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July 2005
- Fresh bombings hit Iraqi capital
- Main headline (17/7/2005, 10:39 – 21:10)
- Left subheadline (17/7/2005, 21:10 – 18/7/2005, 02:32)
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August 2005
- Gangs rampage in Sudan's capital
- 1st other top story (3/8/2005, 15:23 – 17:31)
- 2nd other top story (3/8/2005, 17:31 – 23:40)
- 3rd other top story (3/8/2005, 23:40 – 4/8/2005, 00:08)
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- Gunfights erupt in Iraqi capital
- 1st other top story (24/8/2005, 21:05 – 25/8/2005, 01:25)
- 3rd other top story (25/8/2005, 01:25 – 05:10)
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September 2005
- Fresh violence hits Iraqi capital
- Left subheadline (15/9/2005, 08:50 – 12:00)
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- Explosion hits Lebanese capital
- Right subheadline (16/9/2005, 23:30 – 17/9/2005, 03:45)
- 2nd other top story (17/9/2005, 03:45 – 08:00)
- 3rd other top story (17/9/2005, 08:00 – 08:25)
- 4th other top story (17/9/2005, 08:25 – 08:30)
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October 2005
- Fresh bombs shake Iraqi capital
- 2nd other top story (6/10/2005, 12:35 – 13:05)
- 3rd other top story (6/10/2005, 13:05 – 14:20)
- 4th other top story (6/10/2005, 14:20 – 15:05)
- 5th other top story (6/10/2005, 15:05 – 15:15)
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- Indian capital hit by explosion
- Left subheadline (29/10/2005, 13:45 – 14:25)
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- Indian capital hit by explosions
- Left subheadline (29/10/2005, 14:25 – 14:30)
- Main headline (29/10/2005, 14:30 – 17:10)
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- Deadly blasts hit Indian capital
- Main headline (29/10/2005, 17:10 – 30/10/2005, 01:20)
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November 2005
- Merkel to tour European capitals
- Left subheadline (23/11/2005, 03:55 – 10:45)
- 3rd other top story (23/11/2005, 10:45 – 11:30)
- 4th other top story (23/11/2005, 11:30 – 12:20)
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- Cameron urges capitalist agenda
- 5th other top story (28/11/2005, 11:05 – 15:15)
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January 2006
- Earthquake shakes Greek capital
- 1st other top story (8/1/2006, 12:45 – 13:05)
- 3rd other top story (8/1/2006, 13:05 – 13:35)
- 4th other top story (8/1/2006, 13:35 – 13:55)
- 5th other top story (8/1/2006, 13:55 – 18:00)
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- Bombings kill 15 in Iraq capital
- 6th other top story (19/1/2006, 22:25 – 20/1/2006, 00:45)
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February 2006
- Iraqi capital hit by three blasts
- Left subheadline (28/2/2006, 10:00 – 10:10)
- 1st other top story (28/2/2006, 10:10 – 10:15)
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April 2006
- Nepal imposes curfew in capital
- 1st other top story (8/4/2006, 03:50 – 07:50)
- 2nd other top story (8/4/2006, 07:50 – 08:00)
- 3rd other top story (8/4/2006, 08:00 – 08:05)
- 1st other top story (8/4/2006, 08:05 – 09:50)
- 2nd other top story (8/4/2006, 09:50 – 11:20)
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- Rebels close in on Chad capital
- 5th other top story (13/4/2006, 05:10 – 05:35)
- 6th other top story (13/4/2006, 05:35 – 07:25)
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- Fighting erupts near Chad capital
- 2nd other top story (13/4/2006, 08:50 – 08:55)
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- Fighting erupts in Chad's capital
- 2nd other top story (13/4/2006, 08:55 – 11:30)
- 3rd other top story (13/4/2006, 11:30 – 11:35)
- 4th other top story (13/4/2006, 11:35 – 11:50)
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- Chad confronts rebels in capital
- 6th other top story (13/4/2006, 15:25 – 16:45)
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- Nepal capital under fresh curfew
- Right subheadline (23/4/2006, 04:15 – 06:00)
- Left subheadline (23/4/2006, 06:00 – 09:00)
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- Fresh curfew in Nepalese capital
- 4th other top story (24/4/2006, 11:40 – 14:10)
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June 2006
- Gunmen kidnap 50 in Iraqi capital
- Left subheadline (5/6/2006, 11:30 – 12:10)
- 1st other top story (5/6/2006, 12:10 – 13:05)
- 2nd other top story (5/6/2006, 13:05 – 17:05)
- 4th other top story (5/6/2006, 17:05 – 22:00)
- 5th other top story (5/6/2006, 22:00 – 6/6/2006, 02:20)
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- Peugeot staff protest in capital
- 3rd other top story (24/6/2006, 00:35 – 06:40)
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- US capital in HIV test initiative
- 1st other top story (27/6/2006, 17:20 – 17:25)
- 2nd other top story (27/6/2006, 17:25 – 17:35)
- 1st other top story (27/6/2006, 17:35 – 21:05)
- 2nd other top story (27/6/2006, 21:05 – 22:05)
- 3rd other top story (27/6/2006, 22:05 – 22:25)
- 4th other top story (27/6/2006, 22:25 – 28/6/2006, 00:00)
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July 2006
- Blasts in India financial capital
- 1st other top story (11/7/2006, 14:40 – 14:50)
- Left subheadline (11/7/2006, 14:50 – 15:10)
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- Quake felt near Indonesia capital
- 3rd other top story (17/7/2006, 10:30 – 10:45)
- 2nd other top story (17/7/2006, 10:45 – 11:10)
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- Rice arrives in Lebanese capital
- Main headline (24/7/2006, 11:40 – 14:10)
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September 2006
- Bomb blast shakes Iraqi capital
- 2nd other top story (13/9/2006, 07:55 – 08:10)
- 1st other top story (13/9/2006, 08:10 – 08:30)
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- Thailand's capital back to work
- 3rd other top story (21/9/2006, 08:55 – 09:20)
- 4th other top story (21/9/2006, 09:20 – 10:20)
- 5th other top story (21/9/2006, 10:20 – 11:05)
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December 2006
- Spy probe focuses on two capitals
- 1st other top story (5/12/2006, 02:35 – 04:45)
- 2nd other top story (5/12/2006, 04:45 – 07:55)
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- Ethiopians nearing Somali capital
- 4th other top story (27/12/2006, 13:00 – 14:30)
- 5th other top story (27/12/2006, 14:30 – 14:45)
- 4th other top story (27/12/2006, 15:40 – 17:30)
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- Islamists abandon Somali capital
- Left subheadline (28/12/2006, 07:30 – 08:05)
- Right subheadline (28/12/2006, 08:05 – 12:35)
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- Somali troops close in on capital
- Right subheadline (28/12/2006, 12:35 – 12:45)
- Left subheadline (28/12/2006, 12:45 – 15:10)
- 1st other top story (28/12/2006, 15:10 – 15:40)
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- Somali troops enter capital city
- 2nd other top story (28/12/2006, 20:30 – 23:50)
- Left subheadline (28/12/2006, 23:50 – 29/12/2006, 02:30)
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March 2007
- Twin bombings hit Iraqi capital
- Left subheadline (11/3/2007, 11:20 – 13:05)
- 1st other top story (11/3/2007, 13:05 – 18:20)
- 2nd other top story (11/3/2007, 18:20 – 19:35)
- 3rd other top story (11/3/2007, 19:35 – 20:15)
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- Ukrainian rivals mass in capital
- 3rd other top story (31/3/2007, 14:15 – 15:10)
- Right subheadline (31/3/2007, 15:10 – 19:00)
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- Ukrainian rivals rally in capital
- Right subheadline (31/3/2007, 19:00 – 1/4/2007, 00:10)
- 1st other top story (1/4/2007, 00:10 – 01:50)
- 2nd other top story (1/4/2007, 01:50 – 02:10)
- 3rd other top story (1/4/2007, 02:10 – 04:00)
- 4th other top story (1/4/2007, 04:00 – 08:25)
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April 2007
- 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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May 2007
- Cheney arrives in Iraqi capital
- 5th other top story (9/5/2007, 09:00 – 10:50)
- 2nd other top story (9/5/2007, 10:50 – 11:50)
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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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