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| Oct.1 |
Bali |
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20 dead in blasts A string of blasts on the resort island killed at least 26 people and wounded about 103 others
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Western Iraq |
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U.S. launches Operation Iron Fist |
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Bali |
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'Suicide bomb' behind attack |
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| Oct.3 |
Luxembourg |
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EU reaches deal on Turkey talks
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Bali |
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Bombers' severed heads shown |
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| Oct.4 |
UN |
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UN condemns Iraq charter change |
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Bosnia |
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Srebrenica massacre list compiled |
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| Oct.5 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq reverses vote rule change |
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El Salvador |
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Hurricane Stan's death toll climbs to 135
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U.S. Congress |
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Senate backs detainee rights |
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| Oct.6 |
New York |
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Warning of subway threat |
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Washington |
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Official: World not ready for flu |
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| Oct.7 |
Norway |
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IAEA, ElBaradei win Nobel peace prize |
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Pakistan |
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Major quake kills thousands A magnitude 7.6 earthquake epicenter was 60 miles north-northeast of Islamabad and 6 miles below the surface
| Most of the dead were in the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir, followed by the North-West Province. Entire villages and many roads have been wiped out by landslides. Indian Prime Minister Singh called President Musharraf and offered help
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| Oct.8 |
Pakistan |
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1,000 may died in South Asia quake |
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Pakistan |
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Quake toll is 18,000 |
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| Oct.9 |
Guatemala |
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Slide toll may hit 1,400 Village buried under tons of dirt and debris may be declared a Mayan mass grave as rescuers give up digging
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Pakistan |
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Quake toll nears 20,000 |
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Poland |
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Right head for run-off vote |
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| Oct.10 |
Berlin |
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Merkel to become German chancellor| Conservative leader will become Germany's first woman chancellor under a deal withn Social Democrats | |
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Pakistan |
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Quake toll soars above 30,000 |
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Guatemala |
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Landslide areas considered mass graves |
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Pakistan |
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Relief amid grief |
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Pakistan |
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Frustration over aid delivery Frustration is mounting over the pace of relief efforts in the quake zone with remote regions still not accessible
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| Oct.11 |
Pakistan |
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3m homeless as storms slow aid |
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Liberia |
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Counting begins in poll |
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China |
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China launches rocket into space |
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| Oct.12 |
Syria |
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Minister commits suicide |
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Pakistan |
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Indian troops join Pakistan quake effort |
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Pakistan |
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Aftershock rattles region on edge |
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| Oct.13 |
North Caucasus |
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100 die as city of Nalchik raided Civilians are among killed in clashes between police and gunmen in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria province
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Turkey |
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Bird flu 'is deadly strain' |
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| Oct.14 |
Netherlands |
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7 held in anti-terror raids |
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Pakistan |
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Quake rescue mission winds down |
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| Oct.15 |
Romania |
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Romania has deadly bird flu virus
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Iraq |
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Polls open for historic vote |
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| Oct.16 |
Japan |
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PM visits Yasukuni shrine |
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| Oct.17 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel suspends Palestinian talks |
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| Oct.18 |
Pakistan |
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Open up Kashmir, Pakistan urges |
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Kashmir |
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India hails Pakistani quake plan |
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| |
Caribbean |
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Wilma turns into a hurricane |
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| Oct.19 |
Baghdad |
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Hussein trial adjourned until November 28 |
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| |
Haiti |
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Hurricane Wilma 'strongest ever' |
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UN |
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Annan pleads for more quake aid |
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| Oct.20 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. troops 'burnt Taliban bodies' |
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Lebanon |
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U.N. probe links Syria to Hariri killing The investigators have found 'converging evidence' of Lebanese and Syrian involvement in the killing of ex-Prime Minister
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| Oct.21 |
Syria |
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Governments deny UN murder claims |
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Baghdad |
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Hussein co-defendant's lawyer dead |
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California |
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Bush: Hariri report 'deeply disturbing' |
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Mexico |
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Hurricane batters resorts The Yucatan is suffering severe damage from Wilma, which is forecast to pound the area for at least a day
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| Oct.22 |
Lebanon |
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Hariri's son calls for justice |
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Nigeria |
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Jet has crashed after takeoff
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| Oct.23 |
Poland |
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Tax cutter poised to win election
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Nigeria |
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No survivors in crash |
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| Oct.24 |
Baghdad |
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3 explosions near 2 hotels |
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Florida |
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Wilma made 3 million homes without power |
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Detroit |
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Civil rights icon Parks dies She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and inspired the modern civil rights movement
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| Oct.25 |
Baghdad |
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Draft constitution passes| The referendum has passed, according to final provisional results issued by Iraqi election officials | |
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UN |
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Draft demands Syrian cooperation |
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| Oct.26 |
Israel |
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5 killed in blast
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Paris |
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
Map of Clichy-sous-Bois France Reports say the boys were trying to evade police in Clichy-sous-Bois. The crowds blamed police for the deaths of the 2 boys
| The riots and violent clashes in October and November were involving mainly the burning of cars and public buildings by groups of youths. Events spread to poor housing projects in parts of France. The state of emergency was declared on November 8, and things went back to normal on November 17
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Iran |
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Israel 'must be wiped from map' President Ahmadinejad is insisting that a new series of attacks will destroy the Jewish state
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Texas |
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White Sox win Series over Astros |
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Netherlands |
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Detainees killed in blaze |
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| Oct.27 |
Israel |
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Sharon OKs campaign against targets |
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| |
Gaza |
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Israeli strike kills 7 |
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| Oct.28 |
Iran |
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Thousands in anti-Israel demonstrations |
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| |
UN Security Council |
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UN raps Iran's anti-Israel rant |
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Washington |
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Lewis Libby quits Cheney office
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Southern India |
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Passenger train derails, 61 died
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| Oct.29 |
New Delhi |
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Blasts kill 55 A string of explosions within minutes of each other, most of them at a marketplace crowded with thousands
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Iraq |
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Car bomb kills at least 25 |
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New Delhi |
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Delhi on high alert after blasts |
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| |
Nicaragua |
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Hurricane Beta now Category 2 |
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| Oct.30 |
New Delhi |
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Bombs probe 'makes headway' |
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New Delhi |
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Shops reopen after bombings |
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| Oct.31 |
UN Security Council |
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U.N. vote demands Syria cooperation
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| Oct.1 |
Bali |
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20 dead in blasts| A string of blasts on the resort island killed at least 26 people and wounded about 103 others | | |
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Western Iraq |
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U.S. launches Operation Iron Fist
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Sudan |
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Sudan accused over Darfur killings |
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| |
Bali |
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'Suicide bomb' behind attack
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El Salvador |
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Volcano kills two |
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| Oct.2 |
China |
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Deadly typhoon smashes into China |
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| |
Indonesia |
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Security tightened after Bali bombings |
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Luxembourg |
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EU deadlocked over Turkish entry |
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| Oct.3 |
Luxembourg |
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EU reaches deal on Turkey talks| The foreign ministers have reached a deal clearing the way for accession talks. Austria had fallen into line | |
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| |
Bali |
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Bombers' severed heads shown
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South Korea |
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Concert stampede kills 11 |
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| |
Luxembourg |
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EU opens entry talks with Turkey |
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| Oct.4 |
UN |
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UN condemns Iraq charter change
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| |
Iraq |
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Five U.S. troops killed in attacks |
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| |
Bosnia |
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Srebrenica massacre list compiled
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Indonesia |
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Police seek five over Bali attacks |
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| |
Mexico |
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Hurricane strikes Mexican coast |
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| Oct.5 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq reverses vote rule change National Assembly voted to reverse changes it had made to rules for the referendum on a new constitution
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El Salvador |
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Hurricane Stan's death toll climbs to 135| Heavy rains pounded Central America, pushing rivers over their banks and unleashing a string of deadly mudslides | |
|
| |
Iran |
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Iran denies British attacks link |
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| |
U.S. Congress |
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Senate backs detainee rights
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| Oct.6 |
Jerusalem |
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Court bans 'human shields' |
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| |
Baghdad |
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Suicide car bombing killed 10 people |
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| |
New York |
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Warning of subway threat Security is being stepped up on underground railway network as officials have received a 'credible security threat'
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| |
Washington |
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Official: World not ready for flu
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| |
Uganda |
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ICC moves against Ugandan rebels |
|
| |
Washington |
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Bush warns of 'war on humanity' |
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|
| Oct.7 |
Norway |
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IAEA, ElBaradei win Nobel peace prize
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| |
Bali |
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Police: mastermind escapes raid |
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| |
Western Iraq |
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Blasts kill 6 US Marines |
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| |
UN |
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UN concern over African migrants |
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| |
Guatemala |
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Hundreds missing after Stan storm |
|
| |
Pakistan |
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Major quake kills thousands A magnitude 7.6 earthquake epicenter was 60 miles north-northeast of Islamabad and 6 miles below the surface
| Most of the dead were in the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir, followed by the North-West Province. Entire villages and many roads have been wiped out by landslides. Indian Prime Minister Singh called President Musharraf and offered help
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| Oct.8 |
Pakistan |
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1,000 may died in South Asia quake
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Iraq |
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Marines say 50 al Qaeda killed |
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| |
Guatemala |
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Storm deaths increase to 508 |
|
| |
Pakistan |
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Quake toll is 18,000 More than 41,000 injured. Most of the dead were in the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir
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| Oct.9 |
Guatemala |
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Slide toll may hit 1,400| Village buried under tons of dirt and debris may be declared a Mayan mass grave as rescuers give up digging | |
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| |
Pakistan |
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Quake toll nears 20,000
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| |
Darfur |
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AU peacekeepers seized |
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| |
Poland |
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Poland votes for a new president |
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| |
Poland |
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Right head for run-off vote
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| |
Pakistan |
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Leaders plead for help after quake |
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| Oct.10 |
Berlin |
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Merkel to become German chancellor| Conservative leader will become Germany's first woman chancellor under a deal withn Social Democrats | | |
|
| |
Pakistan |
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Quake toll soars above 30,000 Nations around the world try to get aid to the northern parts of Pakistan and to Kashmir
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| |
Guatemala |
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Landslide areas considered mass graves
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| |
Pakistan |
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Relief amid grief Searchers worked to find more survivors, as some people expressed anger over the pace of relief efforts
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| |
Liberia |
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Liberia poised for historic vote |
|
| |
Pakistan |
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Frustration over aid delivery| Frustration is mounting over the pace of relief efforts in the quake zone with remote regions still not accessible | | |
|
| |
Guatemala |
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Guatemala faces food crisis |
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| Oct.11 |
Pakistan |
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3m homeless as storms slow aid
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| |
Iraq |
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Car bombs kill 50 |
|
| |
Liberia |
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Counting begins in poll
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| |
China |
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China launches rocket into space
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| |
Pakistan |
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Disease threat for quake zone |
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| Oct.12 |
Syria |
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Minister commits suicide Interior minister Ghazi Kanaan' was head of the military intelligence in Lebanon for nearly 20 years
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| |
Iraq |
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Talafar suicide attack 'kills 30' |
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| |
Pakistan |
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Indian troops join Pakistan quake effort
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| |
Pakistan |
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Aftershock rattles region on edge An aftershock is rattling the nerves of those who lived through devastating earthquake
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| |
Pakistan |
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UN relief chief to see quake zone |
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| Oct.13 |
North Caucasus |
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100 die as city of Nalchik raided| Civilians are among killed in clashes between police and gunmen in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria province | | |
|
| |
Turkey |
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Bird flu 'is deadly strain' The H5N1 strain has been found in Turkish poultry and is likely present in Romania
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| |
Pakistan |
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Quake rescuers 'race against time' |
|
| |
North Caucasus |
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Russian hostages freed |
|
|
| Oct.14 |
Netherlands |
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7 held in anti-terror raids
|
| |
Pakistan |
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Quake rescue mission winds down
|
| |
European Union |
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EU holds bird flu crisis meeting |
|
| |
Ecuador |
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Ex-leader's return halted |
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| |
Baghdad |
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Power and water returning |
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| Oct.15 |
Romania |
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Romania has deadly bird flu virus| The deadly H5N1 strain that has infected humans in Asia has spread to Europe | |
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| |
Iraq |
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Polls open for historic vote
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| |
Pakistan |
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Quake toll rises as weather hits aid |
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| |
Iraq |
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Polls close in historic referendum |
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| |
Iraq |
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Count begins in vote on draft charter |
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| |
Baghdad |
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US hails 'courageous' Iraq vote |
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| Oct.16 |
West Bank |
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Three Israelis killed |
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| |
England |
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Rice seeks UK support over Iran |
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| |
Pakistan |
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Children pulled alive from quake rubble |
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| |
Japan |
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PM visits Yasukuni shrine
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| |
Romania |
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Romania works to contain bird flu strain |
|
| |
China |
|
Spacecraft returns to Earth |
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| |
Pakistan |
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Weather raises quake relief fears |
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| |
Southern California |
|
White Sox eliminate Angels |
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|
| Oct.17 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel suspends Palestinian talks Israel suspended security coordination with the Palestinians, following the killings of 3 Israeli settlers by Palestinians
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| |
Sunni Triangle |
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Dozens killed in airstrikes |
|
| |
Pakistan |
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Row mars S Asia quake aid effort |
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| Oct.18 |
Pakistan |
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Open up Kashmir, Pakistan urges
|
| |
England |
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Bird flu declared 'global threat' |
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| |
Pakistan |
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Quake relief in 'race against time' |
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| |
Iraq |
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Ellection results under scrutiny |
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| |
Kashmir |
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India hails Pakistani quake plan
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| |
Cuba |
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Hurricane Wilma grows in strength |
|
| |
Pakistan |
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Grim future for young quake survivors |
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| |
Caribbean |
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Wilma turns into a hurricane The hurricane rapidly intensified to a Category 4 with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph
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| Oct.19 |
Baghdad |
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Hussein trial adjourned until November 28 The judge is granting the defense request for a delay, after Saddam entered a not guilty plea
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| |
Haiti |
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Hurricane Wilma 'strongest ever'
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| |
UN |
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Annan pleads for more quake aid Secretary-General called for a greater world response to the quake victims in Pakistan
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| |
U. S. Midwest |
|
Astros reached World Series |
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|
| Oct.20 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. troops 'burnt Taliban bodies'
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| |
Florida |
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Wilma may hit by Sunday night |
|
| |
Pakistan |
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Quake 'is UN's worst nightmare' |
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| |
Lebanon |
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U.N. probe links Syria to Hariri killing| The investigators have found 'converging evidence' of Lebanese and Syrian involvement in the killing of ex-Prime Minister | | |
|
|
| Oct.21 |
Syria |
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Governments deny UN murder claims The Syrian and Lebanese governments have denied any involvement in the assassination of Rafik Hariri
|
| |
Baghdad |
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Hussein co-defendant's lawyer dead
|
| |
California |
|
Bush: Hariri report 'deeply disturbing'
|
| |
Egypt |
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3 killed in church riot |
|
| |
Mexico |
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Hurricane batters resorts| The Yucatan is suffering severe damage from Wilma, which is forecast to pound the area for at least a day | |
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| Oct.22 |
Lebanon |
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Hariri's son calls for justice
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| |
Nigeria |
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Jet has crashed after takeoff| The Boeing 737 with 116 people on board disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from Lagos | |
|
| |
Mexico |
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3 dead as Wilma lashes Yucatan Peninsula |
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| |
Iraq |
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Diyala province toward 'yes' vote |
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| Oct.23 |
Mexico |
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Relief in Mexico as Wilma leaves |
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| |
Spain |
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Obasanjo's wife dies in hospital |
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| |
Nigeria |
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Confusion surrounds crash |
|
| |
Poland |
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Tax cutter poised to win election| Warsaw Mayor Lech Kaczynski led presidential runoff after he stressed traditional Roman Catholic values | |
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| |
Nigeria |
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No survivors in crash All 117 people aboard a passenger jet are dead, including several high-level Nigerian officials
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| |
Mexico |
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Resorts survey damage |
|
| |
Brazil |
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Ban on gun sales rejected |
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| |
Cuba |
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Wilma hits Cuba as Florida braces |
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|
| Oct.24 |
Florida |
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Wilma roars across Florida |
|
| |
Baghdad |
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At least 24 dead in violence |
|
| |
Baghdad |
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3 explosions near 2 hotels The explosions near hotels housing international journalists are killing 10 people and wounding 22
|
| |
Florida |
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Wilma made 3 million homes without power The hurricane is killing at least four people brought storm surges and up to 25cm
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| |
Central Africa |
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Africa Aids orphans 'may top 18m' |
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| |
Detroit |
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Civil rights icon Parks dies| She refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and inspired the modern civil rights movement | | |
|
|
| Oct.25 |
Baghdad |
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Draft constitution passes| The referendum has passed, according to final provisional results issued by Iraqi election officials | | |
|
| |
European Union |
|
Ban on imports of live birds |
|
| |
UN |
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Draft demands Syrian cooperation
|
| |
China |
|
New bird flu outbreak |
|
|
| Oct.26 |
Israel |
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5 killed in blast| An explosion in the coastal city of Hadera killed at least 4 people and wounded 30 others | |
|
| |
Paris |
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
Map of Clichy-sous-Bois France Reports say the boys were trying to evade police in Clichy-sous-Bois. The crowds blamed police for the deaths of the 2 boys
| The riots and violent clashes in October and November were involving mainly the burning of cars and public buildings by groups of youths. Events spread to poor housing projects in parts of France. The state of emergency was declared on November 8, and things went back to normal on November 17
|
| |
|
| |
Pakistan |
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Winter threat to quake survivors |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Sunni groups join forces for vote |
|
| |
Iran |
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Israel 'must be wiped from map'| President Ahmadinejad is insisting that a new series of attacks will destroy the Jewish state | | |
|
| |
Texas |
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White Sox win Series over Astros Chicago win first Series in 88 years after finishing off the Astros 1-0 in Game 4. Jermaine Dye is Series MVP
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| |
Netherlands |
|
Detainees killed in blaze
|
|
| Oct.27 |
Israel |
|
Sharon OKs campaign against targets
|
| |
Gaza |
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Israeli strike kills 7
|
| |
UN |
|
Annan 'dismayed' by Iran remarks |
|
|
| Oct.28 |
Iran |
|
Thousands in anti-Israel demonstrations
|
| |
UN Security Council |
|
UN raps Iran's anti-Israel rant
|
| |
Washington |
|
Prosecutor to seek Libby indictment |
|
| |
Washington |
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Lewis Libby quits Cheney office| chief-of-staff to Vice President has resigned after being charged with perjury over an investigation | |
|
| |
Southern India |
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Passenger train derails, 61 died| The train is killing at least 61 people and injuring about 35. The carriages crashed into flood waters | |
|
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| Oct.29 |
New Delhi |
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Blasts kill 55| A string of explosions within minutes of each other, most of them at a marketplace crowded with thousands | | |
|
| |
Iran |
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Iran 'not planning Israel attack' |
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| |
Iraq |
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Car bomb kills at least 25 The vehicle exploded on a busy street in Howaider, a Shia village north of Baghdad
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| |
New Delhi |
|
Delhi on high alert after blasts
|
| |
Kashmir |
|
Border opened for aid efforts |
|
| |
Nicaragua |
|
Hurricane Beta now Category 2
|
|
| Oct.30 |
New Delhi |
|
Bombs probe 'makes headway'
|
| |
Southern India |
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Train toll reaches 111 dead |
|
| |
New Delhi |
|
Shops reopen after bombings
|
|
| Oct.31 |
Northern Iraq |
|
6 U.S. soldiers killed |
|
| |
U.S. Supreme Court |
|
Bush nominates Alito to Supreme Court |
|
| |
UN Security Council |
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U.N. vote demands Syria cooperation| The Security Council has voted unanimously in favor of a resolution demanding Syria cooperate with the investigation | |
|
| |
Syria |
|
Syria denies hindering UN inquiry |