nec corp. and UNK computer corp. agreed to join forces
the sri lankan government wednesday announced the closure of schools
police arrested five anti-nuclear protesters thursday a french spokesman said
factory orders for manufactured goods rose #.# percent in september
the bank of japan appealed to markets to remain calm
croatian president franjo tudjman said friday an agreement in croatia
toyota were banned by the international automobile federation -lrb- fia
israel prepared sunday for prime minister yitzhak rabin 's funeral
indian prime minister p.v. narasimha rao 's promise of kashmir
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turnout was heavy for parliamentary elections in trinidad and tobago
jordan 's crown prince hassan ibn talal assassinated yitzhak rabin
poland 's main opposition party tuesday endorsed president lech walesa
the rand gained ground against the dollar wednesday to #.####
torture prisoners are human rights organization amnesty international said thursday
a young syrian woman was arrested on terrorism charges thursday
hong kong signed air services agreement with the united states
a us citizen was given a suspended jail sentence friday
davis love was thinking of making golf with fred couples
new zealand named the same team for the second test
#st quarter : curtis UNK -lrb- kevin butler kick #:##
a nigeria airways airliner crashed on monday airport officials said
candidates in algeria 's presidential election began casting their ballots
the united nations children 's fund -lrb- unicef voiced concern
a swedish soldier was shot and killed in an accident
extradition of former mexican deputy attorney general mario ruiz massieu
the murders of ## young women a jury heard wednesday
german chemical giant hoechst announced plans to invest in china
roh tae-woo oversaw the transition from authoritarian rule to democracy
a court here thursday sentenced a ##-year-old man to death
president clinton said thursday he would veto a budget bill
five east timorese youths scaled the french embassy here friday
the repatriation of at least #,### bosnian refugees in bosnia
the space shuttle atlantis separated from the mir space station
the sri lankan air force has slowed a major offensive
polish president aleksander kwasniewski cast ballots sunday for the presidency
tea scores on the fourth test between australia and pakistan
the breakaway republic of chechnya survived a bomb attack monday
mexico 's grupo televisa and tele-communications inc. broadcast latin america
ehud barak is the cabinet of prime minister shimon peres
indicted war criminals will be allowed to serve in bosnia
losses of #.# billion dollars the bank of japan said
nick leeson the trader of britain 's oldest merchant bank
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malaysian prime minister mahathir mohamad to his deputy anwar ibrahim
bosnian croat forces have begun under the dayton peace agreement
president robert mugabe ###,### zimbabwe dollars -lrb- ##,### us dollars
former prime minister and former australian prime minister paul keating
former mexican president carlos salinas was connected with drug trafficking
ministers from the mediterranean neighbors gathered here monday for conference
bosnian president alija izetbegovic accused bosnian serb leader radovan karadzic
his team 's poor performance in the current test series
president fernando henrique cardoso opened a probe into the affair
rail workers pressed their strike wednesday to protest welfare reform
lennox lewis are ready for a heavyweight clash in march
president fidel ramos said in the latest round of negotiations
swedish telecommunications giant ericsson has reached agreement to sell ericsson
east timorese president xanana gusmao made an appeal for unity
ireland 's government began to benefit from a savings scheme
russian foreign minister sergei lavrov welcomed iran 's nuclear program
general motors corp. will be able to avoid a bankruptcy
football fans will be able to watch the world cup
india won the toss and chose to bat west indies
polling stations closed at #### gmt on czech legislative elections
an insurgency-hit indian state is paying rewards to maoist rebels
the united nations condemned an attack on russian embassy employees
ministers from ## african nations are to hold annual talks
american david zabriskie won the prologue of the dauphine libere
a high-profile japanese fund manager admitted monday to insider trading
rafael nadal and lleyton hewitt reach the quarter-finals on monday
a powerful bomb exploded near the sri lankan capital colombo
serbs living in kosovo have taken a step towards separation
chelsea manager jose mourinho has the champions league next season
russia warned wednesday against ex-soviet republics of ukraine and georgia
dutch coach marco van basten is one of the players
mittal steel said wednesday its hostile takeover offer to arcelor
americans have to wait another year before they can indian
germany face costa rica on television at the world cup
us defense secretary donald rumsfeld said thursday al-qaeda in iraq
one of the world 's most endangered species of animals
earthquake survivors on indonesia 's java island are now missing
prince philip celebrates his ##th birthday to queen elizabeth ii
even roger federer can create a bit of tennis history
question marks over the form of spain 's captain raul
group of eight finance ministers saturday called for closer cooperation
england coach sven-goran eriksson believes to win the world cup
a tropical depression of the atlantic hurricane season forecasters said
palestinian president mahmud abbas needs israeli prime minister ehud olmert
national basketball association may need surgery on an injured thumb
favorites spain could be given an unexpected boost against ukraine
abu musab al-zarqawi was killed in a us air strike
czech republic #-# in their world cup opener on monday
basketball team owner mark cuban was throwing over his head
french bank credit agricole offer to buy #.# billion euros
president george w. bush visit iraqi prime minister nuri al-maliki
notre dame cathedral will be renamed pope john paul ii
the somali town of jowhar the last stronghold of warlords
their opening world cup match a #-# draw with switzerland
press freedom in algeria remains at risk the editor said
david nalbandian was forced to retire in the french open
a consortium led by goldman sachs increased its takeover bid
germany 's world cup hero franz beckenbauer hopes the tournament
silvio berlusconi has been re-elected as president of ac milan
nato secretary general jaap de hoop scheffer warned the alliance
bollywood actors has refused to bow to pressure from india
european union leaders gave a green light to eurozone expansion
mauritania launched an electoral campaign in a constitutional referendum friday
slovaks started voting at #:## am -lrb- #### gmt saturday
phil mickelson started the third round of the golf championship
anti-whaling nations sent japan crashing to a third straight defeat
universities are part of a program to help low-income families
result in a world cup group g match here sunday
ivory coast play serbia in a world cup match wednesday
germany manager jurgen klinsmann revealed monday that the world cup
ukraine outclassed saudi arabia in their group h game monday
croatia face australia in a world cup group f match
sri lanka 's tamil tiger rebels tuesday reaffirmed a ceasefire
authorities on tuesday banned the practice because of forest fires
the us missile defense system has cost billions of dollars
journalists have been outraged by media interviews with taliban leaders
south korea would consider food aid to impoverished north korea
the united states takes steps to repay a huge debt
clandestine immigrants staged a peaceful breakout from a detention center
like south korea are marching towards the #### world cup
hong kong flag carrier cathay pacific has ordered boeing aircraft
chinese scientists have published a human case of bird flu
argentina suffered a blow on saturday because of ankle injury
fbi agents have arrested seven people in the sears tower
prime minister tony blair friday delivered a series of speeches
spain secured a #-# win over saudi arabia on friday
a videotape of al-qaeda number two ayman al-zawahiri is propaganda
#-# #-# victory over third seed dinara safina on saturday
european steel giant arcelor 's hostile bid from mittal steel
asian champions failed to secure victory in the world cup
france beat south africa ##-## to become world rugby champions
france said it had made contact with all parties involved
china executed five people sentenced to death for drugs trafficking
italian voters rejected a referendum on prime minister silvio berlusconi
vietnam chose a new premier tuesday in the communist era
wigan moved to one of the brightest stars last season
hurricane katrina cost taxpayers the new york times reported tuesday
a controversial nuclear energy deal cleared its first hurdle tuesday
the national audit office said in a report published wednesday
prince following his arrest on suspicion of illegal slot machines
al-aqsa martyrs brigades said wednesday it had kidnapped an israeli
voting to elect a parliament for the oil-rich gulf state
foreign ministers of the group of eight countries began summit
greece was monitoring the escalating hostilities between israelis and palestinians
european stock markets advanced strongly thursday on bargain-hunting dealers said
the australian government paying compensation to victims of asbestos products
palestinian prime minister ismail haniya insisted friday his hamas-led government
bosnian serbs wanted on charges of the #### srebrenica massacre
luca toni scored twice as italy beat ukraine #-# friday
a funeral for UNK kim died thursday at age ##
packed streets to celebrate the gay and lesbian mardi gras
zairean president mobutu sese seko will stay at his residence
the rand was slightly weaker monday opening at #.#### ##
the head of the sunni moslem authority to discuss islam
the european union 's maastricht treaty to join monetary union
a thai man has caused a stir after his funeral
it 's official
croatia protested tuesday against a roman catholic church in sarajevo
france accused president jacques chirac of making judicial appointments wednesday
the red cross give humanitarian aid to victims of earthquake
imf chief michel camdessus told india to prepare for reforms
canada 's government is investigating the retail chain UNK stores
india 's congress -lrb- i party thursday tax cut plans
about ### rwandan refugees have flown in from eastern zaire
president sali berisha find a compromise to end the unrest
a rwandan pleaded guilty to genocide and crimes against humanity
the unemployment rate dropped from #.# percent to #.# percent
their plane crashed outside costa rica 's capital officials said
zairean rebels saturday rejected calls for a ceasefire with kinshasa
union leaders on sunday threatened renewed strikes against labor unrest
egyptian president hosni mubarak said a jewish settlement in jerusalem
hong kong monetary authority president joseph yam said here monday
the relations between pakistan and india would boost foreign investment
diana princess of wales visited a homeless shelter in london
the rand firmed against the dollar tuesday at #.#### ##
eastern slavonia the last serb-held part of croatia held on
the international pressure against israel could freeze the peace process
a chinese version of the us children 's television program
unrest in albania inched closer to the capital tirana wednesday
israel plans to build housing jewish settlers in east jerusalem
the khmer rouge military commander the defense ministry said thursday
thai share prices dropped in thin trading thursday analysts said
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employees are awaiting word on the elimination of ## jobs
chinese legislators on friday voted to combat crime and corruption
a man has been shot dead in catholic west belfast
a british airways boeing ### at london 's heathrow airport
a strong earthquake rocked japan sunday the meteorological agency said
tens of thousands of demonstrators marched to french carmaker renault
japan 's finance ministry sell nippon telegraph and telephone co.
a truck carrying illegal immigrants flipped over in northeastern spain
un secretary general kofi annan monday announced the world body
north korean defector hwang jang-yop landed at manila international airport
jakarta share prices closed #.# percent lower tuesday brokers said
a shiite moslem cleric threatened to call for holy war
president bill clinton heads for a showdown with boris yeltsin
the charter plane crashed tuesday killing ## people on board
burma has put on a security alert after religious unrest
benjamin netanyahu has proposed the final status of palestinian territories
politicians were voting on a bill aimed at allowing euthanasia
a massive explosion at an ammunition depot in eastern kabul
delta air lines hold a press conference at #### gmt
vice president al gore 's decision to sue cigarette makers
ukrainian president leonid kuchma threatened to dissolve parliament friday ####
german auto group volkswagen chalked up a profit last year
suspects are more likely to be found guilty than defendants
the indian elephant will become extinct the wildlife experts say
vice president al gore arrived here sunday for a summit
a girl cut off a ##-year-old 's penis police said
a joint venture involving japanese firms marubeni corp. and co.
zairean president mobutu sese seko prime minister kengo wa dondo
president bill clinton will meet with jordan 's king hussein
hong kong tycoon li ka-shing 's cheung kong holdings ltd.
japanese prosecutors raided the world 's biggest nomura securities co.
a visit by vice president al gore and general motors
the dalai lama led ##,### people in a buddhist rite
rubber prices in singapore provided the singapore commodity exchange UNK
the un expert on the former yugoslavia resigned on wednesday
a saudi national appeared at a deportation hearing here wednesday
sudanese opposition killed more than ### soldiers in an ambush
malaysia denied thursday it was freezing bilateral dealings with singapore
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at least ## people have been killed in northern kenya
a sudanese convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded on friday
the southeast asian film festival opened here saturday with movies
macedonian environment minister UNK UNK has resigned in a scandal
palestinian police beat an israeli photographer in the west bank
leftist rebels negotiate a final peace accord with the government
india and pakistan vowed to continue working for closer ties
israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu may meet president bill clinton
vladimir putin on saturday launched a campaign against illegal immigration
opposition protests against the government of prime minister silvio berlusconi
several hundred people gathered to mark the right to die
india were ###-# in their second innings here on sunday
there is little military intervention in democratic republic of congo
## billion dollars in loan guarantees for the banking sector
hong kong shares closed higher monday led by property developers
china and taiwan are expected to forge closer economic ties
un chief ban ki-moon in the democratic republic of congo
the longest and most expensive us presidential campaign ever known
democrat barack obama seeking to become the first black president
taiwan share prices opened slightly lower tuesday with profit taking
rwanda accused them of taking part in the #### genocide
voter turnout swept barack obama as the first black president
retailers saw demand slip in september official data showed wednesday
australian prime minister kevin rudd wednesday praised martin luther king
obama wins us presidency : networks UNK
the united states has restricted access to the treasury department
australia coach robbie deans has made changes to new zealand
austrian bank raiffeisen international trimmed its #### profit forecast thursday
india were ###-# in their first innings at lunch thursday
thousands of people attacked police in shenzhen early saturday morning
us president george w. bush on friday warned stimulus measures
bank lending is set to tighten in the credit markets
five french mountaineers were killed in nepal officials said friday
real madrid came on top of the spanish first division
the death toll rose to ## rescue workers said saturday
president-elect barack obama act as soon as he takes office
pope benedict xvi marked the ##th anniversary of the holocaust
australian foreign minister stephen smith sunday congratulated leader helen clark
iraq 's cabinet is to meet tuesday to discuss iraq
syria and lebanon decided on monday to strengthen diplomatic relations
global banking giant hsbc said monday its profits had risen
organised crime gangs go on trial wednesday in southern italy
defense industry has been hit by the global financial crisis
grim economic and corporate news pushed stocks into reverse tuesday
a string of attacks on french interior minister michele alliot-marie
angola cup final result on wednesday : UNK
iraqi foreign minister hoshyar zebari said relations between the countries
german economic growth raising doubts about europe 's biggest economy
new zealand share prices closed #.## percent lower dealers said
juventus moved into second place in italy 's serie a
investors looked for bargains and shook off bleak economic news
chelsea striker didier drogba is under investigation for an incident
china plans to punish singers for the ministry of culture
shivnarine chanderpaul hit a century by ## runs on friday
general motors chief executive said in an interview published friday
a fishing boat has been hijacked by pirates off somalia
vietnam has rejected a proposal to build a steel mill
french pilots voted saturday to strike flag carrier air france
opec cut crude production to #.# million barrels per day
villarreal scored a ##th minute equaliser to a #-# draw
fallout of the global economic crisis continued to dampen sentiment
banking giant citigroup announced job cuts amid a global recession
fresh fighting near azerbaijan left at least one soldier dead
india defeated england by ## runs in the one-day series
tibetan exiles began their struggle against chinese rule in tibet
british premier gordon brown narrowed the poll gap on tuesday
barclays bank had agreed to terms worth billions of dollars
chinese share prices plummeted #.## percent on tuesday dealers said
david beckham should be england 's #### world cup winner
barack obama will fill top posts in his administration policies
al-qaeda warned president-elect barack obama against sending troops to afghanistan
germany 's biggest economy is to weather a global slowdown
use of nuclear weapons will grow increasingly likely by ####
russian president dmitry medvedev on thursday demanded ukraine repay debt
in france 's overcrowded jails ## inmates have committed suicide
there could be a surprise under the tree this christmas
leftist president daniel ortega had enough votes in municipal elections
oil prices hit their lowest levels in almost four years
volatile global financial markets and fears of a global recession
kevin garnett scored ## points in the boston celtics season
the alleged mastermind of a #### bombing plot in pakistan
somali pirates holding a tanker ship to pay a ransom
share prices opened slightly higher monday following a big rally
portsmouth striker jermain defoe needs surgery to a calf injury
south korea 's central bank aimed at easing credit squeeze
oil prices roared higher on monday as equity markets surged
malaysia 's central bank cut interest rate ## basis points
standard chartered bank plans to raise #.## billion us dollars
french champions lyon knocked out the champions #-# on tuesday
banking industry profits slid ## percent in the third quarter
polls opened tuesday for a referendum on independence from denmark
bhp billiton announced its takeover bid for rival rio tinto
south korea posted a current account surplus of #.# billion
iraq plans to hold a referendum on parliament on thursday
violence left five policemen and ## militants dead in afghanistan
thailand 's anti-government protesters are occupying bangkok 's international airport
taiwan 's industrial conglomerate formosa plastic group the companies said
cervantes prize the top literary prize in the spanish-speaking world
a loss of ###.# million euros -lrb- ### million dollars
consumer confidence slumped to the lowest level in ## years
the biggest interest rate cut in a decade dealers said
celtic launched a passionate defense of scottish football on friday
mumbai has come under attack from the french foreign ministry
turkey 's telecom authority auctioned three mobile phone licences friday
new zealand shares closed #.## percent higher friday dealers said
new zealand completed a ##-# win over england at twickenham
the european commission called saturday for a global stimulus package
three policemen were killed in the russian republic of dagestan
german chancellor angela merkel has divided over the financial crisis
tamil tiger guerrillas admitted a suicide attack in sri lanka
the european union is failing to win concessions from beijing
the dollar was quoted at ###.##-## yen here early monday
israel and qatar signed an agreement to open trade offices
major currencies traded on the london forex market on friday
talks aimed at settling a long-running dispute over copyright piracy
the british government pledged to participate in a single currency
a court ordered a full investigation of argentina 's government
six families who lost relatives in the #### tiananmen massacre
torture is increasingly widespread according to the report released thursday
members of the russian parliament have drawn up economic reforms
grid in the indonesian grand prix at the sentul circuit
a tokyo subway station and the aum supreme truth cult
algerian democracy leader said after talks with president liamine zeroual
the men 's ##kg class at the asian weightlifting championships
eric cantona kept his premiership title with a #-# victory
some ### civilians were being held hostage by liberian gunmen
newcastle may be thinking at the top of the premiership
foreign ministers of islamic countries met wednesday to discuss reconstruction
world number two pete sampras #-# #-# #-# on wednesday
toyota is expected to be the proving ground for automobiles
frankfurt : werder bremen v bayern munich v borussia dortmund
boat builders show a boom in the next five years
israeli prime minister shimon peres warned lebanon against hezbollah guerrillas
opec arrived in qatar on a tour of the gulf
zimbabwe open final against top seed thomas enqvist of sweden
lebanese prime minister rafic hariri met egyptian president hosni mubarak
two israelis were hurt in hezbollah rocket attacks in lebanon
scoreboard of the one-day international between india and pakistan here
russian forces in chechnya began bombing villages in the caucasus
the chinese city of guangzhou has set up permanent offices
lebanese prime minister rafic hariri accused hezbollah guerrillas in lebanon
opec arrived here tuesday a delegation from the cartel said
an american airlines jetliner crashed killing all ### people aboard
india qualified for the final of the three-nation sharjah cup
secretary of state warren christopher consultations egypt and saudi arabia
australian foreign minister alexander downer and prime minister tim fischer
parliament called on the international olympic committee to do more
bosnia 's warring parties called ahead of a midnight deadline
newcastle united and manchester united will play on goal difference
shares of planet hollywood took their first day of trading
the german government has protested to jakarta over east timorese
men 's singles badminton titles at the european championships here
four people were injured when a passenger train derailed sunday
indian police have razed a popular hotel in new delhi
a chinese couple has lost fines for violating family regulations
films are coveted at this year 's cannes film festival
china and russia are on cooperation to combat transnational crime
israeli aircraft carried out air raids on south lebanon tuesday
president bill clinton announced reforms of the central intelligence agency
dzhokhar dudayev the legendary leader of chechnya was buried wednesday
formula one drivers in this year 's le mans race
hindu nationalists are according to an opinion poll published thursday
french foreign minister herve de charette arrived thursday in beirut
foreigners in sweden may be given access to their stay
hong kong shares closed down #.# percent friday dealers said
conservative leader jose maria aznar will become a coalition partner
china has temporarily extended a freeze on loans to china
uefa cup finalists bayern munich top spot in the bundesliga
serbian police say a bomb explosion killed an ethnic albanian
gold opened at ###.##-### .## us dollars an ounce friday
israeli prime minister shimon peres said the ceasefire in lebanon
a pro-democracy activist in exile has been arrested in shanghai
bosnia was braced for further clashes between serbs and moslems
a ceasefire that ended fighting between israel and lebanese guerrillas
filipino boxer UNK has died after sustaining serious head injuries
novak djokovic defeated guillermo canas #-# #-# in the final
australian share prices fell #.## percent this week dealers said
steel giant UNK on monday announced a share buyback program
republican presidential candidate mitt romney has a white house race
fans hurled racist abuse at the country 's rugby coach
qatar 's emir sheikh hamad bin jassem bin jabr al-thani
a civilian nuclear agreement between india and the united states
sachin tendulkar broke his silence on the world cup dream
israeli soldiers entered the gaza strip palestinian security sources said
authorities investigate the deaths of seals in the caspian sea
mark o'meara the #### winner of this year 's masters
three american soldiers have been killed in baghdad on thursday
a journalist was killed when a suicide truck bomb exploded
defending national basketball association champions miami booked their playoff berth
roberto carlos is leaving real madrid with the spanish giants
dating back to the ##th century of the naval storm
brazilian defender pepe is out season with a knee injury
president vladimir putin returned sunday to russia 's orthodox patriarch
us ambassador bill richardson arrived in north korea on sunday
the yankees placed hideki matsui on the ##-day disabled list
key events since the overthrow of iraqi leader saddam hussein
us oil giant halliburton wrapped up its work in iran
frontrunner nicolas sarkozy brushed off far-right rival jean-marie le pen
UNK announced it had agreed to buy dutch real estate
world oil prices rebounded tuesday on profit taking analysts said
candidates contesting east timor 's presidential poll should be stopped
christian conservatives have less success in getting elected observers say
former creative director tom ford is leaving the fashion giant
a sri lankan airlines jet made an emergency landing thursday
russian billionaire roman abramovich owns a stake in the company
growth in exports will continue the world trade organisation said
the un security council condemned the suicide bombings in algeria
turkish police have arrested two suspects anatolia news agency reported
who 's what at the cricket world cup : UNK
ireland captain believes his team can get the world champions
riot police linked protesters on a street in central moscow
sebastian bourdais claimed pole position for sunday 's grand prix
results here on sunday in the paris marathon : UNK
wayne rooney admits manchester united 's form of the season
###,### people immigrated to the netherlands last year statistics showed
alinghi on the opening day of the louis vuitton cup
a japanese man was sentenced to ## months in prison
iran on tuesday sent its condolences to the united states
the finnish parliament tuesday elected matti vanhanen as prime minister
south africa burst into the world cup semi-finals on tuesday
the largest film festival in north america can be film
two more bodies were discovered the mine owner said wednesday
somali elders accused ethiopian troops on wednesday of attacking civilians
the chicago white sox on wednesday defeated the texas rangers
former deputy prime minister anwar ibrahim 's return to politics
the white house on thursday warned iran of nuclear defiance
west indies captain brian lara quit international cricket on saturday
the market is bracing for a slew of corporate earnings
ten women prostitutes have been arrested bulgarian authorities said friday
a gunman killed himself at nasa 's johnson space center
result of an african champions league match here on saturday
malaysia has won a formula one grand prix from singapore
thousands of kashmiris on sunday attended a rally in mumbai
ireland have been confirmed the best team in the world
turkmen president gurbanguly berdymukhammedov will visit russia the kremlin said
umaru yar adua was proclaimed winner of the presidential election
younis khan has pulled out of the abu dhabi team
a saudi man was beheaded tuesday the interior ministry said
a radical islamist leader in morocco was arrested police said
the detainee at guantanamo bay cuba was charged with spying
a consortium led by royal bank of scotland abn amro
us aviation giant boeing co. first-quarter profits lifted ## percent
french open champion gaston gaudio could retire from the sport
a firebomb seriously damaged the car of uruguay 's ambassador
the euro hit its highest level against the japanese currency
an israeli patrol crossed into lebanon thursday the army said
hollywood megastar angelina jolie lobbied for the world 's children
results and standings after the national league 's baseball games
the russian cellist mstislav rostropovich has died aged ## UNK
european union foreign policy chief javier solana called on iran
sri lankans were stocking up on soft drinks and liquor
sri lanka were ###-# after ## overs in the final
south african cricket captain graeme smith said the world cup
lorena ochoa her first lpga title at the corona championship
environmental groups monday called for immediate action on climate change
sri lanka 's tamil tiger rebels hit a military plane
japanese share prices fell in morning trade monday dealers said
an explosion in iraq killed two soldiers and wounded two
myanmar 's opposition party led by aung san suu kyi
european stock markets closed sharply higher on a positive sentiment
vietnam airlines reported profits for #### despite higher fuel costs
a guantanamo detainee was wrapped in a newly released prison
a merger would create the country 's largest electricity supplier
macedonian president branko crvenkovski will spend orthodox christmas this weekend
stocks tumbled on milder winter temperatures following the christmas holiday
tourists visit thailand in the first three months of may
negotiations aimed at convincing north korea to abandon nuclear weapons
the us embassy in baghdad was a private security contractor
detainees at the guantanamo prison in cuba subjected to violence
world no. # nikolay davydenko match with a foot injury
the european commission unveiled plans wednesday to slash carbon emissions
midfielder UNK has been loaned to english premiership club portsmouth
gas giant gazprom set up a joint venture in siberia
slovenia will switch to the euro the central bank said
a lebanese soldier was wounded outside a palestinian refugee camp
david beckham will begin his career for los angeles galaxy
japanese electronics maker sharp corp. plans to ramp up production
sir alex ferguson could not come back to manchester united
the us envoy to nuclear disarmament talks with north korea
her three young daughters were killed when a bomb exploded
los angeles galaxy coach frank yallop is not david beckham
ivan ljubicic became the highest-ranked player of the australian open
italian police have uncovered a scheme of illegal immigrant gang
a collision between a merchant ship and a passenger ferry
air china is expected to remain the most profitable carrier
ireland 's ##-man squad on tuesday after a shoulder injury
under house arrest british home secretary john reid said tuesday
it would sell a ##-percent stake to the investment bank
a fatal collision between a container ship and a hydrofoil
world oil prices dived close to ## dollars per barrel
beware : spending the rest of their life in prison
east timor help resettle about ###,### people displaced by violence
iraqi president jalal talabani affirmed ties between the two countries
the russian foreign ministry warned estonian thursday of serious consequences
australian stocks are expected to remain record levels dealers said
at least ## sri lankan soldiers were killed in battle
lawmaker bob ney was sentenced to ## months in prison
defense secretary robert gates with iraqi prime minister nuri al-maliki
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a bomb blast killed five people in baghdad on sunday
insurgents killed five troops across iraq in a single day
the nation received a fund injection at home and abroad
vehicles carrying hazardous material will be fitted with an UNK
unity talks between hamas and president mahmud abbas fatah party
a caribbean nation has a reputation for its sporting prowess
a container ship ran aground but there were no casualties
the european commission called on italy to improve public finances
michel platini and lennart johansson german football legend franz beckenbauer
democrats accused president george w. bush of leading a speech
chadian security forces detained a sudanese plane heading to darfur
a senate panel began debate on a resolution condemning iraq
aliona savchenko and robin szolkowy won european figure skating championships
results from the australian open at melbourne park here thursday
an old mortar exploded in afghanistan 's capital police said
un special envoy for kosovo to discuss the future status
japanese consumer prices rose in december the government said friday
poor countries saving the lives of some #.# million children
jean charest did not speak french presidential candidate segolene royal
questions were raised over how much about the royal family
talks resumed in an attempt to end a ##-day strike
china and japan wrapped up three days of strategic talks
jens byggmark won his second world cup slalom on sunday
bollywood star shilpa shetty won the reality television show monday
insurgents attacked a police post in southern afghanistan officials said
pope john paul ii had a passion for the pontiff
rio ferdinand admits manchester united 's problems are causing concern
talks aimed at dismantling north korea 's nuclear weapons program
mortar rounds slammed into baghdad killing dozens of shiite pilgrims
take over command of us forces in the middle east
tuna catch to prevent the fish being hunted to extinction
germany has ordered the arrest of ## alleged terror suspects
eight people were injured when two passenger vans collided wednesday
canada launched a satellite project to monitor climate change wednesday
chelsea owner roman abramovich and england captain david beckham rich
the pentagon has decided to bolster u.s. forces in iraq
UNK 's new biography of marlon brando and jacqueline kennedy
crude oil prices rose friday following worries about rising supplies
a chemical weapons laboratory in fallujah pentagon officials said friday
christoph gruber took the lead in a world cup slalom
two major challenges to ohio state 's final election results
ukraine will pull out its contingent from the u.s.-led coalition
six students returned home monday after being released from jail
tom UNK a pop artist has died at age ##
the world 's largest commercial aircraft makers airbus and boeing
a newspaper columnist who wrote robert f. kennedy has died
japan airlines has selected boeing co. 's new #e# aircraft
three police officers have been arrested on suspicion of shooting
with two oscar nominations his name is in the crowd
in a land of magic waves the sea lives forever
pope john paul ii mass in st. peter 's basilica
rioting between christians and muslims in eastern pakistan escalated saturday
it 's warm and bright through the blue atlantic ocean
a naval spokesman says pirates have freed a malaysian tugboat
results from the women 's tennis championships wta tour event
cambodian prime minister hun sen was aimed at silencing critics
pakistani christians some of whom belong to an al-qaida-linked group
the u.n. security council voted unanimously tuesday to name conflicts
fighter jets crashed on a training flight killing the pilot
adidas ag said its second-quarter net profit fell ## percent
a u.s. missile strike killed pakistani taliban chief baitullah mehsud
nascar 's race has former formula one champion jacques villeneuve
reinsurer hannover re ag said thursday its second-quarter profit doubled
newcastle takes on west bromwich albion in the league championship
her #-year-old son was sentenced to ## days in jail
u.s. president barack obama 's nominees for senior administration posts
iran and north korea seem to test some long-range missiles
a uighur activist demonstrated outside the chinese consulate in melbourne
portugal has agreed to take two detainees from guantanamo prison
general motors co. said friday its exit from bankruptcy protection
sonia sotomayor was sworn in as the first hispanic justice
lin dan is poised to win men 's singles titles
tens of thousands square miles -lrb- kilometers of polar ice
nestle sa the world 's biggest food and drink maker
president barack obama 's health care overhaul is theodore roosevelt
president barack obama is presenting the highest u.s. civilian honor
results thursday at the $ # million atp tour event
the swiss bank accounts linked to haiti 's former dictator
a cargo ship vanished along the coast of cape verde
the leader of lebanon 's militant hezbollah warned tel aviv
israel appears to be building the west bank settlement freeze
the mall retailers on their way to the UNK neighborhoods
sanya richards in the ### meters at the world championships
seal meat in a gesture of support for the industry
greece defender sotiris kyrgiakos says he intends to join liverpool
ivory coast striker boubacar sanogo is to leave werder bremen
don hewitt the cbs newsman for ## years died wednesday
sao paulo defeated fluminense #-# to extend its winning streak
the first cricket test between sri lanka and new zealand
caster semenya received her gold medal at the world championships
roger federer struggled to overcome david ferrer #-# #-# #-#
an iraqi official says a bomb has exploded in baghdad
home buyers rushed to take advantage of a tax credit
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the los angeles dodgers defeated chicago #-# in the game
results from the danish first division home teams listed first
the obama administration launched a criminal investigation into cia interrogators
barack obama wants ben bernanke to head the federal reserve
diego maradona predicted against brazil in their world cup qualifier
results from the $ ###,### atp wta event in parentheses
a month after china 's worst ethnic violence in decades
gunmen opened fire in the southwestern pakistani city of quetta
results from the $ ###,### atp wta event in parentheses
the royal palace says a doctor has king mohammed vi
it 's not green cheese but it might well be
facebook agreed thursday to give users more control over privacy
toyota is pulling out of a general motors assembly plant
a saudi prince said he was determined to fight militants
a ##-year-old girl plan to sail solo around the world
sex slave for nearly two decades and fathering her children
manchester united will begin the defense of the league cup
the first round of the spanish football league -lrb- UNK
jenson button crashed out of the belgian grand prix sunday
the task of pulling the economy out of its slump
german media company bertelsmann said monday declines in advertising revenue
shares in one of israel 's largest companies have plummeted
french judges monday ordered trader jerome kerviel to stand trial
about ##,### far-right supporters marched on the traditional labor day
man accused of murdering ## people in a shooting spree
u.s. marines moved toward a strategic bridge in the capital
a man pushed his wife to death has been executed
for the first time since this caribbean nation gained independence
carlos moya snapped thomas muster saturday at the bmw open
baghdad authorities have reopened the kurdish area in northern iraq
clouds of smoke billowed over the deck of the ship
the participation of women at an international forum on women
champions have been few and far at the italian open
a day before the deadline state-run enterprises are being privatized
the governing party suspended the senate because of ethics violations
poland 's state-owned oil refineries the biggest in the country
#.## billion european currency units -lrb- dlrs #.# billion fraud
in a vain effort to save young men from marching
a malaria epidemic is spreading the world health organization said
prince andrew the duchess of york has a new book
norwegian shipyard workers friday said they would strike next week
border guards seized ### kilograms -lrb- ### pounds of opium
india 's government decided sunday to cobble together a coalition
the head of russia 's orthodox church has appealed elections
fraud and bribery charges against greece 's state-owned telecommunications monopoly
the philadelphia ##ers fired coach of the national basketball association
about ### bosnian army soldiers will receive training on weapons
the jury at cannes the world 's largest film festival
communists win presidential elections in june a newspaper reported wednesday
dutch insurer aegon said first-quarter net profit rose ##.# percent
russia will ease its currency gradually lower against the dollar
palestinian leader yasser arafat will visit greece next week said
president nelson mandela met one of his screen idols friday
pope john paul ii will celebrate his ##th birthday _
guitar rhythm and blues has died of a heart attack
trainer d. wayne lukas finished ##th in the kentucky derby
grand prix winner michael schumacher crashed on the first lap
russian troops monday bombarded a village held by chechen rebels
marc rosset upset boris becker in straight sets in sweden
this time there were colin montgomerie at the golf club
yasser arafat quit the race for israel 's parliament seat
the route of the olympic torch is to the county
cabinet members submitted their resignations to former premier tansu ciller
a four-time all-england singles badminton champion has died of pneumonia
second-seeded amanda coetzer #-# #-# thursday in the madrid open
time to raise living standards in this south american nation
workers took to the streets friday to protest low salaries
gold in hong kong dropped #.## u.s. cents to ###.##
a puerto rican businessman will visit chile 's economic development
denmark in the final of the thomas cup badminton tournament
gold in hong kong dropped #.## u.s. cents to ###.##
an american delegation meets with tajik government leaders this week
two climbers conquered mount everest the world 's highest peak
french open champions thomas muster had a tough first set
india beat new zealand #-# in the field hockey tournament
romanian authorities have issued arrest warrants for a cargo ship
high productivity does n't always profits in the auto industry
portugal could be the surprise of the european championship finals
revised upward to dlrs #.## trillion the amount of money
german foreign minister klaus kinkel insisted friday that ethnic germans
his final words from everest 's frozen peak were jubilant
a strong earthquake shook southeastern turkey thursday killing ## people
midfielder emmanuel petit will miss the confederations cup in france
general motors corp. and ford motor co. posted robust results
from the deck of the aircraft carrier uss abraham lincoln
is no. ## on the u.s. list of most-wanted figures
formula one teams have agreed a ban on auto racing
sars illness was under control in canada 's largest city
the european bank for reconstruction and development is under pressure
rebels and government forces signed a countrywide cease-fire agreement saturday
muslim guerrillas attacked a southern philippine town and took hostages
slovakia remained unbeaten at the world ice hockey championship sunday
the rope on the flagpole is still broken
germany 's lufthansa on monday inaugurated a frankfurt airport hub
it was a feeling he hoped never to experience again
sars officials do n't work hard to fight the disease
hundreds of fans snapped up memorabilia collected by roy rogers
president george w. bush named paul bremer ambassador to iraq
president george w. bush named his special envoy to iraq
president chandrika kumaratunga accused sri lanka of a civil war
mama rose will be back in gypsy thursday
the columbus blue jackets re-signed forward david vyborny next season
china says sars is not a mystery illness like sars
the european central bank left interest rates untouched economists say
the united states will lift sanctions against iraq diplomats said
the owners of the boston celtics return to the franchise
exxon mobil has launched a joint venture with oil company
the united states wants to take control of oil opec
iraq and france were committed to a draft u.n. resolution
the honduran government will fine the san francisco international airport
montenegro will hold its third presidential election in six months
mexico 's state oil company accused american lawmakers of blackmail
frankfurt is marking the ##th anniversary of the nazi germany
olympiakos beat panathinaikos athens #-# at the greek first division
u.s. treasury secretary john snow helped propel the euro currency
bangladesh and bhutan signed agreement monday to promote bilateral trade
european finance ministers kicked off talks monday over budget deficits
panamanian police announced monday they had recovered ### stolen artifacts
deportivo de la coruna and real madrid top the standings
anti-apartheid fighter walter sisulu began his visit to south africa
pg&amp;e corp. reported a first-quarter loss of $ ### million
dozens of sewing machines in the room of salsa music
the suicide bomb attacks in saudi arabia were a terrorist
talks to end violence in somalia entered its final session
a russian scientist facing espionage charges asked a jury wednesday
the scandal involving illegal donations to former president ernesto zedillo
u.s. forces stormed a village near tikrit before dawn thursday
six illegal cuban migrants tried to enter the florida keys
the driver was charged with transporting illegal immigrants and smuggling
a suspect in a series of explosions in southern karachi
the dutch soccer association suspended feyenoord rotterdam for two games
whether it 's a smile or tears you know how
sars cases with ## people infected the health minister said
four hours at ##:## a.m. local time -lrb- #### gmt
the field prepared for final push to the finish line
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saudi arabia 's interior minister says bombings linked to al-qaida
a palestinian blew himself up in israel 's latest violence
botswana is scheduled to begin tests on an aids vaccine
hundreds of tourists visit the incan ruins of machu picchu
celebrating the ##th anniversary of mount everest sir edmund hillary
pakistan will host bangladesh three test cricket matches in august
the bush administration raised the u.s. terror alert level tuesday
australia will open its embassy in saudi arabia despite britain
nelson mandela 's bid to host the #### world cup
senate democrats ban the research and development of nuclear weapons
the nfl will look to chicago instead of the UNK
album of the year at the academy of music awards
swiss investigators raided offices of the telecommunications company lm ericsson
the ministry of finance on thursday lowered economic growth estimates
gen. tommy franks commanded the wars in iraq and afghanistan
a woman who was raped ## years ago in australia
ivory coast army truck and armored vehicles to the west
french foreign minister dominique de villepin will meet yasser arafat
ibrahim UNK lifted his wife 's body from the rubble
he 's leader of the world 's most populous nation
a man discovered something containing his own pictures and maps
more troops are needed to restore order in the military
cells could be making a comeback against the sars virus
a powerful earthquake rocked northeastern japan monday disrupting rail traffic
tax bill did business with the federal government last year
the archbishop of canterbury believes the church should change homosexuality
a chinese zoo ca n't afford to feed its animals
santos meets cruz azul on wednesday in the copa libertadores
a federal jury ordered ebay inc. an online auction house
israelis and palestinians must take steps to implement mideast peace
police arrested three opposition lawmakers during protests against constitutional changes
in hong kong the philippines embassies and consulates were closed
al-qaida plotted the sept. ## attacks in the united states
spain 's royal family has the son of spanish king
microsoft will resolve an antitrust lawsuit against the software giant
buffy the vampire slayer is eager to escape the evil
russia friday suggested building a nuclear power plant in iran
president george w. bush brought no effort to saddam hussein
russia vowed to increase military exercises on the baltic sea
kenya held trinidad to #-# draw in an international friendly
pentagon efforts to recover the remains of american war dead
construction spending rose #.# percent in april an all-time high
a u.s. congressman expressed concern wednesday over venezuela 's democracy
workers at greece 's largest oil refinery threatened to strike
the course in the european union is moving too fast
tiananmen square dissent under the leadership of president hu jintao
bureaucrats
for the detroit pistons game # against the miami heat
several thousand supporters attended the ##th anniversary of the war
in the west bank and gaza palestinians question mahmoud abbas
president gloria macapagal arroyo 's effort to counter opposition claims
tour de france champion lance armstrong finished in the pack
british prime minister tony blair to spend even more money
a takeover by italy 's unicredito italiano spa went on
arnold schwarzenegger was at santa monica college in the ####s
greece and turkey signed an agreement wednesday aimed at reforms
surgery to separate her fused legs her doctors said wednesday
suffering from a heart defect a few more years live
beatings and brutality are common human rights watch said thursday
allegations that president luiz inacio lula da silva paid bribes
south korea hoped to secure north korea 's nuclear disarmament
share prices were higher on the london stock exchange friday
police have found the olympic gold medal had been stolen
malaysia 's first submarines are expected to arrive in ####
michelle wie in the final round of the lpga championship
truck maker volvo ab and norwegian oil company statoil asa
police shot and killed an opposition politician a spokesman said
israel 's withdrawal from the gaza strip would be difficult
pakistan tuesday denied visiting indian troops in the himalayan region
joint venture between french banks credit agricole sa and UNK
president aleksander kwasniewski said wednesday that the european union constitution
phil jackson 's returning to the los angeles lakers championship
russia 's constitutional court has agreed to hear the case
the bottom of her feet and her hands she UNK
several hundred supporters stormed the kyrgyz government headquarters in protest
a passenger train will make its maiden journey in sweden
tom kristensen will drive victory at le mans this weekend
french open champion justine henin-hardenne said she 's win wimbledon
fighting raged across southern afghanistan with taliban fighters firing rockets
china faces germany on tuesday in the world youth championship
new york has so far campaign for the #### olympics
israel arrested ## islamic jihad militants in the west bank
UNK inc. said it agreed to sell hsbc holdings plc
the senate endorsed president bush 's climate change policies tuesday
sri lanka 's parliament withdrew support to tamil tiger rebels
a federal grand jury has indicted the amazon rain forest
china 's third largest oil producer cnooc ltd.
philippine president gloria macapagal arroyo faces accusations of electoral fraud
attempts to enter the world trade organization are on track
britain criticized iran to address concerns about the nuclear program
albert pujols homered to lead the st. louis cardinals #-#
german chancellor gerhard schroeder arrived in washington for a visit
bulgaria will buy brady bonds the finance ministry said monday
steven UNK underwent surgery monday for removal of a kidney
malaysia 's national car maker proton expects to boost sales
the dollar 's rise against the yen helped boost issues
software maker sap ag said wednesday it rival oracle corp.
the prosecutor alleged a role in the #### rwanda genocide
gold opened at us$ ###.## a troy ounce down wednesday
boeing co. on thursday named #m co.
grenada will negotiate new agreements to restore relations with taiwan
a magistrate ruled that the swiss government has a case
south korea will play olympic women 's handball gold medal
kilograms of marijuana the swedish news agency tt reported friday
jim thorpe called the greatest athlete of the modern era
prime minister benjamin netanyahu on sunday issued jerusalem peace agreements
UNK UNK won the gold medal in his first olympics
gov. chris patten the british colony 's top immigration official
a villager tried to stop a woman police said tuesday
a temporary shelter for the homeless went up in flames
succumbing to pressure from pop star michael jackson 's performance
ancient antiquities is to build the world 's largest museum
a bomb exploded in a crowded cafe in the city
at the heart of a plot to topple the government
damon hill edged michael schumacher in the hungarian grand prix
hong kong after the british colony reverts to chinese rule
the press blamed the opposition for trying to isolate burma
was en route to last month 's twa jetliner explosion
the czech republic defeated croatian #-# in the opening match
a top nato commander inspected tuesday the bosnian peace force
u.s. naval exercises were cut short by an approaching typhoon
the face of french singer daniel from a poster advertisement
the government has cut electricity after workers threatened to strike
north korea handed over the south korean embassy in beijing
thousands of greek cypriots flocked to this war-divided mediterranean island
the fourth generation of family work spread around the wetlands
authorities have freed about ### people arrested during violent protests
former prime minister shimon peres violated the israel-plo peace accords
boris yeltsin blasted his handling of the chechnya crisis thursday
activists are in good condition a red cross official said
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arantxa sanchez vicario of spain in the toshiba tennis classic
philip morris announced its sponsorship of formula one auto racing
tokyo share prices bounced back slightly after a two-day decline
finland scored three goals in the world cup of hockey
belarusian president alexander lukashenko does n't consider himself an autocrat
despite croat promises to protect minority serbs in the army
a plane slammed into a mountain near the arctic circle
olympic bronze medalist leander paes and gold medalist andre agassi
take a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the masters
greek foreign minister theodoros pangalos reopened the greek consulate saturday
torrential rains triggered landslides and killing at least ## people
italy 's andrea gaudenzi reached the final of the open
on the eighth anniversary of iraq 's invasion of kuwait
the palestinian journalists association has threatened to break the rules
partial election results showed the opposition national party on sunday
a spanish judge opened an investigation monday into the collision
american alexandra stevenson lost monday in the toshiba tennis classic
delegates attending a conference voted to support the proposed plan
rescuers raising the death toll from flash floods to ##
a helicopter crashed in ## miles -lrb- ## kilometers south
prince charles is setting up a foundation and a truce
fast bowler makhaya ntini in the opening cricket test thursday
iraq has destroyed its weapons of mass destruction long-range missiles
nigeria 's military ruler has named a new electoral commission
survivors of a deadly terrorist bombing outside the u.s. embassy
india 's top nuclear expert shrugged off protests by activists
temperatures have reached ## celsius -lrb- ### fahrenheit authorities said
an iraqi family at cairo airport will not face deportation
thailand 's economy should start the first quarter of ####
artists paid tribute to one of the composers who died
hong kong 's key stock index plunged tuesday traders said
share prices on the london stock exchange sharply lower tuesday
top-seeded jimmy connors defeated #-# #-# in the first round
u.s. diplomats moved into the fortified embassy compound in cairo
the american embassy might be the target of a bombing
a russian diplomat accused pakistan of sending troops to afghanistan
four poles were given sentences to ## months of prison
workers outside the immigration department rush to renew work permits
mustafa UNK a small egyptian opposition party died early friday
family members were expelled from myanmar to the military government
pope john paul ii saturday marked italy 's summer holiday
a river burst its banks the xinhua news agency said
the british and irish governments will wipe out ira dissidents
separatist guerrillas in kashmir on monday left ## militants dead
an israeli businessman turned bank robber in the late ####s
new zealand prime minister jenny shipley face an early election
the assassin of indian independence leader mohandas gandhi said tuesday
a rash of malaria cases has been recorded in russia
italian police seized #,### kilograms -lrb- #,### pounds of hashish
palestinian security forces on thursday captured an israeli taxi driver
frenchman laurent jalabert closed the gap on leader abraham olano
the u.s. embassy remained on alert against possible terrorist attacks
kenyans expressed mixed feelings about u.s. missile raids on afghanistan
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the rugby world cup with a ##-## victory over uruguay
ethnic albanians accused serb forces of artillery attack in kosovo
the european championship ended with a loss for the event
greece said its security forces to thwart any terrorist attacks
retired gen. alexander lebed urged the troubled northern caucasus region
a bomb exploded on a bus a radio station said
cska sofia # in uefa cup second round second leg
chicago hit consecutive homers to stop a six-game losing streak
abu nidal news reports say the terrorist is in egypt
denmark # -lrb- UNK ##th in the european champions cup
authorities detained ## would-be immigrants attempting to cross into greece
lebanon warned israel thursday in retaliation for guerrilla rocket attacks
new jersey advanced to its little league world series final
the leader of germany 's jews urged nazi slave laborers
sergio garcia in the quarterfinals of the u.s. amateur amateur
strongman hun sen 's opposition leaders appealed to the nation
prime minister john howard on sunday called for tax reform
defending champion fc barcelona drew with athletic de bilbao #-#
an earthquake with magnitude of #.# shook monday seismologists said
the chief investigator into the crash of a passenger plane
sammy sosa took two calls for himself and kerry wood
southeast asian foreign ministers met wednesday seeking better investment opportunities
chinese foreign minister yang jiechi has his way through asia
striker david di michele will be banned for three months
after weeks of uncertainty democrats have decided against energy legislation
web sites used by islamic militants would be released soon
the country will pay $ ### million to settle debt
the scottish football association wants the rules of the game
#.## billion -lrb- us$ #.## billion ; euro# .# billion
democrats over $ ## billion -lrb- euro## .# billion legislation
european union ministers cut funding in a dispute over partnership
a u.s. submarine was found near the queen mary #
president george w. bush signed legislation shifting money to cities
ali UNK son of his ancestors have a simple procedure
afghanistan will harvest this year 's crop u.s. officials say
allrounder andrew flintoff is expected to be recovering from injury
actors and comedians from around the world have a musical
cars will come with a gas pedal to warn drivers
european stock markets fell monday following wall street 's plunge
an alleged plot to attack john f. kennedy international airport
train bombings killed scores of people in india 's capital
bombings killed ### people in india 's financial capital mumbai
olympic gold medalist laure manaudou has found her older brother
gold opened at us$ ###.## an ounce in hong kong
thousands of shiite pilgrims began a mosque in northern baghdad
UNK have filed lawsuits against consolidated edison accusing the utility
the yen dropped against the dollar versus most european currencies
the population of the guantanamo bay detention center is empty
puma ag said second-quarter profit slipped ## percent as sales
the euro slipped against the dollar as jobless claims rose
phil spector 's mansion where actress lana clarkson was found
mexico on thursday criticized what it called u.s. immigration reforms
a judge ruled friday to give patients access to drugs
brief UNK to this weekend 's english premier league games
the palestinian militants had fired rockets from gaza into israel
divers took another body from the wreckage of a bridge
results from the second round of the french soccer league
the explosion of a mine near egypt 's suez canal
iraq issued a desperate appeal for help by shiite militias
u.s.-led coalition forces clashed with taliban militants in southern afghanistan
the euro fell against the dollar despite the housing crisis
the federal reserve and other central banks set aside credit
a $ #.## million -lrb- euro# .# million atp event
nato 's commander in kosovo said tuesday that ethnic albanians
state-run oil company petroleo brasileiro sa or petrobras said tuesday
lawyers for muslim charity leaders accused of aiding terrorists tuesday
six people were fatally shot a police spokesman said wednesday
mattel inc. said wednesday it was recalling dozens of toys
israeli troops uncovered a tunnel under the border fence wednesday
the dollar was trading at ###.## yen at #:## a.m.
north korea 's economy shrank the central bank said thursday
india 's government is asking schools to ban junk food
max roach the jazz has died after a long illness
democratic presidential candidate joe biden is preparing deployment to iraq
tropical storm erin soaked texas killing at least two people
the federal reserve cut discount rate by half percentage point
hurricane dean roared across the caribbean mexico 's yucatan peninsula
representative dennis hastert has announced he will not seek re-election
results saturday in the final stage of tour of germany
terror suspects at guantanamo bay and other u.s. detention centers
white house political adviser karl rove sees hillary rodham clinton
at least ## people were killed as typhoon sepat hit
the controlling stake in private equity group lone star funds
leona helmsley went to prison and died at age ##
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hurricane dean plowed into the caribbean coast of mexico tuesday
a detained iranian-american academic has been released from tehran prison
the jewish world war i-era massacre of armenians a genocide
the body of a woman was found in a river
the dollar was mixed against other major currencies wednesday morning
the kenyan president has condemned an attack on independent media
runway is under investigation by the national transportation safety board
georgia said an aircraft from russia had violated its airspace
dubai stock exchange to acquire nordic bourse operator omx ab
the khmer rouge genocide was a violation of the constitution
a soprano who performed at the metropolitan opera has died
dozens of somali muslim workers have offered to help prayer
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vice-premier zou jiahua expressed cooperation with the toyota motor corporation
australian patrick rafter apologized wednesday for playing the davis cup
judges of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia
a trade fair between china and vietnam has ended recently
iranians staged demonstrations to protest the murder of iranian dissidents
government troops repelled an attack by the sudanese armed forces
the european union -lrb- eu dispute over the helms-burton act
chinese vice-premier and foreign minister qian qichen met here today
botswana affect its economy southern african broadcasting association reported today
a multinational force of humanitarian aid to this balkan country
the lebanese hezbollah or party of god in south lebanon
the diamond industry is to hold an international diamond fair
the economy is expected to grow # percent in ####
the first contingent of italian troops is to enter albania
the airliner accident in october #### which killed ## persons
the opposition labor party has dropped to its lowest level
following are the world cup concacaf zone qualifying matches played
tourism in ho chi minh city along the mekong river
pakistani president farooq leghari has stated that the bilateral ties
the european union and the world trade organization -lrb- wto
the sydney olympic games will have traffic jams and problems
the construction of a rail link between hamburg and berlin
toyota has invested to build a new plant in thailand
shanghai china 's largest city will add ### chain stores
the women 's semi-finals at the world table tennis championships
european union countries will send their ambassadors to iran soon
two passenger trains crashed in hunan province killing ## people
china 's liaoning province plans to spend ## billion yuan
visiting pakistani prime minister zafarullah jamali to discuss bilateral relations
hong kong chief executive tung chee hwa said here thursday
japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi on friday reiterated his confidence
association of southeast asian nations -lrb- asean summit in bangkok
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philippine share prices closed #.## percent higher monday in trading
nigeria will support africa nigerian president olusegun obasanjo said monday
the iraqi governing council rejected dubai-based al arabiya tv channel
vice-chairman of the chinese people 's political consultative conference delegation
costa rica ruled out the possibility of the united states
business leaders from central european countries are gathering in bucharest
the asian development bank -lrb- adb has approved technical assistance
southwest china 's yunnan province will raise its rural poverty
the forum for economic and trade cooperation opened here sunday
vietnam will start the construction of ho chi minh city
a top un envoy said israel violated its air space
southwest china 's sichuan province valued at #.# million yuan
the launch of china 's first manned spacecraft is successful
interpol wednesday asked its members to devise rules and procedures
chinese permanent representative to the united nations wang guangya urged
millions of people wake up on the world food day
bolivian president gonzalo sanchez de lozada is facing a crisis
zimbabwe 's minister of environment and tourism told xinhua friday
cambodia 's two parties attend the royal palace on saturday
saudi crown prince abdullah bin abdul aziz called on tolerance
israel launched a missile strike on gaza city witnesses said
following are the world cup champions in the ####-#### season
thousands of palestinians took to the streets of gaza strip
the common market for eastern and southern africa -lrb- comesa
bulgarian police captured ## kg heroin in two separate operations
stocks ended lower for the second session in a row
austrian minister of foreign affairs benita ferrero-waldner will visit china
bayern munich playmaker michael ballack has recovered from ankle injury
container between china and the republic of korea -lrb- rok
sri lankan prime minister ranil wickremesinghe will meet us officials
pakistan shares ended higher monday state-run pakistan oil -lrb- pso
south korean stocks continued their winning streak on foreign buying
an ambulance driver collided with a car on the highway
pakistani president pervez musharraf spoke highly of the sino-pak relations
following are the schedule for the world cup volleyball cities
nigeria has signed a liquefied natural gas plant in nigeria
intellectual property rights will be available on the supreme court
kenyan authorities have issued a warning ahead of general elections
truck drivers returned to work thursday after a two-week strike
men 's soccer title at the #th chinese city games
fire departments across southern california are bracing for possible wildfires
pakistan general pervez musharraf saturday declared a state of emergency
abu dhabi oil company the united arab emirates -lrb- uae
in a series of meetings in nepal and south asia
share prices on the london stock exchange closed lower monday
thailand 's council for national security -lrb- cns to resign
house ### billion u.s. dollars budget for fiscal year ####
israeli settlers continue the construction of the west bank settlement
border patrol has led to a drop in undocumented migrants
vietnam imported #.# billion u. s. dollars worth of equipment
electronics giant siemens #.# billion euros -lrb- #.# billion dollars
zambia 's biggest mining company daily mail reported on friday
the city hopes to host the first ever olympic games
a landslide in northwest china 's shaanxi province on sunday
a food poisoning case in central china 's hubei province
newspaper in kabul the capital of afghanistan was published today
foreign investments in vietnam local newspaper vietnam news reported tuesday
gross domestic product -lrb- gdp interfax news agency reported tuesday
ronaldinho was training with brazil team doctor jose luis runco
a fishing vessel has been captured off the somali coast
mexico will host the lorena ochoa golf tournament nov. ##-##
the africa cup qualifier between zambia and congo on thursday
tokyo stocks opened sharply lower friday
coach sven-goran eriksson signed three players to the english premiership
sun hui claimed gold at the #th world wushu championships
namibia has imported about ### tons of maize from zambia
the ## miners who were trapped in a collapsed shaft
the death toll from the cyclone in bangladesh shot up
nigeria got the hosting right for the world cup tournament
some of the old sites of historical and cultural sites
n djamena nov. ## -lrb- xinhua the association of france
u.s.-led coalition forces killed ## militants in southern afghan province
the commonwealth foreign ministers meeting on pakistan should be suspended
scientific instruments are now available via a new on-line database
romania and kazakhstan will cooperate in a joint statement thursday
vietnam reap ##.# billion u. s. dollars from exporting products
cuban boxers in the amateur boxing competitions said on friday
croatia 's ruling conservative opposition social democratic party -lrb- sdp
between ##,### and ##,### people die of diseases each year
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a magnitude-# .# earthquake rocked manila at ##:## p.m. tuesday
vice-premier wu yi step up efforts to increase domestic consumption
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commander of the chinese people 's liberation army -lrb- pla
australian prime minister-elect kevin rudd announced his deputy julia gillard
china was honored to mark mauritania 's ##th independence celebrations
marshall islands declared victory over president kessai note on friday
the republic of congo has launched a campaign against aids
andy roddick got a #-# lead in the davis cup
construction spending dropped in february the fifth straight monthly decline
vietnamese prime minister nguyen tan dung has asked environmental awareness
swimming record at the olympic test event here on friday
zimbabwe 's electoral commission audit last week 's presidential election
lebanese parliament speaker nabih berri stunned the parliament on wednesday
brian cowen has elected leader of ireland 's governing party
bangladesh and india signed a deal between the two countries
the beijing olympic organizing committee criticized the olympic torch relay
chinese carmaker chery automobile has recorded a number of vehicles
the beijing olympic torch relay to be held in oman
singapore shares closed higher wednesday to end at #,###.## points
china 's economic growth slowed to ##.# percent last year
former u.s. president jimmy carter and hamas delegation from gaza
a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in northern philippines
kung fu star jet li has raised ## million yuan
franch won the gold medal at the #### world championships
un secretary-general ban ki-moon reiterated here monday soaring food prices
all schools in india have been closed for three weeks
#.# million people fell below the poverty line in argentina
former british prime minister tony blair visited bangladesh on wednesday
chinese lawmakers thursday adopted a law to protect the disabled
income in the first quarter the lowest increase since ####
river plate club defeated uruguay 's nacional #-# on saturday
the shanghai and shenzhen stock exchanges closed at #,###.## points
president george w. bush criticized the rising cost of fuel
the fatal train crash bringing the death toll to ##
the u.s. dollar traded in the upper ## yen range
iraqi oil ministry tuesday gave foreign oil firms long-term contracts
americans increasingly are reining in spending and instead saving more
cambodia 's fledgling insurance industry grew ## percent last year
china 's export of auto parts components increased in ####
according to a discovery published thursday in the journal nature
new zealand will make an initial contribution to solomon islands
boston celtics guard ray allen has named the orlando magic
gold futures on the new york mercantile exchange edged higher
angola called for a more equitable and fair economic policy
the african union -lrb- au decided sunday to cote d'ivoire
ten civilians have been wounded in the southern philippine island
u.s. president barack obama vowed monday to prevent nuclear proliferation
a rocket fired from the gaza strip on tuesday night
czech president vaclav klaus ratified the galileo satellite navigation project
australia 's jobless rate climbed to #.# percent in january
chinese president hu jintao continued his visit to saudi arabia
foreign minister tzipi livni secured seats in the likud party
an airliner with ## people on board crashed on tuesday
lebanese leaders marking the fourth anniversary of hariri 's assassination
david beckham 's move from los angeles to ac milan
the report about a very small number of such cases
president hugo chavez won a referendum to stay in power
vietnam is the most vulnerable to the hepatitis b virus
according to the stockholm international peace research institute -lrb- sipri
new zealand 's birth rate reached its highest level wednesday
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cambodia 's english language daily newspaper the phnom penh post
the argentine foreign ministry summoned italian prime minister silvio berlusconi
iran vowed it would not suspend its uranium enrichment program
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a rocket fired from lebanon hit israel israel radio reported
shimon peres the chairman of the right wing likud party
china is willing to make efforts to promote friendly relations
brunei has unveiled commemorative coins the brunei times reported monday
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the repatriation of angolan refugees in zambia will resume tuesday
rivers are still polluted a chinese environmental official said tuesday
the kenyan government on wednesday challenged scientists on the continent
the chinese mainland and taiwan will start postal services thursday
by xinhua writers xu UNK zhang UNK xu duo UNK
speed skating the gold medal in women 's team pursuit
sony corp. said its president will step down as chairman
high school students in south china 's guangdong province have
former serbian president milan milutinovic returned to belgrade on friday
a graduation ceremony was held friday for the tibetan college
future of switzerland swiss radio international -lrb- sri reported friday
facts and figures released by the general administration of customs
a federal judge refuse to delay timothy mcveigh 's execution
kashmir with new delhi was hit by a strong earthquake
in an effort to help farmers get rid of poverty
environmental challenges in the ####s in asia and the pacific
inflation rate in kenya the central bank of kenya said
the heads of former soviet republics ended their meeting thursday
germany defeated albania #-# in a world cup qualifying match
china values its ties with japan said vice-premier qian qichen
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china 's accession to the world trade organization -lrb- wto
the thai government has set aside ### million u.s. dollars
northeast china 's jilin province has decided to fight pollution
fu quanyou chief of staff of people 's liberation army
there are more chinese and overseas tourists coming to china
the new zealand sharemarket closed higher here wednesday
geneva june ## -lrb- xinhua swiss radio international -lrb- sri
attorney general rafael macedo wednesday was captured in his car
cooperation among member states will promote bilateral and multilateral cooperation
south african president thabo mbeki on saturday urged poverty racism
the city of shenzhen will build a high-tech industrial park
hang seng china enterprises index lost ##.## points to ###.##
french president jacques chirac will visit russia from july #-#
the canadian economy will bounce back in quarter economists said
gold price remained unchanged at #,### hk dollars a tael
egypt and lebanon will discuss establishing a free trade zone
indonesian people 's consultative assembly -lrb- mpr finished the session
the #### world cup is the nation 's soccer lottery
a teacher used to be the head of a county
science and technology came up with various kinds of innovation
become a member of the world trade organization -lrb- wto
greece continued its downward trend on the athens stock exchange
the australian stock market dipped into negative territory wednesday ahead
measures have been taken in northeast china 's liaoning province
israeli troops bombed lebanese positions in the disputed shebaa farms
europe 's major stock markets ended higher on wall street
northwest china 's shaanxi province approved ### foreign investment projects
america 's cup yachting race in new zealand in ####
all chinese foreign ministry spokesman zhu bangzao said here today
nepal convene a special session of parliament on february ##
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austria win a world cup ski jumping event on thursday
live chicken will be shipped to hong kong through quarantine
turkey held demonstrations here friday to protest policy toward iraq
import bill during the ####-## fiscal year starting april #
king juan carlos and queen sofia will arrive in spain
qatari emir hamad bin khalifa al-thani arrived in saudi arabia
hong kong stocks dropped ###.## points to close at ##,###.##
the philippines candidates qualified for the may ## general elections
germany launched celebrations to mark the centenary of the birth
yemen should further strengthen friendly relations between the two countries
sudanese was killed in a plane crash in southern sudan
slovenian beat bologna ##-## in their euroleague basketball match thursday
central china 's hubei province has begun traditional chinese medicine
bulgarian president peter stoyanov has made his visit to washington
marianne timmer of the netherlands won olympic speed skating gold
the australian dollar was little changed tuesday as monetary policy
people play a role according to a poll published tuesday
fidel castro cuba 's president met with a chinese delegation
following is the olympic winter games gold silver and bronze
finnish driver ari vatanen will ford the team announced wednesday
i 'm convinced the confidence of investors will be gone
pakistan and iran are working closely towards a peaceful settlement
tehran february ## -lrb- xinhua iran 's visit to tehran
the following are major business briefs from the middle east
the sri lankan government will release ## million u.s. dollars
nearly #,### iraqi children died last month due to diseases
china tuesday signed an agreement on cooperation in meteorological satellites
the major leadership change according to news reaching here wednesday
the hong kong international film festival will open in april
issues faced by the organization of african unity -lrb- oau
plan for a pipeline to pump natural gas into albania
major stock markets ended higher with london hitting new highs
china 's farmers are welcoming a bumper harvest of grain
hong kong shares ended higher tuesday as oil prices eased
tim henman beat thailand 's paradorn srichaphan #-# #-# tuesday
chinese vice premier huang ju should contribute more to development
vietnam export this year a year-on-year increase of ##.# percent
president george w. bush changes cabinet for his second term
the customs and excise department of hong kong announced thursday
afghan president hamid karzai on victory in the presidential election
the french defense ministry will send troops to cote d'ivoire
the philippine military continues to receive intelligence reports said monday
arsenal manager arsene wenger was charged monday with improper conduct
palestinian yasser arafat left hospital tuesday without making a statement
the sri lankan navy arrested ## indian fishermen on wednesday
an international symposium on climate change is warming the planet
the tanzanian parliament wednesday ratified a protocol on regional integration
a plane carrying the body of palestinian leader yasser arafat
rwanda and uganda held talks here friday on bilateral relations
chinese president hu jintao pledged to push forward strategic partnership
inspired by science and technology god are putting to work
the world bank signed a power transmission project in cambodia
remittances from overseas filipino workers -lrb- ofws rose #.# percent
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more than the longest streak in the nation 's history
vietnam has detected a number of bird flu virus outbreaks
islamic resistance movement hamas in southern gaza strip witnesses said
un secretary general kofi annan has called on african countries
clashes broke out between gunmen and iraqi guards witnesses said
prime minister of antigua and barbuda left here for shanghai
mahmoud abbas chairman of the palestine liberation organization -lrb- plo
the international atomic energy agency -lrb- iaea iran nuclear issue
abu sayyaf group had been executed in the southern philippines
the african union -lrb- au in cote d'ivoire said wednesday
china will start testing the country 's prison population thursday
senior high school students of central china 's henan province
the podium in the women 's alpine skiing world cup
a groin injury the spanish primera liga club said saturday
the relations between indonesia and russia are a strategic partnership
a framework agreement on economic cooperation between asean and china
floods caused by a tropical storm in the northern philippines
british rowing great matthew pinsent announced his retirement from sport
rafah crossing between gaza strip and egypt israel radio reported
israel will halt killing of palestinian militants israel radio reported
the united states has the world trade organization -lrb- wto
a mortar fired from the gaza strip landed in israel
to celebrate this year 's eid festival in pakistan-controlled kashmir
the european union -lrb- eu friday launched an anti-dumping investigation
strong earthquake aftershocks were felt at #:## a.m. on sunday
the rioting was a curfew the mayor 's office said
taiwan stock exchange closed lower tuesday with the weighted index
the security council unanimously adopted a resolution extending the mandate
wednesday 's suicide bombings in the jordanian capital of amman
china won the gold medal in the world weightlifting championships
nigeria 's niger delta region africa 's most populous nation
chinese vice-premier zeng peiyan urged china to turn its economy
guillermo coria lost his first match ivan ljubicic of croatia
xinhua is china and the united states understand each other
andre agassi decided to quit the masters cup on monday
three people were injured in southern pakistani city of karachi
an minibus overturned in southwestern guizhou province killing ## passengers
the energy department announced tuesday an experimental carbon dioxide storage
ryder cup stars have set their sights on the tournament
the anti-government guerrillas have kidnapped ### teachers in eastern nepal
japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi for better relations with china
chinese president hu jintao met here friday with asia-pacific leaders
chancellor angela merkel and chancellor gerhard schroeder 's social democrats
three-day visit at the invitation of chinese president hu jintao
chinese president hu jintao agreed to expand bilateral economic cooperation
one of six us marines accused of raping a filipina
the johannesburg securities exchange -lrb- jse finished in negative territory
hong kong special administrative region -lrb- hksar for avian influenza
kenyan president mwai kibaki on wednesday dissolved the draft constitution
a survey showed that ## percent of taiwanese workers working
the international atomic energy agency -lrb- iaea iran nuclear issue
the un general assembly approved on friday for cote d'ivoire
a bronze statue of bruce lee is his ##th birthday
british aid worker norman kember has been kidnapped in iraq
hiv\/aids infection get more attention said a senior health official
the growth of indonesia 's manufacturing industry continued to expand
a mozambican man escaped from the police headquarters on tuesday
the dollar fell to ### yen level wednesday in tokyo
the peace process in the middle east still faces challenges
