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Abu Dhabi |
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Nadal beats Federer in exhibition final
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| Jan.3 |
England |
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Actor Pete Postlethwaite dies
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Jerusalem |
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Blair: Time is key for Mideast peace talks
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| Jan.5 |
England |
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Retracted autism study elaborate fraud
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| Jan.6 |
Sydney |
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England snags Ashes trophy
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London |
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Security threat level for London 'severe'
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London |
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Osborne urges EU change banking system
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 West Germany |
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Dioxin scare shuts German farms  More than 4,700 German farms have been closed after large amounts of animal feed were found to be contaminated with a poisonous chemical
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| Jan.8 |
Northern England |
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Liverpool sacks Hodgson, appoints Dalglish
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French hostages in Niger killed Defence Minister Alain Juppe said they died during an attempted rescue operation by Niger's national guard near the border with Mali
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| Jan.9 |
Berlin |
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Germany pledges to act on dioxins
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| Jan.10 |
 Barcelona |
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  Messi wins FIFA Ballon d'Or Lionel Messi was named World Player of the Year for the second straight year Monday, pipping Barcelona teammates Andres Iniesta and Xavi
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Spain |
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ETA announces permanent cease-fire
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| Jan.14 |
 London |
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  BP and Russia in Arctic oil deal  BP has signed a joint venture with energy firm Rosneft to exploit potentially huge deposits of oil and gas in Russia's Arctic shelf
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| Jan.15 |
Northern Ireland |
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Body of slain newlywed returned
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European Union |
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Sudanese diaspora vote for secession
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| Jan.16 |
 France |
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Far right named Marine Le Pen National Front has named Marine Le Pen as its new leader at a party conference, succeeding her father Jean-Marie Le Pen
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Ireland |
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Irish PM says he will seek re-election
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| Jan.17 |
 Rome |
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 Berlusconi sex allegations widen| Italian prosecutors have alleged that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had sex with a 'significant number' of young prostitutes | |
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| Jan.19 |
London |
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Britain bans controversial U.S. pastor Britain has denied entry to Terry Jones who said last year that he was 'praying about' whether to burn Qurans to protest the 9/11 attacks
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| Jan.20 |
Italy |
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Italians split over Berlusconi scandal Prosecutors in Milan are investigating allegations that Prime Minister paid for sex with a minor, a case that has stirred scandal
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London |
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  Blair returning to Iraq inquiry Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is to be questioned for a second time by the Iraq inquiry about his role in the lead-up to the 2003 war
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| Jan.22 |
 Ireland |
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Irish PM steps down as party leader Brian Cowen is stepping down as leader of the ruling Fianna Fail party but will continue to run the government until the general election
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Italy |
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 Amanda Knox 'murder knife' tests An Italian court has appointed two independent experts to review crucial DNA evidence found on the knife allegedly used to murder British st...
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Rome |
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Berlusconi refuses to quit in sex scandal Italian Prime Minister has told his People of Freedom party he has no intention of resigning over allegations he had sex with an under-age p...
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| Jan.23 |
Ireland |
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Greens pull out of crumbling government | The Green Party is depriving it of a majority in parliament and likely forcing early elections | |
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Iraq |
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 British security contractor on trial in Iraq Daniel Fitzsimons, the first Westerner to stand trial in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq for killing two colleagues said he is 'not guilty of murde...
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Ireland |
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Irish parties facing crisis talks Irish parties are to hold crisis talks after the Greens pulled out of the coalition led by beleaguered Prime Minister Brian Cowen
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| Jan.25 |
 Los Angeles |
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 King's Speech leads Oscars field British movie leads the nominations for this year's Academy Awards with 12 nods, including best film and best actor for Colin Firth
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| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
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Ferrer ends Nadal's title bid
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| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
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Li, Clijsters reach Aussie Open final
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| Jan.28 |
Melbourne |
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Murray tames Ferrer, advances to final
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| Jan.29 |
 Iran |
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Iran hangs Iranian-Dutch woman| Sahra Bahrami, 46, arrested after taking part in anti-government protests in Iran, has been hanged for drug smuggling | |
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 Melbourne |
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 Clijsters triumphs in Australian Open final Kim Clijsters claimed her fourth grand slam title with a 3-6 6-3 6-3 victory over China's Li Na in a thrilling Australian Open final
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European Union |
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  Hosni Mubarak under world pressure Leaders from the US, UK, France and Germany have urged Egypt's President to avoid violence and enact reforms as protests continue
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 Netherlands |
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Dutch cut Iran links over hanging The Dutch government has frozen all contacts with Iran in protest over the hanging of a Dutch-Iranian woman Sahra Bahrami
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London |
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  Anti-Mubarak protests around the world| Egyptians and activists took to the streets in various cities to show their support for the protests currently underway in Egypt | |
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Eastern Germany |
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Train collision in Germany kills 10 Map of Oschersleben Germany| Ten people were killed and 43 were injured, 18 seriously, when a regional HarzElbeExpress passenger train and a freight train collided | |
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| Jan.31 |
Ireland |
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Cowen will not stand in election Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has said he will not contest the upcoming general election
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London |
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Chelsea sign Torres, Luiz
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