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| Oct.1 |
 Sunni Triangle |
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109 insurgents killed in Samarra 
Map of Samarra Iraq| 3,000 U.S. troops moved into Samarra. One American soldier was killed | |
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Pakistan |
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Mosque bomb kills 28
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England |
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Brown: Blair heart treatment 'went well' |
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Washington |
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US urges Israel to show restraint |
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Nigeria Delta |
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Cease-fire reached with rebels |
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| Oct.2 |
Gaza |
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Death toll rises to 16 |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Samarra 'under US grip' |
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Gaza |
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Israelis secure Gaza buffer zone
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 North East India |
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Toll in attacks tops 50 In series of attacks, suspected separatists hit 9 targets, a railroad station and 8 markets -- with bombs and gunfire
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Haiti |
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Police hold Senate leader |
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| Oct.3 |
Gaza |
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3 Israeli attacks killed 6 Palestinians
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon vows to end rocket strikes |
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Italy |
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Island migrants sent back
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UN |
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Annan condemns Gaza offensive |
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USA |
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Volcano still shaking 2 days after 'hiccup' |
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| Oct.4 |
 Tunisia |
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Many drown as migrant ship sinks Their boat sank while trying to reach Italy illegally. Another 47 are missing, presumed drowned
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Baghdad |
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Bomb blasts leave 16 dead
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Gaza |
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Palestinians: 8 killed |
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Sadr City |
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Sadr City 'targeted by US forces' |
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Indonesia |
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Megawati 'accepts' Indonesia vote |
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Washington |
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Rumsfeld questions Saddam-Laden link |
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| Oct.5 |
Iran |
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Iran 'increases missile range'
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Gaza |
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Meeting under way |
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Ohio |
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Running mates clash over Iraq
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Iraq |
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Push against insurgents in Babil province |
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| Oct.6 |
Gaza |
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Explosions rocked Gaza |
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European Union |
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EU paves way for Turkey to join |
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Ireland |
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Rescue ship reaches Canadian sub |
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Pakistan |
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Blast kills 33 |
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Washington |
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Report concludes no WMD in Iraq |
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Ireland |
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Sailor dies after sub rescue |
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| Oct.7 |
U.S. Senate |
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Iraq war debate fuelled by report
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New York |
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Oil climbs to $53 price peak |
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 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 | |
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| Oct.8 |
Iraq |
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Hostage Bigley killed A video appears to show UK hostage being killed has been released by militants
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Kenya |
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Kenyan in surprise Nobel peace win
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Egypt |
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Al-Qaeda 'behind bombings' |
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 U. S. Midwest |
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Candidates in second TV debate Bush and Kerry have held their 2nd live TV debate. The two men sparred over Iraq and economy
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| Oct.9 |
 Kabul |
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Karzai rivals demand new vote All but 2 of the candidates laid down charges of voter fraud and vowed to discount any results
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Australia |
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Incumbent Howard triumphs
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France |
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Philosopher Jacques Derrida dies |
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Taiwan |
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President Chen seeks China dialogue |
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| Oct.10 |
Japan |
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Schumi won record 13th race in season |
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Iraq |
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Suicide blast kills 17 in Baghdad |
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Kabul |
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Monitor: No reason to nullify poll |
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 Nigeria |
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Fuel price strike starts A 4-day general strike. More strikes would follow if a 25% increase was not reversed
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Somalia |
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Warlord Yusuf named president |
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Sadr City |
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Weapons handover in Sadr City
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New York |
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Actor Christopher Reeve dies
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| Oct.11 |
Iraq |
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Nuclear assets 'vanish'
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Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. bombs al-Zarqawi meeting place |
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| Oct.12 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Iraqi forces raid Ramadi mosques |
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Iraq |
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Iraq says nuclear sites 'secure' |
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Iraq |
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U.S. tried to rescue hostages |
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Darfur |
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Thousands more flee homes |
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Iraq |
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Babies found in mass grave
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| Oct.13 |
Kabul |
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Karzai rival ends election boycott |
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Arizona |
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Bush, Kerry clash on security in debate| The President and Senator have clashed over security, taxes and health care in a third and final televised debate | |
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| Oct.14 |
Baghdad |
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Green Zone blasts kill 8 6 civilians were killed and at least 3 were wounded in one location
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Cambodia |
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Cambodia chooses new monarch
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Sunni Triangle |
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U.S., Iraqis in Falluja assault US troops and Iraqi special forces launched a major operation to disrupt future attacks by insurgents
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Iraq |
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Bombs prompt security boost |
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| Oct.15 |
Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai innocent of treason
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Sunni Triangle |
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Falluja people flee new attacks |
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 Gaza |
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Israeli troops pull back Soldiers finished pulling back from positions in refugee camps and cities in northern Gaza, the first day of the Ramadan
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Darfur |
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'70,000 Darfur dead' since March |
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Baghdad |
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Blasts at churches
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Russia |
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New space crew docks with station |
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| Oct.16 |
Sunni Triangle |
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US bombers strike at Falluja
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| Oct.17 |
 Darfur |
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Report: Up to 70,000 dead in Darfur| The WHO: Up to 70,000 refugees have died since March 1 due to various causes, including diseases and malnutrition | |
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Belarus |
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Allegations mar polling |
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Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. forces pound Falluja targets |
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Iraq |
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Bomb blast shatters Baghdad café |
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon refused to bow settlers' demands |
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| |
 Belarus |
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Lukashenko wins new term vote Central Elections Commission: Belarusians have overwhelming voted to end presidential term limits
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Darfur |
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Sudan hints at Darfur power share |
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| Oct.18 |
London |
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Church wants gay bishop apology
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Iraq |
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PM extends weapons amnesty |
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Florida |
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Focus on Florida as voting begins |
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Belarus |
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Observers deplore vote |
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Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. bombs targets linked to al-Zarqawi
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Southern India |
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Police kill India's 'Robin Hood' |
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| Oct.19 |
Iraq |
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4 killed in Baghdad mortar attack |
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Myanmar |
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PM replaced |
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Iraq |
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Agency halts aid projects after kidnap CARE International has suspended operations in Iraq, after the director of the charity's work there was kidnapped
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| Oct.20 |
Baghdad |
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Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty
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Iraq |
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Iraq urges aid agencies to stay |
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Beirut |
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Prime minister resigns |
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 China |
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56 die, 150 missing in blast A gas explosion in a coal mine occurred at the Daping mine in China's Henan province
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Iran |
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New nuclear deal proposed |
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 Japan |
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Typhoon kills at least 48| Typhoon Tokage lashed the country with heavy rains that set off landslides and forced thousands to flee homes | |
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New York |
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Red Sox reach World Series over Yankees |
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| Oct.21 |
England |
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Hoon confirms Iraq troop movement |
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Iraq |
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Husband: Abduction 'really a shock' |
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Iraq |
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US soldier jailed for prison abuse |
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Gaza |
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Israeli airstrike kills top Hamas leader
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U. S. Midwest |
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St Louis reach World Series over Astros
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| Oct.22 |
New York |
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Oil price rises above $55 a barrel| Petroleum supply crude data has shown 5 weeks of falling inventories of distillate fuel | |
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USA |
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Bush and Kerry hit swing states |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Falluja raid 'nets Zarqawi aide' US forces in Iraq have seized a 'senior leader' in the militant group along with five others in a pre-dawn raid
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| Oct.23 |
Kabul |
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Suicide bomber hits Kabul street
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Iraq |
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14 killed in separate incidents |
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Japan |
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Quakes: Four dead, 300 hurt |
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| |
Japan |
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Quakes: Death toll rising to 15 A series of earthquakes and aftershocks injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled and a bullet train derailed
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Sunni Triangle |
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20 Iraqi security officers killed in bombings |
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Kosovo |
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Dismay as Serbs shun Kosovo poll
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| Oct.24 |
Kabul |
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Karzai wins Afghan majority| Interim leader has won a majority of estimated votes cast in landmark presidential elections | |
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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 | |
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Iraq |
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Massacre 'was inside job' |
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London |
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MU end Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run |
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Japan |
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New quake hits northern Japan |
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| Oct.25 |
Iraq |
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IAEA: Tons of Iraq explosives missing Some 380 tons of explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility that was supposed to be under US control
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Gaza |
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Major Israeli incursion |
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| |
Baghdad |
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Insurgent bomb attacks killed six |
|
| |
 Pakistan |
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Musharraf urges Kashmir rethink President has called for radical new thinking on the dispute with India, suggesting joint rule as one option
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| |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon puts Gaza case to Knesset |
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Pakistan |
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Heated reaction to Kashmir plan |
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| |
South Korea |
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Seoul finds holes in North border |
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| 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 | |
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| |
Jerusalem |
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Parliament OKs Sharon's withdrawal plan| Knesset has backed the plan to pull troops and settlements out of Gaza and part of the West Bank by 67 for, 45 against | |
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| |
Japan |
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Japan won't bow to hostage threat
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| |
USA |
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Kerry blasts Bush for 'silences' |
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| |
European Union |
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Crunch vote for new EU Commission |
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| Oct.27 |
European Union |
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Barroso backs down over EU vote
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| |
Southern Iraq |
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British troops move toward Baghdad
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| |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon resists Gaza referendum |
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| |
Iraq |
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Abducted aid worker seen in video |
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| |
West Bank |
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Officials deny Arafat's condition critical |
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| |
U. S. Midwest |
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Boston won World Series title over St Louis| Red Sox sweep Cardinals for first World Series title in 86 years. Damon homered and Boston won 3-0 in Game 4 | |
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| |
West Bank |
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Doctors watch over Yasser Arafat Palestinian leader has spent the night watched over by medical teams and aides after serious concerns for his health
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| |
Indonesia |
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Cleric's trial begins |
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| Oct.28 |
Kabul |
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Foreign poll staff held in Kabul
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| |
West Bank |
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Ailing Arafat gets Israel pledge |
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Iraq |
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Militants claim killings of 11 Iraqis
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| |
West Bank |
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Arafat to get treatment in France |
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| Oct.29 |
 Paris |
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Ailing Arafat arrives in Paris| A helicopter carrying Palestinian leader landed after leaving his West Bank compound for the first time in 3 years | |
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| |
Rome |
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EU leaders sign new constitution
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| |
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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| Oct.30 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Eight U.S. Marines killed
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Ohio |
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Bush meets advisors over bin Laden tape |
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| |
Paris |
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Questions swirl around Arafat's health
|
| |
USA |
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Bush and Kerry trade terror jibes |
|
| |
Washington |
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Tom Ridge: Vote without fear |
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| Oct.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. forces launch new assaults in Falluja U.S. forces are striking targets from the air and clashing with militants on the southeastern edge of the city
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| |
Florida |
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Bush, Kerry sprint to the finish |
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| |
Afghanistan |
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Video shows UN hostages |
|
| |
Sunni Triangle |
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Many dead in Iraq rocket attack |
|
| |
Ohio |
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Final push for key poll states
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| |
Uruguay |
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Left headed for poll win |
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| |
Sunni Triangle |
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Falluja action imminent, Allawi says |
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|
| 2004 |
|
| Oct.1 |
Sunni Triangle |
109 insurgents killed in Samarra Map of Samarra Iraq| 3,000 U.S. troops moved into Samarra. One American soldier was killed | |
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| Oct.1 |
Nigeria Delta |
Cease-fire reached with rebels |
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| Oct.2 |
Gaza |
Death toll rises to 16 |
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| Oct.2 |
Sunni Triangle |
Samarra 'under US grip' |
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| Oct.2 |
Gaza |
Israelis secure Gaza buffer zone
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| Oct.2 |
North East India |
Toll in attacks tops 50 In series of attacks, suspected separatists hit 9 targets, a railroad station and 8 markets -- with bombs and gunfire
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| Oct.3 |
Gaza |
3 Israeli attacks killed 6 Palestinians
|
| Oct.3 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon vows to end rocket strikes |
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| Oct.3 |
UN |
Annan condemns Gaza offensive |
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| Oct.4 |
Gaza |
Palestinians: 8 killed |
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| Oct.4 |
Sadr City |
Sadr City 'targeted by US forces' |
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| Oct.5 |
Iran |
Iran 'increases missile range'
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| Oct.5 |
Gaza |
Meeting under way |
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| Oct.5 |
Iraq |
Push against insurgents in Babil province |
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| Oct.6 |
Gaza |
Explosions rocked Gaza |
|
| Oct.6 |
Washington |
Report concludes no WMD in Iraq |
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| Oct.10 |
Sadr City |
Weapons handover in Sadr City
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| Oct.11 |
Iraq |
Nuclear assets 'vanish'
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| Oct.11 |
Sunni Triangle |
U.S. bombs al-Zarqawi meeting place |
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| Oct.12 |
Sunni Triangle |
Iraqi forces raid Ramadi mosques |
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| Oct.12 |
Iraq |
Iraq says nuclear sites 'secure' |
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| Oct.12 |
Iraq |
U.S. tried to rescue hostages |
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| Oct.12 |
Darfur |
Thousands more flee homes |
|
| Oct.12 |
Iraq |
Babies found in mass grave
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| Oct.14 |
Baghdad |
Green Zone blasts kill 8 6 civilians were killed and at least 3 were wounded in one location
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| Oct.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
U.S., Iraqis in Falluja assault US troops and Iraqi special forces launched a major operation to disrupt future attacks by insurgents
|
| Oct.14 |
Iraq |
Bombs prompt security boost |
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| Oct.15 |
Sunni Triangle |
Falluja people flee new attacks |
|
| Oct.15 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops pull back Soldiers finished pulling back from positions in refugee camps and cities in northern Gaza, the first day of the Ramadan
|
| Oct.16 |
Sunni Triangle |
US bombers strike at Falluja
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| Oct.17 |
Sunni Triangle |
U.S. forces pound Falluja targets |
|
| Oct.18 |
Iraq |
PM extends weapons amnesty |
|
| Oct.18 |
Sunni Triangle |
U.S. bombs targets linked to al-Zarqawi
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| Oct.19 |
Iraq |
4 killed in Baghdad mortar attack |
|
| Oct.20 |
Baghdad |
Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty
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| Oct.21 |
England |
Hoon confirms Iraq troop movement |
|
| Oct.21 |
Iraq |
US soldier jailed for prison abuse |
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| Oct.21 |
Gaza |
Israeli airstrike kills top Hamas leader
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| Oct.22 |
Sunni Triangle |
Falluja raid 'nets Zarqawi aide' US forces in Iraq have seized a 'senior leader' in the militant group along with five others in a pre-dawn raid
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| Oct.23 |
Iraq |
14 killed in separate incidents |
|
| Oct.25 |
Gaza |
Major Israeli incursion |
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| Oct.25 |
Baghdad |
Insurgent bomb attacks killed six |
|
| Oct.25 |
South Korea |
Seoul finds holes in North border |
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| Oct.27 |
Southern Iraq |
British troops move toward Baghdad
|
| Oct.30 |
Sunni Triangle |
Eight U.S. Marines killed
|
| Oct.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
U.S. forces launch new assaults in Falluja U.S. forces are striking targets from the air and clashing with militants on the southeastern edge of the city
|
| Oct.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
Falluja action imminent, Allawi says |
|
|
| 2004 |
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| Oct.3 |
USA |
Volcano still shaking 2 days after 'hiccup' |
|
| Oct.4 |
Tunisia |
Many drown as migrant ship sinks Their boat sank while trying to reach Italy illegally. Another 47 are missing, presumed drowned
|
| Oct.6 |
Ireland |
Rescue ship reaches Canadian sub |
|
| Oct.6 |
Ireland |
Sailor dies after sub rescue |
|
| Oct.12 |
Darfur |
Thousands more flee homes |
|
| Oct.15 |
Darfur |
'70,000 Darfur dead' since March |
|
| Oct.17 |
Darfur |
Report: Up to 70,000 dead in Darfur| The WHO: Up to 70,000 refugees have died since March 1 due to various causes, including diseases and malnutrition | |
|
| Oct.20 |
China |
56 die, 150 missing in blast A gas explosion in a coal mine occurred at the Daping mine in China's Henan province
|
| Oct.20 |
Japan |
Typhoon kills at least 48| Typhoon Tokage lashed the country with heavy rains that set off landslides and forced thousands to flee homes | |
|
| Oct.23 |
Japan |
Quakes: Four dead, 300 hurt |
|
| Oct.23 |
Japan |
Quakes: Death toll rising to 15 A series of earthquakes and aftershocks injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled and a bullet train derailed
|
| Oct.24 |
Japan |
New quake hits northern Japan |
|
| 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 | |
|
| Oct.27 |
West Bank |
Doctors watch over Yasser Arafat Palestinian leader has spent the night watched over by medical teams and aides after serious concerns for his health
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Oct.10 |
Japan |
Schumi won record 13th race in season |
|
| Oct.20 |
New York |
Red Sox reach World Series over Yankees |
|
| Oct.21 |
U. S. Midwest |
St Louis reach World Series over Astros
|
| Oct.24 |
London |
MU end Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run |
|
| Oct.27 |
U. S. Midwest |
Boston won World Series title over St Louis| Red Sox sweep Cardinals for first World Series title in 86 years. Damon homered and Boston won 3-0 in Game 4 | |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Oct.7 |
New York |
Oil climbs to $53 price peak |
|
| Oct.10 |
Nigeria |
Fuel price strike starts A 4-day general strike. More strikes would follow if a 25% increase was not reversed
|
| Oct.10 |
New York |
Actor Christopher Reeve dies
|
| Oct.22 |
New York |
Oil price rises above $55 a barrel| Petroleum supply crude data has shown 5 weeks of falling inventories of distillate fuel | |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Oct.1 |
Pakistan |
Mosque bomb kills 28
|
| Oct.2 |
North East India |
Toll in attacks tops 50 In series of attacks, suspected separatists hit 9 targets, a railroad station and 8 markets -- with bombs and gunfire
|
| Oct.2 |
Haiti |
Police hold Senate leader |
|
| Oct.4 |
Baghdad |
Bomb blasts leave 16 dead
|
| Oct.6 |
Pakistan |
Blast kills 33 |
|
| 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.8 |
Iraq |
Hostage Bigley killed A video appears to show UK hostage being killed has been released by militants
|
| Oct.8 |
Egypt |
Al-Qaeda 'behind bombings' |
|
| Oct.10 |
Iraq |
Suicide blast kills 17 in Baghdad |
|
| Oct.12 |
Iraq |
Babies found in mass grave
|
| Oct.15 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai innocent of treason
|
| Oct.15 |
Baghdad |
Blasts at churches
|
| Oct.17 |
Iraq |
Bomb blast shatters Baghdad café |
|
| Oct.18 |
Southern India |
Police kill India's 'Robin Hood' |
|
| Oct.19 |
Myanmar |
PM replaced |
|
| Oct.19 |
Iraq |
Agency halts aid projects after kidnap CARE International has suspended operations in Iraq, after the director of the charity's work there was kidnapped
|
| Oct.20 |
Baghdad |
Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty
|
| Oct.21 |
Iraq |
Husband: Abduction 'really a shock' |
|
| Oct.21 |
Iraq |
US soldier jailed for prison abuse |
|
| Oct.23 |
Kabul |
Suicide bomber hits Kabul street
|
| Oct.23 |
Iraq |
14 killed in separate incidents |
|
| Oct.23 |
Sunni Triangle |
20 Iraqi security officers killed in bombings |
|
| Oct.24 |
Iraq |
Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits| The bodies of recruits have been found following an ambush near the Iranian border | |
|
| Oct.24 |
Iraq |
Massacre 'was inside job' |
|
| Oct.25 |
Iraq |
IAEA: Tons of Iraq explosives missing Some 380 tons of explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility that was supposed to be under US control
|
| 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 | |
|
| Oct.26 |
Japan |
Japan won't bow to hostage threat
|
| Oct.27 |
Iraq |
Abducted aid worker seen in video |
|
| Oct.27 |
Indonesia |
Cleric's trial begins |
|
| Oct.28 |
Kabul |
Foreign poll staff held in Kabul
|
| 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 | |
|
| Oct.31 |
Afghanistan |
Video shows UN hostages |
|
| Oct.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
Many dead in Iraq rocket attack |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Oct.1 |
England |
Brown: Blair heart treatment 'went well' |
|
| Oct.1 |
Washington |
US urges Israel to show restraint |
|
| Oct.2 |
Haiti |
Police hold Senate leader |
|
| Oct.3 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon vows to end rocket strikes |
|
| Oct.3 |
Italy |
Island migrants sent back
|
| Oct.3 |
UN |
Annan condemns Gaza offensive |
|
| Oct.4 |
Indonesia |
Megawati 'accepts' Indonesia vote |
|
| Oct.4 |
Washington |
Rumsfeld questions Saddam-Laden link |
|
| Oct.5 |
Gaza |
Meeting under way |
|
| Oct.5 |
Ohio |
Running mates clash over Iraq
|
| Oct.6 |
European Union |
EU paves way for Turkey to join |
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| Oct.6 |
Washington |
Report concludes no WMD in Iraq |
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| Oct.7 |
U.S. Senate |
Iraq war debate fuelled by report
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| Oct.8 |
Kenya |
Kenyan in surprise Nobel peace win
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| Oct.8 |
U. S. Midwest |
Candidates in second TV debate Bush and Kerry have held their 2nd live TV debate. The two men sparred over Iraq and economy
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| Oct.9 |
Kabul |
Karzai rivals demand new vote All but 2 of the candidates laid down charges of voter fraud and vowed to discount any results
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| Oct.9 |
Australia |
Incumbent Howard triumphs
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| Oct.9 |
France |
Philosopher Jacques Derrida dies |
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| Oct.9 |
Taiwan |
President Chen seeks China dialogue |
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| Oct.10 |
Kabul |
Monitor: No reason to nullify poll |
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| Oct.10 |
Somalia |
Warlord Yusuf named president |
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| Oct.12 |
Iraq |
Iraq says nuclear sites 'secure' |
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| Oct.13 |
Kabul |
Karzai rival ends election boycott |
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| Oct.13 |
Arizona |
Bush, Kerry clash on security in debate| The President and Senator have clashed over security, taxes and health care in a third and final televised debate | |
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| Oct.14 |
Cambodia |
Cambodia chooses new monarch
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| Oct.15 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai innocent of treason
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| Oct.15 |
Russia |
New space crew docks with station |
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| Oct.17 |
Belarus |
Allegations mar polling |
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| Oct.17 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon refused to bow settlers' demands |
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| Oct.17 |
Belarus |
Lukashenko wins new term vote Central Elections Commission: Belarusians have overwhelming voted to end presidential term limits
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| Oct.17 |
Darfur |
Sudan hints at Darfur power share |
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| Oct.18 |
London |
Church wants gay bishop apology
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| Oct.18 |
Iraq |
PM extends weapons amnesty |
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| Oct.18 |
Florida |
Focus on Florida as voting begins |
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| Oct.18 |
Belarus |
Observers deplore vote |
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| Oct.19 |
Myanmar |
PM replaced |
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| Oct.19 |
Iraq |
Agency halts aid projects after kidnap CARE International has suspended operations in Iraq, after the director of the charity's work there was kidnapped
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| Oct.20 |
Iraq |
Iraq urges aid agencies to stay |
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| Oct.20 |
Beirut |
Prime minister resigns |
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| Oct.20 |
Iran |
New nuclear deal proposed |
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| Oct.22 |
USA |
Bush and Kerry hit swing states |
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| Oct.23 |
Kosovo |
Dismay as Serbs shun Kosovo poll
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| Oct.24 |
Kabul |
Karzai wins Afghan majority| Interim leader has won a majority of estimated votes cast in landmark presidential elections | |
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| Oct.25 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf urges Kashmir rethink President has called for radical new thinking on the dispute with India, suggesting joint rule as one option
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| Oct.25 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon puts Gaza case to Knesset |
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| Oct.25 |
Pakistan |
Heated reaction to Kashmir plan |
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| Oct.26 |
Jerusalem |
Parliament OKs Sharon's withdrawal plan| Knesset has backed the plan to pull troops and settlements out of Gaza and part of the West Bank by 67 for, 45 against | |
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| Oct.26 |
Japan |
Japan won't bow to hostage threat
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| Oct.26 |
USA |
Kerry blasts Bush for 'silences' |
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| Oct.26 |
European Union |
Crunch vote for new EU Commission |
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| Oct.27 |
European Union |
Barroso backs down over EU vote
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| Oct.27 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon resists Gaza referendum |
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| Oct.27 |
West Bank |
Officials deny Arafat's condition critical |
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| Oct.28 |
West Bank |
Ailing Arafat gets Israel pledge |
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| Oct.28 |
West Bank |
Arafat to get treatment in France |
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| Oct.29 |
Paris |
Ailing Arafat arrives in Paris| A helicopter carrying Palestinian leader landed after leaving his West Bank compound for the first time in 3 years | |
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| Oct.29 |
Rome |
EU leaders sign new constitution
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| Oct.30 |
Ohio |
Bush meets advisors over bin Laden tape |
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| Oct.30 |
Paris |
Questions swirl around Arafat's health
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| Oct.30 |
USA |
Bush and Kerry trade terror jibes |
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| Oct.30 |
Washington |
Tom Ridge: Vote without fear |
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| Oct.31 |
Florida |
Bush, Kerry sprint to the finish |
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| Oct.31 |
Ohio |
Final push for key poll states
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| Oct.31 |
Uruguay |
Left headed for poll win |
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| Oct.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
Falluja action imminent, Allawi says |
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