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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
| Jan.3 |
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Rescuers halt rink search
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Race against time at rink
| 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
| Jan.13 |
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Bush, Merkel united on Iran nuclear issue
| Jan.29 |
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Hamas faces European aid threat |
| Jan.30 |
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Wounded ABC crew hospitalized |
| 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
| Feb.11 |
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Germany's Greis claims first gold |
| Feb.18 |
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Bosnian film triumphs |
| Feb.19 |
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German alarm over bird flu spread
| Feb.21 |
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Germans earn fourth biathlon medal |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Apr.18 |
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Germany backs open Holocaust record
| Apr.22 |
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Schumacher sets all-time pole best |
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Klitschko dominates Byrd for IBF title |
| 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 |
| May.7 |
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Schumacher powers to Euro GP win |
| May.8 |
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Cannibal verdict expected |
| 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
| May.14 |
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Petrova battles back to beat Henin |
| 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 |
| Jun.3 |
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Valuev keeps WBA heavyweight title |
| Jun.9 |
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Spectacular opening for World Cup
Map of Allianz Arena Germany 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 double and brilliant strikes from Lahm and Frings lit up the World Cup opening match as hosts won in style
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Poland 0-2 Ecuador
| Jun.10 |
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England hang on after superb start |
| Jun.11 |
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Robben sparks Netherlands 1-0 |
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Portugal sluggish in win over Angola |
| Jun.12 |
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Rosicky double as Czechs hit form |
| Jun.13 |
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Brazil wins over dogged Croatia, 1-0 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jun.18 |
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Brazil 2-0 Australia |
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Federer equals win record on grass |
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Kawaguchi spot save denies Croatia |
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France held after dominating Korea |
| Jun.19 |
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Swiss on a high as Togo roll over |
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Ukraine too good for sorry Saudis |
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Spain fight back to defeat Tunisia |
| Jun.20 |
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England come top after Sweden draw
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Germany pounds Ecuador 3-0 |
| Jun.21 |
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Argentina, Netherlands 0-0
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Portugal and Mexico make 2nd stage |
| 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 |
| Jun.23 |
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Penalty proves enough for Ukraine |
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Solid Swiss dump South Korea out |
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Spain backups down Saudi Arabia 1-0 |
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France defeat Togo to clinch place |
| 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 |
| Jun.25 |
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England wins 1-0 over Ecuador
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9-man Portugal wins over Netherlands
| Jun.26 |
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Ukraine win on penalties over Switzerland
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Totti puts Italy through over Australia
| 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
| Jun.30 |
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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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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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| 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
Map of Frankfurt Germany Henry's superb volley sent holders out of the World Cup as France moved into the semi-finals
| Jul.2 |
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Beckham quits as captain |
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Schumacher wins after early mayhem |
| Jul.4 |
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Late double puts Italy into final
Map of Dortmund Germany 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
| 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
| Jul.8 |
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Al Qaeda suspect held |
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Schweinsteiger inspires win over Portugal
| 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 |
| Jul.15 |
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Voigt wins as Pereiro takes yellow |
| Jul.16 |
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Schumacher claims historic victory
| Jul.22 |
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Red Baron heiress killed parents |
| 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
| Aug.11 |
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Guenther Grass was in Waffen-SS |
| Aug.18 |
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Suitcase bombs 'part of terrorist plot' |
| 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 |
| Sep.6 |
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World powers meet for Iran talks |
| Sep.10 |
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Schumacher to quit at end of year
| 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
| Sep.22 |
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Magnetic train crashes
Map of Lathen Germany An elevated train has crashed on a test track, killing 23 | |
| 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 |
| Oct.7 |
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German journalists die in attack |
| 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
| Oct.21 |
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Envoy: 'German Jews feel unsafe' |
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Neo-Nazis rally for jailed singer |
| 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' | |
| 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
| Nov.10 |
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Rumsfeld may face abuse charges |
| Nov.14 |
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Group files suit against Rumsfeld |
| Nov.16 |
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9/11 hijackers' friend guilty of aiding |
| 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 |