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Summary.     Click for More > Former President Suharto dies at 86 Pro-Western Tadic wins new term Kosovo declares independence
Jan.2  Pakistan  Government delays elections
Jan.3  Iowa  Huckabee and Obama take Iowa wins
Jan.6  Georgia  Saakashvili claims majority in vote
Jan.8  New Hampshire  Clinton wins Democratic primary
Jan.9  Israel  Bush in Israel amid tight security
Jan.12  Taiwan  Opposition sweep to victory
 Baghdad  Ban eased on Saddam-era officials
Jan.13  South Africa  Scandal-hit Interpol chief quits
Jan.19  Nevada  Clinton wins tight Nevada caucus
Jan.24  Rome  Prodi resigns after losing vote
 Kenya  Rivals hold 'ice-breaker' talks
 U.S. Congress  Deal reached on US economic plan
Jan.26   Indonesia
Jan.28  U.S. Congress  Bush addresses US economy fears
Jan.30  Southern California  Giuliani quits White House race
Feb.3   Serbia
Feb.5  USA  McCain surges ahead in primaries
Feb.12  Southern California  Spielberg boycotts Olympic role
 Australia  Australia apologizes to Aborigines
 Washington  Obama, McCain sweep Potomac primaries
Feb.15  European Union  Green light for EU Kosovo mission
Feb.17   Kosovo  
  Kosovo has formally declared its independence from Serbia in a move opposed by Serbia and Russia but backed by many western governments.    Lawmakers in the legislature of the former province approved the declaration of independence at an extraordinary session. It was read o...
Feb.18   Pakistan Musharraf party 'lagging in poll' Feb.19   Cuba Castro resigns as president Feb.20  Hawaii  US missile hits 'toxic satellite' Feb.21  Serbia  US embassy in Belgrade attacked Feb.22  Baghdad  Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire Feb.24   Cuba Raul Castro named president Feb.26  Ohio  Democrats meet in crucial debate Feb.27  South Africa  Outcry in SA over 'racist' video  Thailand  Thaksin taken into police custody Feb.28  Kenya  Rivals sign power-sharing deal Feb.29   Afghanistan Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan Mar.2   Moscow Medvedev 'heading for clear win' Mar.3  Ecuador  Ecuador cuts ties with Colombia Mar.4   USA McCain wins Republican nomination Mar.7  Dominican Republic  Leaders say Colombia crisis over Mar.8  Malaysia  Election setback for PM Mar.9  Pakistan  Anti-Musharraf parties to share power  Spain  Socialists claim victory Mar.12   New York Scandal-hit governor resigns Mar.13  Northern Iraq  Archbishop death condemned  Senegal  Sudan and Chad strike peace deal Mar.14   Tibet   Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows   Opponents of Chinese rule set fire to vehicles and shops as tear gas filled the streets and gunfire rang out in the capital, Lhasa Mar.15  Iran  Hardliners surge ahead in vote Mar.16  Tibet  'Eighty killed' in unrest Mar.22  Taiwan  Opposition triumphs in elections Mar.24   Greece Protest as Olympic torch is lit  Pakistan  Judges freed by new PM Mar.27  London  Delays, protests as Heathrow's T5 opens   Netherlands Dutch MP posts Islam film on web Mar.31  London  Duke 'did not order Diana death' Apr.1  Paris  Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage Apr.2   Zimbabwe Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority  Ireland  PM to quit over payments scandal Apr.3  NATO  NATO denies Georgia and Ukraine  Texas  Police entered YFZ compound Apr.7   Paris Olympic torch extinguished   The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times   London Princess Diana unlawfully killed Apr.8  Haiti  Rioters storm presidential palace Apr.9  San Francisco Bay Area  Route changes mark Olympic torch relay  Thailand  54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer Apr.12  Zambia  Summit opens to end Zimbabwe vote crisis Apr.13  Nepal  Maoists extend poll lead  Kenya  Odinga named PM in bid to end vote crisis Apr.14   Rome Billionaire Berlusconi wins election Apr.15  Washington  Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict Apr.17  Kenya  Unity government sworn in Apr.18  UN  Pope Benedict makes speech to UN Apr.20  New York  Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero  Paraguay  Exit polls projected Lugo winning Apr.22  Pennsylvania  Clinton 'wins key Democrat vote' Apr.23  Australia  More arrests as Australia hosts torch Apr.24  Syria  Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme' Apr.26  Zimbabwe  Recount shows opposition ahead May.2  Zimbabwe  Officials: rivals face runoff May.4  Bolivia  State backs autonomy May.7  Moscow  Russia swears in new president May.8  Jerusalem  Olmert faces new corruption probe  Myanmar  Burma 'wants aid not foreigners' May.11  Serbia  Pro-West president declares win May.13  Myanmar  Junta lacking in cyclone response May.15  China  President Hu Jintao visits quake area May.16  Dominican Republic  President wins election May.18  Myanmar  Junta leader visits cyclone refugees May.20  Qatar  Deal agreed on Lebanon crisis May. 23  Myanmar  Myanmar to admit all aid workers May. 24  Southern Italy  Violence breaks out over trash crisis  Zimbabwe  Tsvangirai returns home  Colombia  FARC leader dead May. 25  Beirut  MPs elect new president  USA  Historic pictures sent from Mars May. 28  Jerusalem  Call for PM to stand down   Nepal Nepal abolishes monarchy May. 31  Washington  Democrats reach delegate deal Jun. 1  Jerusalem  Israel to build 884 homes in East Jerusalem Jun. 2  Rome  Summit targets global food crisis Jun. 3  U. S. Midwest  Obama winner of Democratic race Jun. 4  Zimbabwe  Tsvangirai arrested ahead of runoff vote Jun. 5  Turkey  Court annuls Turkish scarf reform Jun. 7  Washington  Clinton backs Obama and bows out  Iran  Iraqi PM arrives for talks Jun. 9  Somalia  Factions sign peace deal Jun. 10  Nepal  Former king to leave palace Jun. 12  U.S. Supreme Court  Major Guantanamo setback for Bush Jun. 13   Ireland Irish reject EU treaty Sat.  Kosovo  UN hands over to Kosovo Albanians


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Government delays elections Huckabee and Obama take Iowa wins   Saakashvili claims majority in vote   Near-complete returns from presidential election show pro-western President Mikheil Saakashvili winning a majority of the vote   Clinton wins Democratic primary   Democratic frontrunners were neck-and-neck in presidential primary. Clinton has 39% and Obama has 36% Bush in Israel amid tight security Opposition sweep to victory Ban eased on Saddam-era officials Scandal-hit Interpol chief quits Clinton wins tight Nevada caucus   Prodi resigns after losing vote   The Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, has resigned after being defeated in a vote of confidence in the upper house of parliament, the Senate Rivals hold 'ice-breaker' talks Deal reached on US economic plan   Former President Suharto dies at 86

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Jan.1  Pakistan  Bhutto had vote warning for U.S.
Jan.2   Pakistan
 Kenya  Water cannon used on march
Jan.3   Iowa
 Kenya  Civil unrest damaging Kenya's economy
Jan.5  Indonesia  Suharto rushed to hospital
 Georgia  President Saakashvili 'wins election'
Jan.6   Georgia  
Jan.7  Kenya  President Kibaki invites foe to talks
Jan.8   New Hampshire  
Jan.9   Israel
Jan.10  Jerusalem  Bush predicts 'state of Palestine'
Jan.11  Indonesia  Suharto suffers 'alarming' decline
 Venezuela  Chavez makes Colombia rebel call
Jan.12   Taiwan
  Baghdad
Jan.13   South Africa
 United Arab Emirates  Bush: Iran threatens world security
Jan.15  Kenya  Opposition wins two posts
Jan.16  London  Russia warned over 'intimidation'
 Kenya  Police shoot protesters
Jan.18  Iraq  Iraq on alert for Shia festival
Jan.19   Nevada
Jan.24   Rome  
  Kenya
  U.S. Congress
Jan.26   Indonesia  
  Former dictator Haji Muhammad Suharto, the 'smiling general' who ruled his country with an iron fist for 3 decades died at a hospital in Jakarta
 South Carolina  South Carolina delivers big win for Obama Jan.28   U.S. Congress Bush addresses US economy fears Jan.29  Florida  McCain wins key primary Jan.30   Southern California Giuliani quits White House race Jan.31  Rio de Janeiro  Rio judge bans float on Holocaust

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Feb.3   Serbia   Pro-Western Tadic wins new term
  Incumbent Boris Tadic narrowly won a second term as president after a runoff with ultranationalist rival Tomislav Nikolic.    Tadic edged out Nikolic by a margin of 50.5% to 47.9%. He ...
Feb.5   USA     McCain surges ahead in primaries  John McCain has forged ahead in his bid to win the Republican nomination, winning some major primaries Feb.6  Kabul  Rice and Miliband on Afghan trip Feb.7  USA  Romney suspends White House bid Feb.8  Moscow  Putin vows 'arms race' response  Turkey  Turks set to ease headscarf ban Feb.9  Myanmar  Burmese junta sets voting dates  USA  Obama takes poll clean sweep Feb.12   Southern California Spielberg boycotts Olympic role   Australia Australia apologizes to Aborigines   Washington Obama, McCain sweep Potomac primaries Feb.14  Beirut  Hezbollah chief: Israel faces 'open war'  Serbia  Serbia: Kosovo breakaway 'illegal' Feb.15   European Union Green light for EU Kosovo mission  Benin  Bush begins Africa trip Feb.17  Cyprus  President ousted in poll   Kosovo   Kosovo declares independence
  Kosovo has formally declared its independence from Serbia in a move opposed by Serbia and Russia but backed by many western governments
 Lawmakers in the legislature of the former province approved the declaration of independence at an extraordinary session. It was read out in Albanian, Serbian and English by prime minister Thaci before the approval of state symbols including new national flag and anthem
Feb.18  Washington  U.S. recognizes independent Kosovo   Pakistan     Musharraf party 'lagging in poll'
  The opposition parties are well ahead in the country's elections. The ruling PML-Q would be consigned to the opposition if results were confirmed.    Supporters of opposition parties including Sharif's PML-N and ...
Feb.19   Cuba     Castro resigns as president
  Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president and commander in chief of the military , according to a letter published in the Granma.    The resignation ends nearly a half-century of iron-fisted rule that frustrated 10 U.S. presidents. Bush said Castro's decision o...
 U. S. Midwest  Obama wins Wisconsin primary poll Feb.20   Hawaii US missile hits 'toxic satellite'   The US has successfully struck a disabled spy satellite USA 193 with a missile fired from a warship in waters west of Hawaii Feb.21  London  UK: CIA rendition flights used British soil   Serbia   US embassy in Belgrade attacked   Several hundred protesters have attacked the US and other embassies in Belgrade in anger at Western support for Kosovo's independence Feb.22   Baghdad Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire  Iran  Iran 'nuclear questions remain' Feb.24   Cuba   Raul Castro named president
  Raul Castro has been unanimously selected to succeed his brother Fidel as leader by National Assembly.    Fidel Castro, 81, had been out of the public eye since July 2006 when he had major surgery. Raul's name was the only one put...
Feb.26  Kenya  Poll negotiations suspended   Ohio Democrats meet in crucial debate Feb.27   South Africa Outcry in SA over 'racist' video   Thailand Thaksin taken into police custody Feb.28   Kenya   Rivals sign power-sharing deal  President Kibaki and opposition leader Odinga agreed to form a coalition government after weeks of wrangling Feb.29   Afghanistan Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
  23-year-old Prince Harry is to be withdrawn from Afghanistan after news of his secret deployment leaked out

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Mar.1  Armenia  President declares state of emergency  Baghdad  Iranian President arrives in Iraq Mar.2   Moscow     Medvedev 'heading for clear win'
  The outcome is not expected to be a surprise: A hand-picked successor is expected to win in a landslide, after hardly even bothering to campaig.    The state-owned pollster VTsIOM showed Medvedev with 69.6% o...
 West Bank  Palestinians suspend talks with Israel Mar.3  Moscow  Vote rig claim after Medvedev landslide   Ecuador Ecuador cuts ties with Colombia Mar.4   USA     McCain wins Republican nomination
  John McCain has won the Republican party's nomination to run for president with projected poll wins in Ohio, Vermont, Rhode Island and Texas.    Mike Huckabee has dropped out of the race and pledged to support McCain's candidacy. McCain's wins in 3 states have given hi...
 Texas  Clinton takes key primary polls Mar.5  Jerusalem  Rice talks with top Israeli officials  Gaza  Life in Gaza cited worst since 1967 Mar.6  Kenya  President pushes peace deal Mar.7   Dominican Republic   Leaders say Colombia crisis over   The presidents of Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia have shaken hands at a summit, marking the end of a crisis triggered by a cross-border rai... Mar.8  Serbia  Prime Minister dissolves government   Malaysia Election setback for PM  French Guiana  Europe's rocket launches to space Mar.9   Pakistan Anti-Musharraf parties to share power   Spain   Socialists claim victory  Zapatero's Socialists had 44%, followed by Mariano Rajoy's conservative Partido Popular with 40%. Turnout was put at 75%  Paris  French voters send warning to Sarkozy Mar.10  New York  Scandal-hit governor 'sorry' Mar.12   New York   Scandal-hit governor resigns
  Eliot Spitzer has resigned, after being linked to a prostitution ring. Flanked by his wife, he told he could not allow 'private failings' to disrupt public work.    Eliot Spitzer apologized for not living up to the standards he demanded of others. He...
Mar.13   Northern Iraq Archbishop death condemned   Senegal Sudan and Chad strike peace deal Mar.14   Tibet   Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows Map of Lhasa China
  Opponents of Chinese rule set fire to vehicles and shops as tear gas filled the streets and gunfire rang out in the capital, Lhasa
 Rallies have continued all week in the largest protests against Beijing's rule in 20 years. Dalai Lama, released a statement expressing deep concern. He called on the Chinese leadership to stop using force and begin dialogue with the Tibetan people
 Tibet  Deaths reported in protests Mar.15   Iran Hardliners surge ahead in vote  Tibet  Dalai Lama's Tibet bloodshed fear Mar.16   Tibet 'Eighty killed' in unrest  Paris  Sarkozy's party suffers at polls Mar.17  Jerusalem  Historic agreement for Israel, Germany Mar.18  India  Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens  Sri Lanka  Writer Arthur C Clarke dies at 90 Mar.19  Washington  Bush speech hails Iraq 'victory' Mar.20  Tibet  Police 'shot at Tibet protesters'  China  China locks down restive regions Mar.21  Washington  US candidates' records breached Mar.22   Taiwan Opposition triumphs in elections  Tibet  China threatens Tibetians; West protests  Jerusalem  Cheney backs Israel over security Mar.24   Greece Protest as Olympic torch is lit
  A protester managed to breach the tight security during the torch lighting ceremony. He unfurled a banner, but was apprehended
  Pakistan Judges freed by new PM  Deposed chief justice made his first public appearance in 4 months after Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to release all judges held since last year Mar.26  Baghdad  Ultimatum as cease-fire in jeopardy  Tibet  Monks disrupt tour of journalists Mar.27   London Delays, protests as Heathrow's T5 opens   Netherlands   Dutch MP posts Islam film on web
  Right-wing politician Geert Wilders has posted a controversial 17-minute film critical of the Koran, on video-sharing website LiveLeak
Mar.29  Zimbabwe  Opposition cries foul as Zimbabwe votes Mar.30  Zimbabwe  First results of elections announced Mar.31   London Duke 'did not order Diana death'

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Apr.1   Paris Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage Apr.2   Zimbabwe     Mugabe's Zanu-PF loses majority
  Election Commission: Zanu-PF party has taken 94 of the 207 contested seats, while opposition parties have won 105.    The MDC said its leader Morgan Tsvangirai had won the presidential...
  Ireland PM to quit over payments scandal Apr.3   NATO     NATO denies Georgia and Ukraine   NATO will not yet offer membership to Georgia or Ukraine after the alliance was split amid strong objections from Russia   Texas Police entered YFZ compound   Texas law enforcement entered the compound following allegations of physical and sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl  Zimbabwe  Raids target opposition party Apr.4  Zimbabwe  Zanu-PF backs Mugabe for run-off Apr.5  Zimbabwe  Opposition: Runoff risks violence Apr.6  North Caucasus  Bush, Putin disagree on missile defense  London  Angry protests as torch reaches London Apr.7   Paris Olympic torch extinguished
  The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
 Officials extinguished and put the torch on a bus for safety reasons, in the face of protests
  London Princess Diana unlawfully killed
  The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi.    Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their ...
 Iraq  Religious leaders want militia intact Apr.8   Haiti Rioters storm presidential palace Apr.9   San Francisco Bay Area Route changes mark Olympic torch relay   Thailand 54 Myanmar migrants suffocate in freezer Apr.10  UN  UN chief to miss Olympics opening  Washington  Bush backs Iraq withdrawal freeze Apr.11  Zambia  Summit to tackle Zimbabwe Apr.12   Zambia Summit opens to end Zimbabwe vote crisis   Leaders from southern Africa convened for a meeting aimed at trying to resolve a dispute over the release of March 29 presidential election ...  China  Taiwan, China hold historic meeting  Haiti  Prime minister ousted over food prices  Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe to hold partial recount Apr.13   Nepal Maoists extend poll lead   The former guerrillas have won 40 out of 79 seats. Maoist party has increased its lead as more results are declared from the landmark electi...   Kenya Odinga named PM in bid to end vote crisis Apr.14   Rome     Billionaire Berlusconi wins election
  Conservative former prime minister is on track to become next leader after his center-left rival Walter Veltroni conceded general election defeat.    Charismatic center-right Silvio Berlusconi, 71, has a commanding lead in both houses of parliament. 52-year-old Veltroni deliv...
Apr.15   Washington   Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict  Pope received an unprecedented presidential greeting from Bush as he arrived for his first official visit to the US Apr.16  Washington  Pope attacks US sex abuse record Apr.17   Kenya Unity government sworn in Apr.18   UN Pope Benedict makes speech to UN  USA  Carter presses on with Hamas Apr.20   New York Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero   Paraguay Exit polls projected Lugo winning Apr.22   Pennsylvania Clinton 'wins key Democrat vote' Apr.23   Australia More arrests as Australia hosts torch  Gaza  Fuel embargo blocks UN aid Apr.24   Syria   Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme'   The United States has accused N. Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor that 'was not intended for peaceful purposes' Apr.25  Japan  Scuffles at torch relay Apr.26   Zimbabwe   Recount shows opposition ahead  Ruling party has failed to gain the seats needed to hold onto control of parliament in a recount of ballots in last month's controversial el...  Iran  Conservatives claim election win  South Korea  Tight security at Seoul torch relay

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May.1  Washington  Bush offers $770m for food crisis May.2   Zimbabwe Officials: rivals face runoff  London  New mayor is eccentric, offensive  Zimbabwe  Mugabe rivals reject poll result May.3  Belarus  U.S. diplomats leave Belarus May.4   Bolivia State backs autonomy May.6  North Carolina  Obama wins North Carolina vote  Japan  China-Japan leaders hold summit May.7   Moscow Russia swears in new president  Jerusalem  Israel marks its 60th anniversary May.8   Jerusalem   Olmert faces new corruption probe  Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM   Myanmar     Burma 'wants aid not foreigners'  Burma wants supplies but not foreign aid workers, hours after the UN chief urged military leaders to prioritise relief work May.9  Myanmar  U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized' May.10  Myanmar  Cyclone aid used to entice voters  Sudan  Sudan cuts Chad ties over attack May.11   Serbia   Pro-West president declares win  Boris Tadic Declared victory in parliamentary elections, a upset over ultranationalists who tried to exploit anger over Kosovo's independenc...  Myanmar  U.S. aid flight en route to Myanmar May.13   Myanmar Junta lacking in cyclone response May.15  Colombia  Farc rebel link files 'genuine'   China   President Hu Jintao visits quake area   Chinese President has flown to south-western Province, where it is feared up to 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake May.16   Dominican Republic President wins election May.18   Myanmar Junta leader visits cyclone refugees  China  China to mourn quake victims; toll mounts  Singapore  Burma neighbours in cyclone talks May.19  Myanmar  Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid May.20   Qatar Deal agreed on Lebanon crisis  Oregon  Obama 'within reach' of victory May.22  Myanmar  UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma May. 23   Myanmar Myanmar to admit all aid workers May. 24   Southern Italy   Violence breaks out over trash crisis   Police and protesters furiously clashed at government plans to dump mountains of uncollected trash from Naples in their towns   Zimbabwe Tsvangirai returns home   Colombia FARC leader dead  Defense ministry: Pedro Antonio Marin, known as Manuel Marulanda Vilez and nicknamed Tirofijo, is believed to have died of a heart attack May. 25   Beirut MPs elect new president   USA Historic pictures sent from Mars May. 26  Canada  Foreign minister resigns May. 27  Global  World 'failing on human rights' May. 28   Jerusalem Call for PM to stand down   Nepal   Nepal abolishes monarchy
  Newly elected leadership changed the country to a republic, a historic move that ended about 240 years of autocratic rule.    The Maoists were committed to ousting King Gyanendra. A constituent assembly meeting in Kathmandu, overwhel...
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