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| May.1 |
Kabul |
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Obama, Karzai sign partnership pact
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Beijing |
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Escape overshadows US-China talks |
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Afghanistan |
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Obama pledges end to Afghan war |
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| May.2 |
Beijing |
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Chinese activist wants to go to U.S.
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New York |
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News Corp. board backs Murdoch |
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Spain |
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Real clinch La Liga title |
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| May.4 |
London |
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Johnson re-elected London mayor |
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North Mexico |
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9 found hanging from Mexican bridge |
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| May.5 |
 Guantanamo |
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Key 9/11 suspects appear in court Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of planning the 9/11 attacks, and 4 other leading suspects, appear in court at Guantanamo Bay to be charged
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Peru |
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Peru drug clinic blaze kills 14 |
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Ohio |
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Obama rally kicks off campaign
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| May.6 |
Guantanamo |
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9/11 hearing 'unfair' say lawyers |
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France |
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France votes in crucial run-off |
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Greece |
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Main parties 'suffer big losses' at polls |
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 Paris |
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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 Sunday's run-off - spoke of his pride at becoming presiden
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Turin |
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Juventus win Italian league |
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| May.7 |
Moscow |
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Putin sworn in as president amid protests |
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France |
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Euro falls after French and Greek votes |
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| May.8 |
 Greece |
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Greek leftist leader lays out radical agenda Alexis Tsipras hopes to pursue if he becomes prime minister, including the cancellation of severe budget-cutting measures
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USA |
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Al-Qaeda bomber 'double agent' |
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| May.9 |
 Jakarta |
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Russian plane missing in Indonesia 
Map of Jakarta| Sukhoi Superjet 100, passenger airliner went missing Wednesday after it disappeared from radar screens over a mountainous region of Indonesi | |
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Washington |
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Obama supports same-sex marriage US President Barack Obama has ended months of hedging on the issue of gay marriage by saying he thinks same-sex couples should be able to we...
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Greece |
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Greek far-left ends coalition bid |
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| May.10 |
Syria |
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Dozens killed in Damascus blasts
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Egypt |
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Egypt poll hopefuls in TV debate |
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UN Security Council |
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UN condemns Damascus 'suicide blasts' |
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| May.12 |
Greece |
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Greece faces final coalition push
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Beijing |
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'No China war footing' over shoal |
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European Union |
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EU bankers ponder Greek euro exit |
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Indonesia |
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12 bodies found in Russian jet wreckage |
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Spain |
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Spain activists mark protest year |
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Greece |
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Key talks loom for Greek parties |
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| May.13 |
 North Mexico |
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Mexican police find 49 mutilated bodies Map of Nuevo Leon Mexico Mexican authorities found at least 49 bodies in the state of Nuevo Leon. A message left on a wall nearby appeared to refer to the Zetas drug cartel
| The remains were left along the road in Nuevo Leon state, between the cities of Monterrey and Reynosa.
A message written on a wall nearby appeared to refer to the Zetas drug cartel
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Kabul |
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Top Afghan peace negotiator shot dead
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Syria |
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Opposition: Shelling, gunfire across Syria |
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Northern England |
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Man City win Premiership after 44 years |
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Ruhr |
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Election blow for Merkel - polls |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Yahoo CEO Thompson quits his post
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Greece |
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Greek far left rejects more talks |
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Panama |
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Castaway sues over rescue failure |
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| May.15 |
 London |
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Murdoch editor charged over hacking Rebekah Brooks and her husband, Charlie, have been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice over the phone-hacking inquiry
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Iran |
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Iran hangs 'Israel killer spy' |
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Greece |
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Greece to hold new elections after stalemate Greece will hold new elections in response to a political stalemate that left the debt-racked country unable to form a government
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Paris |
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Hollande at swearing in: Discourage 'exorbitant' incomes
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Berlin |
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Hollande and Merkel hold euro talks
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Beijing |
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Chen tells U.S. lawmakers of reprisals |
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Pakistan |
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Pakistan 'to attend' Nato summit |
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| May.16 |
 Hague |
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Long-awaited Mladic war crimes trial begins Ratko Mladic, who is accused of orchestrating a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the bloody civil war that ripped apart Yugoslavia, showed...
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Facebook to sell 25% more shares |
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Greece |
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Greek leftist attacks EU 'poker' |
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Netherlands |
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Mladic trial focus on Srebrenica |
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Spain |
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Spain set to pay more on bonds |
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| May.17 |
Spain |
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Moody's downgrades Spanish banks
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Facebook shares valued at $100bn |
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| May.18 |
New York |
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Facebook share trading debut Founder Mark Zuckerberg opened the day's trading on the Nasdaq. He appeared via video link from a celebration at the social network's headquarters
| Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38
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Washington |
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Euro row brews as G8 summit opens |
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European Union |
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Market jitters amid European woes |
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New York |
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Facebook in stock debut rollercoaster |
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Washington |
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Obama hosts G8, NATO leaders |
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| May.19 |
Washington |
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G8 targets 'growth and stability' The summit of the G8 group of major world economies is under way at Camp David with Europe's debt crisis expected to dominate
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New York |
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Rights activist Chen arrives in U.S. Chen Guangcheng is bringing an end to a diplomatic firestorm that erupted after he escaped from house arrest and complains in YouTube about ...
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 Munich |
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Chelsea seize Champions League win over Bayern Chelsea stunned Bayern Munich in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at the Allianz Arena to win the Champions League for the first time
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 Northern Italy |
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Deadly earthquake hits heritage sites Map of Bologna Italy| A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns | |
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| May.20 |
 Libya |
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Lockerbie bomber dies more than 2 years after release Map of Tripoli Libya| Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, died. He was 60 | |
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Chicago |
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New charges in foiled plot as NATO meets |
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Serbia |
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Nationalist Nikolic in Serbia win
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Chicago |
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'Hard days ahead' in Afghanistan |
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Chicago |
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NATO summit draws protests
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| May.21 |
 Yemen |
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Suicide blast kills more than 100 Yemeni troops A suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform infiltrated one of the most heavily secured locations in Yemen on Monday, setting off a blast
| More than an hour after the attack, there were still bodies at the blood-spattered scene, and some ambulances responding to the blast took six or seven victims each
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France |
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Strauss-Kahn may face gang rape allegations |
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Chicago |
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US-Pakistan rift hits Nato summit |
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Chicago |
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NATO summit Oks Obama's Afghan timetable NATO leaders signed off on President Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year
| NATO's combat troops would be withdrawn by the end of 2014, with only training units remaining
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UN Security Council |
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UN condemns Yemen suicide bombing |
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Mali |
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Protesters attack Mali president |
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| May.22 |
Florida |
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Launch success for SpaceX mission Map of Cape Canaveral Florida| California's SpaceX has launched on a mission to re-supply the space station - the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company. Falcon rocket, topped by an unmanned Dragon freight ... | |
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Concerns grow over Facebook deal |
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| May.23 |
 Peshawar |
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Pakistani doctor in bin Laden raid gets 33 years in prison Map of Peshawar| Shakeel Afridi accused of helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden was sentenced Wednesday to 33 years in prison for treason | |
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Egypt |
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Egyptians vote in landmark poll |
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Belgium |
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Europe 'wants Greece in the eurozone'
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Baghdad |
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Iran nuclear talks enter second day |
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| May.24 |
Manhattan |
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Suspect held in Etan Patz death New York City police say they are holding a suspect in custody in connection with the disappearance of a six-year-old boy in 1979
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Egypt |
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Egypt's historic vote heads toward end |
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European Union |
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Eurozone downturn 'accelerating' |
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U.S. Senate |
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US cuts Pakistan aid over jailing |
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Kabul |
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President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit
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| May.25 |
Egypt |
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Muslim Brotherhood predicting runoff
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USA |
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Station grabs SpaceX Dragon ship |
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 Spain |
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Spain's Bankia seeks 19bn euros Spain's fourth-largest bank, Bankia, asks for a bailout worth 19bns euros ($24bn), and admits that it made a massive loss last year
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Syria |
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'At least 50 die' in Homs assault |
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Beijing |
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China hits back on U.S. human rights |
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| May.26 |
 Syria |
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U.N. observers see bodies of 92 dead in massacre Map of Houla Syria More than 92 people, including 32 children younger than 10, were killed Friday by artillery and tank shells in the Syrian village of Houla
| UN mission head Maj-Gen Robert Mood told the BBC the killing in Houla was 'indiscriminate and unforgivable'
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UN |
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Outrage grows over Syria massacre |
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| May.27 |
Greece |
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Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks
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Syria |
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Syrians protest in streets after Houla massacre |
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UN Security Council |
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UN condemns Syria over massacre |
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Tibet |
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Two men 'self-immolate in Lhasa' |
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Syria |
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Annan to visit Syria |
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| May.28 |
Moscow |
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Russia says rebels share Houla blame |
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Qatar |
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Shopping mall fire in Doha, kills 19
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Syria |
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Survivors recount massacre horror |
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| May.29 |
Northern Italy |
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Deadly earthquake hits northern Italy Map of Modena 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
| Tuesday's quake was followed by dozens of aftershocks
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European Union |
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Syrian diplomats to be expelled |
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Texas |
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Romney clinches Republican nomination |
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| May.30 |
Northern Italy |
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Death toll from Italy earthquake rises
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Pakistan |
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'Bin Laden doctor' jailed for militant link |
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 Montreal |
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Canada manhunt after limbs posted Map of Montreal Canadian police are searching for a man wanted in connection with two packages of human limbs in Ottawa and a headless torso in Montreal
| Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, has been named as a suspect by the Montreal police, who have taken over the case
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Syria |
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Syria rebels set 48-hour deadline |
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| May.31 |
Syria |
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Clinton accuses Russia over Syria
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West Bank |
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Israel returns Palestinian bodies |
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North Carolina |
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Mistrial declared in Edwards case The judge in the campaign finance trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards has declared a mistrial amid jury deadlock on most cha...
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Syria |
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Syria blames rebels for Houla massacre
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| 2012 |
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| May.12 |
Beijing |
'No China war footing' over shoal |
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| May.13 |
Syria |
Opposition: Shelling, gunfire across Syria |
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| May.15 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan 'to attend' Nato summit |
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| May.16 |
Hague |
Long-awaited Mladic war crimes trial begins Ratko Mladic, who is accused of orchestrating a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the bloody civil war that ripped apart Yugoslavia, showed...
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| May.16 |
Netherlands |
Mladic trial focus on Srebrenica |
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| May.20 |
Chicago |
'Hard days ahead' in Afghanistan |
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| May.21 |
Yemen |
Suicide blast kills more than 100 Yemeni troops A suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform infiltrated one of the most heavily secured locations in Yemen on Monday, setting off a blast
| More than an hour after the attack, there were still bodies at the blood-spattered scene, and some ambulances responding to the blast took six or seven victims each
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| May.21 |
Chicago |
US-Pakistan rift hits Nato summit |
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| May.21 |
Chicago |
NATO summit Oks Obama's Afghan timetable NATO leaders signed off on President Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year
| NATO's combat troops would be withdrawn by the end of 2014, with only training units remaining
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| May.24 |
Kabul |
President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit
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| May.25 |
Syria |
'At least 50 die' in Homs assault |
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| May.26 |
Syria |
U.N. observers see bodies of 92 dead in massacre Map of Houla Syria More than 92 people, including 32 children younger than 10, were killed Friday by artillery and tank shells in the Syrian village of Houla
| UN mission head Maj-Gen Robert Mood told the BBC the killing in Houla was 'indiscriminate and unforgivable'
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| May.26 |
UN |
Outrage grows over Syria massacre |
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| May.27 |
Syria |
Syrians protest in streets after Houla massacre |
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| May.27 |
UN Security Council |
UN condemns Syria over massacre |
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| May.27 |
Syria |
Annan to visit Syria |
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| May.28 |
Moscow |
Russia says rebels share Houla blame |
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| May.28 |
Syria |
Survivors recount massacre horror |
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| May.30 |
Pakistan |
'Bin Laden doctor' jailed for militant link |
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| May.30 |
Syria |
Syria rebels set 48-hour deadline |
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| May.31 |
West Bank |
Israel returns Palestinian bodies |
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| May.31 |
Syria |
Syria blames rebels for Houla massacre
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| 2012 |
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| May.5 |
Peru |
Peru drug clinic blaze kills 14 |
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| May.9 |
Jakarta |
Russian plane missing in Indonesia Map of Jakarta| Sukhoi Superjet 100, passenger airliner went missing Wednesday after it disappeared from radar screens over a mountainous region of Indonesi | |
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| May.12 |
Indonesia |
12 bodies found in Russian jet wreckage |
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| May.13 |
Panama |
Castaway sues over rescue failure |
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| May.19 |
Northern Italy |
Deadly earthquake hits heritage sites Map of Bologna Italy| A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has killed at least six people and caused serious damage to buildings in several towns | |
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| May.28 |
Qatar |
Shopping mall fire in Doha, kills 19
|
| May.29 |
Northern Italy |
Deadly earthquake hits northern Italy Map of Modena 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
| Tuesday's quake was followed by dozens of aftershocks
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| May.30 |
Northern Italy |
Death toll from Italy earthquake rises
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| 2012 |
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| May.2 |
Spain |
Real clinch La Liga title |
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| May.6 |
Turin |
Juventus win Italian league |
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| May.13 |
Northern England |
Man City win Premiership after 44 years |
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| May.19 |
Munich |
Chelsea seize Champions League win over Bayern Chelsea stunned Bayern Munich in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at the Allianz Arena to win the Champions League for the first time
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| 2012 |
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| May.2 |
New York |
News Corp. board backs Murdoch |
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| May.7 |
France |
Euro falls after French and Greek votes |
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| May.12 |
European Union |
EU bankers ponder Greek euro exit |
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| May.13 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Yahoo CEO Thompson quits his post
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| May.13 |
Panama |
Castaway sues over rescue failure |
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| May.16 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Facebook to sell 25% more shares |
|
| May.16 |
Spain |
Spain set to pay more on bonds |
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| May.17 |
Spain |
Moody's downgrades Spanish banks
|
| May.17 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Facebook shares valued at $100bn |
|
| May.18 |
New York |
Facebook share trading debut Founder Mark Zuckerberg opened the day's trading on the Nasdaq. He appeared via video link from a celebration at the social network's headquarters
| Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38
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| May.18 |
European Union |
Market jitters amid European woes |
|
| May.18 |
New York |
Facebook in stock debut rollercoaster |
|
| May.19 |
Washington |
G8 targets 'growth and stability' The summit of the G8 group of major world economies is under way at Camp David with Europe's debt crisis expected to dominate
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| May.22 |
Florida |
Launch success for SpaceX mission Map of Cape Canaveral Florida| California's SpaceX has launched on a mission to re-supply the space station - the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company. Falcon rocket, topped by an unmanned Dragon freight ... | |
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| May.22 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Concerns grow over Facebook deal |
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| May.23 |
Belgium |
Europe 'wants Greece in the eurozone'
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| May.24 |
European Union |
Eurozone downturn 'accelerating' |
|
| May.25 |
USA |
Station grabs SpaceX Dragon ship |
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| May.25 |
Spain |
Spain's Bankia seeks 19bn euros Spain's fourth-largest bank, Bankia, asks for a bailout worth 19bns euros ($24bn), and admits that it made a massive loss last year
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| May.27 |
Greece |
Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks
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| 2012 |
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| May.4 |
North Mexico |
9 found hanging from Mexican bridge |
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| May.5 |
Guantanamo |
Key 9/11 suspects appear in court Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of planning the 9/11 attacks, and 4 other leading suspects, appear in court at Guantanamo Bay to be charged
|
| May.6 |
Guantanamo |
9/11 hearing 'unfair' say lawyers |
|
| May.8 |
USA |
Al-Qaeda bomber 'double agent' |
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| May.10 |
Syria |
Dozens killed in Damascus blasts
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| May.13 |
North Mexico |
Mexican police find 49 mutilated bodies Map of Nuevo Leon Mexico Mexican authorities found at least 49 bodies in the state of Nuevo Leon. A message left on a wall nearby appeared to refer to the Zetas drug cartel
| The remains were left along the road in Nuevo Leon state, between the cities of Monterrey and Reynosa.
A message written on a wall nearby appeared to refer to the Zetas drug cartel
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| May.13 |
Kabul |
Top Afghan peace negotiator shot dead
|
| May.15 |
London |
Murdoch editor charged over hacking Rebekah Brooks and her husband, Charlie, have been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice over the phone-hacking inquiry
|
| May.15 |
Iran |
Iran hangs 'Israel killer spy' |
|
| May.16 |
Hague |
Long-awaited Mladic war crimes trial begins Ratko Mladic, who is accused of orchestrating a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the bloody civil war that ripped apart Yugoslavia, showed...
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| May.16 |
Netherlands |
Mladic trial focus on Srebrenica |
|
| May.20 |
Libya |
Lockerbie bomber dies more than 2 years after release Map of Tripoli Libya| Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, died. He was 60 | |
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| May.20 |
Chicago |
New charges in foiled plot as NATO meets |
|
| May.21 |
Yemen |
Suicide blast kills more than 100 Yemeni troops A suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform infiltrated one of the most heavily secured locations in Yemen on Monday, setting off a blast
| More than an hour after the attack, there were still bodies at the blood-spattered scene, and some ambulances responding to the blast took six or seven victims each
|
| |
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| May.21 |
France |
Strauss-Kahn may face gang rape allegations |
|
| May.21 |
Mali |
Protesters attack Mali president |
|
| May.23 |
Peshawar |
Pakistani doctor in bin Laden raid gets 33 years in prison Map of Peshawar| Shakeel Afridi accused of helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden was sentenced Wednesday to 33 years in prison for treason | |
|
| May.24 |
Manhattan |
Suspect held in Etan Patz death New York City police say they are holding a suspect in custody in connection with the disappearance of a six-year-old boy in 1979
|
| May.28 |
Syria |
Survivors recount massacre horror |
|
| May.30 |
Pakistan |
'Bin Laden doctor' jailed for militant link |
|
| May.30 |
Montreal |
Canada manhunt after limbs posted Map of Montreal Canadian police are searching for a man wanted in connection with two packages of human limbs in Ottawa and a headless torso in Montreal
| Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, has been named as a suspect by the Montreal police, who have taken over the case
|
| |
|
| May.31 |
North Carolina |
Mistrial declared in Edwards case The judge in the campaign finance trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards has declared a mistrial amid jury deadlock on most cha...
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|
| 2012 |
|
| May.1 |
Kabul |
Obama, Karzai sign partnership pact
|
| May.1 |
Beijing |
Escape overshadows US-China talks |
|
| May.1 |
Afghanistan |
Obama pledges end to Afghan war |
|
| May.2 |
Beijing |
Chinese activist wants to go to U.S.
|
| May.2 |
New York |
News Corp. board backs Murdoch |
|
| May.4 |
London |
Johnson re-elected London mayor |
|
| May.5 |
Ohio |
Obama rally kicks off campaign
|
| May.6 |
France |
France votes in crucial run-off |
|
| May.6 |
Greece |
Main parties 'suffer big losses' at polls |
|
| May.6 |
Paris |
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 Sunday's run-off - spoke of his pride at becoming presiden
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| May.7 |
Moscow |
Putin sworn in as president amid protests |
|
| May.8 |
Greece |
Greek leftist leader lays out radical agenda Alexis Tsipras hopes to pursue if he becomes prime minister, including the cancellation of severe budget-cutting measures
|
| May.9 |
Washington |
Obama supports same-sex marriage US President Barack Obama has ended months of hedging on the issue of gay marriage by saying he thinks same-sex couples should be able to we...
|
| May.9 |
Greece |
Greek far-left ends coalition bid |
|
| May.10 |
Egypt |
Egypt poll hopefuls in TV debate |
|
| May.10 |
UN Security Council |
UN condemns Damascus 'suicide blasts' |
|
| May.12 |
Greece |
Greece faces final coalition push
|
| May.12 |
Spain |
Spain activists mark protest year |
|
| May.12 |
Greece |
Key talks loom for Greek parties |
|
| May.13 |
Ruhr |
Election blow for Merkel - polls |
|
| May.13 |
Greece |
Greek far left rejects more talks |
|
| May.15 |
London |
Murdoch editor charged over hacking Rebekah Brooks and her husband, Charlie, have been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice over the phone-hacking inquiry
|
| May.15 |
Iran |
Iran hangs 'Israel killer spy' |
|
| May.15 |
Greece |
Greece to hold new elections after stalemate Greece will hold new elections in response to a political stalemate that left the debt-racked country unable to form a government
|
| May.15 |
Paris |
Hollande at swearing in: Discourage 'exorbitant' incomes
|
| May.15 |
Berlin |
Hollande and Merkel hold euro talks
|
| May.15 |
Beijing |
Chen tells U.S. lawmakers of reprisals |
|
| May.15 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan 'to attend' Nato summit |
|
| May.16 |
Greece |
Greek leftist attacks EU 'poker' |
|
| May.16 |
Spain |
Spain set to pay more on bonds |
|
| May.18 |
Washington |
Euro row brews as G8 summit opens |
|
| May.18 |
Washington |
Obama hosts G8, NATO leaders |
|
| May.19 |
Washington |
G8 targets 'growth and stability' The summit of the G8 group of major world economies is under way at Camp David with Europe's debt crisis expected to dominate
|
| May.19 |
New York |
Rights activist Chen arrives in U.S. Chen Guangcheng is bringing an end to a diplomatic firestorm that erupted after he escaped from house arrest and complains in YouTube about ...
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| May.20 |
Chicago |
New charges in foiled plot as NATO meets |
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| May.20 |
Serbia |
Nationalist Nikolic in Serbia win
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| May.20 |
Chicago |
'Hard days ahead' in Afghanistan |
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| May.20 |
Chicago |
NATO summit draws protests
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| May.21 |
Chicago |
US-Pakistan rift hits Nato summit |
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| May.21 |
Chicago |
NATO summit Oks Obama's Afghan timetable NATO leaders signed off on President Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan that calls for an end to combat operations next year
| NATO's combat troops would be withdrawn by the end of 2014, with only training units remaining
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| May.21 |
UN Security Council |
UN condemns Yemen suicide bombing |
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| May.21 |
Mali |
Protesters attack Mali president |
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| May.22 |
Florida |
Launch success for SpaceX mission Map of Cape Canaveral Florida| California's SpaceX has launched on a mission to re-supply the space station - the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company. Falcon rocket, topped by an unmanned Dragon freight ... | |
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| May.23 |
Peshawar |
Pakistani doctor in bin Laden raid gets 33 years in prison Map of Peshawar| Shakeel Afridi accused of helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden was sentenced Wednesday to 33 years in prison for treason | |
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| May.23 |
Egypt |
Egyptians vote in landmark poll |
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| May.23 |
Baghdad |
Iran nuclear talks enter second day |
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| May.24 |
Egypt |
Egypt's historic vote heads toward end |
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| May.24 |
U.S. Senate |
US cuts Pakistan aid over jailing |
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| May.24 |
Kabul |
President Hollande in Afghanistan on troop visit
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| May.25 |
Egypt |
Muslim Brotherhood predicting runoff
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| May.25 |
USA |
Station grabs SpaceX Dragon ship |
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| May.25 |
Beijing |
China hits back on U.S. human rights |
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| May.26 |
UN |
Outrage grows over Syria massacre |
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| May.27 |
Greece |
Lagarde tax jibe angers Greeks
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| May.27 |
Syria |
Syrians protest in streets after Houla massacre |
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| May.27 |
UN Security Council |
UN condemns Syria over massacre |
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| May.27 |
Tibet |
Two men 'self-immolate in Lhasa' |
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| May.27 |
Syria |
Annan to visit Syria |
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| May.28 |
Moscow |
Russia says rebels share Houla blame |
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| May.29 |
European Union |
Syrian diplomats to be expelled |
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| May.29 |
Texas |
Romney clinches Republican nomination |
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| May.31 |
Syria |
Clinton accuses Russia over Syria
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| May.31 |
North Carolina |
Mistrial declared in Edwards case The judge in the campaign finance trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards has declared a mistrial amid jury deadlock on most cha...
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