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2006 » May 2006 » May 4th 2006
IranThe Security Council debates a draft resolution calling on Iran to suspend enrichment or face further action.
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Solomon IslandsThe Solomon Islands picks Manasseh Sogovare as the new prime minister, after his predecessor's resignation.
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RussiaRacist killings in Russia are "out of control", says a report by human rights watchdog Amnesty International.
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IndiaIndia batting star Sachin Tendulkar agrees a new three-year marketing deal, reportedly worth £21m.
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MexicoMexico's president asks for changes to a controversial bill that would have decriminalised certain drugs.
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TurkeyTwo Turkish paramilitaries are tried over an attack on the shop of a supporter of an outlawed Kurdish group.
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IndonesiaMolten lava flows from one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, sparking fears of an imminent eruption.
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Bolivia, 
BotswanaBrazilian energy firm Petrobras suspends investment in Bolivia following its neighbour's gas industry nationalisation.
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FranceFrench PM Dominique de Villepin denies targeting his rival Nicolas Sarkozy in a corruption inquiry.
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CambodiaCambodian and foreign officials are selected to serve the long-stalled tribunal of Khmer Rouge leaders.
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IndiaPramod Mahajan, a senior leader of India's main opposition BJP party, is cremated in Mumbai.
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SwitzerlandThe husband of murdered Swiss ski star Corinne Rey-Bellet, suspected of killing her and her brother, is found dead.
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South AfricaSea rescuers search for 27 crew members who are missing after a cargo ship sank off the South African coast.
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ArgentinaDaniel Schweimler reports from Buenos Aires on the strict beauty regime of many of its tanned and perfectly toned residents.
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NepalMaoist rebels in Nepal welcome the offer of peace talks, a day after the authorities declared a truce.
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Venezuela, 
PeruCaracas withdraws its ambassador to Lima in response to the same move by Peru's government on Sunday.
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IraqAt least nine people die in a bombing near a Baghdad courthouse, amid reports US aircraft kill five civilians.
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South Africa, IndiaIndia's cricket board is to lobby to allow South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs and Nicky Boje to play in the ICC Champions Trophy.
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IndiaIndia's Supreme Court halts a demolition drive in the city of Baroda after days of violence in which six people have died.
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Somalia, 
United StatesThe US is funding Somali warlords who earlier this year battled Islamic groups, the Somali president says.
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AfghanistanAfghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar says he is ready to fight under the banner of al-Qaeda.
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Zimbabwe, 
MalawiPresident Mugabe dismisses his critics, as he cuts the ribbon on a major road named after him in Malawi.
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PolandVenus Williams battles to a 4-6 7-5 6-4 win over Martina Hingis in Warsaw to reach the last eight of the J&S Cup.
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United KingdomSteve McClaren is appointed as Sven-Goran Eriksson's successor by the Football Association.
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Russia, United StatesThe US vice president accuses Russia of reneging on democracy and using energy as a political tool.
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El Salvador, MexicoPolice in Mexico say they now control San Salvador Atenco after clashes with machete-wielding locals.
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IndiaThe nuclear industry has brought wealth to the village of Jaduguda but it is also blamed for serious health problems among residents.
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ChinaTwo Roman Catholic bishops appointed by China without Vatican approval are excommunicated.
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IsraelIsrael's new government takes office after parliament approves a cabinet proposed by incoming PM Ehud Olmert.
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United StatesThe US is due to face tough questions as it appears before the UN Committee on Torture for the first time since 9/11.
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Venezuela, Argentina, 
BrazilArgentina, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil seek agreement on gas supplies and prices at an emergency summit.
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