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Peru revolt leader to fight polls

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 1:00
related countries: Peru

A former army officer who led a brief revolt in Peru in 2000 registers to run in next year's presidential elections.
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OAS officials abducted in Haiti

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 1:31
related countries: Haiti, United States

Three people working for the Organisation of American States are seized in Haiti, as elections are postponed.
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New Bolivian leader visits Cuba

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 3:18
related countries: Bolivia, Cuba

Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales is warmly welcomed in Cuba on his first tour abroad since his election.
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Six dead in Indonesia blast

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 5:13
related countries: Indonesia

Six people are killed and more than 40 hurt by a bomb in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province, police say.
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Cricket: NZ dominate Sri Lanka

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 6:07
related countries: Sri Lanka, New Zealand
related places: Queenstown

New Zealand cruise to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their one-day international in Queenstown.
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US archdiocese loses claims fight

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 7:51
related countries: United States

A Catholic archdiocese loses a US court battle to protect church property from sex abuse claim cases.
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Advani quits as BJP president

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 9:38
related countries: India

LK Advani steps down as president of India's main opposition BJP, hoping for better times for the party next year.
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Kidnapped Britons freed in Gaza

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 9:40
related countries: United Kingdom

A UK human rights worker kidnapped in Gaza with her parents speaks of their ordeal after they are freed.
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Attacks in Iraq leave seven dead

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 11:01
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

A bomb kills five people outside offices of a Sunni Iraqi party and two policemen die in attacks in Baghdad.
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Bridge blown up in Balochistan

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 11:02
related countries: Pakistan

Suspected tribal militants blow up a railway bridge in Pakistan's troubled province of Balochistan, officials say.
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India rebels kill police officer

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 11:08
related countries: India

A senior police officer is killed in an ambush by rebels in India's north-eastern state of Manipur.
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Indonesia bomb leaves eight dead

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 11:20
related countries: Indonesia

Eight people are killed by a bomb attack in a largely Christian district in Indonesia's Sulawesi province.
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Clock ticks away on Ukraine's gas

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 11:44
related countries: Ukraine, Russia
related places: Moscow, Day

Moscow is poised to turn off gas to Ukraine on New Year's Day in a row over prices which many see as political.
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Hundreds detained in Sri Lanka

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 12:55
related countries: Sri Lanka
related places: Colombo

Some 900 people are detained in a sweep for suspected Tamil rebels in Colombo.
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US boosts Zambia with debt relief

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 14:02
related countries: Zambia, United States
related places: Africa

The US agrees to cancel Zambian debts of $280 million in a sign aid pledges to Africa are finally bearing fruit.
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Egypt 'must probe Cairo violence'

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 14:05
related countries: Egypt, Sudan
related places: Cairo

Egypt is urged to set up an independent inquiry after more than 20 Sudanese die as police storm a protest camp.
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Yemen captors free German family

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 14:46
related countries: Yemen, Germany

A German ex-minister and his family are freed in Yemen after being held captive by tribesmen.
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Russia offers delay on gas hike

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 15:15
related countries: Ukraine, Russia
related places: Moscow

Moscow makes a compromise offer in its bitter dispute with Ukraine over the price of gas supplies.
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Syrian MPs demand exile's trial

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 16:14
related countries: Syria

Syrian MPs demand a treason trial for an exiled top politician who implicated President Assad in Rafik Hariri's death.
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Cambodia arrests rights activist

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 16:36
related countries: Cambodia

A Cambodian human rights activist is arrested and charged with defamation, in a move which worries diplomats.
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Former Russian minister charged

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 16:52
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Russia's former nuclear energy minister is charged with fraud and abuse of office after his extradition to Moscow.
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Bouteflika returns after surgery

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 17:14
related countries: France, Algeria

Large crowds greet Algerian President Bouteflika as he arrives home after hospital treatment in France.
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Yemen landslide death toll rises

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 21:57
related countries: Yemen

The number of people killed in a landslide in a Yemeni village rises to at least 56, reports say.
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Sydney welcomes in the New Year

Saturday 31st of December 2005, 22:28
related countries: Australia
related places: Sydney

A huge firework display in Sydney Harbour in Australia marks the start of 2006, as the whole region celebrates.
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