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| Jan.2 |
Ukraine |
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Russia-Ukraine 'gas war' escalates |
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| Jan.3 |
 Russia |
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Russia, Ukraine reach natural gas deal The Ukrainian natural gas company agreed to a price of $230 per thousand meters of gas
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| Jan.4 |
 Jerusalem |
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Sharon fights for life after stroke Prime Minister was suffering what his doctor called a 'significant' stroke. His powers were transferred to Ehud Olmert
| Doctors diagnosed a cerebral hemorrhage, or bleeding from a blood vessel in the brain. Sharon underwent 6 hours of surgery that appeared to stop the bleeding in his brain. The stroke plunged the country into political uncertainty
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| Jan.5 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon to remain sedated after stroke |
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| Jan.6 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon stable after 3rd brain operation
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| Jan.7 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon's condition critical but stable |
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Mecca |
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Pilgrims descend on Mecca for Hajj |
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| Jan.9 |
Iran |
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Nuclear research resumed
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon able to breathe alone |
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| Jan.12 |
Berlin |
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Europeans: Refer Iran to U.N.
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| Jan.14 |
West Pakistan |
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'Zawahiri' strike sparks protest |
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Kuwait |
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Emir dead
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| Jan.15 |
 Chile |
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Bachelet wins presidency| Socialist Michelle Bachelet appeared to have won a solid victory to become the country's first woman president | |
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| Jan.16 |
Liberia |
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First Africa woman leader sworn in
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| Jan.17 |
Moscow |
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Iran crisis: World powers at odds
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| Jan.18 |
Ivory Coast |
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President calls for calm
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Iran |
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U.S., Europe balk at new talks with Iran |
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| Jan.20 |
Baghdad |
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Shiite-led alliance wins election
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| Jan.21 |
 Nepal |
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200 arrested in protests More than 200 activists and opposition party members were arrested as they organized pro-democracy rallies
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 Kosovo |
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President Rugova dies at 61 The literary scholar turned politician was the symbol of the fight for Kosovar self-rule. He was 61
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Nepal |
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Political parties call for nationwide strike |
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| Jan.22 |
Bolivia |
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New leader Morales vows change |
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Portugal |
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Cavaco Silva won presidential election
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Sudan |
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Sudan dispute dogs African summit
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| Jan.23 |
 Canada |
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Conservative Harper leads in vote 
Buoyed by a political resurrection in Quebec Stephen Harper appeared poised to become next prime minister
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| Jan.24 |
Gaza |
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Hamas campaign threatens Fatah Party |
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| Jan.25 |
Washington |
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Pinochet's daughter seeks asylum in U.S.
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| Jan.26 |
West Bank |
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Hamas won elections Hamas and Fatah supporters scuffled outside the Palestinian parliament building
| Hamas has operated a network of social and charitable organizations for Palestinians. Mahmoud Abbas urged Hamas to keep negotiations moving forward. Israel demanded that the Palestinian Authority disarm the new ruling party and the other terrorist organizations
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Jerusalem |
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Israel rules out talks with Hamas
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| Jan.27 |
West Bank |
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Abbas urges Hamas to form government |
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Gaza |
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Fatah defeat sparks protest A mob of up to 2,000 Fatah supporters took to the streets, demanding the resignation of Abbas
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Washington |
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US sends back Pinochet daughter |
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| Jan.28 |
Gaza |
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Hamas leader: 'Palestinian army' possible
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| Jan.29 |
Finland |
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President Halonen wins new term |
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| Jan.30 |
UN |
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Quartet: Hamas must change policy |
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England |
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Iran 'must face Security Council'
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| Jan.31 |
Iran |
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Iran angry at U.N. council move |
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Washington |
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Bush made State of the Union address
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| Feb.1 |
West Bank |
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Troops clash with Israeli settlers Mounted troops in riot gear clashed with stone-throwing Jewish protesters as they began dismantling homes
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U.S. Congress |
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Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing' |
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| Feb.3 |
Gaza |
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Muslim anger on cartoons spreads |
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| Feb.4 |
 UN Security Council |
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Iran reported to Security Council 27 states out of 35 on the IAEA board backed the move, with 3 against and 5 abstentions
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 Syria |
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze 
Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
| Protesters scaled the Danish mission amid chants of 'God is great', before moving on to attack the Norwegian site. Denmark and Norway urged their citizens to leave and condemned Syria for failing international obligations. Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank
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| Feb.5 |
Beirut |
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Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze
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| Feb.6 |
 Afghanistan |
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Cartoon protests turn deadly 5 Afghans die as protests against cartoons satirising the Prophet sweep across the country
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| Feb.7 |
Afghanistan |
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U.N. staff flee cartoon riots |
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Denmark |
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PM described cartoons row as global crisis |
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| Feb.8 |
Washington |
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Syria, Rice face off over prophet cartoon
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| Feb.10 |
Egypt |
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Pharaonic tomb find |
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| Feb.11 |
Jerusalem |
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Sharon survives emergency surgery
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Denmark |
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Denmark withdraws more diplomats |
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon is 'critical but stable' |
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| Feb.12 |
Baghdad |
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Jaafari set to stay as PM
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| Feb.14 |
Pakistan |
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2 dead in cartoon rioting |
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Haiti |
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Haiti calls for election review |
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| Feb.15 |
Australia |
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New Abu Ghraib images broadcast
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Lahore |
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3 die in new caricatures protests
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 Haiti |
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Accord names Preval winner Interim government and electoral council announced they have reached agreement
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| Feb.16 |
UN |
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U.N. report: Close Guantanamo
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| Feb.17 |
Eastern Libya |
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10 die in cartoon clash at consulate |
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| Feb.18 |
West Bank |
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Hamas takes power vowing no talks
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| Feb.19 |
 Pakistan |
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Arrests, tear gas halt cartoon protests Police arrested 400 including 10 lawmakers and dispersed several hundred demonstrators in Islamabad
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Jerusalem |
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Israel PM rules out Hamas contacts |
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Philippines |
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Aid boost for Philippines rescue |
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| Feb.21 |
 Washington |
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Bush faces pressure to block port deal The deal would give a United Arab Emirates-based company management of six major U.S. seaports
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| Feb.22 |
Iraq |
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Shrine blast sparks protests
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| Feb.25 |
Uganda |
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Museveni won presidential race
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| Feb.27 |
European Union |
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EU to fill Palestinian funds gap |
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| Mar.1 |
Afghanistan |
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Bush makes first Afghan visit |
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New Delhi |
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Bush makes first visit to India |
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| Mar.2 |
 New Delhi |
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India, U.S. agree to nuclear pact| India and the United States have sealed a landmark agreement during Bush's visit.
India is to open up its 14 civilian reactors to international inspectors and keep power generation separate from military program.
Bu... | |
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| Mar.3 |
Moscow |
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Hamas visits Moscow| Russia's foreign minister has warned that Hamas faces no future if it fails to change itself into a political party. Sergey Lavrov was telling reporters: 'I don't think Hamas will have any future if Hamas doesn't change'.
Earlier, Khaled Mashaal, Hamas' exiled political leader, ... | |
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Pakistan |
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US President visits Pakistan |
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| Mar.4 |
Pakistan |
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Bush, Musharraf show solidarity |
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Arab Countries |
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al-Zawahiri condemns cartoons
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| Mar.5 |
 Thailand |
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Thousands rally against PM Thousands of opponents of Thaksin are protesting, vowing not to disperse until prime minister resigns
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Iran |
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Iran warns on uranium enrichment |
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| Mar.6 |
West Bank |
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Hamas MPs curtail Abbas's powers
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| Mar.7 |
Moscow |
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US, Russia reject Iran compromise
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| Mar.8 |
Washington |
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U.S.: Iran remarks 'provocative' |
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| Mar.10 |
Baghdad |
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Talabani called parliament to meet |
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| Mar.11 |
 Hague |
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Milosevic found dead in cell Former Yugoslav President has been found dead in Hague where he was being tried on war crimes charges
| He was 64.
Milosevic was found dead for several hours.
He rose to the top of Yugoslav politics in the 1980.
Elected Serbian president in 1990, Milosevic ruled with an iron grip until his overthrow in 2000.
Next year he was transferred to the Hague and went on trial in 2002.
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Chile |
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Chile ushers in first female president |
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| Mar.12 |
UN Tribunal |
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Milosevic autopsy points to heart attack
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| Mar.13 |
UN Tribunal |
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Milosevic 'took the wrong drugs' |
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Serbia |
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Serbia to allow Milosevic funeral |
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| Mar.15 |
Belgrade |
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Milosevic body returns to Belgrade
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UN Gen. Assembly |
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New human rights body created |
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| Mar.16 |
Baghdad |
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First meeting for Iraq parliament |
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| Mar.17 |
UN Tribunal |
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Tribunal: Milosevic not poisoned |
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Belarus |
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President warns against 'coup' |
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| Mar.18 |
 Paris |
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Labor law protests turn violent| The clashes resulted in 4 injured police officers and 12 hurt protesters.49 people were detained. Scattered bonfires, bottle-throwing, smoke filled barricaded streets.
Students and union workers upset about a n... | |
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Serbia |
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Milosevic buried in his home town Ex-Yugoslav leader has been buried a week after dying at The Hague while on trial for war crimes
|
| Mar.19 |
 Belarus |
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Landslide win for Lukashenko President has been declared the overwhelming winner of the presidential election
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Washington |
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Debate over Iraq strong as ever
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| Mar.20 |
Belarus |
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OSCE: vote not free, fair |
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UN Security Council |
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U.N. Iran statement still elusive |
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| Mar.21 |
Afghanistan |
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Convert 'faces execution' The US have expressed concern over reports that a Muslim convert to Christianity could face the death penalty
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Iran |
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Ayatollah Khamenei backs talks on Iraq
|
| Mar.23 |
Belarus |
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Police storm protest vigil
|
| Mar.24 |
Belarus |
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West slams Belarus crackdown |
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| Mar.25 |
Kiev |
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Yanukovych leads election |
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| Mar.27 |
Afghanistan |
|
Christian convert is released |
|
| Mar.28 |
Jerusalem |
|
Kadima wins at polls| Acting Prime Minister Olmert's 4-month-old centrist party took the largest share of parliamentary seats.
The party Kadima , formed by Sharon late last year when he broke from the Likud bloc, earned 28 seats, the most seats in the 120-member Knesset.
Other big winners were the Labor party wit... | |
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| Mar.29 |
 Nigeria |
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Taylor on flight back to Liberia| Former Liberian President was captured while trying to flee his home in exile as he tried to cross into Chad | |
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UN Security Council |
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Iran told to curb nuclear program
|
| Mar.31 |
Paris |
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Unions reject Chirac 'compromise'
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Brazil |
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Brazilian pioneer docks in space |
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|
| Apr.1 |
Baghdad |
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Pressure mounts on PM to go
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| |
Baghdad |
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Rice and Straw arrive
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| Apr.2 |
Baghdad |
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Rice, Straw to Iraqis: 'The time has come' |
|
| Apr.3 |
Thailand |
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Thaksin claims Thai election win Prime Minister says his party won more than 50% of the vote in an election he hoped would end a crisis
|
| Apr.4 |
Thailand |
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Prime minister Thaksin to resign
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France |
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More than 1 million protest jobs law |
|
| Apr.5 |
Paris |
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Unions press for law repeal |
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| Apr.6 |
Washington |
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Bush 'ordered intelligence leak' |
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| Apr.7 |
European Union |
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EU suspends aid to Palestinians |
|
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Nepal |
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Curfew imposed in capital |
|
| Apr.8 |
Nepal |
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Police fire on protesters Security forces fired on stone-throwing protesters, killing 1 person and wounding at least 5 others
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Nepal |
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Extended curfew |
|
| Apr.9 |
Peru |
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Exit polls: Leftist leads
|
| Apr.10 |
Paris |
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France to replace youth job law President Chirac has announced that the new law that sparked weeks violent protests will be scrapped
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Rome |
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Prodi ahead of Berlusconi in vote |
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Peru |
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Runoff election inevitable |
|
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USA |
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Mass protests for immigrants |
|
| Apr.11 |
 Iran |
|
Iran 'advances uranium program'| Ex-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran has advanced its uranium enrichment program. In a televised speech in the h oly city of Mashhad president Ahmadinejad insist... | |
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 Rome |
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Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory'| Centre-left leader says he has won the right to become the prime minister following a narrow victory | |
|
| Apr.12 |
Tehran |
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ElBaradei puts pressure on Iran |
|
| Apr.15 |
Nepal |
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Police attack media protest Baton-wielding police beat journalists who were protesting against a media clampdown, as a general strike called
|
| |
Washington |
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Rumsfeld resignation row simmers |
|
| Apr.16 |
Vatican |
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Benedict leads first Easter Mass as pope |
|
| |
Iraq |
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Bombs kill at least 34 amid deadlock |
|
| Apr.18 |
Moscow |
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No Iran consensus in talks |
|
| Apr.19 |
Nepal |
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3 protesters killed |
|
| |
Rome |
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Supreme court confirms Prodi poll victory |
|
| Apr.20 |
Washington |
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Bush welcomes Chinese president |
|
| |
Nepal |
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Riot police kill 3 protesters |
|
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Nepal |
|
Curfew extended in Kathmandu |
|
| Apr.21 |
London |
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Birthday walkabout for queen at 80 |
|
| |
Nepal |
|
King gives up absolute power |
|
| |
Baghdad |
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Shia bloc names PM choice |
|
| Apr.22 |
Baghdad |
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Parliament elects new leaders |
|
| |
Nepal |
|
Security forces open fire on protesters |
|
| Apr.23 |
Qatar |
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Bin Laden tape denounces West
|
| Apr.24 |
Nepal |
|
King agreed to reinstate parliament Map of Kathmandu Nepal| Jubilant Nepalis have taken to the streets in celebration in parts of the capital Kathmandu. A tired King Gyanendra announced the move in a late-night TV address
7-party opposition alliance is ending weeks of protes... | |
|
| Apr.25 |
Ukraine |
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Ukraine remembers Chernobyl blast |
|
| Apr.26 |
Iran |
|
Iran 'will harm U.S. interests if attacked' |
|
| Apr.28 |
UN Security Council |
|
Iran 'fails to heed nuclear call'| Mohammed ElBaradei told the UN Security Council that Iran has failed to co-operate with UN inspectors. The report said that Iran had done little to answer questions over its nuclear intentions.
President Ahmadinejad has said Iran does ... | |
|
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Nepal |
|
Parliament reopens after 4 years |
|
| Apr.29 |
 Cuba |
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Leftist trio seals Americas pact The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela have signed a trade agreement to counter US influence
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Nepal |
|
New PM sworn in by king |
|
| Apr.30 |
Nigeria |
|
Darfur peace talks extended |
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|
| May.1 |
Chicago |
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Immigrants stage boycott day Up to a million immigrants have joined a day of nationwide action to protest against proposed immigration reform
|
| May.2 |
Rome |
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Berlusconi hands in resignation |
|
| May.3 |
European Union |
|
EU halts Serbia talks over Mladic |
|
| |
UN Security Council |
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Sec. Council receives draft Iran resolution
|
| May.4 |
London |
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Blair suffers local poll defeat
|
| May.5 |
Nigeria |
|
Main parties sign Darfur accord| The Sudanese government and the largest rebel group have signed a deal aimed at ending 3 years of conflict. The deal, brokered by the African Union, calls for the disbandment of rebel forces an... | |
|
| |
London |
|
Embattled Blair axes top ministers |
|
| |
CIA |
|
Porter Goss resigns as CIA chief |
|
| May.7 |
Thailand |
|
Constitutional Court rules election invalid |
|
| May.9 |
Washington |
|
Ahmadinejad letter attacks Bush Iranian President criticises the US invasion of Iraq and urges US President to return to religious principles
|
| |
Palestine |
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Palestinians to get interim aid
|
| May.11 |
Cairo |
|
Violence at Cairo trial protests |
|
| May.13 |
China |
|
China installing another Catholic bishop |
|
| May.15 |
Washington |
|
Bush unveils immigration reforms
|
| May.16 |
Netherlands |
|
Lawmaker quits in asylum row |
|
| |
European Union |
|
EU 'to offer reactor to Iran'
|
| May.18 |
Nepal |
|
King stripped of most powers |
|
| May.20 |
 Baghdad |
|
Parliament approves Cabinet| The new 37-minister government is including members of the main Shia, Kurd and Sunni parties. 3 crucial ministries, national security, interior and defence,have still not been agreed
It's the first full-term government since the 2003 invasion
PM Nouri Mal... | |
|
| May.21 |
 Montenegro |
|
Montenegro quits Serbia Voters in Montenegro decided narrowly to sever the union with Serbia: 55.5% of the more than 410,000 voters
| The move would break up the last 2pieces of the former Yugoslavia.
55% required for the question to pass.
Opposition spokesman is saying supporters fell short of the required margin of victory.
Prime Minister Djukanovic' Democratic Party of Socialists had pushed for full independence.
People began celebrating inside government buildings
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|
| May.25 |
Palestine |
|
Abbas issues Hamas ultimatum |
|
| May.26 |
Myanmar |
|
Myanmar extends Suu Kyi detention |
|
| May.28 |
Colombia |
|
Incumbent Uribe wins presidency |
|
| |
Poland |
|
Pope meets Auschwitz survivors |
|
| May.30 |
East Timor |
|
Emergency rule for President
|
| May.31 |
Basra |
|
Basra: State of emergency declared Prime Minister declared a month-long state of emergency in the city, vowing to confront troublemakers
|
| |
Washington |
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US to join Iran talks The US is ready to join direct multilateral talks if Tehran suspends disputed nuclear activities
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|
| Jun.1 |
China |
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China, Russia agree Iran deal |
|
| Jun.3 |
Iran |
|
Ahmadinejad won't give up nucl. Program |
|
| Jun.4 |
 Peru |
|
Peruvians elect Garcia president Former President appeared to be staging a political comeback after his previous administration ended in economic ruin
|
| Jun.5 |
Palestine |
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Abbas pushes for statehood poll Palestinian leader will call a referendum on his plan that implicitly recognises Israel's right to exist
|
| Jun.6 |
Iran |
|
Iran 'positive' on nuclear offer |
|
| |
European Union |
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Europe 'connived in CIA flights' A report into secret US flights for terror suspects will be presented to the Council of Europe
|
| Jun.13 |
Baghdad |
|
Bush makes surprise visit The President arrived in Baghdad on a visit to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
|
| Jun.15 |
Nepal |
|
PM and rebel leader meet |
|
| Jun.16 |
Iran |
|
Incentives a 'step forward'
|
| Jun.17 |
Palestine |
|
Powers agree Palestinian aid plan |
|
| Jun.18 |
Slovakia |
|
PM concedes election defeat |
|
| Jun.19 |
Washington |
|
US warns N Korea off missile test |
|
| Jun.21 |
Austria |
|
Bush-EU talks focus on Iran, Iraq |
|
| |
Switzerland |
|
Israel admitted to Red Cross |
|
| Jun.25 |
East Timor |
|
PM ready to resign |
|
| Jun.26 |
Gaza |
|
Demands set for captured Israeli |
|
| Jun.27 |
Hamas |
|
Hamas 'implicitly accepts Israel' |
|
| Jun.28 |
Kuwait |
|
Women vote in poll |
|
| Jun.29 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
|
Guantanamo tribunals 'illegal'
|
| |
Netherlands |
|
Dutch government collapses
|
|
| Jul.4 |
Florida |
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Discovery space shuttle blasted-off Nasa: The shuttle's external fuel tank performed 'very well' during the launch
|
| Jul.5 |
UN Security Council |
|
Outcry over N Korea missile test
|
| |
North Korea |
|
N Korea vows more missile tests |
|
| Jul.6 |
 Mexico |
|
Calderon wins disputed vote Ruling-party candidate was declared the winner in the presidential election, but his opponent will challenge the results
|
| Jul.7 |
London |
|
Horror of 7/7 attacks remembered
|
| |
Italy |
|
Berlusconi to be tried for fraud
|
| Jul.8 |
Gaza |
|
Palestinian PM appeals for calm |
|
| |
Mexico |
|
Thousands protest election results| Thousands of defiant supporters of leftist Lopez Obrador took to the streets to overturn his narrow defeat | |
|
| Jul.9 |
Washington |
|
U.S. urges China: Pressure North Korea |
|
| Jul.10 |
UN Security Council |
|
Security Council split on N Korea |
|
| |
Kabul |
|
Rumsfeld arrives in Afghanistan |
|
| Jul.15 |
UN Security Council |
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Sec. Council votes for N. Korea sanctions The Security Council demanded that N. Korea suspend its ballistic missile program
|
| |
Beirut |
|
PM Siniora: Lebanon is disaster zone |
|
| Jul.16 |
St. Petersburg |
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G8 split on nuclear energy, climate change The group approved a statement on 'Global Energy Security' that acknowledges splits over nuclear energy
|
| Jul.17 |
Florida |
|
Discovery makes landing |
|
| Jul.20 |
Cambodia |
|
Khmer Rouge 'butcher' dies at 80 |
|
| Jul.23 |
Beirut |
|
UN appalled by Beirut devastation
|
| |
Baghdad |
|
Hunger-strike Hussein in hospital |
|
| Jul.24 |
 Switzerland |
|
WTO global trade talks collapse Global free trade talks collapsed after 5 years of on-off haggling and resuming them could take years
|
| |
Lebanon |
|
Rice had meeting with PM Fouad Siniora |
|
| Jul.25 |
Washington |
|
Bush, Iraqi PM discussed Baghdad security |
|
| Jul.26 |
Rome |
|
Mideast talks fail to reach cease-fire
|
| Jul.28 |
Washington |
|
Bush talks with Blair |
|
| Jul.29 |
 Congo |
|
Congo goes to polls first time in decades 17,000 U.N. troops and 2,000 European Union troops -- is on standby
|
| Jul.30 |
Mexico |
|
Huge rally challenges poll |
|
| Jul.31 |
Jerusalem |
|
Israel 'not ready for truce yet' |
|
| |
Cuba |
|
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.3 |
Washington |
|
Bush calls for democracy in Cuba |
|
| Aug.5 |
UN Security Council |
|
U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N.
|
| |
UN Security Council |
|
Security Council considers truce plan |
|
| Aug.7 |
UN |
|
Lebanon proposes plan to end violence |
|
| Aug.8 |
UN Security Council |
|
Arab League takes concerns to U.N. |
|
| Aug.9 |
Jerusalem |
|
Israel votes to push deeper into Lebanon |
|
| Aug.11 |
UN Security Council |
|
U.N. adopts Mideast deal| The Security Council unanimously approved a proposal aimed at ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli Security Cabinet was likely to sign off on the 1701 resolution on Sunday.
Hezbollah has not responded.
Annan said welcomed the resolution.
The Resolution calls for increasing the number of U.N. troops i... | |
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| Aug.13 |
Jerusalem |
|
Cabinet approves cease-fire resolution
|
| Aug.14 |
Cuba |
|
Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos
|
| |
Tokyo |
|
Koizumi defies war shrine protest
|
| Aug.15 |
Syria |
|
al-Assad hails 'a new Middle East' |
|
| |
Israel |
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Israel sets timetable for Lebanon pullout |
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| Aug.18 |
UN |
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Plea for European peacekeepers |
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| Aug.19 |
UN |
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Lebanon truce shaky after battle |
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| Aug.20 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam facing poison gas charges
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| Aug.21 |
Washington |
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Bush pledges $230m in Lebanon aid |
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Italy |
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Italy steps in with Lebanon offer
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| Aug.22 |
UN |
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Iran hands U.N. nuclear response The response includes an offer to return immediately to negotiations on nuclear program in the coming days
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| Aug.23 |
Moscow |
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Russia still seeks Iran solution |
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Syria |
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Syria warns over UN peacekeepers |
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| Aug.24 |
 Czech Republic |
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Pluto loses status as a planet International Astronomical Union's (IAU) general assembly voted to strip Pluto of its status as a planet
| After years of wrangling, astronomers voted on a reclassification of the solar system.
Pluto was demoted to the status of a 'dwarf planet'
The dwarf planets also include Ceres, the largest asteroid, and UB 313, nicknamed Xena, that is larger than Pluto.
The number in that category could quickly swell.
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| Aug.25 |
Paris |
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Chirac doubts Lebanon force size |
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UN |
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Annan: EU living up to Lebanon promise |
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| Aug.26 |
Uganda |
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Uganda and LRA rebels sign truce |
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Iran |
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Nuclear project forges ahead |
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| Aug.27 |
Lebanon |
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Nasrallah regrets triggering war
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Baghdad |
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Prime Minister denies civil war as 50 die |
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| Aug.28 |
Mexico |
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Court rejects fraud claim |
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| Aug.29 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Annan tours devastated south Lebanon
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Iran |
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Ahmadinejad in Bush TV debate call |
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| Aug.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Annan visits Olmert |
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Sweden |
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Aid donation bid for Lebanon
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| Aug.31 |
Iran |
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Sanctions loom, Iran keeps enriching U.N. report: The threat of sanctions has not convinced Iran to stop enriching uranium
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| Sep.1 |
Mexico |
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Leftist lawmakers muzzle President Fox Vicente Fox was forced to forego the state-of-the-nation address after leftist lawmakers stormed the stage
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| Sep.4 |
UN |
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UN 'to mediate in soldiers row' |
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| Sep.5 |
Tribal Areas |
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'Taleban' in peace deal Pakistan has signed North Waziristan accord with pro-Taleban militants on the Afghan border to end the unrest
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 Japan |
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Princess gives birth to boy| 39-year-old Kiko has given birth to the third-in-line to the imperial throne after complications in the pregnancy | |
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Mexico |
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Judge: Calderon to lead Mexico Felipe Calderon was declared president-elect. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador refused to recognize the victory
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Mexico |
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Calderon makes unity appeal |
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| Sep.6 |
Washington |
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Bush admits to CIA secret prisons President said 14 key terrorist suspects have now been sent to Guantanamo Bay
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| Sep.7 |
 London |
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Blair: I will resign within a year| Prime Minister has refused to set a date for his departure | |
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Lebanon |
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Israel eases blockade of Lebanon |
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| Sep.9 |
Florida |
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Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off The shuttle has blasted off from Kennedy Space Center to continue construction of the International Space Station
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Jerusalem |
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Blair meets Israeli leader |
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| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
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US remembers 9/11 five years on| Four minute-long silences have been observed to mark the fifth anniversary of the attacks. Relatives read out the names of the 2,749 who died at the site of the Worl... | |
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Global |
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Divided world remembers 9/11 attacks |
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| Sep.14 |
Arab Countries |
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Muslims blast pope's Islam speech Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize
| In his speech at the University of Regensburg, Benedict quoted criticism of Islam by Byzantine Emperor,
who wrote that everything Mohammad brought was evil
, 'such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.'
Muslim Brotherhood called on Islamic countries to threaten to break off relations with the Vatican.
And a top Turkey religious figure suggested the pope should reconsider a trip to Turkey.
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U.S. Senate |
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Senators defy Bush on tribunals
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| Sep.15 |
Vatican |
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Pope 'meant no offence' to Islam |
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| Sep.16 |
Taiwan |
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President's supporters rally |
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Vatican |
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Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam
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Mexico |
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Left names own 'president' |
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| Sep.17 |
Sweden |
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Narrow win for opposition
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Global |
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World rallies for Darfur
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Kazakhstan |
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Lift off for woman space tourist |
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| Sep.18 |
 Hungary |
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Budapest hit by wave of violence| Thousands are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister follow an admission that the government lied | |
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| Sep.19 |
Thailand |
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Army chief leads coup while PM away| The chiefs of the army, navy and air force met with King Adulyadej to declare they were taking over the country. Army chief Gen. Boonyaratkalin announced that the military and opposition Party of Democratic
Reform were taking over while Thaksin Shinawatra was at a U.N. meeting.
Thaksin canceled a sched... | |
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UN Gen. Assembly |
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Bush: freedom or extremism |
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UN |
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Iranian president takes on U.S., Israel |
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| Sep.20 |
Thailand |
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King gives blessing to coup |
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| Sep.21 |
Thailand |
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Junta bans political meetings |
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Musharraf |
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'U.S. threatened to bomb us' Musharraf: U.S. threatened to bomb Pakistan back to the Stone Age if he did not help war on terror
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UN Gen. Assembly |
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Abbas: Israel will be recognized
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| Sep.22 |
Beirut |
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Hezbollah leader reappears at victory rally |
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| Sep.23 |
Paris |
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Probe into 'Bin Laden death' leak Chirac has ordered an inquiry into the leak of a French secret service memo claiming that Osama had died
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| Sep.25 |
Italy |
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Pope: My respect for Muslims
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Japan |
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Abe elected as new premier| The parliament has elected conservative Shinzo Abe as the nation's new prime minister by 339 of 475 votes. Abe guaranteed the position after winning leadership election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Abe ,52, is Japan's youngest prime minister s... | |
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| Sep.26 |
European Union |
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Bulgaria, Romania for EU on Jan. 1 A report is recommending to the European Union that they accept the two poorer Balkan nations
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London |
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It's hard to let go, admits Blair
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| Sep.27 |
Washington |
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Bush meets with anti-terror allies
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| Sep.28 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate backs terror trial bill |
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| Sep.29 |
 Georgia |
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Russian officers on spying charge | Georgian officials: 4 Russian officers detained in Georgia have been charged with spying | |
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| Sep.30 |
U.S. Congress |
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Congress OKs 700 miles of Mexico fence |
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New Delhi |
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India: Pakistan behind Mumbai bombings |
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| Oct.1 |
Gaza |
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Protests turn deadly |
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Brazil |
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President forced into runoff |
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| Oct.2 |
UN |
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Korean looks likely as Annan's successor
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| Oct.3 |
North Korea |
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North Korea said will conduct nuclear test The UN was due to discuss the issue later amid growing fears over Pyongyang's military capabilities
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| Oct.4 |
Northern Ireland |
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'IRA campaign is over' says Blair
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| Oct.5 |
UN |
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Sudan letter draws condemnations
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| Oct.6 |
London |
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Big six: Iran sanctions possible
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| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
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War critic writer murdered | Anna Politkovskaya was known for her critical coverage of the war in Chechnya. Her body was found in an elevator | |
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Kashmir |
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Quake victims honoured |
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| Oct.8 |
Beijing |
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China, Japan leaders warn N. Korea |
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| Oct.9 |
UN Security Council |
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S Korean proposed as new UN chief Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon has been nominated by the Security Council as the successor to Kofi Annan
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UN Security Council |
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Outcry at N Korea 'nuclear test' Security Council members are meeting to discuss their reaction
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| Oct.10 |
Beijing |
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China urges UN action on N Korea |
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Congo |
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DR Congo children 'still armed' |
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| Oct.12 |
Paris |
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French in Armenia 'genocide' row | French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks. Armenia says Turks killed 1.5m people systematically in 1... | |
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| Oct.13 |
Bangladesh |
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Nobel winner to use prize to help poor
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UN Gen. Assembly |
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South Korean named U.N. leader The General Assembly has appointed S. Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to serve as the next secretary-general
| Ban, 62, will be the 8th secretary general and the first from Asia since U Thant of Burma. Kofi Annan second 5-year term expires at the end of this year. Ban Ki-moon was one of 7 candidates bidding to be the U.N. chief.
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| Oct.14 |
UN Security Council |
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U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea The Council voted unanimously to slap trade, travel and other sanctions
| The vote had been delayed because of concerns by China and Russia. The US has revised its draft to remove the threat of military action and reduced the total embargo on military equipment
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| Oct.15 |
Jerusalem |
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Police back Katsav rape charges | Israeli police believe there is enough evidence to charge President with rape and wire-tapping. Authorities have asked Attorney Generalto charge the President with rape, indecent assault and sexual harassment.
Police also have evidence that ... | |
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| Oct.16 |
UN Security Council |
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No winner for seat
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Washington |
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Rice: Resolution sends 'clear message' |
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North Korea |
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North Korea condemns UN sanctions |
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| Oct.18 |
South Korea |
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Rice holding 3-way talks in Seoul |
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| Oct.19 |
Qatar |
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Opec approves cut in oil output
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North Korea |
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N. Korean ship may test sanctions |
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| Oct.20 |
North Korea |
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N. Korea not planning second nuke test |
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Washington |
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Bush holds Iraq strategy talks Gen. John Abizaid arrived for meetings with the President Bush, Rumsfeld and Casey
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Finland |
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Putin firm on EU energy charter |
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| Oct.22 |
 Sudan |
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Sudan expels U.N. envoy for blog The government gave Jan Pronk, who has openly criticized Khartoum as well as rebels, three days to leave
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 Panama |
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Voters approve $5 billion Canal overhaul About 80% have approved a plan to widen the Panama Canal to accommodate a new generation of ships
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| Oct.25 |
Washington |
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Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war |
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Australia |
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Cleric in dress furore
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| Oct.26 |
Washington |
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Bush signs Mexico fence into law US President has authorised 700 miles of new fencing along the border, in a move to curb illegal immigration
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| Oct.27 |
Mexico |
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Shootouts kill journalist 2 shootouts left an American journalist dead in the city of Oaxaca where protesters have barricaded streets
|
| Oct.28 |
Mexico |
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Mexico sends forces to violent city |
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Cuba |
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Cuba TV shows pictures of Castro |
|
| Oct.29 |
 Brazil |
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President Lula re-elected| Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has a landslide victory in the 2nd round of presidential elections. Voters gave another term for Lula's efforts to ease poverty while improving the economy. ... | |
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| Oct.31 |
North Korea |
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N. Korea agrees to return to nuclear talks
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| |
 South Africa |
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Botha, bastion of white rule, dies Former President P.W. Botha was the defiant face of white rule at the height of the anti-apartheid struggle
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|
| Nov.1 |
South Africa |
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Mandela pays tribute to Botha |
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| |
UN Security Council |
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Venezuela, Guatemala quit race Guatemala and Venezuela agreed to withdraw from the race for a seat on the Security Council and support Panama
|
| Nov.2 |
Beijing |
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Trade to top China-Africa summit
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| Nov.5 |
 Turkey |
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Ex-PM Ecevit dies at 81 5-time premier and socialist leader ordered the invasion of Cyprus and pushed his country towards the West
|
| Nov.7 |
 Nicaragua |
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Ortega wins presidency| Former Marxist guerrilla leader bounced back to power in a presidential-election victory. The 60-year-old president-elect won with 38%, 9 point... | |
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USA |
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Democrats seize control of House The Dems has won control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections. Senate hangs on 2 races
| The Democrats had picked up the 15 seats needed to wrest power. The Democratic Party focused on voters' anger over the Iraq, while the Republicans stressed their own stance on security. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi stands to become the first female House speaker. Arnie holds California
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| Nov.8 |
Washington |
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Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates | President former CIA chief introduced Robert Gates as his nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense. Gates was a member of the Iraq Study Group, a panel that is making recommendation... | |
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| Nov.9 |
U.S. Senate |
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Democrats secure sweeping win
|
| Nov.10 |
Palestine |
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Palestinian PM offers to resign
|
| Nov.11 |
Turkey |
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Ecevit buried amid secularist chants |
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Beirut |
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Ministers throw government into turmoil
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| Nov.13 |
Beirut |
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Lebanon approves court amid crisis |
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| |
Gaza |
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Shabir to lead Palestinian government Mohammed Shabir, 60, a U.S.-educated university professor, has been named to lead a future unity government
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London |
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Blair challenges Iran and Syria to help |
|
| Nov.14 |
South Africa |
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S Africa approves same-sex unions |
|
| Nov.15 |
Pakistan |
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Pakistan votes to amend rape laws |
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Congo |
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Kabila named winner of vote Incumbent President was declared the winner of tense runoff election, defeating his ex-rebel leader rival
|
| Nov.16 |
Congo |
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Poll loser rejects result |
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Sudan |
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Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan Sudan has agreed in principle to allow a joint UN and African Union peacekeeping force into Darfur
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Vietnam |
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Bush arrives for regional summit |
|
| Nov.17 |
Netherlands |
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Netherlands to propose burqa ban The cabinet has backed a proposal by the immigration minister to ban women from wearing the burqa in public places
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London |
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Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq |
|
| Nov.18 |
Vietnam |
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APEC vows to salvage trade talks
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London |
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Ex-KGB officer 'poisoned in UK' |
|
| Nov.19 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound'
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| Nov.20 |
Indonesia |
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Protests greet Bush |
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria
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| Nov.23 |
Beirut |
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Funeral for minister turns into anti-Syrian
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| Nov.24 |
Baghdad |
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Shiite bloc's walkout threat test for PM
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| Nov.25 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians, Israel agree to cease-fire | All Palestinian factions have agreed to stop firing rockets into Israel . Israel has agreed to withdraw troops from Gaza. Abbas has won a commitment from all militant groups and phoned Olmert to say he had agreement from ... | |
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| Nov.26 |
Istanbul |
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Turkish protests at Pope's visit Thousands of Muslims have taken part in a protest against the forthcoming visit. The crowds shouted slogans 'Don't come Pope'
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 Ecuador |
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Correa claims victory Presidential candidate has claimed victory in run-off election. He gained around 57% of the vote while Noboa about 43%
|
| |
 Jordan |
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King warns of civil wars Abdullah has warned that 3 civil wars could break out unless the international community takes urgent action
|
| Nov.27 |
Jerusalem |
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Israeli PM offers 'hand of peace'
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Iran |
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Iraqi president seeks Iran's help |
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Istanbul |
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Turkey boosts security for Pope |
|
| Nov.28 |
Latvia |
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NATO eyes Afghan handover in 2008
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| |
Cuba |
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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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Turkey |
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Pope calls for Christian-Muslim dialogue |
|
| Nov.29 |
Turkey |
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Pope holds Mass at Turkish shrine
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Latvia |
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NATO signals Afghan reinforcements |
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Jordan |
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Bush begins delayed talks on Iraq |
|
| Nov.30 |
Istanbul |
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Pope visits mosque| Benedict XVI is visiting the Blue Mosque in what is being seen as an attempt to mend relations with the Muslim community. During the tour the pontiff paused in silent prayer alongside Muslim clerics in the second papal visit in history to a mosque.
Earlier the Pope spent half an hour in Hagia Sophia, that was once a Christia... | |
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| Dec.1 |
Beirut |
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Huge rally demands PM quit | 200,000 people packed the streets, as Christian opposition leader called for Fouad Siniora to step down. Demonstrators pitched tents outside the office of Siniora.... | |
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Mexico |
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Fracas mars inauguration Felipe Calderon has been sworn in as presiden, after brawls in Congress between lawmakers, divided by the tight election
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| Dec.2 |
Cuba |
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Castro misses birthday parade
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| Dec.3 |
Chile |
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Pinochet has heart attack |
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Venezuela |
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Chavez wins by wide margin | Hugo Chavez takes 61% of vote to challenger's 38% to win re-election to another 6-year term. Turnout was 62%. Hundreds of Chavez supporters set off fireworks and cruised downtown Caracas in caravans, honking horns. Th... | |
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| Dec.4 |
UN |
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Controversial US envoy Bolton quits post
|
| Dec.6 |
Washington |
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Iraq Study Group: Situation grave | The report given to President Bush says the U.S. needs to change its strategy to tackle the deteriorating situation. Report calls for a diplomatic offensive, end U.S. combat role by 2008. U.S. mission should evolve to role of su... | |
|
| Dec.7 |
Washington |
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Bush and Blair held White House talks |
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| |
Washington |
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Bush says Iraq policy will change |
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| |
Baghdad |
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Iraq plans international, regional summits |
|
| Dec.10 |
Beirut |
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Huge protest pressures government
|
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Chile |
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General Pinochet dead Map of Santiago Chile Chilean TV reports: The 91-year-old former military leader Augusto Pinochet has died at a Santiago military hospital
| Augusto Pinochet was in power from 1973-90 after overthrowing the government when 3,000 people were killed or disappeared. Supporters saw Pinochet as a Cold War hero for overthrowing President Allende. The dictatorship brought South America's most stable economy
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Chile |
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Clashes follow death of Pinochet |
|
| Dec.12 |
Chile |
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Hecklers, admirers bid farewell to Pinochet
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Washington |
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Bush delays fresh Iraq strategy |
|
| Dec.14 |
London |
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Diana: No murder, no pregnancy The official Scotland Yard inquiry: Claims that Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were murdered were unfounded
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| |
Gaza |
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Israel blocks PM's return to Gaza
|
| |
Belgium |
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EU backs strict expansion rules
|
| Dec.15 |
West Bank |
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Palestinian factions clash
|
| Dec.16 |
West Bank |
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President Abbas calls for early elections Palestinian President called for presidential and legislative elections to end the stalemate between Fatah and the Hamas
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Baghdad |
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PM reaches out to Baathists |
|
| Dec.17 |
Gaza |
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Hamas rejects early elections amid clashes |
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| |
Iran |
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Reformist Rafsanjani regains influence Moderate former president has won election to powerful clerical body, the Assembly of Experts
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Tel Aviv |
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Tony on Middle East tour
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Cuba |
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Castro not dying, US envoys told |
|
| Dec.19 |
 Libya |
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HIV medics condemned to death A court convicted 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor of deliberately infecting 400 children with the virus
|
| Dec.20 |
 Turkmenistan |
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President Niyazov dies aged 66 The authoritarian president Saparmurat Niyazov, who ruled the country for 21 years. He died of a sudden cardiac arrest
|
| Dec.22 |
Beijing |
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Six-party talks end, no agreement
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Sudan |
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Sudan agrees to U.N. peacekeeping plan
|
| Dec.23 |
UN Security Council |
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Security Council approves Iran sanctions The Council voted unanimously to impose sanctions for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment
| The resolution orders countries to stop supplying Iran with materials and technology contributed to nuclear and missile programs. It freezes Iranian assets of related to those programs. The resolution increases pressure on the Iran government to prove that it is not trying to make nuclear weapons. Iran rejected the resolution. The US urges even tougher action against Iran
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Jerusalem |
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Olmert frees $100 million to Palestinians |
|
| Dec.24 |
Iran |
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Ahmadinejad: U.N. will regret sanctions |
|
| Dec.25 |
Vatican |
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Pope: Worship God not technology |
|
| Dec.26 |
Cuba |
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Castro's ailment 'is not cancer' |
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Southern California |
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Gerald Ford dies | Born in 1913 he was the 38th (1974–1977) President and the first appointed to the VP under the 25th Amendment. Former US President has died aged 93, former First Lady Betty Ford has said. Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. became the first (and to date, only) president... | |
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| Dec.27 |
Mecca |
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Muslims begin the Hajj pilgrimage |
|
| Dec.30 |
Iraq |
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Saddam is buried in home village
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|
| 2006 |
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| Jan.9 |
Iran |
Nuclear research resumed
|
| Jan.12 |
Berlin |
Europeans: Refer Iran to U.N.
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| Jan.17 |
Moscow |
Iran crisis: World powers at odds
|
| Jan.18 |
Iran |
U.S., Europe balk at new talks with Iran |
|
| Jan.30 |
England |
Iran 'must face Security Council'
|
| Jan.31 |
Iran |
Iran angry at U.N. council move |
|
| Feb.4 |
UN Security Council |
Iran reported to Security Council 27 states out of 35 on the IAEA board backed the move, with 3 against and 5 abstentions
|
| Mar.5 |
Iran |
Iran warns on uranium enrichment |
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| Mar.7 |
Moscow |
US, Russia reject Iran compromise
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| Mar.8 |
Washington |
U.S.: Iran remarks 'provocative' |
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| Mar.20 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. Iran statement still elusive |
|
| Mar.29 |
UN Security Council |
Iran told to curb nuclear program
|
| Apr.11 |
Iran |
Iran 'advances uranium program'| Ex-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran has advanced its uranium enrichment program. In a televised speech in the h oly city of Mashhad president Ahmadinejad insist... | |
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| Apr.28 |
UN Security Council |
Iran 'fails to heed nuclear call'| Mohammed ElBaradei told the UN Security Council that Iran has failed to co-operate with UN inspectors. The report said that Iran had done little to answer questions over its nuclear intentions.
President Ahmadinejad has said Iran does ... | |
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| May.3 |
UN Security Council |
Sec. Council receives draft Iran resolution
|
| May.16 |
European Union |
EU 'to offer reactor to Iran'
|
| May.31 |
Washington |
US to join Iran talks The US is ready to join direct multilateral talks if Tehran suspends disputed nuclear activities
|
| Jun.1 |
China |
China, Russia agree Iran deal |
|
| Jun.3 |
Iran |
Ahmadinejad won't give up nucl. Program |
|
| Jun.6 |
Iran |
Iran 'positive' on nuclear offer |
|
| Jun.16 |
Iran |
Incentives a 'step forward'
|
| Aug.20 |
Baghdad |
Saddam facing poison gas charges
|
| Aug.22 |
UN |
Iran hands U.N. nuclear response The response includes an offer to return immediately to negotiations on nuclear program in the coming days
|
| Aug.23 |
Moscow |
Russia still seeks Iran solution |
|
| Aug.26 |
Iran |
Nuclear project forges ahead |
|
| Aug.31 |
Iran |
Sanctions loom, Iran keeps enriching U.N. report: The threat of sanctions has not convinced Iran to stop enriching uranium
|
| Oct.3 |
North Korea |
North Korea said will conduct nuclear test The UN was due to discuss the issue later amid growing fears over Pyongyang's military capabilities
|
| Oct.9 |
UN Security Council |
Outcry at N Korea 'nuclear test' Security Council members are meeting to discuss their reaction
|
| Oct.16 |
Washington |
Rice: Resolution sends 'clear message' |
|
| Oct.20 |
North Korea |
N. Korea not planning second nuke test |
|
| Oct.31 |
North Korea |
N. Korea agrees to return to nuclear talks
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|
| 2006 |
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| Feb.5 |
Beirut |
Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze
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|
| 2006 |
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| Feb.19 |
Philippines |
Aid boost for Philippines rescue |
|
| Feb.27 |
European Union |
EU to fill Palestinian funds gap |
|
| Apr.7 |
European Union |
EU suspends aid to Palestinians |
|
| May.9 |
Palestine |
Palestinians to get interim aid
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| Jun.17 |
Palestine |
Powers agree Palestinian aid plan |
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| Aug.21 |
Washington |
Bush pledges $230m in Lebanon aid |
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| Aug.30 |
Sweden |
Aid donation bid for Lebanon
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| Oct.13 |
Bangladesh |
Nobel winner to use prize to help poor
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| 2006 |
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| Jan.15 |
Chile |
Bachelet wins presidency| Socialist Michelle Bachelet appeared to have won a solid victory to become the country's first woman president | |
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| Jan.20 |
Baghdad |
Shiite-led alliance wins election
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| Jan.22 |
Portugal |
Cavaco Silva won presidential election
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| Jan.23 |
Canada |
Conservative Harper leads in vote Buoyed by a political resurrection in Quebec Stephen Harper appeared poised to become next prime minister
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| Jan.24 |
Gaza |
Hamas campaign threatens Fatah Party |
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| Jan.26 |
West Bank |
Hamas won elections Hamas and Fatah supporters scuffled outside the Palestinian parliament building
| Hamas has operated a network of social and charitable organizations for Palestinians. Mahmoud Abbas urged Hamas to keep negotiations moving forward. Israel demanded that the Palestinian Authority disarm the new ruling party and the other terrorist organizations
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| Jan.29 |
Finland |
President Halonen wins new term |
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| Feb.14 |
Haiti |
Haiti calls for election review |
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| Feb.15 |
Haiti |
Accord names Preval winner Interim government and electoral council announced they have reached agreement
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| Feb.25 |
Uganda |
Museveni won presidential race
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| Mar.19 |
Belarus |
Landslide win for Lukashenko President has been declared the overwhelming winner of the presidential election
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| Mar.25 |
Kiev |
Yanukovych leads election |
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| Mar.28 |
Jerusalem |
Kadima wins at polls| Acting Prime Minister Olmert's 4-month-old centrist party took the largest share of parliamentary seats.
The party Kadima , formed by Sharon late last year when he broke from the Likud bloc, earned 28 seats, the most seats in the 120-member Knesset.
Other big winners were the Labor party wit... | |
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| Apr.3 |
Thailand |
Thaksin claims Thai election win Prime Minister says his party won more than 50% of the vote in an election he hoped would end a crisis
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| Apr.9 |
Peru |
Exit polls: Leftist leads
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| Apr.10 |
Rome |
Prodi ahead of Berlusconi in vote |
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| Apr.10 |
Peru |
Runoff election inevitable |
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| Apr.11 |
Rome |
Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory'| Centre-left leader says he has won the right to become the prime minister following a narrow victory | |
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| May.4 |
London |
Blair suffers local poll defeat
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| May.21 |
Montenegro |
Montenegro quits Serbia Voters in Montenegro decided narrowly to sever the union with Serbia: 55.5% of the more than 410,000 voters
| The move would break up the last 2pieces of the former Yugoslavia.
55% required for the question to pass.
Opposition spokesman is saying supporters fell short of the required margin of victory.
Prime Minister Djukanovic' Democratic Party of Socialists had pushed for full independence.
People began celebrating inside government buildings
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| May.28 |
Colombia |
Incumbent Uribe wins presidency |
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| Jun.4 |
Peru |
Peruvians elect Garcia president Former President appeared to be staging a political comeback after his previous administration ended in economic ruin
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| Jun.5 |
Palestine |
Abbas pushes for statehood poll Palestinian leader will call a referendum on his plan that implicitly recognises Israel's right to exist
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| Jun.18 |
Slovakia |
PM concedes election defeat |
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| Jun.28 |
Kuwait |
Women vote in poll |
|
| Jul.6 |
Mexico |
Calderon wins disputed vote Ruling-party candidate was declared the winner in the presidential election, but his opponent will challenge the results
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| Jul.29 |
Congo |
Congo goes to polls first time in decades 17,000 U.N. troops and 2,000 European Union troops -- is on standby
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| Sep.17 |
Sweden |
Narrow win for opposition
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| Oct.1 |
Brazil |
President forced into runoff |
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| Oct.7 |
Kashmir |
Quake victims honoured |
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| Oct.22 |
Panama |
Voters approve $5 billion Canal overhaul About 80% have approved a plan to widen the Panama Canal to accommodate a new generation of ships
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| Oct.29 |
Brazil |
President Lula re-elected| Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has a landslide victory in the 2nd round of presidential elections. Voters gave another term for Lula's efforts to ease poverty while improving the economy. ... | |
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| Nov.7 |
Nicaragua |
Ortega wins presidency| Former Marxist guerrilla leader bounced back to power in a presidential-election victory. The 60-year-old president-elect won with 38%, 9 point... | |
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| Nov.7 |
USA |
Democrats seize control of House The Dems has won control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections. Senate hangs on 2 races
| The Democrats had picked up the 15 seats needed to wrest power. The Democratic Party focused on voters' anger over the Iraq, while the Republicans stressed their own stance on security. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi stands to become the first female House speaker. Arnie holds California
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| Nov.9 |
U.S. Senate |
Democrats secure sweeping win
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| Nov.15 |
Congo |
Kabila named winner of vote Incumbent President was declared the winner of tense runoff election, defeating his ex-rebel leader rival
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| Nov.16 |
Congo |
Poll loser rejects result |
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| Nov.26 |
Ecuador |
Correa claims victory Presidential candidate has claimed victory in run-off election. He gained around 57% of the vote while Noboa about 43%
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| Dec.3 |
Venezuela |
Chavez wins by wide margin | Hugo Chavez takes 61% of vote to challenger's 38% to win re-election to another 6-year term. Turnout was 62%. Hundreds of Chavez supporters set off fireworks and cruised downtown Caracas in caravans, honking horns. Th... | |
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| Dec.16 |
West Bank |
President Abbas calls for early elections Palestinian President called for presidential and legislative elections to end the stalemate between Fatah and the Hamas
|
| Dec.17 |
Iran |
Reformist Rafsanjani regains influence Moderate former president has won election to powerful clerical body, the Assembly of Experts
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| 2006 |
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| Jul.7 |
Italy |
Berlusconi to be tried for fraud
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|
| 2006 |
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| Jan.27 |
West Bank |
Abbas urges Hamas to form government |
|
| Jun.29 |
Netherlands |
Dutch government collapses
|
| Jul.20 |
Cambodia |
Khmer Rouge 'butcher' dies at 80 |
|
| Aug.7 |
UN |
Lebanon proposes plan to end violence |
|
| Aug.9 |
Jerusalem |
Israel votes to push deeper into Lebanon |
|
| Aug.13 |
Jerusalem |
Cabinet approves cease-fire resolution
|
| Oct.10 |
Congo |
DR Congo children 'still armed' |
|
| Oct.12 |
Paris |
French in Armenia 'genocide' row | French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks. Armenia says Turks killed 1.5m people systematically in 1... | |
|
| Nov.11 |
Beirut |
Ministers throw government into turmoil
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| 2006 |
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| Feb.1 |
West Bank |
Troops clash with Israeli settlers Mounted troops in riot gear clashed with stone-throwing Jewish protesters as they began dismantling homes
|
| Mar.12 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic autopsy points to heart attack
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| Aug.5 |
UN Security Council |
U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N.
|
| Dec.7 |
Washington |
Bush says Iraq policy will change |
|
| Dec.14 |
Belgium |
EU backs strict expansion rules
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|
| 2006 |
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| Jan.7 |
Mecca |
Pilgrims descend on Mecca for Hajj |
|
| Mar.4 |
Arab Countries |
al-Zawahiri condemns cartoons
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| Apr.16 |
Vatican |
Benedict leads first Easter Mass as pope |
|
| Apr.16 |
Iraq |
Bombs kill at least 34 amid deadlock |
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| May.13 |
China |
China installing another Catholic bishop |
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| May.28 |
Poland |
Pope meets Auschwitz survivors |
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| Sep.14 |
Arab Countries |
Muslims blast pope's Islam speech Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize
| In his speech at the University of Regensburg, Benedict quoted criticism of Islam by Byzantine Emperor,
who wrote that everything Mohammad brought was evil
, 'such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.'
Muslim Brotherhood called on Islamic countries to threaten to break off relations with the Vatican.
And a top Turkey religious figure suggested the pope should reconsider a trip to Turkey.
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| Sep.15 |
Vatican |
Pope 'meant no offence' to Islam |
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| Sep.16 |
Vatican |
Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam
|
| Sep.19 |
Thailand |
Army chief leads coup while PM away| The chiefs of the army, navy and air force met with King Adulyadej to declare they were taking over the country. Army chief Gen. Boonyaratkalin announced that the military and opposition Party of Democratic
Reform were taking over while Thaksin Shinawatra was at a U.N. meeting.
Thaksin canceled a sched... | |
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| Sep.25 |
Italy |
Pope: My respect for Muslims
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| Oct.25 |
Australia |
Cleric in dress furore
|
| Nov.17 |
Netherlands |
Netherlands to propose burqa ban The cabinet has backed a proposal by the immigration minister to ban women from wearing the burqa in public places
|
| Nov.28 |
Turkey |
Pope calls for Christian-Muslim dialogue |
|
| Nov.29 |
Turkey |
Pope holds Mass at Turkish shrine
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| Nov.30 |
Istanbul |
Pope visits mosque| Benedict XVI is visiting the Blue Mosque in what is being seen as an attempt to mend relations with the Muslim community. During the tour the pontiff paused in silent prayer alongside Muslim clerics in the second papal visit in history to a mosque.
Earlier the Pope spent half an hour in Hagia Sophia, that was once a Christia... | |
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| Dec.25 |
Vatican |
Pope: Worship God not technology |
|
| Dec.27 |
Mecca |
Muslims begin the Hajj pilgrimage |
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|
| 2006 |
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| Mar.21 |
Afghanistan |
Convert 'faces execution' The US have expressed concern over reports that a Muslim convert to Christianity could face the death penalty
|
| Apr.4 |
France |
More than 1 million protest jobs law |
|
| Apr.5 |
Paris |
Unions press for law repeal |
|
| Apr.10 |
Paris |
France to replace youth job law President Chirac has announced that the new law that sparked weeks violent protests will be scrapped
|
| Apr.19 |
Rome |
Supreme court confirms Prodi poll victory |
|
| May.7 |
Thailand |
Constitutional Court rules election invalid |
|
| Jun.29 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Guantanamo tribunals 'illegal'
|
| Aug.20 |
Baghdad |
Saddam facing poison gas charges
|
| Aug.28 |
Mexico |
Court rejects fraud claim |
|
| Sep.5 |
Mexico |
Judge: Calderon to lead Mexico Felipe Calderon was declared president-elect. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador refused to recognize the victory
|
| Sep.28 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate backs terror trial bill |
|
| Oct.26 |
Washington |
Bush signs Mexico fence into law US President has authorised 700 miles of new fencing along the border, in a move to curb illegal immigration
|
| Nov.8 |
Washington |
Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates | President former CIA chief introduced Robert Gates as his nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense. Gates was a member of the Iraq Study Group, a panel that is making recommendation... | |
|
| Nov.15 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan votes to amend rape laws |
|
| Nov.19 |
Baghdad |
Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound'
|
| Dec.19 |
Libya |
HIV medics condemned to death A court convicted 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor of deliberately infecting 400 children with the virus
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.8 |
Washington |
Syria, Rice face off over prophet cartoon
|
| Jun.19 |
Washington |
US warns N Korea off missile test |
|
| Jul.5 |
UN Security Council |
Outcry over N Korea missile test
|
| Jul.5 |
North Korea |
N Korea vows more missile tests |
|
| Aug.29 |
Iran |
Ahmadinejad in Bush TV debate call |
|
| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
War critic writer murdered | Anna Politkovskaya was known for her critical coverage of the war in Chechnya. Her body was found in an elevator | |
|
| Oct.27 |
Mexico |
Shootouts kill journalist 2 shootouts left an American journalist dead in the city of Oaxaca where protesters have barricaded streets
|
| Oct.27 |
Mexico |
Shootouts kill journalist 2 shootouts left an American journalist dead in the city of Oaxaca where protesters have barricaded streets
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.1 |
U.S. Congress |
Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing' |
|
| Mar.19 |
Washington |
Debate over Iraq strong as ever
|
| Apr.25 |
Ukraine |
Ukraine remembers Chernobyl blast |
|
| Jul.7 |
London |
Horror of 7/7 attacks remembered
|
| Sep.11 |
Manhattan |
US remembers 9/11 five years on| Four minute-long silences have been observed to mark the fifth anniversary of the attacks. Relatives read out the names of the 2,749 who died at the site of the Worl... | |
|
| Sep.11 |
Global |
Divided world remembers 9/11 attacks |
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.22 |
Sudan |
Sudan dispute dogs African summit
|
| Jul.16 |
St. Petersburg |
G8 split on nuclear energy, climate change The group approved a statement on 'Global Energy Security' that acknowledges splits over nuclear energy
|
| Oct.20 |
Finland |
Putin firm on EU energy charter |
|
| Nov.2 |
Beijing |
Trade to top China-Africa summit
|
| Nov.18 |
Vietnam |
APEC vows to salvage trade talks
|
| Nov.28 |
Latvia |
NATO eyes Afghan handover in 2008
|
| Nov.29 |
Latvia |
NATO signals Afghan reinforcements |
|
| Dec.7 |
Baghdad |
Iraq plans international, regional summits |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.7 |
Afghanistan |
U.N. staff flee cartoon riots |
|
| Feb.14 |
Pakistan |
2 dead in cartoon rioting |
|
| Mar.18 |
Paris |
Labor law protests turn violent| The clashes resulted in 4 injured police officers and 12 hurt protesters.49 people were detained. Scattered bonfires, bottle-throwing, smoke filled barricaded streets.
Students and union workers upset about a n... | |
|
| Apr.26 |
Iran |
Iran 'will harm U.S. interests if attacked' |
|
| May.25 |
Palestine |
Abbas issues Hamas ultimatum |
|
| Jun.19 |
Washington |
US warns N Korea off missile test |
|
| Aug.23 |
Syria |
Syria warns over UN peacekeepers |
|
| Oct.8 |
Beijing |
China, Japan leaders warn N. Korea |
|
| Nov.26 |
Jordan |
King warns of civil wars Abdullah has warned that 3 civil wars could break out unless the international community takes urgent action
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Jun.26 |
Gaza |
Demands set for captured Israeli |
|
| Jul.15 |
Beirut |
PM Siniora: Lebanon is disaster zone |
|
| Aug.27 |
Lebanon |
Nasrallah regrets triggering war
|
| Aug.27 |
Baghdad |
Prime Minister denies civil war as 50 die |
|
| Sep.7 |
Lebanon |
Israel eases blockade of Lebanon |
|
| Sep.21 |
Musharraf |
'U.S. threatened to bomb us' Musharraf: U.S. threatened to bomb Pakistan back to the Stone Age if he did not help war on terror
|
| Sep.22 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah leader reappears at victory rally |
|
| Sep.23 |
Paris |
Probe into 'Bin Laden death' leak Chirac has ordered an inquiry into the leak of a French secret service memo claiming that Osama had died
|
| Dec.6 |
Washington |
Iraq Study Group: Situation grave | The report given to President Bush says the U.S. needs to change its strategy to tackle the deteriorating situation. Report calls for a diplomatic offensive, end U.S. combat role by 2008. U.S. mission should evolve to role of su... | |
|
| Dec.14 |
London |
Diana: No murder, no pregnancy The official Scotland Yard inquiry: Claims that Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were murdered were unfounded
|
| Dec.17 |
Gaza |
Hamas rejects early elections amid clashes |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.25 |
Washington |
Pinochet's daughter seeks asylum in U.S.
|
| Jan.27 |
Washington |
US sends back Pinochet daughter |
|
| May.1 |
Chicago |
Immigrants stage boycott day Up to a million immigrants have joined a day of nationwide action to protest against proposed immigration reform
|
| May.15 |
Washington |
Bush unveils immigration reforms
|
| May.16 |
Netherlands |
Lawmaker quits in asylum row |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.3 |
Russia |
Russia, Ukraine reach natural gas deal The Ukrainian natural gas company agreed to a price of $230 per thousand meters of gas
|
| Feb.4 |
Syria |
Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
| Protesters scaled the Danish mission amid chants of 'God is great', before moving on to attack the Norwegian site. Denmark and Norway urged their citizens to leave and condemned Syria for failing international obligations. Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank
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|
| Mar.2 |
New Delhi |
India, U.S. agree to nuclear pact| India and the United States have sealed a landmark agreement during Bush's visit.
India is to open up its 14 civilian reactors to international inspectors and keep power generation separate from military program.
Bu... | |
|
| Apr.29 |
Cuba |
Leftist trio seals Americas pact The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela have signed a trade agreement to counter US influence
|
| May.5 |
Nigeria |
Main parties sign Darfur accord| The Sudanese government and the largest rebel group have signed a deal aimed at ending 3 years of conflict. The deal, brokered by the African Union, calls for the disbandment of rebel forces an... | |
|
| Aug.11 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. adopts Mideast deal| The Security Council unanimously approved a proposal aimed at ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli Security Cabinet was likely to sign off on the 1701 resolution on Sunday.
Hezbollah has not responded.
Annan said welcomed the resolution.
The Resolution calls for increasing the number of U.N. troops i... | |
|
| Aug.26 |
Uganda |
Uganda and LRA rebels sign truce |
|
| Sep.5 |
Tribal Areas |
'Taleban' in peace deal Pakistan has signed North Waziristan accord with pro-Taleban militants on the Afghan border to end the unrest
|
| Nov.16 |
Sudan |
Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan Sudan has agreed in principle to allow a joint UN and African Union peacekeeping force into Darfur
|
| Nov.25 |
Gaza |
Palestinians, Israel agree to cease-fire | All Palestinian factions have agreed to stop firing rockets into Israel . Israel has agreed to withdraw troops from Gaza. Abbas has won a commitment from all militant groups and phoned Olmert to say he had agreement from ... | |
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Mar.1 |
Afghanistan |
Bush makes first Afghan visit |
|
| Mar.1 |
New Delhi |
Bush makes first visit to India |
|
| Mar.3 |
Moscow |
Hamas visits Moscow| Russia's foreign minister has warned that Hamas faces no future if it fails to change itself into a political party. Sergey Lavrov was telling reporters: 'I don't think Hamas will have any future if Hamas doesn't change'.
Earlier, Khaled Mashaal, Hamas' exiled political leader, ... | |
|
| Mar.3 |
Pakistan |
US President visits Pakistan |
|
| Mar.4 |
Pakistan |
Bush, Musharraf show solidarity |
|
| Apr.1 |
Baghdad |
Rice and Straw arrive
|
| Apr.12 |
Tehran |
ElBaradei puts pressure on Iran |
|
| Apr.20 |
Washington |
Bush welcomes Chinese president |
|
| Jun.13 |
Baghdad |
Bush makes surprise visit The President arrived in Baghdad on a visit to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
|
| Jul.10 |
Kabul |
Rumsfeld arrives in Afghanistan |
|
| Jul.24 |
Lebanon |
Rice had meeting with PM Fouad Siniora |
|
| Jul.25 |
Washington |
Bush, Iraqi PM discussed Baghdad security |
|
| Aug.14 |
Cuba |
Chavez at Castro's bedside in new photos
|
| Aug.29 |
Southern Lebanon |
Annan tours devastated south Lebanon
|
| Aug.30 |
Jerusalem |
Annan visits Olmert |
|
| Sep.9 |
Jerusalem |
Blair meets Israeli leader |
|
| Nov.16 |
Vietnam |
Bush arrives for regional summit |
|
| Nov.27 |
Iran |
Iraqi president seeks Iran's help |
|
| Dec.17 |
Tel Aviv |
Tony on Middle East tour
|
| Dec.17 |
Cuba |
Castro not dying, US envoys told |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.1 |
U.S. Congress |
Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing' |
|
| Feb.15 |
Australia |
New Abu Ghraib images broadcast
|
| Feb.16 |
UN |
U.N. report: Close Guantanamo
|
| Mar.15 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
New human rights body created |
|
| Mar.17 |
Belarus |
President warns against 'coup' |
|
| Mar.20 |
Belarus |
OSCE: vote not free, fair |
|
| Mar.21 |
Afghanistan |
Convert 'faces execution' The US have expressed concern over reports that a Muslim convert to Christianity could face the death penalty
|
| Mar.24 |
Belarus |
West slams Belarus crackdown |
|
| Mar.27 |
Afghanistan |
Christian convert is released |
|
| Apr.8 |
Nepal |
Police fire on protesters Security forces fired on stone-throwing protesters, killing 1 person and wounding at least 5 others
|
| Apr.8 |
Nepal |
Extended curfew |
|
| Apr.20 |
Nepal |
Curfew extended in Kathmandu |
|
| May.26 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar extends Suu Kyi detention |
|
| Jun.6 |
European Union |
Europe 'connived in CIA flights' A report into secret US flights for terror suspects will be presented to the Council of Europe
|
| Aug.3 |
Washington |
Bush calls for democracy in Cuba |
|
| Sep.6 |
Washington |
Bush admits to CIA secret prisons President said 14 key terrorist suspects have now been sent to Guantanamo Bay
|
| Sep.21 |
Thailand |
Junta bans political meetings |
|
| Oct.10 |
Congo |
DR Congo children 'still armed' |
|
| Nov.19 |
Baghdad |
Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound'
|
| Dec.19 |
Libya |
HIV medics condemned to death A court convicted 5 Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor of deliberately infecting 400 children with the virus
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.11 |
Denmark |
Denmark withdraws more diplomats |
|
| Oct.22 |
Sudan |
Sudan expels U.N. envoy for blog The government gave Jan Pronk, who has openly criticized Khartoum as well as rebels, three days to leave
|
| Oct.22 |
Panama |
Voters approve $5 billion Canal overhaul About 80% have approved a plan to widen the Panama Canal to accommodate a new generation of ships
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jul.15 |
UN Security Council |
Sec. Council votes for N. Korea sanctions The Security Council demanded that N. Korea suspend its ballistic missile program
|
| Oct.6 |
London |
Big six: Iran sanctions possible
|
| Oct.7 |
Moscow |
War critic writer murdered | Anna Politkovskaya was known for her critical coverage of the war in Chechnya. Her body was found in an elevator | |
|
| Oct.14 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea The Council voted unanimously to slap trade, travel and other sanctions
| The vote had been delayed because of concerns by China and Russia. The US has revised its draft to remove the threat of military action and reduced the total embargo on military equipment
|
| |
|
| Oct.14 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. slaps sanctions on North Korea The Council voted unanimously to slap trade, travel and other sanctions
| The vote had been delayed because of concerns by China and Russia. The US has revised its draft to remove the threat of military action and reduced the total embargo on military equipment
|
| |
|
| Oct.16 |
North Korea |
North Korea condemns UN sanctions |
|
| Oct.19 |
North Korea |
N. Korean ship may test sanctions |
|
| Nov.18 |
London |
Ex-KGB officer 'poisoned in UK' |
|
| Dec.23 |
UN Security Council |
Security Council approves Iran sanctions The Council voted unanimously to impose sanctions for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment
| The resolution orders countries to stop supplying Iran with materials and technology contributed to nuclear and missile programs. It freezes Iranian assets of related to those programs. The resolution increases pressure on the Iran government to prove that it is not trying to make nuclear weapons. Iran rejected the resolution. The US urges even tougher action against Iran
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| |
|
| Dec.24 |
Iran |
Ahmadinejad: U.N. will regret sanctions |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.28 |
Gaza |
Hamas leader: 'Palestinian army' possible
|
| Mar.19 |
Washington |
Debate over Iraq strong as ever
|
| Mar.21 |
Iran |
Ayatollah Khamenei backs talks on Iraq
|
| Apr.2 |
Baghdad |
Rice, Straw to Iraqis: 'The time has come' |
|
| Apr.15 |
Washington |
Rumsfeld resignation row simmers |
|
| Apr.18 |
Moscow |
No Iran consensus in talks |
|
| Apr.30 |
Nigeria |
Darfur peace talks extended |
|
| Jun.15 |
Nepal |
PM and rebel leader meet |
|
| Jun.21 |
Austria |
Bush-EU talks focus on Iran, Iraq |
|
| Jul.10 |
UN Security Council |
Security Council split on N Korea |
|
| Jul.10 |
Kabul |
Rumsfeld arrives in Afghanistan |
|
| Jul.24 |
Switzerland |
WTO global trade talks collapse Global free trade talks collapsed after 5 years of on-off haggling and resuming them could take years
|
| Jul.26 |
Rome |
Mideast talks fail to reach cease-fire
|
| Jul.28 |
Washington |
Bush talks with Blair |
|
| Jul.31 |
Jerusalem |
Israel 'not ready for truce yet' |
|
| Aug.5 |
UN Security Council |
Security Council considers truce plan |
|
| Aug.9 |
Jerusalem |
Israel votes to push deeper into Lebanon |
|
| Aug.25 |
Paris |
Chirac doubts Lebanon force size |
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| Sep.27 |
Washington |
Bush meets with anti-terror allies
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| Oct.18 |
South Korea |
Rice holding 3-way talks in Seoul |
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| Oct.20 |
Washington |
Bush holds Iraq strategy talks Gen. John Abizaid arrived for meetings with the President Bush, Rumsfeld and Casey
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| Oct.20 |
Washington |
Bush holds Iraq strategy talks Gen. John Abizaid arrived for meetings with the President Bush, Rumsfeld and Casey
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| Oct.25 |
Washington |
Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war |
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| Nov.17 |
London |
Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq |
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| Nov.20 |
Baghdad |
Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria
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| Nov.28 |
Latvia |
NATO eyes Afghan handover in 2008
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| Nov.29 |
Latvia |
NATO signals Afghan reinforcements |
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| Nov.29 |
Jordan |
Bush begins delayed talks on Iraq |
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| Dec.7 |
Washington |
Bush and Blair held White House talks |
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| Dec.22 |
Beijing |
Six-party talks end, no agreement
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| 2006 |
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| Apr.21 |
London |
Birthday walkabout for queen at 80 |
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| Apr.21 |
Nepal |
King gives up absolute power |
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| May.18 |
Nepal |
King stripped of most powers |
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| Sep.5 |
Japan |
Princess gives birth to boy| 39-year-old Kiko has given birth to the third-in-line to the imperial throne after complications in the pregnancy | |
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| Sep.20 |
Thailand |
King gives blessing to coup |
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| Dec.14 |
London |
Diana: No murder, no pregnancy The official Scotland Yard inquiry: Claims that Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed were murdered were unfounded
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| 2006 |
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| Jan.4 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon fights for life after stroke Prime Minister was suffering what his doctor called a 'significant' stroke. His powers were transferred to Ehud Olmert
| Doctors diagnosed a cerebral hemorrhage, or bleeding from a blood vessel in the brain. Sharon underwent 6 hours of surgery that appeared to stop the bleeding in his brain. The stroke plunged the country into political uncertainty
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| Jan.5 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon to remain sedated after stroke |
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| Jan.6 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon stable after 3rd brain operation
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| Jan.7 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon's condition critical but stable |
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| Jan.9 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon able to breathe alone |
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| Jan.22 |
Bolivia |
New leader Morales vows change |
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| Jan.31 |
Washington |
Bush made State of the Union address
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| Feb.11 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon survives emergency surgery
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| Feb.11 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon is 'critical but stable' |
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| Feb.12 |
Baghdad |
Jaafari set to stay as PM
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| Mar.12 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic autopsy points to heart attack
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| Mar.13 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic 'took the wrong drugs' |
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| Mar.17 |
UN Tribunal |
Tribunal: Milosevic not poisoned |
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| Mar.29 |
Nigeria |
Taylor on flight back to Liberia| Former Liberian President was captured while trying to flee his home in exile as he tried to cross into Chad | |
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| Apr.1 |
Baghdad |
Pressure mounts on PM to go
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| Apr.4 |
Thailand |
Prime minister Thaksin to resign
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| Apr.6 |
Washington |
Bush 'ordered intelligence leak' |
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| Apr.15 |
Washington |
Rumsfeld resignation row simmers |
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| Apr.21 |
Baghdad |
Shia bloc names PM choice |
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| Apr.29 |
Nepal |
New PM sworn in by king |
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| May.2 |
Rome |
Berlusconi hands in resignation |
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| May.5 |
London |
Embattled Blair axes top ministers |
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| May.5 |
CIA |
Porter Goss resigns as CIA chief |
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| May.30 |
East Timor |
Emergency rule for President
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| Jun.25 |
East Timor |
PM ready to resign |
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| Jul.7 |
Italy |
Berlusconi to be tried for fraud
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| Jul.23 |
Baghdad |
Hunger-strike Hussein in hospital |
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| Jul.31 |
Cuba |
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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| Sep.7 |
London |
Blair: I will resign within a year| Prime Minister has refused to set a date for his departure | |
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| Sep.16 |
Mexico |
Left names own 'president' |
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| Sep.25 |
Japan |
Abe elected as new premier| The parliament has elected conservative Shinzo Abe as the nation's new prime minister by 339 of 475 votes. Abe guaranteed the position after winning leadership election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Abe ,52, is Japan's youngest prime minister s... | |
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| Sep.26 |
London |
It's hard to let go, admits Blair
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| Oct.2 |
UN |
Korean looks likely as Annan's successor
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| Oct.9 |
UN Security Council |
S Korean proposed as new UN chief Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon has been nominated by the Security Council as the successor to Kofi Annan
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| Oct.13 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
South Korean named U.N. leader The General Assembly has appointed S. Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to serve as the next secretary-general
| Ban, 62, will be the 8th secretary general and the first from Asia since U Thant of Burma. Kofi Annan second 5-year term expires at the end of this year. Ban Ki-moon was one of 7 candidates bidding to be the U.N. chief.
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| Oct.15 |
Jerusalem |
Police back Katsav rape charges | Israeli police believe there is enough evidence to charge President with rape and wire-tapping. Authorities have asked Attorney Generalto charge the President with rape, indecent assault and sexual harassment.
Police also have evidence that ... | |
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| Oct.28 |
Cuba |
Cuba TV shows pictures of Castro |
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| Nov.8 |
Washington |
Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates | President former CIA chief introduced Robert Gates as his nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense. Gates was a member of the Iraq Study Group, a panel that is making recommendation... | |
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| Nov.10 |
Palestine |
Palestinian PM offers to resign
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| Nov.13 |
Gaza |
Shabir to lead Palestinian government Mohammed Shabir, 60, a U.S.-educated university professor, has been named to lead a future unity government
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| Nov.17 |
London |
Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq |
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| Nov.28 |
Cuba |
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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| Dec.2 |
Cuba |
Castro misses birthday parade
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| Dec.3 |
Chile |
Pinochet has heart attack |
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| Dec.4 |
UN |
Controversial US envoy Bolton quits post
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| Dec.14 |
Gaza |
Israel blocks PM's return to Gaza
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| Dec.26 |
Cuba |
Castro's ailment 'is not cancer' |
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| 2006 |
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| Jan.14 |
West Pakistan |
'Zawahiri' strike sparks protest |
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| Jan.21 |
Nepal |
200 arrested in protests More than 200 activists and opposition party members were arrested as they organized pro-democracy rallies
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| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
Fatah defeat sparks protest A mob of up to 2,000 Fatah supporters took to the streets, demanding the resignation of Abbas
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| Feb.1 |
West Bank |
Troops clash with Israeli settlers Mounted troops in riot gear clashed with stone-throwing Jewish protesters as they began dismantling homes
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| Feb.3 |
Gaza |
Muslim anger on cartoons spreads |
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| Feb.4 |
Syria |
Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators stormed the Danish Embassy in Damascus and set fire to the building in protest at the cartoons
| Protesters scaled the Danish mission amid chants of 'God is great', before moving on to attack the Norwegian site. Denmark and Norway urged their citizens to leave and condemned Syria for failing international obligations. Palestinians protest in Gaza and the West Bank
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| Feb.5 |
Beirut |
Danish consulate in Beirut ablaze
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| Feb.6 |
Afghanistan |
Cartoon protests turn deadly 5 Afghans die as protests against cartoons satirising the Prophet sweep across the country
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| Feb.7 |
Afghanistan |
U.N. staff flee cartoon riots |
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| Feb.14 |
Pakistan |
2 dead in cartoon rioting |
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| Feb.15 |
Lahore |
3 die in new caricatures protests
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| Feb.17 |
Eastern Libya |
10 die in cartoon clash at consulate |
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| Feb.19 |
Pakistan |
Arrests, tear gas halt cartoon protests Police arrested 400 including 10 lawmakers and dispersed several hundred demonstrators in Islamabad
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| Feb.22 |
Iraq |
Shrine blast sparks protests
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| Mar.5 |
Thailand |
Thousands rally against PM Thousands of opponents of Thaksin are protesting, vowing not to disperse until prime minister resigns
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| Mar.18 |
Paris |
Labor law protests turn violent| The clashes resulted in 4 injured police officers and 12 hurt protesters.49 people were detained. Scattered bonfires, bottle-throwing, smoke filled barricaded streets.
Students and union workers upset about a n... | |
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| Mar.23 |
Belarus |
Police storm protest vigil
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| Apr.4 |
France |
More than 1 million protest jobs law |
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| Apr.10 |
USA |
Mass protests for immigrants |
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| Apr.15 |
Nepal |
Police attack media protest Baton-wielding police beat journalists who were protesting against a media clampdown, as a general strike called
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| Apr.19 |
Nepal |
3 protesters killed |
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| Apr.20 |
Nepal |
Riot police kill 3 protesters |
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| Apr.22 |
Nepal |
Security forces open fire on protesters |
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| May.11 |
Cairo |
Violence at Cairo trial protests |
|
| Jul.8 |
Mexico |
Thousands protest election results| Thousands of defiant supporters of leftist Lopez Obrador took to the streets to overturn his narrow defeat | |
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| Jul.30 |
Mexico |
Huge rally challenges poll |
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| Sep.16 |
Taiwan |
President's supporters rally |
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| Sep.17 |
Global |
World rallies for Darfur
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| Sep.18 |
Hungary |
Budapest hit by wave of violence| Thousands are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister follow an admission that the government lied | |
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| Oct.1 |
Gaza |
Protests turn deadly |
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| Nov.20 |
Indonesia |
Protests greet Bush |
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| Nov.23 |
Beirut |
Funeral for minister turns into anti-Syrian
|
| Nov.26 |
Istanbul |
Turkish protests at Pope's visit Thousands of Muslims have taken part in a protest against the forthcoming visit. The crowds shouted slogans 'Don't come Pope'
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| Dec.1 |
Beirut |
Huge rally demands PM quit | 200,000 people packed the streets, as Christian opposition leader called for Fouad Siniora to step down. Demonstrators pitched tents outside the office of Siniora.... | |
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| Dec.10 |
Beirut |
Huge protest pressures government
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| Dec.10 |
Chile |
Clashes follow death of Pinochet |
|
| Dec.15 |
West Bank |
Palestinian factions clash
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|
| 2006 |
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| Jan.3 |
Russia |
Russia, Ukraine reach natural gas deal The Ukrainian natural gas company agreed to a price of $230 per thousand meters of gas
|
| Mar.31 |
Brazil |
Brazilian pioneer docks in space |
|
| Apr.29 |
Cuba |
Leftist trio seals Americas pact The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela have signed a trade agreement to counter US influence
|
| Jul.4 |
Florida |
Discovery space shuttle blasted-off Nasa: The shuttle's external fuel tank performed 'very well' during the launch
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| Jul.17 |
Florida |
Discovery makes landing |
|
| Jul.24 |
Switzerland |
WTO global trade talks collapse Global free trade talks collapsed after 5 years of on-off haggling and resuming them could take years
|
| Aug.24 |
Czech Republic |
Pluto loses status as a planet International Astronomical Union's (IAU) general assembly voted to strip Pluto of its status as a planet
| After years of wrangling, astronomers voted on a reclassification of the solar system.
Pluto was demoted to the status of a 'dwarf planet'
The dwarf planets also include Ceres, the largest asteroid, and UB 313, nicknamed Xena, that is larger than Pluto.
The number in that category could quickly swell.
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| Sep.9 |
Florida |
Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off The shuttle has blasted off from Kennedy Space Center to continue construction of the International Space Station
|
| Sep.17 |
Kazakhstan |
Lift off for woman space tourist |
|
| Nov.2 |
Beijing |
Trade to top China-Africa summit
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| Nov.18 |
Vietnam |
APEC vows to salvage trade talks
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| 2006 |
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| Jan.2 |
Ukraine |
Russia-Ukraine 'gas war' escalates |
|
| Jan.18 |
Ivory Coast |
President calls for calm
|
| Jan.21 |
Nepal |
Political parties call for nationwide strike |
|
| Jan.26 |
Jerusalem |
Israel rules out talks with Hamas
|
| Jan.30 |
UN |
Quartet: Hamas must change policy |
|
| Feb.7 |
Denmark |
PM described cartoons row as global crisis |
|
| Feb.10 |
Egypt |
Pharaonic tomb find |
|
| Feb.19 |
Jerusalem |
Israel PM rules out Hamas contacts |
|
| Feb.21 |
Washington |
Bush faces pressure to block port deal The deal would give a United Arab Emirates-based company management of six major U.S. seaports
|
| Mar.11 |
Hague |
Milosevic found dead in cell Former Yugoslav President has been found dead in Hague where he was being tried on war crimes charges
| He was 64.
Milosevic was found dead for several hours.
He rose to the top of Yugoslav politics in the 1980.
Elected Serbian president in 1990, Milosevic ruled with an iron grip until his overthrow in 2000.
Next year he was transferred to the Hague and went on trial in 2002.
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| Mar.31 |
Paris |
Unions reject Chirac 'compromise'
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| Apr.7 |
Nepal |
Curfew imposed in capital |
|
| Apr.30 |
Nigeria |
Darfur peace talks extended |
|
| May.3 |
European Union |
EU halts Serbia talks over Mladic |
|
| May.5 |
Nigeria |
Main parties sign Darfur accord| The Sudanese government and the largest rebel group have signed a deal aimed at ending 3 years of conflict. The deal, brokered by the African Union, calls for the disbandment of rebel forces an... | |
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| May.9 |
Washington |
Ahmadinejad letter attacks Bush Iranian President criticises the US invasion of Iraq and urges US President to return to religious principles
|
| May.31 |
Basra |
Basra: State of emergency declared Prime Minister declared a month-long state of emergency in the city, vowing to confront troublemakers
|
| Jun.15 |
Nepal |
PM and rebel leader meet |
|
| Jun.21 |
Switzerland |
Israel admitted to Red Cross |
|
| Jun.26 |
Gaza |
Demands set for captured Israeli |
|
| Jun.27 |
Hamas |
Hamas 'implicitly accepts Israel' |
|
| Jul.8 |
Gaza |
Palestinian PM appeals for calm |
|
| Jul.9 |
Washington |
U.S. urges China: Pressure North Korea |
|
| Jul.15 |
Beirut |
PM Siniora: Lebanon is disaster zone |
|
| Jul.26 |
Rome |
Mideast talks fail to reach cease-fire
|
| Aug.5 |
UN Security Council |
U.S., France draft truce deal goes to U.N.
|
| Aug.5 |
UN Security Council |
Security Council considers truce plan |
|
| Aug.7 |
UN |
Lebanon proposes plan to end violence |
|
| Aug.8 |
UN Security Council |
Arab League takes concerns to U.N. |
|
| Aug.11 |
UN Security Council |
U.N. adopts Mideast deal| The Security Council unanimously approved a proposal aimed at ending the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli Security Cabinet was likely to sign off on the 1701 resolution on Sunday.
Hezbollah has not responded.
Annan said welcomed the resolution.
The Resolution calls for increasing the number of U.N. troops i... | |
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| Aug.13 |
Jerusalem |
Cabinet approves cease-fire resolution
|
| Aug.14 |
Tokyo |
Koizumi defies war shrine protest
|
| Aug.15 |
Syria |
al-Assad hails 'a new Middle East' |
|
| Aug.15 |
Israel |
Israel sets timetable for Lebanon pullout |
|
| Aug.18 |
UN |
Plea for European peacekeepers |
|
| Aug.19 |
UN |
Lebanon truce shaky after battle |
|
| Aug.21 |
Italy |
Italy steps in with Lebanon offer
|
| Aug.25 |
UN |
Annan: EU living up to Lebanon promise |
|
| Aug.26 |
Uganda |
Uganda and LRA rebels sign truce |
|
| Aug.27 |
Lebanon |
Nasrallah regrets triggering war
|
| Aug.27 |
Baghdad |
Prime Minister denies civil war as 50 die |
|
| Sep.4 |
UN |
UN 'to mediate in soldiers row' |
|
| Sep.5 |
Tribal Areas |
'Taleban' in peace deal Pakistan has signed North Waziristan accord with pro-Taleban militants on the Afghan border to end the unrest
|
| Sep.5 |
Mexico |
Calderon makes unity appeal |
|
| Sep.7 |
Lebanon |
Israel eases blockade of Lebanon |
|
| Sep.19 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
Bush: freedom or extremism |
|
| Sep.19 |
UN |
Iranian president takes on U.S., Israel |
|
| Sep.21 |
Musharraf |
'U.S. threatened to bomb us' Musharraf: U.S. threatened to bomb Pakistan back to the Stone Age if he did not help war on terror
|
| Sep.21 |
UN Gen. Assembly |
Abbas: Israel will be recognized
|
| Sep.22 |
Beirut |
Hezbollah leader reappears at victory rally |
|
| Sep.26 |
European Union |
Bulgaria, Romania for EU on Jan. 1 A report is recommending to the European Union that they accept the two poorer Balkan nations
|
| Sep.30 |
New Delhi |
India: Pakistan behind Mumbai bombings |
|
| Oct.4 |
Northern Ireland |
'IRA campaign is over' says Blair
|
| Oct.5 |
UN |
Sudan letter draws condemnations
|
| Oct.10 |
Beijing |
China urges UN action on N Korea |
|
| Oct.16 |
UN Security Council |
No winner for seat
|
| Oct.28 |
Mexico |
Mexico sends forces to violent city |
|
| Nov.1 |
UN Security Council |
Venezuela, Guatemala quit race Guatemala and Venezuela agreed to withdraw from the race for a seat on the Security Council and support Panama
|
| Nov.13 |
Beirut |
Lebanon approves court amid crisis |
|
| Nov.13 |
London |
Blair challenges Iran and Syria to help |
|
| Nov.16 |
Sudan |
Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan Sudan has agreed in principle to allow a joint UN and African Union peacekeeping force into Darfur
|
| Nov.24 |
Baghdad |
Shiite bloc's walkout threat test for PM
|
| Nov.27 |
Jerusalem |
Israeli PM offers 'hand of peace'
|
| Nov.27 |
Istanbul |
Turkey boosts security for Pope |
|
| Dec.6 |
Washington |
Iraq Study Group: Situation grave | The report given to President Bush says the U.S. needs to change its strategy to tackle the deteriorating situation. Report calls for a diplomatic offensive, end U.S. combat role by 2008. U.S. mission should evolve to role of su... | |
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| Dec.12 |
Washington |
Bush delays fresh Iraq strategy |
|
| Dec.16 |
Baghdad |
PM reaches out to Baathists |
|
| Dec.17 |
Gaza |
Hamas rejects early elections amid clashes |
|
| Dec.22 |
Sudan |
Sudan agrees to U.N. peacekeeping plan
|
| Dec.23 |
Jerusalem |
Olmert frees $100 million to Palestinians |
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| 2006 |
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| Apr.23 |
Qatar |
Bin Laden tape denounces West
|
| Sep.23 |
Paris |
Probe into 'Bin Laden death' leak Chirac has ordered an inquiry into the leak of a French secret service memo claiming that Osama had died
|
| Sep.28 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate backs terror trial bill |
|
| Nov.14 |
South Africa |
S Africa approves same-sex unions |
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|
| 2006 |
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| Jan.16 |
Liberia |
First Africa woman leader sworn in
|
| Mar.11 |
Chile |
Chile ushers in first female president |
|
| Dec.2 |
Cuba |
Castro misses birthday parade
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.14 |
Kuwait |
Emir dead
|
| Jan.21 |
Kosovo |
President Rugova dies at 61 The literary scholar turned politician was the symbol of the fight for Kosovar self-rule. He was 61
|
| Mar.11 |
Hague |
Milosevic found dead in cell Former Yugoslav President has been found dead in Hague where he was being tried on war crimes charges
| He was 64.
Milosevic was found dead for several hours.
He rose to the top of Yugoslav politics in the 1980.
Elected Serbian president in 1990, Milosevic ruled with an iron grip until his overthrow in 2000.
Next year he was transferred to the Hague and went on trial in 2002.
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| Mar.13 |
Serbia |
Serbia to allow Milosevic funeral |
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| Mar.15 |
Belgrade |
Milosevic body returns to Belgrade
|
| Mar.18 |
Serbia |
Milosevic buried in his home town Ex-Yugoslav leader has been buried a week after dying at The Hague while on trial for war crimes
|
| Jul.20 |
Cambodia |
Khmer Rouge 'butcher' dies at 80 |
|
| Jul.23 |
Beirut |
UN appalled by Beirut devastation
|
| Oct.7 |
Kashmir |
Quake victims honoured |
|
| Oct.31 |
South Africa |
Botha, bastion of white rule, dies Former President P.W. Botha was the defiant face of white rule at the height of the anti-apartheid struggle
|
| Nov.1 |
South Africa |
Mandela pays tribute to Botha |
|
| Nov.5 |
Turkey |
Ex-PM Ecevit dies at 81 5-time premier and socialist leader ordered the invasion of Cyprus and pushed his country towards the West
|
| Nov.11 |
Turkey |
Ecevit buried amid secularist chants |
|
| Dec.10 |
Chile |
General Pinochet dead Map of Santiago Chile Chilean TV reports: The 91-year-old former military leader Augusto Pinochet has died at a Santiago military hospital
| Augusto Pinochet was in power from 1973-90 after overthrowing the government when 3,000 people were killed or disappeared. Supporters saw Pinochet as a Cold War hero for overthrowing President Allende. The dictatorship brought South America's most stable economy
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| Dec.12 |
Chile |
Hecklers, admirers bid farewell to Pinochet
|
| Dec.20 |
Turkmenistan |
President Niyazov dies aged 66 The authoritarian president Saparmurat Niyazov, who ruled the country for 21 years. He died of a sudden cardiac arrest
|
| Dec.26 |
Southern California |
Gerald Ford dies | Born in 1913 he was the 38th (1974–1977) President and the first appointed to the VP under the 25th Amendment. Former US President has died aged 93, former First Lady Betty Ford has said. Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. became the first (and to date, only) president... | |
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| Dec.30 |
Iraq |
Saddam is buried in home village
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Feb.18 |
West Bank |
Hamas takes power vowing no talks
|
| Mar.6 |
West Bank |
Hamas MPs curtail Abbas's powers
|
| Mar.10 |
Baghdad |
Talabani called parliament to meet |
|
| Mar.16 |
Baghdad |
First meeting for Iraq parliament |
|
| Apr.16 |
Iraq |
Bombs kill at least 34 amid deadlock |
|
| Apr.22 |
Baghdad |
Parliament elects new leaders |
|
| Apr.24 |
Nepal |
King agreed to reinstate parliament Map of Kathmandu Nepal| Jubilant Nepalis have taken to the streets in celebration in parts of the capital Kathmandu. A tired King Gyanendra announced the move in a late-night TV address
7-party opposition alliance is ending weeks of protes... | |
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| Apr.28 |
Nepal |
Parliament reopens after 4 years |
|
| May.5 |
CIA |
Porter Goss resigns as CIA chief |
|
| May.20 |
Baghdad |
Parliament approves Cabinet| The new 37-minister government is including members of the main Shia, Kurd and Sunni parties. 3 crucial ministries, national security, interior and defence,have still not been agreed
It's the first full-term government since the 2003 invasion
PM Nouri Mal... | |
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| Sep.1 |
Mexico |
Leftist lawmakers muzzle President Fox Vicente Fox was forced to forego the state-of-the-nation address after leftist lawmakers stormed the stage
|
| Sep.14 |
U.S. Senate |
Senators defy Bush on tribunals
|
| Sep.29 |
Georgia |
Russian officers on spying charge | Georgian officials: 4 Russian officers detained in Georgia have been charged with spying | |
|
| Sep.30 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress OKs 700 miles of Mexico fence |
|
| Oct.12 |
Paris |
French in Armenia 'genocide' row | French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks. Armenia says Turks killed 1.5m people systematically in 1... | |
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| Oct.20 |
Finland |
Putin firm on EU energy charter |
|
| Dec.1 |
Mexico |
Fracas mars inauguration Felipe Calderon has been sworn in as presiden, after brawls in Congress between lawmakers, divided by the tight election
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| 2006 |
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| Apr.11 |
Iran |
Iran 'advances uranium program'| Ex-President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran has advanced its uranium enrichment program. In a televised speech in the h oly city of Mashhad president Ahmadinejad insist... | |
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| Oct.15 |
Jerusalem |
Police back Katsav rape charges | Israeli police believe there is enough evidence to charge President with rape and wire-tapping. Authorities have asked Attorney Generalto charge the President with rape, indecent assault and sexual harassment.
Police also have evidence that ... | |
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| Oct.19 |
Qatar |
Opec approves cut in oil output
|
| Nov.15 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan votes to amend rape laws |
Politics
Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze 
Milosevic found dead in cell
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