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| May.1 |
 Boston |
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Three arrested over Boston bombings Boston police have taken into custody three additional suspects in the 15 April bombing of the Boston Marathon
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Bangladesh |
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Death toll from Bangladesh building collapse climbs above 400
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Barcelona |
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Bayern humiliate Barcelona
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 North Korea |
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N Korea jails US man for 15 years North Korea has sentenced Pae Jun-ho, known in the US as Kenneth Bae, to 15 years of hard labour
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| May.2 |
Somalia |
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Somalia famine 'killed 260,000' |
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Washington |
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US considering arms for Syria rebels |
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Mexico |
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Obama agrees trade boost in Mexico |
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 Pakistan |
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Bhutto murder prosecutor shot dead 
Gunmen have shot dead the prosecutor investigating the murder of Pakistan's ex-leader Benazir Bhutto, police say
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 Bangladesh |
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Dhaka collapse death toll passes 500 The death toll from the collapse of an eight-storey factory building in Savar, near the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, has passed 500
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Boston |
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Boston duo 'planned 4 July attack' |
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| May.3 |
 Northern Syria |
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'Dozens killed' in Syria village More than 40 people have been killed by government forces in al-Bayda village in north-western Syria
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Washington |
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Pentagon outlines North Korea threat |
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Southern California |
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Major wildfires spread in California 
Map of Camarillo USA| More than 3,000 firefighters are battling six major wildfires in California, the state fire agency says | |
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Syria |
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Israeli warplanes strike Syrian weapons facility |
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Costa Rica |
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Obama foresees no US troops in Syria |
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| May.4 |
Kandahar |
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5 US troops killed in southern Afghanistan
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Northern Syria |
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Syrians flee coastal 'massacres' |
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Northern England |
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Lawmaker arrested on suspicion of rape |
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Damascus |
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Damascus hit 'by Israeli strikes' Map of Damascus| Syrian state TV says rockets have hit a research centre, that West suggested is involved in chemical weapons research | |
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| May.5 |
Damascus |
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Syrian foreign ministry: Israeli strikes 'backing terrorists' |
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 Malaysia |
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Ruling party wins Malaysia election Barisan Nasional, the ruling National Front coalition has won a simple majority, extending its 56-year rule, with two-thirds of seats confir...
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Turin |
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Juventus clinched record-extending Italian league title |
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Libya |
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Libya parliament bans Gaddafi-era officials |
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Shock over latest Brazil bus rape |
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Bangladesh |
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Police break up Dhaka Islamist unrest Police have used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse a huge demonstration by Islamist protesters in the capital Dhaka
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| May.6 |
Syria |
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Evidence Syria rebels 'used sarin' | Testimony from victims of the conflict suggests rebels have used the nerve agent, sarin, a leading member of a UN commission of inquiry has said | |
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Damascus |
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42 Syrian soldiers dead in reported Israeli strike |
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Ohio |
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Three US women missing for years in fair condition Map of Cleveland Ohio Three young women who vanished about a decade ago have been found and are in hospital in a fair condition, officials have said
| Ariel Castro, a 52-year-old suspect, has been arrested in connection with the case
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Philippines |
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5 climbers killed after volcano spews rock and ash
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Washington |
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Pentagon report highlights China cyber attacks |
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| May.7 |
Ohio |
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US police hail rescued women's bravery
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Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh death toll climbs above 700
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Mexico |
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Gas tanker explodes in Mexico City |
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Washington |
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No more rewards for North Korea, says US |
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Ohio |
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Police to quiz Cleveland suspects |
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China |
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Oil rises toward $96 as China trade improves |
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| May.8 |
Northern England |
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Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson to retire
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Ohio |
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Ohio women 'were tied and chained'
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Northern Italy |
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Deaths as ship rams Genoa tower |
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Ohio |
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Rape and kidnap charges for Ohio man |
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Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh collapse toll tops 800 |
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Bangladesh |
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8 killed in Bangladesh garment factory fire
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| May.9 |
 Sydney |
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2 cruise line passengers missing off Australian coast| Authorities launched a search Thursday after two passengers went missing overnight when the Carnival Cruise ship Spirit docked in Sydney | |
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Ohio |
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Cleveland kidnap accused in court
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Sailor dies as US race boat capsizes
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Ohio |
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Ohio 'kidnapper' could be executed |
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Bangladesh |
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Dhaka collapse toll passes 1,000 Map of Dhaka Bangladesh| The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident has passed 1,000 as recovery teams continue to find more bodies in the wreckage | |
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| May.10 |
Bangladesh |
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Survivor pulled from Bangladesh rubble 'I'm alive!' a woman's voice as workers approached the basement 16 days after the building had collapsed and 10 days since rescuers had given...
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Ohio |
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Ariel Castro is girl's father |
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Sydney |
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Search ends for 2 Australian Carnival cruise ship passengers |
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 Guatemala |
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Guatemala's Rios Montt found guilty of genocide Map of Guatemala City Guatemala| A court in Guatemala has found former military leader Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity | |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan poised for crucial election |
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| May.11 |
 Turkey |
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Deadly blasts hit Turkey border town Map of Reyhanli Turkey| Car bombs have killed 43 people and injured 100 in the Turkish town of Reyhanli, near the Syrian border, Turkey's interior minister says | |
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London |
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Wigan header tops Man City to win first FA Cup |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan's Sharif declares election victory Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday
| A remarkable comeback for a leader once toppled in a military coup and sent into exile
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Sichuan |
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China colliery blast kills 27 miners
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Barcelona |
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Barca handed title by Real |
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| May.12 |
Pakistan |
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Nawaz Sharif in talks on new government |
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Pakistan |
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Sharif closes in on Pakistan majority |
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| May.13 |
Eastern Libya |
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Deadly car bomb strikes Libyan city |
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Washington |
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AP condemns US phone records seizure |
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Myanmar |
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Rohingya boat sinks off west Burma
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| May.14 |
Syria |
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Video: Syrian rebel cutting out, eating heart A man, said to be a well-known rebel fighter, carves into the body of a government soldier and cuts out his heart and liver
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Moscow |
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Russian agency: CIA member tried to recruit Russian |
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 Moscow |
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Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat | The diplomat in question, Ryan Fogle, third secretary of the Political Department of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was declared 'persona non grata' | |
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Taiwan |
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Taiwan recalls envoy over Manila row |
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| May.15 |
Ohio |
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Ohio 'kidnapper' to plead not guilty |
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Washington |
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US tax chief resigns amid scandal | IRS commissioner Steve Miller has quit after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, President Obama has announced | |
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Bangladesh |
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Cyclone bears down on Bay of Bengal Cyclone Mahasen is bearing down on the Bay of Bengal, with thousands of people ordered to evacuate low-lying areas in Bangladesh and Burma
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Netherlands |
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Chelsea grabs last minute glory to win Europa League |
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 Cambodia |
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Cambodian shoe factory collapse kills 2, injures 7 The ceiling of a factory that makes Asics sneakers collapsed, in the latest accident to spotlight lax safety conditions in the global garment...
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Kabul |
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15 killed, including 6 Americans, after car bomb hits US convoy
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| May.16 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela to import 50M rolls of toilet pape
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England |
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David Beckham to retire from football |
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European Union |
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EU poll highlights homophobic abuse |
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Washington |
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US 'saw Syria chemical evidence' |
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| May.17 |
Syria |
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Russia 'sends modern arms to Syria'
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Southern France |
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Police: $1 million in Chopard jewels stolen from hotel |
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 Baghdad |
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Deadly blasts target Iraqi Sunnis | More than 60 people have been killed and dozens hurt in bomb attacks apparently targeting Sunnis, in Iraq's worst day of violence for months | |
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Southern China |
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Southern China rains kill 55, leave 14 missing
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Kabul |
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Afghan MPs to debate women's rights |
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| May.18 |
North Korea |
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N Korea 'fires short-range missiles' North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry said
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Rome |
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Thousands rally to oppose Italy cuts |
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Karachi |
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Pakistani politician is shot dead Zahra Shahid Hussain, the senior VP of Pakistan's Movement for Justice party (PTI), has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi
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| May.19 |
Syria |
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Syria army storms rebel-held town Heavy fighting is reported in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair after state forces launched a major offensive to re-capture the rebel stron...
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Northern Nigeria |
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Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive
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Barcelona |
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Barca celebrate La Liga title at rain-soaked Nou Camp |
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New Delhi |
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China leader vows better India ties |
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| May.20 |
Basra |
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Kidnapped civilians among dozens killed in Iraq
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Turkey |
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1 dead, 18 hurt as hot air balloons collide in Turkey
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North Korea |
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North Korea fires more projectiles
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Guatemala |
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Rios Montt's conviction overturned |
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Oklahoma |
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Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado Map of Oklahoma City Oklahoma At least 24 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise
| Moore's neighbourhoods were flattened and schools were destroyed by winds of up to 200mph. 120 people, including 70 children, are being treated in hospitals
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| May.21 |
Oklahoma |
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Oklahoma tornado: Search for survivors continues
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Northern Israel |
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Syria and Israel in exchange of fire |
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 Paris |
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Man kills himself in front of tourists at Notre Dame Cathedral| Dominique Venner, 78, a right-wing historian and author killed himself inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in front of horrified tourists | |
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Oklahoma |
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US tornado rescue effort nears end |
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Indonesia |
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All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesian mine room
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| May.22 |
Florida |
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FBI kill man 'linked to Tsarnaev' Map of Orlando Florida| Boston bombing investigators have shot dead 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev, a man who became violent as they questioned him | |
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 Sweden |
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Stockholm suburbs gripped by riots Map of Stockholm Sweden| Rioters have lit fires and stoned emergency services in the suburbs of Stockholm for the third night in a row after a man was shot dead by police | |
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Oklahoma |
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US rescuers comb tornado-hit area |
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 London |
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'Barbaric' slaying may be terror attack Map of Southeastern London United Kingdom They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body
| The men want to be filmed, with one of the attackers going over to a bus and asking people to take photos of him as if he wanted to be on TV
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London |
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Cameron to lead Cobra meeting |
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Nepal |
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Japanese 80-year-old claims Everest record |
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| May.23 |
London |
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UK authorities knew soldier's attackers |
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Washington |
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Obama defends 'just' drones war President Obama has defended the use of drones in a 'just war' of self-defence against deadly militants and a campaign that had made America...
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Niger |
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Suicide bombers kill 26 in Niger car bomb attacks |
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| May.24 |
London |
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Pakistan Airlines flight diverted over British airspace
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London |
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Spy agencies defended over UK killing
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Russian Far East |
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Russia's Far East rocked by powerful earthquake |
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Kabul |
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Afghan Taliban attack central Kabul |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan school bus gas blast kills 17 children
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London |
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MI5 'approached London attack suspect' |
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| May.25 |
 Central India |
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'Maoist rebels' kill 17 in India At least 17 people, including a local leader of India's governing Congress party, have been killed in an attack by suspected Maoist rebels
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Syria |
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Syrian town under heavy army shelling |
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London |
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Bayern wins Champions League. 2-1, over Dortmund Map of Wembley United Kingdom Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over German rival Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final
| Bayern Munich captured their fifth European title with goals from Arjen Robben and Mario Mandzukic. Bayern later won the Bundesliga, and German Cup, with the European Super Cup and Club World Cup
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Paris |
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French soldier stabbed near Paris
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Lebanon |
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Hezbollah promises Syria 'victory' |
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 Beirut |
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2 rockets hit Lebanese Hezbollah stronghold Lebanese security officials say two rockets have slammed into a Beirut neighborhood that is a Hezbollah stronghold, wounding 3 people
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| May.26 |
Kenya |
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London suspect arrested in Kenya in 2010 |
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Southern France |
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Lesbian drama wins top Cannes prize |
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Sydney |
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Sydney blaze nurse admits 11 murders
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| May.27 |
Baghdad |
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Wave of Baghdad car bombs 'kills 57' At least 57 people have been killed in a series of car bombs targeting mainly Shia areas in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police say
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Japan |
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Japanese mayor apologizes for saying US troops should visit adult businesses |
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 Brussels |
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EU ends arms embargo against Syrian rebels Map of Brussels European Union foreign ministers have agreed not to renew the union's arms embargo on the Syrian opposition
| On the same day peace delegates met to talk again about how they want calm to come to Syria
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Myanmar |
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Suu Kyi condemns Rohingya policy |
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 Southern China |
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Rescuers save a newborn from sewer pipe in China Map of Zhejiang China| Chinese state media say firefighters and medics have rescued a newborn boy from a sewer pipe below a squat toilet | |
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 Bahamas |
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Cruise halted in Bahamas after fire A fire has broken out aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, forcing more than 2,200 passengers to end their trip early
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Tennessee |
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Spurs advance to Finals, sweep Grizzlies 93-86 |
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| May.28 |
Moscow |
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Russian arms 'to deter Syria intervention' Russia says it will go ahead with deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, and that the arms will help deter foreign interventio...
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Honduras |
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Gangs talk truce in world's murder capital |
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Geneva |
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UN rights council to debate Syria |
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Tribal Areas |
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Deadly 'US drone strike' in Waziristan |
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| May.29 |
Tribal Areas |
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Sources: Drone strike kills top militant Wali-Ur Rehman Mehsud, the Pakistan Taliban's No. 2 leader was killed, a local tribal official and an intelligence official confirmed
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Southern France |
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First gay couple to wed in France |
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Syria |
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Hezbollah fighters 'invading' Syria Map of Qusair Syria| The military chief of the main umbrella group of Syrian rebels, the Free Syrian Army, has accused Hezbollah fighters of 'invading' Syria | |
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| May.30 |
Damascus |
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Bashar al-Assad: Syrian army 'has balance of power'
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Washington |
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US GDP growth revised down slightly |
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Syria |
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Assad warns Israel against air strikes |
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| May.31 |
European Union |
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Eurozone unemployment at new record
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Syria |
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American woman among 3 Westerners killed in Syria |
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Berlin |
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US and Germany urge Russia not to arm Syria |
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Istanbul |
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Police tear-gas protesters | A district court has agreed to hear a case against the rebuilding of historic barracks -- a project that has been one of the catalysts for days of protests | |
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Oklahoma |
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New Oklahoma tornadoes 'kill five' A new series of tornadoes has swept through the US state, killing at least five people, including a mother and child, officials say
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Istanbul |
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Turkey braces for fresh protests |
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| 2013 |
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| May.2 |
Washington |
US considering arms for Syria rebels |
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| May.3 |
Northern Syria |
'Dozens killed' in Syria village More than 40 people have been killed by government forces in al-Bayda village in north-western Syria
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| May.3 |
Washington |
Pentagon outlines North Korea threat |
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| May.3 |
Syria |
Israeli warplanes strike Syrian weapons facility |
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| May.3 |
Costa Rica |
Obama foresees no US troops in Syria |
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| May.4 |
Kandahar |
5 US troops killed in southern Afghanistan
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| May.4 |
Northern Syria |
Syrians flee coastal 'massacres' |
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| May.4 |
Damascus |
Damascus hit 'by Israeli strikes' Map of Damascus| Syrian state TV says rockets have hit a research centre, that West suggested is involved in chemical weapons research | |
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| May.6 |
Syria |
Evidence Syria rebels 'used sarin' | Testimony from victims of the conflict suggests rebels have used the nerve agent, sarin, a leading member of a UN commission of inquiry has said | |
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| May.6 |
Damascus |
42 Syrian soldiers dead in reported Israeli strike |
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| May.6 |
Washington |
Pentagon report highlights China cyber attacks |
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| May.14 |
Syria |
Video: Syrian rebel cutting out, eating heart A man, said to be a well-known rebel fighter, carves into the body of a government soldier and cuts out his heart and liver
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| May.15 |
Kabul |
15 killed, including 6 Americans, after car bomb hits US convoy
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| May.16 |
Washington |
US 'saw Syria chemical evidence' |
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| May.17 |
Syria |
Russia 'sends modern arms to Syria'
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| May.18 |
North Korea |
N Korea 'fires short-range missiles' North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry said
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| May.19 |
Syria |
Syria army storms rebel-held town Heavy fighting is reported in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair after state forces launched a major offensive to re-capture the rebel stron...
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| May.19 |
Northern Nigeria |
Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive
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| May.20 |
North Korea |
North Korea fires more projectiles
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| May.21 |
Northern Israel |
Syria and Israel in exchange of fire |
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| May.22 |
London |
'Barbaric' slaying may be terror attack Map of Southeastern London United Kingdom They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body
| The men want to be filmed, with one of the attackers going over to a bus and asking people to take photos of him as if he wanted to be on TV
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| May.23 |
Washington |
Obama defends 'just' drones war President Obama has defended the use of drones in a 'just war' of self-defence against deadly militants and a campaign that had made America...
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| May.24 |
Kabul |
Afghan Taliban attack central Kabul |
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| May.25 |
Central India |
'Maoist rebels' kill 17 in India At least 17 people, including a local leader of India's governing Congress party, have been killed in an attack by suspected Maoist rebels
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| May.25 |
Syria |
Syrian town under heavy army shelling |
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| May.25 |
Paris |
French soldier stabbed near Paris
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| May.25 |
Lebanon |
Hezbollah promises Syria 'victory' |
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| May.25 |
Beirut |
2 rockets hit Lebanese Hezbollah stronghold Lebanese security officials say two rockets have slammed into a Beirut neighborhood that is a Hezbollah stronghold, wounding 3 people
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| May.27 |
Japan |
Japanese mayor apologizes for saying US troops should visit adult businesses |
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| May.27 |
Brussels |
EU ends arms embargo against Syrian rebels Map of Brussels European Union foreign ministers have agreed not to renew the union's arms embargo on the Syrian opposition
| On the same day peace delegates met to talk again about how they want calm to come to Syria
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| May.28 |
Moscow |
Russian arms 'to deter Syria intervention' Russia says it will go ahead with deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, and that the arms will help deter foreign interventio...
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| May.28 |
Tribal Areas |
Deadly 'US drone strike' in Waziristan |
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| May.29 |
Tribal Areas |
Sources: Drone strike kills top militant Wali-Ur Rehman Mehsud, the Pakistan Taliban's No. 2 leader was killed, a local tribal official and an intelligence official confirmed
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| May.29 |
Syria |
Hezbollah fighters 'invading' Syria Map of Qusair Syria| The military chief of the main umbrella group of Syrian rebels, the Free Syrian Army, has accused Hezbollah fighters of 'invading' Syria | |
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| May.30 |
Damascus |
Bashar al-Assad: Syrian army 'has balance of power'
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| May.31 |
Syria |
American woman among 3 Westerners killed in Syria |
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| May.31 |
Berlin |
US and Germany urge Russia not to arm Syria |
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| 2013 |
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| May.1 |
Bangladesh |
Death toll from Bangladesh building collapse climbs above 400
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| May.2 |
Somalia |
Somalia famine 'killed 260,000' |
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| May.2 |
Bangladesh |
Dhaka collapse death toll passes 500 The death toll from the collapse of an eight-storey factory building in Savar, near the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, has passed 500
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| May.3 |
Southern California |
Major wildfires spread in California Map of Camarillo USA| More than 3,000 firefighters are battling six major wildfires in California, the state fire agency says | |
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| May.6 |
Philippines |
5 climbers killed after volcano spews rock and ash
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| May.7 |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh death toll climbs above 700
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| May.7 |
Mexico |
Gas tanker explodes in Mexico City |
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| May.8 |
Northern Italy |
Deaths as ship rams Genoa tower |
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| May.8 |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh collapse toll tops 800 |
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| May.8 |
Bangladesh |
8 killed in Bangladesh garment factory fire
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| May.9 |
Sydney |
2 cruise line passengers missing off Australian coast| Authorities launched a search Thursday after two passengers went missing overnight when the Carnival Cruise ship Spirit docked in Sydney | |
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| May.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Sailor dies as US race boat capsizes
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| May.9 |
Bangladesh |
Dhaka collapse toll passes 1,000 Map of Dhaka Bangladesh| The death toll from Bangladesh's worst industrial accident has passed 1,000 as recovery teams continue to find more bodies in the wreckage | |
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| May.10 |
Bangladesh |
Survivor pulled from Bangladesh rubble 'I'm alive!' a woman's voice as workers approached the basement 16 days after the building had collapsed and 10 days since rescuers had given...
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| May.10 |
Sydney |
Search ends for 2 Australian Carnival cruise ship passengers |
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| May.11 |
Sichuan |
China colliery blast kills 27 miners
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| May.13 |
Myanmar |
Rohingya boat sinks off west Burma
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| May.15 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone bears down on Bay of Bengal Cyclone Mahasen is bearing down on the Bay of Bengal, with thousands of people ordered to evacuate low-lying areas in Bangladesh and Burma
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| May.15 |
Cambodia |
Cambodian shoe factory collapse kills 2, injures 7 The ceiling of a factory that makes Asics sneakers collapsed, in the latest accident to spotlight lax safety conditions in the global garment...
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| May.17 |
Southern China |
Southern China rains kill 55, leave 14 missing
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| May.20 |
Turkey |
1 dead, 18 hurt as hot air balloons collide in Turkey
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| May.20 |
Oklahoma |
Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado Map of Oklahoma City Oklahoma At least 24 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise
| Moore's neighbourhoods were flattened and schools were destroyed by winds of up to 200mph. 120 people, including 70 children, are being treated in hospitals
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| May.21 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma tornado: Search for survivors continues
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| May.21 |
Paris |
Man kills himself in front of tourists at Notre Dame Cathedral| Dominique Venner, 78, a right-wing historian and author killed himself inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in front of horrified tourists | |
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| May.21 |
Oklahoma |
US tornado rescue effort nears end |
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| May.21 |
Indonesia |
All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesian mine room
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| May.22 |
Oklahoma |
US rescuers comb tornado-hit area |
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| May.24 |
Russian Far East |
Russia's Far East rocked by powerful earthquake |
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| May.24 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan school bus gas blast kills 17 children
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| May.27 |
Southern China |
Rescuers save a newborn from sewer pipe in China Map of Zhejiang China| Chinese state media say firefighters and medics have rescued a newborn boy from a sewer pipe below a squat toilet | |
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| May.27 |
Bahamas |
Cruise halted in Bahamas after fire A fire has broken out aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, forcing more than 2,200 passengers to end their trip early
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| May.31 |
Oklahoma |
New Oklahoma tornadoes 'kill five' A new series of tornadoes has swept through the US state, killing at least five people, including a mother and child, officials say
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| May.2 |
Mexico |
Obama agrees trade boost in Mexico |
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| May.7 |
China |
Oil rises toward $96 as China trade improves |
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| May.8 |
Northern England |
Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson to retire
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| May.16 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela to import 50M rolls of toilet pape
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| May.26 |
Southern France |
Lesbian drama wins top Cannes prize |
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| May.30 |
Washington |
US GDP growth revised down slightly |
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| May.31 |
European Union |
Eurozone unemployment at new record
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| 2013 |
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| May.1 |
Barcelona |
Bayern humiliate Barcelona
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| May.5 |
Turin |
Juventus clinched record-extending Italian league title |
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| May.8 |
Northern England |
Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson to retire
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| May.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Sailor dies as US race boat capsizes
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| May.11 |
London |
Wigan header tops Man City to win first FA Cup |
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| May.11 |
Barcelona |
Barca handed title by Real |
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| May.15 |
Netherlands |
Chelsea grabs last minute glory to win Europa League |
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| May.16 |
England |
David Beckham to retire from football |
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| May.19 |
Barcelona |
Barca celebrate La Liga title at rain-soaked Nou Camp |
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| May.22 |
Nepal |
Japanese 80-year-old claims Everest record |
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| May.25 |
London |
Bayern wins Champions League. 2-1, over Dortmund Map of Wembley United Kingdom Arjen Robben scored in the 89th minute to give Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over German rival Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final
| Bayern Munich captured their fifth European title with goals from Arjen Robben and Mario Mandzukic. Bayern later won the Bundesliga, and German Cup, with the European Super Cup and Club World Cup
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| May.27 |
Tennessee |
Spurs advance to Finals, sweep Grizzlies 93-86 |
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| 2013 |
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| May.1 |
Boston |
Three arrested over Boston bombings Boston police have taken into custody three additional suspects in the 15 April bombing of the Boston Marathon
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| May.1 |
North Korea |
N Korea jails US man for 15 years North Korea has sentenced Pae Jun-ho, known in the US as Kenneth Bae, to 15 years of hard labour
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| May.2 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto murder prosecutor shot dead Gunmen have shot dead the prosecutor investigating the murder of Pakistan's ex-leader Benazir Bhutto, police say
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| May.2 |
Boston |
Boston duo 'planned 4 July attack' |
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| May.4 |
Northern England |
Lawmaker arrested on suspicion of rape |
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| May.5 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Shock over latest Brazil bus rape |
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| May.6 |
Ohio |
Three US women missing for years in fair condition Map of Cleveland Ohio Three young women who vanished about a decade ago have been found and are in hospital in a fair condition, officials have said
| Ariel Castro, a 52-year-old suspect, has been arrested in connection with the case
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| May.6 |
Washington |
Pentagon report highlights China cyber attacks |
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| May.7 |
Ohio |
US police hail rescued women's bravery
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| May.7 |
Ohio |
Police to quiz Cleveland suspects |
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| May.8 |
Ohio |
Ohio women 'were tied and chained'
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| May.8 |
Ohio |
Rape and kidnap charges for Ohio man |
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| May.9 |
Ohio |
Cleveland kidnap accused in court
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| May.9 |
Ohio |
Ohio 'kidnapper' could be executed |
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| May.10 |
Ohio |
Ariel Castro is girl's father |
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| May.10 |
Guatemala |
Guatemala's Rios Montt found guilty of genocide Map of Guatemala City Guatemala| A court in Guatemala has found former military leader Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity | |
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| May.11 |
Turkey |
Deadly blasts hit Turkey border town Map of Reyhanli Turkey| Car bombs have killed 43 people and injured 100 in the Turkish town of Reyhanli, near the Syrian border, Turkey's interior minister says | |
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| May.13 |
Eastern Libya |
Deadly car bomb strikes Libyan city |
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| May.14 |
Moscow |
Russian agency: CIA member tried to recruit Russian |
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| May.14 |
Moscow |
Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat | The diplomat in question, Ryan Fogle, third secretary of the Political Department of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was declared 'persona non grata' | |
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| May.15 |
Ohio |
Ohio 'kidnapper' to plead not guilty |
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| May.15 |
Kabul |
15 killed, including 6 Americans, after car bomb hits US convoy
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| May.16 |
European Union |
EU poll highlights homophobic abuse |
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| May.17 |
Southern France |
Police: $1 million in Chopard jewels stolen from hotel |
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| May.17 |
Baghdad |
Deadly blasts target Iraqi Sunnis | More than 60 people have been killed and dozens hurt in bomb attacks apparently targeting Sunnis, in Iraq's worst day of violence for months | |
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| May.18 |
Karachi |
Pakistani politician is shot dead Zahra Shahid Hussain, the senior VP of Pakistan's Movement for Justice party (PTI), has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi
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| May.20 |
Basra |
Kidnapped civilians among dozens killed in Iraq
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| May.20 |
Guatemala |
Rios Montt's conviction overturned |
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| May.22 |
Florida |
FBI kill man 'linked to Tsarnaev' Map of Orlando Florida| Boston bombing investigators have shot dead 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev, a man who became violent as they questioned him | |
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| May.22 |
Sweden |
Stockholm suburbs gripped by riots Map of Stockholm Sweden| Rioters have lit fires and stoned emergency services in the suburbs of Stockholm for the third night in a row after a man was shot dead by police | |
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| May.22 |
London |
'Barbaric' slaying may be terror attack Map of Southeastern London United Kingdom They first hit the man, thought to be a British soldier, with a car in broad daylight. Then the two attackers hacked him to death and dumped his body
| The men want to be filmed, with one of the attackers going over to a bus and asking people to take photos of him as if he wanted to be on TV
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| May.22 |
London |
Cameron to lead Cobra meeting |
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| May.23 |
London |
UK authorities knew soldier's attackers |
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| May.23 |
Niger |
Suicide bombers kill 26 in Niger car bomb attacks |
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| May.24 |
London |
Pakistan Airlines flight diverted over British airspace
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| May.24 |
London |
MI5 'approached London attack suspect' |
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| May.25 |
Central India |
'Maoist rebels' kill 17 in India At least 17 people, including a local leader of India's governing Congress party, have been killed in an attack by suspected Maoist rebels
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| May.25 |
Paris |
French soldier stabbed near Paris
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| May.26 |
Kenya |
London suspect arrested in Kenya in 2010 |
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| May.26 |
Sydney |
Sydney blaze nurse admits 11 murders
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| May.27 |
Baghdad |
Wave of Baghdad car bombs 'kills 57' At least 57 people have been killed in a series of car bombs targeting mainly Shia areas in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police say
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| May.27 |
Japan |
Japanese mayor apologizes for saying US troops should visit adult businesses |
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| May.28 |
Honduras |
Gangs talk truce in world's murder capital |
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| May.29 |
Tribal Areas |
Sources: Drone strike kills top militant Wali-Ur Rehman Mehsud, the Pakistan Taliban's No. 2 leader was killed, a local tribal official and an intelligence official confirmed
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| 2013 |
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| May.1 |
North Korea |
N Korea jails US man for 15 years North Korea has sentenced Pae Jun-ho, known in the US as Kenneth Bae, to 15 years of hard labour
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| May.2 |
Mexico |
Obama agrees trade boost in Mexico |
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| May.3 |
Washington |
Pentagon outlines North Korea threat |
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| May.3 |
Costa Rica |
Obama foresees no US troops in Syria |
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| May.4 |
Northern England |
Lawmaker arrested on suspicion of rape |
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| May.5 |
Damascus |
Syrian foreign ministry: Israeli strikes 'backing terrorists' |
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| May.5 |
Malaysia |
Ruling party wins Malaysia election Barisan Nasional, the ruling National Front coalition has won a simple majority, extending its 56-year rule, with two-thirds of seats confir...
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| May.5 |
Libya |
Libya parliament bans Gaddafi-era officials |
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| May.5 |
Bangladesh |
Police break up Dhaka Islamist unrest Police have used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse a huge demonstration by Islamist protesters in the capital Dhaka
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| May.7 |
Washington |
No more rewards for North Korea, says US |
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| May.10 |
Guatemala |
Guatemala's Rios Montt found guilty of genocide Map of Guatemala City Guatemala| A court in Guatemala has found former military leader Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity | |
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| May.10 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan poised for crucial election |
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| May.11 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan's Sharif declares election victory Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday
| A remarkable comeback for a leader once toppled in a military coup and sent into exile
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| May.12 |
Pakistan |
Nawaz Sharif in talks on new government |
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| May.12 |
Pakistan |
Sharif closes in on Pakistan majority |
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| May.13 |
Washington |
AP condemns US phone records seizure |
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| May.14 |
Moscow |
Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat | The diplomat in question, Ryan Fogle, third secretary of the Political Department of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was declared 'persona non grata' | |
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| May.14 |
Taiwan |
Taiwan recalls envoy over Manila row |
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| May.15 |
Washington |
US tax chief resigns amid scandal | IRS commissioner Steve Miller has quit after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, President Obama has announced | |
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| May.16 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela to import 50M rolls of toilet pape
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| May.16 |
European Union |
EU poll highlights homophobic abuse |
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| May.17 |
Kabul |
Afghan MPs to debate women's rights |
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| May.18 |
Rome |
Thousands rally to oppose Italy cuts |
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| May.18 |
Karachi |
Pakistani politician is shot dead Zahra Shahid Hussain, the senior VP of Pakistan's Movement for Justice party (PTI), has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi
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| May.19 |
New Delhi |
China leader vows better India ties |
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| May.20 |
Guatemala |
Rios Montt's conviction overturned |
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| May.22 |
London |
Cameron to lead Cobra meeting |
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| May.24 |
London |
Spy agencies defended over UK killing
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| May.24 |
London |
MI5 'approached London attack suspect' |
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| May.25 |
Central India |
'Maoist rebels' kill 17 in India At least 17 people, including a local leader of India's governing Congress party, have been killed in an attack by suspected Maoist rebels
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| May.26 |
Southern France |
Lesbian drama wins top Cannes prize |
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| May.27 |
Japan |
Japanese mayor apologizes for saying US troops should visit adult businesses |
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| May.27 |
Brussels |
EU ends arms embargo against Syrian rebels Map of Brussels European Union foreign ministers have agreed not to renew the union's arms embargo on the Syrian opposition
| On the same day peace delegates met to talk again about how they want calm to come to Syria
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| May.27 |
Myanmar |
Suu Kyi condemns Rohingya policy |
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| May.28 |
Honduras |
Gangs talk truce in world's murder capital |
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| May.28 |
Geneva |
UN rights council to debate Syria |
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| May.29 |
Southern France |
First gay couple to wed in France |
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| May.30 |
Syria |
Assad warns Israel against air strikes |
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| May.31 |
Berlin |
US and Germany urge Russia not to arm Syria |
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| May.31 |
Istanbul |
Police tear-gas protesters | A district court has agreed to hear a case against the rebuilding of historic barracks -- a project that has been one of the catalysts for days of protests | |
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| May.31 |
Istanbul |
Turkey braces for fresh protests |
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