CHRONOLOGY: Key dates in WTO's Doha round

(Reuters) - Talks to rescue a new world trade deal collapsed on Tuesday after ministers from some 35 countries failed to overcome divisions in nine days of intense talks.

Following are some of the key dates in the global free trade push since the launch of Doha:

November 2001 - WTO members meeting in Qatar agree to launch the Doha round of multilateral talks with an emphasis on development and opening markets in agriculture, manufacturing and services. Countries set a goal to finish the round by January 1, 2005.

January 2002 - Talks get off to promising start with quick selection of chairmen to head negotiating groups in Geneva, the WTO's headquarters.

March 2003 - Countries miss deadline for deciding on formula to cut agricultural tariffs, domestic support and export subsidies. Similar deadlines are missed in the manufacturing talks, and services negotiations begin to fall behind.

September 2003 - Developing countries savage U.S.-EU agricultural proposal at a ministerial meeting in Cancun, Mexico, and form the G20 negotiating block led by India and Brazil. Conference chairman Luis Ernesto Derbez ends the acrimonious conference, saying it was impossible in the time left to bridge differences.

January 2004 - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick encourages countries to pick up the pieces from Cancun.

July 2004 - Negotiators agree in Geneva on a framework for finishing the round, but put off the toughest decisions.

Jan 1, 2005 - WTO members miss deadline for finishing round.