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| Apr.1 |
Tehran |
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Protest at UK embassy
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Melbourne |
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Michael Phelps collect 7th gold medal |
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Jerusalem |
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Olmert to Arab leaders: Let's talk peace
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Iran |
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Iran airs British detainees video |
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 Solomon Islands |
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13 dead from tsunami 
Map of Gizo Solomon Islands| 2 earthquakes and a tsunami hit the western part of the island-chain nation. 10 to 20 people were missing. The quake measured 8.0. Some villages had been completely wiped out. The worst a... | |
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| Apr.2 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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Top court rejects Guantanamo test |
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 Kiev |
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President Yushchenko calls early poll | The President has dissolved parliament and called a snap election, in an escalation of the political crisis. Lawmakers in parliament ... | |
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Solomon Islands |
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Thousands homeless from tsunami
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US Georgia |
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Gators seize victory from Ohio State |
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| Apr.3 |
Kiev |
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President and PM in tense stand-off |
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Zimbabwe |
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National strike begins |
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Solomon Islands |
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Officials: Not enough aid arriving
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| Apr.4 |
 Iran |
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Ahmadinejad frees UK sailors | Iranian President has met with some of the 15 personnel held in Iranian custody, after pardoning the group. At a news conference marking Persian New Year, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeated Iran's view that the sailors and marin... | |
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 Syria |
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Pelosi pushes Syria on militant links U.S. House Speaker held talks with president al-Assad despite White House objections
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Tehran |
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Britons leave Tehran for home
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UN |
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UN urges better tsunami response |
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| Apr.5 |
 Greece |
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1,200 rescued from cruise ship| A ship carrying 1,200 passengers and a crew of 400 was being evacuated off the island of Santorini after issuing a distress signal | |
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London |
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Blair welcomes sailors from Iran Prime Minister reiterated that no diplomatic deals were done to secure their release
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Iraq |
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6 U.S., 4 British troops killed in Iraq |
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UN |
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Warming 'already changing world' |
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Iraq |
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U.S. protects Iranian opposition group |
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| Apr.6 |
London |
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UK sailors 'were in Iraqi waters' The group's officers: The personnel captured by Iranian forces in the Gulf were subjected to psychological pressure and kept in isolation
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Jerusalem |
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Peace pleas punctuate Good Friday
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Global |
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Billions face climate change risk |
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North Korea |
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N Korea fund row solution found |
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| Apr.7 |
Tehran |
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Iran urges UK goodwill on sailors
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Somalia |
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Top US envoy on Somalia mission |
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Iran |
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CIA tortured me, says Iran envoy
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Amazon |
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Slovenian completes Amazon swim |
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London |
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Naval captives can sell stories
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| Apr.8 |
Iraq |
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30 dead in attacks across Iraq
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Afghanistan |
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NATO troops killed
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Mexico |
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Justice calls on reporter killing |
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Iraq |
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Al-Sadr rallies followers against U.S. |
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| Apr.9 |
Iran |
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Nuclear program stepped up | Ahmadinejad: nuclear fuel production program has reached 'industrial' levels. Iran had begun injecting gas into many of the centrifuges. Iran maintains its nuclear program is peaceful but the ... | |
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Iraq |
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Thousands protest Baghdad's fall
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Washington |
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U.S. concerned at Iran's nuclear step
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Australia |
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Australia to double Afghan force |
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| Apr.10 |
Serbia |
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Serbia jails Srebrenica death squad |
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New York |
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U.S. files piracy complaint against China |
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Iran |
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Iran vows to expand nuclear plans |
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Morocco |
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Terror attack in Casablanca thwarted
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Northern England |
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Seven-up United thrash sorry Roma |
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| Apr.11 |
 Algeria |
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23 dead in bomb attacks It was the first time since the 1990s that a powerful bomb targeted the center of Algiers
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New Delhi |
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Outrage at menstrual form |
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Bangladesh |
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Murder charge for ex-PM |
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Iraq |
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Red Cross: Iraq situation ever-worsening |
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Washington |
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US extends troops' tour of duty
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Munich |
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Milan cruise to 2-0 win over Bayern |
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| Apr.12 |
 Tokyo |
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Chinese PM: Better Japan ties Map of Tokyo| Wen Jiabao in a speech to the Japanese parliament urged Tokyo not to forget its past military aggressions in Asia. Wen arrived in Japan on an 'ice-melting' trip as the countries... | |
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 Baghdad |
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8 killed in suicide attack on parliament | After the attack in the cafeteria, more explosives were found near the parliament room. An explosion is killing at least two MPs. The entrance's security scanner was not working. The convention center is one of the most hea... | |
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| Apr.13 |
Baghdad |
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Al Qaeda claims parliament bombing |
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Australia |
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Howard calls for HIV migrant ban |
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Mexico |
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Quake knocks out power in Mexico City |
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Cuba |
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Castro almost better, Chavez says |
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Scotland |
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3 dead, 5 missing from capsized ship |
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North Korea |
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N Korea reaches nuclear deadline |
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Nigeria |
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Security tight for polls |
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| Apr.14 |
Iraq |
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Bombings in Karbala, Baghdad killed 56 A car bomb blast in a crowded shopping area of center of a holy Shiite city of Karbala killed at least 43 people
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Moscow |
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Kasparov held at Russian demo
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| Apr.15 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb attacks strike capital At least 43 people have been killed in a series of bomb and suicide attacks. 18 people were killed when 2 car bombs exploded in Shia distric...
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Iraq |
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Dozens dead, wounded in bombings |
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Washington |
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Wolfowitz 'to stay' at World Bank
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London |
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BBC calls claim of reporter's death 'rumor'
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Ecuador |
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Poll: Leftist Correa emerges as a winner |
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 Sudan |
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Sudan agrees to U.N., AU troops Sudan has signed a joint agreement with the U.N. and the African Union that defines their roles in Darfur
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| Apr.16 |
Baghdad |
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Sadr ministers quit Iraqi cabinet The head of Moqtada Sadr's parliament bloc says the cleric has ordered his ministers to withdraw from the cabinet
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London |
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'Desperate' fears on BBC reporter |
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Baghdad |
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Roadside bombs kill 8 |
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Nigeria |
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Court puts poll in doubt |
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 Virginia |
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33 students massacred in class Map of http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2Famericas%2F6560685.stm%23map Virginia A gunman on the campus of Virginia Tech was dressed almost like a Boy Scout. 2 people were killed 2 hours earlier
| The gunman, who later shot and killed himself, was a young man wearing a short-sleeved tan shirt and black ammunition vest. He opening fire with a black handgun, first on the professor and then on the students. Student survives by playing dead. President Bush said the US was 'shocked and saddened'
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Virginia |
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Anger over shooting warnings
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Mosul |
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Dean, professor killed |
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Rome |
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US soldier in Italy murder trial |
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| Apr.17 |
Virginia |
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S Korean named as campus gunman Police have named a student who shot dead 32 people at Virginia Tech as 23-year-old Cho Seung-hui
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India |
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World mourns Virginia's victims |
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Virginia |
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Virginia Tech killings review pledged |
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| Apr.18 |
Baghdad |
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Bombings kill almost 200 Insurgent bombers launched a series of attacks across Baghdad. 112 dead in Sadriya market. 28 dead in an attack at the entrance to Sadr City
| 11 civilians were killed in Karrada district. 4 police officers were killed when a suicide car bomber exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint
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Japan |
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Nagasaki's mayor murdered
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Virginia |
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Gunman sent final video
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Baghdad |
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Iraq army officer ordered held |
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Iran |
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Iran nuclear operations confirmed IAEA: Iran has assembled 1,300 centrifuges at its Natanz plant and has begun the process of enriching uranium
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| Apr.19 |
Turkey |
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Bible attack suspects detained
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Virginia |
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Police 'regret' at killer's video |
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Baghdad |
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Gates in Iraq in wake of carnage |
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 Queensland |
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'Ghost yacht' found| Emergency services have launched a search for the 3-man crew of a yacht found drifting off the North Queensland coast | |
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Somalia |
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Somalia faces aid crisis, says UN |
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| Apr.20 |
Nigeria |
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Ballots 'not in country'
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France |
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Polls put Sarkozy in winners circle |
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Houston |
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Gunman kills hostage at Nasa base
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Virginia |
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Campus killer's family 'so sorry' |
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| Apr.21 |
Baghdad |
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U.S. under fire over Baghdad wall
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Nigeria |
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Truck bomb attempt on poll HQ |
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| Apr.22 |
Nigeria |
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'Flawed' vote rerun call
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Mosul |
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Gunmen line up, execute 23 Kurd
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Rome |
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Materazzi double gives Inter title |
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London |
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Ex-PM barred from homebound plane |
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France |
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Turnout soars in key vote |
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 Paris |
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Sarkozy, Royal in presidential runoff | Right-wing candidate earned 30.46 percent of the votes, while Socialist rival won 24.41 percent. They will face a run-off on May 6. An IPSOS opinion poll suggested Sarkozy would win 54% of votes in the second round and Royal would secure 46%. The cand... | |
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| Apr.23 |
 Moscow |
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Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies Boris Yeltsin was 76. In 1991 he famously triumphed against parliament hardliners in 1993. He had a history of heart trouble
| Yeltsin became Russia's first democratically elected head of state after Gorbachev resigned as Soviet leader in 1991. He defender of democracy when in August 1991 he mounted a tank in Moscow. Yeltsin ordered tanks to fire on parliament in 1993, when the building was occupied by hardline political opponents. He presided over mass privatization and launched the war in Chechnya in 1994
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 Nigeria |
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Yar'Adua wins flawed vote| President Obasanjo's chosen successor was proclaimed victor in a presidential election. The electoral commission chief said Umaru Yar'Adua of the People's Democratic Party had 24,638,063 votes against 6,605,299 for Muh... | |
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Japan |
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Obara acquitted over Lucie death
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Iraq |
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Suicide bomb kills 9 U.S. soldiers
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Sri Lanka |
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Tamil Tigers 'launch air strike' |
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Moscow |
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Putin leads tributes to Yeltsin |
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| Apr.24 |
Moscow |
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Russians pay respects to Yeltsin |
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Northern England |
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Rooney goal gives United late win |
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Jamaica |
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Murali spins Sri Lanka into final |
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Nigeria |
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President says elections not fatally flawed |
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Mexico |
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Mexico City legalizes abortion
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| Apr.25 |
Moscow |
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Boris Yeltsin buried
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Bin Laden plans Iraq strikes
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House of Representatives |
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US House votes for Iraq deadline
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Saint Lucia |
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Aussies in final with crushing win |
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London |
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Chelsea thank Cole for narrow lead |
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Dominican Republic |
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At least 15 missing after boat sinks |
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| Apr.26 |
Moscow |
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Putin gives no hint on successor
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London |
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UK prince may be kept out of Iraq |
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U.S. Senate |
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Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan | The Senate has voted to approve a bill which requires US troops to start withdrawing by October. President Bush has said he will ... | |
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Istanbul |
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Apartment building collapsed |
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 Estonia |
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Estonia removes Soviet memorial Map of Tallinn Estonia The authorities have removed a contentious war memorial in Tallinn, despite overnight protests that left one person dead
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Estonians see memorial as a reminder of decades of Soviet rule.
Russia says it should not be removed.
The move provoked a condemnation from Russian officials and lawmakers.
40 people were injured and 300 arrested during clashes as police used tear gas to disperse ethnic Russian demonstrators
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USA |
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Democratic contenders in TV debate |
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| Apr.27 |
Moscow |
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Putin steps up missiles warning |
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Chechnya |
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Downed Russian helicopter kills 17 |
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 Turkey |
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Army 'concerned' by vote Army has warned against questioning the secular system after a disputed 1st-round presidential vote in parliament
| The ruling party has sharply criticised an army threat. The European Union and the U.S. have urged the Turkish army to respect the democracy after military chiefs voiced concerns over election
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 Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis arrest 172 militants| Suspects arrested in an anti-terror sweep related to a terror plot involving attacks on senior officials and government installations | |
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UN Security Council |
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Liberia loses 'blood diamonds' label |
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Estonia |
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Fresh clashes over statue |
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Washington |
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USAID chief resigns over 'madam' |
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| Apr.28 |
Iraq |
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Bomb kills 58 in holy city of Karbala The bomb went off near the Imam Abbas shrine on a busy street as people headed to pray
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Turkey |
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Ruling party warns army |
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 Barbados |
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Australia won 4th Cup over Sri Lanka Australia lifted the cricket World Cup trophy for a 3rd successive time after claiming a 53-run victory in farcial ending to a rain-shortened...
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 NW Pakistan |
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Suicide bomb kills 28, injures minister A bomber blew himself up at a public gathering in northwestern Pakistan; injured included the interior minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao and...
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Sri Lanka |
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Explosions reported in Colombo |
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 Sri Lanka |
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Tamil Tigers attack fuel installations The rebel group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of 2 installations that prompted heavy security, a 2-hour blackout in Colombo
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Iraq |
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Hundreds celebrate Saddam 70th birthday |
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| Apr.29 |
Istanbul |
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Huge rally for Turkish secularism
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Iran |
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Iran to attend key Iraq meeting |
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Thailand |
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Costs to take center stage at climate talks |
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Ethiopia |
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Rebels release 7 Chinese hostages |
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Western Afghanistan |
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Troops kill 'scores of Taleban' |
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| Apr.30 |
 Jerusalem |
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'Severe failure' over Lebanon war| Ehud Olmert has been criticised by government inquiry panel over his handling of Israel's conflict in Lebanon in 2006 | |
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London |
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British bomb plotters jailed for life 5 found guilty of plotting to carry out al Qaeda-inspired bomb attacks across Britain on ightcluba and shopping malls
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Turkey |
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Prime Minister Erdogan calls for unity
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Washington |
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U.S. blames rise in terrorism on Iraq |
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London |
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Pressure mounting for MI5 inquiry |
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Venezuela |
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Venezuela to pull out of IMF, World Bank
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.1 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert to Arab leaders: Let's talk peace
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| Apr.1 |
Iran |
Iran airs British detainees video |
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| Apr.5 |
Iraq |
6 U.S., 4 British troops killed in Iraq |
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| Apr.5 |
Iraq |
U.S. protects Iranian opposition group |
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| Apr.6 |
London |
UK sailors 'were in Iraqi waters' The group's officers: The personnel captured by Iranian forces in the Gulf were subjected to psychological pressure and kept in isolation
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| Apr.7 |
Somalia |
Top US envoy on Somalia mission |
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| Apr.8 |
Iraq |
30 dead in attacks across Iraq
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| Apr.8 |
Afghanistan |
NATO troops killed
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| Apr.8 |
Iraq |
Al-Sadr rallies followers against U.S. |
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| Apr.9 |
Iran |
Nuclear program stepped up | Ahmadinejad: nuclear fuel production program has reached 'industrial' levels. Iran had begun injecting gas into many of the centrifuges. Iran maintains its nuclear program is peaceful but the ... | |
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| Apr.9 |
Australia |
Australia to double Afghan force |
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| Apr.10 |
Serbia |
Serbia jails Srebrenica death squad |
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| Apr.11 |
Washington |
US extends troops' tour of duty
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| Apr.15 |
Sudan |
Sudan agrees to U.N., AU troops Sudan has signed a joint agreement with the U.N. and the African Union that defines their roles in Darfur
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| Apr.16 |
Rome |
US soldier in Italy murder trial |
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| Apr.18 |
Baghdad |
Iraq army officer ordered held |
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| Apr.19 |
Baghdad |
Gates in Iraq in wake of carnage |
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| Apr.21 |
Baghdad |
U.S. under fire over Baghdad wall
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| Apr.23 |
Iraq |
Suicide bomb kills 9 U.S. soldiers
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| Apr.23 |
Sri Lanka |
Tamil Tigers 'launch air strike' |
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| Apr.25 |
House of Representatives |
US House votes for Iraq deadline
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| Apr.26 |
London |
UK prince may be kept out of Iraq |
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| Apr.26 |
U.S. Senate |
Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan | The Senate has voted to approve a bill which requires US troops to start withdrawing by October. President Bush has said he will ... | |
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| Apr.27 |
Moscow |
Putin steps up missiles warning |
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| Apr.27 |
Chechnya |
Downed Russian helicopter kills 17 |
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| Apr.27 |
Turkey |
Army 'concerned' by vote Army has warned against questioning the secular system after a disputed 1st-round presidential vote in parliament
| The ruling party has sharply criticised an army threat. The European Union and the U.S. have urged the Turkish army to respect the democracy after military chiefs voiced concerns over election
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| Apr.28 |
Turkey |
Ruling party warns army |
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| Apr.28 |
Sri Lanka |
Explosions reported in Colombo |
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| Apr.28 |
Sri Lanka |
Tamil Tigers attack fuel installations The rebel group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of 2 installations that prompted heavy security, a 2-hour blackout in Colombo
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| Apr.29 |
Ethiopia |
Rebels release 7 Chinese hostages |
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| Apr.29 |
Western Afghanistan |
Troops kill 'scores of Taleban' |
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| Apr.30 |
Jerusalem |
'Severe failure' over Lebanon war| Ehud Olmert has been criticised by government inquiry panel over his handling of Israel's conflict in Lebanon in 2006 | |
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.1 |
Solomon Islands |
13 dead from tsunami Map of Gizo Solomon Islands| 2 earthquakes and a tsunami hit the western part of the island-chain nation. 10 to 20 people were missing. The quake measured 8.0. Some villages had been completely wiped out. The worst a... | |
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| Apr.2 |
Solomon Islands |
Thousands homeless from tsunami
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| Apr.3 |
Solomon Islands |
Officials: Not enough aid arriving
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| Apr.4 |
UN |
UN urges better tsunami response |
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| Apr.5 |
Greece |
1,200 rescued from cruise ship| A ship carrying 1,200 passengers and a crew of 400 was being evacuated off the island of Santorini after issuing a distress signal | |
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| Apr.5 |
UN |
Warming 'already changing world' |
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| Apr.6 |
Global |
Billions face climate change risk |
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| Apr.11 |
Iraq |
Red Cross: Iraq situation ever-worsening |
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| Apr.13 |
Australia |
Howard calls for HIV migrant ban |
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| Apr.13 |
Mexico |
Quake knocks out power in Mexico City |
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| Apr.13 |
Scotland |
3 dead, 5 missing from capsized ship |
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| Apr.19 |
Queensland |
'Ghost yacht' found| Emergency services have launched a search for the 3-man crew of a yacht found drifting off the North Queensland coast | |
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| Apr.19 |
Somalia |
Somalia faces aid crisis, says UN |
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| Apr.25 |
Dominican Republic |
At least 15 missing after boat sinks |
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| Apr.26 |
Istanbul |
Apartment building collapsed |
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.5 |
Greece |
1,200 rescued from cruise ship| A ship carrying 1,200 passengers and a crew of 400 was being evacuated off the island of Santorini after issuing a distress signal | |
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| Apr.10 |
New York |
U.S. files piracy complaint against China |
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| Apr.30 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela to pull out of IMF, World Bank
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.1 |
Melbourne |
Michael Phelps collect 7th gold medal |
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| Apr.2 |
US Georgia |
Gators seize victory from Ohio State |
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| Apr.7 |
Amazon |
Slovenian completes Amazon swim |
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| Apr.10 |
Northern England |
Seven-up United thrash sorry Roma |
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| Apr.11 |
Munich |
Milan cruise to 2-0 win over Bayern |
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| Apr.22 |
Rome |
Materazzi double gives Inter title |
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| Apr.24 |
Northern England |
Rooney goal gives United late win |
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| Apr.24 |
Jamaica |
Murali spins Sri Lanka into final |
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| Apr.25 |
Saint Lucia |
Aussies in final with crushing win |
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| Apr.25 |
London |
Chelsea thank Cole for narrow lead |
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| Apr.28 |
Barbados |
Australia won 4th Cup over Sri Lanka Australia lifted the cricket World Cup trophy for a 3rd successive time after claiming a 53-run victory in farcial ending to a rain-shortened...
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.8 |
Mexico |
Justice calls on reporter killing |
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| Apr.10 |
Serbia |
Serbia jails Srebrenica death squad |
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| Apr.10 |
Morocco |
Terror attack in Casablanca thwarted
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| Apr.11 |
Algeria |
23 dead in bomb attacks It was the first time since the 1990s that a powerful bomb targeted the center of Algiers
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| Apr.11 |
Bangladesh |
Murder charge for ex-PM |
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| Apr.12 |
Baghdad |
8 killed in suicide attack on parliament | After the attack in the cafeteria, more explosives were found near the parliament room. An explosion is killing at least two MPs. The entrance's security scanner was not working. The convention center is one of the most hea... | |
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| Apr.13 |
Baghdad |
Al Qaeda claims parliament bombing |
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| Apr.14 |
Iraq |
Bombings in Karbala, Baghdad killed 56 A car bomb blast in a crowded shopping area of center of a holy Shiite city of Karbala killed at least 43 people
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| Apr.15 |
Baghdad |
Bomb attacks strike capital At least 43 people have been killed in a series of bomb and suicide attacks. 18 people were killed when 2 car bombs exploded in Shia distric...
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| Apr.15 |
Iraq |
Dozens dead, wounded in bombings |
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| Apr.15 |
London |
BBC calls claim of reporter's death 'rumor'
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| Apr.16 |
Baghdad |
Roadside bombs kill 8 |
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| Apr.16 |
Virginia |
33 students massacred in class Map of http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2Famericas%2F6560685.stm%23map Virginia A gunman on the campus of Virginia Tech was dressed almost like a Boy Scout. 2 people were killed 2 hours earlier
| The gunman, who later shot and killed himself, was a young man wearing a short-sleeved tan shirt and black ammunition vest. He opening fire with a black handgun, first on the professor and then on the students. Student survives by playing dead. President Bush said the US was 'shocked and saddened'
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| Apr.16 |
Virginia |
Anger over shooting warnings
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| Apr.16 |
Mosul |
Dean, professor killed |
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| Apr.16 |
Rome |
US soldier in Italy murder trial |
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| Apr.17 |
Virginia |
S Korean named as campus gunman Police have named a student who shot dead 32 people at Virginia Tech as 23-year-old Cho Seung-hui
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| Apr.17 |
Virginia |
Virginia Tech killings review pledged |
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| Apr.18 |
Baghdad |
Bombings kill almost 200 Insurgent bombers launched a series of attacks across Baghdad. 112 dead in Sadriya market. 28 dead in an attack at the entrance to Sadr City
| 11 civilians were killed in Karrada district. 4 police officers were killed when a suicide car bomber exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint
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| Apr.18 |
Japan |
Nagasaki's mayor murdered
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| Apr.18 |
Virginia |
Gunman sent final video
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| Apr.18 |
Baghdad |
Iraq army officer ordered held |
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| Apr.19 |
Turkey |
Bible attack suspects detained
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| Apr.19 |
Virginia |
Police 'regret' at killer's video |
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| Apr.20 |
Houston |
Gunman kills hostage at Nasa base
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| Apr.20 |
Virginia |
Campus killer's family 'so sorry' |
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| Apr.21 |
Nigeria |
Truck bomb attempt on poll HQ |
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| Apr.22 |
Mosul |
Gunmen line up, execute 23 Kurd
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| Apr.23 |
Japan |
Obara acquitted over Lucie death
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| Apr.23 |
Iraq |
Suicide bomb kills 9 U.S. soldiers
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| Apr.25 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban: Bin Laden plans Iraq strikes
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| Apr.27 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis arrest 172 militants| Suspects arrested in an anti-terror sweep related to a terror plot involving attacks on senior officials and government installations | |
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| Apr.28 |
Iraq |
Bomb kills 58 in holy city of Karbala The bomb went off near the Imam Abbas shrine on a busy street as people headed to pray
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| Apr.28 |
NW Pakistan |
Suicide bomb kills 28, injures minister A bomber blew himself up at a public gathering in northwestern Pakistan; injured included the interior minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao and...
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| Apr.29 |
Ethiopia |
Rebels release 7 Chinese hostages |
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| Apr.30 |
London |
British bomb plotters jailed for life 5 found guilty of plotting to carry out al Qaeda-inspired bomb attacks across Britain on ightcluba and shopping malls
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| Apr.30 |
Washington |
U.S. blames rise in terrorism on Iraq |
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.1 |
Tehran |
Protest at UK embassy
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| Apr.1 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert to Arab leaders: Let's talk peace
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| Apr.1 |
Iran |
Iran airs British detainees video |
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| Apr.2 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Top court rejects Guantanamo test |
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| Apr.2 |
Kiev |
President Yushchenko calls early poll | The President has dissolved parliament and called a snap election, in an escalation of the political crisis. Lawmakers in parliament ... | |
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| Apr.3 |
Kiev |
President and PM in tense stand-off |
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| Apr.3 |
Zimbabwe |
National strike begins |
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| Apr.3 |
Solomon Islands |
Officials: Not enough aid arriving
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| Apr.4 |
Iran |
Ahmadinejad frees UK sailors | Iranian President has met with some of the 15 personnel held in Iranian custody, after pardoning the group. At a news conference marking Persian New Year, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeated Iran's view that the sailors and marin... | |
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| Apr.4 |
Syria |
Pelosi pushes Syria on militant links U.S. House Speaker held talks with president al-Assad despite White House objections
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| Apr.4 |
Tehran |
Britons leave Tehran for home
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| Apr.4 |
UN |
UN urges better tsunami response |
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| Apr.5 |
London |
Blair welcomes sailors from Iran Prime Minister reiterated that no diplomatic deals were done to secure their release
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| Apr.6 |
London |
UK sailors 'were in Iraqi waters' The group's officers: The personnel captured by Iranian forces in the Gulf were subjected to psychological pressure and kept in isolation
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| Apr.6 |
Jerusalem |
Peace pleas punctuate Good Friday
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| Apr.6 |
North Korea |
N Korea fund row solution found |
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| Apr.7 |
Tehran |
Iran urges UK goodwill on sailors
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| Apr.7 |
Somalia |
Top US envoy on Somalia mission |
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| Apr.7 |
Iran |
CIA tortured me, says Iran envoy
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| Apr.7 |
London |
Naval captives can sell stories
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| Apr.8 |
Mexico |
Justice calls on reporter killing |
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| Apr.9 |
Iran |
Nuclear program stepped up | Ahmadinejad: nuclear fuel production program has reached 'industrial' levels. Iran had begun injecting gas into many of the centrifuges. Iran maintains its nuclear program is peaceful but the ... | |
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| Apr.9 |
Iraq |
Thousands protest Baghdad's fall
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| Apr.9 |
Washington |
U.S. concerned at Iran's nuclear step
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| Apr.10 |
Iran |
Iran vows to expand nuclear plans |
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| Apr.11 |
New Delhi |
Outrage at menstrual form |
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| Apr.12 |
Tokyo |
Chinese PM: Better Japan ties Map of Tokyo| Wen Jiabao in a speech to the Japanese parliament urged Tokyo not to forget its past military aggressions in Asia. Wen arrived in Japan on an 'ice-melting' trip as the countries... | |
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| Apr.13 |
Australia |
Howard calls for HIV migrant ban |
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| Apr.13 |
Cuba |
Castro almost better, Chavez says |
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| Apr.13 |
North Korea |
N Korea reaches nuclear deadline |
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| Apr.13 |
Nigeria |
Security tight for polls |
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| Apr.14 |
Moscow |
Kasparov held at Russian demo
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| Apr.15 |
Washington |
Wolfowitz 'to stay' at World Bank
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| Apr.15 |
London |
BBC calls claim of reporter's death 'rumor'
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| Apr.15 |
Ecuador |
Poll: Leftist Correa emerges as a winner |
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| Apr.15 |
Sudan |
Sudan agrees to U.N., AU troops Sudan has signed a joint agreement with the U.N. and the African Union that defines their roles in Darfur
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| Apr.16 |
Baghdad |
Sadr ministers quit Iraqi cabinet The head of Moqtada Sadr's parliament bloc says the cleric has ordered his ministers to withdraw from the cabinet
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| Apr.16 |
London |
'Desperate' fears on BBC reporter |
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| Apr.16 |
Nigeria |
Court puts poll in doubt |
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| Apr.17 |
India |
World mourns Virginia's victims |
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| Apr.18 |
Japan |
Nagasaki's mayor murdered
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| Apr.18 |
Virginia |
Gunman sent final video
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| Apr.18 |
Iran |
Iran nuclear operations confirmed IAEA: Iran has assembled 1,300 centrifuges at its Natanz plant and has begun the process of enriching uranium
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| Apr.19 |
Virginia |
Police 'regret' at killer's video |
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| Apr.19 |
Baghdad |
Gates in Iraq in wake of carnage |
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| Apr.20 |
Nigeria |
Ballots 'not in country'
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| Apr.20 |
France |
Polls put Sarkozy in winners circle |
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| Apr.21 |
Baghdad |
U.S. under fire over Baghdad wall
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| Apr.22 |
Nigeria |
'Flawed' vote rerun call
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| Apr.22 |
London |
Ex-PM barred from homebound plane |
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| Apr.22 |
France |
Turnout soars in key vote |
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| Apr.22 |
Paris |
Sarkozy, Royal in presidential runoff | Right-wing candidate earned 30.46 percent of the votes, while Socialist rival won 24.41 percent. They will face a run-off on May 6. An IPSOS opinion poll suggested Sarkozy would win 54% of votes in the second round and Royal would secure 46%. The cand... | |
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| Apr.23 |
Moscow |
Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies Boris Yeltsin was 76. In 1991 he famously triumphed against parliament hardliners in 1993. He had a history of heart trouble
| Yeltsin became Russia's first democratically elected head of state after Gorbachev resigned as Soviet leader in 1991. He defender of democracy when in August 1991 he mounted a tank in Moscow. Yeltsin ordered tanks to fire on parliament in 1993, when the building was occupied by hardline political opponents. He presided over mass privatization and launched the war in Chechnya in 1994
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| Apr.23 |
Nigeria |
Yar'Adua wins flawed vote| President Obasanjo's chosen successor was proclaimed victor in a presidential election. The electoral commission chief said Umaru Yar'Adua of the People's Democratic Party had 24,638,063 votes against 6,605,299 for Muh... | |
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| Apr.23 |
Moscow |
Putin leads tributes to Yeltsin |
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| Apr.24 |
Moscow |
Russians pay respects to Yeltsin |
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| Apr.24 |
Nigeria |
President says elections not fatally flawed |
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| Apr.24 |
Mexico |
Mexico City legalizes abortion
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| Apr.25 |
Moscow |
Boris Yeltsin buried
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| Apr.25 |
House of Representatives |
US House votes for Iraq deadline
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| Apr.26 |
Moscow |
Putin gives no hint on successor
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| Apr.26 |
London |
UK prince may be kept out of Iraq |
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| Apr.26 |
U.S. Senate |
Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan | The Senate has voted to approve a bill which requires US troops to start withdrawing by October. President Bush has said he will ... | |
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| Apr.26 |
Estonia |
Estonia removes Soviet memorial Map of Tallinn Estonia The authorities have removed a contentious war memorial in Tallinn, despite overnight protests that left one person dead
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Estonians see memorial as a reminder of decades of Soviet rule.
Russia says it should not be removed.
The move provoked a condemnation from Russian officials and lawmakers.
40 people were injured and 300 arrested during clashes as police used tear gas to disperse ethnic Russian demonstrators
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| Apr.26 |
USA |
Democratic contenders in TV debate |
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| Apr.27 |
Moscow |
Putin steps up missiles warning |
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| Apr.27 |
Turkey |
Army 'concerned' by vote Army has warned against questioning the secular system after a disputed 1st-round presidential vote in parliament
| The ruling party has sharply criticised an army threat. The European Union and the U.S. have urged the Turkish army to respect the democracy after military chiefs voiced concerns over election
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| Apr.27 |
UN Security Council |
Liberia loses 'blood diamonds' label |
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| Apr.27 |
Estonia |
Fresh clashes over statue |
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| Apr.27 |
Washington |
USAID chief resigns over 'madam' |
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| Apr.28 |
Turkey |
Ruling party warns army |
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| Apr.28 |
Iraq |
Hundreds celebrate Saddam 70th birthday |
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| Apr.29 |
Istanbul |
Huge rally for Turkish secularism
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| Apr.29 |
Iran |
Iran to attend key Iraq meeting |
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| Apr.29 |
Thailand |
Costs to take center stage at climate talks |
|
| Apr.30 |
Jerusalem |
'Severe failure' over Lebanon war| Ehud Olmert has been criticised by government inquiry panel over his handling of Israel's conflict in Lebanon in 2006 | |
|
| Apr.30 |
Turkey |
Prime Minister Erdogan calls for unity
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| Apr.30 |
London |
Pressure mounting for MI5 inquiry |
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