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Darfur force on agenda

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 2:05
related countries: Sudan

Sudanese officials are to meet next week to discuss how to incorporate UN troops into the current AU force in Darfur.
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Azeris warn Russia on gas prices

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 2:25
related countries: Azerbaijan, Russia

Azerbaijan threatens to stop importing gas from Russia after Gazprom says it will increase the price.
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Nigeria to replace vice-president

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 2:38
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria's government announces that President Obasanjo is to replace Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.
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Ethiopia dismisses Somali threat

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 6:47
related countries: Ethiopia, Somalia
related places: Addis Ababa

Ethiopia brushes aside warnings by Somalia's Islamist militia that it might attack Addis Ababa.
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Burma rebel leader dies aged 79

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 7:26
related countries: Burma

A veteran Burmese rebel leader, Bo Mya of the Karen National Union, dies after a long illness aged 79.
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India put S Africa under pressure

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 8:43
related countries: South Africa, India

Careers will be on the line when South Africa take on India in the second Test in Durban on Tuesday.
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Bomber hits Iraq police station

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 9:01
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

At least seven police are killed in a suspected suicide bomb attack north-east of Baghdad, police say.
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Cricket: Ashes Test preview

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 9:47
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Melbourne

England hope to stave off an Ashes whitewash when the fourth Test starts in Melbourne on Boxing Day.
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Turkmenistan mourns late leader

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 10:47
related countries: Turkmenistan

The funeral of Turkmenistan's late president, Saparmurat Niyazov, gets under way in the capital Ashgabat.
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Israel releases Palestinian cash

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 10:51
related countries: Israel

Israeli leader Ehud Olmert agrees to release $100m in frozen Palestinian funds, at talks with Mahmoud Abbas.
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Ethiopia admits Somalia offensive

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 11:17
related countries: Somalia

Ethiopia says for the first time its forces are battling Islamist militiamen in Somalia, as violence intensifies.
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Bird flu confirmed in Egypt trio

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 12:42
related countries: Egypt

Three Egyptians test positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu after killing an infected flock of ducks.
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Hundreds attend Italian's funeral

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 13:43
related countries: Italy

Hundreds of people attended a civil funeral for an Italian man whose fight to die sparked a euthanasia debate.
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Dead spy's Italy contact arrested

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 15:16
related countries: Italy

Police arrest an Italian man who met ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko the day he was poisoned.
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Iran rejects UN sanctions

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 18:10
related countries: Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insists the West will have to learn to live with a nuclear Iran.
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Iraqi police deaths 'hit 12,000'

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 18:28
related countries: Iraq, United States

Some 12,000 Iraq police officers have died since the US-led invasion in 2003, a minister says.
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Bangladesh parties in poll U-turn

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 19:50
related countries: Bangladesh

Bangladesh's opposition alliance calls off a boycott of next month's general election, ending months of protests.
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Raul Castro urges transport plan

Sunday 24th of December 2006, 20:16
related countries: Cuba

Cuba's acting President Raul Castro criticises the country's transport system saying it is on the point of collapse.
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