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European Union |
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Europe leaders warn of grim 2012
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| Jan.2 |
Hungary |
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Hungary rally over constitution |
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| Jan.3 |
Paris |
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France urges new Iran sanctions |
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| Jan.4 |
London |
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Notorious UK race murderers jailed |
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Europe moves to ban Iran crude oil EU member states have agreed in principle to ban imports of Iranian crude oil to put pressure on the country over its nuclear program
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Myanmar |
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Hague urges more Burmese reform |
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| Jan.6 |
Germany |
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Germany, Czech advises implant removal |
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| Jan.7 |
Northern England |
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Arrest in Liverpool race case |
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Austria |
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Unusually heavy snow hits Austria |
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| Jan.9 |
 Barcelona |
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Messi best world footballer 3rd time in a row Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi is crowned world footballer of the year for a third successive time after claiming FIFA's Ballon d'Or award
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| Jan.11 |
 Syria |
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French journalist killed in Syria 
Map of Homs Syria| TV reporter Gilles Jacquier was among eight killed in the city of Homs, the first Western journalist to die in the country's current unrest. | |
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Ethiopia |
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Swedish journalists in Ethiopia not appeal |
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| Jan.12 |
Syria |
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Opposition denies killing French journalist |
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| Jan.13 |
 New York |
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9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P| Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro area governments, including AAA-rated France and Austria | |
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EU criticises ratings downgrade
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Cruise ship runs aground in Italy Map of Giglio island Italy At least six people are reported dead after the Costa Concordia carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground off Italy
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| Jan.14 |
Italy |
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Italy divers scour capsized liner Emergency teams are racing to rescue those missing after a cruise ship ran aground off the country's west coast with about 4,000 people on b...
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Italy |
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Italy probes cruise ship sinking
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Italy |
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S. Korean Couple rescued from Italian ship Map of Giglio island Italy Two passengers have been found alive on the submerged Costa Concordia, more than 24 hours after it ran aground off the Italian coast
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| Jan.15 |
Italy |
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Bodies recovered from inside ill-fated ship The bodies of two elderly people have been recovered from the wreck of the ill-fated cruise ship Costa Concordia
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Peru |
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Peterhansel seals 10th Dakar victory |
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Italy |
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Cruise captain 'committed errors'
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Romania |
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Protesters gather for fourth straight day |
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| Jan.16 |
Italy |
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Cruise ship captain 'off course' Capt Francesco Schettino made an 'unapproved, unauthorised' deviation in course, the liner's owners say
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Melbourne |
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Federer, Nadal smoothing over rift |
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Italy |
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Fears grow for Concordia missing
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| Jan.17 |
Italy |
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Five bodies found in cruise wreck Map of Giglio island Italy Italian rescuers have found five more bodies inside the stricken cruise ship Concordia, raising the confirmed death toll to 11
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Italy |
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Divers blast rescue hole in cruise ship
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Italy |
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Cruise captain under house arrest | Italian judges have put under house arrest Francesco Schettino, the captain of a cruise ship that crashed into rocks on Friday | |
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Italy |
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Transcript sheds light on cruise disaster
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London |
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Fliers panic over false crash alarm |
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Italy |
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Costa Concordia salvage to begin |
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| Jan.18 |
Italy |
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Hope fades as search is suspended Map of Giglio island Italy With bitterly cold temperatures and frigid waters, the chances of finding more survivors of the doomed Costa Concordia appeared to dim Wednesday
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Italy |
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Italian captain 'turned too late' |
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| Jan.19 |
Italy |
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Search resumes on Italian wreck
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Italy |
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Ship crew 'downplayed emergency'
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| Jan.20 |
 Afghanistan |
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Attack killed four French soldiers Afghan soldier killed four French soldiers and injured 15 others, in eastern Afghanistan. President Sarkozy was suspending French operations
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Italy |
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Rescuers halt search as cruise ship moves Rescue workers have suspended their search of the Costa Concordia after the cruise ship moved, making it too risky for divers to operate
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Italy |
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Cruise ship firm faces US lawsuit
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| Jan.21 |
Italy |
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12th body found in cruise ship search Divers resumed their search for survivors from the cruise ship, as concerns grow over the potential environmental threat posed by the wreck
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Caribbean |
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Teenager completes solo yacht trip |
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| Jan.22 |
Melbourne |
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Clijsters, Federer to Aussie quarters |
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Italy |
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Ship rescuers search on despite fading hope
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 Croatia |
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Croatia voters back EU membership Near complete results from Croatia's referendum on European Union membership suggest that a large majority of people want to join the EU in ...
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European Union |
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EU poised to ban Iran oil imports
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| Jan.23 |
European Union |
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EU approves new sanctions against Iran European Union foreign ministers imposed fresh sanctions on Iran Monday, banning the import of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products
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Italy |
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2 more bodies found in Italy cruise crash Map of Giglio Island Italy Two more bodies have been recovered from the wreck of Costa Concordia, bringing the number of confirmed victims of the accident to 15
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Senate passes Armenian genocide bill| Turkey has reacted with anger after the French Senate approved a bill making it a crime to deny genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks. The Turkish foreign ministry branded the decision 'ir... | |
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Iran |
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Iran dismisses EU oil imports ban
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| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
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Champion Clijsters ousts No. 1 Wozniacki |
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Italy |
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Costa Concordia rescuers find 16th body
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Melbourne |
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Kvitova, Sharapova into Aussie semis |
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Los Angeles |
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German pleads not guilty in L.A. arson case
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| Jan.25 |
Italy |
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Cruise ship captain admits 'mistake'
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Barcelona |
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Barcelona cling on to beat Real |
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| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
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Nadal beats Federer in semi
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Sicily |
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Freed aid workers arrive at Italy base
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Southern France |
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PIP breast implant boss charged Jean-Claude Mas, 72, the owner of a French breast implant maker that sparked a safety scare, has been charged with 'involuntary injury'
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| Jan.27 |
Italy |
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Cruise ship survivors offered $14,400 each
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London |
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Olympic ceremony 'Wonder' theme |
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London |
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Hamid Karzai in Britain for talks
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| Jan.28 |
Italy |
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Woman's body found in wrecked cruise ship The wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship's number of people confirmed dead to 17
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Italy |
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Cruise ship fuel pumping delayed
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Greece |
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Greeks reject EU 'budget control'
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| Jan.29 |
Abu Dhabi |
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England's Rock upstages Woods |
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Paris |
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Sarkozy sets out 'Robin Hood' tax
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European Union |
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Euro crisis hangs over latest EU summit
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| Jan.30 |
Czech Republic |
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Czechs and UK refuse EU agreement
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| Jan.31 |
Italy |
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Search of cruise ship abandoned Italian divers have abandoned their search for bodies inside the wrecked cruise ship Costa Concordia after conditions underwater deteriorate...
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European Union |
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Euro unemployment hits new record
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Ukraine |
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Europe shivers in grip of deadly cold spell
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 London |
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Assange fight heads to UK high court WikiLeaks founder's extradition fight goes to Britain's Supreme Court on for two days of hearings on whether he should be sent back to Swed...
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