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;Armed conflicts and attacks ;Armed conflicts and attacks
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**], ], urges "maximum restraint" from the ] as the first UN military observers arrive in ] to monitor a fragile ceasefire. **] ] urges "maximum restraint" from the ] as the first UN military observers arrive in ] to monitor a fragile ceasefire.
**At least 55 people are reported killed, including 26 in the city of ], as violence increases again despite the arrival of U.N. observers to monitor a cease-fire. **At least 55 people are reported killed, including 26 in the city of ], as violence increases again despite the arrival of U.N. observers to monitor a cease-fire.
*Military leaders and a group of political parties in ] announce the formation of a Transitional National Council after ]; the ] and prime minister remain in detention. *Military leaders and a group of political parties in ] announce the formation of a Transitional National Council after ]; the ] and prime minister remain in detention.
*A six year old boy is killed and two other children are wounded after a militant throws a hand grenade into a ] near ], northwest ]. *A six-year-old boy is killed and two other children are wounded after a militant throws a hand grenade into a ] near ], northwest ].


;Arts and culture ;Arts and culture
*]'s older brother, Gerald, is to publish a memoir about his early years with the poet. *]'s older brother, Gerald, is to publish a memoir about his early years with the poet.
*The ] song "]", which featured a defaced image of ] on its cover, called the British government “a ] regime” and was banned by the ], is to be re-released 35 years after its debut, in time for June's Diamond Jubilee. *The ]' song "]", which featured a defaced image of ] on its cover, called the British government “a ] regime” and was banned by the ], is to be re-released 35 years after its debut, in time for June's Diamond Jubilee.


;Business and economics ;Business and economics
*The first ever challenge to the U.S. nominee for ] president is unsuccessful; the selection of ] president ] draws criticism, such as the historical U.S. dominance of the post and the fact that Kim, a former director of the ]'s HIV/AIDS department, is not an economist. *The first ever challenge to the U.S. nominee for ] president is unsuccessful; the selection of ] president ] draws criticism, such as the historical U.S. dominance of the post and the fact that Kim, a former director of the ]'s HIV/AIDS department, is not an economist.
*Argentine president ] sends law project to nationalise 51% of ]. *Argentine president ] sumbits a bill that would nationalise 51% of ] to ].


;International relations ;International relations
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;Law and crime ;Law and crime
*The ] of confessed perpetrator of the ], ], starts in ]. *The ] of confessed perpetrator of the ], ], starts in ].
*The ] rules that the Soviet Union violated the Rights of relatives of the victims in the 1940 ], and describes the massacre as a ]. *The ] rules that the Soviet Union violated the rights of relatives of the victims in the 1940 ], and describes the massacre as a ].


;Politics and elections ;Politics and elections

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