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| Apr.1 |
Kiev |
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Bush backs Ukraine on NATO bid |
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Zimbabwe |
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Rivals neck and neck |
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 Paris |
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Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage 
French President will send a humanitarian mission to Colombia's jungles to treat ailing hostages held by leftist rebels there
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Zimbabwe |
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'No deal' for Mugabe to step down |
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Zimbabwe |
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Election pressure mounts |
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| Apr.2 |
 Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority Election Commission: Zanu-PF party has taken 94 of the 207 contested seats, while opposition parties have won 105
| The MDC said its leader Morgan Tsvangirai had won the presidential election. The official election results have not yet been declared
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 Ireland |
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PM to quit over payments scandal Bertie Ahern, who helped broker peace in Northern Ireland, could not survive a scandal over his collection of cash from businessmen
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Romania |
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France to send battalion to Afghanistan |
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Zimbabwe |
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Opposition wins assembly |
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| Apr.3 |
 NATO |
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NATO denies Georgia and Ukraine | NATO will not yet offer membership to Georgia or Ukraine after the alliance was split amid strong objections from Russia. Albania and Croatia were given the green light. US and Czech off... | |
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Basra |
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U.S. in deadly airstrike on Basra house |
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 Texas |
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Police entered YFZ compound 
Map of Eldorado Texas Texas law enforcement entered the compound following allegations of physical and sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl
| On April 8, 533 women and children had been removed from the compound by authorities
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Zimbabwe |
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Raids target opposition party
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Brazil |
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Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue
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Zimbabwe |
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Zanu-PF meets to discuss strategy |
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| Apr.4 |
Zimbabwe |
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Zanu-PF backs Mugabe for run-off
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Washington |
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Blackwater Iraq contract to be renewed
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Zimbabwe |
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MDC bids to end poll silence |
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| Apr.5 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition: Runoff risks violence
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Paris |
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Sarkozy terms for Olympic attendance |
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Baghdad |
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Iraq: Blackwater staying on 'is bad news' |
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Sri Lanka |
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Blast kills highways minister
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Southern California |
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Hollywood legend Charlton Heston dead |
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| Apr.6 |
London |
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Angry protests as torch reaches London
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Sochi |
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Bush, Putin disagree on missile defense
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USA |
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Clinton's chief strategist Mark Penn quits |
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Sadr City |
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Rocket attacks kill 3 U.S. troops |
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| Apr.7 |
Paris |
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Olympic torch extinguished The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
| Officials extinguished and put the torch on a bus for safety reasons, in the face of protests
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 London |
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Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi
| Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their deaths. Al Fayed's father Mohamed has refused to accept the verdict
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Iraq |
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Religious leaders want militia intact
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Texas |
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Kansas pulled away victory in NCAA
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Zimbabwe |
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Election officials arrested |
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Beijing |
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China vows to keep torch on track |
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| Apr.8 |
Washington |
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IMF may sell 400 tons of gold |
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U.S. Congress |
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Petraeus: US 'must suspend' withdrawal |
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 Haiti |
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Rioters storm presidential palace Hungry Haitians demand the resignation of President Preval over soaring food prices. U.N. peacekeepers battled rioters
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Colombia |
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Rebels reject French aid to hostage |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Protests ahead of torch relay |
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| Apr.9 |
 Global |
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IMF slashes world growth forecast The International Monetary Fund has said that the world economy will grow much more slowly in the next two years as a result of the credit c...
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Gaza |
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Militant attack on Israel border |
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Zimbabwe |
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Court mulls vote decision |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google and Yahoo to share web ads |
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Haiti |
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President: Cut in food taxes to stop riots |
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USA |
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American Airlines grounds flights |
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 Thailand |
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54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer The bodies of migrant workers were found on the back of a truck. 67 other migrants were alive inside the freezer
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Beijing |
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Olympics to 'rebound from crisis' |
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| Apr.10 |
UN |
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UN chief to miss Olympics opening
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Washington |
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Bush backs Iraq withdrawal freeze
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Zimbabwe |
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Opposition rejects run-off vote |
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China |
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35 arrested in Olympics bomb plot |
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U.S. Supreme Court |
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Democrats: Bush is avoiding Iraq decisions |
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| Apr.11 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe pulls out of election crisis summit |
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Argentina |
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Argentina braced for torch relay |
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Zimbabwe |
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Ban on Harare rallies |
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 Sadr City |
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Iraq sends tanks into Sadr City Iraqi tanks, with U.S. air support, are attacking Sadr City, just hours after al-Sadr called for calm in the wake of the assassination
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Zambia |
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Summit to tackle Zimbabwe
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| Apr.12 |
 Zambia |
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Summit opens to end Zimbabwe vote crisis | Leaders from southern Africa convened for a meeting aimed at trying to resolve a dispute over the release of March 29 presidential election results. Zimbabwe's President Robert... | |
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China |
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Taiwan, China hold historic meeting
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Turkey |
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'World peace' hitcher is murdered |
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Haiti |
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Prime minister ousted over food prices
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Global |
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IMF head gives food price warning | Dominique Strauss-Kahn has warned that hundreds of thousands of people will face starvation if food prices keep rising | |
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Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe to hold partial recount
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| Apr.13 |
 Nepal |
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Maoists extend poll lead | The former guerrillas have won 40 out of 79 seats. Maoist party has increased its lead as more results are declared from the landmark elections | |
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 Kenya |
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Odinga named PM in bid to end vote crisis President Kibaki named rival Raila Odinga as prime minister, implementing a power-sharing deal after protracted negotiations
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US Georgia |
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Trevor Immelman wins Masters |
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Global |
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World Bank echoes food cost alarm |
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| Apr.14 |
Rome |
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Berlusconi narrowly ahead in vote |
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Zimbabwe |
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Opposition fail in legal bid |
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Kenya |
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Report: Gang members killed in protests |
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 Rome |
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Billionaire Berlusconi wins election Conservative former prime minister is on track to become next leader after his center-left rival Walter Veltroni conceded general election defeat
| Charismatic center-right Silvio Berlusconi, 71, has a commanding lead in both houses of parliament. 52-year-old Veltroni delivered a concession speech live on Italian television. Berlusconi will lead Italy's 63rd government since the end of World War II
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Mosul |
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Car bombs, suicide attack kill 17 |
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| Apr.15 |
Iraq |
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Bombings kill at least 60
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Zimbabwe |
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Opposition warns of genocide |
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Congo |
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Air crash kills more than 80 |
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Washington |
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Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict| Pope received an unprecedented presidential greeting from Bush as he arrived for his first official visit to the US | |
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Gujarat |
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Many dead in bus accident |
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| Apr.16 |
Gaza |
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Air strike 'kills 9 Palestinians' |
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Washington |
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Pope in landmark White House trip |
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Zimbabwe |
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Police clamp down on strikers |
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 Congo |
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Plane crash kills 38; others missing Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market
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Washington |
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Pope attacks US sex abuse record
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East Timor |
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President returns home |
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| Apr.17 |
Kenya |
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Unity government sworn in Kenya swore in a new Cabinet, split 50-50 between former bitter enemies from opposing parties
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New Delhi |
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Heavy security for torch
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South Africa |
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S Africa joins Zimbabwe vote call |
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Zimbabwe |
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Opposition party 'was offered deal' |
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South Korea |
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S Korea 'due to lift US beef ban'
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Darfur |
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Attacks force U.N. to cut food relief |
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| Apr.18 |
 UN Gen. Assembly |
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Pope Benedict makes speech to UN The head of the Roman Catholic Church has begun a speech to the United Nations on the final leg of his six-day US tour
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USA |
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Carter presses on with Hamas
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USA |
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Citigroup sees second giant loss
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe attacks opposition and UK |
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Manhattan |
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Pope promotes friendship at synagogue |
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New York |
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Crude hits record $117 per barrel |
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Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe to begin ballot recount |
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London |
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Bank £50bn mortgage rescue plan |
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Mumbai |
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10 deaths a day on city's trains |
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Bolivia |
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Bolivia struggles with floods |
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| Apr.19 |
South Africa |
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Zimbabwe weapons ship heads to Anglola |
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Zimbabwe |
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Annan demands action on Zimbabwe |
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Beijing |
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Anti-French rallies across China |
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Afghanistan |
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Pakistan envoy: I am Taliban hostage |
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Iraq |
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Al-Sadr threatens to 'declare war' in Iraq |
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Somalia |
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82 reported killed in Mogadishu
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Japan |
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Danica Patrick makes IndyCar history |
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| Apr.20 |
Manhattan |
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Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero Benedict XVI has visited the scene of the 11 September 2001 attacks on Twin Towers, at the end of a six-day tour of the US
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Zimbabwe |
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Opposition claims mass arrests |
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 Paraguay |
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Exit polls projected Lugo winning Exit polls projected former Roman Catholic Bishop Fernando Lugo winning enough votes in to end six decades of one-party rule
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New York |
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Stadium Mass ends Pope's US visit |
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| Apr.21 |
 Indonesia |
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Court sentences key militant An Indonesian court has sentenced Abu Dujana, he alleged military commander of an al Qaeda-linked network, to 15 years in prison
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Georgia |
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Georgia accuses Russia of downing plane| Georgia's air force commander: A Russian fighter jet has shot down an unmanned spy plane as it flew over the breakaway region of Abkhazia | |
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Zimbabwe |
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Opposition turns to UN |
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UN |
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Leaders warn on biofuels and food |
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| Apr.22 |
Egypt |
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al-Zawahiri: Attacks on West works
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Zimbabwe |
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Churches: Stop the murder, torture |
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USA |
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Clinton's poll day threat to Iran |
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 Darfur |
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Darfur deaths 'could be 300,000'| UN head of humanitarian affairs John Holmes: An estimated 300,000 people may have died as a result of the conflict. That is an increase of 50% | |
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Pennsylvania |
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Clinton 'wins key Democrat vote' Hillary Clinton has beaten Democratic rival Barack Obama. Analysts say she needs a big win to keep her campaign alive
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Zimbabwe |
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Official: Expect election result in days |
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| Apr.23 |
Sri Lanka |
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Scores killed as troops and rebels clash
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Georgia |
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Georgia denounces Russian 'harassment' |
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USA |
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Clinton 'best to take on McCain' |
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 Australia |
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More arrests as Australia hosts torch 5 people were arrested as the Olympic torch made its way through Canberra in a relay that was more orderly than in other countries
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U.S. Congress |
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U.S. to cite N. Korea-Syria nuclear link |
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Gaza |
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Fuel embargo blocks UN aid
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| Apr.24 |
South Africa |
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Zuma: Zimbabwe crisis at critical level |
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 Syria |
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Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme' | The United States has accused N. Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor that 'was not intended for peaceful purposes'. A covert nuclear reactor destroyed last year in Syria would have been capable of producing plutonium. But ... | |
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Zimbabwe |
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U.S.: Mugabe trying to steal election |
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| Apr.25 |
NW Pakistan |
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Blast ends lull in violence
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UN |
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UN probes US Syria reactor claim |
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USA |
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Nuclear head angry at U.S. info delay |
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Japan |
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Japan leg of torch relay begins |
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Japan |
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Scuffles at torch relay
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Nigeria |
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Oil firms cut output
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West Bank |
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Abbas will meet Bush in May |
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| Apr.26 |
Zimbabwe |
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Recount shows opposition ahead| Ruling party has failed to gain the seats needed to hold onto control of parliament in a recount of ballots in last month's controversial elections. In initial results, the Movement for Democratic Change, declared a majority of parliamentary seats, but the electoral commis... | |
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Somalia |
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Pirates free crew of Spanish boat |
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Sadr City |
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U.S. denies Sadr City airstrikes |
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Iran |
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Conservatives claim election win
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 Kabul |
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President flees ceremony attack | Hamid Karzai and other quickly scrambled toward safety when the sound of gunfire and explosions interrupted a military ceremony. Security forces whisked Karzai away from the scene and hundreds of people fled as shots rang out. He and other dignitaries were safe. The Taliban clai... | |
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South Korea |
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Tight security at Seoul torch relay
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| Apr.27 |
 Austria |
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Captive woman had 7 children by father Map of Amstetten Austria Police believe a 73-year-old man held his daughter captive in his cellar for the past two decades and had seven children with her
| The existence of the woman, missing since 1984 and now 42, emerged apparently after a teenage child fell ill and had to be taken to hospital.
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Sadr City |
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Female suicide bomber kills 3 |
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Austria |
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Detectives study cellar |
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China |
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Train collision kills at least 66
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Congo |
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UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels' |
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| Apr.28 |
Austria |
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'House of Horrors' father confesses
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| Apr.29 |
Austria |
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DNA: Captor fathered daughter's children
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Baghdad |
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Tariq Aziz on trial over executions |
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Kabul |
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Karzai was warned of assassination plot |
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Northern England |
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Scholes fires United to Champions final |
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Georgia |
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Georgia-Russia tensions ramped up |
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| Apr.30 |
Iran |
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Iran dumps U.S. dollar for oil trades
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Austria |
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Austrian incest dad holidayed in Thailand |
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NATO |
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Nato warns Russia over Georgia |
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London |
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Drogba, Lampard send Chelsea through |
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CIA |
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CIA: China is not an 'inevitable enemy' |
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Washington |
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Further cut in interest rates |
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 Somalia |
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Air raid kills militants Aden Hashi Ayrow, the head of an al-Qaeda-linked group, has been killed in pre-dawn air strike in the central town of Dusamareb
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Dubai |
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Hopes as talks continue |
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Tehran |
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'Provocative' Clinton angers Iran |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.1 |
Kiev |
Bush backs Ukraine on NATO bid |
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| Apr.2 |
Romania |
France to send battalion to Afghanistan |
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| Apr.3 |
Basra |
U.S. in deadly airstrike on Basra house |
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| Apr.4 |
Washington |
Blackwater Iraq contract to be renewed
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| Apr.5 |
Baghdad |
Iraq: Blackwater staying on 'is bad news' |
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| Apr.6 |
Sochi |
Bush, Putin disagree on missile defense
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| Apr.6 |
Sadr City |
Rocket attacks kill 3 U.S. troops |
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| Apr.7 |
Iraq |
Religious leaders want militia intact
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| Apr.8 |
U.S. Congress |
Petraeus: US 'must suspend' withdrawal |
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| Apr.8 |
Colombia |
Rebels reject French aid to hostage |
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| Apr.9 |
Gaza |
Militant attack on Israel border |
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| Apr.10 |
Washington |
Bush backs Iraq withdrawal freeze
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| Apr.10 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Democrats: Bush is avoiding Iraq decisions |
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| Apr.11 |
Sadr City |
Iraq sends tanks into Sadr City Iraqi tanks, with U.S. air support, are attacking Sadr City, just hours after al-Sadr called for calm in the wake of the assassination
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| Apr.16 |
Gaza |
Air strike 'kills 9 Palestinians' |
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| Apr.17 |
Darfur |
Attacks force U.N. to cut food relief |
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| Apr.19 |
South Africa |
Zimbabwe weapons ship heads to Anglola |
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| Apr.19 |
Iraq |
Al-Sadr threatens to 'declare war' in Iraq |
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| Apr.19 |
Somalia |
82 reported killed in Mogadishu
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| Apr.21 |
Georgia |
Georgia accuses Russia of downing plane| Georgia's air force commander: A Russian fighter jet has shot down an unmanned spy plane as it flew over the breakaway region of Abkhazia | |
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| Apr.22 |
USA |
Clinton's poll day threat to Iran |
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| Apr.22 |
Darfur |
Darfur deaths 'could be 300,000'| UN head of humanitarian affairs John Holmes: An estimated 300,000 people may have died as a result of the conflict. That is an increase of 50% | |
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| Apr.23 |
Sri Lanka |
Scores killed as troops and rebels clash
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| Apr.24 |
Syria |
Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme' | The United States has accused N. Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor that 'was not intended for peaceful purposes'. A covert nuclear reactor destroyed last year in Syria would have been capable of producing plutonium. But ... | |
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| Apr.26 |
Sadr City |
U.S. denies Sadr City airstrikes |
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| Apr.27 |
Congo |
UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels' |
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| Apr.29 |
Georgia |
Georgia-Russia tensions ramped up |
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| Apr.30 |
Somalia |
Air raid kills militants Aden Hashi Ayrow, the head of an al-Qaeda-linked group, has been killed in pre-dawn air strike in the central town of Dusamareb
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.3 |
Brazil |
Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue
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| Apr.7 |
London |
Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi
| Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their deaths. Al Fayed's father Mohamed has refused to accept the verdict
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| Apr.9 |
USA |
American Airlines grounds flights |
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| Apr.9 |
Thailand |
54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer The bodies of migrant workers were found on the back of a truck. 67 other migrants were alive inside the freezer
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| Apr.15 |
Congo |
Air crash kills more than 80 |
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| Apr.15 |
Gujarat |
Many dead in bus accident |
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| Apr.16 |
Congo |
Plane crash kills 38; others missing Rescue workers were still searching for 20 people, a day after a plane crashed into a busy market
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| Apr.18 |
Mumbai |
10 deaths a day on city's trains |
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| Apr.18 |
Bolivia |
Bolivia struggles with floods |
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| Apr.27 |
China |
Train collision kills at least 66
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.5 |
Southern California |
Hollywood legend Charlton Heston dead |
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| Apr.8 |
Washington |
IMF may sell 400 tons of gold |
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| Apr.9 |
Global |
IMF slashes world growth forecast The International Monetary Fund has said that the world economy will grow much more slowly in the next two years as a result of the credit c...
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| Apr.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google and Yahoo to share web ads |
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| Apr.9 |
USA |
American Airlines grounds flights |
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| Apr.12 |
Global |
IMF head gives food price warning | Dominique Strauss-Kahn has warned that hundreds of thousands of people will face starvation if food prices keep rising | |
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| Apr.13 |
Global |
World Bank echoes food cost alarm |
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| Apr.17 |
South Korea |
S Korea 'due to lift US beef ban'
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| Apr.18 |
USA |
Citigroup sees second giant loss
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| Apr.18 |
New York |
Crude hits record $117 per barrel |
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| Apr.18 |
London |
Bank £50bn mortgage rescue plan |
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| Apr.19 |
South Africa |
Zimbabwe weapons ship heads to Anglola |
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| Apr.21 |
UN |
Leaders warn on biofuels and food |
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| Apr.25 |
Nigeria |
Oil firms cut output
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| Apr.30 |
Iran |
Iran dumps U.S. dollar for oil trades
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| Apr.30 |
Washington |
Further cut in interest rates |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.5 |
Paris |
Sarkozy terms for Olympic attendance |
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| Apr.6 |
London |
Angry protests as torch reaches London
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| Apr.7 |
Paris |
Olympic torch extinguished The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
| Officials extinguished and put the torch on a bus for safety reasons, in the face of protests
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| Apr.7 |
Texas |
Kansas pulled away victory in NCAA
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| Apr.7 |
Beijing |
China vows to keep torch on track |
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| Apr.8 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Protests ahead of torch relay |
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| Apr.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes
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| Apr.9 |
Beijing |
Olympics to 'rebound from crisis' |
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| Apr.10 |
UN |
UN chief to miss Olympics opening
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| Apr.10 |
China |
35 arrested in Olympics bomb plot |
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| Apr.13 |
US Georgia |
Trevor Immelman wins Masters |
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| Apr.17 |
New Delhi |
Heavy security for torch
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| Apr.19 |
Japan |
Danica Patrick makes IndyCar history |
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| Apr.23 |
Australia |
More arrests as Australia hosts torch 5 people were arrested as the Olympic torch made its way through Canberra in a relay that was more orderly than in other countries
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| Apr.25 |
Japan |
Japan leg of torch relay begins |
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| Apr.25 |
Japan |
Scuffles at torch relay
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| Apr.26 |
South Korea |
Tight security at Seoul torch relay
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| Apr.29 |
Northern England |
Scholes fires United to Champions final |
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| Apr.30 |
London |
Drogba, Lampard send Chelsea through |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.1 |
Paris |
Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage French President will send a humanitarian mission to Colombia's jungles to treat ailing hostages held by leftist rebels there
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| Apr.2 |
Ireland |
PM to quit over payments scandal Bertie Ahern, who helped broker peace in Northern Ireland, could not survive a scandal over his collection of cash from businessmen
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| Apr.3 |
Texas |
Police entered YFZ compound Map of Eldorado Texas Texas law enforcement entered the compound following allegations of physical and sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl
| On April 8, 533 women and children had been removed from the compound by authorities
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| Apr.5 |
Sri Lanka |
Blast kills highways minister
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| Apr.7 |
London |
Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi
| Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their deaths. Al Fayed's father Mohamed has refused to accept the verdict
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| |
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| Apr.8 |
Haiti |
Rioters storm presidential palace Hungry Haitians demand the resignation of President Preval over soaring food prices. U.N. peacekeepers battled rioters
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| Apr.8 |
Colombia |
Rebels reject French aid to hostage |
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| Apr.9 |
Haiti |
President: Cut in food taxes to stop riots |
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| Apr.10 |
China |
35 arrested in Olympics bomb plot |
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| Apr.12 |
Turkey |
'World peace' hitcher is murdered |
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| Apr.14 |
Mosul |
Car bombs, suicide attack kill 17 |
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| Apr.15 |
Iraq |
Bombings kill at least 60
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| Apr.16 |
Washington |
Pope attacks US sex abuse record
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| Apr.19 |
Afghanistan |
Pakistan envoy: I am Taliban hostage |
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| Apr.21 |
Indonesia |
Court sentences key militant An Indonesian court has sentenced Abu Dujana, he alleged military commander of an al Qaeda-linked network, to 15 years in prison
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| Apr.22 |
Egypt |
al-Zawahiri: Attacks on West works
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| Apr.25 |
NW Pakistan |
Blast ends lull in violence
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| Apr.26 |
Somalia |
Pirates free crew of Spanish boat |
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| Apr.26 |
Kabul |
President flees ceremony attack | Hamid Karzai and other quickly scrambled toward safety when the sound of gunfire and explosions interrupted a military ceremony. Security forces whisked Karzai away from the scene and hundreds of people fled as shots rang out. He and other dignitaries were safe. The Taliban clai... | |
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| Apr.27 |
Austria |
Captive woman had 7 children by father Map of Amstetten Austria Police believe a 73-year-old man held his daughter captive in his cellar for the past two decades and had seven children with her
| The existence of the woman, missing since 1984 and now 42, emerged apparently after a teenage child fell ill and had to be taken to hospital.
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| Apr.27 |
Sadr City |
Female suicide bomber kills 3 |
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| Apr.27 |
Austria |
Detectives study cellar |
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| Apr.28 |
Austria |
'House of Horrors' father confesses
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| Apr.29 |
Austria |
DNA: Captor fathered daughter's children
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| Apr.29 |
Baghdad |
Tariq Aziz on trial over executions |
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| Apr.29 |
Kabul |
Karzai was warned of assassination plot |
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| Apr.30 |
Austria |
Austrian incest dad holidayed in Thailand |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.1 |
Kiev |
Bush backs Ukraine on NATO bid |
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| Apr.1 |
Zimbabwe |
Rivals neck and neck |
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| Apr.1 |
Paris |
Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage French President will send a humanitarian mission to Colombia's jungles to treat ailing hostages held by leftist rebels there
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| Apr.1 |
Zimbabwe |
'No deal' for Mugabe to step down |
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| Apr.1 |
Zimbabwe |
Election pressure mounts |
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| Apr.2 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority Election Commission: Zanu-PF party has taken 94 of the 207 contested seats, while opposition parties have won 105
| The MDC said its leader Morgan Tsvangirai had won the presidential election. The official election results have not yet been declared
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| Apr.2 |
Ireland |
PM to quit over payments scandal Bertie Ahern, who helped broker peace in Northern Ireland, could not survive a scandal over his collection of cash from businessmen
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| Apr.2 |
Romania |
France to send battalion to Afghanistan |
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| Apr.2 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition wins assembly |
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| Apr.3 |
NATO |
NATO denies Georgia and Ukraine | NATO will not yet offer membership to Georgia or Ukraine after the alliance was split amid strong objections from Russia. Albania and Croatia were given the green light. US and Czech off... | |
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| Apr.3 |
Texas |
Police entered YFZ compound Map of Eldorado Texas Texas law enforcement entered the compound following allegations of physical and sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl
| On April 8, 533 women and children had been removed from the compound by authorities
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| Apr.3 |
Zimbabwe |
Raids target opposition party
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| Apr.3 |
Zimbabwe |
Zanu-PF meets to discuss strategy |
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| Apr.4 |
Zimbabwe |
Zanu-PF backs Mugabe for run-off
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| Apr.4 |
Zimbabwe |
MDC bids to end poll silence |
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| Apr.5 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition: Runoff risks violence
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| Apr.5 |
Paris |
Sarkozy terms for Olympic attendance |
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| Apr.6 |
London |
Angry protests as torch reaches London
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| Apr.6 |
Sochi |
Bush, Putin disagree on missile defense
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| Apr.6 |
USA |
Clinton's chief strategist Mark Penn quits |
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| Apr.7 |
Paris |
Olympic torch extinguished The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
| Officials extinguished and put the torch on a bus for safety reasons, in the face of protests
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| Apr.7 |
London |
Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed' The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi
| Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their deaths. Al Fayed's father Mohamed has refused to accept the verdict
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| Apr.7 |
Iraq |
Religious leaders want militia intact
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| Apr.7 |
Zimbabwe |
Election officials arrested |
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| Apr.7 |
Beijing |
China vows to keep torch on track |
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| Apr.8 |
U.S. Congress |
Petraeus: US 'must suspend' withdrawal |
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| Apr.8 |
Haiti |
Rioters storm presidential palace Hungry Haitians demand the resignation of President Preval over soaring food prices. U.N. peacekeepers battled rioters
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| Apr.8 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Protests ahead of torch relay |
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| Apr.9 |
Zimbabwe |
Court mulls vote decision |
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| Apr.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Route changes mark Olympic torch relay Heavy security surrounded runners, as the threat of violent protests prompted officials to make dramatic last-minute changes
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| Apr.9 |
Thailand |
54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer The bodies of migrant workers were found on the back of a truck. 67 other migrants were alive inside the freezer
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| Apr.10 |
UN |
UN chief to miss Olympics opening
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| Apr.10 |
Washington |
Bush backs Iraq withdrawal freeze
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| Apr.10 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition rejects run-off vote |
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| Apr.10 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Democrats: Bush is avoiding Iraq decisions |
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| Apr.11 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe pulls out of election crisis summit |
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| Apr.11 |
Argentina |
Argentina braced for torch relay |
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| Apr.11 |
Zimbabwe |
Ban on Harare rallies |
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| Apr.11 |
Zambia |
Summit to tackle Zimbabwe
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| Apr.12 |
Zambia |
Summit opens to end Zimbabwe vote crisis | Leaders from southern Africa convened for a meeting aimed at trying to resolve a dispute over the release of March 29 presidential election results. Zimbabwe's President Robert... | |
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| Apr.12 |
China |
Taiwan, China hold historic meeting
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| Apr.12 |
Haiti |
Prime minister ousted over food prices
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| Apr.12 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe to hold partial recount
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| Apr.13 |
Nepal |
Maoists extend poll lead | The former guerrillas have won 40 out of 79 seats. Maoist party has increased its lead as more results are declared from the landmark elections | |
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| Apr.13 |
Kenya |
Odinga named PM in bid to end vote crisis President Kibaki named rival Raila Odinga as prime minister, implementing a power-sharing deal after protracted negotiations
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| Apr.14 |
Rome |
Berlusconi narrowly ahead in vote |
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| Apr.14 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition fail in legal bid |
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| Apr.14 |
Kenya |
Report: Gang members killed in protests |
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| Apr.14 |
Rome |
Billionaire Berlusconi wins election Conservative former prime minister is on track to become next leader after his center-left rival Walter Veltroni conceded general election defeat
| Charismatic center-right Silvio Berlusconi, 71, has a commanding lead in both houses of parliament. 52-year-old Veltroni delivered a concession speech live on Italian television. Berlusconi will lead Italy's 63rd government since the end of World War II
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| Apr.15 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition warns of genocide |
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| Apr.15 |
Washington |
Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict| Pope received an unprecedented presidential greeting from Bush as he arrived for his first official visit to the US | |
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| Apr.16 |
Washington |
Pope in landmark White House trip |
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| Apr.16 |
Zimbabwe |
Police clamp down on strikers |
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| Apr.16 |
Washington |
Pope attacks US sex abuse record
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| Apr.16 |
East Timor |
President returns home |
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| Apr.17 |
Kenya |
Unity government sworn in Kenya swore in a new Cabinet, split 50-50 between former bitter enemies from opposing parties
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| Apr.17 |
South Africa |
S Africa joins Zimbabwe vote call |
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| Apr.17 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition party 'was offered deal' |
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| Apr.18 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
Pope Benedict makes speech to UN The head of the Roman Catholic Church has begun a speech to the United Nations on the final leg of his six-day US tour
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| Apr.18 |
USA |
Carter presses on with Hamas
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| Apr.18 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe attacks opposition and UK |
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| Apr.18 |
Manhattan |
Pope promotes friendship at synagogue |
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| Apr.18 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe to begin ballot recount |
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| Apr.19 |
Zimbabwe |
Annan demands action on Zimbabwe |
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| Apr.19 |
Beijing |
Anti-French rallies across China |
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| Apr.19 |
Afghanistan |
Pakistan envoy: I am Taliban hostage |
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| Apr.20 |
Manhattan |
Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero Benedict XVI has visited the scene of the 11 September 2001 attacks on Twin Towers, at the end of a six-day tour of the US
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| Apr.20 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition claims mass arrests |
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| Apr.20 |
Paraguay |
Exit polls projected Lugo winning Exit polls projected former Roman Catholic Bishop Fernando Lugo winning enough votes in to end six decades of one-party rule
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| Apr.20 |
New York |
Stadium Mass ends Pope's US visit |
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| Apr.21 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition turns to UN |
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| Apr.21 |
UN |
Leaders warn on biofuels and food |
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| Apr.22 |
Zimbabwe |
Churches: Stop the murder, torture |
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| Apr.22 |
USA |
Clinton's poll day threat to Iran |
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| Apr.22 |
Pennsylvania |
Clinton 'wins key Democrat vote' Hillary Clinton has beaten Democratic rival Barack Obama. Analysts say she needs a big win to keep her campaign alive
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| Apr.22 |
Zimbabwe |
Official: Expect election result in days |
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| Apr.23 |
Georgia |
Georgia denounces Russian 'harassment' |
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| Apr.23 |
USA |
Clinton 'best to take on McCain' |
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| Apr.23 |
Australia |
More arrests as Australia hosts torch 5 people were arrested as the Olympic torch made its way through Canberra in a relay that was more orderly than in other countries
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| Apr.23 |
U.S. Congress |
U.S. to cite N. Korea-Syria nuclear link |
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| Apr.23 |
Gaza |
Fuel embargo blocks UN aid
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| Apr.24 |
South Africa |
Zuma: Zimbabwe crisis at critical level |
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| Apr.24 |
Syria |
Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme' | The United States has accused N. Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor that 'was not intended for peaceful purposes'. A covert nuclear reactor destroyed last year in Syria would have been capable of producing plutonium. But ... | |
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| Apr.24 |
Zimbabwe |
U.S.: Mugabe trying to steal election |
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| Apr.25 |
UN |
UN probes US Syria reactor claim |
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| Apr.25 |
USA |
Nuclear head angry at U.S. info delay |
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| Apr.25 |
Japan |
Scuffles at torch relay
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| Apr.25 |
West Bank |
Abbas will meet Bush in May |
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| Apr.26 |
Zimbabwe |
Recount shows opposition ahead| Ruling party has failed to gain the seats needed to hold onto control of parliament in a recount of ballots in last month's controversial elections. In initial results, the Movement for Democratic Change, declared a majority of parliamentary seats, but the electoral commis... | |
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| Apr.26 |
Iran |
Conservatives claim election win
|
| Apr.26 |
South Korea |
Tight security at Seoul torch relay
|
| Apr.30 |
NATO |
Nato warns Russia over Georgia |
|
| Apr.30 |
CIA |
CIA: China is not an 'inevitable enemy' |
|
| Apr.30 |
Dubai |
Hopes as talks continue |
|
| Apr.30 |
Tehran |
'Provocative' Clinton angers Iran |
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