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First 'gay weddings' in Belfast

Monday 19th of December 2005, 2:13
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Belfast

The first set of civil partnership ceremonies for gay couples in the UK is to take place in Northern Ireland.
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Bush hails Iraqi anti-terror role

Monday 19th of December 2005, 2:30
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

The US president tells America Iraq is now a strong ally against terror and a force for democracy in the Middle East.
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Bush hails Iraqi anti-terror role

Monday 19th of December 2005, 2:30
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States
related places: President

President Bush tells the US Iraq is now a strong ally against terror and a force for democracy in the Middle East.
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Police claim Sydney success

Monday 19th of December 2005, 4:19
related countries: Australia Australia

Police in Australia's biggest city say a big presence on beaches at the weekend stopped a repeat of riots.
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Torture in Afghan 'secret prison'

Monday 19th of December 2005, 6:07
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, United States United States

Human Rights Watch says the US operated a secret prison in Afghanistan where detainees were tortured.
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'Bird flu' kills boy in Indonesia

Monday 19th of December 2005, 6:31
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia
related places: Jakarta

Health officials investigate after a boy aged eight reportedly dies of bird flu in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta.
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Laxman claims ton as India cruise

Monday 19th of December 2005, 6:59
related countries: India India, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

VVS Laxman scores his ninth Test century as India reach 319-7 at lunch on the second day of the third Test.
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Iraqi group shows 'hostage death'

Monday 19th of December 2005, 9:22
related countries: Iraq Iraq

An Iraqi extremist group posts an internet video showing a man being repeatedly shot from behind.
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Cricket: Hodge shines for Aussies

Monday 19th of December 2005, 9:56
related countries: Australia Australia

South Africa fall to 85-2, chasing 491 to beat Australia after Brad Hodge's double century.
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Sharon aide promotes Munich film

Monday 19th of December 2005, 9:59
related countries: Israel Israel

Steven Spielberg hires one of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's aides to marke the film Munich in the country.
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Spain holds 'extremist' suspects

Monday 19th of December 2005, 10:00
related countries: Spain Spain

Fourteen people are arrested in Spain suspected of belonging to an Islamist group with al-Qaeda links.
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Aceh rebels surrender last arms

Monday 19th of December 2005, 10:23
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

Rebels in Indonesia's Aceh province hand in all the weapons they agreed to under an historic peace deal.
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Power firm gets extortion threat

Monday 19th of December 2005, 10:38
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Australian power firm Delta Electricity receives an extortion demand that threatens to sabotage its power plants.
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US border fence plan 'shameful'

Monday 19th of December 2005, 11:31
related countries: Mexico Mexico, United States United States

Mexican President Vicente Fox strongly condemns a US proposal to build a fence along parts of their border.
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Troops fire during Jaffna protest

Monday 19th of December 2005, 11:35
related countries: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
related places: Jaffna

Sri Lanka's army says troops fired in the air to disperse protesters in Jaffna, but there are reports of injuries.
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DRC war may cost Uganda billions

Monday 19th of December 2005, 11:38
related countries: Uganda Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Uganda will have to pay compensation to DR Congo for looting in the 1998-2003 war, the World Court rules.
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Live: Pakistan v England

Monday 19th of December 2005, 12:02
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Latest news from the fourth one-day international in Rawalpindi.
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Afghan MPs hold landmark session

Monday 19th of December 2005, 12:24
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan

The first Afghan parliament for more than 30 years holds an inaugural session seen as another milestone.
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Thailand floods death toll rises

Monday 19th of December 2005, 12:44
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia, Thailand Thailand

Floods in southern Thailand have killed 27 people in the past two weeks, officials say, as Malaysia is also hit.
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Baghdad official hurt in ambush

Monday 19th of December 2005, 12:59
related countries: Iraq Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Baghdad's deputy governor is hurt in a gun ambush on his convoy that kills three of his bodyguards.
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Fatal Cyprus jet flight recreated

Monday 19th of December 2005, 13:23
related countries: Cyprus Cyprus

A re-enactment is staged to try and solve the mystery of the Cypriot airliner crash which killed 121 people.
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Counting starts in DR Congo vote

Monday 19th of December 2005, 13:26
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Counting of votes begins across DR Congo after an unscheduled second day of polling in a referendum on a new constitution.
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Pakistan hang on to clinch series

Monday 19th of December 2005, 14:10
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Rawalpindi

Pakistan beat England by 13 runs to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the one-day series.
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Patent ruling hits Ranbaxy shares

Monday 19th of December 2005, 14:38
related countries: India India, United States United States

Shares in Ranbaxy, one of India's top drug firms, fall 6% after a US court ruled it could not copy a blockbuster drug.
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Deadly drought hits south Somalia

Monday 19th of December 2005, 15:22
related countries: Somalia Somalia

Drought in southern Somalia is claiming the lives of people as well as livestock, forcing hundreds to flee their homes.
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Museveni's rival denies treason

Monday 19th of December 2005, 15:33
related countries: Uganda Uganda

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye pleads not guilty as his treason and rape trials are postponed.
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Bank of Italy governor resigns

Monday 19th of December 2005, 15:40
related countries: Italy Italy

Bank of Italy governor Antonio Fazio has resigned, following a scandal involving banking takeovers
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Landslide win for Tanzania's CCM

Monday 19th of December 2005, 15:46
related countries: Tanzania Tanzania

Jakaya Kikwete appears to have won Tanzania's presidential election after gaining 80.2% of the vote.
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Mozambique shoots down new flag

Monday 19th of December 2005, 15:58
related countries: Mozambique Mozambique

Mozambique's parliament rejects an opposition attempt to get the image of a gun removed from the national flag.
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UN calls for prosecution of Uzbek

Monday 19th of December 2005, 16:36
related countries: Germany Germany

A UN expert on torture says Germany should prosecute an Uzbek minister over an alleged massacre.
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Six charged with Scream theft

Monday 19th of December 2005, 16:49
related countries: Norway Norway
related places: Oslo

Six people are charged in Oslo in connection with the theft of Edvard Munch's painting The Scream.
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US sets Saddam's scientists free

Monday 19th of December 2005, 17:02
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

Two women said to have built banned weapons for Saddam Hussein are among several ex-aides freed by the US.
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'Gay weddings' first for Belfast

Monday 19th of December 2005, 17:03
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Belfast

The first set of civil partnership ceremonies for gay couples in the UK take place in Belfast.
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Bush defends phone-tapping policy

Monday 19th of December 2005, 17:20
related countries: United States United States

US President George Bush defends his decision to allow eavesdropping on Americans in the wake of 9/11.
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Leftist claims victory in Bolivia

Monday 19th of December 2005, 17:31
related countries: Bolivia Bolivia
related places: Washington

Leftist candidate Evo Morales claims victory in Bolivia's presidential poll after his main rival admits defeat.
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Bank of Italy governor steps down

Monday 19th of December 2005, 17:49
related countries: Italy Italy

Bank of Italy governor Antonio Fazio resigns, following a scandal involving a controversial bank takeover.
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Brazilian prison official killed

Monday 19th of December 2005, 18:00
related countries: Botswana Botswana

Brazilian police launch an inquiry into the murder of the security chief of one of the country's most notorious prisons.
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Sharon health scare hits shares

Monday 19th of December 2005, 18:05
related countries: Israel Israel

Israeli shares fall from record levels following news that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has suffered a mild stroke.
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Mubarak sets out parliament goals

Monday 19th of December 2005, 18:30
related countries: Egypt Egypt

President Mubarak addresses Egypt's parliament for the first time since Islamists won 20% of seats.
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Iran president bans Western music

Monday 19th of December 2005, 19:16
related countries: Iran Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad bans Western music on state-run TV and radio stations.
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