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Iraq |
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Saddam tape denies role in Najaf blast |
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 Iraq |
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Najaf braces for ayatollah's funeral Marines stocked up on medical supplies and braced for trouble as hundreds of thousands mourn the cleric
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Iraq |
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Cleric's cortege approaches Najaf |
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| Sep.2 |
Iraq |
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Car bomb hits near Baghdad police station |
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Iraq |
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Thousands bid cleric farewell 
Map of Najaf Iraq Hundreds of thousands have massed in Najaf for the burial of Ayatollah Muhammad Baqr al-Hakim, killed by a car bomb
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West Bank |
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Arafat: 'The road map is dead' |
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| Sep.3 |
West Bank |
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Abbas 'threatens to resign' |
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Saudi Arabia |
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'Terror' missiles seized |
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| Sep.4 |
West Bank |
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Abbas asks Palestinian council for support |
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| Sep.5 |
 Spain |
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Al-Jazeera reporter arrested Police is accusing Tayseer Allouni of providing support for two suspected members of al Qaeda terrorist group
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| Sep.6 |
 West Bank |
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Abbas offers resignation| Arafat told Palestinian legislators he had accepted Prime Minister offer to resign | |
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Iraq |
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Rumsfeld hits back at critics |
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Gaza |
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Hamas founder wounded in airstrike Sheikh Ahmed Yassin vowed 'jihad will continue' after being targeted in an Israeli missile strike
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| Sep.7 |
West Bank |
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Israel closes West Bank, Gaza
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Iraq |
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U.S. forces capture Saddam loyalist
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West Bank |
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Qurei nominated as Palestinian PM| The nominee, proposed by Arafat, is the parliamentary speaker | |
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 Washington |
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Bush to ask 87 billions more for Iraq| President has told the American people that Iraq is ''now the central front' in a global war against terrorism | |
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| Sep.8 |
West Bank |
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Arafat nominee seeks assurances
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England |
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More British troops for Iraq |
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| Sep.9 |
Northern Iraq |
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Car bomb kills 2
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| Sep.10 |
Gaza |
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Hamas warns it will attack Israeli homes
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Iraq |
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2 U.S. troops killed |
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 Qatar |
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Bin Laden tape raises fear of new attacks Al-Jazeera broadcast a new tape of Osama bin Laden and his top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri
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Washington |
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Iraq's deterioration underestimated |
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| Sep.11 |
Libya |
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Libya and France reach deal
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Jerusalem |
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Israel decided to 'remove' Arafat| A decision of security Cabinet could mean the Palestinian leader's expulsion from his Ramallah compound | |
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West Bank |
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Palestinians rally for defiant Arafat
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| Sep.12 |
Iraq |
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U.S. fire kills Iraqi police A shootout developed into a fierce gunbattle in central Iraq, killing at least 10 people
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 UN Security Council |
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U.N. votes to lift Libya sanctions The Security Council has voted to lift sanctions that have been in place since the bombing of two airliners in the 1980s
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Qatar |
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Tape of alleged 9/11 hijacker broadcast |
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| Sep.13 |
Iraq |
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US remorse over Iraq deaths blunder
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Sunni Triangle |
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Anti-U.S. chants, gunshots mark funerals On the streets of Fallujah, Iraqis marked the funerals of slain police officers as the U.S. military apologized
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| Sep.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. soldier killed in Fallujah
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Jerusalem |
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Israel 'considers killing Arafat' |
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Iraq |
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Powell visits Iraqi gas attack town
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| Sep.15 |
 Saudi Arabia |
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Prison fire kills 67 inmates 20 inmates also suffered smoke inhalation and 3 prison guards were injured
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Sunni Triangle |
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Suspected resistance organizers arrested
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Jerusalem |
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FM: Israel is not considering killing Arafat |
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| Sep.16 |
Arab Countries |
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Arab world condemns US Arafat veto
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Syria |
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Syria denies U.S. security charges |
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| Sep.17 |
Iraq |
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Network airs Saddam audiotape
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West Bank |
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Arafat: Cease-fire is near |
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| Sep.18 |
Iraq |
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3 US troops 'killed in Iraq attack' A truck transporting troops was blown up by an explosive device in the town of Khaldiyah
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Morocco |
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Life for French 'spy'
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England |
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Blix attacks Iraq weapons 'spin'
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| Sep.19 |
Mosul |
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Former defense minister surrenders After nearly a week of negotiations, Sultan Hashim Ahmad surrendered to U.S. forces in the city of Mosul
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UN |
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U.N. vote backs Arafat
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Northern Iraq |
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U.S. troops fire on Italian diplomat |
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| Sep.20 |
Iraq |
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Governing council member shot As Akila Hashimi's two-car convoy left her house, at least four gunmen opened fire
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| Sep.21 |
Iraq |
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Attacks kill 3 US troops
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Iraq |
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Surgeries for shot politician
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Iraq |
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Sweeping economic reforms adopted
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Baghdad |
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Blast near U.N. headquarters A bomb went off from inside of a car, killing 2, including the bomber and injuring about 8 people
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 France |
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France lifts veto threat on Iraq Chirac: France will not veto a US-backed Security Council resolution on the future of Iraq
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| Sep.23 |
Saudi Arabia |
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4 dead in gunfight
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UN |
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World leaders speak out over Iraq
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| Sep.24 |
UN |
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Ruling council backs US
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Iraq |
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Ex-Defence Minister granted immunity
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Iraq |
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Baghdad hotel bomb kills one |
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| Sep.25 |
Iraq |
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Shot politician dies from wounds| Iraqi Governing Council member Akila al-Hashimi died 5 days after an attack on her convoy | |
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Iraq |
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8 Iraqis killed in market explosion
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Iraq |
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Regret at UN's Iraq retreat
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West Bank |
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Israeli army closes West Bank, Gaza |
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| Sep.26 |
New York |
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Powell: Iraqi constitution in 6 months
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West Bank |
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3 dead in attack on Jewish settlement |
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USA |
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More US troops face Iraq call-up |
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| Sep.27 |
Iraq |
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Rocket attack on Baghdad hotel At least one RPG struck a hotel housing U.S. military officials and support staff, but nobody was injured
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Sunni Triangle |
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2 Iraqis killed in U.S. checkpoint shooting
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West Bank |
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New Palestinian cabinet named |
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| Sep.28 |
Arab Countries |
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Audiotape attributed to al-Zawahiri |
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Jordan |
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11 charged with anti-U.S. terror plot |
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| Sep.29 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. soldier dies in convoy attack At least 6 U.S. soldiers were wounded in an improvised explosive device attack in Fallujah
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Detroit |
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Powell: 'Build a new Middle East' Secretary of State urged the Arab community to build a new Middle East based on religious tolerance
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Iraq |
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UN leaves skeletal staff in Iraq |
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| Sep.30 |
 Belgium |
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Footballer jailed at terror trial A Tunisian-born Nizar Trabelsi has been jailed for 10 years for plotting to attack a NATO base on behalf of al Qaeda
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England |
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Blair: I'd do same again on Iraq |
Arab Countries
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