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| Nov.1 |
Greece |
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Greek vote casts shadow on debt deal
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Northern Japan |
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Fukushima cleanup may take decades |
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Greece |
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Greek cabinet endorses referendum |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel to rush settler expansion |
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| Nov.2 |
 London |
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Assange loses fight against extradition WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange lost a court battle to stay in the UK and will be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over sex charges
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Greece |
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Pressure on Greece ahead of G20 |
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 France |
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Bailout loan withheld from Greece The next 8bn euros of rescue loans will be withheld from Greece until after its referendum on the eurozone rescue plan, European leaders say
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New York |
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'Merchant of Death' found guilty
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Oakland protesters shut down port 
Thousands of anti-corporate protesters shut down one of the busiest ports. The maritime operations had effectively halted
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| Nov.3 |
Greece |
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Calls for Greek leader to resign
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Greece |
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Greek leader calls emergency meeting |
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 Greece |
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Greek PM backs off plans for referendum 
| George Papandreou said that a controversial proposal to hold a referendum on an international bailout for his country would not be necessary | |
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 Syria |
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Tanks 'open fire' in Syrian city of Homs Tanks mounted with machine-guns have opened fire in the Syrian city of Homs. Syrian troops killed at least 20 civilians
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Greece |
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Greek PM faces new call to resign |
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| Nov.4 |
Washington |
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US unemployment rate drops to 9% |
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Greece |
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PM faces knife-edge confidence vote |
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Greece |
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Greece's PM wins confidence vote Greece's PM George Papandreou has won a crucial confidence vote after promising to hold power-sharing talks
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 Colombia |
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FARC leader Alfonso Cano killed Map of Cauca Colombia| The leader of Colombia's left-wing guerrilla group has been killed in an army operation in mountains in the south-west of the country | |
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 China |
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Dozens rescued from Chinese mine Rescuers in China save the remaining 45 miners who were trapped underground for 36 hours after a cave-in
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| Nov.5 |
 Nigeria |
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Nigeria Islamist raid 'kills 63' A series of bomb and gun attacks in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Damaturu has killed at least 63 people
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Rawalpindi |
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7 indicted for Bhutto assassination
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England |
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Seven confirmed dead in UK crash |
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| Nov.6 |
Thailand |
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Death toll in Thailand floods passes 500
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Greece |
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Papandreou-Samaras talks |
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Greece |
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Greeks agree coalition government
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Guatemala |
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Perez Molina wins Guatemalan election |
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| Nov.7 |
Rome |
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Berlusconi teeters as debt costs mount
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Moscow |
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Russia warns Israel against Iran attack |
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Nicaragua |
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Daniel Ortega heads for presidential win |
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Nepal |
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Hundreds rescued from Mt. Everest |
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 Los Angeles |
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Doctor guilty over Michael Jackson death Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, has been found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of the star by a jury
| A panel of 7 men and 5 women took two days of deliberation to reach a verdict.
Murray, 58, could now receive a maximum prison term of 4 years.
Michael Jackson died from an overdose of the powerful anaesthetic propofol.
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Mexico |
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Prostitutes found in Mexico jail |
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Rome |
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Berlusconi faces key vote |
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Philadelphia |
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Boxing heavyweight Frazier dies |
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| Nov.8 |
Rome |
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Berlusconi to resign as prime minister
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Greece |
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Greek coalition 'to be announced' |
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| Nov.9 |
Italy |
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Italian debt enters danger zone |
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 Turkey |
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Turkish earthquake topples hotel Map of Van Turkey| At least four people died and 50 more were buried under rubble from an earthquake in eastern Turkey. 16 people were rescued from under rubble | |
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Pennsylvania |
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Penn State coach Joe Paterno fired Joe Paterno would retire as football coach at the end of the season, his program of 'Success With Honor' disgraced by a child sex abuse scan...
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Turkey |
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Search for Turkey quake survivors
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U. S. Midwest |
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Republican rivals spar on economy |
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| Nov.10 |
Greece |
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Papademos named as new prime minister| Lucas Papademos, a former banker and European Central Bank vice president, has been named interim prime minister of Greece. Papademos was one of several leaders meeting with President Pap... | |
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 Venezuela |
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Baseball star abducted in Venezuela Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped from his family home in the city of Valencia in Venezuela
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London |
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Murdoch like 'Mafia boss,' says lawmaker |
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Washington |
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'Kill team' leader guilty of Afghan murders |
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| Nov.11 |
 Rome |
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Italy senate passes austerity law The senate has adopted a package of austerity measures designed to avoid a bailout of the eurozone's third largest economy
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Greece |
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Greece swears in unity coalition
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 Mexico |
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Mexican interior minister killed in crash Calderon pledged that the investigation into crash that killed Blake Mora and all 7 others aboard would be transparent and timely
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New York |
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Shares up on Italy austerity vote |
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Venezuela |
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Venezuela: Baseball catcher 'found alive'
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Istanbul |
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Turkish forces end ferry hijack |
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| Nov.12 |
 Egypt |
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Arab League sanctions for Syria The league has voted to suspend Syria from meetings and impose sanctions against Damascus over its failure to end a crackdown on protesters
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Rome |
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Berlusconi resigns as Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has resigned as prime minister of Italy, after dominating the country's politics for 17 years
| President Giorgio Napolitano is likely to appoint technocrat Mario Monti his successor
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazilian police move on Rio slum |
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| Nov.13 |
 Rio de Janeiro |
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Police target drug gangs in biggest slum Brazil's police say they have completed an operation to clear Rio de Janeiro's biggest slum, Rocinha, of drug gangs
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Syria |
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Regime backers rally after suspension
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Rome |
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President holds talks to find new leader |
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Rome |
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Monti nominated to replace Berlusconi | Economist Mario Monti was nominated Sunday to replace Silvio Berlusconi as Italy's prime minister. President Giorgio Napolitano said Monti, a former European Union commissi... | |
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Rome |
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Monti seeks to form Italy cabinet |
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Kabul |
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Taliban claims to leak security details |
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| Nov.14 |
Northern Japan |
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Japan radiation 'unsafe for farming'
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Syria |
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No let-up in unrest across Syria |
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Manhattan |
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Occupy Wall Street protest camp cleared
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| Nov.15 |
Yemen |
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Saleh vows to step down as president |
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Colombia |
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Colombia Farc rebels name leader Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, says it has chosen Rodrigo Londono - better known by his alias Timochenko - as its new leader
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Manhattan |
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Protesters return after New York eviction |
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Turkey |
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Turkey threatens to cut Syria's power |
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| Nov.16 |
Australia |
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US to send marines to Australia
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Morocco |
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Turkish-Arab call for 'urgent' action
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Northern England |
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Football player accused of racist slur |
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Kabul |
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Karzai aims to set limits on U.S. troops |
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 Australia |
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Obama stakes US claim to Pacific US President Barack Obama has said that the Asia-Pacific region will play a key role in defining the world's future
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| Nov.17 |
Northern Syria |
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Syrian defectors strike pro-regime office Map of Idlib Syria| Army defectors, armed with rocket-propelled grenades, attacked a pro-government youth group office and clashed with security personnel | |
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Rome |
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New premier presents plan to lawmakers |
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Manhattan |
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Mass arrests at Occupy protests Map of Brooklyn Bridge New York| Several thousand demonstrators have marched across Brooklyn Bridge on a day of protest that has seen solidarity rallies across the US. | |
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| Nov.18 |
Cairo |
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Massive demonstration in Tahrir Square |
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Myanmar |
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Clinton to make landmark Burma visit |
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 Austria |
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UN 'concern' at Iran nuclear plan IAEA has passed a resolution expressing "deep and increasing concern" about Iran's nuclear program
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Syria |
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Syria nears deadline for end to crackdown |
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| Nov.19 |
Cairo |
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Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square Map of Cairo| Fighting between police and protesters injured 168 people. A prominent grass-roots group for citizens to resist the military-led government | |
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Libya |
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Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam captured
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Syria |
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Baath Party in Damascus 'hit by rockets' |
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| Nov.20 |
Cairo |
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Protesters flee security in Tahrir Square
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Syria |
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Al-Assad: Syria 'will not bow down' |
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 Spain |
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Spain conservatives win election Centre-right Popular Party (PP) has won a resounding victory in a parliamentary election dominated by the country's deep debt crisis
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Libya |
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Gadhafi intelligence chief captured
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Cairo |
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Death toll rises in Cairo clashes |
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Manhattan |
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Bomb plot suspect arrested in NYC |
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Cambodia |
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Trial of Khmer Rouge trio begins
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Cairo |
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Egyptian protests enter third day |
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| Nov.21 |
Cairo |
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Casualties mount from protests in Egypt Chaos reigned Monday in Cairo's Tahrir Square as demonstrators battled security forces, marking three days of bloody violence in the capital
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Washington |
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Iran hit by fresh West sanctions
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Egypt |
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Cabinet submits resignation |
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U.S. Congress |
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No deal for US 'super-committee' |
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| Nov.22 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan's U.S. ambassador quits
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Cairo |
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Egyptian elections will be held on time
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Cairo |
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Egypt protest rejects army offer |
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| Nov.23 |
 Saudi Arabia |
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Yemen leader signs deal to quit | Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has signed a deal, brokered by Yemen's Gulf Arab neighbours, under which he will step down | |
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Moscow |
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Medvedev angers at US missile shield |
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Cairo |
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Unrest continues in central Cairo Map of Cairo| Protesters step up their demand for Egypt's military rulers to resign. Street battles with riot police have been heaviest around the interior ministry | |
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| Nov.24 |
Portugal |
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Portugal flights grounded by general strike
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London |
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JK Rowling lambasts tabloid intrusion |
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Cairo |
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3 American students freed in Egypt |
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Egypt |
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Egypt military 'appoints new PM'| Egypt's military rulers have appointed ex-prime minister Kamal Ganzouri to form a new government | |
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 Iran |
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Iran arrests 12 for 'CIA spying' Iran has arrested 12 spies of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the official IRNA news agency reports
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| Nov.25 |
USA |
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Black Friday retail bonanza in strong start
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Cairo |
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Ganzouri regains PM job amid rival protests |
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Cairo |
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Egypt's new PM appeals to nation |
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Tribal Areas |
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Nato 'hits Pakistan checkpoint' |
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| Nov.26 |
 Pakistan |
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Nato admits Pakistan troop deaths Nato spokesman: It is 'highly likely' that Nato aircraft were behind a deadly overnight raid on a Pakistani border checkpoint
| Pakistan says at least 24 soldiers were killed. Prime Minister Gilani called it 'outrageous'.
Pakistan is blocking Nato supply convoys, and ordering a review of co-operation and demanded the US vacate the remote Shamsi airbase
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Morocco |
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Islamist PJD party wins Morocco poll |
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Pakistan |
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Nato raid prompts Pakistan review |
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| Nov.27 |
Egypt |
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Arab League imposed sanctions on Syria | Foreign ministers from 19 Arab League countries voted Sunday to slap economic sanctions against the Syrian regime. The league adopts unprecedented sanctions on Syria, including an asse... | |
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Egypt |
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Polls open for Egypt's historic vote
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Southern Philippines |
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Deadly blast at Philippines hotel |
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| Nov.28 |
European Union |
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New warning of European recession |
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 UN |
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'Gross violations' of human rights in Syria The U.N. independent commission: Syrian security forces have committed 'gross violations of human rights' since anti-government protests
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Egypt |
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Polls close after first day of Egypt vote Egyptian election officials sealed ballot boxes with candle wax Monday after the first day of the country's parliamentary elections
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Wisconsin |
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Stalin's only daughter dies in US |
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Kenya |
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Court: government must arrest al-Bashir |
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| Nov.29 |
 Norway |
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Breivik declared insane Psychiatrists assessing Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik have concluded that he is suffering from paranoid schizophrenia
| Psychiatrists believe he was in a psychotic state both during and after the attacks on 22 July that led to the deaths of 77 people.
Breivik will still be tried in April but likely he will be placed in psychiatric care rather than prison
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Tehran |
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Iranian students storm UK embassy Map of Tehran Iran Iranian students are breaking down the door, throwing around papers and replacing the British flag with an Iranian one
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USA |
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American Airlines files for bankruptcy
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Egypt |
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Egyptians head to polls for second day |
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London |
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UK warns Iran over embassy attack
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United Kingdom |
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Up to two million set for UK strike |
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| Nov.30 |
 Global |
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World banks announce joint action plan Some of the world's biggest central banks have announced a program of co-ordinated action designed to support the global financial system
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London |
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UK to expel all Iranian diplomats The UK is to expel all Iranian diplomats following the storming of its embassy, Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced
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Cairo |
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Cairo calm as voters await results |
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Myanmar |
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Burma hails 'new chapter' with US
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Japan |
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Asian shares jump in global rally |
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