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News stories

26 December
Radio's first 100 years
24 December
Shoe bomber to appear in court
19 December
International migration of Afghans
17 December
Search continues for Osama Bin Laden
12 December
North Korea and the West
10 December
Cheap AIDS drugs for Nigeria
5 December
Israel pulls out of conference
3 December
Swiss army referendum
28 November
Russians and Americans open new pipeline
26 November
Court helps victims of environmental disasters
21 November
Cricket outrage in India
19 November
Toilet summit in Singapore
14 November
Northern Alliance takes Kabul
12 November
Northern Alliance expected to push to Kabul
7 November
Global Warming
5 November
Hurricane Michelle hits Cuba
31 October
Colombia hands over alleged drugs lord to USA
29 October
Milosevic before Tribunal again
24 October
IRA: the mechanism of decommissioning
22 October
Left-handedness linked to a better memory
17 October
Mazar-I-Sharif
15 October
Japan apologises to Korea
10 October
Freed journalist tells of her Taleban ordeal
8 October
US threatens more strikes on Afghanistan
3 October
Berlusconi apologises
1 October
Spanish minister visits North Africa
26 September
Australia set for new refugee laws
24 September
Pope urges harmony between faiths
19 September
European Commission counter-terrorism measures

17 September
Russian troops on high alert
12 September
America attacked
10 September
Refugees go to Nauru
5 September
Space Tourism
3 September
Burmese General visits Thailand
29 August
Macedonian rebels surrender weapons
27 August
Notting Hill Carnival
22 August
Concorde: return to the skies?
20 August
Russia: 10 years on from the coup
15 August
Che Guevara's photographs
13 August
Indonesian and Australian leaders meet
8 August
Pressure over Japanese PM's visit to a shrine
6 August
India asylum blaze
1 August
Original music charity event
30 July
New President for Peru
25 July
Sri Lanka airport attack
23 July
Russia and the US to discuss 'star wars'
18 July
India's reaction to the Agra summit
16 July
Beijing wins Olympic bid
11 July
Ivanisevic wins Wimbledon
9th July
Macedonia - talks begin
4th July
Bosnian Serbs face tribunal pressure
2nd July
President Wahid fights impeachment
27th June
US under pressure over Kyoto agreement
25th June
Preventing crop shortages
20th June
Refugee crisis in Sri Lanka
18th June

Former King wins Bulgarian elections
13th June
President Bush visits NATO
11th June
Britain's new Foreign Secretary

6th June
Copying music from the internet
4th June
Nepal in Crisis
30th May
Echelon spy network
28th May
South Africa Arms deal
23rd May
Middle East diplomacy
21st May
Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or Winner
16th May
Silvio Berlusconi, wins Italian General Election
14th May
AIDS Orphans in Africa
9th May
UK General election announcement
7th May
Pope John Paul II visits Damascus Mosque
2nd May
Refugees in Afghanistan
30th April
Anti-tobacco treaty
25th April
Weapons for Taiwan
23rd April
Climate summit
18th April
Middle East tensions increase
16th April
Child 'slave' ship missing
11th April
England's law on contempt of court
9th April
American spy plane: Bush writes
4th April
Reactions to Milosevic arrest
2nd April
America rejects climate treaty
29th March
Nuclear waste protest in Germany
22nd March
Brazilian oil platform sinks
15th March
Zapatistas in Mexico City
8th March
Protecting Kenya's forests
1st March
The spread of foot and mouth disease
22nd February
FBI agent arrested for spying
15th February
Napster court ruling
8th February
Israel: Ariel Sharon elected
1st February
Earthquake hits India
25th January
Regulating the internet
18th January
Turning the desert green
11th January
Depleted uranium shells
4th January
An image of a mathematician

Business stories

28th December
Pre-euro monetary unions
21st December
Argentina's economic troubles
14th December
China joins WTO
7th December
IMF blocks loan to Argentina
30th November
The collapse of Enron
23rd November
The price of oil
16th November
IMF predicts global slowdown
9th November
World Trade Organisation meet in Doha
2nd November
dot-com disaster
26th October
Britain: is entry to the euro inevitable?
19th October
The German economy
12th October
Eurozone leaves interest rates unchanged
5th October
North and South Korea tourism talks

28th September
Consumer confidence falls
21st September
Future economic effects of New York bombing
14th September
IMF Statement on world economy
7th September
Thai Airways in trouble
31st August
China's Communists recruit capitalists
24th August
Brazil to break AIDS drug patent
17th August
Argentinian loan repayments
10th August
Court reduces smoking damages award
3rd August
The car industry's hydrogen powered future
27th July
Conflicting financial predictions for Europe
20th July
Genoa summit underway
13th July
Argentina's financial difficulties
6th July
Marconi share slide shock

29th June
Microsoft court victory
22nd June
Japan/China trade friction
15th June
Shanghai six to strengthen economic links
8th June
Telecom giant in trouble
1st June
U.S. corporate fight
25th May
London Stock Exchange floats 18th May
De Beers goes private 11th May
Brazilian energy crisis
4th May
Global economic slowdown
27th April
Japanese economy
20th April
Big business v public opinion
13th April
Black business opportunites in South Africa
6th April
Financial troubles in South Korea
30th March
Dollar counterfeit ring broken

Sports and music stories

December 2001 - Golf
Tiger Woods
November 2001 - Softball
Women's softball
October 2001 - Baseball
Home-run king
September 2001 - Motorsport
Formula 1
August 2001 - Athletics
World Athletics Championships
July 2001 - Cycling
Tour de France
June 2001 - Tennis
Wimbledon - without grass?

13th December
Britney Spears to appear in anti-fur campaign
29th November
Imbruglia CD sparks complaints
15th November
Berlin Love Parade will go ahead
1st November
Latin Grammies finally revealed
18th October
The UK's most popular music show still tops

4th October
EMI to share music with online rival
20th September
Jackson's new record to aid attack victims
6th September
The world's longest music performance
30th August
Craig David aims to repeat Mobo success