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112 dead in flooding Workers are still having difficulty reaching tens of thousands of homeless people in eastern Ethiopia
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| May.15 |
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Ethiopians flock to cast ballots| Hundreds lined up at polling stations with some of the queues extending to adjacent streets | |
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| May.25 |
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Fresh aid sought for Darfur work| The world's top diplomats are gathering to discuss how to address the emergency | |
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| May.30 |
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Ruling party keeps control of parliament Opposition parties made significant gains in one of the most open elections in Ethiopia history
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| Jun.8 |
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At least 18 dead in clash  Map of Addis Ababa Ethiopia| In a third day of unrest following a disputed election, protesters clash with security forces in Addis Ababa | |
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| Jun.10 |
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Prime Minister defends crackdown| Meles Zenawi has defended a security crackdown which saw 26 protesters shot dead in the capital | |
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| Aug.6 |
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Dibaba leads Ethiopian clean sweep The 19-year-old led a clean sweep of the women's 10,000 meters on the first day of the world championships
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| Aug.13 |
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Dibaba completes a unique double Map of Helsinki Finland Ethiopian added the 10,000 meters title to her 5,000 gold in Helsinki
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| Aug.15 |
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Officials fears malaria epidemic The number of infections well above normal and the rainy season not yet ended
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| Aug.21 |
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Stormy election concludes Voting in eastern Somali region ended peacefully, but the delayed elections were dogged by chaos
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| Aug.26 |
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Bekele shatters 10,000m world mark Ethiopian running phenomenon destroyed the men's 10,000 meters world record in Brussels, 26 min. 17.53 sec.
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| Sep.20 |
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Lions eat 20 villagers A pride has killed and devoured 20 villagers, wounded 10 others and eaten at least 70 cattle in in the past week
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| Oct.15 |
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Ethiopia moves troops to Eritrean border Ethiopia's prime minister had moved more troops to prevent any 'miscalculation' by its foe in an escalating border row
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| Nov.2 |
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23 killed in clashes Police opened fire at stone-throwing youths in the worst anti-government protests in months
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New war fears in Horn of Africa The troop build-up along the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea means a miscalculation could result in a conflict
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Political unrest spreads The protests spread from the capital to other parts, leaving four people dead and 11 wounded
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| Nov.9 |
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Opposition treason move Detained opposition leaders and editors will face treason charges for their part in protests
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| Dec.16 |
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 UK aid workers held 2 of charity ActionAid workers had been arrested without charge. ActionAid demanded their prompt release
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| Dec.23 |
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Ethiopia troops leave tense border| Ethiopian troops began moving back from the tense border with Eritrea as a UN deadline drew near | |
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| Dec.28 |
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'Lawyers denied' in treason case More than 80 people facing treason and genocide charges
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