Global Security Index - 2007-01-10 (Thursday)
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| Global Securty Index | 2007-01-10 (Thursday) | 2005.57 |
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0.10 |
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Algeria |
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2008-01-10 (Thursday) |
Six soldiers have been wounded when their vehicle drove over an explosive device that had been planted on the road near the town of Tizi Ouzou, in the Kabylie region. |
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Gabon |
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2008-01-10 (Thursday) |
Gabon has temporarily banned the activities of up to 20 non-governmental organisations for their alleged interference in politics. |
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Iraq |
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2008-01-10 (Thursday) |
United States military unleashed a massive air blitz on Al-Qaeda targets south of the Iraqi capital, in which 47,500 pounds (21,500 kilograms) of explosives were dropped on 47 targets within 10 minutes. |
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2008-01-10 (Thursday) |
In the period from March 2003 until June 2006, about 151,000 (between 104,000 and 223,000) Iraqis have died violently. – According to World Health Organization study |
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Kenya |
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2008-01-10 (Thursday) |
“The parties agreed to work together with a panel of eminent African personalities headed by Mr Kofi Annan… towards resolving their differences and all other outstanding issues including constitutional and electoral reforms. [ … ] Both sides agreed there should be an end to the violence and they also agreed there should be dialogue.” – John Kufuor, President of Ghana |
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2008-01-10 (Thursday) |
President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga have held separate talks with Ghana’s President John Kufuor but still not met face-to-face since Kibaki was sworn in on December 30. |
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2008-01-10 (Thursday) |
Stability had returned to most parts of the country, but there are some pockets where there are still attacks. |
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Mozambique |
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2008-01-10 (Thursday) |
Some 45,000 people have been displaced by flooding along the Zambezi valley. |
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Pakistan |
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2008-01-10 (Thursday) |
At least 22 police officers were killed and six were critically wounded when a suicide bomber exploded a device outside the high court in Lahore, the eastern city of Pakistan. |
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| Global Securty Index | Previous Day | 2005.67 |
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| 2005.75 | |
0.08 |
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