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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 31 |
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| The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, has handed over power and stepped down after 22 years in office. |
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| October 30 |
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| US President George Bush has encouraged Arabs and Israelis to "lay down the past" in his opening speech to the Middle East peace conference in Spain. |
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| October 29 |
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| The long-awaited report by South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has accused leading figures from across the political spectrum of human rights violations. |
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| October 28 |
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| The world has breathed a collective sigh of relief after the superpowers reached an agreement ending the immediate threat of nuclear war. |
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| October 27 |
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| MI5 has been brought into the hunt for the missing atomic scientist Bruno Pontecorvo who has not been seen for about seven weeks. |
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| October 26 |
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| The Conservative Party has won the general election by a small majority, making Winston Churchill prime minister for the second time. |
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| October 25 |
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| The EEC is donating 5.8 million to help combat the famine in Ethiopia. |
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| October 24 |
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| The legendary supersonic aircraft, Concorde, has landed at the end of its last commercial passenger flight, amid emotional scenes at Heathrow airport. |
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| October 23 |
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| The Northern Ireland peace process has reached an historic breakthrough as the IRA announced they had begun decommissioning their weapons. |
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| October 22 |
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| One of Britain's most notorious double-agents, George Blake, has escaped from prison in a daring break-out believed to have been masterminded by the Soviet Union. |
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| October 21 |
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| A third person has been diagnosed in the US with the most serious form of anthrax. |
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| October 20 |
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| The biggest demonstration yet against American involvement in the Vietnamese War has taken place in the town of Oakland, in California. |
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| October 19 |
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| The American illusionist David Blaine has his feet back on solid ground after ending 44 days suspended in a glass box by the River Thames in London without food. |
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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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