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| 2008 |
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| Tomorrow |
Afghanistan |
7th anniversary of US war in Afghanistan
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1585000/images/_1585197_afghan_targets2_300.gif Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
| Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad range of targets. Osama Bin Laden was seen on video making a defiant statement
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| Yesterday |
Kabul |
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 Afg...
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| Yesterday |
West Pakistan |
Rockets miss politician's home
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| Yesterday |
Saudi Arabia |
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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| Yesterday |
Georgia |
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 intense war | |
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| Yesterday |
Northern Iraq |
Suicide bomber strikes in Mosul
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| Sat. |
Afghanistan |
Afghan victory hopes played down
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| Sat. |
Baghdad |
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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| Sat. |
Cambodia |
Cambodia warns Thailand over 'hostilities'
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| Fri. |
Washington |
U.S. to sell $6.4b in weapons to Taiwan
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| Fri. |
West Pakistan |
Missile kills at least 20 in tribal region |
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| Thu. |
Moscow |
Putin warns Ukraine over arms |
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| Wed. |
South Korea |
Two Koreas end brief military talks The first military talks between North and South in 8 months ended in just 1.5 hour, casting doubts over the prospect of any progress
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| Wed. |
Russia |
Four Russian warships to stop in Libya |
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Georgia |
EU monitors begin Georgia mission Two hundred observers from the European Union have begun deploying in Georgia to monitor a ceasefire with Russia
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| Tue. |
West Pakistan |
Several killed in US drone attack |
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Israel |
Yom Kippur
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| Tomorrow |
Tennessee |
Presidential election debates
Map of Nashville Southern U.S.| at Belmont University's Curb Event Center, moderated by Tom Brokaw; This debate will have a town-hall meeting format | |
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| Tomorrow |
Afghanistan |
7th anniversary of US war in Afghanistan
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1585000/images/_1585197_afghan_targets2_300.gif Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
| Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad range of targets. Osama Bin Laden was seen on video making a defiant statement
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| 2008 |
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| Yesterday |
Afghanistan |
Earthquake rattles Afghanistan
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| Yesterday |
Hong Kong |
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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| Sat. |
Baghdad |
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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| Sat. |
Haiti |
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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| Fri. |
China |
Lung disease 'to kill 83m' A US study: more than 80 million people in China will die in the next 25 years as a result of lung disease. The majority of those deaths are...
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| Fri. |
Vietnam |
Melamine found in 18 more food products
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| Fri. |
Australia |
Boy fed zoo reptiles to crocodile |
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| Thu. |
California |
Remains found in Fossett plane wreckage
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| Thu. |
California |
Fossett plane found
Map of Mammoth Lakes USA Authorities have found the plane Steve Fossett was flying when he disappeared last year, but they have not found the adventurer's body
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| Thu. |
Algeria |
Flash floods claim 29 lives
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| Thu. |
Austria |
Tainted milk found in shake |
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| Thu. |
Tanzania |
20 children die in stampede |
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| Wed. |
California |
Found items may be Fossett clue |
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| Wed. |
Zimbabwe |
UN warns over Zimbabwe food aid |
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| Tue. |
Hong Kong |
Giant recalls melamine tainted tea |
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| Tue. |
India |
Temple stampede kills 147
Map of Jodhpur Rajasthan India A stampede at a hill-top temple killed more than 147 people and wounded 55 others who had gathered to celebrate the start of a religious holiday
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| Tue. |
London |
Ship blaze blamed on vacuum cleaner |
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| 2008 |
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| Thu. |
Germany |
German quartet progress to group stage |
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| 2008 |
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| Yesterday |
Berlin |
Plan to save German bank 'agreed' The government and banks have agreed a 50bn euro plan to save one of the country's biggest banks
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| Yesterday |
Hong Kong |
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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| Yesterday |
Berlin |
Germany acts to guarantee savings
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| Sat. |
Germany |
Another top European bank falters 
| Germany's 2nd-largest mortgage lender, Hypo Real Estate, is teetering on the brink of collapse after a banking consortium withdrew from talks. Hypo Real Estate has suffered from the credit squeeze in international markets. A consortium of German financi... | |
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| Sat. |
Paris |
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 fund | |
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| Sat. |
Paris |
EU leaders meet to discuss credit crisis European leaders are meeting to discuss their approach to global financial crisis. Sarkozy planned to meet Brown, Merkel, and Berlusconi
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| Fri. |
Washington |
Bush warns of economic challenges
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| Fri. |
U.S. Congress |
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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| Fri. |
Vietnam |
Melamine found in 18 more food products
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| Fri. |
Washington |
U.S. to sell $6.4b in weapons to Taiwan
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| Fri. |
New York |
Stocks slide ahead of crucial bailout vote
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| Thu. |
China |
China 'spying on Skype messages' |
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| Thu. |
New York |
Bailout vote fails to lift markets
The Dow Jones had slipped 1.74 percent by 10 a.m. while the Nasdaq was 1.97 percent under its opening price
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| Wed. |
Japan |
Asian markets dip despite bailout vote
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| Wed. |
Mexico |
Mexicans in U.S. sending less money home |
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| Wed. |
U.S. Congress |
Senate backs new bail-out bill
The Senate, 74 to 25, has approved a new version of a $700bn rescue plan for the troubled US financial system
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| Wed. |
U.S. Congress |
US approves Indian nuclear deal |
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| Tue. |
Hong Kong |
Giant recalls melamine tainted tea |
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| Tue. |
Washington |
Bush warning over bail-out delay
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| Tue. |
New York |
U.S. stocks rebound after bailout failure |
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| 2008 |
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| Yesterday |
Sri Lanka |
Suicide blast hits town
A blast has killed more than 25 people, including a top former army general Janaka Perera and his wife
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| Yesterday |
West Pakistan |
Rockets miss politician's home
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| Yesterday |
Northern Iraq |
Suicide bomber strikes in Mosul
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| Sat. |
Mexico |
Drug violence kills at least 49 this week
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| Sat. |
Somalia |
4 pirate attacks in 24 hours |
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| Fri. |
Nevada |
Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty of all counts
Map of Las Vegas USA 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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| Fri. |
South Ossetia |
Six killed in explosion |
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| Thu. |
Baghdad |
Baghdad shaken by suicide attacks
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| Wed. |
London |
UK: Diplomats' children to leave Pakistan |
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| Wed. |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia 'never-never land' of prisoners |
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| Wed. |
Spain |
Spain holds 121 over child porn |
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| Tue. |
Pakistan |
Man blamed for Bhutto killing is dead
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| Tue. |
Somalia |
Insurgents want to raze churches |
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| Tue. |
Pakistan |
New spy chief appointed
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| Tue. |
Southern Italy |
Police arrest suspects in Mafia killings |
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| 2008 |
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| Tomorrow |
Tennessee |
Presidential election debates
Map of Nashville Southern U.S.| at Belmont University's Curb Event Center, moderated by Tom Brokaw; This debate will have a town-hall meeting format | |
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| Yesterday |
Kabul |
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 Afg...
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| Yesterday |
Alaska |
Palin case employees to testify
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| Yesterday |
Berlin |
Plan to save German bank 'agreed' The government and banks have agreed a 50bn euro plan to save one of the country's biggest banks
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| Yesterday |
Saudi Arabia |
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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| Yesterday |
Zimbabwe |
Factions back in Cabinet talks
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| Yesterday |
Berlin |
Germany acts to guarantee savings
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| Sat. |
Colorado |
Palin links Obama to 'terrorists'
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| Sat. |
Austria |
Iran leads attack on Israeli atomic program
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| Sat. |
Paris |
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 fund | |
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| Sat. |
Paris |
EU leaders meet to discuss credit crisis European leaders are meeting to discuss their approach to global financial crisis. Sarkozy planned to meet Brown, Merkel, and Berlusconi
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| Sat. |
North Korea |
Kim Jong-il 'appears in public'
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| Sat. |
Cambodia |
Cambodia warns Thailand over 'hostilities'
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| Fri. |
Washington |
Bush warns of economic challenges
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| Fri. |
U.S. Congress |
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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| Fri. |
London |
Brown recruits shamed spinmaster |
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| Thu. |
China |
China 'spying on Skype messages' |
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| Thu. |
Missouri |
Biden and Palin meet in TV debate
The two vice-presidential candidates have traded blows on the economic crisis, taxes, climate change and Iraq in their first TV debate
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| Thu. |
Moscow |
Putin warns Ukraine over arms |
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| Wed. |
South Korea |
Two Koreas end brief military talks The first military talks between North and South in 8 months ended in just 1.5 hour, casting doubts over the prospect of any progress
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| Wed. |
Washington |
U.S.-Syria talks may be step toward thaw |
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| Wed. |
Mexico |
Mexicans in U.S. sending less money home |
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| Wed. |
U.S. Congress |
Senate backs new bail-out bill
The Senate, 74 to 25, has approved a new version of a $700bn rescue plan for the troubled US financial system
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| Wed. |
London |
UK: Diplomats' children to leave Pakistan |
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| Wed. |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia 'never-never land' of prisoners |
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| Wed. |
U.S. Congress |
US approves Indian nuclear deal |
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| Wed. |
U.S. Congress |
Senate urged to back crisis bill
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| Wed. |
North Korea |
U.S. nuke envoy in North Korea for talks
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| Wed. |
Moscow |
Russia's last tsar rehabilitated
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| Tue. |
Somalia |
Insurgents want to raze churches |
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| Tue. |
North Korea |
US envoy in crucial N Korea trip |
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| Tue. |
Pakistan |
New spy chief appointed
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| Tue. |
Washington |
Bush warning over bail-out delay