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| Jan.28 |
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Prisoner exchange begins 36 detainees are being flown to Germany after leaving a jail near Tel Aviv
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| Jan.29 |
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Israel and Hezbollah swap prisoners| Israel released 35 prisoners. Hezbollah released an abducted Israeli businessman and the bodies of 3 Israel soldiers | | |
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| Jan.30 |
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Manslaughter verdict for cannibal A court has sentenced self-confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes to 8 years and 6 months in prison
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| Feb.1 |
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Maier reclaims super-G World Cup
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| Feb.6 |
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Schroeder quits as party leader
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| Feb.7 |
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Paerson retains giant slalom crown
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| Feb.17 |
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Suspicion dogs 'Big Three' summit
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| Feb.18 |
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EU's 'big three' deny power grab The leaders of Germany, France and the UK have rejected charges
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| Feb.29 |
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Schroeder routed in Hamburg poll Social Democratic Party is projected to win just 30% of the vote, against 47% for the Christian Democrats
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| Mar.4 |
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9/11 prisoner wins retrial Mounir al-Motassadek was jailed as an accessory to 3,000 murders, and for membership of the al-Qaeda cell
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| Mar.7 |
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Schumacher dominates in Grand Prix Six-time series champion is leading teammate Barrichello in a 1-2 finish for Ferraris in the season-opening F1 race
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| Mar.10 |
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Real knock out Bayern
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| Mar.16 |
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Chirac, Schroeder pledge terror fight
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| Mar.21 |
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Schumacher makes it two in a row
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| Mar.30 |
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Berlin hosts key Afghan aid talks
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| Mar.31 |
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Afghanistan wins $8.2bn in aid International donors have pledged $4.4 billion in new aid to Afghanistan for 2005
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Kabul 'needs aid in war on drugs' President Karzai has called for more help to fight drug production in Afghanistan
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| Apr.4 |
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Schumacher takes hat-trick
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| Apr.7 |
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Court frees 9/11 suspect| El Motassadeq, the only suspect convicted in the 9/11 attacks, has been released from a jail, pending a retrial | |
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| Apr.16 |
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Bundesbank boss resigns Ernst Welteke has resigned following investigations into a hotel stay paid for by Dresdner Bank
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| Apr.25 |
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Schumacher's 4th consecutive victory Michael is brushing off Jenson Button's challenge at the Grand Prix
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| Apr.28 |
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Romania thrash Germany 5-1
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| May.8 |
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Werder Bremen win Bundesliga title
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| May.9 |
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Schumacher equalled record of 5 wins Michael passed Renault's Jarno Trulli during the first pit stops and controlled the rest of the race
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| May.16 |
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Federer wins Hamburg Masters
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| May.26 |
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Porto wins Champions League| Porto eased to an emphatic 3-0 victory over Monaco to win the European Cup for the 2nd time in their history | |
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| May.30 |
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Schumi storms to home win
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| Jun.13 |
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Schumi claims record win
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| Jun.15 |
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Germany 1-1 Holland
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| Jun.20 |
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Schumacher wins at The Brickyard
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| Jun.23 |
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Germany 1-2 Czech Rep Germany tumbled out of Euro 2004 after defeat to an under-strength team
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| Jul.11 |
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Schumacher seals easy win Michael held off Kimi Raikkonen to win the British Grand Prix for his 10th victory of the year
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| Jul.25 |
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Schumacher matches own win record World champion cruised to his 11th win in 12 races this season with a crushing victory for Ferrari in Grand Prix
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| Jul.26 |
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Klinsmann agrees Germany contract
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| Aug.9 |
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Retrial for 9/11 suspect Mounir al-Motassadek, 30, a Moroccan, is going on trial for the second time
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| Aug.10 |
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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.: No testimony at 9/11 retrial The United States will not let key al Qaeda suspects in its custody testify at the retrial
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| Aug.15 |
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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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| Aug.22 |
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Soldiers face Abu Ghraib hearings
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| Aug.24 |
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Iraq abuse 'before MPs arrived'
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| Aug.27 |
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Fischer on course for medal record
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| Sep.5 |
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Schroeder punished in state poll
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| Sep.16 |
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Leverkusen treble has Real reeling, 3-0
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| Oct.10 |
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Schumi won record 13th race in season The world champion stormed away to an unchallenged victory at the Japanese Grand Prix
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| Nov.1 |
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Vogts quits over disgraceful abuse
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| Nov.19 |
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Greenspan warns over US trade deficit
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| Nov.21 |
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G-20 skirts sliding dollar Finance ministers have wrapped up a 2-day summit without making reference to the sagging value of the U.S. dollar