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| Jan.1 |
Romania |
|
Romania and Bulgaria join the EU |
|
| Jan.8 |
European Union |
|
Russia oil row hits Europe supply |
|
| Jan.10 |
Washington |
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Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq |
|
| Jan.12 |
USA |
|
Missing teens discovered alive |
|
| Jan.18 |
China |
|
Chinese test missile obliterates satellite |
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| |
London |
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47 dead as storm batters Europe |
|
| Jan.19 |
Istanbul |
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Outspoken journalist shot dead
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| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
|
Battle rages on after 25 dead |
|
| Feb.1 |
Paris |
|
Warming 'very likely' human-made |
|
| Feb.3 |
Baghdad |
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market |
|
| Feb.4 |
Indonesia |
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Floods: 340,000 homeless |
|
| Feb.8 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Palestinian talks yield power-sharing pact |
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| |
Florida |
|
Former Playmate Smith dies at 39 |
|
| Feb.27 |
Shanghai |
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Shanghai Composite index sank 8.8% |
|
| Feb.28 |
France |
|
Airbus to cut 10,000 jobs |
|
| Mar.6 |
Iraq |
|
More than 120 die in blasts |
|
| Mar.12 |
Zimbabwe |
|
Opposition tortured by police |
|
| Mar.22 |
Jamaica |
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Woolmer was strangled, police say |
|
| Mar.23 |
Iran |
|
Iran seizes 15 British sailors
|
| Apr.16 |
Virginia |
|
33 students massacred in class
|
| Apr.18 |
Baghdad |
|
Bombings kill almost 200 |
|
| Apr.19 |
Australia |
|
'Ghost yacht' found |
|
| Apr.23 |
Moscow |
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Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies |
|
| Apr.26 |
Estonia |
|
Estonia removes Soviet memorial |
|
| Apr.27 |
Turkey |
|
Army 'concerned' by vote |
|
| May.5 |
Cameroon |
|
Jet with 100 aboard crashes |
|
| May.6 |
Paris |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
|
| May.17 |
Washington |
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World Bank head Wolfowitz to quit |
|
| May.20 |
Northern Lebanon |
|
Islamic militants, security forces battle |
|
| Jun.12 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Blast hits key Shia shrine |
|
| Jun.14 |
Gaza |
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Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza
|
| Jun.22 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians' |
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| |
Belgium |
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EU leaders agree on reform treaty |
|
| Jun.27 |
London |
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Brown: Let work of change begin |
|
| Jun.30 |
Scotland |
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Blazing car crashes into Glasgow airport |
|
| Jul.3 |
Gaza |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed |
|
| Jul.6 |
Sydney |
|
Live Earth concerts kick off |
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| Jul.7 |
Northern Iraq |
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At least 105 killed in village market blast |
|
| Jul.9 |
Pakistan |
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Soldiers storm mosque |
|
| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
|
About 200 dead from plane crash |
|
| Jul.20 |
London |
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Fans receive final Potter book |
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| Jul.23 |
England |
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UK fights worst floods in 60 years |
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| |
Libya |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria |
|
| Aug.1 |
Minnesota |
|
Bridge collapses into Mississippi |
|
| Aug.2 |
Arctic |
|
Russia plants flag on Arctic floor |
|
| Aug.3 |
India |
|
Millions flee 'worst ever' floods |
|
| Aug.9 |
New York |
|
Mortgage concerns hit US markets |
|
| |
New York |
|
World markets fall after US losses |
|
| Aug.14 |
Northern Iraq |
|
Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks |
|
| Aug.15 |
Germany |
|
6 Italians die in 'clan execution' |
|
| Aug.16 |
Peru |
|
337 killed in earthquake |
|
| Aug.25 |
Greece |
|
63 died from forest fires
|
| Aug.28 |
Turkey |
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Turks elect ex-Islamist president |
|
| Aug.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban |
|
| Sep.4 |
Nevada |
|
Famed flier Fossett missing |
|
| Sep.5 |
Northern Italy |
|
Opera legend Pavarotti dies at 71 |
|
| Sep.6 |
Syria |
|
Israeli airstrike targeted nuclear reactor |
|
| Sep.10 |
U.S. Congress |
|
Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working |
|
| Sep.15 |
West Africa |
|
Flood misery hits arc of Africa |
|
| Sep.16 |
Thailand |
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87 killed in plane crash |
|
| Sep.18 |
Myanmar |
|
'1,000 monks' march |
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| |
Shanghai |
|
Millions flee as typhoon rips into China |
|
| Sep.19 |
Beirut |
|
Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast |
|
| Sep.21 |
Chile |
|
Chile court extradites Fujimori |
|
| Sep.24 |
Myanmar |
|
100,000 protest junta |
|
| Sep.25 |
Japan |
|
Lower house elects Fukuda as PM |
|
| Sep.30 |
Darfur |
|
Deadliest attack for peace force |
|
| Oct.1 |
North Korea |
|
President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone |
|
| Oct.7 |
Darfur |
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Army-controlled town razed |
|
| Oct.10 |
U.S. Congress |
|
US bill on Armenia moves forward |
|
| Oct.12 |
USA |
|
Gore says prize must spur action |
|
| Oct.18 |
Karachi |
|
Bombers target Bhutto's convoy, 136 killed |
|
| Oct.23 |
Southern California |
|
500,000 flee wildfires |
|
| Nov.2 |
Chad |
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'Kidnap' children may not get home |
|
| |
Mexico |
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Floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead |
|
| Nov.3 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf imposes emergency rule |
|
| Nov.7 |
Finland |
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8 dead in school shooting |
|
| Nov.11 |
Russia |
|
Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing |
|
| Nov.14 |
Chile |
|
Thousands homeless after quake |
|
| Nov.18 |
Bangladesh |
|
Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000 |
|
| Nov.23 |
Antarctica |
|
Sinking ship 'struck iceberg' |
|
| Nov.24 |
Australia |
|
Rudd: I will be prime minister for all |
|
| Nov.27 |
Washington |
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New Mid-East peace drive launched |
|
| |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf steps down as army chief |
|
| Nov.29 |
Sudan |
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row |
|
| Dec.1 |
Northern Iraq |
|
Turkey attacks Kurd rebels in Iraq |
|
| Dec.3 |
Washington |
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U.S.: Iran's nuclear weapons work halted |
|
| Dec.11 |
Peru |
|
Fujimori gets 6 years in prison |
|
| Dec.14 |
Bali |
|
Climate deal sealed by US U-turn |
|
| Dec.20 |
Slovakia |
|
Ceremony marks extended EU border |
|
| Dec.23 |
Thailand |
|
Thaksin ally wins Thai election |
|
| Dec.25 |
Southern Afghanistan |
|
Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials |
|
| Dec.27 |
Pakistan |
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
Former Prime Minister was assassinated outside a large gathering of her supporters where a suicide bomber also killed at least 20
|
| Dec.30 |
Kenya |
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Riots erupt after president re-elected |
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|
| Jan.1 |
Romania |
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Romania and Bulgaria join the EU
Huge celebrations have been held to mark the accession to the European Union, 17 years after the fall of Communism
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| |
Global |
|
World welcomed 2007 with skyrockets |
|
| Jan.2 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraq investigates Saddam footage |
|
| |
UN |
|
New U.N. chief Ban Ki moon takes over |
|
| Jan.7 |
Poland |
|
Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row |
|
| Jan.8 |
European Union |
|
Russia oil row hits Europe supply
|
| |
Somalia |
|
U.S. targets al Qaeda suspects |
|
| Jan.10 |
Washington |
|
Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq
|
| Jan.12 |
USA |
|
Missing teens discovered alive
|
| Jan.13 |
Sao Paulo |
|
Rescue mission in collapse |
|
| Jan.14 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam half-brother executed |
|
| Jan.18 |
China |
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Chinese test missile obliterates satellite
U.S. official: The missile destroyed an orbiting satellite in a test that could undermine relations with the West
|
| |
London |
|
47 dead as storm batters Europe
|
| |
Venezuela |
|
Rule by decree passed for Chavez |
|
| 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... | |
|
| Jan.20 |
New York |
|
Hillary Clinton joins 2008 race |
|
| Jan.22 |
Baghdad |
|
Market bombs kill 100 in 2 Iraqi cities |
|
| |
Western Canada |
|
Pig farmer confessed to 49 killings |
|
| |
Beirut |
|
Protesters barricade roads |
|
| Jan.25 |
Paris |
|
Lebanon wins $7.6B aid package |
|
| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
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Battle rages on after 25 dead Gunmen from the Hamas and Fatah are continuing an increasingly bloody power struggle over the Palestinian government
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|
| Feb.1 |
Paris |
|
Warming 'very likely' human-made
|
| Feb.2 |
Gaza |
|
24 killed before factions reach truce |
|
| 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.4 |
Indonesia |
|
Floods: 340,000 homeless
|
| Feb.6 |
Florida |
|
Astronaut charged with attempted murder |
|
| Feb.7 |
Baghdad |
|
Fifth U.S. chopper in 18 days down |
|
| |
Southern Lebanon |
|
Clash on Israel-Lebanese border |
|
| Feb.8 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Palestinian talks yield power-sharing pact
|
| |
Florida |
|
Former Playmate Smith dies at 39
|
| Feb.12 |
Baghdad |
|
90 killed on day Golden Mosque attack |
|
| Feb.13 |
Beijing |
|
N. Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament |
|
| Feb.22 |
Rome |
|
Italian crisis talks as PM quits |
|
| Feb.27 |
Shanghai |
|
Shanghai Composite index sank 8.8%
|
| Feb.28 |
France |
|
Airbus to cut 10,000 jobs
|
|
| Mar.6 |
Iraq |
|
More than 120 die in blasts
|
| |
Sumatra |
|
Quake kills at least 70 |
|
| Mar.7 |
Indonesia |
|
Scores escape flaming plane wreck |
|
| Mar.9 |
Sao Paulo |
|
Bush shrugs off Chavez's taunts |
|
| Mar.12 |
Zimbabwe |
|
Opposition tortured by police
|
| |
Pakistan |
|
Country's top judge suspended |
|
| Mar.14 |
Guantanamo |
|
Mohammed says responsible for 9/11 |
|
| Mar.16 |
Pakistan |
|
Tear gas used on lawyers |
|
| Mar.17 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Gas attack makes hundreds ill |
|
| Mar.19 |
Siberia |
|
Mine explosion kills more than 100 |
|
| |
Russia |
|
63 elderly die in home fire |
|
| |
Baghdad |
|
Former VP Ramadan executed |
|
| Mar.22 |
Baghdad |
|
UN chief shaken by blast |
|
| |
Jamaica |
|
Woolmer was strangled, police say
|
| Mar.23 |
Iran |
 |
Iran seizes 15 British sailors
Map of http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/interactive/maps/world/persian.gulf/popup.iraq.shatt.al.arab.gif| The naval patrol seized sailors who had boarded a vessel suspected of smuggling cars off the coast of Iraq. The Royal Marines and naval officers were have been apprehended by up to 6 ships from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. The British government demanded the safe ret... | |
|
| Mar.26 |
Northern Ireland |
|
Power deal marks 'new era' |
|
| Mar.27 |
Northern Iraq |
|
Truck bombs kill 50 in city of Tal Afar |
|
| |
U.S. Congress |
|
Senate votes for Iraq deadline |
|
| Mar.28 |
Iran |
|
British captives shown on Iranian TV |
|
|
| Apr.1 |
Solomon Islands |
|
13 dead from tsunami |
|
| Apr.2 |
Ukraine |
|
President Yushchenko calls early poll |
|
| Apr.4 |
Iran |
|
Ahmadinejad frees UK sailors |
|
| Apr.5 |
Greece |
|
1,200 rescued from cruise ship |
|
| Apr.9 |
Iran |
|
Nuclear program stepped up |
|
| Apr.12 |
Japan |
|
Chinese PM: Better Japan ties |
|
| |
Baghdad |
|
8 killed in suicide attack on parliament |
|
| 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... | |
|
| Apr.18 |
Baghdad |
 |
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
|
| Apr.19 |
Australia |
|
'Ghost yacht' found
|
| Apr.22 |
Paris |
|
Sarkozy, Royal in presidential runoff |
|
| Apr.23 |
Moscow |
 |
Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies
Boris Yeltsin was 76. In 1991 he famously triumphed against parliament hardliners in 1993. He had a history of heart trouble
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| |
Nigeria |
|
Yar'Adua wins flawed vote |
|
| Apr.26 |
U.S. Congress |
|
Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan |
|
| |
Estonia |
 |
Estonia removes Soviet memorial
The authorities have removed a contentious war memorial in Tallinn, despite overnight protests that left one person dead
|
| Apr.27 |
Turkey |
|
Army 'concerned' by vote
|
| |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Saudis arrest 172 militants |
|
| Apr.30 |
Jerusalem |
|
'Severe failure' over Lebanon war |
|
|
| May.5 |
Cameroon |
|
Jet with 100 aboard crashes
|
| May.6 |
Paris |
 |
Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election 
| He won a clear victory over Segolene Royal, gaining 53% of the vote. President-elect has called for unity after a bitterly-contested campaign. European leaders congratulated Sarkozy and hoped his triumph would help unblock reforms stalled by t... | |
|
| May.8 |
Israel |
|
King Herod's ancient tomb 'found' |
|
| May.12 |
Iraq |
|
3 missing, 5 killed in attack on U.S. patrol |
|
| |
Karachi |
|
33 killed during massive clashes |
|
| |
Afghanistan |
|
Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah killed |
|
| May.16 |
Paris |
|
Nicolas Sarkozy sworn in as new president |
|
| May.17 |
Washington |
|
World Bank head Wolfowitz to quit
|
| May.18 |
Gaza |
|
Clashes continued for 6th day |
|
| May.20 |
Northern Lebanon |
|
Islamic militants, security forces battle
|
| May.22 |
London |
|
Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning |
|
| May.27 |
Venezuela |
|
TV station off the air |
|
| May.28 |
Baghdad |
|
U.S., Iran hold historic talks |
|
| May.29 |
Baghdad |
|
Five Britons seized |
|
| May.30 |
UN Security Council |
|
UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal |
|
|
| Jun.1 |
Northern Lebanon |
|
Fighting kills at least 14 |
|
| Jun.2 |
Germany |
|
146 police hurt in G8 protest |
|
| Jun.3 |
Moscow |
|
Putin warns Europe in missile row |
|
| Jun.7 |
Germany |
|
G8 leaders 'agree climate deal' |
|
| Jun.8 |
Germany |
|
G8 leaders pledge $60B for Africa |
|
| Jun.10 |
Albania |
|
Bush greeted as hero |
|
| Jun.12 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Blast hits key Shia shrine
|
| Jun.13 |
Beirut |
|
Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast |
|
| Jun.14 |
Gaza |
 |
Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza 
| The militants have hailed a series of military victories over rivals Fatah as a new 'liberation' of the territory. Fighters seized Fatah's Preventative Security building and the intelligence service headquarters, and overran Rafah.
An aide to Abbas ... | |
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| |
West Bank |
|
Abbas sacks Hamas-led government |
|
| Jun.15 |
London |
|
Rushdie knighted in honours list |
|
| Jun.16 |
North Korea |
|
Atomic inspectors can return |
|
| |
Kabul |
|
Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed |
|
| Jun.19 |
Baghdad |
|
Car bomb kills 87 in crowded square |
|
| Jun.22 |
Southern Afghanistan |
|
NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians'
|
| |
Belgium |
 |
EU leaders agree on reform treaty
The leaders in Brussels have reached agreement on an outline of new rules for the 27-member bloc after 2 days of tough negotiations
|
| Jun.24 |
Baghdad |
|
'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang |
|
| Jun.27 |
London |
 |
Brown: Let work of change begin
Gordon Brown is the UK's new prime minister after replacing the outgoing Tony Blair, following an audience with Queen Elizabeth II
|
| Jun.29 |
London |
|
2 explosive-laden cars linked |
|
| Jun.30 |
Scotland |
 |
Blazing car crashes into Glasgow airport
Jeep Cherokee being driven at speed towards the main terminal building with flames coming out from underneath
|
|
| Jul.3 |
Pakistan |
|
9 dead in radical mosque shootout |
|
| |
Gaza |
|
BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed
|
| Jul.6 |
Sydney |
|
Live Earth concerts kick off
|
| Jul.7 |
Northern Iraq |
|
At least 105 killed in village market blast
|
| Jul.9 |
Pakistan |
 |
Soldiers storm mosque
Troops in Islamabad have stormed the Red Mosque compound, minutes after talks with radicals broke down
|
| Jul.14 |
North Korea |
|
N Korea 'closes nuclear reactor' |
|
| Jul.16 |
London |
|
UK expels four Russian diplomats |
|
| |
Northern Iraq |
|
Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Kirkuk |
|
| |
Northern Japan |
|
Nuke plant leaked after earthquake |
|
| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
 |
About 200 dead from plane crash
TAM Airlines Airbus 320 skidded across a road and crashed into a building, carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rai...
|
| Jul.20 |
Israel |
|
Israel frees 256 prisoners |
|
| |
Pakistan |
|
Supreme Court reinstates top judge |
|
| |
London |
 |
Fans receive final Potter book
The seventh book in the series went on sale across the world. JK Rowling read excerpts to 500 devotees at Natural History Museum
|
| |
Afghanistan |
|
Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans |
|
| Jul.22 |
Turkey |
|
Ruling party claims win |
|
| |
Kabul |
|
Former king Zahir Shah dies |
|
| Jul.23 |
England |
|
UK fights worst floods in 60 years
|
| |
Libya |
 |
HIV medics released to Bulgaria
6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria
|
| Jul.31 |
Cambodia |
|
First Khmer Rouge leader charged |
|
| |
UN Security Council |
|
U.N. troops will go to Darfur |
|
|
| Aug.1 |
Minnesota |
 |
Bridge collapses into Mississippi
A freeway bridge over the river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water
|
| Aug.2 |
Arctic |
|
Russia plants flag on Arctic floor
|
| Aug.3 |
India |
|
Millions flee 'worst ever' floods
|
| |
England |
|
Farm infected with foot-and-mouth |
|
| Aug.9 |
New York |
 |
Mortgage concerns hit US markets The share indexes tumbled amid fears that a wobble in the mortgage market may prompt a global credit crunch. Dow Jones fell 199.24
|
| |
New York |
|
World markets fall after US losses
|
| Aug.14 |
Northern Iraq |
|
Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks
|
| Aug.15 |
Germany |
|
6 Italians die in 'clan execution'
|
| Aug.16 |
Peru |
 |
337 killed in earthquake
All but one of the deaths were in the coastal province of Ica, about 165 miles south of Lima
|
| Aug.21 |
Mexico |
|
Dean slams into Yucatan, loses steam |
|
| |
Bangladesh |
|
Student riots flare |
|
| Aug.25 |
Greece |
 |
63 died from forest fires 
| The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country. Karamanlis: Fires may have been deliberately set ahead of national elections. The newspapers are calling the southern Pelopo... | |
|
| Aug.28 |
Turkey |
|
Turks elect ex-Islamist president
|
| Aug.30 |
Afghanistan |
|
Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban
|
|
| Sep.1 |
South Korea |
|
Freed Koreans return home |
|
| Sep.2 |
Northern Lebanon |
|
Army 'in control' of camp |
|
| |
Switzerland |
|
N. Korea agrees to close nuke facilities |
|
| |
Southern Iraq |
|
British leave Basra base |
|
| Sep.4 |
Nevada |
|
Famed flier Fossett missing
|
| Sep.5 |
Northern Italy |
 |
Opera legend Pavarotti dies at 71
Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti died at his home in the city of Modena. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year
|
| Sep.6 |
Syria |
|
Israeli airstrike targeted nuclear reactor
|
| |
Nicaragua |
|
Hurricane Felix death toll nears 100 |
|
| Sep.7 |
Portugal |
|
Police 'suspect Madeleine mother' |
|
| |
Washington |
|
Bin Laden says US should convert |
|
| Sep.10 |
Pakistan |
|
Sharif deported after brief return |
|
| |
U.S. Congress |
|
Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working
|
| Sep.11 |
Japan |
|
PM Abe resigns |
|
| Sep.13 |
Indonesia |
|
4th earthquake strikes Indonesia |
|
| Sep.15 |
West Africa |
|
Flood misery hits arc of Africa
|
| Sep.16 |
Thailand |
|
87 killed in plane crash
|
| |
Nevada |
|
OJ Simpson arrested over break-in |
|
| |
Greece |
|
PM claims election victory |
|
| |
Paris |
|
France warning of war with Iran |
|
| Sep.17 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraq shootout firm loses license |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
'Fair probe' vow on Iraq gunfight |
|
| Sep.18 |
Myanmar |
 |
'1,000 monks' march Military officials in Burma have used tear gas to disperse more than 1,000 Buddhist monks marched peacefully in two cities
|
| |
Shanghai |
|
Millions flee as typhoon rips into China
|
| Sep.19 |
Beirut |
|
Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast
|
| Sep.21 |
Chile |
|
Chile court extradites Fujimori
|
| Sep.24 |
Myanmar |
 |
100,000 protest junta Anti-government protesters led by Buddhist monks marched through Yangon, the largest crowd to demonstrate since a 1988 uprising
|
| |
New York |
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Iran president in campus clash |
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| Sep.25 |
Japan |
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Lower house elects Fukuda as PM
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| Sep.27 |
Myanmar |
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9 dead in crackdown |
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| Sep.30 |
Darfur |
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Deadliest attack for peace force
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| Oct.1 |
North Korea |
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President Roh crossed Demilitarized Zone
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| Oct.3 |
South Africa |
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3,200 workers trapped in gold mine |
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| Oct.4 |
Chile |
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Pinochet family arrested |
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| Oct.6 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf 'elected for third term' |
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| Oct.7 |
Darfur |
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Army-controlled town razed
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| Oct.8 |
Paris |
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Jury retraces Diana's fatal path |
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| Oct.10 |
U.S. Congress |
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US bill on Armenia moves forward
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| Oct.12 |
USA |
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Gore says prize must spur action
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| Oct.18 |
Karachi |
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Thousands throng Bhutto on return |
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Karachi |
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Bombers target Bhutto's convoy, 136 killed
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| Oct.21 |
Beijing |
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Communist Party unveils new leaders |
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| Oct.23 |
Southern California |
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500,000 flee wildfires
Relentless fires roared for a third day, sending residents fleeing with family members, pets and whatever prize possessions they could fit in...
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| Oct.25 |
Myanmar |
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Talks hope as Suu Kyi leaves home |
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| Oct.28 |
Argentina |
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Fernandez claims victory |
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| Oct.29 |
Somalia |
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U.S. destroyer pursues pirates |
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Dominican Republic |
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11 dead from Tropical Storm Noel |
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| Oct.31 |
Spain |
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Spain condemns terror verdict |
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| Nov.2 |
Chad |
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'Kidnap' children may not get home
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Mexico |
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Floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead
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| Nov.3 |
Pakistan |
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Musharraf imposes emergency rule
President Pervez Musharraf has declared emergency rule and suspended the constitution. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry has been replaced
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| Nov.4 |
Karachi |
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Police beat up lawyers |
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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.11 |
Russia |
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Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing
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Rome |
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Fans rampage after killing |
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| Nov.14 |
France |
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Strike brings travel chaos |
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Chile |
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Thousands homeless after quake
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| Nov.17 |
Kosovo |
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Ex-Kosovo fighter Thaci claims victory |
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| Nov.18 |
Ukraine |
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63 killed after coal mine blast |
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Bangladesh |
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Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000
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| Nov.21 |
Singapore |
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Oil nudges $99 a barrel |
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| Nov.23 |
Antarctica |
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Sinking ship 'struck iceberg'
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Beirut |
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Lahoud steps down; no successor |
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| Nov.24 |
Australia |
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Rudd: I will be prime minister for all
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| Nov.27 |
Washington |
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New Mid-East peace drive launched
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Pakistan |
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Musharraf steps down as army chief
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| Nov.29 |
Sudan |
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row
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Turkey |
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Jetliner with 56 people on board crashed |
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| Dec.1 |
Northern Iraq |
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Turkey attacks Kurd rebels in Iraq The Turkish military said it attacked 50 to 60 Kurdish rebels inside Iraqi territory, inflicting 'significant losses'
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| Dec.2 |
Moscow |
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Putin party leads Russia polls |
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Venezuela |
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Voters reject Chavez's referendum |
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| Dec.3 |
Washington |
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U.S.: Iran's nuclear weapons work halted
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| Dec.6 |
England |
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Canoe man's sons fear 'huge scam' |
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CIA |
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CIA 'wiped' interrogation tapes |
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
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Putin backs Medvedev as successor |
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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.13 |
Portugal |
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EU leaders sign key reform treaty |
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Washington |
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Baseball 'rife' with drug use |
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| Dec.14 |
Bali |
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Climate deal sealed by US U-turn
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| Dec.16 |
Southern Iraq |
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British troops return Basra to Iraqis |
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Northern Iraq |
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Turkey hits PKK |
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| Dec.19 |
South Korea |
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Lee set for landslide |
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| Dec.20 |
Slovakia |
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Ceremony marks extended EU border A checkpoint between Austria and Slovakia has been dismantled in a ceremony marking the enlargement of the Schengen area
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| Dec.23 |
Thailand |
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Thaksin ally wins Thai election
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Nepal |
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Government agrees to abolish monarchy |
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| Dec.25 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials
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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.30 |
Pakistan |
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Bhutto's son to lead her party |
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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