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| Oct.1 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Top Afghanistan militant captured |
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Manhattan |
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Hundreds arrested in New York protest
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| Oct.2 |
 Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan, Pakistan spar over killing Afghan officials stepped up accusations that the assassination of the country's peace council chairman began with a plot in Pakistan
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Libya |
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Hundreds of civilians flee Sirte
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Kenya |
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French woman kidnapped in Kenya |
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 Greece |
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Greece to miss targets on deficit Greece has said its budget deficit will be cut in 2011 and 2012 but will still miss targets set by the EU and IMF
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Afghanistan |
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Haqqanis deny killing Afghan aide |
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| Oct.3 |
Italy |
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Knox: 'I did not kill; I was not there'
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Libya |
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New offensive on Sirte |
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New York |
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Nobel quandary after winner dies |
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 Italy |
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Knox murder conviction overturned 
Map of Perugia Italy An Italian jury cleared Amanda Knox of murder and other charges, nearly four years after she was arrested
| An appeals court overturns the murder convictions of American Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito, jailed for the killing of UK student Meredith Kercher in 2007
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Italy |
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Knox to fly home after acquittal |
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| Oct.4 |
Somalia |
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More than 30 dead in Somalia bombing
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Italy |
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Kercher family still seek answers |
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 UN Security Council |
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UN resolution on Syria is vetoed | China and Russia have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria over its crackdown on anti-government protesters | |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis promise 'iron fist' |
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Greece |
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Greece hit by new general strike
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| Oct.5 |
Thailand |
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Hundreds killed in Thai floods |
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Alaska |
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Palin not running for president
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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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, the iPod and the iPhone to the world. He was indistinguishable from his company, which he co-founded in the 1970s
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| Oct.6 |
Sweden |
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Swedish poet wins Nobel Literature prize |
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Global |
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Tributes flood in for Steve Jobs |
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Pakistan |
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'CIA doctor' faces treason charge |
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Afghanistan |
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US goals in Afghanistan 'distant' |
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| Oct.7 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghanistan war marks 10 years The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan marked its 10th year having passed 2 milestones: The Taliban has been forced out of power and bin Laden is d...
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Norway |
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Three women win Nobel Peace Prize
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Washington |
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US economy adds 103,000 new jobs
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Mexico |
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Navy discovers 32 bodies in neighborhood |
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Libya |
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Libya NTC forces take most of Sirte |
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 Libya |
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NTC surround pro-Gaddafi fighters in Sirte The forces of transitional government have fought their way into the centre of Sirte, one of the last cities loyal to ex-leader Col Gaddafi
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| Oct.8 |
 Yemen |
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Saleh will step down, but aides qualify His aides immediately added that such a departure would occur only if a power transfer agreement is reached
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Northern Syria |
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Deadly gunfire at Syrian funeral
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Kenya |
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Funeral for Nobel winner Maathai |
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Libya |
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Fierce street fighting in Sirte |
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New Zealand |
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'Serious questions' over NZ spill |
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| Oct.9 |
 Berlin |
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Euro crisis talks 'end in accord' The German and French leaders will propose 'important changes' to the way the eurozone operates after talks on controlling the debt crisis
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Libya |
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Libya fighters tighten hold on Sirte
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Japan |
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Vettel finishes third to retain world title |
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 Cairo |
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23 dead as forces clash with protesters Map of Cairo| Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said that clashes between army forces and pro-Coptic Christian protesters had 'brought us back' | |
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New Zealand |
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NZ races to empty oil spill ship |
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| Oct.10 |
Syria |
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At least 31 were killed during clashes The clashes are in numerous Syrian cities. The dead included 14 civilians and 17 members of the army and security forces
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Cairo |
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Egypt army calls for unrest probe |
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Sweden |
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Two awarded Nobel economics prize |
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 New Zealand |
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NZ ship oil spill 'significant' Map of Tauranga New Zealand| Efforts to recover oil from a ship carrying nearly a half million gallons of heavy fuel that ran aground after striking a reef. Up to 10 times more oil than originally estimate... | |
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New York |
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US shares rise on euro bank pledge |
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New Zealand |
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Spill NZ 'worst marine disaster'
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USA |
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First two weeks of NBA cancelled |
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| Oct.11 |
Detroit |
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Detroit 'underwear bomber' trial begins
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Egypt |
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Deputy prime minister resigns |
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Syria |
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Syria opposition gains regional backers |
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 Jerusalem |
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Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit| Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal for the release of Sgt Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held hostage by Palestinian militants for five years | |
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 Washington |
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US disrupts 'Iranian terror plot' | The US says it has broken up a plot by agents linked to Iran to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington using explosives | |
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New Zealand |
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NZ oil spill ship captain charged |
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Washington |
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US to pressure Iran over 'plot' |
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| Oct.12 |
Detroit |
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'Underpants bomber' admits attack |
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Libya |
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Confusion over Gaddafi son's fate |
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Los Angeles |
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Eight dead in California shooting |
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Washington |
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Syrian-born American held for spying |
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New Zealand |
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'Massive' oil spill clean-up underway
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| Oct.13 |
 Kenya |
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Doctors seized near Somali border| Gunmen have kidnapped two Spanish doctors working for the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres near Kenya's border with Somalia | |
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 Paris |
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Strauss-Kahn sex case is dropped A French inquiry into attempted rape claims against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been dropped
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Spain |
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S&P lowers Spain's credit rating
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Kenya |
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Kenya hunts aid workers' captors |
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| Oct.14 |
Libya |
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Pro-Gaddafi gun battle in Tripoli |
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UN |
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U.N. urges 'immediate' action on Syria |
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Washington |
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US troops to aid Uganda battle President Obama is sending about 100 troops to help hunt down the leaders of the notoriously violent Lord's Resistance Army in and around Ug...
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Paris |
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G20 talks seek eurozone progress |
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| Oct.15 |
Rome |
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Protest rallies grip major cities Protests at financial mismanagement and government cutbacks have been held around the world. Clashes erupted at the biggest rally, in Rome
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Jerusalem |
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Israel publishes prison swap list
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Manhattan |
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NY protests move to Times Square Map of Times Square New York| Police in New York have arrested about 70 people, as Occupy Wall Street protesters moved to Times Square | |
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Texas |
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Rangers Win ALCS |
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| Oct.16 |
Kenya |
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Kenya to hit Al-Shabaab across border
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France |
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French Left chooses Sarkozy challenger |
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Libya |
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NTC forces claim Bani Walid advance |
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Yemen |
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Witnesses: 6 protesters killed in Yemen |
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Paris |
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Hollande elected to face Sarkozy Francois Hollande has been elected the Socialist Party's candidate for the 2012 presidential vote when he is expected to challenge Sarkozy
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Nevada |
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Indy 500 Champ Dies Dan Wheldon, who won the Indy 500 for the second time this May, died after a massive, fiery wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300
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Libya |
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Bulldozers raze Gaddafi compound
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Wisconsin |
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Cardinals win NLCS over Brewers |
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| Oct.17 |
FBI |
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FBI DNA database plans under fire |
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Yemen |
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Women march in Yemen's capital |
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Jerusalem |
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Israeli court backs Shalit deal |
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Libya |
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Government forces take over Bani Walid Forces of the country's new government took over Bani Walid, one of the last cities loyal to him
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Israel |
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First of 1,000 Palestinian prisoners leave Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is due to be freed from five years' captivity in return for the release of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoner...
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Sichuan |
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Tibetan nun dies setting herself ablaze
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Somalia |
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Somali militants threaten Kenya |
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| Oct.18 |
Israel |
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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 deal
| He taken from Gaza to Egypt, and then to an airbase in Israel where he was reunited with his family. The first of 477 Palestinians to be released have arrived in Gaza and the West Bank. Another 550 are to be freed next month
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Libya |
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Clinton in unannounced Libya trip |
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Israel |
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Mid-East joy at prisoner exchange
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple full-year profits rise 85% |
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Greece |
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Mass strike to close down Greece |
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| Oct.19 |
Ohio |
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Ohio police hunt escaped animals Police have shot and killed dozens of exotic animals that escaped from a private zoo in Zanesville. The animals' owner killed himself
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Athens |
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Greek clashes amid general strike
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Athens |
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Greece MPs back austerity plans Map of Athens| The Greek parliament has given initial approval to new austerity measures, as clashes broke out between protesters and police in Athens | |
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Paris |
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Carla Bruni 'gives birth to girl' |
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Kabul |
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Clinton arrives in Afghanistan |
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| Oct.20 |
 Thailand |
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Thai flooding threatens capital Thais waded through flooded streets, their belongings and children perched on their shoulders
| Officials ordered floodgates opened to relieve pressure on dams and levees as enormous amounts of water flowed towards the sea in Thailand's worst flood in half a century.
Government workers fought to contain flooding inching towards the capital
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Athens |
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Rioters have fought other protesters |
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Libya |
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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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 Basque |
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Eta says armed campaign is over The Basque separatist group Eta says it has called a 'definitive cessation' to its campaign of bombings and shootings
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Libya |
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Libyans rejoice at Gadhafi's death
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Southern China |
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Chinese hit-and-run toddler dies |
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| Oct.21 |
French Guiana |
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Soyuz rocket launched after delay |
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Libya |
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Libya delays Gaddafi burial plan |
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Washington |
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Obama: Iraq war will be over by year's end President Barack Obama announced that virtually all U.S. troops will come home from Iraq by the end of the year
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Libya |
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Gaddafi death transparency urged
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New York |
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Saudi Arabian heir to throne dies Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud was King Abdullah's half brother, first in line to the Saudi throne and minister of defence and av...
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| Oct.22 |
Libya |
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Libyan PM 'wanted Gaddafi alive' |
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| Oct.23 |
 Turkey |
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7.2 quake strikes eastern Turkey Map of Van Turkey In the most powerful earthquake in a decade, citizens were using flashlights and shovels as they clambered over the rubble of collapsed buildings
| At least 45 people are reported to have been killed as a 7.2-magnitude earthquake causes buildings to collapse
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Eastern Libya |
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Libya's new leaders declare liberation Map of Benghazi Libya Libya's interim leaders declared the nation's freedom Sunday, ushering in a new era after the death of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi
| Transitional government has declared national liberation before a jubilant crowd in Benghazi, where the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi began
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New Zealand |
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All Blacks edge France to claim Rugby Cup |
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Tunisia |
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Tunisia votes in historic free election |
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 Argentina |
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Fernandez heads for Argentina win Argentine President Cristina Fernandez wins a landslide election victory, polling 53% with most votes counted
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Turkey |
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Frantic search after Turkey quake |
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| Oct.24 |
Syria |
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U.S. pulls ambassador from Syria The United States has temporarily pulled its ambassador out of Syria as a 'result of credible threats against his personal safety'
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Turkey |
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Death toll rises after Turkish quake More than 230 dead in quake; 1,300 more hurt. Workers scrambled through piles of rubble to find survivors after a deadly earthquake
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WikiLeaks |
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Wikileaks halts file publishing |
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Thailand |
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Floods reach Bangkok airport |
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Tunisia |
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Moderate Islamist party claims election
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Turkey |
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Cold night for Turkish survivors
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Syria |
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Syria 'using hospitals for torture' |
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Turkey |
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Turkey quake area to get more aid |
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| Oct.25 |
Libya |
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Gadhafi buried along with son | Gadhafi, his son Mutassim and his defense minister Abu Bakr Younis were taken to an undisclosed location | |
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Turkey |
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Baby rescued from Turkish quake rubble
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Turkey |
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Aftershock 'sparks jail riot' |
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Belgium |
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EU leaders to finalise euro plan |
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| Oct.26 |
 Hong Kong |
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Dreamliner completes first flight Boeing's Dreamliner has finally had its maiden commercial voyage from Tokyo to Hong Kong, three years later than planned
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Connecticut |
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FBI detains ex-Goldman Sachs man
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Belgium |
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Debt crisis doubts as Euro leaders meet |
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Turkey |
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Turkish rescuers pull 2 more from rubble |
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Thailand |
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Floodwaters force closure of airport
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Belgium |
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EU heads locked in talks on debt |
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 Belgium |
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EU leaders reach eurozone agreement EU leaders announce a deal on debt crisis measures, including a hard-fought deal with private sector investors to take a 50% loss on Greek bonds
| Banks must raise more capital to protect them against losses resulting from any future government defaults. The announcement helped lift the euro
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| Oct.27 |
UN Security Council |
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U.N. ends NATO mission in Libya| The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to end military operations in Libya | |
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Turkey |
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Pulled alive 100 hours after earthquake The death toll from the massive earthquake that shook eastern Turkey over the weekend rose to 535
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 Tunisia |
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Islamists win Tunisia's elections Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda party has won the country's first democratic elections after the Arab Spring uprisings
| Ennahda won more than 41% of the vote, securing 90 seats in the 217-member parliament
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Tunisia |
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Tunisia violence follows poll win |
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| Oct.28 |
 London |
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Daughters given equal rights to throne Sons and daughters of British monarchs will have an equal right to the throne under changes to the United Kingdom's succession laws agreed
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Libya |
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ICC talks over surrender of Gadhafi son
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Thailand |
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Bangkok facing 'perfect storm'
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Washington |
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Sgt. on trial for alleged sport killings |
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Thailand |
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US military to survey Thai floods |
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Missouri |
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Cardinals clinch World Series win St Louis Cardinals won baseball's World Series after beating Texas Rangers 6-2 in the decisive seventh game
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Syria |
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Arab League denounces Syrian killings |
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Pennsylvania |
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Snowstorm to hit US East Coast |
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| Oct.29 |
 Australia |
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Labour row grounds Qantas flights | The Australian airline Qantas is grounding all international and domestic flights with immediate effect due to an industrial dispute | |
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Kabul |
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9 Americans, including 4 troops killed A suicide bomber has attacked a bus carrying foreign troops in the Afghan capital killing 13 US soldiers
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Ireland |
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Higgins elected Irish president
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Brazil |
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Lula diagnosed with throat cancer |
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Gaza |
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Islamic Jihad: Israel hits training camp Map of Rafah Palestine| At least 10 people are dead in Gaza and southern Israel, in a wave of back-and-forth attacks between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants | |
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Syria |
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Syrian army 'shell Homs district' |
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Syria |
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Syria's Assad warns Western powers
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| Oct.30 |
Sydney |
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Qantas ordered to end labor dispute
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Egypt |
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Hosni Mubarak trial is postponed |
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Thailand |
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Agencies fear disease in flooded Thailand |
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Australia |
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Qantas resuming flights Qantas resumes flights after an independent tribunal orders a permanent end to the industrial dispute with union members
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Colombia |
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Bogota elects former rebel mayor |
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| Oct.31 |
 Global |
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World population has reached 7 billion | The U.N. announces that the world population has reached 7 billion. CNN's Richard Roth tries to survive. | |
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Paris |
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UNESCO OKs Palestinian membership UNESCO voted Monday to accept a Palestinian bid for full membership, in the first vote on the matter by U.N. agency
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Greece |
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Greece to hold bailout referendum Papandreou: Greece will hold a referendum on a new European Union aid package intended to resolve the country's debt crisis
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| 2011 |
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| Oct.1 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Top Afghanistan militant captured |
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| Oct.2 |
Libya |
Hundreds of civilians flee Sirte
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| Oct.3 |
Libya |
New offensive on Sirte |
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| Oct.6 |
Afghanistan |
US goals in Afghanistan 'distant' |
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| Oct.7 |
Afghanistan |
Afghanistan war marks 10 years The U.S.-led war in Afghanistan marked its 10th year having passed 2 milestones: The Taliban has been forced out of power and bin Laden is d...
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| Oct.7 |
Norway |
Three women win Nobel Peace Prize
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| Oct.7 |
Mexico |
Navy discovers 32 bodies in neighborhood |
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| Oct.7 |
Libya |
Libya NTC forces take most of Sirte |
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| Oct.7 |
Libya |
NTC surround pro-Gaddafi fighters in Sirte The forces of transitional government have fought their way into the centre of Sirte, one of the last cities loyal to ex-leader Col Gaddafi
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| Oct.8 |
Libya |
Fierce street fighting in Sirte |
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| Oct.9 |
Libya |
Libya fighters tighten hold on Sirte
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| Oct.10 |
Cairo |
Egypt army calls for unrest probe |
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| Oct.11 |
Jerusalem |
Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit| Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal for the release of Sgt Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held hostage by Palestinian militants for five years | |
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| Oct.12 |
Libya |
Confusion over Gaddafi son's fate |
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| Oct.14 |
Libya |
Pro-Gaddafi gun battle in Tripoli |
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| Oct.14 |
Washington |
US troops to aid Uganda battle President Obama is sending about 100 troops to help hunt down the leaders of the notoriously violent Lord's Resistance Army in and around Ug...
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| Oct.16 |
Kenya |
Kenya to hit Al-Shabaab across border
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| Oct.16 |
Libya |
NTC forces claim Bani Walid advance |
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| Oct.17 |
Libya |
Government forces take over Bani Walid Forces of the country's new government took over Bani Walid, one of the last cities loyal to him
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| Oct.17 |
Somalia |
Somali militants threaten Kenya |
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| 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 deal
| He taken from Gaza to Egypt, and then to an airbase in Israel where he was reunited with his family. The first of 477 Palestinians to be released have arrived in Gaza and the West Bank. Another 550 are to be freed next month
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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.20 |
Basque |
Eta says armed campaign is over The Basque separatist group Eta says it has called a 'definitive cessation' to its campaign of bombings and shootings
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| Oct.21 |
Washington |
Obama: Iraq war will be over by year's end President Barack Obama announced that virtually all U.S. troops will come home from Iraq by the end of the year
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| Oct.23 |
Eastern Libya |
Libya's new leaders declare liberation Map of Benghazi Libya Libya's interim leaders declared the nation's freedom Sunday, ushering in a new era after the death of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi
| Transitional government has declared national liberation before a jubilant crowd in Benghazi, where the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi began
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| Oct.27 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. ends NATO mission in Libya| The United Nations Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to end military operations in Libya | |
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| Oct.28 |
Libya |
ICC talks over surrender of Gadhafi son
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| Oct.28 |
Washington |
Sgt. on trial for alleged sport killings |
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| Oct.28 |
Thailand |
US military to survey Thai floods |
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| Oct.29 |
Kabul |
9 Americans, including 4 troops killed A suicide bomber has attacked a bus carrying foreign troops in the Afghan capital killing 13 US soldiers
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| Oct.29 |
Gaza |
Islamic Jihad: Israel hits training camp Map of Rafah Palestine| At least 10 people are dead in Gaza and southern Israel, in a wave of back-and-forth attacks between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants | |
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| Oct.29 |
Syria |
Syrian army 'shell Homs district' |
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| 2011 |
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| Oct.5 |
Thailand |
Hundreds killed in Thai floods |
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| Oct.8 |
New Zealand |
'Serious questions' over NZ spill |
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| Oct.9 |
New Zealand |
NZ races to empty oil spill ship |
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| Oct.10 |
New Zealand |
NZ ship oil spill 'significant' Map of Tauranga New Zealand| Efforts to recover oil from a ship carrying nearly a half million gallons of heavy fuel that ran aground after striking a reef. Up to 10 times more oil than originally estimate... | |
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| Oct.10 |
New Zealand |
Spill NZ 'worst marine disaster'
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| Oct.11 |
New Zealand |
NZ oil spill ship captain charged |
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| Oct.12 |
New Zealand |
'Massive' oil spill clean-up underway
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| Oct.19 |
Ohio |
Ohio police hunt escaped animals Police have shot and killed dozens of exotic animals that escaped from a private zoo in Zanesville. The animals' owner killed himself
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| Oct.20 |
Thailand |
Thai flooding threatens capital Thais waded through flooded streets, their belongings and children perched on their shoulders
| Officials ordered floodgates opened to relieve pressure on dams and levees as enormous amounts of water flowed towards the sea in Thailand's worst flood in half a century.
Government workers fought to contain flooding inching towards the capital
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| Oct.20 |
Southern China |
Chinese hit-and-run toddler dies |
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| Oct.23 |
Turkey |
7.2 quake strikes eastern Turkey Map of Van Turkey In the most powerful earthquake in a decade, citizens were using flashlights and shovels as they clambered over the rubble of collapsed buildings
| At least 45 people are reported to have been killed as a 7.2-magnitude earthquake causes buildings to collapse
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| Oct.23 |
Turkey |
Frantic search after Turkey quake |
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| Oct.24 |
Turkey |
Death toll rises after Turkish quake More than 230 dead in quake; 1,300 more hurt. Workers scrambled through piles of rubble to find survivors after a deadly earthquake
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| Oct.24 |
Thailand |
Floods reach Bangkok airport |
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| Oct.24 |
Turkey |
Cold night for Turkish survivors
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| Oct.24 |
Turkey |
Turkey quake area to get more aid |
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| Oct.25 |
Turkey |
Baby rescued from Turkish quake rubble
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| Oct.25 |
Turkey |
Aftershock 'sparks jail riot' |
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| Oct.26 |
Turkey |
Turkish rescuers pull 2 more from rubble |
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| Oct.26 |
Thailand |
Floodwaters force closure of airport
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| Oct.27 |
Turkey |
Pulled alive 100 hours after earthquake The death toll from the massive earthquake that shook eastern Turkey over the weekend rose to 535
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| Oct.28 |
Thailand |
Bangkok facing 'perfect storm'
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| Oct.28 |
Thailand |
US military to survey Thai floods |
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| Oct.28 |
Pennsylvania |
Snowstorm to hit US East Coast |
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| Oct.30 |
Thailand |
Agencies fear disease in flooded Thailand |
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| 2011 |
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| Oct.9 |
Japan |
Vettel finishes third to retain world title |
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| Oct.10 |
USA |
First two weeks of NBA cancelled |
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| Oct.15 |
Texas |
Rangers Win ALCS |
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| Oct.16 |
Nevada |
Indy 500 Champ Dies Dan Wheldon, who won the Indy 500 for the second time this May, died after a massive, fiery wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300
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| Oct.16 |
Wisconsin |
Cardinals win NLCS over Brewers |
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| Oct.23 |
New Zealand |
All Blacks edge France to claim Rugby Cup |
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| Oct.28 |
Missouri |
Cardinals clinch World Series win St Louis Cardinals won baseball's World Series after beating Texas Rangers 6-2 in the decisive seventh game
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| 2011 |
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| Oct.2 |
Greece |
Greece to miss targets on deficit Greece has said its budget deficit will be cut in 2011 and 2012 but will still miss targets set by the EU and IMF
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| Oct.4 |
Greece |
Greece hit by new general strike
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| 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, the iPod and the iPhone to the world. He was indistinguishable from his company, which he co-founded in the 1970s
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| Oct.6 |
Sweden |
Swedish poet wins Nobel Literature prize |
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| Oct.7 |
Washington |
US economy adds 103,000 new jobs
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| Oct.9 |
Berlin |
Euro crisis talks 'end in accord' The German and French leaders will propose 'important changes' to the way the eurozone operates after talks on controlling the debt crisis
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| Oct.10 |
Sweden |
Two awarded Nobel economics prize |
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| Oct.10 |
New York |
US shares rise on euro bank pledge |
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| Oct.10 |
USA |
First two weeks of NBA cancelled |
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| Oct.11 |
New Zealand |
NZ oil spill ship captain charged |
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| Oct.13 |
Spain |
S&P lowers Spain's credit rating
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| Oct.14 |
Paris |
G20 talks seek eurozone progress |
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| Oct.15 |
Rome |
Protest rallies grip major cities Protests at financial mismanagement and government cutbacks have been held around the world. Clashes erupted at the biggest rally, in Rome
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| Oct.18 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple full-year profits rise 85% |
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| Oct.18 |
Greece |
Mass strike to close down Greece |
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| Oct.25 |
Belgium |
EU leaders to finalise euro plan |
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| Oct.26 |
Hong Kong |
Dreamliner completes first flight Boeing's Dreamliner has finally had its maiden commercial voyage from Tokyo to Hong Kong, three years later than planned
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| Oct.26 |
Connecticut |
FBI detains ex-Goldman Sachs man
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| Oct.26 |
Belgium |
Debt crisis doubts as Euro leaders meet |
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| Oct.26 |
Thailand |
Floodwaters force closure of airport
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| Oct.26 |
Belgium |
EU heads locked in talks on debt |
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| Oct.26 |
Belgium |
EU leaders reach eurozone agreement EU leaders announce a deal on debt crisis measures, including a hard-fought deal with private sector investors to take a 50% loss on Greek bonds
| Banks must raise more capital to protect them against losses resulting from any future government defaults. The announcement helped lift the euro
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| Oct.29 |
Australia |
Labour row grounds Qantas flights | The Australian airline Qantas is grounding all international and domestic flights with immediate effect due to an industrial dispute | |
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| Oct.30 |
Sydney |
Qantas ordered to end labor dispute
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| Oct.30 |
Australia |
Qantas resuming flights Qantas resumes flights after an independent tribunal orders a permanent end to the industrial dispute with union members
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| Oct.31 |
Greece |
Greece to hold bailout referendum Papandreou: Greece will hold a referendum on a new European Union aid package intended to resolve the country's debt crisis
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| 2011 |
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| Oct.1 |
Manhattan |
Hundreds arrested in New York protest
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| Oct.2 |
Afghanistan |
Afghanistan, Pakistan spar over killing Afghan officials stepped up accusations that the assassination of the country's peace council chairman began with a plot in Pakistan
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| Oct.2 |
Kenya |
French woman kidnapped in Kenya |
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| Oct.2 |
Afghanistan |
Haqqanis deny killing Afghan aide |
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| Oct.3 |
Italy |
Knox: 'I did not kill; I was not there'
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| Oct.3 |
Italy |
Knox murder conviction overturned Map of Perugia Italy An Italian jury cleared Amanda Knox of murder and other charges, nearly four years after she was arrested
| An appeals court overturns the murder convictions of American Amanda Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito, jailed for the killing of UK student Meredith Kercher in 2007
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| Oct.4 |
Somalia |
More than 30 dead in Somalia bombing
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| Oct.4 |
Italy |
Kercher family still seek answers |
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| Oct.6 |
Pakistan |
'CIA doctor' faces treason charge |
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| Oct.7 |
Mexico |
Navy discovers 32 bodies in neighborhood |
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| Oct.8 |
Northern Syria |
Deadly gunfire at Syrian funeral
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| Oct.9 |
Cairo |
23 dead as forces clash with protesters Map of Cairo| Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said that clashes between army forces and pro-Coptic Christian protesters had 'brought us back' | |
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| Oct.11 |
Detroit |
Detroit 'underwear bomber' trial begins
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| Oct.11 |
Jerusalem |
Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit| Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal for the release of Sgt Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held hostage by Palestinian militants for five years | |
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| Oct.11 |
Washington |
US disrupts 'Iranian terror plot' | The US says it has broken up a plot by agents linked to Iran to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington using explosives | |
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| Oct.11 |
New Zealand |
NZ oil spill ship captain charged |
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| Oct.12 |
Detroit |
'Underpants bomber' admits attack |
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| Oct.12 |
Los Angeles |
Eight dead in California shooting |
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| Oct.12 |
Washington |
Syrian-born American held for spying |
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| Oct.13 |
Kenya |
Doctors seized near Somali border| Gunmen have kidnapped two Spanish doctors working for the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres near Kenya's border with Somalia | |
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| Oct.13 |
Paris |
Strauss-Kahn sex case is dropped A French inquiry into attempted rape claims against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been dropped
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| Oct.13 |
Kenya |
Kenya hunts aid workers' captors |
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| Oct.15 |
Jerusalem |
Israel publishes prison swap list
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| Oct.16 |
Kenya |
Kenya to hit Al-Shabaab across border
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| Oct.17 |
Israel |
First of 1,000 Palestinian prisoners leave Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is due to be freed from five years' captivity in return for the release of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoner...
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| Oct.20 |
Athens |
Rioters have fought other protesters |
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| Oct.20 |
Basque |
Eta says armed campaign is over The Basque separatist group Eta says it has called a 'definitive cessation' to its campaign of bombings and shootings
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| Oct.20 |
Southern China |
Chinese hit-and-run toddler dies |
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| Oct.25 |
Turkey |
Aftershock 'sparks jail riot' |
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| Oct.26 |
Connecticut |
FBI detains ex-Goldman Sachs man
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| Oct.28 |
Libya |
ICC talks over surrender of Gadhafi son
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| Oct.28 |
Washington |
Sgt. on trial for alleged sport killings |
|
| Oct.29 |
Kabul |
9 Americans, including 4 troops killed A suicide bomber has attacked a bus carrying foreign troops in the Afghan capital killing 13 US soldiers
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| Oct.29 |
Gaza |
Islamic Jihad: Israel hits training camp Map of Rafah Palestine| At least 10 people are dead in Gaza and southern Israel, in a wave of back-and-forth attacks between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants | |
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| Oct.30 |
Egypt |
Hosni Mubarak trial is postponed |
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| 2011 |
|
| Oct.1 |
Manhattan |
Hundreds arrested in New York protest
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| Oct.2 |
Greece |
Greece to miss targets on deficit Greece has said its budget deficit will be cut in 2011 and 2012 but will still miss targets set by the EU and IMF
|
| Oct.3 |
New York |
Nobel quandary after winner dies |
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| Oct.3 |
Italy |
Knox to fly home after acquittal |
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| Oct.4 |
UN Security Council |
UN resolution on Syria is vetoed | China and Russia have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria over its crackdown on anti-government protesters | |
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| Oct.4 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis promise 'iron fist' |
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| Oct.5 |
Alaska |
Palin not running for president
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| Oct.6 |
Global |
Tributes flood in for Steve Jobs |
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| Oct.7 |
Norway |
Three women win Nobel Peace Prize
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| Oct.8 |
Yemen |
Saleh will step down, but aides qualify His aides immediately added that such a departure would occur only if a power transfer agreement is reached
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| Oct.8 |
Kenya |
Funeral for Nobel winner Maathai |
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| Oct.8 |
New Zealand |
'Serious questions' over NZ spill |
|
| Oct.9 |
Berlin |
Euro crisis talks 'end in accord' The German and French leaders will propose 'important changes' to the way the eurozone operates after talks on controlling the debt crisis
|
| Oct.9 |
Cairo |
23 dead as forces clash with protesters Map of Cairo| Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said that clashes between army forces and pro-Coptic Christian protesters had 'brought us back' | |
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| Oct.10 |
Syria |
At least 31 were killed during clashes The clashes are in numerous Syrian cities. The dead included 14 civilians and 17 members of the army and security forces
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| Oct.10 |
Cairo |
Egypt army calls for unrest probe |
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| Oct.11 |
Egypt |
Deputy prime minister resigns |
|
| Oct.11 |
Syria |
Syria opposition gains regional backers |
|
| Oct.11 |
Jerusalem |
Prisoner swap deal to free Shalit| Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal for the release of Sgt Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held hostage by Palestinian militants for five years | |
|
| Oct.11 |
Washington |
US to pressure Iran over 'plot' |
|
| Oct.13 |
Spain |
S&P lowers Spain's credit rating
|
| Oct.14 |
UN |
U.N. urges 'immediate' action on Syria |
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| Oct.14 |
Paris |
G20 talks seek eurozone progress |
|
| Oct.15 |
Rome |
Protest rallies grip major cities Protests at financial mismanagement and government cutbacks have been held around the world. Clashes erupted at the biggest rally, in Rome
|
| Oct.15 |
Manhattan |
NY protests move to Times Square Map of Times Square New York| Police in New York have arrested about 70 people, as Occupy Wall Street protesters moved to Times Square | |
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| Oct.16 |
France |
French Left chooses Sarkozy challenger |
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| Oct.16 |
Yemen |
Witnesses: 6 protesters killed in Yemen |
|
| Oct.16 |
Paris |
Hollande elected to face Sarkozy Francois Hollande has been elected the Socialist Party's candidate for the 2012 presidential vote when he is expected to challenge Sarkozy
|
| Oct.16 |
Libya |
Bulldozers raze Gaddafi compound
|
| Oct.17 |
FBI |
FBI DNA database plans under fire |
|
| Oct.17 |
Yemen |
Women march in Yemen's capital |
|
| Oct.17 |
Jerusalem |
Israeli court backs Shalit deal |
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| Oct.17 |
Sichuan |
Tibetan nun dies setting herself ablaze
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| Oct.17 |
Somalia |
Somali militants threaten Kenya |
|
| Oct.18 |
Libya |
Clinton in unannounced Libya trip |
|
| Oct.18 |
Israel |
Mid-East joy at prisoner exchange
|
| Oct.19 |
Athens |
Greek clashes amid general strike
|
| Oct.19 |
Athens |
Greece MPs back austerity plans Map of Athens| The Greek parliament has given initial approval to new austerity measures, as clashes broke out between protesters and police in Athens | |
|
| Oct.19 |
Paris |
Carla Bruni 'gives birth to girl' |
|
| Oct.19 |
Kabul |
Clinton arrives in Afghanistan |
|
| Oct.20 |
Athens |
Rioters have fought other protesters |
|
| Oct.20 |
Libya |
Libyans rejoice at Gadhafi's death
|
| Oct.21 |
French Guiana |
Soyuz rocket launched after delay |
|
| Oct.21 |
Libya |
Libya delays Gaddafi burial plan |
|
| Oct.21 |
Libya |
Gaddafi death transparency urged
|
| Oct.21 |
New York |
Saudi Arabian heir to throne dies Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz al Saud was King Abdullah's half brother, first in line to the Saudi throne and minister of defence and av...
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| Oct.22 |
Libya |
Libyan PM 'wanted Gaddafi alive' |
|
| Oct.23 |
Eastern Libya |
Libya's new leaders declare liberation Map of Benghazi Libya Libya's interim leaders declared the nation's freedom Sunday, ushering in a new era after the death of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi
| Transitional government has declared national liberation before a jubilant crowd in Benghazi, where the revolt against Muammar Gaddafi began
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| Oct.23 |
Tunisia |
Tunisia votes in historic free election |
|
| Oct.23 |
Argentina |
Fernandez heads for Argentina win Argentine President Cristina Fernandez wins a landslide election victory, polling 53% with most votes counted
|
| Oct.24 |
Syria |
U.S. pulls ambassador from Syria The United States has temporarily pulled its ambassador out of Syria as a 'result of credible threats against his personal safety'
|
| Oct.24 |
WikiLeaks |
Wikileaks halts file publishing |
|
| Oct.24 |
Tunisia |
Moderate Islamist party claims election
|
| Oct.24 |
Syria |
Syria 'using hospitals for torture' |
|
| Oct.24 |
Turkey |
Turkey quake area to get more aid |
|
| Oct.25 |
Libya |
Gadhafi buried along with son | Gadhafi, his son Mutassim and his defense minister Abu Bakr Younis were taken to an undisclosed location | |
|
| Oct.25 |
Belgium |
EU leaders to finalise euro plan |
|
| Oct.26 |
Belgium |
Debt crisis doubts as Euro leaders meet |
|
| Oct.26 |
Belgium |
EU heads locked in talks on debt |
|
| Oct.26 |
Belgium |
EU leaders reach eurozone agreement EU leaders announce a deal on debt crisis measures, including a hard-fought deal with private sector investors to take a 50% loss on Greek bonds
| Banks must raise more capital to protect them against losses resulting from any future government defaults. The announcement helped lift the euro
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| Oct.27 |
Tunisia |
Islamists win Tunisia's elections Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda party has won the country's first democratic elections after the Arab Spring uprisings
| Ennahda won more than 41% of the vote, securing 90 seats in the 217-member parliament
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| Oct.27 |
Tunisia |
Tunisia violence follows poll win |
|
| Oct.28 |
London |
Daughters given equal rights to throne Sons and daughters of British monarchs will have an equal right to the throne under changes to the United Kingdom's succession laws agreed
|
| Oct.28 |
Libya |
ICC talks over surrender of Gadhafi son
|
| Oct.28 |
Syria |
Arab League denounces Syrian killings |
|
| Oct.29 |
Ireland |
Higgins elected Irish president
|
| Oct.29 |
Brazil |
Lula diagnosed with throat cancer |
|
| Oct.29 |
Syria |
Syrian army 'shell Homs district' |
|
| Oct.29 |
Syria |
Syria's Assad warns Western powers
|
| Oct.30 |
Sydney |
Qantas ordered to end labor dispute
|
| Oct.30 |
Egypt |
Hosni Mubarak trial is postponed |
|
| Oct.30 |
Colombia |
Bogota elects former rebel mayor |
|
| Oct.31 |
Global |
World population has reached 7 billion | The U.N. announces that the world population has reached 7 billion. CNN's Richard Roth tries to survive. | |
|
| Oct.31 |
Paris |
UNESCO OKs Palestinian membership UNESCO voted Monday to accept a Palestinian bid for full membership, in the first vote on the matter by U.N. agency
|
| Oct.31 |
Greece |
Greece to hold bailout referendum Papandreou: Greece will hold a referendum on a new European Union aid package intended to resolve the country's debt crisis
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