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| Jan.1 |
Southern Italy |
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Italy rescuing more migrants in Mediterranean
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France new year car-burning falls |
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France |
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Thomas Piketty rejects Legion D'Honneur |
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London |
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Harry Kane stuns Chelsea |
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Southern Italy |
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Bid to save second abandoned migrant ship off Italian coast
| Jan.2 |
Southern Italy |
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Abandoned migrant ship Ezadeen reaches Italy
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London |
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Prince Andrew sex case claim denied |
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Sweden |
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Sweden protest against mosque arson |
| Jan.3 |
Southern Italy |
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Heat, smoke delay search of Greek ferry for bodies |
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Spain |
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Camels kept in cramped containers rescued in Spain |
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Paris |
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Roma baby refused burial in France |
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England |
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Cargo ship aground off southern England |
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London |
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UK nurse with Ebola now in critical condition |
| Jan.4 |
Scotland |
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8 missing after cargo ship capsizes off Scotland |
| Jan.5 |
Austria |
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2 US ski team prospects killed in avalanche
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Eastern Germany |
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Pegida protests: Rallies over 'Islamisation'
Supporters and opponents of a group campaigning against what it sees as the 'Islamisation' of Europe have held rival rallies across Germany
| Jan.6 |
Nigeria Delta |
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Shell agrees Nigeria oil spill deal
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to a $84m (£55m) settlement with residents of the Bodo community in the Niger Delta for two oil spill...
| Jan.7 |
European Union |
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Eurozone slips into deflation |
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Los Angeles |
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Steven Gerrard to join LA Galaxy |
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Paris |
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Gunmen shot dead 12 people at satirical magazine
Map of 10 rue Nicolas-Appert 11th arrondissement of Paris France Eight journalists and two policemen were among the dead. Police issued photos of two suspects, describing them as 'armed and dangerous'
3 masked gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles, a shotgun, and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher stormed the headquarters of the Charlie Hebdo. They killed 12 people, including Charlie Hebdo staff and two French National police officers, and wounded 11 others
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French police name Charlie Hebdo attack suspects
French police have named two brothers as suspects in the attack on the Paris offices of the satirical magazine, as a manhunt continues
| Jan.8 |
France |
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Paris suspects 'rob service station'
Map of Villers-Cotterets France The two main suspects in the Islamist attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris are said to have robbed a service station in the north of France
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Euro sinks to fresh nine-year low |
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Paris |
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French hunt focuses north of Paris
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France |
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Manhunt for gunmen enters third day
| Jan.9 |
Yemen |
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Al Qaeda rep says group directed Paris magazine attack A member of Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen said that the group directed the massacre earlier this week at Charlie Hebdo
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Paris |
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Charlie Hebdo hunt: Bloody end to sieges
Map of Hypercasher supermarket Porte de Vincennes Paris France Two brothers who killed 12 in an attack on a magazine were shot dead as they fled a warehouse north of Paris. Anti-terrorist forces stormed a kosher supermarket where hostage... | |
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Paris |
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Hunt for French terror accomplices
Police are hunting for any accomplices of the gunmen who killed 17 people in two days of terror attacks. One key figure is Hayat Boumeddiene
| Jan.10 |
Paris |
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Paris tightens security after attacks
Some 500 extra troops are being deployed around Paris after three days of terror in the French capital killed 17 people
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Paris |
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France attacks: Huge marches for victims
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Eastern Germany |
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Dresden marches against anti-Islamists Pegida |
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Paris |
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World leaders gather for mass Paris rally
World leaders are gathering in Paris ahead of a march in the French capital to show unity after three days of terror that left 17 people dea...
| Jan.11 |
Paris |
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Charlie Hebdo: Vast Paris rally for France unity
Map of Place de la Nation Paris France More than 40 world leaders joined the start of the march, linking arms in an act of solidarity. 'Paris is the capital of the world today,' Hollande said
The marchers demonstrate unity after the attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, police officers, and a kosher supermarket
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Rome |
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La Dolce Vita star Anita Ekberg dies |
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Paris |
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Across France, 3.7 million march to honor victims of attacks The rally for unity against terrorism is the largest demonstration in France's history
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Paris |
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Paris attacks: Hollande to hold security meeting
| Jan.12 |
Portugal |
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Cristiano Ronaldo wins 2014 Ballon d'Or
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Paris |
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Charlie Hebdo depicts Prophet Muhammad on cover
This week's edition of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo will show a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad holding a 'Je suis Charlie' sign
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Paris |
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Paris attacks: France to deploy 10,000 troops
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Eastern Germany |
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Anti-Islam rally draws big crowds in Dresden |
| Jan.13 |
Paris |
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New issue Charlie Hebdo published
The new edition of the French satirical magazine has gone on sale, with a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad on its cover
| Jan.14 |
Paris |
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Hollande hails 'reborn' Charlie Hebdo
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Paris |
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Footage shows harrowing scene inside kosher grocery |
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Inactivity 'kills more than obesity' |
| Jan.15 |
Belgium |
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Belgian anti-terror raid in Verviers leaves two dead
Map of Verviers Belgium Two suspected jihadists have been killed in an anti-terror operation in eastern Belgium. A third person had been arrested
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London |
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'Cyber attack war games' to be staged by UK and US |
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Belgium |
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Belgium on alert after deadly raid
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Northern Syria |
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Syria conflict: Italian aid worker hostages freed |
| Jan.16 |
Belgium |
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Europe on high alert over terrorist threat Europe is on high alert following anti-terror raids and arrests of suspected Islamist militants
| Jan.17 |
England |
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Lorry fire closes Channel Tunnel
Passengers are facing severe disruption after the Channel Tunnel was closed following a fire on a lorry
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Belgium |
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Belgium deploys troops following anti-terror raids
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France |
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Gunman Said Kouachi given unmarked grave
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Athens |
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Greece arrests over Belgian 'plot' Greek police have arrested several people over alleged links to a suspected terror plot in Belgium
| Jan.18 |
Brussels |
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Belgium seeks detainee extradition |
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Northern Italy |
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Vonn equals World Cup record |
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Brussels |
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EU holds talks over terrorism threat |
| Jan.20 |
Paris |
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Paris mayor plans to sue Fox News |
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Hague |
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LRA leader transferred to The Hague |
| Jan.21 |
Germany |
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German rally leader quits in 'Hitler' row Lutz Bachmann, the head of Germany's anti-Islamisation movement Pegida has quit after disparaging anti-refugee comments
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Brussels |
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EU official warns of Jewish exodus |
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Madrid |
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Real Madrid tops football rich list for 10th straight year |
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London |
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US-led coalition considers ISIS threat
| Jan.22 |
Greece |
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Syriza 'to end Greece's humiliation' |
| Jan.23 |
Melbourne |
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Federer lost to Andreas Seppi in the third round |
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Greece |
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Greek leaders in final poll pleas |
| Jan.24 |
Greece |
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Anti-austerity Syriza battles New Democracy
| Jan.25 |
Athens |
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Greek exit polls suggest Syriza win Two exit polls show anti-austerity Syriza party with a 12.5 percentage point lead over nearest party, New Demoracy, in Greece's general election. Far-right Golden Dawn and centrist The River came joint 3rd. Syriza... | |
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Melbourne |
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Murray beats Dimitrov in epic match |
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Southern France |
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France finds bodies of 6 skiers day after avalanche |
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Athens |
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Greek poll winner vows to end 'pain'
Anti-austerity Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras has vowed to end Greece's 'five years of humiliation and pain' after his general election win
| Jan.26 |
Athens |
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Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as new prime minister
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Spain |
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Greek fighter jet crashes in Spain killing 10 people
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London |
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Litvinenko 'killed on third attempt' |
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Melbourne |
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Tomas Berdych stuns Rafael Nadal in Australian Open |
| Jan.27 |
Poland |
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On Auschwitz anniversary, leader warns Jews again targets
Map of Auschwitz Poland Ronald Lauder, stood before 300 survivors of the Nazis' most notorious death camp and asked world leaders to prevent another Auschwitz | |
| Jan.28 |
Madrid |
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Ronaldo suspended two games for kicking opponent |
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France |
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Ebola outbreak: Virus mutating, scientists warn
| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
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Andy Murray tops Tomas Berdych in ill-tempered semifinal
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England |
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Russian military jets 'disrupted UK aviation'
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Northern England |
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Ice, snow hit Britain, closing Manchester Airport
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Brussels |
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EU extends sanctions against Russia
| Jan.30 |
European Union |
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No 'Grexit' from euro, EU's Moscovici vows
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London |
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Army sets up new brigade 'for information age'
| Jan.31 |
Berlin |
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German ex-President Weizsaecker dies
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Madrid |
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Podemos holds Madrid mass 'March for Change'
Tens of thousands of people have massed in central Madrid for a rally organised by radical Spanish leftists Podemos
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Athens |
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Greek PM offers olive branch on debt