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July 2005
- Bomber strikes Israeli coast town
- 1st other top story (12/7/2005, 18:54 – 19:32)
- Left subheadline (12/7/2005, 19:32 – 23:30)
- 1st other top story (12/7/2005, 23:30 – 13/7/2005, 02:17)
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2005, 02:17 – 03:42)
- 3rd other top story (13/7/2005, 03:42 – 05:37)
- 4th other top story (13/7/2005, 05:37 – 06:40)
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- Peace rally in bomber's town
- 3rd other top story (16/7/2005, 15:51 – 16:12)
- 2nd other top story (16/7/2005, 18:56 – 19:12)
- 3rd other top story (16/7/2005, 19:48 – 17/7/2005, 07:57)
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- Explosion in Egypt tourist town
- 1st other top story (22/7/2005, 23:51 – 23/7/2005, 00:12)
- Left subheadline (23/7/2005, 00:12 – 00:27)
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- Home town mourns shot Brazilian
- 1st other top story (30/7/2005, 01:06 – 09:13)
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- Home town mourns buries Brazilian
- 1st other top story (30/7/2005, 09:13 – 09:18)
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- Home town buries shot Brazilian
- 1st other top story (30/7/2005, 09:18 – 15:47)
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September 2005
- Iraq to clear 'insurgent town'
- 6th other top story (9/9/2005, 18:05 – 19:20)
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- Major attack on Iraq 'rebel town'
- Main headline (10/9/2005, 07:50 – 09:10)
- Right subheadline (10/9/2005, 09:10 – 10:35)
- Main headline (10/9/2005, 10:35 – 17:00)
- Left subheadline (10/9/2005, 17:00 – 23:10)
- 1st other top story (10/9/2005, 23:10 – 23:25)
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October 2005
- Israeli coast town hit by blast
- 2nd other top story (26/10/2005, 15:15 – 15:25)
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November 2005
- French police sent to riot towns
- 4th other top story (4/11/2005, 00:00 – 01:50)
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- French towns get emergency powers
- Left subheadline (9/11/2005, 11:25 – 15:50)
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- Curfew for riot-hit French towns
- 2nd other top story (10/11/2005, 01:45 – 03:35)
- 5th other top story (10/11/2005, 03:35 – 04:20)
- 6th other top story (10/11/2005, 04:20 – 04:55)
- 7th other top story (10/11/2005, 04:55 – 07:40)
- 6th other top story (10/11/2005, 07:40 – 07:45)
- 2nd other top story (10/11/2005, 07:45 – 10:40)
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January 2006
- Panic hits Turkey bird flu town
- 1st other top story (7/1/2006, 02:15 – 03:25)
- 2nd other top story (7/1/2006, 03:25 – 05:10)
- 1st other top story (7/1/2006, 05:10 – 09:05)
- Right subheadline (7/1/2006, 09:05 – 09:40)
- 1st other top story (7/1/2006, 12:35 – 16:30)
- 2nd other top story (7/1/2006, 16:30 – 23:30)
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- UN troops flee Ivory Coast towns
- Right subheadline (18/1/2006, 13:55 – 14:00)
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- UN troops flee Ivory Coast town
- Right subheadline (18/1/2006, 14:00 – 16:20)
- 6th other top story (18/1/2006, 16:20 – 17:50)
- Right subheadline (18/1/2006, 17:50 – 19:40)
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- Cape Town mountain ablaze
- 1st other top story (27/1/2006, 00:20 – 02:35)
- 2nd other top story (27/1/2006, 02:35 – 04:50)
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March 2006
- 'Blasts' rock Indian temple town
- Left subheadline (7/3/2006, 14:50 – 16:00)
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- Milosevic buried in his home town
- Main headline (18/3/2006, 17:20 – 19/3/2006, 05:15)
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April 2006
- Car bomb tears through Iraqi town
- Left subheadline (16/4/2006, 13:40 – 14:10)
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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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- WWI veteran honoured by town
- 6th other top story (21/4/2006, 15:00 – 17:30)
- 5th other top story (21/4/2006, 17:30 – 19:45)
- 6th other top story (21/4/2006, 19:45 – 22/4/2006, 00:05)
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- Egypt resort town hit by blasts
- Main headline (24/4/2006, 19:25 – 19:55)
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- Blasts rock Egyptian resort town
- Main headline (24/4/2006, 19:55 – 23:10)
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July 2006
- Town centre sealed off by police
- 3rd other top story (2/7/2006, 10:15 – 11:00)
- 2nd other top story (2/7/2006, 11:00 – 12:30)
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- UK defends strike on Afghan town
- 4th other top story (15/7/2006, 00:45 – 02:45)
- 3rd other top story (15/7/2006, 02:45 – 02:50)
- Right subheadline (15/7/2006, 02:50 – 12:10)
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- Bomber kills four in Afghan town
- 2nd other top story (16/7/2006, 15:35 – 17:30)
- 3rd other top story (16/7/2006, 17:30 – 17:35)
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- Taleban 'take south Afghan town'
- 1st other top story (18/7/2006, 02:30 – 05:20)
- 2nd other top story (18/7/2006, 05:20 – 07:15)
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- Coalition 'retakes Taleban towns'
- 2nd other top story (19/7/2006, 13:20 – 18:05)
- 3rd other top story (19/7/2006, 18:05 – 22:35)
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- Ethiopia 'seizes new Somali town'
- 5th other top story (22/7/2006, 14:55 – 17:25)
- 6th other top story (22/7/2006, 17:25 – 23/7/2006, 03:45)
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August 2006
- Israel seizes south Lebanon town
- Left subheadline (10/8/2006, 07:45 – 12:35)
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- Israel 'takes' South Lebanon town
- Left subheadline (10/8/2006, 12:35 – 13:15)
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September 2006
- Blasts 'kill 25' in Indian town
- 2nd other top story (8/9/2006, 15:25 – 15:35)
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- Blasts 'kill 29' in Indian town
- 2nd other top story (8/9/2006, 15:35 – 16:00)
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- Blasts 'kill 30' in Indian town
- 2nd other top story (8/9/2006, 16:00 – 17:10)
- 1st other top story (8/9/2006, 17:10 – 17:40)
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- Blasts 'kill 37' in Indian town
- 1st other top story (8/9/2006, 17:40 – 18:05)
- 2nd other top story (8/9/2006, 18:05 – 18:35)
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- Indian town buries bomb victims
- Left subheadline (9/9/2006, 08:05 – 09:25)
- 3rd other top story (9/9/2006, 09:25 – 15:00)
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October 2006
- Battle rages in Shia Iraqi town
- 1st other top story (8/10/2006, 10:40 – 15:00)
- Left subheadline (8/10/2006, 15:00 – 19:15)
- Right subheadline (8/10/2006, 19:15 – 9/10/2006, 00:05)
- Left subheadline (9/10/2006, 00:05 – 02:05)
- 2nd other top story (9/10/2006, 02:05 – 06:40)
- 5th other top story (9/10/2006, 06:40 – 07:55)
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- UK troops pull out of Afghan town
- 6th other top story (17/10/2006, 08:55 – 10:15)
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December 2006
- UN pulls staff from Darfur town
- 1st other top story (6/12/2006, 09:35 – 13:20)
- 2nd other top story (6/12/2006, 13:20 – 16:20)
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- Quake shakes Scottish town
- 3rd other top story (26/12/2006, 19:00 – 20:25)
- 4th other top story (26/12/2006, 20:25 – 27/12/2006, 00:45)
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- Ethiopians take key Somali town
- 6th other top story (27/12/2006, 11:20 – 12:05)
- 5th other top story (27/12/2006, 12:05 – 12:45)
- 4th other top story (27/12/2006, 12:45 – 13:00)
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February 2007
- Taleban forces retake town
- 5th other top story (2/2/2007, 13:15 – 16:00)
- 6th other top story (2/2/2007, 16:00 – 16:05)
- 1st other top story (2/2/2007, 16:35 – 16:50)
- 2nd other top story (2/2/2007, 16:50 – 17:20)
- 4th other top story (2/2/2007, 17:20 – 17:50)
- 5th other top story (2/2/2007, 17:50 – 18:20)
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- Afghan forces vow to retake town
- 2nd other top story (3/2/2007, 18:30 – 23:55)
- 4th other top story (3/2/2007, 23:55 – 4/2/2007, 00:55)
- 5th other top story (4/2/2007, 00:55 – 01:35)
- 6th other top story (4/2/2007, 01:35 – 01:55)
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March 2007
- Gunmen kill dozens in Iraqi town
- 2nd other top story (28/3/2007, 11:05 – 16:35)
- 3rd other top story (28/3/2007, 16:35 – 17:50)
- 4th other top story (28/3/2007, 17:50 – 19:55)
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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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- Iraq town attack leaves 15 dead
- Left subheadline (8/4/2007, 11:15 – 12:20)
- 2nd other top story (8/4/2007, 12:20 – 12:55)
- 3rd other top story (8/4/2007, 12:55 – 14:00)
- 2nd other top story (8/4/2007, 14:00 – 14:35)
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- Iraq town attack leaves 18 dead
- 2nd other top story (8/4/2007, 14:35 – 15:10)
- 3rd other top story (8/4/2007, 15:10 – 15:40)
- 4th other top story (8/4/2007, 15:40 – 15:45)
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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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- Earthquake town assesses damage
- Main headline (29/4/2007, 05:20 – 09:45)
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May 2007
- Tornado flattens town in Kansas
- 2nd other top story (5/5/2007, 23:30 – 6/5/2007, 03:05)
- 1st other top story (6/5/2007, 03:05 – 09:20)
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- Two people dead in town incident
- Right subheadline (6/5/2007, 11:45 – 11:50)
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- Brown outlines 'eco towns' plan
- Left subheadline (13/5/2007, 10:10 – 10:25)
- Main headline (13/5/2007, 10:25 – 22:30)
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