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 London |
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 Dead spy's contact 'has radiation' An Italian academic Mario Scaramella who met Russian former spy on the day he was allegedly fatally poisoned
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London |
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Pair test positive for polonium A contact and the wife of dead former spy Litvinenko have both tested positive for polonium-210
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| Dec.3 |
London |
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Poisoned spy probe widens to U.S., Russia
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| Dec.4 |
London |
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UK nuclear weapons plan unveiled
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| Dec.5 |
 Moscow |
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Russia: No Litvinenko extraditions  Prosecutor-General: Russia will refuse to extradite any suspects in the poisoning death of a former spy to Britain
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Australia |
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Defeated England reduced to Ashes
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London |
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Scaramella: I warned poisoned spy
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| Dec.7 |
Moscow |
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Russia opens spy poison probe
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| Dec.8 |
London |
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Fiji suspended from Commonwealth
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 Paris |
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Tests 'prove' Diana driver drunk | DNA tests on blood samples appear to prove Henri Paul was drunk on the night of her fatal accident | |
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| Dec.11 |
Moscow |
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Spy death police quiz key figure
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| Dec.12 |
England |
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5 prostitutes killed | British police were racing against time to find the killer. The naked bodies have been found in and around Ipswich | |
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| Dec.13 |
England |
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Massive response in murders probe Officers investigating the murder of 3 prostitutes and the discovery of 2 bodies, have had a massive response from the public
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 UK supports Darfur no-fly zone Britain would support a UN-backed no-fly zone over the region to prevent aerial attacks on civilians
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| Dec.14 |
London |
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 Diana: No murder, no pregnancy The official Scotland Yard inquiry: Claims that Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were murdered were unfounded
| Lord Stevens, who headed the inquiry, told a news conference that Diana was not engaged or about to get engaged to Fayed
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London |
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Funds scandal: Police quiz Blair
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| Dec.16 |
England |
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Prostitute killings: CCTV footage released
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| Dec.17 |
 Baghdad |
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 Kidnapping overshadows Blair visit British Prime Minister arrived on an unannounced stop. 2 dozen Red Crescent visitors and employees kidnapped
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 Tel Aviv |
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Tony on Middle East tour | UK PM is in Israel on the fourth day of a tour aimed at reviving a stalled peace process | |
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 Western Australia |
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Aussies regain Ashes from England  Australia bowled out England for 350 to seal a 206-run victory in the third test in Perth
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| Dec.18 |
England |
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Man held over 5 prostitute deaths Supermarket worker Tom Stephens was arrested at his home in Trimley, near Felixstowe, Suffolk
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West Bank |
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 Blair, Abbas urge new efforts for peace Palestinian leader and British Prime Minister met for talks. Blair said the international community should support Abbas
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| Dec.19 |
United Arab Emirates |
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Blair warns of 'global struggle'
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| Dec.20 |
Austria |
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Holocaust denier to be released
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| Dec.21 |
United Kingdom |
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Triplets for woman with two wombs Hannah Kersey, 23, with two wombs is the first in the world with the condition to give birth to triplets
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England |
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Man charged with Suffolk murders
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London |
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Holocaust denier: No need for remorse
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England |
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 Flu 'could wipe out 62 million' The experts in The Lancet predict the toll today would be higher than in 1918, despite medical advances
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| Dec.23 |
England |
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Archbishop attacks Iraq strategy The Archbishop of Canterbury has accused the UK government of placing Christians in the at risk through its actions
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| Dec.24 |
 Naples |
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Dead spy's Italy contact arrested Police have arrested Mario Scaramella who met Russian former spy Litvinenko the day he fell ill from poisoning
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London |
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Abramovich to cut Chelsea spending
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England |
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Report: Tunnel is terror target British newspaper: Islamist militants want to attack the Channel Tunnel during the holiday season
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Southern Iraq |
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UK troops storm Iraqi police HQ| More than 1,000 troops demolished the Jamiat police station to rescue 178 prisoners | |
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| Dec.25 |
Basra |
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UK raid angers Basra politicians City Council has withdrawn co-operation from UK forces after the police's serious crimes unit was disbanded by troops
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| Dec.26 |
 Miami |
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Blair flight overshoots runway A British Airways plane carrying 343 passengers including Tony Blair and his family has overshot a runway in Miami
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| Dec.27 |
Melbourne |
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Australia wins 4th Ashes test
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| Dec.29 |
London |
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 UK arrests four wanted by Rwanda 4 Rwandans were arrested on provisional extradition warrants, charged with crimes related to the 1994 killings of of Tutsi
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England |
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 2 crew die in U.S. submarine tragedy 4 crewmen were working in poor weather on the outside of the USS Minneapolis-St Paul off the Devon coast
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