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| Jan.1 |
 Queensland |
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Australia facing 'biblical' flood A senior official has warned of the economic impact of flooding in Queensland, describing the disaster as one of 'biblical proportions'
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 Brazil |
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Brazil inaugurates first female president 
Dilma Rousseff was sworn in Saturday amid cheers and tears from supporters, many of whom followed her rise from freedom fighter
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Siberia |
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Russian band in plane fire drama
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Siberia |
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Russia-China oil pipeline opens
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Queensland |
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Australian flooding claims victim |
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| Jan.2 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan PM loses vital partner
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Iran |
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Iran 'shot down' 'Western spy planes'
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Russia |
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Russia grounds all Tu-154Bs after fire |
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Egypt |
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Copts return to bombed church |
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Chile |
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Major earthquake strikes central Chile
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Ivory Coast |
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AU envoy warns Ivory Coast's Gbagbo |
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Queensland |
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Floods surge in Queensland city |
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Queensland |
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Supplies flown to Queensland city
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| Jan.3 |
Queensland |
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Australian floods 'to last weeks'
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South Korea |
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S. Korea: Attack a chance for change |
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 Yemen |
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80 African migrants feared drowned One boat with 45 migrants capsized in the Red Sea. Between 35 and 40 migrants were on the 2nd boat that capsized off the coast of Lahj provi...
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Ivory Coast |
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Crisis envoys meet with Gbagbo |
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| Jan.4 |
 Pakistan |
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Governor Taseer assassinated 
Map of Islamabad Pakistan| There has been international condemnation of the assassination of one of Pakistan's best-known liberal politicians, governor of Punjab province | |
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Mexico |
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Obesity rates triple in last 3 decades |
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Queensland |
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City Rockhampton hitting flood peak Map of Rockhampton Queensland Australia| Flood preparations in the inundated Australian city of Rockhampton are being put to the test as river Fitzroy levels hit their peak | |
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Cairo |
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Amid security, Egypt's Christians protest |
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| Jan.5 |
Queensland |
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Massive flooding could continue for weeks |
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China |
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China closer to matching U.S. fighter jet |
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Washington |
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Cost cuts 'led to BP oil spill' |
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| Jan.6 |
Washington |
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Pentagon budget to get $78bn cut |
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Washington |
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Daley to be Obama's chief of staff |
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West Germany |
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Dioxin scare shuts German farms |
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| Jan.7 |
Sudan |
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Bashir: Sudan not ready for split
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Qatar |
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FIFA boss expects winter World Cup |
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Algeria |
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Soccer matches canceled after riots |
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Washington |
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Obama hails 'clear' jobs growth |
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| Jan.8 |
 Arizona |
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Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot Map of Tucson AZ Mountain States Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 40, was shot at close range during a public meeting. 6 other people have been killed
| She is in a critical condition. The dead included a 9-year-old girl and a federal judge
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Niger |
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French hostages in Niger killed |
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| Jan.9 |
 Southern Sudan |
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Southern Sudanese voters head to polls Tens of thousands of people across Southern Sudan went to the polls in a historic referendum that they say is a vote for freedom
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 Iran |
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Plane with 105 aboard crashes in Iran The crash happened near Orumiyeh in the Azarbaijan province of northwestern Iran near Lake Orumiyeh. The Boeing 727 took off from Tehran
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Arizona |
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Shot US congresswoman 'doing well' |
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Arizona |
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Arizona shooting suspect charged |
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| Jan.10 |
Queensland |
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8 dead, 70 missing in flash flood
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Barcelona |
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Messi wins FIFA Ballon d'Or
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Arizona |
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'Arizona gunman' appears in court
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Queensland |
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Australia floods menace Brisbane
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| Jan.11 |
Beijing |
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Gates: N. Korea may pose 'direct threat' |
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Queensland |
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Brisbane braces for flood surge |
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Queensland |
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Flood fears worsen for Brisbane |
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| Jan.12 |
Queensland |
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Brisbane flood levels reach peak Map of Brisbane Australia The city of Brisbane has woken to widespread flooding, although the peak level is a meter lower than feared
| Dozens of suburbs and thousands of properties are inundated.
The death toll went up to 15; dozens more reported missing.
In Brisbane a 24-year-old man was killed after being sucked into a storm water drain as he tried to check his father's property
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 Beirut |
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Lebanon's unity government collapses Members of the Hezbollah and its allies brought down unity government Wednesday after resigning from Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Cabinet
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Flooding reportedly claims 260 lives
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Arizona |
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Obama honours victims in Arizona |
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| Jan.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding Thousands of families living on mountain slopes face risk of being washed away in the heavy rains and flooding that have killed nearly 500 people
| Rescuers are trying to find survivors in cut-off areas of south-eastern Brazil. Heavy rain has brought massive mudslides down on several towns
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Queensland |
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Brisbane begins floods clean-up |
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| Jan.14 |
 Tunisia |
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Tunisian president flees; PM takes reins Map of Tunis Tunisia Army tanks and armored personnel carriers patrolled Tunis, a day after Ghannouchi announced that he is the interim president
| Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has fled with his family to Saudi Arabia, after being forced from office after 23 years in power
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Southern India |
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Stampede kills 100
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London |
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BP and Russia in Arctic oil deal |
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Washington |
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Obama eases US Cuba travel rules |
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| Jan.15 |
Southern Sudan |
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Vote on whether to split Sudan ends |
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Tunisia |
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Prison riots amid Tunisia unrest |
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Tunisia |
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Speaker takes over Tunisian presidency |
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Death toll rises to 549 in Brazil flooding
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Tunisia |
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Tunisian swears in interim president
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| Jan.16 |
Tunisia |
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Battles in Tunis as key aide held
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Queensland |
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Official: 'Homes and lives torn apart' |
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 Haiti |
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'Baby Doc' Duvalier back in Haiti| The former president Jean-Claude Duvalier, has returned to the country, 25 years after he was overthrown by a popular revolt | |
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Beirut |
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Hezbollah leader refuses to back PM |
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| Jan.17 |
Tunisia |
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Tunisia announces new government
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple boss takes 'medical leave' |
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Japan |
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Snow slows bullet trains, closes plants |
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 Rome |
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Berlusconi sex allegations widen Italian prosecutors have alleged that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had sex with a 'significant number' of young prostitutes
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Tunisia |
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N. Africa hit by wave of self-immolation| In Tunisia Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest. Egypt, Algeria, and Mauritania demonstrators are turning to self-immolation | |
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| Jan.18 |
Haiti |
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Charges filed against 'Baby Doc' Duvalier
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Pakistan |
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Major quake hits southwestern Pakistan
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Washington |
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Obama hosts China's Hu at dinner| Chinese President Hu Jintao has kicked off a four-day US visit with a rare private dinner at the White House with President Barack Obama. Relations have been strained on currency cont... | |
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Tunisia |
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Unity cabinet to hold first meeting |
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| Jan.19 |
Washington |
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U.S., China pledge cooperation
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Beijing |
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China's economy grew 10.3% in 2010 |
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Washington |
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Hu vows to boost human rights |
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London |
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Britain bans controversial U.S. pastor |
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| Jan.20 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Schmidt to step down as Google CEO
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New York |
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Dozens of 'mobsters' held in US
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Washington |
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China 'not seeking to dominate' |
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Tunisia |
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Government lifts ban on political groups Tunisia's new government will recognize political groups banned under the regime of ousted Ben Ali and grant amnesty to all political prison...
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London |
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Blair returning to Iraq inquiry |
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| Jan.22 |
Algeria |
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Algerians defy ban to protest government
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Haiti |
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Duvalier calls for reconciliation |
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Virginia |
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Alleged teen torture victim returns to U.S. |
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Istanbul |
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'Disappointment' over Iran talks |
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Ireland |
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Irish PM steps down as party leader |
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Haiti |
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Former U.S. lawmaker assisting Duvalier |
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Tunisia |
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Pressure on Tunisian PM increases |
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| Jan.23 |
Jerusalem |
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Flotilla raid 'regrettable' but legal
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Ireland |
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Greens pull out of crumbling government
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Egypt |
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Gaza group 'bombed Egypt church' |
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Pakistan |
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32 killed after bus crashes into oil tanker |
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West Bank |
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Palestinian peace 'offers' leaked
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Chicago |
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Rodgers leads Pack to Super Bowl |
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Australia |
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Australia: Flooding cost to be 'enormous' |
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Pittsburgh |
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Steelers Hold Off Jets |
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| Jan.24 |
 Moscow |
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Blast rocks Moscow's main airport Map of Domodedovo Russia Domodedovo airport, the busiest in Russia's capital, has been rocked by an explosion that has killed at least 31 people
| More than 100 people were injured in the blast, which was the work of a suicide bomber
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Medvedev |
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Medvedev pledge on airport bomb |
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| Jan.25 |
Egypt |
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3 dead after thousands protest | An unprecedented display of anti-government rage inspired in part by the tumult in the nearby North African nation of Tunisia | |
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U.S. Congress |
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Obama hails US 'Sputnik moment'
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| Jan.26 |
Egypt |
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Hundreds held over protests
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Australia |
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Australia unveils new flood tax |
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| Jan.27 |
Uganda |
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Gay rights activist bludgeoned to death |
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Egypt |
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Egypt must change, says ElBaradei |
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Washington |
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US financial crisis 'avoidable' |
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Melbourne |
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Djokovic stuns Federer in semi |
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Cairo |
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ElBaradei returns as protests build Nobel peace laureate and Egyptian opposition politician Mohamed ElBaradei has arrived in Cairo as anti-government protests continue to sprea...
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Yemen |
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Protesters want Yemen's president out Thousands of people demonstrated against longtime president, demanding the kind of change that forced Tunisia's president from office
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Egypt |
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Egypt on alert for mass protests |
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Johannesburg |
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Mandela spends 2nd night in hospital |
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| Jan.28 |
Egypt |
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Government dissolved amid unrest Embattled President Hosni Mubarak asked the country's government to resign after thousands of angry Egyptians defied a government curfew
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| Jan.29 |
Egypt |
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Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy | Hosni Mubarak has named intelligence chief Omar Suleiman as his first ever vice-president as he struggles to regain control of the country | |
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Iran |
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Iran hangs Iranian-Dutch woman
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Melbourne |
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Clijsters triumphs in Australian Open final |
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Kandahar |
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Kandahar deputy governor killed |
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Cairo |
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Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear Map of Cairo Defiance and hope replaced Friday's scenes of widespread chaos and violence but at least five people were reported dead in clashes
| A firefight was going on around the Interior ministry as protesters attempted to charge the building.
The building was a symbol of President Hosni Mubarak's regime.
Police cordoned off the area and fired shots down side streets.
At least 5 people died from gunshots.
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Qatar |
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Japan clinch fourth Asian Cup |
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European Union |
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Hosni Mubarak under world pressure |
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 London |
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Anti-Mubarak protests around the world Egyptians and activists took to the streets in various cities to show their support for the protests currently underway in Egypt
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Eastern Germany |
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Train collision in Germany kills 10
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| Jan.30 |
Southern Sudan |
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99% vote to split in Southern Sudan Map of Southern Sudan 98.83% of Southern Sudanese voted to split from the north, organizers reported, marking the first complete preliminary results
| The referendum on whether to declare independence from the government in the north is part of a peace agreement.
The war was between a government dominated by Arab Muslims against black Christians or animists in the south.
Several million voters cast ballots, including expatriates in other countries.
A majority of oil reserves are in the south.
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Egypt |
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Protesters defy curfew The government's call for protesters to follow curfew and the low-flying fighter jets overhead did nothing to deter thousands from the protest
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Melbourne |
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Djokovic beats Murray in final
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Cairo |
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ElBaradei joins Cairo protesters
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Indonesia |
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Sex tape star is jailed |
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| Jan.31 |
Egypt |
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VP promises swift reform |
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Egypt |
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Egypt army rules out using force Egypt's army has vowed it will not use force against the tens of thousands of people protesting for the removal of the regime of President M...
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Washington |
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US spending 'best in three years' |
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Cairo |
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Egypt braces for massive protest
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| 2011 |
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| Jan.2 |
Iran |
Iran 'shot down' 'Western spy planes'
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| Jan.2 |
Queensland |
Supplies flown to Queensland city
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| Jan.3 |
South Korea |
S. Korea: Attack a chance for change |
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| Jan.5 |
China |
China closer to matching U.S. fighter jet |
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| Jan.6 |
Washington |
Pentagon budget to get $78bn cut |
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| Jan.11 |
Beijing |
Gates: N. Korea may pose 'direct threat' |
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| Jan.16 |
Tunisia |
Battles in Tunis as key aide held
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
China 'not seeking to dominate' |
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| Jan.23 |
West Bank |
Palestinian peace 'offers' leaked
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| Jan.31 |
Egypt |
Egypt army rules out using force Egypt's army has vowed it will not use force against the tens of thousands of people protesting for the removal of the regime of President M...
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| 2011 |
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| Jan.1 |
Queensland |
Australia facing 'biblical' flood A senior official has warned of the economic impact of flooding in Queensland, describing the disaster as one of 'biblical proportions'
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| Jan.1 |
Siberia |
Russian band in plane fire drama
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| Jan.1 |
Queensland |
Australian flooding claims victim |
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| Jan.2 |
Russia |
Russia grounds all Tu-154Bs after fire |
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| Jan.2 |
Chile |
Major earthquake strikes central Chile
|
| Jan.2 |
Queensland |
Floods surge in Queensland city |
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| Jan.2 |
Queensland |
Supplies flown to Queensland city
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| Jan.3 |
Queensland |
Australian floods 'to last weeks'
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| Jan.3 |
Yemen |
80 African migrants feared drowned One boat with 45 migrants capsized in the Red Sea. Between 35 and 40 migrants were on the 2nd boat that capsized off the coast of Lahj provi...
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| Jan.4 |
Mexico |
Obesity rates triple in last 3 decades |
|
| Jan.4 |
Queensland |
City Rockhampton hitting flood peak Map of Rockhampton Queensland Australia| Flood preparations in the inundated Australian city of Rockhampton are being put to the test as river Fitzroy levels hit their peak | |
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| Jan.5 |
Queensland |
Massive flooding could continue for weeks |
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| Jan.5 |
Washington |
Cost cuts 'led to BP oil spill' |
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| Jan.6 |
West Germany |
Dioxin scare shuts German farms |
|
| Jan.9 |
Iran |
Plane with 105 aboard crashes in Iran The crash happened near Orumiyeh in the Azarbaijan province of northwestern Iran near Lake Orumiyeh. The Boeing 727 took off from Tehran
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| Jan.10 |
Queensland |
8 dead, 70 missing in flash flood
|
| Jan.10 |
Queensland |
Australia floods menace Brisbane
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| Jan.11 |
Queensland |
Brisbane braces for flood surge |
|
| Jan.11 |
Queensland |
Flood fears worsen for Brisbane |
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| Jan.12 |
Queensland |
Brisbane flood levels reach peak Map of Brisbane Australia The city of Brisbane has woken to widespread flooding, although the peak level is a meter lower than feared
| Dozens of suburbs and thousands of properties are inundated.
The death toll went up to 15; dozens more reported missing.
In Brisbane a 24-year-old man was killed after being sucked into a storm water drain as he tried to check his father's property
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| Jan.12 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Flooding reportedly claims 260 lives
|
| Jan.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding Thousands of families living on mountain slopes face risk of being washed away in the heavy rains and flooding that have killed nearly 500 people
| Rescuers are trying to find survivors in cut-off areas of south-eastern Brazil. Heavy rain has brought massive mudslides down on several towns
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| |
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| Jan.13 |
Queensland |
Brisbane begins floods clean-up |
|
| Jan.14 |
Southern India |
Stampede kills 100
|
| Jan.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Death toll rises to 549 in Brazil flooding
|
| Jan.16 |
Queensland |
Official: 'Homes and lives torn apart' |
|
| Jan.17 |
Japan |
Snow slows bullet trains, closes plants |
|
| Jan.18 |
Pakistan |
Major quake hits southwestern Pakistan
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| Jan.23 |
Pakistan |
32 killed after bus crashes into oil tanker |
|
| Jan.23 |
Australia |
Australia: Flooding cost to be 'enormous' |
|
| Jan.26 |
Australia |
Australia unveils new flood tax |
|
| Jan.29 |
Eastern Germany |
Train collision in Germany kills 10
|
|
| 2011 |
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| Jan.7 |
Qatar |
FIFA boss expects winter World Cup |
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| Jan.7 |
Algeria |
Soccer matches canceled after riots |
|
| Jan.10 |
Barcelona |
Messi wins FIFA Ballon d'Or
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| Jan.23 |
Chicago |
Rodgers leads Pack to Super Bowl |
|
| Jan.23 |
Pittsburgh |
Steelers Hold Off Jets |
|
| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
Djokovic stuns Federer in semi |
|
| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
Clijsters triumphs in Australian Open final |
|
| Jan.29 |
Qatar |
Japan clinch fourth Asian Cup |
|
| Jan.30 |
Melbourne |
Djokovic beats Murray in final
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Siberia |
Russia-China oil pipeline opens
|
| Jan.2 |
Russia |
Russia grounds all Tu-154Bs after fire |
|
| Jan.5 |
Washington |
Cost cuts 'led to BP oil spill' |
|
| Jan.6 |
Washington |
Pentagon budget to get $78bn cut |
|
| Jan.6 |
West Germany |
Dioxin scare shuts German farms |
|
| Jan.7 |
Washington |
Obama hails 'clear' jobs growth |
|
| Jan.14 |
London |
BP and Russia in Arctic oil deal |
|
| Jan.14 |
Washington |
Obama eases US Cuba travel rules |
|
| Jan.17 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple boss takes 'medical leave' |
|
| Jan.19 |
Beijing |
China's economy grew 10.3% in 2010 |
|
| Jan.20 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Schmidt to step down as Google CEO
|
| Jan.23 |
Australia |
Australia: Flooding cost to be 'enormous' |
|
| Jan.26 |
Australia |
Australia unveils new flood tax |
|
| Jan.27 |
Washington |
US financial crisis 'avoidable' |
|
| Jan.31 |
Washington |
US spending 'best in three years' |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Jan.4 |
Pakistan |
Governor Taseer assassinated Map of Islamabad Pakistan| There has been international condemnation of the assassination of one of Pakistan's best-known liberal politicians, governor of Punjab province | |
|
| Jan.7 |
Algeria |
Soccer matches canceled after riots |
|
| Jan.8 |
Arizona |
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot Map of Tucson AZ Mountain States Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 40, was shot at close range during a public meeting. 6 other people have been killed
| She is in a critical condition. The dead included a 9-year-old girl and a federal judge
|
| |
|
| Jan.8 |
Niger |
French hostages in Niger killed |
|
| Jan.9 |
Arizona |
Shot US congresswoman 'doing well' |
|
| Jan.9 |
Arizona |
Arizona shooting suspect charged |
|
| Jan.10 |
Arizona |
'Arizona gunman' appears in court
|
| Jan.15 |
Tunisia |
Prison riots amid Tunisia unrest |
|
| Jan.17 |
Rome |
Berlusconi sex allegations widen Italian prosecutors have alleged that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had sex with a 'significant number' of young prostitutes
|
| Jan.18 |
Haiti |
Charges filed against 'Baby Doc' Duvalier
|
| Jan.20 |
New York |
Dozens of 'mobsters' held in US
|
| Jan.23 |
Egypt |
Gaza group 'bombed Egypt church' |
|
| Jan.24 |
Moscow |
Blast rocks Moscow's main airport Map of Domodedovo Russia Domodedovo airport, the busiest in Russia's capital, has been rocked by an explosion that has killed at least 31 people
| More than 100 people were injured in the blast, which was the work of a suicide bomber
|
| |
|
| Jan.24 |
Medvedev |
Medvedev pledge on airport bomb |
|
| Jan.26 |
Egypt |
Hundreds held over protests
|
| Jan.27 |
Uganda |
Gay rights activist bludgeoned to death |
|
| Jan.29 |
Iran |
Iran hangs Iranian-Dutch woman
|
| Jan.29 |
Kandahar |
Kandahar deputy governor killed |
|
| Jan.30 |
Indonesia |
Sex tape star is jailed |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Brazil |
Brazil inaugurates first female president Dilma Rousseff was sworn in Saturday amid cheers and tears from supporters, many of whom followed her rise from freedom fighter
|
| Jan.2 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan PM loses vital partner
|
| Jan.2 |
Egypt |
Copts return to bombed church |
|
| Jan.2 |
Ivory Coast |
AU envoy warns Ivory Coast's Gbagbo |
|
| Jan.3 |
South Korea |
S. Korea: Attack a chance for change |
|
| Jan.3 |
Ivory Coast |
Crisis envoys meet with Gbagbo |
|
| Jan.4 |
Cairo |
Amid security, Egypt's Christians protest |
|
| Jan.5 |
Washington |
Cost cuts 'led to BP oil spill' |
|
| Jan.6 |
Washington |
Daley to be Obama's chief of staff |
|
| Jan.7 |
Sudan |
Bashir: Sudan not ready for split
|
| Jan.8 |
Arizona |
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot Map of Tucson AZ Mountain States Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords, 40, was shot at close range during a public meeting. 6 other people have been killed
| She is in a critical condition. The dead included a 9-year-old girl and a federal judge
|
| |
|
| Jan.9 |
Southern Sudan |
Southern Sudanese voters head to polls Tens of thousands of people across Southern Sudan went to the polls in a historic referendum that they say is a vote for freedom
|
| Jan.9 |
Arizona |
Shot US congresswoman 'doing well' |
|
| Jan.11 |
Beijing |
Gates: N. Korea may pose 'direct threat' |
|
| Jan.12 |
Beirut |
Lebanon's unity government collapses Members of the Hezbollah and its allies brought down unity government Wednesday after resigning from Prime Minister Saad Hariri's Cabinet
|
| Jan.12 |
Arizona |
Obama honours victims in Arizona |
|
| Jan.14 |
Tunisia |
Tunisian president flees; PM takes reins Map of Tunis Tunisia Army tanks and armored personnel carriers patrolled Tunis, a day after Ghannouchi announced that he is the interim president
| Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has fled with his family to Saudi Arabia, after being forced from office after 23 years in power
|
| |
|
| Jan.14 |
London |
BP and Russia in Arctic oil deal |
|
| Jan.14 |
Washington |
Obama eases US Cuba travel rules |
|
| Jan.15 |
Southern Sudan |
Vote on whether to split Sudan ends |
|
| Jan.15 |
Tunisia |
Speaker takes over Tunisian presidency |
|
| Jan.15 |
Tunisia |
Tunisian swears in interim president
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| Jan.16 |
Haiti |
'Baby Doc' Duvalier back in Haiti| The former president Jean-Claude Duvalier, has returned to the country, 25 years after he was overthrown by a popular revolt | |
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| Jan.16 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah leader refuses to back PM |
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| Jan.17 |
Tunisia |
Tunisia announces new government
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| Jan.17 |
Rome |
Berlusconi sex allegations widen Italian prosecutors have alleged that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had sex with a 'significant number' of young prostitutes
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| Jan.17 |
Tunisia |
N. Africa hit by wave of self-immolation| In Tunisia Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest. Egypt, Algeria, and Mauritania demonstrators are turning to self-immolation | |
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| Jan.18 |
Washington |
Obama hosts China's Hu at dinner| Chinese President Hu Jintao has kicked off a four-day US visit with a rare private dinner at the White House with President Barack Obama. Relations have been strained on currency cont... | |
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| Jan.18 |
Tunisia |
Unity cabinet to hold first meeting |
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| Jan.19 |
Washington |
U.S., China pledge cooperation
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| Jan.19 |
Washington |
Hu vows to boost human rights |
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| Jan.19 |
London |
Britain bans controversial U.S. pastor |
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
China 'not seeking to dominate' |
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| Jan.20 |
Tunisia |
Government lifts ban on political groups Tunisia's new government will recognize political groups banned under the regime of ousted Ben Ali and grant amnesty to all political prison...
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| Jan.20 |
London |
Blair returning to Iraq inquiry |
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| Jan.22 |
Algeria |
Algerians defy ban to protest government
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| Jan.22 |
Haiti |
Duvalier calls for reconciliation |
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| Jan.22 |
Virginia |
Alleged teen torture victim returns to U.S. |
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| Jan.22 |
Istanbul |
'Disappointment' over Iran talks |
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| Jan.22 |
Ireland |
Irish PM steps down as party leader |
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| Jan.22 |
Haiti |
Former U.S. lawmaker assisting Duvalier |
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| Jan.22 |
Tunisia |
Pressure on Tunisian PM increases |
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| Jan.23 |
Jerusalem |
Flotilla raid 'regrettable' but legal
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| Jan.23 |
Ireland |
Greens pull out of crumbling government
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| Jan.23 |
West Bank |
Palestinian peace 'offers' leaked
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| Jan.24 |
Medvedev |
Medvedev pledge on airport bomb |
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| Jan.25 |
Egypt |
3 dead after thousands protest | An unprecedented display of anti-government rage inspired in part by the tumult in the nearby North African nation of Tunisia | |
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| Jan.25 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama hails US 'Sputnik moment'
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| Jan.26 |
Egypt |
Hundreds held over protests
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| Jan.27 |
Uganda |
Gay rights activist bludgeoned to death |
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| Jan.27 |
Egypt |
Egypt must change, says ElBaradei |
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| Jan.27 |
Washington |
US financial crisis 'avoidable' |
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| Jan.27 |
Cairo |
ElBaradei returns as protests build Nobel peace laureate and Egyptian opposition politician Mohamed ElBaradei has arrived in Cairo as anti-government protests continue to sprea...
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| Jan.27 |
Yemen |
Protesters want Yemen's president out Thousands of people demonstrated against longtime president, demanding the kind of change that forced Tunisia's president from office
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| Jan.27 |
Egypt |
Egypt on alert for mass protests |
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| Jan.27 |
Johannesburg |
Mandela spends 2nd night in hospital |
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| Jan.28 |
Egypt |
Government dissolved amid unrest Embattled President Hosni Mubarak asked the country's government to resign after thousands of angry Egyptians defied a government curfew
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| Jan.29 |
Egypt |
Embattled Mubarak appoints deputy | Hosni Mubarak has named intelligence chief Omar Suleiman as his first ever vice-president as he struggles to regain control of the country | |
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| Jan.29 |
Iran |
Iran hangs Iranian-Dutch woman
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| Jan.29 |
Cairo |
Defiant Cairo protesters lose fear Map of Cairo Defiance and hope replaced Friday's scenes of widespread chaos and violence but at least five people were reported dead in clashes
| A firefight was going on around the Interior ministry as protesters attempted to charge the building.
The building was a symbol of President Hosni Mubarak's regime.
Police cordoned off the area and fired shots down side streets.
At least 5 people died from gunshots.
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| Jan.29 |
European Union |
Hosni Mubarak under world pressure |
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| Jan.29 |
London |
Anti-Mubarak protests around the world Egyptians and activists took to the streets in various cities to show their support for the protests currently underway in Egypt
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| Jan.30 |
Southern Sudan |
99% vote to split in Southern Sudan Map of Southern Sudan 98.83% of Southern Sudanese voted to split from the north, organizers reported, marking the first complete preliminary results
| The referendum on whether to declare independence from the government in the north is part of a peace agreement.
The war was between a government dominated by Arab Muslims against black Christians or animists in the south.
Several million voters cast ballots, including expatriates in other countries.
A majority of oil reserves are in the south.
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| Jan.30 |
Egypt |
Protesters defy curfew The government's call for protesters to follow curfew and the low-flying fighter jets overhead did nothing to deter thousands from the protest
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| Jan.30 |
Cairo |
ElBaradei joins Cairo protesters
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| Jan.31 |
Egypt |
VP promises swift reform |
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| Jan.31 |
Egypt |
Egypt army rules out using force Egypt's army has vowed it will not use force against the tens of thousands of people protesting for the removal of the regime of President M...
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| Jan.31 |
Cairo |
Egypt braces for massive protest
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