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| Jul.1 |
 Lahore |
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Suicide bombers hit shrine 
Map of Lahore| Three explosions erupted in and around Data Darbar, one of Pakistan's holiest Sufi shrines, killing 41 people and wounding 175. Thousands of people were visiting the shrine at the time. It ho... | |
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New York |
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Judge grants Russian spy suspect bail |
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| Jul.2 |
South Africa |
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Dutch knock Brazil out of World Cup
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London |
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Nadal thrashes Murray |
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Johannesburg |
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Uruguay beat Ghana on penalties |
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Virginia |
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Spy suspects 'admit they are Russians'
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Global |
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Russian spaceship fails to dock |
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Virginia |
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Russian 'spy ring' suspects denied bail |
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| Jul.3 |
 Congo |
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Hundreds killed in oil tanker explosion Map of South Kivu Congo| At least 230 people were killed and 190 injured when an oil tanker flipped over and exploded. It was attempting to overtake a bus. The truck, travelling from Tanzania, overturned in the village of Sange nea... | |
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Cape Town |
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Germans blow Argentina away 4-0
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London |
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Serena powers to fourth Wimbledon title
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Baghdad |
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Biden arrives in Iraq for July 4 |
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Johannesburg |
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Spain wins over Paraguay
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Congo |
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Fuel truck victims buried in mass graves |
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Kabul |
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Petraeus takes over Afghan campaign
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| Jul.4 |
 Beirut |
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Hezbollah 'mentor' Fadlallah dies Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, seen as a key figure in the founding of militant group Hezbollah, has died at the age of 7
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London |
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Nadal regains Wimbledon crown
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Brazil |
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Football Federation fires Dunga as coach |
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Poland |
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Rivals even in presidential poll |
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 Poland |
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Komorowski leads Polish presidential poll| Bronislaw Komorowski, acting president and the governing party candidate, has regained the advantage in a close presidential election. He has 52.6%, with rival J... | |
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Congo |
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Mourning declared after tanker blast |
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Mexico |
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Opposition set to win Mexico poll |
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| Jul.5 |
Iran |
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Mother of two to be stoned to death
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Nigeria |
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Nigeria 'drops team ban threat' |
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Turkey |
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Turkey threatens break with Israel |
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 Jerusalem |
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Israel unveils new blockade rules for Gaza Israel announced that it will continue to restrict construction materials allowed into Gaza but will allow other items to be brought into Gaza...
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| Jul.6 |
 Cape Town |
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Netherlands beat Uruguay to reach final Map of Cape Town| The Netherlands reached their third World Cup final with a 3-2 win over Uruguay in a dramatic semifinal. Sneijder scored his fifth goal in South Africa and van Bronckhorst added one of the goals. Robben ... | |
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UN |
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Queen Elizabeth praises U.N. efforts
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Helmand |
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UK troops 'to move out of Sangin'
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Washington |
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Obama and Netanyahu urge Mid-East talk
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Sri Lanka |
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Protesters lay siege to U.N. compound |
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| Jul.7 |
 Cuba |
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Cuba to release 52 political prisoners| The prisoners are set to be freed and will be allowed to leave the country, Cuba's Roman Catholic church announced in a written statement | |
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South Africa |
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Spain reached the World Cup final Map of Durban South Africa| A second-half header from Carles Puyol secured a narrow victory over Germany after an intriguing match | |
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Baghdad |
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Deadly bombings hit Iraq pilgrims |
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| Jul.8 |
Global |
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IMF warns on global economic recovery
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Norway |
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Arrests in Norway 'al-Qaeda' plot
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Washington |
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US and Russia agree on 'spy exchange' |
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 Iran |
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Woman won't be stoned to death The government is denying that a woman will be executed by stoning, though her death sentence may still be carried out by some other method
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Austria |
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US and Russian 'spy exchange' under way |
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| Jul.9 |
 Austria |
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U.S., Russia swap spies Map of Vienna Austria The United States and Russia completed a spy swap Friday, exchanging the agents on chartered planes at an airport in Vienna
| The plane carrying 10 Russian agents, who were expelled from the United States for intelligence gathering, landed at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. A US jet which picked up 4 Russians freed by the Kremlin has landed in Washington. It dropped two of them off in the UK en route
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Tribal Areas |
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Blast in Pakistan's tribal region kills 56 |
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Northern England |
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Gunman Raoul Moat kills himself
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Louisiana |
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BP in fresh bid to plug oil leak
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| Jul.10 |
Afghanistan |
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6 U.S. service members among 9 killed
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England |
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$1M Roman treasure unearthed |
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South Africa |
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Germany third at World Cup over Uruguay |
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Louisiana |
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BP in new attempt to plug oil leak |
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Cuba |
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Rare pictures show smiling Castro |
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| Jul.11 |
 Japan |
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Japan's PM 'to lose key majority' The ruling DPJ party of PM Naoto Kan will lose control of the upper house of parliament after Sunday's election, exit polls suggest
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Johannesburg |
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Spain win World Cup in extra time Map of Johannesburg Andres Iniesta scores with four minutes left in extra time to give Spain their first World Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands
| Nelson Mandela is in the crowd. A game littered with 13 yellow cards and one red is settled by a moment of magic.
Spain: Iker Casillas (capt); Sergio Ramos, Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique, Joan Capdevila; Sergio Busquets, Xabi Alonso; Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Pedro; David Villa
Coach: Vicente Del Bosque (ESP)
Referee: Howard Webb (ENG)
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 Uganda |
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Twin blasts in Uganda capital kill 64 people Map of Kampala Uganda| The blasts went off at a rugby club and at a restaurant, as football fans watched the World Cup final. Another 65 people were... | |
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| Jul.12 |
Cuba |
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Castro rips U.S. in rare TV appearance Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro: The United States is pushing for what would become nuclear wars against Iran and North Korea
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Jerusalem |
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Israeli review: Force against ships justified |
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Louisiana |
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BP installs new sealing cap on leaking well
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Cuba |
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Seven freed dissidents leave for Spain |
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| Jul.13 |
 Washington |
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Iran nuclear scientist free to leave US The US insists that Shahram Amiri who has turned up in the country is there voluntarily and is free to leave
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Louisiana |
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BP starting pressure test on well
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Gaza |
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Israeli navy trails Gaza aid ship |
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Louisiana |
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BP delays pressure test on well |
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| Jul.14 |
Hong Kong |
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HK lawmakers debate minimum wage |
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Tehran |
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Iranian scientist back in Tehran |
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Louisiana |
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Preparations for BP oil well test under way |
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 China |
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China's economic growth eases China's economy continued to grow at a robust pace last quarter, grew at an annual rate of 10.3 percent
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North Korea |
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N Korea in talks with UN Command
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| Jul.15 |
 Argentina |
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Argentina legalises gay marriage| Argentina has become the first country in Latin America to legalise gay marriage after the Senate voted in favour | |
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Louisiana |
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BP fixes leaking cap on oil well |
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Louisiana |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion
| The well has been sealed with a cap as part of a test that could last up to 48 hours. Obama said the development was a 'positive sign'
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Southern Iran |
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2 blasts kill at least 20 in southeast Iran Two alleged suicide bombers were responsible for a pair of explosions in the southeastern Iranian city in front of the city's Grand Mosque
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U.S. Senate |
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US financial reform passed by Senate
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Egypt |
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Ship unloads aid at Egyptian port |
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Philippines |
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Death toll rises from Philippines storm |
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| Jul.16 |
 Australia |
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New Australian PM to call for elections Prime Minister Julia Gillard was expected on Saturday to call for a national election, according to her office
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Venezuela |
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Venezuela recalls ambassador to Colombia
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North Mexico |
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Drug gang 'use car bomb' |
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Louisiana |
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Capped well not leaking, BP says |
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| Jul.17 |
Southern France |
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Grenoble rioters shoot at police
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Louisiana |
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BP oil well 'withstands pressure'
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Louisiana |
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BP extends testing of capped oil well |
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Puerto Rico |
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Twister strikes Puerto Rico; 4 hurt |
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China |
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China mine accident kills 28 |
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| Jul.18 |
 Baghdad |
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Baghdad suicide attack kills 43 The attacker targeted members of the Awakening Council as they waited to receive paychecks
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Pakistan |
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Clinton in Pakistan to bolster relations
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Louisiana |
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Recapped Gulf oil well continues to hold |
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Papua New Guinea |
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Tsunami warning after Pacific quake |
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Scotland |
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Oosthuizen seals runaway win |
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North Mexico |
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Party-goers gunned down |
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 India |
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At least 45 dead in train collision More than 80 passengers were hospitalized after a moving train rammed into a stopped Vananchal Express train in eastern India
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Louisiana |
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Seepage detected at oil spill site
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Washington |
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US seeks BP well cap release plan |
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| Jul.19 |
Louisiana |
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Leaks near BP well may be natural |
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London |
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Cameron agrees Lockerbie meeting |
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Kabul |
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Karzai seeks greater aid control |
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| Jul.20 |
 Kabul |
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Powers back Afghan takeover date A major conference on Afghanistan has endorsed Karzai's goal that Afghan forces should lead security operations across the country by 2014
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Sichuan |
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Death toll rises in floods |
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Washington |
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Lockerbie bomber release 'not BP's fault'
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South Korea |
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Clinton and Gates visit Korea DMZ
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| Jul.21 |
Northern England |
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Scientists discover monster star |
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Chad |
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Chad rules out arresting Sudan leader
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Washington |
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Obama signs financial reform law
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North Korea |
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North Korea criticises new US sanctions |
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Southern China |
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Flooding fears intensify |
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| Jul.22 |
 Venezuela |
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Venezuela breaks relations with Colombia| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that he is breaking off relations with Colombia. He called President Uribe 'crazed'. The Organization of American States meets to discuss Colombia... | |
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Netherlands |
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Court rules Kosovo independence legal |
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Louisiana |
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Storm forces ships off spill site Dozens of ships in the Gulf of Mexico have been ordered to leave the site of the BP spill by the US government as Tropical Storm Bonnie gathers...
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| Jul.23 |
European Union |
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Europe's big banks pass stress tests| Officials led by the European Central Bank tested 91 banks, and most of banks passed stress tests aimed at shoring up confidence in the economy. Seven banks have failed stress tests designed ... | |
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France |
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Entire France soccer squad suspended |
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Netherlands |
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Firm guilty of 'exporting toxic waste' |
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China |
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Record water levels test giant dam |
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Louisiana |
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Oil workers set to leave as storm nears |
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North Korea |
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N Korea warns of nuclear response |
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North Mexico |
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Mass grave contains 21 bodies |
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Global |
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Rallies for jailed Iranian woman |
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| Jul.24 |
 Ruhr |
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Festival stampede kills 19 Map of Duisburg Germany At least 17 people have been killed at the Love Parade electronic music festival in the German city of Duisburg after panic sparked a stampede
| The revellers panicked at a tunnel entrance. About 100 people were also injured. Police had been trying to stop people reaching the parade area because of overcrowding.
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Southern Afghanistan |
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Bombs kill five U.S. troops in Afghanistan |
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Louisiana |
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Oil spill vessels return to site
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 South Korea |
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U.S., South Korea begin military exercises
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| Jul.25 |
Paris |
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Contador claims third Tour de France title
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Ruhr |
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Number of dead at music festival rises
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Italy |
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Ferrari fined $100,000 but result stands |
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United Kingdom |
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BP boss Hayward 'negotiates exit' |
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USA |
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Thousands of Afghan war docs go online| A whistle-blower website has published more than 90,000 U.S. military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January 2010 | |
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North Mexico |
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Prisoners 'freed for killings' |
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 Cambodia |
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Former Khmer Rouge's Duch found guilty Former Khmer Rouge prison chief, 67, has been found guilty of crimes against humanity by Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes tribunal
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| Jul.26 |
London |
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BP boss set for £600,000 pension |
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Washington |
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'Weeks to assess' Afghan war leak |
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United Kingdom |
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BP set to announce record loss |
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| Jul.27 |
 United Kingdom |
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BP ousts CEO Hayward| Tony Hayward will step down amid ongoing outrage over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and will be replaced by American Robert Dudley. Hayward will receive a year's salary amounting to $1.6 million. Dudley... | |
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Argentina |
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Maradona out as Argentine coach |
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Sichuan |
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Dozens missing in China landslide |
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Pakistan |
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Plane crashes in Pakistan capital Map of Islamabad Pakistan An Airbus A321 crashed as it was about to land, in heavy monsoon rain and poor visibility, killing all 152 people on board
| The domestic flight from the southern city of Karachi was operated by the private Pakistani airline Airblue
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Uganda |
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More AU troops to Somalia The African Union summit ended without a resolution to change the mandate of its mission in Somalia from peacekeeping to peace enforcing
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| Jul.28 |
Barcelona |
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Catalonia bans bullfighting
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Arizona |
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Judge blocks part of AZ immigration law
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Southern India |
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UK PM to Pakistan: Don't export terror |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan mourns air crash victims |
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North Mexico |
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Four journalists held hostage
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| Jul.29 |
 France |
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Woman buried 8 babies French prosecutors charged a woman with murder after she admitted giving birth to and smothering eight babies over a 17-year period
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Arizona |
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Arizona to challenge law blocks |
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Congo |
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80 die in ferry accident |
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FBI |
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FBI to aid Afghan war leak probe |
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| |
 Mexico |
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Military 'kills' drug lord Ignacio Coronel The government says security forces have killed Ignacio 'Nacho' Coronel, a top member of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel
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Beirut |
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Syria and Saudi leaders in Beirut President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah are set to pay a joint visit to Lebanon. UN to indicts members of the Hezbollah for Hariri's ass...
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Google search working again in China |
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| Jul.30 |
Afghanistan |
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July worst month for U.S. in Afghanistan 3 U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate blasts, making July the deadliest month for American forces since the war started nine years ago
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USA |
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US economic growth slows to 2.4%
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Moscow |
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Medvedev orders army to fight wildfires |
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| |
USA |
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Wikileaks' Assange denies 'blood on hands' |
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Moscow |
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Rejected Russian boy back in orphanage |
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NW Pakistan |
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Deaths rise in South Asia monsoon
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Australia |
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Change call after Australia fires |
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| Jul.31 |
 Russia |
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Wildfires:25 dead, thousands homeless| The Russian government said it has sent some 240,000 people to fight the blazes, which are among the worst ever to hit the region | |
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NW Pakistan |
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Pakistan flooding death toll reaches 800
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Ruhr |
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Thousands mourn Love Parade victims |
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Iraq |
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Saddam-era official issues message |
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Southern Italy |
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Building collapse in Italy kills 3 |
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Southern Afghanistan |
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Dutch troops to leave Afghanistan
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Brazil |
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Brazil leader offers asylum to Iran woman |
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NW Pakistan |
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Flooded Pakistan braced for more |
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| 2010 |
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| Jul.3 |
Baghdad |
Biden arrives in Iraq for July 4 |
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| Jul.3 |
Kabul |
Petraeus takes over Afghan campaign
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| Jul.6 |
Helmand |
UK troops 'to move out of Sangin'
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| Jul.6 |
Washington |
Obama and Netanyahu urge Mid-East talk
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| Jul.6 |
Sri Lanka |
Protesters lay siege to U.N. compound |
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| Jul.10 |
Afghanistan |
6 U.S. service members among 9 killed
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| Jul.13 |
Gaza |
Israeli navy trails Gaza aid ship |
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| Jul.14 |
North Korea |
N Korea in talks with UN Command
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| Jul.20 |
South Korea |
Clinton and Gates visit Korea DMZ
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| Jul.21 |
Chad |
Chad rules out arresting Sudan leader
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| Jul.23 |
North Korea |
N Korea warns of nuclear response |
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| Jul.24 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Bombs kill five U.S. troops in Afghanistan |
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| Jul.24 |
South Korea |
U.S., South Korea begin military exercises
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| Jul.25 |
USA |
Thousands of Afghan war docs go online| A whistle-blower website has published more than 90,000 U.S. military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January 2010 | |
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| Jul.25 |
Cambodia |
Former Khmer Rouge's Duch found guilty Former Khmer Rouge prison chief, 67, has been found guilty of crimes against humanity by Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes tribunal
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| Jul.26 |
Washington |
'Weeks to assess' Afghan war leak |
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| Jul.27 |
Uganda |
More AU troops to Somalia The African Union summit ended without a resolution to change the mandate of its mission in Somalia from peacekeeping to peace enforcing
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| Jul.29 |
FBI |
FBI to aid Afghan war leak probe |
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| Jul.29 |
Mexico |
Military 'kills' drug lord Ignacio Coronel The government says security forces have killed Ignacio 'Nacho' Coronel, a top member of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel
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| Jul.30 |
Afghanistan |
July worst month for U.S. in Afghanistan 3 U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate blasts, making July the deadliest month for American forces since the war started nine years ago
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| Jul.30 |
USA |
Wikileaks' Assange denies 'blood on hands' |
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| Jul.31 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Dutch troops to leave Afghanistan
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| 2010 |
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| Jul.2 |
Global |
Russian spaceship fails to dock |
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| Jul.3 |
Congo |
Hundreds killed in oil tanker explosion Map of South Kivu Congo| At least 230 people were killed and 190 injured when an oil tanker flipped over and exploded. It was attempting to overtake a bus. The truck, travelling from Tanzania, overturned in the village of Sange nea... | |
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| Jul.3 |
Congo |
Fuel truck victims buried in mass graves |
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| Jul.4 |
Congo |
Mourning declared after tanker blast |
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| Jul.9 |
Louisiana |
BP in fresh bid to plug oil leak
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| Jul.10 |
Louisiana |
BP in new attempt to plug oil leak |
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| Jul.12 |
Louisiana |
BP installs new sealing cap on leaking well
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| Jul.13 |
Louisiana |
BP starting pressure test on well
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| Jul.13 |
Louisiana |
BP delays pressure test on well |
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| Jul.14 |
Louisiana |
Preparations for BP oil well test under way |
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| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
BP fixes leaking cap on oil well |
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| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
BP says oil has stopped leaking BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion
| The well has been sealed with a cap as part of a test that could last up to 48 hours. Obama said the development was a 'positive sign'
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| Jul.15 |
Philippines |
Death toll rises from Philippines storm |
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| Jul.16 |
Louisiana |
Capped well not leaking, BP says |
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| Jul.17 |
Louisiana |
BP oil well 'withstands pressure'
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| Jul.17 |
Louisiana |
BP extends testing of capped oil well |
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| Jul.17 |
Puerto Rico |
Twister strikes Puerto Rico; 4 hurt |
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| Jul.17 |
China |
China mine accident kills 28 |
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| Jul.18 |
Louisiana |
Recapped Gulf oil well continues to hold |
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| Jul.18 |
Papua New Guinea |
Tsunami warning after Pacific quake |
|
| Jul.18 |
India |
At least 45 dead in train collision More than 80 passengers were hospitalized after a moving train rammed into a stopped Vananchal Express train in eastern India
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| Jul.18 |
Louisiana |
Seepage detected at oil spill site
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| Jul.19 |
Louisiana |
Leaks near BP well may be natural |
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| Jul.20 |
Sichuan |
Death toll rises in floods |
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| Jul.21 |
Southern China |
Flooding fears intensify |
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| Jul.22 |
Louisiana |
Storm forces ships off spill site Dozens of ships in the Gulf of Mexico have been ordered to leave the site of the BP spill by the US government as Tropical Storm Bonnie gathers...
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| Jul.23 |
Netherlands |
Firm guilty of 'exporting toxic waste' |
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| Jul.23 |
China |
Record water levels test giant dam |
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| Jul.23 |
Louisiana |
Oil workers set to leave as storm nears |
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| Jul.24 |
Ruhr |
Festival stampede kills 19 Map of Duisburg Germany At least 17 people have been killed at the Love Parade electronic music festival in the German city of Duisburg after panic sparked a stampede
| The revellers panicked at a tunnel entrance. About 100 people were also injured. Police had been trying to stop people reaching the parade area because of overcrowding.
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| Jul.24 |
Louisiana |
Oil spill vessels return to site
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| Jul.25 |
Ruhr |
Number of dead at music festival rises
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| Jul.27 |
Sichuan |
Dozens missing in China landslide |
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| Jul.27 |
Pakistan |
Plane crashes in Pakistan capital Map of Islamabad Pakistan An Airbus A321 crashed as it was about to land, in heavy monsoon rain and poor visibility, killing all 152 people on board
| The domestic flight from the southern city of Karachi was operated by the private Pakistani airline Airblue
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| Jul.28 |
Barcelona |
Catalonia bans bullfighting
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| Jul.28 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan mourns air crash victims |
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| Jul.29 |
Congo |
80 die in ferry accident |
|
| Jul.30 |
Moscow |
Medvedev orders army to fight wildfires |
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| Jul.30 |
Moscow |
Rejected Russian boy back in orphanage |
|
| Jul.30 |
NW Pakistan |
Deaths rise in South Asia monsoon
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| Jul.30 |
Australia |
Change call after Australia fires |
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| Jul.31 |
Russia |
Wildfires:25 dead, thousands homeless| The Russian government said it has sent some 240,000 people to fight the blazes, which are among the worst ever to hit the region | |
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| Jul.31 |
NW Pakistan |
Pakistan flooding death toll reaches 800
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| Jul.31 |
Ruhr |
Thousands mourn Love Parade victims |
|
| Jul.31 |
Southern Italy |
Building collapse in Italy kills 3 |
|
| Jul.31 |
NW Pakistan |
Flooded Pakistan braced for more |
|
|
| 2010 |
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| Jul.8 |
Global |
IMF warns on global economic recovery
|
| Jul.9 |
Louisiana |
BP in fresh bid to plug oil leak
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| Jul.10 |
Louisiana |
BP in new attempt to plug oil leak |
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| Jul.12 |
Louisiana |
BP installs new sealing cap on leaking well
|
| Jul.13 |
Louisiana |
BP starting pressure test on well
|
| Jul.14 |
Hong Kong |
HK lawmakers debate minimum wage |
|
| Jul.14 |
Louisiana |
Preparations for BP oil well test under way |
|
| Jul.14 |
China |
China's economic growth eases China's economy continued to grow at a robust pace last quarter, grew at an annual rate of 10.3 percent
|
| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
BP fixes leaking cap on oil well |
|
| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
BP says oil has stopped leaking BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion
| The well has been sealed with a cap as part of a test that could last up to 48 hours. Obama said the development was a 'positive sign'
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| Jul.15 |
U.S. Senate |
US financial reform passed by Senate
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| Jul.16 |
Louisiana |
Capped well not leaking, BP says |
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| Jul.17 |
Louisiana |
BP oil well 'withstands pressure'
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| Jul.17 |
Louisiana |
BP extends testing of capped oil well |
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| Jul.18 |
Louisiana |
Recapped Gulf oil well continues to hold |
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| Jul.21 |
Washington |
Obama signs financial reform law
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| Jul.23 |
European Union |
Europe's big banks pass stress tests| Officials led by the European Central Bank tested 91 banks, and most of banks passed stress tests aimed at shoring up confidence in the economy. Seven banks have failed stress tests designed ... | |
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| Jul.23 |
Netherlands |
Firm guilty of 'exporting toxic waste' |
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| Jul.23 |
Louisiana |
Oil workers set to leave as storm nears |
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| Jul.24 |
Louisiana |
Oil spill vessels return to site
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| Jul.25 |
United Kingdom |
BP boss Hayward 'negotiates exit' |
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| Jul.26 |
London |
BP boss set for £600,000 pension |
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| Jul.26 |
United Kingdom |
BP set to announce record loss |
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| Jul.27 |
United Kingdom |
BP ousts CEO Hayward| Tony Hayward will step down amid ongoing outrage over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and will be replaced by American Robert Dudley. Hayward will receive a year's salary amounting to $1.6 million. Dudley... | |
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| Jul.29 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google search working again in China |
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| Jul.30 |
USA |
US economic growth slows to 2.4%
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| 2010 |
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| Jul.2 |
South Africa |
Dutch knock Brazil out of World Cup
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| Jul.2 |
London |
Nadal thrashes Murray |
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| Jul.2 |
Johannesburg |
Uruguay beat Ghana on penalties |
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| Jul.3 |
Cape Town |
Germans blow Argentina away 4-0
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| Jul.3 |
London |
Serena powers to fourth Wimbledon title
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| Jul.3 |
Johannesburg |
Spain wins over Paraguay
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| Jul.4 |
London |
Nadal regains Wimbledon crown
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| Jul.4 |
Brazil |
Football Federation fires Dunga as coach |
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| Jul.5 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria 'drops team ban threat' |
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| Jul.6 |
Cape Town |
Netherlands beat Uruguay to reach final Map of Cape Town| The Netherlands reached their third World Cup final with a 3-2 win over Uruguay in a dramatic semifinal. Sneijder scored his fifth goal in South Africa and van Bronckhorst added one of the goals. Robben ... | |
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| Jul.7 |
South Africa |
Spain reached the World Cup final Map of Durban South Africa| A second-half header from Carles Puyol secured a narrow victory over Germany after an intriguing match | |
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| Jul.10 |
South Africa |
Germany third at World Cup over Uruguay |
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| Jul.11 |
Johannesburg |
Spain win World Cup in extra time Map of Johannesburg Andres Iniesta scores with four minutes left in extra time to give Spain their first World Cup with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands
| Nelson Mandela is in the crowd. A game littered with 13 yellow cards and one red is settled by a moment of magic.
Spain: Iker Casillas (capt); Sergio Ramos, Carles Puyol, Gerard Pique, Joan Capdevila; Sergio Busquets, Xabi Alonso; Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Pedro; David Villa
Coach: Vicente Del Bosque (ESP)
Referee: Howard Webb (ENG)
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| Jul.18 |
Scotland |
Oosthuizen seals runaway win |
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| Jul.23 |
France |
Entire France soccer squad suspended |
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| Jul.25 |
Paris |
Contador claims third Tour de France title
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| Jul.25 |
Italy |
Ferrari fined $100,000 but result stands |
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| Jul.27 |
Argentina |
Maradona out as Argentine coach |
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| 2010 |
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| Jul.1 |
Lahore |
Suicide bombers hit shrine Map of Lahore| Three explosions erupted in and around Data Darbar, one of Pakistan's holiest Sufi shrines, killing 41 people and wounding 175. Thousands of people were visiting the shrine at the time. It ho... | |
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| Jul.1 |
New York |
Judge grants Russian spy suspect bail |
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| Jul.2 |
Virginia |
Spy suspects 'admit they are Russians'
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| Jul.2 |
Virginia |
Russian 'spy ring' suspects denied bail |
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| Jul.5 |
Iran |
Mother of two to be stoned to death
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| Jul.7 |
Cuba |
Cuba to release 52 political prisoners| The prisoners are set to be freed and will be allowed to leave the country, Cuba's Roman Catholic church announced in a written statement | |
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| Jul.7 |
Baghdad |
Deadly bombings hit Iraq pilgrims |
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| Jul.8 |
Norway |
Arrests in Norway 'al-Qaeda' plot
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| Jul.8 |
Washington |
US and Russia agree on 'spy exchange' |
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| Jul.8 |
Iran |
Woman won't be stoned to death The government is denying that a woman will be executed by stoning, though her death sentence may still be carried out by some other method
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| Jul.8 |
Austria |
US and Russian 'spy exchange' under way |
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| Jul.9 |
Austria |
U.S., Russia swap spies Map of Vienna Austria The United States and Russia completed a spy swap Friday, exchanging the agents on chartered planes at an airport in Vienna
| The plane carrying 10 Russian agents, who were expelled from the United States for intelligence gathering, landed at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. A US jet which picked up 4 Russians freed by the Kremlin has landed in Washington. It dropped two of them off in the UK en route
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| Jul.9 |
Tribal Areas |
Blast in Pakistan's tribal region kills 56 |
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| Jul.9 |
Northern England |
Gunman Raoul Moat kills himself
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| Jul.11 |
Uganda |
Twin blasts in Uganda capital kill 64 people Map of Kampala Uganda| The blasts went off at a rugby club and at a restaurant, as football fans watched the World Cup final. Another 65 people were... | |
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| Jul.12 |
Cuba |
Seven freed dissidents leave for Spain |
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| Jul.15 |
Southern Iran |
2 blasts kill at least 20 in southeast Iran Two alleged suicide bombers were responsible for a pair of explosions in the southeastern Iranian city in front of the city's Grand Mosque
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| Jul.16 |
North Mexico |
Drug gang 'use car bomb' |
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| Jul.17 |
Southern France |
Grenoble rioters shoot at police
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| Jul.18 |
Baghdad |
Baghdad suicide attack kills 43 The attacker targeted members of the Awakening Council as they waited to receive paychecks
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| Jul.18 |
North Mexico |
Party-goers gunned down |
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| Jul.23 |
North Mexico |
Mass grave contains 21 bodies |
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| Jul.25 |
North Mexico |
Prisoners 'freed for killings' |
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| Jul.25 |
Cambodia |
Former Khmer Rouge's Duch found guilty Former Khmer Rouge prison chief, 67, has been found guilty of crimes against humanity by Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes tribunal
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| Jul.28 |
Southern India |
UK PM to Pakistan: Don't export terror |
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| Jul.28 |
North Mexico |
Four journalists held hostage
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| Jul.29 |
France |
Woman buried 8 babies French prosecutors charged a woman with murder after she admitted giving birth to and smothering eight babies over a 17-year period
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| Jul.29 |
FBI |
FBI to aid Afghan war leak probe |
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| Jul.29 |
Mexico |
Military 'kills' drug lord Ignacio Coronel The government says security forces have killed Ignacio 'Nacho' Coronel, a top member of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel
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| Jul.30 |
USA |
Wikileaks' Assange denies 'blood on hands' |
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|
| 2010 |
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| Jul.3 |
Baghdad |
Biden arrives in Iraq for July 4 |
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| Jul.3 |
Congo |
Fuel truck victims buried in mass graves |
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| Jul.4 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah 'mentor' Fadlallah dies Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, seen as a key figure in the founding of militant group Hezbollah, has died at the age of 7
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| Jul.4 |
Poland |
Rivals even in presidential poll |
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| Jul.4 |
Poland |
Komorowski leads Polish presidential poll| Bronislaw Komorowski, acting president and the governing party candidate, has regained the advantage in a close presidential election. He has 52.6%, with rival J... | |
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| Jul.4 |
Congo |
Mourning declared after tanker blast |
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| Jul.4 |
Mexico |
Opposition set to win Mexico poll |
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| Jul.5 |
Iran |
Mother of two to be stoned to death
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| Jul.5 |
Turkey |
Turkey threatens break with Israel |
|
| Jul.5 |
Jerusalem |
Israel unveils new blockade rules for Gaza Israel announced that it will continue to restrict construction materials allowed into Gaza but will allow other items to be brought into Gaza...
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| Jul.6 |
UN |
Queen Elizabeth praises U.N. efforts
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| Jul.6 |
Washington |
Obama and Netanyahu urge Mid-East talk
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| Jul.6 |
Sri Lanka |
Protesters lay siege to U.N. compound |
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| Jul.7 |
Cuba |
Cuba to release 52 political prisoners| The prisoners are set to be freed and will be allowed to leave the country, Cuba's Roman Catholic church announced in a written statement | |
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| Jul.8 |
Washington |
US and Russia agree on 'spy exchange' |
|
| Jul.8 |
Iran |
Woman won't be stoned to death The government is denying that a woman will be executed by stoning, though her death sentence may still be carried out by some other method
|
| Jul.9 |
Austria |
U.S., Russia swap spies Map of Vienna Austria The United States and Russia completed a spy swap Friday, exchanging the agents on chartered planes at an airport in Vienna
| The plane carrying 10 Russian agents, who were expelled from the United States for intelligence gathering, landed at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport. A US jet which picked up 4 Russians freed by the Kremlin has landed in Washington. It dropped two of them off in the UK en route
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| Jul.10 |
England |
$1M Roman treasure unearthed |
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| Jul.10 |
Cuba |
Rare pictures show smiling Castro |
|
| Jul.11 |
Japan |
Japan's PM 'to lose key majority' The ruling DPJ party of PM Naoto Kan will lose control of the upper house of parliament after Sunday's election, exit polls suggest
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| Jul.12 |
Cuba |
Castro rips U.S. in rare TV appearance Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro: The United States is pushing for what would become nuclear wars against Iran and North Korea
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| Jul.12 |
Jerusalem |
Israeli review: Force against ships justified |
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| Jul.12 |
Cuba |
Seven freed dissidents leave for Spain |
|
| Jul.13 |
Washington |
Iran nuclear scientist free to leave US The US insists that Shahram Amiri who has turned up in the country is there voluntarily and is free to leave
|
| Jul.14 |
Hong Kong |
HK lawmakers debate minimum wage |
|
| Jul.14 |
Tehran |
Iranian scientist back in Tehran |
|
| Jul.14 |
North Korea |
N Korea in talks with UN Command
|
| Jul.15 |
Argentina |
Argentina legalises gay marriage| Argentina has become the first country in Latin America to legalise gay marriage after the Senate voted in favour | |
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| Jul.15 |
U.S. Senate |
US financial reform passed by Senate
|
| Jul.15 |
Egypt |
Ship unloads aid at Egyptian port |
|
| Jul.16 |
Australia |
New Australian PM to call for elections Prime Minister Julia Gillard was expected on Saturday to call for a national election, according to her office
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| Jul.16 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela recalls ambassador to Colombia
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| Jul.18 |
Pakistan |
Clinton in Pakistan to bolster relations
|
| Jul.18 |
Washington |
US seeks BP well cap release plan |
|
| Jul.19 |
London |
Cameron agrees Lockerbie meeting |
|
| Jul.19 |
Kabul |
Karzai seeks greater aid control |
|
| Jul.20 |
Kabul |
Powers back Afghan takeover date A major conference on Afghanistan has endorsed Karzai's goal that Afghan forces should lead security operations across the country by 2014
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| Jul.20 |
Washington |
Lockerbie bomber release 'not BP's fault'
|
| Jul.20 |
South Korea |
Clinton and Gates visit Korea DMZ
|
| Jul.21 |
Northern England |
Scientists discover monster star |
|
| Jul.21 |
Chad |
Chad rules out arresting Sudan leader
|
| Jul.21 |
Washington |
Obama signs financial reform law
|
| Jul.21 |
North Korea |
North Korea criticises new US sanctions |
|
| Jul.22 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela breaks relations with Colombia| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that he is breaking off relations with Colombia. He called President Uribe 'crazed'. The Organization of American States meets to discuss Colombia... | |
|
| Jul.22 |
Netherlands |
Court rules Kosovo independence legal |
|
| Jul.23 |
North Korea |
N Korea warns of nuclear response |
|
| Jul.23 |
Global |
Rallies for jailed Iranian woman |
|
| Jul.27 |
Uganda |
More AU troops to Somalia The African Union summit ended without a resolution to change the mandate of its mission in Somalia from peacekeeping to peace enforcing
|
| Jul.28 |
Barcelona |
Catalonia bans bullfighting
|
| Jul.28 |
Arizona |
Judge blocks part of AZ immigration law
|
| Jul.28 |
Southern India |
UK PM to Pakistan: Don't export terror |
|
| Jul.28 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan mourns air crash victims |
|
| Jul.28 |
North Mexico |
Four journalists held hostage
|
| Jul.29 |
Arizona |
Arizona to challenge law blocks |
|
| Jul.29 |
Beirut |
Syria and Saudi leaders in Beirut President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah are set to pay a joint visit to Lebanon. UN to indicts members of the Hezbollah for Hariri's ass...
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| Jul.30 |
Moscow |
Medvedev orders army to fight wildfires |
|
| Jul.30 |
Australia |
Change call after Australia fires |
|
| Jul.31 |
Ruhr |
Thousands mourn Love Parade victims |
|
| Jul.31 |
Iraq |
Saddam-era official issues message |
|
| Jul.31 |
Brazil |
Brazil leader offers asylum to Iran woman |
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