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| Jan.1 |
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New president Lula sworn in
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| Jan.2 |
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'Axis of Good' for Brazil, Cuba, Venezuela |
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Talks resume over crippling strike |
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| Jan.3 |
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Troops break up street clashes amid strike
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Two die in street clashes Police, national guard troops and army soldiers fired tear gas to try to contain the violence
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Court strikes down terror laws |
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| Jan.4 |
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Chavez considers martial law |
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Chavez supporters protest strikes |
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| Jan.5 |
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Chavez gunmen hit officers |
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Chavez supporters attend funerals |
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| Jan.6 |
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Bankers set to join general strike |
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| Jan.9 |
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Plane with 46 people lost over jungle
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| Jan.11 |
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Plane wreckage found on mountain |
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Chavez brands strikers as 'terrorists' |
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| Jan.12 |
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Ex-dictator Galtieri dead |
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| Jan.13 |
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Chavez threat to broadcasting licenses |
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Pilot error blamed for crash |
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| Jan.14 |
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Troops seize Caracas police weapons |
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| Jan.15 |
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One wounded in clashes |
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| Jan.16 |
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$1bn debt default avoided |
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Opposition threatens 24/7 protests |
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| Jan.17 |
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Troops take over Coca-Cola plant |
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| Jan.18 |
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Mudslides deathtoll rises to 36 |
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Chavez says government may quit talks |
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| Jan.19 |
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Chavez names two generals to key posts |
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| Jan.20 |
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Chavez threatens to leave peace talks |
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One killed, dozens wounded in clashes |
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| Jan.23 |
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Chavez supporters mass in Caracas |
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Explosion kills 7 at weapons depot |
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Rebels kidnap 2 U.S. journalists |
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| Jan.24 |
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3 freed, 2 journalists still captive |
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Chavez opposition plans rally |
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| Jan.25 |
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Opposition starts 24-hour protest |
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| Feb.2 |
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Opposition leaders agree to ease strike |
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| Feb.4 |
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Peronist governor tops presidential poll |
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| Feb.5 |
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Currency rate fixed |
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| Feb.7 |
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Club blast kills 33| Car bomb rocked a northern Bogota social club. A large crater was discovered in the third-floor parking lot | | |
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| Feb.9 |
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Chavez threatens to jail strikers |
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| Feb.11 |
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Plane wreckage found |
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| Feb.13 |
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Plane carrying Americans crashes |
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| Feb.14 |
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Police raid hit by explosion, 15 killed |
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2 executed near plane wreckage |
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| Feb.18 |
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Ex-spy chief on public trial |
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Military climb volcano for 1976 crash |
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| Feb.20 |
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Strike leader arrested |
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| Feb.21 |
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Chavez calls for labor leader's arrest |
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| Feb.22 |
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FARC rebels 'hold Americans' Left-wing group has said that it is holding three US citizens who vanished when their plane crash-landed
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Bolivia may legalize coca |
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U.S. adds to military presence |
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| Feb.24 |
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Missing US men 'prisoners of war'
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Blasts damage diplomatic buildings
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| Feb.26 |
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Army helicopter crashes with 23 aboard |
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Argentina seeks Iranian diplomats |
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| Feb.27 |
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Army on street for carnival |
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| Mar.6 |
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At least 6 die in blast |
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| Mar.9 |
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Interpol reissues Fujimori warrant |
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| Mar.12 |
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Chile, Mexico are holdouts on Iraq The U.S. believes that it is one vote shy of having 9 of 15 votes needed on a resolution that sets a Monday deadline
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Rebels attack Bogota |
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| Mar.14 |
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U.S. dismisses Chile's Iraq proposal A compromise proposal was dismissed by White House and State Department officials as a 'nonstarter'
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Venezuelan strike boss granted asylum |
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| Mar.21 |
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Mudslides kill 19 |
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| Mar.31 |
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Landslide buries homes A landslide roared through a gold-mining town, killing 3 people, injuring 4 others
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| Apr.1 |
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Hundreds feared trapped in landslide |
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| Apr.12 |
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Blast rips building |
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| Apr.20 |
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Tourist boat sinks, killing at least 11 |
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| Apr.21 |
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Gunmen kidnap 8 people in island raid |
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| Apr.27 |
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Vote goes to run-off Former President Menem will face provincial governor Kirchner in the second round of presidential elections
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| Apr.30 |
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Flood disaster declared |
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| May.2 |
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Floods displace 100,000 Emergency workers were working to bring in supplies to people forced from their homes after several days of heavy rains
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| May.14 |
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Menem quits presidential race| Former President has withdrawn from runoff election, clearing the way for his opponent to become president | |
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| May.16 |
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Kirchner prepares for president office |
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| May.25 |
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Kirchner sworn as president |
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| Jun.1 |
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Montoya wins Grand Prix thriller
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| Jun.3 |
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Coria sends idol Agassi packing |
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| Jun.9 |
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Gunmen kidnap 60 |
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| Jun.10 |
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Kidnapped workers freed More than 70 workers building a gas project were freed 'safe and sound'
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| Jun.24 |
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Rural credit aid launched |
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| Jun.26 |
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Amazon destruction speeds up
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| Jun.28 |
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First woman named Peru prime minister
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| Jun.29 |
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Cavallo jailed pending trial
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| Jul.20 |
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Barrichello wins disrupted British GP |
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| Jul.21 |
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Volkswagen cuts 4,000 jobs
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| Jul.23 |
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Brazil advances to Gold Cup final over US |
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| Jul.25 |
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Former Argentine junta members held The authorities have arrested about 40 former officers, for possible extradition to Spain on human rights charges
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| Jul.27 |
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Mexico wins Gold Cup over Brazil in OT
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| Jul.30 |
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Peru asks for Fujimori's return| Peru has asked Japan to extradite former Peruvian president so he can stand trial in Lima | |
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| Aug.3 |
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Williams' Montoya wins Grand Prix |
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| Aug.6 |
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Manchester United sells Veron |
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| Aug.17 |
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President under attack
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| Aug.22 |
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Argentine Jewish bomb: Envoy held A former Iranian ambassador to Argentina Hade Soleimanpour, 47, has appeared in a court over the 1994 bombing
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21 dead in rocket explosion| At least 20 others were injured. A rocket exploded on its launch pad while undergoing final pre-launch tests | |
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| Aug.23 |
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Rebels kill journalist, wound another
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| Aug.24 |
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Bomb kills at least six on riverboat The woman carrying the bomb died in the explosion. The boat was carrying about 56 passengers
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| Sep.4 |
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$6bn seized in drugs raids
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| Sep.14 |
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Tourists kidnapped
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| Sep.19 |
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Moya keeps Spain on top |
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| Sep.21 |
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Spain won Davis semifinal over Argentina
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| Sep.27 |
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Europe's lunar adventure begins The Smart 1 blasted off from the Kourou spaceport and released successfully from its Ariane 5 rocket launcher
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Brazil, Norway, Canada make quarters |
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| Sep.28 |
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Explosion kills 10 An explosion in downtown Florencia wounded 54 others
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| Oct.2 |
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Debt scam exposed
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| Oct.8 |
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Car bomb kills 5
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| Oct.10 |
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Australia stumble past Pumas |
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| Oct.15 |
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Troops Fight Back Protesters Army fought to stop a column of dynamite-wielding Indian miners from streaming into the capital La Paz
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| Oct.17 |
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President Sanchez resigns| Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada has resigned after weeks of violent protests. Vice President Carlos Mesa was sworn | | |
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| Oct.25 |
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Rebels kill 13 in election-day Marxist rebels determined to sabotage a referendum on what would be sweeping constitutional reform
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| Oct.30 |
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Brazil promotes HIV testing
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| Oct.31 |
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Chaos amid 2-day blackout
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| Nov.11 |
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Police chief resigns amid scandal
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| Nov.12 |
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UK refuses to extradite Iranian Britain has rejected Argentina's request for the extradition of Soleimanpour accused in the bombing of a Jewish centre
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| Nov.20 |
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Americas move on giant trade zone
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| Nov.23 |
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WTO head welcomes Brazil plan
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| Nov.29 |
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Venezuela closes Colombia border The move is designed to stop voters from crossing into Venezuela to sign a petition on Chavez's rule
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| Dec.2 |
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Anti-Chavez drive claims success
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| Dec.13 |
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Bus crashes in thick fog: 19 die
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| Dec.14 |
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Boca Juniors win Intercontinental Cup |
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| Dec.15 |
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Rebel leader detained
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| Dec.20 |
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4 soldiers die in border ambush
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| Dec.22 |
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Hostages freed at last A Briton and 4 Israeli hostages have been released by the National Liberation Army (ELN)
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| 2003 |
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| Jan.3 |
Troops break up street clashes amid strike
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| Jan.14 |
Troops seize Caracas police weapons |
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| Jan.17 |
Troops take over Coca-Cola plant |
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| Jan.19 |
Chavez names two generals to key posts |
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| Feb.22 |
U.S. adds to military presence |
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| Feb.24 |
Missing US men 'prisoners of war'
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| Feb.26 |
Army helicopter crashes with 23 aboard |
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| Feb.27 |
Army on street for carnival |
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| Mar.12 |
Rebels attack Bogota |
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| Jun.29 |
Cavallo jailed pending trial
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| Oct.15 |
Troops Fight Back Protesters Army fought to stop a column of dynamite-wielding Indian miners from streaming into the capital La Paz
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| Dec.20 |
4 soldiers die in border ambush
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| 2003 |
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| Jan.9 |
Plane with 46 people lost over jungle
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| Jan.11 |
Plane wreckage found on mountain |
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| Jan.13 |
Pilot error blamed for crash |
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| Jan.18 |
Mudslides deathtoll rises to 36 |
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| Jan.23 |
Explosion kills 7 at weapons depot |
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| Feb.11 |
Plane wreckage found |
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| Feb.13 |
Plane carrying Americans crashes |
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| Feb.18 |
Military climb volcano for 1976 crash |
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| Feb.26 |
Army helicopter crashes with 23 aboard |
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| Mar.21 |
Mudslides kill 19 |
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| Mar.31 |
Landslide buries homes A landslide roared through a gold-mining town, killing 3 people, injuring 4 others
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| Apr.1 |
Hundreds feared trapped in landslide |
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| Apr.20 |
Tourist boat sinks, killing at least 11 |
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| Apr.30 |
Flood disaster declared |
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| May.2 |
Floods displace 100,000 Emergency workers were working to bring in supplies to people forced from their homes after several days of heavy rains
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| Jun.26 |
Amazon destruction speeds up
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| Aug.22 |
21 dead in rocket explosion| At least 20 others were injured. A rocket exploded on its launch pad while undergoing final pre-launch tests | |
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| Oct.30 |
Brazil promotes HIV testing
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| Oct.31 |
Chaos amid 2-day blackout
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| Dec.13 |
Bus crashes in thick fog: 19 die
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| 2003 |
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| Jun.1 |
Montoya wins Grand Prix thriller
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| Jun.3 |
Coria sends idol Agassi packing |
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| Jul.20 |
Barrichello wins disrupted British GP |
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| Jul.23 |
Brazil advances to Gold Cup final over US |
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| Jul.27 |
Mexico wins Gold Cup over Brazil in OT
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| Aug.3 |
Williams' Montoya wins Grand Prix |
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| Aug.6 |
Manchester United sells Veron |
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| Sep.19 |
Moya keeps Spain on top |
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| Sep.21 |
Spain won Davis semifinal over Argentina
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| Sep.27 |
Brazil, Norway, Canada make quarters |
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| Oct.10 |
Australia stumble past Pumas |
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| Dec.14 |
Boca Juniors win Intercontinental Cup |
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| 2003 |
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| Jan.6 |
Bankers set to join general strike |
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| Jan.11 |
Chavez brands strikers as 'terrorists' |
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| Jan.16 |
$1bn debt default avoided |
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| Feb.5 |
Currency rate fixed |
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| Feb.9 |
Chavez threatens to jail strikers |
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| Jun.24 |
Rural credit aid launched |
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| Jul.21 |
Volkswagen cuts 4,000 jobs
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| Nov.20 |
Americas move on giant trade zone
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| Nov.23 |
WTO head welcomes Brazil plan
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| 2003 |
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| Jan.3 |
Court strikes down terror laws |
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| Jan.5 |
Chavez gunmen hit officers |
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| Jan.23 |
Rebels kidnap 2 U.S. journalists |
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| Jan.24 |
3 freed, 2 journalists still captive |
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| Feb.7 |
Club blast kills 33| Car bomb rocked a northern Bogota social club. A large crater was discovered in the third-floor parking lot | | |
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| Feb.14 |
Police raid hit by explosion, 15 killed |
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| Feb.14 |
2 executed near plane wreckage |
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| Feb.18 |
Ex-spy chief on public trial |
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| Feb.22 |
FARC rebels 'hold Americans' Left-wing group has said that it is holding three US citizens who vanished when their plane crash-landed
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| Feb.22 |
Bolivia may legalize coca |
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| Feb.24 |
Blasts damage diplomatic buildings
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| Feb.26 |
Argentina seeks Iranian diplomats |
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| Feb.27 |
Army on street for carnival |
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| Mar.6 |
At least 6 die in blast |
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| Mar.9 |
Interpol reissues Fujimori warrant |
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| Mar.12 |
Rebels attack Bogota |
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| Apr.12 |
Blast rips building |
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| Apr.21 |
Gunmen kidnap 8 people in island raid |
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| Jun.9 |
Gunmen kidnap 60 |
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| Jun.10 |
Kidnapped workers freed More than 70 workers building a gas project were freed 'safe and sound'
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| Jun.29 |
Cavallo jailed pending trial
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| Jul.25 |
Former Argentine junta members held The authorities have arrested about 40 former officers, for possible extradition to Spain on human rights charges
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| Aug.17 |
President under attack
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| Aug.22 |
Argentine Jewish bomb: Envoy held A former Iranian ambassador to Argentina Hade Soleimanpour, 47, has appeared in a court over the 1994 bombing
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| Aug.23 |
Rebels kill journalist, wound another
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| Aug.24 |
Bomb kills at least six on riverboat The woman carrying the bomb died in the explosion. The boat was carrying about 56 passengers
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| Sep.4 |
$6bn seized in drugs raids
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| Sep.14 |
Tourists kidnapped
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| Sep.28 |
Explosion kills 10 An explosion in downtown Florencia wounded 54 others
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| Oct.2 |
Debt scam exposed
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| Oct.8 |
Car bomb kills 5
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| Oct.25 |
Rebels kill 13 in election-day Marxist rebels determined to sabotage a referendum on what would be sweeping constitutional reform
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| Dec.15 |
Rebel leader detained
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| Dec.22 |
Hostages freed at last A Briton and 4 Israeli hostages have been released by the National Liberation Army (ELN)
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| 2003 |
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| Jan.1 |
New president Lula sworn in
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| Jan.2 |
'Axis of Good' for Brazil, Cuba, Venezuela |
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| Jan.2 |
Talks resume over crippling strike |
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| Jan.3 |
Troops break up street clashes amid strike
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| Jan.3 |
Two die in street clashes Police, national guard troops and army soldiers fired tear gas to try to contain the violence
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| Jan.4 |
Chavez considers martial law |
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| Jan.4 |
Chavez supporters protest strikes |
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| Jan.5 |
Chavez supporters attend funerals |
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| Jan.6 |
Bankers set to join general strike |
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| Jan.12 |
Ex-dictator Galtieri dead |
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| Jan.13 |
Chavez threat to broadcasting licenses |
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| Jan.15 |
One wounded in clashes |
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| Jan.16 |
Opposition threatens 24/7 protests |
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| Jan.18 |
Chavez says government may quit talks |
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| Jan.19 |
Chavez names two generals to key posts |
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| Jan.20 |
Chavez threatens to leave peace talks |
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| Jan.20 |
One killed, dozens wounded in clashes |
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| Jan.23 |
Chavez supporters mass in Caracas |
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| Jan.24 |
Chavez opposition plans rally |
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| Jan.25 |
Opposition starts 24-hour protest |
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| Feb.2 |
Opposition leaders agree to ease strike |
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| Feb.4 |
Peronist governor tops presidential poll |
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| Feb.9 |
Chavez threatens to jail strikers |
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| Feb.20 |
Strike leader arrested |
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| Feb.21 |
Chavez calls for labor leader's arrest |
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| Mar.12 |
Chile, Mexico are holdouts on Iraq The U.S. believes that it is one vote shy of having 9 of 15 votes needed on a resolution that sets a Monday deadline
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| Mar.14 |
U.S. dismisses Chile's Iraq proposal A compromise proposal was dismissed by White House and State Department officials as a 'nonstarter'
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| Mar.14 |
Venezuelan strike boss granted asylum |
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| Apr.27 |
Vote goes to run-off Former President Menem will face provincial governor Kirchner in the second round of presidential elections
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| May.14 |
Menem quits presidential race| Former President has withdrawn from runoff election, clearing the way for his opponent to become president | |
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| May.16 |
Kirchner prepares for president office |
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| May.25 |
Kirchner sworn as president |
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| Jun.24 |
Rural credit aid launched |
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| Jun.28 |
First woman named Peru prime minister
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| Jul.25 |
Former Argentine junta members held The authorities have arrested about 40 former officers, for possible extradition to Spain on human rights charges
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| Jul.30 |
Peru asks for Fujimori's return| Peru has asked Japan to extradite former Peruvian president so he can stand trial in Lima | |
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| Aug.23 |
Rebels kill journalist, wound another
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| Sep.27 |
Europe's lunar adventure begins The Smart 1 blasted off from the Kourou spaceport and released successfully from its Ariane 5 rocket launcher
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| Oct.15 |
Troops Fight Back Protesters Army fought to stop a column of dynamite-wielding Indian miners from streaming into the capital La Paz
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| Oct.17 |
President Sanchez resigns| Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada has resigned after weeks of violent protests. Vice President Carlos Mesa was sworn | | |
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| Oct.25 |
Rebels kill 13 in election-day Marxist rebels determined to sabotage a referendum on what would be sweeping constitutional reform
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| Nov.11 |
Police chief resigns amid scandal
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| Nov.12 |
UK refuses to extradite Iranian Britain has rejected Argentina's request for the extradition of Soleimanpour accused in the bombing of a Jewish centre
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| Nov.29 |
Venezuela closes Colombia border The move is designed to stop voters from crossing into Venezuela to sign a petition on Chavez's rule
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| Dec.2 |
Anti-Chavez drive claims success