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 Sumatra |
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Quake deaths pass 1,000 
Map of Padang Indonesia Corpses lay stacked outside hospitals, as night fell casting nearly the entire city in darkness hours after the region's second strong earthquake
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Iran |
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Iran to invite nuclear inspectors 'soon'
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Sumatra |
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Race to save quake buried |
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Tonga |
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Strong quake shakes Tonga |
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| Oct.2 |
 Denmark |
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Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games Map of Copenhagen Denmark Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics, after Rio de Janeiro was chosen to stage the 2016 Games
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Sumatra |
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Thousands still trapped by quake Almost 3,000 people are still trapped under rubble. Rescue teams from several countries are heading in a last push
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Sumatra |
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UN chief: 1,100 dead in Indonesia quakes |
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Sumatra |
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Entire villages buried by quakes 90 percent of the residents -- as many as a few hundred people -- were buried, just one piece of the devastation from two large earthquakes
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Sumatra |
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Aid flows in to quake-hit Sumatra |
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Philippines |
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Typhoon bears down on Philippines |
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| Oct.3 |
 Ireland |
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Ireland backs EU's Lisbon Treaty Irish voters have strongly endorsed the European Union's Treaty - 16 months after their first vote rejecting it plunged EU reforms into dead...
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Sumatra |
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Up to 4,000 buried in quake rubble
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Sicily |
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Death toll from mudslides now 21 |
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Sumatra |
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Hopes dim for quake-hit Sumatra |
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Afghanistan |
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Soldiers killed in Afghan battle
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| Oct.4 |
Iran |
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U.N. to inspect Iran plant this month
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Philippines |
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15 dead as Typhoon whips Philippines |
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 Greece |
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Socialist Papandreou declared winner| The opposition party defeated the incumbent center-right government of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis. George Papandreou promised to chart ... | |
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Samoa |
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Samoans commemorate tsunami dead |
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| Oct.5 |
Washington |
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US 'needs time' on Afghan troops
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Jerusalem |
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Police guard holy site after riots
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North Korea |
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N. Korea 'to return to talks' |
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South Africa |
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Australia retain Champions Trophy |
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Sumatra |
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Sumatra relief effort increased |
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| Oct.6 |
Uganda |
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Rwanda genocide suspect arrested
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Washington |
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Obama aware of Afghan differences |
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Switzerland |
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Swiss fight Polanski appeal against arrest |
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| Oct.7 |
 Rome |
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Berlusconi immunity law overruled Italy's constitutional court has overturned a law granting Prime Minister immunity from prosecution while in office
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USA |
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Scientists: massive ring around Saturn
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Somalia |
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Pirates attack navy ship 'in error' |
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Melanesia |
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Tsunami warning in south Pacific A warning has been issued for 11 nations in the south-west Pacific, including Papua New Guinea, after a 7.8 earthquake off Vanuatu
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 Kabul |
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Blast outside India embassy At least 7 people have been killed and more than 60 injured in a large explosion near the interior ministry office and the Indian embassy
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Global |
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Nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide is Muslim |
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Tokyo |
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Typhoon lashes Japan on landfall |
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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 Thailand | |
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Czech Republic |
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Czech president's new treaty snag |
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Philippines |
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Landslides kill more than 120
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Paris |
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Minister won't resign over 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 Prize | |
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Amazon |
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Fugitive TV host surrenders
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Global |
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IOC add rugby 7 and golf to Olympics |
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Haiti |
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U.N. plane crash in Haiti kills 11 |
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Beijing |
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Nations urge early N Korea talks
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Mexico |
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FBI: Top 10 fugitive captured in Mexico |
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| Oct.10 |
 Rawalpindi |
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Armed militants hold hostages at army HQ Map of Rawalpindi| At least 4 gunmen were holding 10 to 15 people hostage inside army headquarters in after an attack left at least 10 people dead. Six soldiers and four militants were killed in the initia... | |
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 Switzerland |
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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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 Philippines |
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Days of flooding, landslides kill 186| Tropical depression Parma, known locally as Pepeng, dumped as much as 36 inches of rain. Another 93 people have been injured | |
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Rawalpindi |
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Hostages at army HQ released
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Washington |
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Obama to end military gay policy |
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| Oct.11 |
Iran |
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'Election protestors' sentenced to death
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Sunni Triangle |
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Ramadi on high alert after car bombings |
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Tribal Areas |
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Pakistan 'to strike at militants' |
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 Turkey |
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Israel out of NATO event because of Gaza| Turkey excluded Israel from a planned NATO military exercise partly because of Turkey's criticism of Gaza offensive nearly a year ago | |
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Washington |
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Clinton warning to Afghan leader |
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| Oct.12 |
NW Pakistan |
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41 dead in Swat Valley blast Map of Shangla Pakistan| About 45 people were injured in the explosion in the Shangla district at a security forces checkpoint | |
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UN |
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Food production 'must rise 70%' |
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Kabul |
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Afghan quits election commission |
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| Oct.13 |
Moscow |
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Clinton: Russia yet to back Iran sanctions |
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Egypt |
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Woman protest ban on austere veil |
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 U.S. Senate |
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Senate panel passes health bill A Senate committee has approved a bill to reform healthcare, a key step in President Barack Obama's attempt to overhaul the system
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China |
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Fall in China trade figures eases |
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| Oct.14 |
London |
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UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan |
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Lahore |
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38 killed as police offices attacked Map of Lahore| Militants have attacked police offices in the eastern city of Lahore, with a number of people reported to have been killed | |
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| Oct.15 |
New York |
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US banks' profits beat forecasts
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UN |
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More than 1 billion going hungry, U.N. say |
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Colorado |
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'Balloon boy' found alive at home| 6-year-old Falcon Heene thought to have been carried away by a helium balloon was in fact hiding in a box in an attic at home | |
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Sydney |
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Terror suspects convicted |
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| Oct.16 |
USA |
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North Korean diplomat to visit US |
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Honduras |
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Ousted Zelaya has deadline |
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Cairo |
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Ghana U-20 world champs after shoot-out |
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 Maldives |
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Cabinet meets underwater Map of Maldives| The government has held a cabinet meeting about five metres (16ft) underwater to highlight the threat of global warming | |
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| Oct.17 |
Tribal Areas |
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Major Pakistani ground offensive begins Map of South Waziristan Pakistan 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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Madrid |
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Big anti-abortion rally
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Washington |
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Senator Kerry warns on Afghan troops |
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| Oct.18 |
 Southern Iran |
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Commanders assassinated Map of Sistan-Baluchistan Iran| Several top commanders in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have been killed in a suicide bombing in the south-east of the country. 31 people died in the attack, in the Pishin region; and more than 25 were injured.
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Sao Paulo |
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Brilliant Button clinches title |
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Tribal Areas |
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Taliban fighters resist Pakistani assault |
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Washington |
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US decision after Afghan result |
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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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East Africa |
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China ups rescue effort for hijacked ship |
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Jerusalem |
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Peres rejects U.N. Gaza report |
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Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan's run-off poll hailed |
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Kabul |
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Karzai accepts election runoff| Afghan President bowed to Western pressure, agreeing to take part in a presidential runoff vote in two weeks | |
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Kabul |
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Sack Afghan poll officials - UN |
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| Oct.21 |
Tehran |
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Iran nuclear fuel deal 'agreed' Iran and 3 world powers have been handed a draft agreement aimed at reducing international concerns over Tehran's nuclear program
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UN |
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World failing to dent heroin trade
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Washington |
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Plans bailout firm bonus cut |
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Philadelphia |
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Phillies beat Dodgers to win NL pennant |
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| Oct.22 |
USA |
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US raids hit Mexican drug cartel
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Iraq |
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Iraqis top list of refugees seeking asylum |
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 Guatemala |
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Officials seize cocaine submarine Guatemalan and US authorities have seized a makeshift submarine loaded with 10 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of $200m
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North Korea |
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N Korea food shortage 'desperate'
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Pakistan |
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Suicide bomber kills 7 |
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| Oct.23 |
 Puerto Rico |
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Fire rages at fuel depot Map of San Juan Puerto Rico| It could take a week to extinguish a massive fire that sending a thick black cloud of smoke over large parts of metro San Juan | |
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Iran |
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Iran delays reply on nuclear plan |
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Kabul |
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Run-off campaigning begins
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| Oct.24 |
Tribal Areas |
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Pakistan takes key Taliban town of Kotkai Troops took the town after days of bombardments. 3 soldiers and 4 Taliban were reported killed in the fighting overnight
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Washington |
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US declares swine flu 'emergency' resident Barack Obama has declared swine flu a national emergency and signed the proclamation concerning the 2009 H1N1 outbreak
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Saudi Arabia |
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Lashes for woman journalist |
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Puerto Rico |
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Health fears grow over blaze |
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Global |
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'350' demonstrations on climate change |
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Iran |
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U.N. in Iran to inspect nuke facility International officials from IAEA arrived in Iran to inspect a newly disclosed nuclear facility near the city of Qom
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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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Iran |
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UN team 'visit Iran nuclear site' Map of Qom Iran| A team from the nuclear watchdog has inspected a previously secret uranium enrichment plant in Iran, near the holy city of Qom | |
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Washington |
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Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath
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New York |
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Yankees eliminated Angels in Game 6 |
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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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Western Afghanistan |
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DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes Three Drug Enforcement Administration personnel were among 14 Americans killed when three helicopters went down
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Puerto Rico |
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FBI, ATF investigate fuel depot fire |
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Kabul |
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Afghan rivals row over poll chief |
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Czech Republic |
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Czech court to hear Lisbon case |
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| Oct.27 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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8 U.S. troops killed
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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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Pakistan |
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Clinton in Pakistan to rewrite relations |
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| Oct.28 |
Peshawar |
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Car bomb kills at least 100 in market Map of Peshawar 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 weeks. The Taliban have denied being behind this bombing
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USA |
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Agassi admits use of crystal meth |
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UN |
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UN chief condemns Kabul killings |
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European Union |
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EU leaders brace for tough summit |
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
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US economy is growing once again The economy grew at an annual pace of 3.5% between July and September, its first expansion in more than a year
| Some economists think there could be further setbacks. The growth was helped by a substantial government spending plan, including a scheme to boost car sales
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 Somalia |
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Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping Paul Chandler, 59, being held by Somali pirates has spoken to TV from aboard a container ship where they are being held hostage
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China |
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Search on for parents of 60 lost children |
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Belgium |
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EU clears hurdle to Lisbon treaty |
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 Honduras |
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Honduras rivals resolve deadlock| The interim leader says he is ready to sign a pact to end its crisis which could include the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya | |
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 Argentina |
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Strikes paralyze Buenos Aires The capital city was beset by strikes, with teachers, doctors and transit employees refusing to work over money matters
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| Oct.30 |
European Union |
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EU strikes climate funding deal The EU has agreed a conditional deal on how to help other nations fight global warming, but set no figure on what it would pay
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Colombia |
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Deal allows U.S. to use Colombia bases
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Philippines |
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Fourth storm lashes Philippines |
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| Oct.31 |
United Arab Emirates |
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Hillary Clinton met Mahmoud Abbas |
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Kabul |
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Afghan rivals talk over vote boycott |
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Ohio |
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Six bodies at rapist's house
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Jerusalem |
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Clinton urges new Mid-East talks
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Philippines |
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Fourth typhoon in month hits Philippines
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| 2009 |
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| Oct.1 |
Iran |
Iran to invite nuclear inspectors 'soon'
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| Oct.3 |
Afghanistan |
Soldiers killed in Afghan battle
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| Oct.5 |
Washington |
US 'needs time' on Afghan troops
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| Oct.6 |
Uganda |
Rwanda genocide suspect arrested
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| Oct.6 |
Washington |
Obama aware of Afghan differences |
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| Oct.7 |
Somalia |
Pirates attack navy ship 'in error' |
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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 Prize | |
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| Oct.9 |
Beijing |
Nations urge early N Korea talks
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| Oct.10 |
Rawalpindi |
Armed militants hold hostages at army HQ Map of Rawalpindi| At least 4 gunmen were holding 10 to 15 people hostage inside army headquarters in after an attack left at least 10 people dead. Six soldiers and four militants were killed in the initia... | |
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| Oct.10 |
Switzerland |
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
| Neither the Armenians nor the Turks gave a closing statement after the signing
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| Oct.10 |
Washington |
Obama to end military gay policy |
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| Oct.11 |
Tribal Areas |
Pakistan 'to strike at militants' |
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| Oct.11 |
Turkey |
Israel out of NATO event because of Gaza| Turkey excluded Israel from a planned NATO military exercise partly because of Turkey's criticism of Gaza offensive nearly a year ago | |
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| Oct.12 |
NW Pakistan |
41 dead in Swat Valley blast Map of Shangla Pakistan| About 45 people were injured in the explosion in the Shangla district at a security forces checkpoint | |
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| Oct.14 |
London |
UK sends 500 more to Afghanistan |
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| Oct.14 |
Lahore |
38 killed as police offices attacked Map of Lahore| Militants have attacked police offices in the eastern city of Lahore, with a number of people reported to have been killed | |
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| Oct.17 |
Tribal Areas |
Major Pakistani ground offensive begins Map of South Waziristan Pakistan Pakistani soldiers and militants slugged it out the vast tribal region, with more than a dozen insurgents killed in military airstrikes
| 30,000 troops, backed by artillery, had moved into the region where Pakistan Taliban leader Mehsud is based
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| Oct.17 |
Washington |
Senator Kerry warns on Afghan troops |
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| Oct.18 |
Southern Iran |
Commanders assassinated Map of Sistan-Baluchistan Iran| Several top commanders in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have been killed in a suicide bombing in the south-east of the country. 31 people died in the attack, in the Pishin region; and more than 25 were injured.
Shi... | |
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| Oct.18 |
Tribal Areas |
Taliban fighters resist Pakistani assault |
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| Oct.18 |
Washington |
US decision after Afghan result |
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| Oct.22 |
Guatemala |
Officials seize cocaine submarine Guatemalan and US authorities have seized a makeshift submarine loaded with 10 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of $200m
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| Oct.24 |
Tribal Areas |
Pakistan takes key Taliban town of Kotkai Troops took the town after days of bombardments. 3 soldiers and 4 Taliban were reported killed in the fighting overnight
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| Oct.24 |
Iran |
U.N. in Iran to inspect nuke facility International officials from IAEA arrived in Iran to inspect a newly disclosed nuclear facility near the city of Qom
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| Oct.25 |
Iran |
UN team 'visit Iran nuclear site' Map of Qom Iran| A team from the nuclear watchdog has inspected a previously secret uranium enrichment plant in Iran, near the holy city of Qom | |
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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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| Oct.26 |
Western Afghanistan |
DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes Three Drug Enforcement Administration personnel were among 14 Americans killed when three helicopters went down
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| Oct.27 |
Southern Afghanistan |
8 U.S. troops killed
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| Oct.30 |
Colombia |
Deal allows U.S. to use Colombia bases
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| Oct.31 |
Jerusalem |
Clinton urges new Mid-East talks
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| 2009 |
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| Oct.1 |
Sumatra |
Quake deaths pass 1,000 Map of Padang Indonesia Corpses lay stacked outside hospitals, as night fell casting nearly the entire city in darkness hours after the region's second strong earthquake
| Rescuers free man trapped in 'pancaked' Indonesian hotel. Rescuers are working into the night to find survivors in the rubble of hundreds of collapsed buildings
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| Oct.1 |
Sumatra |
Race to save quake buried |
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| Oct.1 |
Tonga |
Strong quake shakes Tonga |
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| Oct.2 |
Sumatra |
Thousands still trapped by quake Almost 3,000 people are still trapped under rubble. Rescue teams from several countries are heading in a last push
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| Oct.2 |
Sumatra |
UN chief: 1,100 dead in Indonesia quakes |
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| Oct.2 |
Sumatra |
Entire villages buried by quakes 90 percent of the residents -- as many as a few hundred people -- were buried, just one piece of the devastation from two large earthquakes
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| Oct.2 |
Sumatra |
Aid flows in to quake-hit Sumatra |
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| Oct.2 |
Philippines |
Typhoon bears down on Philippines |
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| Oct.3 |
Sumatra |
Up to 4,000 buried in quake rubble
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| Oct.3 |
Sicily |
Death toll from mudslides now 21 |
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| Oct.3 |
Sumatra |
Hopes dim for quake-hit Sumatra |
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| Oct.4 |
Philippines |
15 dead as Typhoon whips Philippines |
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| Oct.4 |
Samoa |
Samoans commemorate tsunami dead |
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| Oct.5 |
Sumatra |
Sumatra relief effort increased |
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| Oct.7 |
Melanesia |
Tsunami warning in south Pacific A warning has been issued for 11 nations in the south-west Pacific, including Papua New Guinea, after a 7.8 earthquake off Vanuatu
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| Oct.7 |
Tokyo |
Typhoon lashes Japan on landfall |
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| Oct.8 |
Philippines |
Landslides kill more than 120
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| Oct.9 |
Haiti |
U.N. plane crash in Haiti kills 11 |
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| Oct.10 |
Philippines |
Days of flooding, landslides kill 186| Tropical depression Parma, known locally as Pepeng, dumped as much as 36 inches of rain. Another 93 people have been injured | |
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| Oct.15 |
UN |
More than 1 billion going hungry, U.N. say |
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| Oct.15 |
Colorado |
'Balloon boy' found alive at home| 6-year-old Falcon Heene thought to have been carried away by a helium balloon was in fact hiding in a box in an attic at home | |
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| Oct.22 |
North Korea |
N Korea food shortage 'desperate'
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| Oct.23 |
Puerto Rico |
Fire rages at fuel depot Map of San Juan Puerto Rico| It could take a week to extinguish a massive fire that sending a thick black cloud of smoke over large parts of metro San Juan | |
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| Oct.24 |
Washington |
US declares swine flu 'emergency' resident Barack Obama has declared swine flu a national emergency and signed the proclamation concerning the 2009 H1N1 outbreak
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| Oct.24 |
Puerto Rico |
Health fears grow over blaze |
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| Oct.26 |
Western Afghanistan |
DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes Three Drug Enforcement Administration personnel were among 14 Americans killed when three helicopters went down
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| Oct.26 |
Puerto Rico |
FBI, ATF investigate fuel depot fire |
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| Oct.29 |
China |
Search on for parents of 60 lost children |
|
| Oct.30 |
Philippines |
Fourth storm lashes Philippines |
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| Oct.31 |
Philippines |
Fourth typhoon in month hits Philippines
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|
| 2009 |
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| Oct.9 |
Amazon |
Fugitive TV host surrenders
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| Oct.12 |
UN |
Food production 'must rise 70%' |
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| Oct.13 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate panel passes health bill A Senate committee has approved a bill to reform healthcare, a key step in President Barack Obama's attempt to overhaul the system
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| Oct.13 |
China |
Fall in China trade figures eases |
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| Oct.15 |
New York |
US banks' profits beat forecasts
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| Oct.21 |
Washington |
Plans bailout firm bonus cut |
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
US economy is growing once again The economy grew at an annual pace of 3.5% between July and September, its first expansion in more than a year
| Some economists think there could be further setbacks. The growth was helped by a substantial government spending plan, including a scheme to boost car sales
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| Oct.29 |
Argentina |
Strikes paralyze Buenos Aires The capital city was beset by strikes, with teachers, doctors and transit employees refusing to work over money matters
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| 2009 |
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| Oct.2 |
Denmark |
Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games Map of Copenhagen Denmark Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics, after Rio de Janeiro was chosen to stage the 2016 Games
| Rio won a majority of the 95 votes, eliminating Madrid in the final round. Tokyo and Chicago had already been knocked out
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| Oct.5 |
South Africa |
Australia retain Champions Trophy |
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| Oct.9 |
Global |
IOC add rugby 7 and golf to Olympics |
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| Oct.16 |
Cairo |
Ghana U-20 world champs after shoot-out |
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| Oct.18 |
Sao Paulo |
Brilliant Button clinches title |
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| Oct.21 |
Philadelphia |
Phillies beat Dodgers to win NL pennant |
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| Oct.25 |
New York |
Yankees eliminated Angels in Game 6 |
|
| Oct.28 |
USA |
Agassi admits use of crystal meth |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Oct.5 |
Jerusalem |
Police guard holy site after riots
|
| Oct.6 |
Uganda |
Rwanda genocide suspect arrested
|
| Oct.6 |
Switzerland |
Swiss fight Polanski appeal against arrest |
|
| Oct.7 |
Somalia |
Pirates attack navy ship 'in error' |
|
| Oct.7 |
Kabul |
Blast outside India embassy At least 7 people have been killed and more than 60 injured in a large explosion near the interior ministry office and the Indian embassy
|
| 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 Thailand | |
|
| Oct.8 |
Paris |
Minister won't resign over sex with 'boys' |
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| Oct.9 |
Amazon |
Fugitive TV host surrenders
|
| Oct.9 |
Mexico |
FBI: Top 10 fugitive captured in Mexico |
|
| Oct.10 |
Rawalpindi |
Armed militants hold hostages at army HQ Map of Rawalpindi| At least 4 gunmen were holding 10 to 15 people hostage inside army headquarters in after an attack left at least 10 people dead. Six soldiers and four militants were killed in the initia... | |
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| Oct.10 |
Rawalpindi |
Hostages at army HQ released
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| Oct.11 |
Iran |
'Election protestors' sentenced to death
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| Oct.11 |
Sunni Triangle |
Ramadi on high alert after car bombings |
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| Oct.12 |
NW Pakistan |
41 dead in Swat Valley blast Map of Shangla Pakistan| About 45 people were injured in the explosion in the Shangla district at a security forces checkpoint | |
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| Oct.15 |
Sydney |
Terror suspects convicted |
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| Oct.18 |
Southern Iran |
Commanders assassinated Map of Sistan-Baluchistan Iran| Several top commanders in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have been killed in a suicide bombing in the south-east of the country. 31 people died in the attack, in the Pishin region; and more than 25 were injured.
Shi... | |
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| Oct.19 |
Washington |
U.S. scientist accused of spying for Israel
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| Oct.20 |
Pakistan |
Suicide blasts at university kill at least 5
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| Oct.20 |
East Africa |
China ups rescue effort for hijacked ship |
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| Oct.21 |
UN |
World failing to dent heroin trade
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| Oct.22 |
USA |
US raids hit Mexican drug cartel
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| Oct.22 |
Guatemala |
Officials seize cocaine submarine Guatemalan and US authorities have seized a makeshift submarine loaded with 10 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of $200m
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| Oct.22 |
Pakistan |
Suicide bomber kills 7 |
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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.25 |
Washington |
Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath
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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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| Oct.26 |
Puerto Rico |
FBI, ATF investigate fuel depot fire |
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| 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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| Oct.28 |
Peshawar |
Car bomb kills at least 100 in market Map of Peshawar 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 weeks. The Taliban have denied being behind this bombing
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| Oct.28 |
USA |
Agassi admits use of crystal meth |
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| Oct.29 |
Somalia |
Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping Paul Chandler, 59, being held by Somali pirates has spoken to TV from aboard a container ship where they are being held hostage
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| Oct.31 |
Ohio |
Six bodies at rapist's house
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| 2009 |
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| Oct.1 |
Iran |
Iran to invite nuclear inspectors 'soon'
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| Oct.2 |
Sumatra |
Aid flows in to quake-hit Sumatra |
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| Oct.3 |
Ireland |
Ireland backs EU's Lisbon Treaty Irish voters have strongly endorsed the European Union's Treaty - 16 months after their first vote rejecting it plunged EU reforms into dead...
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| Oct.4 |
Iran |
U.N. to inspect Iran plant this month
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| Oct.4 |
Greece |
Socialist Papandreou declared winner| The opposition party defeated the incumbent center-right government of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis. George Papandreou promised to chart ... | |
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| Oct.4 |
Samoa |
Samoans commemorate tsunami dead |
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| Oct.5 |
North Korea |
N. Korea 'to return to talks' |
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| Oct.5 |
Sumatra |
Sumatra relief effort increased |
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| Oct.6 |
Washington |
Obama aware of Afghan differences |
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| Oct.7 |
Rome |
Berlusconi immunity law overruled Italy's constitutional court has overturned a law granting Prime Minister immunity from prosecution while in office
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| Oct.7 |
USA |
Scientists: massive ring around Saturn
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| Oct.7 |
Global |
Nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide is Muslim |
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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 Thailand | |
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| Oct.8 |
Czech Republic |
Czech president's new treaty snag |
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| Oct.8 |
Paris |
Minister won't resign over sex with 'boys' |
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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 Prize | |
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| Oct.9 |
Beijing |
Nations urge early N Korea talks
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| Oct.10 |
Switzerland |
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
| Neither the Armenians nor the Turks gave a closing statement after the signing
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| Oct.10 |
Washington |
Obama to end military gay policy |
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| Oct.11 |
Iran |
'Election protestors' sentenced to death
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| Oct.11 |
Turkey |
Israel out of NATO event because of Gaza| Turkey excluded Israel from a planned NATO military exercise partly because of Turkey's criticism of Gaza offensive nearly a year ago | |
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| Oct.11 |
Washington |
Clinton warning to Afghan leader |
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| Oct.12 |
Kabul |
Afghan quits election commission |
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| Oct.13 |
Moscow |
Clinton: Russia yet to back Iran sanctions |
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| Oct.13 |
Egypt |
Woman protest ban on austere veil |
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| Oct.13 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate panel passes health bill A Senate committee has approved a bill to reform healthcare, a key step in President Barack Obama's attempt to overhaul the system
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| Oct.16 |
USA |
North Korean diplomat to visit US |
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| Oct.16 |
Honduras |
Ousted Zelaya has deadline |
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| Oct.16 |
Maldives |
Cabinet meets underwater Map of Maldives| The government has held a cabinet meeting about five metres (16ft) underwater to highlight the threat of global warming | |
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| Oct.17 |
Madrid |
Big anti-abortion rally
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| Oct.17 |
Washington |
Senator Kerry warns on Afghan troops |
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| Oct.20 |
Jerusalem |
Peres rejects U.N. Gaza report |
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| Oct.20 |
Afghanistan |
Afghanistan's run-off poll hailed |
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| Oct.20 |
Kabul |
Karzai accepts election runoff| Afghan President bowed to Western pressure, agreeing to take part in a presidential runoff vote in two weeks | |
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| Oct.20 |
Kabul |
Sack Afghan poll officials - UN |
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| Oct.21 |
Tehran |
Iran nuclear fuel deal 'agreed' Iran and 3 world powers have been handed a draft agreement aimed at reducing international concerns over Tehran's nuclear program
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| Oct.22 |
Iraq |
Iraqis top list of refugees seeking asylum |
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| Oct.23 |
Iran |
Iran delays reply on nuclear plan |
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| Oct.23 |
Kabul |
Run-off campaigning begins
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| Oct.24 |
Saudi Arabia |
Lashes for woman journalist |
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| Oct.24 |
Global |
'350' demonstrations on climate change |
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| Oct.24 |
Iran |
U.N. in Iran to inspect nuke facility International officials from IAEA arrived in Iran to inspect a newly disclosed nuclear facility near the city of Qom
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| Oct.25 |
Iran |
UN team 'visit Iran nuclear site' Map of Qom Iran| A team from the nuclear watchdog has inspected a previously secret uranium enrichment plant in Iran, near the holy city of Qom | |
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| Oct.25 |
Washington |
Obama's fury at Baghdad bloodbath
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| Oct.26 |
Kabul |
Afghan rivals row over poll chief |
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| Oct.26 |
Czech Republic |
Czech court to hear Lisbon case |
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| Oct.27 |
Pakistan |
Clinton in Pakistan to rewrite relations |
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| Oct.28 |
UN |
UN chief condemns Kabul killings |
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| Oct.28 |
European Union |
EU leaders brace for tough summit |
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| Oct.29 |
Belgium |
EU clears hurdle to Lisbon treaty |
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| Oct.29 |
Honduras |
Honduras rivals resolve deadlock| The interim leader says he is ready to sign a pact to end its crisis which could include the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya | |
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| Oct.30 |
European Union |
EU strikes climate funding deal The EU has agreed a conditional deal on how to help other nations fight global warming, but set no figure on what it would pay
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| Oct.30 |
Colombia |
Deal allows U.S. to use Colombia bases
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| Oct.31 |
United Arab Emirates |
Hillary Clinton met Mahmoud Abbas |
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| Oct.31 |
Kabul |
Afghan rivals talk over vote boycott |
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| Oct.31 |
Jerusalem |
Clinton urges new Mid-East talks
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