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Chad |
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France moving troops to Chad
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Poland |
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Poland 'agrees' to host US shield
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| Feb.2 |
London |
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Wales stun England in 6 Nations opener
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Paris |
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Sarkozy and Bruni marry
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London |
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Probe into police 'bugging' of MP
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| Feb.4 |
European Union |
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EU offers closer ties to Serbia
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| Feb.5 |
France |
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Super-fast train unveiled
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Netherlands |
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Indian guru Maharishi Yogi dies
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| Feb.6 |
 Kabul |
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 Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip US Secretary of State and UK Foreign Secretary have arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit
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| Feb.7 |
Lithuania |
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NATO dismisses Afghanistan crisis
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London |
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Radical cleric to be extradited to U.S.
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| Feb.8 |
 Pakistan |
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 Scotland Yard: 'Blast killed Bhutto'  Report: former Prime Minister died from a severe injury when a bomb blast slammed her head into into an escape hatch on her SUV
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 London |
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PM rejects special laws for Muslims The archbishop of Canterbury has called for a limited application of Islamic law. Muslims praised the proposal but the government rejected i...
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United Kingdom |
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9/11 terror suspect extradited to Spain
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| Feb.9 |
Austria |
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Bryans put U.S. in Davis quarterfinals
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London |
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Blaze ravages market area
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| Feb.10 |
Madrid |
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Real score seven in Valladolid rout
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| Feb.11 |
European Union |
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Columbus docks with space station
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| Feb.12 |
 Denmark |
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 Cartoons 'plotters' held Danish police have arrested 3 people suspected of planning to attack a cartoonist who drew caricatures satirising Muhammad
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| Feb.13 |
Paris |
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Astana snubbed by Tour de France
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Denmark |
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Newspapers reprint Mohammed cartoon
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US Georgia |
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UK royal defends U.S. colonialism advice
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Germany |
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German fears over al Qaeda actvity
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| Feb.14 |
London |
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Pilot jailed over 9/11 can claim damages
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| Feb.15 |
 Berlin |
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Deutsche Postbank posts 39% loss The bank saw profit drop in the 4th quarter over the previous year, but the German bank said it escaped the worst of the subprime fallout
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Paris |
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Bosses 'condoned' SocGen trader
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European Union |
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Green light for EU Kosovo mission| The EU has approved a civilian police and justice mission to help enforce the rule of law. Kosovo is poised to declare independence | |
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| Feb.16 |
Berlin |
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 The Elite Squad wins Golden Bear The story of corrupt police officers supposed to be fighting drug crime in Brazil, has won the main prize at the Film Festival
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| Feb.17 |
 Cyprus |
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President ousted in poll| The MEP Kasoulides won the poll by just 980 vote. The closest-ever election in southern Cyrus has ended Papadopoulos's five years in power | |
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 Belgium |
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Divided EU meets to debate Kosovo A number of European countries are expected to recognise Kosovo as an independent state after EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels
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| Feb.18 |
London |
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 Al Fayed: Diana's death was 'hot murder' The father of Diana's boyfriend has testified for the first time at the inquest into their deaths, calling the car crash in which they died 'hot murder'
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Hamburg |
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More raids in tax fraud scandal Authorities investigating alleged tax evasion by Germans stashing money abroad mounted more raids in and around Munich and in Hamburg
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| Feb.19 |
Northern England |
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Late Liverpool goals sink 10-man Inter
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| Feb.20 |
Berlin |
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 Merkel in talks over tax-fraud probe German Chancellor is to meet with Otmar Hassler, the prime minister of Liechtenstein on to discuss the growing tax-fraud investigation
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| Feb.21 |
London |
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UK: CIA rendition flights used British soil | British Foreign Secretary Miliband said that British territory was used to transport two suspects in the CIA's rendition program | |
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London |
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McCanns seek footage of Maddie sighting The family of Madeleine McCann wants to see surveillance video footage from a French diner where a Dutch tourist reported seeing the missing...
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EU cuts growth forecast The EU Commission cut its growth forecast for the euro currency zone to 1.8% this year, saying the global economy looks 'unusually uncertain'
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| Feb.23 |
London |
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Airline in first biofuel flight The Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Amsterdam, will not have any passengers on board
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| Feb.26 |
 Sudan |
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Sudan says Danish products banned Sudan has enacted a ban on Danish imports in reaction to the reprinting of a cartoon that satirizes Prophet Muhammad
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| Feb.27 |
European Union |
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EU fines Microsoft record $1.4bn| The European Commission has fined US computer giant for defying sanctions imposed on it for anti-competitive behaviour | |
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London |
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  PM Brown: Hostage video deplorable British Prime Minister consulted with his Iraqi counterpart, following the release of a video showing a British national who was kidnapped
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European Union |
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Dollar hits record low against euro The dollar sank to new lows in Europe following reports on the U.S. economy and expectations that the Fed will continue slashing interest ra...
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| Feb.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Army considers Harry deployment Army heads are to decide whether the Prince can continue his deployment in Afghanistan after news broke of him on the front line against the Taliban
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| Feb.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
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 Paris |
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Body of model Katoucha found in Seine Katoucha Niane was one of the first African women to attain international stardom as a model and a vocal opponent of female genital mutilat...
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Main Event: Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
