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 Bolivia |
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President calls referendum Carlos Mesa has called a referendum on regional autonomy to be held on October 16
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| Jun.3 |
 France |
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Puerta in paradise with final date Mariano Puerta reached his first Grand Slam final hitting back to defeat gritty Davydenko 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4
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| Jun.6 |
Bolivia |
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Protests deepen in La Paz Tens of thousands of demonstrators have rallied in one of the biggest protests in weeks of unrest
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Bolivia |
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President Carlos Mesa submits resignation| President Mesa offered to resign, seeking to quell anti-government protests that have paralyzed the country | |
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| Jun.7 |
Bolivia |
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Offer fails to end crisis  Map of La Paz Bolivia Anti-government demonstrators have fought battles with police in La Paz, despite the president's offer to resign
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Bolivia |
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 President Carlos Mesa warns of civil war President: The country will slide into civil war unless immediate elections are held
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| Jun.8 |
Bolivia |
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Bolivia weighs presidential options Lawmakers haggled over naming a wealthy rancher as the new president or calling early elections
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Bolivia |
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Emergency Congress to name President| Lawmakers have flown to historic capital of Sucre to open a session to name a replacement for Carlos Mesa | |
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| Jun.9 |
 Rio de Janeiro |
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 Argentina shock Brazil to qualify Argentina qualified for the World Cup with a 3-1 home win over arch-rivals and world champions
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Bolivia |
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Unrest halts Congress| The parliament has suspended a session after a miner was shot dead and protests escalated | |
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Bolivia |
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Rodriguez sworn in as interim president| The head of Supreme Court is to succeed the outgoing Mesa after two congressional leaders turned the post down | |
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| Jun.11 |
Bolivia |
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Protesters declare truce Protesters removed some roadblocks, and radical farmers had pulled out of several occupied oil fields
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| Jun.13 |
 Chile |
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One dead, homes wrecked in quake A 7.9 earthquake jolted a rural area of northern Chile near the Bolivian border
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| Jun.14 |
 Argentina |
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Door opens for 'dirty war' prosecutions Supreme Court ruled amnesty laws for the 1976-83 dictatorship atrocities were unconstitutional
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Chile |
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Quake toll stands at 11 Map of Tarapaca Chile 5 people were buried in a home after the 7.9 magnitude quake rattled the northern region of Tarapaca
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| Jun.25 |
 Germany |
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Brazil beat Germany to reach final 2 goals from Adriano and a penalty by Ronaldinho gave world champions a 3-2 win over hosts
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 Colombia |
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 24 troops killed in ambush| Farc rebels assaulted an army base near the Ecuadorian border, and ambushed a patrol by the Venezuelan frontier | |
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Chile |
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 Chile 'helped UK' in Falklands war A former air force commander the help because Chile feared an attack from Argentina after the conflict
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| Jun.26 |
Germany |
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 Argentina make final over Mexico Argentina is beating Mexico 6-5 on penalties after the tie ended 1-1 after extra time in the Confederations Cup
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| Jun.29 |
Germany |
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Brazil claims Confederations Cup Map of Frankfurt Germany Brazil overpowered old foes Argentina 4-1 with a superb display of attacking football in Frankfurt
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