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| Oct.1 |
Congo |
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Congo atrocities report 'heartbreaking' |
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Chile |
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Mine rescue 'this month'
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Guatemala |
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Guatemala calls US tests 'crime' |
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 Indonesia |
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Trains collide, killing at least 30 
Two trains collided early Saturday in Central Java, killing at least nine people and injuring 16 others
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| Oct.2 |
West Bank |
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Abbas: Stop talks if no settlement freeze
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Nigeria Delta |
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Blasts death toll now stands at 12 |
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NW Pakistan |
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Drone strike leaves 18 dead, border shut |
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 Washington |
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US may give Europe travel warning The government is considering warning its citizens to be vigilant while travelling in Europe because of the threat of an al-Qaeda attack
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Latvia |
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Latvia government 'set for win' |
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| Oct.3 |
 New Delhi |
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Grand ceremony opens Delhi Games Prince Charles has declared the Commonwealth Games officially open, at a colourful ceremony. Drummers beat out a countdown to the opening
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Iran |
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Iran says 'nuclear spies' arrested |
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 Pakistan |
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Nato oil tankers hit in Pakistan Map of Islamabad Pakistan| Suspected militants have attacked a depot where dozens of tankers were being filled with fuel for Nato troops in Afghanistan. Militants stormed the depot where dozens of tankers were being prepared for a Nato convoy near Raw... | |
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Brazil |
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Rousseff pulls ahead in presidential race
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Bosnia |
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Bosnia votes brings uncertainty |
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China |
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Global climate talks kick off in China |
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| Oct.4 |
Pakistan |
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Attackers in Pakistan hit another convoy
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Netherlands |
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Dutch MP Wilders goes on trial |
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Wales |
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Europe regain golf's Ryder Cup |
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Chile |
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Chile miners' rescue 'very close' |
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Vatican |
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Vatican critical of IVF Nobel win |
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Ecuador |
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Government: unrest was coup attempt |
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Beijing |
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China, Japan leaders meet, signal thaw
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| Oct.5 |
Pakistan |
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Drone strikes in Pakistan 'linked to EU plot' |
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Hungary |
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4 dead in Hungary toxic mud floods |
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New York |
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Life sentence for NY bomb plotter |
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West Pakistan |
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Nato tankers torched in Pakistan
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Ecuador |
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State of emergency in Ecuador extended |
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| Oct.6 |
Western Afghanistan |
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Afghans seize 19 tons of Iranian bombs
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New York |
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Witness barred in key US terror case |
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Northern England |
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Liverpool agree Red Sox sale |
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Washington |
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Dollar falls to 15-year low against yen |
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Washington |
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Oil spill probe raps White House |
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Indonesia |
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Deaths rise to 91 in Indonesia flooding |
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| Oct.7 |
 Hungary |
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Hungarian sludge reaches Danube 
Map of Ajka Hungary Toxic red sludge from a spill at an industrial plant in Hungary has reached the River Danube
| A million cubic metres of the sludge spilled from a reservoir at an alumina plant in Ajka. 4 people were killed and about 100 injured
Croatia, Serbia and Romania are drawing up emergency plans
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Karachi |
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Deadly blasts hit Sufi shrine At least nine people have been killed by two suspected suicide blasts. 2 children were among those killed and some 55 people were injured
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Yemen |
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Ambassador: Embassy car targeted |
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Sweden |
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Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize in literature
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Japan |
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Japan to push $60bn into economy |
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Southern Sudan |
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U.N. delegation underscores Sudan vote |
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U.S. Senate |
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Pentagon blasted over contractors |
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| Oct.8 |
 Norway |
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Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize The 2010 prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo, a leading Chinese dissident who is serving a prison term after calling for human rights and democratization
| China said the award could damage ties with Norway, and summoned the country's ambassador in Beijing in protest
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Washington |
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Obama adviser Jones 'resigning' |
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Hungary |
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Toxic sludge may not harm Danube |
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Chile |
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Drill 24 hours from miners
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Beijing |
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China angry at dissident's Nobel Prize |
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 Libya |
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US given month for Mid-East talks Arab League ministers have given the US one month to rescue deadlocked Middle East peace talks
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Chile |
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Rescuers hours away from miners |
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| Oct.9 |
 Chile |
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Rescue drill reaches trapped miners Anxious family members and exhausted rescue workers reveled in joyful relief after a drill pierced the roof of an underground mine
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Afghanistan |
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UK aid worker killed in Afghanistan
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan 'to reopen Afghan route' |
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Hungary |
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New damage in toxic sludge reservoir |
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 North Korea |
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N. Korea leader, son make appearance Map of Pyongyang North Korea| Kim Jong Il, put in a rare appearance at Arirang celebrations, along with his youngest son, Kim Jong Un | |
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Chile |
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Evacuation of miners to start Wednesday
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| Oct.10 |
 Jerusalem |
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Israeli cabinet backs Jewish oath The cabinet has approved a bill that would require all non-Jews taking Israeli citizenship to swear loyalty to Israel as a 'Jewish and democratic...
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Belgrade |
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Anti-gay riot erupts in Belgrade
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 Kyrgyzstan |
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Nationalists ahead in Kyrgyz poll The Ata Zhurt party has a narrow lead in the parliamentary election. Four other parties were close behind in the race for 120 seats in parli...
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Chile |
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Final steps under way before mine rescue
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London |
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London bombings inquests to begin |
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| Oct.11 |
 London |
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US troops may have killed hostage British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been accidentally killed by US forces during a rescue mission in Afghanistan
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Jerusalem |
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Offer to extend settlement freeze
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Chile |
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Time set for Chilean mine rescue |
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 France |
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French unions launch new strike| A national day of strikes and demonstrations in opposition to the government's pension reforms is the third in a month | |
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Chile |
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Tests at Chile mine 'promising' |
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| Oct.12 |
Chile |
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Rescue of trapped miners to begin soon
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Northern Italy |
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Crowd trouble stops Italy-Serbia game |
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Hungary |
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Dams built to stem second toxic spill |
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USA |
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US judge rejects gay military ban| US District Judge Virginia Phillips last month ruled the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy unconstitutional | |
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Chile |
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First Chile miner reaches surface Florencio Avalos, 31, trapped deep underground for more than two months in northern Chile has been rescued
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 Beijing |
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Chinese reformers push on censorship A group of veteran reformers in Communist party has demanded to dismantle elaborate censorship apparatus
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Chile |
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Joy as first 3 Chile miners freed
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| Oct.13 |
Chile |
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Half of trapped 33 miners rescued
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Cuba |
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Category 2 Paula heading for Cuba |
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Chile |
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Chile mine rescue reaches endgame |
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Chile |
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Last trapped Chile miner rescued Map of Copiapo Chile The last of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in northern Chile for more than two months has been rescued
| They were greeted by families and President Sebastian Pinera. The rescued miners have been taken to hospital with severe dental infections and some eye problems. The six rescuers sent down to assist the miners are now being winched up
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| Oct.14 |
Pakistan |
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Police: Plot to kill Pakistan PM uncovered
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Congo |
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DRC troops 'in rapes and murders' |
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Chile |
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First Chile miners allowed home |
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| Oct.15 |
 Switzerland |
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Swiss complete world's longest rail tunnel Map of Gotthard Base Tunnel Switzerland| Gotthard Base Tunnel was completed when the last two meters of rock were drilled through | |
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Beijing |
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China's leaders mull economic shift |
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Moscow |
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Russia to help Venezuela build nuke plant |
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Chile |
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31 of 33 miners released from hospital
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| Oct.16 |
Paris |
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Paris airport fuel running short |
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Ecuador |
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Trapped miners found dead
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Eastern Germany |
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Merkel: 'Multiculture has failed' |
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| Oct.17 |
 Vatican |
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Australia got its first Catholic saint Mary MacKillop was a feisty 19th-century nun who was briefly excommunicated when her colleagues exposed an abusive priest
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Chile |
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Service of thanks at Chile mine |
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Saudi Arabia |
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New al Qaeda threat targets Europe |
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Iraq |
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Awakening Councils deny defections |
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Congo |
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Rape victims march against violence
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China |
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Death toll rises to 26 from coal mine
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Philippines |
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Mega-storm hits north Philippines |
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| Oct.18 |
Philippines |
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5 killed as Super Typhoon Megi slams
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London |
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Pinera: Mining conditions must improve |
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Washington |
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China firms 'evade Iran embargo' |
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Paris |
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Sarkozy defies French protesters
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| Oct.19 |
London |
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Saudi prince guilty of murdering aide Saud Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al Saud was found guilty of murdering an aide at a hotel, in a case prosecutors said had a sexual element
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London |
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UK slashes armed forces by 10% |
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London |
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Former PM Thatcher hospitalized |
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CIA |
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CIA bomber 'not properly vetted' |
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Hong Kong |
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Asian markets fall on China rate hike
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| Oct.20 |
London |
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UK unveils major spending cuts
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France |
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Blockades frustrate French police |
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North Mexico |
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Woman, 20, Mexico town's top cop |
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China |
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China's economy cools in third quarter
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Beijing |
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China 'opposes UN Darfur report' |
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| Oct.21 |
 Canada |
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Military commander gets life for killing 2 Highly decorated Col. Russell Williams was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences Thursday for the murders of two women
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Paris |
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French unions call more strike days
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Haiti |
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Dozens dead in cholera outbreak |
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 Taiwan |
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Typhoon Megi triggers rockslides Taiwan dispatched helicopters to rescue some 400 tourists trapped on a coastal highway by massive rockslides unleashed by the torrential rai...
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Japan |
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Bodies, mass graves found on Iwo Jima |
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| Oct.22 |
USA |
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WikiLeaks releases 400,000 Iraq papers | Secret documents are expected to give a never-before-seen, uncensored view of the Iraq War, covering the period from 2004 through 2009. Records suggest US commanders ignored evi... | |
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Paris |
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French Senate OKs pension changes The Senate defied tens of thousands of protesters and approved its version of a controversial pension reform measure with a vote of 177-153
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 Haiti |
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Haiti cholera outbreak kills 138 The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Haiti has risen to more than 150 confirmed deaths
| All the reported cases are in the Artibonite and Central Plateau regions. Hospitals overflowed with people rushing to get help from the fast-moving outbreak
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Scotland |
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Grounded nuclear sub dragged free |
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Texas |
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Rangers finish Yankees in Game 6 |
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| Oct.23 |
North Mexico |
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Mexico gunmen kill 12 at party
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London |
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WikiLeaks: Sensitive info protected
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Baghdad |
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Wikileaks' timing angers Iraqi PM
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Sweden |
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Swedish police hunt serial shooter |
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Haiti |
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Cholera reaches Haiti's capital
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Iran |
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U.S. hikers to start trial next month |
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Philadelphia |
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Giants edge Phillies for NL pennant |
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| Oct.24 |
Haiti |
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Cholera death toll jumps in Haiti
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United Arab Emirates |
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Heart attack killed U.S. swimmer |
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Belize |
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Richard to dump rain on Belize, Yucatan |
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Haiti |
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Official says cholera crisis stabilizing |
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Haiti |
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U.N.: Cholera in Haiti's capital 'worrying' The confirmation of five cases in Haiti's capital is a 'very worrying development'. In Port-au-Prince tens of thousands of are still living in...
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Haiti |
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Haiti cholera outbreak 'slowing'
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Singapore |
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Singapore bourse launches ASX bid |
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| Oct.25 |
North Mexico |
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Officials ID victims in drug rehab killings |
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Washington |
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Iran's cash to Kabul worries US
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Haiti |
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Fear amid Haiti cholera progress |
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France |
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Students to bolster French strike |
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| Oct.26 |
Indonesia |
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Thousands flee Indonesia volcano Map of Mount Merapi Indonesia The Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupted at least three times, forcing thousands of nearby residents to flee. 15 people were killed
| Some journalists, who were staying in a guesthouse to get close to the volcano, get killed
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Sumatra |
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112 dead, 500 missing after quake Relief organizations struggled to reach those in need, one day after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra, triggering a tsunami
| The missing may include people who are unaccounted for after fleeing to higher ground.
Some witnesses reported seeing a wave 6 meters high
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi court sentences Tariq Aziz to death One of the best-known faces of the Iraqi government was sentenced for his role in eliminating religious parties during Saddam Hussein's regi...
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Sumatra |
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Battle to reach tsunami survivors
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| Oct.27 |
Paris |
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French Parliament OKs pension reform| The lower house approved a controversial pension reform bill, despite protests that brought millions of demonstrators into the streets | |
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Sumatra |
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Indonesia tsunami deaths hit 282 |
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Sumatra |
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Workers attempt to reach quake victims
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Sumatra |
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Images reveal tsunami destruction |
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| Oct.28 |
 Afghanistan |
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DEA: $56 million worth of heroin seized Map of Nangarhar Afghanistan| The operation was conducted by the DEA, the Department of Defense, NATO, the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior, Russia. Raids disrupted four clandestine laboratories associated with a significant... | |
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Paris |
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Bin Laden tape authentic, French say |
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Sumatra |
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Getting aid to isolated villages difficult Help trickled in Thursday to remote islands where whole villages were flattened by a earthquake and tsunami in western Indonesia
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Belgium |
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EU frames eurozone crisis rules
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Sumatra |
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Hopes fade for tsunami survivors |
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| Oct.29 |
 South Korea |
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North Korea, South Korea exchange shots North Korean forces fired two rounds from a 14.5 millimeter machine gun at a South Korean military guard post near the border town of Chorwo...
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Washington |
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US economic growth rate quickens
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Washington |
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Packages had 'explosive material' Packages found in at least two locations abroad that were bound for Jewish organizations in the U.S. 'apparently contain explosive material
| The packages, found in the UK and Dubai on two overnight cargo planes from Yemen, were destined for Jewish places of worship in Chicago
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Argentina |
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Argentina lays Kirchner to rest |
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North Korea |
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Korean family reunions go ahead North and South Korea are holding another round of reunions split by the war in the 1950s, despite an exchange of fire between border troops
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London |
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US and UK probe terrorism threat |
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Caribbean |
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Tropical Storm Tomas forms in the Atlantic |
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| Oct.30 |
Afghanistan |
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Nato troops 'repel Afghan attack'
|
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Sumatra |
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Rescue crews find 135 missing after quake
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Washington |
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China assures US over rare earths |
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Antarctica |
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Antarctic copter crash kills four French |
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| |
London |
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Bomb 'meant to explode on plane'
|
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Yemen |
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Yemen holds student in bomb probe |
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| |
USA |
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Two questioned over U.S. terror plot |
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Honduras |
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Soccer shooting leaves 14 people dead |
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| Oct.31 |
 Dubai |
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Dubai bomb flew on passenger jets One of the two bombs posted from Yemen last week was transported on two passenger planes before being seized in Dubai
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Istanbul |
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32 injured in suicide bombing in Turkey
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England |
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Westwood overtakes Tiger for No. 1 |
|
| |
 Brazil |
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Brazil elects first female president| Dilma Rousseff, 62, -- President Luiz Inacio da Silva's right-hand woman -- has served as his chief of staff and pPreviously, as energy minister. Rousseff has promised to continue policies tha... | |
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Baghdad |
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37 dead in Iraqi rescue mission
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Russian Far East |
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Medvedev visit stokes Japan row |
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| 2010 |
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| Oct.1 |
Congo |
Congo atrocities report 'heartbreaking' |
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| Oct.2 |
NW Pakistan |
Drone strike leaves 18 dead, border shut |
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| Oct.3 |
Pakistan |
Nato oil tankers hit in Pakistan Map of Islamabad Pakistan| Suspected militants have attacked a depot where dozens of tankers were being filled with fuel for Nato troops in Afghanistan. Militants stormed the depot where dozens of tankers were being prepared for a Nato convoy near Raw... | |
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| Oct.4 |
Pakistan |
Attackers in Pakistan hit another convoy
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| Oct.4 |
Ecuador |
Government: unrest was coup attempt |
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| Oct.5 |
Pakistan |
Drone strikes in Pakistan 'linked to EU plot' |
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| Oct.6 |
Western Afghanistan |
Afghans seize 19 tons of Iranian bombs
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| Oct.7 |
U.S. Senate |
Pentagon blasted over contractors |
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| Oct.9 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan 'to reopen Afghan route' |
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| Oct.11 |
London |
US troops may have killed hostage British aid worker Linda Norgrove may have been accidentally killed by US forces during a rescue mission in Afghanistan
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| Oct.12 |
USA |
US judge rejects gay military ban| US District Judge Virginia Phillips last month ruled the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy unconstitutional | |
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| Oct.14 |
Congo |
DRC troops 'in rapes and murders' |
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| Oct.19 |
London |
UK slashes armed forces by 10% |
|
| Oct.21 |
Canada |
Military commander gets life for killing 2 Highly decorated Col. Russell Williams was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences Thursday for the murders of two women
|
| Oct.21 |
Japan |
Bodies, mass graves found on Iwo Jima |
|
| Oct.22 |
USA |
WikiLeaks releases 400,000 Iraq papers | Secret documents are expected to give a never-before-seen, uncensored view of the Iraq War, covering the period from 2004 through 2009. Records suggest US commanders ignored evi... | |
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| Oct.22 |
Scotland |
Grounded nuclear sub dragged free |
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| Oct.26 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi court sentences Tariq Aziz to death One of the best-known faces of the Iraqi government was sentenced for his role in eliminating religious parties during Saddam Hussein's regi...
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| Oct.29 |
South Korea |
North Korea, South Korea exchange shots North Korean forces fired two rounds from a 14.5 millimeter machine gun at a South Korean military guard post near the border town of Chorwo...
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| Oct.30 |
Afghanistan |
Nato troops 'repel Afghan attack'
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| 2010 |
|
| Oct.1 |
Chile |
Mine rescue 'this month'
|
| Oct.1 |
Indonesia |
Trains collide, killing at least 30 Two trains collided early Saturday in Central Java, killing at least nine people and injuring 16 others
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| Oct.4 |
Chile |
Chile miners' rescue 'very close' |
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| Oct.5 |
Hungary |
4 dead in Hungary toxic mud floods |
|
| Oct.6 |
Washington |
Oil spill probe raps White House |
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| Oct.6 |
Indonesia |
Deaths rise to 91 in Indonesia flooding |
|
| Oct.7 |
Hungary |
Hungarian sludge reaches Danube Map of Ajka Hungary Toxic red sludge from a spill at an industrial plant in Hungary has reached the River Danube
| A million cubic metres of the sludge spilled from a reservoir at an alumina plant in Ajka. 4 people were killed and about 100 injured
Croatia, Serbia and Romania are drawing up emergency plans
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| |
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| Oct.8 |
Hungary |
Toxic sludge may not harm Danube |
|
| Oct.8 |
Chile |
Drill 24 hours from miners
|
| Oct.8 |
Chile |
Rescuers hours away from miners |
|
| Oct.9 |
Chile |
Rescue drill reaches trapped miners Anxious family members and exhausted rescue workers reveled in joyful relief after a drill pierced the roof of an underground mine
|
| Oct.9 |
Hungary |
New damage in toxic sludge reservoir |
|
| Oct.9 |
Chile |
Evacuation of miners to start Wednesday
|
| Oct.10 |
Chile |
Final steps under way before mine rescue
|
| Oct.11 |
Chile |
Time set for Chilean mine rescue |
|
| Oct.11 |
Chile |
Tests at Chile mine 'promising' |
|
| Oct.12 |
Chile |
Rescue of trapped miners to begin soon
|
| Oct.12 |
Hungary |
Dams built to stem second toxic spill |
|
| Oct.12 |
Chile |
First Chile miner reaches surface Florencio Avalos, 31, trapped deep underground for more than two months in northern Chile has been rescued
|
| Oct.12 |
Chile |
Joy as first 3 Chile miners freed
|
| Oct.13 |
Chile |
Half of trapped 33 miners rescued
|
| Oct.13 |
Cuba |
Category 2 Paula heading for Cuba |
|
| Oct.13 |
Chile |
Chile mine rescue reaches endgame |
|
| Oct.13 |
Chile |
Last trapped Chile miner rescued Map of Copiapo Chile The last of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in northern Chile for more than two months has been rescued
| They were greeted by families and President Sebastian Pinera. The rescued miners have been taken to hospital with severe dental infections and some eye problems. The six rescuers sent down to assist the miners are now being winched up
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| |
|
| Oct.14 |
Chile |
First Chile miners allowed home |
|
| Oct.15 |
Chile |
31 of 33 miners released from hospital
|
| Oct.16 |
Ecuador |
Trapped miners found dead
|
| Oct.17 |
Chile |
Service of thanks at Chile mine |
|
| Oct.17 |
China |
Death toll rises to 26 from coal mine
|
| Oct.17 |
Philippines |
Mega-storm hits north Philippines |
|
| Oct.18 |
Philippines |
5 killed as Super Typhoon Megi slams
|
| Oct.18 |
London |
Pinera: Mining conditions must improve |
|
| Oct.21 |
Haiti |
Dozens dead in cholera outbreak |
|
| Oct.21 |
Taiwan |
Typhoon Megi triggers rockslides Taiwan dispatched helicopters to rescue some 400 tourists trapped on a coastal highway by massive rockslides unleashed by the torrential rai...
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| Oct.22 |
Haiti |
Haiti cholera outbreak kills 138 The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Haiti has risen to more than 150 confirmed deaths
| All the reported cases are in the Artibonite and Central Plateau regions. Hospitals overflowed with people rushing to get help from the fast-moving outbreak
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| |
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| Oct.22 |
Scotland |
Grounded nuclear sub dragged free |
|
| Oct.23 |
Haiti |
Cholera reaches Haiti's capital
|
| Oct.24 |
Haiti |
Cholera death toll jumps in Haiti
|
| Oct.24 |
Belize |
Richard to dump rain on Belize, Yucatan |
|
| Oct.24 |
Haiti |
Official says cholera crisis stabilizing |
|
| Oct.24 |
Haiti |
U.N.: Cholera in Haiti's capital 'worrying' The confirmation of five cases in Haiti's capital is a 'very worrying development'. In Port-au-Prince tens of thousands of are still living in...
|
| Oct.24 |
Haiti |
Haiti cholera outbreak 'slowing'
|
| Oct.25 |
Haiti |
Fear amid Haiti cholera progress |
|
| Oct.26 |
Indonesia |
Thousands flee Indonesia volcano Map of Mount Merapi Indonesia The Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupted at least three times, forcing thousands of nearby residents to flee. 15 people were killed
| Some journalists, who were staying in a guesthouse to get close to the volcano, get killed
|
| |
|
| Oct.26 |
Sumatra |
112 dead, 500 missing after quake Relief organizations struggled to reach those in need, one day after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra, triggering a tsunami
| The missing may include people who are unaccounted for after fleeing to higher ground.
Some witnesses reported seeing a wave 6 meters high
|
| |
|
| Oct.26 |
Sumatra |
Battle to reach tsunami survivors
|
| Oct.27 |
Sumatra |
Indonesia tsunami deaths hit 282 |
|
| Oct.27 |
Sumatra |
Workers attempt to reach quake victims
|
| Oct.27 |
Sumatra |
Images reveal tsunami destruction |
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| Oct.28 |
Sumatra |
Getting aid to isolated villages difficult Help trickled in Thursday to remote islands where whole villages were flattened by a earthquake and tsunami in western Indonesia
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| Oct.28 |
Sumatra |
Hopes fade for tsunami survivors |
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| Oct.29 |
Caribbean |
Tropical Storm Tomas forms in the Atlantic |
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| Oct.30 |
Sumatra |
Rescue crews find 135 missing after quake
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| Oct.30 |
Antarctica |
Antarctic copter crash kills four French |
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| 2010 |
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| Oct.3 |
New Delhi |
Grand ceremony opens Delhi Games Prince Charles has declared the Commonwealth Games officially open, at a colourful ceremony. Drummers beat out a countdown to the opening
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| Oct.4 |
Wales |
Europe regain golf's Ryder Cup |
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| Oct.6 |
Northern England |
Liverpool agree Red Sox sale |
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| Oct.12 |
Northern Italy |
Crowd trouble stops Italy-Serbia game |
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| Oct.22 |
Texas |
Rangers finish Yankees in Game 6 |
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| Oct.23 |
Philadelphia |
Giants edge Phillies for NL pennant |
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| Oct.24 |
United Arab Emirates |
Heart attack killed U.S. swimmer |
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| Oct.30 |
Honduras |
Soccer shooting leaves 14 people dead |
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| Oct.31 |
England |
Westwood overtakes Tiger for No. 1 |
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| 2010 |
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| Oct.2 |
Washington |
US may give Europe travel warning The government is considering warning its citizens to be vigilant while travelling in Europe because of the threat of an al-Qaeda attack
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| Oct.6 |
Washington |
Dollar falls to 15-year low against yen |
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| Oct.7 |
Sweden |
Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize in literature
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| Oct.7 |
Japan |
Japan to push $60bn into economy |
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| Oct.11 |
France |
French unions launch new strike| A national day of strikes and demonstrations in opposition to the government's pension reforms is the third in a month | |
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| Oct.12 |
Hungary |
Dams built to stem second toxic spill |
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| Oct.15 |
Switzerland |
Swiss complete world's longest rail tunnel Map of Gotthard Base Tunnel Switzerland| Gotthard Base Tunnel was completed when the last two meters of rock were drilled through | |
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| Oct.15 |
Beijing |
China's leaders mull economic shift |
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| Oct.16 |
Paris |
Paris airport fuel running short |
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| Oct.19 |
Hong Kong |
Asian markets fall on China rate hike
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| Oct.20 |
London |
UK unveils major spending cuts
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| Oct.20 |
China |
China's economy cools in third quarter
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| Oct.21 |
Paris |
French unions call more strike days
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| Oct.24 |
Singapore |
Singapore bourse launches ASX bid |
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| Oct.28 |
Belgium |
EU frames eurozone crisis rules
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
US economic growth rate quickens
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| Oct.30 |
Washington |
China assures US over rare earths |
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| 2010 |
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| Oct.1 |
Congo |
Congo atrocities report 'heartbreaking' |
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| Oct.2 |
Nigeria Delta |
Blasts death toll now stands at 12 |
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| Oct.2 |
Washington |
US may give Europe travel warning The government is considering warning its citizens to be vigilant while travelling in Europe because of the threat of an al-Qaeda attack
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| Oct.3 |
Iran |
Iran says 'nuclear spies' arrested |
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| Oct.4 |
Netherlands |
Dutch MP Wilders goes on trial |
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| Oct.5 |
Pakistan |
Drone strikes in Pakistan 'linked to EU plot' |
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| Oct.5 |
New York |
Life sentence for NY bomb plotter |
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| Oct.5 |
West Pakistan |
Nato tankers torched in Pakistan
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| Oct.6 |
New York |
Witness barred in key US terror case |
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| Oct.7 |
Karachi |
Deadly blasts hit Sufi shrine At least nine people have been killed by two suspected suicide blasts. 2 children were among those killed and some 55 people were injured
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| Oct.7 |
Yemen |
Ambassador: Embassy car targeted |
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| Oct.9 |
Afghanistan |
UK aid worker killed in Afghanistan
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| Oct.10 |
Belgrade |
Anti-gay riot erupts in Belgrade
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| Oct.10 |
London |
London bombings inquests to begin |
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| Oct.14 |
Pakistan |
Police: Plot to kill Pakistan PM uncovered
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| Oct.14 |
Congo |
DRC troops 'in rapes and murders' |
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| Oct.17 |
Saudi Arabia |
New al Qaeda threat targets Europe |
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| Oct.17 |
Congo |
Rape victims march against violence
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| Oct.19 |
London |
Saudi prince guilty of murdering aide Saud Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al Saud was found guilty of murdering an aide at a hotel, in a case prosecutors said had a sexual element
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| Oct.19 |
CIA |
CIA bomber 'not properly vetted' |
|
| Oct.21 |
Canada |
Military commander gets life for killing 2 Highly decorated Col. Russell Williams was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences Thursday for the murders of two women
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| Oct.23 |
North Mexico |
Mexico gunmen kill 12 at party
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| Oct.23 |
Sweden |
Swedish police hunt serial shooter |
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| Oct.23 |
Iran |
U.S. hikers to start trial next month |
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| Oct.25 |
North Mexico |
Officials ID victims in drug rehab killings |
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| Oct.26 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi court sentences Tariq Aziz to death One of the best-known faces of the Iraqi government was sentenced for his role in eliminating religious parties during Saddam Hussein's regi...
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| Oct.28 |
Afghanistan |
DEA: $56 million worth of heroin seized Map of Nangarhar Afghanistan| The operation was conducted by the DEA, the Department of Defense, NATO, the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior, Russia. Raids disrupted four clandestine laboratories associated with a significant... | |
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| Oct.28 |
Paris |
Bin Laden tape authentic, French say |
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
Packages had 'explosive material' Packages found in at least two locations abroad that were bound for Jewish organizations in the U.S. 'apparently contain explosive material
| The packages, found in the UK and Dubai on two overnight cargo planes from Yemen, were destined for Jewish places of worship in Chicago
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| Oct.29 |
London |
US and UK probe terrorism threat |
|
| Oct.30 |
London |
Bomb 'meant to explode on plane'
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| Oct.30 |
Yemen |
Yemen holds student in bomb probe |
|
| Oct.30 |
USA |
Two questioned over U.S. terror plot |
|
| Oct.30 |
Honduras |
Soccer shooting leaves 14 people dead |
|
| Oct.31 |
Dubai |
Dubai bomb flew on passenger jets One of the two bombs posted from Yemen last week was transported on two passenger planes before being seized in Dubai
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| Oct.31 |
Istanbul |
32 injured in suicide bombing in Turkey
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| Oct.31 |
Baghdad |
37 dead in Iraqi rescue mission
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|
| 2010 |
|
| Oct.1 |
Guatemala |
Guatemala calls US tests 'crime' |
|
| Oct.2 |
West Bank |
Abbas: Stop talks if no settlement freeze
|
| Oct.2 |
Latvia |
Latvia government 'set for win' |
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| Oct.3 |
Iran |
Iran says 'nuclear spies' arrested |
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| Oct.3 |
Brazil |
Rousseff pulls ahead in presidential race
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| Oct.3 |
Bosnia |
Bosnia votes brings uncertainty |
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| Oct.3 |
China |
Global climate talks kick off in China |
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| Oct.4 |
Netherlands |
Dutch MP Wilders goes on trial |
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| Oct.4 |
Vatican |
Vatican critical of IVF Nobel win |
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| Oct.4 |
Ecuador |
Government: unrest was coup attempt |
|
| Oct.4 |
Beijing |
China, Japan leaders meet, signal thaw
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| Oct.5 |
Ecuador |
State of emergency in Ecuador extended |
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| Oct.6 |
Washington |
Oil spill probe raps White House |
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| Oct.7 |
Yemen |
Ambassador: Embassy car targeted |
|
| Oct.7 |
Southern Sudan |
U.N. delegation underscores Sudan vote |
|
| Oct.7 |
U.S. Senate |
Pentagon blasted over contractors |
|
| Oct.8 |
Norway |
Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize The 2010 prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo, a leading Chinese dissident who is serving a prison term after calling for human rights and democratization
| China said the award could damage ties with Norway, and summoned the country's ambassador in Beijing in protest
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| Oct.8 |
Washington |
Obama adviser Jones 'resigning' |
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| Oct.8 |
Beijing |
China angry at dissident's Nobel Prize |
|
| Oct.8 |
Libya |
US given month for Mid-East talks Arab League ministers have given the US one month to rescue deadlocked Middle East peace talks
|
| Oct.9 |
North Korea |
N. Korea leader, son make appearance Map of Pyongyang North Korea| Kim Jong Il, put in a rare appearance at Arirang celebrations, along with his youngest son, Kim Jong Un | |
|
| Oct.10 |
Jerusalem |
Israeli cabinet backs Jewish oath The cabinet has approved a bill that would require all non-Jews taking Israeli citizenship to swear loyalty to Israel as a 'Jewish and democratic...
|
| Oct.10 |
Belgrade |
Anti-gay riot erupts in Belgrade
|
| Oct.10 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Nationalists ahead in Kyrgyz poll The Ata Zhurt party has a narrow lead in the parliamentary election. Four other parties were close behind in the race for 120 seats in parli...
|
| Oct.11 |
Jerusalem |
Offer to extend settlement freeze
|
| Oct.12 |
USA |
US judge rejects gay military ban| US District Judge Virginia Phillips last month ruled the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy unconstitutional | |
|
| Oct.12 |
Beijing |
Chinese reformers push on censorship A group of veteran reformers in Communist party has demanded to dismantle elaborate censorship apparatus
|
| Oct.15 |
Beijing |
China's leaders mull economic shift |
|
| Oct.15 |
Moscow |
Russia to help Venezuela build nuke plant |
|
| Oct.16 |
Eastern Germany |
Merkel: 'Multiculture has failed' |
|
| Oct.17 |
Vatican |
Australia got its first Catholic saint Mary MacKillop was a feisty 19th-century nun who was briefly excommunicated when her colleagues exposed an abusive priest
|
| Oct.17 |
Iraq |
Awakening Councils deny defections |
|
| Oct.17 |
Congo |
Rape victims march against violence
|
| Oct.18 |
London |
Pinera: Mining conditions must improve |
|
| Oct.18 |
Washington |
China firms 'evade Iran embargo' |
|
| Oct.18 |
Paris |
Sarkozy defies French protesters
|
| Oct.19 |
London |
Saudi prince guilty of murdering aide Saud Abdulaziz Bin Nasser Al Saud was found guilty of murdering an aide at a hotel, in a case prosecutors said had a sexual element
|
| Oct.19 |
London |
Former PM Thatcher hospitalized |
|
| Oct.20 |
London |
UK unveils major spending cuts
|
| Oct.20 |
France |
Blockades frustrate French police |
|
| Oct.20 |
North Mexico |
Woman, 20, Mexico town's top cop |
|
| Oct.20 |
Beijing |
China 'opposes UN Darfur report' |
|
| Oct.21 |
Paris |
French unions call more strike days
|
| Oct.22 |
Paris |
French Senate OKs pension changes The Senate defied tens of thousands of protesters and approved its version of a controversial pension reform measure with a vote of 177-153
|
| Oct.23 |
London |
WikiLeaks: Sensitive info protected
|
| Oct.23 |
Baghdad |
Wikileaks' timing angers Iraqi PM
|
| Oct.23 |
Iran |
U.S. hikers to start trial next month |
|
| Oct.25 |
Washington |
Iran's cash to Kabul worries US
|
| Oct.25 |
France |
Students to bolster French strike |
|
| Oct.27 |
Paris |
French Parliament OKs pension reform| The lower house approved a controversial pension reform bill, despite protests that brought millions of demonstrators into the streets | |
|
| Oct.28 |
Belgium |
EU frames eurozone crisis rules
|
| Oct.29 |
Argentina |
Argentina lays Kirchner to rest |
|
| Oct.29 |
North Korea |
Korean family reunions go ahead North and South Korea are holding another round of reunions split by the war in the 1950s, despite an exchange of fire between border troops
|
| Oct.31 |
Brazil |
Brazil elects first female president| Dilma Rousseff, 62, -- President Luiz Inacio da Silva's right-hand woman -- has served as his chief of staff and pPreviously, as energy minister. Rousseff has promised to continue policies tha... | |
|
| Oct.31 |
Russian Far East |
Medvedev visit stokes Japan row |
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