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{{*mp|December 21}} '''[[Saparmurat Niyazov]]''', who as president-for-life of [[Turkmenistan]] was the subject of a [[personality cult]], dies at 66. |
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{{*mp|December 19}} In [[Libya]], five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor accused of infecting people with [[HIV]] are [[HIV trial in Libya|'''convicted and sentenced to death''']]. |
{{*mp|December 19}} In [[Libya]], five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor accused of infecting people with [[HIV]] are [[HIV trial in Libya|'''convicted and sentenced to death''']]. |
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{{*mp|December 18}} [[Palestinian National Authority]] President [[Mahmoud Abbas]] ''(pictured)'' calls for [[Palestinian general election, 2007|new general elections]] amid '''[[Palestinian civil skirmishes (December 2006)|clashes]]''' between supporters of the [[Hamas]] and [[Fatah]] [[List of political parties in the Palestinian National Authority|parties]]. |
{{*mp|December 18}} [[Palestinian National Authority]] President [[Mahmoud Abbas]] ''(pictured)'' calls for [[Palestinian general election, 2007|new general elections]] amid '''[[Palestinian civil skirmishes (December 2006)|clashes]]''' between supporters of the [[Hamas]] and [[Fatah]] [[List of political parties in the Palestinian National Authority|parties]]. |
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{{*mp|December 18}} [[Suffolk Constabulary|Suffolk police]] arrest two men under suspicion of '''[[2006 Ipswich murder investigation|murdering five women]]''' near [[Ipswich]], [[United Kingdom]]. |
{{*mp|December 18}} [[Suffolk Constabulary|Suffolk police]] arrest two men under suspicion of '''[[2006 Ipswich murder investigation|murdering five women]]''' near [[Ipswich]], [[United Kingdom]]. |
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{{*mp|December 15}} [[Astronaut]]s on mission '''[[STS-116]]''' successfully [[ISS assembly sequence|attach]] the [[Integrated Truss Structure|P5 truss segment]] and retract a [[photovoltaic array|solar array]] on the [[International Space Station]]. |
{{*mp|December 15}} [[Astronaut]]s on mission '''[[STS-116]]''' successfully [[ISS assembly sequence|attach]] the [[Integrated Truss Structure|P5 truss segment]] and retract a [[photovoltaic array|solar array]] on the [[International Space Station]]. |
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{{*mp|December 15}} [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck]], the [[List of rulers of Bhutan|King]] of [[Bhutan]], abdicates in favour of his son '''[[Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck]]''' a year earlier than expected. |
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{{*mp|December 15}} The '''[[2006 Asian Games|15th Asian Games]]''' conclude with a closing ceremony at [[Khalifa International Stadium]] in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]]. |
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Revision as of 10:15, 21 December 2006
- Saparmurat Niyazov, who as president-for-life of Turkmenistan was the subject of a personality cult, dies at 66.
- In Libya, five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor accused of infecting people with HIV are convicted and sentenced to death.
- Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (pictured) calls for new general elections amid clashes between supporters of the Hamas and Fatah parties.
- Suffolk police arrest two men under suspicion of murdering five women near Ipswich, United Kingdom.
- Astronauts on mission STS-116 successfully attach the P5 truss segment and retract a solar array on the International Space Station.
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