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Europeans 'kidnapped in Sahara'
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| Jan.27 |
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Leaders gather for Davos summit  Global political leaders and business people are gathering for the annual World Economic Forum, which is due to start in the ski resort
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| Jan.28 |
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  Annan: World faces 'crisis of governance' Former UN Secretary-General: The worldwide economic recession has exposed a crisis that can only be addressed by the radical reform of the U...
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| Jan.29 |
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 Superb Federer crushes Roddick in semis Roger Federer was at his best as he reached 18th grand slam final with a straight sets victory over Andy Roddick at the Australian Open
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  Turkish PM storms off in Gaza row Prime minister Erdogan has stormed off the stage at the World Economic Forum after a heated debate on Gaza with Israel's president
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| Feb.7 |
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Police: report of diplomat's arrest baseless'
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| Mar.9 |
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Swiss blackmail 'gigolo' jailed
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| Mar.13 |
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Switzerland eases banking secrecy The world's largest offshore financial centre has agreed to accept concessions on bank secrecy
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| Mar.21 |
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Murray sweeps past Federer
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| Apr.19 |
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Boycott blow for UN racism forum
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| Apr.20 |
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  Walkout at Iran leader's speech  | Diplomats have walked out of a speech by Ahmadinejad at a UN anti-racism conference after he described Israel as a 'racist government' | |
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| Apr.29 |
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 WHO raises pandemic alert The World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert to 5, its second-highest level, warning of widespread human infection from the outbreak
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| May.10 |
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Sweden gets hockey worlds bronze
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  Russia edges Canada 2-1 in hockey final Russia defended its gold medal at the hockey world championship, beating Canada 2-1 in a rematch of last year's final
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| May.17 |
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Federer stuns Nadal in Madrid final
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| May.28 |
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Federer struggles, Venus rallies
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| Jun.1 |
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Federer survives five-set ordeal
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| Jun.3 |
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Federer makes 20th straight semifinal
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| Jun.5 |
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 Federer beats Del Potro Roger Federer stayed on course for a first French Open title after coming from two sets to one down to defeat Juan Martin del Potro in 5-set...
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| Jun.7 |
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 Federer claims historic French Open win Roger Federer beat Robin Soderling in straight sets to win his first French Open and equal Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam titles
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| Jun.9 |
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Federer pulls out of Gerry Webber
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| Jun.25 |
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Solar plane to make public debut
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| Jun.26 |
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Federer, Serena, roll to 4th round
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| Jun.29 |
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Federer downs Soderling in rematch
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| Jul.1 |
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Federer whips Karlovic, rolls to semis
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 Straight sets victory puts Federer in final Five-times champion Roger Federer made a comfortable straight sets Center Court victory over German veteran Tommy Haas
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| Jul.5 |
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 Federer win breaks Sampras record| Roger Federer became the greatest player in Grand Slam history as he beat Roddick in 5 dramatic sets for a 6th Wimbledon and 15th major title. Federer won 5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 16-14 to surpass Pet... | |
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| Sep.5 |
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Federer rallies past Hewitt into 4th round
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| Sep.13 |
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 Federer beating Novak Djokovic Roger Federer has earned another Grand Slam finals appearance after beating Djokovic in the U.S. Open men's semi finals, 7-6 7-5 7-5
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| Sep.27 |
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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
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France condemns Polanski arrest Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand has condemned the arrest in Switzerland of film director Roman Polanski, who has French citizenship
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| Oct.1 |
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Obama in Iran inspection demand
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| Oct.6 |
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Swiss fight Polanski appeal against arrest Justice Ministry: The arrest warrant used to detain filmmaker Roman Polanski in Switzerland was valid
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| Oct.10 |
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Armenia-Turkey agreement delayed
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  Armenia, Turkey sign historic agreement Map of Zurich Switzerland Turkey and Armenia are establishing diplomatic relations after nearly a century of animosity. The border has been closed since 1993
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| Oct.20 |
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Swiss 'tipped off US' on Polanski
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| Nov.7 |
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Swiss Muslims open mosque doors Muslims in many parts of Switzerland have invited the public into mosques - 3 weeks before a vote on whether to ban the construction of mina...
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Large Hadron Collider restarts The experiment has been re-started after a hiatus of 14 months. The team might even try to increase the £6bn ($10bn) collider's energy
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| Nov.28 |
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Federer falls to Davydenko
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Anti-WTO protest turns violent A scheduled peaceful protest of a World Trade Organization conference turned violent and police had to use tear gas and rubber bullets
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| Nov.29 |
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Voters back ban on minarets| Swiss voters, more than 57% of voters and 22 out of 26 cantons, have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets. The government is saying the ban would harm Switzerland's image, particularly in the Muslim world.
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| Dec.12 |
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Klitschko retains WBC heavyweight title
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| Dec.16 |
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 Credit Suisse to pay $536m fine over Iran Banking group has agreed to pay a $536m fine for violating US sanctions against Iran. Credit Suisse systematically hid the identity of its clients
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| Dec.21 |
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 Messi named World Player of Year Barcelona star Lionel Messi was named FIFA World Player of the Year, capping a remarkable 2009 for the Argentina star
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