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 Iraq |
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Iraqi, American death tolls drop in May| The number of deaths among Iraqi civilians, police and insurgents fell sharply, and the monthly death toll for U.S. troops hit its lowest since 2004 | |
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Milan |
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Contador powers to Giro d'Italia victory |
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New York |
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Jamaica's Bolt is world's fastest man |
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Israel |
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Israel sends back Hezbollah spy |
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Paris |
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Fashion king Saint Laurent dies
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Macedonia |
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Prime minister declares victory
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Myanmar |
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Gates could withdraw Navy ships |
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 Australia |
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Australia ends operations in Iraq One of the first countries to commit troops to the war 5 years ago, has ended its operations there
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 Jerusalem |
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Israel to build 884 homes in East Jerusalem 
Israel has approved the construction of almost 884 new homes in East Jerusalem, 121 of them in Har Homa; the rest will be in Pisgat Zeev
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Japan |
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Japan urges global food support |
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| Jun.2 |
 Pakistan |
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Car bomb blasts Danish embassy 
A massive blast targeting the Danish Embassy killed at least six people and wounded more than a dozen. An embassy worker was among the dead
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Syria |
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Syria agrees to nuclear probe
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Sichuan |
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China works to prevent 'epidemic' |
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 Rome |
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Summit targets global food crisis| A key UN-sponsored summit is set to open aimed at addressing the problem of soaring global food prices | |
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Thailand |
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Protesters win concessions |
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| Jun.3 |
Pakistan |
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Al Qaeda linked to Danish embassy attack |
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Rome |
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UN sets out food crisis measures |
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 U. S. Midwest |
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Obama winner of Democratic race Democratic presidential candidate has earned enough delegates to clinch his party's nomination, US media have projected
| On the final day of primary voting, Obama won the day's other primary, in Montana. Hillary Clinton, who is winning South Dakota, has refused to concede the election
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Sichuan |
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Quake children return to tent schools |
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| Jun.4 |
 Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai arrested ahead of runoff vote Police have detained presidential contender, just weeks before the June 27 runoff election against President Mugabe
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 Sichuan |
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Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam Authorities watched nervously as rising water behind an earthquake-created dam neared a spillway designed to relieve pressure on it
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USA |
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Obama pledges support for Israel |
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Zimbabwe |
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Opposition leader freed |
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USA |
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Clinton will quit and back Obama |
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Iraq |
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Sunnis eager to move fight to ballot box |
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Pittsburgh |
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Detroit claims Stanley Cup over Pittsburgh
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Argentina |
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Traffic snarls latest bump in farm crisis |
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Somalia |
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Red Cross: Somalia facing severe famine |
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| Jun.5 |
Guantanamo |
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9/11 suspects on trial| Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and 4 other key suspects are appearing at a military tribunal | |
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 Turkey |
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Court annuls Turkish scarf reform Highest court has annulled a parliamentary reform allowing college students to wear Muslim headscarves
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Zimbabwe |
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Police 'attack U.S. diplomats'
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Paris |
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Safina streaks to first major final |
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Sichuan |
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Aftershocks threaten quake lake |
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Rome |
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Billion dollars pledged for food crisis
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Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe suspends aid operations
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Guantanamo |
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9/11 suspect to court: Martyr me |
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Washington |
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Surprise Obama-Clinton talks held
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| Jun.6 |
Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe halts opposition rallies
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Paris |
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Nadal nails Djokovic to reach French final |
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USA |
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US unemployment rate reaches 5.5% |
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Zimbabwe |
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Aid ban 'puts millions at risk' |
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New York |
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Oil price soars as US woes mount| The price of oil has made a record jump to nearly $139 a barrel, gaining more than $10 - its biggest-ever one-day rise | |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel threatens Iran with attack
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| Jun.7 |
Washington |
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Clinton backs Obama and bows out Hillary Clinton has told her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama as she suspended her campaign to become the nominee for the president
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Paris |
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Ivanovic clinches maiden Grand Slam |
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Zimbabwe |
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Court lifts rally ban |
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Myanmar |
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Monsoon brings more suffering |
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 Japan |
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Oil crisis dominates G8 meeting The energy ministers of the world's leading industrialised nations are meeting amid fears soaring oil prices could damage the global economy
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Geneva |
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Portugal impress in 2-0 win over Turkey |
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 Tehran |
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Iraqi PM arrives for talks Iraq will not allow its territory to be used to attack Iran, says Nouri Maliki during a visit
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Tokyo |
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Tokyo man goes on stabbing spree A man armed with a knife has killed three people and injured at least 17 Akihabara district, a shopping area known as Electric Town in central...
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Obama |
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Obama praises 'valiant' Clinton |
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| Jun.8 |
Japan |
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G8: Oil prices could spur global recession
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Paris |
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Nadal humiliates Federer in French final
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Venezuela |
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End struggle, Chavez urges Farc
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Algeria |
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Deadly bombings strike train station |
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Eastern Ukraine |
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Battle to save 37 miners |
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Afghanistan |
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British toll in Afghanistan climbs to 100 |
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Spain |
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Hauliers on fuel strike |
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| Jun.9 |
Tokyo |
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Knife frenzy suspect warned: It's time |
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Kenya |
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Safaricom soars on debut |
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Sichuan |
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Water rising too fast at quake lake |
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 Somalia |
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Factions sign peace deal| The government has signed a peace deal with an opposition bloc aimed at ending 17 years of conflict in the country | |
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Washington |
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Bush heads to Europe for six-nation tour |
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European Union |
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US and EU 'to issue Iran warning'
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Sichuan |
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Quake lake 'now draining'
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Washington |
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Danger of US downturn 'has faded' |
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| Jun.10 |
Austria |
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Cellar daughter conscious
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Somalia |
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Islamist rejects peace deal |
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 Sudan |
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28 dead as fire engulfs plane Map of Khartoum Sudan| A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers survived. TAnother 53 people are also missing. He fire then led to an explosio... | |
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 Nepal |
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Former king to leave palace Map of Kathmandu Nepal| Former king Gyanendra has spent his last night in the compound which has been home to the royal family for more than 100 years | |
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| Jun.11 |
West Pakistan |
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U.S.-led troops behind border deaths Pakistan has expressed outrage at an airstrike in a disputed region along the Afghan border which it says killed 11 of its forces
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Austria |
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Cellar incest girl 'will recover' |
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Sudan |
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14 still missing after air crash blaze |
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Southern Afghanistan |
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Afghans seize 'largest drug haul'
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Washington |
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US defends Afghan border strike |
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Cuba |
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Cuba to abandon salary equality |
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Iraq |
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Papers give peek inside al Qaeda in Iraq |
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| Jun.12 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
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Major Guantanamo setback for Bush Foreign suspects held in Guantanamo Bay have the right to challenge their detention in civilian courts
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe critic on treason charge
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Sichuan |
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China on alert for unrest in quake zone |
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Paris |
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Donors pledge $17B to Afghanistan
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UN Security Council |
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Zimbabwe is worsening, UN warns |
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| Jun.13 |
Ireland |
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Irish minister says EU vote lost |
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 Ireland |
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Irish reject EU treaty Prime Minister Brian Cowen was disappointed that Irish voters rejected the European Union reform treaty; 53.4 percent no, to 46.6 percent yes
| EU leaders have to decide whether to draw up a new constitution or they could ask the Irish people to vote again. Cowen did not declare the treaty dead, saying the vote leaves Ireland and EU in 'uncharted waters'
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 Kandahar |
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Taliban jail raid frees hundreds Map of Kandahar Afghanistan About 340 Militants attacked a main prison in Kandahar province, blowing its entrance open and allowing a large number of inmates to escape
| Afghan security forces hunt for hundreds of prisoners who escaped from a jail after Taliban fighters blew up the main gate. A state of emergency has been declared in the city
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European Union |
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EU grapples with Irish 'No' vote |
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| Jun.14 |
Northern Japan |
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Powerful earthquake strikes 6 people were killed and at least 144 hurt Saturday morning when a 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan. Another 8 people were missing
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe vows to fight 'traitors' |
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Austria |
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Zyryanov sends holders Greece crashing |
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 Kosovo |
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UN hands over to Kosovo Albanians A new constitution has come into force after the territory declared independence from Serbia in February. It's unclear who will oversee Serb...
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London |
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More secret files found on train
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Sichuan |
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1 million flee from floods; 55 dead
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| Jun.15 |
Kabul |
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Karzai issues warning to Pakistan
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London |
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Bush begins two-day visit to UK |
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West Bank |
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Abbas: Israeli settlements threat to peace |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi oil output to rise in July
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Argentina |
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Farmers renew protests |
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi official rebukes al-Sadr threats |
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Luxembourg |
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EU meets to address Irish No vote |
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| Jun.16 |
London |
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Bush and Brown in warning to Iran
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Myanmar |
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Monsoon rains hinder aid effort |
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Luxembourg |
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EU vows to pursue Lisbon treaty
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San Diego |
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Woods beats Mediate in dramatic playoff |
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Western China |
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Police out as torch hits Xinjiang |
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| Jun.17 |
Hamas |
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Hamas sources say truce with Israel near
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China |
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Floods leave at least 100 dead |
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Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis In one of the deadliest attacks in Baghdad in months, at least 51 Iraqis were killed and 75 were wounded in Hurriya, a predominantly Shiite ...
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Israel |
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Israel and Hamas 'agree truce'
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Boston |
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Celtics defeat Lakers to win NBA title
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USA |
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Senior officer cleared in Haditha deaths
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| Jun.18 |
Washington |
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Bush calls for offshore drilling| President George W Bush has called on Congress to end a 27-year ban on drilling for oil in coastal waters, to reduce dependence on imports | |
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Southern Afghanistan |
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Dozens die as battle rages |
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Gaza |
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Israelis, Palestinians battle before truce Palestinian militants and the Israeli military traded violent attacks a day before a truce was scheduled to take effect
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Gaza |
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Israel, Hamas begin truce in Gaza A truce between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect at 6 a.m. local time, after both sides spent the previous day trading blows
| Under the terms, Israel will ease its blockade on Gaza and talks to release an Israeli soldier held by Hamas are expected to resume. Olmert has warned that the truce will be fragile
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| Jun.19 |
Zimbabwe |
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Harare mayor's wife bludgeoned to death |
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Zimbabwe |
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Africa turns up heat on Zimbabwe |
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European Union |
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EU to lift sanctions against Cuba
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Switzerland |
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Ballack steers Germany to Euro semifinals |
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UN Security Council |
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UN classifies rape a 'war tactic'
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Belgium |
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Sarkozy warning on EU expansion |
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China |
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China raises fuel prices |
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| Jun.20 |
Zimbabwe |
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Biti ordered to face treason trial A magistrate ruled that Tendai Biti, the secretary-general of the opposition party, must face trial on charges that include treason
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Czech Republic |
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Czech threat looms for EU treaty |
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Austria |
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Turkey shock Croatia in penalty drama |
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Tibet |
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Tibet torch relay ends peacefully
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Mexico |
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12 trampled to death in Mexico City
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe defiant as MDC mulls poll |
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| Jun.21 |
Iran |
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Iran says attack by Israel 'impossible' |
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Switzerland |
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Brilliant Russia beat Dutch in extra time |
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Zimbabwe |
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Judge okays opposition rally |
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United Arab Emirates |
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ElBaradei warns against strike on Iran |
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Saudi Arabia |
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U.S.: Oil production has not met demand |
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 Philippines |
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Ferry hit by typhoon Map of Sibuyan Philippines Fears are growing for more than 700 passengers on Princess of Stars which officials say has capsized in the wake of a typhoon Fengshen
| A rescue vessel was expected to reach stranded ferry by late Sunday morning. 4 bodies washed up on shore on the Sibuyan island
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 Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis to host oil price summit S. Arabia is set to host a meeting of oil producing and consuming nations to discuss soaring oil prices
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| Jun.22 |
Zimbabwe |
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Opposition pulls out of election Morgan Tsvangirai is pulling out of presidential run-off as there was no point running when elections would not be free and fair
| Tsvangirai called on the global community to step in to prevent 'genocide'
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Arabia to increase oil output King Abdullah: Saudi Arabia will increase its daily production from 9 million barrels to 9.7 million in the near future to counter the sharp...
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Philippines |
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Hundreds trapped in capsized ferry Authorities hope that 749 people missing after their ferry capsized in a typhoon are still alive inside an air pocket
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Iraq |
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Female suicide bomb kills 16 in Baquba |
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Austria |
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Spain beat Italy in Euro penalty shoot out |
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Philippines |
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Stricken ferry 'survivors found'
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Zimbabwe |
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Criticism mounts on Zimbabwe poll |
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| Jun.23 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe rival seeks refuge in embassy
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UN Security Council |
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UN: Free Zimbabwe poll impossible
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Washington |
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Violence down in Iraq since 'surge' |
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Philippines |
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Divers yet to find ferry survivors
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| Jun.24 |
Gaza |
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First violation of Israeli, Hamas truce Hamas said it's leaders are still committed to a cease-fire agreement with Israel despite numerous rocket and mortar strikes
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Tel Aviv |
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Suicide sparks Sarkozy scare
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South Africa |
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ANC 'dismayed' by Zimbabwe crisis |
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Sadr City |
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U.S. Embassy staff, soldiers killed |
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe defiant as criticism grows
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Washington |
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US to ignore Zimbabwe poll result |
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| Jun.25 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop
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Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai leaves embassy refuge |
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 South Korea |
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South Korea lifts ban on US beef| South Korea has formally lifted an import ban, allowing meat from young cattle to be shipped into the country | |
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Switzerland |
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Lahm goal puts Germany in final
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South Africa |
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Mandela condemns Mugabe 'failure' |
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North Korea |
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North Korea declaration expected |
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Zimbabwe |
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Tsvangirai denies peacekeepers request |
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| Jun.26 |
 North Korea |
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N. Korea releases details of nucl. Program Bush welcomed moves made by North Korea to remove itself from a U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism
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Italy |
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Coach Donadoni goes after Euro exit |
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe rivals plead for end to 'genocide' |
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Austria |
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Superb Spain too strong for Russians
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe rejects poll delay calls |
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| Jun.27 |
Zimbabwe |
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Vote under threat of violence Zimbabweans have been going to the polls in presidential runoff election amid reports of intimidation by Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party
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UN Security Council |
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UN 'regrets' Zimbabwe election |
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| Jun.28 |
Peshawar |
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Pakistan launches Taliban offensive
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Washington |
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Bush calls for Zimbabwe sanctions |
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe 'preparing to be sworn in' |
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Zimbabwe |
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Election results delay |
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Cape Town |
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Tutu urges Zimbabwe intervention |
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| Jun.29 |
Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe sworn in after disputed election| President Robert Mugabe was sworn in after the Electoral Commission declared he overwhelmingly won the disputed runoff election. Robert Mugabe was the only candidate to run after the opposition boycotted the vote amid claims of state-sponsored violence. A 21-gun salute and military jet fly-by greet... | |
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Jerusalem |
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Israel OKs Hezbollah prisoner deal
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Malaysia |
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Anwar seeks sanctuary in Turkish embassy |
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 Austria |
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Torres strike gives Spain final victory Map of Vienna Austria| Thousands of euphoric fans are celebrating in Madrid after their football team won Euro 2008, beating Germany 1-0. Germany had enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges. A first-half goal from Liverpool striker Torres proved enough to end Spain 44... | |
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 France |
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Shooting demo uses real bullets, injures 16 A military demonstration in southeast France left 16 people wounded, including children, when real bullets were used instead of blank ones
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Zimbabwe |
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Observers denounce vote |
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Egypt |
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Zimbabwe looms over Africa summit |
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| Jun.30 |
New York |
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Oil price surges above $143 a barrel
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Kenya |
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Kenya urges AU to suspend Mugabe |
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Madrid |
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Madrid revels in Spanish triumph |
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Paris |
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Warning as France takes EU helm |
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.1 |
Iraq |
Iraqi, American death tolls drop in May| The number of deaths among Iraqi civilians, police and insurgents fell sharply, and the monthly death toll for U.S. troops hit its lowest since 2004 | |
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| Jun.1 |
Israel |
Israel sends back Hezbollah spy |
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| Jun.1 |
Myanmar |
Gates could withdraw Navy ships |
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| Jun.1 |
Australia |
Australia ends operations in Iraq One of the first countries to commit troops to the war 5 years ago, has ended its operations there
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| Jun.2 |
Syria |
Syria agrees to nuclear probe
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| Jun.4 |
Iraq |
Sunnis eager to move fight to ballot box |
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| Jun.6 |
Jerusalem |
Israel threatens Iran with attack
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| Jun.8 |
Venezuela |
End struggle, Chavez urges Farc
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| Jun.8 |
Afghanistan |
British toll in Afghanistan climbs to 100 |
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| Jun.9 |
Somalia |
Factions sign peace deal| The government has signed a peace deal with an opposition bloc aimed at ending 17 years of conflict in the country | |
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| Jun.11 |
West Pakistan |
U.S.-led troops behind border deaths Pakistan has expressed outrage at an airstrike in a disputed region along the Afghan border which it says killed 11 of its forces
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| Jun.11 |
Washington |
US defends Afghan border strike |
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| Jun.17 |
Hamas |
Hamas sources say truce with Israel near
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| Jun.17 |
Israel |
Israel and Hamas 'agree truce'
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| Jun.17 |
USA |
Senior officer cleared in Haditha deaths
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| Jun.18 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Dozens die as battle rages |
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| Jun.18 |
Gaza |
Israelis, Palestinians battle before truce Palestinian militants and the Israeli military traded violent attacks a day before a truce was scheduled to take effect
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| Jun.18 |
Gaza |
Israel, Hamas begin truce in Gaza A truce between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect at 6 a.m. local time, after both sides spent the previous day trading blows
| Under the terms, Israel will ease its blockade on Gaza and talks to release an Israeli soldier held by Hamas are expected to resume. Olmert has warned that the truce will be fragile
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| Jun.19 |
UN Security Council |
UN classifies rape a 'war tactic'
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| Jun.21 |
Iran |
Iran says attack by Israel 'impossible' |
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| Jun.23 |
Washington |
Violence down in Iraq since 'surge' |
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| Jun.24 |
Gaza |
First violation of Israeli, Hamas truce Hamas said it's leaders are still committed to a cease-fire agreement with Israel despite numerous rocket and mortar strikes
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| Jun.24 |
Sadr City |
U.S. Embassy staff, soldiers killed |
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| Jun.28 |
Peshawar |
Pakistan launches Taliban offensive
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| Jun.29 |
Jerusalem |
Israel OKs Hezbollah prisoner deal
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| Jun.29 |
France |
Shooting demo uses real bullets, injures 16 A military demonstration in southeast France left 16 people wounded, including children, when real bullets were used instead of blank ones
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.2 |
Sichuan |
China works to prevent 'epidemic' |
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| Jun.3 |
Sichuan |
Quake children return to tent schools |
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| Jun.4 |
Sichuan |
Water behind 'quake lake' at top of dam Authorities watched nervously as rising water behind an earthquake-created dam neared a spillway designed to relieve pressure on it
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| Jun.4 |
Somalia |
Red Cross: Somalia facing severe famine |
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| Jun.5 |
Sichuan |
Aftershocks threaten quake lake |
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| Jun.7 |
Myanmar |
Monsoon brings more suffering |
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| Jun.8 |
Eastern Ukraine |
Battle to save 37 miners |
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| Jun.9 |
Sichuan |
Water rising too fast at quake lake |
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| Jun.9 |
Sichuan |
Quake lake 'now draining'
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| Jun.10 |
Sudan |
28 dead as fire engulfs plane Map of Khartoum Sudan| A jetliner burst into flames after landing. A defect the Sudan Airways plane caused it to catch fire as it touched down. Some passengers survived. TAnother 53 people are also missing. He fire then led to an explosio... | |
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| Jun.11 |
Sudan |
14 still missing after air crash blaze |
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| Jun.12 |
UN Security Council |
Zimbabwe is worsening, UN warns |
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| Jun.14 |
Northern Japan |
Powerful earthquake strikes 6 people were killed and at least 144 hurt Saturday morning when a 7.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan. Another 8 people were missing
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| Jun.14 |
Sichuan |
1 million flee from floods; 55 dead
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| Jun.16 |
Myanmar |
Monsoon rains hinder aid effort |
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| Jun.17 |
China |
Floods leave at least 100 dead |
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| Jun.20 |
Mexico |
12 trampled to death in Mexico City
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| Jun.21 |
Philippines |
Ferry hit by typhoon Map of Sibuyan Philippines Fears are growing for more than 700 passengers on Princess of Stars which officials say has capsized in the wake of a typhoon Fengshen
| A rescue vessel was expected to reach stranded ferry by late Sunday morning. 4 bodies washed up on shore on the Sibuyan island
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| Jun.22 |
Philippines |
Hundreds trapped in capsized ferry Authorities hope that 749 people missing after their ferry capsized in a typhoon are still alive inside an air pocket
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| Jun.22 |
Philippines |
Stricken ferry 'survivors found'
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| Jun.23 |
Philippines |
Divers yet to find ferry survivors
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.1 |
Paris |
Fashion king Saint Laurent dies
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| Jun.1 |
Jerusalem |
Israel to build 884 homes in East Jerusalem Israel has approved the construction of almost 884 new homes in East Jerusalem, 121 of them in Har Homa; the rest will be in Pisgat Zeev
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| Jun.1 |
Japan |
Japan urges global food support |
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| Jun.2 |
Rome |
Summit targets global food crisis| A key UN-sponsored summit is set to open aimed at addressing the problem of soaring global food prices | |
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| Jun.4 |
Argentina |
Traffic snarls latest bump in farm crisis |
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| Jun.5 |
Rome |
Billion dollars pledged for food crisis
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| Jun.6 |
USA |
US unemployment rate reaches 5.5% |
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| Jun.6 |
New York |
Oil price soars as US woes mount| The price of oil has made a record jump to nearly $139 a barrel, gaining more than $10 - its biggest-ever one-day rise | |
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| Jun.7 |
Japan |
Oil crisis dominates G8 meeting The energy ministers of the world's leading industrialised nations are meeting amid fears soaring oil prices could damage the global economy
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| Jun.8 |
Japan |
G8: Oil prices could spur global recession
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| Jun.8 |
Spain |
Hauliers on fuel strike |
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| Jun.9 |
Kenya |
Safaricom soars on debut |
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| Jun.9 |
Washington |
Danger of US downturn 'has faded' |
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| Jun.11 |
Cuba |
Cuba to abandon salary equality |
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| Jun.15 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi oil output to rise in July
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| Jun.15 |
Argentina |
Farmers renew protests |
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| Jun.18 |
Washington |
Bush calls for offshore drilling| President George W Bush has called on Congress to end a 27-year ban on drilling for oil in coastal waters, to reduce dependence on imports | |
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| Jun.19 |
China |
China raises fuel prices |
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| Jun.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
U.S.: Oil production has not met demand |
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| Jun.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis to host oil price summit S. Arabia is set to host a meeting of oil producing and consuming nations to discuss soaring oil prices
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| Jun.22 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia to increase oil output King Abdullah: Saudi Arabia will increase its daily production from 9 million barrels to 9.7 million in the near future to counter the sharp...
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| Jun.25 |
South Korea |
South Korea lifts ban on US beef| South Korea has formally lifted an import ban, allowing meat from young cattle to be shipped into the country | |
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| Jun.30 |
New York |
Oil price surges above $143 a barrel
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.1 |
Milan |
Contador powers to Giro d'Italia victory |
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| Jun.1 |
New York |
Jamaica's Bolt is world's fastest man |
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| Jun.4 |
Pittsburgh |
Detroit claims Stanley Cup over Pittsburgh
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| Jun.5 |
Paris |
Safina streaks to first major final |
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| Jun.6 |
Paris |
Nadal nails Djokovic to reach French final |
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| Jun.7 |
Paris |
Ivanovic clinches maiden Grand Slam |
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| Jun.7 |
Geneva |
Portugal impress in 2-0 win over Turkey |
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| Jun.8 |
Paris |
Nadal humiliates Federer in French final
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| Jun.14 |
Austria |
Zyryanov sends holders Greece crashing |
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| Jun.16 |
San Diego |
Woods beats Mediate in dramatic playoff |
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| Jun.16 |
Western China |
Police out as torch hits Xinjiang |
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| Jun.17 |
Boston |
Celtics defeat Lakers to win NBA title
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| Jun.19 |
Switzerland |
Ballack steers Germany to Euro semifinals |
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| Jun.20 |
Austria |
Turkey shock Croatia in penalty drama |
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| Jun.20 |
Tibet |
Tibet torch relay ends peacefully
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| Jun.21 |
Switzerland |
Brilliant Russia beat Dutch in extra time |
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| Jun.22 |
Austria |
Spain beat Italy in Euro penalty shoot out |
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| Jun.25 |
Switzerland |
Lahm goal puts Germany in final
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| Jun.26 |
Italy |
Coach Donadoni goes after Euro exit |
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| Jun.26 |
Austria |
Superb Spain too strong for Russians
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| Jun.29 |
Austria |
Torres strike gives Spain final victory Map of Vienna Austria| Thousands of euphoric fans are celebrating in Madrid after their football team won Euro 2008, beating Germany 1-0. Germany had enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges. A first-half goal from Liverpool striker Torres proved enough to end Spain 44... | |
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| Jun.30 |
Madrid |
Madrid revels in Spanish triumph |
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.1 |
Israel |
Israel sends back Hezbollah spy |
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| Jun.2 |
Pakistan |
Car bomb blasts Danish embassy A massive blast targeting the Danish Embassy killed at least six people and wounded more than a dozen. An embassy worker was among the dead
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| Jun.3 |
Pakistan |
Al Qaeda linked to Danish embassy attack |
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| Jun.5 |
Guantanamo |
9/11 suspects on trial| Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and 4 other key suspects are appearing at a military tribunal | |
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| Jun.5 |
Guantanamo |
9/11 suspect to court: Martyr me |
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| Jun.7 |
Tokyo |
Tokyo man goes on stabbing spree A man armed with a knife has killed three people and injured at least 17 Akihabara district, a shopping area known as Electric Town in central...
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| Jun.8 |
Algeria |
Deadly bombings strike train station |
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| Jun.9 |
Tokyo |
Knife frenzy suspect warned: It's time |
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| Jun.10 |
Austria |
Cellar daughter conscious
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| Jun.11 |
Austria |
Cellar incest girl 'will recover' |
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| Jun.11 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Afghans seize 'largest drug haul'
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| Jun.11 |
Iraq |
Papers give peek inside al Qaeda in Iraq |
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| Jun.12 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Major Guantanamo setback for Bush Foreign suspects held in Guantanamo Bay have the right to challenge their detention in civilian courts
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| Jun.13 |
Kandahar |
Taliban jail raid frees hundreds Map of Kandahar Afghanistan About 340 Militants attacked a main prison in Kandahar province, blowing its entrance open and allowing a large number of inmates to escape
| Afghan security forces hunt for hundreds of prisoners who escaped from a jail after Taliban fighters blew up the main gate. A state of emergency has been declared in the city
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| Jun.17 |
Baghdad |
Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis In one of the deadliest attacks in Baghdad in months, at least 51 Iraqis were killed and 75 were wounded in Hurriya, a predominantly Shiite ...
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| Jun.17 |
USA |
Senior officer cleared in Haditha deaths
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| Jun.19 |
Zimbabwe |
Harare mayor's wife bludgeoned to death |
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| Jun.19 |
UN Security Council |
UN classifies rape a 'war tactic'
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| Jun.22 |
Iraq |
Female suicide bomb kills 16 in Baquba |
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| Jun.24 |
Sadr City |
U.S. Embassy staff, soldiers killed |
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| Jun.25 |
Saudi Arabia |
Hundreds held in Saudi terror swoop
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.1 |
Macedonia |
Prime minister declares victory
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| Jun.1 |
Myanmar |
Gates could withdraw Navy ships |
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| Jun.1 |
Jerusalem |
Israel to build 884 homes in East Jerusalem Israel has approved the construction of almost 884 new homes in East Jerusalem, 121 of them in Har Homa; the rest will be in Pisgat Zeev
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| Jun.1 |
Japan |
Japan urges global food support |
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| Jun.2 |
Syria |
Syria agrees to nuclear probe
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| Jun.2 |
Rome |
Summit targets global food crisis| A key UN-sponsored summit is set to open aimed at addressing the problem of soaring global food prices | |
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| Jun.2 |
Thailand |
Protesters win concessions |
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| Jun.3 |
Rome |
UN sets out food crisis measures |
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| Jun.3 |
U. S. Midwest |
Obama winner of Democratic race Democratic presidential candidate has earned enough delegates to clinch his party's nomination, US media have projected
| On the final day of primary voting, Obama won the day's other primary, in Montana. Hillary Clinton, who is winning South Dakota, has refused to concede the election
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| Jun.4 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai arrested ahead of runoff vote Police have detained presidential contender, just weeks before the June 27 runoff election against President Mugabe
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| Jun.4 |
USA |
Obama pledges support for Israel |
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| Jun.4 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition leader freed |
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| Jun.4 |
USA |
Clinton will quit and back Obama |
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| Jun.4 |
Iraq |
Sunnis eager to move fight to ballot box |
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| Jun.5 |
Turkey |
Court annuls Turkish scarf reform Highest court has annulled a parliamentary reform allowing college students to wear Muslim headscarves
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| Jun.5 |
Zimbabwe |
Police 'attack U.S. diplomats'
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| Jun.5 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe suspends aid operations
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| Jun.5 |
Washington |
Surprise Obama-Clinton talks held
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| Jun.6 |
Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe halts opposition rallies
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| Jun.6 |
Zimbabwe |
Aid ban 'puts millions at risk' |
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| Jun.6 |
Jerusalem |
Israel threatens Iran with attack
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| Jun.7 |
Washington |
Clinton backs Obama and bows out Hillary Clinton has told her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama as she suspended her campaign to become the nominee for the president
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| Jun.7 |
Zimbabwe |
Court lifts rally ban |
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| Jun.7 |
Tehran |
Iraqi PM arrives for talks Iraq will not allow its territory to be used to attack Iran, says Nouri Maliki during a visit
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| Jun.7 |
Obama |
Obama praises 'valiant' Clinton |
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| Jun.9 |
Somalia |
Factions sign peace deal| The government has signed a peace deal with an opposition bloc aimed at ending 17 years of conflict in the country | |
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| Jun.9 |
Washington |
Bush heads to Europe for six-nation tour |
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| Jun.9 |
European Union |
US and EU 'to issue Iran warning'
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| Jun.10 |
Somalia |
Islamist rejects peace deal |
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| Jun.10 |
Nepal |
Former king to leave palace Map of Kathmandu Nepal| Former king Gyanendra has spent his last night in the compound which has been home to the royal family for more than 100 years | |
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| Jun.11 |
Cuba |
Cuba to abandon salary equality |
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| Jun.12 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Major Guantanamo setback for Bush Foreign suspects held in Guantanamo Bay have the right to challenge their detention in civilian courts
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| Jun.12 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe critic on treason charge
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| Jun.12 |
Sichuan |
China on alert for unrest in quake zone |
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| Jun.12 |
Paris |
Donors pledge $17B to Afghanistan
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| Jun.13 |
Ireland |
Irish minister says EU vote lost |
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| Jun.13 |
Ireland |
Irish reject EU treaty Prime Minister Brian Cowen was disappointed that Irish voters rejected the European Union reform treaty; 53.4 percent no, to 46.6 percent yes
| EU leaders have to decide whether to draw up a new constitution or they could ask the Irish people to vote again. Cowen did not declare the treaty dead, saying the vote leaves Ireland and EU in 'uncharted waters'
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| Jun.13 |
European Union |
EU grapples with Irish 'No' vote |
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| Jun.14 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe vows to fight 'traitors' |
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| Jun.14 |
Kosovo |
UN hands over to Kosovo Albanians A new constitution has come into force after the territory declared independence from Serbia in February. It's unclear who will oversee Serb...
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| Jun.14 |
London |
More secret files found on train
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| Jun.15 |
Kabul |
Karzai issues warning to Pakistan
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| Jun.15 |
London |
Bush begins two-day visit to UK |
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| Jun.15 |
West Bank |
Abbas: Israeli settlements threat to peace |
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| Jun.15 |
Argentina |
Farmers renew protests |
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| Jun.15 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi official rebukes al-Sadr threats |
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| Jun.15 |
Luxembourg |
EU meets to address Irish No vote |
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| Jun.16 |
London |
Bush and Brown in warning to Iran
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| Jun.16 |
Luxembourg |
EU vows to pursue Lisbon treaty
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| Jun.16 |
Western China |
Police out as torch hits Xinjiang |
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| Jun.17 |
Israel |
Israel and Hamas 'agree truce'
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| Jun.19 |
Zimbabwe |
Africa turns up heat on Zimbabwe |
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| Jun.19 |
European Union |
EU to lift sanctions against Cuba
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| Jun.19 |
Belgium |
Sarkozy warning on EU expansion |
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| Jun.20 |
Zimbabwe |
Biti ordered to face treason trial A magistrate ruled that Tendai Biti, the secretary-general of the opposition party, must face trial on charges that include treason
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| Jun.20 |
Czech Republic |
Czech threat looms for EU treaty |
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| Jun.20 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe defiant as MDC mulls poll |
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| Jun.21 |
Iran |
Iran says attack by Israel 'impossible' |
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| Jun.21 |
Zimbabwe |
Judge okays opposition rally |
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| Jun.21 |
United Arab Emirates |
ElBaradei warns against strike on Iran |
|
| Jun.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis to host oil price summit S. Arabia is set to host a meeting of oil producing and consuming nations to discuss soaring oil prices
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| Jun.22 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition pulls out of election Morgan Tsvangirai is pulling out of presidential run-off as there was no point running when elections would not be free and fair
| Tsvangirai called on the global community to step in to prevent 'genocide'
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| Jun.22 |
Zimbabwe |
Criticism mounts on Zimbabwe poll |
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| Jun.23 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe rival seeks refuge in embassy
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| Jun.23 |
UN Security Council |
UN: Free Zimbabwe poll impossible
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| Jun.24 |
Tel Aviv |
Suicide sparks Sarkozy scare
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| Jun.24 |
South Africa |
ANC 'dismayed' by Zimbabwe crisis |
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| Jun.24 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe defiant as criticism grows
|
| Jun.24 |
Washington |
US to ignore Zimbabwe poll result |
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| Jun.25 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai leaves embassy refuge |
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| Jun.25 |
South Africa |
Mandela condemns Mugabe 'failure' |
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| Jun.25 |
North Korea |
North Korea declaration expected |
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| Jun.25 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai denies peacekeepers request |
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| Jun.26 |
North Korea |
N. Korea releases details of nucl. Program Bush welcomed moves made by North Korea to remove itself from a U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism
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| Jun.26 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe rivals plead for end to 'genocide' |
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| Jun.26 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe rejects poll delay calls |
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| Jun.27 |
Zimbabwe |
Vote under threat of violence Zimbabweans have been going to the polls in presidential runoff election amid reports of intimidation by Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party
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| Jun.27 |
UN Security Council |
UN 'regrets' Zimbabwe election |
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| Jun.28 |
Washington |
Bush calls for Zimbabwe sanctions |
|
| Jun.28 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe 'preparing to be sworn in' |
|
| Jun.28 |
Zimbabwe |
Election results delay |
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| Jun.28 |
Cape Town |
Tutu urges Zimbabwe intervention |
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| Jun.29 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe sworn in after disputed election| President Robert Mugabe was sworn in after the Electoral Commission declared he overwhelmingly won the disputed runoff election. Robert Mugabe was the only candidate to run after the opposition boycotted the vote amid claims of state-sponsored violence. A 21-gun salute and military jet fly-by greet... | |
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| Jun.29 |
Jerusalem |
Israel OKs Hezbollah prisoner deal
|
| Jun.29 |
Malaysia |
Anwar seeks sanctuary in Turkish embassy |
|
| Jun.29 |
Zimbabwe |
Observers denounce vote |
|
| Jun.29 |
Egypt |
Zimbabwe looms over Africa summit |
|
| Jun.30 |
Kenya |
Kenya urges AU to suspend Mugabe |
|
| Jun.30 |
Paris |
Warning as France takes EU helm |
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