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| Apr.1 |
London |
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U.S., Russia announce nuke talks Obama and Medvedev announced that their countries will soon begin negotiations on reducing their nuclear arsenals
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Washington |
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Stevens conviction to be reversed |
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Florida |
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US marshals seize Madoff property |
| Apr.2 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez is willing to take Gitmo inmates
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Washington |
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Afghanistan terror suspects can sue in US |
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Chicago |
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Prosecutors indict Blagojevich |
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London |
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Obama hails 'historic' G20 summit
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Washington |
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U.S. to North Korea: Don't launch rocket |
| Apr.3 |
France |
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Obama: Europe faces greater terror risk
Europe is more vulnerable to terrorist attack than the United States, U.S. President said as he arrived for a two-day NATO Summit
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Malawi |
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Madonna loses Malawi adoption bid
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England |
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Gang of villagers chase away Google car |
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New York |
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Gunman kills 13 in siege
Map of Binghamton New York A gunman has killed 13 people after taking dozens hostage inside the immigration centre. The gunman was later found dead
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Tribal Areas |
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Deadly air strike |
| Apr.4 |
Pittsburgh |
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Three police officers die in shooting |
| Apr.6 |
Turkey |
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Obama reaches out to Muslim world |
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Los Angeles |
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Singer Brown in not guilty plea |
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Texas |
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Stanford: 'Clients lost no money'
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Detroit |
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UNC captures NCAA championship title
| Apr.7 |
Cuba |
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U.S. lawmakers meet with Fidel Castro |
| Apr.8 |
Somalia |
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US crew seized by Somali pirates The pirates have hijacked Maersk Alabama with at least 20 crew on board, after what maritime officials described as a sustained night-time attack | |
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Somalia |
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Drama as US crew recapture vessel Pirates hold ship's skipper. The destroyer USS Bainbridge has arrived on the scene where a U.S. freighter was hijacked off the Horn Africa
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Washington |
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U.S. to join nuclear talks with Iran
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Somalia |
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U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates
Guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge arrived before dawn near a 28-foot lifeboat holding four pirates and the kidnapped captain
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New York |
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US court allows apartheid claims |
| Apr.9 |
Washington |
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US to boost Africa pirate forces
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CIA |
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CIA shuts down its secret prisons |
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Washington |
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Obama wants $83B for Iraq, Afghanistan |
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Somalia |
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U.S. negotiators try to free captain Negotiators aboard a U.S. Navy warship are trying to secure the release of Richard Phillips who is being held by pirates on a lifeboat
| Apr.10 |
Somalia |
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Captain tried to escape pirates Richard Phillips was believed to be trying to swim to the USS Bainbridge. The pirates jumped into the water, recaptured him
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Mosul |
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Suicide bombing kills five U.S. soldiers
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Ohio |
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US dismisses 'Nazi guard' appeal |
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Southern U.S. |
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Storm system ravages southern US
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Somalia |
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More pirates searching for lifeboat
| Apr.11 |
Somalia |
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Pirates hijack US-Italian vessel Somali pirates have hijacked a US-owned tugboat in the Gulf of Aden with 16 crew members on board - 10 of them Italians
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Kenya |
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U.S.-flagged ship nears Kenya
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Somalia |
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Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors Pirates fired on U.S. sailors as they tried to reach the lifeboat where an American captain is being held. Sailors did not return fire
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Somalia |
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US 'in talks' with pirates |
| Apr.12 |
Somalia |
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Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'
The ship was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia. The captain of Maersk Alabama, American cargo-ship, who'd been held in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean, was rescued uninjured.
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US Georgia |
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Angel Cabrera wins green jacket
| Apr.13 |
Somalia |
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US politician targeted |
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Washington |
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Obama eases Cuba travel restrictions President Obama lifted all restrictions on the ability of individuals to visit relatives in Cuba, as well as to send them remittances
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Los Angeles |
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Phil Spector convicted of murder |
| Apr.14 |
Cuba |
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Castro wants more from Obama on Cuba |
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Somalia |
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Pirates attack U.S. cargo ship but fail
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Washington |
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Obama suggests recession easing
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Ohio |
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'Nazi guard' deportation blocked |
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Los Angeles |
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Jackson property sale cancelled |
| Apr.15 |
Washington |
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US decries N Korea's 'provocative threats' |
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Washington |
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Clinton unveils plan to tackle piracy
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New York |
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YouTube orchestra makes its debut |
| Apr.16 |
Mexico |
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Obama backs Mexico's war on drugs
Obama has said the US is a 'full partner' with Mexico in its fight against the drug cartels and the US must stem the flow of guns across the...
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Washington |
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US releases Bush-era interrogation memos Interrogation tactics such as waterboarding, sleep deprivation did not violate laws against torture when there was no intent to cause severe...
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North Korea |
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US warns N Korea for expelling inspectors |
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Washington |
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Obama exempts CIA 'torture' staff
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Cuba |
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Cuba is 'willing to talk to US' |
| Apr.17 |
New England |
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Rescued sea captain thanks navy |
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Baltimore |
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New limits to Antarctic tourism |
| Apr.18 |
Iran |
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Iran jails journalist as US spy Roxana Saberi, 31, an Iranian-American journalist has been jailed for eight years by Iran after a brief trial held behind closed doors. The journalist originally faced accusation of buying alcohol and of working as a journalist without a valid press card.
Then the charge of spying was introduced, and she was tried... | |
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Washington |
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Obama dismayed by Iran sentence
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Washington |
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US boycotts UN racism conference |
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Venezuela |
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Venezuela may reinstall envoy to U.S.
Hugo Chavez is signaling a shift in the historically tense relations between the two nations -- one that the Obama administration welcomed
| Apr.19 |
Iran |
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Iran leader urges reporter rights |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
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Obama: Summit of Americas 'productive' |
| Apr.20 |
CIA |
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Obama reaffirms support for CIA
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Boston |
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Ethiopia's Merga wins Boston Marathon |
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Washington |
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U.S. generals gauge Afghan battlefield |
| Apr.21 |
Washington |
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Obama invites Mideast leaders for talks
Robert Gibbs: Obama has invited key regional leaders to Washington in the coming weeks for consultations on the peace process
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Washington |
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Obama: US lost moral compass on torture
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Call to rally against cyber crime |
| Apr.22 |
Washington |
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Freddie Mac chief found dead
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Iran |
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Nobel laureate to defend U.S. journalist |
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House of Representatives |
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Clinton warns of Iran sanctions |
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Washington |
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Clinton: Pakistan in danger
U.S. Secretary of State warned that Pakistan is in danger of falling into terrorist hands because of failed government policies
| Apr.23 |
U.S. Senate |
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Report: Rice, Cheney OK'd waterboarding |
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North Korea |
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US women 'face North Korea trial' Journalists Euna Lee, a Korean-American, and Laura Ling, a Chinese-American, were arrested by North Korea near its border with China
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North Carolina |
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Pentagon chief in Taliban warning
| Apr.24 |
Washington |
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G7 offers hope crisis is easing
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New York |
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Swine flu viruses in Mexico, U.S. match
New York health officials are testing about 75 students at a Queens school for swine flu after the students exhibited flu-like symptoms
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Baghdad |
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Hillary Clinton arrives in Iraq |
| Apr.25 |
Iran |
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Saberi 'on hunger strike' in Iran
| Apr.27 |
Detroit |
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GM to cut total of 21,000 US jobs
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Washington |
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U.S. military official 'alarmed' over Pakistan |
| Apr.28 |
Philadelphia |
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Republican senator switches party |
| Apr.29 |
Texas |
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First U.S. swine flu death confirmed 
A 2-year-old child became the first fatality in the United States, while more European countries announced confirmed cases of the disease | |
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Iraq |
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Dad of U.S. hunger striker questioned |
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California |
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Five dead in bus crash |
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Washington |
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Obama marks 100th day in office Obama has not managed in 100 days to defeat Islamic militants, usher in a Middle East peace treaty or disarm North Korea | |
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Washington |
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Torture tape delays US-UAE nuclear deal |
| Apr.30 |
Detroit |
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Chrysler 'to file for bankruptcy' Chrysler is to enter bankruptcy protection after failing to persuade a number of hedge funds to write off its debts
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U.S. Senate |
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Pirate ex-hostage favors military escorts
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Washington |
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Iran 'leading terrorism sponsor'
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USA |
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Al-Qaeda 'agent' in court plea