Portal:Current events/2006 November 18

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• President of Turkmenistan "Turkmenbashi" Saparmurat Niyazov schedules a second eye operation in Germany in January amid rumors that his health is poor. President Niyazov cannot be operated on in Turkmenistan because earlier this year he signed a decree that closed all hospitals outside of Ashgabat and replaced most healthcare staff with soldiers. [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/11/01CC447B-965A-43E1-AF94-59AE2C63A94B.html (RFE/RL)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20060927032720/http://www.wma.net/e/humanrights/pdf/turkmenistan_closure_hospitals.pdf (World Medical Association)]
• Chadian Civil War (2005–2010) and Central African Republic Bush War:
• Chad has offered to send troops to the Central African Republic to help fight rebels it claims are backed by Sudan. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6157686.stm (BBC)]
• Chad has imposed a 12-day curfew in its capital to counter growing tension between Arab tribes and local inhabitants. [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2A4CB483-3C16-40DB-84A0-65DFBF17CA42.htm (Aljazeera)]
• The annual Leonid meteor shower could produce a strong outburst this weekend for residents of New York and New England in the United States, the Maritimes in Canada and in Western Europe. [http://www.space.com/spacewatch/061114_leonid_news.html (Space.com)]
• 2006 Tonga riots:
• About 150 soldiers and police officers from Australia and New Zealand have arrived in Tonga following an appeal for help to restore order after riots. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6160552.stm (BBC)]

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