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| Jan.1 |
Sweden |
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Somber Swedes await Thailand toll Thailand's tsunami death toll could reach 8,000, with more than 50% of those foreign tourists holidaying
| Jan.4 |
England |
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G-8 may freeze debt payments The world's richest nations are likely to agree to freeze repayments for countries devastated by the Asian tsunami
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Germany |
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Schumacher to donate $10 million
| Jan.5 |
Thailand |
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Missing boy, 12, feared kidnapped The grandfather of a 12-year-old Swedish boy said reports have given him hope he is still alive
| Jan.7 |
Italy |
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Train crash kills 14 Map of Bologna Italy A freight train traveling from Bologna to Verona hit a passenger one going in the opposite direction | |
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Northern Ireland |
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Police say IRA behind bank raid Map of Belfast United Kingdom The organisation has been blamed for the multi-million pound Northern Bank raid in Belfast on December 20
| Jan.8 |
Western Australia |
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Slovakia clinch second Hopman win
| Jan.9 |
England |
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13 killed as storm lashes Europe A fierce winter storm packing hurricane force winds, accompanied by downpours, swept across northern Europe
| Jan.11 |
England |
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5 Gitmo detainees to be freed U.S. will release 4 remaining Britons and an Australian from Guantanamo Bay
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Mauritania |
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Dakar motorcycle star dies on race
| Jan.12 |
France |
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Creditors back tsunami debt relief The Paris Club of 19 creditor nations has agreed to a moratorium on debt repayment by Indonesia and Sri Lanka
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England |
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Prince Harry wearing Nazi uniform Prince has apologized for wearing a Nazi uniform to a party, admitting he made a bad choice
| Jan.13 |
South Africa |
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Thatcher guilty plea in coup plot Mark Thatcher has pleaded guilty to bankrolling an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea in a plea bargain deal
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Spain |
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Spain to try 'Dirty War' officer Adolfo Scilingo, 58, an ex-naval officer from Argentina, accused of killing political prisoners
| Jan.14 |
European Union |
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Huygens moon probe lands on Titan The space probe has touched down on the surface of one of Saturn's moons and is sending back signals | |
| Jan.16 |
Senegal |
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Peterhansel and Despres seal wins
| Jan.17 |
Belgium |
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Kuznetsova has 'failed drug test' Belgian sports minister Claude Eerdekens: U.S. Open champion has tested positive for a banned drug
| Jan.18 |
Southern France |
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Largest passenger jet unveiled Map of Toulouse France The Airbus A380 has been introduced near the city of Toulouse, in the presence of 4 European leaders | |
| Jan.19 |
England |
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Blair says abuse photos 'shocking' British Prime Minister described pictures of Iraqis abused by British soldiers as 'shocking and appalling'
| Jan.23 |
Monaco |
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Loeb completes Monte Carlo triple World champion won the rally for the third straight year, clinching the opening race
| Jan.24 |
France |
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Bush, Chirac plan Brussels meeting Bush plans to have dinner with Chirac during a European trip, beginning the first overseas trip of his second term
| Jan.26 |
Poland |
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Leaders mark Auschwitz liberation Leaders from 30 countries gather to remember the victims of the Holocaust on the 60th anniversary | |
| Jan.27 |
Finland |
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Aceh rebel talks set to begin A top-level Indonesian delegation is due to meet separatist leaders, in an effort to end the 29-year conflict
| Jan.28 |
France |
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'Mad cow' disease found in goat European scientists have confirmed what is the first known case of that disease in a goat
| Jan.29 |
Italy |
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Golden Miller clinches title glory American has won the super-G world title, eclipsing favorite Maier and finishing ahead of a trio of Austrians
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Finland |
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Talks on Aceh's future end early Talks between Indonesian officials and separatist rebels have ended a day ahead of schedule
| Jan.30 |
Iraq |
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UK troops killed in crash Up to 15 troops have been killed in the crash of a transport plane after C-130 Hercules crashed north of Baghdad | |
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