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| Jan.1 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq 'regrets' US Blackwater move' |
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Iran |
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Mousavi 'ready to die' for reform |
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 NW Pakistan |
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Terror attack kills 93 at volleyball match 
Map of Lakki Marwat Pakistan A suicide car bomb exploded Friday in the middle of a group of men, killing 75 and wounding 60. 8 houses in the neighborhood collapsed
| The bomber drove towards a field where people were watching a match, before detonating a load of high-intensity explosives
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 Iraq |
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No U.S. combat deaths in Iraq in Dec. December was the first month since the beginning of the war in which there were no U.S. combat deaths. There were 3 noncombat fatalities
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 Denmark |
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Controversial cartoonist escapes attack Map of Aarhus Denmark| A Somali terrorist was shot as he tried to enter the home of cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, known for his controversial Mohammad depictions. Westergaard was at home when a man broke in. He presse... | |
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Rio de Janeiro |
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Mudslide in resort kills at least 19 people
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| Jan.2 |
 Rio de Janeiro |
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Death toll rains hits 51 More than three days of rain caused a large part of a mountain near Rio de Janeiro to collapse as mud
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Denmark |
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Charges for cartoonist 'attacker' |
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NW Pakistan |
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Death toll at 93 in Pakistan bombing |
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Kabul |
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MPs reject most Karzai cabinet nominees |
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Somalia |
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Somali pirates hijack 4th vessel in week
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London |
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UK, US to fund anti-terror unit in Yemen |
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| Jan.3 |
 Yemen |
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U.S., Britain close embassies in Yemen Threats by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula against targets in Yemen prompted the closure of the embassies there
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Somalia |
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Bloody fighting hits Somali town |
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 USA |
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Tougher US air screening rules The authorities are introducing tougher screening rules for passengers arriving by air from nations deemed to have links with terrorism
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Southern California |
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Avatar smashes box office record |
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Beijing |
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Heavy snow shuts down roads, hits flights |
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| Jan.4 |
Dubai |
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Tallest structure Burj Khalifa opened
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Washington |
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Clinton: Yemen instability a global threat |
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Washington |
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CIA bomber was al-Qaeda triple agent The suicide bomber who killed seven agents in Afghanistan have been a doctor from Jordan who was arrested by Jordanian intelligence a year a...
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| Jan.5 |
Washington |
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U.S. lowers threshold for watch lists |
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Washington |
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Obama admits intelligence failures
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| Jan.6 |
Honduras |
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Arrest warrants for military high command
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USA |
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Nigerian charged over plane bomb plot |
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Gaza |
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One dead in clash on Egypt, Gaza border |
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Sudan |
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Aid groups warn of Sudan civil war risk |
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| Jan.7 |
Argentina |
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President dismisses central bank governor
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Washington |
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Obama targets intelligence lapses |
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Karachi |
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6 killed in blast in southern Pakistan home |
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Southern California |
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Alabama wins college title |
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| Jan.8 |
 Angola |
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Togo football team bus attacked Map of Cabinda Angola A bus carrying Togo's national soccer team to a tournament in Angola came under fire, and Togo is weighing whether to pull out of Cup of Nations
| 9 people were wounded -- 8 Togolese and one Angolan. The bus driver was killed in the attack and three others were injured. The assistant coach of Togo's national soccer team is among the victims of Friday's machine-gun attack
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Detroit |
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'Not guilty' plea in plane bomb case
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Angola |
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Africa Cup of Nations to go ahead |
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| Jan.9 |
Afghanistan |
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Newly released video vows revenge
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Togo |
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Togo withdraws from African Cup
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West Germany |
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Heavy snow brings travel chaos
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Togo |
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Togo 'will play in Africa Cup of Nations' |
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California |
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6.5-magnitude quake hits off coast |
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| Jan.10 |
Angola |
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Togo fly home as Africa Cup begins Togo's withdrawal from the Africa Cup of Nations was confirmed as the tournament got under way in Angola
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Malaysia |
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2 more churches in Malaysia firebombed
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United Arab Emirates |
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Sheikh cleared in videoed torture case |
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 Venezuela |
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Chavez: military will monitor prices In the wake of devaluation currency, Chavez on said he would put the military on the streets to ensure that business owners don't raise pric...
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Jerusalem |
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Israel to construct Egyptian border barrier
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| Jan.11 |
Netherlands |
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Anne Frank protector, dies at 100 |
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Southern Italy |
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Migrants leave town amid violence |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Gay marriage ban challenged in fed. Court |
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Nigeria |
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Ailing President Yar'Adua breaks silence |
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| Jan.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google reports China-based attack Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December
| Google has decided it is no longer willing to consider censorship of its site in China and may have to shut down its site and its offices in that nation
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 Haiti |
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'Catastrophic' earthquake slams Haiti Map of Port-au-Prince Haiti A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti, knocking down buildings and power lines. Heavy damage and bodies in the streets of the capital
| Haiti's worst quake in two centuries seriously damaged the HQ of the UN mission and its personnel are missing. The national palace and a hospital are among buildings badly damaged; rescuers are digging under rubble
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Haiti |
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'Hundreds dead' after quake |
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| Jan.13 |
Haiti |
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Haiti capital 'flattened,' many feared dead Map of Port-au-Prince Haiti Rescue workers struggled to clear rubble and bodies from the streets, where the death toll from 7.0-magnitude earthquake may exceed 100,000
| Thousands of injured waited for care outside damaged hospitals. Unknown number remained trapped inside collapsed buildings.
Water and electricity were out, and President Rene Preval said the government needs help clearing streets, so rescuers can reach the hardest-hit areas
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Haiti |
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Haiti survivors sleep in streets |
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| Jan.14 |
Haiti |
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Child pulled from rubble after 2 days |
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Haiti |
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Earthquake death toll 'may be 50,000'
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| Jan.15 |
Haiti |
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Rescued girl dies after bid to save her An 11-year-old girl rescued from the rubble of her home in an hours-long effort has died
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Haiti |
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Digital fundraising still pushing Haiti relief
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UN |
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UN launches Haiti quake relief appeal |
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| Jan.16 |
Haiti |
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Security cause doctors to leave hospital
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Haiti |
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Outside Port-au-Prince, towns destroyed
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Kabul |
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Lawmakers reject most of Karzai's picks |
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Haiti |
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Clinton visits quake-hit Haitians US Secretary of State has become the first senior Western official to arrive in Haiti after the earthquake that flattened the capital
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Berlin |
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Germany issues Explorer warning |
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Haiti |
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Destruction at epicentre more dramatic |
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| Jan.17 |
Haiti |
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Top 2 U.N. officials in Haiti died in quake
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Haiti |
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Thousands of bodies, shreds of hope |
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 Chile |
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Billionaire Pinera wins presidential election Conservative Sebastian Pinera has won presidential run-off, ending two decades of centre-left rule
| Social Democrat Eduardo Frei conceded defeat after results showed Pinera with 52% of the vote to Mr Frei's 48%
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Rome |
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Pope: Vatican helped Jews at Holocaust |
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Haiti |
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UN chief urges Haiti aid patience |
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Kabul |
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Militants attack Afghan capital
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| Jan.18 |
Haiti |
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'A frenzy of looting' seen in capital |
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Haiti |
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US marines arrive to bolster quake efforts More than 2,000 marines are set to join 1,000 US troops on the ground, as aid efforts gather pace a week after a devastating earthquake
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Haiti |
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US begins airdrops of food and water
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Japan |
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Japan Airlines to file for bankruptcy |
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| Jan.19 |
Haiti |
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PM: government working on recovery |
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Massachusetts |
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Republicans win key US Senate election| Republican Scott Brown has won the race for the Senate seat in the state of Massachusetts left vacant by Edward Kennedy's death | |
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| Jan.20 |
Haiti |
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Desperate flood port hoping for way out Thousands of Haitians, have flooded the port, hoping for a ticket to hope, on board a ferry, being paid for by the Haitian government
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Haiti |
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Women's movement mourns 3 deaths |
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Haiti |
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US to send 4,000 extra troops to Haiti | The US is sending another 4,000 sailors and marines for the earthquake relief effort, diverting them from deployments in the Gulf and Africa | |
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China |
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China becomes 2nd largest economy
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| Jan.21 |
Haiti |
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Haiti to relocate 400,000 homeless
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Washington |
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Clinton calls on China to Google probe |
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Washington |
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Obama pushes new bank regulation US President has proposed significant new curbs on the activities of banks to try to prevent future financial crises, include limits to the size...
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Global |
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Markets fall after Obama sets bank rules |
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| Jan.22 |
Somalia |
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Hostages: Pirates will kill us in days
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USA |
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Guantanamo detention plans condemned |
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Haiti |
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Israelis pulled man alive from rubble |
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| Jan.23 |
Haiti |
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Victim rescue operation declared over Quake death toll surpasses 111,000. The government officially ended the search-and-rescue phase of its response to the disaster
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Northern Nigeria |
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150 reported killed in violence
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Haiti |
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Rescuers pull man alive after 11 days
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| Jan.24 |
Haiti |
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Haiti capital earthquake toll 150,000 The confirmed death toll from Haiti's devastating earthquake has risen above 150,000 in the Port-au-Prince area alone
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Osama bin Laden |
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Report: New bin Laden tape emerges
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Indiana |
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Manning, Colts rally past Jets, 30-17 |
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Haiti |
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Families to Haiti: Keep searching |
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 Lebanon |
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Ethiopian airliner crashes; 90 on board The Boeing 737-800 was thought to have gone down after takeoff from Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut at 2:27 a.m.
| Eyewitnesses say they saw a ball of fire in the sky before Addis Ababa-bound Flight ET409 fell into the sea
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New Orleans |
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Saints outlasted Minnesota 31-28 in NFC |
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| Jan.25 |
 Montreal |
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Donors meet to plan Haiti rebuilding U.S. Secretary of State Clinton and foreign ministers from more than a dozen countries met to discuss how to rebuild Haiti after the earthqu...
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Baghdad |
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Saddam's cousin, 'Chemical Ali,' hanged
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Haiti |
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Haitians torch bodies in plaza |
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Sri Lanka |
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Presidential polls open |
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Lebanon |
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Bodies found after plane crash
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| Jan.26 |
Southern California |
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Avatar is top-grossing film ever Sci-fi spectacular has surpassed Titanic to become the highest grossing movie of all time, figures from distributor 20th Century Fox show
| Director James Cameron holds the remarkable distinction of directing both the world's top grossing movies
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Haiti |
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Man rescued from rubble two weeks after |
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 Sri Lanka |
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President takes early lead in election Early results in first election since Tamil Tiger rebels were defeated after 25 years of civil war put the president in the lead
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| Jan.27 |
Haiti |
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Girl, 16, pulled from rubble Map of Port-au-Prince Haiti| French rescuers pulled from rubble a girl who they believe could have been trapped since the January 12 earthquake | |
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U.S. Congress |
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Obama delivers his first State of the Union US President in his first State of the Union address has said that jobs must be the nation's number one focus
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Haiti |
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Traffickers target Haiti orphans, PM says |
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Dominican Republic |
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Ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
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Melbourne |
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Serena, Henin gets to Australian final |
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| Jan.28 |
London |
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Afghan conference sets deadlines
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| |
Angola |
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Football: Egypt and Ghana reach final |
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| |
Haiti |
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U.S. hospital ship in Haiti near capacity |
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| Jan.29 |
 Taiwan |
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U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal Overriding objections from China, the Obama administration unveiled a deal that includes about $2.85 billion in missiles and 60 helicopters
| China warns of a 'serious negative impact' on relations with the US
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|
| |
 Japan |
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Toyota president sorry| Akio Toyoda apologized for the gas pedal problems that have forced the recall of millions of vehicles in the United States and Europe | |
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| |
Melbourne |
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Federer cruises into final |
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|
| Jan.30 |
Haiti |
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US halts Haiti victim evacuations
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| |
Beijing |
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China halts U.S. visits after Taiwan deal |
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| |
Washington |
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US defends weapons sale to Taiwan |
|
| |
Melbourne |
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Serena powers to Australian Open glory |
|
| |
Togo |
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Togo banned for leaving Africa Cup |
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| Jan.31 |
Angola |
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Egypt secure a record seventh Africa Cup Egypt win their third Africa Cup of Nations title in a row, after beating Ghana, 1-0
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| |
Melbourne |
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Federer claims Australian Open title
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| |
Beijing |
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China threatens sanctions over U.S. deal |
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| |
Haiti |
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UN begins major food distribution program |
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North Mexico |
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Gun attack at student party kills 13 |
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| 2010 |
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| Jan.1 |
Iraq |
No U.S. combat deaths in Iraq in Dec. December was the first month since the beginning of the war in which there were no U.S. combat deaths. There were 3 noncombat fatalities
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| Jan.3 |
Somalia |
Bloody fighting hits Somali town |
|
| Jan.6 |
Honduras |
Arrest warrants for military high command
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| Jan.6 |
Gaza |
One dead in clash on Egypt, Gaza border |
|
| Jan.6 |
Sudan |
Aid groups warn of Sudan civil war risk |
|
| Jan.7 |
Washington |
Obama targets intelligence lapses |
|
| Jan.8 |
Angola |
Togo football team bus attacked Map of Cabinda Angola A bus carrying Togo's national soccer team to a tournament in Angola came under fire, and Togo is weighing whether to pull out of Cup of Nations
| 9 people were wounded -- 8 Togolese and one Angolan. The bus driver was killed in the attack and three others were injured. The assistant coach of Togo's national soccer team is among the victims of Friday's machine-gun attack
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| |
|
| Jan.10 |
Venezuela |
Chavez: military will monitor prices In the wake of devaluation currency, Chavez on said he would put the military on the streets to ensure that business owners don't raise pric...
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| Jan.17 |
Rome |
Pope: Vatican helped Jews at Holocaust |
|
| Jan.17 |
Kabul |
Militants attack Afghan capital
|
| Jan.18 |
Haiti |
US marines arrive to bolster quake efforts More than 2,000 marines are set to join 1,000 US troops on the ground, as aid efforts gather pace a week after a devastating earthquake
|
| Jan.18 |
Haiti |
US begins airdrops of food and water
|
| Jan.20 |
Haiti |
US to send 4,000 extra troops to Haiti | The US is sending another 4,000 sailors and marines for the earthquake relief effort, diverting them from deployments in the Gulf and Africa | |
|
| Jan.25 |
Baghdad |
Saddam's cousin, 'Chemical Ali,' hanged
|
| Jan.28 |
Haiti |
U.S. hospital ship in Haiti near capacity |
|
| Jan.29 |
Taiwan |
U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal Overriding objections from China, the Obama administration unveiled a deal that includes about $2.85 billion in missiles and 60 helicopters
| China warns of a 'serious negative impact' on relations with the US
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| |
|
| Jan.30 |
Washington |
US defends weapons sale to Taiwan |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Mudslide in resort kills at least 19 people
|
| Jan.2 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Death toll rains hits 51 More than three days of rain caused a large part of a mountain near Rio de Janeiro to collapse as mud
|
| Jan.3 |
Beijing |
Heavy snow shuts down roads, hits flights |
|
| Jan.9 |
West Germany |
Heavy snow brings travel chaos
|
| Jan.9 |
California |
6.5-magnitude quake hits off coast |
|
| Jan.12 |
Haiti |
'Catastrophic' earthquake slams Haiti Map of Port-au-Prince Haiti A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti, knocking down buildings and power lines. Heavy damage and bodies in the streets of the capital
| Haiti's worst quake in two centuries seriously damaged the HQ of the UN mission and its personnel are missing. The national palace and a hospital are among buildings badly damaged; rescuers are digging under rubble
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| |
|
| Jan.12 |
Haiti |
'Hundreds dead' after quake |
|
| Jan.13 |
Haiti |
Haiti capital 'flattened,' many feared dead Map of Port-au-Prince Haiti Rescue workers struggled to clear rubble and bodies from the streets, where the death toll from 7.0-magnitude earthquake may exceed 100,000
| Thousands of injured waited for care outside damaged hospitals. Unknown number remained trapped inside collapsed buildings.
Water and electricity were out, and President Rene Preval said the government needs help clearing streets, so rescuers can reach the hardest-hit areas
|
| |
|
| Jan.13 |
Haiti |
Haiti survivors sleep in streets |
|
| Jan.14 |
Haiti |
Child pulled from rubble after 2 days |
|
| Jan.14 |
Haiti |
Earthquake death toll 'may be 50,000'
|
| Jan.15 |
Haiti |
Rescued girl dies after bid to save her An 11-year-old girl rescued from the rubble of her home in an hours-long effort has died
|
| Jan.15 |
Haiti |
Digital fundraising still pushing Haiti relief
|
| Jan.15 |
UN |
UN launches Haiti quake relief appeal |
|
| Jan.16 |
Haiti |
Security cause doctors to leave hospital
|
| Jan.16 |
Haiti |
Outside Port-au-Prince, towns destroyed
|
| Jan.16 |
Haiti |
Clinton visits quake-hit Haitians US Secretary of State has become the first senior Western official to arrive in Haiti after the earthquake that flattened the capital
|
| Jan.16 |
Haiti |
Destruction at epicentre more dramatic |
|
| Jan.17 |
Haiti |
Top 2 U.N. officials in Haiti died in quake
|
| Jan.17 |
Haiti |
Thousands of bodies, shreds of hope |
|
| Jan.17 |
Haiti |
UN chief urges Haiti aid patience |
|
| Jan.18 |
Haiti |
'A frenzy of looting' seen in capital |
|
| Jan.18 |
Haiti |
US marines arrive to bolster quake efforts More than 2,000 marines are set to join 1,000 US troops on the ground, as aid efforts gather pace a week after a devastating earthquake
|
| Jan.19 |
Haiti |
PM: government working on recovery |
|
| Jan.20 |
Haiti |
Desperate flood port hoping for way out Thousands of Haitians, have flooded the port, hoping for a ticket to hope, on board a ferry, being paid for by the Haitian government
|
| Jan.20 |
Haiti |
Women's movement mourns 3 deaths |
|
| Jan.20 |
Haiti |
US to send 4,000 extra troops to Haiti | The US is sending another 4,000 sailors and marines for the earthquake relief effort, diverting them from deployments in the Gulf and Africa | |
|
| Jan.21 |
Haiti |
Haiti to relocate 400,000 homeless
|
| Jan.22 |
Haiti |
Israelis pulled man alive from rubble |
|
| Jan.23 |
Haiti |
Victim rescue operation declared over Quake death toll surpasses 111,000. The government officially ended the search-and-rescue phase of its response to the disaster
|
| Jan.23 |
Haiti |
Rescuers pull man alive after 11 days
|
| Jan.24 |
Haiti |
Haiti capital earthquake toll 150,000 The confirmed death toll from Haiti's devastating earthquake has risen above 150,000 in the Port-au-Prince area alone
|
| Jan.24 |
Haiti |
Families to Haiti: Keep searching |
|
| Jan.24 |
Lebanon |
Ethiopian airliner crashes; 90 on board The Boeing 737-800 was thought to have gone down after takeoff from Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut at 2:27 a.m.
| Eyewitnesses say they saw a ball of fire in the sky before Addis Ababa-bound Flight ET409 fell into the sea
|
| |
|
| Jan.25 |
Montreal |
Donors meet to plan Haiti rebuilding U.S. Secretary of State Clinton and foreign ministers from more than a dozen countries met to discuss how to rebuild Haiti after the earthqu...
|
| Jan.25 |
Haiti |
Haitians torch bodies in plaza |
|
| Jan.25 |
Lebanon |
Bodies found after plane crash
|
| Jan.26 |
Haiti |
Man rescued from rubble two weeks after |
|
| Jan.27 |
Haiti |
Girl, 16, pulled from rubble Map of Port-au-Prince Haiti| French rescuers pulled from rubble a girl who they believe could have been trapped since the January 12 earthquake | |
|
| Jan.28 |
Haiti |
U.S. hospital ship in Haiti near capacity |
|
| Jan.30 |
Haiti |
US halts Haiti victim evacuations
|
| Jan.31 |
Haiti |
UN begins major food distribution program |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Jan.7 |
Southern California |
Alabama wins college title |
|
| Jan.8 |
Angola |
Togo football team bus attacked Map of Cabinda Angola A bus carrying Togo's national soccer team to a tournament in Angola came under fire, and Togo is weighing whether to pull out of Cup of Nations
| 9 people were wounded -- 8 Togolese and one Angolan. The bus driver was killed in the attack and three others were injured. The assistant coach of Togo's national soccer team is among the victims of Friday's machine-gun attack
|
| |
|
| Jan.8 |
Angola |
Africa Cup of Nations to go ahead |
|
| Jan.9 |
Togo |
Togo withdraws from African Cup
|
| Jan.9 |
Togo |
Togo 'will play in Africa Cup of Nations' |
|
| Jan.10 |
Angola |
Togo fly home as Africa Cup begins Togo's withdrawal from the Africa Cup of Nations was confirmed as the tournament got under way in Angola
|
| Jan.24 |
Indiana |
Manning, Colts rally past Jets, 30-17 |
|
| Jan.24 |
New Orleans |
Saints outlasted Minnesota 31-28 in NFC |
|
| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
Serena, Henin gets to Australian final |
|
| Jan.28 |
Angola |
Football: Egypt and Ghana reach final |
|
| Jan.29 |
Melbourne |
Federer cruises into final |
|
| Jan.30 |
Melbourne |
Serena powers to Australian Open glory |
|
| Jan.30 |
Togo |
Togo banned for leaving Africa Cup |
|
| Jan.31 |
Angola |
Egypt secure a record seventh Africa Cup Egypt win their third Africa Cup of Nations title in a row, after beating Ghana, 1-0
|
| Jan.31 |
Melbourne |
Federer claims Australian Open title
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Jan.3 |
USA |
Tougher US air screening rules The authorities are introducing tougher screening rules for passengers arriving by air from nations deemed to have links with terrorism
|
| Jan.3 |
Southern California |
Avatar smashes box office record |
|
| Jan.4 |
Dubai |
Tallest structure Burj Khalifa opened
|
| Jan.7 |
Argentina |
President dismisses central bank governor
|
| Jan.10 |
Venezuela |
Chavez: military will monitor prices In the wake of devaluation currency, Chavez on said he would put the military on the streets to ensure that business owners don't raise pric...
|
| Jan.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google reports China-based attack Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December
| Google has decided it is no longer willing to consider censorship of its site in China and may have to shut down its site and its offices in that nation
|
| |
|
| Jan.16 |
Berlin |
Germany issues Explorer warning |
|
| Jan.18 |
Japan |
Japan Airlines to file for bankruptcy |
|
| Jan.20 |
China |
China becomes 2nd largest economy
|
| Jan.21 |
Washington |
Obama pushes new bank regulation US President has proposed significant new curbs on the activities of banks to try to prevent future financial crises, include limits to the size...
|
| Jan.21 |
Global |
Markets fall after Obama sets bank rules |
|
| Jan.26 |
Southern California |
Avatar is top-grossing film ever Sci-fi spectacular has surpassed Titanic to become the highest grossing movie of all time, figures from distributor 20th Century Fox show
| Director James Cameron holds the remarkable distinction of directing both the world's top grossing movies
|
| |
|
| Jan.29 |
Taiwan |
U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal Overriding objections from China, the Obama administration unveiled a deal that includes about $2.85 billion in missiles and 60 helicopters
| China warns of a 'serious negative impact' on relations with the US
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Japan |
Toyota president sorry| Akio Toyoda apologized for the gas pedal problems that have forced the recall of millions of vehicles in the United States and Europe | |
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| Jan.31 |
Beijing |
China threatens sanctions over U.S. deal |
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| Jan.1 |
Baghdad |
Iraq 'regrets' US Blackwater move' |
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| Jan.1 |
NW Pakistan |
Terror attack kills 93 at volleyball match Map of Lakki Marwat Pakistan A suicide car bomb exploded Friday in the middle of a group of men, killing 75 and wounding 60. 8 houses in the neighborhood collapsed
| The bomber drove towards a field where people were watching a match, before detonating a load of high-intensity explosives
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| Jan.1 |
Denmark |
Controversial cartoonist escapes attack Map of Aarhus Denmark| A Somali terrorist was shot as he tried to enter the home of cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, known for his controversial Mohammad depictions. Westergaard was at home when a man broke in. He presse... | |
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| Jan.2 |
Denmark |
Charges for cartoonist 'attacker' |
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| Jan.2 |
NW Pakistan |
Death toll at 93 in Pakistan bombing |
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| Jan.2 |
Somalia |
Somali pirates hijack 4th vessel in week
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| Jan.2 |
London |
UK, US to fund anti-terror unit in Yemen |
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| Jan.3 |
Yemen |
U.S., Britain close embassies in Yemen Threats by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula against targets in Yemen prompted the closure of the embassies there
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| Jan.4 |
Washington |
Clinton: Yemen instability a global threat |
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| Jan.4 |
Washington |
CIA bomber was al-Qaeda triple agent The suicide bomber who killed seven agents in Afghanistan have been a doctor from Jordan who was arrested by Jordanian intelligence a year a...
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| Jan.5 |
Washington |
U.S. lowers threshold for watch lists |
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| Jan.5 |
Washington |
Obama admits intelligence failures
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| Jan.6 |
Honduras |
Arrest warrants for military high command
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| Jan.6 |
USA |
Nigerian charged over plane bomb plot |
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| Jan.7 |
Karachi |
6 killed in blast in southern Pakistan home |
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| Jan.8 |
Angola |
Togo football team bus attacked Map of Cabinda Angola A bus carrying Togo's national soccer team to a tournament in Angola came under fire, and Togo is weighing whether to pull out of Cup of Nations
| 9 people were wounded -- 8 Togolese and one Angolan. The bus driver was killed in the attack and three others were injured. The assistant coach of Togo's national soccer team is among the victims of Friday's machine-gun attack
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| Jan.8 |
Detroit |
'Not guilty' plea in plane bomb case
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| Jan.9 |
Afghanistan |
Newly released video vows revenge
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| Jan.10 |
Malaysia |
2 more churches in Malaysia firebombed
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| Jan.10 |
United Arab Emirates |
Sheikh cleared in videoed torture case |
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| Jan.11 |
Southern Italy |
Migrants leave town amid violence |
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| Jan.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google reports China-based attack Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December
| Google has decided it is no longer willing to consider censorship of its site in China and may have to shut down its site and its offices in that nation
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| Jan.16 |
Haiti |
Security cause doctors to leave hospital
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| Jan.18 |
Haiti |
'A frenzy of looting' seen in capital |
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| Jan.21 |
Washington |
Clinton calls on China to Google probe |
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| Jan.22 |
Somalia |
Hostages: Pirates will kill us in days
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| Jan.22 |
USA |
Guantanamo detention plans condemned |
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| Jan.23 |
Northern Nigeria |
150 reported killed in violence
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| Jan.24 |
Osama bin Laden |
Report: New bin Laden tape emerges
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| Jan.25 |
Baghdad |
Saddam's cousin, 'Chemical Ali,' hanged
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| Jan.27 |
Haiti |
Traffickers target Haiti orphans, PM says |
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| Jan.31 |
North Mexico |
Gun attack at student party kills 13 |
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| Jan.1 |
Iran |
Mousavi 'ready to die' for reform |
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| Jan.2 |
Kabul |
MPs reject most Karzai cabinet nominees |
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| Jan.2 |
London |
UK, US to fund anti-terror unit in Yemen |
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| Jan.3 |
Yemen |
U.S., Britain close embassies in Yemen Threats by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula against targets in Yemen prompted the closure of the embassies there
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| Jan.3 |
USA |
Tougher US air screening rules The authorities are introducing tougher screening rules for passengers arriving by air from nations deemed to have links with terrorism
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| Jan.4 |
Washington |
Clinton: Yemen instability a global threat |
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| Jan.6 |
Sudan |
Aid groups warn of Sudan civil war risk |
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| Jan.7 |
Argentina |
President dismisses central bank governor
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| Jan.10 |
United Arab Emirates |
Sheikh cleared in videoed torture case |
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| Jan.10 |
Jerusalem |
Israel to construct Egyptian border barrier
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| Jan.11 |
Netherlands |
Anne Frank protector, dies at 100 |
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| Jan.11 |
Southern Italy |
Migrants leave town amid violence |
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| Jan.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Gay marriage ban challenged in fed. Court |
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| Jan.11 |
Nigeria |
Ailing President Yar'Adua breaks silence |
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| Jan.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google reports China-based attack Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December
| Google has decided it is no longer willing to consider censorship of its site in China and may have to shut down its site and its offices in that nation
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| Jan.15 |
Haiti |
Digital fundraising still pushing Haiti relief
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| Jan.15 |
UN |
UN launches Haiti quake relief appeal |
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| Jan.16 |
Kabul |
Lawmakers reject most of Karzai's picks |
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| Jan.16 |
Haiti |
Clinton visits quake-hit Haitians US Secretary of State has become the first senior Western official to arrive in Haiti after the earthquake that flattened the capital
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| Jan.17 |
Chile |
Billionaire Pinera wins presidential election Conservative Sebastian Pinera has won presidential run-off, ending two decades of centre-left rule
| Social Democrat Eduardo Frei conceded defeat after results showed Pinera with 52% of the vote to Mr Frei's 48%
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| Jan.17 |
Rome |
Pope: Vatican helped Jews at Holocaust |
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| Jan.17 |
Haiti |
UN chief urges Haiti aid patience |
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| Jan.18 |
Haiti |
US begins airdrops of food and water
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| Jan.19 |
Haiti |
PM: government working on recovery |
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| Jan.19 |
Massachusetts |
Republicans win key US Senate election| Republican Scott Brown has won the race for the Senate seat in the state of Massachusetts left vacant by Edward Kennedy's death | |
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| Jan.20 |
Haiti |
Women's movement mourns 3 deaths |
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| Jan.21 |
Washington |
Obama pushes new bank regulation US President has proposed significant new curbs on the activities of banks to try to prevent future financial crises, include limits to the size...
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| Jan.22 |
USA |
Guantanamo detention plans condemned |
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| Jan.25 |
Montreal |
Donors meet to plan Haiti rebuilding U.S. Secretary of State Clinton and foreign ministers from more than a dozen countries met to discuss how to rebuild Haiti after the earthqu...
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| Jan.25 |
Sri Lanka |
Presidential polls open |
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| Jan.26 |
Sri Lanka |
President takes early lead in election Early results in first election since Tamil Tiger rebels were defeated after 25 years of civil war put the president in the lead
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| Jan.27 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama delivers his first State of the Union US President in his first State of the Union address has said that jobs must be the nation's number one focus
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| Jan.27 |
Dominican Republic |
Ex-leader Manuel Zelaya begins exile
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| Jan.28 |
London |
Afghan conference sets deadlines
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| Jan.30 |
Beijing |
China halts U.S. visits after Taiwan deal |
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| Jan.30 |
Washington |
US defends weapons sale to Taiwan |
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| Jan.31 |
Beijing |
China threatens sanctions over U.S. deal |
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