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July 2005
- Millions rock to Live 8 message
- Main headline (3/7/2005, 08:53 – 13:32)
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- Strong earthquake rocks Sumatra
- 4th other top story (5/7/2005, 07:00 – 07:10)
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- 3rd other top story (5/7/2005, 08:44 – 10:31)
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- London rocked by terror attacks
- Main headline (7/7/2005, 13:05 – 15:33)
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- Suicide bombs rock Baghdad
- 1st other top story (15/7/2005, 14:35 – 16:21)
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August 2005
- Earthquake rocks northern Japan
- Left subheadline (16/8/2005, 04:25 – 06:05)
- Right subheadline (16/8/2005, 06:05 – 07:25)
- 1st other top story (16/8/2005, 07:25 – 07:50)
- 2nd other top story (16/8/2005, 07:50 – 08:55)
- 3rd other top story (16/8/2005, 08:55 – 09:55)
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- Jordan rockets miss US Navy ship
- 5th other top story (19/8/2005, 20:20 – 20/8/2005, 01:45)
- 6th other top story (20/8/2005, 01:45 – 02:30)
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- Jordanians hunt rocket suspects
- Right subheadline (20/8/2005, 11:05 – 18:10)
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- Jordan holds rocket 'mastermind'
- 5th other top story (23/8/2005, 10:15 – 10:20)
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- Lethal hospital bug cases rocket
- Left subheadline (26/8/2005, 10:35 – 12:30)
- Main headline (26/8/2005, 12:30 – 13:35)
- Left subheadline (26/8/2005, 13:35 – 16:50)
- Main headline (26/8/2005, 16:50 – 22:50)
- Left subheadline (26/8/2005, 22:50 – 27/8/2005, 00:15)
- 2nd other top story (27/8/2005, 00:15 – 01:40)
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- Rock heavyweights close festivals
- 5th other top story (29/8/2005, 06:20 – 07:50)
- 6th other top story (29/8/2005, 07:50 – 08:00)
- 5th other top story (29/8/2005, 08:00 – 09:30)
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September 2005
- New Orleans rocked by huge blasts
- Main headline (2/9/2005, 11:45 – 16:45)
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- Car bomb blast rocks Iraqi city
- Right subheadline (7/9/2005, 20:10 – 23:35)
- 2nd other top story (7/9/2005, 23:35 – 8/9/2005, 00:20)
- 3rd other top story (8/9/2005, 00:20 – 01:15)
- 4th other top story (8/9/2005, 01:15 – 02:50)
- 5th other top story (8/9/2005, 02:50 – 03:40)
- 6th other top story (8/9/2005, 03:40 – 05:15)
- 5th other top story (8/9/2005, 05:15 – 06:35)
- 6th other top story (8/9/2005, 06:35 – 07:25)
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- Hamas pledges end to Gaza rockets
- Left subheadline (26/9/2005, 01:25 – 07:40)
- Right subheadline (26/9/2005, 07:40 – 08:40)
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- Hamas pledge over Gaza rockets
- 1st other top story (26/9/2005, 08:40 – 09:25)
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October 2005
- Rocket blasts off on ice mission
- Right subheadline (8/10/2005, 16:25 – 18:35)
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- China launches rocket into space
- Left subheadline (12/10/2005, 02:35 – 06:40)
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- Deadly blasts rock Baghdad hotels
- Main headline (24/10/2005, 23:05 – 25/10/2005, 03:25)
- 1st other top story (25/10/2005, 03:25 – 04:30)
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- Palestinians issue rockets pledge
- 5th other top story (30/10/2005, 14:45 – 17:00)
- 1st other top story (30/10/2005, 18:25 – 18:45)
- 3rd other top story (30/10/2005, 18:45 – 19:35)
- 4th other top story (30/10/2005, 19:35 – 21:00)
- 5th other top story (30/10/2005, 21:00 – 21:15)
- Left subheadline (30/10/2005, 21:15 – 22:00)
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November 2005
- Explosion rocks Jordanian hotel
- Left subheadline (9/11/2005, 19:55 – 20:05)
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- Explosions rock Jordanian hotels
- Left subheadline (9/11/2005, 20:05 – 22:25)
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- Super-rocket's next critical test
- 6th other top story (12/11/2005, 16:10 – 17:20)
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- Ariane 5 rocket set to blast off
- 6th other top story (12/11/2005, 17:20 – 13/11/2005, 00:05)
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- Ariane 5 rocket set to blast off
- 6th other top story (13/11/2005, 00:05 – 00:10)
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- Super-rocket flight postponed
- 6th other top story (13/11/2005, 00:10 – 00:15)
- Right subheadline (13/11/2005, 00:15 – 00:45)
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December 2005
- Powerful quake rocks East Africa
- 4th other top story (5/12/2005, 16:05 – 16:45)
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January 2006
- Rocker Doherty on drugs charge
- 6th other top story (10/1/2006, 15:20 – 19:45)
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February 2006
- Lynchings as violence rocks Iraq
- Left subheadline (23/2/2006, 04:55 – 06:30)
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- More deaths as violence rocks Iraq
- Left subheadline (23/2/2006, 06:30 – 06:55)
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- Rock stars make peace prize list
- 4th other top story (24/2/2006, 22:30 – 25/2/2006, 04:10)
- 5th other top story (25/2/2006, 04:10 – 06:05)
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March 2006
- Rio rocked by another art robbery
- 6th other top story (7/3/2006, 10:40 – 12:00)
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- 'Blasts' rock Indian temple town
- Left subheadline (7/3/2006, 14:50 – 16:00)
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- Huge blast rocks French college
- Right subheadline (24/3/2006, 12:30 – 12:45)
- 1st other top story (24/3/2006, 12:45 – 12:55)
- 5th other top story (24/3/2006, 12:55 – 14:35)
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- SpaceX rocket fails first flight
- 2nd other top story (24/3/2006, 23:30 – 25/3/2006, 00:20)
- 3rd other top story (25/3/2006, 00:20 – 02:10)
- Right subheadline (25/3/2006, 02:10 – 06:50)
- 6th other top story (25/3/2006, 06:50 – 08:00)
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- Blast rocks US-Iraq military base
- Left subheadline (27/3/2006, 11:20 – 12:40)
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April 2006
- Stones rock full crowd in China
- 6th other top story (8/4/2006, 15:35 – 16:55)
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- Stones rock full house in China
- 6th other top story (8/4/2006, 16:55 – 9/4/2006, 00:35)
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- Iraq towns rocked by new violence
- Main headline (16/4/2006, 18:45 – 17/4/2006, 03:00)
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- Blasts rock Egyptian resort town
- Main headline (24/4/2006, 19:55 – 23:10)
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- Triple blasts rock Egypt resort
- Main headline (24/4/2006, 23:10 – 25/4/2006, 10:35)
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May 2006
- Hard rock hinders miners' rescue
- 6th other top story (8/5/2006, 05:55 – 10:05)
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- Blast rocks Gaza security office
- 3rd other top story (20/5/2006, 09:10 – 11:20)
- 4th other top story (20/5/2006, 11:20 – 11:45)
- 5th other top story (20/5/2006, 11:45 – 12:15)
- 6th other top story (20/5/2006, 12:15 – 12:35)
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- Finnish monsters rock Eurovision
- Right subheadline (20/5/2006, 23:00 – 21/5/2006, 12:15)
- 6th other top story (21/5/2006, 12:15 – 13:30)
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- School reforms set for rocky ride
- Main headline (23/5/2006, 02:15 – 05:00)
- Right subheadline (23/5/2006, 05:00 – 06:30)
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- School reforms face rocky ride
- 6th other top story (23/5/2006, 07:55 – 11:05)
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June 2006
- Explosions rock chemical plant
- Right subheadline (1/6/2006, 03:15 – 03:30)
- Left subheadline (1/6/2006, 03:30 – 04:10)
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- Explosions rock chemical factory
- Left subheadline (1/6/2006, 04:40 – 07:40)
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- Hamas claims Israel rocket attack
- Left subheadline (10/6/2006, 07:35 – 12:30)
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- Hamas breaks truce with rockets
- Left subheadline (10/6/2006, 12:30 – 13:40)
- 1st other top story (10/6/2006, 13:40 – 14:45)
- 2nd other top story (10/6/2006, 14:45 – 15:45)
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- Iraq's Kirkuk rocked by bombings
- 1st other top story (13/6/2006, 07:20 – 09:50)
- 2nd other top story (13/6/2006, 09:50 – 10:05)
- 1st other top story (13/6/2006, 10:05 – 10:25)
- 2nd other top story (13/6/2006, 10:25 – 10:30)
- 3rd other top story (13/6/2006, 10:30 – 11:05)
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July 2006
- Blasts rock Mumbai rail network
- Left subheadline (11/7/2006, 15:10 – 16:10)
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- Hezbollah fires rockets at Haifa
- Left subheadline (13/7/2006, 18:35 – 18:45)
- Left subheadline (13/7/2006, 18:50 – 19:05)
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- Rockets hit Israeli city of Haifa
- Left subheadline (13/7/2006, 19:05 – 19:55)
- Right subheadline (13/7/2006, 19:55 – 20:50)
- Right subheadline (13/7/2006, 20:55 – 22:15)
- Main headline (13/7/2006, 22:15 – 23:50)
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- Offshore earthquake rocks Jakarta
- 2nd other top story (17/7/2006, 11:10 – 11:35)
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- Offshore quake rocks Jakarta
- 2nd other top story (17/7/2006, 11:35 – 11:40)
- 1st other top story (17/7/2006, 11:40 – 13:15)
- 2nd other top story (17/7/2006, 13:15 – 14:45)
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August 2006
- Hezbollah launches rocket barrage
- Main headline (6/8/2006, 11:40 – 7/8/2006, 05:00)
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- 'Rock bottom' Pete in Brother win
- 6th other top story (19/8/2006, 12:35 – 13:00)
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- Israeli rocket hits Reuters car
- 3rd other top story (27/8/2006, 04:10 – 06:00)
- 2nd other top story (27/8/2006, 06:00 – 06:20)
- 3rd other top story (27/8/2006, 06:20 – 07:50)
- 2nd other top story (27/8/2006, 07:50 – 11:00)
- 3rd other top story (27/8/2006, 11:00 – 12:05)
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- Notting Hill rocks to carnival
- Right subheadline (27/8/2006, 16:10 – 28/8/2006, 02:30)
- 3rd other top story (28/8/2006, 02:30 – 02:50)
- 4th other top story (28/8/2006, 02:50 – 03:40)
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September 2006
- Explosion rocks SE Turkish city
- 1st other top story (12/9/2006, 21:15 – 13/9/2006, 04:30)
- 3rd other top story (13/9/2006, 04:30 – 05:15)
- 4th other top story (13/9/2006, 05:15 – 05:35)
- 5th other top story (13/9/2006, 05:35 – 05:45)
- 6th other top story (13/9/2006, 05:45 – 07:55)
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- Neanderthals' 'last rock refuge'
- 5th other top story (13/9/2006, 19:50 – 14/9/2006, 02:10)
- 6th other top story (14/9/2006, 02:10 – 05:50)
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- Blast rocks Somalia's parliament
- 1st other top story (18/9/2006, 12:15 – 12:20)
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October 2006
- Blasts rock Baghdad weapons dump
- 6th other top story (10/10/2006, 22:35 – 22:40)
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- Blasts rock Baghdad arms dump
- 6th other top story (10/10/2006, 22:40 – 23:25)
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- Blasts rock Iraq US army dump
- 6th other top story (10/10/2006, 23:25 – 11/10/2006, 00:05)
- 5th other top story (11/10/2006, 00:05 – 04:10)
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- Blasts rock US base in Iraq
- 5th other top story (11/10/2006, 06:00 – 08:10)
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- Ariane rocket delivers satellites
- 5th other top story (14/10/2006, 01:20 – 01:40)
- 6th other top story (14/10/2006, 01:50 – 09:40)
- 5th other top story (14/10/2006, 09:40 – 14:15)
- 6th other top story (14/10/2006, 14:15 – 14:45)
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November 2006
- Rocket fire threatens Gaza truce
- Main headline (26/11/2006, 07:50 – 12:00)
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December 2006
- Seminole tribe in Hard Rock deal
- 4th other top story (7/12/2006, 10:25 – 12:35)
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January 2007
- Bombers rock Baghdad university
- Right subheadline (16/1/2007, 17:00 – 17:50)
- 1st other top story (16/1/2007, 17:50 – 23:20)
- 2nd other top story (16/1/2007, 23:20 – 23:35)
- 3rd other top story (16/1/2007, 23:35 – 17/1/2007, 02:05)
- 4th other top story (17/1/2007, 02:05 – 04:25)
- 5th other top story (17/1/2007, 04:25 – 04:35)
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- Troops in as bombs rock Baghdad
- 3rd other top story (21/1/2007, 08:45 – 10:15)
- 4th other top story (21/1/2007, 10:15 – 12:05)
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February 2007
- Huge blast rocks central Baghdad
- Left subheadline (12/2/2007, 10:10 – 10:20)
- Main headline (12/2/2007, 10:20 – 10:45)
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- Suicide van bomb rocks Baghdad
- 1st other top story (13/2/2007, 08:15 – 09:00)
- 2nd other top story (13/2/2007, 09:00 – 09:25)
- 3rd other top story (13/2/2007, 09:25 – 11:05)
- 4th other top story (13/2/2007, 11:05 – 11:45)
- 3rd other top story (13/2/2007, 11:45 – 12:15)
- 4th other top story (13/2/2007, 12:15 – 12:25)
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- Iran 'launches rocket into space'
- 3rd other top story (25/2/2007, 12:15 – 12:20)
- Right subheadline (25/2/2007, 12:20 – 14:15)
- Left subheadline (25/2/2007, 14:15 – 14:45)
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- Iran fires 'first space rocket'
- Left subheadline (25/2/2007, 14:45 – 15:05)
- 2nd other top story (25/2/2007, 15:05 – 15:50)
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- Iran rocket claim raises tension
- 2nd other top story (25/2/2007, 15:50 – 16:35)
- 1st other top story (25/2/2007, 16:35 – 16:50)
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March 2007
- Earthquakes rock Pacific nations
- 4th other top story (25/3/2007, 05:50 – 08:30)
- 5th other top story (25/3/2007, 08:30 – 10:30)
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April 2007
- Iraqi town hit by 'rocket attack'
- 1st other top story (8/4/2007, 09:20 – 09:35)
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- 'Rocket attack' kills 15 in Iraq
- 1st other top story (8/4/2007, 09:35 – 10:00)
- Left subheadline (8/4/2007, 10:00 – 11:15)
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- Explosion rocks Algerian capital
- 1st other top story (11/4/2007, 11:30 – 11:55)
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- Explosions rock Algerian capital
- 1st other top story (11/4/2007, 11:55 – 12:05)
- Left subheadline (11/4/2007, 12:05 – 12/4/2007, 00:40)
- Right subheadline (12/4/2007, 00:40 – 02:45)
- 2nd other top story (12/4/2007, 02:45 – 04:40)
- 5th other top story (12/4/2007, 04:40 – 05:00)
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- Explosion rocks Iraq parliament
- Left subheadline (12/4/2007, 12:05 – 12:20)
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- New explosion rocks Casablanca
- 2nd other top story (14/4/2007, 11:05 – 11:15)
- 1st other top story (14/4/2007, 11:15 – 11:50)
- 2nd other top story (14/4/2007, 11:50 – 14:55)
- 3rd other top story (14/4/2007, 14:55 – 17:40)
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- Bombings rock Afghan town
- 3rd other top story (22/4/2007, 08:40 – 08:55)
- 2nd other top story (22/4/2007, 08:55 – 10:35)
- 1st other top story (22/4/2007, 10:35 – 11:00)
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May 2007
- Israel bombs Gaza after rockets
- Left subheadline (17/5/2007, 13:35 – 14:30)
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- Israeli dies in Gaza rocket raid
- 1st other top story (21/5/2007, 19:35 – 20:35)
- 2nd other top story (21/5/2007, 20:35 – 22/5/2007, 02:45)
- 3rd other top story (22/5/2007, 02:45 – 04:10)
- 4th other top story (22/5/2007, 04:10 – 05:10)
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- Baghdad market rocked by bomb
- 2nd other top story (22/5/2007, 13:00 – 15:50)
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- Explosion rocks Turkish capital
- 2nd other top story (22/5/2007, 17:30 – 17:45)
- 1st other top story (22/5/2007, 17:45 – 18:00)
- Right subheadline (22/5/2007, 18:00 – 20:50)
- 4th other top story (22/5/2007, 20:50 – 21:15)
- 5th other top story (22/5/2007, 21:15 – 23/5/2007, 02:25)
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- Methane blast rocks Russian mine
- 4th other top story (24/5/2007, 07:10 – 07:30)
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- Abbas urges end to rocket attacks
- 4th other top story (25/5/2007, 01:50 – 02:15)
- 5th other top story (25/5/2007, 02:15 – 06:05)
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- Israeli wounded in rocket attack
- 2nd other top story (27/5/2007, 08:50 – 08:55)
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- Israeli killed in rocket attack
- 2nd other top story (27/5/2007, 08:55 – 09:00)
- Left subheadline (27/5/2007, 09:00 – 14:45)
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