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| Aug.1 |
 Saudi Arabia |
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King Fahd dead| The former Crown Prince Abdullah has been named the new king and Defense Minister has replaced Abdullah | |
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Sudan |
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Riots after VP Garang dies |
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Washington |
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Bush names Bolton as U.N. ambassador |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis pledge to keep pumping oil |
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| Aug.2 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Simple funeral for King Fahd Muslim leaders and Saudi princes have bid a final farewell before the body was buried in an unmarked grave
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 Toronto |
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All survive Air France jet crash and fire 
Map of Toronto| A jetliner attempting to land overran a runway, smashed into a gully and burst into flames | |
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| Aug.3 |
 Mauritania |
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Officers 'seize power' Army officers have announced the overthrow of President Ould Taya and creation of a ruling military council
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Iraq |
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14 Marines, civilian killed in bombing
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Sudan |
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Gangs rampage in Khartoum
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Niger |
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Lucky few get food |
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Toronto |
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Toronto jet 'black boxes' found |
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Sudan |
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S Sudan leader urges clashes end |
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| Aug.4 |
 London |
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Al Qaeda threatens more UK, U.S. attacks Osama bin Laden's No. 2 man is saying that Tony Blair would be to blame
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 Israel |
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Israeli soldier kills 4 Arab bus passengers| An angry mob in the predominantly Israeli Arab town of Shfaram surrounded the bus and killed the gunman | |
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Washington |
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Bush dismisses al-Qaeda warning |
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| Aug.5 |
 Iran |
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EU puts nuclear proposals to Iran| The European Union has submitted a set of proposals aimed at ending the crisis over nuclear program | |
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Israel |
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Alert as bus dead buried |
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Russian Far East |
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Russians race to rescue sailors |
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Washington |
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US supports EU Iran nuclear plan |
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| Aug.6 |
 Japan |
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Doves, silence for A-bomb victims Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hiroshima 60 years after the world's first atomic bomb was dropped
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Russian Far East |
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Rescuers lifting disabled sub
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Sicily |
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Many die in jet crash off Sicily |
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 Russian Far East |
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Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe Map of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Russia| A mini-submarine that had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean surfaced, and all 7 crew members are alive | |
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Beijing |
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Stalled nuclear talks take recess |
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| Aug.7 |
Jerusalem |
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Netanyahu resigns Cabinet post |
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UN |
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Former oil-for-food chief resigned |
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| Aug.8 |
Iran |
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Iran resumes uranium conversion Map of Isfahan Iran| Tehran is saying the process at the Isfahan facility is for producing nuclear fuel | |
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USA |
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Shuttle return held for 24 hours |
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Japan |
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Vote set for September 11 |
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 UN |
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Oil-for-food chief 'took bribes'| Benon Sevan has been accused of taking kickbacks by a panel investigating corruption allegations | |
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Japan |
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Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate
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| Aug.9 |
 Southern California |
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Discovery returns safely to Earth| The shuttle has touched down successfully at Edwards Air Force Base 54 minutes before dawn | |
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Austria |
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IAEA seeks solution to Iran issue |
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Niger |
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President denies hunger claims |
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Moscow |
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Russia asks Iran to halt activity |
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| Aug.10 |
Iran |
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Iran breaks seals at nuclear plant
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Microsoft |
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Microsoft in $7m spam settlement |
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Iran |
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Iran warns US, EU over nuclear impasse
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Chile |
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Pinochet's wife and son charged |
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| Aug.11 |
 Iraq |
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Shias call for more autonomy| A senior Shia leader: Shia majority should be granted an autonomous federal state in the south | |
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Austria |
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IAEA urges Iran to stop nuclear activities
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London |
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Thousands stranded by air strike |
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| Aug.12 |
Russia |
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Russia marks Kursk five years on
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Washington |
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CIA: Iran president likely not captor |
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 Sri Lanka |
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Foreign Minister killed Map of Colombo Sri Lanka| Lakshman Kadirgamar has been assassinated in a gun attack in Colombo. The murder was blamed on the Tamil Tigers | |
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Brazil |
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Lula 'sorry' for scandal |
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Washington |
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Bush warns Iran on nuclear plans US President still has not ruled out the option of using force against Iran, after it resumed work on its nuclear program
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Sri Lanka |
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State of emergency declared |
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| Aug.13 |
Berlin |
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Germany attacks US on Iran threat |
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Finland |
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Dibaba completes a unique double |
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Gaza |
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Security alert for withdrawal
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Iraq |
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'Progress' on constitution |
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| Aug.14 |
 Athens |
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Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead Map of Athens| Air traffic controllers lost contact while Boeing 737 was approaching Athens | |
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Baghdad |
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Last-ditch constitution bid |
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| Aug.15 |
Gaza |
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Historic pullout has begun Israeli troops began sealing off all 21 settlements, barring anyone from entering
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Finland |
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Aceh rebels sign peace agreement |
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New Jersey |
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Mickelson grabs second major title |
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Baghdad |
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Constitution deadline extended National Assembly voted unanimously to extend for a week the deadline to complete talks on the new constitution
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Gaza |
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Violence hits pullout |
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Gaza |
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Emotions flare as pullout begins |
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Japan |
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Large quake hits northern Japan |
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| Aug.16 |
 Venezuela |
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160 believed dead in jet crash Map of Zulia Venezuela| The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela | |
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 Afghanistan |
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Spanish troops die in crash| Spain's defense minister does not rule out hostile fire as the possible cause of a helicopter crash that killed 17 | |
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Gaza |
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Israeli forces arrest 50 at settlement |
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Gaza |
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Deadline for pullout expires
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Baghdad |
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Triple explosions
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| Aug.17 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops begin forced evictions| The troops entered the settlement of Neveh Dekalim, to evacuate as many as 4,000 people | |
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Martinique |
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Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims |
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Gaza |
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Israel expels settlers |
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Russian Far East |
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Russian-Chinese war games begin Map of Vladivostok Russia| Air, sea, and ground units from both countries are starting a week of major exercises, dubbed Peace Mission 2005 | |
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Gaza |
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Israeli troops move into Kfar Darom
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| Aug.18 |
 Ruhr |
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Rapturous German welcome for Pope Map of Cologne Germany| Benedict XVI has arrived in his native country for a Catholic youth festival in the city of Cologne | |
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Gaza |
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Israeli troops enter synagogue
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Saudi Arabia |
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Al Qaeda leader killed |
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Gaza |
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Largest settlement evacuated| In Neve Dekalim police and soldiers had to forcibly remove hundreds of protesters holed up inside a synagogue | |
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Texas |
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Antiwar mom leaves Bush stakeout |
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Gaza |
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Israeli troops resume evictions |
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| Aug.19 |
 Jordan |
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Al Qaeda claim for Red Sea attacks| The Martyr Abdallah Azzam Brigades has claimed rocket attacks that targeted but missed 2 U.S. military ships | |
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Ruhr |
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Pope issues anti-Semitism warning |
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Germany |
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9/11 suspect gets 7 years jail |
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Gaza |
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Israeli forces empty Gadid settlement |
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Gaza |
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Abbas voices joy at pullout
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Texas |
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Merck punished for faulty drug
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Washington |
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'Bin Laden assassination debated' |
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| Aug.20 |
Jordan |
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Jordan finds launcher for attacks |
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USA |
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Merck to fight drug onslaught |
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Germany |
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Pope meets German Muslim leaders |
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Zimbabwe |
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Secret film of 'squalor' |
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Gaza |
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Israelis to resume evictions |
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Gaza |
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Settlers ready for Israeli troops
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| Aug.21 |
Baghdad |
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Role of Islam in Iraq agreed The compromise language called Islam 'a main source of legislation', wording that concerned women's rights advocates
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Gaza |
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Final prayers at settlements |
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| Aug.22 |
Gaza |
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Settlers mourn end of Gaza era |
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Baghdad |
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Official: Iraq to draft constitution on time |
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Gaza |
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Settlers leave last outpost| All walking peacefully, the final group of the settlers in Gaza boarded buses | |
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Baghdad |
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Iraq delays vote on draft constitution
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Beirut |
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Explosion rocks Christian area |
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West Bank |
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Israeli pullout shifts to West Bank |
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| Aug.23 |
West Bank |
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Settler eviction complete Israeli troops have completed the evacuation of settlers from the Gaza and West Bank in line with Sharon's plan
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 Peru |
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Airliner crashes in jungle| A passenger plane carrying 100 people crashed a few kilometers short of its planned destination. 37 killed | |
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Washington |
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Bush urges Sunnis to choose peace |
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| Aug.24 |
 Romania |
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Floods cause havoc across Europe| Torrential rains across central and eastern Europe are killing up to 34 people, 25 in Romania alone, 11 in Switzerland | |
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Niger |
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UN chief promises aid
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Peru |
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Airline: Wind shift may have hit jet |
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West Bank |
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5 militants shot in raid |
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USA |
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1,500 more troops headed for Iraq |
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| Aug.25 |
Baghdad |
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Charter amendments 'agreed' |
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 Paris |
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Apartment fire kills 16| A massive fire has swept through a 7-story building shortly after midnight | |
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Baghdad |
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Al-Sadr calls for calm |
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| Aug.26 |
Texas |
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Bush calls Shiite leader on constitution |
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Baghdad |
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No agreement yet on constitution
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Mozambique |
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U.N.: Africa declares TB emergency |
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| Aug.27 |
Texas |
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Bush calls for US resolve on Iraq |
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New Orleans |
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Gulf Coast residents urged to get out |
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Paris |
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Fire survivors hold march |
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Israel |
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21 hurt in bomb blast A suicide bombing has injured 21 people at a bus station in the southern city of Beersheba
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Venezuela |
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Protest march turns violent |
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Baghdad |
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MPs to review constitution |
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India |
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Monsoons pushing death tolls |
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| Aug.28 |
Baghdad |
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Committee signs Iraq's draft constitution| The constitutional committee approved a final draft and put it before the National Assembly, despite the Sunni rejection | |
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New Orleans |
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Katrina now Category 5| New Orleans Mayor declared a state of emergency and ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city | |
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New Orleans |
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City evacuated as storm nears The mayor has ordered hundreds of thousands of people to flee the city as Hurricane Katrina nears
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Venezuela |
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Rev. Jackson offers support to Chavez |
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European Union |
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EU to consider China textile deal |
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New Orleans |
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Katrina may be 'our Asian tsunami' |
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| Aug.29 |
France |
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Banned airlines lists published |
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Baghdad |
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Gunmen assassinate two |
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New Orleans |
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast 
1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
| The costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast as far as 100 miles from the storm's center. Parts of New Orleans are flooded with up to 6 feet of water after some of the pumps failed. The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion in damage
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New Orleans |
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Dozens feared dead after storm At least 50 people were killed in one county alone. The storm is causing up to $25bn of damage
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Paris |
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Immigrants die in new fire
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| Aug.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Netanyahu to challenge Sharon leadership
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New Orleans |
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'Up to 80' dead in hurricane
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Western Iraq |
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U.S.: Air strikes kill seven insurgents |
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Beirut |
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Ex-security chiefs held |
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| Aug.31 |
Baghdad |
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1,000 dead in stampede| 323 others injured on a bridge after a massive Shiite religious commemoration erupted into panic | |
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New Orleans |
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City evacuations under way
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North Caucasus |
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Beslan mourns a year after siege |
|
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New Orleans |
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Katrina will scar US 'for years' |
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|
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.3 |
Mauritania |
Officers 'seize power' Army officers have announced the overthrow of President Ould Taya and creation of a ruling military council
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| Aug.3 |
Iraq |
14 Marines, civilian killed in bombing
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| Aug.5 |
Russian Far East |
Russians race to rescue sailors |
|
| Aug.6 |
Japan |
Doves, silence for A-bomb victims Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hiroshima 60 years after the world's first atomic bomb was dropped
|
| Aug.8 |
Iran |
Iran resumes uranium conversion Map of Isfahan Iran| Tehran is saying the process at the Isfahan facility is for producing nuclear fuel | |
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| Aug.8 |
Japan |
Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate
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| Aug.10 |
Iran |
Iran breaks seals at nuclear plant
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| Aug.13 |
Gaza |
Security alert for withdrawal
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| Aug.15 |
Finland |
Aceh rebels sign peace agreement |
|
| Aug.16 |
Afghanistan |
Spanish troops die in crash| Spain's defense minister does not rule out hostile fire as the possible cause of a helicopter crash that killed 17 | |
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| Aug.16 |
Gaza |
Israeli forces arrest 50 at settlement |
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| Aug.17 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops begin forced evictions| The troops entered the settlement of Neveh Dekalim, to evacuate as many as 4,000 people | |
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| Aug.17 |
Russian Far East |
Russian-Chinese war games begin Map of Vladivostok Russia| Air, sea, and ground units from both countries are starting a week of major exercises, dubbed Peace Mission 2005 | |
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| Aug.17 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops move into Kfar Darom
|
| Aug.18 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops enter synagogue
|
| Aug.18 |
Gaza |
Largest settlement evacuated| In Neve Dekalim police and soldiers had to forcibly remove hundreds of protesters holed up inside a synagogue | |
|
| Aug.18 |
Texas |
Antiwar mom leaves Bush stakeout |
|
| Aug.18 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops resume evictions |
|
| Aug.19 |
Jordan |
Al Qaeda claim for Red Sea attacks| The Martyr Abdallah Azzam Brigades has claimed rocket attacks that targeted but missed 2 U.S. military ships | |
|
| Aug.19 |
Gaza |
Israeli forces empty Gadid settlement |
|
| Aug.20 |
Jordan |
Jordan finds launcher for attacks |
|
| Aug.20 |
Gaza |
Israelis to resume evictions |
|
| Aug.20 |
Gaza |
Settlers ready for Israeli troops
|
| Aug.23 |
Washington |
Bush urges Sunnis to choose peace |
|
| Aug.24 |
West Bank |
5 militants shot in raid |
|
| Aug.24 |
USA |
1,500 more troops headed for Iraq |
|
| Aug.25 |
Baghdad |
Al-Sadr calls for calm |
|
| Aug.30 |
Western Iraq |
U.S.: Air strikes kill seven insurgents |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.2 |
Toronto |
All survive Air France jet crash and fire Map of Toronto| A jetliner attempting to land overran a runway, smashed into a gully and burst into flames | |
|
| Aug.3 |
Niger |
Lucky few get food |
|
| Aug.3 |
Toronto |
Toronto jet 'black boxes' found |
|
| Aug.5 |
Russian Far East |
Russians race to rescue sailors |
|
| Aug.6 |
Russian Far East |
Rescuers lifting disabled sub
|
| Aug.6 |
Sicily |
Many die in jet crash off Sicily |
|
| Aug.6 |
Russian Far East |
Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe Map of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Russia| A mini-submarine that had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean surfaced, and all 7 crew members are alive | |
|
| Aug.9 |
Niger |
President denies hunger claims |
|
| Aug.12 |
Russia |
Russia marks Kursk five years on
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| Aug.14 |
Athens |
Cypriot jet crashes; 121 dead Map of Athens| Air traffic controllers lost contact while Boeing 737 was approaching Athens | |
|
| Aug.15 |
Japan |
Large quake hits northern Japan |
|
| Aug.16 |
Venezuela |
160 believed dead in jet crash Map of Zulia Venezuela| The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela | |
|
| Aug.16 |
Afghanistan |
Spanish troops die in crash| Spain's defense minister does not rule out hostile fire as the possible cause of a helicopter crash that killed 17 | |
|
| Aug.17 |
Martinique |
Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims |
|
| Aug.23 |
Peru |
Airliner crashes in jungle| A passenger plane carrying 100 people crashed a few kilometers short of its planned destination. 37 killed | |
|
| Aug.24 |
Romania |
Floods cause havoc across Europe| Torrential rains across central and eastern Europe are killing up to 34 people, 25 in Romania alone, 11 in Switzerland | |
|
| Aug.24 |
Peru |
Airline: Wind shift may have hit jet |
|
| Aug.25 |
Paris |
Apartment fire kills 16| A massive fire has swept through a 7-story building shortly after midnight | |
|
| Aug.26 |
Mozambique |
U.N.: Africa declares TB emergency |
|
| Aug.27 |
New Orleans |
Gulf Coast residents urged to get out |
|
| Aug.27 |
Paris |
Fire survivors hold march |
|
| Aug.27 |
India |
Monsoons pushing death tolls |
|
| Aug.28 |
New Orleans |
Katrina now Category 5| New Orleans Mayor declared a state of emergency and ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city | |
|
| Aug.28 |
New Orleans |
City evacuated as storm nears The mayor has ordered hundreds of thousands of people to flee the city as Hurricane Katrina nears
|
| Aug.28 |
New Orleans |
Katrina may be 'our Asian tsunami' |
|
| Aug.29 |
France |
Banned airlines lists published |
|
| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
Hurricane Katrina lashes coast 1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
| The costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast as far as 100 miles from the storm's center. Parts of New Orleans are flooded with up to 6 feet of water after some of the pumps failed. The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion in damage
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| |
|
| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
Dozens feared dead after storm At least 50 people were killed in one county alone. The storm is causing up to $25bn of damage
|
| Aug.29 |
Paris |
Immigrants die in new fire
|
| Aug.30 |
New Orleans |
'Up to 80' dead in hurricane
|
| Aug.31 |
Baghdad |
1,000 dead in stampede| 323 others injured on a bridge after a massive Shiite religious commemoration erupted into panic | |
|
| Aug.31 |
New Orleans |
City evacuations under way
|
| Aug.31 |
New Orleans |
Katrina will scar US 'for years' |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.13 |
Finland |
Dibaba completes a unique double |
|
| Aug.15 |
New Jersey |
Mickelson grabs second major title |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis pledge to keep pumping oil |
|
| Aug.10 |
Microsoft |
Microsoft in $7m spam settlement |
|
| Aug.11 |
London |
Thousands stranded by air strike |
|
| Aug.19 |
Texas |
Merck punished for faulty drug
|
| Aug.20 |
USA |
Merck to fight drug onslaught |
|
| Aug.28 |
European Union |
EU to consider China textile deal |
|
| Aug.29 |
France |
Banned airlines lists published |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.1 |
Sudan |
Riots after VP Garang dies |
|
| Aug.3 |
Sudan |
Gangs rampage in Khartoum
|
| Aug.4 |
London |
Al Qaeda threatens more UK, U.S. attacks Osama bin Laden's No. 2 man is saying that Tony Blair would be to blame
|
| Aug.4 |
Israel |
Israeli soldier kills 4 Arab bus passengers| An angry mob in the predominantly Israeli Arab town of Shfaram surrounded the bus and killed the gunman | |
|
| Aug.7 |
UN |
Former oil-for-food chief resigned |
|
| Aug.8 |
UN |
Oil-for-food chief 'took bribes'| Benon Sevan has been accused of taking kickbacks by a panel investigating corruption allegations | |
|
| Aug.10 |
Chile |
Pinochet's wife and son charged |
|
| Aug.12 |
Sri Lanka |
Foreign Minister killed Map of Colombo Sri Lanka| Lakshman Kadirgamar has been assassinated in a gun attack in Colombo. The murder was blamed on the Tamil Tigers | |
|
| Aug.15 |
Gaza |
Violence hits pullout |
|
| Aug.16 |
Gaza |
Israeli forces arrest 50 at settlement |
|
| Aug.16 |
Baghdad |
Triple explosions
|
| Aug.18 |
Saudi Arabia |
Al Qaeda leader killed |
|
| Aug.19 |
Jordan |
Al Qaeda claim for Red Sea attacks| The Martyr Abdallah Azzam Brigades has claimed rocket attacks that targeted but missed 2 U.S. military ships | |
|
| Aug.19 |
Germany |
9/11 suspect gets 7 years jail |
|
| Aug.22 |
Beirut |
Explosion rocks Christian area |
|
| Aug.27 |
Israel |
21 hurt in bomb blast A suicide bombing has injured 21 people at a bus station in the southern city of Beersheba
|
| Aug.29 |
Baghdad |
Gunmen assassinate two |
|
| Aug.30 |
Beirut |
Ex-security chiefs held |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
King Fahd dead| The former Crown Prince Abdullah has been named the new king and Defense Minister has replaced Abdullah | |
|
| Aug.1 |
Sudan |
Riots after VP Garang dies |
|
| Aug.1 |
Washington |
Bush names Bolton as U.N. ambassador |
|
| Aug.2 |
Saudi Arabia |
Simple funeral for King Fahd Muslim leaders and Saudi princes have bid a final farewell before the body was buried in an unmarked grave
|
| Aug.3 |
Sudan |
S Sudan leader urges clashes end |
|
| Aug.4 |
Washington |
Bush dismisses al-Qaeda warning |
|
| Aug.5 |
Iran |
EU puts nuclear proposals to Iran| The European Union has submitted a set of proposals aimed at ending the crisis over nuclear program | |
|
| Aug.5 |
Israel |
Alert as bus dead buried |
|
| Aug.5 |
Washington |
US supports EU Iran nuclear plan |
|
| Aug.6 |
Japan |
Doves, silence for A-bomb victims Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hiroshima 60 years after the world's first atomic bomb was dropped
|
| Aug.6 |
Beijing |
Stalled nuclear talks take recess |
|
| Aug.7 |
Jerusalem |
Netanyahu resigns Cabinet post |
|
| Aug.7 |
UN |
Former oil-for-food chief resigned |
|
| Aug.8 |
USA |
Shuttle return held for 24 hours |
|
| Aug.8 |
Japan |
Vote set for September 11 |
|
| Aug.8 |
Japan |
Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate
|
| Aug.9 |
Southern California |
Discovery returns safely to Earth| The shuttle has touched down successfully at Edwards Air Force Base 54 minutes before dawn | |
|
| Aug.9 |
Austria |
IAEA seeks solution to Iran issue |
|
| Aug.9 |
Moscow |
Russia asks Iran to halt activity |
|
| Aug.10 |
Iran |
Iran warns US, EU over nuclear impasse
|
| Aug.11 |
Iraq |
Shias call for more autonomy| A senior Shia leader: Shia majority should be granted an autonomous federal state in the south | |
|
| Aug.11 |
Austria |
IAEA urges Iran to stop nuclear activities
|
| Aug.12 |
Russia |
Russia marks Kursk five years on
|
| Aug.12 |
Washington |
CIA: Iran president likely not captor |
|
| Aug.12 |
Brazil |
Lula 'sorry' for scandal |
|
| Aug.12 |
Washington |
Bush warns Iran on nuclear plans US President still has not ruled out the option of using force against Iran, after it resumed work on its nuclear program
|
| Aug.12 |
Sri Lanka |
State of emergency declared |
|
| Aug.13 |
Berlin |
Germany attacks US on Iran threat |
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| Aug.13 |
Iraq |
'Progress' on constitution |
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| Aug.14 |
Baghdad |
Last-ditch constitution bid |
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| Aug.15 |
Gaza |
Historic pullout has begun Israeli troops began sealing off all 21 settlements, barring anyone from entering
|
| Aug.15 |
Finland |
Aceh rebels sign peace agreement |
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| Aug.15 |
Baghdad |
Constitution deadline extended National Assembly voted unanimously to extend for a week the deadline to complete talks on the new constitution
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| Aug.15 |
Gaza |
Emotions flare as pullout begins |
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| Aug.16 |
Gaza |
Deadline for pullout expires
|
| Aug.17 |
Martinique |
Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims |
|
| Aug.17 |
Gaza |
Israel expels settlers |
|
| Aug.18 |
Ruhr |
Rapturous German welcome for Pope Map of Cologne Germany| Benedict XVI has arrived in his native country for a Catholic youth festival in the city of Cologne | |
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| Aug.18 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops enter synagogue
|
| Aug.18 |
Texas |
Antiwar mom leaves Bush stakeout |
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| Aug.19 |
Ruhr |
Pope issues anti-Semitism warning |
|
| Aug.19 |
Gaza |
Abbas voices joy at pullout
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| Aug.19 |
Washington |
'Bin Laden assassination debated' |
|
| Aug.20 |
Germany |
Pope meets German Muslim leaders |
|
| Aug.20 |
Zimbabwe |
Secret film of 'squalor' |
|
| Aug.21 |
Baghdad |
Role of Islam in Iraq agreed The compromise language called Islam 'a main source of legislation', wording that concerned women's rights advocates
|
| Aug.21 |
Gaza |
Final prayers at settlements |
|
| Aug.22 |
Gaza |
Settlers mourn end of Gaza era |
|
| Aug.22 |
Baghdad |
Official: Iraq to draft constitution on time |
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| Aug.22 |
Gaza |
Settlers leave last outpost| All walking peacefully, the final group of the settlers in Gaza boarded buses | |
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| Aug.22 |
Baghdad |
Iraq delays vote on draft constitution
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| Aug.22 |
West Bank |
Israeli pullout shifts to West Bank |
|
| Aug.23 |
West Bank |
Settler eviction complete Israeli troops have completed the evacuation of settlers from the Gaza and West Bank in line with Sharon's plan
|
| Aug.23 |
Washington |
Bush urges Sunnis to choose peace |
|
| Aug.24 |
Niger |
UN chief promises aid
|
| Aug.25 |
Baghdad |
Charter amendments 'agreed' |
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| Aug.25 |
Baghdad |
Al-Sadr calls for calm |
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| Aug.26 |
Texas |
Bush calls Shiite leader on constitution |
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| Aug.26 |
Baghdad |
No agreement yet on constitution
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| Aug.27 |
Texas |
Bush calls for US resolve on Iraq |
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| Aug.27 |
Paris |
Fire survivors hold march |
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| Aug.27 |
Venezuela |
Protest march turns violent |
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| Aug.27 |
Baghdad |
MPs to review constitution |
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| Aug.28 |
Baghdad |
Committee signs Iraq's draft constitution| The constitutional committee approved a final draft and put it before the National Assembly, despite the Sunni rejection | |
|
| Aug.28 |
Venezuela |
Rev. Jackson offers support to Chavez |
|
| Aug.30 |
Jerusalem |
Netanyahu to challenge Sharon leadership
|
| Aug.31 |
North Caucasus |
Beslan mourns a year after siege |
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| Aug.8 |
Japan |
Nagasaki remembers its atomic fate
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