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HK leader regrets reform setback

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 1:07
related countries: Hong Kong Hong Kong

Hong Kong's leader Donald Tsang says the rejection of his electoral reform plans are a setback for democracy.
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Terror case rebuke for US

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 1:36
related countries: United States United States

A US appeals court rejects a bid by the government to transfer terror suspect Jose Padilla to civilian custody.
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Colombia plans new rebel talks

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 1:52
related countries: Colombia Colombia, Cuba Cuba

Colombia's government and the country's ELN rebels agree to meet again in January after five days of talks in Cuba.
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Lebanon calm over US hijack plea

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 3:24
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon, United States United States

Lebanon's PM insists his country will not hand over freed hijacker Mohammed Ali Hammadi to the US.
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Brazil opens military era files

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 3:40
related countries: Brazil Brazil

Brazil's opens up secret files from the years of military rule after a long campaign from rights groups.
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Dutch set immigrants culture test

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 3:44
related countries: Netherlands Netherlands

Would-be immigrants hoping to settle in the Netherlands are to be required to pass a language and culture test.
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Cricket: India gain convincing win

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 5:08
related countries: India India, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

India complete a 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka with a convincing 259-run win in Ahmedabad.
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Peru vows to smash 'drug rebels'

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 5:50
related countries: Peru Peru

Peru's president declares a state of emergency in six provinces after rebels attack and kill eight police officers.
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China criticises HK reform defeat

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 6:32
related countries: China China, Hong Kong Hong Kong
related places: Beijing

Beijing criticises pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong for blocking a controversial reform package.
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US dismisses Saddam torture claim

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 8:24
related countries: United States United States
related places: White House

The White House rebuffs a claim by Saddam Hussein that he has been beaten and tortured in US custody.
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Bird flu kills two in Indonesia

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 8:35
related countries: Indonesia Indonesia

The WHO confirms two more Indonesian bird flu deaths, amid fears the virus is gaining resistance to a key drug.
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India TV in satellite 'milestone'

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 8:50
related countries: India India

India's launches a three-tonne satellite that promises to revolutionise its television services.
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Inquiry says 'Indian MPs must go'

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 9:24
related countries: India India

A body probing an alleged cash for questions scam involving 10 Indian MPs recommends they be expelled.
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US police dismissed over beating

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 9:46
related countries: United States United States

Two New Orleans police officers are sacked after a TV tape showed the beating of a man in the street.
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Hunger leads to deaths in Kenya

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 10:17
related countries: Kenya Kenya

At least 10 people die of hunger in northern Kenya as aid agencies warn 2.5m Kenyans face famine.
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Cambodia sentences Sam Rainsy

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 10:38
related countries: Cambodia Cambodia

A Cambodian court finds the country's exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy guilty of criminal defamation.
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Toxic leak reaches Russian city

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 11:02
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Khabarovsk

A chemical river spill reaches the Russian town of Khabarovsk but officials say pollution is negligible.
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Fresh doubts about Haiti ballot

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 11:09
related countries: Haiti Haiti

Haiti's long-awaited elections, scheduled for 8 January, may be postponed for a fourth time, officials say.
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Uruguay's struggle for identity

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 11:38
related countries: Uruguay Uruguay

Jan Rocha in Uruguay considers how such a tiny country with almost no industry or natural resources, can make it on its own.
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Japan population starts to shrink

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 11:46
related countries: Japan Japan

Japan's population is to drop this year for the first time since records began, official data shows.
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UN battles militia in east Congo

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 12:02
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo

Seven people die in fighting between UN troops and a militia in eastern DR Congo as the UN backs targeted sanctions.
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Israeli jailed over militant help

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 12:30
related countries: Israel Israel, West Bank West Bank

An Israeli woman is sentenced to three years in jail for aiding a wanted Palestinian militant in the West Bank.
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Row over Malaysian family laws

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 12:50
related countries: Malaysia Malaysia

Malaysia's government tells female lawmakers who want to stop legislation over polygamy to toe the line.
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'Psychology' clue to Chechen ill

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 13:08
related countries: Russia Russia
related places: Chechen

A mystery mass illness in Chechnya could be linked to psychological factors, Russian officials say.
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Palestinians shot dead in Nablus

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 13:31
related countries: Israel Israel, West Bank West Bank

Three Palestinians are shot and killed as they try to flee from Israeli troops in Nablus, sources say.
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Blair makes surprise Iraq visit

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 14:02
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Tony Blair tells UK troops during a trip to Iraq he is proud of the work they are doing to build democracy.
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Christmas behind bars for Besigye

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 14:40
related countries: Uganda Uganda

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye looks set to spend Christmas in jail as his legal battles are delayed.
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Death for aid worker's kidnappers

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 14:45
related countries: Italy Italy

Two Afghans found guilty of abducting an Italian aid worker are sentenced to death for killing a businessman.
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Cricket: Zim players to strike

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 14:50
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe, Bangladesh Bangladesh

Zimbabwe's cricketers vote for strike action and will boycott next month's Afro-Asia Cup in Bangladesh.
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India TV deal to hit cricket hard

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 14:54
related countries: India India

Cricket at large is likely to suffer in the wake of an Indian government order preventing exclsuive cricket broadcasts.
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Writer fined for 'Turkish insult'

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 15:35
related countries: Turkey Turkey

A writer is fined for insulting Turkish identity on similar charges to those facing novelist Orhan Pamuk.
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Iraq parties unite to reject poll

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 15:47
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Sunni Arab and secular parties in Iraq threaten to boycott the new parliament, complaining of electoral fraud.
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Maradona arrested at Rio airport

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 15:57
related countries: Argentina Argentina, Brazil Brazil
related places: Rio

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona is briefly detained following an incident at an airport in Brazil.
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'No evidence' Saddam was tortured

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 16:20
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States
related places: Saddam

An Iraqi judge says he had no complaints from Saddam Hussein about having been tortured in US custody.
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Ex-Colombia minister faces trial

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 18:38
related countries: Colombia Colombia

A former Colombian minister is charged with instigating the murder of a presidential candidate in 1989.
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Serbia warns fugitives' helpers

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 18:38
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro

People aiding key Bosnian Serb war crimes suspects have been identified and risk arrest, Serbia warns.
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Talks fail to solve Cairo sit-in

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 18:46
related countries: Egypt Egypt, Sudan Sudan
related places: Cairo

The UN's refugee agency in Cairo says efforts to persuade Sudanese protesters to end a sit-in have failed.
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Nigeria oil attack prompts alert

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 21:27
related countries: Nigeria Nigeria, Niger Niger

Nigeria's president puts troops on high alert after an oil pipeline attack in Niger Delta that kills at least eight.
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Bomb explodes near Greek ministry

Thursday 22nd of December 2005, 22:07
related countries: Greece Greece
related places: Athens

A bomb goes off outside the Greek Development Ministry in Athens, but no casualties are reported.
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