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| Dec.1 |
 Chicago |
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Clinton named secretary of state| US President-elect Barack Obama has nominated his former rival Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state. Defence Secretary, Robert Gates will remain in his job. Retired General James Jones was nominated as National Security Adviser; Eric ... | |
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USA |
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U.S. warned India of maritime attack The United States warned the Indian government about a potential maritime attack against Mumbai at least a month before the massacre
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Thailand |
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Airport blast kills activist |
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 Thailand |
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Top Thai court bans ruling party Constitutional court has dissolved the People Power Party and 2 of its coalition partners for fraud during the last election
| The parties' leaders, including Prime Minister Wongsawat, were banned from politics for 5 years; most of its MPs can keep their seats under another party, and should be able to form another government
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China |
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Melamine death toll rises
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| Dec.2 |
 Zimbabwe |
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Cholera deaths near 500 More than 11,700 cases of cholera have been recorded since August
| Cholera spread has been aided by the collapse of Zimbabwe's health and sanitation systems amid a economic and political crisis
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Thailand |
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Protesters to end siege as PM ousted
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Portugal |
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Ronaldo European Footballer of Year |
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NATO |
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NATO 'to resume ties with Russia'
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Mumbai |
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Mumbai police chief: I got no warning |
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Thailand |
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Demonstrators leave airports
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| Dec.3 |
 Norway |
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Nations sign cluster bomb treaty| The first of more than 100 countries (excluding US, Russia and China) have begun signing a treaty to ban current designs of cluster | |
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Thailand |
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Thai flights resume after week of protests International flights to and from Bangkok are gradually resuming after week-long anti-government demonstrations at airports
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New Delhi |
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US urges Pakistan help on Mumbai |
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Canada |
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PM vows to stop opposition |
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Pakistan |
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Rice urges tough Pakistan action
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USA |
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Auto union makes key concessions |
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| Dec.4 |
West Bank |
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Hebron settlers evicted by force
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Kenya |
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Kenya PM calls for Mugabe removal |
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Zimbabwe |
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Cholera national emergency declared |
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 Canada |
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Canada halts parliament amid row 
| Prime Minister Harper has won a bid to suspend parliament, blocking an opposition attempt to topple his minority government | |
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 Antarctica |
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Cruise ship strikes ice, stranded on coast| The Ushuaia, carrying 89 passengers and 33 crew members, was stranded on the coast of Antarctica after striking ice | |
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Thailand |
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Bangkok airport resumes operation |
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Japan |
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Global crisis ends Honda F1 dream |
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| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
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Russia Orthodox Church's leader dies
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Peshawar |
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Peshawar hit by deadly blast
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New Delhi |
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Top law official admits Mumbai 'lapses' |
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Washington |
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US job losses reach 34-year high |
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Washington |
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5 Blackwater guards charged in deaths 5 security guards have been indicted on charges related to a 2007 shooting in which 17 Iraqis were killed in a Baghdad square
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India |
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Two arrests over Mumbai attacks |
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London |
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PM urges Zimbabwe cholera action |
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| Dec.6 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan 'feared Indian attack'
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Netherlands |
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Amsterdam to cut brothels by half |
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 Athens |
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Police shooting sparks riot 
Map of Athens 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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Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe 'set for cholera jump' |
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| Dec.7 |
Athens |
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Fresh riots erupt in Greek cities |
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Kashmir |
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Pakistan 'raids militant camp'
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Somalia |
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EU to begin Somali pirate patrols |
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| Dec.8 |
Guantanamo |
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Top 9/11 suspects to plead guilty 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 4 co-defendants have told a military judge at Guantanamo Bay they want to confess and plead guilt...
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Greece |
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Greek cities hit by fresh rioting
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Washington |
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White House cool on car bail-out |
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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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Athens |
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Protests as Athens funeral held Clashes broke out in the capital as the funeral was held of a 15-year-old whose fatal shooting by police sparked days of rioting across the ...
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan snubs India over arrests |
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 Rio de Janeiro |
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Protesters: 9,000 disappeared in 2 years Map of Copacabana Brazil| 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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Greece |
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Greece braces for general strike |
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| Dec.10 |
Athens |
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Strike adds to unrest
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House of Representatives |
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US House backs car industry plan |
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| Dec.11 |
 Pakistan |
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Pakistan moves on Mumbai accused Pakistan has put Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, an Islamic leader linked to the Mumbai attacks, under house arrest
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Belgium |
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Belgium detains al-Qaeda suspects
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Washington |
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U.S. to send more troops to Afghanistan |
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South Africa |
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South Africa faces cholera emergency |
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USA |
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Bank of America cuts 30,000 jobs
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U.S. Senate |
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US car bail-out fails in Senate
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Northern Iraq |
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Restaurant bomber kills 55
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| Dec.12 |
Belgium |
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EU leaders reach new climate deal
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Athens |
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Athens rocked by 7th day of clashes |
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Washington |
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White House considers auto rescue |
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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 pyramid scheme.
Victims of the scheme include some of the world's biggest banks, as well as hundreds of private investors
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Somalia |
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Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates'
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Ecuador |
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Ecuador won't pay foreign debt interest |
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Washington |
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U.S. military won't pursue pirates ashore |
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Iraq |
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Gates: 'Endgame' for US mission in Iraq |
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe takes step toward power-sharing |
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New Delhi |
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Brown in India for terror talks
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Athens |
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Violent protests resume |
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New England |
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Ice storm cripples north-east US |
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| Dec.14 |
 Baghdad |
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Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush Bush made a farewell visit, where he met with Iraqi leaders, talked to the media and joked after a man threw shoes at him
| Muntadhar al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist, was wrestled to the floor by security guards after during a news conference he called Bush 'a dog' and threw his footwear, just missing the president
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Thailand |
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Thai parliament picks new PM
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| Dec.15 |
London |
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Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam'
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Sadr City |
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Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker
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Washington |
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U.S.: India prepared for strike on Pakistan |
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Washington |
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Obama picks Nobel man for Energy |
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Baghdad |
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Shoe thrower wanted to humiliate Bush |
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UN |
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UN chief deplores Mugabe position |
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| Dec.16 |
 Israel |
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Tourist bus crash kills 24 A bus carrying Russian tourists from St. Petersburg came off a desert road and rolled down a steep slope near the Red Sea resort of Eilat
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Sicily |
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Sicilian mafia 'decapitated' by raid |
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Washington |
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Madoff grilling for US watchdog |
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Canada |
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Passengers saved from dangling gondolas |
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Algeria |
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Call for record Opec output cut
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| Dec.17 |
Baghdad |
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UK troops to leave Iraq 'by July'
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Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh lifts state of emergency |
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New York |
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Madoff under curfew on $10m bail |
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi lawmakers argue over shoe-thrower |
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| Dec.18 |
Nigeria |
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Poisoned medicine kills dozens of children |
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 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. Major Aloys Ntabakuze and Lieutenant Colonel Anatole Nsengiyumva were also sentenced to life in prison. It is the firs... | |
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Zimbabwe |
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Cholera deaths pass 1,000 The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said 1,111 people have died in the in Zimbabwe outbreak
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Japan |
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Japan forecasts no growth in 2009 |
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Washington |
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Guantanamo closure plan ordered |
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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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Afghanistan |
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Report: Afghan police need to refocus |
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
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Bush unveils $17.4bn car bail-out
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Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai threatens to halt unity talks |
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Washington |
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Obama urges carmakers to 'reform' |
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Illinois |
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Accused governor to fight charges |
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Washington |
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US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an| Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed a deployment order to move an additional 3,000 troops next year as a part of a combat aviation brigade | |
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| Dec.20 |
Somalia |
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Iranian warships sent to Somali waters
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Mumbai |
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Deaths from Mumbai 'police error' |
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Global |
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IMF urges spending to spur growth |
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| Dec.21 |
 Mumbai |
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Terror-devastated hotels reopen The first guests checked back into the Taj Mahal Palace and the Oberoi-Trident hotels, marking the reopening of the venues damaged by attack...
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Scotland |
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Lockerbie marks anniversary of bombing |
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Japan |
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Rooney wins Club World Cup for Man Utd |
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Zimbabwe |
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U.S. no longer supports Zimbabwe deal
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Beijing |
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China to provide $19B to Taiwan firms
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Mexico |
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Nine headless bodies found |
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Japan |
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Japan sees record drop in exports |
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| Dec.22 |
Moscow |
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Lawmakers back six-year presidency
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Baghdad |
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Iraq shoe-thrower set for trial |
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Japan |
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Toyota braced for historic loss |
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Bolivia |
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Official: Plot to kill president foiled
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UN Security Council |
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New mandate for DR Congo UN force |
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| Dec.23 |
 Guinea |
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Coup as president dies Map of Guinea| An army captain announced what appeared to be a military coup, but the prime minister later said the government was functioning | |
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi MPs back foreign troop deal
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Vatican |
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Gay groups angry at Pope remarks |
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Guinea |
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Coup leaders name council
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Saudi Arabia |
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Judge refuses to annul marriage of girl, 8 |
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Kashmir |
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Srinagar tense ahead of state polls |
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| Dec.24 |
Gaza |
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Hamas launch more rockets into Israel
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Guinea |
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Coup leaders order curfew |
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Vatican |
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Pope calls for Mideast peace at Mass
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Chiapas |
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Eight bodies found in garbage bags
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Guinea |
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Coup leaders tighten grip |
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| Dec.25 |
Los Angeles |
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'Santa' gunman in fatal attack |
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Cairo |
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Israel, Egypt discuss Hamas clashes |
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London |
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Playwright Harold Pinter dies |
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Guinea |
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Coup leader offers safety guarantee |
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Somalia |
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German navy foils Somali pirates
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Connecticut |
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Singer Eartha Kitt dies at 81 |
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Japan |
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Japan's industrial output plunges
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| Dec.26 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan moves troops to India border Pakistani troops have been moved from western border with Afghanistan to the Indian border amid fears of an Indian ground incursion
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Guinea |
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Coup-hit Guinea burying ex-leader |
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Ukraine |
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27 dead after apartment blast |
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Washington |
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US warning on South Asia tension |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan mourners honour Bhutto
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| Dec.27 |
Beijing |
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China dairies to compensate victims
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Gaza |
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Airstrikes pounded targets in Gaza At least 225 killed in Israeli attacks. An Israeli army spokeswoman said her country is ready to continue the attacks 'as long as it takes'
| Israel was responding to an escalation in rocket attacks from Gaza. Missiles struck security compounds and militant bases. About 700 others were wounded. Gaza officials: Most of those killed were policemen in the Hamas militant movement, but women and children also died
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Gaza |
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Israel set for prolonged Gaza op |
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Gaza |
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Israel renews air strikes on Gaza |
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Zimbabwe |
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Children 'wasting away' - aid group |
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| Dec.28 |
Gaza |
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Israeli jets target Gaza tunnels Israel has bombed supply tunnels in the southern Strip in a 2nd day of intense air raids aimed at forcing Hamas militants to halt rocket fir...
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India |
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300 migrants missing off Andamans
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Global |
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Calls grow around world for calm in Gaza |
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West Pakistan |
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Many dead in bomb blast |
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Gaza |
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Israel bombs university in Gaza |
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Gaza |
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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza enter third day
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| Dec.29 |
Jerusalem |
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Barak: Israel in 'all-out war' with Hamas The nation's defense minister: Israel is in 'all-out war' with Hamas. 'We have stretched our hand in peace many times to the Palestinian'
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 Somalia |
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President quits amid power struggle Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed announced his resignation amid a power struggle with the African nation's prime minister and parliament
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 Bangladesh |
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Awami League wins election Unofficial results from elections suggest former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League is heading for a substantial win
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Gaza |
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Israel pounds Gaza for fourth day |
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Gaza |
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Gaza death toll exceeds 375
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Thailand |
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PM delivers key speech amid protests |
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Western Canada |
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7 bodies found after avalanches |
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| Dec.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Gaza air campaign 'a first stage' |
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Gaza |
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Growing calls for Gaza ceasefire Foreign powers stepped up calls for Israel and the Hamas to end hostilities, after four days of violence
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Gaza |
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Israel considers truce amid airstrikes
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| Dec.31 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel rejects Gaza truce calls
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China |
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Milk scandal executives on trial |
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Moscow |
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Hamas ready for peace, Russians say |
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Thailand |
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Dozens killed in nightclub fire| At least 59 people were killed in a fire that broke out at one of most upscale nightclubs, where about 1,000 revelers were ringing in the new year | |
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UN Security Council |
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UN holds Gaza crisis discussion
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| 2008 |
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| Dec.2 |
NATO |
NATO 'to resume ties with Russia'
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| Dec.3 |
Norway |
Nations sign cluster bomb treaty| The first of more than 100 countries (excluding US, Russia and China) have begun signing a treaty to ban current designs of cluster | |
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| Dec.6 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan 'feared Indian attack'
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| Dec.7 |
Kashmir |
Pakistan 'raids militant camp'
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| Dec.7 |
Somalia |
EU to begin Somali pirate patrols |
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| Dec.11 |
Washington |
U.S. to send more troops to Afghanistan |
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| Dec.13 |
Somalia |
Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates'
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| Dec.13 |
Washington |
U.S. military won't pursue pirates ashore |
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| Dec.13 |
Iraq |
Gates: 'Endgame' for US mission in Iraq |
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
U.S.: India prepared for strike on Pakistan |
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| Dec.17 |
Baghdad |
UK troops to leave Iraq 'by July'
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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. Major Aloys Ntabakuze and Lieutenant Colonel Anatole Nsengiyumva were also sentenced to life in prison. It is the firs... | |
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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.19 |
Washington |
US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an| Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed a deployment order to move an additional 3,000 troops next year as a part of a combat aviation brigade | |
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| Dec.20 |
Somalia |
Iranian warships sent to Somali waters
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| Dec.21 |
Mexico |
Nine headless bodies found |
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| Dec.22 |
UN Security Council |
New mandate for DR Congo UN force |
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| Dec.23 |
Guinea |
Coup as president dies Map of Guinea| An army captain announced what appeared to be a military coup, but the prime minister later said the government was functioning | |
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| Dec.23 |
Guinea |
Coup leaders name council
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| Dec.24 |
Gaza |
Hamas launch more rockets into Israel
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| Dec.24 |
Guinea |
Coup leaders tighten grip |
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| Dec.25 |
Somalia |
German navy foils Somali pirates
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| Dec.26 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan moves troops to India border Pakistani troops have been moved from western border with Afghanistan to the Indian border amid fears of an Indian ground incursion
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| Dec.27 |
Gaza |
Airstrikes pounded targets in Gaza At least 225 killed in Israeli attacks. An Israeli army spokeswoman said her country is ready to continue the attacks 'as long as it takes'
| Israel was responding to an escalation in rocket attacks from Gaza. Missiles struck security compounds and militant bases. About 700 others were wounded. Gaza officials: Most of those killed were policemen in the Hamas militant movement, but women and children also died
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| Dec.27 |
Gaza |
Israel set for prolonged Gaza op |
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| Dec.27 |
Gaza |
Israel renews air strikes on Gaza |
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| Dec.28 |
Gaza |
Israeli jets target Gaza tunnels Israel has bombed supply tunnels in the southern Strip in a 2nd day of intense air raids aimed at forcing Hamas militants to halt rocket fir...
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| Dec.28 |
Global |
Calls grow around world for calm in Gaza |
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| Dec.28 |
Gaza |
Israel bombs university in Gaza |
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| Dec.28 |
Gaza |
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza enter third day
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| Dec.29 |
Jerusalem |
Barak: Israel in 'all-out war' with Hamas The nation's defense minister: Israel is in 'all-out war' with Hamas. 'We have stretched our hand in peace many times to the Palestinian'
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| Dec.29 |
Gaza |
Israel pounds Gaza for fourth day |
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| Dec.29 |
Gaza |
Gaza death toll exceeds 375
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| Dec.30 |
Jerusalem |
Gaza air campaign 'a first stage' |
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| Dec.30 |
Gaza |
Growing calls for Gaza ceasefire Foreign powers stepped up calls for Israel and the Hamas to end hostilities, after four days of violence
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| Dec.30 |
Gaza |
Israel considers truce amid airstrikes
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| Dec.31 |
Jerusalem |
Israel rejects Gaza truce calls
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| Dec.31 |
Moscow |
Hamas ready for peace, Russians say |
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| Dec.31 |
UN Security Council |
UN holds Gaza crisis discussion
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| 2008 |
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| Dec.1 |
China |
Melamine death toll rises
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| Dec.2 |
Zimbabwe |
Cholera deaths near 500 More than 11,700 cases of cholera have been recorded since August
| Cholera spread has been aided by the collapse of Zimbabwe's health and sanitation systems amid a economic and political crisis
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| Dec.4 |
Zimbabwe |
Cholera national emergency declared |
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| Dec.4 |
Antarctica |
Cruise ship strikes ice, stranded on coast| The Ushuaia, carrying 89 passengers and 33 crew members, was stranded on the coast of Antarctica after striking ice | |
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| Dec.5 |
London |
PM urges Zimbabwe cholera action |
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| Dec.6 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe 'set for cholera jump' |
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| Dec.11 |
South Africa |
South Africa faces cholera emergency |
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| Dec.13 |
New England |
Ice storm cripples north-east US |
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| Dec.16 |
Israel |
Tourist bus crash kills 24 A bus carrying Russian tourists from St. Petersburg came off a desert road and rolled down a steep slope near the Red Sea resort of Eilat
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| Dec.16 |
Canada |
Passengers saved from dangling gondolas |
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| Dec.18 |
Nigeria |
Poisoned medicine kills dozens of children |
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| Dec.18 |
Zimbabwe |
Cholera deaths pass 1,000 The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said 1,111 people have died in the in Zimbabwe outbreak
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| Dec.26 |
Ukraine |
27 dead after apartment blast |
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| Dec.27 |
Beijing |
China dairies to compensate victims
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| Dec.27 |
Zimbabwe |
Children 'wasting away' - aid group |
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| Dec.28 |
India |
300 migrants missing off Andamans
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| Dec.29 |
Western Canada |
7 bodies found after avalanches |
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| Dec.31 |
Thailand |
Dozens killed in nightclub fire| At least 59 people were killed in a fire that broke out at one of most upscale nightclubs, where about 1,000 revelers were ringing in the new year | |
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| 2008 |
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| Dec.3 |
Thailand |
Thai flights resume after week of protests International flights to and from Bangkok are gradually resuming after week-long anti-government demonstrations at airports
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| Dec.3 |
USA |
Auto union makes key concessions |
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| Dec.4 |
Thailand |
Bangkok airport resumes operation |
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| Dec.4 |
Japan |
Global crisis ends Honda F1 dream |
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| Dec.5 |
Washington |
US job losses reach 34-year high |
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| Dec.6 |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam to cut brothels by half |
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| Dec.8 |
Washington |
White House cool on car bail-out |
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| Dec.9 |
Greece |
Greece braces for general strike |
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| Dec.10 |
Athens |
Strike adds to unrest
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| Dec.10 |
House of Representatives |
US House backs car industry plan |
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| Dec.11 |
USA |
Bank of America cuts 30,000 jobs
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| Dec.11 |
U.S. Senate |
US car bail-out fails in Senate
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| Dec.12 |
Washington |
White House considers auto rescue |
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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 pyramid scheme.
Victims of the scheme include some of the world's biggest banks, as well as hundreds of private investors
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| Dec.13 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador won't pay foreign debt interest |
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| Dec.15 |
London |
Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam'
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
Obama picks Nobel man for Energy |
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| Dec.16 |
Israel |
Tourist bus crash kills 24 A bus carrying Russian tourists from St. Petersburg came off a desert road and rolled down a steep slope near the Red Sea resort of Eilat
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| Dec.16 |
Washington |
Madoff grilling for US watchdog |
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| Dec.16 |
Algeria |
Call for record Opec output cut
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| Dec.17 |
New York |
Madoff under curfew on $10m bail |
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| Dec.18 |
Japan |
Japan forecasts no growth in 2009 |
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
Bush unveils $17.4bn car bail-out
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
Obama urges carmakers to 'reform' |
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| Dec.20 |
Global |
IMF urges spending to spur growth |
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| Dec.21 |
Mumbai |
Terror-devastated hotels reopen The first guests checked back into the Taj Mahal Palace and the Oberoi-Trident hotels, marking the reopening of the venues damaged by attack...
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| Dec.21 |
Beijing |
China to provide $19B to Taiwan firms
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| Dec.21 |
Japan |
Japan sees record drop in exports |
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| Dec.22 |
Japan |
Toyota braced for historic loss |
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| Dec.25 |
London |
Playwright Harold Pinter dies |
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| Dec.25 |
Connecticut |
Singer Eartha Kitt dies at 81 |
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| Dec.25 |
Japan |
Japan's industrial output plunges
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| Dec.27 |
Beijing |
China dairies to compensate victims
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| Dec.31 |
China |
Milk scandal executives on trial |
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| 2008 |
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| Dec.2 |
Portugal |
Ronaldo European Footballer of Year |
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| Dec.4 |
Japan |
Global crisis ends Honda F1 dream |
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| Dec.21 |
Japan |
Rooney wins Club World Cup for Man Utd |
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| 2008 |
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| Dec.1 |
USA |
U.S. warned India of maritime attack The United States warned the Indian government about a potential maritime attack against Mumbai at least a month before the massacre
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| Dec.1 |
Thailand |
Airport blast kills activist |
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| Dec.2 |
Mumbai |
Mumbai police chief: I got no warning |
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| Dec.5 |
Peshawar |
Peshawar hit by deadly blast
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| Dec.5 |
Washington |
5 Blackwater guards charged in deaths 5 security guards have been indicted on charges related to a 2007 shooting in which 17 Iraqis were killed in a Baghdad square
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| Dec.5 |
India |
Two arrests over Mumbai attacks |
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| Dec.6 |
Athens |
Police shooting sparks riot Map of Athens 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.7 |
Athens |
Fresh riots erupt in Greek cities |
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| Dec.7 |
Somalia |
EU to begin Somali pirate patrols |
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| Dec.8 |
Guantanamo |
Top 9/11 suspects to plead guilty 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 4 co-defendants have told a military judge at Guantanamo Bay they want to confess and plead guilt...
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| Dec.8 |
Greece |
Greek cities hit by fresh rioting
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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.9 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan snubs India over arrests |
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| Dec.9 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Protesters: 9,000 disappeared in 2 years Map of Copacabana Brazil| 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 |
Pakistan moves on Mumbai accused Pakistan has put Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, an Islamic leader linked to the Mumbai attacks, under house arrest
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| Dec.11 |
Belgium |
Belgium detains al-Qaeda suspects
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| Dec.11 |
Northern Iraq |
Restaurant bomber kills 55
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| Dec.12 |
Athens |
Athens rocked by 7th day of clashes |
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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 pyramid scheme.
Victims of the scheme include some of the world's biggest banks, as well as hundreds of private investors
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| Dec.13 |
Somalia |
Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates'
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| Dec.13 |
Washington |
U.S. military won't pursue pirates ashore |
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| Dec.13 |
New Delhi |
Brown in India for terror talks
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| Dec.15 |
London |
Banks face huge losses from $50B 'scam'
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| Dec.16 |
Sicily |
Sicilian mafia 'decapitated' by raid |
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| Dec.16 |
Washington |
Madoff grilling for US watchdog |
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| Dec.17 |
New York |
Madoff under curfew on $10m bail |
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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. Major Aloys Ntabakuze and Lieutenant Colonel Anatole Nsengiyumva were also sentenced to life in prison. It is the firs... | |
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| Dec.18 |
Washington |
Guantanamo closure plan ordered |
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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.19 |
Illinois |
Accused governor to fight charges |
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| Dec.20 |
Somalia |
Iranian warships sent to Somali waters
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| Dec.20 |
Mumbai |
Deaths from Mumbai 'police error' |
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| Dec.21 |
Scotland |
Lockerbie marks anniversary of bombing |
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| Dec.21 |
Mexico |
Nine headless bodies found |
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| Dec.22 |
Baghdad |
Iraq shoe-thrower set for trial |
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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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| Dec.25 |
Los Angeles |
'Santa' gunman in fatal attack |
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| Dec.25 |
Somalia |
German navy foils Somali pirates
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| Dec.28 |
West Pakistan |
Many dead in bomb blast |
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| Dec.31 |
China |
Milk scandal executives on trial |
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| 2008 |
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| Dec.1 |
Chicago |
Clinton named secretary of state| US President-elect Barack Obama has nominated his former rival Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state. Defence Secretary, Robert Gates will remain in his job. Retired General James Jones was nominated as National Security Adviser; Eric ... | |
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| Dec.1 |
USA |
U.S. warned India of maritime attack The United States warned the Indian government about a potential maritime attack against Mumbai at least a month before the massacre
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| Dec.1 |
Thailand |
Top Thai court bans ruling party Constitutional court has dissolved the People Power Party and 2 of its coalition partners for fraud during the last election
| The parties' leaders, including Prime Minister Wongsawat, were banned from politics for 5 years; most of its MPs can keep their seats under another party, and should be able to form another government
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| Dec.2 |
Thailand |
Protesters to end siege as PM ousted
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| Dec.2 |
Mumbai |
Mumbai police chief: I got no warning |
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| Dec.2 |
Thailand |
Demonstrators leave airports
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| Dec.3 |
Norway |
Nations sign cluster bomb treaty| The first of more than 100 countries (excluding US, Russia and China) have begun signing a treaty to ban current designs of cluster | |
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| Dec.3 |
New Delhi |
US urges Pakistan help on Mumbai |
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| Dec.3 |
Canada |
PM vows to stop opposition |
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| Dec.3 |
Pakistan |
Rice urges tough Pakistan action
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| Dec.4 |
West Bank |
Hebron settlers evicted by force
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| Dec.4 |
Kenya |
Kenya PM calls for Mugabe removal |
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| Dec.4 |
Canada |
Canada halts parliament amid row | Prime Minister Harper has won a bid to suspend parliament, blocking an opposition attempt to topple his minority government | |
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| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
Russia Orthodox Church's leader dies
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| Dec.5 |
New Delhi |
Top law official admits Mumbai 'lapses' |
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| Dec.5 |
London |
PM urges Zimbabwe cholera action |
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| Dec.6 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan 'feared Indian attack'
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| Dec.9 |
Athens |
Protests as Athens funeral held Clashes broke out in the capital as the funeral was held of a 15-year-old whose fatal shooting by police sparked days of rioting across the ...
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| Dec.9 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan snubs India over arrests |
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| Dec.9 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Protesters: 9,000 disappeared in 2 years Map of Copacabana Brazil| 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.9 |
Greece |
Greece braces for general strike |
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| Dec.10 |
Athens |
Strike adds to unrest
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| Dec.10 |
House of Representatives |
US House backs car industry plan |
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| Dec.11 |
U.S. Senate |
US car bail-out fails in Senate
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| Dec.12 |
Belgium |
EU leaders reach new climate deal
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| Dec.13 |
Ecuador |
Ecuador won't pay foreign debt interest |
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| Dec.13 |
Iraq |
Gates: 'Endgame' for US mission in Iraq |
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| Dec.13 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe takes step toward power-sharing |
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| Dec.13 |
New Delhi |
Brown in India for terror talks
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| Dec.13 |
Athens |
Violent protests resume |
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| Dec.14 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush Bush made a farewell visit, where he met with Iraqi leaders, talked to the media and joked after a man threw shoes at him
| Muntadhar al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist, was wrestled to the floor by security guards after during a news conference he called Bush 'a dog' and threw his footwear, just missing the president
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| Dec.14 |
Thailand |
Thai parliament picks new PM
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| Dec.15 |
Sadr City |
Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
Obama picks Nobel man for Energy |
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| Dec.15 |
Baghdad |
Shoe thrower wanted to humiliate Bush |
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| Dec.15 |
UN |
UN chief deplores Mugabe position |
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| Dec.17 |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh lifts state of emergency |
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| Dec.17 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi lawmakers argue over shoe-thrower |
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| Dec.18 |
Afghanistan |
Report: Afghan police need to refocus |
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| Dec.19 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai threatens to halt unity talks |
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
Obama urges carmakers to 'reform' |
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| Dec.19 |
Illinois |
Accused governor to fight charges |
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| Dec.21 |
Scotland |
Lockerbie marks anniversary of bombing |
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| Dec.21 |
Zimbabwe |
U.S. no longer supports Zimbabwe deal
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| Dec.22 |
Moscow |
Lawmakers back six-year presidency
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| Dec.22 |
Bolivia |
Official: Plot to kill president foiled
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| Dec.22 |
UN Security Council |
New mandate for DR Congo UN force |
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| Dec.23 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi MPs back foreign troop deal
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| Dec.23 |
Vatican |
Gay groups angry at Pope remarks |
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| Dec.23 |
Guinea |
Coup leaders name council
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| Dec.23 |
Saudi Arabia |
Judge refuses to annul marriage of girl, 8 |
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| Dec.23 |
Kashmir |
Srinagar tense ahead of state polls |
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| Dec.24 |
Guinea |
Coup leaders order curfew |
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope calls for Mideast peace at Mass
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| Dec.24 |
Guinea |
Coup leaders tighten grip |
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| Dec.25 |
Cairo |
Israel, Egypt discuss Hamas clashes |
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| Dec.25 |
Guinea |
Coup leader offers safety guarantee |
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| Dec.26 |
Guinea |
Coup-hit Guinea burying ex-leader |
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| Dec.26 |
Washington |
US warning on South Asia tension |
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| Dec.26 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan mourners honour Bhutto
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| Dec.28 |
India |
300 migrants missing off Andamans
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| Dec.28 |
Global |
Calls grow around world for calm in Gaza |
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| Dec.29 |
Somalia |
President quits amid power struggle Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed announced his resignation amid a power struggle with the African nation's prime minister and parliament
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| Dec.29 |
Bangladesh |
Awami League wins election Unofficial results from elections suggest former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League is heading for a substantial win
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| Dec.29 |
Thailand |
PM delivers key speech amid protests |
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| Dec.31 |
Jerusalem |
Israel rejects Gaza truce calls
|
| Dec.31 |
Moscow |
Hamas ready for peace, Russians say |
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| Dec.31 |
UN Security Council |
UN holds Gaza crisis discussion
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