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| Jan.1 |
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200th anniversary of independence |
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| Jan.6 |
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Dominica PM dies of heart attack |
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| Jan.7 |
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Violence flares at protest |
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| Jan.10 |
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Crack down on internet use |
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| Jan.19 |
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Clashes in Port-au-Prince |
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| Feb.7 |
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Two-headed baby dies after op |
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Police killed in city riot |
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| Feb.8 |
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Government warns of coup |
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| Feb.11 |
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President Aristide refuses to resign |
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| Feb.12 |
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Aristide opponents cancel march |
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| Feb.13 |
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Aid agencies warn of crisis |
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| Feb.16 |
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Rebellion hits another town |
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| Feb.17 |
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50 dead as crisis grows Rebels killing the police chief and 2 bodyguards in the town of Hinche before driving the rest of the police from the town
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| Feb.18 |
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City of Cap Haitien surrounded by rebels |
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| Feb.19 |
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U.S. military experts heading to Haiti |
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| Feb.20 |
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Multinational team will go to Haiti |
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Clashes spread to capital |
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| Feb.21 |
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Aristide agrees to peace plan |
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| Feb.22 |
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Rebels 'to attack capital' |
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| Feb.23 |
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Port-au-Prince braces for attack |
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| Feb.24 |
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Rebels close in on capital |
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| Feb.25 |
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Chaos and fear grip capital Looters are rampaging through Port-au-Prince, which advancing rebels have vowed to capture
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| Feb.26 |
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Caribbean states call for UN force in Haiti |
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US support for Aristide wavers |
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| Feb.27 |
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France calls for Aristide to quit
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Rebels close in on capital |
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US warns Haiti head on violence |
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| Feb.28 |
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Armed rebels surrounded Port-au-Prince Jean-Bertrand Aristide clings onto his presidency. Murderous gangs roam the streets
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Rebels halt capital assault
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| Feb.29 |
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Aristide quits, flees Haiti| President resigned and left his embattled nation 'to prevent bloodshed,' according to a statement read by Prime Minister | |
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U.S. Marines land in Haiti A small group of Marines landed at the airport in Port-au-Prince
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UN approves Haiti security force
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| Mar.1 |
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Rebels enter capital Greeted by hundreds of cheering supporters, heavily armed rebels are entering the police headquarters
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Aristide: U.S. deposed him in 'coup d'etat' Former Haitian President said he was forced to leave Haiti in a 'coup d'etat' by the United States
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| Mar.3 |
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State of emergency declared Rebel leader Guy Philippe reversed course and agrees to lay down arms
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| Mar.7 |
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6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally Gunshots were fired from near the presidential palace
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| Mar.8 |
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Haiti's Aristide defiant in exile
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| Mar.9 |
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Latortue named as prime minister| 7-member U.S.-backed commission selected Gerard Latortue, a former UN official and international business consultant | |
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| Mar.10 |
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New PM urges Haitians to unite
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| Mar.12 |
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Aristide in Jamaica trip furore
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| Mar.16 |
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Nations shun new Haiti leader |
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| Apr.1 |
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Flintoff puts England on top |
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| Apr.3 |
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England seal historic win |
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| Apr.5 |
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Prime minister: Haitians will vote next year |
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| Apr.12 |
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Brian Lara scores world record 400 Brian Lara becomes the first man to score 400 in a Test innings, against England
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| May.3 |
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Mexico, Peru pull Cuba envoys
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| May.16 |
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Violence mars presidential election
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Mejia concedes poll |
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| May.24 |
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Storms 'leave 130 dead'
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| May.25 |
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270 die in floods |
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Caribbean floods death toll soars
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| May.26 |
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500 dead in Caribbean floods
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Carribean floods toll hits 900 300 bodies have been recovered in a southern Haitian town of Mopou devastated by floods
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| May.27 |
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1,000 people feared dead in flood town| At least 300 bodies have been found so far in the town of Mapou | |
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| May.28 |
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Caribbean teams race against floods Rescue teams are scrambling to get food and clean water to survivors in flood-ravaged regions
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Flooding survivors tell of ordeal
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| May.29 |
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Heavy rains threaten Caribbean
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Weather holding up Caribbean aid The bad weather is hampering efforts to deliver supplies to the survivors of severe flooding
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| Jun.1 |
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UN takes on relief effort |
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| Jul.20 |
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Donors pledge $1bn in Haiti aid |
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| Aug.15 |
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'Dream team' beaten by Puerto Rico |
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| Aug.19 |
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Haitians cheer Brazilian peace win |
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| Sep.2 |
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Bahamas battered by Frances |
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| Sep.4 |
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Hurricane spins slowly toward Florida |
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| Sep.5 |
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Two dead, one missing after hurricane |
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Soccer star dies in crash |
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| Sep.7 |
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Hurricane Ivan kills at least 12
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| Sep.8 |
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Hurricane hits Caribbean islands |
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| Sep.9 |
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Jamaica braced for Hurricane Ivan
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| Sep.10 |
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Hurricane's fringes lash Jamaica
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Hurricane Ivan lashes Jamaica
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| Sep.11 |
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Hurricane Ivan batters Jamaica| Powerful Hurricane brushed past Jamaica, lashing the island with heavy rain and maximum sustained winds of 150 mph | |
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Jamaica counts cost of hurricane Ivan
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Ivan swirls through Caribbean
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| Sep.12 |
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Ivan surges toward Cayman Islands Hurricane, blamed for at least 41 deaths in the Caribbean, pounded the Cayman Islands
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Hurricane Ivan heads towards Cuba
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| Sep.13 |
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Cubans braced for storm onslaught |
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Hurricane batters Cuba Ivan, packing maximum sustained winds near 160 mph is toppling power lines, uprooting trees and causing extensive flooding
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| Sep.14 |
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Ivan on course for Gulf Coast landfall
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| Sep.19 |
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Jeanne batters Haiti; 54 dead Tropical Storm is leaving another 150 unaccounted for, triggering massive flooding and mudslides
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| Sep.20 |
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Storm kills at least 500
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Flood death toll nears 600 At least 556 people died after floodwaters raged in the wake of tropical storm Jeanne
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| Sep.21 |
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Horror scenes from storm-hit Haiti
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| Sep.22 |
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U.S. alert as 700 die in Haiti floods
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Jeanne leaves more than 1,050 dead| Workers used dump trucks to empty more than 100 bodies into a 14-foot-deep hole. Up to 1,250 people still missing | |
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| Sep.23 |
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1,070 dead, 1,250 missing
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Tension grows over relief |
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| Sep.24 |
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Mob attacks relief truck |
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Haiti 'to evacuate flooded city'
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| Sep.25 |
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Jeanne strengthens to Category 3
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Windies clinch Trophy glory over England |
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| Sep.27 |
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U.N. rushes troops to Haiti The United Nations rushed hundreds more peacekeepers to city of Gonaives to stem looting, while Haitians lined up for food
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| Oct.2 |
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Police hold Senate leader Senate president and 2 other politicians have surrendered after barricading themselves in a radio station
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| Oct.6 |
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Woods marries his Swedish fiancee |
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| Oct.12 |
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US urges end to Haiti bloodshed |
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| Oct.26 |
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Castro to rid Cuba of U.S. dollars |
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| Nov.26 |
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Thousands of March in Support of Aristide |
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| Dec.26 |
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Cuba hits target of 2 million tourists |
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| 2004 |
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| Feb.8 |
Government warns of coup |
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| Feb.16 |
Rebellion hits another town |
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| Feb.17 |
50 dead as crisis grows Rebels killing the police chief and 2 bodyguards in the town of Hinche before driving the rest of the police from the town
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| Feb.18 |
City of Cap Haitien surrounded by rebels |
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| Feb.19 |
U.S. military experts heading to Haiti |
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| Feb.21 |
Aristide agrees to peace plan |
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| Feb.22 |
Rebels 'to attack capital' |
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| Feb.23 |
Port-au-Prince braces for attack |
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| Feb.24 |
Rebels close in on capital |
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| Feb.27 |
Rebels close in on capital |
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| Feb.28 |
Armed rebels surrounded Port-au-Prince Jean-Bertrand Aristide clings onto his presidency. Murderous gangs roam the streets
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| Feb.28 |
Rebels halt capital assault
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| Feb.29 |
U.S. Marines land in Haiti A small group of Marines landed at the airport in Port-au-Prince
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| Mar.1 |
Rebels enter capital Greeted by hundreds of cheering supporters, heavily armed rebels are entering the police headquarters
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| Sep.27 |
U.N. rushes troops to Haiti The United Nations rushed hundreds more peacekeepers to city of Gonaives to stem looting, while Haitians lined up for food
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| 2004 |
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| Feb.7 |
Two-headed baby dies after op |
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| Feb.13 |
Aid agencies warn of crisis |
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| May.24 |
Storms 'leave 130 dead'
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| May.25 |
270 die in floods |
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| May.25 |
Caribbean floods death toll soars
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| May.26 |
500 dead in Caribbean floods
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| May.26 |
Carribean floods toll hits 900 300 bodies have been recovered in a southern Haitian town of Mopou devastated by floods
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| May.27 |
1,000 people feared dead in flood town| At least 300 bodies have been found so far in the town of Mapou | |
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| May.28 |
Caribbean teams race against floods Rescue teams are scrambling to get food and clean water to survivors in flood-ravaged regions
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| May.28 |
Flooding survivors tell of ordeal
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| May.29 |
Heavy rains threaten Caribbean
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| May.29 |
Weather holding up Caribbean aid The bad weather is hampering efforts to deliver supplies to the survivors of severe flooding
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| Jun.1 |
UN takes on relief effort |
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| Sep.2 |
Bahamas battered by Frances |
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| Sep.4 |
Hurricane spins slowly toward Florida |
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| Sep.5 |
Two dead, one missing after hurricane |
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| Sep.5 |
Soccer star dies in crash |
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| Sep.7 |
Hurricane Ivan kills at least 12
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| Sep.8 |
Hurricane hits Caribbean islands |
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| Sep.9 |
Jamaica braced for Hurricane Ivan
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| Sep.10 |
Hurricane's fringes lash Jamaica
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| Sep.10 |
Hurricane Ivan lashes Jamaica
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| Sep.11 |
Hurricane Ivan batters Jamaica| Powerful Hurricane brushed past Jamaica, lashing the island with heavy rain and maximum sustained winds of 150 mph | |
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| Sep.11 |
Jamaica counts cost of hurricane Ivan
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| Sep.11 |
Ivan swirls through Caribbean
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| Sep.12 |
Ivan surges toward Cayman Islands Hurricane, blamed for at least 41 deaths in the Caribbean, pounded the Cayman Islands
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| Sep.12 |
Hurricane Ivan heads towards Cuba
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| Sep.13 |
Cubans braced for storm onslaught |
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| Sep.13 |
Hurricane batters Cuba Ivan, packing maximum sustained winds near 160 mph is toppling power lines, uprooting trees and causing extensive flooding
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| Sep.14 |
Ivan on course for Gulf Coast landfall
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| Sep.19 |
Jeanne batters Haiti; 54 dead Tropical Storm is leaving another 150 unaccounted for, triggering massive flooding and mudslides
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| Sep.20 |
Storm kills at least 500
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| Sep.20 |
Flood death toll nears 600 At least 556 people died after floodwaters raged in the wake of tropical storm Jeanne
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| Sep.21 |
Horror scenes from storm-hit Haiti
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| Sep.22 |
U.S. alert as 700 die in Haiti floods
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| Sep.22 |
Jeanne leaves more than 1,050 dead| Workers used dump trucks to empty more than 100 bodies into a 14-foot-deep hole. Up to 1,250 people still missing | |
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| Sep.23 |
1,070 dead, 1,250 missing
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| Sep.24 |
Mob attacks relief truck |
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| Sep.24 |
Haiti 'to evacuate flooded city'
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| Sep.25 |
Jeanne strengthens to Category 3
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| 2004 |
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| Oct.26 |
Castro to rid Cuba of U.S. dollars |
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| Dec.26 |
Cuba hits target of 2 million tourists |
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| 2004 |
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| Apr.1 |
Flintoff puts England on top |
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| Apr.3 |
England seal historic win |
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| Apr.12 |
Brian Lara scores world record 400 Brian Lara becomes the first man to score 400 in a Test innings, against England
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| Aug.15 |
'Dream team' beaten by Puerto Rico |
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| Aug.19 |
Haitians cheer Brazilian peace win |
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| Sep.5 |
Soccer star dies in crash |
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| Sep.25 |
Windies clinch Trophy glory over England |
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| Oct.6 |
Woods marries his Swedish fiancee |
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| 2004 |
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| Feb.7 |
Police killed in city riot |
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| Feb.25 |
Chaos and fear grip capital Looters are rampaging through Port-au-Prince, which advancing rebels have vowed to capture
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| Mar.7 |
6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally Gunshots were fired from near the presidential palace
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| Sep.24 |
Mob attacks relief truck |
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| Oct.2 |
Police hold Senate leader Senate president and 2 other politicians have surrendered after barricading themselves in a radio station
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| 2004 |
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| Jan.1 |
200th anniversary of independence |
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| Jan.6 |
Dominica PM dies of heart attack |
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| Jan.7 |
Violence flares at protest |
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| Jan.10 |
Crack down on internet use |
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| Jan.19 |
Clashes in Port-au-Prince |
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| Feb.11 |
President Aristide refuses to resign |
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| Feb.12 |
Aristide opponents cancel march |
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| Feb.16 |
Rebellion hits another town |
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| Feb.17 |
50 dead as crisis grows Rebels killing the police chief and 2 bodyguards in the town of Hinche before driving the rest of the police from the town
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| Feb.20 |
Multinational team will go to Haiti |
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| Feb.20 |
Clashes spread to capital |
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| Feb.21 |
Aristide agrees to peace plan |
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| Feb.26 |
Caribbean states call for UN force in Haiti |
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| Feb.26 |
US support for Aristide wavers |
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| Feb.27 |
France calls for Aristide to quit
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| Feb.27 |
US warns Haiti head on violence |
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| Feb.29 |
Aristide quits, flees Haiti| President resigned and left his embattled nation 'to prevent bloodshed,' according to a statement read by Prime Minister | |
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| Feb.29 |
UN approves Haiti security force
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| Mar.1 |
Aristide: U.S. deposed him in 'coup d'etat' Former Haitian President said he was forced to leave Haiti in a 'coup d'etat' by the United States
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| Mar.3 |
State of emergency declared Rebel leader Guy Philippe reversed course and agrees to lay down arms
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| Mar.7 |
6 shot dead after anti-Aristide rally Gunshots were fired from near the presidential palace
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| Mar.8 |
Haiti's Aristide defiant in exile
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| Mar.9 |
Latortue named as prime minister| 7-member U.S.-backed commission selected Gerard Latortue, a former UN official and international business consultant | |
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| Mar.10 |
New PM urges Haitians to unite
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| Mar.12 |
Aristide in Jamaica trip furore
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| Mar.16 |
Nations shun new Haiti leader |
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| Apr.5 |
Prime minister: Haitians will vote next year |
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| May.3 |
Mexico, Peru pull Cuba envoys
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| May.16 |
Violence mars presidential election
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| May.16 |
Mejia concedes poll |
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| Jul.20 |
Donors pledge $1bn in Haiti aid |
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| Sep.23 |
Tension grows over relief |
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| Oct.2 |
Police hold Senate leader Senate president and 2 other politicians have surrendered after barricading themselves in a radio station
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| Oct.12 |
US urges end to Haiti bloodshed |
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| Nov.26 |
Thousands of March in Support of Aristide |