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| Jan.2 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq investigates Saddam footage |
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| Jan.3 |
Baghdad |
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Guard detained over Hussein video |
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| Jan.7 |
Poland |
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Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row |
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| Jan.12 |
USA |
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Missing teens discovered alive
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| Jan.14 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam half-brother executed |
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| Jan.16 |
Baghdad |
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Bombs kill 70 at university |
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| Jan.19 |
Istanbul |
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Outspoken journalist shot dead| Hrant Dink, 53, was a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians early last century. He was given a six-month suspended sentence in October 2005 after writing about the Armenian "gen... | |
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| Jan.22 |
Baghdad |
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Market bombs kill 100 in 2 Iraqi cities |
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Western Canada |
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Pig farmer confessed to 49 killings |
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| Jan.29 |
Israel |
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Bakery bomber kills three |
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| Jan.31 |
England |
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'Beheading plot' behind terror raid |
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| Feb.3 |
Baghdad |
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden truck in a crowded market in Sedriya, a mixed neighborhood
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| Feb.6 |
Florida |
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Astronaut charged with attempted murder |
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| Feb.7 |
Austria |
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Huge global child porn ring found |
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| Feb.12 |
Baghdad |
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90 killed on day Golden Mosque attack |
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| Feb.13 |
Iran |
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Bomb kills 18 on military bus |
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| Feb.19 |
India |
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Dozens dead in train blasts |
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| Feb.26 |
Baghdad |
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Suicide bomber kills 50 at university |
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| Mar.6 |
Iraq |
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More than 120 die in blasts
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| Mar.11 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 31 pilgrims |
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| Mar.14 |
Guantanamo |
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Mohammed says responsible for 9/11 |
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| Mar.19 |
Baghdad |
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Former VP Ramadan executed |
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| Mar.22 |
Baghdad |
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UN chief shaken by blast |
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Jamaica |
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Woolmer was strangled, police say
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| Mar.23 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb injures Iraqi deputy PM |
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| Mar.26 |
Guantanamo |
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Australian admits terror charge |
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| Mar.27 |
Northern Iraq |
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Truck bombs kill 50 in city of Tal Afar |
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Manila |
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Gunmen seize bus |
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| Apr.11 |
Algeria |
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23 dead in bomb attacks |
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| Apr.12 |
Baghdad |
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8 killed in suicide attack on parliament |
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| Apr.14 |
Iraq |
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Bombings in Karbala, Baghdad killed 56 |
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| Apr.15 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb attacks strike capital |
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| Apr.16 |
Virginia |
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33 students massacred in class
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6560685.stm#map| A gunman on the campus of Virginia Tech was dressed almost like a Boy Scout. 2 people were killed 2 hours earlier. The gunman, who later shot and killed himself, was a young man wearing a short-sleeved tan shirt and black ammunition vest. He opening fire with a bl... | |
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| Apr.17 |
Virginia |
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S Korean named as campus gunman |
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| Apr.18 |
Baghdad |
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Bombings kill almost 200
Insurgent bombers launched a series of attacks across Baghdad. 112 dead in Sadriya market. 28 dead in an attack at the entrance to Sadr City
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| Apr.27 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis arrest 172 militants |
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| Apr.28 |
Iraq |
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Bomb kills 58 in holy city of Karbala |
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West Pakistan |
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Suicide bomb kills 28, injures minister |
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| Apr.30 |
London |
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British bomb plotters jailed for life |
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| May.22 |
London |
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Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning |
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| May.29 |
Baghdad |
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Five Britons seized |
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| May.30 |
UN Security Council |
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UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal |
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| Jun.1 |
Gaza |
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Video released of BBC's Johnston |
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| Jun.2 |
Germany |
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146 police hurt in G8 protest |
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| Jun.4 |
Guantanamo |
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Charges dropped for two detainees |
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| Jun.6 |
Vatican |
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Scare as man tries to board popemobile |
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| Jun.8 |
European Union |
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CIA jails in Europe 'confirmed' |
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| Jun.12 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Blast hits key Shia shrine
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| Jun.13 |
Beirut |
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Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast |
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| Jun.16 |
Kabul |
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Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed |
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| Jun.19 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 87 in crowded square |
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| Jun.24 |
Baghdad |
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'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang |
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Gaza |
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BBC reporter in suicide vest video |
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| Jun.29 |
London |
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2 explosive-laden cars linked |
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| Jun.30 |
Scotland |
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Blazing car crashes into Glasgow airport
Jeep Cherokee being driven at speed towards the main terminal building with flames coming out from underneath
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| Jul.2 |
Washington |
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Bush spares Libby from jail term |
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| Jul.3 |
Gaza |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed
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| Jul.5 |
Nigeria |
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Three-year-old seized |
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| Jul.7 |
Northern Iraq |
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At least 105 killed in village market blast
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| Jul.9 |
London |
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Three guilty over 21/7 bomb plot |
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| Jul.16 |
Northern Iraq |
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Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Kirkuk |
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| Jul.17 |
Pakistan |
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Deadly blast hits Islamabad rally |
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| Jul.20 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans |
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| Jul.21 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: 2 German hostages killed |
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Italy |
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3 Moroccans held on terror charges |
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| Jul.23 |
Libya |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria
6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria
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| Jul.25 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban kills South Korean hostage |
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| Jul.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Male hostage shot dead |
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| Jul.31 |
Cambodia |
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First Khmer Rouge leader charged |
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| Aug.3 |
Southern California |
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Marine sentenced over Iraq murder |
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| Aug.13 |
Afghanistan |
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Two female Korean hostages freed |
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| Aug.14 |
Northern Iraq |
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Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks
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| Aug.15 |
Germany |
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6 Italians die in 'clan execution'
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| Aug.18 |
Kabul |
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German woman kidnapped |
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| Aug.20 |
Southern Iraq |
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Bomb kills governor |
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| Aug.25 |
Southern India |
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Blasts kill 34 in Hyderabad |
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| Aug.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban
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| Sep.1 |
South Korea |
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Freed Koreans return home |
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| Sep.5 |
Germany |
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'Massive' attacks foiled |
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| Sep.7 |
Portugal |
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Police 'suspect Madeleine mother' |
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Washington |
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Bin Laden says US should convert |
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| Sep.8 |
Algeria |
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Al-Qaeda claims bombings |
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| Sep.14 |
Iraq |
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Al Qaeda claims sheik killing |
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| Sep.16 |
Nevada |
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OJ Simpson arrested over break-in |
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| Sep.19 |
Beirut |
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Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast
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| Sep.21 |
Chile |
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Chile court extradites Fujimori
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| Oct.4 |
Chile |
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Pinochet family arrested |
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| Oct.8 |
Paris |
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Jury retraces Diana's fatal path |
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| Oct.17 |
Somalia |
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Aid stopped after kidnap |
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| Oct.18 |
Karachi |
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Bombers target Bhutto's convoy, 136 killed
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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
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'Chess Killer' sentenced to life |
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| Oct.31 |
Spain |
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Spain condemns terror verdict |
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| Nov.1 |
London |
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Police guilty in 'bomber' case |
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| Nov.6 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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64 dead in suicide attack |
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| Nov.7 |
Finland |
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8 dead in school shooting
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| Nov.9 |
Iraq |
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Sunni chiefs killed in blast |
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| Nov.11 |
Rome |
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Fans rampage after killing |
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| Nov.18 |
Cambodia |
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Former Khmer Rouge leader arrested |
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| Nov.21 |
France |
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Transport 'sabotage' hits France |
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| Nov.26 |
Paris |
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Riots rock suburb for second night |
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| Nov.29 |
Sudan |
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row
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| Dec.5 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Shoppers killed in gun rampage |
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| Dec.6 |
England |
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Canoe man's sons fear 'huge scam' |
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| Dec.11 |
Algeria |
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At least 62 killed in blasts, targeted U.N. |
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Peru |
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Fujimori gets 6 years in prison
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| Dec.17 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Report: King pardons rape victim |
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| Dec.20 |
West Pakistan |
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Suicide blast kills 50 |
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| Dec.26 |
Chad |
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Court jails French aid staff |
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| Dec.27 |
Pakistan |
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
Map of Rawalpindi Pakistan Former Prime Minister was assassinated outside a large gathering of her supporters where a suicide bomber also killed at least 20
| Bhutto had just addressed an election rally when she was shot in the neck by a gunman who then set off a bomb. Musharraf held an emergency meeting in the hours after the death. Rioters burned tires and blocked roads in Karachid. Police fired on an angry mob, killing 2 people, in the city of Khairpur
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| Dec.28 |
South Africa |
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New charges for Zuma |
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| Dec.30 |
Pakistan |
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New video shows Bhutto being shot |
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Kenya |
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Riots erupt after president re-elected Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki
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| Dec.31 |
Kenya |
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Election violence kills 'at least 124' |
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| Jan.2 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq investigates Saddam footage
The government has launched an inquiry into unofficial mobile phone footage showing the execution of former leader
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| Jan.3 |
Baghdad |
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Guard detained over Hussein video
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| Jan.7 |
Poland |
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Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row
The controversial Stanislaw Wielgus has resigned, less than an hour before he was due to be installed in his post
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| Jan.11 |
U.S. Congress |
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Al-Qaeda 'rebuilding' in Pakistan |
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| Jan.12 |
USA |
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Missing teens discovered alive
Map of KIRKWOOD Missouri USA| The boys, one of whom was last in 2002, have been found alive at the home of a 41-year-old Michael Devlin. Devlin, a pizza shop worker, is charged with kidnapping of 13-year-old Ben Ownby, but authoritie... | |
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| Jan.14 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam half-brother executed
Barzan Ibrahim decapitated during hanging. The former head of Revolutionary Court Hamed al-Bandar also hanged
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| Jan.15 |
London |
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Six accused of bomb plot |
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| Jan.16 |
Baghdad |
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Bombs kill 70 at university
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| Jan.17 |
Baghdad |
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Bombers kill 28 in Baghdad, Kirkuk |
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| Jan.19 |
Istanbul |
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Outspoken journalist shot dead Hrant Dink, 53, was a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians early last century
| He was given a six-month suspended sentence in October 2005 after writing about the Armenian "genocide" of 1915. Prime Minister Erdogan condemned his killing and said 2 suspects had been arrested
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| Jan.20 |
Turkey |
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Hrant Dink murder suspect caught |
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| Jan.21 |
Istanbul |
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Teen admits killing journalist |
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| Jan.22 |
Baghdad |
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Market bombs kill 100 in 2 Iraqi cities
Bombs in marketplaces killed dozens of people in Baghdad and in Khalis, near the northeastern city of Baquba
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| |
Western Canada |
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Pig farmer confessed to 49 killings In videotaped interviews accused serial killer Robert William Pickton allegedly acknowledges slaying 49 women
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| Jan.29 |
Israel |
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Bakery bomber kills three
|
| Jan.30 |
Iraq |
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Attacks on Shiite pilgrims kill 38 |
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| Jan.31 |
England |
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'Beheading plot' behind terror raid
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|
| Feb.3 |
Baghdad |
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market 
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden truck in a crowded market in Sedriya, a mixed neighborhood
| The blast destroyed stores and automobiles. Many victims were trapped under the rubble. 8 die in other attacks; 2 came when 9 bombs detonated in Kirkuk
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| Feb.6 |
Florida |
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Astronaut charged with attempted murder
Lisa Nowak was ordered released on an additional $10,000 bond for a charge involving a romantic rival
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| Feb.7 |
Austria |
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Huge global child porn ring found
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| Feb.8 |
Nigeria |
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Militants hold more hostages |
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| |
Baghdad |
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Top Iraqi official held in raid |
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| Feb.12 |
Baghdad |
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90 killed on day Golden Mosque attack
5 explosions ripped through central Baghdad, amid memorials marking last year's attack on a revered Shiite shrine in Samarra
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| Feb.13 |
Iran |
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Bomb kills 18 on military bus
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| Feb.19 |
India |
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Dozens dead in train blasts
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| Feb.25 |
Iraq |
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Car bomb kills dozens; mystery blasts |
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| Feb.26 |
Baghdad |
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Suicide bomber kills 50 at university
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|
| Mar.6 |
Iraq |
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More than 120 die in blasts 
| Insurgents stepped up attacks on Shiite pilgrims heading to the city of Karbala, with bombings and small arms attacks. Suicide bombers targeted Shiite pi... | |
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| Mar.10 |
Iraq |
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Kidnapping in Iraq aimed at Germans |
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| Mar.11 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 31 pilgrims
|
| Mar.14 |
Guantanamo |
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Mohammed says responsible for 9/11
Top al Qaeda suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has claimed he organized the 9/11 attacks and other major attacks
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| |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban hostage makes video appeal |
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| Mar.15 |
Japan |
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Livedoor tycoon guilty of fraud |
|
| Mar.19 |
Baghdad |
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Former VP Ramadan executed
One of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, Taha Yassin Ramadan was sentenced to life for his role in killing Shias in the 1980s
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| Mar.21 |
Jamaica |
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Pakistan coach's death 'suspicious' |
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| Mar.22 |
Baghdad |
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UN chief shaken by blast A blast interrupted a Ban Ki-moon news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki
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| |
Jamaica |
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Woolmer was strangled, police say 
| A pathology report indicated that Pakistani cricket coach died of 'manual strangulation'. Woolmer's death came less than 24 hours after Pakistan was beaten and eliminated by Irish ... | |
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| |
Northern England |
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Three held over 7 July bombings |
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| Mar.23 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb injures Iraqi deputy PM
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| Mar.26 |
Guantanamo |
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Australian admits terror charge
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| Mar.27 |
Northern Iraq |
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Truck bombs kill 50 in city of Tal Afar The explosions, within a few minutes of each other, targeted markets. In 2006 Bush touted Tal Afar as an example
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| |
Manila |
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Gunmen seize bus
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| Mar.28 |
Thailand |
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Swiss man jailed for Thai insult |
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|
| Apr.10 |
Morocco |
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Terror attack in Casablanca thwarted |
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| Apr.11 |
Algeria |
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23 dead in bomb attacks
|
| Apr.12 |
Baghdad |
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8 killed in suicide attack on parliament
After the attack in the cafeteria, more explosives were found near the parliament room. An explosion is killing at least two MPs
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| Apr.14 |
Iraq |
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Bombings in Karbala, Baghdad killed 56
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| Apr.15 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb attacks strike capital
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| |
London |
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BBC calls claim of reporter's death 'rumor' |
|
| Apr.16 |
Virginia |
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33 students massacred in class
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6560685.stm#map A gunman on the campus of Virginia Tech was dressed almost like a Boy Scout. 2 people were killed 2 hours earlier
| The gunman, who later shot and killed himself, was a young man wearing a short-sleeved tan shirt and black ammunition vest. He opening fire with a black handgun, first on the professor and then on the students. Student survives by playing dead. President Bush said the US was 'shocked and saddened'
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| |
Virginia |
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Anger over shooting warnings |
|
| Apr.17 |
Virginia |
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S Korean named as campus gunman
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| Apr.18 |
Baghdad |
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Bombings kill almost 200
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6567329.stm Insurgent bombers launched a series of attacks across Baghdad. 112 dead in Sadriya market. 28 dead in an attack at the entrance to Sadr City
| 11 civilians were killed in Karrada district. 4 police officers were killed when a suicide car bomber exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint
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| |
Japan |
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Nagasaki's mayor murdered |
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| |
Virginia |
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Gunman sent final video |
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| Apr.19 |
Turkey |
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Bible attack suspects detained |
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| Apr.20 |
Texas |
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Gunman kills hostage at Nasa base |
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| Apr.22 |
Northern Iraq |
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Gunmen line up, execute 23 Kurd |
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| Apr.23 |
Japan |
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Obara acquitted over Lucie death |
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| |
Iraq |
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Suicide bomb kills 9 U.S. soldiers |
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| Apr.25 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Bin Laden plans Iraq strikes |
|
| Apr.27 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis arrest 172 militants Suspects arrested in an anti-terror sweep related to a terror plot involving attacks on senior officials and government installations
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| Apr.28 |
Iraq |
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Bomb kills 58 in holy city of Karbala
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West Pakistan |
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Suicide bomb kills 28, injures minister
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| Apr.30 |
London |
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British bomb plotters jailed for life
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| May.1 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq al Qaeda leader reported dead |
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| May.4 |
Southern California |
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Paris Hilton gets 45 days in jail |
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| May.8 |
Texas |
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US drops Cuban militant's charges |
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| May.13 |
Northern Iraq |
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Bombings leave at least 45 dead |
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| May.21 |
Beirut |
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Explosion rocks Beirut |
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| May.22 |
London |
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Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning
Russian prosecutors refuse to extradite Andrei Lugovoi, charged by Britain in the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko
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| May.23 |
Serbia |
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12 jailed for killing PM Djindjic |
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| May.29 |
Baghdad |
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Five Britons seized
4 bodyguards and a finance expert have been kidnapped from Iraq's finance ministry. The kidnappers wore police uniforms
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| May.30 |
UN Security Council |
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UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal In a challenge to Syria, the Security Council voted to set up a court to prosecute the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister
|
| May.31 |
Moscow |
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Ex-KGB spy: UK tried to recruit me |
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| Jun.1 |
Gaza |
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Video released of BBC's Johnston
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| Jun.2 |
New York |
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Arrests in airport 'bomb plot' |
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| |
Germany |
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146 police hurt in G8 protest
Masked demonstrators showered police with rocks and bottles, then were driven back with water cannon and tear gas
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| Jun.4 |
UN Tribunal |
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Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial |
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| |
Guantanamo |
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Charges dropped for two detainees
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| Jun.6 |
Vatican |
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Scare as man tries to board popemobile
|
| Jun.8 |
European Union |
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CIA jails in Europe 'confirmed'
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| |
Chile |
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Fujimori under house arrest |
|
| Jun.12 |
Indonesia |
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Bombing 'mastermind' held in swoop |
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| |
Sunni Triangle |
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Blast hits key Shia shrine
Map of Samarra Iraq| The 3 minarets of the al-Askari, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, have been damaged by an explosion in Samarra. The bombing destroyed two towers at the mosque. The same holy site was attacked in February 2006. The... | |
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| Jun.13 |
Beirut |
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Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast Walid Eido, an anti-Syrian member of the Lebanese parliament died in a bomb blast. 6 other people died and 11 were wounded in the explosion
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| Jun.15 |
London |
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UK jails 7 'dirty bomb' plotters |
|
| Jun.16 |
Kabul |
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Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed The bomb went off close to police HQ in the city centre at rush hour. Most of the dead are police recruits
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| Jun.19 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 87 in crowded square A truck bomb ripped through a crowded Khalani Square, killing at least 75 people and wounding 204 others
|
| Jun.20 |
Sierra Leone |
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First S Leone war crimes verdicts |
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| Jun.22 |
Paris |
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Chirac spurns scandal questioning |
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| Jun.24 |
Baghdad |
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'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang An Iraq court sentenced 3 former aides to Saddam Hussein to death by hanging for their role in a genocide campaign that that killed up to 100,000...
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Gaza |
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BBC reporter in suicide vest video
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| Jun.28 |
Scotland |
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Lockerbie bomber allowed appeal |
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| Jun.29 |
London |
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Bomb 'packed with nails' |
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Ivory Coast |
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Rocket fired at PM plane |
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| |
London |
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2 explosive-laden cars linked
A vehicle containing fuel, gas canisters and nails found near Trafalgar Square is clearly linked to another explosives-packed car
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| Jun.30 |
Scotland |
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Blazing car crashes into Glasgow airport
Map of Glasgow Airport United Kingdom Jeep Cherokee being driven at speed towards the main terminal building with flames coming out from underneath
| 2 Asian men, one of whom was on fire, had been in the car. 2 people had been arrested and detained. One of the men wore a suspect device. All flights to and from Glasgow Airport have been suspended
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London |
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UK on highest terror alert |
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| Jul.1 |
United Kingdom |
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Car bombings suspect 'on the run' |
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| Jul.2 |
Washington |
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Bush spares Libby from jail term
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| |
Yemen |
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Bomb kills Spanish tourists |
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| Jul.3 |
Gaza |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed| Johnston, kidnapped March 12 by a group calling itself the Army of Islam, was wearing blue jeans and looking gaunt. TV pictures showed Johnston, 45, leaving a building and entering a car, acc... | |
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| Jul.4 |
Pakistan |
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Mosque leader's burqa plan fails |
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Jerusalem |
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BBC man: I felt buried alive |
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| Jul.5 |
Nigeria |
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Three-year-old seized
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| |
Colombia |
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Colombians hold kidnap protests |
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| Jul.7 |
Northern Iraq |
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At least 105 killed in village market blast| A truck, resembled an Iraqi military truck, laden with two tons of explosives detonated in an outdoor market in Amerli. 250 people were wounded in the bombing.. The village predominately populated by Shiite Turkmens and K... | |
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| Jul.9 |
London |
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Three guilty over 21/7 bomb plot
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| Jul.10 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Suicide blast kills 12 children |
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| Jul.11 |
Libya |
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Court upholds death verdicts |
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| |
Algeria |
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Suicide bomb kills 9 |
|
| Jul.12 |
Pakistan |
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Burnt bodies found at Red Mosque |
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| Jul.14 |
Osama bin Laden |
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Bin Laden in video calls for martyrdom |
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| Jul.15 |
Los Angeles |
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LA cardinal offers abuse apology |
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| Jul.16 |
Northern Iraq |
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Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Kirkuk
A suicide bomber ripped through a busy commercial district, leaving a large crater surrounded by dozens of mutilated bodies
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| Jul.17 |
Pakistan |
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Deadly blast hits Islamabad rally
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| Jul.20 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans The militants threatened to kill a group of abducted Christians within 24 hours unless S. Korea withdraws its troops from Afghanistan
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| Jul.21 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: 2 German hostages killed
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Italy |
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3 Moroccans held on terror charges
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| Jul.23 |
Libya |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria 
6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria
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| Jul.25 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban kills South Korean hostage
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Baghdad |
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Bombers target soccer celebrations |
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| Jul.26 |
Australia |
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Australia drops terror charge |
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| Jul.27 |
Pakistan |
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13 dead in blast near Red Mosque |
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U.S. Congress |
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Congress passes anti-terror bill |
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| Jul.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Male hostage shot dead
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| Jul.31 |
Cambodia |
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First Khmer Rouge leader charged An ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief Kang Kek Ieu has been charged with crimes against humanity by a UN-backed tribunal
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Baghdad |
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Gas station blast kills 50 |
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| Aug.3 |
Southern California |
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Marine sentenced over Iraq murder
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| Aug.11 |
Southern Iraq |
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Bomb kills governor |
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| Aug.13 |
Afghanistan |
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Two female Korean hostages freed
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| Aug.14 |
Northern Iraq |
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Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks
Map of Mosul Iraq| The blasts targeted a Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidi sect, near Mosul. At least 4 blasts hit areas which house the community. Tensions between the Yazidi and local Muslims have grown since a Yazidi girl was stoned by her community in April for converting t... | |
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| Aug.15 |
Germany |
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6 Italians die in 'clan execution'
Map of Duisburg Germany| Police found young men shot in the head outside a train station in Duisburg in an attack that was part of a feud between organized crime clans | |
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| Aug.18 |
Kabul |
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German woman kidnapped
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Turkey |
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Jet hijack ends peacefully |
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Peru |
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Looting disrupts quake rescue bid |
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| Aug.19 |
Kabul |
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Kidnapped German woman freed |
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| Aug.20 |
Southern Iraq |
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Bomb kills governor
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| Aug.23 |
Brazil |
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At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire |
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| Aug.25 |
Southern India |
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Blasts kill 34 in Hyderabad
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| Aug.27 |
Greece |
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Greece may label fires acts of terrorism |
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Baghdad |
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U.S. links Hussein's daughter to terror cell |
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| Aug.28 |
Baghdad |
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US seizes Iranian group in Iraq |
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| Aug.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban frees 12 South Korean hostages |
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| Aug.30 |
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