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| Oct.1 |
Kashmir |
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Militants attack Kashmir assembly |
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UN Gen. Assembly |
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NY mayor addresses UN |
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Bangladesh |
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Power turnaround
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England |
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Blair warns alliance poised to strike |
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| Oct.2 |
Washington |
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Fed cuts rates by 0.5% |
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United Kingdom |
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Blair issues Taliban ultimatum
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Gaza |
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Israel hits back after raid |
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Austria |
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9 players refuse to travel to Israel |
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| Oct.3 |
Washington |
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Bush package to boost economy
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New Delhi |
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Hijack was false alarm |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan distances itself from Taleban |
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| Oct.4 |
 Russia |
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Jet explodes over Black Sea 
A Russian airliner travelling from Israel to Siberia has crashed into the sea with 76 people on board
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Moscow |
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Blair in terror talks with Putin |
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West Bank |
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Israeli army seizes Hebron hilltop |
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| Oct.5 |
 Uzbekistan |
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US begins ground deployment| The elite 10th Mountain Division, 1,000 US troops are on their way to Uzbekistan. Rumsfeld met Karimov | |
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Israel |
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Sharon moves to appease US |
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Pakistan |
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Blair praises Pakistan's support |
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban offers aid workers deal
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New Delhi |
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Blair visits India |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Bonds breaks season record |
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| Oct.6 |
Kabul |
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Bush warns Taleban
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Saudi Arabia |
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2 killed in explosion |
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England |
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England and Russia qualified |
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| Oct.7 |
Washington |
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Bush addressed the nation |
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European Union |
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Europe rallies behind attacks |
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 Southern Afghanistan |
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US begins military strike 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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Afghanistan |
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US threatens more strikes |
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China |
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China qualifies for World Cup |
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Russia |
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Raising of the Kursk begins |
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| Oct.8 |
Milan |
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110 die in runway blaze
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Kabul |
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US launches new strikes |
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Pakistan |
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Musharraf wants talks with India |
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Afghanistan |
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US renews assault on Taleban |
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| Oct.9 |
Kandahar |
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Kandahar, Jalalabad, Herat attacked |
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 Florida |
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FBI pursues anthrax lead| Agents are combing the offices of a magazine publishers where anthrax traces have been found | |
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Afghanistan |
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US claims air supremacy The United States now are able to carry out operations around the clock. 85% of targets had been damaged or destroyed
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Pakistan |
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Anti-U.S. protests continue |
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| Oct.10 |
Washington |
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Bush unveils most wanted list |
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Florida |
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3rd anthrax case| Officials launched a criminal investigation into the source of the disease. US embassies were told to stock up on the antibiotic | |
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Afghanistan |
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5,000lb bunker busting bombs |
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| Oct.11 |
Kabul |
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US planes pound Kabul
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Washington |
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FBI fears more terror attacks |
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Kabul |
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Loud explosions, huge fireball |
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| Oct.12 |
New York |
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Anthrax confirmed in New York| NBC employee has tested positive. Criminal investigation had been opened | |
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| |
 UN |
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U.N., Annan receive Nobel Prize Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the centenary award to the U.N. and Kofi Annan, 63, for building peace
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Kabul |
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Bombardment resumes |
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Afghanistan |
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Attacks on hold for holy day |
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USA |
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Anthrax may be linked to Bin Laden |
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Kiev |
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Kiev accepts jet crash missile theory |
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| Oct.13 |
Kabul |
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Bomb went astray
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Afghanistan |
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Al-Qaeda threatens US and UK |
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| Oct.14 |
Nigeria |
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Riots engulf city
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Japan |
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Schumacher wins final Grand Prix
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Afghanistan |
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Taleban show bomb devastation |
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Kabul |
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Bush rejected offer by Taleban |
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| Oct.15 |
U.S. Senate |
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Anthrax sent to Senate leader
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Pakistan |
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Powell arrived in Pakistan |
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Washington |
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2 new anthrax cases |
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| Oct.16 |
New Delhi |
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Powell arrives in India |
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 Jerusalem |
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Tourism minister shot| Rehavam Zeevi, hard-line tourism minister, has been wounded in an east Jerusalem hotel | |
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USA |
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Similarities in anthrax letters |
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| Oct.17 |
U.S. Senate |
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Capitol shuts as anthrax spreads 31 Senate employees, mostly workers in the office of Daschle, tested positive for anthrax exposure
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon fury over minister's killing |
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Cuba |
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Russia shuts Cuba spy base |
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Northern Afghanistan |
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Taleban strike Northern Alliance |
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Afghanistan |
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Strikes paving way for ground troops |
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| Oct.18 |
New York |
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Anthrax hits CBS
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Israel |
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Palestinians banning military factions |
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Afghanistan |
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US special forces inside Afghanistan |
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| Oct.19 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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100 US Rangers clash with Taleban Elite US ground forces fighting in southern Afghanistan. Helicopter gunships also involved
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Kandahar |
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Afghans flee bombed Kandahar |
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Pakistan |
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2 US soldiers die in crash |
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| Oct.20 |
Afghanistan |
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Key sites targeted by US troops |
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West Bank |
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8 die in bloodshed |
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China |
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China rallies Apec to fight terrorism
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Kabul |
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Air defences subdued |
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| Oct.21 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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US attacks Taleban front line
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Afghanistan |
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Campaign may end by winter's start |
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US Georgia |
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Diamondbacks finish off Braves |
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| Oct.22 |
Indonesia |
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Hundreds of refugees drown
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Western Afghanistan |
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Taliban accuse U.S. of 'genocide' |
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U.S. Congress |
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Anthrax probe into deaths |
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New York |
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Yankees get World Series over Mariners
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USA |
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Anti-anthrax operation extended |
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| Oct.23 |
 Northern Ireland |
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IRA put weapons beyond use| For the first time IRA has ever disposed weaponry | |
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U.S. Congress |
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Dead postal workers had anthrax |
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West Bank |
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Israel defies call to pull back |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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iPod: New digital music player The new MP3 player is a device with the size of a deck of cards
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Washington |
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Anthrax in White House post room |
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| Oct.24 |
Switzerland |
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Tunnel inferno after head-on crash
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West Bank |
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13 Palestinians killed |
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Northern Ireland |
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UK begins pullback |
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Afghanistan |
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US claims small gains in war |
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West Bank |
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Israeli troops quit village |
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| Oct.25 |
Microsoft |
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Windows XP hits the streets
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Israel |
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Israel plans West Bank withdrawal |
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Washington |
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US admits Bin Laden may escape |
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Thailand |
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Deadly explosions at army store |
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Pakistan |
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Nuclear scientists interrogated |
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| Oct.26 |
Afghanistan |
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Taleban opponent executed| Taleban say they have executed opposition commander Abdul Haq, one of the guerrilla commanders | |
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USA |
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Lockheed wins fighter contract |
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Kabul |
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Heavy raids on Kabul |
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| Oct.27 |
Afghanistan |
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US jets bombard Taleban front line| Most sustained bombing raids so far on positions north of Kabul | |
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Pakistan |
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Tribes march to Taleban's aid |
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Arizona |
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Arizona crush Yankees in opener |
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Northern Afghanistan |
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US bombing error kills 9 |
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| Oct.28 |
Israel |
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Gunmen killed 4 women Gunmen have opened fire at passers-by in the city of Hadera
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Afghanistan |
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Targets hit along Tajikistan border |
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Kabul |
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US bomb kills 10 in Kabul |
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Arizona |
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Diamondbacks take 2-0 lead |
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| Oct.29 |
Sri Lanka |
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PM survives suicide bombing
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| |
Afghanistan |
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US bombs Bin Laden hide-outs
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| |
Afghanistan |
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Taleban tell tribesmen to wait |
|
| |
UN Tribunal |
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Milosevic scorns war crimes court |
|
| |
Kandahar |
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U.S. jets struck Kandahar |
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| Oct.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghans warned over cluster bombs |
|
| |
Washington |
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Alert linked to Bin Laden |
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| |
Kandahar |
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Allies pound Kandahar
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| |
Israel |
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Jihad leader signals shift |
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| |
New York |
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Yankees back into Series |
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| Oct.31 |
Kandahar |
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Attacks rattle Kandahar |
|
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Northern Afghanistan |
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U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban Navy jets and heavy bombers pounded battle lines between Taliban and Northern Alliance
|
| |
New York |
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Yankees win 4-3 in Game 4 |
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|
| 2001 |
|
| Oct.1 |
Kashmir |
Militants attack Kashmir assembly |
|
| Oct.1 |
England |
Blair warns alliance poised to strike |
|
| Oct.2 |
United Kingdom |
Blair issues Taliban ultimatum
|
| Oct.2 |
Gaza |
Israel hits back after raid |
|
| Oct.4 |
West Bank |
Israeli army seizes Hebron hilltop |
|
| Oct.5 |
Uzbekistan |
US begins ground deployment| The elite 10th Mountain Division, 1,000 US troops are on their way to Uzbekistan. Rumsfeld met Karimov | |
|
| Oct.6 |
Kabul |
Bush warns Taleban
|
| Oct.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
US begins military strike 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
|
| |
|
| Oct.7 |
Afghanistan |
US threatens more strikes |
|
| Oct.8 |
Kabul |
US launches new strikes |
|
| Oct.8 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf wants talks with India |
|
| Oct.8 |
Afghanistan |
US renews assault on Taleban |
|
| Oct.9 |
Kandahar |
Kandahar, Jalalabad, Herat attacked |
|
| Oct.9 |
Afghanistan |
US claims air supremacy The United States now are able to carry out operations around the clock. 85% of targets had been damaged or destroyed
|
| Oct.10 |
Afghanistan |
5,000lb bunker busting bombs |
|
| Oct.11 |
Kabul |
US planes pound Kabul
|
| Oct.11 |
Kabul |
Loud explosions, huge fireball |
|
| Oct.12 |
UN |
U.N., Annan receive Nobel Prize Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the centenary award to the U.N. and Kofi Annan, 63, for building peace
|
| Oct.12 |
Kabul |
Bombardment resumes |
|
| Oct.12 |
Afghanistan |
Attacks on hold for holy day |
|
| Oct.12 |
Kiev |
Kiev accepts jet crash missile theory |
|
| Oct.13 |
Kabul |
Bomb went astray
|
| Oct.14 |
Afghanistan |
Taleban show bomb devastation |
|
| Oct.14 |
Kabul |
Bush rejected offer by Taleban |
|
| Oct.17 |
Cuba |
Russia shuts Cuba spy base |
|
| Oct.17 |
Northern Afghanistan |
Taleban strike Northern Alliance |
|
| Oct.17 |
Afghanistan |
Strikes paving way for ground troops |
|
| Oct.18 |
Israel |
Palestinians banning military factions |
|
| Oct.18 |
Afghanistan |
US special forces inside Afghanistan |
|
| Oct.19 |
Southern Afghanistan |
100 US Rangers clash with Taleban Elite US ground forces fighting in southern Afghanistan. Helicopter gunships also involved
|
| Oct.19 |
Kandahar |
Afghans flee bombed Kandahar |
|
| Oct.19 |
Pakistan |
2 US soldiers die in crash |
|
| Oct.20 |
Afghanistan |
Key sites targeted by US troops |
|
| Oct.20 |
West Bank |
8 die in bloodshed |
|
| Oct.20 |
Kabul |
Air defences subdued |
|
| Oct.21 |
Northern Afghanistan |
US attacks Taleban front line
|
| Oct.21 |
Afghanistan |
Campaign may end by winter's start |
|
| Oct.22 |
Western Afghanistan |
Taliban accuse U.S. of 'genocide' |
|
| Oct.23 |
Northern Ireland |
IRA put weapons beyond use| For the first time IRA has ever disposed weaponry | |
|
| Oct.23 |
West Bank |
Israel defies call to pull back |
|
| Oct.24 |
West Bank |
13 Palestinians killed |
|
| Oct.24 |
Northern Ireland |
UK begins pullback |
|
| Oct.24 |
Afghanistan |
US claims small gains in war |
|
| Oct.24 |
West Bank |
Israeli troops quit village |
|
| Oct.25 |
Israel |
Israel plans West Bank withdrawal |
|
| Oct.25 |
Thailand |
Deadly explosions at army store |
|
| Oct.25 |
Pakistan |
Nuclear scientists interrogated |
|
| Oct.26 |
Kabul |
Heavy raids on Kabul |
|
| Oct.27 |
Afghanistan |
US jets bombard Taleban front line| Most sustained bombing raids so far on positions north of Kabul | |
|
| Oct.27 |
Pakistan |
Tribes march to Taleban's aid |
|
| Oct.27 |
Northern Afghanistan |
US bombing error kills 9 |
|
| Oct.28 |
Afghanistan |
Targets hit along Tajikistan border |
|
| Oct.28 |
Kabul |
US bomb kills 10 in Kabul |
|
| Oct.29 |
Afghanistan |
US bombs Bin Laden hide-outs
|
| Oct.29 |
Afghanistan |
Taleban tell tribesmen to wait |
|
| Oct.29 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic scorns war crimes court |
|
| Oct.29 |
Kandahar |
U.S. jets struck Kandahar |
|
| Oct.30 |
Afghanistan |
Afghans warned over cluster bombs |
|
| Oct.30 |
Kandahar |
Allies pound Kandahar
|
| Oct.31 |
Kandahar |
Attacks rattle Kandahar |
|
| Oct.31 |
Northern Afghanistan |
U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban Navy jets and heavy bombers pounded battle lines between Taliban and Northern Alliance
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Oct.3 |
New Delhi |
Hijack was false alarm |
|
| Oct.4 |
Russia |
Jet explodes over Black Sea A Russian airliner travelling from Israel to Siberia has crashed into the sea with 76 people on board
|
| Oct.7 |
Russia |
Raising of the Kursk begins |
|
| Oct.8 |
Milan |
110 die in runway blaze
|
| Oct.10 |
Florida |
3rd anthrax case| Officials launched a criminal investigation into the source of the disease. US embassies were told to stock up on the antibiotic | |
|
| Oct.12 |
Kiev |
Kiev accepts jet crash missile theory |
|
| Oct.22 |
Indonesia |
Hundreds of refugees drown
|
| Oct.23 |
U.S. Congress |
Dead postal workers had anthrax |
|
| Oct.24 |
Switzerland |
Tunnel inferno after head-on crash
|
| Oct.25 |
Thailand |
Deadly explosions at army store |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Oct.2 |
Austria |
9 players refuse to travel to Israel |
|
| Oct.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Bonds breaks season record |
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| Oct.6 |
England |
England and Russia qualified |
|
| Oct.7 |
China |
China qualifies for World Cup |
|
| Oct.14 |
Japan |
Schumacher wins final Grand Prix
|
| Oct.21 |
US Georgia |
Diamondbacks finish off Braves |
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| Oct.22 |
New York |
Yankees get World Series over Mariners
|
| Oct.27 |
Arizona |
Arizona crush Yankees in opener |
|
| Oct.28 |
Arizona |
Diamondbacks take 2-0 lead |
|
| Oct.30 |
New York |
Yankees back into Series |
|
| Oct.31 |
New York |
Yankees win 4-3 in Game 4 |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Oct.2 |
Washington |
Fed cuts rates by 0.5% |
|
| Oct.3 |
Washington |
Bush package to boost economy
|
| Oct.23 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
iPod: New digital music player The new MP3 player is a device with the size of a deck of cards
|
| Oct.25 |
Microsoft |
Windows XP hits the streets
|
| Oct.26 |
USA |
Lockheed wins fighter contract |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Oct.2 |
Gaza |
Israel hits back after raid |
|
| Oct.5 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban offers aid workers deal
|
| Oct.6 |
Saudi Arabia |
2 killed in explosion |
|
| Oct.9 |
Florida |
FBI pursues anthrax lead| Agents are combing the offices of a magazine publishers where anthrax traces have been found | |
|
| Oct.10 |
Washington |
Bush unveils most wanted list |
|
| Oct.10 |
Florida |
3rd anthrax case| Officials launched a criminal investigation into the source of the disease. US embassies were told to stock up on the antibiotic | |
|
| Oct.11 |
Washington |
FBI fears more terror attacks |
|
| Oct.12 |
New York |
Anthrax confirmed in New York| NBC employee has tested positive. Criminal investigation had been opened | |
|
| Oct.12 |
USA |
Anthrax may be linked to Bin Laden |
|
| Oct.13 |
Afghanistan |
Al-Qaeda threatens US and UK |
|
| Oct.14 |
Nigeria |
Riots engulf city
|
| Oct.15 |
U.S. Senate |
Anthrax sent to Senate leader
|
| Oct.15 |
Washington |
2 new anthrax cases |
|
| Oct.16 |
Jerusalem |
Tourism minister shot| Rehavam Zeevi, hard-line tourism minister, has been wounded in an east Jerusalem hotel | |
|
| Oct.16 |
USA |
Similarities in anthrax letters |
|
| Oct.17 |
U.S. Senate |
Capitol shuts as anthrax spreads 31 Senate employees, mostly workers in the office of Daschle, tested positive for anthrax exposure
|
| Oct.17 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon fury over minister's killing |
|
| Oct.18 |
New York |
Anthrax hits CBS
|
| Oct.22 |
U.S. Congress |
Anthrax probe into deaths |
|
| Oct.22 |
USA |
Anti-anthrax operation extended |
|
| Oct.23 |
U.S. Congress |
Dead postal workers had anthrax |
|
| Oct.23 |
Washington |
Anthrax in White House post room |
|
| Oct.25 |
Washington |
US admits Bin Laden may escape |
|
| Oct.25 |
Pakistan |
Nuclear scientists interrogated |
|
| Oct.26 |
Afghanistan |
Taleban opponent executed| Taleban say they have executed opposition commander Abdul Haq, one of the guerrilla commanders | |
|
| Oct.28 |
Israel |
Gunmen killed 4 women Gunmen have opened fire at passers-by in the city of Hadera
|
| Oct.29 |
Sri Lanka |
PM survives suicide bombing
|
| Oct.29 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic scorns war crimes court |
|
| Oct.30 |
Washington |
Alert linked to Bin Laden |
|
| Oct.30 |
Israel |
Jihad leader signals shift |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Oct.1 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
NY mayor addresses UN |
|
| Oct.1 |
Bangladesh |
Power turnaround
|
| Oct.3 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan distances itself from Taleban |
|
| Oct.4 |
Moscow |
Blair in terror talks with Putin |
|
| Oct.5 |
Israel |
Sharon moves to appease US |
|
| Oct.5 |
Pakistan |
Blair praises Pakistan's support |
|
| Oct.5 |
New Delhi |
Blair visits India |
|
| Oct.6 |
Kabul |
Bush warns Taleban
|
| Oct.7 |
Washington |
Bush addressed the nation |
|
| Oct.7 |
European Union |
Europe rallies behind attacks |
|
| Oct.9 |
Pakistan |
Anti-U.S. protests continue |
|
| Oct.12 |
UN |
U.N., Annan receive Nobel Prize Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the centenary award to the U.N. and Kofi Annan, 63, for building peace
|
| Oct.12 |
Afghanistan |
Attacks on hold for holy day |
|
| Oct.14 |
Afghanistan |
Taleban show bomb devastation |
|
| Oct.15 |
Pakistan |
Powell arrived in Pakistan |
|
| Oct.16 |
New Delhi |
Powell arrives in India |
|
| Oct.20 |
China |
China rallies Apec to fight terrorism
|
| Oct.22 |
Indonesia |
Hundreds of refugees drown
|
| Oct.23 |
West Bank |
Israel defies call to pull back |
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