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| Jan.1 |
Italy |
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Tidal wave sparks Stromboli exodus |
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France |
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France fears Prestige oil slick |
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England |
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Tanker strikes sunken vessel
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England |
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Files reveal '72 NI expulsion plan |
| Jan.2 |
Turkey |
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Turkey pushes for Cyprus deal
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Sydney |
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Butcher leads scoring in final Ashes test |
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Ivory Coast |
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French minister due in Ivory Coast |
| Jan.3 |
France |
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Clone firm: Second birth by Sunday |
| Jan.4 |
Netherlands |
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Lesbian 'has clone baby 2' The child is said to have been created by Clonaid, a cloning firm linked to the Raelian movement
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England |
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UK set for Iraq troops statement |
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France |
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Tides drive oil onto French coast |
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Berlin |
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Schroeder keeps Iraq war options open |
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Northern Italy |
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Nef wins giant slalom race |
| Jan.5 |
Germany |
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ECB crash threat plane down safely A man threatened to crash a light plane into the European Central Bank
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Lithuania |
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Right-winger Paksas wins elections Rolandas Paksas scored an upset victory in presidential runoff election, unseating the incumbent by a wide margin
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Northern Italy |
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Kostelic turns 21 with big slalom victory |
| Jan.6 |
Austria |
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Nuclear chief calls on N. Korea to comply The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that nuclear moves represented 'complete defiance'
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Sydney |
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Australia wins Ashes series 4-1
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Ivory Coast |
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French attacked |
| Jan.7 |
London |
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Terror suspects, ricin seized 6 terror suspects are being questioned by police after traces of ricin were discovered at a London address | |
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France |
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Chirac braces troops for Iraq war President has given his clearest hint yet that France may participate in any military action against Iraq
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United Kingdom |
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UK calls up reserves for Iraq war |
| Jan.8 |
France |
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French tip-off led to ricin 'lab' French intelligence services provided the tip that led British authorities to arrest 6 men in a London apartment
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England |
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7th arrest in ricin inquiry |
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Indonesia |
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Britain on mission to win Asian support |
| Jan.9 |
England |
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Hewitt to sell Diana love letters |
| Jan.10 |
France |
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Airport suspect 'was set up' |
| Jan.11 |
England |
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Diana letters prompt library plea |
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Italy |
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Eberharter wins World Cup downhill |
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London |
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Ricin: police charge four |
| Jan.12 |
Austria |
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OPEC to raise daily oil output On February 1 OPEC will boost oil output target by 1.5 million barrels a day to 24.5 million barrels a day
| Jan.13 |
England |
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Blair: Iraq war not inevitable Prime Minister says Saddam Hussein can still end the standoff over weapons of mass destruction peacefully
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England |
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Queen recovers after knee surgery
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England |
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Ricin find: 6 more arrested
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England |
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Who star released on bail |
| Jan.14 |
London |
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Palestinians defy London talks ban The Palestinians have taken part in the talks via video link . Sharon warned the UK not to trust Yasser Arafat
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Northern England |
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Officer killed in ricin probe raid A police officer was stabbed to death and 4 others were wounded during a counterterrorism raid | |
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England |
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Straw: Palestinian summit 'constructive'
| Jan.15 |
France |
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Paris hosts I. Coast peace talks
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Czech Republic |
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Vaclav Havel gives farewell speech
| Jan.16 |
Italy |
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Andreotti accused of Mafia links
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England |
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Ricin suspects linked to al Qaeda
| Jan.17 |
European Union |
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Europe appeals for time on Iraq Several countries have united in warning against military intervention in Iraq and urging more time for the inspections
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Greece |
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Remote monks resist eviction
| Jan.18 |
European Union |
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Anti-war protests sweep the world Mass rallies are taking place to show opposition to any war against Iraq | |
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Berlin |
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Germany's economy worst since 1993
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Trinidad & Tobago |
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Cruise ships pull out over UK warning
| Jan.19 |
Melbourne |
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Henin-Hardenne beating Davenport |
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England |
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Al Qaeda at large in UK: police
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London |
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Anti-terror police raid mosque
| Jan.20 |
England |
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UK to send 26,000 troops to Gulf The troops will be equipped with 120 Challenger tanks and 150 Warrior armoured personnel carriers
| Jan.21 |
England |
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Blair: UK terror attack inevitable Prime Minister says terror groups like al Qaeda will attempt to launch an attack on Britain
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Germany |
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Germany rules out Iraq war support Germany is adding its concerns to the mounting reservations about military action within the UN Security Council
| Jan.22 |
NATO |
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Robertson to step down George Robertson is stepping down as NATO secretary general when his 4-year term ends in December
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France |
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France against Iraq war President Chirac has said he supports Germany's view that war must be avoided if at all possible
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France |
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Fugitive arson killer held in Nice
| Jan.23 |
France |
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France, Germany will prevent war in Iraq Chancellor Schroeder said that he and President Chirac rejected the view that war was unavoidable | |
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Netherlands |
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Labour pipped in elections
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Italy |
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Arrests linked to terrorism
| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
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Schuettler reach final at Australian Open |
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Spain |
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Chemicals in terror find 16 Islamic terrorists arrested in Spain were 'preparing for attacks with explosive and chemical material' in Europe
| Jan.25 |
London |
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30 hurt after Tube crash Train carrying 800 people derailed in central London. Rear 3 carriages derailed and hit a wall
| Jan.26 |
Ivory Coast |
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Anti-French riots Stone-throwing mobs attacked the French embassy and army base as thousands marched in over a peace accord
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England |
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Blair: Give inspectors more time
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Turin |
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Thousands flock to Agnelli funeral
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Spain |
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Terror suspects remanded
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London |
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'Human shields' being used - U.S.
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European Union |
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EU to decide on Mugabe trip
| Jan.27 |
Austria |
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Maier crowns super-G victory |
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Antarctica |
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Helicopter pair rescued off
| Jan.28 |
France |
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France welcomes Bush U.N. move
| Jan.29 |
Ivory Coast |
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French ready to leave Ivory Coast
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England |
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Chemical weapon suspect: No bail
| Jan.31 |
Washington |
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Bush, Blair: Time running out for Saddam President and Prime Minister met to talk about Iraq | |