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| October 18 |
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| Liz Hurley has been greeted by protesters at the Los Angeles premiere of her new film Bedazzled. |
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| October 17 |
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| A powerful earthquake has rocked San Francisco killing nine people and injuring hundreds. |
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| October 16 |
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| Cardinals at the Vatican have chosen the first non-Italian Pope for more than 400 years. |
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| October 15 |
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| China has succeeded in sending its first manned spacecraft into orbit, making it only the third country ever to send a human into space. |
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| October 14 |
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| Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, and two Israelis, the Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, have been named the winners of this year's Nobel peace prize. |
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| October 13 |
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| Chris Chataway, the 23-year-old Oxford blue, has broken the 5,000 metres world record by five seconds in what has been described as one of the most remarkable races seen on a British track. |
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| October 12 |
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| Reports from the Indonesian holiday island of Bali say more than 50 people have been killed in two explosions. |
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| October 11 |
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Two big earthquakes have struck the northern Algerian town of El Asnam.An official report said up to 20,000 had died and many tens of thousands have been injured or are missing.
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| October 10 |
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| Thousands have assembled to watch the giant Ferris wheel move into position as the new landmark on the London skyline. |
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| October 9 |
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| The first Sumo wrestling tournament ever to be staged outside Japan in the sport's 1500 year history has begun. |
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| October 8 |
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| The film star Arnold Schwarzenegger has been elected governor of California, ousting the incumbent, Gray Davis, three years before his term was due to end. |
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| October 6 |
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| Heavy fighting has erupted between Arab and Israeli forces along two fronts. |
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| October 5 |
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| Opposition supporters from across Serbia have stormed the Yugoslav parliament building in Belgrade proclaiming Vojislav Kostunica as the new Yugoslav president. |
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| October 4 |
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| A Russian satellite has been launched into space - the first man-made object ever to leave the Earth's atmosphere. |
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| October 3 |
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| OJ Simpson has been found not guilty of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman. |
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| October 2 |
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| More than 25 people have been killed during a vicious gun battle in Mexico City just days before the Olympic Games are due to begin. |
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| October 1 |
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| Two people have been killed and at least 75 injured in rioting at the Mississippi State University campus. |
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| September 30 |
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| The Hollywood film star James Dean has been killed in a road accident in California, USA. |
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| September 26 |
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| Britain and China have finalised an agreement which will end 50 years of UK rule in Hong Kong. |
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| September 25 |
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| Nine black children have finally been able to attend Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. |
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| September 24 |
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| The Rhodesian Government has agreed to introduce black majority rule to the country within two years. |
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| September 23 |
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| Crowds have gathered outside Buckingham Palace for news of King George VI following an operation to remove part of his lung. |
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| September 22 |
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| Serbian forces have renewed their assault against rebel fighters in Kosovo. |
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| September 21 |
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| Bill Clinton's testimony about his relationship with a young female assistant has been released to the United States public. |
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| September 20 |
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| The Queen has launched the new Cunard cruise liner named after her, the Queen Elizabeth 2, at a ceremony on the Clydebank. |
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| September 19 |
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| The United States is to prevent the film legend, Charlie Chaplin, from returning to his Hollywood home until he has been investigated by the Immigration Services. |
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| September 18 |
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| The body of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold has been identified among the wreckage of a plane which crashed last night outside the Northern Rhodesian town of Ndola. |
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| September 17 |
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| New Yorkers have been returning to work six days after the terror attacks which devastated the heart of their city. |
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| September 16 |
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| At least 177 people have died during a lethal fire in a South African gold mine. |
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| September 15 |
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| The United Nations has landed up to 50,000 troops behind enemy lines at Inchon, on the west coast of Korea. |
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