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| Jan.1 |
 Kenya |
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Mob burns Kenyans cowering in church 
Map of Eldoret Kenya| A mob set fire to a church where Kenyans were seeking refuge from post-election violence, searing many and leaving others as heaps of ash. The mob set fire to the church in Eldoret where many people from President Kibaki's Kikuyu tr... | |
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Sudan |
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Gunman kills U.S. diplomat, driver
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Sri Lanka |
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Deadly bomb blast strikes Colombo |
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| Jan.2 |
Beijing |
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China to expand lethal injections |
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| Jan.7 |
UN Tribunal |
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Taylor war crimes trial resumes
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| Jan.10 |
 Venezuela |
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Freed hostages reunited with families 2 hostages freed by Colombian rebels have landed in Caracas, where their friends and family carrying flowers clapped and embraced them
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| Jan.13 |
South Africa |
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Scandal-hit Interpol chief quits
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Colombia |
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Freed hostage sees son |
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| Jan.14 |
 Kabul |
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Taliban attack luxury hotel The Taliban say 4 of their fighters have attacked the luxury Serena hotel, popular with foreign visitors
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| Jan.15 |
Sri Lanka |
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Blast hits bus, kills 23 |
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| Jan.16 |
Antarctica |
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Whalers accused of kidnapping activists
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| Jan.24 |
 Paris |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn | Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros | |
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| Jan.26 |
Gaza |
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'Dozens hurt' in Gaza border clashes |
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| Jan.27 |
Kenya |
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Tribal hatred fuels more violence |
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| Jan.28 |
Kenya |
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Gangs face off in tribal violence Hundreds of people from rival tribes confronted each other on a main road in Naivasha as tensions remained high in the Rift Valley town
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| Jan.29 |
New Delhi |
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Police broken organ-trafficking scheme
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| Feb.1 |
Baghdad |
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Female bombers kill 64 at markets
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| Feb.8 |
Pakistan |
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Scotland Yard: 'Blast killed Bhutto' |
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| Feb.10 |
Peshawar |
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Blast toll rises to 27 |
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 East Timor |
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President Ramos-Horta shot at home Jose Ramos-Horta is undergoing emergency surgery after his house in the capital came under attack. He was shot in the stomach during the sho...
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| Feb.11 |
Washington |
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US 'to charge six 9/11 suspects' |
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Guantanamo |
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6 Gitmo detainees to face trial for 9/11 |
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| Feb.13 |
 Syria |
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Blast kills top Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh, suspected in some of the deadliest terrorist attacks of the last 25 years, has been killed in Syria
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| Feb.16 |
West Pakistan |
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Car bomb kills 37 ahead of vote |
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Kandahar |
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At least 80 people killed in blast
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| Feb.19 |
Japan |
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Marine suspected of rape
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| Feb.24 |
Iraq |
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Bombers, gunmen attack Shiite pilgrimage |
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| Mar.6 |
Thailand |
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Thailand holds Russian 'top arms dealer'
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 Jerusalem |
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Gunman opens fire in Jewish seminary Palestinian gunman infiltrated Mercaz Harav in West Jerusalem in the Kiryat Moshe quarter and opened fire. He was shot dead by an Israeli army...
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Baghdad |
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Pair of bombs kills 53
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| Mar.10 |
New York |
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Scandal-hit governor 'sorry' |
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Pakistan |
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Three suicide blasts kill 29 |
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| Mar.13 |
Mosul |
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Archbishop death condemned
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| Mar.17 |
Iraq |
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Female suicide bomber kills 65
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| Mar.19 |
Osama bin Laden |
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bin Laden message condemns Europe
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| Mar.24 |
 Pakistan |
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Judges freed by new PM Deposed chief justice made his first public appearance in 4 months after Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to release all judges held since last year
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| Mar.31 |
London |
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Duke 'did not order Diana death'
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 Chad |
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Aid workers free after Chad pardon 6 French aid workers convicted of plotting to kidnap African children for adoption in Europe have been released from prison
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| Apr.1 |
Paris |
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Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage
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| Apr.2 |
Ireland |
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PM to quit over payments scandal
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| Apr.3 |
 Texas |
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Police entered YFZ compound Map of Eldorado Texas| Texas law enforcement entered the compound following allegations of physical and sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl. On April 8, 533 women and children had bee... | |
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| Apr.5 |
Sri Lanka |
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Blast kills highways minister |
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| Apr.7 |
 London |
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Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' | The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
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| Apr.8 |
Haiti |
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Rioters storm presidential palace
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| Apr.15 |
Iraq |
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Bombings kill at least 60 |
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| Apr.16 |
Washington |
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Pope attacks US sex abuse record |
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| Apr.21 |
Indonesia |
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Court sentences key militant
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| Apr.22 |
Egypt |
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al-Zawahiri: Attacks on West works |
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| Apr.25 |
NW Pakistan |
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Blast ends lull in violence |
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| Apr.26 |
Kabul |
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President flees ceremony attack Hamid Karzai and other quickly scrambled toward safety when the sound of gunfire and explosions interrupted a military ceremony
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| Apr.27 |
 Austria |
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Captive woman had 7 children by father Map of Amstetten Austria Police believe a 73-year-old man held his daughter captive in his cellar for the past two decades and had seven children with her
| The existence of the woman, missing since 1984 and now 42, emerged apparently after a teenage child fell ill and had to be taken to hospital.
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| Apr.28 |
Austria |
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'House of Horrors' father confesses |
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| Apr.29 |
Austria |
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DNA: Captor fathered daughter's children |
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| May.4 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq First Lady survives bombing |
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| May.8 |
Jerusalem |
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Olmert faces new corruption probe Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM
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| May.13 |
India |
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Serial bomb blasts leave 60 dead
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| May.20 |
South Africa |
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Thousands flee violence |
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| May.26 |
Ethiopia |
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Court sentences Mengistu to death
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| May.28 |
France |
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Life sentence for French killer |
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| Jun.2 |
Pakistan |
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Car bomb blasts Danish embassy
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| Jun.5 |
Guantanamo |
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9/11 suspects on trial Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and 4 other key suspects are appearing at a military tribunal
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| Jun.7 |
Tokyo |
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Tokyo man goes on stabbing spree
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| Jun.10 |
Austria |
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Cellar daughter conscious |
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| Jun.11 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Afghans seize 'largest drug haul' |
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| Jun.12 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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Major Guantanamo setback for Bush
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| Jun.13 |
Kandahar |
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Taliban jail raid frees hundreds Map of Kandahar Afghanistan| About 340 Militants attacked a main prison in Kandahar province, blowing its entrance open and allowing a large number of inmates to escape. Afghan security forces hunt for hundreds of prisoners who escaped from a jail after Tal... | |
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| Jun.17 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis
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USA |
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Senior officer cleared in Haditha deaths |
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| Jun.19 |
UN Security Council |
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UN classifies rape a 'war tactic' |
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| Jun.25 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop |
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| Jul.2 |
Jerusalem |
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Bulldozer terrorist kills 3 in rampage | 30-year-old Palestinian resident rammed his bulldozer into several cars and buses, killing 3 people before Israeli police shot him dead. Dozens of people were hurt, at least 7 critically, in the rampage on Jaffa Road. The m... | |
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Colombia |
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Betancourt rescued from FARC In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
| Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
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| Jul.5 |
Berlin |
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Waxwork Hitler beheaded in Berlin |
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| Jul.9 |
Istanbul |
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Gunmen open fire outside U.S. embassy |
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| Jul.11 |
Sudan |
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Sudanese president may be charged
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Jerusalem |
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Olmert corruption probe widened |
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| Jul.14 |
 Sudan |
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President charged with genocide | The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed charges against Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a campaign of violence in Darfur. Luis Moreno-Ocampo told judges at The Hague that al-Bashir bore criminal responsibility for alleged atrocities committed... | |
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Turkey |
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86 indicted on terror charges |
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| Jul.15 |
Colombia |
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Colombia used Red Cross logo in rescue |
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Malaysia |
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Anwar Ibrahim arrested
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South Korea |
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Ex-Samsung boss convicted |
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| Jul.18 |
Sydney |
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Pope sorry for 'evil' of clergy sex abuse
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| Jul.20 |
Colombia |
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World rallies for FARC hostages' freedom |
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| Jul.21 |
 Serbia |
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Bosnia war criminal Karadzic arrested U.N. war crimes tribunal: Former Bosnian Serb president has been arrested after more than a decade in hiding
| Radovan Karadzic, 63, accused of masterminding ethnic cleansing deportations and killings of Bosnian Muslims and Croats. Karadzic was the Bosnian Serb political leader during the 1992-1995 war that followed Bosnia-Herzegovina's secession from Yugoslavia the time of the Srebrenica massacre and the 44-month siege of Sarajevo
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| Jul.22 |
Serbia |
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Karadzic 'will fight extradition' |
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| Jul.23 |
Serbia |
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Karadzic to defend himself in court |
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| Jul.25 |
Gaza |
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Five die in Gaza City explosion |
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| Jul.26 |
Gujarat |
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Deadly blasts strike Ahmedabad
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| Jul.27 |
Tehran |
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29 convicts executed
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 Istanbul |
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Two blasts killing 13 Deadly explosions, 15 meters from each other, rocked suburban Istanbu, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 100 others
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| Jul.28 |
Baghdad |
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4 suicide bombers kill scores in Iraq |
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| Jul.29 |
Serbia |
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Karadzic en route to The Hague |
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| Jul.30 |
UN Tribunal |
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Karadzic in war crimes tribunal custody |
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Thailand |
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Thaksin's wife guilty of tax evasion |
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| Jul.31 |
Netherlands |
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Karadzic appears in war crimes court
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| Aug.1 |
Washington |
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US anthrax 'suspect' found dead Map of Frederick Maryland USA| Bruce Ivins, 62, a top scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001, has apparently killed himself just as he was about to be charged | |
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| Aug.2 |
Istanbul |
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13 arrested in bombings |
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| Aug.4 |
South Africa |
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Defiant Zuma fights corruption charges |
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| Aug.5 |
USA |
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US cracks 'biggest ID fraud case' |
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Texas |
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Mexican executed after appeal denied |
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| Aug.6 |
Guantanamo |
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Bin Laden ex-driver found guilty A US military jury has convicted Salim Hamdan of supporting terrorism. The verdict is the first to be delivered in a full war crimes trial
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| Aug.13 |
Eastern Afghanistan |
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4 aid workers killed
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| Aug.21 |
Pakistan |
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Bombers hit arms factory
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| Aug.26 |
Libya |
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Sudanese plane hijacked in Darfur
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| Aug.29 |
UN Tribunal |
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Karadzic refuses to enter plea |
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| Aug.30 |
Mexico |
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Masses march against violence in Mexico |
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| Aug.31 |
North Caucasus |
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Kremlin critic shot in Ingushetia |
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| Sep.3 |
Pakistan |
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PM's motorcade attacked |
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| Sep.7 |
Jerusalem |
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Olmert 'should be indicted' |
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| Sep.10 |
Lebanon |
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Lawmaker killed in blast
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| Sep.12 |
 South Africa |
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Judge throws out Zuma charges A judge has ruled that the prosecution against African National Congress President Jacob Zuma was invalid
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| Sep.13 |
New Delhi |
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Delhi shopping areas hit by bombs
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| Sep.17 |
Yemen |
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Al Qaeda blamed for U.S. Embassy attack
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| Sep.20 |
Pakistan |
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Deadly blast targets Marriott Hotel A suicide truck bomb detonated in the heart of Islamabad, killing at least 40 people and wounding another 200
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| Sep.23 |
 Finland |
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School gunman kills nine Map of Kauhajoki Finland| Matti Juhani Saari has killed 9 people at a college before shooting himself and later dying in hospital. He posted a video of himself firing a gun. Police interviewed him earlier but decided they d... | |
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| Sep.25 |
 Somalia |
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Pirates seize ship carrying tanks| Ukraine: The ministry says Ukrainian-operated Faina was sailing with 21 people on board under the Belize flag, operated by Ukrainian company | |
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| Sep.26 |
Syria |
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Damascus blast kills at least 17 |
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| Sep.29 |
 Egypt |
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Kidnapped European tourists freed 11 tourists and their Egyptian guides, who were kidnapped 10 days ago in southern Egypt were released unharmed
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| Oct.3 |
Nevada |
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Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty of all counts
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| Oct.7 |
Guantanamo |
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Chinese Muslims ordered freed from Gitmo A federal judge has ordered the immediate release into the U.S. of 17 Chinese Muslims who have been held for several years in the facility
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| Oct.8 |
Guantanamo |
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Guantanamo Uighur release blocked |
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| Oct.11 |
Washington |
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U.S. takes North Korea off terror list State Department: The United States removed North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism
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Mosul |
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Threatened Christians flee Mosul |
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| Oct.15 |
Somalia |
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Pirates hijacked bulk carrier |
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| Oct.18 |
Sudan |
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9 Chinese workers, 2 Sudanese kidnapped |
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| Oct.19 |
Kandahar |
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Taliban executed 30 of 50 people |
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| Oct.21 |
North East India |
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Bomb blast kills 17 people |
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| Oct.30 |
North East India |
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Series of bomb blasts kills at least 66 |
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| Oct.31 |
Western Canada |
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3rd pipeline bombing in month |
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| Nov.8 |
 Indonesia |
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Indonesia 'executes' Bali bombers 3 Islamic militants condemned to death for the 2002 bombings which killed 202 people have been executed by firing squad
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| Nov.10 |
Baghdad |
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Triple bombings kill at least 30 |
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| Nov.11 |
Taiwan |
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Ex-president held over corruption claims |
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| Nov.13 |
Colombia |
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3 million bilked in pyramid schemes |
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| Nov.15 |
Somalia |
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Gunmen seize cargo ship off Somalia |
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| Nov.17 |
Kenya |
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Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker |
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Somalia |
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Hijacked oil tanker nears Somalia| The Sirius Star, a giant Saudi tanker seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean, is nearing the coast of Somalia. Pirates have anchored the tanker off the Somali coast, as the... | |
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| Nov.19 |
Somalia |
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Pirate 'mother ship' left in flames
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| Nov.23 |
Somalia |
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Islamic fighters vow to rescue tanker |
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Georgia |
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Shots fired near Georgia leader |
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| Nov.25 |
Kandahar |
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10 Taliban arrested in acid attack on girls |
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Thailand |
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Blasts hit Bangkok's airports |
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| Nov.26 |
 Mumbai |
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Scores killed in rampage In a brazen series of coordinated attacks, gunmen struck 10 sites across the city, killing scores of people and taking hostages in 2 luxury hotels
| 87 reported killed and another 185 wounded that day. (Later reported At least 188 people were killed and at least 293 were injured in the attacks). 9 attackers killed. Fighting was reported in the Taj Mahal Hotel, the Hotel Oberoi and Colaba Market
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| Nov.27 |
Mumbai |
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Indian troops storm Jewish center |
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| Nov.28 |
Mumbai |
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Chaos at Jewish center and hotel The bodies of 5 hostages have been found at a center. Gunfire and explosions continued to ring out from the Chabad House
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Mumbai |
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Police declare Mumbai siege over The last gunmen involved in the attacks were killed, but another officia; the situation remains unresolved. 6 bodies were found at a Jewish ...
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| Nov.29 |
Thailand |
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Blast hits government house |
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Mumbai |
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Focus on abandoned boat as siege ends |
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| Dec.1 |
USA |
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U.S. warned India of maritime attack
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| Dec.5 |
Peshawar |
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Peshawar hit by deadly blast |
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Washington |
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5 Blackwater guards charged in deaths
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| Dec.6 |
 Athens |
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Police shooting sparks riot Riots have broken out in several cities after police shot dead a teenager in Athens. Youths threw petrol bombs, burned cars
| The riots started, when 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Epaminondas Korkoneas, a special guard of the police, following an altercation between police and a group of youths in the Exarcheia district of Athens. Demonstrations and rioting later spread to several other cities, including Thessaloniki
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| Dec.8 |
Guantanamo |
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Top 9/11 suspects to plead guilty
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Greece |
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Greek cities hit by fresh rioting |
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| Dec.9 |
Chicago |
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Illinois governor seized in probe| Rod Blagojevich has been arrested by federal agents and charged with conspiring to get benefits through his authority to appoint a senator | |
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 Rio de Janeiro |
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Protesters: 9,000 disappeared in 2 years Protesters took to the beaches of Copacabana to draw attention to the 9,000 people they say have disappeared in the city since January 2007
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| Dec.11 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan moves on Mumbai accused
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Belgium |
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Belgium detains al-Qaeda suspects |
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Northern Iraq |
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Restaurant bomber kills 55 |
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| Dec.13 |
New York |
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Top investors 'hit by $50bn con'| Some of the world's wealthiest private and corporate investors are reported to be victims of an alleged fraud by Wall Street broker Bernard Madoff. Madoff ran a fund that paid annual interest of about 10% but prosecutors say it was, in effect, similar to a pyrami... | |
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Somalia |
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Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates' |
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New Delhi |
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Brown in India for terror talks |
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| Dec.15 |
London |
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Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam' |
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| Dec.18 |
 Tanzania |
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Trio found guilty of Rwandan genocide The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on convicted Theoneste Bagosora, 67, the 'mastermind', and sentenced him to life in prison
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Gaza |
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Hamas declares Israel truce over The Islamist militant group says it has ended its six-month ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip. It expired at 0400 GMT on Friday
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| Dec.20 |
Somalia |
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Iranian warships sent to Somali waters |
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| Dec.24 |
Gaza |
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Hamas launch more rockets into Israel |
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Chiapas |
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Eight bodies found in garbage bags |
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| Dec.25 |
Somalia |
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German navy foils Somali pirates |
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| 2008 |
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| Sep.25 |
Somalia |
Pirates seize ship carrying tanks| Ukraine: The ministry says Ukrainian-operated Faina was sailing with 21 people on board under the Belize flag, operated by Ukrainian company | |
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| Oct.15 |
Somalia |
Pirates hijacked bulk carrier |
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| Nov.15 |
Somalia |
Gunmen seize cargo ship off Somalia |
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| Nov.17 |
Kenya |
Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker |
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| Nov.17 |
Somalia |
Hijacked oil tanker nears Somalia| The Sirius Star, a giant Saudi tanker seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean, is nearing the coast of Somalia. Pirates have anchored the tanker off the Somali coast, as the... | |
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| Nov.19 |
Somalia |
Pirate 'mother ship' left in flames
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| Nov.23 |
Somalia |
Islamic fighters vow to rescue tanker |
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| Dec.13 |
Somalia |
Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates' |
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| Dec.20 |
Somalia |
Iranian warships sent to Somali waters |
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| Dec.25 |
Somalia |
German navy foils Somali pirates |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.24 |
Paris |
Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn | Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros | |
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| Dec.13 |
New York |
Top investors 'hit by $50bn con'| Some of the world's wealthiest private and corporate investors are reported to be victims of an alleged fraud by Wall Street broker Bernard Madoff. Madoff ran a fund that paid annual interest of about 10% but prosecutors say it was, in effect, similar to a pyrami... | |
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| Dec.15 |
London |
Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam' |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.1 |
Sri Lanka |
Deadly bomb blast strikes Colombo |
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| Jun.11 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Afghans seize 'largest drug haul' |
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| Aug.13 |
Eastern Afghanistan |
4 aid workers killed
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.6 |
Thailand |
Thailand holds Russian 'top arms dealer'
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| Aug.21 |
Pakistan |
Bombers hit arms factory
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| Sep.25 |
Somalia |
Pirates seize ship carrying tanks| Ukraine: The ministry says Ukrainian-operated Faina was sailing with 21 people on board under the Belize flag, operated by Ukrainian company | |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.13 |
South Africa |
Scandal-hit Interpol chief quits
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| Jan.24 |
Paris |
Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn | Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros | |
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| Apr.2 |
Ireland |
PM to quit over payments scandal
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| May.8 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert faces new corruption probe Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM
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| Nov.11 |
Taiwan |
Ex-president held over corruption claims |
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| Nov.13 |
Colombia |
3 million bilked in pyramid schemes |
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| Dec.9 |
Chicago |
Illinois governor seized in probe| Rod Blagojevich has been arrested by federal agents and charged with conspiring to get benefits through his authority to appoint a senator | |
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| Dec.13 |
New York |
Top investors 'hit by $50bn con'| Some of the world's wealthiest private and corporate investors are reported to be victims of an alleged fraud by Wall Street broker Bernard Madoff. Madoff ran a fund that paid annual interest of about 10% but prosecutors say it was, in effect, similar to a pyrami... | |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.7 |
UN Tribunal |
Taylor war crimes trial resumes
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| Feb.19 |
Japan |
Marine suspected of rape
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| Apr.7 |
London |
Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' | The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
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| Apr.7 |
London |
Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' | The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
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| Jun.19 |
UN Security Council |
UN classifies rape a 'war tactic' |
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| Jul.14 |
Sudan |
President charged with genocide | The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed charges against Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a campaign of violence in Darfur. Luis Moreno-Ocampo told judges at The Hague that al-Bashir bore criminal responsibility for alleged atrocities committed... | |
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| Jul.21 |
Serbia |
Bosnia war criminal Karadzic arrested U.N. war crimes tribunal: Former Bosnian Serb president has been arrested after more than a decade in hiding
| Radovan Karadzic, 63, accused of masterminding ethnic cleansing deportations and killings of Bosnian Muslims and Croats. Karadzic was the Bosnian Serb political leader during the 1992-1995 war that followed Bosnia-Herzegovina's secession from Yugoslavia the time of the Srebrenica massacre and the 44-month siege of Sarajevo
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| Jul.31 |
Netherlands |
Karadzic appears in war crimes court
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| Dec.18 |
Tanzania |
Trio found guilty of Rwandan genocide The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on convicted Theoneste Bagosora, 67, the 'mastermind', and sentenced him to life in prison
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.29 |
New Delhi |
Police broken organ-trafficking scheme
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| 2008 |
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| Oct.11 |
Mosul |
Threatened Christians flee Mosul |
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| Nov.19 |
Somalia |
Pirate 'mother ship' left in flames
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| Dec.13 |
Somalia |
Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates' |
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| Dec.20 |
Somalia |
Iranian warships sent to Somali waters |
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| Dec.25 |
Somalia |
German navy foils Somali pirates |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.1 |
Sri Lanka |
Deadly bomb blast strikes Colombo |
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| Jan.15 |
Sri Lanka |
Blast hits bus, kills 23 |
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| Feb.1 |
Baghdad |
Female bombers kill 64 at markets
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| Feb.10 |
Peshawar |
Blast toll rises to 27 |
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| Feb.16 |
West Pakistan |
Car bomb kills 37 ahead of vote |
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| Feb.16 |
Kandahar |
At least 80 people killed in blast
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| Feb.24 |
Iraq |
Bombers, gunmen attack Shiite pilgrimage |
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| Mar.6 |
Jerusalem |
Gunman opens fire in Jewish seminary Palestinian gunman infiltrated Mercaz Harav in West Jerusalem in the Kiryat Moshe quarter and opened fire. He was shot dead by an Israeli army...
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| Mar.6 |
Baghdad |
Pair of bombs kills 53
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| Mar.10 |
Pakistan |
Three suicide blasts kill 29 |
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| Mar.17 |
Iraq |
Female suicide bomber kills 65
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| Apr.3 |
Texas |
Police entered YFZ compound Map of Eldorado Texas| Texas law enforcement entered the compound following allegations of physical and sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl. On April 8, 533 women and children had bee... | |
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| Apr.15 |
Iraq |
Bombings kill at least 60 |
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| Apr.16 |
Washington |
Pope attacks US sex abuse record |
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| Apr.25 |
NW Pakistan |
Blast ends lull in violence |
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| Apr.26 |
Kabul |
President flees ceremony attack Hamid Karzai and other quickly scrambled toward safety when the sound of gunfire and explosions interrupted a military ceremony
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| May.13 |
India |
Serial bomb blasts leave 60 dead
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| Jun.2 |
Pakistan |
Car bomb blasts Danish embassy
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| Jun.17 |
Baghdad |
Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis
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| Jul.18 |
Sydney |
Pope sorry for 'evil' of clergy sex abuse
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| Jul.25 |
Gaza |
Five die in Gaza City explosion |
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| Jul.26 |
Gujarat |
Deadly blasts strike Ahmedabad
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| Jul.27 |
Istanbul |
Two blasts killing 13 Deadly explosions, 15 meters from each other, rocked suburban Istanbu, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 100 others
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| Jul.28 |
Baghdad |
4 suicide bombers kill scores in Iraq |
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| Aug.21 |
Pakistan |
Bombers hit arms factory
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| Sep.13 |
New Delhi |
Delhi shopping areas hit by bombs
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| Sep.17 |
Yemen |
Al Qaeda blamed for U.S. Embassy attack
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| Sep.20 |
Pakistan |
Deadly blast targets Marriott Hotel A suicide truck bomb detonated in the heart of Islamabad, killing at least 40 people and wounding another 200
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| Sep.26 |
Syria |
Damascus blast kills at least 17 |
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| Oct.11 |
Mosul |
Threatened Christians flee Mosul |
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| Oct.21 |
North East India |
Bomb blast kills 17 people |
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| Oct.30 |
North East India |
Series of bomb blasts kills at least 66 |
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| Oct.31 |
Western Canada |
3rd pipeline bombing in month |
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| Nov.10 |
Baghdad |
Triple bombings kill at least 30 |
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| Nov.25 |
Thailand |
Blasts hit Bangkok's airports |
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| Nov.29 |
Thailand |
Blast hits government house |
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| Dec.5 |
Peshawar |
Peshawar hit by deadly blast |
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| Dec.11 |
Northern Iraq |
Restaurant bomber kills 55 |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.2 |
Beijing |
China to expand lethal injections |
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| Jan.7 |
UN Tribunal |
Taylor war crimes trial resumes
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| Feb.11 |
Washington |
US 'to charge six 9/11 suspects' |
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| Feb.11 |
Guantanamo |
6 Gitmo detainees to face trial for 9/11 |
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| Mar.24 |
Pakistan |
Judges freed by new PM Deposed chief justice made his first public appearance in 4 months after Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to release all judges held since last year
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| Mar.31 |
Chad |
Aid workers free after Chad pardon 6 French aid workers convicted of plotting to kidnap African children for adoption in Europe have been released from prison
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| Apr.21 |
Indonesia |
Court sentences key militant
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| May.26 |
Ethiopia |
Court sentences Mengistu to death
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| May.28 |
France |
Life sentence for French killer |
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| Jun.5 |
Guantanamo |
9/11 suspects on trial Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and 4 other key suspects are appearing at a military tribunal
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| Jun.12 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Major Guantanamo setback for Bush
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| Jun.12 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Major Guantanamo setback for Bush
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| Jun.17 |
USA |
Senior officer cleared in Haditha deaths |
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| Jul.11 |
Sudan |
Sudanese president may be charged
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| Jul.14 |
Sudan |
President charged with genocide | The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has filed charges against Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a campaign of violence in Darfur. Luis Moreno-Ocampo told judges at The Hague that al-Bashir bore criminal responsibility for alleged atrocities committed... | |
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| Jul.14 |
Turkey |
86 indicted on terror charges |
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| Jul.15 |
South Korea |
Ex-Samsung boss convicted |
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| Jul.22 |
Serbia |
Karadzic 'will fight extradition' |
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| Jul.23 |
Serbia |
Karadzic to defend himself in court |
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| Jul.27 |
Tehran |
29 convicts executed
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| Jul.29 |
Serbia |
Karadzic en route to The Hague |
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| Jul.30 |
UN Tribunal |
Karadzic in war crimes tribunal custody |
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| Jul.30 |
Thailand |
Thaksin's wife guilty of tax evasion |
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| Jul.31 |
Netherlands |
Karadzic appears in war crimes court
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| Aug.4 |
South Africa |
Defiant Zuma fights corruption charges |
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| Aug.5 |
USA |
US cracks 'biggest ID fraud case' |
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| Aug.5 |
Texas |
Mexican executed after appeal denied |
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| Aug.6 |
Guantanamo |
Bin Laden ex-driver found guilty A US military jury has convicted Salim Hamdan of supporting terrorism. The verdict is the first to be delivered in a full war crimes trial
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| Aug.29 |
UN Tribunal |
Karadzic refuses to enter plea |
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| Sep.7 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert 'should be indicted' |
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| Sep.12 |
South Africa |
Judge throws out Zuma charges A judge has ruled that the prosecution against African National Congress President Jacob Zuma was invalid
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| Oct.3 |
Nevada |
Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty of all counts
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| Oct.7 |
Guantanamo |
Chinese Muslims ordered freed from Gitmo A federal judge has ordered the immediate release into the U.S. of 17 Chinese Muslims who have been held for several years in the facility
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| Oct.8 |
Guantanamo |
Guantanamo Uighur release blocked |
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| Nov.8 |
Indonesia |
Indonesia 'executes' Bali bombers 3 Islamic militants condemned to death for the 2002 bombings which killed 202 people have been executed by firing squad
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| Dec.5 |
Washington |
5 Blackwater guards charged in deaths
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| Dec.8 |
Guantanamo |
Top 9/11 suspects to plead guilty
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| Dec.11 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan moves on Mumbai accused
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| Dec.18 |
Tanzania |
Trio found guilty of Rwandan genocide The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on convicted Theoneste Bagosora, 67, the 'mastermind', and sentenced him to life in prison
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.1 |
Kenya |
Mob burns Kenyans cowering in church Map of Eldoret Kenya| A mob set fire to a church where Kenyans were seeking refuge from post-election violence, searing many and leaving others as heaps of ash. The mob set fire to the church in Eldoret where many people from President Kibaki's Kikuyu tr... | |
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| Oct.19 |
Kandahar |
Taliban executed 30 of 50 people |
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| Nov.26 |
Mumbai |
Scores killed in rampage In a brazen series of coordinated attacks, gunmen struck 10 sites across the city, killing scores of people and taking hostages in 2 luxury hotels
| 87 reported killed and another 185 wounded that day. (Later reported At least 188 people were killed and at least 293 were injured in the attacks). 9 attackers killed. Fighting was reported in the Taj Mahal Hotel, the Hotel Oberoi and Colaba Market
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| Dec.24 |
Gaza |
Hamas launch more rockets into Israel |
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| Dec.24 |
Chiapas |
Eight bodies found in garbage bags |
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.5 |
Berlin |
Waxwork Hitler beheaded in Berlin |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.10 |
Venezuela |
Freed hostages reunited with families 2 hostages freed by Colombian rebels have landed in Caracas, where their friends and family carrying flowers clapped and embraced them
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| Jan.13 |
Colombia |
Freed hostage sees son |
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| Jan.16 |
Antarctica |
Whalers accused of kidnapping activists
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| Apr.1 |
Paris |
Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage
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| Jul.2 |
Colombia |
Betancourt rescued from FARC In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
| Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
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| Jul.15 |
Colombia |
Colombia used Red Cross logo in rescue |
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| Jul.20 |
Colombia |
World rallies for FARC hostages' freedom |
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| Aug.30 |
Mexico |
Masses march against violence in Mexico |
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| Sep.29 |
Egypt |
Kidnapped European tourists freed 11 tourists and their Egyptian guides, who were kidnapped 10 days ago in southern Egypt were released unharmed
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| Oct.18 |
Sudan |
9 Chinese workers, 2 Sudanese kidnapped |
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| Dec.9 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Protesters: 9,000 disappeared in 2 years Protesters took to the beaches of Copacabana to draw attention to the 9,000 people they say have disappeared in the city since January 2007
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.26 |
Gaza |
'Dozens hurt' in Gaza border clashes |
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| Apr.8 |
Haiti |
Rioters storm presidential palace
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| Dec.1 |
USA |
U.S. warned India of maritime attack
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| Dec.6 |
Athens |
Police shooting sparks riot Riots have broken out in several cities after police shot dead a teenager in Athens. Youths threw petrol bombs, burned cars
| The riots started, when 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Epaminondas Korkoneas, a special guard of the police, following an altercation between police and a group of youths in the Exarcheia district of Athens. Demonstrations and rioting later spread to several other cities, including Thessaloniki
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| Dec.8 |
Greece |
Greek cities hit by fresh rioting |
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| 2008 |
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| Jul.22 |
Serbia |
Karadzic 'will fight extradition' |
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| Aug.5 |
Texas |
Mexican executed after appeal denied |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.29 |
New Delhi |
Police broken organ-trafficking scheme
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| Feb.8 |
Pakistan |
Scotland Yard: 'Blast killed Bhutto' |
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| Mar.31 |
London |
Duke 'did not order Diana death'
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| Apr.29 |
Austria |
DNA: Captor fathered daughter's children |
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| Jul.11 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert corruption probe widened |
|
| Nov.29 |
Mumbai |
Focus on abandoned boat as siege ends |
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| 2008 |
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| Aug.26 |
Libya |
Sudanese plane hijacked in Darfur
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| Dec.13 |
New Delhi |
Brown in India for terror talks |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.27 |
Kenya |
Tribal hatred fuels more violence |
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| Jan.28 |
Kenya |
Gangs face off in tribal violence Hundreds of people from rival tribes confronted each other on a main road in Naivasha as tensions remained high in the Rift Valley town
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| May.20 |
South Africa |
Thousands flee violence |
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| Nov.25 |
Kandahar |
10 Taliban arrested in acid attack on girls |
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.6 |
Thailand |
Thailand holds Russian 'top arms dealer'
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| Jul.15 |
Malaysia |
Anwar Ibrahim arrested
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| Jul.15 |
Malaysia |
Anwar Ibrahim arrested
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| Jul.21 |
Serbia |
Bosnia war criminal Karadzic arrested U.N. war crimes tribunal: Former Bosnian Serb president has been arrested after more than a decade in hiding
| Radovan Karadzic, 63, accused of masterminding ethnic cleansing deportations and killings of Bosnian Muslims and Croats. Karadzic was the Bosnian Serb political leader during the 1992-1995 war that followed Bosnia-Herzegovina's secession from Yugoslavia the time of the Srebrenica massacre and the 44-month siege of Sarajevo
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| Aug.2 |
Istanbul |
13 arrested in bombings |
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| Aug.31 |
North Caucasus |
Kremlin critic shot in Ingushetia |
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.10 |
East Timor |
President Ramos-Horta shot at home Jose Ramos-Horta is undergoing emergency surgery after his house in the capital came under attack. He was shot in the stomach during the sho...
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| Mar.13 |
Mosul |
Archbishop death condemned
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| Apr.5 |
Sri Lanka |
Blast kills highways minister |
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| May.4 |
Baghdad |
Iraq First Lady survives bombing |
|
| Aug.31 |
North Caucasus |
Kremlin critic shot in Ingushetia |
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| Sep.3 |
Pakistan |
PM's motorcade attacked |
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| Sep.10 |
Lebanon |
Lawmaker killed in blast
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| Nov.23 |
Georgia |
Shots fired near Georgia leader |
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.7 |
Tokyo |
Tokyo man goes on stabbing spree
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.13 |
South Africa |
Scandal-hit Interpol chief quits
|
| Mar.10 |
New York |
Scandal-hit governor 'sorry' |
|
| Apr.2 |
Ireland |
PM to quit over payments scandal
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| May.8 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert faces new corruption probe Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM
|
| Jul.15 |
South Korea |
Ex-Samsung boss convicted |
|
| Aug.1 |
Washington |
US anthrax 'suspect' found dead Map of Frederick Maryland USA| Bruce Ivins, 62, a top scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001, has apparently killed himself just as he was about to be charged | |
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| Sep.23 |
Finland |
School gunman kills nine Map of Kauhajoki Finland| Matti Juhani Saari has killed 9 people at a college before shooting himself and later dying in hospital. He posted a video of himself firing a gun. Police interviewed him earlier but decided they d... | |
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.31 |
London |
Duke 'did not order Diana death'
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| Apr.7 |
London |
Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' | The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi. Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ... | |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.8 |
Haiti |
Rioters storm presidential palace
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| Jul.2 |
Colombia |
Betancourt rescued from FARC In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
| Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
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| Jul.20 |
Colombia |
World rallies for FARC hostages' freedom |
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| Aug.30 |
Mexico |
Masses march against violence in Mexico |
|
| Dec.9 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Protesters: 9,000 disappeared in 2 years Protesters took to the beaches of Copacabana to draw attention to the 9,000 people they say have disappeared in the city since January 2007
|
| Dec.18 |
Gaza |
Hamas declares Israel truce over The Islamist militant group says it has ended its six-month ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip. It expired at 0400 GMT on Friday
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|
| 2008 |
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| Jun.13 |
Kandahar |
Taliban jail raid frees hundreds Map of Kandahar Afghanistan| About 340 Militants attacked a main prison in Kandahar province, blowing its entrance open and allowing a large number of inmates to escape. Afghan security forces hunt for hundreds of prisoners who escaped from a jail after Tal... | |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.1 |
Sudan |
Gunman kills U.S. diplomat, driver
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| Jan.14 |
Kabul |
Taliban attack luxury hotel The Taliban say 4 of their fighters have attacked the luxury Serena hotel, popular with foreign visitors
|
| Feb.13 |
Syria |
Blast kills top Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh, suspected in some of the deadliest terrorist attacks of the last 25 years, has been killed in Syria
|
| Mar.13 |
Mosul |
Archbishop death condemned
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| Mar.19 |
Osama bin Laden |
bin Laden message condemns Europe
|
| Apr.22 |
Egypt |
al-Zawahiri: Attacks on West works |
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| Jun.25 |
Saudi Arabia |
Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop |
|
| Jul.2 |
Jerusalem |
Bulldozer terrorist kills 3 in rampage | 30-year-old Palestinian resident rammed his bulldozer into several cars and buses, killing 3 people before Israeli police shot him dead. Dozens of people were hurt, at least 7 critically, in the rampage on Jaffa Road. The m... | |
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| Jul.9 |
Istanbul |
Gunmen open fire outside U.S. embassy |
|
| Aug.1 |
Washington |
US anthrax 'suspect' found dead Map of Frederick Maryland USA| Bruce Ivins, 62, a top scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001, has apparently killed himself just as he was about to be charged | |
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| Aug.13 |
Eastern Afghanistan |
4 aid workers killed
|
| Oct.11 |
Washington |
U.S. takes North Korea off terror list State Department: The United States removed North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism
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| Nov.27 |
Mumbai |
Indian troops storm Jewish center |
|
| Nov.28 |
Mumbai |
Chaos at Jewish center and hotel The bodies of 5 hostages have been found at a center. Gunfire and explosions continued to ring out from the Chabad House
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| Nov.28 |
Mumbai |
Police declare Mumbai siege over The last gunmen involved in the attacks were killed, but another officia; the situation remains unresolved. 6 bodies were found at a Jewish ...
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| Dec.1 |
USA |
U.S. warned India of maritime attack
|
| Dec.11 |
Belgium |
Belgium detains al-Qaeda suspects |
|
| Dec.13 |
New Delhi |
Brown in India for terror talks |
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| Dec.18 |
Gaza |
Hamas declares Israel truce over The Islamist militant group says it has ended its six-month ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip. It expired at 0400 GMT on Friday
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| Dec.24 |
Gaza |
Hamas launch more rockets into Israel |
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|
| 2008 |
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| Jun.17 |
USA |
Senior officer cleared in Haditha deaths |
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.19 |
Japan |
Marine suspected of rape
|
| Mar.10 |
New York |
Scandal-hit governor 'sorry' |
|
| Apr.3 |
Texas |
Police entered YFZ compound Map of Eldorado Texas| Texas law enforcement entered the compound following allegations of physical and sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl. On April 8, 533 women and children had bee... | |
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| Apr.16 |
Washington |
Pope attacks US sex abuse record |
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| Apr.27 |
Austria |
Captive woman had 7 children by father Map of Amstetten Austria Police believe a 73-year-old man held his daughter captive in his cellar for the past two decades and had seven children with her
| The existence of the woman, missing since 1984 and now 42, emerged apparently after a teenage child fell ill and had to be taken to hospital.
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| Apr.28 |
Austria |
'House of Horrors' father confesses |
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| Jun.10 |
Austria |
Cellar daughter conscious |
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| Jun.19 |
UN Security Council |
UN classifies rape a 'war tactic' |
|
| Jul.18 |
Sydney |
Pope sorry for 'evil' of clergy sex abuse
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| Oct.31 |
Western Canada |
3rd pipeline bombing in month |
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| Nov.17 |
Kenya |
Pirates capture Saudi oil tanker |
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