- January 10, 2005
January 10 2005 *Four
CBS News staffers are fired following the release of an independent investigation of a60 Minutes story about U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bush 's military service that relied on forged documents. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/10/cbs.guard.ap/index.html (CNN)]
*Mahmoud Abbas is officially declared winner of thePalestinian presidential election, with 62.3% of the votes cast. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4160171.stm (BBC)]
*Darfur conflict :United Nations secretary generalKofi Annan warns that the security situation inDarfur is deteriorating. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4156931.stm (BBC)]
*Venezuela n PresidentHugo Chávez says he is convinced thatColombia n police captured FARC leaderRodrigo Granda in Venezuela, contrary to their claims that he was arrested in the Colombian border town ofCúcuta . [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N09111109.htm (Reuters Alertnet)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4160341.stm (BBC)]
* Asmoking ban comes into effect inItaly , prohibitingtobacco smoking in public places. It has been reported that some businesses and smokers intend to defy the ban. [http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/01/10/italy_snuffs_out_smoking_in_most_bars_restaurants/ (Boston Globe)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4159587.stm (BBC)]
* InIndia , more than 55 people are killed when abus falls into theAlmatti canal inBijapur district ,Karnataka . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4160445.stm (BBC)]
* In thePhilippines , thetruce between the army and Islamist rebels collapses. Government forces exchange fire with the MILF rebels inMindanao . The peace talks are still ongoing. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAN14310.htm (Reuters Alertnet)]
*Tides of over 2 meters inundatePort Blair ,Andaman Islands ,India , raising fears that the2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake has changed tidal patterns. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4162425.stm BBC]
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