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South Korea |
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S. Korea spy chief warns of more attacks |
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European Union |
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Snowfall disrupts northern Europe Heavy snowfall has caused disruption across northern Europe, closing airports and bringing traffic to a standstill
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Russia |
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Russia 'mafia state' - Wikileaks
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Ivory Coast |
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U.N., EU to Ivory Coast: Release results |
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 Northern Israel |
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Dozens killed in northern Israel forest fire 
Map of Haifa Israel A bus carrying up to 50 people overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle because of the fire and surrounding smoke
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 Switzerland |
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2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia The Russian government has pledged billions of dollars to build new stadiums and infrastructure. Putin did not attending the ceremony
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Switzerland |
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FIFA's World Cup be held in Qatar in 2022 The tiny, wealthy nation beat out the United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia to host what will be the largest sporting in the world
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London |
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Leaks criticise UK in Afghanistan |
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Japan |
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US-Japan military exercises begin
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| Dec.3 |
 Spain |
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Air controller walkout disrupts travel The Spanish government put the military in control of air space late to get commercial jets flying again after a surprise air traffic controller...
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London |
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Assange responds to readers online |
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Ivory Coast |
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World backs Ivory Coast 'winner' |
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| Dec.4 |
 Ivory Coast |
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Ivorian crisis as rivals sworn in| The incumbent Laurent Gbagbo took the oath to serve a new term, but within hours Alassane Ouattara also laid claim to the presidency | |
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Moscow |
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2 die as Russian plane skids off runway
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Spain |
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Air traffic controllers return to work |
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Baghdad |
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Baghdad bombs hit Iran pilgrims |
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Ecuador |
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'Throat of Fire' volcano erupts
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Ivory Coast |
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Mbeki to mediate in Ivory Coast
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| Dec.5 |
 Sinai |
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Egypt shark attack kills German A woman has been killed in a shark attack while snorkelling off the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh
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Belgrade |
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Serbia wins Davis Cup final over France |
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Northern Israel |
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Firefighters making progress on blaze |
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Russia |
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Russia satellites orbit failure |
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Hillary |
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Wikileaks: Saudis 'militants' chief funders' |
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USA |
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US 'vital facilities' list leaked
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| Dec.6 |
 Washington |
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Deal reached on Bush era tax cuts Barack Obama has announced a bipartisan agreement has been reached to extend soon-to-expire Bush era tax cuts to all Americans
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Tribal Areas |
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Taliban blasts kill 50 |
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Switzerland |
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Swiss bank freezes Wikileaks cash
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Baltics |
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Wikileaks reveals US-Nato Baltic plan |
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Colombia |
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Colombian leader cancels climate meeting |
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| Dec.7 |
 London |
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Assange jailed as extradition considered 
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange handed himself over to police, promptly appeared in court where he was denied bail and left for jail
| Assange denies sexually assaulting two women in Sweden. He was remanded in custody pending a hearing next week
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North Carolina |
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Elizabeth Edwards loses battle with cancer |
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Washington |
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US drops settlement freeze demand |
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Haiti |
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French Haiti cholera report 'inconclusive'
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| Dec.8 |
Florida |
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SpaceX craft finally launches The first commercial spacecraft, the Dragon, a craft developed by the company SpaceX, to return from a low-Earth orbit splashed into the oce...
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Chile |
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Prison fire kills 81 in Chile |
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Panama |
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Panama Canal shut by heavy rains
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USA |
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WikiLeaks: US 'wary of China role in Africa |
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UN Security Council |
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UN backs Ivory Coast's Ouattara |
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| Dec.9 |
London |
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Protesters attack Prince Charles' car Map of Parliament United Kingdom| Protesters enraged by a Parliament vote to triple university tuition rate caps, attacked a car carrying Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall | |
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Norway |
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China anger as Nobel award looms |
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| Dec.10 |
 Norway |
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Chinese dissident awarded Peace Prize An empty chair stood in for imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in absentia
| China has responded furiously, repeatedly called Liu a common criminal and declared the award a Western plot against China
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Rwanda |
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New Rwandan genocide archive opens |
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| Dec.11 |
 Mexico |
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Climate summit agree on deal Map of Cancun Mexico| UN talks have reached a deal to curb climate change, including a fund to help developing countries, endorsing compromise by Mexico. Bolivia government claimed rich nations 'bullied and cajoled' other countries into accepting a deal on their terms. The agreement inclu... | |
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Manhattan |
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Madoff's son found hanged in NY Mark Madoff, 46, one of convicted US fraudster Bernard Madoff's sons has committed suicide in his apartment
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Washington |
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US envoy Holbrooke in 'critical condition' |
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Mexico |
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'Spiritual leader' of cartel slained |
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 Sweden |
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One dead after Stockholm blasts Map of Stockholm Sweden| One person has been killed and two others injured as two explosions rocked the centre of the capital near the busy shopping street of Drottninggatan | |
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Kosovo |
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Kosovo holds historic election |
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| Dec.12 |
Israel |
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Fierce storms strike Middle East| The storms have sunk a ship off the Israeli coast, closed ports and disrupted shipping in the Suez Canal | |
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Sweden |
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Explosions were 'an act of terrorism'
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England |
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UK search amid Sweden bomb probe |
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London |
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Protesters made 'contact' with Camilla |
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 Antarctica |
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S. Korean ship sinks, 4 dead, 17 missing A fishing vessel sank in frigid ocean waters about 1,000 nautical miles north of McMurdo Station. Aat least 20 were rescued
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| Dec.13 |
Washington |
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U.S. diplomat Holbrooke dies Richard C. Holbrooke spearheaded the end of the Bosnian war and served as the Obama administration's point man in the Afghan-Pakistan zone
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| Dec.14 |
London |
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Wikileaks chief's release delayed
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Sweden |
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Cartoon, threats preceded Sweden attack |
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 Australia |
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'Many drown' in asylum shipwreck Map of Christmas Island Australia| Many people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying suspected asylum seekers crashed into rocks on Australia's Christmas Island | |
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
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U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited pe...
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Kosovo |
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Kosovo PM named in organ theft report
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Australia |
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Australia probes asylum shipwreck |
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| Dec.16 |
London |
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Wikileaks founder Assange freed on bail | The founder of whistle-blowing website, Julian Assange, has vowed 'to continue my work and to protest my innocence' after being freed on bail | |
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Israel |
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UFO downed over Israeli nuclear plant
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Australia |
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Hanson: PM to blame for boat deaths |
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Washington |
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Obama says Afghan effort on track |
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England |
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Assange tells of 'smear campaign' |
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| Dec.17 |
England |
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Assange 'fears extradition to US' |
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 Venezuela |
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Chavez gets power to govern by decree| Lame-duck National Assembly has granted President Hugo Chavez the power to pass laws by decree for the next 18 months | |
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Zimbabwe |
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Mugabe threatens 'revenge' against West |
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North Korea |
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US envoy warns of Korea tinderbox |
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| Dec.18 |
Ivory Coast |
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Peacekeepers ordered out of Ivory Coast Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo has demanded that all foreign peacekeepers leave the country immediately
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North Korea |
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Richardson presents proposals to N. Korea
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U.S. Senate |
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US soldier gay ban set for repeal |
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Abu Dhabi |
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Inter claim Club World Cup |
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Italy |
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Knox appeal judge: evidence new reviews |
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UN |
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UN chief rejects Ivorian pullout |
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Aceh |
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5.1 earthquake hits region |
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| Dec.19 |
UN Security Council |
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UN crisis talks on Korea tension
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Kabul |
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Bombers target Afghan army bases |
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South Korea |
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South Korea starts live-fire drill| North Korea has said the drill could ignite a war and has promised to respond militarily, but has also agreed to a series of actions | |
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Australia |
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Up to 48 Dead in Christmas Isl. Shipwreck Australian authorities raised the death toll of asylum-seekers killed in a shipwreck to 48, possibly more than half of the passengers on the...
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Belarus |
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Crowds storm Minsk government HQ
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Baghdad |
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Maliki to unveil Iraq government |
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| Dec.20 |
London |
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Europe is digging airports out of snow Frustrated passengers crammed major airports as heavy snowfall forced new cancellations and delays across the continent. Gatwick was closed
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Wales |
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Twelve held in UK anti-terror raids |
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Ivory Coast |
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U.N. peacekeepers to stay in Ivory Coast |
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| Dec.21 |
European Union |
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Europe bends under weight of snow
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 Baghdad |
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Iraqi parliament approves government The parliament voted in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government, even though some vacancies remain
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Nigeria |
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Halliburton settles Nigeria bribery claims |
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U.S. Senate |
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Senator: Bomber's release not justified |
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Ivory Coast |
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UN chief warns of Ivory Coast war |
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European Union |
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EU brands airports 'weak link' |
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South Korea |
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S. Korea to hold large live-fire drills |
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| Dec.22 |
Washington |
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Obama signs law ending military gay ban| US President Barack Obama has signed a landmark law allowing gay people serving in the military to be open about their sexuality | |
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Washington |
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Obama hails nuclear treaty vote The US president has welcomed the US Senate's ratification of a much-delayed nuclear arms treaty with Russia
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Argentina |
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Former dictator sentenced to life
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Rawalpindi |
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Senior police held in Bhutto assassination |
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South Korea |
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South Korea begins major military drills
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| Dec.23 |
 Rome |
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Parcel bombs hit Rome embassies| Italian police are searching all embassies and consular offices after parcel bombs exploded at the Swiss and Chilean missions | |
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 North Korea |
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N Koreans 'ready for sacred war' Kim Yong-chun, armed forces minister, accused South Korea of making preparations for war by holding live-fire exercises near the border
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Iraq |
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Iraqi churches tone down Christmas |
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Ivory Coast |
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Post-election violence claimed 173 lives| International pressure mounts for Laurent Gbagbo to quit the presidency. The US is exploring ways to strengthen the UN presence. The US is exploring ways to strengthen the UN presence in Ivory Coast, where ... | |
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Washington |
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US attacks 'sacred war' threats |
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Haiti |
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45 people lynched amid cholera fears
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Ivory Coast |
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Gbagbo denied Ivory Coast funds |
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| Dec.24 |
European Union |
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Snow paralyses transport in W. Europe| Thousands of travellers have had their Christmas plans disrupted by further snowfalls across Western Europe | |
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Paris |
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Paris cancels half of flights
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Cuba |
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Cuba begins to publish U.S. documents |
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 Vatican |
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Pope prays for peace at Rome Mass Pope Benedict has prayed for peace as he delivered his traditional Christmas Eve homily in Rome
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Nigeria |
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W African bloc threatens Gbagbo |
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 Tribal Areas |
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40 killed near World Food Program office a suicide bomber blew himself. 70 others injured. all staff members of the World Food Programme and its partner organizations are safe
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Nigeria |
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Deadly Christmas Eve bombings |
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| Dec.25 |
Vatican |
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Pope calls for end to conflicts
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Netherlands |
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Somalis held in Dutch terror raid |
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Paris |
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Conditions improve at European airports |
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Liberia |
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Ivorians make the trek to Liberia
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| Dec.26 |
 Southern Afghanistan |
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Turkish engineers kidnapped in Afgha-n Four Turkish engineers were kidnapped in the southeastern Afghan province of Paktia, one kilometer from the Pakistan border
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New York |
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Eastern US braced for blizzards |
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Egypt |
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U.S. tourists killed in Egypt bus crash |
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Ivory Coast |
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Ivory Coast general strike called |
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India |
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36 die in crash after funeral in India |
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London |
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Mossad to apologize over passports |
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| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
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Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty A judge in Moscow has found former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner guilty of corruption charges
| Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man and considered a political threat to PM Vladimir Putin, was convicted at a new trial of embezzlement
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New York |
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Travel chaos as blizzards hit US| Blizzards are sweeping north along the eastern coast, forcing the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights and disrupting rail and road traffic | |
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Rome |
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Explosives found at Greek embassy
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Washington |
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US attacks Russia tycoon verdict |
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Northern Nigeria |
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Arrests follow blasts |
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New York |
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US airports reopen after blizzard |
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| Dec.28 |
Iran |
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Iran executes man as Israeli spy
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New York |
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US struggles after snow storms
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Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky trial: Russia hits back |
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Queensland |
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Flood chaos forces mass evacuations North-eastern Australia's worst flooding in decades is continuing to cause chaos across the region
| 1,000 people have been evacuated, including the entire population of the town of Theodore.
The cost of the damage is expected to top AU$1bn, including losses of sunflower and cotton crops
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Ivory Coast |
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Leaders leave Ivory Coast talks
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Southern Sudan |
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Ballots delivered for Sudan vote |
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Ivory Coast |
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Gbagbo unmoved by Ivorian mission
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| Dec.29 |
 Denmark |
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Denmark holds 'cartoon plotters'| 5 suspected Islamist militants have been arrested for planning to attack a newspaper that printed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005 | |
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New York |
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Anger grows over slow snow clean-up |
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North Mexico |
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Town's last police agent missing |
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Ivory Coast |
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Ivory Coast 'on edge of genocide' |
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| Dec.30 |
Tel Aviv |
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Ex-president guilty of rape, harassment| A Tel Aviv district court Thursday found former Israeli president Moshe Katsav guilty of multiple charges of rape and sexual harassment | |
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Moscow |
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Khodorkovsky jail term increased Imprisoned former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, has been sentenced to six more years in jail for fraud
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Baghdad |
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Christians killed in Iraq attacks| Two people have died and 14 injured in a series of attacks on Christian homes in the Iraqi capital | |
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Ivory Coast |
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I Coast attack 'may restart war'
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Northern England |
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Video captures serial killer's defiance |
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Queensland |
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PM praises flood-hit Australians |
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| Dec.31 |
Ivory Coast |
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Military threat against Ivory Coast West African heads of state will again ask self-declared President Gbagbo to relinquish power in Ivory Coast and will consider a military op...
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Queensland |
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Queensland floods spur more evacuations |
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Egypt |
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Deadly blast at Egyptian church Map of Alexandria Egypt| An explosion, apparently caused by a car bomb, in the north Egyptian city of Alexandria has has killed seven people and injured 24 | |
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Ivory Coast |
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Ouattara: Gbagbo deadline to step down |
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Nigeria |
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11 killed in Nigeria bomb blast |
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| 2010 |
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| Dec.1 |
South Korea |
S. Korea spy chief warns of more attacks |
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| Dec.2 |
London |
Leaks criticise UK in Afghanistan |
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| Dec.2 |
Japan |
US-Japan military exercises begin
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| Dec.6 |
Baltics |
Wikileaks reveals US-Nato Baltic plan |
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| Dec.10 |
Rwanda |
New Rwandan genocide archive opens |
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| Dec.15 |
Kosovo |
Kosovo PM named in organ theft report
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| Dec.16 |
Israel |
UFO downed over Israeli nuclear plant
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| Dec.16 |
Washington |
Obama says Afghan effort on track |
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| Dec.18 |
Ivory Coast |
Peacekeepers ordered out of Ivory Coast Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo has demanded that all foreign peacekeepers leave the country immediately
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| Dec.18 |
North Korea |
Richardson presents proposals to N. Korea
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| Dec.18 |
U.S. Senate |
US soldier gay ban set for repeal |
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| Dec.18 |
UN |
UN chief rejects Ivorian pullout |
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| Dec.19 |
Kabul |
Bombers target Afghan army bases |
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| Dec.19 |
South Korea |
South Korea starts live-fire drill| North Korea has said the drill could ignite a war and has promised to respond militarily, but has also agreed to a series of actions | |
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| Dec.20 |
Ivory Coast |
U.N. peacekeepers to stay in Ivory Coast |
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| Dec.21 |
South Korea |
S. Korea to hold large live-fire drills |
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| Dec.22 |
Washington |
Obama signs law ending military gay ban| US President Barack Obama has signed a landmark law allowing gay people serving in the military to be open about their sexuality | |
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| Dec.22 |
Washington |
Obama hails nuclear treaty vote The US president has welcomed the US Senate's ratification of a much-delayed nuclear arms treaty with Russia
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| Dec.22 |
South Korea |
South Korea begins major military drills
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| Dec.23 |
North Korea |
N Koreans 'ready for sacred war' Kim Yong-chun, armed forces minister, accused South Korea of making preparations for war by holding live-fire exercises near the border
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| Dec.23 |
Washington |
US attacks 'sacred war' threats |
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope prays for peace at Rome Mass Pope Benedict has prayed for peace as he delivered his traditional Christmas Eve homily in Rome
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| Dec.25 |
Vatican |
Pope calls for end to conflicts
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| Dec.30 |
Ivory Coast |
I Coast attack 'may restart war'
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| Dec.31 |
Ivory Coast |
Military threat against Ivory Coast West African heads of state will again ask self-declared President Gbagbo to relinquish power in Ivory Coast and will consider a military op...
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| 2010 |
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| Dec.1 |
European Union |
Snowfall disrupts northern Europe Heavy snowfall has caused disruption across northern Europe, closing airports and bringing traffic to a standstill
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| Dec.2 |
Northern Israel |
Dozens killed in northern Israel forest fire Map of Haifa Israel A bus carrying up to 50 people overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle because of the fire and surrounding smoke
| The blaze had scorched more than 750 acres in the Carmel Forest near Haifa. Several nations, including Turkey, were sending firefighting planes
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| Dec.4 |
Moscow |
2 die as Russian plane skids off runway
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| Dec.4 |
Ecuador |
'Throat of Fire' volcano erupts
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| Dec.5 |
Sinai |
Egypt shark attack kills German A woman has been killed in a shark attack while snorkelling off the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh
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| Dec.5 |
Northern Israel |
Firefighters making progress on blaze |
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| Dec.5 |
Russia |
Russia satellites orbit failure |
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| Dec.6 |
Colombia |
Colombian leader cancels climate meeting |
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| Dec.7 |
Haiti |
French Haiti cholera report 'inconclusive'
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| Dec.8 |
Chile |
Prison fire kills 81 in Chile |
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| Dec.8 |
Panama |
Panama Canal shut by heavy rains
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| Dec.11 |
Manhattan |
Madoff's son found hanged in NY Mark Madoff, 46, one of convicted US fraudster Bernard Madoff's sons has committed suicide in his apartment
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| Dec.12 |
Israel |
Fierce storms strike Middle East| The storms have sunk a ship off the Israeli coast, closed ports and disrupted shipping in the Suez Canal | |
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| Dec.12 |
Antarctica |
S. Korean ship sinks, 4 dead, 17 missing A fishing vessel sank in frigid ocean waters about 1,000 nautical miles north of McMurdo Station. Aat least 20 were rescued
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| Dec.14 |
Australia |
'Many drown' in asylum shipwreck Map of Christmas Island Australia| Many people are feared to have drowned after a boat carrying suspected asylum seekers crashed into rocks on Australia's Christmas Island | |
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited pe...
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| Dec.15 |
Australia |
Australia probes asylum shipwreck |
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| Dec.16 |
Australia |
Hanson: PM to blame for boat deaths |
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| Dec.18 |
Aceh |
5.1 earthquake hits region |
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| Dec.19 |
Australia |
Up to 48 Dead in Christmas Isl. Shipwreck Australian authorities raised the death toll of asylum-seekers killed in a shipwreck to 48, possibly more than half of the passengers on the...
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| Dec.20 |
London |
Europe is digging airports out of snow Frustrated passengers crammed major airports as heavy snowfall forced new cancellations and delays across the continent. Gatwick was closed
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| Dec.21 |
European Union |
Europe bends under weight of snow
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| Dec.21 |
European Union |
EU brands airports 'weak link' |
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| Dec.23 |
Haiti |
45 people lynched amid cholera fears
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| Dec.24 |
European Union |
Snow paralyses transport in W. Europe| Thousands of travellers have had their Christmas plans disrupted by further snowfalls across Western Europe | |
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| Dec.24 |
Paris |
Paris cancels half of flights
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| Dec.25 |
Paris |
Conditions improve at European airports |
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| Dec.26 |
New York |
Eastern US braced for blizzards |
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| Dec.26 |
Egypt |
U.S. tourists killed in Egypt bus crash |
|
| Dec.26 |
India |
36 die in crash after funeral in India |
|
| Dec.27 |
New York |
Travel chaos as blizzards hit US| Blizzards are sweeping north along the eastern coast, forcing the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights and disrupting rail and road traffic | |
|
| Dec.27 |
New York |
US airports reopen after blizzard |
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| Dec.28 |
New York |
US struggles after snow storms
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| Dec.28 |
Queensland |
Flood chaos forces mass evacuations North-eastern Australia's worst flooding in decades is continuing to cause chaos across the region
| 1,000 people have been evacuated, including the entire population of the town of Theodore.
The cost of the damage is expected to top AU$1bn, including losses of sunflower and cotton crops
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| Dec.29 |
New York |
Anger grows over slow snow clean-up |
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| Dec.30 |
Queensland |
PM praises flood-hit Australians |
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| Dec.31 |
Queensland |
Queensland floods spur more evacuations |
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| 2010 |
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| Dec.3 |
Spain |
Air controller walkout disrupts travel The Spanish government put the military in control of air space late to get commercial jets flying again after a surprise air traffic controller...
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| Dec.4 |
Spain |
Air traffic controllers return to work |
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| Dec.6 |
Washington |
Deal reached on Bush era tax cuts Barack Obama has announced a bipartisan agreement has been reached to extend soon-to-expire Bush era tax cuts to all Americans
|
| Dec.6 |
Switzerland |
Swiss bank freezes Wikileaks cash
|
| Dec.8 |
Florida |
SpaceX craft finally launches The first commercial spacecraft, the Dragon, a craft developed by the company SpaceX, to return from a low-Earth orbit splashed into the oce...
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| Dec.8 |
Panama |
Panama Canal shut by heavy rains
|
| Dec.11 |
Manhattan |
Madoff's son found hanged in NY Mark Madoff, 46, one of convicted US fraudster Bernard Madoff's sons has committed suicide in his apartment
|
| Dec.15 |
Washington |
U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill The federal government joined the dozens of lawsuits against BP and several other companies over the massive oil spill, seeking unlimited pe...
|
| Dec.20 |
London |
Europe is digging airports out of snow Frustrated passengers crammed major airports as heavy snowfall forced new cancellations and delays across the continent. Gatwick was closed
|
| Dec.21 |
Nigeria |
Halliburton settles Nigeria bribery claims |
|
| Dec.21 |
European Union |
EU brands airports 'weak link' |
|
| Dec.23 |
Ivory Coast |
Gbagbo denied Ivory Coast funds |
|
| Dec.24 |
Paris |
Paris cancels half of flights
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| Dec.25 |
Paris |
Conditions improve at European airports |
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| Dec.26 |
Egypt |
U.S. tourists killed in Egypt bus crash |
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| Dec.27 |
New York |
US airports reopen after blizzard |
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| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jail term increased Imprisoned former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, has been sentenced to six more years in jail for fraud
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| 2010 |
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| Dec.2 |
Switzerland |
2018 FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia The Russian government has pledged billions of dollars to build new stadiums and infrastructure. Putin did not attending the ceremony
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| Dec.2 |
Switzerland |
FIFA's World Cup be held in Qatar in 2022 The tiny, wealthy nation beat out the United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia to host what will be the largest sporting in the world
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| Dec.5 |
Belgrade |
Serbia wins Davis Cup final over France |
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| Dec.18 |
Abu Dhabi |
Inter claim Club World Cup |
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| 2010 |
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| Dec.1 |
Russia |
Russia 'mafia state' - Wikileaks
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| Dec.4 |
Baghdad |
Baghdad bombs hit Iran pilgrims |
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| Dec.6 |
Tribal Areas |
Taliban blasts kill 50 |
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| Dec.6 |
Switzerland |
Swiss bank freezes Wikileaks cash
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| Dec.7 |
London |
Assange jailed as extradition considered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange handed himself over to police, promptly appeared in court where he was denied bail and left for jail
| Assange denies sexually assaulting two women in Sweden. He was remanded in custody pending a hearing next week
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| Dec.8 |
Chile |
Prison fire kills 81 in Chile |
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| Dec.9 |
London |
Protesters attack Prince Charles' car Map of Parliament United Kingdom| Protesters enraged by a Parliament vote to triple university tuition rate caps, attacked a car carrying Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall | |
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| Dec.11 |
Mexico |
'Spiritual leader' of cartel slained |
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| Dec.11 |
Sweden |
One dead after Stockholm blasts Map of Stockholm Sweden| One person has been killed and two others injured as two explosions rocked the centre of the capital near the busy shopping street of Drottninggatan | |
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| Dec.12 |
Sweden |
Explosions were 'an act of terrorism'
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| Dec.12 |
England |
UK search amid Sweden bomb probe |
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| Dec.12 |
London |
Protesters made 'contact' with Camilla |
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| Dec.14 |
London |
Wikileaks chief's release delayed
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| Dec.14 |
Sweden |
Cartoon, threats preceded Sweden attack |
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| Dec.16 |
London |
Wikileaks founder Assange freed on bail | The founder of whistle-blowing website, Julian Assange, has vowed 'to continue my work and to protest my innocence' after being freed on bail | |
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| Dec.17 |
England |
Assange 'fears extradition to US' |
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| Dec.18 |
Italy |
Knox appeal judge: evidence new reviews |
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| Dec.19 |
Kabul |
Bombers target Afghan army bases |
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| Dec.20 |
Wales |
Twelve held in UK anti-terror raids |
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| Dec.21 |
Nigeria |
Halliburton settles Nigeria bribery claims |
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| Dec.21 |
U.S. Senate |
Senator: Bomber's release not justified |
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| Dec.22 |
Argentina |
Former dictator sentenced to life
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| Dec.22 |
Rawalpindi |
Senior police held in Bhutto assassination |
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| Dec.23 |
Rome |
Parcel bombs hit Rome embassies| Italian police are searching all embassies and consular offices after parcel bombs exploded at the Swiss and Chilean missions | |
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| Dec.23 |
Iraq |
Iraqi churches tone down Christmas |
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| Dec.23 |
Ivory Coast |
Post-election violence claimed 173 lives| International pressure mounts for Laurent Gbagbo to quit the presidency. The US is exploring ways to strengthen the UN presence. The US is exploring ways to strengthen the UN presence in Ivory Coast, where ... | |
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| Dec.23 |
Haiti |
45 people lynched amid cholera fears
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| Dec.24 |
Tribal Areas |
40 killed near World Food Program office a suicide bomber blew himself. 70 others injured. all staff members of the World Food Programme and its partner organizations are safe
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| Dec.24 |
Nigeria |
Deadly Christmas Eve bombings |
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| Dec.25 |
Netherlands |
Somalis held in Dutch terror raid |
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| Dec.26 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Turkish engineers kidnapped in Afgha-n Four Turkish engineers were kidnapped in the southeastern Afghan province of Paktia, one kilometer from the Pakistan border
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| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty A judge in Moscow has found former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner guilty of corruption charges
| Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man and considered a political threat to PM Vladimir Putin, was convicted at a new trial of embezzlement
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| Dec.27 |
Rome |
Explosives found at Greek embassy
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| Dec.27 |
Northern Nigeria |
Arrests follow blasts |
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| Dec.28 |
Iran |
Iran executes man as Israeli spy
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| Dec.29 |
Denmark |
Denmark holds 'cartoon plotters'| 5 suspected Islamist militants have been arrested for planning to attack a newspaper that printed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005 | |
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| Dec.29 |
North Mexico |
Town's last police agent missing |
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| Dec.30 |
Tel Aviv |
Ex-president guilty of rape, harassment| A Tel Aviv district court Thursday found former Israeli president Moshe Katsav guilty of multiple charges of rape and sexual harassment | |
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| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jail term increased Imprisoned former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, has been sentenced to six more years in jail for fraud
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| Dec.30 |
Baghdad |
Christians killed in Iraq attacks| Two people have died and 14 injured in a series of attacks on Christian homes in the Iraqi capital | |
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| Dec.30 |
Northern England |
Video captures serial killer's defiance |
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| Dec.31 |
Egypt |
Deadly blast at Egyptian church Map of Alexandria Egypt| An explosion, apparently caused by a car bomb, in the north Egyptian city of Alexandria has has killed seven people and injured 24 | |
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| Dec.31 |
Nigeria |
11 killed in Nigeria bomb blast |
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| 2010 |
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| Dec.1 |
South Korea |
S. Korea spy chief warns of more attacks |
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| Dec.1 |
Russia |
Russia 'mafia state' - Wikileaks
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| Dec.1 |
Ivory Coast |
U.N., EU to Ivory Coast: Release results |
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| Dec.2 |
London |
Leaks criticise UK in Afghanistan |
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| Dec.3 |
London |
Assange responds to readers online |
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| Dec.3 |
Ivory Coast |
World backs Ivory Coast 'winner' |
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| Dec.4 |
Ivory Coast |
Ivorian crisis as rivals sworn in| The incumbent Laurent Gbagbo took the oath to serve a new term, but within hours Alassane Ouattara also laid claim to the presidency | |
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| Dec.4 |
Ivory Coast |
Mbeki to mediate in Ivory Coast
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| Dec.5 |
Hillary |
Wikileaks: Saudis 'militants' chief funders' |
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| Dec.5 |
USA |
US 'vital facilities' list leaked
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| Dec.6 |
Washington |
Deal reached on Bush era tax cuts Barack Obama has announced a bipartisan agreement has been reached to extend soon-to-expire Bush era tax cuts to all Americans
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| Dec.6 |
Colombia |
Colombian leader cancels climate meeting |
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| Dec.7 |
North Carolina |
Elizabeth Edwards loses battle with cancer |
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| Dec.7 |
Washington |
US drops settlement freeze demand |
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| Dec.8 |
Florida |
SpaceX craft finally launches The first commercial spacecraft, the Dragon, a craft developed by the company SpaceX, to return from a low-Earth orbit splashed into the oce...
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| Dec.8 |
USA |
WikiLeaks: US 'wary of China role in Africa |
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| Dec.8 |
UN Security Council |
UN backs Ivory Coast's Ouattara |
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| Dec.9 |
London |
Protesters attack Prince Charles' car Map of Parliament United Kingdom| Protesters enraged by a Parliament vote to triple university tuition rate caps, attacked a car carrying Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall | |
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| Dec.9 |
Norway |
China anger as Nobel award looms |
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| Dec.10 |
Norway |
Chinese dissident awarded Peace Prize An empty chair stood in for imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in absentia
| China has responded furiously, repeatedly called Liu a common criminal and declared the award a Western plot against China
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| Dec.11 |
Mexico |
Climate summit agree on deal Map of Cancun Mexico| UN talks have reached a deal to curb climate change, including a fund to help developing countries, endorsing compromise by Mexico. Bolivia government claimed rich nations 'bullied and cajoled' other countries into accepting a deal on their terms. The agreement inclu... | |
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| Dec.11 |
Washington |
US envoy Holbrooke in 'critical condition' |
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| Dec.11 |
Kosovo |
Kosovo holds historic election |
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| Dec.12 |
London |
Protesters made 'contact' with Camilla |
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| Dec.13 |
Washington |
U.S. diplomat Holbrooke dies Richard C. Holbrooke spearheaded the end of the Bosnian war and served as the Obama administration's point man in the Afghan-Pakistan zone
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| Dec.15 |
Kosovo |
Kosovo PM named in organ theft report
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| Dec.15 |
Australia |
Australia probes asylum shipwreck |
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| Dec.16 |
Australia |
Hanson: PM to blame for boat deaths |
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| Dec.16 |
Washington |
Obama says Afghan effort on track |
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| Dec.16 |
England |
Assange tells of 'smear campaign' |
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| Dec.17 |
Venezuela |
Chavez gets power to govern by decree| Lame-duck National Assembly has granted President Hugo Chavez the power to pass laws by decree for the next 18 months | |
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| Dec.17 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe threatens 'revenge' against West |
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| Dec.17 |
North Korea |
US envoy warns of Korea tinderbox |
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| Dec.18 |
Ivory Coast |
Peacekeepers ordered out of Ivory Coast Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo has demanded that all foreign peacekeepers leave the country immediately
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| Dec.18 |
North Korea |
Richardson presents proposals to N. Korea
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| Dec.18 |
U.S. Senate |
US soldier gay ban set for repeal |
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| Dec.18 |
UN |
UN chief rejects Ivorian pullout |
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| Dec.19 |
UN Security Council |
UN crisis talks on Korea tension
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| Dec.19 |
Belarus |
Crowds storm Minsk government HQ
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| Dec.19 |
Baghdad |
Maliki to unveil Iraq government |
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| Dec.21 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi parliament approves government The parliament voted in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government, even though some vacancies remain
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| Dec.21 |
U.S. Senate |
Senator: Bomber's release not justified |
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| Dec.21 |
Ivory Coast |
UN chief warns of Ivory Coast war |
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| Dec.22 |
Washington |
Obama signs law ending military gay ban| US President Barack Obama has signed a landmark law allowing gay people serving in the military to be open about their sexuality | |
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| Dec.22 |
Washington |
Obama hails nuclear treaty vote The US president has welcomed the US Senate's ratification of a much-delayed nuclear arms treaty with Russia
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| Dec.22 |
Argentina |
Former dictator sentenced to life
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| Dec.23 |
North Korea |
N Koreans 'ready for sacred war' Kim Yong-chun, armed forces minister, accused South Korea of making preparations for war by holding live-fire exercises near the border
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| Dec.23 |
Iraq |
Iraqi churches tone down Christmas |
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| Dec.23 |
Ivory Coast |
Post-election violence claimed 173 lives| International pressure mounts for Laurent Gbagbo to quit the presidency. The US is exploring ways to strengthen the UN presence. The US is exploring ways to strengthen the UN presence in Ivory Coast, where ... | |
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| Dec.23 |
Washington |
US attacks 'sacred war' threats |
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| Dec.23 |
Ivory Coast |
Gbagbo denied Ivory Coast funds |
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| Dec.24 |
Cuba |
Cuba begins to publish U.S. documents |
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope prays for peace at Rome Mass Pope Benedict has prayed for peace as he delivered his traditional Christmas Eve homily in Rome
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| Dec.24 |
Nigeria |
W African bloc threatens Gbagbo |
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| Dec.25 |
Vatican |
Pope calls for end to conflicts
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| Dec.25 |
Liberia |
Ivorians make the trek to Liberia
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| Dec.26 |
Ivory Coast |
Ivory Coast general strike called |
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| Dec.26 |
London |
Mossad to apologize over passports |
|
| Dec.27 |
Moscow |
Russian court finds Khodorkovsky guilty A judge in Moscow has found former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner guilty of corruption charges
| Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man and considered a political threat to PM Vladimir Putin, was convicted at a new trial of embezzlement
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| Dec.27 |
Rome |
Explosives found at Greek embassy
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| Dec.27 |
Washington |
US attacks Russia tycoon verdict |
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| Dec.28 |
Iran |
Iran executes man as Israeli spy
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| Dec.28 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky trial: Russia hits back |
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| Dec.28 |
Ivory Coast |
Leaders leave Ivory Coast talks
|
| Dec.28 |
Southern Sudan |
Ballots delivered for Sudan vote |
|
| Dec.28 |
Ivory Coast |
Gbagbo unmoved by Ivorian mission
|
| Dec.29 |
Ivory Coast |
Ivory Coast 'on edge of genocide' |
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| Dec.30 |
Tel Aviv |
Ex-president guilty of rape, harassment| A Tel Aviv district court Thursday found former Israeli president Moshe Katsav guilty of multiple charges of rape and sexual harassment | |
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| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
Khodorkovsky jail term increased Imprisoned former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, has been sentenced to six more years in jail for fraud
|
| Dec.30 |
Baghdad |
Christians killed in Iraq attacks| Two people have died and 14 injured in a series of attacks on Christian homes in the Iraqi capital | |
|
| Dec.30 |
Ivory Coast |
I Coast attack 'may restart war'
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| Dec.30 |
Queensland |
PM praises flood-hit Australians |
|
| Dec.31 |
Ivory Coast |
Military threat against Ivory Coast West African heads of state will again ask self-declared President Gbagbo to relinquish power in Ivory Coast and will consider a military op...
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| Dec.31 |
Egypt |
Deadly blast at Egyptian church Map of Alexandria Egypt| An explosion, apparently caused by a car bomb, in the north Egyptian city of Alexandria has has killed seven people and injured 24 | |
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| Dec.31 |
Ivory Coast |
Ouattara: Gbagbo deadline to step down |
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