun.17 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 35
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| |
Belgium |
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Child killer Dutroux convicted
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| Jun.18 |
Saudi Arabia |
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U.S. hostage beheaded
Decapitated body of Paul Johnson Jr. was left in Riyadh. Terrorist group leader, 3 others die in gunbattle
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| Jun.20 |
Iraq |
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Threat to behead South Korean hostage |
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| Jun.22 |
Iraq |
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South Korean hostage beheaded Insurgents carried out their threat to behead Kim Sun-il they were holding hostage
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| Jun.23 |
Iraq |
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'Zarqawi tape' threatens Iraq PM
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| Jun.24 |
Istanbul |
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Bus explosion kills 3 |
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| Jun.26 |
Iraq |
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3 Turks 'face beheading' |
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| Jun.28 |
Israel |
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Gaza rockets kill 2 in Israel |
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| Jun.30 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqis given custody of Saddam |
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| Jul.1 |
Baghdad |
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Defiant Saddam in court| Saddam Hussein is hearing preliminary charges against him that included the gassing of Kurds and the invasion of Kuwait | |
|
| Jul.7 |
Texas |
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Enron ex-boss Ken Lay is indicted |
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| Jul.10 |
Tel Aviv |
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Explosion at bus stop: 1 dead, 21 injured
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| Jul.13 |
Iraq |
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Bulgarian hostage killed |
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| Jul.16 |
New York |
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5 months in jail for Stewart |
|
| Jul.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis find U.S. hostage's head |
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| Jul.23 |
House of Representatives |
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Congress calls Darfur crisis 'genocide' |
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| |
Iraq |
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Militants take Egyptian diplomat hostage
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| Jul.24 |
Iraq |
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Militant threat to Australia and Italy
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| Jul.29 |
Pakistan |
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High-level al Qaeda operative captured
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| Jul.30 |
Uzbekistan |
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3 killed in blasts |
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|
| Aug.1 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb blasts rock churches
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| |
New York |
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Threat level raised at key financial sites The U.S. raised the level to high for the financial services sector of New York City, northern New Jersey and Washington
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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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| Aug.8 |
Iraq |
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Iranian consul abducted |
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| Aug.9 |
Istanbul |
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Deadly blasts hit hotels |
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| Aug.10 |
U.S. Congress |
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Bush appoints new CIA director |
|
| Aug.14 |
Burundi |
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156 Tutsis massacred in camp
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| Aug.15 |
Iraq |
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Najaf mosque under threat |
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| Aug.17 |
London |
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8 men charged with terror offenses |
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| Aug.21 |
Bangladesh |
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Grenades kill 18 at Dhaka rally
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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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| Aug.24 |
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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| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
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Blast at mosque kills 74
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| Aug.28 |
FBI |
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FBI Suspects Israel Has Mole in Pentagon |
|
| Aug.31 |
Israel |
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16 killed in bus explosions
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'
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|
| Sep.1 |
North Caucasus |
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Standoff school siege A tense standoff between authorities and attackers who seized at least 100 hostages, possibly as many as 400
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| |
Russia |
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'Breakdown' in siege negotiations |
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| Sep.2 |
North Caucasus |
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School siege: '26 freed' |
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| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
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350 dead after troops storm school
Map of Beslan North Ossetia Caucasus 1,200 hostages might have been inside the Beslan school. Hundreds of people were injured
| On the 3rd day of the standoff, gunfire broke out between the hostage-takers and security forces. 186 children were among the killed. Chechen warlord Basayev took responsibility for the hostage taking, which was led by his Ingush deputy Yevloyev
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| Sep.4 |
North Caucasus |
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Siege toll tops 350 |
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| Sep.5 |
Russia |
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Russia parades siege suspect |
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| Sep.7 |
Moscow |
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Rally against terrorism |
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| |
Russia |
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Footage shows drama in besieged school |
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| Sep.8 |
Moscow |
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$10m reward for Chechen rebels |
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| |
Jakarta |
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Deadly car bomb near Australian Embassy
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| Sep.9 |
Eastern Afghanistan |
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Al-Zawahiri: U.S. faltering in Afghanistan |
|
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
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September 11 remembered |
|
| Sep.14 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb at police station kills 47 Assailants launched two deadly assaults at police targets. 12 police officers killed in a drive-by shooting in Baquba
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| Sep.16 |
Baghdad |
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2 Americans, Briton kidnapped |
|
| |
Chechnya |
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Rebel Basayev claims Beslan siege
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| Sep.17 |
Baghdad |
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8 killed in car bombing |
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| Sep.18 |
Northern Iraq |
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Kirkuk bombing attacks Iraqi forces |
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| Sep.20 |
Iraq |
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U.S. hostage beheaded
|
| Sep.22 |
Iraq |
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British hostage pleads for life on video |
|
| Sep.24 |
Baghdad |
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Six Egyptians taken
|
| Sep.25 |
Chile |
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Pinochet quizzed over killings |
|
| Sep.26 |
Syria |
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Hamas leader killed |
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| |
Pakistan |
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Al Qaeda leader reportedly killed |
|
| Sep.27 |
Iraq |
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Kidnapped Iranian diplomat freed
|
| Sep.28 |
Iraq |
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Italians freed, Frenchmen to be released
|
| Sep.29 |
Iraq |
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Hostage Bigley shown in new video |
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| |
Israel |
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Rocket kills two Israeli children |
|
| Sep.30 |
Baghdad |
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Bombs toll hits 45
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|
| Oct.1 |
Pakistan |
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Mosque bomb kills 28 |
|
| Oct.2 |
North East India |
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Toll in attacks tops 50
|
| Oct.4 |
Baghdad |
|
Bomb blasts leave 16 dead |
|
| Oct.7 |
Egypt |
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Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts| Blasts rocked the resorts where Israelis were vacationing. The most powerful explosion ripped through the 400-room Hilton | |
|
| Oct.8 |
Iraq |
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Hostage Bigley killed
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| Oct.12 |
Iraq |
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Babies found in mass grave |
|
| Oct.15 |
Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai innocent of treason |
|
| |
Baghdad |
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Blasts at churches |
|
| Oct.19 |
Iraq |
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Agency halts aid projects after kidnap
|
| Oct.20 |
Baghdad |
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Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty |
|
| Oct.23 |
Kabul |
|
Suicide bomber hits Kabul street |
|
| Oct.24 |
Iraq |
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Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits| The bodies of recruits have been found following an ambush near the Iranian border | |
|
| Oct.25 |
Iraq |
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IAEA: Tons of Iraq explosives missing
|
| Oct.26 |
Thailand |
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78 die after riot People were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks in Muslim-dominated south
|
| |
Japan |
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Japan won't bow to hostage threat |
|
| Oct.28 |
Kabul |
|
Foreign poll staff held in Kabul |
|
| |
Iraq |
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Militants claim killings of 11 Iraqis |
|
| Oct.29 |
Arab Countries |
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New Bin Laden's videotape| Osama bin Laden told Americans their security does not depend on the president they elect, but on U.S. policy | |
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|
| Nov.2 |
Netherlands |
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Gunman kills film director
Map of Amsterdam Netherlands| Theo van Gogh, 47, who made a controversial film about Islamic culture, has been stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam | |
|
| Nov.3 |
Iraq |
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Three Iraqi guards 'beheaded' |
|
| Nov.10 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Troops find hostage 'slaughterhouses' |
|
| Nov.11 |
Baghdad |
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At least 19 die in car bombing |
|
| Nov.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
|
Jury finds Peterson guilty of killing
|
| Nov.14 |
Gaza |
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Abbas unharmed in shooting spree
|
| Nov.16 |
Iraq |
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Margaret Hassan apparently killed The director of CARE International in Iraq was kidnapped on October 19. Videotapes showing her killing
|
| Nov.26 |
UN |
|
Firm's Checks to Annan's Son for Years |
|
| Nov.29 |
Qatar |
|
al-Zawahiri vows to continue U.S. fight |
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|
| Dec.6 |
Saudi Arabia |
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9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission
Militants stormed the heavily fortified consulate in Jeddah in a brazen raid before security forces regained control
|
| Dec.11 |
Austria |
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Doctors: Yushchenko Was Poisoned| Opposition leader was poisoned by dioxin during presidential election campaign, his Austrian doctors said | |
|
| Dec.13 |
Chile |
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Judge charges Pinochet
|
| Dec.15 |
Iraq |
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Shi'ites Bombed as Poll Campaign Begins |
|
| |
Greece |
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Bus Hijack Siege Ends, Gunmen Surrender |
|
| Dec.16 |
Gulf |
|
Bin Laden tape urges oil attack
|
| Dec.19 |
Iraq |
|
Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60
In Najaf, a suicide car bomber plowed his vehicle into a funeral procession just yards from Imam Ali shrine, killing 48
|
| Dec.20 |
Iraq |
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Police arrest 50 after bombings |
|
| Dec.24 |
Honduras |
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Gang linked to massacre The Mara Salvatrucha gang could be responsible for massacre of 26 bus passengers
|
| Dec.27 |
United Arab Emirates |
|
bin Laden tape endorses al-Zarqawi |
|
| Dec.29 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Blasts rock Saudi capital |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Oct.19 |
Iraq |
Agency halts aid projects after kidnap
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Dec.15 |
Iraq |
Shi'ites Bombed as Poll Campaign Begins |
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|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.21 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon may face corruption charge Prosecutors are considering charging Prime Minister and his deputy in connection with a bribery scandal
|
| Jan.30 |
Paris |
Ex-Prime Minister guilty of corruption
|
| Mar.27 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon may face bribery charges |
|
| Apr.22 |
UN Security Council |
UN orders Iraq corruption inquiry |
|
| Nov.26 |
UN |
Firm's Checks to Annan's Son for Years |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Apr.13 |
Iraq |
Foreign workers told to quit Iraq |
|
| Apr.21 |
Darfur |
UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities'
|
| Apr.30 |
Washington |
Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage| A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees | |
|
| Jul.23 |
House of Representatives |
Congress calls Darfur crisis 'genocide' |
|
| Aug.24 |
Washington |
Abu Ghraib report attacks 'chaos' |
|
| Aug.31 |
Iraq |
Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed'
|
| Oct.12 |
Iraq |
Babies found in mass grave |
|
| Oct.20 |
Baghdad |
Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty |
|
| Oct.26 |
Japan |
Japan won't bow to hostage threat |
|
| Nov.3 |
Iraq |
Three Iraqi guards 'beheaded' |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Aug.15 |
Iraq |
Najaf mosque under threat |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.14 |
Israel |
Hamas uses female suicide bomber |
|
| Jan.18 |
Baghdad |
Car bomb leaves 20 dead
|
| Jan.28 |
Jerusalem |
10 killed in suicide attack on bus
|
| Feb.1 |
Kurdistan |
At least 67 dead in suicide blasts Nearly simultaneous bombings of the offices of 2 Kurdish parties in Erbil killed 67 people, including 5 senior Kurdish officials
|
| Feb.6 |
Moscow |
Metro blast kills 39 An explosion has ripped apart a train car during morning rush hour. Putin condemns 'Chechen' bombing
|
| Feb.10 |
Iraq |
Car bomb kills at least 50 Massive truck bomb exploded near a police station in Iskandariyah as applicants stood in line for jobs with the police
|
| Feb.10 |
Iraq |
Car bomb kills 47 Iraq army recruits
|
| Feb.13 |
Qatar |
Blast kills exiled Chechen leader |
|
| Feb.16 |
USA |
Sex abuse priests: '4,450 accused' |
|
| Feb.21 |
Jerusalem |
Suicide bomber kills 8
|
| Mar.2 |
Baghdad |
182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala Suspected insurgents made well-organized, simultaneous attacks on the holiest Shiite Muslim day of the year
|
| Mar.5 |
New York |
Jury finds Martha Stewart guilty The lifestyle guru has been found guilty of lying to investigators over a suspicious sale of shares in drug company ImClone
|
| Mar.11 |
Madrid |
Rail blasts: 200 dead A series of co-ordinated bomb attacks on Madrid's commuter trains at the height of the rush hour blamed on ETA
| The attacks took place at the height of rush hour when 3 separate trains were hit by near-simultaneous explosions along the southern part of Madrid's train network. The morning terror strikes at train stations also wounded at least 1,400. The deadliest blast happened on a train entering Atocha station
|
| |
|
| Mar.14 |
Israel |
Palestinian suicide bombers kill 11
|
| Mar.17 |
Baghdad |
Blast shatters hotel, killing 7 |
|
| Apr.3 |
Madrid |
One killed in Madrid suburb blast |
|
| Apr.21 |
Basra |
Car bombs in Basra kill 68 Several car bombings at 4 police targets killed at least 68 -- including 18 schoolchildren
|
| Apr.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
Suicide bomb kills 9
|
| May.4 |
Athens |
Bombs hit Athens police station
|
| May.9 |
Chechnya |
Bomb kills Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov and at least 5 others died in an explosion at a stadium in the Chechen capital
|
| May.17 |
Iraq |
Interim council head killed in car bombing Ezzedine Salim was killed as he was waiting to enter headquarters of the coalition. Several other people also died
|
| May.23 |
Kashmir |
33 killed in landmine attack on bus |
|
| May.31 |
Karachi |
18 killed in mosque blast
|
| Jun.17 |
Baghdad |
Car bomb kills 35
|
| Jun.24 |
Istanbul |
Bus explosion kills 3 |
|
| Jul.10 |
Tel Aviv |
Explosion at bus stop: 1 dead, 21 injured
|
| Jul.30 |
Uzbekistan |
3 killed in blasts |
|
| Aug.1 |
Baghdad |
Bomb blasts rock churches
|
| Aug.9 |
Istanbul |
Deadly blasts hit hotels |
|
| Aug.21 |
Bangladesh |
Grenades kill 18 at Dhaka rally
|
| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
Blast at mosque kills 74
|
| Sep.8 |
Jakarta |
Deadly car bomb near Australian Embassy
|
| Sep.14 |
Baghdad |
Car bomb at police station kills 47 Assailants launched two deadly assaults at police targets. 12 police officers killed in a drive-by shooting in Baquba
|
| Sep.17 |
Baghdad |
8 killed in car bombing |
|
| Sep.18 |
Northern Iraq |
Kirkuk bombing attacks Iraqi forces |
|
| Sep.30 |
Baghdad |
Bombs toll hits 45
|
| Oct.1 |
Pakistan |
Mosque bomb kills 28 |
|
| Oct.4 |
Baghdad |
Bomb blasts leave 16 dead |
|
| Oct.7 |
Egypt |
Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts| Blasts rocked the resorts where Israelis were vacationing. The most powerful explosion ripped through the 400-room Hilton | |
|
| Oct.15 |
Baghdad |
Blasts at churches |
|
| Oct.23 |
Kabul |
Suicide bomber hits Kabul street |
|
| Nov.11 |
Baghdad |
At least 19 die in car bombing |
|
| Dec.15 |
Iraq |
Shi'ites Bombed as Poll Campaign Begins |
|
| Dec.19 |
Iraq |
Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60
In Najaf, a suicide car bomber plowed his vehicle into a funeral procession just yards from Imam Ali shrine, killing 48
|
| Dec.29 |
Saudi Arabia |
Blasts rock Saudi capital |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Feb.26 |
Tokyo |
Death sentence for cult guru
|
| Mar.5 |
New York |
Jury finds Martha Stewart guilty The lifestyle guru has been found guilty of lying to investigators over a suspicious sale of shares in drug company ImClone
|
| Mar.16 |
Spain |
Police identify 'bombers' |
|
| Apr.7 |
Hamburg |
Court frees 9/11 suspect
|
| Apr.20 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi tribunal to try Saddam Hussein
|
| May.6 |
Libya |
Libya to execute Bulgarian medics |
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| May.14 |
Baghdad |
Interrogation techniques banned in Iraq
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| May.27 |
London |
U.S. indict British Muslim cleric |
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| Jun.14 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi officials to get Saddam in 2 weeks |
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| Jun.15 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon won't face bribery charges
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| Jun.17 |
Belgium |
Child killer Dutroux convicted
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| Jun.30 |
Baghdad |
Iraqis given custody of Saddam |
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| Jul.1 |
Baghdad |
Defiant Saddam in court| Saddam Hussein is hearing preliminary charges against him that included the gassing of Kurds and the invasion of Kuwait | |
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| Jul.7 |
Texas |
Enron ex-boss Ken Lay is indicted |
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| Jul.16 |
New York |
5 months in jail for Stewart |
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| Aug.24 |
Washington |
Abu Ghraib report attacks 'chaos' |
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| Sep.5 |
Russia |
Russia parades siege suspect |
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| Sep.25 |
Chile |
Pinochet quizzed over killings |
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| Oct.15 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai innocent of treason |
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| Oct.20 |
Baghdad |
Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty |
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| Nov.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Jury finds Peterson guilty of killing
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| Dec.13 |
Chile |
Judge charges Pinochet
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| 2004 |
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| Feb.22 |
Uganda |
Rebels kill nearly 200
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| Apr.21 |
Darfur |
UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities'
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| Jun.15 |
Colombia |
34 killed in massacre |
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| Aug.2 |
Ivory Coast |
U.N. finds mass graves |
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| Aug.14 |
Burundi |
156 Tutsis massacred in camp
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| Sep.7 |
Russia |
Footage shows drama in besieged school |
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| Sep.29 |
Iraq |
Hostage Bigley shown in new video |
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| Sep.29 |
Israel |
Rocket kills two Israeli children |
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| Oct.12 |
Iraq |
Babies found in mass grave |
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| Oct.24 |
Iraq |
Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits| The bodies of recruits have been found following an ambush near the Iranian border | |
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| Dec.24 |
Honduras |
Gang linked to massacre The Mara Salvatrucha gang could be responsible for massacre of 26 bus passengers
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| 2004 |
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| Apr.8 |
Iraq |
Japanese, Koreans taken hostage 3 Japanese citizens and 7 South Korean civilians have been taken hostage in Iraq, where fighting has escalated
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| Apr.12 |
Iraq |
Russian hostages seized |
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| May.29 |
Saudi Arabia |
50 foreigners held hostage
Security forces have surrounded an oil company housing compound in the city of Khobar. The gunmen killed 16 people
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| Jun.8 |
Iraq |
Kidnapped Italians, Pole freed
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| Jun.15 |
Saudi Arabia |
Kidnapped American threatened in video |
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| Jun.26 |
Iraq |
3 Turks 'face beheading' |
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| Jul.23 |
Iraq |
Militants take Egyptian diplomat hostage
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| Aug.8 |
Iraq |
Iranian consul abducted |
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| Sep.1 |
North Caucasus |
Standoff school siege A tense standoff between authorities and attackers who seized at least 100 hostages, possibly as many as 400
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| Sep.2 |
North Caucasus |
School siege: '26 freed' |
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| Sep.16 |
Baghdad |
2 Americans, Briton kidnapped |
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| Sep.22 |
Iraq |
British hostage pleads for life on video |
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| Sep.24 |
Baghdad |
Six Egyptians taken
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| Sep.27 |
Iraq |
Kidnapped Iranian diplomat freed
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| Sep.28 |
Iraq |
Italians freed, Frenchmen to be released
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| Sep.29 |
Iraq |
Hostage Bigley shown in new video |
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| Oct.19 |
Iraq |
Agency halts aid projects after kidnap
|
| Oct.28 |
Kabul |
Foreign poll staff held in Kabul |
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|
| 2004 |
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| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
September 11 remembered |
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|
| 2004 |
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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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|
| 2004 |
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| Feb.25 |
Haiti |
Chaos and fear grip capital |
|
| Feb.26 |
UN |
UN warning over spy allegations |
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| Mar.17 |
Kosovo |
Seven die in riot-hit town |
|
| Oct.26 |
Thailand |
78 die after riot People were suffocated or crushed to death after being arrested and packed into police trucks in Muslim-dominated south
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|
| 2004 |
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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 | |
|
| Dec.15 |
Greece |
Bus Hijack Siege Ends, Gunmen Surrender |
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|
| 2004 |
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| Dec.13 |
Chile |
Judge charges Pinochet
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|
| 2004 |
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| Mar.18 |
Taiwan |
President Chen shot Chen Shui-bian has been rushed to hospital after being shot in the stomach while campaigning for an election
|
| Jun.15 |
Iraq |
Oil security chief killed |
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| Sep.26 |
Syria |
Hamas leader killed |
|
| Nov.2 |
Netherlands |
Gunman kills film director
Map of Amsterdam Netherlands| Theo van Gogh, 47, who made a controversial film about Islamic culture, has been stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam | |
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| Nov.14 |
Gaza |
Abbas unharmed in shooting spree
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| Dec.11 |
Austria |
Doctors: Yushchenko Was Poisoned| Opposition leader was poisoned by dioxin during presidential election campaign, his Austrian doctors said | |
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|
| 2004 |
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| Feb.21 |
Baghdad |
Red Cross visits Saddam
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| Mar.27 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon may face bribery charges |
|
| Jun.3 |
CIA |
Tenet resigns as CIA director George Tenet is citing personal reasons, President Bush said. Deputy Director McLaughlin will become the acting chief
|
| Jun.30 |
Baghdad |
Iraqis given custody of Saddam |
|
| Aug.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush appoints new CIA director |
|
| Oct.2 |
North East India |
Toll in attacks tops 50
|
| Oct.15 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai innocent of treason |
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|
| 2004 |
|
| Feb.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
Fallujah attack killed 20, mostly police |
|
| Feb.22 |
Uganda |
Rebels kill nearly 200
|
| Mar.7 |
Haiti |
6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally |
|
| Mar.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge
Map of Fallujah Iraq| U.S. officials said they expect more attacks like the one that killed 4 U.S. civilian contractors in Fallujah | |
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| Sep.7 |
Moscow |
Rally against terrorism |
|
| Sep.17 |
Baghdad |
8 killed in car bombing |
|
| Sep.18 |
Northern Iraq |
Kirkuk bombing attacks Iraqi forces |
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|
| 2004 |
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| Jan.13 |
England |
Anger as 'Dr. Death' found hanged |
|
| Feb.21 |
Baghdad |
Red Cross visits Saddam
|
| Apr.30 |
Washington |
Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage| A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees | |
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| Jun.1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Jail revolt leaves 34 dead |
|
| Jul.23 |
House of Representatives |
Congress calls Darfur crisis 'genocide' |
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|
| 2004 |
|
| Feb.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
Fallujah attack killed 20, mostly police |
|
| Mar.7 |
Haiti |
6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally |
|
| Mar.9 |
Iraq |
Abu Abbas, Achille Lauro hijacker, dead
|
| Mar.30 |
London |
Explosives find in terror raid |
|
| Mar.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge
Map of Fallujah Iraq| U.S. officials said they expect more attacks like the one that killed 4 U.S. civilian contractors in Fallujah | |
|
| Apr.14 |
Afghanistan |
Bin Laden offers Europe truce al-Arabiya has aired an audiotape in which Osama Bin Laden offers Europe a truce if it 'stops attacking Muslims'
|
| Apr.26 |
Jordan |
Major al Qaeda plot disrupted
|
| May.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
6 Westerners killed in attack 4 attackers entered a compound and opened fire on workers
|
| May.2 |
Gaza |
Gunmen killed pregnant and 4 children
|
| May.3 |
Turkey |
NATO summit attack prevented |
|
| May.6 |
Afghanistan |
bin Laden tape offers gold for Bremer
|
| May.11 |
Iraq |
Video shows U.S. captive beheaded Captors say they offered exchange man, identified himself as Nicholas Berg, 26, for Abu Ghraib prisoners
|
| May.25 |
London |
Al-Qaeda 'spurred on' by Iraq war |
|
| May.26 |
Washington |
US warns al-Qaeda set to attack |
|
| May.30 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi blames al Qaeda for attack |
|
| Jun.10 |
Saudi Arabia |
Gadhafi plot to 'kill Saudi leader' |
|
| Jun.18 |
Saudi Arabia |
U.S. hostage beheaded
Decapitated body of Paul Johnson Jr. was left in Riyadh. Terrorist group leader, 3 others die in gunbattle
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| Jun.20 |
Iraq |
Threat to behead South Korean hostage |
|
| Jun.22 |
Iraq |
South Korean hostage beheaded Insurgents carried out their threat to behead Kim Sun-il they were holding hostage
|
| Jun.23 |
Iraq |
'Zarqawi tape' threatens Iraq PM
|
| Jun.28 |
Israel |
Gaza rockets kill 2 in Israel |
|
| Jul.13 |
Iraq |
Bulgarian hostage killed |
|
| Jul.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis find U.S. hostage's head |
|
| Jul.24 |
Iraq |
Militant threat to Australia and Italy
|
| Jul.29 |
Pakistan |
High-level al Qaeda operative captured
|
| Aug.1 |
New York |
Threat level raised at key financial sites The U.S. raised the level to high for the financial services sector of New York City, northern New Jersey and Washington
|
| Aug.2 |
Pakistan |
Arrest 'led to US terror warning' |
|
| Aug.17 |
London |
8 men charged with terror offenses |
|
| Aug.24 |
Russia |
Two passenger jets crash| 2 planes have crashed in nearly simultaneous incidents, with as many as 94 people feared killed | |
|
| Aug.31 |
Israel |
16 killed in bus explosions
The Hamas claimed responsibility for the near-simultaneous explosions on 2 buses in the southern city of Beer Sheva
|
| Aug.31 |
Iraq |
Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed'
|
| Sep.1 |
Russia |
'Breakdown' in siege negotiations |
|
| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
350 dead after troops storm school
Map of Beslan North Ossetia Caucasus 1,200 hostages might have been inside the Beslan school. Hundreds of people were injured
| On the 3rd day of the standoff, gunfire broke out between the hostage-takers and security forces. 186 children were among the killed. Chechen warlord Basayev took responsibility for the hostage taking, which was led by his Ingush deputy Yevloyev
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| Sep.4 |
North Caucasus |
Siege toll tops 350 |
|
| Sep.7 |
Moscow |
Rally against terrorism |
|
| Sep.7 |
Russia |
Footage shows drama in besieged school |
|
| Sep.8 |
Moscow |
$10m reward for Chechen rebels |
|
| Sep.9 |
Eastern Afghanistan |
Al-Zawahiri: U.S. faltering in Afghanistan |
|
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
September 11 remembered |
|
| Sep.16 |
Chechnya |
Rebel Basayev claims Beslan siege
|
| Sep.20 |
Iraq |
U.S. hostage beheaded
|
| Sep.26 |
Pakistan |
Al Qaeda leader reportedly killed |
|
| Sep.29 |
Israel |
Rocket kills two Israeli children |
|
| Oct.2 |
North East India |
Toll in attacks tops 50
|
| Oct.8 |
Iraq |
Hostage Bigley killed
|
| Oct.25 |
Iraq |
IAEA: Tons of Iraq explosives missing
|
| Oct.26 |
Japan |
Japan won't bow to hostage threat |
|
| Oct.28 |
Iraq |
Militants claim killings of 11 Iraqis |
|
| Oct.29 |
Arab Countries |
New Bin Laden's videotape| Osama bin Laden told Americans their security does not depend on the president they elect, but on U.S. policy | |
|
| Nov.3 |
Iraq |
Three Iraqi guards 'beheaded' |
|
| Nov.10 |
Sunni Triangle |
Troops find hostage 'slaughterhouses' |
|
| Nov.16 |
Iraq |
Margaret Hassan apparently killed The director of CARE International in Iraq was kidnapped on October 19. Videotapes showing her killing
|
| Nov.29 |
Qatar |
al-Zawahiri vows to continue U.S. fight |
|
| Dec.6 |
Saudi Arabia |
9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission
Militants stormed the heavily fortified consulate in Jeddah in a brazen raid before security forces regained control
|
| Dec.16 |
Gulf |
Bin Laden tape urges oil attack
|
| Dec.20 |
Iraq |
Police arrest 50 after bombings |
|
| Dec.27 |
United Arab Emirates |
bin Laden tape endorses al-Zarqawi |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Nov.2 |
Netherlands |
Gunman kills film director
Map of Amsterdam Netherlands| Theo van Gogh, 47, who made a controversial film about Islamic culture, has been stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam | |
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|
| 2004 |
|
| Feb.26 |
UN |
UN warning over spy allegations |
|
| Apr.21 |
Israel |
Nuclear spy Vanunu released |
|
| Jun.3 |
CIA |
Tenet resigns as CIA director George Tenet is citing personal reasons, President Bush said. Deputy Director McLaughlin will become the acting chief
|
| Aug.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush appoints new CIA director |
|
| Aug.28 |
FBI |
FBI Suspects Israel Has Mole in Pentagon |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Feb.16 |
USA |
Sex abuse priests: '4,450 accused' |
|
| Dec.16 |
Gulf |
Bin Laden tape urges oil attack