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Sunni Triangle |
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Car bombs kill at least 44 |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Heavy fighting in town of Aita Al-Shaab |
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Lebanon |
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Israel strikes deep into Lebanon |
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Israel |
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Israel 'takes Hezbollah fighters' |
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| Aug.2 |
Israel |
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Hezbollah launches rocket onslaught
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Sri Lanka |
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Muslims flee fighting |
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Beirut |
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Israel resume airstrikes on Beirut |
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| Aug.3 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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22 dead in bomb attacks |
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Washington |
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Bush calls for democracy in Cuba |
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Beirut |
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Bombs pound Beirut for second night |
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| Aug.4 |
Lebanon |
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Israeli border strike 'kills 23' |
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Beirut |
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Israel's bombs cut off Beirut
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| Aug.5 |
UN Security Council |
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U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N. |
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UN Security Council |
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Security Council considers truce plan |
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| Aug.6 |
Israel |
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12 Israelis, 8 Lebanese killed |
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Sri Lanka |
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Aid workers 'executed' |
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| Aug.7 |
UN |
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Lebanon proposes plan to end violence |
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| Aug.8 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel warns of more strikes around Tyre |
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UN |
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Arab League takes concerns to U.N. |
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| Aug.9 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel votes to push deeper into Lebanon |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Troops, tanks moved across border
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 London |
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'Plot to blow up planes' foiled| Scotland Yard: A plot to blow up planes in mid-flight from the UK to the US has been disrupted. The explosive devices to be smuggled on aircraft in hand luggage.
About 18 people arrested after an anti-terrorist o... | |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Israel seizes town of Marjayoun |
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China |
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466,000 flee as storm nears China |
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| Aug.10 |
Iraq |
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Suicide bomber kills 34 in Najaf |
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England |
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Police probe flights terror plot |
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China |
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104 dead as typhoon hits |
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| Aug.11 |
England |
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Plotters met alleged al Qaeda bomber |
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 UN Security Council |
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U.N. adopts Mideast deal The Security Council unanimously approved a proposal aimed at ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah
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Southern Lebanon |
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Israel broadening ground offensive |
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| Aug.12 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Hezbollah leader agrees to cease-fire |
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| Aug.13 |
Jerusalem |
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Cabinet approves cease-fire resolution |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Missiles fly in final hours |
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| Aug.14 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire in effect| A U.N.-brokered cease-fire took effect on the 34th day of fighting, although both sides launched final attacks. 4 mortar rounds were fired inside Lebanon after the cease-fire; none of them hit Israeli terr... | |
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Cuba |
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Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos |
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Japan |
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Koizumi defies war shrine protest |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Refugees stream back |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Fragile truce holding |
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| Aug.15 |
Syria |
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al-Assad hails 'a new Middle East' |
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Israel |
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Israel sets timetable for Lebanon pullout |
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| Aug.16 |
Thailand |
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Man detained over JonBenet death
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Southern Lebanon |
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Israel begun withdrawal from Lebanon |
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Beirut |
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Lebanon army set to move to south |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Lebanese troops deploy
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| Aug.17 |
UN |
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States pledge troops for Lebanon |
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| Aug.18 |
UN |
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Plea for European peacekeepers |
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| Aug.19 |
Lebanon |
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Israelis carried out raid in Bekaa Valley
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UN |
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Lebanon truce shaky after battle |
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| Aug.20 |
Baghdad |
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20 pilgrims killed, hundreds wounded |
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Baghdad |
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Saddam facing poison gas charges |
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Egypt |
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Train crash kills 57 |
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| Aug.21 |
Washington |
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Bush pledges $230m in Lebanon aid |
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Italy |
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Italy steps in with Lebanon offer |
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| Aug.22 |
 Ukraine |
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Russia airliner with 170 aboard crashes The pilot reported a fire on board and heavy turbulence. A jet crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all on board
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UN |
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Iran hands U.N. nuclear response
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Baghdad |
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Witness tells of chemical bombs |
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| Aug.23 |
Gaza |
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Abduction claim of Fox News journalists |
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Moscow |
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Russia still seeks Iran solution |
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Austria |
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Girl 'found' after years
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Netherlands |
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Jet turns back; passengers arrested |
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Syria |
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Syria warns over UN peacekeepers |
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| Aug.24 |
 Czech Republic |
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Pluto loses status as a planet| International Astronomical Union's (IAU) general assembly voted to strip Pluto of its status as a planet. After years of wrangling, astronomers voted on a reclassification of the solar system.
Pluto was demoted to the status of a 'dwarf planet'
The dwarf p... | |
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Paris |
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France boosts Lebanon peace force |
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| Aug.25 |
Paris |
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Chirac doubts Lebanon force size |
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UN |
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Annan: EU living up to Lebanon promise |
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| Aug.26 |
Iran |
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Nuclear project forges ahead |
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Uganda |
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Uganda and LRA rebels sign truce |
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| Aug.27 |
Kentucky |
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49 dead in plane crash
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Lebanon |
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Nasrallah regrets triggering war |
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Gaza |
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Kidnapped Fox journalists released |
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Baghdad |
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Prime Minister denies civil war as 50 die |
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| Aug.28 |
Turkey |
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'Two dead' in blast |
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Mexico |
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Court rejects fraud claim |
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| Aug.29 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Annan tours devastated south Lebanon |
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Iran |
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Ahmadinejad in Bush TV debate call |
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| Aug.30 |
Iraq |
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At least 47 dead, 100 injured in bombings
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Jerusalem |
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Annan visits Olmert |
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Sweden |
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Aid donation bid for Lebanon |
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| Aug.31 |
Iran |
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Sanctions loom, Iran keeps enriching
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| Aug.1 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Car bombs kill at least 44
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Southern Lebanon |
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Heavy fighting in town of Aita Al-Shaab
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Lebanon |
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Israel strikes deep into Lebanon The troops landed near the eastern Lebanese town of Baalbeck. Aircraft flew support missions
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Cuba |
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TV: Castro says health 'stable' |
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Germany |
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Suspected bombs found on train |
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Israel |
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Israel 'takes Hezbollah fighters'
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| Aug.2 |
 Israel |
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Hezbollah launches rocket onslaught| Hezbollah sent190 rockets killing one civilian and wounding more than a dozen others | |
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Sri Lanka |
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Muslims flee fighting
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Jerusalem |
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Olmert says fighting will go on |
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Beirut |
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Israel resume airstrikes on Beirut Airstrikes on the Hezbollah stronghold had recommenced after a pause of several days.
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Ukraine |
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President Yushchenko accepts rival as PM |
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| Aug.3 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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22 dead in bomb attacks
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Hezbollah |
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No cease-fire until Israel leaves Lebanon |
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U.S. Congress |
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US echoes Iraq civil war warning |
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Washington |
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Bush calls for democracy in Cuba
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Beirut |
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Bombs pound Beirut for second night
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| Aug.4 |
Lebanon |
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Israeli border strike 'kills 23'
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Beirut |
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Israel's bombs cut off Beirut| Israel is saying the attacks were designed to thwart Syrian attempts to arm Hezbollah | |
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Lebanon |
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Israel maintains Lebanon assault |
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China |
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Gas leak kills 18 miners |
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| Aug.5 |
UN Security Council |
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U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N. Security Council will receive the proposal and discuss it later
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France |
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Landis returns positive B sample |
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Spain |
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I am the Tour champion - Pereiro |
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UN Security Council |
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Security Council considers truce plan
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| Aug.6 |
Israel |
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12 Israelis, 8 Lebanese killed A Hezbollah rocket killed 12 in northern Israel, and Israeli airstrikes left at 8 civilians in Lebanon dead
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Sri Lanka |
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Aid workers 'executed'
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Ethiopia |
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Dozens killed in floods |
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Baghdad |
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Rape-slaying hearing begins |
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Lebanon |
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Israel in raids on Lebanon |
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| Aug.7 |
Beirut |
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PM: 40 killed in airstrike. 1 only died |
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Baghdad |
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Troops drank, golfed before killings, rape |
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UN |
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Lebanon proposes plan to end violence
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| Aug.8 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel warns of more strikes around Tyre
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Baghdad |
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Attacks leave at least 30 dead |
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UN |
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Arab League takes concerns to U.N.
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UN |
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UN powers re-think Lebanon draft |
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| Aug.9 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel votes to push deeper into Lebanon
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Western Iraq |
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4 arrested in Jill Carroll kidnapping case |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Troops, tanks moved across border| Israel lobbed artillery rounds into southern Lebanon. A vicious battle broke out in Khiyam | |
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London |
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'Plot to blow up planes' foiled Scotland Yard: A plot to blow up planes in mid-flight from the UK to the US has been disrupted
| The explosive devices to be smuggled on aircraft in hand luggage.
About 18 people arrested after an anti-terrorist operation lasting several months.
UK threat level raised to critical.
Security at all UK airports has been tightened.
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Southern Lebanon |
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Israel seizes town of Marjayoun Troops entered the Christian town as well as nearby villages overlooking the Litani river
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 China |
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466,000 flee as storm nears China Nearly half a million are being evacuated from their homes as a super typhoon Saomai swirls towards them
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| Aug.10 |
Iraq |
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Suicide bomber kills 34 in Najaf
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England |
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Police probe flights terror plot
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Washington |
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Agent infiltrated terror cell, U.S. says |
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China |
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104 dead as typhoon hits
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England |
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Assets of 'plane plotters' frozen |
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| Aug.11 |
England |
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Plotters met alleged al Qaeda bomber
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UN |
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U.N.'very close to Lebanon cease-fire plan |
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London |
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UK threat level remains critical |
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Sri Lanka |
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Military 'in new front' |
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UN Security Council |
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U.N. adopts Mideast deal The Security Council unanimously approved a proposal aimed at ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah
| Israeli Security Cabinet was likely to sign off on the 1701 resolution on Sunday.
Hezbollah has not responded.
Annan said welcomed the resolution.
The Resolution calls for increasing the number of U.N. troops in the area to 15,000, joined by 15,000 Lebanese troops to ensure Hezbollah could not operate between the Israel border and the Litani River.
TheResolution calls for the unconditional release of 2Israeli soldiers.
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Southern Lebanon |
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Israel broadening ground offensive The troops were moving towards the Litani River. Air strikes left several dead
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| Aug.12 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Hezbollah leader agrees to cease-fire Hassan Nasrallah said that Hezbollah will agree to a U.N. resolution to stop hostilities once a deal on timing is reached
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Cuba |
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Report: Castro walking, talking, working |
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UN |
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U.N.: Cease-fire begins Monday |
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| Aug.13 |
Jerusalem |
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Cabinet approves cease-fire resolution The Israeli Cabinet approved a U.N. resolution aimed at stopping the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah
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Cuba |
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Castro warns of long recovery |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Missiles fly in final hours
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Canada |
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Gates: 'Women key to Aids policy' |
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| Aug.14 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire in effect A U.N.-brokered cease-fire took effect on the 34th day of fighting, although both sides launched final attacks
| 4 mortar rounds were fired inside Lebanon after the cease-fire; none of them hit Israeli territory,
Lebanese forces are to move into southern Lebanon to prevent a return of the violence
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 Cuba |
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Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos Official Communist Party newspaper has published new pictures of ailing President in bed, smiling
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Sri Lanka |
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Attacks leave 50 dead, mostly girls |
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 Japan |
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Koizumi defies war shrine protest Prime Minister has prayed at the national war shrine in Tokyo despite protests from China and South Korea
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Southern Lebanon |
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Refugees stream back Hours after a U.N.-brokered cease-fire took effect, thousands of refugees poured back into southern Lebanon
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Southern Lebanon |
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Lebanese find piles of concrete |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel warns foes despite truce |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Fragile truce holding
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| Aug.15 |
Syria |
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al-Assad hails 'a new Middle East'
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Ethiopia |
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Heavy rain mars rescue |
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Israel |
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Israel sets timetable for Lebanon pullout
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Southern Lebanon |
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UN aims for advance Lebanon force |
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| Aug.16 |
Israel |
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Israel troops could stay for months |
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Boston |
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UK-US flight in emergency divert |
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 Thailand |
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Man detained over JonBenet death| 41-year-old US schoolteacher arrested in connection with the murder of American 6-year-old
child beauty queen | |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Israel begun withdrawal from Lebanon The troops have begun handing over control of territory to the U.N. observer mission
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Beirut |
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Lebanon army set to move to south
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Southern Lebanon |
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Lebanese troops deploy| The troops have begun deploying south of the Litani River as part of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire | |
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| Aug.17 |
Thailand |
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Suspect confesses to JonBenet killing |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Lebanese army crosses Litani river |
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UN |
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States pledge troops for Lebanon Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nepal are prepared to offer troops for the expanded
peace force
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Lebanon |
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Video provokes questions of Leban. Army |
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| Aug.18 |
Israel |
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Israel alarm at UN force members |
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UN |
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Plea for European peacekeepers
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South Africa |
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U.N. envoy slams South Africa on AIDS |
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Southern Lebanon |
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Cheers, flags greet national army |
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West Bank |
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Israelis detain Hamas deputy PM |
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| Aug.19 |
Lebanon |
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Israelis carried out raid in Bekaa Valley| Commandos carried out a raid by an elite unit; IDF clashed with Hezbollah. Lebanon warns o... | |
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Baghdad |
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Security tight for pilgrimage |
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UN |
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Lebanon truce shaky after battle
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Ecuador |
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Residents defy volcano warnings |
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| Aug.20 |
 Baghdad |
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20 pilgrims killed, hundreds wounded Gunmen opened fire on crowds of Shiite pilgrims. Hundreds of thousands of were heading to a shrine
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Beirut |
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Lebanon sounds ceasefire warning |
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Baghdad |
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Saddam facing poison gas charges Former dictator will go on trial accused of genocide and crimes against humanity in the Anfal campaign of 1988
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Egypt |
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Train crash kills 57
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Chicago |
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Woods cruises to 12th career major |
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| Aug.21 |
Washington |
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Bush pledges $230m in Lebanon aid
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan anger over cricket chaos |
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Baghdad |
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Saddam fails to enter poison gas plea |
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London |
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Air terror 'plot': 11 charged |
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 Italy |
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Italy steps in with Lebanon offer Italy would be willing to lead a force to police the ceasefire in southern Lebanon
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| Aug.22 |
Ukraine |
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Russia airliner with 170 aboard crashes The pilot reported a fire on board and heavy turbulence. A jet crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing all on board
| The Tupolev-154, belonging to St Petersburg-based Pulkovo airlines,was flying from southern Russia to St Petersburg. The the crash site, is about 45km north of Donetsk.
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UN |
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Iran hands U.N. nuclear response| The response includes an offer to return immediately to negotiations on nuclear program in the coming days | |
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Baghdad |
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Witness tells of chemical bombs
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Jerusalem |
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Lebanon truce 'fragile', warns UN |
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| Aug.23 |
 Gaza |
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Abduction claim of Fox News journalists The Holy Jihad Brigades called for the release of Arabs from U.S. jails
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Moscow |
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Russia still seeks Iran solution
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Jerusalem |
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Israel urges rapid Lebanon force |
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 Austria |
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Girl 'found' after years| In 1998 Natasha Kampusch, then aged 10, disappeared 8 years ago in a case which gripped the nation | |
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 Netherlands |
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Jet turns back; passengers arrested 12 passengers were in custody after a flight bound for Mumbai returned to Amsterdam with a fighter jet escort
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Syria |
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Syria warns over UN peacekeepers
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| Aug.24 |
Czech Republic |
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Pluto loses status as a planet International Astronomical Union's (IAU) general assembly voted to strip Pluto of its status as a planet
| After years of wrangling, astronomers voted on a reclassification of the solar system.
Pluto was demoted to the status of a 'dwarf planet'
The dwarf planets also include Ceres, the largest asteroid, and UB 313, nicknamed Xena, that is larger than Pluto.
The number in that category could quickly swell.
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Jerusalem |
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Israel army chief admits failures |
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 Paris |
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France boosts Lebanon peace force President Chirac has pledged an additional 1,600 troops to the UN force in south Lebanon
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| Aug.25 |
Paris |
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Chirac doubts Lebanon force size
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Australia |
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ICC reveals Hair 'quit' proposal |
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Austria |
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Girl 'describes kidnap' |
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Beijing |
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Chavez rips U.S., Israel during China visit |
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UN |
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Annan: EU living up to Lebanon promise
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| Aug.26 |
Iran |
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Nuclear project forges ahead
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Uganda |
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Uganda and LRA rebels sign truce
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Gaza |
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Israeli rocket hits Reuters car |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan says key rebel dead |
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| Aug.27 |
Kentucky |
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49 dead in plane crash| A passenger plane, the Comair CRJ-100, carrying 50 people has crashed shortly after taking off, killing all but one on board | |
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Lebanon |
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Nasrallah regrets triggering war Hezbollah chief has said he would not have ordered the capture of 2 Israeli soldiers if he has realised it would lead to war
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Gaza |
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Kidnapped Fox journalists released
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Baghdad |
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Bombings hit bus, newspaper |
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Baghdad |
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Prime Minister denies civil war as 50 die
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Istanbul |
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27 hurt in string of blasts |
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Lebanon |
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Annan to follow up Lebanese truce |
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| Aug.28 |
Turkey |
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'Two dead' in blast
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Mexico |
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Court rejects fraud claim
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Southern Iraq |
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Iraq sends troops south after clashes |
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| Aug.29 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Annan tours devastated south Lebanon U.N. Secretary-General warned that all sides must fully implement Security Council resolution 1701
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Iran |
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Ahmadinejad in Bush TV debate call
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Jerusalem |
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Annan urges Israel to end siege |
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Iraq |
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Army centre blast kills 12 |
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| Aug.30 |
Iraq |
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At least 47 dead, 100 injured in bombings| Insurgents launched a string of bombings in Baghdad and the nearby provinces of Diyala and Babil | |
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Jerusalem |
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Annan visits Olmert
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Iran |
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Defiant Iran set to spurn deadline |
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UN |
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UN denounces Israel cluster bombs |
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 Sweden |
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Aid donation bid for Lebanon A conference aims to raise $500 million to help war-crippled Lebanon get back on its feet
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| Aug.31 |
Sweden |
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Lebanese PM makes plea for help |
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 Iran |
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Sanctions loom, Iran keeps enriching| U.N. report: The threat of sanctions has not convinced Iran to stop enriching uranium | |
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Chile |
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Strike ends at Escondida |
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Sweden |
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Donors turn to Palestinian crisis |
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