| Dec.1 |
South Korea |
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World Cup draw
| Dec.2 |
Ruhr |
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Name of interim Afghan PM proposed
| Dec.3 |
Ruhr |
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Agreement on Afghan government
| Dec.4 |
Ruhr |
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Karzai to head Afghanistan
| Dec.5 |
Ruhr |
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Afghan factions sign power deal Delegates at U.N.-sponsored talks have signed an accord to set up a post-Taliban government
| Dec.7 |
England |
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Countess' sorrow at lost baby
| Dec.8 |
Ireland |
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8 refugees found dead 8 (6 men and 2 boys) dead and 5 seriously ill inside a container on a lorry
| Dec.12 |
France |
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Army officer jailed for treason
| Dec.14 |
European Union |
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Euro coins go on sale
| Dec.15 |
Italy |
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18 Pensioners die in inferno
| Dec.16 |
European Union |
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Food row blocked key EU decisions
| Dec.17 |
Madrid |
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Figo best in world by FIFA Real Madrid's Portuguese midfielder has been named 2001 World Player of the Year. He fended off Beckham and Raul | |
| Dec.18 |
France |
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Corsica granted greater autonomy
| Dec.20 |
Afghanistan |
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British troops spearhead Afghan force
| Dec.21 |
Bulgaria |
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7 die in Sofia disco stampede
| Dec.22 |
Boston |
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Explosives feared on Paris flight A plane to Miami made an emergency landing after a passenger attempted to light explosive in his shoes
| Dec.23 |
USA |
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Probe into plane bomb plot
| Dec.25 |
France |
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Mass attempt to breach tunnel
| Dec.26 |
France |
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500 refugees storm Channel Tunnel
| Dec.28 |
Portugal |
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Early elections
| Dec.29 |
Italy |
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Strobl leads another Austrian sweep
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Cyprus |
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Dinner date heralds talks Turkish Cypriot leader Denktash has crossed into the Greek part of Cyprus for the first time since 1974
| Dec.31 |
European Union |
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Europe hails historic euro
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