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Call for Ethiopia election rerun

Wednesday, May 26th 2010, 18:09

Two of Ethiopia's main opposition leaders call for a rerun of Sunday's elections, saying they were not free and fair.
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Ethiopia poll 'falls short' - EU

Tuesday, May 25th 2010, 16:32

EU observers say Ethiopia's poll "falls short" of international standards, as ruling party wins all but a handful of seats.
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Meles 'heads for Ethiopian win'

Tuesday, May 25th 2010, 7:16

Partial results show the governing party of Meles Zenawi is heading for a win after Sunday's national elections, officials say.
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Monitors to probe Ethiopia vote

Monday, May 24th 2010, 16:18

Election observers in Ethiopia are investigating irregularity complaints, as Human Rights Watch condemns Sunday's vote.
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Ethiopia votes in crunch election

Sunday, May 23rd 2010, 21:40

Polls close for Ethiopia's first election since 2005 when disputes left 200 dead, and the opposition is alleging fraud.
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Somalia-Ethiopia clash 'kills 13'

Saturday, May 22nd 2010, 7:52

Thirteen people are killed in a border clash between Ethiopian security forces and residents in Somaliland, locals say.
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Kebede powers to London victory

Sunday, April 25th 2010, 13:57
related countries: Kenya Kenya, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede wins the London Marathon over a minute clear of Kenya's Emmanuel Mutai.
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British worker shot in Ethiopia

Friday, April 9th 2010, 18:08
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

A Briton shot dead in Ethiopia while working for an oil company has been named by the Foreign Office as Jason Read.
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Ethiopia 'silencing its critics'

Wednesday, March 24th 2010, 15:51

Ethiopian government of Meles Zenawi is silencing opposition and the media before May's election, Human Rights Watch says.
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First refugee-citizen for S Korea

Tuesday, March 23rd 2010, 16:31

South Korea gives an Ethiopian refugee citizenship - the first such move in its history, says the UN's refugee agency.
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Web campaign against Ethiopia dam

Tuesday, March 23rd 2010, 14:48

Campaigners launch an online petition against Ethiopia's Gibe III dam, saying it could devastate 500,000 lives.
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Ethiopia admits jamming VOA radio

Friday, March 19th 2010, 13:08
related countries: United States United States
related places: America

Ethiopia admits jamming the Voice of America in Amharic, accusing the US radio station of engaging in "destabilising propaganda".
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Geldof challenges BBC aid claim

Sunday, March 7th 2010, 14:59

Bob Geldof challenges the BBC to substantiate its report that millions raised for Ethiopia aid paid for arms.
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On the trail of Ethiopia aid and guns

Thursday, March 4th 2010, 14:04

Martin Plaut on the questions he wishes he had asked about the Ethiopia famine more than 20 years ago.
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BBC's Ethiopia arms report denied

Wednesday, March 3rd 2010, 22:14

Ethiopian officials and a charity deny a BBC report that some aid intended for famine victims in the 1980s was used to buy weapons.
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Ethiopia aid 'spent on weapons'

Wednesday, March 3rd 2010, 11:07

Aid money intended for famine victims in Ethiopia in 1984-85 was stolen by rebels who used it to buy weapons, the BBC learns.
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Lebanon retrieves jet black box

Sunday, February 7th 2010, 15:36
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

Lebanese searchers salvage a flight recorder from the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed into the Mediterranean, killing 90 people.
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Beirut crash jet recorders found

Wednesday, January 27th 2010, 22:38
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

Flight recorders from an Ethiopian Airlines jet which crashed off the coast of Lebanon have been located, officials say.
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Ethiopia plane 'flew wrong way'

Tuesday, January 26th 2010, 11:56
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon
related places: Beirut

The Ethiopian jet that crashed in the sea near Beirut on Monday did not turn as directed to avoid a storm, officials say.
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Storm 'brought down Ethiopia jet'

Monday, January 25th 2010, 21:28
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

Bad weather probably brought down an Ethiopian plane with 90 people on board off Lebanon's coast, a Lebanese minister says.
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Beirut jet bodies pulled from sea

Monday, January 25th 2010, 15:38
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon
related places: Beirut

The bodies of 24 passengers from an Ethiopian jet crash are pulled from the sea off Beirut, as hopes of finding survivors fade.
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Ethiopian jet crashes off Beirut

Monday, January 25th 2010, 11:21
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon
related places: Beirut

An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people crashes into the sea off Beirut in flames just after take-off in bad weather.
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Ethiopian jet crashes off Beirut

Monday, January 25th 2010, 7:39
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon
related places: Beirut

An Ethiopian Airlines plane with 89 people on board crashes into the sea shortly after take-off from Beirut.
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Israel resumes Ethiopian airlifts

Tuesday, January 19th 2010, 11:12
related countries: Israel Israel

Israel restarts an immigration scheme for Ethiopians of Jewish descent after halting it for more than a year.
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Ethiopia launches new power plant

Thursday, January 14th 2010, 10:44

A hydroelectric plant is inaugurated in Ethiopia - part of a controversial project on the Omo River.
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Ethiopia rejects hunger warning

Thursday, December 31st 2009, 17:21

An Ethiopian minister denies reports that millions of people need urgent food aid after years of drought.
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Ethiopia death sentences for plot

Tuesday, December 22nd 2009, 13:49

An Ethiopian court sentences five people to death and 33 others to life in prison over a plot to kill government officials.
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Ex-Ethiopia leader swaps parties

Thursday, November 26th 2009, 14:57

Ethiopia's former President Negasso Gidada joins the main opposition bloc, months before the country's next election.
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Ethiopia rebels 'capture towns'

Saturday, November 14th 2009, 10:29
related countries: Somalia Somalia

Ethnic-Somali rebels in Ethiopia say they have launched an offensive and captured several towns.
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