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January 5, 2006 (2006-01-05 ) (Thursday)
Peru recalls
Carlos Urrutia , its
ambassador to
Venezuela , after
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chávez praises Peruvian presidential hopeful
Ollanta Humala for his left-leaning policies. A spokeswoman for the Peruvian
Foreign Ministry stated, "There are concerns of political meddling in Peru's electoral affairs and comments by President Chávez were out of place."
(Yahoo! News)
The leader of Britain's
Liberal Democrat Party ,
Charles Kennedy , admits being treated for
alcohol-related problems for the last 18 months but has not drunk for the last two months. The revelation comes following mounting criticism of his leadership from party MPs. He calls
a party leadership election , in which he will stand.
(BBC)
At least 130 people have died following
insurgent attacks on the
Iraqi cities of
Kerbala and
Ramadi .
(BBC)
At least 76 people have died following the collapse of a five-story hotel in
Mecca . The death toll is expected to rise. Most of the dead are foreign Muslim pilgrims who had made their way there for the
Hajj .
(Forbes)
Hewlett-Packard , a computer manufacturing giant, and a
private equity firm, the
Blackstone Group , may bid for
Computer Sciences Corporation , according to anonymous sources cited by
The Wall Street Journal .
(thestreet.com)