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Words in the News - Archive 2002 
 DECEMBER  
  31 December Kofi Annan's plea for access to information 
  30 December New president for Kenya 
  25 December Silkworms help surgery 
  23 December New diet for pandas 
  18 December Women's rights in Afghanistan 
  16 December Al Gore and the Democrats 
  11 December Peace monitors arrive in Aceh 
  9 December Iraqi weapons dossier 
  4 December Tanker blacklist from Brussels 
  2 December Russia and China joint declaration 
 NOVEMBER  
  27 November East Timor militia leader found guilty 
  25 November Miss World demonstrations
 
  20 November UN launches global appeal 
  18 November Weapons inspectors return to Iraq 
  13 November Microsoft into India 
  11 November Ethiopia famine warning 
  6 November Football wages  
  4 NovemberTurkish elections  
  OCTOBER   
  30 October Rural China health plan 
  28 October First Rwandan genocide film openes in Kigali 
  23 October  Canadian wins the Booker Prize  
  21 October  Ireland Votes “Yes” to European enlargement  
  16 October US police confirm 9th sniper victim 
  14 October Bali bomb attack - Australians in shock 
  9 October European Union enlargement 
  7 October Super tanker oil slick 
  1 October Smoking ban in Greece
 
 SEPTEMBER  
  30 September Sweden releases hijack suspect 
  25 September UN Security Council and Iraq 
  23 September German elections  
  18 September Chinese poisoning  
  16 September Ukraine protest 
  11 SeptemberHow America has changed 
  9 SeptemberPalestinian MPs meet 
  4 SeptemberWorld Summit - the scientific agenda 
  2 SeptemberWin a job 
 AUGUST  
  28 August Bhopal hearings will go ahead 
  26 August World Summit - Johannesburg 
  21 August Better rice, less global warming 
  19 August Afghanistan's poppy production 
  14 AugustGlobal weather problems 
  12 AugustGrown in space 
  7 AugustIndian woman commits sati suicide 
  5 AugustTwins to be separated 
  JULY   
  31 July FARC release three kidnapped men 
  29 July Anti-gravity device could change air travel 
  24 July President Mugabe criticises Western countries 
  22 July California gets landmark green law 
  17 July Saving Venice  
  15 July Assassination attempt on French President 
  10 July Asia Road Link 
  8 July AIDS conference 
  3 July Contour space mission 
  1 July UN fights to save Bosnia mission 
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  JUNE    
  26 June Russian land sales bill 
  24 June Zimbabwean farmers  
  19 June Round the world balloon trip 
  17 June Watergate anniversary 
  12 June Afghanistan’s loya jirga 
  10 June New comic Superhero 
  5 JuneWorld Heart Federation obesity warning 
  3 JuneNews imageState of the British Monarchy 
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 MAY  
  29 May British Foreign Secretary in Pakistan 
  27 May Ice reservoirs found on Mars 
  22 May Quarter of mammals face extinction 
  20 May Taiwanese boyband in China 
  15 May NATO - Russia Council 
  13 May Jimmy Carter visits Cuba 
  8 May European immigration  
  6 May Chirac's election victory 
  1 MayControversial Russian stamps 
  APRIL   
  29 AprilIran's reformists and conservatives 
  24 April Global health fund 
  22 April French election shock 
  17 April Vietnamese bike racers 
  15 April Venezuelan President 
  10 AprilIran oil 
  8 AprilIsrael opinion poll 
  3 AprilBleak outlook for the world's forests 
  1 AprilPrince Charles's tribute to The Queen Mother 
MARCH  
  27 MarchUS backs major NATO expansion 
  25 March74th Oscars ceremony 
  20 MarchWHO in fight against smoking 
  18 MarchNorth Korean defections 
  13 MarchUnited Nations calls for Palestinian state 
 11 MarchAttack on World Trade Centre remembered 
  6 MarchIndian novelist jailed 
 4 MarchWomen and Islam conference 
 FEBRUARY  
  27 FebruaryGermany's biggest cash robbery 
  25 FebruaryWinter Olympics come to close amid controversy 
  20 FebruaryCairo train fire 
  18 FebruarySpeight sentence commuted 
  13 FebruaryMilosevic trial - Belgrade's reaction 
  11 FebruaryAfghan defence minister visits Moscow 
  6 FebruaryBritish prime minister urges action on Africa 
  4 FebruaryPeople smuggler arrested 
 JANUARY  
  30 JanuaryState of the Union address
 
  28 JanuaryUS criticises Yasser Arafat 
  23 JanuaryRumsfeld defends treatment of prisoners 
  21 JanuaryAfghan Aid Conference 
  16 JanuaryPress Freedom in Malaysia 
  14 JanuaryZimbabwean Asylum Seekers 
  9 JanuaryUSA - War on Terrorism Phase Two 
  7 JanuaryBlair - India and Pakistan talks 
  2 JanuaryEuro Cash Launch 
  
 
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