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18 December
2005
(Sunday)
Air Nauru
's only passenger jet is seized by creditors in
Melbourne
, leaving the island nations of
Nauru
and
Kiribati
without air transport to the rest of the world.
(ABC)
Extinct
Mammoth
Mitochondrial DNA
decoded.
(BBC)
The
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
(DRC) holds its first national democratic poll in 40 years.
(BBC)
(Reuters)
The
Bolivian Presidential Election, 2005
takes place in
Bolivia
, with
Evo Morales
and
Jorge Quiroga
as front-runners. Morales is expected to win a plurality of votes but not an absolute majority. If no candidate wins a majority, the election of the President will be by vote in the
National Congress
, also elected today.
(BBC)
42 people die following a stampede in the
India
n city of
Chennai
.
(BBC)
Bono
,
Melinda Gates
and
Bill Gates
are named ''
Time
'''s
Persons Of The Year
.
(CNN)
U.S. Vice President
Dick Cheney
is on a trip to various countries including
Oman
,
Afghanistan
,
Pakistan
,
Egypt
and
Saudi Arabia
. He made a surprise stop to
Iraq
today.
(Yahoo! News)
(Reuters)
Philippines
finish in 5th place in the medal tally for the
2005 ASEAN Para Games
in the
Philippines
.
Thailand
finishes with 84 golds, followed by
Malaysia
.
(''The Nation'', Bangkok)
The
Prime Minister Of Israel
Ariel Sharon
is transferred to the
Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital
in
Jerusalem
after suffering a minor
Stroke
. Meanwhile, some
Palestinians
have taken to the streets in
Gaza
to celebrate
Sharon
's health condition and the
Kahane
organisation has urged
Jew
s to pray for his death.
(Ynetnews)
(Wikinews)
São Paulo
win the
FIFA Club World Championship
in
Yokohama
,
Japan
, defeating
Liverpool F.C.
1-0.
(BBC)
President
George W. Bush
defends the
Iraq War
in a rare primetime
Oval Office
address. He said, "Not only can we win the war in Iraq — we are winning the war in Iraq."
(USAToday)
(The Guardian)