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What happend on November 20th 2005

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Uganda president to stand again

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 0:04
related countries: Uganda Uganda

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni confirms he will stand for re-election in next March's polls.
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Monaco's Albert ascends to throne

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 1:12
related countries: Monaco Monaco

Prince Albert II of Monaco blinks back tears as he is enthroned to carry on a 700-year-old dynasty.
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Spanish Mass marks Franco death

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 2:46
related countries: Spain Spain
related places: Franco

Thousands in Spain attend a Mass and hold marches on the eve of the 30th anniversary of Gen Franco's death.
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Putin visits Japan to boost ties

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 5:36
related countries: Russia Russia, Japan Japan

Russia's President Putin arrives in Japan for trade talks but a territorial dispute is unlikely to be resolved.
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Bush urges greater China freedoms

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 6:14
related countries: China China
related places: Beijing

President Bush calls on China to expand its political and religious freedoms in talks with President Hu Jintao.
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Chavez renews trade pact attack

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 6:49
related countries: Venezuela Venezuela, United States United States
related places: Caracas

President Hugo Chavez leads a protest in the Venezuelan capital Caracas against a US-backed trade plan.
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Cricket: Bravo holds Aussies

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 6:55
related countries: Australia Australia

Australia should win the second Test on Monday despite Dwayne Bravo's second Test century for West Indies.
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Peru seizes alleged drugs kingpin

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 7:45
related countries: Peru Peru

Peruvian police arrest Fernando Zevallos, a businessman accused of being a cocaine trafficker.
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Live: Pakistan v England

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 9:44
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan
related places: Faisalabad

Latest news from the first day of the second Test at Faisalabad.
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Philippines troops die in ambush

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 11:06
related countries: Philippines Philippines

At least nine Philippines soldiers are killed and 20 injured in a rebel ambush, the army says.
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Cricket: England bowlers suffer

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 11:42
related countries: Pakistan Pakistan, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Pakistan hit 300-4 on day one of the second Test against England as the bowlers suffer in the final session.
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Scores arrested in Egypt election

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 13:10
related countries: Egypt Egypt

Egypt arrests 200 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood as voters go to the polls.
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Boeing inks China and Dubai deals

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 13:17
related countries: China China

Boeing signs massive deals to sell planes to China and Dubai, worth nearly $14bn (£8.15bn) between them.
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UK soldier killed by Iraq blast

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 13:45
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United Kingdom United Kingdom

One soldier dies and four are injured in a roadside bomb attack on a British patrol in Basra, southern Iraq.
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Japan's asteroid touchdown fails

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 13:54
related countries: Japan Japan

An unmanned Japanese space probe sent to collect the first samples from an asteroid fails to reach its target.
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Influential family spurns Zarqawi

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 14:18
related countries: Iraq Iraq, Jordan Jordan

Relatives of Jordanian-born head of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, openly disown him.
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Iran MPs back nuclear snub plans

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 15:29
related countries: Iran Iran
related places: Tehran

Iranian MPs vote to end UN checks and begin enriching uranium if Tehran is referred to the Security Council.
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Talabani offers insurgents talks

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 15:46
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Iraq's President Jalal Talabani says he would be willing to talk to insurgents if they want to speak to him.
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Aborigine leader warns on welfare

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 15:54
related countries: Australia Australia

An Aboriginal lawyer says Australia's benefits system needs reform to help Aborigines out of poverty.
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Indian kidnapped in Afghanistan

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 16:05
related countries: Afghanistan Afghanistan, India India

Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan say they have abducted an Indian national in southern Nimroz province.
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Germany marks Nuremberg tribunals

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 16:23
related countries: Germany Germany

Germany holds a series of events to mark the 60th anniversary of the ground-breaking Nuremberg trials.
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French Socialists find consensus

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 16:39
related countries: France France

France's opposition Socialists put internal divisions aside to agree on a motion outlining the future of the party.
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Labour agrees to end Sharon deal

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 17:47
related countries: Israel Israel

Israel's Labour Party backs its new leader and agrees to leave PM Ariel Sharon's coalition government.
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Thousands guard nuclear shipment

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 17:55
related countries: France France, Germany Germany

Thousands of police guard a controversial nuclear waste train as it crosses into Germany from France.
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Kenya leader issues pre-vote plea

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 19:07
related countries: Kenya Kenya

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki urges voters to avoid violence in Monday's referendum on a new constitution.
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Fake kosher food caught in Gaza

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 19:44
related countries: Israel Israel, Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

Customs officials discover a batch of fake kosher sweets being exported to Israel from the Gaza Strip.
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Rumsfeld rejects Iraq withdrawal

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 20:26
related countries: Iraq Iraq, United States United States

The US defence secretary says an immediate pullout of troops from Iraq would be a "terrible thing".
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Egyptian twins home after surgery

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 20:34
related countries: Egypt Egypt, United States United States

Egyptian twins born joined at the head finally return home two years after successful surgery in the US.
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Mugabe reveals uranium power plan

Sunday 20th of November 2005, 22:43
related countries: Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has found uranium deposits and will use them for power production, says President Robert Mugabe.
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