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European Union |
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EU foreign chief to visit Gaza
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 Ireland |
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Cardinal apologizes for child abuse failures| The head of the Irish Catholic Church, Cardinal Sean Brady, admitted that the church's response to abuse had been 'hopelessly inadequate' | |
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| Mon. |
 Belgium |
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EU ministers agree Greek plan 
Map of Brussels Belgium| After a meeting in Brussels, Europe's finance ministers have agreed how to help Greece in its battle to control its finances | |
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Milan |
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Beckham 'to miss World Cup with injury' |
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| Mar. 4 |
Turkey |
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Turkey anger at US Armenian vote |
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Sweden |
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Baltic Sea ice traps passenger, cargo ships |
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| Mar. 3 |
Barcelona |
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Giant waves hit cruise ship; 2 killed |
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Greece |
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Greece backs new round of tax rises |
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| Mar. 2 |
 Greece |
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Budget crisis is like wartime situation - PM| Prime Minister George Papandreou has likened the country's budget crisis to a 'wartime situation' and said Greece was at risk of bankruptcy | |
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| Feb. 28 |
 France |
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Storm batters Europe, at least 51 dead| A winter storm named 'Xynthia' battered the western coast of Europe, its high winds downing trees and power lines. Forty of the victims died in western France, where many d... | |
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| Feb. 26 |
 Turkey |
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Ex-generals charged over 'plot'| Cetin Dogan, former head of First Army, and Engin Alan, a former special forces commander have been charged over an alleged plot in 2003 | |
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| Feb. 23 |
Greece |
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Greece steeled for 24-hour strike |
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| Feb. 21 |
 Germany |
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Lufthansa four-day strike begins About 4,000 pilots have gone on strike for four days in a dispute over job security. Lufthansa has cancelled 3,000 flights and has warned of delays
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 Portugal |
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Flood rescuers search streets and houses 
Map of Madeira Portugal Rescue workers are searching mud-filled streets and houses on the island of Madeira after flash floods left at least 40 people dead
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| Feb. 20 |
Portugal |
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Madeira floods and mudslides kill 43 Map of Madeira Portugal After torrential rains 63 others were reported have been injured on the Atlantic island, which is popular with foreign tourists
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| Feb.15 |
Belgium |
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18 killed in Belgian train crash |
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| Feb.10 |
Greece |
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PM vows to slash huge government deficit Workers protest against austerity measures imposed by a government trying to dig its way out of a financial crisis that threatens to engulf Europe
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| Feb.7 |
 Ukraine |
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Exit polls report Yanukovych victory Exit polls from presidential election indicate opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has narrowly won, 3-6% over his opponent, Yulia Tymoshenko
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| Jan.1 |
Denmark |
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Controversial cartoonist escapes attack |
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| Dec.24 |
 Vatican |
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Pope falls in incident at midnight Mass A commotion at the start of Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Basilica briefly disrupted ceremonies and caused the pope to fall
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| Dec.19 |
 Denmark |
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Climate deal meets UN qualification Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a US-backed climate deal in Copenhagen as an 'essential beginning'
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| Dec.18 |
England |
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Eurostar trains stuck in tunnel |
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| Dec.13 |
 Milan |
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PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack Italian Prime Minister, 73, has been hit in the face and knocked to the ground after a political rally. He was taken to a hospital
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| Nov.29 |
 Switzerland |
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Voters back ban on minarets Swiss voters, more than 57% of voters and 22 out of 26 cantons, have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets
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| Nov.28 |
 Russia |
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Train wreck 'an act of terror' Investigators have found "elements of an explosive device" at the site of the derailment of an express train
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| Nov.19 |
Belgium |
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Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe' European Union leaders named Herman Van Rompuy, edging out former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a still-vaguely defined job
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| Nov.9 |
Berlin |
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Berlin celebrates wall's fall aniversary Thousands of people joined world leaders to remember the night 20 years ago when a euphoric wave of people power swept away the Berlin Wall
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| Nov.3 |
Czech Republic |
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EU reform treaty passes last test |
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| Oct.26 |
UN Tribunal |
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Karadzic boycotts start of trial |
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| Oct.11 |
Turkey |
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Israel out of NATO event because of Gaza |
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| Oct.10 |
Switzerland |
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Armenia, Turkey sign historic agreement Turkey and Armenia are establishing diplomatic relations after nearly a century of animosity. The border has been closed since 1993
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| Oct.9 |
 Norway |
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Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Obama said that he was 'surprised and deeply humbled' by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Pri...
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| Oct.8 |
Paris |
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Culture minister admits sex with 'boys' |
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| Oct.4 |
Greece |
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Socialist Papandreou declared winner |
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| Oct.2 |
Denmark |
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Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics, after Rio de Janeiro was chosen to stage the 2016 Games
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| Sep.27 |
Switzerland |
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Roman Polanski detained in Zurich Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody and faces extradition to the US for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977
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Berlin |
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Exit polls show Merkel retains office |
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| Aug.23 |
Greece |
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Fire threat empties Athens suburb Residents of an entire Agios Stefanos have been ordered from their homes as out-of-control wildfires blaze around the Greek capital
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| Aug.12 |
England |
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Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes |
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| May.27 |
Rome |
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Barcelona claim Champions League glory |
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| May.3 |
Italy |
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Berlusconi's wife to divorce him |
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| Apr.20 |
Geneva |
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Walkout at Iran leader's speech |
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| Apr.17 |
Sweden |
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Court jails Pirate Bay founders |
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| Apr.5 |
 Italy |
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About 300 dead in strong quake A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Italy, after a series of about a hundred minor tremors since January
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| Apr.2 |
London |
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G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal
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| Mar.19 |
Austria |
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Fritzl jailed for life in dungeon incest case |
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| Mar.14 |
London |
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G20 leaders vow to restore growth |
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| Mar.11 |
Germany |
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16 killed in school shooting
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| Mar.7 |
Northern Ireland |
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Two die in Army attack |
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| Mar.4 |
Netherlands |
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Arrest warrant issued for Sudan leader
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| Jan.6 |
European Union |
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European gas supplies disrupted
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| Dec.6 |
Greece |
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Police shooting sparks riot
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| Nov.21 |
Moscow |
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Russia extends presidential term |
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| Sep.23 |
Finland |
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School gunman kills nine |
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| Sep.10 |
Switzerland |
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'Big Bang' experiment starts well
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| Aug.26 |
Moscow |
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Russia recognizes Georgian rebel regions |
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| Aug.20 |
Spain |
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153 dead in Madrid plane crash
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| Aug.12 |
Moscow |
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Cease-fire, not peace reached in Georgia |
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| Aug.8 |
South Ossetia |
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Georgia under attack by Russian tanks
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| Aug.7 |
South Ossetia |
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Heavy fighting in South Ossetia
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| Jul.21 |
Serbia |
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Bosnia war criminal Karadzic arrested
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| Jul.12 |
Paris |
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France hosts Mediterranean summit |
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| Jun.13 |
Ireland |
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Irish reject EU treaty
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| Jun.2 |
Rome |
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Summit targets global food crisis |
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| May.24 |
Naples |
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Violence breaks out over trash crisis |
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| Apr.27 |
Austria |
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Captive woman had 7 children by father
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| Apr.14 |
Rome |
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Billionaire Berlusconi wins election |
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| Apr.7 |
London |
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Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' |
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Paris |
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Olympic torch extinguished
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| Mar.27 |
Netherlands |
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Dutch MP posts Islam film on web |
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| Mar.24 |
Greece |
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Protest as Olympic torch is lit |
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| Mar.2 |
Moscow |
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Medvedev 'heading for clear win' |
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| Feb.17 |
Kosovo |
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Kosovo declares independence
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| Feb.3 |
Serbia |
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Pro-Western Tadic wins new term |
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| Jan.24 |
Paris |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn
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| Dec.20 |
Slovakia |
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Ceremony marks extended EU border
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| Nov.11 |
Russia |
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Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing |
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| Nov.7 |
Finland |
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8 dead in school shooting |
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| Sep.5 |
Northern Italy |
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Opera legend Pavarotti dies at 71
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| Aug.28 |
Turkey |
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Turks elect ex-Islamist president |
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| Aug.25 |
Greece |
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63 died from forest fires
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| Aug.15 |
Ruhr |
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6 Italians die in 'clan execution' |
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| Jul.20 |
London |
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Fans receive final Potter book |
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| Jun.30 |
Scotland |
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Blazing car crashes into Glasgow airport |
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| Jun.27 |
London |
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Brown: Let work of change begin |
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| Jun.22 |
Belgium |
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EU leaders agree on reform treaty |
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| May.6 |
Paris |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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| Apr.26 |
Estonia |
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Estonia removes Soviet memorial |
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| Apr.23 |
Moscow |
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Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies |
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| Jan.19 |
Istanbul |
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Outspoken journalist shot dead
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| Jan.1 |
Romania |
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Romania and Bulgaria join the EU |
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| Nov.23 |
London |
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Poisoned former KGB spy dies
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| Aug.24 |
Czech Republic |
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Pluto loses status as a planet |
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| Aug.9 |
London |
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'Plot to blow up planes' foiled |
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| Jul.9 |
Berlin |
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Italy wins World Cup over France |
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| May.21 |
Montenegro |
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Montenegro quits Serbia |
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| Mar.11 |
Netherlands |
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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| Feb.22 |
England |
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Robbers take $44M to $88M in heist |
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| Jan.1 |
Ukraine |
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Russia cuts gas supplies |
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| Oct.26 |
Paris |
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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| Oct.10 |
Berlin |
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Merkel to become German chancellor |
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| Jul.7 |
London |
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Bombs kill 52
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| Jun.11 |
London |
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G8 ministers back Africa debt deal |
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| May.29 |
Paris |
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French voters reject EU charter |
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| Apr.19 |
Vatican |
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope
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| Apr.2 |
Vatican |
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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| Jan.26 |
Poland |
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Leaders mark Auschwitz liberation |
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| Nov.22 |
Kiev |
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Storm of protest at poll result
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| Nov.10 |
Paris |
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Arafat died |
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| Sep.3 |
North Caucasus |
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350 dead after troops storm school |
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| Aug.13 |
Greece |
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Glittering opening for Olympics |
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| May.1 |
European Union |
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EU welcomes 10 new members |
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| Mar.11 |
Spain |
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Rail blasts: 200 dead |
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| Aug.14 |
France |
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10,000 dead in heat wave |
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| Mar.12 |
Serbia |
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Serbian Prime Minister assassinated |
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| Feb.15 |
European Union |
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Millions in peace protests |
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| Oct.25 |
Moscow |
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Russian troops storm theater |
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| Jan.1 |
European Union |
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Euro mark celebrations |
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| Oct.23 |
Northern Ireland |
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IRA put weapons beyond use |
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| Jun.28 |
Serbia |
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Milosevic extradited to Hague |
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