 World News
 Caribbean (137)
 2006
 Disasters (5)
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| Jan.7 |
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UN mission chief found dead |
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| Feb.6 |
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Haitians ready to go to polls
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Cuba protest flags block U.S. message |
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| Feb.7 |
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Former president favored in vote
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| Feb.9 |
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Ex-Aristide ally leads poll Former president Rene Preval has more than 60% of the votes in the election
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| Feb.10 |
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Poll may go to second round
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| Feb.13 |
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Election headed toward runoff
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Clashes erupt over election At least one person has been killed and several injured, as tensions mount over the results
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Peacekeepers open fire
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| Feb.14 |
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Haiti calls for election review Interim government has called for a review of the results to investigate accusations of voting fraud and irregularities
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| Feb.15 |
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Hundreds of ballot boxes found in dum Smashed ballot boxes and bags used to carry vote count sheets were scattered across a garbage dump
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Accord names Preval winner| Interim government and electoral council announced they have reached agreement | |
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| Feb.22 |
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Aristide allowed to return
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| Mar.2 |
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Parliamentary polls delayed
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| Apr.29 |
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  Leftist trio seals Americas pact
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| May.10 |
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Loan deal for crisis
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| May.14 |
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Riot breaks out at main prison
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| May.19 |
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Hemingway papers link Cuba and US
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| Jun.1 |
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Death boat drifts from Africa to Barbados
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| Jun.11 |
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Powell equals sprint world record |
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First Caribbean storm brought heavy rains
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| Jun.18 |
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Resolution passes to resume whaling A slim majority of nations voted in support of a resumption of commercial whaling. Japan gains key whaling victory
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| Jul.8 |
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Cuban migrant dies in high-speed dash
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| Jul.10 |
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US in $80m 'Cuba democracy' plan
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| Jul.24 |
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Newly crowned Miss Universe faints
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| Jul.25 |
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Donors pledge $750m aid to Haiti
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| Jul.31 |
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 Castro hands power to brother President Fidel Castro was undergoing a surgery and provisionally handed over power to his younger brother Raul
| Cuban television: Fidel Castro's health situation is 'stable' and he is in 'good spirits'
The message from Castro said: 'In the Cuban situation, based on plans of the empire, my health becomes a secret of state that cannot be divulged constantly'
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| Aug.1 |
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 TV: Castro says health 'stable' Cuban television: Fidel Castro's is in 'good spirits'
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| Aug.3 |
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 Bush calls for democracy in Cuba President has pledged support for Cubans who sought to build a transitional government
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| Aug.4 |
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Cuba dismisses US democracy call
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Raul's in charge, Fidel is OK
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| Aug.7 |
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VP expects return of Fidel within weeks
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| Aug.12 |
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Report: Castro walking, talking, working Official Communist Party newspaper made the most optimistic report since intestinal surgery forced him to step aside
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| Aug.13 |
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Castro warns of long recovery On his 80th birthday, Fidel advised Cubans to prepare for 'adverse news,' but urged them to stay optimistic
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| Aug.14 |
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  Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos Official Communist Party newspaper has published new pictures of ailing President in bed, smiling
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Castro makes TV appearance from bed
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| Aug.18 |
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Powell equals world record again |
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| Sep.1 |
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Latest images show lively Castro
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| Sep.5 |
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Pictures show thinner Castro
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| Sep.13 |
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Death of Nicole Smith's son 'suspicious'
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China seizes chance at summit
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| Sep.15 |
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Raul Castro lashes out at U.S. at summit
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| Sep.16 |
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Pakistan and India to resume talks
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| Oct.9 |
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Brother: Castro 'getting better,' not dying
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| Oct.28 |
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Cuba TV shows pictures of Castro TV has broadcast the first images of President in more than a month, addressing rumours that he had died
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| Nov.11 |
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 2 U.N. peacekeepers killed 2 peacekeepers from Jordan were shot to death in Port-au-Prince after coming under attack by gunmen
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| Nov.28 |
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Castro misses birthday ceremony| Frail Cuban leader has stayed away from the opening ceremony of his birthday celebrations in Havana on doctors' orders | |
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| Nov.29 |
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  UN troops face child abuse claims Children have been subjected to rape and prostitution by peacekeepers in Haiti and Liberia
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| Dec.2 |
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Castro misses birthday parade| Tanks rolled through the streets and jets roared overhead , but ailing leader Fidel Castro did not appear | |
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| Dec.6 |
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Raul Castro frees ailing dissident from jail Cuba freed Hector Palacios on medical parole in the first release of a government opponent under acting President
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| Dec.16 |
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Castro talks to officials on phone Granma report: Ailing President has spoken by telephone to a meeting of Cuban officials
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| Dec.17 |
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Castro not dying, US envoys told Cuban officials say that Fidel Castro does not have cancer or any other terminal illness
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| Dec.26 |
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Castro's ailment 'is not cancer' A leading Spanish surgeon who to examined Cuban leader says he does not have cancer or need further surgery
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| Dec.30 |
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Castro issues New Year's message The ailing President has said he is recovering slowly from his surgery and thanked his people for their courage
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