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| Jan.4 |
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Europe moves to ban Iran crude oil |
| Jan.9 |
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Messi best world footballer 3rd time in a row |
| Jan.11 |
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French journalist killed in Syria
| Jan.13 |
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9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro area governments, including AAA-rated France and Austria | |
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Cruise ship runs aground in Italy
Map of Giglio island Italy At least six people are reported dead after the Costa Concordia carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground off Italy
The ship hit a sandbar on Friday evening near the island and listed about 20 degrees, after which people tried to reach land in lifeboats or by swimming
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| Jan.14 |
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Italy divers scour capsized liner |
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S. Korean Couple rescued from Italian ship |
| Jan.15 |
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Bodies recovered from inside ill-fated ship |
| Jan.16 |
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Cruise ship captain 'off course' |
| Jan.17 |
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Five bodies found in cruise wreck |
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Cruise captain under house arrest
| Jan.18 |
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Hope fades as search is suspended |
| Jan.20 |
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Attack killed four French soldiers |
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Rescuers halt search as cruise ship moves |
| Jan.21 |
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12th body found in cruise ship search |
| Jan.22 |
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Croatia voters back EU membership |
| Jan.23 |
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EU approves new sanctions against Iran |
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2 more bodies found in Italy cruise crash |
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Senate passes Armenian genocide bill
| Jan.26 |
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PIP breast implant boss charged |
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| Feb.3 |
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FBI and UK police call 'hacked' |
| Feb.7 |
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Argentina to file UN Falklands complaint |
| Feb.9 |
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Greece leaders agree bailout cuts |
| Feb.12 |
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Amid clashes Parliament approves austerity
Lawmakers voted to approve another round of austerity measures, sought in return for a new eurozone bailout of the debt-stricken country
| Feb.17 |
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German president resigns amid scandal
| Feb.19 |
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Iran suspends oil exports to Britain and France |
| Feb.20 |
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Fresh bailout for Greece 'agreed' |
| Feb.21 |
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Strauss-Kahn held over 'sex ring' |
| Feb.22 |
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Two Western journalists killed in Syria
Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in...
| Feb.26 |
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G20 chiefs: Europe needs bigger firewall |
| Feb.29 |
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Stricken vessel nears dock in Seychelles |
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| Mar.1 |
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2 French journalists safely out of Syria |
| Mar.2 |
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BP reaches $7.8bn oil spill deal |
| Mar.3 |
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Poland suffers deadly train crash |
| Mar.8 |
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Briton, Italian killed amid rescue
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Greece confirms debt deal success
| Mar.19 |
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4 killed in shooting at French Jewish school
Map of Toulouse France A teacher and three children were gunned down at Ozar Hatorah. It's the third time in the 10 days that a gunman on a motorcycle has fired on minorities
French police are linking the shootings of four people at a Jewish school in Toulouse to the killings of three soldiers of North African descent in two separate incidents
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| Mar.22 |
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Suspect in French terror attacks dead |
| Mar.29 |
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Workers commence a general strike |
| Mar.30 |
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19 arrested in French police raids |
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| Apr.4 |
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Greek clashes over man's suicide |
| Apr.22 |
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Exit polls show Sarkozy 2nd in French vote
| Apr.26 |
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Charles Taylor aided S Leone war crimes
International judges have found former Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil...
| Apr.27 |
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Spanish unemployment hits record |
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| May.6 |
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Sarkozy concedes to Hollande 
Francois Hollande defeated President Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff, signaling a shift to the left as the country and Europe fight to dig out of a weak economy. Hollande - who polled just under 52% of votes in Sund... | |
| May.8 |
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Greek leftist leader lays out radical agenda |
| May.12 |
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Greece faces final coalition push |
| May.15 |
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Murdoch editor charged over hacking |
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Greece to hold new elections after stalemate |
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Hollande at swearing in: Discourage 'exorbitant' incomes |
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Hollande and Merkel hold euro talks |
| May.16 |
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Long-awaited Mladic war crimes trial begins |
| May.17 |
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Moody's downgrades Spanish banks |
| May.19 |
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Chelsea seize Champions League win over Bayern |
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Deadly earthquake hits heritage sites
| May.23 |
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Europe 'wants Greece in the eurozone' |
| May.24 |
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President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit |
| May.25 |
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Spain's Bankia seeks 19bn euros |
| May.27 |
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Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks |
| May.29 |
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Deadly earthquake hits northern Italy
At least 12 people were killed in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake, nine days after a 6.0-magnitude quake in the same region killed seven people
| May.30 |
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Death toll from Italy earthquake rises |
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| Jun.3 |
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Pomp, pouring rain for Diamond Jubilee
The Thames became a sea of red, white and blue Sunday, as tens of thousands celebrated the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
| Jun.4 |
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Canadian 'killer' held in Berlin
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Illness forces Prince Philip to miss concert |
| Jun.5 |
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Flypast ends Jubilee celebrations |
| Jun.9 |
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Spanish bank bailout request welcomed
| Jun.10 |
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Spain PM: 'Credibility of euro' is saved |
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French Socialists 'set for win' |
| Jun.14 |
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Spain crisis costs enter 'danger zone' |
| Jun.17 |
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Hollande's party wins majority |
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Greek pro-bailout poll win hailed
The narrow election victory of Greece's New Democracy party has been welcomed by world leaders, who urged Athens to form a cabinet quickly
| Jun.19 |
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WikiLeakers founder seeks asylum in Ecuador
| Jun.27 |
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Queen makes history with ex-IRA leader handshake
| Jun.28 |
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Balotelli double sends Italy through to Euro final
| Jun.29 |
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European leaders reach key deal on banks
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| Jul.1 |
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Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final
Map of Olympic Stadium Kiev Ukraine Spain become the first country to win three successive major international tournaments. Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata score in Olympic Stadium
| Jul.3 |
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Barclays Bank boss Diamond resigns |
| Jul.5 |
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Pilots blamed for Air France disaster
| Jul.11 |
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Spain unveils sweeping budget cuts |
| Jul.18 |
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Blast on Israeli bus in Bulgaria
| Jul.27 |
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Huge ceremony launches 2012 Games
Map of Stratford United Kingdom The Queen has declared the London Olympics open following a spectacular ceremony, featuring Beckham, Wiggins and James Bond. The three-hour spectacle, a quirky take on UK life, is set to be viewed by a TV audience of one billion people. The show... | |
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| Aug.1 |
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Olympic badminton players disqualified
| Aug.2 |
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Phelps beats Lochte to 20th medal Michael Phelps won his first individual gold at London 2012 - and his 20th Olympic medal - by beating Ryan Lochte in the men's 200m individual medley
| Aug.5 |
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Bolt wins Olympic 100m gold medal |
| Aug.9 |
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Bolt makes history with 200m gold
| Aug.12 |
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Mexico deny defenseless Brazil Olympic soccer gold |
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'Dream Team' retains title |
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Olympic flag handed over to Rio
The ceremonial handover of the Olympic Games flag from London to Rio has been completed, as part of a spectacular closing ceremony
| Aug.16 |
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Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks' Assange
Ecuador granted Julian Assange asylum over fears of political persecution. Britain vowed to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to Sweden
| Aug.19 |
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Julian Assange demands U.S. back off leakers |
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British director Tony Scott dead |
| Aug.22 |
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Prince Harry naked in Las Vegas
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| Sep.3 |
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Moody's lowers EU rating outlook |
| Sep.5 |
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French gun victims 'UK tourists'
Map of Lake Annecy France Three of the four victims of a shooting in a quiet area near Lake Annecy in the French Alps appear to have been British tourists
| Sep.9 |
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'Slaughter at Chevaline' probe expands |
| Sep.10 |
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Murray wins historic first major
| Sep.14 |
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Magazine publishes topless photos of UK's Catherine
The duchess of Cambridge is 'upset' with the magazine -- a French publication called Closer
| Sep.15 |
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Irish newspaper prints Kate pics |
| Sep.26 |
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Athens clashes as Greek police fire tear gas
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| Oct.5 |
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Terror suspects extradited to US
| Oct.9 |
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Quantum pioneers win Nobel prize |
| Oct.11 |
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Chinese author Mo Yan wins Nobel |
| Oct.12 |
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Peace Prize is a slap on the back for European Union
| Oct.14 |
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Skydiver breaks sound barrier
Map of New Mexico Austrian Felix Baumgartner has become the first to go faster than the speed of sound, reaching a maximum velocity of 833.9mph (1,342km/h)
| Oct.15 |
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Karadzic denies Bosnia war crimes
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Nobel Prize in economics awarded |
| Oct.18 |
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EU in deal on bank supervision |
| Oct.22 |
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Italy's quake scientists jailed
6 Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila
| Oct.23 |
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BBC chief testifies in TV presenter abuse scandal |
| Oct.26 |
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Berlusconi handed 4-year prison term for tax fraud Flamboyant former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for tax evasion, but is very likely to...
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| Nov.10 |
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BBC boss George Entwistle resigns
| Nov.11 |
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Greece MPs approve new austerity budget Greek lawmakers have approved a 2013 budget involving fresh spending cuts, despite mass public street protests
| Nov.13 |
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France, U.S. stand behind new opposition alliance |
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EU workers in austerity protests |
| Nov.23 |
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EU budget talks end without deal
| Nov.25 |
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Vettel takes third F1 world title |
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Poll win for Catalan nationalists |
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| Dec.3 |
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William and Kate expecting royal child Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their first child after 19 months of marriage
| Dec.7 |
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Hospital nurse found dead after taking prank call A nurse that was duped by a prank call from two Australian radio DJs concerning Prince William's pregnant wife, has apparently committed sui...
| Dec.10 |
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HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal
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2012 |
| Jan.20 |
Attack killed four French soldiers |
| Jan.23 |
Senate passes Armenian genocide bill
| Feb.22 |
Two Western journalists killed in Syria
Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in...
| Apr.26 |
Charles Taylor aided S Leone war crimes
International judges have found former Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil...
| May.16 |
Long-awaited Mladic war crimes trial begins |
| May.24 |
President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit |
| Jun.5 |
Flypast ends Jubilee celebrations |
| Oct.12 |
Peace Prize is a slap on the back for European Union
| Oct.15 |
Karadzic denies Bosnia war crimes
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2012 |
| Jan.13 |
Cruise ship runs aground in Italy
Map of Giglio island Italy At least six people are reported dead after the Costa Concordia carrying more than 4,000 people ran aground off Italy
The ship hit a sandbar on Friday evening near the island and listed about 20 degrees, after which people tried to reach land in lifeboats or by swimming
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| Jan.14 |
Italy divers scour capsized liner |
| Jan.14 |
S. Korean Couple rescued from Italian ship |
| Jan.15 |
Bodies recovered from inside ill-fated ship |
| Jan.16 |
Cruise ship captain 'off course' |
| Jan.17 |
Five bodies found in cruise wreck |
| Jan.17 |
Cruise captain under house arrest
| Jan.18 |
Hope fades as search is suspended |
| Jan.20 |
Rescuers halt search as cruise ship moves |
| Jan.21 |
12th body found in cruise ship search |
| Jan.23 |
2 more bodies found in Italy cruise crash |
| Feb.29 |
Stricken vessel nears dock in Seychelles |
| Mar.2 |
BP reaches $7.8bn oil spill deal |
| Mar.3 |
Poland suffers deadly train crash |
| May.19 |
Deadly earthquake hits heritage sites
| May.29 |
Deadly earthquake hits northern Italy
At least 12 people were killed in a 5.8-magnitude earthquake, nine days after a 6.0-magnitude quake in the same region killed seven people
| May.30 |
Death toll from Italy earthquake rises |
| Jul.5 |
Pilots blamed for Air France disaster
| Aug.19 |
British director Tony Scott dead |
| Oct.22 |
Italy's quake scientists jailed
6 Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila
| Dec.7 |
Hospital nurse found dead after taking prank call A nurse that was duped by a prank call from two Australian radio DJs concerning Prince William's pregnant wife, has apparently committed sui...
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2012 |
| Jan.9 |
Messi best world footballer 3rd time in a row |
| May.19 |
Chelsea seize Champions League win over Bayern |
| Jun.28 |
Balotelli double sends Italy through to Euro final
| Jul.1 |
Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final
Map of Olympic Stadium Kiev Ukraine Spain become the first country to win three successive major international tournaments. Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata score in Olympic Stadium
| Jul.27 |
Huge ceremony launches 2012 Games
Map of Stratford United Kingdom The Queen has declared the London Olympics open following a spectacular ceremony, featuring Beckham, Wiggins and James Bond. The three-hour spectacle, a quirky take on UK life, is set to be viewed by a TV audience of one billion people. The show... | |
| Aug.1 |
Olympic badminton players disqualified
| Aug.2 |
Phelps beats Lochte to 20th medal Michael Phelps won his first individual gold at London 2012 - and his 20th Olympic medal - by beating Ryan Lochte in the men's 200m individual medley
| Aug.5 |
Bolt wins Olympic 100m gold medal |
| Aug.9 |
Bolt makes history with 200m gold
| Aug.12 |
Mexico deny defenseless Brazil Olympic soccer gold |
| Aug.12 |
'Dream Team' retains title |
| Aug.12 |
Olympic flag handed over to Rio
The ceremonial handover of the Olympic Games flag from London to Rio has been completed, as part of a spectacular closing ceremony
| Sep.10 |
Murray wins historic first major
| Oct.14 |
Skydiver breaks sound barrier
Map of New Mexico Austrian Felix Baumgartner has become the first to go faster than the speed of sound, reaching a maximum velocity of 833.9mph (1,342km/h)
| Nov.25 |
Vettel takes third F1 world title |
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2012 |
| Jan.4 |
Europe moves to ban Iran crude oil |
| Jan.13 |
9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro area governments, including AAA-rated France and Austria | |
| Jan.16 |
Cruise ship captain 'off course' |
| Jan.17 |
Cruise captain under house arrest
| Jan.26 |
PIP breast implant boss charged |
| Feb.19 |
Iran suspends oil exports to Britain and France |
| Feb.20 |
Fresh bailout for Greece 'agreed' |
| Feb.26 |
G20 chiefs: Europe needs bigger firewall |
| Mar.2 |
BP reaches $7.8bn oil spill deal |
| Mar.8 |
Greece confirms debt deal success
| Mar.29 |
Workers commence a general strike |
| Apr.27 |
Spanish unemployment hits record |
| May.17 |
Moody's downgrades Spanish banks |
| May.23 |
Europe 'wants Greece in the eurozone' |
| May.25 |
Spain's Bankia seeks 19bn euros |
| May.27 |
Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks |
| Jun.4 |
Illness forces Prince Philip to miss concert |
| Jun.9 |
Spanish bank bailout request welcomed
| Jun.10 |
Spain PM: 'Credibility of euro' is saved |
| Jun.14 |
Spain crisis costs enter 'danger zone' |
| Jun.29 |
European leaders reach key deal on banks
| Jul.3 |
Barclays Bank boss Diamond resigns |
| Aug.19 |
British director Tony Scott dead |
| Sep.3 |
Moody's lowers EU rating outlook |
| Oct.11 |
Chinese author Mo Yan wins Nobel |
| Oct.15 |
Nobel Prize in economics awarded |
| Oct.18 |
EU in deal on bank supervision |
| Dec.10 |
HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal
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2012 |
| Jan.11 |
French journalist killed in Syria
| Jan.17 |
Cruise captain under house arrest
| Jan.26 |
PIP breast implant boss charged |
| Feb.3 |
FBI and UK police call 'hacked' |
| Feb.21 |
Strauss-Kahn held over 'sex ring' |
| Mar.8 |
Briton, Italian killed amid rescue
| Mar.19 |
4 killed in shooting at French Jewish school
Map of Toulouse France A teacher and three children were gunned down at Ozar Hatorah. It's the third time in the 10 days that a gunman on a motorcycle has fired on minorities
French police are linking the shootings of four people at a Jewish school in Toulouse to the killings of three soldiers of North African descent in two separate incidents
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| Mar.22 |
Suspect in French terror attacks dead |
| Mar.30 |
19 arrested in French police raids |
| Apr.4 |
Greek clashes over man's suicide |
| Apr.26 |
Charles Taylor aided S Leone war crimes
International judges have found former Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil...
| May.15 |
Murdoch editor charged over hacking |
| May.16 |
Long-awaited Mladic war crimes trial begins |
| Jun.4 |
Canadian 'killer' held in Berlin
| Jul.18 |
Blast on Israeli bus in Bulgaria
| Sep.5 |
French gun victims 'UK tourists'
Map of Lake Annecy France Three of the four victims of a shooting in a quiet area near Lake Annecy in the French Alps appear to have been British tourists
| Sep.9 |
'Slaughter at Chevaline' probe expands |
| Oct.5 |
Terror suspects extradited to US
| Oct.15 |
Karadzic denies Bosnia war crimes
| Oct.22 |
Italy's quake scientists jailed
6 Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila
| Oct.23 |
BBC chief testifies in TV presenter abuse scandal |
| Oct.26 |
Berlusconi handed 4-year prison term for tax fraud Flamboyant former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for tax evasion, but is very likely to...
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2012 |
| Jan.11 |
French journalist killed in Syria
| Jan.22 |
Croatia voters back EU membership |
| Jan.23 |
EU approves new sanctions against Iran |
| Jan.23 |
Senate passes Armenian genocide bill
| Feb.7 |
Argentina to file UN Falklands complaint |
| Feb.9 |
Greece leaders agree bailout cuts |
| Feb.12 |
Amid clashes Parliament approves austerity
Lawmakers voted to approve another round of austerity measures, sought in return for a new eurozone bailout of the debt-stricken country
| Feb.17 |
German president resigns amid scandal
| Feb.20 |
Fresh bailout for Greece 'agreed' |
| Feb.21 |
Strauss-Kahn held over 'sex ring' |
| Feb.22 |
Two Western journalists killed in Syria
Marie Colvin, a American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and war photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, were killed in shelling in...
| Mar.1 |
2 French journalists safely out of Syria |
| Mar.8 |
Greece confirms debt deal success
| Mar.19 |
4 killed in shooting at French Jewish school
Map of Toulouse France A teacher and three children were gunned down at Ozar Hatorah. It's the third time in the 10 days that a gunman on a motorcycle has fired on minorities
French police are linking the shootings of four people at a Jewish school in Toulouse to the killings of three soldiers of North African descent in two separate incidents
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| Apr.4 |
Greek clashes over man's suicide |
| Apr.22 |
Exit polls show Sarkozy 2nd in French vote
| May.6 |
Sarkozy concedes to Hollande 
Francois Hollande defeated President Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff, signaling a shift to the left as the country and Europe fight to dig out of a weak economy. Hollande - who polled just under 52% of votes in Sund... | |
| May.8 |
Greek leftist leader lays out radical agenda |
| May.12 |
Greece faces final coalition push |
| May.15 |
Murdoch editor charged over hacking |
| May.15 |
Greece to hold new elections after stalemate |
| May.15 |
Hollande at swearing in: Discourage 'exorbitant' incomes |
| May.15 |
Hollande and Merkel hold euro talks |
| May.24 |
President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit |
| May.27 |
Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks |
| Jun.3 |
Pomp, pouring rain for Diamond Jubilee
The Thames became a sea of red, white and blue Sunday, as tens of thousands celebrated the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
| Jun.4 |
Illness forces Prince Philip to miss concert |
| Jun.5 |
Flypast ends Jubilee celebrations |
| Jun.9 |
Spanish bank bailout request welcomed
| Jun.10 |
Spain PM: 'Credibility of euro' is saved |
| Jun.10 |
French Socialists 'set for win' |
| Jun.17 |
Hollande's party wins majority |
| Jun.17 |
Greek pro-bailout poll win hailed
The narrow election victory of Greece's New Democracy party has been welcomed by world leaders, who urged Athens to form a cabinet quickly
| Jun.19 |
WikiLeakers founder seeks asylum in Ecuador
| Jun.27 |
Queen makes history with ex-IRA leader handshake
| Jun.29 |
European leaders reach key deal on banks
| Jul.11 |
Spain unveils sweeping budget cuts |
| Aug.16 |
Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks' Assange
Ecuador granted Julian Assange asylum over fears of political persecution. Britain vowed to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to Sweden
| Aug.19 |
Julian Assange demands U.S. back off leakers |
| Aug.22 |
Prince Harry naked in Las Vegas
| Sep.14 |
Magazine publishes topless photos of UK's Catherine
The duchess of Cambridge is 'upset' with the magazine -- a French publication called Closer
| Sep.15 |
Irish newspaper prints Kate pics |
| Sep.26 |
Athens clashes as Greek police fire tear gas
| Oct.9 |
Quantum pioneers win Nobel prize |
| Oct.12 |
Peace Prize is a slap on the back for European Union
| Oct.18 |
EU in deal on bank supervision |
| Oct.23 |
BBC chief testifies in TV presenter abuse scandal |
| Oct.26 |
Berlusconi handed 4-year prison term for tax fraud Flamboyant former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for tax evasion, but is very likely to...
| Nov.10 |
BBC boss George Entwistle resigns
| Nov.11 |
Greece MPs approve new austerity budget Greek lawmakers have approved a 2013 budget involving fresh spending cuts, despite mass public street protests
| Nov.13 |
France, U.S. stand behind new opposition alliance |
| Nov.13 |
EU workers in austerity protests |
| Nov.23 |
EU budget talks end without deal
| Nov.25 |
Poll win for Catalan nationalists |
| Dec.3 |
William and Kate expecting royal child Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are expecting their first child after 19 months of marriage