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| May.1 |
Vatican |
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New Pope delivers first blessing |
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North Korea |
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N. Korea apparently tests missile |
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| May.2 |
Afghanistan |
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'28 die' in munitions blast |
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Baghdad |
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Bombs kill 12, wound 44 |
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UN |
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Annan urges anti-nuclear effort |
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| May.3 |
Baghdad |
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Parliament swears in partial government 7 posts in Prime Minister Jaafari's cabinet, including the defence and oil, remain unfilled amid partisan haggling
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Iraq |
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U.S.: letter to al-Zarqawi cites low morale |
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| May.4 |
West Pakistan |
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Pakistan seizes 'al Qaeda No. 3'
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Iraq |
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Suicide bomber kills at least 47
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Baghdad |
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Many killed in violence |
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| May.5 |
London |
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Blair heads for historic third term Tony Blair is heading for an 3rd term in government but with a greatly reduced majority
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| May.6 |
Iraq |
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Car bomb blows apart market |
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| May.7 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 22 |
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Lebanon |
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Anti-Syrian exile back in Lebanon |
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European Union |
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Europe-wide events to mark VE Day
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead U.S. President was given a seat of honor for celebrations in Red Square marking 60 years since the Allied victory
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Georgia |
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Bush dances after arrival |
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| May.10 |
Berlin |
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Holocaust memorial unveiled |
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Georgia |
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Bush: Georgia 'beacon of liberty' |
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Western Iraq |
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Rebels kidnap province chief
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Sunni Triangle |
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Suicide bombs cause carnage |
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| May.11 |
Afghanistan |
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Riots over US Koran 'desecration' |
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U.S. Congress |
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Names named in US Iraq oil report
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| May.12 |
Turkey |
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Trial of Kurdish leader 'unfair' |
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| May.13 |
Vatican |
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Pope seeks to beatify John Paul |
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Uzbekistan |
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Troops clash with protesters Opposition says later 745 died in fighting that broken out after a night in which soldiers clashed with demonstrators
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| May.14 |
Taiwan |
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Chen's DPP wins most votes |
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Kyrgyzstan |
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Thousands of Uzbeks fleeing |
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| May.15 |
Uzbekistan |
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Relatives search for bodies |
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Baghdad |
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Rice makes surprise visit to Iraq |
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Washington |
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Newsweek backs off Quran story The report that U.S. interrogators desecrated copies of the Quran blamed for sparking violent riots in Afghanistan
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U.S. Congress |
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Russians cited in oil-for-food probe |
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| May.16 |
Uzbekistan |
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Toll rises as unrest spreads |
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| May.17 |
Uzbekistan |
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Opposition says 745 died |
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Florida |
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Cuban 'bomber' arrested |
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U.S. Congress |
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Galloway takes on US oil accusers |
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| May.18 |
Uzbekistan |
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Foreign envoys visit town of Andijan |
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Washington |
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U.S. presses for Uzbek probe |
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Portugal |
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CSKA seal Uefa Cup triumph over Sporting |
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Uzbekistan |
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Troops retake rebel town
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| May.19 |
Iraq |
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Gunmen kill top Shiite cleric's aide |
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Uzbekistan |
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President Karimov rejects deaths probe |
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| May.20 |
South Korea |
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Stem cells tailored to patients |
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Chile |
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Missing 41 troops feared dead Chile's army chief: At least 41 Chilean soldiers who went missing in a snowstorm are almost certainly dead
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Uzbekistan |
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Pressure grows for inquiry |
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| May.22 |
Iraq |
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Romanian journalists freed |
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Jerusalem |
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Laura Bush heckled |
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Germany |
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Schroeder 'heads for poll defeat' |
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| May.23 |
Baghdad |
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Rebels kill security chief |
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Iraq |
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Insurgent attacks kill at least 34
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Japan |
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China rebukes Japan over shrine Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi short her visit and flew home before a meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
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| May.24 |
Baghdad |
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8 American soldiers killed |
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| May.25 |
Azerbaijan |
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Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens
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Turkey |
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Liverpool crowned over AC Milan |
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Western Iraq |
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U.S. unleashes 'surprise' offensive |
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Washington |
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FBI records detail Koran claims |
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| May.26 |
Washington |
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Abbas meets Bush at White House |
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| May.27 |
Pakistan |
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Bomb kills 17 at shrine |
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Saudi Arabia |
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King Fahd hospitalized
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France |
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French hold final EU vote rallies |
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Indonesia |
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2 bombs kill 19 |
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| May.28 |
Darfur |
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UN chief visits Darfur refugees |
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| May.29 |
Paris |
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French voters reject EU charter| By 56% voters have overwhelmingly rejected the European Union's proposed constitution in a key referendum | |
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Beirut |
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Opposition claims Beirut election |
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| May.30 |
Paris |
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Chirac set for government shakeup |
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Iraq |
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Hilla suicide bombers kill 27 |
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion
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Paris |
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Villepin named new PM |
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Washington |
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Watergate's Deep Throat revealed |
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| May.1 |
Vatican |
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New Pope delivers first blessing Benedict XVI has given his first Sunday blessing from the same apartment window used by his predecessor
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North Korea |
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N. Korea apparently tests missile White House chief of staff: North Korea has conducted a test of a short-range missile
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Iraq |
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Three quizzed over Hassan killing |
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Egypt |
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200 held after attacks in Cairo |
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Kurdistan |
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Bombing of Iraqi Kurds kills 25 |
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Australia |
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Australia: No hostage negotiations |
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New York |
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Call to nuclear powers to disarm |
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| May.2 |
Afghanistan |
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'28 die' in munitions blast
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Baghdad |
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Bombs kill 12, wound 44
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UN |
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Annan urges anti-nuclear effort
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Texas |
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Lynndie England pleads guilty |
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Italy |
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Italy hits back over agent's death |
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| May.3 |
Baghdad |
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Parliament swears in partial government| 7 posts in Prime Minister Jaafari's cabinet, including the defence and oil, remain unfilled amid partisan haggling | |
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Somalia |
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PM escapes bomb as 7 die |
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Iraq |
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U.S.: letter to al-Zarqawi cites low morale
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London |
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Garcia fires Liverpool into final |
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United Kingdom |
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Election battle enters final day |
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| May.4 |
West Pakistan |
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Pakistan seizes 'al Qaeda No. 3'| Abu Faraj al-Libbi, responsible for the al Qaeda's global operations, has been captured in frontier province | |
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Iraq |
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Suicide bomber kills at least 47| A bomber attacked a crowd of recruits seeking jobs with the Kurdish police force in Erbil | |
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Netherlands |
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Milan into final on away goals over PSV |
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Baghdad |
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Many killed in violence
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Afghanistan |
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40 rebels dead in battle |
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| May.5 |
London |
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Blair heads for historic third term| Tony Blair is heading for an 3rd term in government but with a greatly reduced majority | | |
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Washington |
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Demotion for Abu Ghraib commander |
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| May.6 |
Iraq |
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Car bomb blows apart market
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England |
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Blair: I've listened and learned |
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England |
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World leaders congratulate Blair |
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North Korea |
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World 'must stop N Korea testing' |
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Latvia |
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Bush to meet Baltic leaders |
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| May.7 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 22
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Lebanon |
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Anti-Syrian exile back in Lebanon
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Latvia |
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Bush: Baltics 'should move on from war' |
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Iraq |
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Cabinet deal ending political deadlock |
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European Union |
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Europe-wide events to mark VE Day| Commemorations are taking place to mark the 60th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany | |
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| May.8 |
Iraq |
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PM suffers cabinet setback |
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Northern Ireland |
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Trimble quits as NI party leader |
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Iraq |
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U.S. military: Al-Zarqawi aide captured |
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead| U.S. President was given a seat of honor for celebrations in Red Square marking 60 years since the Allied victory | | |
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Iraq |
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U.S. offensive near Syria kills 100 |
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Georgia |
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Bush dances after arrival U.S. President arrived in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, the fourth stop in a 5-day trip
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Iran |
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Iran 'to resume nuclear activity' |
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| May.10 |
Berlin |
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Holocaust memorial unveiled Berlin is ending 17 years of charged debate over how Germany should remember that grim period of its history
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Georgia |
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Bush: Georgia 'beacon of liberty'
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Western Iraq |
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Rebels kidnap province chief| Insurgents have abducted the governor of the western province of Anbar and called for an end to US operations | |
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| |
Iraq |
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U.S. Marines lead offensive |
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Greece |
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Athens anarchists release hostages |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Suicide bombs cause carnage At least 46 Iraqis were killed and another 82 wounded in 5 separate bombings. Car bomb kills 26 in Tikrit
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| May.11 |
Afghanistan |
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Riots over US Koran 'desecration'
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North Korea |
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N. Korea 'boosts nuclear arsenal' |
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Washington |
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Intruding pilots released without charges |
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U.S. Congress |
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Names named in US Iraq oil report| A Senate report says 2 politicians from the UK and France were granted lucrative oil allocations by Saddam's Iraq | |
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| May.12 |
Turkey |
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Trial of Kurdish leader 'unfair' The European Court of Human Rights: Turkey's trial of Abdullah Ocalan was unfair
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Northern England |
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Glazer wins control of Man United |
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England |
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Galloway accepts Washington call |
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Iraq |
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Gunmen, bombers strike Baghdad |
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U.S. Congress |
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Bush suffers blow on UN choice |
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Uzbekistan |
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'Dramatic scenes' in town of Andijan |
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| May.13 |
Vatican |
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Pope seeks to beatify John Paul
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Pakistan |
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Pressure 'keeping bin Laden quiet' |
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Afghanistan |
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Nine die in new anti-US violence |
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Uzbekistan |
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Troops clash with protesters| Opposition says later 745 died in fighting that broken out after a night in which soldiers clashed with demonstrators | |
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Uzbekistan |
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'High death toll' |
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Pakistan |
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Key al Qaeda operative killed |
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| May.14 |
Taiwan |
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Chen's DPP wins most votes
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Baghdad |
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4 killed in suicide blast |
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Uzbekistan |
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President Karimov blames Islamists |
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Kyrgyzstan |
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Thousands of Uzbeks fleeing
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Washington |
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Miami Heat wins over Wizards in Game 4 |
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| May.15 |
Uzbekistan |
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Relatives search for bodies
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Baghdad |
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Rice makes surprise visit to Iraq
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Ethiopia |
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Ethiopians flock to cast ballots |
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Washington |
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Newsweek backs off Quran story| The report that U.S. interrogators desecrated copies of the Quran blamed for sparking violent riots in Afghanistan | | |
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Uzbekistan |
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Locals expel town leaders |
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Austria |
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Czechs take world ice hockey title |
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U.S. Congress |
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Russians cited in oil-for-food probe A Senate report accuses top politicians, including advisers to Putin, of engaging in illicit transactions with Iraq
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Uzbekistan |
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Soldiers reported killed in clash |
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| May.16 |
Baghdad |
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At least 46 bodies found |
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Uzbekistan |
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Toll rises as unrest spreads
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Washington |
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US hardens stance on Uzbekistan |
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| May.17 |
Uzbekistan |
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Opposition says 745 died The Free Peasants party has compiled a list of 745 people allegedly killed by government troops
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Florida |
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Cuban 'bomber' arrested Federal agents arrested notorious Luis Posada Carriles near Miami
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| |
U.S. Congress |
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Galloway takes on US oil accusers
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Iraq |
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Iran-Iraq talk border security |
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Washington |
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Tensions rise over China currency |
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| May.18 |
Uzbekistan |
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Foreign envoys visit town of Andijan
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UN |
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UN calls for Uzbek deaths inquiry |
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Georgia |
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Live grenade 'was threat to Bush' |
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| |
Washington |
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U.S. presses for Uzbek probe
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| |
Portugal |
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CSKA seal Uefa Cup triumph over Sporting
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| |
Uzbekistan |
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Troops retake rebel town| Uzbek troops have retaken the town of Korasuv, where locals threw out their leaders in a popular protest | |
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| May.19 |
Iraq |
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Gunmen kill top Shiite cleric's aide
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France |
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Leaders call for 'Yes' |
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| |
Uzbekistan |
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President Karimov rejects deaths probe
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Sumatra |
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Tsunami-quake 'the biggest ever' |
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Indiana |
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Detroit eliminated Indiana in Game 6 |
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| May.20 |
South Korea |
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Stem cells tailored to patients
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| |
Iraq |
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3 U.S. soldiers die riding in convoy |
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| |
Iraq |
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Saddam's attorney: Why no charges? |
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England |
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UK Quran protests at U.S. Embassy |
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Chile |
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Missing 41 troops feared dead| Chile's army chief: At least 41 Chilean soldiers who went missing in a snowstorm are almost certainly dead | |
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Uzbekistan |
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Pressure grows for inquiry US, UN, EU and Nato officials have also called for an inquiry into the events
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Texas |
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Suns ousted the Mavs |
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| |
Kabul |
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Karzai angry at US Afghan 'abuse' |
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| May.21 |
Iraq |
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Attacks 'delay' rebuilding |
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| |
Kabul |
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Afghan president pressed on opium |
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China |
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Bird flu emergency declared |
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| May.22 |
Iraq |
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Romanian journalists freed
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| |
Jerusalem |
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Laura Bush heckled
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| |
Germany |
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Schroeder 'heads for poll defeat'
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| |
New Delhi |
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Explosions hit cinema halls |
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| |
Washington |
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Karzai demands 'justice' from U.S. |
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| |
Germany |
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Schroeder wants early election |
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| May.23 |
Baghdad |
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Rebels kill security chief
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| |
Iraq |
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Bomb kills 10 at Baghdad restaurant |
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| |
Iraq |
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Insurgent attacks kill at least 34| 2 car bombs killed at least 15 civilians and wounded at least 20 in the northern city of Tal Afar | |
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| |
Washington |
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Bush rejects Karzai army demand |
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Japan |
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China rebukes Japan over shrine| Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi short her visit and flew home before a meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | | |
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| May.24 |
Baghdad |
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8 American soldiers killed
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U.S. Congress |
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US House backs stem cell funding |
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| May.25 |
Azerbaijan |
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Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens| Oil is set to flow from Azerbaijan direct to the Mediterranean for the first time after a $3.6bn pipeline opened | |
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Western Iraq |
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U.S. forces encircle Iraqi city of Haditha |
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USA |
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Amnesty accuses US over 'torture' |
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| |
Turkey |
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Liverpool crowned over AC Milan Liverpool produced one of the greatest comebacks to claw back a 3 goal deficit to win the Champions League final
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| |
Western Iraq |
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U.S. unleashes 'surprise' offensive
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| |
Washington |
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FBI records detail Koran claims
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| |
Ethiopia |
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Fresh aid sought for Darfur work |
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| |
Washington |
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Bush to offer Abbas direct aid |
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| May.26 |
Washington |
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Abbas meets Bush at White House Palestinian leader is holding talks with Bush, hoping for an outright endorsement of the roadmap peace plan
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| |
Iraq |
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Iraq to launch huge Baghdad raids |
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| |
Iraq |
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U.S. chopper shot down |
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| |
France |
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French EU vote battle nears end |
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| May.27 |
Pakistan |
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Bomb kills 17 at shrine Several hundred people were inside the Bare Iman shrine in Pakistan's capital Islamab when the blast struck
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Saudi Arabia |
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King Fahd hospitalized| King Fahd was doing 'well' after being hospitalized earlier in the day | |
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| |
France |
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French hold final EU vote rallies Supporters and opponents of the new EU constitution have held final rallies
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| |
Indonesia |
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2 bombs kill 19 The twin blasts occurred at a busy market in the Christian-dominated town of Tentena
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| May.28 |
Darfur |
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UN chief visits Darfur refugees
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| |
France |
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France begins crucial EU vote |
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| |
Indonesia |
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Yudhoyono orders bomb probe |
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| |
Lebanon |
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Lebanon voting in landmark poll |
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| May.29 |
Iraq |
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Forces prepare Baghdad crackdown |
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| |
France |
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EU referendum goes to French vote |
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| |
Paris |
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French voters reject EU charter| By 56% voters have overwhelmingly rejected the European Union's proposed constitution in a key referendum | | |
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Beirut |
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Opposition claims Beirut election
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| May.30 |
Paris |
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Chirac set for government shakeup
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| |
Iraq |
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Hilla suicide bombers kill 27
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| |
Sudan |
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MSF arrested man over report |
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| |
European Union |
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French 'Non' puts EU in turmoil |
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years| Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion | | |
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Paris |
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Villepin named new PM President Chirac has appointed Interior Minister to replace Jean-Pierre Raffarin as prime minister
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| |
Iraq |
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Saddam trial 'within two months' |
|
| |
Western Iraq |
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Provincial governor found dead |
|
| |
Washington |
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Watergate's Deep Throat revealed
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| |
Southern Afghanistan |
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At least 10 dead in blast |
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|
| 2005 |
|
| May.1 |
North Korea |
N. Korea apparently tests missile White House chief of staff: North Korea has conducted a test of a short-range missile
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| May.1 |
New York |
Call to nuclear powers to disarm |
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| May.2 |
Afghanistan |
'28 die' in munitions blast
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| May.2 |
UN |
Annan urges anti-nuclear effort
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| May.2 |
Texas |
Lynndie England pleads guilty |
|
| May.3 |
Iraq |
U.S.: letter to al-Zarqawi cites low morale
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| May.4 |
Baghdad |
Many killed in violence
|
| May.4 |
Afghanistan |
40 rebels dead in battle |
|
| May.5 |
Washington |
Demotion for Abu Ghraib commander |
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| May.6 |
North Korea |
World 'must stop N Korea testing' |
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| May.7 |
European Union |
Europe-wide events to mark VE Day| Commemorations are taking place to mark the 60th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany | |
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| May.8 |
Iraq |
U.S. military: Al-Zarqawi aide captured |
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| May.9 |
Moscow |
Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead| U.S. President was given a seat of honor for celebrations in Red Square marking 60 years since the Allied victory | | |
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| May.9 |
Iraq |
U.S. offensive near Syria kills 100 |
|
| May.9 |
Iran |
Iran 'to resume nuclear activity' |
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| May.10 |
Western Iraq |
Rebels kidnap province chief| Insurgents have abducted the governor of the western province of Anbar and called for an end to US operations | |
|
| May.10 |
Iraq |
U.S. Marines lead offensive |
|
| May.10 |
Sunni Triangle |
Suicide bombs cause carnage At least 46 Iraqis were killed and another 82 wounded in 5 separate bombings. Car bomb kills 26 in Tikrit
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| May.11 |
North Korea |
N. Korea 'boosts nuclear arsenal' |
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| May.13 |
Pakistan |
Pressure 'keeping bin Laden quiet' |
|
| May.13 |
Uzbekistan |
Troops clash with protesters| Opposition says later 745 died in fighting that broken out after a night in which soldiers clashed with demonstrators | |
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| May.13 |
Pakistan |
Key al Qaeda operative killed |
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| May.15 |
Uzbekistan |
Soldiers reported killed in clash |
|
| May.17 |
Uzbekistan |
Opposition says 745 died The Free Peasants party has compiled a list of 745 people allegedly killed by government troops
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| May.18 |
Uzbekistan |
Troops retake rebel town| Uzbek troops have retaken the town of Korasuv, where locals threw out their leaders in a popular protest | |
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| May.20 |
Iraq |
3 U.S. soldiers die riding in convoy |
|
| May.20 |
Chile |
Missing 41 troops feared dead| Chile's army chief: At least 41 Chilean soldiers who went missing in a snowstorm are almost certainly dead | |
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| May.21 |
Iraq |
Attacks 'delay' rebuilding |
|
| May.23 |
Baghdad |
Rebels kill security chief
|
| May.23 |
Iraq |
Insurgent attacks kill at least 34| 2 car bombs killed at least 15 civilians and wounded at least 20 in the northern city of Tal Afar | |
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| May.23 |
Washington |
Bush rejects Karzai army demand |
|
| May.24 |
Baghdad |
8 American soldiers killed
|
| May.25 |
Western Iraq |
U.S. forces encircle Iraqi city of Haditha |
|
| May.25 |
Western Iraq |
U.S. unleashes 'surprise' offensive
|
| May.26 |
Iraq |
Iraq to launch huge Baghdad raids |
|
| May.26 |
Iraq |
U.S. chopper shot down |
|
| May.29 |
Iraq |
Forces prepare Baghdad crackdown |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| May.2 |
Afghanistan |
'28 die' in munitions blast
|
| May.11 |
Washington |
Intruding pilots released without charges |
|
| May.19 |
Sumatra |
Tsunami-quake 'the biggest ever' |
|
| May.20 |
Chile |
Missing 41 troops feared dead| Chile's army chief: At least 41 Chilean soldiers who went missing in a snowstorm are almost certainly dead | |
|
| May.21 |
China |
Bird flu emergency declared |
|
|
| 2005 |
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| May.12 |
Northern England |
Glazer wins control of Man United |
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| May.17 |
Washington |
Tensions rise over China currency |
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| May.20 |
South Korea |
Stem cells tailored to patients
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| May.21 |
Iraq |
Attacks 'delay' rebuilding |
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| May.24 |
U.S. Congress |
US House backs stem cell funding |
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| May.25 |
Azerbaijan |
Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens| Oil is set to flow from Azerbaijan direct to the Mediterranean for the first time after a $3.6bn pipeline opened | |
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years| Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including fraud and tax evasion | | |
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| 2005 |
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| May.3 |
London |
Garcia fires Liverpool into final |
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| May.4 |
Netherlands |
Milan into final on away goals over PSV |
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| May.12 |
No |