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| Jan.4 |
New Delhi |
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India hands Mumbai file to Pakistan
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| Jan.8 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan al-Qaeda chief 'killed' |
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| Jan.21 |
China |
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Death penalty over contaminated milk |
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| Jan.22 |
 Congo |
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DR Congo rebel leader arrested Gen Laurent Nkunda, the leader of Hutu FDLR, the main rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been arrested
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| Jan.23 |
 Belgium |
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Infants stabbed at creche 
2 infants and an adult have been killed and 10 other people wounded in a knife attack after a man reportedly tricked his way into the nurser...
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| Jan.25 |
Netherlands |
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Warlord Thomas Lubanga in landmark trial
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| Feb.1 |
Colombia |
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FARC rebels release 4 hostages |
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West Pakistan |
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American U.N. official kidnapped |
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| Feb.5 |
Somalia |
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Pirates free arms ship
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Guantanamo |
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Last Guantanamo trial is halted |
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| Feb.12 |
New Delhi |
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India welcomes Mumbai admission |
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Australia |
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Man charged with arson |
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| Feb.16 |
Cambodia |
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First Khmer Rouge trial to begin
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| Feb.19 |
Virginia |
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Missing billionaire found |
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| Feb.20 |
Baghdad |
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New jail opens at Abu Ghraib site |
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| Feb.22 |
 Cairo |
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Cairo is hit by deadly bomb blast At least one person has been killed and 17 injured in an explosion outside a cafe in the historic Khan al-Khalili area popular with tourists
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| Feb.26 |
 UN Tribunal |
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Serb ex-president cleared of war crimes Milan Milutinovic was Thursday found not guilty of war crimes in Kosovo. 5 other former high-ranking officials were found guilty of similar ...
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| Mar.2 |
 Guinea-Bissau |
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President shot dead Renegade soldiers have shot dead Joao Bernardo Vieira as a revenge, after the army chief of staff died in an explosion a few hours earlier
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 Lahore |
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Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team 
At least 7 security people were killed and at least 8 members of the cricket team were wounded in a well-coordinated attack
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| Mar.3 |
Bangladesh |
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Police hold leader of mutiny |
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Lahore |
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Police hunt cricket attack gunmen |
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| Mar.4 |
 Hague |
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Arrest warrant issued for Sudan leader The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of violenc
| The court in stopped short of accusing Omar al-Bashir of genocide. Omar al-Bashir denies the charges and has dismissed any ICC ruling as worthless
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| Mar.7 |
 Northern Ireland |
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Two die in Army attack Map of Antrim United Kingdom| Two military personnel have been shot dead during a gun attack at a base in County Antrim. 2 further military personnel and 2 civilians injured. The gunmen struck at Massereene army ba... | |
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| Mar.9 |
Northern Ireland |
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Police officer shot dead in town
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| Mar.10 |
Baghdad |
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Bomber kills 33 at Iraq peace conference
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 Alabama |
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Ten die in shooting spree In a series of shootings across two towns in at least four separate shooting incidents. The gunman killed himself
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| Mar.11 |
 West Germany |
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16 killed in school shooting Map of Winnenden Germany A gunman dressed in military gear killed 16 people in a shooting spree in Germany before he was shot dead by police
| Tim Kretschmer, 17, began his rampage at a school where he used to be a student. He broke into the school, went into the classroom and shot wildly around himself
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| Mar.12 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqi jailed for Bush shoe attack |
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| Mar.13 |
Washington |
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US drops 'enemy combatant' term
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Darfur |
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Abducted aid workers reportedly freed |
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| Mar.15 |
West Bank |
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Police officers shot dead |
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| Mar.16 |
Austria |
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Fritzl admits rape, denies murder |
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| Mar.18 |
Austria |
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Josef Fritzl admits all charges |
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| Mar.19 |
 Austria |
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Fritzl jailed for life in dungeon incest case | A jury has found Josef Fritzl guilty of raping and imprisoning his daughter for more than two decades and sentenced him to life in prison. Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar and fathered her seven children, is ... | |
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| Mar.24 |
Washington |
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Obama to beef up Mexico border policy |
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| Mar.27 |
Tribal Areas |
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Mosque attack kills 50 The attack was a suicide bombing and the mosque has collapsed; the death toll could rise to 70. More than 70 people have been hurt
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| Mar.29 |
Canada |
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Major cyber spy network uncovered |
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| Apr.3 |
France |
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Obama: Europe faces greater terror risk |
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New York |
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Gunman kills 13 in siege
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| Apr.4 |
Pakistan |
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Bomb hits Islamabad police base |
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| Apr.6 |
South Africa |
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Prosecutors drop Zuma corruption charges |
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| Apr.8 |
 Somalia |
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US crew seized by Somali pirates The pirates have hijacked Maersk Alabama with at least 20 crew on board, after what maritime officials described as a sustained night-time a...
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Somalia |
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Drama as US crew recapture vessel
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Northern England |
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12 arrested in 'very serious' terror plot |
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Somalia |
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U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates |
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| Apr.9 |
Somalia |
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U.S. negotiators try to free captain |
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| Apr.10 |
Somalia |
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Captain tried to escape pirates |
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Somalia |
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Hostage dies as French attack pirates
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| Apr.11 |
Somalia |
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Pirates hijack US-Italian vessel
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Somalia |
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Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors |
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| Apr.12 |
Somalia |
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Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'
| The ship was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia. The captain of Maersk Alabama, American cargo-ship, who'd been held in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean, was rescued uninjured.
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| Apr.15 |
 Kenya |
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French warship captures pirates A warship has captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya, amid calls for the international community to deal with the problem of piracy
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| Apr.16 |
Mexico |
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Obama backs Mexico's war on drugs |
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| Apr.17 |
 Sweden |
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Court jails Pirate Bay founders | A court has jailed four men behind TPB, the world's most high-profile file-sharing website, in a landmark case | |
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| Apr.18 |
 Iran |
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Iran jails journalist as US spy Roxana Saberi, 31, an Iranian-American journalist has been jailed for eight years by Iran after a brief trial held behind closed doors
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Somalia |
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Dutch navy captures pirates after attack
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| Apr.21 |
 India |
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Suspected rebels 'stop' train Suspected Maoist rebels - known as the Naxalites - in eastern India 'stopped' a train; about 700 passengers were on the train
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| Apr.23 |
North Korea |
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US women 'face North Korea trial'
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| Apr.24 |
Baghdad |
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Blast carnage at shrine
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| Apr.26 |
Somalia |
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Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack |
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| Apr.29 |
Baghdad |
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Car bombings over 4 hours kill 48 |
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| May.4 |
Turkey |
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45 killed in attack on wedding party |
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| May.7 |
Malaysia |
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Terrorism suspect arrested |
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| May.11 |
Iran |
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U.S. journalist freed in Iran
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Ohio |
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Demjanjuk deported to Germany Nazi war crimes suspect John Demjanjuk, 89, was deported after he was removed from his home
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| May.13 |
Washington |
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Obama stopped to detainee photo releases |
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| May.15 |
Washington |
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Obama to resurrect military tribunals
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| May.20 |
Ireland |
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Abuse 'endemic' at Catholic institutions |
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U.S. Senate |
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Guantanamo detainee move blocked |
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| May.21 |
Egypt |
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Death for killers of Lebanese star |
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| May.26 |
Lahore |
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Huge explosion in central Lahore An explosion, near the city police headquarters and the high court, reduced at least one building to rubble and sent plumes of thick smoke
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| May.28 |
Southern Iran |
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Many die in Zahedan mosque bombing
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| May.29 |
Iran |
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Iran executes trio for mosque bombing |
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| Jun.5 |
Washington |
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Ex-US official, wife charged as Cuba spies |
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| Jun.6 |
Baghdad |
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U.S. contractors held in Green Zone killing
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| Jun.7 |
Mexico |
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Deadly gun battle rocks Acapulco |
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 North Korea |
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Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea Two U.S. journalists who were detained in North Korea while covering the plight of defectors have been sentenced to 12 years in labor camps
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| Jun.9 |
New York |
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First Gitmo detainee arrives in U.S. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani indicted in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa arrived in New York to face criminal charges
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Peshawar |
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Bomb rips through hotel
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| Jun.10 |
Washington |
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Shooting at Holocaust museum |
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| Jun.12 |
Lahore |
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Bomb kills senior cleric |
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| Jun.18 |
Myanmar |
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Suu Kyi turns 64 in prison |
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| Jun.20 |
Northern Iraq |
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Truck suicide bombing kills dozens |
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| Jun.24 |
Sadr City |
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62 people killed in Baghdad blast
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
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Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years| Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum prison sentence for masterminding a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn | |
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| Jul.12 |
Baghdad |
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6 Baghdad churches bombs in 24 hours
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| Jul.14 |
UN Tribunal |
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Taylor refutes 'malicious' accusations |
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| Jul.15 |
 Chechnya |
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Activist Estemirova 'found murdered' A prominent Russian human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova, was bundled into a van and abducted as she left her home in Chechnya
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Moscow |
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President Medvedev condemns killing |
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| Jul.16 |
Egypt |
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Pakistan and India in terror vow
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| |
 Jakarta |
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Deadly blasts hit Jakarta hotels | Explosions tore through Ritz-Carlton and J.W. Marriott, two luxury hotels, killing at least eight people. The number of injured was in the 40s. The Manchester United team was due to arrive in Indonesia and was booked to stay at the R... | |
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| Jul.18 |
Jakarta |
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Malaysian fugitive suspected in bombs |
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Mexico |
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10 police officers held in killings |
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| Jul.20 |
Mumbai |
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Main Mumbai suspect pleads guilty
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| Jul.23 |
New Jersey |
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Mayors, rabbis arrested in crime probe |
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Belgium |
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Convicts break out by air |
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| Jul.25 |
Afghanistan |
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Suicide bombers hit city |
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| Jul.30 |
Spain |
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Travel chaos after Majorca bomb
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| Jul.31 |
Iran |
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3 U.S. tourists held by Iran
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Iran |
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Poll protests trial begins |
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| Aug.1 |
Iran |
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Reformers slate trial 'sham' |
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 Tel Aviv |
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Gunman attacks gay centre A lone black-clad gunman killed 2 people and wounded at least 10 at a gay support centre before escaping
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Colombia |
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Judge jails 15 soldiers |
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| Aug.2 |
Iran |
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Torture claim against trial |
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| Aug.3 |
Melbourne |
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Australia detains terror suspects
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| Aug.4 |
North Korea |
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N. Korean leader pardons U.S. journalists
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| Aug.7 |
Indonesia |
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Suspected terrorist Top killed
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| Aug.8 |
Tehran |
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UK, French embassy employees on trial A mass trial of Iranians and others arrested in post-election demonstrations resumed, with about 100 defendants in Tehran's Revolutionary Co...
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| Aug.9 |
Mosul |
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Dozens killed by car bombs |
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| Aug.10 |
 Myanmar |
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Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty' Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to an additional 18 months house arrest by a court
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| Aug.11 |
 Amazon |
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TV host 'ordered killings' Police have accused Wallace Souza, of being involved in organised drug trafficking and ordering killings to get rid of rivals and boost rati...
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Indonesia |
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Sought-after militant not killed |
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| Aug.12 |
England |
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Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes An international search operation was underway for a cargo Russian-crewed Arctic Sea ship was involved in piracy in European waters
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Scotland |
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Lockerbie bomber to be released
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| Aug.14 |
Kabul |
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Blast kills 3, injures dozens |
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| Aug.15 |
Myanmar |
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Myanmar hands American to U.S. officials |
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| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
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Gay men 'attacked, executed in Iraq' |
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| Aug.19 |
 Baghdad |
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95 killed, 310 injured in Baghdad attacks A series of bombings rocked Iraq's capital within one hour. The six explosions marked the country's deadliest day since U.S. handover
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| Aug.20 |
 Libya |
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Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya | Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds | |
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| Aug.21 |
Iran |
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Defence minister-designate on Interpol list Iran's defence minister-designate Vahidi is on an Interpol 'wanted' list over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina
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Washington |
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Obama condemns bomber's heros welcome' |
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| Aug.22 |
Kandahar |
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Monitors: Taliban cut off fingers of voters |
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| Aug.23 |
CIA |
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CIA report alleges prisoner abuse |
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| Aug.25 |
Kandahar |
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At least 40 killed in Afghan explosion
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Argentina |
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Court ruling allows personal use of pot |
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| Aug.27 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Missing girl found 18 years on Map of Antioch USA| Jaycee Lee Dugard found after being abducted as a girl in 1991 gave birth to two children fathered by her kidnapper Phillip Garrido, 58. Jaycee Lee Dugard's alleged captor is a convicted sex offender Phillip Garrido. It was a bit strange that 'Alyssa' never c... | |
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| Aug.28 |
Los Angeles |
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Jackson death ruled as homicide |
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| Aug.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Olmert charged in corruption probe
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| Sep.1 |
Afghanistan |
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'Sharp drop' in Afghan opium crop |
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| Sep.4 |
Western China |
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Five killed as protesters, police clash |
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| Sep.7 |
England |
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Three guilty of airline bomb plot |
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| Sep.9 |
Mexico |
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Bolivian man acted alone in hijacking |
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| Sep.11 |
 Taiwan |
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Chen, wife sentenced to life Former President Chen Shui-bian was convicted on corruption and money laundering charges, and was sentenced to life in prison
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Washington |
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US marks 9/11 amid shooting scare |
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| Sep.14 |
London |
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Airliner bomb plotters get life sentences
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Connecticut |
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Missing Yale student's body found |
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Somalia |
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Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed'
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| Sep.16 |
Indonesia |
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Top terror suspect killed in raid Indonesian police stormed a suspected terrorist hideout in central Java. 3 others were arrested. Police found eight sacks of explosives
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Colorado |
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Apartment searched in terror probe |
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| Sep.18 |
Iran |
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Anger at Iranian Holocaust denial |
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| Sep.19 |
Colorado |
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Three Afghans held over US 'plot' FBI agents arrested Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old Colorado resident and Afghan national questioned in an alleged terrorist plot
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| Sep.27 |
 Switzerland |
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Roman Polanski detained in Zurich Map of Zurich Switzerland Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody and faces extradition to the US for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977
| Polanski, 76, was detained as he travelled from France to collect a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival under a 2005 international alert issued by the US
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| Sep.28 |
Peru |
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Fujimori pleads guilty in bribery case |
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| Sep.29 |
Guinea |
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Massacre toll put at 157
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| Oct.5 |
Jerusalem |
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Police guard holy site after riots |
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| Oct.6 |
Uganda |
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Rwanda genocide suspect arrested |
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| Oct.7 |
Kabul |
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Blast outside India embassy
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| Oct.8 |
Paris |
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Culture minister admits sex with 'boys' French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said he will not resign over his admission in a book that he paid to have sex with 'boys' in Tha...
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| Oct.9 |
Amazon |
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Fugitive TV host surrenders |
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| Oct.10 |
Rawalpindi |
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Armed militants hold hostages at army HQ At least 4 gunmen were holding 10 to 15 people hostage inside army headquarters in after an attack left at least 10 people dead
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| |
Rawalpindi |
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Hostages at army HQ released |
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| Oct.11 |
Iran |
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'Election protestors' sentenced to death |
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| Oct.12 |
NW Pakistan |
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41 dead in Swat Valley blast About 45 people were injured in the explosion in the Shangla district at a security forces checkpoint
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| Oct.18 |
Southern Iran |
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Commanders assassinated Several top commanders in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have been killed in a suicide bombing in the south-east of the country
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| Oct.19 |
Washington |
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U.S. scientist accused of spying for Israel |
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| Oct.20 |
Pakistan |
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Suicide blasts at university kill at least 5 |
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| Oct.21 |
UN |
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World failing to dent heroin trade |
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| Oct.22 |
USA |
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US raids hit Mexican drug cartel |
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| |
Guatemala |
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Officials seize cocaine submarine
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| Oct.25 |
Baghdad |
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Twin suicide bombings kill more than 130 520 wounded in car bombings in central Baghdad near Iraqi government buildings -- the deadliest attack on civilians in Iraq this year
| One of the bombs exploded outside Baghdad's governorate building. The second was outside the Justice Ministry, about 500 meters away. Al Qaeda in Iraq ally claims bombings
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Washington |
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Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath |
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| Oct.26 |
UN Tribunal |
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Karadzic boycotts start of trial Former Bosnian Serb leader has failed to appear at his trial on 11 charges including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity
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| Oct.27 |
 Kabul |
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3 U.N. staff killed in firefight The staff members were living in a private guesthouse in central Kabul near where an attack took place
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| Oct.28 |
Peshawar |
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Car bomb kills at least 100 in market| A car packed with 150 kilograms of explosives detonated at Meena Bazaar, killing at least 90 people and injuring more than 200 others. Similar attacks have killed hundreds of people in recent... | |
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| Oct.29 |
Somalia |
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Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping
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| Oct.31 |
Ohio |
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Six bodies at rapist's house |
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| Nov.1 |
Rawalpindi |
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35 dead in explosion An explosion ripped through commercial Cannt area , killing at least 25 people, as they lined up to collect their monthly salary
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| Nov.3 |
UN Tribunal |
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Aggressive Karadzic appears at hearing |
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| Nov.5 |
Texas |
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Deadly shootings at US army base Map of Fort Hood Texas An army major has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing 11 people and injuring 31. The shooter had been killed in the incident and two suspects arrested
| The gunman, Nidal Malik Hasan, was a military psychiatrist and due to be sent on a mission to Iraq. One of the dead was a policeman, others were soldiers. President Obama described it as 'a horrific outburst of violence'
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| Nov.9 |
Iran |
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Iran to charge U.S. hikers with espionage |
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| Nov.10 |
Washington |
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Washington sniper is put to death
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| Nov.12 |
Peshawar |
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Blast 'hits security HQ'
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| Nov.24 |
 Southern Philippines |
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Death toll rises in massacre Bodies lie scattered in a rural field, some unearthed from a shallow grave hastily dug by the gunmen who seized the group of men and women
| Search teams had found a total of 46 bodies, and it was still unclear if there were more victims
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| Nov.25 |
Mumbai |
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Mumbai attacks: One year on
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| Nov.26 |
Ireland |
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Irish Church accused of abuse cover-up |
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| Nov.27 |
Russia |
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Train derails, 26 died |
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| Nov.28 |
Florida |
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Tiger Woods to face police over crash
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Russia |
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Train wreck 'an act of terror' | Investigators have found 'elements of an explosive device' at the site of the derailment of an express train. A bomb blast caused th... | |
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| Nov.30 |
Philippines |
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Murder charges filed over massacre |
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| Dec.3 |
Guinea |
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Guinea leader survives attack
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| Dec.4 |
Italy |
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Amanda Knox found guilty of murder
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| Dec.5 |
Rawalpindi |
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Taliban claims mosque strike
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Ural |
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Five held as investigators probe club fire |
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| Dec.8 |
Baghdad |
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Car bombs killed at least 127 people| A series of bombings has killed at least 127 people and wounded 448 in the centre of the Iraqi capital. The first blast targeted a police patrol in the Dora distri... | |
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| Dec.9 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan arrests 5 men missing in U.S.
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| Dec.12 |
Southern Philippines |
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Islamic militants' raid frees 31 from jail
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| Dec.13 |
 Milan |
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PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack | Italian Prime Minister, 73, has been hit in the face and knocked to the ground after a political rally. He was taken to a hospital. Berlusconi looking dazed, was helped to his feet by aides and put in a car. The nose and two teeth were broken and... | |
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| Dec.16 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Boy found with 40 needles |
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| Dec.18 |
Poland |
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Hunt for Auschwitz sign thieves |
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| Dec.22 |
Colombia |
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Kidnapped governor found dead
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| Dec.23 |
Colorado |
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Balloon boy parents jailed |
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| Dec.24 |
Iraq |
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Blast kills 25 Shiite pilgrims |
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China |
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Dissident sentenced to 11 years |
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| Dec.25 |
Detroit |
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Jet incident 'was terror attack bid' An incident on an airliner arriving from the Netherlands was an attempt by a passenger to blow up the plane. The suspect was subdued
| A device had been used consisting of a mix of powder and liquid. Nigerian national studying in London said he was acting of behalf of al-Qaeda. President Obama has ordered increased security for air travel
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| Dec.26 |
London |
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Police hunt airline terror link |
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| |
Nigeria |
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Father alerted US about plane bomber |
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| Dec.27 |
Washington |
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Obama orders review of flight screenings |
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| Dec.28 |
China |
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Mentally ill British man executed |
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| Dec.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack Map of Khost Afghanistan| A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman | |
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| Dec.31 |
Finland |
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Suspect found dead after 5 killed
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|
| 2009 |
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| Feb.5 |
Somalia |
Pirates free arms ship
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| Apr.8 |
Somalia |
US crew seized by Somali pirates The pirates have hijacked Maersk Alabama with at least 20 crew on board, after what maritime officials described as a sustained night-time a...
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| Apr.8 |
Somalia |
Drama as US crew recapture vessel
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| Apr.9 |
Somalia |
U.S. negotiators try to free captain |
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| Apr.10 |
Somalia |
Hostage dies as French attack pirates
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| Apr.11 |
Somalia |
Pirates hijack US-Italian vessel
|
| Apr.11 |
Somalia |
Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors |
|
| Apr.12 |
Somalia |
Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'
| The ship was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia. The captain of Maersk Alabama, American cargo-ship, who'd been held in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean, was rescued uninjured.
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| Apr.15 |
Kenya |
French warship captures pirates A warship has captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya, amid calls for the international community to deal with the problem of piracy
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| Apr.18 |
Somalia |
Dutch navy captures pirates after attack
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| Apr.26 |
Somalia |
Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack |
|
| Aug.12 |
England |
Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes An international search operation was underway for a cargo Russian-crewed Arctic Sea ship was involved in piracy in European waters
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| Oct.29 |
Somalia |
Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping
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|
| 2009 |
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| Feb.12 |
Australia |
Man charged with arson |
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| Feb.19 |
Virginia |
Missing billionaire found |
|
| Jun.29 |
New York |
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years| Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum prison sentence for masterminding a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn | |
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| Dec.5 |
Ural |
Five held as investigators probe club fire |
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.21 |
China |
Death penalty over contaminated milk |
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| Mar.24 |
Washington |
Obama to beef up Mexico border policy |
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| Apr.16 |
Mexico |
Obama backs Mexico's war on drugs |
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| Jun.7 |
Mexico |
Deadly gun battle rocks Acapulco |
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| Jun.7 |
Mexico |
Deadly gun battle rocks Acapulco |
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| Aug.25 |
Argentina |
Court ruling allows personal use of pot |
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| Sep.1 |
Afghanistan |
'Sharp drop' in Afghan opium crop |
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| Oct.21 |
UN |
World failing to dent heroin trade |
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| Oct.22 |
Guatemala |
Officials seize cocaine submarine
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| Nov.5 |
Texas |
Deadly shootings at US army base Map of Fort Hood Texas An army major has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing 11 people and injuring 31. The shooter had been killed in the incident and two suspects arrested
| The gunman, Nidal Malik Hasan, was a military psychiatrist and due to be sent on a mission to Iraq. One of the dead was a policeman, others were soldiers. President Obama described it as 'a horrific outburst of violence'
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| 2009 |
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| Aug.22 |
Kandahar |
Monitors: Taliban cut off fingers of voters |
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| 2009 |
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| Feb.19 |
Virginia |
Missing billionaire found |
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| Jul.23 |
New Jersey |
Mayors, rabbis arrested in crime probe |
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| Aug.30 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert charged in corruption probe
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.25 |
Netherlands |
Warlord Thomas Lubanga in landmark trial
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| Feb.26 |
UN Tribunal |
Serb ex-president cleared of war crimes Milan Milutinovic was Thursday found not guilty of war crimes in Kosovo. 5 other former high-ranking officials were found guilty of similar ...
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| Mar.4 |
Hague |
Arrest warrant issued for Sudan leader The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of violenc
| The court in stopped short of accusing Omar al-Bashir of genocide. Omar al-Bashir denies the charges and has dismissed any ICC ruling as worthless
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| May.11 |
Ohio |
Demjanjuk deported to Germany Nazi war crimes suspect John Demjanjuk, 89, was deported after he was removed from his home
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| May.15 |
Washington |
Obama to resurrect military tribunals
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| Jun.6 |
Baghdad |
U.S. contractors held in Green Zone killing
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| Jun.10 |
Washington |
Shooting at Holocaust museum |
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| Jul.14 |
UN Tribunal |
Taylor refutes 'malicious' accusations |
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| Aug.1 |
Colombia |
Judge jails 15 soldiers |
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| Oct.6 |
Uganda |
Rwanda genocide suspect arrested |
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| Oct.26 |
UN Tribunal |
Karadzic boycotts start of trial Former Bosnian Serb leader has failed to appear at his trial on 11 charges including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity
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| Nov.3 |
UN Tribunal |
Aggressive Karadzic appears at hearing |
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| Nov.28 |
Florida |
Tiger Woods to face police over crash
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| Dec.16 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Boy found with 40 needles |
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| 2009 |
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| Dec.13 |
Milan |
PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack | Italian Prime Minister, 73, has been hit in the face and knocked to the ground after a political rally. He was taken to a hospital. Berlusconi looking dazed, was helped to his feet by aides and put in a car. The nose and two teeth were broken and... | |
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| 2009 |
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| Apr.8 |
Somalia |
U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates |
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| Apr.11 |
Somalia |
Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors |
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| Apr.12 |
Somalia |
Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'
| The ship was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia. The captain of Maersk Alabama, American cargo-ship, who'd been held in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean, was rescued uninjured.
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| Apr.15 |
Kenya |
French warship captures pirates A warship has captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya, amid calls for the international community to deal with the problem of piracy
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| Apr.18 |
Somalia |
Dutch navy captures pirates after attack
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| Oct.22 |
Guatemala |
Officials seize cocaine submarine
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|
| 2009 |
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| Feb.22 |
Cairo |
Cairo is hit by deadly bomb blast At least one person has been killed and 17 injured in an explosion outside a cafe in the historic Khan al-Khalili area popular with tourists
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| Mar.10 |
Baghdad |
Bomber kills 33 at Iraq peace conference
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| Mar.27 |
Tribal Areas |
Mosque attack kills 50 The attack was a suicide bombing and the mosque has collapsed; the death toll could rise to 70. More than 70 people have been hurt
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| Apr.4 |
Pakistan |
Bomb hits Islamabad police base |
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| Apr.24 |
Baghdad |
Blast carnage at shrine
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| Apr.29 |
Baghdad |
Car bombings over 4 hours kill 48 |
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| May.20 |
Ireland |
Abuse 'endemic' at Catholic institutions |
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| May.26 |
Lahore |
Huge explosion in central Lahore An explosion, near the city police headquarters and the high court, reduced at least one building to rubble and sent plumes of thick smoke
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| May.28 |
Southern Iran |
Many die in Zahedan mosque bombing
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| Jun.9 |
Peshawar |
Bomb rips through hotel
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| Jun.12 |
Lahore |
Bomb kills senior cleric |
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| Jun.20 |
Northern Iraq |
Truck suicide bombing kills dozens |
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| Jun.24 |
Sadr City |
62 people killed in Baghdad blast
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| Jul.12 |
Baghdad |
6 Baghdad churches bombs in 24 hours
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| Jul.16 |
Jakarta |
Deadly blasts hit Jakarta hotels | Explosions tore through Ritz-Carlton and J.W. Marriott, two luxury hotels, killing at least eight people. The number of injured was in the 40s. The Manchester United team was due to arrive in Indonesia and was booked to stay at the R... | |
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| Jul.25 |
Afghanistan |
Suicide bombers hit city |
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| Jul.30 |
Spain |
Travel chaos after Majorca bomb
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| Aug.9 |
Mosul |
Dozens killed by car bombs |
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| Aug.14 |
Kabul |
Blast kills 3, injures dozens |
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| Aug.19 |
Baghdad |
95 killed, 310 injured in Baghdad attacks A series of bombings rocked Iraq's capital within one hour. The six explosions marked the country's deadliest day since U.S. handover
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| Aug.25 |
Kandahar |
At least 40 killed in Afghan explosion
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| Oct.7 |
Kabul |
Blast outside India embassy
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| Oct.12 |
NW Pakistan |
41 dead in Swat Valley blast About 45 people were injured in the explosion in the Shangla district at a security forces checkpoint
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| Oct.18 |
Southern Iran |
Commanders assassinated Several top commanders in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have been killed in a suicide bombing in the south-east of the country
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| Oct.20 |
Pakistan |
Suicide blasts at university kill at least 5 |
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| Oct.25 |
Baghdad |
Twin suicide bombings kill more than 130 520 wounded in car bombings in central Baghdad near Iraqi government buildings -- the deadliest attack on civilians in Iraq this year
| One of the bombs exploded outside Baghdad's governorate building. The second was outside the Justice Ministry, about 500 meters away. Al Qaeda in Iraq ally claims bombings
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| Oct.28 |
Peshawar |
Car bomb kills at least 100 in market| A car packed with 150 kilograms of explosives detonated at Meena Bazaar, killing at least 90 people and injuring more than 200 others. Similar attacks have killed hundreds of people in recent... | |
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| Nov.1 |
Rawalpindi |
35 dead in explosion An explosion ripped through commercial Cannt area , killing at least 25 people, as they lined up to collect their monthly salary
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| Nov.12 |
Peshawar |
Blast 'hits security HQ'
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| Nov.26 |
Ireland |
Irish Church accused of abuse cover-up |
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| Dec.8 |
Baghdad |
Car bombs killed at least 127 people| A series of bombings has killed at least 127 people and wounded 448 in the centre of the Iraqi capital. The first blast targeted a police patrol in the Dora distri... | |
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| Dec.24 |
Iraq |
Blast kills 25 Shiite pilgrims |
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| Dec.25 |
Detroit |
Jet incident 'was terror attack bid' An incident on an airliner arriving from the Netherlands was an attempt by a passenger to blow up the plane. The suspect was subdued
| A device had been used consisting of a mix of powder and liquid. Nigerian national studying in London said he was acting of behalf of al-Qaeda. President Obama has ordered increased security for air travel
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| Dec.30 |
Afghanistan |
Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack Map of Khost Afghanistan| A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman | |
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.21 |
China |
Death penalty over contaminated milk |
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| Jan.25 |
Netherlands |
Warlord Thomas Lubanga in landmark trial
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| Feb.5 |
Guantanamo |
Last Guantanamo trial is halted |
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| Feb.16 |
Cambodia |
First Khmer Rouge trial to begin
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| Feb.26 |
UN Tribunal |
Serb ex-president cleared of war crimes Milan Milutinovic was Thursday found not guilty of war crimes in Kosovo. 5 other former high-ranking officials were found guilty of similar ...
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| Mar.4 |
Hague |
Arrest warrant issued for Sudan leader The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of violenc
| The court in stopped short of accusing Omar al-Bashir of genocide. Omar al-Bashir denies the charges and has dismissed any ICC ruling as worthless
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| Mar.12 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi jailed for Bush shoe attack |
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| Mar.13 |
Washington |
US drops 'enemy combatant' term
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| Mar.16 |
Austria |
Fritzl admits rape, denies murder |
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| Mar.18 |
Austria |
Josef Fritzl admits all charges |
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| Mar.19 |
Austria |
Fritzl jailed for life in dungeon incest case | A jury has found Josef Fritzl guilty of raping and imprisoning his daughter for more than two decades and sentenced him to life in prison. Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar and fathered her seven children, is ... | |
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| Apr.6 |
South Africa |
Prosecutors drop Zuma corruption charges |
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| Apr.17 |
Sweden |
Court jails Pirate Bay founders | A court has jailed four men behind TPB, the world's most high-profile file-sharing website, in a landmark case | |
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| Apr.18 |
Iran |
Iran jails journalist as US spy Roxana Saberi, 31, an Iranian-American journalist has been jailed for eight years by Iran after a brief trial held behind closed doors
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| Apr.23 |
North Korea |
US women 'face North Korea trial'
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| May.11 |
Iran |
U.S. journalist freed in Iran
|
| May.11 |
Ohio |
Demjanjuk deported to Germany Nazi war crimes suspect John Demjanjuk, 89, was deported after he was removed from his home
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| May.15 |
Washington |
Obama to resurrect military tribunals
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| May.20 |
U.S. Senate |
Guantanamo detainee move blocked |
|
| May.21 |
Egypt |
Death for killers of Lebanese star |
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| May.29 |
Iran |
Iran executes trio for mosque bombing |
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| Jun.6 |
Baghdad |
U.S. contractors held in Green Zone killing
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| Jun.7 |
North Korea |
Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea Two U.S. journalists who were detained in North Korea while covering the plight of defectors have been sentenced to 12 years in labor camps
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| Jun.9 |
New York |
First Gitmo detainee arrives in U.S. Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani indicted in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa arrived in New York to face criminal charges
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years| Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum prison sentence for masterminding a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn | |
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| Jul.14 |
UN Tribunal |
Taylor refutes 'malicious' accusations |
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| Jul.20 |
Mumbai |
Main Mumbai suspect pleads guilty
|
| Jul.31 |
Iran |
Poll protests trial begins |
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| Aug.1 |
Iran |
Reformers slate trial 'sham' |
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| Aug.1 |
Colombia |
Judge jails 15 soldiers |
|
| Aug.2 |
Iran |
Torture claim against trial |
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| Aug.4 |
North Korea |
N. Korean leader pardons U.S. journalists
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| Aug.8 |
Tehran |
UK, French embassy employees on trial A mass trial of Iranians and others arrested in post-election demonstrations resumed, with about 100 defendants in Tehran's Revolutionary Co...
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| Aug.10 |
Myanmar |
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty' Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to an additional 18 months house arrest by a court
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| Aug.15 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar hands American to U.S. officials |
|
| Aug.21 |
Iran |
Defence minister-designate on Interpol list Iran's defence minister-designate Vahidi is on an Interpol 'wanted' list over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina
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| Aug.25 |
Argentina |
Court ruling allows personal use of pot |
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| Sep.7 |
England |
Three guilty of airline bomb plot |
|
| Sep.11 |
Taiwan |
Chen, wife sentenced to life Former President Chen Shui-bian was convicted on corruption and money laundering charges, and was sentenced to life in prison
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| Sep.14 |
London |
Airliner bomb plotters get life sentences
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| Sep.28 |
Peru |
Fujimori pleads guilty in bribery case |
|
| Oct.11 |
Iran |
'Election protestors' sentenced to death |
|
| Oct.18 |
Southern Iran |
Commanders assassinated Several top commanders in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have been killed in a suicide bombing in the south-east of the country
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| Oct.26 |
UN Tribunal |
Karadzic boycotts start of trial Former Bosnian Serb leader has failed to appear at his trial on 11 charges including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity
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| Nov.3 |
UN Tribunal |
Aggressive Karadzic appears at hearing |
|
| Nov.10 |
Washington |
Washington sniper is put to death
|
| Nov.28 |
Florida |
Tiger Woods to face police over crash
|
| Nov.30 |
Philippines |
Murder charges filed over massacre |
|
| Dec.4 |
Italy |
Amanda Knox found guilty of murder
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| Dec.23 |
Colorado |
Balloon boy parents jailed |
|
| Dec.24 |
China |
Dissident sentenced to 11 years |
|
| Dec.28 |
China |
Mentally ill British man executed |
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| 2009 |
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| Apr.3 |
New York |
Gunman kills 13 in siege
|
| Aug.11 |
Amazon |
TV host 'ordered killings' Police have accused Wallace Souza, of being involved in organised drug trafficking and ordering killings to get rid of rivals and boost rati...
|
| Sep.14 |
Connecticut |
Missing Yale student's body found |
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| Sep.29 |
Guinea |
Massacre toll put at 157
|
| Oct.31 |
Ohio |
Six bodies at rapist's house |
|
| Nov.5 |
Texas |
Deadly shootings at US army base Map of Fort Hood Texas An army major has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing 11 people and injuring 31. The shooter had been killed in the incident and two suspects arrested
| The gunman, Nidal Malik Hasan, was a military psychiatrist and due to be sent on a mission to Iraq. One of the dead was a policeman, others were soldiers. President Obama described it as 'a horrific outburst of violence'
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| Nov.24 |
Southern Philippines |
Death toll rises in massacre Bodies lie scattered in a rural field, some unearthed from a shallow grave hastily dug by the gunmen who seized the group of men and women
| Search teams had found a total of 46 bodies, and it was still unclear if there were more victims
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| Dec.31 |
Finland |
Suspect found dead after 5 killed
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|
| 2009 |
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| Feb.1 |
Colombia |
FARC rebels release 4 hostages |
|
| Feb.1 |
West Pakistan |
American U.N. official kidnapped |
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| Mar.2 |
Lahore |
Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team At least 7 security people were killed and at least 8 members of the cricket team were wounded in a well-coordinated attack
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| Mar.13 |
Darfur |
Abducted aid workers reportedly freed |
|
| Apr.10 |
Somalia |
Captain tried to escape pirates |
|
| Jul.31 |
Iran |
3 U.S. tourists held by Iran
|
| Aug.27 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Missing girl found 18 years on Map of Antioch USA| Jaycee Lee Dugard found after being abducted as a girl in 1991 gave birth to two children fathered by her kidnapper Phillip Garrido, 58. Jaycee Lee Dugard's alleged captor is a convicted sex offender Phillip Garrido. It was a bit strange that 'Alyssa' never c... | |
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| Oct.10 |
Rawalpindi |
Armed militants hold hostages at army HQ At least 4 gunmen were holding 10 to 15 people hostage inside army headquarters in after an attack left at least 10 people dead
|
| Oct.10 |
Rawalpindi |
Hostages at army HQ released |
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|
| 2009 |
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| Mar.29 |
Canada |
Major cyber spy network uncovered |
|
| Apr.17 |
Sweden |
Court jails Pirate Bay founders | A court has jailed four men behind TPB, the world's most high-profile file-sharing website, in a landmark case | |
|
| Sep.11 |
Washington |
US marks 9/11 amid shooting scare |
|
| Nov.25 |
Mumbai |
Mumbai attacks: One year on
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| 2009 |
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| Dec.18 |
Poland |
Hunt for Auschwitz sign thieves |
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| 2009 |
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| Sep.4 |
Western China |
Five killed as protesters, police clash |
|
| Oct.5 |
Jerusalem |
Police guard holy site after riots |
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.4 |
New Delhi |
India hands Mumbai file to Pakistan
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| Aug.28 |
Los Angeles |
Jackson death ruled as homicide |
|
| Sep.16 |
Colorado |
Apartment searched in terror probe |
|
| Dec.26 |
London |
Police hunt airline terror link |
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.24 |
Washington |
Obama to beef up Mexico border policy |
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| 2009 |
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| Apr.3 |
France |
Obama: Europe faces greater terror risk |
|
| Apr.16 |
Mexico |
Obama backs Mexico's war on drugs |
|
| Apr.21 |
India |
Suspected rebels 'stop' train Suspected Maoist rebels - known as the Naxalites - in eastern India 'stopped' a train; about 700 passengers were on the train
|
| Sep.9 |
Mexico |
Bolivian man acted alone in hijacking |
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| 2009 |
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| Jul.16 |
Egypt |
Pakistan and India in terror vow
|
| Aug.21 |
Iran |
Defence minister-designate on Interpol list Iran's defence minister-designate Vahidi is on an Interpol 'wanted' list over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina
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| Sep.18 |
Iran |
Anger at Iranian Holocaust denial |
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.22 |
Congo |
DR Congo rebel leader arrested Gen Laurent Nkunda, the leader of Hutu FDLR, the main rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been arrested
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| Mar.3 |
Bangladesh |
Police hold leader of mutiny |
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| Apr.8 |
Northern England |
12 arrested in 'very serious' terror plot |
|
| Apr.18 |
Iran |
Iran jails journalist as US spy Roxana Saberi, 31, an Iranian-American journalist has been jailed for eight years by Iran after a brief trial held behind closed doors
|
| Apr.23 |
North Korea |
US women 'face North Korea trial'
|
| Apr.26 |
Somalia |
Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack |
|
| May.7 |
Malaysia |
Terrorism suspect arrested |
|
| May.11 |
Iran |
U.S. journalist freed in Iran
|
| May.13 |
Washington |
Obama stopped to detainee photo releases |
|
| Jun.7 |
North Korea |
Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea Two U.S. journalists who were detained in North Korea while covering the plight of defectors have been sentenced to 12 years in labor camps
|
| Jun.18 |
Myanmar |
Suu Kyi turns 64 in prison |
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| Jul.15 |
Chechnya |
Activist Estemirova 'found murdered' A prominent Russian human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova, was bundled into a van and abducted as she left her home in Chechnya
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| Jul.18 |
Mexico |
10 police officers held in killings |
|
| Jul.31 |
Iran |
Poll protests trial begins |
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| Aug.1 |
Iran |
Reformers slate trial 'sham' |
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| Aug.2 |
Iran |
Torture claim against trial |
|
| Aug.4 |
North Korea |
N. Korean leader pardons U.S. journalists
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| Aug.8 |
Tehran |
UK, French embassy employees on trial A mass trial of Iranians and others arrested in post-election demonstrations resumed, with about 100 defendants in Tehran's Revolutionary Co...
|
| Aug.10 |
Myanmar |
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty' Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to an additional 18 months house arrest by a court
|
| Aug.15 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar hands American to U.S. officials |
|
| Aug.23 |
CIA |
CIA report alleges prisoner abuse |
|
| Sep.19 |
Colorado |
Three Afghans held over US 'plot' FBI agents arrested Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old Colorado resident and Afghan national questioned in an alleged terrorist plot
|
| Sep.27 |
Switzerland |
Roman Polanski detained in Zurich Map of Zurich Switzerland Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody and faces extradition to the US for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977
| Polanski, 76, was detained as he travelled from France to collect a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival under a 2005 international alert issued by the US
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| Oct.6 |
Uganda |
Rwanda genocide suspect arrested |
|
| Oct.9 |
Amazon |
Fugitive TV host surrenders |
|
| Oct.22 |
USA |
US raids hit Mexican drug cartel |
|
| Nov.9 |
Iran |
Iran to charge U.S. hikers with espionage |
|
| Dec.5 |
Ural |
Five held as investigators probe club fire |
|
| Dec.9 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan arrests 5 men missing in U.S.
|
| Dec.24 |
China |
Dissident sentenced to 11 years |
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|
| 2009 |
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| Jan.23 |
Belgium |
Infants stabbed at creche 2 infants and an adult have been killed and 10 other people wounded in a knife attack after a man reportedly tricked his way into the nurser...
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| Mar.13 |
Washington |
US drops 'enemy combatant' term
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| 2009 |
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| Mar.2 |
Guinea-Bissau |
President shot dead Renegade soldiers have shot dead Joao Bernardo Vieira as a revenge, after the army chief of staff died in an explosion a few hours earlier
|
| Jul.15 |
Chechnya |
Activist Estemirova 'found murdered' A prominent Russian human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova, was bundled into a van and abducted as she left her home in Chechnya
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| Jul.15 |
Moscow |
President Medvedev condemns killing |
|
| Dec.3 |
Guinea |
Guinea leader survives attack
|
| Dec.22 |
Colombia |
Kidnapped governor found dead
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|
| 2009 |
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| Mar.10 |
Alabama |
Ten die in shooting spree In a series of shootings across two towns in at least four separate shooting incidents. The gunman killed himself
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| Mar.11 |
West Germany |
16 killed in school shooting Map of Winnenden Germany A gunman dressed in military gear killed 16 people in a shooting spree in Germany before he was shot dead by police
| Tim Kretschmer, 17, began his rampage at a school where he used to be a student. He broke into the school, went into the classroom and shot wildly around himself
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| May.4 |
Turkey |
45 killed in attack on wedding party |
|
| Jun.10 |
Washington |
Shooting at Holocaust museum |
|
| Jul.15 |
Moscow |
President Medvedev condemns killing |
|
| Jul.23 |
New Jersey |
Mayors, rabbis arrested in crime probe |
|
| Aug.1 |
Tel Aviv |
Gunman attacks gay centre A lone black-clad gunman killed 2 people and wounded at least 10 at a gay support centre before escaping
|
| Aug.21 |
Iran |
Defence minister-designate on Interpol list Iran's defence minister-designate Vahidi is on an Interpol 'wanted' list over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Argentina
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| Aug.30 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert charged in corruption probe
|
| Sep.11 |
Taiwan |
Chen, wife sentenced to life Former President Chen Shui-bian was convicted on corruption and money laundering charges, and was sentenced to life in prison
|
| Sep.28 |
Peru |
Fujimori pleads guilty in bribery case |
|
| Oct.8 |
Paris |
Culture minister admits sex with 'boys' French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said he will not resign over his admission in a book that he paid to have sex with 'boys' in Tha...
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| Oct.25 |
Washington |
Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath |
|
| Dec.13 |
Milan |
PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack | Italian Prime Minister, 73, has been hit in the face and knocked to the ground after a political rally. He was taken to a hospital. Berlusconi looking dazed, was helped to his feet by aides and put in a car. The nose and two teeth were broken and... | |
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.22 |
Congo |
DR Congo rebel leader arrested Gen Laurent Nkunda, the leader of Hutu FDLR, the main rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been arrested
|
| Mar.3 |
Bangladesh |
Police hold leader of mutiny |
|
| Mar.7 |
Northern Ireland |
Two die in Army attack Map of Antrim United Kingdom| Two military personnel have been shot dead during a gun attack at a base in County Antrim. 2 further military personnel and 2 civilians injured. The gunmen struck at Massereene army ba... | |
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| Sep.4 |
Western China |
Five killed as protesters, police clash |
|
| Sep.14 |
Somalia |
Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed'
|
| Sep.29 |
Guinea |
Massacre toll put at 157
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| Oct.10 |
Rawalpindi |
Armed militants hold hostages at army HQ At least 4 gunmen were holding 10 to 15 people hostage inside army headquarters in after an attack left at least 10 people dead
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| Oct.11 |
Iran |
'Election protestors' sentenced to death |
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| Oct.12 |
NW Pakistan |
41 dead in Swat Valley blast About 45 people were injured in the explosion in the Shangla district at a security forces checkpoint
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| Nov.27 |
Russia |
Train derails, 26 died |
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| Nov.28 |
Russia |
Train wreck 'an act of terror' | Investigators have found 'elements of an explosive device' at the site of the derailment of an express train. A bomb blast caused th... | |
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| Dec.30 |
Afghanistan |
Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack Map of Khost Afghanistan| A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman | |
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| 2009 |
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| Feb.20 |
Baghdad |
New jail opens at Abu Ghraib site |
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| May.13 |
Washington |
Obama stopped to detainee photo releases |
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| Jun.18 |
Myanmar |
Suu Kyi turns 64 in prison |
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| Jul.23 |
Belgium |
Convicts break out by air |
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| Aug.12 |
Scotland |
Lockerbie bomber to be released
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| Dec.12 |
Southern Philippines |
Islamic militants' raid frees 31 from jail
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.4 |
New Delhi |
India hands Mumbai file to Pakistan
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| Jan.8 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan al-Qaeda chief 'killed' |
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| Feb.12 |
New Delhi |
India welcomes Mumbai admission |
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| Mar.2 |
Lahore |
Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team At least 7 security people were killed and at least 8 members of the cricket team were wounded in a well-coordinated attack
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| Mar.3 |
Lahore |
Police hunt cricket attack gunmen |
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| Mar.7 |
Northern Ireland |
Two die in Army attack Map of Antrim United Kingdom| Two military personnel have been shot dead during a gun attack at a base in County Antrim. 2 further military personnel and 2 civilians injured. The gunmen struck at Massereene army ba... | |
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| Mar.9 |
Northern Ireland |
Police officer shot dead in town
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| Mar.15 |
West Bank |
Police officers shot dead |
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| Apr.3 |
France |
Obama: Europe faces greater terror risk |
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| Apr.8 |
Somalia |
U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates |
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| Jul.16 |
Egypt |
Pakistan and India in terror vow
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| Jul.18 |
Jakarta |
Malaysian fugitive suspected in bombs |
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| Aug.1 |
Tel Aviv |
Gunman attacks gay centre A lone black-clad gunman killed 2 people and wounded at least 10 at a gay support centre before escaping
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| Aug.3 |
Melbourne |
Australia detains terror suspects
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| Aug.7 |
Indonesia |
Suspected terrorist Top killed
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| Aug.11 |
Indonesia |
Sought-after militant not killed |
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| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
Gay men 'attacked, executed in Iraq' |
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| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
Gay men 'attacked, executed in Iraq' |
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| Aug.20 |
Libya |
Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya | Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds | |
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| Aug.21 |
Washington |
Obama condemns bomber's heros welcome' |
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| Aug.22 |
Kandahar |
Monitors: Taliban cut off fingers of voters |
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| Aug.23 |
CIA |
CIA report alleges prisoner abuse |
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| Sep.11 |
Washington |
US marks 9/11 amid shooting scare |
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| Sep.14 |
Somalia |
Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed'
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| Sep.16 |
Indonesia |
Top terror suspect killed in raid Indonesian police stormed a suspected terrorist hideout in central Java. 3 others were arrested. Police found eight sacks of explosives
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| Oct.25 |
Washington |
Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath |
|
| Oct.27 |
Kabul |
3 U.N. staff killed in firefight The staff members were living in a private guesthouse in central Kabul near where an attack took place
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| Nov.25 |
Mumbai |
Mumbai attacks: One year on
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| Nov.27 |
Russia |
Train derails, 26 died |
|
| Nov.28 |
Russia |
Train wreck 'an act of terror' | Investigators have found 'elements of an explosive device' at the site of the derailment of an express train. A bomb blast caused th... | |
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| Dec.5 |
Rawalpindi |
Taliban claims mosque strike
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
Father alerted US about plane bomber |
|
| Dec.27 |
Washington |
Obama orders review of flight screenings |
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|
| 2009 |
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| Aug.11 |
Amazon |
TV host 'ordered killings' Police have accused Wallace Souza, of being involved in organised drug trafficking and ordering killings to get rid of rivals and boost rati...
|
| Sep.27 |
Switzerland |
Roman Polanski detained in Zurich Map of Zurich Switzerland Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody and faces extradition to the US for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977
| Polanski, 76, was detained as he travelled from France to collect a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival under a 2005 international alert issued by the US
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| Oct.9 |
Amazon |
Fugitive TV host surrenders |
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| 2009 |
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| May.20 |
U.S. Senate |
Guantanamo detainee move blocked |
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| Jun.5 |
Washington |
Ex-US official, wife charged as Cuba spies |
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| Oct.19 |
Washington |
U.S. scientist accused of spying for Israel |
|
| Nov.9 |
Iran |
Iran to charge U.S. hikers with espionage |
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|
| 2009 |
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| May.20 |
Ireland |
Abuse 'endemic' at Catholic institutions |
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| Oct.8 |
Paris |
Culture minister admits sex with 'boys' French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said he will not resign over his admission in a book that he paid to have sex with 'boys' in Tha...
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| Nov.26 |
Ireland |
Irish Church accused of abuse cover-up |
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