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76 dead in Mecca hotel collapse A hotel in Islam's holiest city collapsed as millions of Muslims arrived for the annual Hajj pilgrimage
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At least 134 killed in attacks across Iraq |
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| Jan.12 |
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Hajj stampede kills at least 345 
Map of Mecca Saudi Arabia| People have been killed during a symbolic stoning ritual at the annual pilgrimage near Mecca | |
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| Jan.19 |
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'Bin Laden' audio tape broadcast |
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| Jan.26 |
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Hamas won elections| Hamas and Fatah supporters scuffled outside the Palestinian parliament building. Hamas has operated a network of social and charitable organizations for Palestinians. Mahmoud Abbas urged Hamas to keep negotiatio... | |
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| Jan.27 |
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Fatah defeat sparks protest |
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| Feb.1 |
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Troops clash with Israeli settlers |
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| Feb.2 |
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Gunmen shut EU office over cartoons |
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Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued
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| Feb.4 |
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze 
Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
| Protesters scaled the Danish mission amid chants of 'God is great', before moving on to attack the Norwegian site. Denmark and Norway urged their citizens to leave and condemned Syria for failing international obligations. Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank
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| Feb.21 |
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Bush faces pressure to block port deal |
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Blast damages Shia shrine Map of Samarra Iraq A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
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| Feb.23 |
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Curfew aims to curb violence |
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| Mar.10 |
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FBI: Body of U.S. hostage found |
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| Mar.14 |
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Israelis storm Palestinian prison
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More than 80 dead in reprisal killings |
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| Mar.16 |
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Military launches largest air assault |
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U.S. probes 15 Iraqi civilian deaths |
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| Mar.30 |
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Ferry sinks carrying 150 people |
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| Apr.7 |
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80 killed in mosque attack |
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| Apr.12 |
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Rebels close in on capital |
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| Apr.24 |
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Three bombs rip through resort
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| May.3 |
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Jury spares 9/11 plotter Moussaoui |
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| May.5 |
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Main parties sign Darfur accord
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| May.6 |
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UK troops attacked after copter crash |
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| May.10 |
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Killings top 1,000 in April |
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| May.20 |
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Parliament approves Cabinet
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| May.31 |
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Basra: State of emergency declared |
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| Jun.5 |
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Islamists claim Mogadishu victory Map of Baquba Somalia An Islamist militia has seized the capital, after weeks of fighting against an alliance of warlords backed by the US
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Abbas pushes for statehood poll |
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| Jun.8 |
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U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi Map of Baquba Iraq Al Qaeda in Iraq leader, the coalition's most wanted man in Iraq, was killed near Baquba
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| Jun.9 |
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Explosion shakes Hamas cease-fire |
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| Jun.13 |
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Bush makes surprise visit |
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| Jun.17 |
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Insurgents captured U.S. soldiers |
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| Jun.25 |
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Militants kill Israeli 2 soldiers. 1 seized
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Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages |
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| Jun.27 |
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Israeli troops move into Gaza
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| Jul.1 |
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Car bomb slaughter 62 at market |
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| Jul.12 |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts war Guerrillas killed 3 Israeli soldiers and captured 2 more, prompting airstrikes and military raids inside southern Lebanon
| Israel has launched air strikes on bridges and roads in southern Lebanon to stop Hezbollah moving the soldiers. Israeli cabinet endorsed a strong response against the militants
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Israeli jets strike Beirut airport
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| Jul.13 |
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Israel imposes Lebanon blockade |
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| Jul.14 |
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4 Israelis missing after naval raid |
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| Jul.16 |
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Israel pounds Beirut after Haifa hit |
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| Jul.18 |
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Westerners flee Lebanon |
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Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon
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| Jul.22 |
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Thousands flee southern Lebanon
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Israeli military seizes Maroun al-Ras |
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| Jul.24 |
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Israel takes aim at Hezbollah stronghold |
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| Jul.25 |
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Israeli airstrike hits U.N. observer post
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| Jul.26 |
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Nine Israeli soldiers killed |
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| Jul.27 |
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Al-Qaeda 'to avenge Israel deeds' |
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| Jul.30 |
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Israeli air attack kills 28 civilians
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| Aug.2 |
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Hezbollah launches rocket onslaught |
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| Aug.4 |
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Israel's bombs cut off Beirut |
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| Aug.9 |
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Troops, tanks moved across border |
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| Aug.11 |
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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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| Aug.14 |
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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
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| Aug.16 |
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Lebanese troops deploy
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| Aug.19 |
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Israelis carried out raid in Bekaa Valley
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| Aug.27 |
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Nasrallah regrets triggering war |
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| Aug.29 |
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Annan tours devastated south Lebanon |
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| Aug.30 |
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At least 47 dead, 100 injured in bombings
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| Sep.12 |
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U.S. Embassy attack foiled |
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| Sep.14 |
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Muslims blast pope's Islam speech Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize
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| Sep.17 |
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World rallies for Darfur |
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| Sep.19 |
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Judge dismissed in Hussein trial |
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| Sep.21 |
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Abbas: Israel will be recognized |
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| Sep.23 |
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Bomb kills 35 as they shop for Ramadan |
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Probe into 'Bin Laden death' leak |
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| Sep.26 |
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Iraq war fuels terror - US report |
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| Sep.29 |
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Total curfew declared in capital |
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| Sep.30 |
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Last Israeli soldier withdraws The last Israeli soldier left Lebanon, more than a month after a U.N. resolution ended the 34-day war
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| Oct.5 |
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Sudan letter draws condemnations |
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| Oct.8 |
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Hundreds of Iraqi police poisoned |
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| Oct.10 |
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110 bullet-riddled bodies found
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| Oct.12 |
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General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal |
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| Oct.15 |
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Weekend toll in Iraq: 83 bodies |
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| Oct.19 |
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Opec approves cut in oil output |
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| Oct.20 |
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Shiite militia seizes city |
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Bush holds Iraq strategy talks
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| Oct.22 |
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Sudan expels U.N. envoy for blog
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| Oct.23 |
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October deadliest month for U.S. troops
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| Nov.3 |
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Gunmen flee in human shield Militants escaped, slipping away in a crowd of women who had come to protest the Israeli action
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83 bullet-riddled bodies found in city |
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| Nov.5 |
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Saddam Hussein sentenced to death The former Iraqi leader has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging
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| Nov.8 |
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Israeli raid 'kills 19 civilians'
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| Nov.10 |
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Palestinian PM offers to resign |
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| Nov.11 |
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Ministers throw government into turmoil |
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| Nov.12 |
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Bombers kill 35 Iraq police recruits |
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| Nov.13 |
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Shabir to lead Palestinian government
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| Nov.14 |
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Gunmen grab up to 100 from institute The minister of higher education ordered universities closed until security improves
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| Nov.16 |
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Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan
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| Nov.19 |
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Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound' |
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| Nov.20 |
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Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria |
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| Nov.21 |
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Christian politician Gemayel killed Cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel has been shot dead. He was a member of the Christian Phalange party
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| Nov.22 |
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Israeli troops advance into 2 towns |
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| Nov.23 |
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More than 200 killed in Sadr City A string of apparently coordinated bombings erupted in a Shiite slum. the death toll was expected to rise
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Funeral for minister turns into anti-Syrian |
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| Nov.24 |
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Shiite bloc's walkout threat test for PM |
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| Nov.25 |
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Palestinians, Israel agree to cease-fire All Palestinian factions have agreed to stop firing rockets into Israel . Israel has agreed to withdraw troops from Gaza
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| Nov.26 |
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King warns of civil wars
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| Nov.27 |
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Israeli PM offers 'hand of peace' |
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| Dec.1 |
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Huge rally demands PM quit 200,000 people packed the streets, as Christian opposition leader called for Fouad Siniora to step down
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| Dec.6 |
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Iraq Study Group: Situation grave The report given to President Bush says the U.S. needs to change its strategy to tackle the deteriorating situation
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| Dec.10 |
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Huge protest pressures government |
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| Dec.11 |
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Gunmen kill school children
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Suicide truck bomb kills at least 54 |
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| Dec.14 |
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Israel blocks PM's return to Gaza |
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| Dec.15 |
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Palestinian factions clash |
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| Dec.16 |
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President Abbas calls for early elections
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| Dec.19 |
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HIV medics condemned to death
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| Dec.21 |
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Somalis 'at war' with Ethiopia
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Marines charged in Haditha killings |
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| Dec.22 |
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Sudan agrees to U.N. peacekeeping plan |
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| Dec.24 |
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Ethiopian jets bomb Somalia areas |
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UK troops storm Iraqi police HQ
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| Dec.27 |
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Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said that all Islamist forces had withdrawn from the capital
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| Dec.29 |
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Saddam Hussein hanged | The celebrations broke out after Hussein was dead. There was dancing around the body. The execution was videotaped. He was convicted of killings in the town of Dujail 25 years ago. U.S. district judge refused a request to stay the ex... | |
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| Dec.30 |
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Saddam is buried in home village |
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| Dec.31 |
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Militia abandon last major stronghold |
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| 2006 |
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| Jan.5 |
At least 134 killed in attacks across Iraq |
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| Feb.1 |
Troops clash with Israeli settlers |
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| Feb.2 |
Gunmen shut EU office over cartoons |
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| Feb.23 |
Curfew aims to curb violence |
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| Mar.14 |
Israelis storm Palestinian prison
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| Mar.16 |
Military launches largest air assault |
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| Mar.16 |
U.S. probes 15 Iraqi civilian deaths |
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| Apr.12 |
Rebels close in on capital |
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| May.5 |
Main parties sign Darfur accord
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| May.6 |
UK troops attacked after copter crash |
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| Jun.5 |
Islamists claim Mogadishu victory Map of Baquba Somalia An Islamist militia has seized the capital, after weeks of fighting against an alliance of warlords backed by the US
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| Jun.8 |
U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi Map of Baquba Iraq Al Qaeda in Iraq leader, the coalition's most wanted man in Iraq, was killed near Baquba
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| Jun.9 |
Explosion shakes Hamas cease-fire |
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| Jun.17 |
Insurgents captured U.S. soldiers |
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| Jun.25 |
Militants kill Israeli 2 soldiers. 1 seized
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| Jun.27 |
Israeli troops move into Gaza
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| Jul.12 |
Hezbollah kidnapping prompts war Guerrillas killed 3 Israeli soldiers and captured 2 more, prompting airstrikes and military raids inside southern Lebanon
| Israel has launched air strikes on bridges and roads in southern Lebanon to stop Hezbollah moving the soldiers. Israeli cabinet endorsed a strong response against the militants
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| Jul.12 |
Israeli jets strike Beirut airport
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| Jul.13 |
Israel imposes Lebanon blockade |
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| Jul.14 |
4 Israelis missing after naval raid |
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| Jul.16 |
Israel pounds Beirut after Haifa hit |
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| Jul.18 |
Westerners flee Lebanon |
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| Jul.18 |
Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon
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| Jul.22 |
Thousands flee southern Lebanon
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| Jul.22 |
Israeli military seizes Maroun al-Ras |
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| Jul.24 |
Israel takes aim at Hezbollah stronghold |
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| Jul.25 |
Israeli airstrike hits U.N. observer post
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| Jul.26 |
Nine Israeli soldiers killed |
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| Jul.30 |
Israeli air attack kills 28 civilians
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| Aug.2 |
Hezbollah launches rocket onslaught |
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| Aug.4 |
Israel's bombs cut off Beirut |
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| Aug.9 |
Troops, tanks moved across border |
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| Aug.11 |
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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| Aug.14 |
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
|
| Aug.16 |
Lebanese troops deploy
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| Aug.19 |
Israelis carried out raid in Bekaa Valley
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| Aug.27 |
Nasrallah regrets triggering war |
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| Sep.26 |
Iraq war fuels terror - US report |
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| Sep.29 |
Total curfew declared in capital |
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| Sep.30 |
Last Israeli soldier withdraws The last Israeli soldier left Lebanon, more than a month after a U.N. resolution ended the 34-day war
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| Oct.12 |
General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal |
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| Oct.20 |
Shiite militia seizes city |
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| Oct.20 |
Bush holds Iraq strategy talks
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| Oct.23 |
October deadliest month for U.S. troops
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| Nov.3 |
Gunmen flee in human shield Militants escaped, slipping away in a crowd of women who had come to protest the Israeli action
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| Nov.3 |
83 bullet-riddled bodies found in city |
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| Nov.8 |
Israeli raid 'kills 19 civilians'
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| Nov.12 |
Bombers kill 35 Iraq police recruits |
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| Nov.16 |
Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan
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| Nov.22 |
Israeli troops advance into 2 towns |
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| Nov.25 |
Palestinians, Israel agree to cease-fire All Palestinian factions have agreed to stop firing rockets into Israel . Israel has agreed to withdraw troops from Gaza
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| Nov.26 |
King warns of civil wars
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| Dec.6 |
Iraq Study Group: Situation grave The report given to President Bush says the U.S. needs to change its strategy to tackle the deteriorating situation
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| Dec.21 |
Somalis 'at war' with Ethiopia
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| Dec.21 |
Marines charged in Haditha killings |
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| Dec.22 |
Sudan agrees to U.N. peacekeeping plan |
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| Dec.24 |
Ethiopian jets bomb Somalia areas |
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| Dec.24 |
UK troops storm Iraqi police HQ
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| Dec.27 |
Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said that all Islamist forces had withdrawn from the capital
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| Dec.31 |
Militia abandon last major stronghold |
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|
| 2006 |
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| Jan.5 |
76 dead in Mecca hotel collapse A hotel in Islam's holiest city collapsed as millions of Muslims arrived for the annual Hajj pilgrimage
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| Jan.12 |
Hajj stampede kills at least 345 Map of Mecca Saudi Arabia| People have been killed during a symbolic stoning ritual at the annual pilgrimage near Mecca | |
|
| Feb.3 |
Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued
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| Mar.30 |
Ferry sinks carrying 150 people |
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| May.6 |
UK troops attacked after copter crash |
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| 2006 |
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| Oct.19 |
Opec approves cut in oil output |
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| 2006 |
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| Jan.19 |
'Bin Laden' audio tape broadcast |
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| Feb.4 |
Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
| Protesters scaled the Danish mission amid chants of 'God is great', before moving on to attack the Norwegian site. Denmark and Norway urged their citizens to leave and condemned Syria for failing international obligations. Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank
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| |
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| Feb.21 |
Blast damages Shia shrine Map of Samarra Iraq A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
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| Mar.10 |
FBI: Body of U.S. hostage found |
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| Mar.14 |
More than 80 dead in reprisal killings |
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| Mar.16 |
U.S. probes 15 Iraqi civilian deaths |
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| Apr.7 |
80 killed in mosque attack |
|
| Apr.24 |
Three bombs rip through resort
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| May.3 |
Jury spares 9/11 plotter Moussaoui |
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| May.10 |
Killings top 1,000 in April |
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| Jun.8 |
U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi Map of Baquba Iraq Al Qaeda in Iraq leader, the coalition's most wanted man in Iraq, was killed near Baquba
|
| Jun.17 |
Insurgents captured U.S. soldiers |
|
| Jun.25 |
Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages |
|
| Jul.1 |
Car bomb slaughter 62 at market |
|
| Jul.12 |
Hezbollah kidnapping prompts war Guerrillas killed 3 Israeli soldiers and captured 2 more, prompting airstrikes and military raids inside southern Lebanon
| Israel has launched air strikes on bridges and roads in southern Lebanon to stop Hezbollah moving the soldiers. Israeli cabinet endorsed a strong response against the militants
|
| |
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| Jul.27 |
Al-Qaeda 'to avenge Israel deeds' |
|
| Aug.30 |
At least 47 dead, 100 injured in bombings
|
| Sep.12 |
U.S. Embassy attack foiled |
|
| Sep.19 |
Judge dismissed in Hussein trial |
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| Sep.23 |
Bomb kills 35 as they shop for Ramadan |
|
| Sep.23 |
Probe into 'Bin Laden death' leak |
|
| Sep.26 |
Iraq war fuels terror - US report |
|
| Oct.8 |
Hundreds of Iraqi police poisoned |
|
| Oct.10 |
110 bullet-riddled bodies found
|
| Oct.15 |
Weekend toll in Iraq: 83 bodies |
|
| Nov.5 |
Saddam Hussein sentenced to death The former Iraqi leader has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging
|
| Nov.14 |
Gunmen grab up to 100 from institute The minister of higher education ordered universities closed until security improves
|
| Nov.19 |
Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound' |
|
| Nov.21 |
Christian politician Gemayel killed Cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel has been shot dead. He was a member of the Christian Phalange party
|
| Nov.23 |
More than 200 killed in Sadr City A string of apparently coordinated bombings erupted in a Shiite slum. the death toll was expected to rise
|
| Dec.11 |
Gunmen kill school children
|
| Dec.11 |
Suicide truck bomb kills at least 54 |
|
| Dec.19 |
HIV medics condemned to death
|
| Dec.21 |
Marines charged in Haditha killings |
|
| Dec.29 |
Saddam Hussein hanged | The celebrations broke out after Hussein was dead. There was dancing around the body. The execution was videotaped. He was convicted of killings in the town of Dujail 25 years ago. U.S. district judge refused a request to stay the ex... | |
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|
| 2006 |
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| Jan.26 |
Hamas won elections| Hamas and Fatah supporters scuffled outside the Palestinian parliament building. Hamas has operated a network of social and charitable organizations for Palestinians. Mahmoud Abbas urged Hamas to keep negotiatio... | |
|
| Jan.27 |
Fatah defeat sparks protest |
|
| Feb.1 |
Troops clash with Israeli settlers |
|
| Feb.4 |
Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
| Protesters scaled the Danish mission amid chants of 'God is great', before moving on to attack the Norwegian site. Denmark and Norway urged their citizens to leave and condemned Syria for failing international obligations. Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank
|
| |
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| Feb.21 |
Bush faces pressure to block port deal |
|
| May.5 |
Main parties sign Darfur accord
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| May.20 |
Parliament approves Cabinet
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| May.31 |
Basra: State of emergency declared |
|
| Jun.5 |
Abbas pushes for statehood poll |
|
| Jun.13 |
Bush makes surprise visit |
|
| Aug.11 |
U.N. adopts Mideast deal The Security Council unanimously approved a proposal aimed at ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah
|
| Aug.27 |
Nasrallah regrets triggering war |
|
| Aug.29 |
Annan tours devastated south Lebanon |
|
| Sep.14 |
Muslims blast pope's Islam speech Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize
|
| Sep.17 |
World rallies for Darfur |
|
| Sep.21 |
Abbas: Israel will be recognized |
|
| Sep.23 |
Probe into 'Bin Laden death' leak |
|
| Oct.5 |
Sudan letter draws condemnations |
|
| Oct.19 |
Opec approves cut in oil output |
|
| Oct.20 |
Bush holds Iraq strategy talks
|
| Oct.22 |
Sudan expels U.N. envoy for blog
|
| Nov.10 |
Palestinian PM offers to resign |
|
| Nov.11 |
Ministers throw government into turmoil |
|
| Nov.13 |
Shabir to lead Palestinian government
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| Nov.16 |
Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan
|
| Nov.19 |
Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound' |
|
| Nov.20 |
Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria |
|
| Nov.23 |
Funeral for minister turns into anti-Syrian |
|
| Nov.24 |
Shiite bloc's walkout threat test for PM |
|
| Nov.25 |
Palestinians, Israel agree to cease-fire All Palestinian factions have agreed to stop firing rockets into Israel . Israel has agreed to withdraw troops from Gaza
|
| Nov.26 |
King warns of civil wars
|
| Nov.27 |
Israeli PM offers 'hand of peace' |
|
| Dec.1 |
Huge rally demands PM quit 200,000 people packed the streets, as Christian opposition leader called for Fouad Siniora to step down
|
| Dec.6 |
Iraq Study Group: Situation grave The report given to President Bush says the U.S. needs to change its strategy to tackle the deteriorating situation
|
| Dec.10 |
Huge protest pressures government |
|
| Dec.14 |
Israel blocks PM's return to Gaza |
|
| Dec.15 |
Palestinian factions clash |
|
| Dec.16 |
President Abbas calls for early elections
|
| Dec.19 |
HIV medics condemned to death
|
| Dec.22 |
Sudan agrees to U.N. peacekeeping plan |
|
| Dec.30 |
Saddam is buried in home village |
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