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Top Headlines from November 26, 2006  
IN THE PAST 

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A quick look at the newspapers from November 26, 2006 reveals these are the major events that took place on that day.

	Somali Civil War: The Islamic Courts Union that controls much of southern Somalia has dispatched thousands of troops to within 15km of the border with Ethiopia.
	Central African War: Chad's armed forces have retaken Abéché with no major fighting being reported.
	Chadian forces have also claimed to have retaken Biltine, but rebel forces deny these claims.
	After earlier reports from The French embassy in Chad saying a large column of rebel vehicles had been spotted heading towards the capital N'Djamena, the embassy now says the progression has stopped.
	Peter Hain, the Minister for Northern Ireland criticizes "murky murders" associated with Vladimir Putin's regime in Russia following the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko.
	Sunni and Shia Islamists score big victories in Bahrain's parliamentary elections as results are announced from yesterday's poll. Liberals and the left win no seats in the first round.
	Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
	A ceasefire commences between Israeli and Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip. It followed negotiations between the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
	Palestinian attacks on Israel continue, despite a ceasefire and subsequent Israeli pullout from Gaza, with militants firing a barrage of Qassam rockets on southern Israeli towns.
	One NATO soldier and 57 insurgents are killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan.
	Fiji crisis of 2005-2006: The Fijian military calls up 1,000 as military commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama states "my intention of removing this government is clear".
	Ecuadorian election: People in Ecuador go to the polls to choose a new president between Rafael Correa and Álvaro Noboa. Exit polls and unofficial polls indicate a victory for Correa.
	Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi collapses while giving a speech in Tuscany and has to be carried from the podium by his aides. Doctors treating him afterwards blamed a sudden drop in blood pressure.

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