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 Beirut |
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200,000 people packed the streets, as Christian opposition leader called for Fouad Siniora to step down
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 Mexico |
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Fracas mars inauguration | Felipe Calderon has been sworn in as presiden, after brawls in Congress between lawmakers, divided by the tight election | |
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 Philippines |
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Typhoon kills 388 | Rains caused by Durian brought mud and rocks down hillsides, burying 2 villages in the foothills of the Mayon volcano. The mudslides engulfed villages near the Mayon volcano south-east of the capital Manila.
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London |
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Dead spy's contact 'has radiation' |
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World AIDS Day: calls for strategies |
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 London |
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Pair test positive for polonium A contact and the wife of dead former spy Litvinenko have both tested positive for polonium-210
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Beirut |
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Protesters set up camp |
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Philippines |
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Hopes fade after storm |
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| Dec.2 |
 Cuba |
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Castro misses birthday parade Tanks rolled through the streets and jets roared overhead , but ailing leader Fidel Castro did not appear
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Beirut |
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Hezbollah tent city rises in mass protest |
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Baghdad |
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Dozens killed in bombings |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis arrest 139 'sleeper cell' suspects
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| Dec.3 |
Chile |
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Pinochet has heart attack
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Moscow |
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Safin wins Davis Cup for Russia |
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Venezuela |
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Venezuelans to vote on president |
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Venezuela |
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Chavez sees election win |
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 Venezuela |
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Chavez wins by wide margin Hugo Chavez takes 61% of vote to challenger's 38% to win re-election to another 6-year term
| Turnout was 62%. Hundreds of Chavez supporters set off fireworks and cruised downtown Caracas in caravans, honking horns. The president told a crowd that the poll had been a triumph for his 'Bolivarian' revolution. Manuel Rosales has admitted defeat
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UN |
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UN chief tells of Iraq war sorrow |
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| Dec.4 |
 UN |
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Controversial US envoy Bolton quits post The US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton is to leave his post when his temporary appointment runs out
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Fiji |
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President 'dissolves parliament' |
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Washington |
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Bush meets with Shiite leader |
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 Fiji |
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Military 'takes control of Fiji' | The military commander of Fiji Cmdr Frank Bainimarama has announced he has taken over control of the country. Bainimarama had assumed executive powers and dismissed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase. Bainimarama had repeatedly expressing anger at the way the pr... | |
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| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
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Russia: No Litvinenko extraditions |
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Fiji |
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Deposed PM leaves capital |
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| Dec.6 |
 Washington |
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Iraq Study Group: Situation grave The report given to President Bush says the U.S. needs to change its strategy to tackle the deteriorating situation
| Report calls for a diplomatic offensive, end U.S. combat role by 2008. U.S. mission should evolve to role of supporting Iraqi Army. Bush, Congress must cooperate. Iraqi government needs to show progress or risk cuts in aid
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi leaders play down U.S. study report |
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| Dec.7 |
Washington |
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Bush and Blair held White House talks
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Somalia |
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Islamist warning for peacekeeper force |
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Washington |
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Bush says Iraq policy will change
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Baghdad |
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Iraq plans international, regional summits
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Somalia |
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Rains bring no relief to starving Somalis |
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| Dec.8 |
Iraq |
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Coalition: crackdown kills 20 insurgents
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 Paris |
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Tests 'prove' Diana driver drunk DNA tests on blood samples appear to prove Henri Paul was drunk on the night of her fatal accident
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Sao Paulo |
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US pilots charged in Amazon jetliner crash |
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Kurdistan |
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Kurds brand report 'unrealistic' |
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 Moscow |
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Hospital fire killed 45 women A fire at Hospital 17, a drug rehabilitation hospital, has killed mostly young addicts
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Somalia |
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Somalia militia fighting Ethiopian troops |
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House of Representatives |
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House backs India nuclear bill |
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| Dec.9 |
Southern Iraq |
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Blast shakes Shiite holy city
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Washington |
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Bush sees US consensus over Iraq |
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Palestine |
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Early election talk angers Hamas |
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Florida |
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Shuttle lifts off in night launch |
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| Dec.10 |
Beirut |
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Huge protest pressures government Hundreds of thousands flooded central Beirut after a call by the Hezbollah-led opposition to topple the government
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Baghdad |
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Talabani rejects Baker-Hamilton report |
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 Chile |
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General Pinochet dead 
Map of Santiago Chile Chilean TV reports: The 91-year-old former military leader Augusto Pinochet has died at a Santiago military hospital
| Augusto Pinochet was in power from 1973-90 after overthrowing the government when 3,000 people were killed or disappeared. Supporters saw Pinochet as a Cold War hero for overthrowing President Allende. The dictatorship brought South America's most stable economy
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Chile |
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Clashes follow death of Pinochet
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| Dec.11 |
 Gaza |
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Gunmen kill school children | Gunmen have shot dead the 3 sons of Baha Balousheh, an intelligence chief linked to the Palestinian party Fatah | |
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Germany |
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Car of ex-spy contact contaminated |
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 Baghdad |
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Suicide truck bomb kills at least 54 Many of the killed were unemployed Iraqis lured toward the explosion by an offer of work
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| Dec.12 |
Chile |
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Hecklers, admirers bid farewell to Pinochet The tense funeral was held in the capital, Santiago, at the military college. Some 3,000 packed a courtyard
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Ethiopia |
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Ex-dictator convicted of genocide
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 Iran |
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Ahmadinejad: Israel will be 'wiped out' Iran's hard-line president is drawing applause from participants in a conference casting doubt on the Holocaust
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Washington |
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Bush delays fresh Iraq strategy
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England |
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5 prostitutes killed | British police were racing against time to find the killer. The naked bodies have been found in and around Ipswich | |
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Baghdad |
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Car bomb strikes eastern Baghdad |
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| Dec.13 |
England |
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Massive response in murders probe |
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Baghdad |
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Bombers strike workers for second day
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London |
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UK supports Darfur no-fly zone |
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| Dec.14 |
London |
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Diana: No murder, no pregnancy| The official Scotland Yard inquiry: Claims that Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were murdered were unfounded. Lord Stevens, who headed the inquiry, told a news conference... | |
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Gaza |
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Israel blocks PM's return to Gaza Israel ordered the closure of a border point with Egypt to prevent the return of Ismail Haniya of Hamas
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Baghdad |
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Gunmen in uniforms kidnap 20-30
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Mexico |
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Soldiers kill drug traffickers |
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 Belgium |
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EU backs strict expansion rules EU leaders have agreed that aspiring members must meet its tight entry criteria
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Gaza |
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Border chaos 'targeted PM' |
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Botswana |
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Strict rules on bushmen's return |
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| Dec.15 |
West Bank |
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Palestinian factions clash More than a dozen people were injured when fighting broke out in the city of Ramallah
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Iran |
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Ahmadinejad popularity tested in vote |
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Washington |
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US 'troop boost in Iraq likely'
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Egypt |
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Egypt seeks to ease Gaza tensions |
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| Dec.16 |
West Bank |
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President Abbas calls for early elections | Palestinian President called for presidential and legislative elections to end the stalemate between Fatah and the Hamas. Abbas said that Palestinians would not be drawn into civil war,
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Baghdad |
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PM reaches out to Baathists
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Washington |
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US welcomes Palestinian poll call |
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Pakistan |
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Wedding fire kills 22 |
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| Dec.17 |
Gaza |
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Hamas rejects early elections amid clashes
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Baghdad |
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Kidnapping overshadows Blair visit |
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Iran |
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Reformist Rafsanjani regains influence| Moderate former president has won election to powerful clerical body, the Assembly of Experts | |
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USA |
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Episcopal Church splits over sexuality |
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Tel Aviv |
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Tony on Middle East tour UK PM is in Israel on the fourth day of a tour aimed at reviving a stalled peace process
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Cuba |
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Castro not dying, US envoys told
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Western Australia |
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Aussies regain Ashes from England |
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| Dec.18 |
England |
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Man held over 5 prostitute deaths
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Gaza |
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Hamas to boycott early elections |
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West Bank |
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Blair, Abbas urge new efforts for peace |
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 Senegal |
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Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die A fishing boat crowded with more than 100 African migrants was sailing to Canary Islands, drifting for about 10 days
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Italy |
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Cannavaro named FIFA's top player |
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Gaza |
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Kidnapping mar Palestinian cease-fire |
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Gaza |
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New clash outside hospital
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| Dec.19 |
 Libya |
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HIV medics condemned to death | A court convicted 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor of deliberately infecting 400 children with the virus. The sentence is provoking shouts of approval from the children's relatives. Bulgaria reiterated its belief that the children were infected by unhygienic conditions in their hospital.
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Washington |
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Bush considers US force expansion |
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Vietnam |
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New bird flu outbreak |
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| Dec.20 |
Washington |
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Bush: Army need to increase in size President said he thinks the US needs to increase the permanent size of the Army and the Marines
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Somalia |
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Heavy fighting erupts
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Qatar |
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Al Qaeda's No. 2 rejects elections |
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Washington |
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Hard Iraq choices loom, says Bush |
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 Turkmenistan |
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President Niyazov dies aged 66 Map of Turkmenistan| The authoritarian president Saparmurat Niyazov, who ruled the country for 21 years. He died of a sudden cardiac arrest. Niyazov became Communist Party chief of a Soviet republic in 1985 and was elected first president of independent co... | |
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Baghdad |
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Suicide bomber kills 12 |
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| Dec.21 |
 Somalia |
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Somalis 'at war' with Ethiopia| The leader of the Union of Islamic Courts says they are in a state of war with Ethiopia | |
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Washington |
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Marines charged in Haditha killings 4 Marines have been charged with murder in the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians, and 4 officers are accused of failing to investigate
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England |
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Flu 'could wipe out 62 million' |
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| Dec.22 |
 Beijing |
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Six-party talks end, no agreement Japan's PM has warned North Korea it faces increased international pressure after talks ended without a breakthrough
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UN |
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Britain, France push for vote on Iran |
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 Sudan |
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Sudan agrees to U.N. peacekeeping plan The government has accepted the package for Darfur, including the deployment of an operation of U.N. and AU troops
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Somalia |
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Ethiopian tanks heading to Somalia battle |
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| Dec.23 |
Afghanistan |
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U.S.: Top bin Laden associate killed
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Washington |
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Gates returns to brief Bush on Iraq |
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UN Security Council |
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Security Council approves Iran sanctions The Council voted unanimously to impose sanctions for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment
| The resolution orders countries to stop supplying Iran with materials and technology contributed to nuclear and missile programs. It freezes Iranian assets of related to those programs. The resolution increases pressure on the Iran government to prove that it is not trying to make nuclear weapons. Iran rejected the resolution. The US urges even tougher action against Iran
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Jerusalem |
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Olmert frees $100 million to Palestinians
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Turkmenistan |
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Turkmenistan mourns late leader |
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| Dec.24 |
Somalia |
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Ethiopian jets bomb Somalia areas Ethiopian forces, committed to defending an interim government holed up in Baidoa, launched airstrikes on against Islamists
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Iran |
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Ahmadinejad: U.N. will regret sanctions
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Naples |
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Dead spy's Italy contact arrested
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Ethiopia |
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Ethiopia PM admits Somalia action |
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Southern Iraq |
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UK troops storm Iraqi police HQ| More than 1,000 troops demolished the Jamiat police station to rescue 178 prisoners | |
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Vatican |
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Pope appeals for world's children |
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| Dec.25 |
US Georgia |
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Soul star James Brown dies at 73 The star, known as the 'Godfather of Soul', has died at the age of 73, He was famous for hits including I Got You (I Feel Good)
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Vatican |
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Pope: Worship God not technology
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Basra |
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UK raid angers Basra politicians |
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Bali |
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Drills mark tsunami anniversary |
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| Dec.26 |
 Nigeria |
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Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline
| Extreme heat has prevented rescuers from recovering bodie. The fire burned for 12 hours after the blast. Many of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition
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Cuba |
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Castro's ailment 'is not cancer'
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Taiwan |
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Powerful quake strikes off Taiwan
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Baghdad |
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Death sentence for Saddam upheld |
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Somalia |
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Islamic forces retreat
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Southern California |
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Gerald Ford dies Born in 1913 he was the 38th (1974–1977) President and the first appointed to the VP under the 25th Amendment
| Former US President has died aged 93, former First Lady Betty Ford has said. Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. became the first (and to date, only) president in U.S. history to fill that office without having been elected either President or Vice-President. Ford had become the longest-living US president
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| Dec.27 |
Texas |
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Bush pays tribute to Gerald Ford |
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Kazakhstan |
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Space telescope to hunt planets |
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UN Security Council |
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Somalia peace hopes stalled |
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Iraq |
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Hussein loyalists warn against hanging |
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Taiwan |
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Quake knocks Asia back to pre-Internet |
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Somalia |
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Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said that all Islamist forces had withdrawn from the capital
| 'We have withdrawn all the leaders and members,' the top Somali Islamic leader told al-Jazeera. Gunfire echoed through the streets of the capital. Ethiopia is capturing ground previously held by Islamist militias
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Mecca |
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Muslims begin the Hajj pilgrimage
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| Dec.28 |
Somalia |
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Mogadishu falls to government troops
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Washington |
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US body backs sale of cloned food
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Somalia |
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Government seeks control |
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Baghdad |
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Sources: Hussein to hang this weekend |
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Somalia |
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Somalia OKs humanitarian flights |
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| Dec.29 |
Baghdad |
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'No delays' to Hussein execution
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New Delhi |
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Police find child skeletons
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Arctic |
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Ice shelf snaps, breaks free from Arctic
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Somalia |
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Mogadishu crowds greet Somali PM |
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 Indonesia |
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Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing Map of Kalimantan Indonesia A ferry carrying around 850 passengers was travelling from Semarang in Central Java to the port of Kumai in Kalimantan
| Storms and high winds were hampering the rescue effort. The boat sunk about 40 km off Mandalika island. Only 66 people recovered
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Baghdad |
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Saddam Hussein hanged The celebrations broke out after Hussein was dead. There was dancing around the body. The execution was videotaped
| He was convicted of killings in the town of Dujail 25 years ago. U.S. district judge refused a request to stay the execution. Hussein executed before Eid Al-Adha, a holiday. The law does not permit executions during religious holidays
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| Dec.30 |
 Madrid |
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Madrid bomb shatters ETA cease-fire Map of Madrid Spain has blamed a powerful bomb explosion at the country's busiest airport on Basque separatist group
| Spanish PM suspends ETA dialogue
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Baghdad |
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PM: Saddam death 'ends dark chapter' |
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Iraq |
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Saddam is buried in home village Former Iraqi President, hanged for crimes against humanity, has been buried in the village where he was born
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| Dec.31 |
 Thailand |
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Bangkok explosions leave two dead A series of explosions in the Thai capital has killed 2 people and injured more than 20 people
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Baghdad |
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Officials: Saddam not hanged for revenge |
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Somalia |
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Militia abandon last major stronghold Islamist militiamen have fled the southern port city of Kismayo, their last major stronghold
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Thailand |
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PM blames rivals for blasts |
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| 2006 |
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| Dec.3 |
UN |
UN chief tells of Iraq war sorrow |
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| Dec.4 |
Fiji |
President 'dissolves parliament' |
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| Dec.4 |
Fiji |
Military 'takes control of Fiji' | The military commander of Fiji Cmdr Frank Bainimarama has announced he has taken over control of the country. Bainimarama had assumed executive powers and dismissed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase. Bainimarama had repeatedly expressing anger at the way the pr... | |
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| Dec.6 |
Washington |
Iraq Study Group: Situation grave The report given to President Bush says the U.S. needs to change its strategy to tackle the deteriorating situation
| Report calls for a diplomatic offensive, end U.S. combat role by 2008. U.S. mission should evolve to role of supporting Iraqi Army. Bush, Congress must cooperate. Iraqi government needs to show progress or risk cuts in aid
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| Dec.7 |
Somalia |
Islamist warning for peacekeeper force |
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| Dec.8 |
Iraq |
Coalition: crackdown kills 20 insurgents
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| Dec.8 |
Somalia |
Somalia militia fighting Ethiopian troops |
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| Dec.13 |
London |
UK supports Darfur no-fly zone |
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| Dec.14 |
Mexico |
Soldiers kill drug traffickers |
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
US 'troop boost in Iraq likely'
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| Dec.15 |
Egypt |
Egypt seeks to ease Gaza tensions |
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| Dec.17 |
Gaza |
Hamas rejects early elections amid clashes
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| Dec.18 |
Gaza |
Kidnapping mar Palestinian cease-fire |
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| Dec.18 |
Gaza |
New clash outside hospital
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
Bush considers US force expansion |
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| Dec.20 |
Washington |
Bush: Army need to increase in size President said he thinks the US needs to increase the permanent size of the Army and the Marines
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| Dec.20 |
Somalia |
Heavy fighting erupts
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| Dec.21 |
Somalia |
Somalis 'at war' with Ethiopia| The leader of the Union of Islamic Courts says they are in a state of war with Ethiopia | |
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| Dec.21 |
Washington |
Marines charged in Haditha killings 4 Marines have been charged with murder in the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians, and 4 officers are accused of failing to investigate
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| Dec.22 |
Sudan |
Sudan agrees to U.N. peacekeeping plan The government has accepted the package for Darfur, including the deployment of an operation of U.N. and AU troops
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| Dec.22 |
Somalia |
Ethiopian tanks heading to Somalia battle |
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| Dec.23 |
Afghanistan |
U.S.: Top bin Laden associate killed
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| Dec.23 |
Washington |
Gates returns to brief Bush on Iraq |
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| Dec.24 |
Somalia |
Ethiopian jets bomb Somalia areas Ethiopian forces, committed to defending an interim government holed up in Baidoa, launched airstrikes on against Islamists
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| Dec.24 |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia PM admits Somalia action |
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| Dec.24 |
Southern Iraq |
UK troops storm Iraqi police HQ| More than 1,000 troops demolished the Jamiat police station to rescue 178 prisoners | |
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| Dec.26 |
Somalia |
Islamic forces retreat
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| Dec.27 |
UN Security Council |
Somalia peace hopes stalled |
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| Dec.27 |
Somalia |
Islamists withdraw from Mogadishu Somali Islamist leader Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said that all Islamist forces had withdrawn from the capital
| 'We have withdrawn all the leaders and members,' the top Somali Islamic leader told al-Jazeera. Gunfire echoed through the streets of the capital. Ethiopia is capturing ground previously held by Islamist militias
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| Dec.28 |
Somalia |
Mogadishu falls to government troops
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| Dec.31 |
Somalia |
Militia abandon last major stronghold Islamist militiamen have fled the southern port city of Kismayo, their last major stronghold
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| 2006 |
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| Dec.1 |
Philippines |
Typhoon kills 388 | Rains caused by Durian brought mud and rocks down hillsides, burying 2 villages in the foothills of the Mayon volcano. The mudslides engulfed villages near the Mayon volcano south-east of the capital Manila.
The death toll could easily... | |
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| Dec.1 |
London |
Dead spy's contact 'has radiation' |
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| Dec.1 |
Global |
World AIDS Day: calls for strategies |
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| Dec.1 |
London |
Pair test positive for polonium A contact and the wife of dead former spy Litvinenko have both tested positive for polonium-210
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| Dec.1 |
Philippines |
Hopes fade after storm |
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| Dec.7 |
Somalia |
Rains bring no relief to starving Somalis |
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| Dec.8 |
Sao Paulo |
US pilots charged in Amazon jetliner crash |
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| Dec.8 |
Moscow |
Hospital fire killed 45 women A fire at Hospital 17, a drug rehabilitation hospital, has killed mostly young addicts
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| Dec.11 |
Germany |
Car of ex-spy contact contaminated |
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| Dec.16 |
Pakistan |
Wedding fire kills 22 |
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| Dec.18 |
Senegal |
Migrant boat capsized twice; 80 die A fishing boat crowded with more than 100 African migrants was sailing to Canary Islands, drifting for about 10 days
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| Dec.19 |
Vietnam |
New bird flu outbreak |
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| Dec.21 |
England |
Flu 'could wipe out 62 million' |
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline
| Extreme heat has prevented rescuers from recovering bodie. The fire burned for 12 hours after the blast. Many of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition
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| Dec.26 |
Taiwan |
Powerful quake strikes off Taiwan
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| Dec.27 |
Taiwan |
Quake knocks Asia back to pre-Internet |
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| Dec.29 |
Arctic |
Ice shelf snaps, breaks free from Arctic
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| Dec.29 |
Indonesia |
Ship 'sinks in storm'. 600 missing Map of Kalimantan Indonesia A ferry carrying around 850 passengers was travelling from Semarang in Central Java to the port of Kumai in Kalimantan
| Storms and high winds were hampering the rescue effort. The boat sunk about 40 km off Mandalika island. Only 66 people recovered
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| 2006 |
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| Dec.3 |
Moscow |
Safin wins Davis Cup for Russia |
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| Dec.17 |
Western Australia |
Aussies regain Ashes from England |
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| Dec.18 |
Italy |
Cannavaro named FIFA's top player |
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| 2006 |
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| Dec.2 |
Cuba |
Castro misses birthday parade Tanks rolled through the streets and jets roared overhead , but ailing leader Fidel Castro did not appear
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| Dec.25 |
US Georgia |
Soul star James Brown dies at 73 The star, known as the 'Godfather of Soul', has died at the age of 73, He was famous for hits including I Got You (I Feel Good)
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline
| Extreme heat has prevented rescuers from recovering bodie. The fire burned for 12 hours after the blast. Many of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition
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| Dec.27 |
Taiwan |
Quake knocks Asia back to pre-Internet |
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| Dec.28 |
Washington |
US body backs sale of cloned food
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| 2006 |
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| Dec.2 |
Baghdad |
Dozens killed in bombings |
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| Dec.2 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudis arrest 139 'sleeper cell' suspects
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| Dec.5 |
Moscow |
Russia: No Litvinenko extraditions |
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| Dec.8 |
Paris |
Tests 'prove' Diana driver drunk DNA tests on blood samples appear to prove Henri Paul was drunk on the night of her fatal accident
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| Dec.8 |
Sao Paulo |
US pilots charged in Amazon jetliner crash |
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| Dec.9 |
Southern Iraq |
Blast shakes Shiite holy city
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| Dec.11 |
Gaza |
Gunmen kill school children | Gunmen have shot dead the 3 sons of Baha Balousheh, an intelligence chief linked to the Palestinian party Fatah | |
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| Dec.11 |
Germany |
Car of ex-spy contact contaminated |
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| Dec.11 |
Baghdad |
Suicide truck bomb kills at least 54 Many of the killed were unemployed Iraqis lured toward the explosion by an offer of work
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| Dec.12 |
Ethiopia |
Ex-dictator convicted of genocide
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| Dec.12 |
Iran |
Ahmadinejad: Israel will be 'wiped out' Iran's hard-line president is drawing applause from participants in a conference casting doubt on the Holocaust
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| Dec.12 |
England |
5 prostitutes killed | British police were racing against time to find the killer. The naked bodies have been found in and around Ipswich | |
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| Dec.12 |
Baghdad |
Car bomb strikes eastern Baghdad |
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| Dec.13 |
England |
Massive response in murders probe |
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| Dec.13 |
Baghdad |
Bombers strike workers for second day
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| Dec.14 |
London |
Diana: No murder, no pregnancy| The official Scotland Yard inquiry: Claims that Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were murdered were unfounded. Lord Stevens, who headed the inquiry, told a news conference... | |
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| Dec.14 |
Baghdad |
Gunmen in uniforms kidnap 20-30
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| Dec.14 |
Mexico |
Soldiers kill drug traffickers |
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| Dec.14 |
Gaza |
Border chaos 'targeted PM' |
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| Dec.17 |
Baghdad |
Kidnapping overshadows Blair visit |
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| Dec.18 |
England |
Man held over 5 prostitute deaths
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| Dec.18 |
Gaza |
Kidnapping mar Palestinian cease-fire |
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| Dec.19 |
Libya |
HIV medics condemned to death | A court convicted 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor of deliberately infecting 400 children with the virus. The sentence is provoking shouts of approval from the children's relatives. Bulgaria reiterated its belief that the children were infected by unhygienic conditions in their hospital.
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| Dec.20 |
Baghdad |
Suicide bomber kills 12 |
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| Dec.21 |
Washington |
Marines charged in Haditha killings 4 Marines have been charged with murder in the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians, and 4 officers are accused of failing to investigate
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| Dec.23 |
Afghanistan |
U.S.: Top bin Laden associate killed
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| Dec.24 |
Naples |
Dead spy's Italy contact arrested
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| Dec.26 |
Baghdad |
Death sentence for Saddam upheld |
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| Dec.27 |
Iraq |
Hussein loyalists warn against hanging |
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| Dec.28 |
Baghdad |
Sources: Hussein to hang this weekend |
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| Dec.29 |
Baghdad |
'No delays' to Hussein execution
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| Dec.29 |
New Delhi |
Police find child skeletons
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| Dec.29 |
Baghdad |
Saddam Hussein hanged The celebrations broke out after Hussein was dead. There was dancing around the body. The execution was videotaped
| He was convicted of killings in the town of Dujail 25 years ago. U.S. district judge refused a request to stay the execution. Hussein executed before Eid Al-Adha, a holiday. The law does not permit executions during religious holidays
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| Dec.30 |
Madrid |
Madrid bomb shatters ETA cease-fire Map of Madrid Spain has blamed a powerful bomb explosion at the country's busiest airport on Basque separatist group
| Spanish PM suspends ETA dialogue
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| Dec.31 |
Thailand |
Bangkok explosions leave two dead A series of explosions in the Thai capital has killed 2 people and injured more than 20 people
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| Dec.1 |
Beirut |
Huge rally demands PM quit 200,000 people packed the streets, as Christian opposition leader called for Fouad Siniora to step down
| Demonstrators pitched tents outside the office of Siniora. Soldiers cordoned off the office complex with barbed wire
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| Dec.1 |
Mexico |
Fracas mars inauguration | Felipe Calderon has been sworn in as presiden, after brawls in Congress between lawmakers, divided by the tight election | |
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| Dec.1 |
Beirut |
Protesters set up camp |
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| Dec.2 |
Cuba |
Castro misses birthday parade Tanks rolled through the streets and jets roared overhead , but ailing leader Fidel Castro did not appear
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| Dec.2 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah tent city rises in mass protest |
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| Dec.3 |
Chile |
Pinochet has heart attack
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| Dec.3 |
Venezuela |
Venezuelans to vote on president |
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| Dec.3 |
Venezuela |
Chavez sees election win |
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| Dec.3 |
Venezuela |
Chavez wins by wide margin Hugo Chavez takes 61% of vote to challenger's 38% to win re-election to another 6-year term
| Turnout was 62%. Hundreds of Chavez supporters set off fireworks and cruised downtown Caracas in caravans, honking horns. The president told a crowd that the poll had been a triumph for his 'Bolivarian' revolution. Manuel Rosales has admitted defeat
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| Dec.3 |
UN |
UN chief tells of Iraq war sorrow |
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| Dec.4 |
UN |
Controversial US envoy Bolton quits post The US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton is to leave his post when his temporary appointment runs out
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| Dec.4 |
Fiji |
President 'dissolves parliament' |
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| Dec.4 |
Washington |
Bush meets with Shiite leader |
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| Dec.5 |
Fiji |
Deposed PM leaves capital |
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| Dec.6 |
Washington |
Iraq Study Group: Situation grave The report given to President Bush says the U.S. needs to change its strategy to tackle the deteriorating situation
| Report calls for a diplomatic offensive, end U.S. combat role by 2008. U.S. mission should evolve to role of supporting Iraqi Army. Bush, Congress must cooperate. Iraqi government needs to show progress or risk cuts in aid
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| Dec.6 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi leaders play down U.S. study report |
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| Dec.7 |
Washington |
Bush and Blair held White House talks
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| Dec.7 |
Somalia |
Islamist warning for peacekeeper force |
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| Dec.7 |
Washington |
Bush says Iraq policy will change
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| Dec.7 |
Baghdad |
Iraq plans international, regional summits
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| Dec.8 |
Kurdistan |
Kurds brand report 'unrealistic' |
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| Dec.8 |
House of Representatives |
House backs India nuclear bill |
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| Dec.9 |
Washington |
Bush sees US consensus over Iraq |
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| Dec.9 |
Palestine |
Early election talk angers Hamas |
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| Dec.9 |
Florida |
Shuttle lifts off in night launch |
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| Dec.10 |
Beirut |
Huge protest pressures government Hundreds of thousands flooded central Beirut after a call by the Hezbollah-led opposition to topple the government
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| Dec.10 |
Baghdad |
Talabani rejects Baker-Hamilton report |
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| Dec.10 |
Chile |
General Pinochet dead Map of Santiago Chile Chilean TV reports: The 91-year-old former military leader Augusto Pinochet has died at a Santiago military hospital
| Augusto Pinochet was in power from 1973-90 after overthrowing the government when 3,000 people were killed or disappeared. Supporters saw Pinochet as a Cold War hero for overthrowing President Allende. The dictatorship brought South America's most stable economy
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| Dec.10 |
Chile |
Clashes follow death of Pinochet
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| Dec.12 |
Chile |
Hecklers, admirers bid farewell to Pinochet The tense funeral was held in the capital, Santiago, at the military college. Some 3,000 packed a courtyard
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| Dec.12 |
Washington |
Bush delays fresh Iraq strategy
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| Dec.13 |
London |
UK supports Darfur no-fly zone |
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| Dec.14 |
London |
Diana: No murder, no pregnancy| The official Scotland Yard inquiry: Claims that Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were murdered were unfounded. Lord Stevens, who headed the inquiry, told a news conference... | |
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| Dec.14 |
Gaza |
Israel blocks PM's return to Gaza Israel ordered the closure of a border point with Egypt to prevent the return of Ismail Haniya of Hamas
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| Dec.14 |
Belgium |
EU backs strict expansion rules EU leaders have agreed that aspiring members must meet its tight entry criteria
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| Dec.14 |
Botswana |
Strict rules on bushmen's return |
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| Dec.15 |
West Bank |
Palestinian factions clash More than a dozen people were injured when fighting broke out in the city of Ramallah
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| Dec.15 |
Iran |
Ahmadinejad popularity tested in vote |
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| Dec.15 |
Egypt |
Egypt seeks to ease Gaza tensions |
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| Dec.16 |
West Bank |
President Abbas calls for early elections | Palestinian President called for presidential and legislative elections to end the stalemate between Fatah and the Hamas. Abbas said that Palestinians would not be drawn into civil war,
noting the recent violence, including an attack... | |
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| Dec.16 |
Baghdad |
PM reaches out to Baathists
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| Dec.16 |
Washington |
US welcomes Palestinian poll call |
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| Dec.17 |
Gaza |
Hamas rejects early elections amid clashes
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| Dec.17 |
Baghdad |
Kidnapping overshadows Blair visit |
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| Dec.17 |
Iran |
Reformist Rafsanjani regains influence| Moderate former president has won election to powerful clerical body, the Assembly of Experts | |
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| Dec.17 |
USA |
Episcopal Church splits over sexuality |
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| Dec.17 |
Tel Aviv |
Tony on Middle East tour UK PM is in Israel on the fourth day of a tour aimed at reviving a stalled peace process
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| Dec.17 |
Cuba |
Castro not dying, US envoys told
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| Dec.18 |
Gaza |
Hamas to boycott early elections |
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| Dec.18 |
West Bank |
Blair, Abbas urge new efforts for peace |
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| Dec.19 |
Libya |
HIV medics condemned to death | A court convicted 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor of deliberately infecting 400 children with the virus. The sentence is provoking shouts of approval from the children's relatives. Bulgaria reiterated its belief that the children were infected by unhygienic conditions in their hospital.
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| Dec.20 |
Qatar |
Al Qaeda's No. 2 rejects elections |
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| Dec.20 |
Washington |
Hard Iraq choices loom, says Bush |
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| Dec.20 |
Turkmenistan |
President Niyazov dies aged 66 Map of Turkmenistan| The authoritarian president Saparmurat Niyazov, who ruled the country for 21 years. He died of a sudden cardiac arrest. Niyazov became Communist Party chief of a Soviet republic in 1985 and was elected first president of independent co... | |
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| Dec.22 |
Beijing |
Six-party talks end, no agreement Japan's PM has warned North Korea it faces increased international pressure after talks ended without a breakthrough
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| Dec.22 |
UN |
Britain, France push for vote on Iran |
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| Dec.22 |
Sudan |
Sudan agrees to U.N. peacekeeping plan The government has accepted the package for Darfur, including the deployment of an operation of U.N. and AU troops
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| Dec.23 |
Washington |
Gates returns to brief Bush on Iraq |
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| Dec.23 |
UN Security Council |
Security Council approves Iran sanctions The Council voted unanimously to impose sanctions for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment
| The resolution orders countries to stop supplying Iran with materials and technology contributed to nuclear and missile programs. It freezes Iranian assets of related to those programs. The resolution increases pressure on the Iran government to prove that it is not trying to make nuclear weapons. Iran rejected the resolution. The US urges even tougher action against Iran
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| Dec.23 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert frees $100 million to Palestinians
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| Dec.23 |
Turkmenistan |
Turkmenistan mourns late leader |
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| Dec.24 |
Iran |
Ahmadinejad: U.N. will regret sanctions
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| Dec.24 |
Ethiopia |
Ethiopia PM admits Somalia action |
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope appeals for world's children |
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| Dec.25 |
Vatican |
Pope: Worship God not technology
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| Dec.25 |
Basra |
UK raid angers Basra politicians |
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| Dec.25 |
Bali |
Drills mark tsunami anniversary |
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| Dec.26 |
Cuba |
Castro's ailment 'is not cancer'
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| Dec.26 |
Southern California |
Gerald Ford dies Born in 1913 he was the 38th (1974–1977) President and the first appointed to the VP under the 25th Amendment
| Former US President has died aged 93, former First Lady Betty Ford has said. Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. became the first (and to date, only) president in U.S. history to fill that office without having been elected either President or Vice-President. Ford had become the longest-living US president
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| Dec.27 |
Texas |
Bush pays tribute to Gerald Ford |
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| Dec.27 |
Kazakhstan |
Space telescope to hunt planets |
|
| Dec.27 |
UN Security Council |
Somalia peace hopes stalled |
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| Dec.27 |
Iraq |
Hussein loyalists warn against hanging |
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| Dec.27 |
Mecca |
Muslims begin the Hajj pilgrimage
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| Dec.28 |
Somalia |
Government seeks control |
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| Dec.28 |
Somalia |
Somalia OKs humanitarian flights |
|
| Dec.29 |
Somalia |
Mogadishu crowds greet Somali PM |
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| Dec.30 |
Baghdad |
PM: Saddam death 'ends dark chapter' |
|
| Dec.30 |
Iraq |
Saddam is buried in home village Former Iraqi President, hanged for crimes against humanity, has been buried in the village where he was born
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| Dec.31 |
Baghdad |
Officials: Saddam not hanged for revenge |
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| Dec.31 |
Thailand |
PM blames rivals for blasts |
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