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Rink collapse kills 15| Up to 50 people were inside the ice rink in the town of Bad Reichenhall when the roof caved in under heavy snow | |
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Rescuers search for rink survivors Workers pressed their search in the snow for survivors after a roof collapsed at a Bavarian skating rink
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| Jan.3 |
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Rescuers halt rink search
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Race against time at rink
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| Jan.12 |
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Europeans: Refer Iran to U.N. Britain, France and Germany have called for IAEA to refer Iran to the Security Council over the atomic ambitions
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| Jan.13 |
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Bush, Merkel united on Iran nuclear issue
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| Jan.29 |
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Hamas faces European aid threat |
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| Jan.30 |
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Wounded ABC crew hospitalized |
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| Jan.31 |
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Threats in new German hostage tape |
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| Feb.10 |
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Volkswagen to cut 20,000 workers
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| Feb.11 |
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Germany's Greis claims first gold |
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| Feb.18 |
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Bosnian film triumphs |
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| Feb.19 |
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German alarm over bird flu spread
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| Feb.21 |
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Germans earn fourth biathlon medal |
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| Feb.25 |
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Greis collects third biathlon gold |
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| Mar.11 |
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Schumacher pole equals Senna mark |
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| Mar.29 |
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Crunch talks on Iran nuclear plan
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| Apr.9 |
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New video shows German hostages |
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| Apr.18 |
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Germany backs open Holocaust record
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| Apr.22 |
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Schumacher sets all-time pole best |
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Klitschko dominates Byrd for IBF title |
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| Apr.23 |
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Schumacher won Grand Prix |
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| May.6 |
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Bayern seal 20th Bundesliga crown |
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| May.7 |
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Schumacher powers to Euro GP win |
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| May.8 |
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Cannibal verdict expected |
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| May.9 |
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Cannibal guilty of murder, gets life Armin Meiwes admitted killing and eating an acquaintance he met on the Internet
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| May.14 |
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Petrova battles back to beat Henin |
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| May.21 |
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Robredo romps to first Masters win |
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| Jun.1 |
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Woman convicted over baby deaths |
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| Jun.3 |
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Valuev keeps WBA heavyweight title |
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| Jun.9 |
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Spectacular opening for World Cup In an extravagant ceremony in Munich's Allianz Arena, Pele carried the Cup trophy onto the pitch
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Germany 4-2 Costa Rica, in Cup opening Klose's double and brilliant strikes from Lahm and Frings lit up the World Cup's opening match as
hosts won in style
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Poland 0-2 Ecuador
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| Jun.10 |
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England hang on after superb start |
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| Jun.11 |
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Robben sparks Netherlands 1-0 |
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Portugal sluggish in win over Angola |
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| Jun.12 |
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Rosicky double as Czechs hit form |
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| Jun.13 |
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Brazil wins over dogged Croatia, 1-0 |
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| Jun.14 |
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Neuville smashes Polish resistance
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Impressive Spain crush Ukrainians |
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Police hold 300 in clashes |
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| Jun.15 |
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Superb Ecuador reach second round
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Late goals see England through
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Last-gasp Ljungberg rescues Sweden |
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| Jun.16 |
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Rampant Argentina overwhelm Serbia
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Ten-man Angola claim battling draw |
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Dutch get to next round |
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| Jun.17 |
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Portugal dispatch Iran to march on |
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9-man USA hold 10-man Italians
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Czech Republic 0-2 Ghana |
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| Jun.18 |
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Kawaguchi spot save denies Croatia |
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Brazil 2-0 Australia |
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Federer equals win record on grass |
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France held after dominating Korea |
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| Jun.19 |
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Swiss on a high as Togo roll over |
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Spain fight back to defeat Tunisia |
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Ukraine too good for sorry Saudis |
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| Jun.20 |
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England come top after Sweden draw
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Germany pounds Ecuador 3-0 |
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| Jun.21 |
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Argentina, Netherlands 0-0
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Portugal and Mexico make 2nd stage |
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| Jun.22 |
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Ghana won place in last 16 over U.S
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Australia progress over Croatia |
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Ronaldo pair sees him equal record |
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Italy top group as Czechs bow out |
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| Jun.23 |
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Penalty proves enough for Ukraine |
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France defeat Togo to clinch place |
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Spain backups down Saudi Arabia 1-0 |
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Solid Swiss dump South Korea out |
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| Jun.24 |
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Podolski puts hosts in last 8 over Sweden
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Argentina wins 2-1 over Mexico
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Police arrest 300 as fans clash |
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| Jun.25 |
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England wins 1-0 over Ecuador
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9-man Portugal wins over Netherlands
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| Jun.26 |
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Ukraine win on penalties over Switzerland
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Totti puts Italy through over Australia
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| Jun.27 |
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Ronaldo breaks World Cup finals' record Ronaldo breaks Gerd Muller's goalscoring record to give the Brazil the lead vs. Ghana
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Zidane glee as France floor Spain
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| Jun.30 |
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Italy routs Ukraine 3-0 Defender Zambrotta scored an early goal, assisted on one and saved another, and Toni added goals 9 minutes apart
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Germany in semis over Argentina German goalkeeper Lehmann saved 2 penalties in the shootout as the hosts reached the World Cup semifinals
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| Jul.1 |
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Portugal through to semis over England England went out of the World Cup 3-1 on penalties after their quarter-final ended 0-0
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Vintage France beat holders Brazil Henry's superb volley sent holders out of the World Cup as France moved into the semi-finals
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| Jul.2 |
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Beckham quits as captain |
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Schumacher wins after early mayhem |
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| Jul.4 |
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Late double puts Italy into final Grosso and del Piero grabbed 2 goals in the final 2 minutes of extra-time to send Italy into the final with a 2-0 win
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| Jul.5 |
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Penalty puts France over Portugal Zidane's first-half penalty gave a 1-0 win to hand France a place in the World Cup final
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| Jul.8 |
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Al Qaeda suspect held |
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Schweinsteiger inspires win over Portugal
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| Jul.9 |
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Italy wins World Cup over France Italy wins by penalties, 5-3: .Zidane scores on 7 min. Materazzi atones for giving away the penalty. Zidane red-carded
| Henry eluded 3 defenders and almost set up Malouda. Italy and France were tied 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes
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| Jul.11 |
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Klinsmann stepping down as head coach |
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| Jul.15 |
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Voigt wins as Pereiro takes yellow |
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| Jul.16 |
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Schumacher claims historic victory
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| Jul.22 |
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Red Baron heiress killed parents |
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| Jul.30 |
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Schumacher speeds to home victory |
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| Aug.1 |
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Suspected bombs found on train
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| Aug.11 |
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Guenther Grass was in Waffen-SS |
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| Aug.18 |
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Suitcase bombs 'part of terrorist plot' |
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| Aug.19 |
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Suspect in train bomb case arrested |
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| Sep.4 |
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Roddick ends Becker's run |
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| Sep.6 |
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World powers meet for Iran talks |
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| Sep.10 |
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Schumacher to quit at end of year
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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
| In his speech at the University of Regensburg, Benedict quoted criticism of Islam by Byzantine Emperor,
who wrote that everything Mohammad brought was evil
, 'such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.'
Muslim Brotherhood called on Islamic countries to threaten to break off relations with the Vatican.
And a top Turkey religious figure suggested the pope should reconsider a trip to Turkey.
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Merkel defends Pope amid protests The German Chancello has defended Benedict XVI over remarks he made about Islam
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| Sep.22 |
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Magnetic train crashes 
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| Sep.29 |
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VW workers agree to work longer |
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| Oct.1 |
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Schumacher heads Alonso on F1 wins |
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| Oct.7 |
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German journalists die in attack |
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| Oct.10 |
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Murder mars Putin visit to Germany President Putin was likely to face awkward questions about the murder of journalist Politkovskaya
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| Oct.21 |
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Envoy: 'German Jews feel unsafe' |
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Neo-Nazis rally for jailed singer |
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| Oct.25 |
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Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany| Chancellor Merkel called photos of soldiers in Afghanistan playing with a skull 'shocking and disgusting' | |
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| Oct.26 |
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Germany orders troops skull probe Germany ordered an investigation into training given to its troops stationed abroad
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| Nov.4 |
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Power cuts strike western Europe The outage started in Germany, and then spread to other parts of Europe. 5 million people in France lost power
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| Nov.10 |
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Rumsfeld may face abuse charges |
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| Nov.14 |
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Group files suit against Rumsfeld |
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| Nov.16 |
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9/11 hijackers' friend guilty of aiding |
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| Nov.20 |
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Gunman dies after storming school A former pupil has been found dead after storming a school, injuring a teacher and several pupils
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Aircraft bomb plot foiled |
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| Dec.11 |
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Car of ex-spy contact contaminated A car used by Dmitry Kovtun, a contact of Litvinenko, before the men met was contaminated with polonium-210
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Israeli PM in nuclear arms hint |
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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