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| Jan.1 |
Russia |
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Gazprom cuts off Ukraine's gas |
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| Jan.3 |
 Gaza |
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Israeli ground troops enter Gaza 
Earlier, the Israelis used ground artillery for the first time in the 8-day-old conflict when tanks fired shells into Gaza
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| Jan.4 |
Gaza |
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Israeli forces split Gaza in two |
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| Jan.6 |
European Union |
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European gas supplies disrupted Several countries say their supplies of Russian gas have been cut sharply amid an energy price dispute between Moscow and Ukraine
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Gaza |
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10 dead as Israeli missile hits near school |
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| Jan.9 |
Gaza |
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Israel, Hamas brush off UN, keep fighting
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| Jan.11 |
 Sulawesi |
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Ferry disaster leaves 246 missing 
21 have been rescued. Rescue crews continued their search for the missing a day after The Teratai Prima capsized off the coast of Majena
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| Jan.13 |
Gaza |
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Israelis push on into Gaza City |
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| Jan.15 |
 New York |
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Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River A US Airways plane with 155 people on board went into a chilly river, apparently after striking birds upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport
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| Jan.17 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel declares unilateral cease-fire Israel has declared a unilateral cease-fire in the fighting in Gaza beginning at 2 a.m. Sunday. Olmert: Hamas has been dealt a very serious ...
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Moscow |
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'Gas to flow' after deal |
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| Jan.18 |
Gaza |
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Hamas agrees to one-week cease-fire |
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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President Obama sworn into history | Barack Obama launched his presidency before an estimated 1.5 million people on the National Mall with somber yet confident tones. After being sworn in as the first African-American US leader, President Obama uses his inaugural address to pledge... | |
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| Jan.21 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops complete Gaza withdrawal
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| Jan.22 |
Washington |
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Obama signs order to close Guantanamo President Obama issued 3 executive orders to demonstrate a clean break from the Bush administration
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Congo |
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DR Congo rebel leader arrested |
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| Jan.23 |
Belgium |
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Infants stabbed at creche |
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| Jan.25 |
 Sri Lanka |
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Troops have taken key rebel stronghold The head of Sri Lanka's army: soldiers have seized a key rebel stronghold of Mullaittivu after launching a surprise attack
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| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
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Week-old Gaza cease-fire breached |
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| Jan.28 |
 Global |
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World growth 'worst for 60 years' International Monetary Fund: World economic growth is set to fall to just 0.5% this year, its lowest rate since World War II
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House of Representatives |
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US House passes economic package |
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| Jan.30 |
Iraq |
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Change in the air as Iraq votes |
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| Feb.2 |
 Iran |
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Iran makes first satellite launch Iran has launched its first domestically made satellite into orbit from a Safir-2 rocket. Iran is subject to UN sanctions
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| Feb.9 |
 Melbourne |
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Toll from bush fires claimed 181 Map of Victoria Australia Some people died in their cars trying to escape the fires. Some of the fires in the state of Victoria were started deliberately
| The Victorian bushfires are a series of bushfires that were ignited on 7 February 2009, resulting in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire. Over 500 people injuried.
The fires have destroyed at least 1,834 homes in towns north-east of Melbourn. The fires have left an estimated 7,500 people homeless
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| Feb.11 |
Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai sworn in as PM |
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Siberia |
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Russian and US satellites collide |
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| Feb.12 |
Upstate New York |
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50 die after plane crashes into house
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| Feb.14 |
Rome |
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G7 pledges to avoid protectionism |
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| Feb.18 |
Washington |
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Obama's housing plan 'to help 9m' |
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| Feb.19 |
Kyrgyzstan |
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Parliament votes to close key U.S. base |
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| Feb.20 |
Jerusalem |
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Netanyahu picked to form government |
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| Feb.22 |
Cairo |
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Cairo is hit by deadly bomb blast |
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| Feb.23 |
New York |
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US shares at nearly 12-year low
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| Feb.25 |
Netherlands |
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Nine killed as Turkish plane crashes |
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Bangladesh |
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Guard mutiny 'spreads'
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| Feb.26 |
UN Tribunal |
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Serb ex-president cleared of war crimes |
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Washington |
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Obama to pull troops from Iraq in 2010
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| Mar.2 |
Guinea-Bissau |
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President shot dead |
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USA |
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AIG reports record $61.7bn loss |
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Lahore |
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Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team |
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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 viole...
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Beijing |
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Economy tops China's congress meeting |
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| Mar.6 |
Zimbabwe |
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PM's wife killed in car crash |
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| Mar.7 |
Northern Ireland |
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Two die in Army attack
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| Mar.8 |
Washington |
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Obama reversed stem cell ban |
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| Mar.10 |
Alabama |
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Ten die in shooting spree |
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| Mar.11 |
 West Germany |
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16 killed in school shooting A gunman dressed in military gear killed 16 people in a shooting spree in Germany before he was shot dead by police
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| Mar.13 |
Switzerland |
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Switzerland eases banking secrecy |
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| Mar.14 |
London |
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G20 leaders vow to restore growth
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| Mar.17 |
 Cameroon |
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Pope visits Africa, reaffirms condom ban Benedict XVI refused to soften the Vatican's ban on condom use as he arrived in Africa for his first visit to the continent as pope
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| Mar.18 |
Washington |
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Fed pumps $1.2tn into US economy |
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| Mar.19 |
Austria |
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Fritzl jailed for life in dungeon incest case
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| Mar.20 |
Iran |
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Obama offers Iran 'new beginning' |
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Global |
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IMF: Global economy worst in 60 years| The economic slowdown is so severe that the worldwide economy will contract for the first time in 60 years. The total of goods and services produced around the world is projected t... | |
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| Mar.21 |
Madagascar |
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Opposition leader becomes president
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Pakistan |
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Judge Chaudhry regains top post |
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| Mar.27 |
Tribal Areas |
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Mosque attack kills 50 |
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| Mar.28 |
London |
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Thousands join G-20 protest |
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Global |
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Lights go out across planet for Earth Hour |
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| Mar.29 |
Detroit |
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GM chairman to leave car maker |
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Lahore |
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Gun battle at police academy |
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| Apr.2 |
 London |
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G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis
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| Apr.4 |
North Korea |
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N. Korea launches rocket
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| Apr.5 |
 Italy |
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About 300 dead in strong quake Map of L%27Aquila Italy| A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Italy, after a series of about a hundred minor tremors since January. This quake was caused by movement on a NW-SE trending normal fault.
The majority of the damage occurred in the medieval capital city of the Abruzzo region and the sur... | |
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| Apr.7 |
Italy |
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Death toll rises to 207 in quake |
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| Apr.8 |
Somalia |
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US crew seized by Somali pirates |
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| Apr.10 |
Thailand |
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Thai protests disrupt Asian summit
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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...
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| Apr.15 |
Kenya |
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French warship captures pirates |
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| Apr.17 |
Sweden |
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Court jails Pirate Bay founders
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Trinidad & Tobago |
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Obama offers Cuba 'new beginning' |
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| Apr.18 |
Iran |
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Iran jails journalist as US spy |
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| Apr.20 |
Geneva |
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Walkout at Iran leader's speech
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| Apr.21 |
India |
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Suspected rebels 'stop' train |
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| Apr.22 |
 NW Pakistan |
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Taliban claims victory near Islamabad Militants who implemented Islamic law in violence-plagued Swat Valley last week have now taken control of a neighboring Buner district
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| Apr.24 |
 Mexico |
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'Swine flu' kills 60 Map of Mexico City Mexico The World Health Organization says it suspects flu has killed 60 people and infected 800 others; majority of the cases were in the capital
| The new virus strain is a type of influenza A (H1N1) virus, commonly called the swine flu.
By the end of April, 300 schools had closed across the U.S. and the Mexican government ordered a multi-day shutdown of all non-essential activities in the government and private sector, amounting to a shutdown of most of the economy
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South Africa |
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ANC wins 'outright poll majority'
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| Apr.25 |
Mexico |
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WHO: Mexico flu 'a potential pandemic' |
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| Apr.29 |
Texas |
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First U.S. swine flu death confirmed |
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Geneva |
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WHO raises pandemic alert |
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| Apr.30 |
Mexico |
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Mexico shuts down to control flu
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| May.1 |
Hong Kong |
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'Flu' hotel sealed off |
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| May.3 |
Italy |
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Berlusconi's wife to divorce him
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Global |
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WHO: cases of H1N1 virus now at 787
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| May.6 |
NW Pakistan |
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Pakistani forces, Taliban clash |
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| May.11 |
Tel Aviv |
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Pope addresses Holocaust on Israel visit |
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Ohio |
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Demjanjuk deported to Germany |
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| May.12 |
Sri Lanka |
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War zone hospital 'hit' The government forces have shelled a hospital inside the conflict zone killing at least 49 people
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| May.14 |
Myanmar |
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Suu Kyi taken to prison |
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| May.15 |
West Pakistan |
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Thousands flee fighting
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Sri Lanka |
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Sri Lanka claims last rebel area taken Ministry of Defense: Sri Lankan government soldiers seized the last remaining coastal stretch under the control of Tamil Tiger rebels
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India |
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Congress alliance well ahead in election |
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| May.18 |
Sri Lanka |
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Sri Lanka: Tamil leader has been killed
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| May.19 |
London |
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Speaker quits 'for sake of unity' |
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Jakarta |
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Nearly 100 dead in military plane crash |
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| May.22 |
South Korea |
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Ex-S Korea leader 'kills himself'
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| May.25 |
 North Korea |
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N. Korea conducted second nuclear test North Korea announces that it has conducted a second successful nuclear test at an underground facility near Kilchu
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| May.26 |
North Korea |
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N. Korea fires short-range missiles
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Lahore |
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Huge explosion in central Lahore |
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North Korea |
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N Korea threatens military action |
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| May.27 |
Rome |
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Barcelona claim Champions League glory
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| May.28 |
Brazil |
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Dam bursts after more rain |
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| May.30 |
NW Pakistan |
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Pakistan secures key Swat Valley city
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| Jun.1 |
New York |
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GM enters bankruptcy protection| Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history. General Motors had seen its losses widen following a steep fall in sales ... | |
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 Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France plane crashed Map of Northeastern Brazil| The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact. The plane sent an automatic message signaling a... | |
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| Jun.4 |
Egypt |
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Obama speaks of tensions with Muslims
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London |
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Minister quits, calls for Brown's resignation |
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| Jun.5 |
North Mexico |
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29 children die in day care center fire |
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| Jun.7 |
European Union |
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Center-right does well in EU poll |
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North Korea |
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Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea |
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Lebanon |
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Pro-West bloc retains control |
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| Jun.9 |
New York |
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First Gitmo detainee arrives in U.S. |
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| Jun.11 |
Global |
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WHO declares swine flu pandemic The World Health Organization raised the alert to its highest level, saying the virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global...
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| Jun.12 |
Iran |
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Ahmadinejad has large lead in election
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| Jun.13 |
Tehran |
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Election protests turn violent Map of Tehran Iran| Ahmadinejad declaration as the winner of presidential election brought thousands of supporters of the rival Moussavi onto the streets. Moussavi supporters are crying foul as street clashes have erupted in the aftermath of the polls
Protesters a... | |
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| Jun.14 |
Jerusalem |
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PM calls for demilitarized Palestinian state |
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| Jun.18 |
New Jersey |
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Jetliner lands safely after pilot dies |
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| Jun.21 |
Tehran |
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Iran silences street protesters |
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| Jun.22 |
Tehran |
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Hundreds protest, despite warning |
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| Jun.25 |
Los Angeles |
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Singer Michael Jackson dies Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday after he stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead two hours later
| Jackson had a history of health problems. He began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5; then achieving global fame as a solo artist. Thriller, released in 1982, is the biggest-selling album of all time, shifting 65m copies
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| Jun.28 |
 Honduras |
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President Zelaya forced into exile Troops have ousted the president and flown him out of the country after a power struggle over plans to change the constitution
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Iran |
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British Embassy workers seized in Iran |
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
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Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years
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Baghdad |
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US soldiers leaving Iraq's cities
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Comoros |
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Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard
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Northern Italy |
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14 die in Italian Riviera train-gas blast |
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| Jun.30 |
Comoros |
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Child found alive after Indian Ocean plane crash |
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| Jul.1 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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U.S. launches 'major operation' |
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| Jul.5 |
London |
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Federer win breaks Sampras record |
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 Western China |
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Scores killed in China protests Violence in restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and more than 800 injured
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| Jul.7 |
Los Angeles |
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Emotional farewell to King of Pop |
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| Jul.10 |
Ghana |
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Obama's trip sends message to Africa |
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| Jul.15 |
Iran |
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168 feared dead as plane crashes
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Chechnya |
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Activist Estemirova 'found murdered' |
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| Jul.16 |
Jakarta |
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Deadly blasts hit Jakarta hotels
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| Jul.20 |
Washington |
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Obama hails Apollo 11 astronauts |
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Afghanistan |
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U.S. have deadliest month in Afghanistan |
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| Jul.21 |
India |
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Darkness envelops Asia during eclipse |
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| Jul.24 |
Honduras |
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Zelaya shortly crosses border |
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| Jul.27 |
Northern Nigeria |
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Islamist attacks spread |
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| Jul.31 |
Philippines |
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Corazon Aquino dies |
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| Aug.1 |
Tel Aviv |
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Gunman attacks gay centre |
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| Aug.3 |
Iran |
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Protests in Iran as Ahmadinejad endorsed |
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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 |
Tribal Areas |
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Pakistani Taliban leader 'killed'
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| Aug.8 |
Tehran |
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UK, French embassy employees on trial |
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Manhattan |
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Helicopter and plane collide, 9 died |
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| Aug.10 |
Taiwan |
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'Hundreds lost' in typhoon
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Myanmar |
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Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty' |
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| Aug.11 |
Amazon |
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TV host 'ordered killings' |
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| Aug.12 |
England |
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Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes |
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| Aug.18 |
Siberia |
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62 still missing after blast at plant |
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| Aug.19 |
Baghdad |
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95 killed, 310 injured in Baghdad attacks |
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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 |
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| Aug.23 |
 Athens |
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Fire threat empties Athens suburb Residents of an entire Agios Stefanos have been ordered from their homes as out-of-control wildfires blaze around the Greek capital
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| Aug.25 |
Massachusetts |
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Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, dies The Democratic Massachusetts senator, the brother of ex-President John F Kennedy, has died after battling a brain tumour
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| Aug.27 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Missing girl found 18 years on
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| Aug.30 |
Taiwan |
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Dalai Lama arrives in Taiwan
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Japan |
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Opposition set for victory |
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| Sep.3 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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'Scores die' in explosion |
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Los Angeles |
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Pop legend Michael Jackson buried |
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| Sep.8 |
West Africa |
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600,000 hit by flooding |
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| Sep.9 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama urges action on healthcare
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| Sep.11 |
Taiwan |
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Chen, wife sentenced to life |
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| Sep.15 |
 Japan |
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Hatoyama takes over as PM Parliament has formally confirmed Yukio Hatoyama as the prime minister. His Democratic Party of Japan won a huge poll victory last month
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| Sep.16 |
Washington |
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US cut missile defence plan
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Indonesia |
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Top terror suspect killed in raid |
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| Sep.19 |
Colorado |
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Three Afghans held over US 'plot' |
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| Sep.20 |
Cuba |
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'Peace' concert riles some exiles |
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| Sep.21 |
Honduras |
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Zelaya returns to Honduras |
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| Sep.22 |
New York |
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Summit focuses on climate change |
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| Sep.24 |
Pittsburgh |
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G-20 to supplant G-8 on world stage
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| Sep.25 |
USA |
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Iran 'hiding underground nuclear facility'
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| Sep.26 |
Manila |
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Dozens dead in floods |
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| Sep.27 |
 Switzerland |
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Roman Polanski detained in Zurich 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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Berlin |
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Exit polls show Merkel retains office |
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| Sep.29 |
Samoa |
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85 deaths reported after quake
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| Sep.30 |
Sumatra |
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Indonesia quake death kills thousands Thousands more trapped by collapsed buildings and houses. The quake caused widespread power and phone outages
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| Oct.1 |
Sumatra |
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Quake deaths pass 1,000
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| Oct.2 |
Denmark |
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Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games
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| Oct.4 |
Greece |
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Socialist Papandreou declared winner |
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| Oct.8 |
Paris |
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Culture minister admits sex with 'boys' |
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| Oct.9 |
 Norway |
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Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Obama said that he was 'surprised and deeply humbled' by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Pri...
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| Oct.10 |
Rawalpindi |
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Armed militants hold hostages at army HQ |
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Switzerland |
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Armenia, Turkey sign historic agreement Turkey and Armenia are establishing diplomatic relations after nearly a century of animosity. The border has been closed since 1993
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Philippines |
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Days of flooding, landslides kill 186 |
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| Oct.11 |
Turkey |
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Israel out of NATO event because of Gaza |
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| Oct.12 |
NW Pakistan |
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41 dead in Swat Valley blast |
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| Oct.14 |
Lahore |
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38 killed as police offices attacked
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| Oct.15 |
Colorado |
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'Balloon boy' found alive at home
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| Oct.16 |
Maldives |
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Cabinet meets underwater
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| Oct.17 |
Tribal Areas |
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Major Pakistani ground offensive begins Pakistani soldiers and militants slugged it out the vast tribal region, with more than a dozen insurgents killed in military airstrikes
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| Oct.18 |
Southern Iran |
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Commanders assassinated |
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| Oct.20 |
Kabul |
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Karzai accepts election runoff
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| Oct.23 |
Puerto Rico |
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Fire rages at fuel depot |
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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
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Iran |
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UN team 'visit Iran nuclear site' |
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| Oct.26 |
UN Tribunal |
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Karadzic boycotts start of trial |
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| Oct.27 |
Kabul |
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3 U.N. staff killed in firefight |
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| Oct.28 |
Peshawar |
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Car bomb kills at least 100 in market
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
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US economy is growing once again
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Honduras |
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Honduras rivals resolve deadlock |
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| Nov.1 |
Rawalpindi |
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35 dead in explosion |
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| Nov.2 |
 Kabul |
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Karzai declared elected president Afghan electoral officials declared incumbent President Hamid Karzai the winner of another term in office, after canceling second round of v...
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| Nov.3 |
Czech Republic |
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EU reform treaty passes last test |
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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... | |
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| Nov.6 |
Washington |
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US jobless rate rises to over 10% US Labor Department: The unemployment rate in the US rose to 10.2% in October, which was its highest rate since April 1983
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| Nov.9 |
Berlin |
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Berlin celebrates wall's fall aniversary
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| Nov.19 |
 Belgium |
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Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe' European Union leaders named Herman Van Rompuy, edging out former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a still-vaguely defined job
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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
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| Nov.27 |
Dubai |
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Dubai debt woes 'a drama, but no crisis' |
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| Nov.28 |
Russia |
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Train wreck 'an act of terror'
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| Nov.29 |
Switzerland |
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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
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Iran |
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Iran authorizes 10 new nuke plants |
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| Dec.1 |
Upstate New York |
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Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war |
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| Dec.4 |
Ural |
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152 killed in nightclub blast and fire
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| Dec.8 |
Baghdad |
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Car bombs killed at least 127 people
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| Dec.11 |
USA |
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Tiger Woods to take leave from golf |
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| Dec.13 |
Milan |
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PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack
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| Dec.18 |
England |
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Eurostar trains stuck in tunnel |
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| Dec.19 |
 Denmark |
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Climate deal meets UN qualification Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a US-backed climate deal in Copenhagen as an 'essential beginning'
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Iran |
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Dissident Grand Ayatollah Montazeri dies |
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
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Pope falls in incident at midnight Mass
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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
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| Dec.27 |
Tehran |
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Several killed, 300 arrested in protests |
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| Dec.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.3 |
Gaza |
Israeli ground troops enter Gaza Earlier, the Israelis used ground artillery for the first time in the 8-day-old conflict when tanks fired shells into Gaza
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| Jan.4 |
Gaza |
Israeli forces split Gaza in two |
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| Jan.6 |
Gaza |
10 dead as Israeli missile hits near school |
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| Jan.9 |
Gaza |
Israel, Hamas brush off UN, keep fighting
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| Jan.13 |
Gaza |
Israelis push on into Gaza City |
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| Jan.17 |
Jerusalem |
Israel declares unilateral cease-fire Israel has declared a unilateral cease-fire in the fighting in Gaza beginning at 2 a.m. Sunday. Olmert: Hamas has been dealt a very serious ...
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| Jan.18 |
Gaza |
Hamas agrees to one-week cease-fire |
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| Jan.21 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops complete Gaza withdrawal
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| Jan.22 |
Congo |
DR Congo rebel leader arrested |
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| Jan.25 |
Sri Lanka |
Troops have taken key rebel stronghold The head of Sri Lanka's army: soldiers have seized a key rebel stronghold of Mullaittivu after launching a surprise attack
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| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
Week-old Gaza cease-fire breached |
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| Feb.19 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Parliament votes to close key U.S. base |
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| Feb.25 |
Bangladesh |
Guard mutiny 'spreads'
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| Feb.26 |
UN Tribunal |
Serb ex-president cleared of war crimes |
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| Feb.26 |
Washington |
Obama to pull troops from Iraq in 2010
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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 viole...
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| Mar.7 |
Northern Ireland |
Two die in Army attack
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| Mar.29 |
Lahore |
Gun battle at police academy |
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| Apr.4 |
North Korea |
N. Korea launches rocket
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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...
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| Apr.15 |
Kenya |
French warship captures pirates |
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| Apr.22 |
NW Pakistan |
Taliban claims victory near Islamabad Militants who implemented Islamic law in violence-plagued Swat Valley last week have now taken control of a neighboring Buner district
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| May.6 |
NW Pakistan |
Pakistani forces, Taliban clash |
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| May.11 |
Ohio |
Demjanjuk deported to Germany |
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| May.12 |
Sri Lanka |
War zone hospital 'hit' The government forces have shelled a hospital inside the conflict zone killing at least 49 people
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| May.15 |
West Pakistan |
Thousands flee fighting
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| May.15 |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka claims last rebel area taken Ministry of Defense: Sri Lankan government soldiers seized the last remaining coastal stretch under the control of Tamil Tiger rebels
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| May.18 |
Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka: Tamil leader has been killed
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| May.19 |
Jakarta |
Nearly 100 dead in military plane crash |
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| May.25 |
North Korea |
N. Korea conducted second nuclear test North Korea announces that it has conducted a second successful nuclear test at an underground facility near Kilchu
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| May.26 |
North Korea |
N. Korea fires short-range missiles
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| May.26 |
North Korea |
N Korea threatens military action |
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| May.30 |
NW Pakistan |
Pakistan secures key Swat Valley city
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| Jun.14 |
Jerusalem |
PM calls for demilitarized Palestinian state |
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| Jun.28 |
Honduras |
President Zelaya forced into exile Troops have ousted the president and flown him out of the country after a power struggle over plans to change the constitution
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| Jun.29 |
Baghdad |
US soldiers leaving Iraq's cities
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| Jul.1 |
Southern Afghanistan |
U.S. launches 'major operation' |
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| Jul.20 |
Afghanistan |
U.S. have deadliest month in Afghanistan |
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| Jul.27 |
Northern Nigeria |
Islamist attacks spread |
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| Aug.7 |
Tribal Areas |
Pakistani Taliban leader 'killed'
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| Aug.21 |
Iran |
Defence minister-designate on Interpol list |
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| Sep.3 |
Northern Afghanistan |
'Scores die' in explosion |
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| Sep.16 |
Washington |
US cut missile defence plan
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| Oct.9 |
Norway |
Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Obama said that he was 'surprised and deeply humbled' by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Pri...
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| Oct.10 |
Rawalpindi |
Armed militants hold hostages at army HQ |
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| Oct.10 |
Switzerland |
Armenia, Turkey sign historic agreement 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.11 |
Turkey |
Israel out of NATO event because of Gaza |
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| Oct.12 |
NW Pakistan |
41 dead in Swat Valley blast |
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| Oct.14 |
Lahore |
38 killed as police offices attacked
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| Oct.17 |
Tribal Areas |
Major Pakistani ground offensive begins Pakistani soldiers and militants slugged it out the vast tribal region, with more than a dozen insurgents killed in military airstrikes
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| Oct.18 |
Southern Iran |
Commanders assassinated |
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| Oct.25 |
Iran |
UN team 'visit Iran nuclear site' |
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| Oct.26 |
UN Tribunal |
Karadzic boycotts start of trial |
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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... | |
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| Nov.29 |
Iran |
Iran authorizes 10 new nuke plants |
|
| Dec.1 |
Upstate New York |
Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war |
|
| Dec.30 |
Afghanistan |
Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman
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| 2009 |
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| Jan.11 |
Sulawesi |
Ferry disaster leaves 246 missing 21 have been rescued. Rescue crews continued their search for the missing a day after The Teratai Prima capsized off the coast of Majena
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| Jan.15 |
New York |
Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River A US Airways plane with 155 people on board went into a chilly river, apparently after striking birds upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport
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| Feb.9 |
Melbourne |
Toll from bush fires claimed 181 Map of Victoria Australia Some people died in their cars trying to escape the fires. Some of the fires in the state of Victoria were started deliberately
| The Victorian bushfires are a series of bushfires that were ignited on 7 February 2009, resulting in Australia's highest ever loss of life from a bushfire. Over 500 people injuried.
The fires have destroyed at least 1,834 homes in towns north-east of Melbourn. The fires have left an estimated 7,500 people homeless
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| Feb.11 |
Siberia |
Russian and US satellites collide |
|
| Feb.12 |
Upstate New York |
50 die after plane crashes into house
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| Feb.25 |
Netherlands |
Nine killed as Turkish plane crashes |
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| Mar.6 |
Zimbabwe |
PM's wife killed in car crash |
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| Apr.5 |
Italy |
About 300 dead in strong quake Map of L%27Aquila Italy| A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Italy, after a series of about a hundred minor tremors since January. This quake was caused by movement on a NW-SE trending normal fault.
The majority of the damage occurred in the medieval capital city of the Abruzzo region and the sur... | |
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| Apr.7 |
Italy |
Death toll rises to 207 in quake |
|
| Apr.24 |
Mexico |
'Swine flu' kills 60 Map of Mexico City Mexico The World Health Organization says it suspects flu has killed 60 people and infected 800 others; majority of the cases were in the capital
| The new virus strain is a type of influenza A (H1N1) virus, commonly called the swine flu.
By the end of April, 300 schools had closed across the U.S. and the Mexican government ordered a multi-day shutdown of all non-essential activities in the government and private sector, amounting to a shutdown of most of the economy
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| Apr.25 |
Mexico |
WHO: Mexico flu 'a potential pandemic' |
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| Apr.29 |
Texas |
First U.S. swine flu death confirmed |
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| Apr.29 |
Geneva |
WHO raises pandemic alert |
|
| Apr.30 |
Mexico |
Mexico shuts down to control flu
|
| May.1 |
Hong Kong |
'Flu' hotel sealed off |
|
| May.3 |
Global |
WHO: cases of H1N1 virus now at 787
|
| May.19 |
Jakarta |
Nearly 100 dead in military plane crash |
|
| May.22 |
South Korea |
Ex-S Korea leader 'kills himself'
|
| May.28 |
Brazil |
Dam bursts after more rain |
|
| Jun.1 |
Northeastern Brazil |
Air France plane crashed Map of Northeastern Brazil| The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact. The plane sent an automatic message signaling a... | |
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| Jun.5 |
North Mexico |
29 children die in day care center fire |
|
| Jun.11 |
Global |
WHO declares swine flu pandemic The World Health Organization raised the alert to its highest level, saying the virus has spread to enough countries to be considered a global...
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| Jun.18 |
New Jersey |
Jetliner lands safely after pilot dies |
|
| Jun.29 |
Comoros |
Yemeni plane crashes with 154 aboard
|
| Jun.29 |
Northern Italy |
14 die in Italian Riviera train-gas blast |
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| Jun.30 |
Comoros |
Child found alive after Indian Ocean plane crash |
|
| Jul.15 |
Iran |
168 feared dead as plane crashes
|
| Jul.21 |
India |
Darkness envelops Asia during eclipse |
|
| Aug.8 |
Manhattan |
Helicopter and plane collide, 9 died |
|
| Aug.10 |
Taiwan |
'Hundreds lost' in typhoon
|
| Aug.18 |
Siberia |
62 still missing after blast at plant |
|
| Aug.23 |
Athens |
Fire threat empties Athens suburb Residents of an entire Agios Stefanos have been ordered from their homes as out-of-control wildfires blaze around the Greek capital
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| Sep.8 |
West Africa |
600,000 hit by flooding |
|
| Sep.26 |
Manila |
Dozens dead in floods |
|
| Sep.29 |
Samoa |
85 deaths reported after quake
|
| Sep.30 |
Sumatra |
Indonesia quake death kills thousands Thousands more trapped by collapsed buildings and houses. The quake caused widespread power and phone outages
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| Oct.1 |
Sumatra |
Quake deaths pass 1,000
|
| Oct.10 |
Philippines |
Days of flooding, landslides kill 186 |
|
| Oct.15 |
Colorado |
'Balloon boy' found alive at home
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| Oct.23 |
Puerto Rico |
Fire rages at fuel depot |
|
| Nov.28 |
Russia |
Train wreck 'an act of terror'
|
| Dec.4 |
Ural |
152 killed in nightclub blast and fire
|
| Dec.18 |
England |
Eurostar trains stuck in tunnel |
|
|
| 2009 |
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| Mar.2 |
Lahore |
Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team |
|
| May.27 |
Rome |
Barcelona claim Champions League glory
|
| Jul.5 |
London |
Federer win breaks Sampras record |
|
| Oct.2 |
Denmark |
Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games
|
| Dec.11 |
USA |
Tiger Woods to take leave from golf |
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|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Russia |
Gazprom cuts off Ukraine's gas |
|
| Jan.6 |
European Union |
European gas supplies disrupted Several countries say their supplies of Russian gas have been cut sharply amid an energy price dispute between Moscow and Ukraine
|
| Jan.17 |
Moscow |
'Gas to flow' after deal |
|
| Jan.28 |
Global |
World growth 'worst for 60 years' International Monetary Fund: World economic growth is set to fall to just 0.5% this year, its lowest rate since World War II
|
| Jan.28 |
House of Representatives |
US House passes economic package |
|
| Feb.14 |
Rome |
G7 pledges to avoid protectionism |
|
| Feb.18 |
Washington |
Obama's housing plan 'to help 9m' |
|
| Feb.23 |
New York |
US shares at nearly 12-year low
|
| Mar.2 |
USA |
AIG reports record $61.7bn loss |
|
| Mar.4 |
Beijing |
Economy tops China's congress meeting |
|
| Mar.13 |
Switzerland |
Switzerland eases banking secrecy |
|
| Mar.14 |
London |
G20 leaders vow to restore growth
|
| Mar.18 |
Washington |
Fed pumps $1.2tn into US economy |
|
| Mar.20 |
Global |
IMF: Global economy worst in 60 years| The economic slowdown is so severe that the worldwide economy will contract for the first time in 60 years. The total of goods and services produced around the world is projected t... | |
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| Mar.29 |
Detroit |
GM chairman to leave car maker |
|
| Apr.2 |
London |
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis
|
| Apr.17 |
Sweden |
Court jails Pirate Bay founders
|
| Apr.30 |
Mexico |
Mexico shuts down to control flu
|
| Jun.1 |
New York |
GM enters bankruptcy protection| Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history. General Motors had seen its losses widen following a steep fall in sales ... | |
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| Jun.25 |
Los Angeles |
Singer Michael Jackson dies Paramedics were called to the singer's home around midday after he stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead two hours later
| Jackson had a history of health problems. He began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5; then achieving global fame as a solo artist. Thriller, released in 1982, is the biggest-selling album of all time, shifting 65m copies
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years
|
| Jul.7 |
Los Angeles |
Emotional farewell to King of Pop |
|
| Aug.11 |
Amazon |
TV host 'ordered killings' |
|
| Sep.3 |
Los Angeles |
Pop legend Michael Jackson buried |
|
| Sep.9 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama urges action on healthcare
|
| Sep.20 |
Cuba |
'Peace' concert riles some exiles |
|
| Sep.24 |
Pittsburgh |
G-20 to supplant G-8 on world stage
|
| Sep.27 |
Switzerland |
Roman Polanski detained in Zurich 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
|
| Oct.29 |
Washington |
US economy is growing once again
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| Nov.6 |
Washington |
US jobless rate rises to over 10% US Labor Department: The unemployment rate in the US rose to 10.2% in October, which was its highest rate since April 1983
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| Nov.27 |
Dubai |
Dubai debt woes 'a drama, but no crisis' |
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|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.22 |
Congo |
DR Congo rebel leader arrested |
|
| Jan.23 |
Belgium |
Infants stabbed at creche |
|
| Feb.22 |
Cairo |
Cairo is hit by deadly bomb blast |
|
| Feb.26 |
UN Tribunal |
Serb ex-president cleared of war crimes |
|
| Mar.2 |
Guinea-Bissau |
President shot dead |
|
| Mar.2 |
Lahore |
Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team |
|
| 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 viole...
|
| Mar.7 |
Northern Ireland |
Two die in Army attack
|
| Mar.10 |
Alabama |
Ten die in shooting spree |
|
| Mar.11 |
West Germany |
16 killed in school shooting A gunman dressed in military gear killed 16 people in a shooting spree in Germany before he was shot dead by police
|
| Mar.19 |
Austria |
Fritzl jailed for life in dungeon incest case
|
| Mar.27 |
Tribal Areas |
Mosque attack kills 50 |
|
| Apr.8 |
Somalia |
US crew seized by Somali pirates |
|
| 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...
|
| Apr.15 |
Kenya |
French warship captures pirates |
|
| Apr.17 |
Sweden |
Court jails Pirate Bay founders
|
| Apr.18 |
Iran |
Iran jails journalist as US spy |
|
| Apr.21 |
India |
Suspected rebels 'stop' train |
|
| May.11 |
Ohio |
Demjanjuk deported to Germany |
|
| May.26 |
Lahore |
Huge explosion in central Lahore |
|
| Jun.7 |
North Korea |
Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea |
|
| Jun.9 |
New York |
First Gitmo detainee arrives in U.S. |
|
| Jun.29 |
New York |
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years
|
| Jul.15 |
Chechnya |
Activist Estemirova 'found murdered' |
|
| Jul.16 |
Jakarta |
Deadly blasts hit Jakarta hotels
|
| Aug.1 |
Tel Aviv |
Gunman attacks gay centre |
|
| Aug.4 |
North Korea |
N. Korean leader pardons U.S. journalists
|
| Aug.8 |
Tehran |
UK, French embassy employees on trial |
|
| Aug.10 |
Myanmar |
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty' |
|
| Aug.11 |
Amazon |
TV host 'ordered killings' |
|
| Aug.12 |
England |
Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes |
|
| Aug.19 |
Baghdad |
95 killed, 310 injured in Baghdad attacks |
|
| 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 |
Iran |
Defence minister-designate on Interpol list |
|
| Aug.27 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Missing girl found 18 years on
|
| Sep.11 |
Taiwan |
Chen, wife sentenced to life |
|
| Sep.16 |
Indonesia |
Top terror suspect killed in raid |
|
| Sep.19 |
Colorado |
Three Afghans held over US 'plot' |
|
| Sep.27 |
Switzerland |
Roman Polanski detained in Zurich 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
|
| Oct.8 |
Paris |
Culture minister admits sex with 'boys' |
|
| Oct.10 |
Rawalpindi |
Armed militants hold hostages at army HQ |
|
| Oct.12 |
NW Pakistan |
41 dead in Swat Valley blast |
|
| Oct.18 |
Southern Iran |
Commanders assassinated |
|
| 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
|
| Oct.26 |
UN Tribunal |
Karadzic boycotts start of trial |
|
| Oct.27 |
Kabul |
3 U.N. staff killed in firefight |
|
| Oct.28 |
Peshawar |
Car bomb kills at least 100 in market
|
| Nov.1 |
Rawalpindi |
35 dead in explosion |
|
| 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... | |
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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
|
| Nov.28 |
Russia |
Train wreck 'an act of terror'
|
| Dec.8 |
Baghdad |
Car bombs killed at least 127 people
|
| Dec.13 |
Milan |
PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack
|
| 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
|
| Dec.30 |
Afghanistan |
Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman
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|
| 2009 |
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| Jan.17 |
Moscow |
'Gas to flow' after deal |
|
| Jan.20 |
Washington |
President Obama sworn into history | Barack Obama launched his presidency before an estimated 1.5 million people on the National Mall with somber yet confident tones. After being sworn in as the first African-American US leader, President Obama uses his inaugural address to pledge... | |
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| Jan.22 |
Washington |
Obama signs order to close Guantanamo President Obama issued 3 executive orders to demonstrate a clean break from the Bush administration
|
| Jan.28 |
House of Representatives |
US House passes economic package |
|
| Jan.30 |
Iraq |
Change in the air as Iraq votes |
|
| Feb.2 |
Iran |
Iran makes first satellite launch Iran has launched its first domestically made satellite into orbit from a Safir-2 rocket. Iran is subject to UN sanctions
|
| Feb.11 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai sworn in as PM |
|
| Feb.19 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Parliament votes to close key U.S. base |
|
| Feb.20 |
Jerusalem |
Netanyahu picked to form government |
|
| Mar.4 |
Beijing |
Economy tops China's congress meeting |
|
| Mar.6 |
Zimbabwe |
PM's wife killed in car crash |
|
| Mar.8 |
Washington |
Obama reversed stem cell ban |
|
| Mar.14 |
London |
G20 leaders vow to restore growth
|
| Mar.17 |
Cameroon |
Pope visits Africa, reaffirms condom ban Benedict XVI refused to soften the Vatican's ban on condom use as he arrived in Africa for his first visit to the continent as pope
|
| Mar.20 |
Iran |
Obama offers Iran 'new beginning' |
|
| Mar.21 |
Madagascar |
Opposition leader becomes president
|
| Mar.21 |
Pakistan |
Judge Chaudhry regains top post |
|
| Mar.28 |
London |
Thousands join G-20 protest |
|
| Mar.28 |
Global |
Lights go out across planet for Earth Hour |
|
| Apr.2 |
London |
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis
|
| Apr.10 |
Thailand |
Thai protests disrupt Asian summit
|
| Apr.17 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
Obama offers Cuba 'new beginning' |
|
| Apr.18 |
Iran |
Iran jails journalist as US spy |
|
| Apr.20 |
Geneva |
Walkout at Iran leader's speech
|
| Apr.24 |
South Africa |
ANC wins 'outright poll majority'
|
| May.3 |
Italy |
Berlusconi's wife to divorce him
|
| May.11 |
Tel Aviv |
Pope addresses Holocaust on Israel visit |
|
| May.14 |
Myanmar |
Suu Kyi taken to prison |
|
| May.15 |
India |
Congress alliance well ahead in election |
|
| May.19 |
London |
Speaker quits 'for sake of unity' |
|
| May.22 |
South Korea |
Ex-S Korea leader 'kills himself'
|
| May.26 |
North Korea |
N Korea threatens military action |
|
| Jun.4 |
Egypt |
Obama speaks of tensions with Muslims
|
| Jun.4 |
London |
Minister quits, calls for Brown's resignation |
|
| Jun.7 |
European Union |
Center-right does well in EU poll |
|
| Jun.7 |
North Korea |
Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea |
|
| Jun.7 |
Lebanon |
Pro-West bloc retains control |
|
| Jun.12 |
Iran |
Ahmadinejad has large lead in election
|
| Jun.13 |
Tehran |
Election protests turn violent Map of Tehran Iran| Ahmadinejad declaration as the winner of presidential election brought thousands of supporters of the rival Moussavi onto the streets. Moussavi supporters are crying foul as street clashes have erupted in the aftermath of the polls
Protesters a... | |
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| Jun.14 |
Jerusalem |
PM calls for demilitarized Palestinian state |
|
| Jun.21 |
Tehran |
Iran silences street protesters |
|
| Jun.22 |
Tehran |
Hundreds protest, despite warning |
|
| Jun.28 |
Iran |
British Embassy workers seized in Iran |
|
| Jul.5 |
Western China |
Scores killed in China protests Violence in restive western region of Xinjiang has left at least 140 people dead and more than 800 injured
|
| Jul.10 |
Ghana |
Obama's trip sends message to Africa |
|
| Jul.15 |
Chechnya |
Activist Estemirova 'found murdered' |
|
| Jul.20 |
Washington |
Obama hails Apollo 11 astronauts |
|
| Jul.24 |
Honduras |
Zelaya shortly crosses border |
|
| Jul.31 |
Philippines |
Corazon Aquino dies |
|
| Aug.1 |
Tel Aviv |
Gunman attacks gay centre |
|
| Aug.3 |
Iran |
Protests in Iran as Ahmadinejad endorsed |
|
| Aug.4 |
North Korea |
N. Korean leader pardons U.S. journalists
|
| Aug.8 |
Tehran |
UK, French embassy employees on trial |
|
| Aug.10 |
Myanmar |
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi 'guilty' |
|
| Aug.21 |
Iran |
Defence minister-designate on Interpol list |
|
| Aug.25 |
Massachusetts |
Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, dies The Democratic Massachusetts senator, the brother of ex-President John F Kennedy, has died after battling a brain tumour
|
| Aug.30 |
Taiwan |
Dalai Lama arrives in Taiwan
|
| Aug.30 |
Japan |
Opposition set for victory |
|
| Sep.9 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama urges action on healthcare
|
| Sep.11 |
Taiwan |
Chen, wife sentenced to life |
|
| Sep.15 |
Japan |
Hatoyama takes over as PM Parliament has formally confirmed Yukio Hatoyama as the prime minister. His Democratic Party of Japan won a huge poll victory last month
|
| Sep.21 |
Honduras |
Zelaya returns to Honduras |
|
| Sep.22 |
New York |
Summit focuses on climate change |
|
| Sep.24 |
Pittsburgh |
G-20 to supplant G-8 on world stage
|
| Sep.25 |
USA |
Iran 'hiding underground nuclear facility'
|
| Sep.27 |
Berlin |
Exit polls show Merkel retains office |
|
| Oct.4 |
Greece |
Socialist Papandreou declared winner |
|
| Oct.8 |
Paris |
Culture minister admits sex with 'boys' |
|
| Oct.9 |
Norway |
Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Obama said that he was 'surprised and deeply humbled' by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Pri...
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| Oct.10 |
Switzerland |
Armenia, Turkey sign historic agreement 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.11 |
Turkey |
Israel out of NATO event because of Gaza |
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| Oct.16 |
Maldives |
Cabinet meets underwater
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| Oct.20 |
Kabul |
Karzai accepts election runoff
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| Oct.25 |
Iran |
UN team 'visit Iran nuclear site' |
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| Oct.29 |
Honduras |
Honduras rivals resolve deadlock |
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| Nov.2 |
Kabul |
Karzai declared elected president Afghan electoral officials declared incumbent President Hamid Karzai the winner of another term in office, after canceling second round of v...
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| Nov.3 |
Czech Republic |
EU reform treaty passes last test |
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| Nov.9 |
Berlin |
Berlin celebrates wall's fall aniversary
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| Nov.19 |
Belgium |
Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe' European Union leaders named Herman Van Rompuy, edging out former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a still-vaguely defined job
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| Nov.29 |
Switzerland |
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
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| Nov.29 |
Iran |
Iran authorizes 10 new nuke plants |
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| Dec.1 |
Upstate New York |
Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war |
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| Dec.13 |
Milan |
PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack
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| Dec.19 |
Denmark |
Climate deal meets UN qualification Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a US-backed climate deal in Copenhagen as an 'essential beginning'
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| Dec.19 |
Iran |
Dissident Grand Ayatollah Montazeri dies |
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope falls in incident at midnight Mass
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| Dec.27 |
Tehran |
Several killed, 300 arrested in protests |
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