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| Oct.1 |
Afghanistan |
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Suicide bombing rocks Afghan city
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South Africa |
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Striking South African miners' deaths probed |
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 Hong Kong |
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Hong Kong boat collision kills 36 
| One of the boats was carrying more than 120 people to a fireworks display when it half-sank following Monday night's collision near Lamma Island | |
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Georgia |
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Rival Georgia camps claim victory |
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| Oct.2 |
Iran |
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'Enemies caused Iran rial's fall'
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Syria |
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Video of missing journalist surfaces |
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Queensland |
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Half of coral lost from Barrier Reef |
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Arizona |
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US agent shot dead near Mexico border
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 Northern Nigeria |
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Nigeria probes student killings 
Nigeria's authorities are investigating the killings of at least 26 people in an attack on a college hostel in the north-eastern town of Mub...
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| Oct.3 |
Georgia |
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Power shift moves Georgia closer to Russia
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Northern Syria |
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Dozens killed in blasts at Aleppo public square
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USA |
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US rivals ready for vital debate |
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 Turkey |
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Turkey retaliates for shelling deaths Map of Akcakale Turkey Turkey fired on Syrian government targets in response to the shelling of a Turkish border town in which five civilians were killed
| The town of Akcakale was hit by artillery fire belonging to the Syrian regime forces
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 Colorado |
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US rivals square off at debate Map of Denver Colorado Colorado| US President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are clashing over their economic proposals in the first of three presidential debates | |
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| Oct.4 |
Turkey |
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Turkey OKs foreign troop deployment
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USA |
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Romney 'wins' US election debate |
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UN Security Council |
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UN condemns Syrian attack on Turkish town
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| Oct.5 |
Washington |
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US jobless rate in unexpected fall
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London |
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Abu Hamza to be extradited to US |
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Syria |
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Video: Syrian rebels vow to kill hostages |
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Jordan |
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Jordan protests after king calls early elections |
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 Pakistan |
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Imran Khan leads drone protest Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has begun a march to Pakistan's restive tribal areas to protest against US drone strikes
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 England |
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Terror suspects extradited to US Five terror suspects, including the radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, have flown out of the UK on a jet bound for the United States
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Scotland |
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Last speaker of Scots dialect dies |
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| Oct.6 |
 Vatican |
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Pope's ex-butler gets 18 months in prison Paolo Gabriele, was convicted Saturday of aggravated theft for leaking confidential papal documents and sentenced to 18 months in prison
| Gabriele has been found guilty of stealing confidential papers. Prosecutors had called for a 3-year sentence but it was reduced because of 'mitigating circumstances'
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Southern Israel |
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Israel shoots down drone
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 Philippines |
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Philippines and Muslim rebels agree peace deal The government has reached a framework peace agreement with the country's largest Muslim rebel group, President Benigno Aquino says
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Venezuela |
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Vote for president after fierce campaign |
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| Oct.7 |
Libya |
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Libyan PM forced to stand down |
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 Venezuela |
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Chavez wins Venezuela election President Hugo Chavez has won a fourth term in office, after opposition leader Henrique Capriles admitted defeat
| Chavez won 54% of the vote with turnout at about 81%. He said Venezuela would continue its march towards socialism
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| Oct.8 |
USA |
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Romney backs arming Syrian rebels |
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Northern Syria |
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'Saudi weapons' found in Syria |
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 North Mexico |
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Los Zetas drug lord 'may be dead' Top Los Zetas drug cartel leader Heriberto Lazcano has apparently been killed in a shootout in northern Mexico, the country's navy says
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Global |
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Global recovery 'getting weaker' |
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| Oct.9 |
NW Pakistan |
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Girl who spoke out against Taliban shot in Pakistan Map of Swat Valley Pakistan 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai was awarded Pakistan's first National Peace Prize for her online diary reporting on the Taliban's ban on education
| Gunmen sought her out and opened fire on her school van, leaving her seriously wounded along with two other classmates
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Sweden |
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Quantum pioneers win Nobel prize
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Pennsylvania |
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Sandusky jailed for Penn State abuse |
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Washington |
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'No warning' of Libyan US attack |
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Peshawar |
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Shot Pakistan girl's surgery 'a success |
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| Oct.10 |
Turkey |
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Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Turkey Map of Ankara Turkey| Turkish fighter jets have forced a Syrian passenger plane suspected of carrying weapons to land in Ankara | |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistanis enraged by attack on teen |
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USA |
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Dead Seal's mother rebukes Romney |
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USA |
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Armstrong: Usada report reveals doping evidence |
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China |
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Forced evictions rising in China |
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| Oct.11 |
Sweden |
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Chinese author Mo Yan wins Nobel
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Yemen |
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Worker at U.S. Embassy in Yemen killed
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Rawalpindi |
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Teen critical after Taliban attack
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Kentucky |
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US running mates clash in debate US vice-presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan have clashed in their one and only debate, as polling shows the US election race tig...
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Norway |
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Ashanti crown jewels stolen in hotel |
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| Oct.12 |
 Norway |
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Peace Prize is a slap on the back for European Union The Union won the Nobel Peace Prize as it grapples with the worst crisis since its founding -- devastating debt and the threat of disintegra...
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UN Security Council |
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UN adopts north Mali resolution |
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USA |
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Romney criticises Biden on Libya |
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| Oct.13 |
Egypt |
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Morsi U-turn on Egypt prosecutor |
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 Mauritania |
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Mauritania leader Abdelaziz shot President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, 55, has been wounded in what is said to be an accidental shooting
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Syria |
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Syria bans Turkish civil flights
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Senegal |
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Riot stops Senegal football match |
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| Oct.14 |
Turkey |
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Turkey bans all Syrian flights |
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Lesser Antilles |
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Tropical Storm Rafael pummels Virgin Islands |
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New Mexico |
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Skydiver breaks sound barrier Map of New Mexico Austrian Felix Baumgartner has become the first to go faster than the speed of sound, reaching a maximum velocity of 833.9mph (1,342km/h)
| In jumping out of a balloon 39km above New Mexico, the 43-year-old also smashed the record for the highest ever freefall
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 Beijing |
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Cambodia's ex-King Sihanouk dies Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk - a revered figure in his country - has died of a heart attack aged 89
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| Oct.15 |
 Hague |
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Karadzic denies Bosnia war crimes Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is to begin his defence at a war crimes court in The Hague
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Sweden |
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Nobel Prize in economics awarded
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan: $1M bounty over Malala attack |
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Portugal |
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Portugal announces tough budget |
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| Oct.16 |
Washington |
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Clinton 'responsible' on Benghazi |
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New York |
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Obama hits back in fiery debate
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| Oct.17 |
Iowa |
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US rivals back in battlegrounds |
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Syria |
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Fears for 'disappeared' Syrians |
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| Oct.18 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Error sees Google stock suspended |
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Belgium |
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EU in deal on bank supervision
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| Oct.19 |
 Beirut |
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Beirut blast kills top official Wissam al-Hassan, Lebanon's head of internal intelligence, has been killed in a massive car bomb attack in central Beirut
| A huge car bomb has killed at least eight people and injured dozens in the centre of the Lebanese capital, Beirut
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Florida |
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Romney derides 'no agenda' Obama |
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| Oct.20 |
 Gaza |
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Israel intercepts Gaza-bound boat The Israeli navy has intercepted the Finnish-flagged Estelle, a boat of pro-Palestinian activists trying to break the blockade of the Gaza S...
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Libya |
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Gaddafi aide 'captured in Libya'
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Lebanon |
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Anger erupts as Lebanon mourns
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| Oct.21 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Nixon's challenger McGovern dies Former US Senator George McGovern, who stood as the Democratic presidential candidate against Richard Nixon in 1972, has died, aged 90
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Vatican |
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Pope names new saints including Native American |
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Cuba |
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Fidel Castro appears in public
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Jordan |
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Jordan 'uncovers al-Qaeda plot' |
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Washington |
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US to help in Lebanon bomb probe |
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| Oct.22 |
 Italy |
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Italy's quake scientists jailed Map of L%27Aquila Italy| 6 Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila | |
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Florida |
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Candidates spar on foreign policy US President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney have battled over national security, in the third and final presidential...
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San Francisco Bay |
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Giants beat Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 to win NLCS |
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| Oct.23 |
London |
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BBC chief testifies in TV presenter abuse scandal
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USA |
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Obama and Romney in final push |
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Washington |
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US calls for Lebanon stability |
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| Oct.24 |
Syria |
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UN: Syria offers holiday cease-fire | After 19 months of incessant violence, the government has agreed to a cease-fire during the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday, which begins Friday | |
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Jamaica |
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Hurricane Sandy reaches Jamaica
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NW Pakistan |
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Arrests made in shooting of schoolgirl Malala |
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| Oct.25 |
Chicago |
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Obama to cast vote early in Chicago |
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Cuba |
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Sandy packs punch as a strong Category 2 hurricane |
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Syria |
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Syria army 'to observe ceasefire' |
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Beijing |
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China parliament expels Bo Xilai |
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 Cuba |
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Sandy kills 11 in Cuba, then batters Bahamas Map of Santiago de Cuba Cuba| Nine deaths occurred in Santiago de Cuba province and two bodies were recovered in Guantanamo state | |
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China |
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New York Times blocked over Wen Jiabao
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| Oct.26 |
Milan |
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Berlusconi handed 4-year prison term for tax fraud Flamboyant former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for tax evasion, but is very likely to appeal
| The trial, which also involved executives from Berlusconi's Mediaset TV group and the head of a Swiss bank, concerned the purchase of TV rights for films that were then resold within the group at inflated prices
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Washington |
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US economic growth up sharply |
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England |
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Malala's parents visit her for first time |
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New York |
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'Frankenstorm' barrels towards US |
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 Myanmar |
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Burma images 'show mass burnings' A human rights group has released pictures showing what appears to be the destruction of a western Burmese district riven by ethnic unrest
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| Oct.27 |
Northern Syria |
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Fighting unravels temporary Syrian truce
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Pennsylvania |
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US East Coast braced for storm
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North Carolina |
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Storm threat to key US election week
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| Oct.28 |
Northern Nigeria |
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Suicide attack at Nigeria church |
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New York |
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New York to shut down for storm |
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Detroit |
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Giants sweep Tigers for World Series title Marco Scutaro singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday night
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| Oct.29 |
New York |
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Sandy closes in on US East Coast
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NW Pakistan |
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2 boys shot Malala, official says |
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Vietnam |
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Storm kills dozens in Philippines and Vietnam |
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New Jersey |
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Severe flooding as Sandy strikes | A major storm bringing torrential rain, high winds, flood surges and heavy snow has made landfall on the east US coast | |
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| Oct.30 |
Manhattan |
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40 people killed by Sandy as transport chaos Map of Manhattan Millions are without power and transport across the north-eastern US has been severely disrupted as storm Sandy heads north for Canada
| In New York City, 18 people have been killed. More than 18,000 flights were cancelled
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Southern California |
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Disney buys firm behind Star Wars
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Qatar |
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Qatar accuses Syrian government of genocide |
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New York |
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US counts cost as Sandy recedes |
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| Oct.31 |
Japan |
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Japan tsunami money 'misspent' |
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European Union |
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Eurozone unemployment hits record high |
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New York |
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Eastern US gets back on its feet |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Fire at Saudi wedding kills 25 |
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New Jersey |
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Obama visits storm disaster zone US President has toured the state of New Jersey, to survey the devastation two days after the huge storm, Sandy, made landfall nearby
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| 2012 |
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| Oct.3 |
Turkey |
Turkey retaliates for shelling deaths Map of Akcakale Turkey Turkey fired on Syrian government targets in response to the shelling of a Turkish border town in which five civilians were killed
| The town of Akcakale was hit by artillery fire belonging to the Syrian regime forces
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| Oct.4 |
Turkey |
Turkey OKs foreign troop deployment
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| Oct.5 |
Syria |
Video: Syrian rebels vow to kill hostages |
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| Oct.5 |
Pakistan |
Imran Khan leads drone protest Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has begun a march to Pakistan's restive tribal areas to protest against US drone strikes
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| Oct.6 |
Southern Israel |
Israel shoots down drone
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| Oct.6 |
Philippines |
Philippines and Muslim rebels agree peace deal The government has reached a framework peace agreement with the country's largest Muslim rebel group, President Benigno Aquino says
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| Oct.8 |
USA |
Romney backs arming Syrian rebels |
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| Oct.8 |
Northern Syria |
'Saudi weapons' found in Syria |
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| Oct.10 |
Turkey |
Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Turkey Map of Ankara Turkey| Turkish fighter jets have forced a Syrian passenger plane suspected of carrying weapons to land in Ankara | |
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| Oct.10 |
USA |
Dead Seal's mother rebukes Romney |
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| Oct.12 |
Norway |
Peace Prize is a slap on the back for European Union The Union won the Nobel Peace Prize as it grapples with the worst crisis since its founding -- devastating debt and the threat of disintegra...
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| Oct.15 |
Hague |
Karadzic denies Bosnia war crimes Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is to begin his defence at a war crimes court in The Hague
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| Oct.20 |
Gaza |
Israel intercepts Gaza-bound boat The Israeli navy has intercepted the Finnish-flagged Estelle, a boat of pro-Palestinian activists trying to break the blockade of the Gaza S...
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| Oct.24 |
Syria |
UN: Syria offers holiday cease-fire | After 19 months of incessant violence, the government has agreed to a cease-fire during the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday, which begins Friday | |
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| Oct.25 |
Syria |
Syria army 'to observe ceasefire' |
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| Oct.27 |
Northern Syria |
Fighting unravels temporary Syrian truce
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| Oct.30 |
Qatar |
Qatar accuses Syrian government of genocide |
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| 2012 |
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| Oct.1 |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong boat collision kills 36 | One of the boats was carrying more than 120 people to a fireworks display when it half-sank following Monday night's collision near Lamma Island | |
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| Oct.2 |
Queensland |
Half of coral lost from Barrier Reef |
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| Oct.9 |
Peshawar |
Shot Pakistan girl's surgery 'a success |
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| Oct.14 |
Lesser Antilles |
Tropical Storm Rafael pummels Virgin Islands |
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| Oct.22 |
Italy |
Italy's quake scientists jailed Map of L%27Aquila Italy| 6 Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila | |
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| Oct.24 |
Jamaica |
Hurricane Sandy reaches Jamaica
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| Oct.25 |
Cuba |
Sandy packs punch as a strong Category 2 hurricane |
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| Oct.25 |
Cuba |
Sandy kills 11 in Cuba, then batters Bahamas Map of Santiago de Cuba Cuba| Nine deaths occurred in Santiago de Cuba province and two bodies were recovered in Guantanamo state | |
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| Oct.26 |
New York |
'Frankenstorm' barrels towards US |
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| Oct.27 |
Pennsylvania |
US East Coast braced for storm
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| Oct.27 |
North Carolina |
Storm threat to key US election week
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| Oct.28 |
New York |
New York to shut down for storm |
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| Oct.29 |
New York |
Sandy closes in on US East Coast
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| Oct.29 |
Vietnam |
Storm kills dozens in Philippines and Vietnam |
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| Oct.29 |
New Jersey |
Severe flooding as Sandy strikes | A major storm bringing torrential rain, high winds, flood surges and heavy snow has made landfall on the east US coast | |
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| Oct.30 |
Manhattan |
40 people killed by Sandy as transport chaos Map of Manhattan Millions are without power and transport across the north-eastern US has been severely disrupted as storm Sandy heads north for Canada
| In New York City, 18 people have been killed. More than 18,000 flights were cancelled
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| Oct.30 |
New York |
US counts cost as Sandy recedes |
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| Oct.31 |
Japan |
Japan tsunami money 'misspent' |
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| Oct.31 |
New York |
Eastern US gets back on its feet |
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| Oct.31 |
Saudi Arabia |
Fire at Saudi wedding kills 25 |
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| Oct.31 |
New Jersey |
Obama visits storm disaster zone US President has toured the state of New Jersey, to survey the devastation two days after the huge storm, Sandy, made landfall nearby
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| 2012 |
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| Oct.9 |
Pennsylvania |
Sandusky jailed for Penn State abuse |
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| Oct.10 |
USA |
Armstrong: Usada report reveals doping evidence |
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| Oct.13 |
Senegal |
Riot stops Senegal football match |
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| Oct.14 |
New Mexico |
Skydiver breaks sound barrier Map of New Mexico Austrian Felix Baumgartner has become the first to go faster than the speed of sound, reaching a maximum velocity of 833.9mph (1,342km/h)
| In jumping out of a balloon 39km above New Mexico, the 43-year-old also smashed the record for the highest ever freefall
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| Oct.22 |
San Francisco Bay |
Giants beat Cardinals 9-0 in Game 7 to win NLCS |
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| Oct.28 |
Detroit |
Giants sweep Tigers for World Series title Marco Scutaro singled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday night
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| 2012 |
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| Oct.2 |
Iran |
'Enemies caused Iran rial's fall'
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| Oct.5 |
Washington |
US jobless rate in unexpected fall
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| Oct.8 |
Global |
Global recovery 'getting weaker' |
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| Oct.10 |
China |
Forced evictions rising in China |
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| Oct.11 |
Sweden |
Chinese author Mo Yan wins Nobel
|
| Oct.13 |
Syria |
Syria bans Turkish civil flights
|
| Oct.14 |
Turkey |
Turkey bans all Syrian flights |
|
| Oct.15 |
Sweden |
Nobel Prize in economics awarded
|
| Oct.15 |
Portugal |
Portugal announces tough budget |
|
| Oct.18 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Error sees Google stock suspended |
|
| Oct.18 |
Belgium |
EU in deal on bank supervision
|
| Oct.26 |
Washington |
US economic growth up sharply |
|
| Oct.30 |
Southern California |
Disney buys firm behind Star Wars
|
| Oct.31 |
European Union |
Eurozone unemployment hits record high |
|
| Oct.31 |
New York |
Eastern US gets back on its feet |
|
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| 2012 |
|
| Oct.1 |
Afghanistan |
Suicide bombing rocks Afghan city
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| Oct.2 |
Syria |
Video of missing journalist surfaces |
|
| Oct.2 |
Arizona |
US agent shot dead near Mexico border
|
| Oct.2 |
Northern Nigeria |
Nigeria probes student killings Nigeria's authorities are investigating the killings of at least 26 people in an attack on a college hostel in the north-eastern town of Mub...
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| Oct.3 |
Northern Syria |
Dozens killed in blasts at Aleppo public square
|
| Oct.5 |
London |
Abu Hamza to be extradited to US |
|
| Oct.5 |
England |
Terror suspects extradited to US Five terror suspects, including the radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, have flown out of the UK on a jet bound for the United States
|
| Oct.6 |
Vatican |
Pope's ex-butler gets 18 months in prison Paolo Gabriele, was convicted Saturday of aggravated theft for leaking confidential papal documents and sentenced to 18 months in prison
| Gabriele has been found guilty of stealing confidential papers. Prosecutors had called for a 3-year sentence but it was reduced because of 'mitigating circumstances'
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| |
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| Oct.8 |
North Mexico |
Los Zetas drug lord 'may be dead' Top Los Zetas drug cartel leader Heriberto Lazcano has apparently been killed in a shootout in northern Mexico, the country's navy says
|
| Oct.9 |
NW Pakistan |
Girl who spoke out against Taliban shot in Pakistan Map of Swat Valley Pakistan 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai was awarded Pakistan's first National Peace Prize for her online diary reporting on the Taliban's ban on education
| Gunmen sought her out and opened fire on her school van, leaving her seriously wounded along with two other classmates
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| |
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| Oct.9 |
Pennsylvania |
Sandusky jailed for Penn State abuse |
|
| Oct.9 |
Peshawar |
Shot Pakistan girl's surgery 'a success |
|
| Oct.10 |
Pakistan |
Pakistanis enraged by attack on teen |
|
| Oct.11 |
Yemen |
Worker at U.S. Embassy in Yemen killed
|
| Oct.11 |
Rawalpindi |
Teen critical after Taliban attack
|
| Oct.11 |
Norway |
Ashanti crown jewels stolen in hotel |
|
| Oct.13 |
Senegal |
Riot stops Senegal football match |
|
| Oct.15 |
Hague |
Karadzic denies Bosnia war crimes Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is to begin his defence at a war crimes court in The Hague
|
| Oct.15 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan: $1M bounty over Malala attack |
|
| Oct.19 |
Beirut |
Beirut blast kills top official Wissam al-Hassan, Lebanon's head of internal intelligence, has been killed in a massive car bomb attack in central Beirut
| A huge car bomb has killed at least eight people and injured dozens in the centre of the Lebanese capital, Beirut
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| Oct.20 |
Libya |
Gaddafi aide 'captured in Libya'
|
| Oct.21 |
Jordan |
Jordan 'uncovers al-Qaeda plot' |
|
| Oct.21 |
Washington |
US to help in Lebanon bomb probe |
|
| Oct.22 |
Italy |
Italy's quake scientists jailed Map of L%27Aquila Italy| 6 Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila | |
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| Oct.23 |
London |
BBC chief testifies in TV presenter abuse scandal
|
| Oct.24 |
NW Pakistan |
Arrests made in shooting of schoolgirl Malala |
|
| Oct.26 |
Milan |
Berlusconi handed 4-year prison term for tax fraud Flamboyant former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for tax evasion, but is very likely to appeal
| The trial, which also involved executives from Berlusconi's Mediaset TV group and the head of a Swiss bank, concerned the purchase of TV rights for films that were then resold within the group at inflated prices
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| Oct.26 |
Myanmar |
Burma images 'show mass burnings' A human rights group has released pictures showing what appears to be the destruction of a western Burmese district riven by ethnic unrest
|
| Oct.28 |
Northern Nigeria |
Suicide attack at Nigeria church |
|
| Oct.29 |
NW Pakistan |
2 boys shot Malala, official says |
|
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| 2012 |
|
| Oct.1 |
South Africa |
Striking South African miners' deaths probed |
|
| Oct.1 |
Georgia |
Rival Georgia camps claim victory |
|
| Oct.2 |
Iran |
'Enemies caused Iran rial's fall'
|
| Oct.2 |
Syria |
Video of missing journalist surfaces |
|
| Oct.2 |
Arizona |
US agent shot dead near Mexico border
|
| Oct.3 |
Georgia |
Power shift moves Georgia closer to Russia
|
| Oct.3 |
USA |
US rivals ready for vital debate |
|
| Oct.3 |
Colorado |
US rivals square off at debate Map of Denver Colorado Colorado| US President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are clashing over their economic proposals in the first of three presidential debates | |
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| Oct.4 |
Turkey |
Turkey OKs foreign troop deployment
|
| Oct.4 |
USA |
Romney 'wins' US election debate |
|
| Oct.4 |
UN Security Council |
UN condemns Syrian attack on Turkish town
|
| Oct.5 |
Jordan |
Jordan protests after king calls early elections |
|
| Oct.5 |
Pakistan |
Imran Khan leads drone protest Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has begun a march to Pakistan's restive tribal areas to protest against US drone strikes
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| Oct.5 |
Scotland |
Last speaker of Scots dialect dies |
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| Oct.6 |
Philippines |
Philippines and Muslim rebels agree peace deal The government has reached a framework peace agreement with the country's largest Muslim rebel group, President Benigno Aquino says
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| Oct.6 |
Venezuela |
Vote for president after fierce campaign |
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| Oct.7 |
Libya |
Libyan PM forced to stand down |
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| Oct.7 |
Venezuela |
Chavez wins Venezuela election President Hugo Chavez has won a fourth term in office, after opposition leader Henrique Capriles admitted defeat
| Chavez won 54% of the vote with turnout at about 81%. He said Venezuela would continue its march towards socialism
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| Oct.8 |
USA |
Romney backs arming Syrian rebels |
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| Oct.9 |
Sweden |
Quantum pioneers win Nobel prize
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| Oct.9 |
Washington |
'No warning' of Libyan US attack |
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| Oct.10 |
USA |
Dead Seal's mother rebukes Romney |
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| Oct.10 |
China |
Forced evictions rising in China |
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| Oct.11 |
Yemen |
Worker at U.S. Embassy in Yemen killed
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| Oct.11 |
Kentucky |
US running mates clash in debate US vice-presidential candidates Joe Biden and Paul Ryan have clashed in their one and only debate, as polling shows the US election race tig...
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| Oct.11 |
Norway |
Ashanti crown jewels stolen in hotel |
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| Oct.12 |
Norway |
Peace Prize is a slap on the back for European Union The Union won the Nobel Peace Prize as it grapples with the worst crisis since its founding -- devastating debt and the threat of disintegra...
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| Oct.12 |
UN Security Council |
UN adopts north Mali resolution |
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| Oct.12 |
USA |
Romney criticises Biden on Libya |
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| Oct.13 |
Egypt |
Morsi U-turn on Egypt prosecutor |
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| Oct.13 |
Mauritania |
Mauritania leader Abdelaziz shot President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, 55, has been wounded in what is said to be an accidental shooting
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| Oct.13 |
Syria |
Syria bans Turkish civil flights
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| Oct.14 |
Turkey |
Turkey bans all Syrian flights |
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| Oct.14 |
Beijing |
Cambodia's ex-King Sihanouk dies Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk - a revered figure in his country - has died of a heart attack aged 89
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| Oct.15 |
Portugal |
Portugal announces tough budget |
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| Oct.16 |
Washington |
Clinton 'responsible' on Benghazi |
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| Oct.16 |
New York |
Obama hits back in fiery debate
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| Oct.17 |
Iowa |
US rivals back in battlegrounds |
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| Oct.17 |
Syria |
Fears for 'disappeared' Syrians |
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| Oct.18 |
Belgium |
EU in deal on bank supervision
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| Oct.19 |
Florida |
Romney derides 'no agenda' Obama |
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| Oct.20 |
Lebanon |
Anger erupts as Lebanon mourns
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| Oct.21 |
U. S. Midwest |
Nixon's challenger McGovern dies Former US Senator George McGovern, who stood as the Democratic presidential candidate against Richard Nixon in 1972, has died, aged 90
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| Oct.21 |
Vatican |
Pope names new saints including Native American |
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| Oct.21 |
Cuba |
Fidel Castro appears in public
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| Oct.22 |
Florida |
Candidates spar on foreign policy US President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney have battled over national security, in the third and final presidential...
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| Oct.23 |
London |
BBC chief testifies in TV presenter abuse scandal
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| Oct.23 |
USA |
Obama and Romney in final push |
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| Oct.23 |
Washington |
US calls for Lebanon stability |
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| Oct.24 |
Syria |
UN: Syria offers holiday cease-fire | After 19 months of incessant violence, the government has agreed to a cease-fire during the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday, which begins Friday | |
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| Oct.25 |
Chicago |
Obama to cast vote early in Chicago |
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| Oct.25 |
Beijing |
China parliament expels Bo Xilai |
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| Oct.25 |
China |
New York Times blocked over Wen Jiabao
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| Oct.26 |
Milan |
Berlusconi handed 4-year prison term for tax fraud Flamboyant former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for tax evasion, but is very likely to appeal
| The trial, which also involved executives from Berlusconi's Mediaset TV group and the head of a Swiss bank, concerned the purchase of TV rights for films that were then resold within the group at inflated prices
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| Oct.26 |
England |
Malala's parents visit her for first time |
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| Oct.27 |
North Carolina |
Storm threat to key US election week
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| Oct.30 |
Qatar |
Qatar accuses Syrian government of genocide |
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| Oct.31 |
Japan |
Japan tsunami money 'misspent' |
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| Oct.31 |
New Jersey |
Obama visits storm disaster zone US President has toured the state of New Jersey, to survey the devastation two days after the huge storm, Sandy, made landfall nearby
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