World News
Last 30 Days
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| Oct.21 |
European Union |
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UEFA Champions League, Matchday
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| Oct.15 |
New York |
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Presidential election debates
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Switzerland |
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Summit on situation in Georgia
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Azerbaijan |
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Presidential Election |
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| Oct.14 |
Canada |
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Federal election |
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USA |
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Atlantis to conduct last mission to Hubble |
Stories |
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| Oct.13 |
European Union |
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European markets surge after crisis talks| The markets have rallied in response to efforts by world leaders to end the recent financial turmoil | | |
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Mosul |
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Attacks on Iraqi Christians continue| Gunmen killed a Christian businessman and wounded his nephew in a drive-by shooting | |
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North Korea |
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NK 'lets monitors into Yongbyon'| North Korea has restored UN monitors' access to the Yongbyon nuclear site, including the plutonium reprocessing plant | | |
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Lithuania |
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TV stars' party comes second in vote| A conservative opposition party won the 1st round of is national election | |
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Sweden |
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Krugman wins Nobel for economics| The Swedish Academy of Sciences said the award recognised Paul Krugman's analysis of trade patterns and where economic activity takes place | |
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| Oct.12 |
Australia |
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Markets rally after crisis talks| Most Asian markets have reacted positively to efforts by world leaders to end the financial turmoil. Shanghai and Taiwan lost ground | | |
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South Africa |
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Mbeki seeks to save Zimbabwe deal| Former South African President is due in Harare for further mediation aimed at breaking the political impasse in Zimbabwe | |
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Paris |
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European banks rescue plan agreed |
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Northern Iraq |
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Turkey again strikes Kurdish rebels in Iraq |
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Spain |
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Golf legend Ballesteros has brain tumor The 51-year-old has been in Madrid's Le Paz hospital since collapsing and broke news of the diagnosis in a statement
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Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai in threat to quit deal| Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has threatened to pull out of power sharing with President Mugabe | |
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Austria |
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Haider 'was double speed limit' |
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West Pakistan |
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Suspected U.S. strike kills 4 |
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Kazakhstan |
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U.S. tourist blasts off in Russian rocket |
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Japan |
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Alonso wins again as F1 title rivals crash Renault's Alonso won the Grand Prix for a second successive victory, while championship rivals Hamilton and Massa collided on the second lap
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Vatican |
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India's Christians first woman saint |
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| Oct.11 |
Paris |
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EU chiefs confront markets crisis  | The 15 eurozone leaders are to meet to try to establish a common approach to the financial crisis follow up and execute upon a G7 plan | |
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Japan |
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Japan objects to US N Korea move Japan has criticised as 'extremely regrettable' Washington's decision to remove N. Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism
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Mosul |
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Threatened Christians flee Mosul Map of Mosul Northern Iraq| At least 900 Christian families have fled the city in the past week, terrified by a series of killings and threats by Muslim extremists | |
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Mexico |
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Hurricane Norbert weakens |
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Chechnya |
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5.3 earthquake kills 12 More than 100 people were injured; roads in the area were seriously damaged; buildings were destroyed in several districts
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Washington |
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U.S. takes North Korea off terror list State Department: The United States removed North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism
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Zimbabwe |
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Fury as Mugabe party gets key ministries Mugabe's political rivals accused him of 'ambush' in allocating key ministries to his own party in defiance of a power-sharing agreement
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Washington |
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IMF in global 'meltdown' warning |
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Aceh |
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Jubilant return for tsunami province rebel Thousands of people greeted the founder of separatist rebel movement upon his return to the province following three decades in exile
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| Oct.10 |
Austria |
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Haider dies in accident Map of Klagenfurt Austria 58-year-old far-right politician Joerg Haider was driving alone when his car came off the road and he suffered severe head and chest injuries
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Washington |
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U.S. would support talks with Taliban Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. would be prepared to reconcile with the Taliban if the Afghan government pursued talks
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Washington |
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G7 nations pledge to fight crisis Finance ministers from leading industrialised nations have pledged action to tackle the crisis after a torrid week on stock markets
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Alaska |
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Palin abused power, probe finds |
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Peru |
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Oil row brings down cabinet The full cabinet has stepped down over a continuing scandal about the allocation of oil concessions
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Norway |
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Ex-Finnish leader wins Nobel Peace Prize The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited Martti Ahtisaari's 'significant' part in establishing Namibia's independence
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NATO |
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NATO agrees Afghan drug role |
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Washington |
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Bush vows to stabilise US economy |
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New York |
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Dow bounces after opening plunge The Dow Jones bounced after plunging nearly 700 points on the back of world markets which have seen trillions wiped off their value
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U.S. Congress |
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Bush urged to meet with G8 over economy Congressional leaders Reid and Pelosi urged the President to call an emergency meeting with the G8 to address international financial instability
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Venezuela |
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Venezuela shuts down McDonald's The government has shut all branches of restaurant chain for 48 hours, citing tax irregularitie
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West Pakistan |
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Suicide attack on tribal gathering kills 18 Map of Kohat Pakistan The gathering, known as a jirga, was taking place in an open area in the town of Khadazai
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| Oct.9 |
Thailand |
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Protest leaders surrender |
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Japan |
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Asian stocks hit after Dow plunge |
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Spain |
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Wing flaps blamed in crash |
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European Union |
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Nature loss 'dwarfs bank crisis' EU-commissioned study: The global economy is losing more money from the disappearance of forests than through the current banking crisis
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New York |
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Wall St. falls after early gains |
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Baghdad |
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Bomb kills senior Iraqi lawmaker |
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West Pakistan |
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Bomb hits school bus At least 9 people were killed when a roadside bomb exploded close to a prison vehicle and a school bus in north-western Pakistan
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Somalia |
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NATO sending ships to tackle pirates NATO agreed to send ships soon to protect vessels off Somalia's coast as bandits holding a Ukrainian ship softened ransom demands
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France |
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Author Le Clezio wins Nobel prize The 68-year-old novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize for Literature
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Thailand |
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Protest leaders say they will surrender The leaders of anti-government protesters vowed to continue their sit-in at the prime minister's office after posting bail
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| Oct.8 |
Western Afghanistan |
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US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians A military probe has found that an airstrike in western Afghanistan killed at least 33 civilians last month; 5 to 7 civilian deaths initially...
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North Korea |
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N Korea 'to launch 10 missiles' North Korea is preparing 10 short-range missiles for a mass test-launch. South Korean military is on alert
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Guantanamo |
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Guantanamo Uighur release blocked |
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Washington |
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US warns of further bank failures |
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South Africa |
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ANC party faces possible split The defense minister and other disgruntled members of the governing ANC may break away to form a new opposition
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London |
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World's central banks slash interest rates The leading economies, led by the U.S. and the UK, slashed interest rates to tackle the global financial crisis after days of stock market l...
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Georgia |
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Russia begins final Georgia pullout |
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Ukraine |
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Snap election called President Yushchenko has dissolved parliament weeks after the collapse of the country's ruling pro-Western coalition
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe's party: Cabinet talks at risk ZANU-PF says the opposition is putting troubled power-sharing talks at risk by speaking publicly about the negotiations
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| Oct.7 |
United Kingdom |
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UK bank rescue package imminent Chancellor Alistair Darling to announce details of a £50bn rescue package for the UK banking system
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Nepal |
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'Tourists die' in Nepal air crash |
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Guantanamo |
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Chinese Muslims ordered freed from Gitmo A federal judge has ordered the immediate release into the U.S. of 17 Chinese Muslims who have been held for several years in the facility
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Tennessee |
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McCain, Obama trade blows on economy The presidential hopefuls have set out their economic policies in a debate dominated by the financial crisis
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Japan |
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More turmoil hits Asian markets |
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Spain |
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Appeal clears 15 of terror links Supreme Court has acquitted 15 men who were convicted earlier of membership in an Islamic terrorist group, but upheld the convictions of 5 o...
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Thailand |
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Deaths as police, protesters clash 2 people died when police clashed with thousands of anti-government protesters who barricaded Parliament
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New York |
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Dow Jones hits 5-year low The Dow Jones fell below 10,000 points for the first time since 2004 as U.S. stocks followed Europe and Asia with heavy losses
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New York |
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Wall Street flat as Fed unveils new plan |
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Iran |
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Iran 'forces down foreign plane' State Al-Alam TV: A foreign aircraft has been forced to land in Iran after violating Iranian airspace
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USA |
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Obama widens lead in national poll A new national poll suggests Obama is widening his lead over McCain in the race for the White House
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Australia |
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40 hurt in mid-air jet 'incident' The Qantas Airbus A330-300, with 303 passengers suddenly changed altitude, injuring about 40 people
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Tibet |
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Scores homeless after quakes 9 people were killed in the pair of earthquakes that caused 147 homes to collapse and made 153 families homeless
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| Oct.6 |
Luxembourg |
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EU finance chiefs in crisis talks |
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Thailand |
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Police fire tear gas at Bangkok protesters Several thousand demonstrators attempting to block access by lawmakers to Parliament, heating up a political crisis
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Washington |
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Rice: Iraq harder than 'I imagined' |
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Japan |
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Asia continues plunge in shares |
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Cuba |
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Storms bring food shortages back But what government used to call 'the special period' has returned, thanks to recent back-to-back visits of Gustav and Ike
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Mexico |
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Tropical Storm Marco expected to hit The storm continued its slow trek over the waters near Mexico's coast and is expected to strike land late Monday or Tuesday morning
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Kyrgyzstan |
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Dozens dead in quake |
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Global |
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Mammals facing extinction threat |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Taliban split with al Qaeda, seek peace Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with the Afghan government to end the country's bloody conflict
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France |
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AIDS, cancer scientists scoop Nobel 2 Frenchmen and a German won the 2008 Prize in medicine for their discoveries of viruses that cause HIV and cervical cancer
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Obama |
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Obama digs up past McCain scandal Barack Obama has attacked John McCain's links to a 1980s financial scandal
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| Oct.5 |
Sri Lanka |
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Suicide blast hits town Map of Anuradhapura Sri Lanka| A blast has killed more than 25 people, including a top former army general Janaka Perera and his wife | |
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Kabul |
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Afgh. General: Politics needed to end war| Minister of defense Abdul Rahim Wardak: Political and economic solutions are needed alongside military might to help end the fighting in Afghanistan | |
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West Pakistan |
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Rockets miss politician's home Rockets landed near a family home of a top politician, while elsewhere in the volatile region Taliban anger over a suspected U
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Afghanistan |
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Earthquake rattles Afghanistan A 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook central Afghanistan about 70 km south of the capital, Kabul
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Alaska |
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Palin case employees to testify A group of state employees have agreed to testify at a probe into alleged abuses of power by Republican VP nominee, Sarah Palin
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group
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Berlin |
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Plan to save German bank 'agreed' |
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Georgia |
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Russian troops leave Georgian posts Russian troops began dismantling positions Sunday in the so-called security zones inside Georgia they have occupied since August's brief but...
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Hong Kong |
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Melamine in Cadbury products| Hong Kong authorities announced that 2 recalled candy products made by British confectioner Cadbury had high levels of melamine | |
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Zimbabwe |
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Factions back in Cabinet talks President Robert Mugabe and his main rivals made no progress on deciding who would hold which posts in the Cabinet
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Mosul |
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Suicide bomber strikes in Mosul 11 people have been killed during a American raid in the city in which a suicide bomber blew himself up
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Berlin |
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Germany acts to guarantee savings Chancellor Merkel has announced that Germany will guarantee all private savings accounts, as a major bank struggles to stay in business
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| Oct.4 |
Germany |
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Another top European bank falters |
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Colorado |
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Palin links Obama to 'terrorists' Republican VP nominee has accused the Democratic presidential candidate of associating with a former member of a 1960s militant group
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Western Afghanistan |
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Afghan victory hopes played down Brig Mark Carleton-Smith, the UK's commander in Helmand, has said Britain should not expect a 'decisive military victory' in Afghanistan
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Mexico |
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Drug violence kills at least 49 this week Police have found 9 more bodies dumped around the Mexican border city, where nearly 50 people have been killed in a week of violence
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Austria |
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Iran leads attack on Israeli atomic program A U.N. nuclear conference of 145 nations indirectly criticized Israel for refusing to put its atomic program under international purview
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Paris |
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No banks bail-out fund for Europe France, Britain, Germany and Italy have agreed to work together to support financial institutions - but without forming a joint bail-out fun...
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Baghdad |
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Helicopters collide while landing| Two UH-60 Blackhawk collided in northern Baghdad, killing one Iraqi soldier. Two U.S. troops and two Iraqi soldiers were injured | |
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Paris |
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EU leaders meet to discuss credit crisis |
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Haiti |
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Death toll from storms nearly 800| Haitian Red Cross suspected the numbers may climb further because many people were still missing | |
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Somalia |
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4 pirate attacks in 24 hours There have been 4 failed attacks in the last 24 hours off the lawless Somali coast despite the presence of 6 American warships
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North Korea |
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Kim Jong-il 'appears in public' Kim Jong-il is reported to have made his first public appearance since rumours surfaced that he had suffered a stroke
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Cambodia |
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Cambodia warns Thailand over 'hostilities' The Cambodian government accused Thailand of trying to provoke 'full-scale armed hostilities' after a cross-border gunfight
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| Oct.3 |
Nevada |
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Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty of all counts He faces 5 years to life. O.J. Simpson and Co-defendant Clarence 'C.J.' Stewart were found guilty on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping
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Washington |
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Bush warns of economic challenges| President Bush has warned the US economy continues to face 'serious challenges' after signing a $700bn financial sector rescue plan | |
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U.S. Congress |
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House backs $700bn bail-out plan The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector
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China |
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Lung disease 'to kill 83m' |
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Vietnam |
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Melamine found in 18 more food products| Vietnam's health ministry has discovered the industrial chemical in 18 food products imported from China and 3 other countries | |
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Washington |
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U.S. to sell $6.4b in weapons to Taiwan| The move bound to anger China. The administration expects congressional approval quickly | |
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West Pakistan |
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Missile kills at least 20 in tribal region A suspected missile strike killed at least 20 people in the village of Lund Mohammad Khel near the Afghan border
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New York |
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Stocks slide ahead of crucial bailout vote| Members of the House of Representatives were set to vote on a revised version of a proposed $700 billion bank bailout plan | |
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London |
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Brown recruits shamed spinmaster British Prime Minister is recruiting stars from the Tony Blair era into his Cabinet
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Australia |
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Boy fed zoo reptiles to crocodile A 7-year-old boy has been filmed going on the rampage at a popular zoo, killing rare reptiles and feeding live ones to a crocodile
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South Ossetia |
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Six killed in explosion A car full of explosives blew up near a Russian military base in the regional capital, Tskhinvali
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| Oct.2 |
China |
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China 'spying on Skype messages' Citizen Lab, a Canadian research group: China has been monitoring and censoring messages sent through the internet service
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Missouri |
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Biden and Palin meet in TV debate |
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California |
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Remains found in Fossett plane wreckage Map of Mammoth Lakes USA| A small amount of human remains has been found in the wreckage of the plane that Steve Fossett was flying when he disappeared last year | |
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Germany |
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German quartet progress to group stage Stuttgart, Wolfsburg, Hamburg and Schalke all booked their places in the UEFA Cup group stage
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Moscow |
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Putin warns Ukraine over arms Russian Prime Minister has expressed outrage at reports that Ukraine supplied arms and technicians to Georgia before the recent war
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California |
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Fossett plane found
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New York |
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Bailout vote fails to lift markets |
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Baghdad |
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Baghdad shaken by suicide attacks| Bombers have struck near two Shia mosques, killing 20 people and wounding another 25 | |
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Algeria |
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Flash floods claim 29 lives| hundreds of people have been rescued by helicopter and about 80 people were injuredi n a Sahara region in floods caused by torrential rains | |
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Tanzania |
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20 children die in stampede A stampede at an overcrowded dance hall in central Tanzania left 50 others injured as they celebrated an important Muslim festival
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Austria |
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Tainted milk found in shake A non-threatening amount of melamine has been found in a milkshake at a Chinese restaurant during a random sampling
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South Korea |
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Two Koreas end brief military talks |
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Japan |
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Asian markets dip despite bailout vote| Asian and Pacific stock markets dropped despite the U.S. Senate's approval of a modified $700 billion bank rescue plan | |
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California |
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Found items may be Fossett clue Items possibly belonging to Steve Fossett, the adventurer who vanished a year ago, have been found by a hiker
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Washington |
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U.S.-Syria talks may be step toward thaw The United States and Syria held a series of meetings, signaling a possible thaw between the two countries
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Mexico |
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Mexicans in U.S. sending less money home Banco de Mexico: Mexicans in the United States sent home 12.2% less money this past August than the same month last year
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U.S. Congress |
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Senate backs new bail-out bill |
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Ethiopia |
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Ethiopia 'never-never land' of prisoners Suspects arrested in a clandestine anti-terrorism sweep in East Africa nearly 2 years ago have been abandoned by their governments
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London |
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UK: Diplomats' children to leave Pakistan Britain is ordering the children of its diplomats to leave Pakistan following last month's suicide bombing at a luxury hotel in Islamabad
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U.S. Congress |
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US approves Indian nuclear deal The Senate is ending a three-decade ban on US nuclear trade with Delhi, by the 86-13 vote
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Zimbabwe |
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UN warns over Zimbabwe food aid About 1/2 the population of Zimbabwe could soon be in need of constant food aid and medical assistance
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North Korea |
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U.S. nuke envoy in North Korea for talks| Christopher Hill arrived for talks aimed at saving a disarmament deal with the reclusive communist nation | |
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U.S. Congress |
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Senate urged to back crisis bill| Democratic and Republican Senate leaders have appealed for a new version of a $700bn Wall Street bail-out to be approved in a key vote | |
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Moscow |
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Russia's last tsar rehabilitated| Supreme Court has ruled that Nicholas II and his family were victims of political repression and should be rehabilitated | |
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Russia |
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Four Russian warships to stop in Libya The warships that Russia is sending to Venezuela also will visit Libya and several other Mediterranean countries
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Spain |
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Spain holds 121 over child porn Police have arrested 121 people in the country's largest ever operation against internet child pornography
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Georgia |
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EU monitors begin Georgia mission
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Pakistan |
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Man blamed for Bhutto killing is dead| Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of Pakistan's Taliban, is dead from kidney failure. Some reports also had the Taliban denying Mehsud's death | |
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Somalia |
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Insurgents want to raze churches Islamists began demolishing an old Roman Catholic church to replace it with a mosque
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Hong Kong |
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Giant recalls melamine tainted tea Unilever is recalling four batches of Lipton Milk Tea sold in Hong Kong and Macau after finding traces of the chemical in the product
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West Pakistan |
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Several killed in US drone attack Pakistani security officials: a pilotless drone has fired missiles in a border area of Pakistan, killing at least 4 people
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North Korea |
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US envoy in crucial N Korea trip Christopher Hill, a top US negotiator, will soon arrive in North Korea to salvage a nuclear deal
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India |
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Temple stampede kills 147
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Washington |
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Bush warning over bail-out delay  | US President has warned the US economy is at a 'critical moment', and vowed to get his Wall Street rescue plan through Congress | |
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Pakistan |
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New spy chief appointed| The military in Pakistan has appointed Lt Gen Ahmed Shujaa Pasha of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency | |
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Southern Italy |
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Police arrest suspects in Mafia killings Authorities arrested 2 suspects responsible for the September18 killing of 6 African immigrants in Castelvolturno
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London |
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Ship blaze blamed on vacuum cleaner An industrial vacuum cleaner left switched on inside the historic Cutty Sark ship was the most likely cause of the fire last year
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New York |
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U.S. stocks rebound after bailout failure The Dow Jones industrial average rose 236 points in early trading, after a record 777-point fall the day
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| Sep.29 |
China |
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'Melamine gang' detained Police have arrested 22 people suspected of producing melamine, the chemical found in milk products which have made thousands of babies ill
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U.S. Congress |
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$700 billion bailout package failed
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New York |
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Dow closed down 777 points
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Japan |
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Asian markets fall on U.S. bailout failure |
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Baghdad |
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Iraq works to reverse doctor brain drain Iraq will let doctors carry firearms, one of several measures aimed at trying to keep medical workers from leaving the war-torn country
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Belarus |
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Observers: Belarus vote 'flawed' The opposition has been shut out of parliament in elections that an international observation organization says were significantly flawed
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Brazil |
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Brazil government 'worst logger' The government has been named as the worst illegal logger of Amazon forests by its own Environment Ministry
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Egypt |
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Kidnapped European tourists freed
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Iran |
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Iran urged to end 'secretive' nuclear ways| A 6-year probe has not ruled out the possibility that Iran may be running clandestine nuclear programs | |
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U.S. Congress |
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Wall Street bail-out goes to vote  | The House of Representatives is debating ahead of a vote on a $700bn plan to bail out Wall Street | |
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West Pakistan |
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Pakistanis flee into Afghanistan The UN's refugee agency: 20,000 people have fled tribal area of Bajaur for Afghanistan amid fighting between troops and militants
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| Sep.28 |
Ecuador |
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Correa heads toward charter win |
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Baghdad |
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Holy month in Iraq sees deadliest day Several bombings across the city killed 34 people in the bloodiest day in the capital during this holy month of Ramadan
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Yemen |
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52 Somalis die in smuggling attempt The boat smuggling them across the gulf to Yemen broke down, and they were left adrift with no food or water for 18 days
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Venezuela |
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Chavez interested in Russian nuke help President Chavez at a rally, followed a trip to Russia, said he was interested in working with Russia to develop a civilian nuclear power pr...
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Northern Lebanon |
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Explosion rocks city of Tripoli A blast targeting a bus carrying Lebanese soldiers went off near a southern entrance to Tripoli, causing at least 10 killed or wounded
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U.S. Congress |
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US lawmakers publish rescue deal |
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Austria |
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Far-right gains in vote| Social Democrats won the most votes in the early election but far-right parties made significant gains. 2 far-right parties made large gains | |
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Washington |
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Obama and McCain back bail-out package| US presidential hopefuls have broadly welcomed an outline multi-billion dollar plan to help shore up the US financial system | |
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Somalia |
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Hijacked ship captain: Crew member dead The captain of a Ukrainian vessel Faina loaded with tanks and weapons that was seized off the African coast says one crew member has died
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New England |
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Hurricane Kyle strengthens Category 1 hurricane got stronger as it headed toward Maine and Canada
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Sudan |
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Tourist kidnappers 'shot dead' Sudanese forces have shot and killed 6 of the kidnappers who abducted a group of European tourists in Egypt. Tourists remain in captivity
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U.S. Congress |
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Buffett: Bail out or face meltdown Billionaire Buffett told congressional negotiators that if they can't agree on a financial bailout, the nation will face 'its biggest financial...
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Berlin |
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Gebrselassie breaks own marathon record Ethiopian distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie broke his own world record for the marathon for the second successive year
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Singapore |
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Alonso wins after Massa pit stop drama F1 world leader Hamilton extended his title advantage after an extraordinary pit lane incident scuppered the hopes of Massa
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| Sep.27 |
Finland |
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Memorial for gun victims Map of Kauhajoki Finland| The church service will be attended by President Halonen and students of Kauhajoki Vocational School, where the shootings took place | |
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U.S. Congress |
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'Great progress' in US bail-out| Congressional leaders have reached the broad outline of a rescue plan for the US financial system; but details remain to be worked out | |
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UN Security Council |
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UN approves new Iran resolution The Council has unanimously passed a new resolution on Iran, reaffirming demands it stop enriching uranium, but imposing no new sanctions
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China |
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Astronaut takes China's first spacewalk
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New England |
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Paul Newman dies at 83 |
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USA |
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Poll: Round 1 in debates goes to Obama There was overwhelming agreement that both Obama and McCain would be able to handle the job of president if elected
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U.S. Congress |
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US edges closer to bail-out deal Republican and Democratic Party lawmakers are getting closer to agreeing a massive rescue plan to aid the financial markets
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Zimbabwe |
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PM Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe facing starvation Morgan Tsvangirai: Zimbabwe urgently needs to form a new government in order to address a food crisis in the nation and prevent starvation
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McCain and Obama spar in first debate
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Syria |
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Damascus blast kills at least 17 |
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Argentina |
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Argentina grapples with fierce drought Map of Santa Fe Argentina| This year fewer than 200 millimeters of rain have fallen, less than a third of the 600 millimeters that usually have fallen by this time | |
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Moscow |
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Chavez reaffirms Russia alliance Map of Orenburg Russia| In his second visit to Russia in as many months, Venezuelan President met with counterpart Dmitry Medvedev | |
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