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Jan 10
Abbas wins election; offers Israel "hand of peace"
Abbass wins Palestinian election with 62%, begins by addressing peace issues.
Jan 9
Voting underway for successor to Yasser Arafat
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Voting ends, exit polls give Abbas lead
Landmark election for Palestinians, which sparks hopes for renewed peace in region. Abbas is likely leader.
Jan 9
Peace agreement signed in Sudan
- End to 20 year civil war likely, Christian government and Rebel leaders agree to end conflict, though separate from the Darfur crisis.
Jan 8-9
US Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine runs aground near Guam
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One dies in submarine accident
- American submarine hits bottom about 260km south of Guam, one dies, 23 injured.
Jan 5
Pinochet arrested after Supreme Court ruling
- Former Chilean dictator responsible for an estimated 3,000 killings and 28,000 abuse cases under house arrest.
Jan 5
Nias Yet to Receive Aid 10 Days After Quake
- Aid devastatingly slow to reach certain regions victim to recent tsunami.
Jan 2
Idi Amin offered to act as peacemaker in NI
Surising British peace initiative.
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Jan 7 - Tsunami death toll at almost 160,000 [
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Jan 5 - U.N. Reports aid is towards 4 billion.
Entertainment
Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt end 7 year marraige over Brad wanting children, vow to stay friends.
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Or maybe it was "steamy" phone-sex cheating with Angelina Jolie
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'Noise' takes on 'Fockers' in weekend box office race
DirecTV tunes out Trio, network in limbo
Science/Technology
NASA schedules launch date for comet-chasing probe
Extraordinary feature found on Saturn's moon Iapetus
Key HIV gene discovered