- January 13, 2005
January 13 2005 *
Conflict in Iraq : Sheikh Al-Madaini, a senior aide to the Ayatollah Sistani, 4 bodyguards and his son have been killed in an attack in theBaghdad 's suburbSalman Pak . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4170855.stm (BBC)]
*Israeli-Palestinian Conflict :
**Palestinian militants explode a truck laden with explosives in theKarni crossing in the easternGaza Strip . At least 6Israeli s were killed, as well as three of the attackers, and about 10-20 were wounded in the attack. Theal-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades , thePopular Resistance Committees andHamas claimed joint responsibility. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/527106.html (Haaretz)] [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20050113/wl_nm/mideast_attack_dc (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4173077.stm (BBC)]
**Israel i troops kill twoPalestinian s in theGaza strip , one of whom was driving a pregnant neighbour to hospital. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4170773.stm (BBC)]
* Record temperatures across Europe make many animals awake early fromhibernation .Avalanche alerts are raised to the highest level in Romania and Austria. [http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050111/w011154.html (CBC)]
*Paleontologist s of theAmerican Museum of Natural History have unveiled a fossil of amammal that has apparently eaten a babydinosaur . [http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=7309447 (Reuters)]
*Paris Club has offered adebt freeze to nations affected by2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake [http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=7310947 (Reuters)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4166727.stm (BBC)]
* InIndonesia , rebels of theFree Aceh Movement called forceasefire [http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaillatestnews.asp?fileid=20050113150431&irec=0 (Jakarta Post)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4170309.stm (BBC)]
* AColombia n minister states that the government hiredbounty hunter s to capture rebelRodrigo Fanda fromVenezuela . [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/13/international/americas/13colombia.html (New York Times)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4169517.stm (BBC)] Colombia has also invited more bounty hunters to capture FARC rebels. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N12416819.htm (Reuters Alertnet)]
* Prince Harry of the United Kingdom apologizes for wearing a uniform-like costume with a Naziswastika at a friend'scostume party . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4170083.stm (BBC)]
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