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| Jan.4 |
Pakistan |
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Governor Taseer assassinated
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Queensland |
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City Rockhampton hitting flood peak |
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| Jan.8 |
Arizona |
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Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot
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| Jan.12 |
 Queensland |
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Brisbane flood levels reach peak 
The city of Brisbane has woken to widespread flooding, although the peak level is a meter lower than feared
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| Jan.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding
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| Jan.14 |
 Tunisia |
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Tunisian president flees; PM takes reins Army tanks and armored personnel carriers patrolled Tunis, a day after Ghannouchi announced that he is the interim president
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| Jan.16 |
Haiti |
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'Baby Doc' Duvalier back in Haiti |
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| Jan.17 |
Tunisia |
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N. Africa hit by wave of self-immolation |
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| Jan.18 |
Washington |
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Obama hosts China's Hu at dinner |
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| Jan.24 |
Moscow |
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Blast rocks Moscow's main airport
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| Jan.25 |
Egypt |
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3 dead after thousands protest |
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| Jan.29 |
Egypt |
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Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy |
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Cairo |
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Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear
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| Jan.30 |
 Southern Sudan |
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99% vote to split in Southern Sudan 98.83% of Southern Sudanese voted to split from the north, organizers reported, marking the first complete preliminary results
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| Feb.1 |
Jordan |
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King dismisses government, appoints PM |
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| Feb.4 |
Cairo |
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Huge crowds in Cairo for 'departure day'
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| |
Egypt |
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Tens of thousands demand change |
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| Feb.11 |
 Cairo |
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Mubarak steps down, vice president says 
Map of Cairo| Hosni Mubarak is stepping down from the presidency, VP Omar Suleiman said, prompting Cairo demonstrators to chant 'Egypt is free!'. Mubarak ruled for 30 years, suppressing dissent and protest. The news was gre... | |
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| Feb.12 |
Egypt |
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Egypt moves to reassure allies |
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| Feb.13 |
Japan |
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China overtakes Japan as 2nd economy |
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| Feb.14 |
Algeria |
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Unrest spread across M East and N Africa |
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| Feb.16 |
Bahrain |
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Police move in on Bahrain protesters
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| Feb.20 |
 Eastern Libya |
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More than 200 killed in Benghazi massacre Protesters used an explosives-laden car in an attempt to gain entry into a military camp and clashes were reported in a funeral procession
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| Feb.21 |
 New Zealand |
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Deadly quake strikes New Zealand Map of Christchurch New Zealand| A 6.3-magnitude earthquake ripped through Christchurch, causing multiple fatalities as it toppled buildings onto buses, buckled streets. The quake caused widespread damage and several power outages, particularly in the city of Christchurch... | |
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Egypt |
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Two Iranian warships 'enter Suez Canal'
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| Feb.22 |
Libya |
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Defiant Gaddafi refuses to quit |
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| Feb.26 |
UN Security Council |
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UN passes Gaddafi sanction vote |
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| Mar.1 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan minorities minister 'shot dead' |
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| Mar.4 |
Eastern Libya |
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Libyan rebels locked in battles
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| Mar.10 |
Eastern Libya |
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Rebels forced from Libya oil port |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi police open fire at protest
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| Mar.11 |
 Northern Japan |
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Massive quake, tsunami hit Japan Map of Sendai Japan A 8.9 earthquakeis causing a tsunami that swept debris miles inland. Dozens of nations, including the U.S., are under a tsunami warning
| The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in 100 years unleashed walls of water that swept across rice fields, engulfing towns, dragging houses onto highways and tossing cars and boats, killing hundreds and forcing the evaucations of tens of thousands
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Northern Japan |
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Huge blast at nuclear power plant |
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| Mar.12 |
Northern Japan |
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Exodus from Japan nuclear plant |
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| Mar.14 |
Northern Japan |
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Meltdown alert at Japan reactor
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| Mar.16 |
Northern Japan |
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Water dumped on Japan nuclear plant |
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| Mar.17 |
UN Security Council |
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U.N. approves no-fly zone over Libya
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| Mar.18 |
Tribal Areas |
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Calls for revenge after US drones kill 40 |
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Northern Japan |
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Japan raises threat level at nuclear plant |
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Eastern Libya |
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Fighting reported near Benghazi
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| Mar.19 |
Libya |
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Coalition launches Libya attacks| The UK, the US and France have begun attacking Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone gets under way. US and the UK have fired more than 110 missiles. Gad... | |
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| Mar.20 |
Egypt |
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Egyptians approve constitutional changes |
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| |
Northern Japan |
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Food products limited from nuclear area |
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| Mar.21 |
Libya |
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Gadhafi's momentum stopped |
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| Mar.23 |
Los Angeles |
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Elizabeth Taylor dies |
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| |
Syria |
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15 killed in Syria clashes
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| Mar.25 |
Northern Japan |
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Reactor core might be leaking |
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| Mar.27 |
Libya |
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Libyan rebels sweeping westwards
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| Mar.28 |
Northern Japan |
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Radioactive water found outside plant
|
| Mar.30 |
London |
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Libyan foreign minister defects |
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| Apr.4 |
Haiti |
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Martelly 'is Haiti poll winner' |
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| Apr.5 |
Northern Japan |
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Water radiation millions of times over limit| An attempt to plug a leak of highly radioactive water from a nuclear reactor has shown a significant difference, despite the material not setting. Tokyo Electric: an attempt to plug the leak had shown a 'significant difference,' despite the material n... | |
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Northern Japan |
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Radioactive water leak stopped |
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| Apr.6 |
Portugal |
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Portugal seeks bail-out from EU |
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| Apr.7 |
Northern Japan |
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New quake triggers tsunami warning |
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| Apr.8 |
Syria |
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Forces fire on Syrian protesters |
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| Apr.11 |
 Ivory Coast |
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Laurent Gbagbo captured Ivory Coast's UN-recognised President, Alassane Ouattara, has urged restraint after the dramatic capture of his bitter rival
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| Apr.12 |
Northern Japan |
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Japan disaster now on Chernobyl level
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| Apr.13 |
Cairo |
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Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered |
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| Apr.17 |
Nigeria |
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Jonathan 'headed for Nigeria win' |
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| Apr.22 |
Syria |
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75 Killed After Security Forces Open Fire
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| Apr.23 |
Cambodia |
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Thai-Cambodia clash deaths rise |
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| |
Yemen |
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President Saleh agrees to step down |
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| Apr.24 |
Libya |
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Nato strike hits Gaddafi compound
|
| Apr.27 |
Kabul |
|
Man opens fire on Americans; 9 dead |
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| |
Washington |
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Obama releases birth certificate |
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| |
West Bank |
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Hamas, Fatah reach deal for government
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| Apr.28 |
 Alabama |
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Death toll from storms in South nears 300 A barrage of storms claimed nearly 300 lives and reduced once-familiar neighborhoods to piles of bricks and lumber
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| Apr.29 |
 London |
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Prince William married Catherine Middleton Map of Westminster United Kingdom| Prince William of Wales slipped a gold ring onto the finger of Catherine Middleton, and the couple vowed to love, comfort, honor each other. Bells pealed over London and flag-waving crowds roared in excitement as Middleto... | |
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| Apr.30 |
Syria |
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Syrian troops storm Daraa mosque
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| |
Libya |
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Nato strike 'kills Gaddafi's son |
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| May.1 |
Vatican |
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John Paul II beatified |
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| |
 Pakistan |
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U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden Map of Abbottabad Pakistan The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said
| U.S. forces have the body of Osama b. Laden. He eluded capture for years, once slipping out of a training camp in Afghanistan
just hours before a barrage of U.S. cruise missiles destroyed it.
US Special Forces and US Marines do have a base relatively close to Abbottabad
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| May.2 |
Canada |
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PM Harper wins Canadian election |
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| May.5 |
Manhattan |
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Obama in 9/11 tribute after B Laden death |
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| May.7 |
Washington |
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US releases Bin Laden home videos
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| May.12 |
NW Pakistan |
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Suicide attacks in retaliation for bL's death |
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| May.14 |
New York |
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IMF head questioned over 'attack'| The head of the IMF, Dominique Strass-Kahn, 62, is being questioned by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid. He was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport minutes before it left for Paris.
T... | |
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| May.15 |
Guatemala |
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27 headless bodies found in drug region |
|
| May.17 |
Ireland |
|
Queen honours Irish fighters |
|
| May.19 |
Washington |
|
Obama made major Middle East speech
|
| May.20 |
Washington |
|
Obama and Netanyahu admit 'differences' |
|
| May.21 |
Iceland |
|
Iceland volcano starts erupting |
|
| May.23 |
Missouri |
|
89 killed by Missouri tornado
|
| May.26 |
 Serbia |
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Mladic arrested after years on the run Police have arrested former Serbian military commander Ratko Mladic, the highest-ranking war crimes suspect still at large from the Balkan w...
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| May.28 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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Suicide blast: 1 general killed, 1 injured |
|
| May.29 |
Switzerland |
|
FIFA suspends top executives |
|
| May.30 |
Hamburg |
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E. coli infections kill 6, sicken hundreds
|
| May.31 |
Serbia |
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Appeal fails; Mladic extradited to Hague |
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| Jun.2 |
Germany |
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Outbreak is new form of E. coli |
|
| Jun.3 |
Yemen |
|
Yemen's presidential compound attacked
|
| Jun.11 |
New Zealand |
|
Chile volcano affects NZ flights |
|
| Jun.16 |
al-Zawahiri |
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Bin Laden deputy to lead al Qaeda |
|
| Jun.17 |
Southern China |
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Deadly floods hit China |
|
| Jun.18 |
Kabul |
|
Karzai: U.S. in peace talks with Taliban |
|
| Jun.20 |
Russia |
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Northwestern Russia jet crash kills dozens |
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| |
Australia |
|
Ash cloud grounds Australian flights
|
| Jun.22 |
Washington |
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Obama orders cut in Afghan force |
|
| Jun.25 |
Beijing |
|
Leading China activist Hu Jia 'freed' |
|
| Jun.27 |
Hague |
|
ICC issues warrant for Gadhafi |
|
| Jun.29 |
Greece |
|
Parliament's vote in favour of austerity
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|
| Jul.1 |
New York |
|
Judge releases Strauss-Kahn |
|
| Jul.3 |
Thailand |
|
Thailand elects its first woman PM |
|
| Jul.7 |
London |
|
Hacking scandal spurs paper's closing The embattled tabloid News of the World, one of the oldest and best-selling newspapers in Britain, will shut down after Sunday's issue
|
| Jul.9 |
Southern Sudan |
|
South Sudan raises national flag Map of Juba Southern Sudan| Tens of thousands of South Sudanese have watched the raising of the new country's flag at an independence ceremony in the capital. Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-... | |
|
| Jul.10 |
Russia |
|
Cruise ship sinks with 182 aboard
|
| Jul.12 |
Kandahar |
|
Karzai's half-brother shot dead |
|
| Jul.13 |
Mumbai |
|
Fatal blasts shake Mumbai rush hour |
|
| Jul.17 |
London |
|
London police chief resigns amid scandal |
|
| Jul.19 |
London |
|
UK lawmakers grill Murdoch, ex-editor |
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| |
Somalia |
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UN to declare famine in Somalia
|
| Jul.21 |
Florida |
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Space shuttle makes final landing Space shuttle Atlantis has landed back on Earth, bringing to a close America's 30-year orbiter program
|
| Jul.22 |
 Norway |
|
Norway struck by 2 deadly attacks Map of Oslo Norway A 32-year-old Norwegian man was in custody after two attacks that killed at least 92 people and wounded scores of others
| The 1st attack occurred when a massive bomb erupted in the center of Oslo; At least seven people were killed. The 2nd at the ruling party's youth camp on an island outside the capital; At least 80 people died when a gunman opened fire at a island youth camp
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| Jul.23 |
Southern China |
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Bullet train derails, cars fall off bridge
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| Jul.27 |
South Korea |
|
Landslide leaves 32 dead, dozens injured
|
| Jul.28 |
Eastern Libya |
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Top Libyan rebel commander killed
|
| Jul.31 |
Syria |
|
Army, protesters clash, killing 71
|
|
| Aug.2 |
Washington |
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Obama signs bill to end default threat |
|
| Aug.3 |
Sydney |
|
Bomb squad helps teenager
|
| Aug.6 |
Washington |
|
U.S. government credit downgraded Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded its credit rating of the U.S. federal government from AAA to AA+
|
| |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban 'kill 30 elite US forces'
|
| Aug.8 |
New York |
|
Global stock declined after US downgrade |
|
| |
London |
|
Further riots spreads across England Rioting has spread across London on a third night of violence, with unrest flaring up in other English cities
|
| Aug.13 |
Iowa |
|
Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll |
|
| Aug.14 |
Northern Syria |
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21 dead after naval forces shell city |
|
| Aug.16 |
New Delhi |
|
India activist on fast in prison
|
| Aug.18 |
Israel |
|
7 Israelis dead in string of attacks
|
| Aug.20 |
Iran |
|
U.S. hikers get eight years in prison |
|
| Aug.21 |
Libya |
|
Rebels move into central Tripoli A convoy of rebels has rolled into central Tripoli past celebrating crowds after a day of heavy fighting in and around the capital
|
| Aug.23 |
New York |
|
Strauss-Kahn sex case dismissed |
|
| Aug.26 |
Nigeria |
|
Blast rocks UN building in Nigerian capital |
|
| Aug.28 |
New York |
|
Huge storm tears across New York
|
|
| Sep.2 |
Turkey |
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Turkey kicks out Israeli diplomats |
|
| Sep.5 |
Somalia |
|
Somalia famine 'may kill 750,000' |
|
| |
Niger |
|
Libya army convoy reaches Niger |
|
| Sep.7 |
Russia |
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Airliner with ice hockey team in fatal crash
|
| Sep.9 |
Egypt |
|
Protesters break into Israeli embassy
|
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
|
Sombre US honours victims of 9/11
|
| Sep.13 |
Pakistan |
|
Floods kill more than 200 in Pakistan
|
| |
Kabul |
|
Militants fire on U.S. Embassy |
|
| Sep.15 |
Switzerland |
|
UBS: 'Unauthorized' trades cost us $2 B
|
| |
Libya |
|
Sarkozy, Cameron pledge aid to Libya |
|
| Sep.16 |
Nevada |
|
Air race crash: 9 people killed, 52 injured |
|
| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
|
Ex-Afghanistan president assassinated |
|
| |
Libya |
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Anti-Gadhafi forces roll into Sabha |
|
| Sep.21 |
Iran |
|
U.S. hikers in Iran freed
|
| |
Mexico |
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35 bodies found in roadway |
|
| Sep.22 |
Global |
|
Shares sink over growth worries |
|
| |
Yemen |
|
President Saleh returns to Yemen |
|
| Sep.23 |
 UN Gen. Assembly |
|
Abbas submitted request for full member | The Quartet negotiators has urged Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace talks within one month and aim for a deal by the end of 2012. Addressing the General Assembly, Abbas urged the Security Council to back a state with pre-1967... | |
|
| Sep.24 |
Moscow |
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Putin set to return as president |
|
| Sep.30 |
Yemen |
|
U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed
|
|
| Oct.3 |
Italy |
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Knox murder conviction overturned
|
| Oct.4 |
UN Security Council |
|
UN resolution on Syria is vetoed |
|
| Oct.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
 |
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies | Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56. Jobs announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004. Jobs introduced the colourful iMac computer, th... | |
|
| Oct.9 |
Cairo |
|
23 dead as forces clash with protesters |
|
| Oct.10 |
New Zealand |
|
NZ ship oil spill 'significant' |
|
| Oct.11 |
Jerusalem |
|
Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit |
|
| |
Washington |
|
US disrupts 'Iranian terror plot' |
|
| Oct.13 |
Kenya |
|
Doctors seized near Somali border |
|
| Oct.15 |
Manhattan |
|
NY protests move to Times Square |
|
| Oct.18 |
 Israel |
|
Shalit back in Israel after swap Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has arrived back in Israel following his release from five years' captivity, as part of a prisoner exchange dea...
|
| Oct.19 |
Athens |
|
Greece MPs back austerity plans |
|
| Oct.20 |
 Thailand |
|
Thai flooding threatens capital Thais waded through flooded streets, their belongings and children perched on their shoulders
|
| |
Libya |
|
Libya interim leader: Gadhafi dead Map of Sirte Libya Longtime Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has been killed, interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said
| Revolutionary fighters attacked the house where Gadhafi was hiding. A cell phone video aired on Al-Jazeera showed a bloodied Gadhafi with a wound to his head. Gadhafi's son, Mutassim, and his chief of intelligence, Abdullah al-Senussi, were also killed.
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|
| Oct.23 |
 Turkey |
|
7.2 quake strikes eastern Turkey In the most powerful earthquake in a decade, citizens were using flashlights and shovels as they clambered over the rubble of collapsed buil...
|
| |
Eastern Libya |
|
Libya's new leaders declare liberation
|
| Oct.25 |
Libya |
|
Gadhafi buried along with son |
|
| Oct.26 |
Belgium |
|
EU leaders reach eurozone agreement
|
| Oct.27 |
UN Security Council |
|
U.N. ends NATO mission in Libya |
|
| |
Tunisia |
|
Islamists win Tunisia's elections
|
| Oct.29 |
Australia |
|
Labour row grounds Qantas flights |
|
| |
Gaza |
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Islamic Jihad: Israel hits training camp |
|
| Oct.31 |
Global |
|
World population has reached 7 billion
|
|
| Nov.3 |
Greece |
|
Greek PM backs off plans for referendum |
|
| Nov.4 |
Colombia |
|
FARC leader Alfonso Cano killed |
|
| Nov.7 |
Los Angeles |
|
Doctor guilty over Michael Jackson death
|
| Nov.9 |
Turkey |
|
Turkish earthquake topples hotel
|
| Nov.10 |
Greece |
|
Papademos named as new prime minister |
|
| Nov.12 |
 Rome |
|
Berlusconi resigns as Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as prime minister of Italy, after dominating the country's politics for 17 years
|
| Nov.13 |
Rome |
|
Monti nominated to replace Berlusconi |
|
| Nov.17 |
Northern Syria |
|
Syrian defectors strike pro-regime office |
|
| |
Manhattan |
|
Mass arrests at Occupy protests
|
| Nov.19 |
Cairo |
|
Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square
|
| Nov.23 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Yemen leader signs deal to quit
|
| |
Cairo |
|
Unrest continues in central Cairo |
|
| Nov.24 |
Egypt |
|
Egypt military 'appoints new PM' |
|
| Nov.26 |
Pakistan |
|
Nato admits Pakistan troop deaths
|
| Nov.27 |
Egypt |
|
Arab League imposed sanctions on Syria |
|
| Nov.29 |
Tehran |
|
Iranian students storm UK embassy
|
| |
Norway |
|
Breivik declared insane
|
|
| Dec.3 |
Egypt |
|
Egypt Islamists widen poll lead |
|
| |
US Georgia |
|
Cain suspends US presidency bid
|
| Dec.4 |
Iran |
|
Iran shoots down American drone
|
| |
Russia |
|
United Russia party suffers exit poll blow |
|
| Dec.8 |
India |
|
At least 89 died in fire in Calcutta hospital fire
|
| Dec.9 |
Belgium |
|
Eurozone deal reached without UK |
|
| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
|
Russian protests biggest in years |
|
| Dec.12 |
Canada |
|
Canada pulls out of Kyoto accord |
|
| Dec.13 |
Belgium |
|
Deadly attack rocks Belgian city |
|
| Dec.15 |
Paris |
|
Chirac found guilty on corruption charges |
|
| |
Baghdad |
|
US flag ceremony ends war in Iraq |
|
| Dec.17 |
 Southern Philippines |
|
Philippines storm kills hundreds A tropical storm has killed at least 430 people in the Philippines, with flash floods leaving many others missing. Tens of thousands of people...
|
| |
 Iraq |
|
Last US troops withdraw from Iraq | The last convoy of US troops to leave Iraq has entered Kuwait, nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The column of about 100 armoured vehicles carrying 500 soldiers crossed t... | |
|
| Dec.18 |
Czech Republic |
|
Czech statesman Vaclav Havel dies |
|
| |
 North Korea |
|
N Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69, state-run television in an emotional statement has announced
| The announcer, wearing black, said he had died of physical and mental over-work. He has been the dictator of the communist country since the death of his father Kim Il-sung in 1994.
Kim Jong-il suffered a stroke in 2008 and was absent from public view for months.
His designated successor is believed to be his son, Kim Jong-woon
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| |
|
| Dec.19 |
Baghdad |
|
Arrest warrant issued for vice president |
|
| Dec.21 |
Baghdad |
|
Multiple Iraq blasts kill at least 63 people |
|
| Dec.22 |
Southern Philippines |
|
Floods: More than 1,000 remain missing |
|
| Dec.23 |
Syria |
|
Syria 'suicide attacks kill 40' |
|
| Dec.25 |
Nigeria |
|
Churches bombed on Christmas Day |
|
| Dec.26 |
Syria |
|
Arab League observers arrive in Syria
|
| |
Jerusalem |
|
Clashes in Israel segregation row |
|
| Dec.28 |
North Korea |
|
Kim Jong-il state funeral held in N. Korea
|
| Dec.29 |
North Korea |
|
N Korea hails Kim's son as leader
|
| |
Turkey |
|
Turkey raid kills 35 on Iraq border |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Feb.12 |
Egypt |
Egypt moves to reassure allies |
|
| Feb.21 |
Egypt |
Two Iranian warships 'enter Suez Canal'
|
| Mar.4 |
Eastern Libya |
Libyan rebels locked in battles
|
| Mar.10 |
Eastern Libya |
Rebels forced from Libya oil port |
|
| Mar.17 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. approves no-fly zone over Libya
|
| Mar.18 |
Tribal Areas |
Calls for revenge after US drones kill 40 |
|
| Mar.18 |
Eastern Libya |
Fighting reported near Benghazi
|
| Mar.19 |
Libya |
Coalition launches Libya attacks| The UK, the US and France have begun attacking Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone gets under way. US and the UK have fired more than 110 missiles. Gad... | |
|
| Mar.21 |
Libya |
Gadhafi's momentum stopped |
|
| Mar.27 |
Libya |
Libyan rebels sweeping westwards
|
| Apr.23 |
Cambodia |
Thai-Cambodia clash deaths rise |
|
| Apr.24 |
Libya |
Nato strike hits Gaddafi compound
|
| Apr.27 |
Kabul |
Man opens fire on Americans; 9 dead |
|
| Apr.30 |
Libya |
Nato strike 'kills Gaddafi's son |
|
| May.1 |
Pakistan |
U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden Map of Abbottabad Pakistan The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said
| U.S. forces have the body of Osama b. Laden. He eluded capture for years, once slipping out of a training camp in Afghanistan
just hours before a barrage of U.S. cruise missiles destroyed it.
US Special Forces and US Marines do have a base relatively close to Abbottabad
|
| |
|
| May.26 |
Serbia |
Mladic arrested after years on the run Police have arrested former Serbian military commander Ratko Mladic, the highest-ranking war crimes suspect still at large from the Balkan w...
|
| May.28 |
Northern Afghanistan |
Suicide blast: 1 general killed, 1 injured |
|
| May.31 |
Serbia |
Appeal fails; Mladic extradited to Hague |
|
| Jun.3 |
Yemen |
Yemen's presidential compound attacked
|
| Jun.18 |
Kabul |
Karzai: U.S. in peace talks with Taliban |
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| Jun.22 |
Washington |
Obama orders cut in Afghan force |
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| Jul.28 |
Eastern Libya |
Top Libyan rebel commander killed
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| Jul.31 |
Syria |
Army, protesters clash, killing 71
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| Aug.6 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban 'kill 30 elite US forces'
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| Aug.14 |
Northern Syria |
21 dead after naval forces shell city |
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| Aug.18 |
Israel |
7 Israelis dead in string of attacks
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| Aug.21 |
Libya |
Rebels move into central Tripoli A convoy of rebels has rolled into central Tripoli past celebrating crowds after a day of heavy fighting in and around the capital
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| Sep.5 |
Niger |
Libya army convoy reaches Niger |
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| Sep.13 |
Kabul |
Militants fire on U.S. Embassy |
|
| Sep.20 |
Libya |
Anti-Gadhafi forces roll into Sabha |
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| Sep.30 |
Yemen |
U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed
|
| Oct.11 |
Jerusalem |
Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit |
|
| Oct.18 |
Israel |
Shalit back in Israel after swap Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has arrived back in Israel following his release from five years' captivity, as part of a prisoner exchange dea...
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| Oct.20 |
Libya |
Libya interim leader: Gadhafi dead Map of Sirte Libya Longtime Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has been killed, interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said
| Revolutionary fighters attacked the house where Gadhafi was hiding. A cell phone video aired on Al-Jazeera showed a bloodied Gadhafi with a wound to his head. Gadhafi's son, Mutassim, and his chief of intelligence, Abdullah al-Senussi, were also killed.
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| Oct.23 |
Eastern Libya |
Libya's new leaders declare liberation
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| Oct.27 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. ends NATO mission in Libya |
|
| Oct.29 |
Gaza |
Islamic Jihad: Israel hits training camp |
|
| Nov.4 |
Colombia |
FARC leader Alfonso Cano killed |
|
| Nov.17 |
Northern Syria |
Syrian defectors strike pro-regime office |
|
| Nov.26 |
Pakistan |
Nato admits Pakistan troop deaths
|
| Dec.4 |
Iran |
Iran shoots down American drone
|
| Dec.15 |
Baghdad |
US flag ceremony ends war in Iraq |
|
| Dec.17 |
Iraq |
Last US troops withdraw from Iraq | The last convoy of US troops to leave Iraq has entered Kuwait, nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The column of about 100 armoured vehicles carrying 500 soldiers crossed t... | |
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| Dec.29 |
Turkey |
Turkey raid kills 35 on Iraq border |
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|
| 2011 |
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| Jan.4 |
Queensland |
City Rockhampton hitting flood peak |
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| Jan.12 |
Queensland |
Brisbane flood levels reach peak The city of Brisbane has woken to widespread flooding, although the peak level is a meter lower than feared
|
| Jan.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding
|
| Feb.21 |
New Zealand |
Deadly quake strikes New Zealand Map of Christchurch New Zealand| A 6.3-magnitude earthquake ripped through Christchurch, causing multiple fatalities as it toppled buildings onto buses, buckled streets. The quake caused widespread damage and several power outages, particularly in the city of Christchurch... | |
|
| Mar.11 |
Northern Japan |
Massive quake, tsunami hit Japan Map of Sendai Japan A 8.9 earthquakeis causing a tsunami that swept debris miles inland. Dozens of nations, including the U.S., are under a tsunami warning
| The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in 100 years unleashed walls of water that swept across rice fields, engulfing towns, dragging houses onto highways and tossing cars and boats, killing hundreds and forcing the evaucations of tens of thousands
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| Mar.11 |
Northern Japan |
Huge blast at nuclear power plant |
|
| Mar.12 |
Northern Japan |
Exodus from Japan nuclear plant |
|
| Mar.14 |
Northern Japan |
Meltdown alert at Japan reactor
|
| Mar.16 |
Northern Japan |
Water dumped on Japan nuclear plant |
|
| Mar.18 |
Northern Japan |
Japan raises threat level at nuclear plant |
|
| Mar.20 |
Northern Japan |
Food products limited from nuclear area |
|
| Mar.25 |
Northern Japan |
Reactor core might be leaking |
|
| Mar.28 |
Northern Japan |
Radioactive water found outside plant
|
| Apr.5 |
Northern Japan |
Water radiation millions of times over limit| An attempt to plug a leak of highly radioactive water from a nuclear reactor has shown a significant difference, despite the material not setting. Tokyo Electric: an attempt to plug the leak had shown a 'significant difference,' despite the material n... | |
|
| Apr.5 |
Northern Japan |
Radioactive water leak stopped |
|
| Apr.7 |
Northern Japan |
New quake triggers tsunami warning |
|
| Apr.12 |
Northern Japan |
Japan disaster now on Chernobyl level
|
| Apr.28 |
Alabama |
Death toll from storms in South nears 300 A barrage of storms claimed nearly 300 lives and reduced once-familiar neighborhoods to piles of bricks and lumber
|
| May.21 |
Iceland |
Iceland volcano starts erupting |
|
| May.23 |
Missouri |
89 killed by Missouri tornado
|
| May.30 |
Hamburg |
E. coli infections kill 6, sicken hundreds
|
| Jun.2 |
Germany |
Outbreak is new form of E. coli |
|
| Jun.11 |
New Zealand |
Chile volcano affects NZ flights |
|
| Jun.17 |
Southern China |
Deadly floods hit China |
|
| Jun.20 |
Russia |
Northwestern Russia jet crash kills dozens |
|
| Jun.20 |
Australia |
Ash cloud grounds Australian flights
|
| Jul.10 |
Russia |
Cruise ship sinks with 182 aboard
|
| Jul.19 |
Somalia |
UN to declare famine in Somalia
|
| Jul.23 |
Southern China |
Bullet train derails, cars fall off bridge
|
| Jul.27 |
South Korea |
Landslide leaves 32 dead, dozens injured
|
| Aug.28 |
New York |
Huge storm tears across New York
|
| Sep.5 |
Somalia |
Somalia famine 'may kill 750,000' |
|
| Sep.7 |
Russia |
Airliner with ice hockey team in fatal crash
|
| Sep.13 |
Pakistan |
Floods kill more than 200 in Pakistan
|
| Sep.16 |
Nevada |
Air race crash: 9 people killed, 52 injured |
|
| Oct.10 |
New Zealand |
NZ ship oil spill 'significant' |
|
| Oct.20 |
Thailand |
Thai flooding threatens capital Thais waded through flooded streets, their belongings and children perched on their shoulders
|
| Oct.23 |
Turkey |
7.2 quake strikes eastern Turkey In the most powerful earthquake in a decade, citizens were using flashlights and shovels as they clambered over the rubble of collapsed buil...
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| Nov.9 |
Turkey |
Turkish earthquake topples hotel
|
| Dec.8 |
India |
At least 89 died in fire in Calcutta hospital fire
|
| Dec.17 |
Southern Philippines |
Philippines storm kills hundreds A tropical storm has killed at least 430 people in the Philippines, with flash floods leaving many others missing. Tens of thousands of people...
|
| Dec.22 |
Southern Philippines |
Floods: More than 1,000 remain missing |
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|
| 2011 |
|
| May.29 |
Switzerland |
FIFA suspends top executives |
|
| Sep.7 |
Russia |
Airliner with ice hockey team in fatal crash
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Feb.13 |
Japan |
China overtakes Japan as 2nd economy |
|
| Mar.10 |
Eastern Libya |
Rebels forced from Libya oil port |
|
| Mar.14 |
Northern Japan |
Meltdown alert at Japan reactor
|
| Mar.20 |
Northern Japan |
Food products limited from nuclear area |
|
| Mar.23 |
Los Angeles |
Elizabeth Taylor dies |
|
| Apr.6 |
Portugal |
Portugal seeks bail-out from EU |
|
| Jul.7 |
London |
Hacking scandal spurs paper's closing The embattled tabloid News of the World, one of the oldest and best-selling newspapers in Britain, will shut down after Sunday's issue
|
| Aug.2 |
Washington |
Obama signs bill to end default threat |
|
| Aug.6 |
Washington |
U.S. government credit downgraded Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded its credit rating of the U.S. federal government from AAA to AA+
|
| Aug.8 |
New York |
Global stock declined after US downgrade |
|
| Sep.15 |
Switzerland |
UBS: 'Unauthorized' trades cost us $2 B
|
| Sep.22 |
Global |
Shares sink over growth worries |
|
| Oct.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies | Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56. Jobs announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004. Jobs introduced the colourful iMac computer, th... | |
|
| Oct.26 |
Belgium |
EU leaders reach eurozone agreement
|
| Oct.29 |
Australia |
Labour row grounds Qantas flights |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Jan.4 |
Pakistan |
Governor Taseer assassinated
|
| Jan.8 |
Arizona |
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot
|
| Jan.24 |
Moscow |
Blast rocks Moscow's main airport
|
| Feb.20 |
Eastern Libya |
More than 200 killed in Benghazi massacre Protesters used an explosives-laden car in an attempt to gain entry into a military camp and clashes were reported in a funeral procession
|
| Mar.1 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan minorities minister 'shot dead' |
|
| Apr.13 |
Cairo |
Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered |
|
| May.1 |
Pakistan |
U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden Map of Abbottabad Pakistan The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said
| U.S. forces have the body of Osama b. Laden. He eluded capture for years, once slipping out of a training camp in Afghanistan
just hours before a barrage of U.S. cruise missiles destroyed it.
US Special Forces and US Marines do have a base relatively close to Abbottabad
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| May.5 |
Manhattan |
Obama in 9/11 tribute after B Laden death |
|
| May.12 |
NW Pakistan |
Suicide attacks in retaliation for bL's death |
|
| May.14 |
New York |
IMF head questioned over 'attack'| The head of the IMF, Dominique Strass-Kahn, 62, is being questioned by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid. He was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport minutes before it left for Paris.
T... | |
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| May.15 |
Guatemala |
27 headless bodies found in drug region |
|
| May.26 |
Serbia |
Mladic arrested after years on the run Police have arrested former Serbian military commander Ratko Mladic, the highest-ranking war crimes suspect still at large from the Balkan w...
|
| May.28 |
Northern Afghanistan |
Suicide blast: 1 general killed, 1 injured |
|
| May.31 |
Serbia |
Appeal fails; Mladic extradited to Hague |
|
| Jun.16 |
al-Zawahiri |
Bin Laden deputy to lead al Qaeda |
|
| Jun.27 |
Hague |
ICC issues warrant for Gadhafi |
|
| Jul.1 |
New York |
Judge releases Strauss-Kahn |
|
| Jul.12 |
Kandahar |
Karzai's half-brother shot dead |
|
| Jul.13 |
Mumbai |
Fatal blasts shake Mumbai rush hour |
|
| Jul.22 |
Norway |
Norway struck by 2 deadly attacks Map of Oslo Norway A 32-year-old Norwegian man was in custody after two attacks that killed at least 92 people and wounded scores of others
| The 1st attack occurred when a massive bomb erupted in the center of Oslo; At least seven people were killed. The 2nd at the ruling party's youth camp on an island outside the capital; At least 80 people died when a gunman opened fire at a island youth camp
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| Jul.28 |
Eastern Libya |
Top Libyan rebel commander killed
|
| Aug.3 |
Sydney |
Bomb squad helps teenager
|
| Aug.8 |
London |
Further riots spreads across England Rioting has spread across London on a third night of violence, with unrest flaring up in other English cities
|
| Aug.16 |
New Delhi |
India activist on fast in prison
|
| Aug.18 |
Israel |
7 Israelis dead in string of attacks
|
| Aug.20 |
Iran |
U.S. hikers get eight years in prison |
|
| Aug.23 |
New York |
Strauss-Kahn sex case dismissed |
|
| Aug.26 |
Nigeria |
Blast rocks UN building in Nigerian capital |
|
| Sep.9 |
Egypt |
Protesters break into Israeli embassy
|
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
Sombre US honours victims of 9/11
|
| Sep.13 |
Kabul |
Militants fire on U.S. Embassy |
|
| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
Ex-Afghanistan president assassinated |
|
| Sep.21 |
Mexico |
35 bodies found in roadway |
|
| Sep.30 |
Yemen |
U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed
|
| Oct.3 |
Italy |
Knox murder conviction overturned
|
| Oct.9 |
Cairo |
23 dead as forces clash with protesters |
|
| Oct.11 |
Jerusalem |
Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit |
|
| Oct.11 |
Washington |
US disrupts 'Iranian terror plot' |
|
| Oct.13 |
Kenya |
Doctors seized near Somali border |
|
| Oct.29 |
Gaza |
Islamic Jihad: Israel hits training camp |
|
| Nov.7 |
Los Angeles |
Doctor guilty over Michael Jackson death
|
| Nov.29 |
Norway |
Breivik declared insane
|
| Dec.13 |
Belgium |
Deadly attack rocks Belgian city |
|
| Dec.15 |
Paris |
Chirac found guilty on corruption charges |
|
| Dec.19 |
Baghdad |
Arrest warrant issued for vice president |
|
| Dec.21 |
Baghdad |
Multiple Iraq blasts kill at least 63 people |
|
| Dec.23 |
Syria |
Syria 'suicide attacks kill 40' |
|
| Dec.25 |
Nigeria |
Churches bombed on Christmas Day |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Jan.8 |
Arizona |
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot
|
| Jan.14 |
Tunisia |
Tunisian president flees; PM takes reins Army tanks and armored personnel carriers patrolled Tunis, a day after Ghannouchi announced that he is the interim president
|
| Jan.16 |
Haiti |
'Baby Doc' Duvalier back in Haiti |
|
| Jan.17 |
Tunisia |
N. Africa hit by wave of self-immolation |
|
| Jan.18 |
Washington |
Obama hosts China's Hu at dinner |
|
| Jan.25 |
Egypt |
3 dead after thousands protest |
|
| Jan.29 |
Egypt |
Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy |
|
| Jan.29 |
Cairo |
Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear
|
| Jan.30 |
Southern Sudan |
99% vote to split in Southern Sudan 98.83% of Southern Sudanese voted to split from the north, organizers reported, marking the first complete preliminary results
|
| Feb.1 |
Jordan |
King dismisses government, appoints PM |
|
| Feb.4 |
Cairo |
Huge crowds in Cairo for 'departure day'
|
| Feb.4 |
Egypt |
Tens of thousands demand change |
|
| Feb.11 |
Cairo |
Mubarak steps down, vice president says Map of Cairo| Hosni Mubarak is stepping down from the presidency, VP Omar Suleiman said, prompting Cairo demonstrators to chant 'Egypt is free!'. Mubarak ruled for 30 years, suppressing dissent and protest. The news was gre... | |
|
| Feb.12 |
Egypt |
Egypt moves to reassure allies |
|
| Feb.14 |
Algeria |
Unrest spread across M East and N Africa |
|
| Feb.16 |
Bahrain |
Police move in on Bahrain protesters
|
| Feb.20 |
Eastern Libya |
More than 200 killed in Benghazi massacre Protesters used an explosives-laden car in an attempt to gain entry into a military camp and clashes were reported in a funeral procession
|
| Feb.22 |
Libya |
Defiant Gaddafi refuses to quit |
|
| Feb.26 |
UN Security Council |
UN passes Gaddafi sanction vote |
|
| Mar.1 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan minorities minister 'shot dead' |
|
| Mar.10 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi police open fire at protest
|
| Mar.17 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. approves no-fly zone over Libya
|
| Mar.18 |
Tribal Areas |
Calls for revenge after US drones kill 40 |
|
| Mar.20 |
Egypt |
Egyptians approve constitutional changes |
|
| Mar.23 |
Syria |
15 killed in Syria clashes
|
| Mar.30 |
London |
Libyan foreign minister defects |
|
| Apr.4 |
Haiti |
Martelly 'is Haiti poll winner' |
|
| Apr.6 |
Portugal |
Portugal seeks bail-out from EU |
|
| Apr.8 |
Syria |
Forces fire on Syrian protesters |
|
| Apr.11 |
Ivory Coast |
Laurent Gbagbo captured Ivory Coast's UN-recognised President, Alassane Ouattara, has urged restraint after the dramatic capture of his bitter rival
|
| Apr.13 |
Cairo |
Hosni Mubarak's detention ordered |
|
| Apr.17 |
Nigeria |
Jonathan 'headed for Nigeria win' |
|
| Apr.22 |
Syria |
75 Killed After Security Forces Open Fire
|
| Apr.23 |
Yemen |
President Saleh agrees to step down |
|
| Apr.27 |
Washington |
Obama releases birth certificate |
|
| Apr.27 |
West Bank |
Hamas, Fatah reach deal for government
|
| Apr.29 |
London |
Prince William married Catherine Middleton Map of Westminster United Kingdom| Prince William of Wales slipped a gold ring onto the finger of Catherine Middleton, and the couple vowed to love, comfort, honor each other. Bells pealed over London and flag-waving crowds roared in excitement as Middleto... | |
|
| Apr.30 |
Syria |
Syrian troops storm Daraa mosque
|
| Apr.30 |
Libya |
Nato strike 'kills Gaddafi's son |
|
| May.1 |
Vatican |
John Paul II beatified |
|
| May.2 |
Canada |
PM Harper wins Canadian election |
|
| May.5 |
Manhattan |
Obama in 9/11 tribute after B Laden death |
|
| May.7 |
Washington |
US releases Bin Laden home videos
|
| May.14 |
New York |
IMF head questioned over 'attack'| The head of the IMF, Dominique Strass-Kahn, 62, is being questioned by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid. He was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport minutes before it left for Paris.
T... | |
|
| May.17 |
Ireland |
Queen honours Irish fighters |
|
| May.19 |
Washington |
Obama made major Middle East speech
|
| May.20 |
Washington |
Obama and Netanyahu admit 'differences' |
|
| May.29 |
Switzerland |
FIFA suspends top executives |
|
| Jun.18 |
Kabul |
Karzai: U.S. in peace talks with Taliban |
|
| Jun.22 |
Washington |
Obama orders cut in Afghan force |
|
| Jun.25 |
Beijing |
Leading China activist Hu Jia 'freed' |
|
| Jun.27 |
Hague |
ICC issues warrant for Gadhafi |
|
| Jun.29 |
Greece |
Parliament's vote in favour of austerity
|
| Jul.3 |
Thailand |
Thailand elects its first woman PM |
|
| Jul.7 |
London |
Hacking scandal spurs paper's closing The embattled tabloid News of the World, one of the oldest and best-selling newspapers in Britain, will shut down after Sunday's issue
|
| Jul.9 |
Southern Sudan |
South Sudan raises national flag Map of Juba Southern Sudan| Tens of thousands of South Sudanese have watched the raising of the new country's flag at an independence ceremony in the capital. Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-... | |
|
| Jul.17 |
London |
London police chief resigns amid scandal |
|
| Jul.19 |
London |
UK lawmakers grill Murdoch, ex-editor |
|
| Jul.21 |
Florida |
Space shuttle makes final landing Space shuttle Atlantis has landed back on Earth, bringing to a close America's 30-year orbiter program
|
| Jul.31 |
Syria |
Army, protesters clash, killing 71
|
| Aug.2 |
Washington |
Obama signs bill to end default threat |
|
| Aug.6 |
Washington |
U.S. government credit downgraded Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) downgraded its credit rating of the U.S. federal government from AAA to AA+
|
| Aug.13 |
Iowa |
Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll |
|
| Aug.14 |
Northern Syria |
21 dead after naval forces shell city |
|
| Aug.16 |
New Delhi |
India activist on fast in prison
|
| Aug.20 |
Iran |
U.S. hikers get eight years in prison |
|
| Sep.2 |
Turkey |
Turkey kicks out Israeli diplomats |
|
| Sep.5 |
Niger |
Libya army convoy reaches Niger |
|
| Sep.9 |
Egypt |
Protesters break into Israeli embassy
|
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
Sombre US honours victims of 9/11
|
| Sep.13 |
Kabul |
Militants fire on U.S. Embassy |
|
| Sep.15 |
Libya |
Sarkozy, Cameron pledge aid to Libya |
|
| Sep.21 |
Iran |
U.S. hikers in Iran freed
|
| Sep.22 |
Yemen |
President Saleh returns to Yemen |
|
| Sep.23 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
Abbas submitted request for full member | The Quartet negotiators has urged Israel and the Palestinians to resume peace talks within one month and aim for a deal by the end of 2012. Addressing the General Assembly, Abbas urged the Security Council to back a state with pre-1967... | |
|
| Sep.24 |
Moscow |
Putin set to return as president |
|
| Oct.4 |
UN Security Council |
UN resolution on Syria is vetoed |
|
| Oct.9 |
Cairo |
23 dead as forces clash with protesters |
|
| Oct.11 |
Jerusalem |
Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit |
|
| Oct.15 |
Manhattan |
NY protests move to Times Square |
|
| Oct.19 |
Athens |
Greece MPs back austerity plans |
|
| Oct.23 |
Eastern Libya |
Libya's new leaders declare liberation
|
| Oct.25 |
Libya |
Gadhafi buried along with son |
|
| Oct.26 |
Belgium |
EU leaders reach eurozone agreement
|
| Oct.27 |
Tunisia |
Islamists win Tunisia's elections
|
| Oct.31 |
Global |
World population has reached 7 billion
|
| Nov.3 |
Greece |
Greek PM backs off plans for referendum |
|
| Nov.10 |
Greece |
Papademos named as new prime minister |
|
| Nov.12 |
Rome |
Berlusconi resigns as Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as prime minister of Italy, after dominating the country's politics for 17 years
|
| Nov.13 |
Rome |
Monti nominated to replace Berlusconi |
|
| Nov.17 |
Manhattan |
Mass arrests at Occupy protests
|
| Nov.19 |
Cairo |
Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square
|
| Nov.23 |
Saudi Arabia |
Yemen leader signs deal to quit
|
| Nov.23 |
Cairo |
Unrest continues in central Cairo |
|
| Nov.24 |
Egypt |
Egypt military 'appoints new PM' |
|
| Nov.27 |
Egypt |
Arab League imposed sanctions on Syria |
|
| Nov.29 |
Tehran |
Iranian students storm UK embassy
|
| Dec.3 |
Egypt |
Egypt Islamists widen poll lead |
|
| Dec.3 |
US Georgia |
Cain suspends US presidency bid
|
| Dec.4 |
Russia |
United Russia party suffers exit poll blow |
|
| Dec.9 |
Belgium |
Eurozone deal reached without UK |
|
| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
Russian protests biggest in years |
|
| Dec.12 |
Canada |
Canada pulls out of Kyoto accord |
|
| Dec.15 |
Paris |
Chirac found guilty on corruption charges |
|
| Dec.18 |
Czech Republic |
Czech statesman Vaclav Havel dies |
|
| Dec.18 |
North Korea |
N Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69, state-run television in an emotional statement has announced
| The announcer, wearing black, said he had died of physical and mental over-work. He has been the dictator of the communist country since the death of his father Kim Il-sung in 1994.
Kim Jong-il suffered a stroke in 2008 and was absent from public view for months.
His designated successor is believed to be his son, Kim Jong-woon
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| Dec.19 |
Baghdad |
Arrest warrant issued for vice president |
|
| Dec.26 |
Syria |
Arab League observers arrive in Syria
|
| Dec.26 |
Jerusalem |
Clashes in Israel segregation row |
|
| Dec.28 |
North Korea |
Kim Jong-il state funeral held in N. Korea
|
| Dec.29 |
North Korea |
N Korea hails Kim's son as leader
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