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| Feb.1 |
 West Bank |
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Troops clash with Israeli settlers| Mounted troops in riot gear clashed with stone-throwing Jewish protesters as they began dismantling homes | |
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Paris |
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Papers reprint Islam row cartoons |
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U.S. Congress |
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Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing'
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Austria |
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Nuclear watchdog to vote on Iran |
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| Feb.2 |
France |
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Anger grows over Muhammad cartoon |
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Austria |
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'Critical phase' in Iran standoff |
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Gaza |
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Gunmen shut EU office over cartoons| Palestinian gunmen shut down the EU office, demanding an apology for German, French and Norwegian newspapers | |
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Washington |
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House Republicans pick Boehner as leader |
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Denmark |
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Danish plea for calm on cartoons |
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| Feb.3 |
 Egypt |
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Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea| An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued | |
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 Manila |
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Game show stampede kills 88 Outside a stadium near Manila tens of thousands of people had lined up to watch a popular game show
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Gaza |
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Muslim anger on cartoons spreads
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Washington |
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US to expel Venezuelan diplomat |
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Egypt |
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Hundreds feared died as ferry sinks |
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Egypt |
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Hopes dim for ferry missing Hopes are fading of finding alive more than 900 people still missing a day after a ferry sank in the Red Sea
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| Feb.4 |
 UN Security Council |
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Iran reported to Security Council| 27 states out of 35 on the IAEA board backed the move, with 3 against and 5 abstentions | |
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Egypt |
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Officials: Fire made ferry sink
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 Syria |
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze 
Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
| Protesters scaled the Danish mission amid chants of 'God is great', before moving on to attack the Norwegian site. Denmark and Norway urged their citizens to leave and condemned Syria for failing international obligations. Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank
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Iran |
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Iran to halt snap nuclear checks
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Denmark |
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Nordic uproar at Syrian protests |
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| Feb.5 |
 Beirut |
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Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze Thousands of protesters rallying while some of their number torched the consulate
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Tehran |
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Tehran: Nuclear talks still possible |
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Egypt |
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Ferry 'pressed on despite fire' |
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Beirut |
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Interior Minister quits over riot |
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 Detroit |
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Steelers win Super Bowl over Seahawks Parker broke a record 75-yard touchdown run, sparking Pittsburgh's 21-10 victory over Seattle
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| Feb.6 |
 Afghanistan |
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Cartoon protests turn deadly| 5 Afghans die as protests against cartoons satirising the Prophet sweep across the country | |
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Egypt |
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Crowd trashes ferry office |
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France |
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Face patient wants 'normal life' |
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Washington |
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Bush seeks defence spending rise |
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Kandahar |
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13 killed in Kandahar blast |
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| Feb.7 |
Afghanistan |
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U.N. staff flee cartoon riots
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Denmark |
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PM described cartoons row as global crisis
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Washington |
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US presidents honour King widow |
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Iran |
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Paper to run 'Holocaust cartoons' |
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| Feb.8 |
 Nigeria |
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Deadly bird flu found A highly pathogenic strain of the H5N1 virus has been found in poultry stocks, the first case of the disease in Africa
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Afghanistan |
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Deadly cartoon riot near U.S. base
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Paris |
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Chirac warns media over cartoons |
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Washington |
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Syria, Rice face off over prophet cartoon Secretary of State began sparring with the Syrian government over the deadly protests
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Pakistan |
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Worshippers die in blast |
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| Feb.9 |
Washington |
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Bush details foiled al Qaeda attack on LA |
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Nigeria |
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Nigeria plans huge bird flu cull |
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 Kuwait |
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Abducted journalist makes new plea on TV Journalist Jill Carroll appeared on Kuwaiti TV, urging the U.S. government to meet her kidnappers' demands
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Haiti |
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Ex-Aristide ally leads poll |
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| Feb.10 |
Egypt |
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Pharaonic tomb find
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Egypt |
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Hosts won African Nations Cup
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Malaysia |
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PM about Islam-West divide |
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Germany |
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Volkswagen to cut 20,000 workers |
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Baghdad |
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Iraqis forming new government |
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 Turin |
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Torino Olympics open in spectacular style| The 20th Winter Olympics has got under way with an opening ceremony to showcase Italian culture | |
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UN |
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UN urges Nigeria bird flu action |
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Moscow |
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Energy focus for G8's meet |
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| Feb.11 |
Italy |
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Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe| The deadly H5N1 strain that has killed at least 88 people around the world has been detected in Italy and Greece | |
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon survives emergency surgery Prime Minister's life is in 'no immediate danger' after emergency surgery for alarming damage in his intestinal tract
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Turin |
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Germany's Greis claims first gold |
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Denmark |
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Denmark withdraws more diplomats
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon is 'critical but stable'
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Indonesia |
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Denmark urges citizens out of Indonesia |
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| Feb.12 |
 Baghdad |
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Jaafari set to stay as PM Shiite bloc nominated Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to take on the same crises he has struggled to tackle
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Italy |
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Deneriaz flies to downhill victory |
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Texas |
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Cheney shoots man in hunt error| The Vice-President has accidentally shot and injured a man during a quail hunting trip | |
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Nigeria |
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Fears bird flu has spread to humans |
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Iran |
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Iran demands apology over cartoons |
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Nepal |
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'Exile or trial' for king |
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| Feb.13 |
 Iran |
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Iran restarts uranium work| Iran has resumed uranium-enrichment work at its Natanz nuclear plant | |
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Baghdad |
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Screaming Hussein back in court
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Pakistan |
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Rampage over cartoons |
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Guantanamo |
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U.N. draft: Acts 'amounting to torture' |
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Italy |
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Pairs drama as Russians take gold |
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Haiti |
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Clashes erupt over election |
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| Feb.14 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam in 'hunger strike' protest Deposed dictator has told a court that he and his 7 co-accused are on hunger strike in protest at their treatment
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Pakistan |
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2 dead in cartoon rioting
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Beirut |
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Mass rally for Hariri anniversary |
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Haiti |
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Haiti calls for election review
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Jerusalem |
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Israel warns Abbas about Hamas |
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| Feb.15 |
 Australia |
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New Abu Ghraib images broadcast An Australian TV channel has broadcast previously unpublished images showing US abuse of prisoners
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 Lahore |
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3 die in new caricatures protests 
Several thousand stormed through the streets of Peshawar and Lahore to protest the publication
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Haiti |
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Hundreds of ballot boxes found in dum |
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 Haiti |
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Accord names Preval winner| Interim government and electoral council announced they have reached agreement | |
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Washington |
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New inquiry urged over Abu Ghraib |
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| Feb.16 |
UN |
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U.N. report: Close Guantanamo UN: The U.S. government should release all suspected terrorists it's holding at Guantanamo or try them
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Iraq |
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Iraq 'death squad caught in act'
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Turin |
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Smigun clinches second gold medal |
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Italy |
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Russian biathlete tested positive |
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Italy |
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Plushenko storms to skating glory |
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UN |
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Annan backs UN Guantanamo demand |
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Slovenia |
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Slovenia latest to detect bird flu |
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Philippines |
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Mud wipes out village, 1,000 dead| A major landslide in the central Philippines is reported to have buried an entire village of Guinsaugon | |
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| Feb.17 |
Pakistan |
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Crackdown over cartoons |
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Philippines |
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Hundreds feared dead in mudslide |
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Eastern Libya |
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10 die in cartoon clash at consulate
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Philippines |
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Rescue bid after 1,500 missing
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| Feb.18 |
West Bank |
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Hamas takes power vowing no talks Palestinian Authority President addressed the opening session of the new Hamas-majority parliament
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Philippines |
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1,800 feared dead in mudslide
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Philippines |
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Rains hit mudslide rescues
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Nigeria |
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16 die in cartoon protests |
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France |
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France confirms presence of H5N1 |
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Philippines |
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Mudslide traps kids in school |
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| Feb.19 |
Pakistan |
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Arrests, tear gas halt cartoon protests Map of Islamabad Pakistan| Police arrested 400 including 10 lawmakers and dispersed several hundred demonstrators in Islamabad | |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel PM rules out Hamas contacts
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India |
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India carries out huge bird cull |
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 Mexico |
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Blast traps 66 in mine In a remote, semi-desert region an explosion ripped through a coal mine two miles underground
| 8 miners who had been near the mine's exit were rescued and hospitalized.
There were 65 miners trapped throughout the mine, near the town of Sabinas.
Rescuers had not been able to make contact with the trapped miners.
Grupo Mexico owns the mine.
Rescue teams were taking turns removing debris that had clogged the steep shaft.
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Philippines |
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Aid boost for Philippines rescue
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Florida |
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Johnson wins Daytona 500 |
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West Bank |
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Abbas warns of financial crisis |
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Germany |
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German alarm over bird flu spread |
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West Bank |
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Hamas dismisses Israeli sanctions |
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Philippines |
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'No sign of life' at buried school |
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| Feb.20 |
Philippines |
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'Signs of life' heard at school Sounds have been detected by rescuers using high-tech equipment at the site of a school buried by mudslide
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Austria |
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Holocaust denier Irving jailed
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Baghdad |
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Many die in suicide bombings |
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Italy |
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Navka, Kostomarov seized ice dance gold |
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Mexico |
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Hope fading for trapped miners |
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Philippines |
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Dogs search for life under mudslide |
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| Feb.21 |
Washington |
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Bush faces pressure to block port deal| The deal would give a United Arab Emirates-based company management of six major U.S. seaports. Bush warned that the United States is sending 'mixed signals' by attacking an Arab company after the ports were run by a UK f... | |
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Serbia |
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Serbian media fan Mladic rumours
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Baghdad |
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Marketplace bomb kills 20
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Baghdad |
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UK urges 'united' Iraq government |
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Philippines |
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Slide focus now on relief efforts |
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Washington |
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Bush threatens veto in ports row |
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India |
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Chicken slaughter expanded |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Blast damages Shia shrine Map of Samarra Iraq A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
| Thousands have gathered at the al-Askari shrine in Samarra where 2 men blew up the famous golden dome.
The shrine is one of Samarra's 2 tombs for revered Shia imams.
Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani has called for a week of mourning.
Shias in Baghdad attacked at least 5 Sunni mosques in a reprisal, and disturbances reported in other cities.
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Jakarta |
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Bird flu tests for death
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| Feb.22 |
Iraq |
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Shrine blast sparks protests Protests across Iraq after a bomb attack heavily damaged one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam
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Belgium |
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EU approves poultry vaccine plan |
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 England |
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Robbers take $44M to $88M in heist Map of Kent United Kingdom Authorities in Kent have appealed to the public for help in solving the armed robbery of a security company
| The Securitas depot manager was stopped by an unmarked police car as he drove home from work.
A passenger spoke to the manager who got back into the car with him where he was handcuffed.
The manager's wife and young son were kidnapped from their home.
6 men tied up the depot staff on duty and then loaded the money into the truck.
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Baghdad |
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Gunmen strike 27 mosques, kill imams
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Basra |
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'Sunni militants' killed in Basra |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Three journalists killed |
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Uganda |
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Ugandans begin presidential vote |
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| Feb.23 |
Baghdad |
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Sunni party quits Iraq government talks |
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Moscow |
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49 dead in roof collapse |
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Baghdad |
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Curfew aims to curb violence| The government has put Baghdad and 3 provinces under curfew for much of Friday | |
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Manila |
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Army 'foils coup plot'| The army says it has thwarted an attempt by soldiers to overthrow the president Gloria Arroyo | |
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 Moscow |
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64 dead in roof collapse| Rescuers paused repeatedly in hopes of hearing survivors after a snow-laden roof collapsed on the market | |
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Northern Italy |
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Arakawa wins historic skating gold |
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Bangladesh |
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85 killed in blaze
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| Feb.24 |
 Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis thwart oil refinery attack Security forces have thwarted an attempted attack at an oil processing facility in eastern Saudi Arabia
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Manila |
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State of emergency |
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Iraq |
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Top Shiite leaders urge Iraqi unity |
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Baghdad |
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Curfew extended to stem revenge attacks
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Italy |
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Finland crushes Russia; Sweden - Czechs |
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France |
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France confirms bird flu strain |
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Mexico |
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Rescuers suspend miners search
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| Feb.25 |
 Uganda |
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Museveni won presidential race Longtime incumbent leader has won the race, but the closest runner-up says he plans to challenge the results
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Iraq |
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Gunmen fire on funeral of reporter |
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Manila |
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Emergency rule shadows anniversary |
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Italy |
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Greis collects third biathlon gold |
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Mexico |
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Mine missing declared dead| There is no chance of survival for 65 miners trapped underground for almost a week. It had been hoped miners, trapped at 1.25 miles inside the mine, might have survived if air pockets were present.
But now Grupo Mexico has told relatives there is no fu... | |
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Iraq |
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Shia-Sunni talks on Iraq killings |
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West Bank |
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Mahmoud Abbas issues warning |
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| Feb.26 |
Iraq |
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Renewed violence amid calls for calm At least 24 people were killed in a string of attacks that rocked Iraq despite calls from Iraqi and U.S. leaders
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Northern Italy |
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Swedes beat Finns for hockey gold
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Turin |
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Spectacular ceremony closes Games The Torino Olympics have a closing ceremony in the form of a carnival celebration marking the finish of 17 days
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Saudi Arabia |
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Militants 'killed in clash' |
|
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Belgium |
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Double concerns face EU ministers |
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| Feb.27 |
European Union |
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EU to fill Palestinian funds gap
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Baghdad |
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Curfews lifted |
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Iran |
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IAEA: Iran working to enrich uranium |
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| Feb.28 |
Baghdad |
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Blasts kill at least 35
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Afghanistan |
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Armed inmates roaming free |
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Baghdad |
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PM defiant after bloody week |
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|
| 2006 |
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| Feb.1 |
West Bank |
Troops clash with Israeli settlers| Mounted troops in riot gear clashed with stone-throwing Jewish protesters as they began dismantling homes | |
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| Feb.2 |
Gaza |
Gunmen shut EU office over cartoons| Palestinian gunmen shut down the EU office, demanding an apology for German, French and Norwegian newspapers | |
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| Feb.4 |
Iran |
Iran to halt snap nuclear checks
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| Feb.13 |
Iran |
Iran restarts uranium work| Iran has resumed uranium-enrichment work at its Natanz nuclear plant | |
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| Feb.16 |
Iraq |
Iraq 'death squad caught in act'
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| Feb.21 |
Serbia |
Serbian media fan Mladic rumours
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| Feb.22 |
Basra |
'Sunni militants' killed in Basra |
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| Feb.23 |
Baghdad |
Curfew aims to curb violence| The government has put Baghdad and 3 provinces under curfew for much of Friday | |
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| Feb.23 |
Manila |
Army 'foils coup plot'| The army says it has thwarted an attempt by soldiers to overthrow the president Gloria Arroyo | |
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| Feb.24 |
Baghdad |
Curfew extended to stem revenge attacks
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| Feb.26 |
Iraq |
Renewed violence amid calls for calm At least 24 people were killed in a string of attacks that rocked Iraq despite calls from Iraqi and U.S. leaders
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| Feb.26 |
Saudi Arabia |
Militants 'killed in clash' |
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| Feb.27 |
Baghdad |
Curfews lifted |
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| Feb.27 |
Iran |
IAEA: Iran working to enrich uranium |
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| Feb.28 |
Baghdad |
Blasts kill at least 35
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|
| 2006 |
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| Feb.3 |
Egypt |
Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea| An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued | |
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| Feb.3 |
Manila |
Game show stampede kills 88 Outside a stadium near Manila tens of thousands of people had lined up to watch a popular game show
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| Feb.3 |
Egypt |
Hundreds feared died as ferry sinks |
|
| Feb.3 |
Egypt |
Hopes dim for ferry missing Hopes are fading of finding alive more than 900 people still missing a day after a ferry sank in the Red Sea
|
| Feb.4 |
Egypt |
Officials: Fire made ferry sink
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| Feb.5 |
Egypt |
Ferry 'pressed on despite fire' |
|
| Feb.8 |
Nigeria |
Deadly bird flu found A highly pathogenic strain of the H5N1 virus has been found in poultry stocks, the first case of the disease in Africa
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| Feb.9 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria plans huge bird flu cull |
|
| Feb.10 |
UN |
UN urges Nigeria bird flu action |
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| Feb.11 |
Italy |
Deadly bird flu spreads in Europe| The deadly H5N1 strain that has killed at least 88 people around the world has been detected in Italy and Greece | |
|
| Feb.12 |
Texas |
Cheney shoots man in hunt error| The Vice-President has accidentally shot and injured a man during a quail hunting trip | |
|
| Feb.12 |
Nigeria |
Fears bird flu has spread to humans |
|
| Feb.16 |
Slovenia |
Slovenia latest to detect bird flu |
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| Feb.16 |
Philippines |
Mud wipes out village, 1,000 dead| A major landslide in the central Philippines is reported to have buried an entire village of Guinsaugon | |
|
| Feb.17 |
Philippines |
Hundreds feared dead in mudslide |
|
| Feb.17 |
Philippines |
Rescue bid after 1,500 missing
|
| Feb.18 |
Philippines |
1,800 feared dead in mudslide
|
| Feb.18 |
Philippines |
Rains hit mudslide rescues
|
| Feb.18 |
France |
France confirms presence of H5N1 |
|
| Feb.18 |
Philippines |
Mudslide traps kids in school |
|
| Feb.19 |
India |
India carries out huge bird cull |
|
| Feb.19 |
Mexico |
Blast traps 66 in mine In a remote, semi-desert region an explosion ripped through a coal mine two miles underground
| 8 miners who had been near the mine's exit were rescued and hospitalized.
There were 65 miners trapped throughout the mine, near the town of Sabinas.
Rescuers had not been able to make contact with the trapped miners.
Grupo Mexico owns the mine.
Rescue teams were taking turns removing debris that had clogged the steep shaft.
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| Feb.19 |
Germany |
German alarm over bird flu spread |
|
| Feb.19 |
Philippines |
'No sign of life' at buried school |
|
| Feb.20 |
Philippines |
'Signs of life' heard at school Sounds have been detected by rescuers using high-tech equipment at the site of a school buried by mudslide
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| Feb.20 |
Mexico |
Hope fading for trapped miners |
|
| Feb.20 |
Philippines |
Dogs search for life under mudslide |
|
| Feb.21 |
Philippines |
Slide focus now on relief efforts |
|
| Feb.21 |
India |
Chicken slaughter expanded |
|
| Feb.21 |
Jakarta |
Bird flu tests for death
|
| Feb.22 |
Belgium |
EU approves poultry vaccine plan |
|
| Feb.23 |
Moscow |
49 dead in roof collapse |
|
| Feb.23 |
Moscow |
64 dead in roof collapse| Rescuers paused repeatedly in hopes of hearing survivors after a snow-laden roof collapsed on the market | |
|
| Feb.23 |
Bangladesh |
85 killed in blaze
|
| Feb.24 |
France |
France confirms bird flu strain |
|
| Feb.24 |
Mexico |
Rescuers suspend miners search
|
| Feb.25 |
Mexico |
Mine missing declared dead| There is no chance of survival for 65 miners trapped underground for almost a week. It had been hoped miners, trapped at 1.25 miles inside the mine, might have survived if air pockets were present.
But now Grupo Mexico has told relatives there is no fu... | |
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.5 |
Detroit |
Steelers win Super Bowl over Seahawks Parker broke a record 75-yard touchdown run, sparking Pittsburgh's 21-10 victory over Seattle
|
| Feb.10 |
Egypt |
Hosts won African Nations Cup
|
| Feb.10 |
Turin |
Torino Olympics open in spectacular style| The 20th Winter Olympics has got under way with an opening ceremony to showcase Italian culture | |
|
| Feb.11 |
Turin |
Germany's Greis claims first gold |
|
| Feb.12 |
Italy |
Deneriaz flies to downhill victory |
|
| Feb.13 |
Italy |
Pairs drama as Russians take gold |
|
| Feb.16 |
Turin |
Smigun clinches second gold medal |
|
| Feb.16 |
Italy |
Russian biathlete tested positive |
|
| Feb.16 |
Italy |
Plushenko storms to skating glory |
|
| Feb.19 |
Florida |
Johnson wins Daytona 500 |
|
| Feb.20 |
Italy |
Navka, Kostomarov seized ice dance gold |
|
| Feb.23 |
Northern Italy |
Arakawa wins historic skating gold |
|
| Feb.24 |
Italy |
Finland crushes Russia; Sweden - Czechs |
|
| Feb.25 |
Italy |
Greis collects third biathlon gold |
|
| Feb.26 |
Northern Italy |
Swedes beat Finns for hockey gold
|
| Feb.26 |
Turin |
Spectacular ceremony closes Games The Torino Olympics have a closing ceremony in the form of a carnival celebration marking the finish of 17 days
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.1 |
U.S. Congress |
Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing'
|
| Feb.6 |
France |
Face patient wants 'normal life' |
|
| Feb.6 |
Washington |
Bush seeks defence spending rise |
|
| Feb.10 |
Germany |
Volkswagen to cut 20,000 workers |
|
| Feb.10 |
Moscow |
Energy focus for G8's meet |
|
| Feb.19 |
West Bank |
Abbas warns of financial crisis |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.4 |
Syria |
Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
| Protesters scaled the Danish mission amid chants of 'God is great', before moving on to attack the Norwegian site. Denmark and Norway urged their citizens to leave and condemned Syria for failing international obligations. Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank
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| |
|
| Feb.5 |
Beirut |
Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze Thousands of protesters rallying while some of their number torched the consulate
|
| Feb.5 |
Beirut |
Interior Minister quits over riot |
|
| Feb.6 |
Egypt |
Crowd trashes ferry office |
|
| Feb.6 |
Kandahar |
13 killed in Kandahar blast |
|
| Feb.7 |
Afghanistan |
U.N. staff flee cartoon riots
|
| Feb.8 |
Afghanistan |
Deadly cartoon riot near U.S. base
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| Feb.8 |
Pakistan |
Worshippers die in blast |
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| Feb.9 |
Washington |
Bush details foiled al Qaeda attack on LA |
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| Feb.9 |
Kuwait |
Abducted journalist makes new plea on TV Journalist Jill Carroll appeared on Kuwaiti TV, urging the U.S. government to meet her kidnappers' demands
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| Feb.13 |
Baghdad |
Screaming Hussein back in court
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| Feb.14 |
Baghdad |
Saddam in 'hunger strike' protest Deposed dictator has told a court that he and his 7 co-accused are on hunger strike in protest at their treatment
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| Feb.14 |
Pakistan |
2 dead in cartoon rioting
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| Feb.20 |
Austria |
Holocaust denier Irving jailed
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| Feb.20 |
Baghdad |
Many die in suicide bombings |
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| Feb.21 |
Baghdad |
Marketplace bomb kills 20
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| Feb.21 |
Sunni Triangle |
Blast damages Shia shrine Map of Samarra Iraq A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
| Thousands have gathered at the al-Askari shrine in Samarra where 2 men blew up the famous golden dome.
The shrine is one of Samarra's 2 tombs for revered Shia imams.
Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani has called for a week of mourning.
Shias in Baghdad attacked at least 5 Sunni mosques in a reprisal, and disturbances reported in other cities.
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| Feb.22 |
England |
Robbers take $44M to $88M in heist Map of Kent United Kingdom Authorities in Kent have appealed to the public for help in solving the armed robbery of a security company
| The Securitas depot manager was stopped by an unmarked police car as he drove home from work.
A passenger spoke to the manager who got back into the car with him where he was handcuffed.
The manager's wife and young son were kidnapped from their home.
6 men tied up the depot staff on duty and then loaded the money into the truck.
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| Feb.22 |
Baghdad |
Gunmen strike 27 mosques, kill imams
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| Feb.22 |
Sunni Triangle |
Three journalists killed |
|
| Feb.24 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis thwart oil refinery attack Security forces have thwarted an attempted attack at an oil processing facility in eastern Saudi Arabia
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| Feb.25 |
Iraq |
Gunmen fire on funeral of reporter |
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| Feb.28 |
Baghdad |
Blasts kill at least 35
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| Feb.28 |
Afghanistan |
Armed inmates roaming free |
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| 2006 |
|
| Feb.1 |
West Bank |
Troops clash with Israeli settlers| Mounted troops in riot gear clashed with stone-throwing Jewish protesters as they began dismantling homes | |
|
| Feb.1 |
Paris |
Papers reprint Islam row cartoons |
|
| Feb.1 |
U.S. Congress |
Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing'
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| Feb.1 |
Austria |
Nuclear watchdog to vote on Iran |
|
| Feb.2 |
France |
Anger grows over Muhammad cartoon |
|
| Feb.2 |
Austria |
'Critical phase' in Iran standoff |
|
| Feb.2 |
Washington |
House Republicans pick Boehner as leader |
|
| Feb.2 |
Denmark |
Danish plea for calm on cartoons |
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| Feb.3 |
Gaza |
Muslim anger on cartoons spreads
|
| Feb.3 |
Washington |
US to expel Venezuelan diplomat |
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| Feb.4 |
UN Security Council |
Iran reported to Security Council| 27 states out of 35 on the IAEA board backed the move, with 3 against and 5 abstentions | |
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| Feb.4 |
Syria |
Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
| Protesters scaled the Danish mission amid chants of 'God is great', before moving on to attack the Norwegian site. Denmark and Norway urged their citizens to leave and condemned Syria for failing international obligations. Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank
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| Feb.4 |
Denmark |
Nordic uproar at Syrian protests |
|
| Feb.5 |
Beirut |
Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze Thousands of protesters rallying while some of their number torched the consulate
|
| Feb.5 |
Tehran |
Tehran: Nuclear talks still possible |
|
| Feb.5 |
Beirut |
Interior Minister quits over riot |
|
| Feb.6 |
Afghanistan |
Cartoon protests turn deadly| 5 Afghans die as protests against cartoons satirising the Prophet sweep across the country | |
|
| Feb.6 |
Washington |
Bush seeks defence spending rise |
|
| Feb.7 |
Afghanistan |
U.N. staff flee cartoon riots
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| Feb.7 |
Denmark |
PM described cartoons row as global crisis
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| Feb.7 |
Washington |
US presidents honour King widow |
|
| Feb.7 |
Iran |
Paper to run 'Holocaust cartoons' |
|
| Feb.8 |
Paris |
Chirac warns media over cartoons |
|
| Feb.8 |
Washington |
Syria, Rice face off over prophet cartoon Secretary of State began sparring with the Syrian government over the deadly protests
|
| Feb.9 |
Haiti |
Ex-Aristide ally leads poll |
|
| Feb.10 |
Egypt |
Pharaonic tomb find
|
| Feb.10 |
Malaysia |
PM about Islam-West divide |
|
| Feb.10 |
Baghdad |
Iraqis forming new government |
|
| Feb.10 |
Moscow |
Energy focus for G8's meet |
|
| Feb.11 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon survives emergency surgery Prime Minister's life is in 'no immediate danger' after emergency surgery for alarming damage in his intestinal tract
|
| Feb.11 |
Denmark |
Denmark withdraws more diplomats
|
| Feb.11 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon is 'critical but stable'
|
| Feb.11 |
Indonesia |
Denmark urges citizens out of Indonesia |
|
| Feb.12 |
Baghdad |
Jaafari set to stay as PM Shiite bloc nominated Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to take on the same crises he has struggled to tackle
|
| Feb.12 |
Iran |
Iran demands apology over cartoons |
|
| Feb.12 |
Nepal |
'Exile or trial' for king |
|
| Feb.13 |
Pakistan |
Rampage over cartoons |
|
| Feb.13 |
Guantanamo |
U.N. draft: Acts 'amounting to torture' |
|
| Feb.13 |
Haiti |
Clashes erupt over election |
|
| Feb.14 |
Pakistan |
2 dead in cartoon rioting
|
| Feb.14 |
Beirut |
Mass rally for Hariri anniversary |
|
| Feb.14 |
Haiti |
Haiti calls for election review
|
| Feb.14 |
Jerusalem |
Israel warns Abbas about Hamas |
|
| Feb.15 |
Australia |
New Abu Ghraib images broadcast An Australian TV channel has broadcast previously unpublished images showing US abuse of prisoners
|
| Feb.15 |
Lahore |
3 die in new caricatures protests Several thousand stormed through the streets of Peshawar and Lahore to protest the publication
|
| Feb.15 |
Haiti |
Hundreds of ballot boxes found in dum |
|
| Feb.15 |
Haiti |
Accord names Preval winner| Interim government and electoral council announced they have reached agreement | |
|
| Feb.15 |
Washington |
New inquiry urged over Abu Ghraib |
|
| Feb.16 |
UN |
U.N. report: Close Guantanamo UN: The U.S. government should release all suspected terrorists it's holding at Guantanamo or try them
|
| Feb.16 |
UN |
Annan backs UN Guantanamo demand |
|
| Feb.17 |
Pakistan |
Crackdown over cartoons |
|
| Feb.17 |
Eastern Libya |
10 die in cartoon clash at consulate
|
| Feb.18 |
West Bank |
Hamas takes power vowing no talks Palestinian Authority President addressed the opening session of the new Hamas-majority parliament
|
| Feb.18 |
Nigeria |
16 die in cartoon protests |
|
| Feb.19 |
Pakistan |
Arrests, tear gas halt cartoon protests Map of Islamabad Pakistan| Police arrested 400 including 10 lawmakers and dispersed several hundred demonstrators in Islamabad | |
|
| Feb.19 |
Jerusalem |
Israel PM rules out Hamas contacts
|
| Feb.19 |
Philippines |
Aid boost for Philippines rescue
|
| Feb.19 |
West Bank |
Hamas dismisses Israeli sanctions |
|
| Feb.21 |
Washington |
Bush faces pressure to block port deal| The deal would give a United Arab Emirates-based company management of six major U.S. seaports. Bush warned that the United States is sending 'mixed signals' by attacking an Arab company after the ports were run by a UK f... | |
|
| Feb.21 |
Baghdad |
UK urges 'united' Iraq government |
|
| Feb.21 |
Washington |
Bush threatens veto in ports row |
|
| Feb.22 |
Iraq |
Shrine blast sparks protests Protests across Iraq after a bomb attack heavily damaged one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam
|
| Feb.22 |
Uganda |
Ugandans begin presidential vote |
|
| Feb.23 |
Baghdad |
Sunni party quits Iraq government talks |
|
| Feb.24 |
Manila |
State of emergency |
|
| Feb.24 |
Iraq |
Top Shiite leaders urge Iraqi unity |
|
| Feb.25 |
Uganda |
Museveni won presidential race Longtime incumbent leader has won the race, but the closest runner-up says he plans to challenge the results
|
| Feb.25 |
Manila |
Emergency rule shadows anniversary |
|
| Feb.25 |
Iraq |
Shia-Sunni talks on Iraq killings |
|
| Feb.25 |
West Bank |
Mahmoud Abbas issues warning |
|
| Feb.26 |
Belgium |
Double concerns face EU ministers |
|
| Feb.27 |
European Union |
EU to fill Palestinian funds gap
|
| Feb.28 |
Baghdad |
PM defiant after bloody week |
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