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| Aug.1 |
Baghdad |
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Gas station blast kills 50
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis back US Middle East plans
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Washington |
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BA's price-fix fine reaches $550m |
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 Minnesota |
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Bridge collapses into Mississippi 
Map of Minneapolis Minnesota A freeway bridge over the river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water
| An entire span of the 4-lane I-35W bridge in Minneapolis fell into the river at 1805
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Arctic |
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Russia to sink flag in land grab |
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Baghdad |
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Sunni bloc leaves Iraq government
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USA |
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Chinese-made toys recalled in US
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| Aug.2 |
 Arctic |
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Russia plants flag on Arctic floor Map of North Pole Arctic| Russian explorers dived deep below the North Pole in a submersible to stake a symbolic claim to the energy riches of the Arctic | |
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Minnesota |
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Up to 50 vehicles trapped in wreckage
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U.S. Senate |
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Senate tightens lobbying rules |
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Minnesota |
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Divers suspend Minneapolis search |
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India |
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Monsoon floods claim more than 160 |
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| Aug.3 |
 India |
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Millions flee 'worst ever' floods United Nations: the worst flooding in living memory. More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured by waters
| the floods affected India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. 20 million people are known to have fled their homes or trapped in villages. Almost 200 have died in the floods in the last few days
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Sierra Leone |
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Boat capsizes, 50 drowned, 100 missing
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 England |
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Farm infected with foot-and-mouth Map of Guildford United Kingdom| 60 animals on the farm at a farm in Surrey have been found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease | |
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Southern California |
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Marine sentenced over Iraq murder Sgt Lawrence Hutchins has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of a civilian during a failed search for an insurgent
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Russian Far East |
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Quake leaves 2,000 homeless |
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| Aug.4 |
Turkey |
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Parliament being sworn in |
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Lebanon |
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Tensions high for polls |
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Southern California |
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Bonds homers 755th, ties Aaron |
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| Aug.5 |
Iraq |
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U.S.: Iraq shrine bomber killed
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India |
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South Asia flood death toll rising |
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Lebanon |
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Rivals claim poll victory |
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 Lebanon |
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Opposition wins key Lebanese poll An opposition candidate Michel Aoun has defeated a government-backed rival in a tense by-election near Beirut
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Croatia |
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Dubrovnik menaced by major fire |
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| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
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190,000 weapons 'missing in Iraq' |
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India |
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Monsoon recedes, death toll rises |
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Washington |
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Bush and Karzai vow 'an end to Taliban' |
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Utah |
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Coal mine collapse traps six |
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 Georgia |
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Georgia: Russia bomb falls on town Georgian Interior Minister: Jets flown from Russia fired an air-to-surface missile at Georgian territory in an 'act of aggression'
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Japan |
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Eda choosen as upper house leader |
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| Aug.7 |
India |
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Millions face flood disease threat The UN is warning of a health crisis in southern Asia, where 30 million people have been overwhelmed by the rains and flash flooding
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Baghdad |
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Pilgrimage's history prompts to ban traffic |
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South Korea |
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Two Koreas to hold summit |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Bonds breaks home run record
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| Aug.8 |
Sadr City |
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Raid, street fighting leave 40 dead
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New York |
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Storms lead to chaos
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan 'considering emergency' |
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Florida |
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Teacher blasts off on shuttle mission |
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| Aug.9 |
Pakistan |
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Rice sways Musharraf on emergency
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USA |
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Mortgage concerns hit US markets The share indexes tumbled amid fears that a wobble in the mortgage market may prompt a global credit crunch. Dow Jones fell 199.24
| The subprime mortgage crisis caused by a dramatic rise in mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures in the United States triggered the financial crisis, with major adverse consequences for banks and financial markets around the globe.
The result has been a decline in the capital of banks and USA government sponsored enterprises, tightening credit around the world
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Guantanamo |
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9/11 mastermind closer to military trial |
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New York |
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World markets fall after US losses The markets have faltered in early trading a day after markets in NY and London suffered losses amid fears of a global credit crunch
| Dow Jones was down 124.8 points, or 0.9%, at 13,145.9 points. London's FTSE 100 fell 3.1%, the Paris Cac index down 3% and Germany's main Dax fell 1.6%
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Polynesia |
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14 killed in French Polynesia air crash |
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| Aug.10 |
London |
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Central banks pour money into system
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UN Security Council |
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UN approves expanded Iraq mission
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USA |
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Discovery disbands without backer |
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Arctic |
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Canada to build two military Arctic bases
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India |
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Monsoon death toll reaches 2,000
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Sierra Leone |
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S Leone poised for landmark polls |
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| Aug.11 |
Southern Iraq |
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Bomb kills governor
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New England |
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'Casual lunch' for Bush, Sarkozy
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban: 2 hostages to be released |
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Pakistan |
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Musharraf 'to join Afghan jirga' |
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| Aug.12 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqi PM calls for crisis summit |
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Darfur |
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Darfur force 'to be all-African'
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Oklahoma |
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Woods wins 13th major by two shots |
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| Aug.13 |
 Afghanistan |
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Two female Korean hostages freed Kim Kyung Ja and Kim Jina were now in Ghazni's provincial capital, 25 days after they were seized
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Washington |
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Top White House aide Rove resigns |
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 China |
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14 dead in bridge collapse A bridge being built as a tourist attraction in central China. Workers were removing scaffolding from the bridge spanning the Jiantuo River
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Turkey |
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Gul getting 2nd shot at presidency
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan marks 60th anniversary |
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 North Korea |
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'Hundreds dead' in floods Flooding caused by heavy rain has left hundreds of people dead or missing. The rain had destroyed more than 30,000 homes
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| Aug.14 |
USA |
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Mattel recalls millions of Chinese toys |
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Mosul |
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Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks Map of Mosul Iraq The blasts targeted a Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidi sect, near Mosul. At least 4 blasts hit areas which house the community
| Tensions between the Yazidi and local Muslims have grown since a Yazidi girl was stoned by her community in April for converting to Islam. The string of suicide truck bombings that killed and wounded hundreds in villages looked like the work of al Qaeda in Iraq
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New Delhi |
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India marks 60th anniversary
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| Aug.15 |
 Ruhr |
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6 Italians die in 'clan execution' Map of Duisburg Germany| Police found young men shot in the head outside a train station in Duisburg in an attack that was part of a feud between organized crime clans | |
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Venezuela |
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President Hugo Chavez outlines changes |
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Washington |
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U.S. eyes terror tag for Iranian force |
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Northern Iraq |
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Frantic hunt in bomb rubble |
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London |
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World markets continue to slide
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Peru |
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Deadly earthquake strikes
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Northern Iraq |
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Death toll in bombings has risen to 500 |
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| Aug.16 |
 Peru |
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337 killed in earthquake Map of Ica Peru All but one of the deaths were in the coastal province of Ica, about 165 miles south of Lima
| The earthquake struck at 18.4 and lasted for several minutes. In Lima, buildings shook violently, prompting residents to take to the streets
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Iraq |
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More Iraqi women turning to prostitution |
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Peru |
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Peruvians mourn earthquake dead |
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Japan |
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Sharp market falls in Asia |
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| Aug.17 |
Moscow |
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Russia bomber flights 'permanent'
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Peru |
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Dead scattered in streets
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New York |
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US rate cut boosts global markets |
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Baghdad |
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U.S. troops in 24-hour battle |
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Caribbean |
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Dean strengthens to Category 4 hurricane |
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China |
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Scores trapped in coal mine The emergency teams are searching for 172 miners trapped in a flooded mine
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Peru |
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Calm urged for quake victims |
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Cairo |
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'Dozens missing' as ferry sinks |
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| Aug.18 |
Kabul |
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German woman kidnapped A woman has been kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of the capital. She works for an international aid organisation
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Turkey |
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Jet hijack ends peacefully
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Peru |
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Looting disrupts quake rescue bid
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Peru |
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More troops for quake zone
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Haiti |
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Hurricane churns up the Caribbean
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Jamaica |
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Jamaica alert as Dean threatens |
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| Aug.19 |
Afghanistan |
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Kidnapped German in Afghan video |
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Peru |
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Reports: Baby found in quake ruins |
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Kabul |
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Kidnapped German woman freed
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Jamaica |
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Jamaicans start to feel hurricane
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Japan |
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Jetliner burst into flames |
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China |
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China mum on miners' fate |
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| Aug.20 |
Southern Iraq |
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Bomb kills governor Mohammed Ali al-Hassani , the governor of Muthana province, was killed by a roadside bomb in the city of Samawa
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Yucatan |
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Hurricane Dean spins toward Yucatan |
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Yucatan |
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Hurricane Dean grows into Category 5
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Australia |
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Judge overturns Haneef visa ban |
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| Aug.21 |
 Bangladesh |
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Student riots flare Map of Dhaka Bangladesh| Angry students burned an army van and damaged 50 vehicles during violence with security forces at Dhaka University | |
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 Yucatan |
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Dean slams into Yucatan, loses steam Map of Yucatan Mexico| The hurricane is knocking down trees and flooding streets but not inflicting catastrophic damage. Dean charged ashore before dawn as a Category 5 but lost strength as it traversed the peninsula and was... | |
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Yucatan |
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Hurricane pushes into Mexico gulf |
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| Aug.22 |
Northern Iraq |
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Helicopter crash kills 14 U.S. soldiers 2 UH-60 Black Hawks were on a night operation when one of the aircraft crashed. The U.S. said the crash was not the result of an attack
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Bangladesh |
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Curfew after clashes |
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Baghdad |
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Iraq PM hits back at US criticism |
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Washington |
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Bush issues Vietnam warning over Iraq President has warned a US withdrawal could trigger the kind of upheaval seen in South East Asia after US forces quit Vietnam
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Mexico |
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Dean hitting Mexico for second time |
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U.S. Congress |
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Democrats condemn Bush over Iraq |
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| Aug.23 |
Pakistan |
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Ex-PM Sharif to return
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Brazil |
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At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire
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U.S. Senate |
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Top Republican urges Iraq pullout
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Sudan |
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Khartoum 'defying Darfur embargo' |
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Washington |
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U.S. intel: Doubts over al-Maliki |
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Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh bids to quell clashes |
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| Aug.24 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S. jet 'bombs British troops' 3 soldiers have been killed by so-called friendly fire from American fighter planes
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Bangladesh |
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Bangladesh lifts daytime curfew |
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Northern Lebanon |
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Truce as women flee camp |
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Greece |
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Fires kill 27 in southern Greece
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Florida |
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Noriega can be extradited to France |
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| Aug.25 |
Southern India |
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Blasts kill 34 in Hyderabad Two explosions within minutes. One blast was at the Lumbini amusement park
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Iraq |
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Execution, body dumping site found |
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 Greece |
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63 died from forest fires Map of Peloponnese Greece The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country
| Karamanlis: Fires may have been deliberately set ahead of national elections. The newspapers are calling the southern Peloponnese region a 'crematorium'. The worst fires are concentrated along an 50 mile stretch on the west coast of the Peloponnese
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
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Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle The wildfires that have scorched southern Greece, reached the ancient city of Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic games,
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Iraq |
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Ex leader returning 'to fight for country' |
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Greece |
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Forest fires reward offered |
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| Aug.27 |
Washington |
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Attorney General Gonzales resigns Embattled U.S. Attorney General announced his resignation. 'I have lived the American dream,' said Alberto Gonzales
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Greece |
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Greece may label fires acts of terrorism
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Uganda |
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Crash kills 72 soldiers |
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Baghdad |
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U.S. links Hussein's daughter to terror cell
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Greece |
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MPs row over fire response |
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| Aug.28 |
 Turkey |
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Turks elect ex-Islamist president Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has been elected president in a parliamentary vote in a third round of voting
| Gul is the first politician with an Islamist background to become head of state since the creation of the Turkish Republic in 1923. His wife wears a Muslim headscarf
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Korean hostages to be released |
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Baghdad |
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US seizes Iranian group in Iraq
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Iraq |
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Al-Sadr calls for calm after militias clash |
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Baghdad |
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US frees seven Iranians |
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| Aug.29 |
Iraq |
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Muqtada al-Sadr suspends militia Anti-American Shiite cleric has ordered a suspension of his Mehdi Army militia for up to six months for restructuring
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban frees 12 South Korean hostages
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Northern Iraq |
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U.N.: Cholera outbreak |
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Virginia |
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Virginia Tech response 'too slow'
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| Aug.30 |
London |
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Sharif names Pakistan return date Pakistan's exiled former Prime Minister will return home on September 10 to challenge President Musharraf
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Pakistan |
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No decision yet from Musharraf on army |
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Southern Italy |
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Mafia suspects arrested |
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Afghanistan |
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban| Kidnappers released the 7 remaining hostages and handed them over to Red Cross officials | |
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Eight dead after train crash
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Washington |
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Bush discusses Iraq, China military |
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Malaysia |
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Malaysia marks 50 years as nation |
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| Aug.31 |
Washington |
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Federal Reserve in rate cut hint |
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Colombia |
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Chavez to help broker hostage deal
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Burundi |
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Refugees go home with fear |
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Monaco |
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Sombre Super Cup victory for Milan |
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Geneva |
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US and N Korea primed for talks |
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.3 |
Southern California |
Marine sentenced over Iraq murder Sgt Lawrence Hutchins has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of a civilian during a failed search for an insurgent
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| Aug.5 |
Iraq |
U.S.: Iraq shrine bomber killed
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| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
190,000 weapons 'missing in Iraq' |
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| Aug.6 |
Georgia |
Georgia: Russia bomb falls on town Georgian Interior Minister: Jets flown from Russia fired an air-to-surface missile at Georgian territory in an 'act of aggression'
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| Aug.8 |
Sadr City |
Raid, street fighting leave 40 dead
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| Aug.10 |
Arctic |
Canada to build two military Arctic bases
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| Aug.12 |
Darfur |
Darfur force 'to be all-African'
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| Aug.15 |
Washington |
U.S. eyes terror tag for Iranian force |
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| Aug.17 |
Moscow |
Russia bomber flights 'permanent'
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| Aug.17 |
Baghdad |
U.S. troops in 24-hour battle |
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| Aug.18 |
Peru |
More troops for quake zone
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| Aug.22 |
Northern Iraq |
Helicopter crash kills 14 U.S. soldiers 2 UH-60 Black Hawks were on a night operation when one of the aircraft crashed. The U.S. said the crash was not the result of an attack
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| Aug.22 |
Bangladesh |
Curfew after clashes |
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| Aug.23 |
U.S. Senate |
Top Republican urges Iraq pullout
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| Aug.24 |
Afghanistan |
U.S. jet 'bombs British troops' 3 soldiers have been killed by so-called friendly fire from American fighter planes
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| Aug.24 |
Northern Lebanon |
Truce as women flee camp |
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| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
Execution, body dumping site found |
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| Aug.27 |
Uganda |
Crash kills 72 soldiers |
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| Aug.28 |
Iraq |
Al-Sadr calls for calm after militias clash |
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| Aug.29 |
Iraq |
Muqtada al-Sadr suspends militia Anti-American Shiite cleric has ordered a suspension of his Mehdi Army militia for up to six months for restructuring
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.1 |
Minnesota |
Bridge collapses into Mississippi Map of Minneapolis Minnesota A freeway bridge over the river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water
| An entire span of the 4-lane I-35W bridge in Minneapolis fell into the river at 1805
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| Aug.1 |
USA |
Chinese-made toys recalled in US
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| Aug.2 |
Minnesota |
Up to 50 vehicles trapped in wreckage
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| Aug.2 |
Minnesota |
Divers suspend Minneapolis search |
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| Aug.2 |
India |
Monsoon floods claim more than 160 |
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| Aug.3 |
India |
Millions flee 'worst ever' floods United Nations: the worst flooding in living memory. More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured by waters
| the floods affected India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. 20 million people are known to have fled their homes or trapped in villages. Almost 200 have died in the floods in the last few days
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| Aug.3 |
Sierra Leone |
Boat capsizes, 50 drowned, 100 missing
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| Aug.3 |
England |
Farm infected with foot-and-mouth Map of Guildford United Kingdom| 60 animals on the farm at a farm in Surrey have been found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease | |
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| Aug.3 |
Russian Far East |
Quake leaves 2,000 homeless |
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| Aug.5 |
India |
South Asia flood death toll rising |
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| Aug.5 |
Croatia |
Dubrovnik menaced by major fire |
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| Aug.6 |
India |
Monsoon recedes, death toll rises |
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| Aug.6 |
Utah |
Coal mine collapse traps six |
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| Aug.7 |
India |
Millions face flood disease threat The UN is warning of a health crisis in southern Asia, where 30 million people have been overwhelmed by the rains and flash flooding
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| Aug.8 |
New York |
Storms lead to chaos
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| Aug.9 |
Polynesia |
14 killed in French Polynesia air crash |
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| Aug.10 |
India |
Monsoon death toll reaches 2,000
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| Aug.13 |
China |
14 dead in bridge collapse A bridge being built as a tourist attraction in central China. Workers were removing scaffolding from the bridge spanning the Jiantuo River
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| Aug.13 |
North Korea |
'Hundreds dead' in floods Flooding caused by heavy rain has left hundreds of people dead or missing. The rain had destroyed more than 30,000 homes
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| Aug.15 |
Northern Iraq |
Frantic hunt in bomb rubble |
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| Aug.15 |
Peru |
Deadly earthquake strikes
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| Aug.16 |
Peru |
337 killed in earthquake Map of Ica Peru All but one of the deaths were in the coastal province of Ica, about 165 miles south of Lima
| The earthquake struck at 18.4 and lasted for several minutes. In Lima, buildings shook violently, prompting residents to take to the streets
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| Aug.16 |
Peru |
Peruvians mourn earthquake dead |
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| Aug.17 |
Peru |
Dead scattered in streets
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| Aug.17 |
Caribbean |
Dean strengthens to Category 4 hurricane |
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| Aug.17 |
China |
Scores trapped in coal mine The emergency teams are searching for 172 miners trapped in a flooded mine
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| Aug.17 |
Peru |
Calm urged for quake victims |
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| Aug.17 |
Cairo |
'Dozens missing' as ferry sinks |
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| Aug.18 |
Peru |
Looting disrupts quake rescue bid
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| Aug.18 |
Peru |
More troops for quake zone
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| Aug.18 |
Haiti |
Hurricane churns up the Caribbean
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| Aug.18 |
Jamaica |
Jamaica alert as Dean threatens |
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| Aug.19 |
Peru |
Reports: Baby found in quake ruins |
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| Aug.19 |
Jamaica |
Jamaicans start to feel hurricane
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| Aug.19 |
Japan |
Jetliner burst into flames |
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| Aug.19 |
China |
China mum on miners' fate |
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| Aug.20 |
Yucatan |
Hurricane Dean spins toward Yucatan |
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| Aug.20 |
Yucatan |
Hurricane Dean grows into Category 5
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| Aug.21 |
Yucatan |
Dean slams into Yucatan, loses steam Map of Yucatan Mexico| The hurricane is knocking down trees and flooding streets but not inflicting catastrophic damage. Dean charged ashore before dawn as a Category 5 but lost strength as it traversed the peninsula and was... | |
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| Aug.21 |
Yucatan |
Hurricane pushes into Mexico gulf |
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| Aug.22 |
Northern Iraq |
Helicopter crash kills 14 U.S. soldiers 2 UH-60 Black Hawks were on a night operation when one of the aircraft crashed. The U.S. said the crash was not the result of an attack
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| Aug.22 |
Mexico |
Dean hitting Mexico for second time |
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| Aug.23 |
Brazil |
At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire
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| Aug.24 |
Greece |
Fires kill 27 in southern Greece
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| Aug.25 |
Greece |
63 died from forest fires Map of Peloponnese Greece The emergency workers continue to find the bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country
| Karamanlis: Fires may have been deliberately set ahead of national elections. The newspapers are calling the southern Peloponnese region a 'crematorium'. The worst fires are concentrated along an 50 mile stretch on the west coast of the Peloponnese
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle The wildfires that have scorched southern Greece, reached the ancient city of Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic games,
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
Forest fires reward offered |
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| Aug.27 |
Uganda |
Crash kills 72 soldiers |
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| Aug.27 |
Greece |
MPs row over fire response |
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| Aug.29 |
Northern Iraq |
U.N.: Cholera outbreak |
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| Aug.30 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Eight dead after train crash
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|
| 2007 |
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| Aug.4 |
Southern California |
Bonds homers 755th, ties Aaron |
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| Aug.7 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Bonds breaks home run record
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| Aug.10 |
USA |
Discovery disbands without backer |
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| Aug.12 |
Oklahoma |
Woods wins 13th major by two shots |
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
Fires inch closer to Olympic cradle The wildfires that have scorched southern Greece, reached the ancient city of Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic games,
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| Aug.31 |
Monaco |
Sombre Super Cup victory for Milan |
|
|
| 2007 |
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| Aug.1 |
Washington |
BA's price-fix fine reaches $550m |
|
| Aug.1 |
USA |
Chinese-made toys recalled in US
|
| Aug.9 |
USA |
Mortgage concerns hit US markets The share indexes tumbled amid fears that a wobble in the mortgage market may prompt a global credit crunch. Dow Jones fell 199.24
| The subprime mortgage crisis caused by a dramatic rise in mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures in the United States triggered the financial crisis, with major adverse consequences for banks and financial markets around the globe.
The result has been a decline in the capital of banks and USA government sponsored enterprises, tightening credit around the world
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| Aug.9 |
New York |
World markets fall after US losses The markets have faltered in early trading a day after markets in NY and London suffered losses amid fears of a global credit crunch
| Dow Jones was down 124.8 points, or 0.9%, at 13,145.9 points. London's FTSE 100 fell 3.1%, the Paris Cac index down 3% and Germany's main Dax fell 1.6%
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| Aug.10 |
London |
Central banks pour money into system
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| Aug.14 |
USA |
Mattel recalls millions of Chinese toys |
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| Aug.15 |
London |
World markets continue to slide
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| Aug.16 |
Japan |
Sharp market falls in Asia |
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| Aug.17 |
New York |
US rate cut boosts global markets |
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| Aug.31 |
Washington |
Federal Reserve in rate cut hint |
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.1 |
Baghdad |
Gas station blast kills 50
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| Aug.3 |
Southern California |
Marine sentenced over Iraq murder Sgt Lawrence Hutchins has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of a civilian during a failed search for an insurgent
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| Aug.9 |
Guantanamo |
9/11 mastermind closer to military trial |
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| Aug.11 |
Southern Iraq |
Bomb kills governor
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| Aug.11 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban: 2 hostages to be released |
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| Aug.13 |
Afghanistan |
Two female Korean hostages freed Kim Kyung Ja and Kim Jina were now in Ghazni's provincial capital, 25 days after they were seized
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| Aug.14 |
Mosul |
Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks Map of Mosul Iraq The blasts targeted a Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidi sect, near Mosul. At least 4 blasts hit areas which house the community
| Tensions between the Yazidi and local Muslims have grown since a Yazidi girl was stoned by her community in April for converting to Islam. The string of suicide truck bombings that killed and wounded hundreds in villages looked like the work of al Qaeda in Iraq
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| Aug.15 |
Ruhr |
6 Italians die in 'clan execution' Map of Duisburg Germany| Police found young men shot in the head outside a train station in Duisburg in an attack that was part of a feud between organized crime clans | |
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| Aug.15 |
Washington |
U.S. eyes terror tag for Iranian force |
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| Aug.15 |
Northern Iraq |
Frantic hunt in bomb rubble |
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| Aug.15 |
Northern Iraq |
Death toll in bombings has risen to 500 |
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| Aug.16 |
Iraq |
More Iraqi women turning to prostitution |
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| Aug.18 |
Kabul |
German woman kidnapped A woman has been kidnapped at gunpoint in the heart of the capital. She works for an international aid organisation
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| Aug.18 |
Turkey |
Jet hijack ends peacefully
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| Aug.18 |
Peru |
Looting disrupts quake rescue bid
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| Aug.19 |
Afghanistan |
Kidnapped German in Afghan video |
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| Aug.19 |
Kabul |
Kidnapped German woman freed
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| Aug.20 |
Southern Iraq |
Bomb kills governor Mohammed Ali al-Hassani , the governor of Muthana province, was killed by a roadside bomb in the city of Samawa
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| Aug.20 |
Australia |
Judge overturns Haneef visa ban |
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| Aug.23 |
Brazil |
At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire
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| Aug.24 |
Florida |
Noriega can be extradited to France |
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| Aug.25 |
Southern India |
Blasts kill 34 in Hyderabad Two explosions within minutes. One blast was at the Lumbini amusement park
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| Aug.26 |
Greece |
Forest fires reward offered |
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| Aug.27 |
Greece |
Greece may label fires acts of terrorism
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| Aug.27 |
Baghdad |
U.S. links Hussein's daughter to terror cell
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| Aug.28 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban: Korean hostages to be released |
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| Aug.28 |
Baghdad |
US seizes Iranian group in Iraq
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| Aug.29 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban frees 12 South Korean hostages
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| Aug.30 |
Southern Italy |
Mafia suspects arrested |
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| Aug.30 |
Afghanistan |
Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban| Kidnappers released the 7 remaining hostages and handed them over to Red Cross officials | |
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| Aug.31 |
Colombia |
Chavez to help broker hostage deal
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis back US Middle East plans
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| Aug.1 |
Arctic |
Russia to sink flag in land grab |
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| Aug.1 |
Baghdad |
Sunni bloc leaves Iraq government
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| Aug.2 |
Arctic |
Russia plants flag on Arctic floor Map of North Pole Arctic| Russian explorers dived deep below the North Pole in a submersible to stake a symbolic claim to the energy riches of the Arctic | |
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| Aug.2 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate tightens lobbying rules |
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| Aug.4 |
Turkey |
Parliament being sworn in |
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| Aug.4 |
Lebanon |
Tensions high for polls |
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| Aug.5 |
Lebanon |
Rivals claim poll victory |
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| Aug.5 |
Lebanon |
Opposition wins key Lebanese poll An opposition candidate Michel Aoun has defeated a government-backed rival in a tense by-election near Beirut
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| Aug.6 |
Washington |
Bush and Karzai vow 'an end to Taliban' |
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| Aug.6 |
Japan |
Eda choosen as upper house leader |
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| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
Pilgrimage's history prompts to ban traffic |
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| Aug.7 |
South Korea |
Two Koreas to hold summit |
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| Aug.8 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan 'considering emergency' |
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| Aug.8 |
Florida |
Teacher blasts off on shuttle mission |
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| Aug.9 |
Pakistan |
Rice sways Musharraf on emergency
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| Aug.10 |
UN Security Council |
UN approves expanded Iraq mission
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| Aug.10 |
Arctic |
Canada to build two military Arctic bases
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| Aug.10 |
Sierra Leone |
S Leone poised for landmark polls |
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| Aug.11 |
New England |
'Casual lunch' for Bush, Sarkozy
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| Aug.11 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf 'to join Afghan jirga' |
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| Aug.12 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi PM calls for crisis summit |
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| Aug.13 |
Washington |
Top White House aide Rove resigns |
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| Aug.13 |
Turkey |
Gul getting 2nd shot at presidency
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| Aug.13 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan marks 60th anniversary |
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| Aug.14 |
New Delhi |
India marks 60th anniversary
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| Aug.15 |
Venezuela |
President Hugo Chavez outlines changes |
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| Aug.16 |
Peru |
Peruvians mourn earthquake dead |
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| Aug.17 |
Peru |
Calm urged for quake victims |
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| Aug.20 |
Australia |
Judge overturns Haneef visa ban |
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| Aug.21 |
Bangladesh |
Student riots flare Map of Dhaka Bangladesh| Angry students burned an army van and damaged 50 vehicles during violence with security forces at Dhaka University | |
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| Aug.22 |
Baghdad |
Iraq PM hits back at US criticism |
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| Aug.22 |
Washington |
Bush issues Vietnam warning over Iraq President has warned a US withdrawal could trigger the kind of upheaval seen in South East Asia after US forces quit Vietnam
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| Aug.22 |
U.S. Congress |
Democrats condemn Bush over Iraq |
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| Aug.23 |
Pakistan |
Ex-PM Sharif to return
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| Aug.23 |
U.S. Senate |
Top Republican urges Iraq pullout
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| Aug.23 |
Sudan |
Khartoum 'defying Darfur embargo' |
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| Aug.23 |
Washington |
U.S. intel: Doubts over al-Maliki |
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| Aug.23 |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh bids to quell clashes |
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| Aug.24 |
Bangladesh |
Bangladesh lifts daytime curfew |
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
Ex leader returning 'to fight for country' |
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| Aug.27 |
Washington |
Attorney General Gonzales resigns Embattled U.S. Attorney General announced his resignation. 'I have lived the American dream,' said Alberto Gonzales
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| Aug.27 |
Baghdad |
U.S. links Hussein's daughter to terror cell
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| Aug.27 |
Greece |
MPs row over fire response |
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| Aug.28 |
Turkey |
Turks elect ex-Islamist president Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has been elected president in a parliamentary vote in a third round of voting
| Gul is the first politician with an Islamist background to become head of state since the creation of the Turkish Republic in 1923. His wife wears a Muslim headscarf
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| Aug.28 |
Baghdad |
US frees seven Iranians |
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| Aug.29 |
Virginia |
Virginia Tech response 'too slow'
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| Aug.30 |
London |
Sharif names Pakistan return date Pakistan's exiled former Prime Minister will return home on September 10 to challenge President Musharraf
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| Aug.30 |
Pakistan |
No decision yet from Musharraf on army |
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| Aug.30 |
Washington |
Bush discusses Iraq, China military |
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| Aug.30 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia marks 50 years as nation |
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| Aug.31 |
Colombia |
Chavez to help broker hostage deal
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| Aug.31 |
Burundi |
Refugees go home with fear |
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| Aug.31 |
Geneva |
US and N Korea primed for talks |
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