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| Jan.1 |
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Khmer Rouge trial law
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| Jan.6 |
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Indicted tycoon to be PM Thaksin will be without parliamentary majority. He is indicted on charges of deliberately concealing wealth
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| Jan.9 |
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Junta, Suu Kyi are talking
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| Jan.16 |
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Pro-Estrada decision
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| Jan.19 |
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Arroyo replaces Estrada| Chief Justice declares that presidency is vacant. Vice President Arroyo sworn in as president. Estrada give up office. | |
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| Feb.1 |
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Parliament acts against Wahid
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| Feb.19 |
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Ceasefire with Muslim separatists
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| Feb.26 |
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Troops go to Borneo
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| Feb.27 |
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Borneo police ordered to shoot
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| Apr.7 |
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Crash includes U.S. MIA team A helicopter crash killed 16, including 7 Americans searching for the remains of U.S. missing in action
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| Apr.25 |
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Estrada arrested Former President and his son arrested on charges of economic plunder. Supporters had been forming a human barricade
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| Apr.27 |
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Cabinet issues plea to parliament
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| Apr.29 |
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Estrada urges protests
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Wahid prayer rally marred by blasts |
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Blast injures 34 |
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| Apr.30 |
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Protests rock Manila 10 people have been injured when police tried to disperse demonstrators loyal to Estrada
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| May.1 |
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Arroyo declares state of rebellion |
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| May.3 |
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Arroyo face to face with Estrada
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| May.4 |
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U.N. cries foul over Timor verdict
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| May.6 |
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Rebellion decree lifting |
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| May.9 |
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Rabies victim dies |
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| May.10 |
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Blast wounds 13 people |
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| May.12 |
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Scores killed ahead of election 53 people have been killed in poll-related violence including Rep. Marcial Punzalan Jr. and his bodyguard
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| May.14 |
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Arroyo takes early lead in elections
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| May.15 |
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Wahid expects to be impeached |
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Arroyo urges unity
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| May.19 |
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Chinese Premier arrives in Thailand |
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| May.21 |
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Megawati warns of nation breakup |
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| May.26 |
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Raiders nab 20 at resort
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| May.27 |
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Wahid orders crisis measures
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| May.28 |
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Graft charges lifted against Wahid
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Police on full alert
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| May.30 |
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One dead in protest violence
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Wahid defiant in face of impeachment Parliament overwhelmingly passed a censure motion demanding president be impeached. He had no intention of quitting
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| May.31 |
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Hostages shot in firefight
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| Jun.1 |
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Wahid unleashes cabinet reshuffle
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| |
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Intense fighting, troops and rebels |
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| Jun.2 |
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Hostages flee rebels
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| Jun.3 |
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Bodies found as kidnappers flee |
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| Jun.6 |
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U.S. hostage shot in back |
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| Jun.10 |
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Troops killed 2 kidnappers |
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| |
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Kidnappers call off beheading
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| Jun.11 |
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Kidnappers snatch new captives |
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| |
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Kidnappers: U.S. hostage executed
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| Jun.12 |
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2 Torsos Found |
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Ailing Suharto rushed to hospital |
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| Jun.13 |
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Workers clash with police |
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| Jun.14 |
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More troops to hunt Abu Sayyaf |
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| Jun.15 |
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Immigrant boat captured |
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| Jun.16 |
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3 Abu Sayyaf hostages freed |
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| Jun.18 |
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U.S. hostage may be dead Military has admitted that Guillermo Sobero may be dead. Arroyo visited the southern island province of Basilan
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Military closing in on kidnappers |
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| Jun.21 |
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Severed heads could be soldiers |
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| Jun.23 |
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Volcano rumbles back to life |
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| Jun.26 |
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Severed heads of hostages found |
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| Jun.27 |
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Estrada in court but offers no plea |
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| Jul.2 |
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Gunmen release 2 hostages |
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| Jul.5 |
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Powerful typhoon Left dozens dead
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| Jul.9 |
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Top Abu Sayyaf leader arrested |
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| Jul.15 |
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Election campaign |
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| Jul.21 |
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21 dead in Aceh violence |
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Wahid impeachment begin Wahid will boycott People's Consultative Assembly which launched formal proceedings against President
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Bomb blast injures 19 churchgoers |
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| Jul.22 |
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Wahid declares state of emergency President ordered parliament disbanded, called for new elections and ordered the police and military to secure nation
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| Jul.23 |
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Megawati takes presidency| Megawati Sukarnoputri has been sworn in as the 5th president after a parliamentary vote to force out Wahid | |
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| Jul.24 |
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Powell arrives in Hanoi |
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| Jul.26 |
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Wahid leaves Indonesia |
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Thousands flee as volcano erupts |
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| Jul.30 |
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Push for Indonesia military ties |
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| Jul.31 |
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60 die in freak storms Rain triggered floods and landslides that buried 5 villages on Nias island. Hundreds remain unaccounted for
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| Aug.1 |
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Rescuers locate missing villagers |
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| Aug.3 |
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Thaksin acquitted of assets charge |
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Raiders behead hostages |
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| Aug.4 |
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Troops recover 13 hostages |
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| Aug.5 |
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Hostages return home |
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| Aug.7 |
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Islamic rebels agree to ceasefire Philippine Moro Islamic Liberation Front decided to lay down its arms
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| Aug.9 |
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Gunmen kill 31 |
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| Aug.10 |
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Suharto family will surrender son |
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| Aug.15 |
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Megawati apologises for abuses |
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| Aug.17 |
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Manila hotel inferno kills 75| Gire gutted a 6-storey hotel. Emergency services still recovering bodies | |
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| Aug.18 |
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Faulty wiring blamed for fire |
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| Aug.19 |
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Hotel owner expected to surrender |
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| Aug.21 |
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Most wanted pedophile arrested |
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| Aug.25 |
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Gusmao to run for president |
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| Aug.30 |
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Timor solution for refugee ship |
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| Sep.3 |
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Court to freeze Estrada accounts |
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| Sep.4 |
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Bomb kills 3 |
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War of words in refugee row |
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| Sep.8 |
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200 asylum seekers intercepted |
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| Sep.19 |
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Bush met Megawati |
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| Oct.6 |
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Refugee children thrown from ship |
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| Oct.9 |
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Anti-U.S. protests continue 5 protesters have been killed during demonstrations in Pakistan. Indonesian police open fire at students
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| Oct.13 |
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Anthrax letter sent to Microsoft |
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| Oct.22 |
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Hundreds of refugees drown| 350 mainly Iraqi migrants have drowned off Java. 400 people have been on board the boat | |
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| Oct.25 |
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Deadly explosions at army store 17 people are missing and feared dead after a series of explosions at the ammunition dump I
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| Nov.3 |
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'Riot' mars one-sided poll |
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| Nov.5 |
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bin Laden T-shirts banned |
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| Nov.6 |
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People smuggler arrested |
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| Nov.8 |
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Anthrax confirmation |
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2 die after refugee boat set alight Indonesian boat carrying asylum seekers sank after it have been deliberately set on fire
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| Nov.11 |
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Typhoon kills 2, destroyed houses |
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| Nov.15 |
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7 Abu Sayyaf hostages freed |
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Myanmar still using forced labor |
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| Nov.18 |
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Conjoined twins return |
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Malaysia, Indonesia to send troops A unit of between 700 and 1,000 Indonesian soldiers was being readied to leave
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Muslim rebels attack town |
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| Nov.19 |
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50 killed in rebel attack |
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| Nov.21 |
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Call for crackdown on child sex |
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| Nov.24 |
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Rebel governor nabbed in Malaysia |
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| Nov.26 |
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Hostage crisis| Muslim separatist rebels have abducted 20 to 150 of civilians and are using them as human shields | |
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| Nov.27 |
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First hostages released in standoff |
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Rebels release all hostages Muslim separatists have released all 89 remaining hostages in exchange for safe passage through military forces
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| Nov.28 |
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Suharto's fugitive son arrested Hutomo 'Tommy' Mandala Putra was found sleeping in a rented house
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| Dec.3 |
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Muslims, Christians clashed |
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| Dec.8 |
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Nobel winners call for Suu Kyi release |
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| Dec.12 |
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Indonesia has al Qaeda camps
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| |
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Myanmar frees prisoners for Jiang |
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| Dec.17 |
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Tommy Suharto visits ill father
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| Dec.24 |
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Train crash kills 42
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| Dec.28 |
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Gunmen massacre 10 villagers
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|
| 2001 |
|
| Feb.19 |
Ceasefire with Muslim separatists
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| Feb.26 |
Troops go to Borneo
|
| May.1 |
Arroyo declares state of rebellion |
|
| May.6 |
Rebellion decree lifting |
|
| May.31 |
Hostages shot in firefight
|
| Jun.1 |
Intense fighting, troops and rebels |
|
| Jun.10 |
Troops killed 2 kidnappers |
|
| Jun.10 |
Kidnappers call off beheading
|
| Jun.14 |
More troops to hunt Abu Sayyaf |
|
| Jun.16 |
3 Abu Sayyaf hostages freed |
|
| Jun.18 |
Military closing in on kidnappers |
|
| Jul.2 |
Gunmen release 2 hostages |
|
| Jul.21 |
21 dead in Aceh violence |
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| Aug.4 |
Troops recover 13 hostages |
|
| Aug.7 |
Islamic rebels agree to ceasefire Philippine Moro Islamic Liberation Front decided to lay down its arms
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| Oct.25 |
Deadly explosions at army store 17 people are missing and feared dead after a series of explosions at the ammunition dump I
|
| Nov.18 |
Malaysia, Indonesia to send troops A unit of between 700 and 1,000 Indonesian soldiers was being readied to leave
|
| Nov.18 |
Muslim rebels attack town |
|
| Nov.19 |
50 killed in rebel attack |
|
| Nov.27 |
Rebels release all hostages Muslim separatists have released all 89 remaining hostages in exchange for safe passage through military forces
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Apr.7 |
Crash includes U.S. MIA team A helicopter crash killed 16, including 7 Americans searching for the remains of U.S. missing in action
|
| May.9 |
Rabies victim dies |
|
| May.10 |
Blast wounds 13 people |
|
| Jun.23 |
Volcano rumbles back to life |
|
| Jul.5 |
Powerful typhoon Left dozens dead
|
| Jul.26 |
Thousands flee as volcano erupts |
|
| Jul.31 |
60 die in freak storms Rain triggered floods and landslides that buried 5 villages on Nias island. Hundreds remain unaccounted for
|
| Aug.1 |
Rescuers locate missing villagers |
|
| Aug.17 |
Manila hotel inferno kills 75| Gire gutted a 6-storey hotel. Emergency services still recovering bodies | |
|
| Aug.18 |
Faulty wiring blamed for fire |
|
| Sep.4 |
War of words in refugee row |
|
| Oct.6 |
Refugee children thrown from ship |
|
| Oct.22 |
Hundreds of refugees drown| 350 mainly Iraqi migrants have drowned off Java. 400 people have been on board the boat | |
|
| Oct.25 |
Deadly explosions at army store 17 people are missing and feared dead after a series of explosions at the ammunition dump I
|
| Nov.8 |
2 die after refugee boat set alight Indonesian boat carrying asylum seekers sank after it have been deliberately set on fire
|
| Nov.11 |
Typhoon kills 2, destroyed houses |
|
| Dec.24 |
Train crash kills 42
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jun.13 |
Workers clash with police |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Khmer Rouge trial law
|
| Jan.16 |
Pro-Estrada decision
|
| Feb.1 |
Parliament acts against Wahid
|
| Feb.27 |
Borneo police ordered to shoot
|
| Apr.25 |
Estrada arrested Former President and his son arrested on charges of economic plunder. Supporters had been forming a human barricade
|
| Apr.29 |
Estrada urges protests
|
| Apr.29 |
Wahid prayer rally marred by blasts |
|
| Apr.29 |
Blast injures 34 |
|
| May.4 |
U.N. cries foul over Timor verdict
|
| May.12 |
Scores killed ahead of election 53 people have been killed in poll-related violence including Rep. Marcial Punzalan Jr. and his bodyguard
|
| May.26 |
Raiders nab 20 at resort
|
| May.28 |
Graft charges lifted against Wahid
|
| May.31 |
Hostages shot in firefight
|
| Jun.1 |
Intense fighting, troops and rebels |
|
| Jun.2 |
Hostages flee rebels
|
| Jun.3 |
Bodies found as kidnappers flee |
|
| Jun.6 |
U.S. hostage shot in back |
|
| Jun.10 |
Troops killed 2 kidnappers |
|
| Jun.10 |
Kidnappers call off beheading
|
| Jun.11 |
Kidnappers snatch new captives |
|
| Jun.11 |
Kidnappers: U.S. hostage executed
|
| Jun.12 |
2 Torsos Found |
|
| Jun.13 |
Workers clash with police |
|
| Jun.15 |
Immigrant boat captured |
|
| Jun.16 |
3 Abu Sayyaf hostages freed |
|
| Jun.18 |
U.S. hostage may be dead Military has admitted that Guillermo Sobero may be dead. Arroyo visited the southern island province of Basilan
|
| Jun.21 |
Severed heads could be soldiers |
|
| Jun.26 |
Severed heads of hostages found |
|
| Jun.27 |
Estrada in court but offers no plea |
|
| Jul.2 |
Gunmen release 2 hostages |
|
| Jul.9 |
Top Abu Sayyaf leader arrested |
|
| Jul.21 |
Bomb blast injures 19 churchgoers |
|
| Aug.3 |
Thaksin acquitted of assets charge |
|
| Aug.3 |
Raiders behead hostages |
|
| Aug.4 |
Troops recover 13 hostages |
|
| Aug.5 |
Hostages return home |
|
| Aug.9 |
Gunmen kill 31 |
|
| Aug.10 |
Suharto family will surrender son |
|
| Aug.19 |
Hotel owner expected to surrender |
|
| Aug.21 |
Most wanted pedophile arrested |
|
| Sep.3 |
Court to freeze Estrada accounts |
|
| Sep.4 |
Bomb kills 3 |
|
| Oct.13 |
Anthrax letter sent to Microsoft |
|
| Nov.5 |
bin Laden T-shirts banned |
|
| Nov.6 |
People smuggler arrested |
|
| Nov.8 |
Anthrax confirmation |
|
| Nov.8 |
2 die after refugee boat set alight Indonesian boat carrying asylum seekers sank after it have been deliberately set on fire
|
| Nov.15 |
7 Abu Sayyaf hostages freed |
|
| Nov.21 |
Call for crackdown on child sex |
|
| Nov.24 |
Rebel governor nabbed in Malaysia |
|
| Nov.26 |
Hostage crisis| Muslim separatist rebels have abducted 20 to 150 of civilians and are using them as human shields | |
|
| Nov.27 |
First hostages released in standoff |
|
| Nov.27 |
Rebels release all hostages Muslim separatists have released all 89 remaining hostages in exchange for safe passage through military forces
|
| Nov.28 |
Suharto's fugitive son arrested Hutomo 'Tommy' Mandala Putra was found sleeping in a rented house
|
| Dec.3 |
Muslims, Christians clashed |
|
| Dec.12 |
Indonesia has al Qaeda camps
|
| Dec.28 |
Gunmen massacre 10 villagers
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Khmer Rouge trial law
|
| Jan.6 |
Indicted tycoon to be PM Thaksin will be without parliamentary majority. He is indicted on charges of deliberately concealing wealth
|
| Jan.9 |
Junta, Suu Kyi are talking
|
| Jan.19 |
Arroyo replaces Estrada| Chief Justice declares that presidency is vacant. Vice President Arroyo sworn in as president. Estrada give up office. | |
|
| Feb.1 |
Parliament acts against Wahid
|
| Apr.27 |
Cabinet issues plea to parliament
|
| Apr.29 |
Estrada urges protests
|
| Apr.29 |
Wahid prayer rally marred by blasts |
|
| Apr.30 |
Protests rock Manila 10 people have been injured when police tried to disperse demonstrators loyal to Estrada
|
| May.1 |
Arroyo declares state of rebellion |
|
| May.3 |
Arroyo face to face with Estrada
|
| May.4 |
U.N. cries foul over Timor verdict
|
| May.12 |
Scores killed ahead of election 53 people have been killed in poll-related violence including Rep. Marcial Punzalan Jr. and his bodyguard
|
| May.14 |
Arroyo takes early lead in elections
|
| May.15 |
Wahid expects to be impeached |
|
| May.15 |
Arroyo urges unity
|
| May.19 |
Chinese Premier arrives in Thailand |
|
| May.21 |
Megawati warns of nation breakup |
|
| May.27 |
Wahid orders crisis measures
|
| May.28 |
Police on full alert
|
| May.30 |
One dead in protest violence
|
| May.30 |
Wahid defiant in face of impeachment Parliament overwhelmingly passed a censure motion demanding president be impeached. He had no intention of quitting
|
| Jun.1 |
Wahid unleashes cabinet reshuffle
|
| Jun.12 |
Ailing Suharto rushed to hospital |
|
| Jul.15 |
Election campaign |
|
| Jul.21 |
Wahid impeachment begin Wahid will boycott People's Consultative Assembly which launched formal proceedings against President
|
| Jul.22 |
Wahid declares state of emergency President ordered parliament disbanded, called for new elections and ordered the police and military to secure nation
|
| Jul.23 |
Megawati takes presidency| Megawati Sukarnoputri has been sworn in as the 5th president after a parliamentary vote to force out Wahid | |
|
| Jul.24 |
Powell arrives in Hanoi |
|
| Jul.26 |
Wahid leaves Indonesia |
|
| Jul.30 |
Push for Indonesia military ties |
|
| Aug.15 |
Megawati apologises for abuses |
|
| Aug.25 |
Gusmao to run for president |
|
| Aug.30 |
Timor solution for refugee ship |
|
| Sep.4 |
War of words in refugee row |
|
| Sep.8 |
200 asylum seekers intercepted |
|
| Sep.19 |
Bush met Megawati |
|
| Oct.6 |
Refugee children thrown from ship |
|
| Oct.9 |
Anti-U.S. protests continue 5 protesters have been killed during demonstrations in Pakistan. Indonesian police open fire at students
|
| Oct.22 |
Hundreds of refugees drown| 350 mainly Iraqi migrants have drowned off Java. 400 people have been on board the boat | |
|
| Nov.3 |
'Riot' mars one-sided poll |
|
| Nov.15 |
Myanmar still using forced labor |
|
| Nov.18 |
Conjoined twins return |
|
| Dec.8 |
Nobel winners call for Suu Kyi release |
|
| Dec.12 |
Myanmar frees prisoners for Jiang |
|
| Dec.17 |
Tommy Suharto visits ill father