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| Jan.2 |
 Baghdad |
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Iraq investigates Saddam footage 
The government has launched an inquiry into unofficial mobile phone footage showing the execution of former leader
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| Jan.3 |
Baghdad |
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Guard detained over Hussein video
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| Jan.7 |
 Poland |
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Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row The controversial Stanislaw Wielgus has resigned, less than an hour before he was due to be installed in his post
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| Jan.11 |
U.S. Congress |
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Al-Qaeda 'rebuilding' in Pakistan |
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| Jan.12 |
 Missouri |
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Missing teens discovered alive 
Map of KIRKWOOD Missouri Missouri| The boys, one of whom was last in 2002, have been found alive at the home of a 41-year-old Michael Devlin. Devlin, a pizza shop worker, is charged with kidnapping of 13-year-old Ben Ownby, but authoritie... | |
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| Jan.14 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam half-brother executed Barzan Ibrahim decapitated during hanging. The former head of Revolutionary Court Hamed al-Bandar also hanged
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| Jan.15 |
London |
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Six accused of bomb plot |
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| Jan.16 |
Baghdad |
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Bombs kill 70 at university
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| Jan.17 |
Baghdad |
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Bombers kill 28 in Baghdad, Kirkuk |
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| Jan.19 |
 Istanbul |
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Outspoken journalist shot dead Hrant Dink, 53, was a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians early last century
| He was given a six-month suspended sentence in October 2005 after writing about the Armenian 'genocide' of 1915. Prime Minister Erdogan condemned his killing and said 2 suspects had been arrested
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| Jan.20 |
Turkey |
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Hrant Dink murder suspect caught |
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| Jan.21 |
Istanbul |
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Teen admits killing journalist |
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| Jan.22 |
Baghdad |
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Market bombs kill 100 in 2 Iraqi cities Bombs in marketplaces killed dozens of people in Baghdad and in Khalis, near the northeastern city of Baquba
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 Vancouver |
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Pig farmer confessed to 49 killings In videotaped interviews accused serial killer Robert William Pickton allegedly acknowledges slaying 49 women
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| Jan.29 |
Southern Israel |
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Bakery bomber kills three
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| Jan.30 |
Iraq |
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Attacks on Shiite pilgrims kill 38 |
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| Jan.31 |
England |
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'Beheading plot' behind terror raid
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| Feb.3 |
Baghdad |
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden truck in a crowded market in Sedriya, a mixed neighborhood
| The blast destroyed stores and automobiles. Many victims were trapped under the rubble. 8 die in other attacks; 2 came when 9 bombs detonated in Kirkuk
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| Feb.6 |
Florida |
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Astronaut charged with attempted murder Lisa Nowak was ordered released on an additional $10,000 bond for a charge involving a romantic rival
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| Feb.7 |
Austria |
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Huge global child porn ring found
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| Feb.8 |
Baghdad |
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Top Iraqi official held in raid |
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Nigeria Delta |
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Militants hold more hostages |
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| Feb.12 |
Baghdad |
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90 killed on day Golden Mosque attack 5 explosions ripped through central Baghdad, amid memorials marking last year's attack on a revered Shiite shrine in Samarra
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| Feb.13 |
Southern Iran |
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Bomb kills 18 on military bus
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| Feb.19 |
India |
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Dozens dead in train blasts
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| Feb.25 |
Iraq |
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Car bomb kills dozens; mystery blasts |
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| Feb.26 |
Baghdad |
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Suicide bomber kills 50 at university
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| Mar.6 |
Iraq |
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More than 120 die in blasts Map of Karbala Iraq| Insurgents stepped up attacks on Shiite pilgrims heading to the city of Karbala, with bombings and small arms attacks. Suicide bombers targeted Shiite pi... | |
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| Mar.10 |
Iraq |
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Kidnapping in Iraq aimed at Germans |
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| Mar.11 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 31 pilgrims
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| Mar.14 |
Guantanamo |
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Mohammed says responsible for 9/11 Top al Qaeda suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has claimed he organized the 9/11 attacks and other major attacks
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban hostage makes video appeal |
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| Mar.15 |
Japan |
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Livedoor tycoon guilty of fraud |
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| Mar.19 |
Baghdad |
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Former VP Ramadan executed One of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, Taha Yassin Ramadan was sentenced to life for his role in killing Shias in the 1980s
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| Mar.21 |
Jamaica |
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Pakistan coach's death 'suspicious' |
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| Mar.22 |
Baghdad |
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UN chief shaken by blast A blast interrupted a Ban Ki-moon news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki
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 Jamaica |
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Woolmer was strangled, police say | A pathology report indicated that Pakistani cricket coach died of 'manual strangulation'. Woolmer's death came less than 24 hours after Pakistan was beaten and eliminated by Irish ... | |
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Northern England |
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Three held over 7 July bombings |
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| Mar.23 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb injures Iraqi deputy PM
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| Mar.26 |
Guantanamo |
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Australian admits terror charge
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| Mar.27 |
Northern Iraq |
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Truck bombs kill 50 in city of Tal Afar The explosions, within a few minutes of each other, targeted markets. In 2006 Bush touted Tal Afar as an example
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Manila |
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Gunmen seize bus
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| Mar.28 |
Thailand |
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Swiss man jailed for Thai insult |
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| Apr.10 |
Morocco |
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Terror attack in Casablanca thwarted |
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| Apr.11 |
Algeria |
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23 dead in bomb attacks
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| Apr.12 |
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
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| Apr.14 |
Iraq |
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Bombings in Karbala, Baghdad killed 56
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| Apr.15 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb attacks strike capital
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London |
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BBC calls claim of reporter's death 'rumor' |
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| Apr.16 |
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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| Apr.17 |
Virginia |
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S Korean named as campus gunman
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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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| Apr.19 |
Turkey |
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Bible attack suspects detained |
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| Apr.20 |
Houston |
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Gunman kills hostage at Nasa base |
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| Apr.22 |
Mosul |
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Gunmen line up, execute 23 Kurd |
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| Apr.23 |
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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| Apr.25 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Bin Laden plans Iraq strikes |
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| Apr.27 |
 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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| Apr.28 |
Iraq |
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Bomb kills 58 in holy city of Karbala
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NW Pakistan |
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Suicide bomb kills 28, injures minister
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| Apr.30 |
London |
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British bomb plotters jailed for life
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| May.1 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq al Qaeda leader reported dead |
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| May.4 |
Southern California |
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Paris Hilton gets 45 days in jail |
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| May.8 |
Texas |
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US drops Cuban militant's charges |
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| May.13 |
Northern Iraq |
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Bombings leave at least 45 dead |
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| May.21 |
Beirut |
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Explosion rocks Beirut |
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| May.22 |
 London |
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Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning Russian prosecutors refuse to extradite Andrei Lugovoi, charged by Britain in the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko
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| May.23 |
Serbia |
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12 jailed for killing PM Djindjic |
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| May.29 |
Baghdad |
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Five Britons seized 4 bodyguards and a finance expert have been kidnapped from Iraq's finance ministry. The kidnappers wore police uniforms
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| May.30 |
 UN Security Council |
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UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal In a challenge to Syria, the Security Council voted to set up a court to prosecute the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
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Ex-KGB spy: UK tried to recruit me |
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| Jun.1 |
Gaza |
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Video released of BBC's Johnston
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| Jun.2 |
New York |
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Arrests in airport 'bomb plot' |
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 Eastern Germany |
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146 police hurt in G8 protest Masked demonstrators showered police with rocks and bottles, then were driven back with water cannon and tear gas
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| Jun.4 |
UN Tribunal |
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Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial |
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Guantanamo |
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Charges dropped for two detainees
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| Jun.6 |
Vatican |
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Scare as man tries to board popemobile
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| Jun.8 |
European Union |
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CIA jails in Europe 'confirmed'
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Chile |
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Fujimori under house arrest |
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| Jun.12 |
Indonesia |
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Bombing 'mastermind' held in swoop |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Blast hits key Shia shrine Map of Samarra Iraq| The 3 minarets of the al-Askari, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, have been damaged by an explosion in Samarra. The bombing destroyed two towers at the mosque. The same holy site was attacked in February 2006. The... | |
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| Jun.13 |
Beirut |
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Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast Walid Eido, an anti-Syrian member of the Lebanese parliament died in a bomb blast. 6 other people died and 11 were wounded in the explosion
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| Jun.15 |
London |
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UK jails 7 'dirty bomb' plotters |
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| Jun.16 |
 Kabul |
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Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed The bomb went off close to police HQ in the city centre at rush hour. Most of the dead are police recruits
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| Jun.19 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 87 in crowded square A truck bomb ripped through a crowded Khalani Square, killing at least 75 people and wounding 204 others
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| Jun.20 |
Sierra Leone |
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First S Leone war crimes verdicts |
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| Jun.22 |
Paris |
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Chirac spurns scandal questioning |
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| Jun.24 |
Baghdad |
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'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang An Iraq court sentenced 3 former aides to Saddam Hussein to death by hanging for their role in a genocide campaign that that killed up to 100,000...
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Gaza |
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BBC reporter in suicide vest video
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| Jun.28 |
Scotland |
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Lockerbie bomber allowed appeal |
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| Jun.29 |
Ivory Coast |
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Rocket fired at PM plane |
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London |
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Bomb 'packed with nails' |
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London |
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2 explosive-laden cars linked A vehicle containing fuel, gas canisters and nails found near Trafalgar Square is clearly linked to another explosives-packed car
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| Jun.30 |
Scotland |
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Blazing car crashes into Glasgow airport Map of Glasgow Airport United Kingdom Jeep Cherokee being driven at speed towards the main terminal building with flames coming out from underneath
| 2 Asian men, one of whom was on fire, had been in the car. 2 people had been arrested and detained. One of the men wore a suspect device. All flights to and from Glasgow Airport have been suspended
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London |
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UK on highest terror alert |
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| Jul.1 |
United Kingdom |
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Car bombings suspect 'on the run' |
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| Jul.2 |
Washington |
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Bush spares Libby from jail term
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Yemen |
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Bomb kills Spanish tourists |
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| Jul.3 |
 Gaza |
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BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed| Johnston, kidnapped March 12 by a group calling itself the Army of Islam, was wearing blue jeans and looking gaunt. TV pictures showed Johnston, 45, leaving a building and entering a car, acc... | |
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| Jul.4 |
Pakistan |
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Mosque leader's burqa plan fails |
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Jerusalem |
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BBC man: I felt buried alive |
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| Jul.5 |
Nigeria Delta |
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Three-year-old seized
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Colombia |
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Colombians hold kidnap protests |
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| Jul.7 |
Northern Iraq |
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At least 105 killed in village market blast Map of Amerli Iraq| A truck, resembled an Iraqi military truck, laden with two tons of explosives detonated in an outdoor market in Amerli. 250 people were wounded in the bombing.. The village predominately populated by Shiite Turkmens and K... | |
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| Jul.9 |
London |
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Three guilty over 21/7 bomb plot
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| Jul.10 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Suicide blast kills 12 children |
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| Jul.11 |
Libya |
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Court upholds death verdicts |
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Algeria |
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Suicide bomb kills 9 |
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| Jul.12 |
Pakistan |
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Burnt bodies found at Red Mosque |
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| Jul.14 |
Osama bin Laden |
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Bin Laden in video calls for martyrdom |
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| Jul.15 |
Los Angeles |
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LA cardinal offers abuse apology |
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| Jul.16 |
Northern Iraq |
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Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Kirkuk A suicide bomber ripped through a busy commercial district, leaving a large crater surrounded by dozens of mutilated bodies
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| Jul.17 |
Pakistan |
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Deadly blast hits Islamabad rally
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| Jul.20 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans The militants threatened to kill a group of abducted Christians within 24 hours unless S. Korea withdraws its troops from Afghanistan
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| Jul.21 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: 2 German hostages killed
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Italy |
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3 Moroccans held on terror charges
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| Jul.23 |
 Libya |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria 6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria
| The 5 nurses and a Palestinian doctor were convicted of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV. The release had been made possible by a deal struck on improving Libya-EU ties
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| Jul.25 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban kills South Korean hostage
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Baghdad |
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Bombers target soccer celebrations |
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| Jul.26 |
Australia |
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Australia drops terror charge |
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| Jul.27 |
Pakistan |
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13 dead in blast near Red Mosque |
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U.S. Congress |
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Congress passes anti-terror bill |
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| Jul.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban: Male hostage shot dead
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| Jul.31 |
 Cambodia |
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First Khmer Rouge leader charged An ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief Kang Kek Ieu has been charged with crimes against humanity by a UN-backed tribunal
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| Aug.1 |
Baghdad |
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Gas station blast kills 50 |
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| Aug.3 |
Southern California |
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Marine sentenced over Iraq murder
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| Aug.11 |
Southern Iraq |
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Bomb kills governor |
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| Aug.13 |
Afghanistan |
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Two female Korean hostages freed
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| Aug.14 |
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 t... | |
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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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| Aug.18 |
Kabul |
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German woman kidnapped
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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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| Aug.19 |
Kabul |
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Kidnapped German woman freed |
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| Aug.20 |
Southern Iraq |
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Bomb kills governor
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| Aug.23 |
Brazil |
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At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire |
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| Aug.25 |
Southern India |
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Blasts kill 34 in Hyderabad
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| Aug.27 |
Greece |
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Greece may label fires acts of terrorism |
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Baghdad |
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U.S. links Hussein's daughter to terror cell |
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| Aug.28 |
Baghdad |
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US seizes Iranian group in Iraq |
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| Aug.29 |
Afghanistan |
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Taliban frees 12 South Korean hostages |
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| Aug.30 |
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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| Aug.31 |
Colombia |
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Chavez to help broker hostage deal |
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| Sep.1 |
South Korea |
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Freed Koreans return home The 19 church workers freed from captivity in Afghanistan have arrived home in Seoul, after being held by the Taleban for 6 weeks
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| Sep.3 |
Rawalpindi |
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Two bomb blasts in Rawalpindi kill 15 |
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| Sep.5 |
Germany |
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'Massive' attacks foiled
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| Sep.7 |
 Portugal |
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Police 'suspect Madeleine mother' Portuguese police believe the mother of missing 4-year-old is involved in her death
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Washington |
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Bin Laden says US should convert Early analysis indicates the voice on a recently released videotape is that of bin Laden
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| Sep.8 |
Algeria |
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Al-Qaeda claims bombings
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| Sep.10 |
Israel |
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Dozens hurt by rocket |
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| Sep.13 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Insurgents kill key US ally |
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| Sep.14 |
Iraq |
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Al Qaeda claims sheik killing
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| Sep.15 |
Iraq |
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Al Qaeda threatens Sunni leaders |
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| Sep.16 |
Nevada |
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OJ Simpson arrested over break-in Ex-American football star has been arrested by Las Vegas police investigating an alleged armed robbery at a casino hotel room
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| Sep.19 |
Beirut |
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Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast | A massive bombing killed parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem and at least 4 others. He was a Christian Maronite and a member of Phalange Party. The blast will reduce the parliamentary majority from 69 to 68, preventing them from electing a free president. World... | |
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| Sep.20 |
Beirut |
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Assassination spurs calls for strike |
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| Sep.21 |
 Chile |
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Chile court extradites Fujimori | Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Peru's former President. He is to be sent back to Peru | |
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| Sep.22 |
Peru |
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Exiled Fujimori arrives to face charges |
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| Oct.3 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb injures Polish envoy |
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| Oct.4 |
Chile |
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Pinochet family arrested The widow and 5 children of former military ruler have been arrested on charges of embezzlement
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| Oct.8 |
 Paris |
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Jury retraces Diana's fatal path Jurors in a British inquest have begun tracing Princess' last moments before the car crash that killed her 10 years ago
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| Oct.14 |
Moscow |
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Putin told of 'assassination bid' |
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| Oct.17 |
Somalia |
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Aid stopped after kidnap
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| Oct.18 |
 Karachi |
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Bombers target Bhutto's convoy, 136 killed | 2 explosions in a suicide bombing near a motorcade carrying former Pakistani Prime Minister. Bhutto and those with her were uninjured. Video showed Benazir Bhutto, who was travelling through crowded streets from the city's airport to a rally mark... | |
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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
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'Chess Killer' sentenced to life
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 Somalia |
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U.S. destroyer pursues pirates The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates
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| Oct.30 |
Rawalpindi |
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Bomb near president's HQ kills 7 |
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Somalia |
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Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates |
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| Oct.31 |
 Madrid |
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Spain condemns terror verdict A court delivered an unexpectedly mixed verdict in the trial of 28 defendants charged in the 2004 Madrid train bombings
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| Nov.1 |
London |
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Police guilty in 'bomber' case
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| Nov.5 |
Sicily |
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Senior Mafia boss arrested |
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| Nov.6 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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64 dead in suicide attack At least 6 members of the parliament were killed in the blast in the province of Baghlan in northern Afghanistan
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| Nov.7 |
 Finland |
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8 dead in school shooting Map of Tuusula Finland| At least three 8 were killed in a school shooting in southern Finland, in Tuusula, 30 miles north of the capital, Helsinki. Teen dead who opene... | |
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| Nov.9 |
Iraq |
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Sunni chiefs killed in blast
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| Nov.11 |
Turin |
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Police kill football fan |
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| |
Rome |
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Fans rampage after killing Football fans have reacted violently inside and outside stadiums following the police shooting of Gabriele Sandri, 26, a Lazio supporter
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| Nov.12 |
Gaza |
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Deadly clash at Arafat rally |
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| Nov.15 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Baseball star Barry Bonds charged |
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| Nov.18 |
Iraq |
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Bomber kills kids getting toys from troops |
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Cambodia |
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Former Khmer Rouge leader arrested
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| Nov.21 |
France |
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Transport 'sabotage' hits France
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| Nov.23 |
India |
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Deadly blasts rock Indian cities |
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| Nov.26 |
Paris |
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Riots rock suburb for second night
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| Nov.29 |
 Sudan |
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row | Gillian Gibbons, 54, has been found guilty in of insulting religion after she allowed her primary school class to name a teddy bear Muhammad | |
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| Dec.5 |
U. S. Midwest |
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Shoppers killed in gun rampage
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Paris |
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Sarkozy urges Betancourt release |
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| Dec.6 |
England |
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Canoe man's sons fear 'huge scam' John Darwin, 57, was thought to have drowned at sea. His wife Anne had confessed to knowing her husband was alive
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Paris |
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One killed by parcel bomb |
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| Dec.9 |
Vancouver |
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Pig farmer found guilty of killing 6 women |
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| Dec.11 |
 Algeria |
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At least 62 killed in blasts, targeted U.N. 2 car bombs ripped through the capital in what appeared to be targeted attacks on government and United Nations buildings
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Peru |
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Fujimori gets 6 years in prison| A Peruvian Supreme Court judge convicted former President of abuse of authority. Fujimori faces human rights and corruption charges. Alberto Fujimor... | |
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Beirut |
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Blast kills army general |
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| Dec.14 |
Arab Countries |
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Zawahiri condemns Annapolis talks |
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| Dec.17 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Report: King pardons rape victim
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| Dec.20 |
Peshawar |
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Suicide blast kills 50
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| Dec.24 |
Kashmir |
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Mosque besieged |
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| Dec.25 |
Mauritania |
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Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link' |
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| Dec.26 |
Chad |
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Court jails French aid staff
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| Dec.27 |
Rawalpindi |
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated Map of Rawalpindi Pakistan Former Prime Minister was assassinated outside a large gathering of her supporters where a suicide bomber also killed at least 20
| Bhutto had just addressed an election rally when she was shot in the neck by a gunman who then set off a bomb. Musharraf held an emergency meeting in the hours after the death. Rioters burned tires and blocked roads in Karachid. Police fired on an angry mob, killing 2 people, in the city of Khairpur
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| Dec.28 |
South Africa |
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New charges for Zuma
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Pakistan |
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Bhutto was killed by bomb shrapnel |
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Chad |
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French aid workers leave Chad |
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| Dec.30 |
Pakistan |
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New video shows Bhutto being shot
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 Kenya |
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Riots erupt after president re-elected Map of Nairobi Kenya| Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki | |
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| Dec.31 |
Kenya |
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Election violence kills 'at least 124'
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| 2007 |
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| Oct.29 |
Somalia |
U.S. destroyer pursues pirates The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates
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| Oct.30 |
Somalia |
Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates |
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.23 |
Brazil |
At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire |
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| Aug.27 |
Greece |
Greece may label fires acts of terrorism |
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| Sep.16 |
Nevada |
OJ Simpson arrested over break-in Ex-American football star has been arrested by Las Vegas police investigating an alleged armed robbery at a casino hotel room
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.23 |
Iraq |
Suicide bomb kills 9 U.S. soldiers |
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| Oct.17 |
Somalia |
Aid stopped after kidnap
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.30 |
Kenya |
Riots erupt after president re-elected Map of Nairobi Kenya| Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki | |
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| Dec.31 |
Kenya |
Election violence kills 'at least 124'
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| 2007 |
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| Oct.4 |
Chile |
Pinochet family arrested The widow and 5 children of former military ruler have been arrested on charges of embezzlement
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| 2007 |
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| May.4 |
Southern California |
Paris Hilton gets 45 days in jail |
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| Jun.4 |
UN Tribunal |
Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial |
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| Jun.20 |
Sierra Leone |
First S Leone war crimes verdicts |
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| Jun.24 |
Baghdad |
'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang An Iraq court sentenced 3 former aides to Saddam Hussein to death by hanging for their role in a genocide campaign that that killed up to 100,000...
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| Jul.25 |
Baghdad |
Bombers target soccer celebrations |
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| Aug.3 |
Southern California |
Marine sentenced over Iraq murder
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| Nov.11 |
Turin |
Police kill football fan |
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| Dec.5 |
Paris |
Sarkozy urges Betancourt release |
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.19 |
Turkey |
Bible attack suspects detained |
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| Jun.6 |
Vatican |
Scare as man tries to board popemobile
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| Oct.29 |
Somalia |
U.S. destroyer pursues pirates The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.7 |
Poland |
Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row The controversial Stanislaw Wielgus has resigned, less than an hour before he was due to be installed in his post
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| Jan.16 |
Baghdad |
Bombs kill 70 at university
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| Jan.17 |
Baghdad |
Bombers kill 28 in Baghdad, Kirkuk |
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| Jan.22 |
Baghdad |
Market bombs kill 100 in 2 Iraqi cities Bombs in marketplaces killed dozens of people in Baghdad and in Khalis, near the northeastern city of Baquba
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| Jan.29 |
Southern Israel |
Bakery bomber kills three
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| Jan.30 |
Iraq |
Attacks on Shiite pilgrims kill 38 |
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| Feb.3 |
Baghdad |
Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden truck in a crowded market in Sedriya, a mixed neighborhood
| The blast destroyed stores and automobiles. Many victims were trapped under the rubble. 8 die in other attacks; 2 came when 9 bombs detonated in Kirkuk
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| Feb.12 |
Baghdad |
90 killed on day Golden Mosque attack 5 explosions ripped through central Baghdad, amid memorials marking last year's attack on a revered Shiite shrine in Samarra
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| Feb.13 |
Southern Iran |
Bomb kills 18 on military bus
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| Feb.19 |
India |
Dozens dead in train blasts
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| Feb.25 |
Iraq |
Car bomb kills dozens; mystery blasts |
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| Feb.26 |
Baghdad |
Suicide bomber kills 50 at university
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| Mar.6 |
Iraq |
More than 120 die in blasts Map of Karbala Iraq| Insurgents stepped up attacks on Shiite pilgrims heading to the city of Karbala, with bombings and small arms attacks. Suicide bombers targeted Shiite pi... | |
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| Mar.11 |
Baghdad |
Car bomb kills 31 pilgrims
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| Mar.22 |
Baghdad |
UN chief shaken by blast A blast interrupted a Ban Ki-moon news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki
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| Mar.23 |
Baghdad |
Bomb injures Iraqi deputy PM
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| Mar.27 |
Northern Iraq |
Truck bombs kill 50 in city of Tal Afar The explosions, within a few minutes of each other, targeted markets. In 2006 Bush touted Tal Afar as an example
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| Apr.10 |
Morocco |
Terror attack in Casablanca thwarted |
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| Apr.11 |
Algeria |
23 dead in bomb attacks
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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
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| Apr.14 |
Iraq |
Bombings in Karbala, Baghdad killed 56
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| Apr.15 |
Baghdad |
Bomb attacks strike capital
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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.23 |
Iraq |
Suicide bomb kills 9 U.S. soldiers |
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| Apr.28 |
Iraq |
Bomb kills 58 in holy city of Karbala
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| Apr.28 |
NW Pakistan |
Suicide bomb kills 28, injures minister
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| May.13 |
Northern Iraq |
Bombings leave at least 45 dead |
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| May.21 |
Beirut |
Explosion rocks Beirut |
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| Jun.12 |
Sunni Triangle |
Blast hits key Shia shrine Map of Samarra Iraq| The 3 minarets of the al-Askari, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, have been damaged by an explosion in Samarra. The bombing destroyed two towers at the mosque. The same holy site was attacked in February 2006. The... | |
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| Jun.13 |
Beirut |
Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast Walid Eido, an anti-Syrian member of the Lebanese parliament died in a bomb blast. 6 other people died and 11 were wounded in the explosion
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| Jun.16 |
Kabul |
Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed The bomb went off close to police HQ in the city centre at rush hour. Most of the dead are police recruits
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| Jun.19 |
Baghdad |
Car bomb kills 87 in crowded square A truck bomb ripped through a crowded Khalani Square, killing at least 75 people and wounding 204 others
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| Jun.29 |
London |
Bomb 'packed with nails' |
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| Jun.29 |
London |
2 explosive-laden cars linked A vehicle containing fuel, gas canisters and nails found near Trafalgar Square is clearly linked to another explosives-packed car
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| Jul.1 |
United Kingdom |
Car bombings suspect 'on the run' |
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| Jul.2 |
Yemen |
Bomb kills Spanish tourists |
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| Jul.4 |
Pakistan |
Mosque leader's burqa plan fails |
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| Jul.7 |
Northern Iraq |
At least 105 killed in village market blast Map of Amerli Iraq| A truck, resembled an Iraqi military truck, laden with two tons of explosives detonated in an outdoor market in Amerli. 250 people were wounded in the bombing.. The village predominately populated by Shiite Turkmens and K... | |
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| Jul.10 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Suicide blast kills 12 children |
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| Jul.11 |
Algeria |
Suicide bomb kills 9 |
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| Jul.15 |
Los Angeles |
LA cardinal offers abuse apology |
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| Jul.16 |
Northern Iraq |
Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Kirkuk A suicide bomber ripped through a busy commercial district, leaving a large crater surrounded by dozens of mutilated bodies
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| Jul.17 |
Pakistan |
Deadly blast hits Islamabad rally
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| Jul.25 |
Baghdad |
Bombers target soccer celebrations |
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| Jul.27 |
Pakistan |
13 dead in blast near Red Mosque |
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| Aug.1 |
Baghdad |
Gas station blast kills 50 |
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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 t... | |
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| Aug.20 |
Southern Iraq |
Bomb kills governor
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| Aug.25 |
Southern India |
Blasts kill 34 in Hyderabad
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| Sep.3 |
Rawalpindi |
Two bomb blasts in Rawalpindi kill 15 |
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| Sep.8 |
Algeria |
Al-Qaeda claims bombings
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| Sep.13 |
Sunni Triangle |
Insurgents kill key US ally |
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| Oct.3 |
Baghdad |
Bomb injures Polish envoy |
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| Oct.18 |
Karachi |
Bombers target Bhutto's convoy, 136 killed | 2 explosions in a suicide bombing near a motorcade carrying former Pakistani Prime Minister. Bhutto and those with her were uninjured. Video showed Benazir Bhutto, who was travelling through crowded streets from the city's airport to a rally mark... | |
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| Oct.30 |
Rawalpindi |
Bomb near president's HQ kills 7 |
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| Nov.6 |
Northern Afghanistan |
64 dead in suicide attack At least 6 members of the parliament were killed in the blast in the province of Baghlan in northern Afghanistan
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| Nov.9 |
Iraq |
Sunni chiefs killed in blast
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| Nov.18 |
Iraq |
Bomber kills kids getting toys from troops |
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| Nov.23 |
India |
Deadly blasts rock Indian cities |
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| Dec.6 |
Paris |
One killed by parcel bomb |
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| Dec.11 |
Algeria |
At least 62 killed in blasts, targeted U.N. 2 car bombs ripped through the capital in what appeared to be targeted attacks on government and United Nations buildings
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| Dec.11 |
Beirut |
Blast kills army general |
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| Dec.20 |
Peshawar |
Suicide blast kills 50
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| Dec.28 |
Pakistan |
Bhutto was killed by bomb shrapnel |
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.14 |
Baghdad |
Saddam half-brother executed Barzan Ibrahim decapitated during hanging. The former head of Revolutionary Court Hamed al-Bandar also hanged
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| Jan.15 |
London |
Six accused of bomb plot |
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| Feb.6 |
Florida |
Astronaut charged with attempted murder Lisa Nowak was ordered released on an additional $10,000 bond for a charge involving a romantic rival
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| Mar.15 |
Japan |
Livedoor tycoon guilty of fraud |
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| Mar.19 |
Baghdad |
Former VP Ramadan executed One of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, Taha Yassin Ramadan was sentenced to life for his role in killing Shias in the 1980s
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| Mar.26 |
Guantanamo |
Australian admits terror charge
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| Mar.28 |
Thailand |
Swiss man jailed for Thai insult |
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| Apr.23 |
Japan |
Obara acquitted over Lucie death |
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| Apr.30 |
London |
British bomb plotters jailed for life
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| May.8 |
Texas |
US drops Cuban militant's charges |
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| May.22 |
London |
Lugovoi charged with spy poisoning Russian prosecutors refuse to extradite Andrei Lugovoi, charged by Britain in the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko
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| May.23 |
Serbia |
12 jailed for killing PM Djindjic |
|
| May.30 |
UN Security Council |
UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal In a challenge to Syria, the Security Council voted to set up a court to prosecute the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister
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| Jun.4 |
UN Tribunal |
Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial |
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| Jun.4 |
Guantanamo |
Charges dropped for two detainees
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| Jun.15 |
London |
UK jails 7 'dirty bomb' plotters |
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| Jun.20 |
Sierra Leone |
First S Leone war crimes verdicts |
|
| Jun.24 |
Baghdad |
'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang An Iraq court sentenced 3 former aides to Saddam Hussein to death by hanging for their role in a genocide campaign that that killed up to 100,000...
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| Jun.28 |
Scotland |
Lockerbie bomber allowed appeal |
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| Jul.2 |
Washington |
Bush spares Libby from jail term
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| Jul.9 |
London |
Three guilty over 21/7 bomb plot
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| Jul.11 |
Libya |
Court upholds death verdicts |
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| Jul.23 |
Libya |
HIV medics released to Bulgaria 6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria
| The 5 nurses and a Palestinian doctor were convicted of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV. The release had been made possible by a deal struck on improving Libya-EU ties
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| Jul.26 |
Australia |
Australia drops terror charge |
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| Jul.27 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress passes anti-terror bill |
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| Jul.31 |
Cambodia |
First Khmer Rouge leader charged An ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief Kang Kek Ieu has been charged with crimes against humanity by a UN-backed tribunal
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| Aug.3 |
Southern California |
Marine sentenced over Iraq murder
|
| Sep.21 |
Chile |
Chile court extradites Fujimori | Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Peru's former President. He is to be sent back to Peru | |
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| Sep.22 |
Peru |
Exiled Fujimori arrives to face charges |
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| Oct.29 |
Moscow |
'Chess Killer' sentenced to life
|
| Oct.31 |
Madrid |
Spain condemns terror verdict A court delivered an unexpectedly mixed verdict in the trial of 28 defendants charged in the 2004 Madrid train bombings
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| Nov.1 |
London |
Police guilty in 'bomber' case
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| Nov.15 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Baseball star Barry Bonds charged |
|
| Nov.18 |
Cambodia |
Former Khmer Rouge leader arrested
|
| Nov.21 |
France |
Transport 'sabotage' hits France
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| Nov.29 |
Sudan |
UK teacher jailed over teddy row | Gillian Gibbons, 54, has been found guilty in of insulting religion after she allowed her primary school class to name a teddy bear Muhammad | |
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| Dec.9 |
Vancouver |
Pig farmer found guilty of killing 6 women |
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| Dec.11 |
Peru |
Fujimori gets 6 years in prison| A Peruvian Supreme Court judge convicted former President of abuse of authority. Fujimori faces human rights and corruption charges. Alberto Fujimor... | |
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| Dec.17 |
Saudi Arabia |
Report: King pardons rape victim
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| Dec.26 |
Chad |
Court jails French aid staff
|
| Dec.28 |
South Africa |
New charges for Zuma
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| Dec.28 |
Chad |
French aid workers leave Chad |
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.19 |
Istanbul |
Outspoken journalist shot dead Hrant Dink, 53, was a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians early last century
| He was given a six-month suspended sentence in October 2005 after writing about the Armenian 'genocide' of 1915. Prime Minister Erdogan condemned his killing and said 2 suspects had been arrested
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| Jan.22 |
Vancouver |
Pig farmer confessed to 49 killings In videotaped interviews accused serial killer Robert William Pickton allegedly acknowledges slaying 49 women
|
| Apr.15 |
London |
BBC calls claim of reporter's death 'rumor' |
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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.18 |
Virginia |
Gunman sent final video |
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| Apr.18 |
Virginia |
Gunman sent final video |
|
| Apr.22 |
Mosul |
Gunmen line up, execute 23 Kurd |
|
| Jun.1 |
Gaza |
Video released of BBC's Johnston
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| Sep.10 |
Israel |
Dozens hurt by rocket |
|
| Nov.7 |
Finland |
8 dead in school shooting Map of Tuusula Finland| At least three 8 were killed in a school shooting in southern Finland, in Tuusula, 30 miles north of the capital, Helsinki. Teen dead who opene... | |
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| Nov.12 |
Gaza |
Deadly clash at Arafat rally |
|
| Dec.5 |
U. S. Midwest |
Shoppers killed in gun rampage
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.11 |
Rome |
Fans rampage after killing Football fans have reacted violently inside and outside stadiums following the police shooting of Gabriele Sandri, 26, a Lazio supporter
|
| Nov.15 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Baseball star Barry Bonds charged |
|
| Nov.21 |
France |
Transport 'sabotage' hits France
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|
| 2007 |
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| Jan.12 |
Missouri |
Missing teens discovered alive Map of KIRKWOOD Missouri Missouri| The boys, one of whom was last in 2002, have been found alive at the home of a 41-year-old Michael Devlin. Devlin, a pizza shop worker, is charged with kidnapping of 13-year-old Ben Ownby, but authoritie... | |
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| Feb.8 |
Nigeria Delta |
Militants hold more hostages |
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| Mar.10 |
Iraq |
Kidnapping in Iraq aimed at Germans |
|
| Mar.14 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban hostage makes video appeal |
|
| Mar.21 |
Jamaica |
Pakistan coach's death 'suspicious' |
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| Mar.22 |
Jamaica |
Woolmer was strangled, police say | A pathology report indicated that Pakistani cricket coach died of 'manual strangulation'. Woolmer's death came less than 24 hours after Pakistan was beaten and eliminated by Irish ... | |
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| Mar.27 |
Manila |
Gunmen seize bus
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| Apr.20 |
Houston |
Gunman kills hostage at Nasa base |
|
| May.29 |
Baghdad |
Five Britons seized 4 bodyguards and a finance expert have been kidnapped from Iraq's finance ministry. The kidnappers wore police uniforms
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| Jun.1 |
Gaza |
Video released of BBC's Johnston
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| Jun.16 |
Kabul |
Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed The bomb went off close to police HQ in the city centre at rush hour. Most of the dead are police recruits
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| Jul.3 |
Gaza |
BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed| Johnston, kidnapped March 12 by a group calling itself the Army of Islam, was wearing blue jeans and looking gaunt. TV pictures showed Johnston, 45, leaving a building and entering a car, acc... | |
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| Jul.4 |
Jerusalem |
BBC man: I felt buried alive |
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| Jul.5 |
Nigeria Delta |
Three-year-old seized
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| Jul.5 |
Colombia |
Colombians hold kidnap protests |
|
| Jul.20 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans The militants threatened to kill a group of abducted Christians within 24 hours unless S. Korea withdraws its troops from Afghanistan
|
| Jul.31 |
Cambodia |
First Khmer Rouge leader charged An ex-Khmer Rouge prison chief Kang Kek Ieu has been charged with crimes against humanity by a UN-backed tribunal
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| Aug.13 |
Afghanistan |
Two female Korean hostages freed
|
| Aug.18 |
Kabul |
German woman kidnapped
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| Aug.19 |
Kabul |
Kidnapped German woman freed |
|
| Aug.29 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban frees 12 South Korean hostages |
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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 |
|
| Sep.1 |
South Korea |
Freed Koreans return home The 19 church workers freed from captivity in Afghanistan have arrived home in Seoul, after being held by the Taleban for 6 weeks
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| Oct.17 |
Somalia |
Aid stopped after kidnap
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| Nov.18 |
Cambodia |
Former Khmer Rouge leader arrested
|
| Dec.5 |
Paris |
Sarkozy urges Betancourt release |
|
| Dec.24 |
Kashmir |
Mosque besieged |
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| 2007 |
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| Jun.2 |
Eastern Germany |
146 police hurt in G8 protest Masked demonstrators showered police with rocks and bottles, then were driven back with water cannon and tear gas
|
| Nov.11 |
Rome |
Fans rampage after killing Football fans have reacted violently inside and outside stadiums following the police shooting of Gabriele Sandri, 26, a Lazio supporter
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| Nov.26 |
Paris |
Riots rock suburb for second night
|
| Dec.30 |
Kenya |
Riots erupt after president re-elected Map of Nairobi Kenya| Government has suspended all live TV broadcasts as violence engulfed Nairobi following the re-election of incumbent president Mwai Kibaki | |
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| Dec.31 |
Kenya |
Election violence kills 'at least 124'
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|
| 2007 |
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| Aug.18 |
Peru |
Looting disrupts quake rescue bid |
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|
| 2007 |
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| Jan.2 |
Baghdad |
Iraq investigates Saddam footage The government has launched an inquiry into unofficial mobile phone footage showing the execution of former leader
|
| Jan.21 |
Istanbul |
Teen admits killing journalist |
|
| Mar.21 |
Jamaica |
Pakistan coach's death 'suspicious' |
|
| Mar.22 |
Jamaica |
Woolmer was strangled, police say | A pathology report indicated that Pakistani cricket coach died of 'manual strangulation'. Woolmer's death came less than 24 hours after Pakistan was beaten and eliminated by Irish ... | |
|
| Apr.16 |
Virginia |
Anger over shooting warnings |
|
| Apr.17 |
Virginia |
S Korean named as campus gunman
|
| Jun.22 |
Paris |
Chirac spurns scandal questioning |
|
| Sep.7 |
Portugal |
Police 'suspect Madeleine mother' Portuguese police believe the mother of missing 4-year-old is involved in her death
|
| Oct.8 |
Paris |
Jury retraces Diana's fatal path Jurors in a British inquest have begun tracing Princess' last moments before the car crash that killed her 10 years ago
|
| Dec.6 |
England |
Canoe man's sons fear 'huge scam' John Darwin, 57, was thought to have drowned at sea. His wife Anne had confessed to knowing her husband was alive
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|
| 2007 |
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| Aug.18 |
Turkey |
Jet hijack ends peacefully |
|
| Aug.31 |
Colombia |
Chavez to help broker hostage deal |
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|
| 2007 |
|
| Oct.30 |
Somalia |
Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.3 |
Baghdad |
Guard detained over Hussein video
|
| Jan.20 |
Turkey |
Hrant Dink murder suspect caught |
|
| Feb.8 |
Baghdad |
Top Iraqi official held in raid |
|
| Mar.22 |
Northern England |
Three held over 7 July bombings |
|
| Jun.8 |
European Union |
CIA jails in Europe 'confirmed'
|
| Jun.8 |
Chile |
Fujimori under house arrest |
|
| Jul.2 |
Yemen |
Bomb kills Spanish tourists |
|
| Jul.4 |
Pakistan |
Mosque leader's burqa plan fails |
|
| Jul.11 |
Libya |
Court upholds death verdicts |
|
| Jul.23 |
Libya |
HIV medics released to Bulgaria 6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria
| The 5 nurses and a Palestinian doctor were convicted of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV. The release had been made possible by a deal struck on improving Libya-EU ties
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| Aug.28 |
Baghdad |
US seizes Iranian group in Iraq |
|
| Sep.16 |
Nevada |
OJ Simpson arrested over break-in Ex-American football star has been arrested by Las Vegas police investigating an alleged armed robbery at a casino hotel room
|
| Nov.5 |
Sicily |
Senior Mafia boss arrested |
|
| Nov.29 |
Sudan |
UK teacher jailed over teddy row | Gillian Gibbons, 54, has been found guilty in of insulting religion after she allowed her primary school class to name a teddy bear Muhammad | |
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|
| 2007 |
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| Jan.19 |
Istanbul |
Outspoken journalist shot dead Hrant Dink, 53, was a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians early last century
| He was given a six-month suspended sentence in October 2005 after writing about the Armenian 'genocide' of 1915. Prime Minister Erdogan condemned his killing and said 2 suspects had been arrested
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| Apr.18 |
Japan |
Nagasaki's mayor murdered |
|
| Jun.29 |
Ivory Coast |
Rocket fired at PM plane |
|
| Aug.11 |
Southern Iraq |
Bomb kills governor |
|
| 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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| Sep.19 |
Beirut |
Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast | A massive bombing killed parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem and at least 4 others. He was a Christian Maronite and a member of Phalange Party. The blast will reduce the parliamentary majority from 69 to 68, preventing them from electing a free president. World... | |
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| Sep.20 |
Beirut |
Assassination spurs calls for strike |
|
| Oct.14 |
Moscow |
Putin told of 'assassination bid' |
|
| Dec.27 |
Rawalpindi |
Benazir Bhutto assassinated Map of Rawalpindi Pakistan Former Prime Minister was assassinated outside a large gathering of her supporters where a suicide bomber also killed at least 20
| Bhutto had just addressed an election rally when she was shot in the neck by a gunman who then set off a bomb. Musharraf held an emergency meeting in the hours after the death. Rioters burned tires and blocked roads in Karachid. Police fired on an angry mob, killing 2 people, in the city of Khairpur
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| Dec.30 |
Pakistan |
New video shows Bhutto being shot
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.28 |
Thailand |
Swiss man jailed for Thai insult |
|
| Dec.17 |
Saudi Arabia |
Report: King pardons rape victim
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Apr.18 |
Japan |
Nagasaki's mayor murdered |
|
| Jun.22 |
Paris |
Chirac spurns scandal questioning |
|
| Sep.15 |
Iraq |
Al Qaeda threatens Sunni leaders |
|
| Oct.4 |
Chile |
Pinochet family arrested The widow and 5 children of former military ruler have been arrested on charges of embezzlement
|
| Nov.11 |
Turin |
Police kill football fan |
|
| Dec.5 |
Paris |
Sarkozy urges Betancourt release |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Mar.22 |
Baghdad |
UN chief shaken by blast A blast interrupted a Ban Ki-moon news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki
|
| Jun.2 |
Eastern Germany |
146 police hurt in G8 protest Masked demonstrators showered police with rocks and bottles, then were driven back with water cannon and tear gas
|
| Jul.5 |
Colombia |
Colombians hold kidnap protests |
|
| Jul.17 |
Pakistan |
Deadly blast hits Islamabad rally
|
| Sep.20 |
Beirut |
Assassination spurs calls for strike |
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| Nov.12 |
Gaza |
Deadly clash at Arafat rally |
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| 2007 |
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| Feb.6 |
Florida |
Astronaut charged with attempted murder Lisa Nowak was ordered released on an additional $10,000 bond for a charge involving a romantic rival
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| Aug.18 |
Peru |
Looting disrupts quake rescue bid |
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| 2007 |
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| Jun.8 |
European Union |
CIA jails in Europe 'confirmed'
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| Aug.23 |
Brazil |
At least 20 prisoners die in prison fire |
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.11 |
U.S. Congress |
Al-Qaeda 'rebuilding' in Pakistan |
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| Jan.31 |
England |
'Beheading plot' behind terror raid
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| Mar.14 |
Guantanamo |
Mohammed says responsible for 9/11 Top al Qaeda suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has claimed he organized the 9/11 attacks and other major attacks
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| Apr.15 |
London |
BBC calls claim of reporter's death 'rumor' |
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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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| May.1 |
Baghdad |
Iraq al Qaeda leader reported dead |
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| Jun.2 |
New York |
Arrests in airport 'bomb plot' |
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| Jun.12 |
Indonesia |
Bombing 'mastermind' held in swoop |
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| Jun.24 |
Gaza |
BBC reporter in suicide vest video
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| Jun.30 |
Scotland |
Blazing car crashes into Glasgow airport Map of Glasgow Airport United Kingdom Jeep Cherokee being driven at speed towards the main terminal building with flames coming out from underneath
| 2 Asian men, one of whom was on fire, had been in the car. 2 people had been arrested and detained. One of the men wore a suspect device. All flights to and from Glasgow Airport have been suspended
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| Jun.30 |
London |
UK on highest terror alert |
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| Jul.12 |
Pakistan |
Burnt bodies found at Red Mosque |
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| Jul.14 |
Osama bin Laden |
Bin Laden in video calls for martyrdom |
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| Jul.21 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban: 2 German hostages killed
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| Jul.21 |
Italy |
3 Moroccans held on terror charges
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| Jul.25 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban kills South Korean hostage
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| Jul.27 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress passes anti-terror bill |
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| Jul.30 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban: Male hostage shot dead
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| Aug.27 |
Baghdad |
U.S. links Hussein's daughter to terror cell |
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| Sep.5 |
Germany |
'Massive' attacks foiled
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
Bin Laden says US should convert Early analysis indicates the voice on a recently released videotape is that of bin Laden
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| Sep.10 |
Israel |
Dozens hurt by rocket |
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| Sep.14 |
Iraq |
Al Qaeda claims sheik killing
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| Sep.15 |
Iraq |
Al Qaeda threatens Sunni leaders |
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| Dec.14 |
Arab Countries |
Zawahiri condemns Annapolis talks |
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| Dec.25 |
Mauritania |
Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link' |
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| 2007 |
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| May.4 |
Southern California |
Paris Hilton gets 45 days in jail |
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| Aug.27 |
Baghdad |
U.S. links Hussein's daughter to terror cell |
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| 2007 |
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| Jan.7 |
Poland |
Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row The controversial Stanislaw Wielgus has resigned, less than an hour before he was due to be installed in his post
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
Ex-KGB spy: UK tried to recruit me |
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| 2007 |
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| Feb.7 |
Austria |
Huge global child porn ring found
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| Jul.15 |
Los Angeles |
LA cardinal offers abuse apology |
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