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| Jan.6 |
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European gas supplies disrupted| Several countries say their supplies of Russian gas have been cut sharply amid an energy price dispute between Moscow and Ukraine | |
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| Jan.10 |
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Accord signed in Russia gas row |
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| Jan.19 |
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Russia turns on gas for Europe |
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| Jan.23 |
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Infants stabbed at creche
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| Jan.24 |
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Four boys killed as storms collapsed roof |
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| Jan.25 |
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Warlord Thomas Lubanga in landmark trial |
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| Jan.29 |
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Huge crowds join French strikes |
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| Feb.2 |
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Heaviest UK snow in 18 years hits flights |
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| Feb.14 |
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G7 pledges to avoid protectionism
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| Feb.16 |
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British, French nuclear submarines collide |
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| Feb.25 |
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Nine killed as Turkish plane crashes
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| Mar.4 |
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Arrest warrant issued for Sudan leader 
| The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of violenc. The court in stopped short of accusing Omar al-Bashir of genocide. Omar a... | |
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| Mar.7 |
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Two die in Army attack 
Two military personnel have been shot dead during a gun attack at a base in County Antrim. 2 further military personnel and 2 civilians injured
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| Mar.9 |
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Police officer shot dead in town |
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| Mar.11 |
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16 killed in school shooting Map of Winnenden Germany A gunman dressed in military gear killed 16 people in a shooting spree in Germany before he was shot dead by police
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| Mar.14 |
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G20 leaders vow to restore growth Finance ministers from the rich and emerging nations have pledged to make a 'sustained effort' to pull the world economy out of recession
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| Mar.18 |
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Actress Richardson dies aged 45 |
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| Mar.19 |
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Fritzl jailed for life in dungeon incest case A jury has found Josef Fritzl guilty of raping and imprisoning his daughter for more than two decades and sentenced him to life in prison
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| Mar.28 |
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Thousands join G-20 protest
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| Mar.31 |
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Hundreds feared drowned off Libya |
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| Apr.2 |
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G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis
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| Apr.4 |
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Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll |
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| Apr.5 |
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About 300 dead in strong quake Map of L%27Aquila Italy A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Italy, after a series of about a hundred minor tremors since January
| This quake was caused by movement on a NW-SE trending normal fault.
The majority of the damage occurred in the medieval capital city of the Abruzzo region and the surrounding villages
Silvio Berlusconi refused foreign aid, saying that Italians were 'proud people' and had sufficient resources; However he singled out the United States
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| Apr.7 |
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Death toll rises to 207 in quake
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| Apr.9 |
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Italy mourns earthquake victims |
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| Apr.10 |
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Hostage dies as French attack pirates |
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| Apr.11 |
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Pirates hijack US-Italian vessel |
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| Apr.15 |
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French warship captures pirates
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| Apr.17 |
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Court jails Pirate Bay founders A court has jailed four men behind TPB, the world's most high-profile file-sharing website, in a landmark case
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| Apr.18 |
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Dutch navy captures pirates after attack |
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| May.3 |
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Berlusconi's wife to divorce him Veronica Lario, the wife of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has confirmed that she will file for divorce
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| May.11 |
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Demjanjuk deported to Germany
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| May.19 |
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Speaker quits 'for sake of unity'
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| May.27 |
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Barcelona claim Champions League glory Barcelona completed an historic treble with a 2-0 win over holders Manchester United in the final. Goals: Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi
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| May.29 |
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Germany picks Magna to save Opel |
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| May.31 |
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Last Titanic survivor dies at 97 |
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| Jun.1 |
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Air France plane crashed The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
| The plane sent an automatic message signaling an electric circuit failure as it hit turbulence
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Atlantic searched for lost plane |
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| Jun.2 |
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Plane searchers spot ocean debris |
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| Jun.3 |
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Plane's recorders may never be found |
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| Jun.4 |
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Minister quits, calls for Brown's resignation
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Debris found not from Air France plane |
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| Jun.6 |
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Leaders' tribute to D-Day heroes |
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| Jun.7 |
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Federer claims historic French Open win |
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Bodies found from missing Air France plane |
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Center-right does well in EU poll
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| Jun.8 |
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Pressure on PM as another minister quits |
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Air France tail section recovered |
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Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims |
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| Jun.9 |
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Air France bodies returned to land |
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| Jun.10 |
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Italy and France 'failing Africa' |
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| Jun.22 |
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Sarkozy speaks out against burka |
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| Jun.28 |
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British Embassy workers seized in Iran
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| Jun.29 |
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14 die in Italian Riviera train-gas blast
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| Jul.1 |
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Teen plane survivor recovers in hospital |
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| Jul.2 |
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Air France jet 'broke on impact' |
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| Jul.3 |
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UK embassy staff in Iran 'face trial' |
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| Jul.5 |
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Federer win breaks Sampras record
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| Jul.8 |
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G-8 leaders pledge to seek emissions cuts |
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| Jul.9 |
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World powers accept warming limit |
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| Jul.23 |
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VW prepares to take over Porsche |
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Convicts break out by air |
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| Jul.26 |
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Sarkozy hospitalized after jogging scare |
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| Jul.30 |
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Travel chaos after Majorca bomb |
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| Aug.2 |
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Scientists find new strain of HIV |
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| Aug.8 |
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UK, French embassy employees on trial
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Helicopter and plane collide, 9 died
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| Aug.12 |
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Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes
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Lockerbie bomber to be released |
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| Aug.13 |
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France and Germany exit recession |
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| Aug.20 |
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Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya | Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds | |
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| Aug.21 |
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Trade 'link' to bomber's release |
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| Aug.23 |
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Fire threat empties Athens suburb Map of Agios Stefanos Greece Residents of an entire Agios Stefanos have been ordered from their homes as out-of-control wildfires blaze around the Greek capital
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| Aug.24 |
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Firefighters get brief respite |
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| Aug.31 |
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WWII ceremonies begin |
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| Sep.4 |
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Leader's son: Libya pressed for deal |
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| Sep.5 |
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Brown: No room for economic complacency |
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G20 pledges tougher bank action |
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| Sep.6 |
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Brown backs bid for Libya pay-out |
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| Sep.7 |
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Three guilty of airline bomb plot |
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| Sep.12 |
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Mugabe says EU meeting 'very friendly' |
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| Sep.14 |
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Airliner bomb plotters get life sentences |
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| Sep.16 |
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Karzai blasts EU over 'suspicious vote' claim |
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US cut missile defence plan The US will abandon its plan to develop a missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic because Iran's missile program was less advanced
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| Sep.17 |
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EU agrees on bonus claw-back call |
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| Sep.20 |
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Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts |
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| Sep.21 |
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Calais migrant eviction under way |
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| Sep.27 |
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Exit polls show Merkel retains office German Chancellor Angela Merkel defeated her foreign minister to win another four-year term. Christian Democratic Union party received 33.7%
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| Oct.2 |
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Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics, after Rio de Janeiro was chosen to stage the 2016 Games
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| Oct.3 |
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Ireland backs EU's Lisbon Treaty |
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| Oct.4 |
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Socialist Papandreou declared winner The opposition party defeated the incumbent center-right government of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis
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| Oct.7 |
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Berlusconi immunity law overruled |
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| Oct.8 |
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Culture minister admits sex with 'boys'
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| Oct.17 |
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Big anti-abortion rally |
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| Oct.29 |
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Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping
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| Oct.30 |
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EU strikes climate funding deal
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| Nov.3 |
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EU reform treaty passes last test
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General Motors cancels Opel sale |
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| Nov.9 |
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Berlin celebrates wall's fall aniversary Thousands of people joined world leaders to remember the night 20 years ago when a euphoric wave of people power swept away the Berlin Wall
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| Nov.13 |
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MoD probes new Iraq abuse claims |
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| Nov.19 |
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Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe' European Union leaders named Herman Van Rompuy, edging out former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a still-vaguely defined job
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| Nov.21 |
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Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope agree |
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| Nov.26 |
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Irish Church accused of abuse cover-up |
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| Nov.27 |
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2nd German official quits over airstrike
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| Nov.30 |
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Iranian navy detains five Britons on yacht
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|
| Dec.4 |
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Amanda Knox found guilty of murder
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| Dec.6 |
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Key global climate talks begin
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| Dec.12 |
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Police detain 900 in climate change rally
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| Dec.13 |
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PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack Italian Prime Minister, 73, has been hit in the face and knocked to the ground after a political rally. He was taken to a hospital
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| Dec.16 |
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Slow progress at Copenhagen talks |
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| Dec.17 |
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British Airways cabin crew strike illegal |
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| Dec.18 |
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Obama announces climate deal with China |
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| |
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Eurostar trains stuck in tunnel 4 trains have broken down in the Channel Tunnel due to cold weather, as more snow is expected to cause disruption in Britain
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| |
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Hunt for Auschwitz sign thieves |
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| Dec.19 |
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Climate deal meets UN qualification Map of Copenhagen Denmark Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a US-backed climate deal in Copenhagen as an 'essential beginning'
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| Dec.21 |
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80 dead in European winter weather
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| Dec.22 |
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Weather causes travel chaos in Europe |
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| Dec.26 |
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Police hunt airline terror link |
|
| Dec.28 |
|
Mentally ill British man executed |
|
| Dec.31 |
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Suspect found dead after 5 killed
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.25 |
Warlord Thomas Lubanga in landmark trial |
|
| Feb.16 |
British, French nuclear submarines collide |
|
| Mar.4 |
Arrest warrant issued for Sudan leader | The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of violenc. The court in stopped short of accusing Omar al-Bashir of genocide. Omar a... | |
|
| Mar.7 |
Two die in Army attack Two military personnel have been shot dead during a gun attack at a base in County Antrim. 2 further military personnel and 2 civilians injured
|
| Apr.4 |
Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll |
|
| Apr.15 |
French warship captures pirates
|
| Apr.18 |
Dutch navy captures pirates after attack |
|
| May.11 |
Demjanjuk deported to Germany
|
| Jun.6 |
Leaders' tribute to D-Day heroes |
|
| Aug.31 |
WWII ceremonies begin |
|
| Sep.16 |
US cut missile defence plan The US will abandon its plan to develop a missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic because Iran's missile program was less advanced
|
| Nov.13 |
MoD probes new Iraq abuse claims |
|
| Nov.27 |
2nd German official quits over airstrike
|
| Nov.30 |
Iranian navy detains five Britons on yacht
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.24 |
Four boys killed as storms collapsed roof |
|
| Feb.2 |
Heaviest UK snow in 18 years hits flights |
|
| Feb.16 |
British, French nuclear submarines collide |
|
| Feb.25 |
Nine killed as Turkish plane crashes
|
| Mar.31 |
Hundreds feared drowned off Libya |
|
| Apr.5 |
About 300 dead in strong quake Map of L%27Aquila Italy A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Italy, after a series of about a hundred minor tremors since January
| This quake was caused by movement on a NW-SE trending normal fault.
The majority of the damage occurred in the medieval capital city of the Abruzzo region and the surrounding villages
Silvio Berlusconi refused foreign aid, saying that Italians were 'proud people' and had sufficient resources; However he singled out the United States
|
| |
|
| Apr.7 |
Death toll rises to 207 in quake
|
| Apr.9 |
Italy mourns earthquake victims |
|
| Jun.1 |
Air France plane crashed The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
| The plane sent an automatic message signaling an electric circuit failure as it hit turbulence
|
| |
|
| Jun.1 |
Atlantic searched for lost plane |
|
| Jun.2 |
Plane searchers spot ocean debris |
|
| Jun.3 |
Plane's recorders may never be found |
|
| Jun.4 |
Debris found not from Air France plane |
|
| Jun.7 |
Bodies found from missing Air France plane |
|
| Jun.8 |
Air France tail section recovered |
|
| Jun.9 |
Air France bodies returned to land |
|
| Jun.29 |
14 die in Italian Riviera train-gas blast
|
| Jul.1 |
Teen plane survivor recovers in hospital |
|
| Jul.2 |
Air France jet 'broke on impact' |
|
| Aug.2 |
Scientists find new strain of HIV |
|
| Aug.8 |
Helicopter and plane collide, 9 died
|
| Aug.23 |
Fire threat empties Athens suburb Map of Agios Stefanos Greece Residents of an entire Agios Stefanos have been ordered from their homes as out-of-control wildfires blaze around the Greek capital
|
| Aug.24 |
Firefighters get brief respite |
|
| Sep.20 |
Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts |
|
| Dec.18 |
Eurostar trains stuck in tunnel 4 trains have broken down in the Channel Tunnel due to cold weather, as more snow is expected to cause disruption in Britain
|
| Dec.21 |
80 dead in European winter weather
|
| Dec.22 |
Weather causes travel chaos in Europe |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| May.27 |
Barcelona claim Champions League glory Barcelona completed an historic treble with a 2-0 win over holders Manchester United in the final. Goals: Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi
|
| Jun.7 |
Federer claims historic French Open win |
|
| Jul.5 |
Federer win breaks Sampras record
|
| Oct.2 |
Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games Brazil will become the first South American country to host the Olympics, after Rio de Janeiro was chosen to stage the 2016 Games
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.6 |
European gas supplies disrupted| Several countries say their supplies of Russian gas have been cut sharply amid an energy price dispute between Moscow and Ukraine | |
|
| Jan.10 |
Accord signed in Russia gas row |
|
| Jan.19 |
Russia turns on gas for Europe |
|
| Jan.29 |
Huge crowds join French strikes |
|
| Feb.14 |
G7 pledges to avoid protectionism
|
| Mar.14 |
G20 leaders vow to restore growth Finance ministers from the rich and emerging nations have pledged to make a 'sustained effort' to pull the world economy out of recession
|
| Mar.18 |
Actress Richardson dies aged 45 |
|
| Apr.2 |
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis
|
| Apr.17 |
Court jails Pirate Bay founders A court has jailed four men behind TPB, the world's most high-profile file-sharing website, in a landmark case
|
| May.29 |
Germany picks Magna to save Opel |
|
| Jun.8 |
Shell to pay $15.5 million to settle claims |
|
| Jul.23 |
VW prepares to take over Porsche |
|
| Aug.13 |
France and Germany exit recession |
|
| Sep.5 |
Brown: No room for economic complacency |
|
| Sep.5 |
G20 pledges tougher bank action |
|
| Sep.17 |
EU agrees on bonus claw-back call |
|
| Sep.20 |
Firm agrees Ivorian waste payouts |
|
| Nov.3 |
General Motors cancels Opel sale |
|
| Dec.17 |
British Airways cabin crew strike illegal |
|
| Dec.22 |
Weather causes travel chaos in Europe |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.23 |
Infants stabbed at creche
|
| Jan.25 |
Warlord Thomas Lubanga in landmark trial |
|
| Mar.4 |
Arrest warrant issued for Sudan leader | The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for a five-year campaign of violenc. The court in stopped short of accusing Omar al-Bashir of genocide. Omar a... | |
|
| Mar.7 |
Two die in Army attack Two military personnel have been shot dead during a gun attack at a base in County Antrim. 2 further military personnel and 2 civilians injured
|
| Mar.9 |
Police officer shot dead in town |
|
| Mar.11 |
16 killed in school shooting Map of Winnenden Germany A gunman dressed in military gear killed 16 people in a shooting spree in Germany before he was shot dead by police
|
| Mar.19 |
Fritzl jailed for life in dungeon incest case A jury has found Josef Fritzl guilty of raping and imprisoning his daughter for more than two decades and sentenced him to life in prison
|
| Apr.10 |
Hostage dies as French attack pirates |
|
| Apr.11 |
Pirates hijack US-Italian vessel |
|
| Apr.15 |
French warship captures pirates
|
| Apr.17 |
Court jails Pirate Bay founders A court has jailed four men behind TPB, the world's most high-profile file-sharing website, in a landmark case
|
| Apr.18 |
Dutch navy captures pirates after attack |
|
| May.11 |
Demjanjuk deported to Germany
|
| Jul.23 |
Convicts break out by air |
|
| Jul.30 |
Travel chaos after Majorca bomb |
|
| Aug.8 |
UK, French embassy employees on trial
|
| Aug.12 |
Pirate fears as cargo ship vanishes
|
| Aug.12 |
Lockerbie bomber to be released |
|
| Aug.20 |
Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya | Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds | |
|
| Sep.7 |
Three guilty of airline bomb plot |
|
| Sep.14 |
Airliner bomb plotters get life sentences |
|
| Oct.8 |
Culture minister admits sex with 'boys'
|
| Oct.29 |
Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping
|
| Nov.26 |
Irish Church accused of abuse cover-up |
|
| Dec.4 |
Amanda Knox found guilty of murder
|
| Dec.13 |
PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack Italian Prime Minister, 73, has been hit in the face and knocked to the ground after a political rally. He was taken to a hospital
|
| Dec.18 |
Hunt for Auschwitz sign thieves |
|
| Dec.26 |
Police hunt airline terror link |
|
| Dec.28 |
Mentally ill British man executed |
|
| Dec.31 |
Suspect found dead after 5 killed
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Jan.10 |
Accord signed in Russia gas row |
|
| Jan.29 |
Huge crowds join French strikes |
|
| Mar.14 |
G20 leaders vow to restore growth Finance ministers from the rich and emerging nations have pledged to make a 'sustained effort' to pull the world economy out of recession
|
| Mar.28 |
Thousands join G-20 protest
|
| Apr.2 |
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis
|
| Apr.4 |
Extra NATO troops for Afghan poll |
|
| Apr.9 |
Italy mourns earthquake victims |
|
| May.3 |
Berlusconi's wife to divorce him Veronica Lario, the wife of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has confirmed that she will file for divorce
|
| May.19 |
Speaker quits 'for sake of unity'
|
| May.31 |
Last Titanic survivor dies at 97 |
|
| Jun.4 |
Minister quits, calls for Brown's resignation
|
| Jun.6 |
Leaders' tribute to D-Day heroes |
|
| Jun.7 |
Center-right does well in EU poll
|
| Jun.8 |
Pressure on PM as another minister quits |
|
| Jun.10 |
Italy and France 'failing Africa' |
|
| Jun.22 |
Sarkozy speaks out against burka |
|
| Jun.28 |
British Embassy workers seized in Iran
|
| Jul.3 |
UK embassy staff in Iran 'face trial' |
|
| Jul.8 |
G-8 leaders pledge to seek emissions cuts |
|
| Jul.9 |
World powers accept warming limit |
|
| Jul.26 |
Sarkozy hospitalized after jogging scare |
|
| Aug.8 |
UK, French embassy employees on trial
|
| Aug.21 |
Trade 'link' to bomber's release |
|
| Aug.31 |
WWII ceremonies begin |
|
| Sep.4 |
Leader's son: Libya pressed for deal |
|
| Sep.5 |
Brown: No room for economic complacency |
|
| Sep.5 |
G20 pledges tougher bank action |
|
| Sep.6 |
Brown backs bid for Libya pay-out |
|
| Sep.12 |
Mugabe says EU meeting 'very friendly' |
|
| Sep.16 |
Karzai blasts EU over 'suspicious vote' claim |
|
| Sep.17 |
EU agrees on bonus claw-back call |
|
| Sep.21 |
Calais migrant eviction under way |
|
| Sep.27 |
Exit polls show Merkel retains office German Chancellor Angela Merkel defeated her foreign minister to win another four-year term. Christian Democratic Union party received 33.7%
|
| Oct.3 |
Ireland backs EU's Lisbon Treaty |
|
| Oct.4 |
Socialist Papandreou declared winner The opposition party defeated the incumbent center-right government of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis
|
| Oct.7 |
Berlusconi immunity law overruled |
|
| Oct.8 |
Culture minister admits sex with 'boys'
|
| Oct.17 |
Big anti-abortion rally |
|
| Oct.30 |
EU strikes climate funding deal
|
| Nov.3 |
EU reform treaty passes last test
|
| Nov.9 |
Berlin celebrates wall's fall aniversary Thousands of people joined world leaders to remember the night 20 years ago when a euphoric wave of people power swept away the Berlin Wall
|
| Nov.19 |
Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe' European Union leaders named Herman Van Rompuy, edging out former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a still-vaguely defined job
|
| Nov.21 |
Archbishop of Canterbury, Pope agree |
|
| Nov.26 |
Irish Church accused of abuse cover-up |
|
| Nov.27 |
2nd German official quits over airstrike
|
| Nov.30 |
Iranian navy detains five Britons on yacht
|
| Dec.6 |
Key global climate talks begin
|
| Dec.12 |
Police detain 900 in climate change rally
|
| Dec.13 |
PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack Italian Prime Minister, 73, has been hit in the face and knocked to the ground after a political rally. He was taken to a hospital
|
| Dec.16 |
Slow progress at Copenhagen talks |
|
| Dec.18 |
Obama announces climate deal with China |
|
| Dec.19 |
Climate deal meets UN qualification Map of Copenhagen Denmark Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a US-backed climate deal in Copenhagen as an 'essential beginning'
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