 World News
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 2006
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 Ukraine gas row hits EU supplies Hungary and Poland were the first to have supplies disrupted, as Moscow accused Kiev of stealing EU supplies
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| Jan.19 |
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Slovak military plane crashes. 42 die| An AN-24 plane believed to be carrying 45 soldiers and 3 crew members has crashed in rugged terrain | |
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| Jan.20 |
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Lone plane crash survivor called wife
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| Jan.28 |
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Hall collapse traps many. 66 died| The roof of a trade hall near the city of Katowice has collapsed with up to 500 people inside the building | |
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Arena roof falls; 20 dead, 100 trapped As temperatures dipped below 0 F, rescue workers battled to save an estimated 100 people who were trapped
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At least 60 dead in collapse Rescue workers battled to save scores of people trapped under the collapsed roof of an exhibition hall
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| Jan.29 |
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Poles mourn roof collapse victims A trade hall collapsed on a gathering of world pigeon enthusiasts, killing at least 66 people and injuring many more
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| Feb.7 |
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Woman fights abortion case
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| Feb.15 |
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Crisis meeting as bird flu spreads
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| Feb.21 |
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Hungary, Croatia confirm bird flu
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| Apr.1 |
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World remembers Pope John Paul II
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| Apr.10 |
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Center-left set to return
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| Apr.23 |
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Socialists retain power Socialist-led coalition has won a platform to launch economic reforms
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| May.7 |
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Clijsters wins J&S Cup
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| May.27 |
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Pope's Warsaw Mass draws 270,000
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| May.28 |
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900,000 at pope Mass in Krakow
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  Pope meets Auschwitz survivors German-born Benedict XVI denounced the crimes of the Holocaust
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| Jun.3 |
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Election ends in deadlock The conservative opposition slightly ahead but with no prospect of forming a government
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| Jun.4 |
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Mauresmo crash out by Vaidisova
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| Jun.6 |
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Vaidisova, Clijsters charge into semifinals
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| Jun.12 |
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Rosicky double as Czechs hit form
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| Jun.14 |
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Neuville smashes Polish resistance Oliver Neuville grabbed a last-gasp goal as World Cup hosts floored 10-man Poland 1-0 in Group A in Dortmund
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Police hold 300 in clashes
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| Jun.17 |
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Czech Republic 0-2 Ghana
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| Jun.18 |
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PM concedes election defeat Mikulas Dzurinda conceded defeat in the parliamentary elections to Robert Fico's Smer-Socialist Democratic Party
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| Jun.22 |
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Bush visit marks Hungary uprising
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Italy top group as Czechs bow out
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| Aug.6 |
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Button wins first GP in thriller
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| Aug.24 |
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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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| Sep.9 |
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  Nato seeks Afghan troops boost Military Committee Chairman Gen Henault told defence chiefs in Warsaw that casualties were mounting
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| Sep.14 |
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Poland to boost Nato Afghan force Poland will send 1,000 troops to Afghanistan next year as part of the peacekeeping force there
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| Sep.18 |
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Budapest hit by wave of violence| Thousands are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister follow an admission that the government lied | |
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| Sep.19 |
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PM's warning to rioters
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Second night of Budapest violence Police and demonstrators have clashed in the capital, amid calls for Prime Minister Gyurcsany to
resign
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| Sep.21 |
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Opposition calls off rally
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| Sep.23 |
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Protesters flock to Budapest rally
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| Oct.1 |
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Pressure mounts on PM
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| Oct.23 |
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Teargas used on protesters Thousands of anti-government protesters are marching on the 50th anniversary of the uprising against Soviets
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| Oct.24 |
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PM backed despite rioting
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| Nov.4 |
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 Hungary mourns crushed uprising Hungary is holding a day of mourning to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Soviet crush the 1956 revolution
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| Nov.17 |
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Football legend Puskas dies at 79 'The Galloping Major' was winning league titles with Hungarian club Honved and with Spanish giants Real Madrid
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| Nov.21 |
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Mine blast kills eight; 15 missing The missing miners believed to be trapped about 500 feet underground at the mine in Ruda Slaska
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Race to save mine workers  Rescuers have worked through the night in a desperate attempt to reach 15 miners trapped after a blast
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| Nov.22 |
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No survivors in mine blast | Rescuers at a coal mine have found the bodies of 15 miners, ending hopes of finding any survivors. The final death is 23. The mine shaft had been closed in because of gas levels... | |
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| Dec.9 |
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Hungary salutes footballer Puskas
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| Dec.28 |
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'Hijack' drama on Russian plane A passenger plane has made a landing after a man tried to enter the cockpit, saying he had an explosive device
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