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November 2005
- Death for Somaliland aid killers
- 2nd other top story (14/11/2005, 11:30 – 11:55)
- 3rd other top story (14/11/2005, 11:55 – 12:35)
- 4th other top story (14/11/2005, 12:35 – 15:05)
- 5th other top story (14/11/2005, 15:05 – 15:30)
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January 2006
- US navy captures Somali 'pirates'
- Right subheadline (22/1/2006, 12:15 – 15:30)
- 3rd other top story (22/1/2006, 15:30 – 18:05)
- 4th other top story (22/1/2006, 18:05 – 18:35)
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February 2006
- Somalis die of thirst in drought
- 3rd other top story (16/2/2006, 11:15 – 13:25)
- 4th other top story (16/2/2006, 13:25 – 14:10)
- 5th other top story (16/2/2006, 14:10 – 14:20)
- 6th other top story (16/2/2006, 14:20 – 16:20)
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March 2006
- US captures 13 Somali 'pirates'
- 4th other top story (19/3/2006, 15:40 – 18:20)
- 5th other top story (19/3/2006, 18:20 – 20:00)
- 3rd other top story (19/3/2006, 20:00 – 22:45)
- 4th other top story (19/3/2006, 22:45 – 20/3/2006, 01:30)
- 5th other top story (20/3/2006, 01:30 – 03:15)
- 6th other top story (20/3/2006, 03:15 – 04:50)
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May 2006
- Islamist raid breaks Somali truce
- 6th other top story (17/5/2006, 22:45 – 18/5/2006, 03:55)
- 5th other top story (18/5/2006, 03:55 – 07:40)
- 3rd other top story (18/5/2006, 07:40 – 07:45)
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- Somali gunmen seize key hospital
- 5th other top story (30/5/2006, 15:20 – 16:10)
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June 2006
- UN fears new conflict in Somalia
- 1st other top story (18/6/2006, 13:55 – 15:30)
- Left subheadline (18/6/2006, 15:30 – 23:55)
- 2nd other top story (18/6/2006, 23:55 – 19/6/2006, 00:00)
- 3rd other top story (19/6/2006, 00:00 – 01:10)
- 4th other top story (19/6/2006, 01:10 – 05:20)
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- Rivals agree Somalia peace deal
- 2nd other top story (22/6/2006, 18:00 – 19:35)
- 3rd other top story (22/6/2006, 19:35 – 23/6/2006, 01:20)
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July 2006
- 'Bin Laden' warning over Somalia
- 3rd other top story (1/7/2006, 19:40 – 23:40)
- 4th other top story (1/7/2006, 23:40 – 2/7/2006, 02:55)
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- Ethiopian troops on Somalia soil
- 2nd other top story (20/7/2006, 12:50 – 13:15)
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- Ethiopian troops on Somali soil
- 2nd other top story (20/7/2006, 13:15 – 14:05)
- 3rd other top story (20/7/2006, 14:05 – 14:10)
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- Somali militia threaten Ethiopia
- 5th other top story (21/7/2006, 05:25 – 07:05)
- 4th other top story (21/7/2006, 07:05 – 11:05)
- 2nd other top story (21/7/2006, 11:05 – 13:00)
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- Somali Islamist orders 'holy war'
- 3rd other top story (21/7/2006, 18:00 – 19:50)
- 4th other top story (21/7/2006, 19:50 – 22/7/2006, 00:30)
- 5th other top story (22/7/2006, 00:30 – 02:25)
- 6th other top story (22/7/2006, 02:25 – 05:35)
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- Ethiopia 'seizes new Somali town'
- 5th other top story (22/7/2006, 14:55 – 17:25)
- 6th other top story (22/7/2006, 17:25 – 23/7/2006, 03:45)
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- Somali government minister killed
- 3rd other top story (28/7/2006, 14:25 – 15:05)
- 4th other top story (28/7/2006, 15:05 – 16:20)
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- Riots as Somali minister killed
- 4th other top story (28/7/2006, 16:20 – 17:55)
- 5th other top story (28/7/2006, 17:55 – 21:50)
- 4th other top story (28/7/2006, 21:50 – 22:25)
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September 2006
- Backing for extra Somalia troops
- 2nd other top story (13/9/2006, 17:40 – 21:05)
- 3rd other top story (13/9/2006, 21:05 – 22:00)
- 4th other top story (13/9/2006, 22:00 – 14/9/2006, 01:50)
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- Italian nun shot dead in Somalia
- 1st other top story (17/9/2006, 14:35 – 22:05)
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- Blast rocks Somalia's parliament
- 1st other top story (18/9/2006, 12:15 – 12:20)
- 2nd other top story (18/9/2006, 12:20 – 12:55)
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- Somali leader survives bomb blast
- 2nd other top story (18/9/2006, 12:55 – 13:20)
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- Somali leader survives blast
- 2nd other top story (18/9/2006, 13:20 – 16:35)
- 3rd other top story (18/9/2006, 16:35 – 18:05)
- 4th other top story (18/9/2006, 18:05 – 18:25)
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- Somali president describes attack
- 3rd other top story (19/9/2006, 01:25 – 04:15)
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- Islamists 'close on Somali port'
- Left subheadline (24/9/2006, 21:50 – 23:35)
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- Islamists at gates of Somali port
- Left subheadline (24/9/2006, 23:35 – 25/9/2006, 00:40)
- Main headline (25/9/2006, 00:40 – 02:30)
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- Somali port 'falls' to Islamists
- Main headline (25/9/2006, 02:30 – 05:10)
- Left subheadline (25/9/2006, 05:10 – 05:55)
- 2nd other top story (25/9/2006, 05:55 – 08:15)
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December 2006
- Fresh upsurge in Somalia fighting
- 2nd other top story (24/12/2006, 09:20 – 11:20)
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- Ethiopia admits Somalia offensive
- 2nd other top story (24/12/2006, 11:20 – 11:30)
- 1st other top story (24/12/2006, 11:30 – 20:35)
- Right subheadline (24/12/2006, 20:35 – 25/12/2006, 02:05)
- Main headline (25/12/2006, 02:05 – 02:15)
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- Ethiopia PM admits Somalia action
- Main headline (25/12/2006, 02:15 – 06:10)
- 5th other top story (25/12/2006, 06:10 – 06:45)
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- Ethiopia attacks Somalia airport
- 1st other top story (25/12/2006, 08:15 – 11:15)
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- Ethiopia attacks Somalia airports
- 1st other top story (25/12/2006, 11:15 – 26/12/2006, 01:30)
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- Ethiopia action in Somalia backed
- 4th other top story (26/12/2006, 08:50 – 10:35)
- 5th other top story (26/12/2006, 10:35 – 11:25)
- 4th other top story (26/12/2006, 11:25 – 11:55)
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- Somali militia 'made to retreat'
- 5th other top story (26/12/2006, 12:00 – 13:05)
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- Ethiopia 'repels Somali militia'
- 1st other top story (27/12/2006, 04:00 – 05:10)
- 2nd other top story (27/12/2006, 05:10 – 05:20)
- 4th other top story (27/12/2006, 05:20 – 07:35)
- 5th other top story (27/12/2006, 07:35 – 08:40)
- 6th other top story (27/12/2006, 08:40 – 11:20)
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- Ethiopians take key Somali town
- 6th other top story (27/12/2006, 11:20 – 12:05)
- 5th other top story (27/12/2006, 12:05 – 12:45)
- 4th other top story (27/12/2006, 12:45 – 13:00)
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- Ethiopians nearing Somali capital
- 4th other top story (27/12/2006, 13:00 – 14:30)
- 5th other top story (27/12/2006, 14:30 – 14:45)
- 4th other top story (27/12/2006, 15:40 – 17:30)
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- Ethiopia urged to leave Somalia
- 4th other top story (27/12/2006, 17:30 – 18:35)
- 5th other top story (27/12/2006, 18:35 – 20:25)
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- Somalia peace hopes stalled at UN
- Left subheadline (28/12/2006, 02:20 – 06:45)
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- Islamists abandon Somali capital
- Left subheadline (28/12/2006, 07:30 – 08:05)
- Right subheadline (28/12/2006, 08:05 – 12:35)
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- Somali troops close in on capital
- Right subheadline (28/12/2006, 12:35 – 12:45)
- Left subheadline (28/12/2006, 12:45 – 15:10)
- 1st other top story (28/12/2006, 15:10 – 15:40)
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- Somali troops 'enter Mogadishu'
- 1st other top story (28/12/2006, 15:40 – 20:00)
- 2nd other top story (28/12/2006, 20:00 – 20:30)
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- Somali troops enter capital city
- 2nd other top story (28/12/2006, 20:30 – 23:50)
- Left subheadline (28/12/2006, 23:50 – 29/12/2006, 02:30)
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- Somali government seeks control
- Left subheadline (29/12/2006, 02:30 – 11:05)
- 1st other top story (29/12/2006, 11:05 – 11:40)
- 3rd other top story (29/12/2006, 11:40 – 12:50)
- 2nd other top story (29/12/2006, 12:50 – 15:50)
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- Mogadishu crowds greet Somali PM
- 2nd other top story (29/12/2006, 15:50 – 16:20)
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- Mogadishu crowds hail Somali PM
- 2nd other top story (29/12/2006, 16:20 – 19:55)
- 1st other top story (29/12/2006, 19:55 – 30/12/2006, 00:05)
- 2nd other top story (30/12/2006, 00:05 – 01:20)
- 3rd other top story (30/12/2006, 01:20 – 01:30)
- 4th other top story (30/12/2006, 01:30 – 05:50)
- 5th other top story (30/12/2006, 05:50 – 07:50)
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- Somali Islamists 'to defend base'
- 1st other top story (31/12/2006, 11:35 – 12:45)
- 2nd other top story (31/12/2006, 12:45 – 15:05)
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- Somali Islamists battle advance
- 2nd other top story (31/12/2006, 15:05 – 17:00)
- 3rd other top story (31/12/2006, 17:00 – 20:10)
- 2nd other top story (31/12/2006, 20:10 – 22:15)
- 1st other top story (31/12/2006, 22:15 – 1/1/2007, 00:30)
- 2nd other top story (1/1/2007, 00:30 – 00:55)
- 3rd other top story (1/1/2007, 00:55 – 02:55)
- 4th other top story (1/1/2007, 02:55 – 05:45)
- 5th other top story (1/1/2007, 05:45 – 06:10)
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January 2007
- Somali militia abandon stronghold
- 5th other top story (1/1/2007, 06:10 – 07:30)
- 4th other top story (1/1/2007, 07:30 – 08:40)
- 5th other top story (1/1/2007, 08:40 – 09:30)
- 6th other top story (1/1/2007, 09:30 – 10:05)
- 5th other top story (1/1/2007, 10:05 – 10:20)
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- Somali militia abandon stronghold
- 5th other top story (1/1/2007, 10:20 – 10:55)
- 2nd other top story (1/1/2007, 10:55 – 11:00)
- 3rd other top story (1/1/2007, 11:00 – 11:55)
- 4th other top story (1/1/2007, 11:55 – 12:05)
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- Somali Islamic stronghold falls
- 4th other top story (1/1/2007, 12:05 – 12:50)
- 1st other top story (1/1/2007, 12:50 – 13:35)
- 2nd other top story (1/1/2007, 13:35 – 14:35)
- 3rd other top story (1/1/2007, 14:35 – 16:20)
- 4th other top story (1/1/2007, 16:20 – 17:15)
- 5th other top story (1/1/2007, 17:15 – 18:15)
- 4th other top story (1/1/2007, 18:15 – 18:55)
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- Somalia targets Islamists' escape
- 4th other top story (1/1/2007, 18:55 – 23:55)
- 3rd other top story (1/1/2007, 23:55 – 2/1/2007, 00:30)
- 5th other top story (2/1/2007, 00:30 – 02:10)
- 6th other top story (2/1/2007, 02:10 – 02:55)
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- Somali Islamists told to disarm
- 6th other top story (2/1/2007, 02:55 – 05:05)
- 4th other top story (2/1/2007, 07:50 – 09:00)
- 5th other top story (2/1/2007, 09:00 – 09:05)
- 4th other top story (2/1/2007, 09:05 – 09:55)
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- Somali protest against Ethiopians
- 2nd other top story (6/1/2007, 09:15 – 09:30)
- 3rd other top story (6/1/2007, 09:30 – 09:55)
- 2nd other top story (6/1/2007, 09:55 – 10:30)
- 3rd other top story (6/1/2007, 10:30 – 12:05)
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- Somalis protest over Ethiopians
- 3rd other top story (6/1/2007, 12:05 – 12:30)
- 4th other top story (6/1/2007, 12:30 – 15:45)
- 5th other top story (6/1/2007, 15:45 – 17:35)
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- US launches air strike in Somalia
- 5th other top story (9/1/2007, 06:00 – 06:25)
- Right subheadline (9/1/2007, 06:25 – 07:05)
- Main headline (9/1/2007, 07:05 – 10:45)
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- US Somali air strikes 'kill many'
- Main headline (9/1/2007, 10:45 – 18:00)
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- US 'targets al-Qaeda' in Somalia
- Main headline (9/1/2007, 18:00 – 10/1/2007, 02:10)
- 5th other top story (10/1/2007, 02:10 – 05:10)
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- New attacks in southern Somalia
- Left subheadline (10/1/2007, 10:45 – 12:10)
- 2nd other top story (10/1/2007, 12:10 – 14:40)
- 6th other top story (10/1/2007, 14:40 – 14:45)
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- Martial law declared in Somalia
- 4th other top story (13/1/2007, 11:15 – 12:20)
- 3rd other top story (13/1/2007, 12:20 – 17:10)
- 4th other top story (13/1/2007, 17:10 – 18:00)
- 5th other top story (13/1/2007, 18:00 – 20:30)
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- AU fails to secure Somali force
- Left subheadline (31/1/2007, 09:15 – 11:05)
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February 2007
- Somalia Britons face terror quiz
- 2nd other top story (13/2/2007, 12:15 – 13:00)
- 3rd other top story (13/2/2007, 13:00 – 13:20)
- 1st other top story (13/2/2007, 13:20 – 16:05)
- 3rd other top story (13/2/2007, 16:05 – 16:30)
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- Police release four Somalia men
- 3rd other top story (13/2/2007, 16:30 – 16:35)
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March 2007
- Heavy fighting erupts in Somalia
- 2nd other top story (21/3/2007, 11:05 – 13:40)
- Right subheadline (21/3/2007, 13:40 – 17:40)
- 2nd other top story (21/3/2007, 17:40 – 18:00)
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- Plane 'shot down' in Somali city
- 3rd other top story (23/3/2007, 18:15 – 19:30)
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- Helicopters fire on Somali market
- 2nd other top story (29/3/2007, 15:35 – 16:00)
- 3rd other top story (29/3/2007, 16:00 – 16:35)
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April 2007
- Somalia faces aid crisis, says UN
- Main headline (20/4/2007, 10:45 – 10:55)
- Left subheadline (20/4/2007, 10:55 – 12:10)
- Right subheadline (20/4/2007, 12:10 – 12:30)
- 1st other top story (20/4/2007, 12:30 – 12:35)
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- Heavy Somali fighting amid crisis
- 1st other top story (20/4/2007, 12:35 – 14:50)
- 2nd other top story (20/4/2007, 14:50 – 15:15)
- 3rd other top story (20/4/2007, 15:15 – 16:15)
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May 2007
- Somalia aid 'not reaching needy'
- 2nd other top story (15/5/2007, 03:25 – 05:55)
- 4th other top story (15/5/2007, 05:55 – 07:25)
- 5th other top story (15/5/2007, 07:25 – 08:00)
- 6th other top story (15/5/2007, 08:00 – 08:50)
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