Update time zone data files to tzdata release 2011n.

DST law changes in Brazil, Cuba, Fiji, Palestine, Russia, Samoa.
Historical corrections for Alaska and British East Africa.

8 files changed, 294 insertions, 54 deletions

diff --git a/src/timezone/data/africa b/src/timezone/data/africa
index 2afe71c536a..87f57c650a8 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/africa
+++ b/src/timezone/data/africa
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # <pre>
-# @(#)africa	8.32
+# @(#)africa	8.33
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 # I invented the following abbreviations; corrections are welcome!
 #	 2:00	WAST	West Africa Summer Time
 #	 2:30	BEAT	British East Africa Time (no longer used)
-#	 2:44:45 BEAUT	British East Africa Unified Time (no longer used)
+#	 2:45	BEAUT	British East Africa Unified Time (no longer used)
 #	 3:00	CAST	Central Africa Summer Time (no longer used)
 #	 3:00	SAST	South Africa Summer Time (no longer used)
 #	 3:00	EAT	East Africa Time
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ Zone	Africa/Bissau	-1:02:20 -	LMT	1911 May 26
 Zone	Africa/Nairobi	2:27:16	-	LMT	1928 Jul
 			3:00	-	EAT	1930
 			2:30	-	BEAT	1940
-			2:44:45	-	BEAUT	1960
+			2:45	-	BEAUT	1960
 			3:00	-	EAT
 
 # Lesotho
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ Zone	Africa/Mbabane	2:04:24 -	LMT	1903 Mar
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Africa/Dar_es_Salaam 2:37:08 -	LMT	1931
 			3:00	-	EAT	1948
-			2:44:45	-	BEAUT	1961
+			2:45	-	BEAUT	1961
 			3:00	-	EAT
 
 # Togo
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ Zone	Africa/Tunis	0:40:44 -	LMT	1881 May 12
 Zone	Africa/Kampala	2:09:40 -	LMT	1928 Jul
 			3:00	-	EAT	1930
 			2:30	-	BEAT	1948
-			2:44:45	-	BEAUT	1957
+			2:45	-	BEAUT	1957
 			3:00	-	EAT
 
 # Zambia
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/asia b/src/timezone/data/asia
index 1fc61f0b491..925cc36f0fb 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/asia
+++ b/src/timezone/data/asia
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)asia	8.65
+# @(#)asia	8.69
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -2194,7 +2194,47 @@ Zone	Asia/Karachi	4:28:12 -	LMT	1907
 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-end-dst-2010.html
 # </a>
 
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2011-08-26):
+# Gaza and the West Bank did go back to standard time in the beginning of
+# August, and will now enter daylight saving time again on 2011-08-30
+# 00:00 (so two periods of DST in 2011). The pause was because of
+# Ramadan.
+#
+# <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416217">
+# http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=416217
+# </a>
+# Additional info:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/palestine-dst-2011.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/palestine-dst-2011.html
+# </a>
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-08-27):
+# According to the article in The Jerusalem Post:
+# "...Earlier this month, the Palestinian government in the West Bank decided to
+# move to standard time for 30 days, during Ramadan. The Palestinians in the
+# Gaza Strip accepted the change and also moved their clocks one hour back.
+# The Hamas government said on Saturday that it won't observe summertime after
+# the Muslim feast of Id al-Fitr, which begins on Tuesday..."
+# ...
+# <a href="http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=235650">
+# http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=235650
+# </a>
+# or
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip05.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip05.html
+# </a>
 # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2011-09-30):
+# West Bank did end Daylight Saving Time this morning/midnight (2011-09-30 
+# 00:00).
+# So West Bank and Gaza now have the same time again.
+#
+# Many sources, including:
+# <a href="http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=424808">
+# http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=424808
+# </a>
+
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule EgyptAsia	1957	only	-	May	10	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule EgyptAsia	1957	1958	-	Oct	 1	0:00	0	-
@@ -2210,19 +2250,37 @@ Rule Palestine	2005	only	-	Oct	 4	2:00	0	-
 Rule Palestine	2006	2008	-	Apr	 1	0:00	1:00	S
 Rule Palestine	2006	only	-	Sep	22	0:00	0	-
 Rule Palestine	2007	only	-	Sep	Thu>=8	2:00	0	-
-Rule Palestine	2008	only	-	Aug	lastFri	2:00	0	-
+Rule Palestine	2008	only	-	Aug	lastFri	0:00	0	-
 Rule Palestine	2009	only	-	Mar	lastFri	0:00	1:00	S
-Rule Palestine	2010	max	-	Mar	lastSat	0:01	1:00	S
-Rule Palestine	2009	max	-	Sep	Fri>=1	2:00	0	-
+Rule Palestine	2009	only	-	Sep	Fri>=1	2:00	0	-
+Rule Palestine	2010	only	-	Mar	lastSat	0:01	1:00	S
 Rule Palestine	2010	only	-	Aug	11	0:00	0	-
 
+# From Arthur David Olson (2011-09-20):
+# 2011 transitions per http://www.timeanddate.com as of 2011-09-20.
+
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Asia/Gaza	2:17:52	-	LMT	1900 Oct
 			2:00	Zion	EET	1948 May 15
 			2:00 EgyptAsia	EE%sT	1967 Jun  5
 			2:00	Zion	I%sT	1996
 			2:00	Jordan	EE%sT	1999
-			2:00 Palestine	EE%sT
+			2:00 Palestine	EE%sT	2011 Apr  2 12:01
+			2:00	1:00	EEST	2011 Aug  1
+			2:00	-	EET
+
+Zone	Asia/Hebron	2:20:23	-	LMT	1900 Oct
+			2:00	Zion	EET	1948 May 15
+			2:00 EgyptAsia	EE%sT	1967 Jun  5
+			2:00	Zion	I%sT	1996
+			2:00	Jordan	EE%sT	1999
+			2:00 Palestine	EE%sT	2008 Aug
+			2:00 	1:00	EEST	2008 Sep
+			2:00 Palestine	EE%sT	2011 Apr  1 12:01
+			2:00	1:00	EEST	2011 Aug  1
+			2:00	-	EET	2011 Aug 30
+			2:00	1:00	EEST	2011 Sep 30 3:00
+			2:00	-	EET
 
 # Paracel Is
 # no information
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/australasia b/src/timezone/data/australasia
index 76e7c19f31e..d884cbc985b 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/australasia
+++ b/src/timezone/data/australasia
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # <pre>
-# @(#)australasia	8.25
+# @(#)australasia	8.29
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -296,6 +296,32 @@ Zone	Indian/Cocos	6:27:40	-	LMT	1900
 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_fiji04.html
 # </a>
 
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2011-10-03):
+# Now the dates have been confirmed, and at least our start date 
+# assumption was correct (end date was one week wrong).
+#
+# <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4966:daylight-saving-starts-in-fiji&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155">
+# www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4966:daylight-saving-starts-in-fiji&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155
+# </a>
+# which says
+# Members of the public are reminded to change their time to one hour in 
+# advance at 2am to 3am on October 23, 2011 and one hour back at 3am to 
+# 2am on February 26 next year.
+
+# From Ken Rylander (2011-10-24)
+# Another change to the Fiji DST end date. In the TZ database the end date for
+# Fiji DST 2012, is currently Feb 26. This has been changed to Jan 22.
+#
+# <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5017:amendments-to-daylight-savings&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155">
+# http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5017:amendments-to-daylight-savings&catid=71:press-releases&Itemid=155
+# </a>
+# states:
+#
+# The end of daylight saving scheduled initially for the 26th of February 2012
+# has been brought forward to the 22nd of January 2012.
+# The commencement of daylight saving will remain unchanged and start
+# on the  23rd of October, 2011.
+
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Fiji	1998	1999	-	Nov	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Fiji	1999	2000	-	Feb	lastSun	3:00	0	-
@@ -303,6 +329,8 @@ Rule	Fiji	2009	only	-	Nov	29	2:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Fiji	2010	only	-	Mar	lastSun	3:00	0	-
 Rule	Fiji	2010	only	-	Oct	24	2:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Fiji	2011	only	-	Mar	Sun>=1	3:00	0	-
+Rule	Fiji	2011	only	-	Oct	23	2:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Fiji	2012	only	-	Jan	22	3:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Fiji	11:53:40 -	LMT	1915 Oct 26	# Suva
 			12:00	Fiji	FJ%sT	# Fiji Time
@@ -499,7 +527,7 @@ Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago	 12:37:12 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 # http://www.parliament.gov.ws/documents/acts/Daylight%20Saving%20Act%20%202009%20%28English%29%20-%20Final%207-7-091.pdf
 # </a>
 
-# From Raymond Hughes (2010-10-07):
+# From Laupue Raymond Hughes (2010-10-07):
 # Please see
 # <a href="http://www.mcil.gov.ws">
 # http://www.mcil.gov.ws
@@ -509,7 +537,7 @@ Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago	 12:37:12 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 # to 01:00am and First Sunday April 2011 (03/04/11) - adjust clocks
 # backwards from 1:00am to 12:00am"
 
-# From Raymond Hughes (2011-03-07)
+# From Laupue Raymond Hughes (2011-03-07):
 # I believe this will be posted shortly on the website
 # <a href="http://www.mcil.gov.ws">
 # www.mcil.gov.ws
@@ -573,12 +601,29 @@ Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago	 12:37:12 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 # Act affects the provisions of the Daylight Saving Act 2009, except that
 # it defines Samoa standard time....
 
+# From Laupue Raymond Hughes (2011-09-02):
+# <a href="http://www.mcil.gov.ws/mcil_publications.html">
+# http://www.mcil.gov.ws/mcil_publications.html
+# </a>
+#
+# here is the official website publication for Samoa DST and dateline change
+#
+# DST
+# Year	End	Time	Start	Time
+# 2011	- - -	- - -	24 September	3:00am to 4:00am
+# 2012	01 April	4:00am to 3:00am	- - -	- - -
+#
+# Dateline Change skip Friday 30th Dec 2011
+# Thursday 29th December 2011	23:59:59 Hours
+# Saturday 31st December 2011	00:00:00 Hours
 Zone Pacific/Apia	 12:33:04 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 			-11:26:56 -	LMT	1911
 			-11:30	-	SAMT	1950		# Samoa Time
 			-11:00	-	WST	2010 Sep 26
 			-11:00	1:00	WSDT	2011 Apr 2 4:00
-			-11:00	-	WST	2011 Dec 30
+			-11:00	-	WST	2011 Sep 24 3:00
+			-11:00	1:00	WSDT	2011 Dec 30
+			 13:00	1:00	WSDT	2012 Apr 1 4:00
 			 13:00	-	WST
 
 # Solomon Is
@@ -1251,7 +1296,7 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 # Lord Howe Island Board (controlling authority for the Island) is
 # seeking the community's views on various options for summer time
 # arrangements on the Island, e.g. advance clocks by 1 full hour
-# instead of only 30 minutes.  Dependant on the wishes of residents
+# instead of only 30 minutes.  [Dependent] on the wishes of residents
 # the Board may approach the NSW government to change the existing
 # arrangements.  The starting date for summer time on the Island will
 # however always coincide with the rest of NSW.
@@ -1377,7 +1422,7 @@ Zone	Pacific/Wallis	12:15:20 -	LMT	1901
 
 # From Paul Eggert (1996-01-22):
 # Today's _Wall Street Journal_ (page 1) reports that Kiribati
-# ``declared it the same day throught the country as of Jan. 1, 1995''
+# ``declared it the same day [throughout] the country as of Jan. 1, 1995''
 # as part of the competition to be first into the 21st century.
 
 
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/backward b/src/timezone/data/backward
index f1f95a89415..b2d837d2f88 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/backward
+++ b/src/timezone/data/backward
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # <pre>
-# @(#)backward	8.9
+# @(#)backward	8.11
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/europe b/src/timezone/data/europe
index baed8fe334c..8230b5ef3fa 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/europe
+++ b/src/timezone/data/europe
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # <pre>
-# @(#)europe	8.34
+# @(#)europe	8.40
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -561,9 +561,9 @@ Rule	Russia	1985	1991	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
 #
 Rule	Russia	1992	only	-	Mar	lastSat	 23:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Russia	1992	only	-	Sep	lastSat	 23:00	0	-
-Rule	Russia	1993	max	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
+Rule	Russia	1993	2010	-	Mar	lastSun	 2:00s	1:00	S
 Rule	Russia	1993	1995	-	Sep	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
-Rule	Russia	1996	max	-	Oct	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
+Rule	Russia	1996	2010	-	Oct	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
 
 # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-06-14):
 # According to Kremlin press service, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
@@ -583,7 +583,6 @@ Rule	Russia	1996	max	-	Oct	lastSun	 2:00s	0	-
 # From Arthur David Olson (2011-06-15):
 # Take "abolishing daylight saving time" to mean that time is now considered
 # to be standard.
-# At least for now, keep the "old" Russia rules for the benefit of Belarus.
 
 # These are for backward compatibility with older versions.
 
@@ -689,6 +688,23 @@ Zone	Europe/Vienna	1:05:20 -	LMT	1893 Apr
 			1:00	EU	CE%sT
 
 # Belarus
+# From Yauhen Kharuzhy (2011-09-16):
+# By latest Belarus government act Europe/Minsk timezone was changed to
+# GMT+3 without DST (was GMT+2 with DST).
+#
+# Sources (Russian language):
+# 1.
+# <a href="http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/society/V-Belarusi-otmenjaetsja-perexod-na-sezonnoe-vremja_i_572952.html">
+# http://www.belta.by/ru/all_news/society/V-Belarusi-otmenjaetsja-perexod-na-sezonnoe-vremja_i_572952.html
+# </a>
+# 2.
+# <a href="http://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2011/09/16/ic_articles_116_175144/">
+# http://naviny.by/rubrics/society/2011/09/16/ic_articles_116_175144/
+# </a>
+# 3.
+# <a href="http://news.tut.by/society/250578.html">
+# http://news.tut.by/society/250578.html
+# </a>
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Europe/Minsk	1:50:16 -	LMT	1880
 			1:50	-	MMT	1924 May 2 # Minsk Mean Time
@@ -700,7 +716,8 @@ Zone	Europe/Minsk	1:50:16 -	LMT	1880
 			2:00	1:00	EEST	1991 Sep 29 2:00s
 			2:00	-	EET	1992 Mar 29 0:00s
 			2:00	1:00	EEST	1992 Sep 27 0:00s
-			2:00	Russia	EE%sT
+			2:00	Russia	EE%sT	2011 Mar 27 2:00s
+			3:00	-	FET # Further-eastern European Time
 
 # Belgium
 #
@@ -1638,6 +1655,41 @@ Zone	Europe/Malta	0:58:04 -	LMT	1893 Nov  2 0:00s # Valletta
 # But [two people] separately reported via
 # Jesper Norgaard that as of 2001-01-24 Tiraspol was like Chisinau.
 # The Tiraspol entry has therefore been removed for now.
+#
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-10-17):
+# Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR, also known as
+# "Pridnestrovie") has abolished seasonal clock change (no transition
+# to the Winter Time).
+#
+# News (in Russian):
+# <a href="http://www.kyivpost.ua/russia/news/pridnestrove-otkazalos-ot-perehoda-na-zimnee-vremya-30954.html">
+# http://www.kyivpost.ua/russia/news/pridnestrove-otkazalos-ot-perehoda-na-zimnee-vremya-30954.html
+# </a>
+#
+# <a href="http://www.allmoldova.com/moldova-news/1249064116.html">
+# http://www.allmoldova.com/moldova-news/1249064116.html
+# </a>
+#
+# The substance of this change (reinstatement of the Tiraspol entry)
+# is from a patch from Petr Machata (2011-10-17)
+#
+# From Tim Parenti (2011-10-19)
+# In addition, being situated at +4651+2938 would give Tiraspol
+# a pre-1880 LMT offset of 1:58:32.
+#
+# (which agrees with the earlier entry that had been removed)
+#
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-10-26)
+# NO need to divide Moldova into two timezones at this point.
+# As of today, Transnistria (Pridnestrovie)- Tiraspol reversed its own
+# decision to abolish DST this winter. 
+# Following Moldova and neighboring Ukraine- Transnistria (Pridnestrovie)-
+# Tiraspol will go back to winter time on October 30, 2011.
+# News from Moldova (in russian):
+# <a href="http://ru.publika.md/link_317061.html">
+# http://ru.publika.md/link_317061.html
+# </a>
+
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Europe/Chisinau	1:55:20 -	LMT	1880
@@ -2034,7 +2086,7 @@ Zone Europe/Kaliningrad	 1:22:00 -	LMT	1893 Apr
 			 2:00	Poland	CE%sT	1946
 			 3:00	Russia	MSK/MSD	1991 Mar 31 2:00s
 			 2:00	Russia	EE%sT	2011 Mar 27 2:00s
-			 3:00	-	KALT
+			 3:00	-	FET # Further-eastern European Time
 #
 # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): [This region consists of]
 # Respublika Adygeya, Arkhangel'skaya oblast',
@@ -2189,7 +2241,7 @@ Zone Asia/Irkutsk	 6:57:20 -	LMT	1880
 # [parts of] Respublika Sakha (Yakutiya), Chitinskaya oblast'.
 
 # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2009-11-29):
-# ...some regions of RUssia were merged with others since 2005...
+# ...some regions of [Russia] were merged with others since 2005...
 # Some names were changed, no big deal, except for one instance: a new name.
 # YAK/YAKST: UTC+9 Zabajkal'skij kraj.
 
@@ -2613,6 +2665,50 @@ Link	Europe/Istanbul	Asia/Istanbul	# Istanbul is in both continents.
 # of March at 3am the time is changing to 4am and each last Sunday of
 # October the time at 4am is changing to 3am"
 
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-09-20):
+# On September 20, 2011 the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada agreed to
+# abolish the transfer clock to winter time.
+#
+# Bill number 8330 of MP from the Party of Regions Oleg Nadoshi got
+# approval from 266 deputies.
+#
+# Ukraine abolishes transter back to the winter time (in Russian)
+# <a href="http://news.mail.ru/politics/6861560/">
+# http://news.mail.ru/politics/6861560/
+# </a>
+#
+# The Ukrainians will no longer change the clock (in Russian)
+# <a href="http://www.segodnya.ua/news/14290482.html">
+# http://www.segodnya.ua/news/14290482.html
+# </a>
+#
+# Deputies cancelled the winter time (in Russian)
+# <a href="http://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2011/09/20/6600616/">
+# http://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2011/09/20/6600616/
+# </a>
+#
+# From Philip Pizzey (2011-10-18):
+# Today my Ukrainian colleagues have informed me that the
+# Ukrainian parliament have decided that they will go to winter
+# time this year after all.
+#
+# From Udo Schwedt (2011-10-18):
+# As far as I understand, the recent change to the Ukranian time zone 
+# (Europe/Kiev) to introduce permanent daylight saving time (similar
+# to Russia) was reverted today:
+#
+# <a href="http://portal.rada.gov.ua/rada/control/en/publish/article/info_left?art_id=287324&cat_id=105995">
+# http://portal.rada.gov.ua/rada/control/en/publish/article/info_left?art_id=287324&cat_id=105995
+# </a>
+#
+# Also reported by Alexander Bokovoy (2011-10-18) who also noted:
+# The law documents themselves are at
+#
+# <a href="http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb_n/webproc4_1?id=&pf3511=41484">
+# http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb_n/webproc4_1?id=&pf3511=41484
+# </a>
+
+
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 # Most of Ukraine since 1970 has been like Kiev.
 # "Kyiv" is the transliteration of the Ukrainian name, but
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/northamerica b/src/timezone/data/northamerica
index 0b7cf5ea336..a21bf895b05 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/northamerica
+++ b/src/timezone/data/northamerica
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # <pre>
-# @(#)northamerica	8.48
+# @(#)northamerica	8.51
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ Zone America/Juneau	 15:02:19 -	LMT	1867 Oct 18
 			 -8:00	US	P%sT	1983 Oct 30 2:00
 			 -9:00	US	Y%sT	1983 Nov 30
 			 -9:00	US	AK%sT
-Zone America/Sitka	 -14:58:47 -	LMT	1867 Oct 18
+Zone America/Sitka	 14:58:47 -	LMT	1867 Oct 18
 			 -9:01:13 -	LMT	1900 Aug 20 12:00
 			 -8:00	-	PST	1942
 			 -8:00	US	P%sT	1946
@@ -1168,31 +1168,21 @@ Rule	StJohns	1960	1986	-	Oct	lastSun	2:00	0	S
 # INMS (2000-09-12) says that, since 1988 at least, Newfoundland switches
 # at 00:01 local time.  For now, assume it started in 1987.
 
-# From Michael Pelley (2011-08-05):
-# The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has pending changes to
-# modify the hour for daylight savings time to come into effect in
-# November 2011. This modification would change the time from 12:01AM to
-# 2:00AM on the dates of the switches of Daylight Savings Time to/from
-# Standard Time.
-#
-# As a matter of reference, in Canada provinces have the authority of
-# setting time zone information. The legislation has passed our
-# legislative body (The House of Assembly) and is awaiting the
-# proclamation to come into effect. You may find this information at:
-# <a href="http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/lists/Proclamation.htm">
-# http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/lists/Proclamation.htm
-# </a>
-# and
-# search within that web page for Standard Time (Amendment) Act. The Act
-# may be found at:
-# <a href="http://www.assembly.nl.ca/business/bills/Bill1106.htm">
-# http://www.assembly.nl.ca/business/bills/Bill1106.htm
+# From Michael Pelley (2011-09-12):
+# We received today, Monday, September 12, 2011, notification that the
+# changes to the Newfoundland Standard Time Act have been proclaimed.
+# The change in the Act stipulates that the change from Daylight Savings
+# Time to Standard Time and from Standard Time to Daylight Savings Time
+# now occurs at 2:00AM.
+# ...
+# <a href="http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/annualstatutes/2011/1106.chp.htm">
+# http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/annualstatutes/2011/1106.chp.htm
 # </a>
 # ...
-# MICHAEL PELLEY | Manager of Enterprise Architecture - Solution Delivery
-# Office of the Chief Information Officer Executive Council Government of
-# Newfoundland & Labrador P.O. Box 8700, 40 Higgins Line, St. John's NL
-# A1B 4J6
+# MICHAEL PELLEY  |  Manager of Enterprise Architecture - Solution Delivery
+# Office of the Chief Information Officer
+# Executive Council
+# Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
 
 Rule	StJohns	1987	only	-	Apr	Sun>=1	0:01	1:00	D
 Rule	StJohns	1987	2006	-	Oct	lastSun	0:01	0	S
@@ -2700,6 +2690,20 @@ Zone America/Costa_Rica	-5:36:20 -	LMT	1890		# San Jose
 # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2011.html">
 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-starts-dst-2011.html
 # </a>
+#
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2011-10-30)
+# Cuba will end DST two weeks later this year. Instead of going back 
+# tonight, it has been delayed to 2011-11-13 at 01:00.
+#
+# One source (Spanish)
+# <a href="http://www.radioangulo.cu/noticias/cuba/17105-cuba-restablecera-el-horario-del-meridiano-de-greenwich.html">
+# http://www.radioangulo.cu/noticias/cuba/17105-cuba-restablecera-el-horario-del-meridiano-de-greenwich.html
+# </a>
+#
+# Our page:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-time-changes-2011.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/cuba-time-changes-2011.html
+# </a>
 
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Cuba	1928	only	-	Jun	10	0:00	1:00	D
@@ -2731,12 +2735,14 @@ Rule	Cuba	1997	only	-	Oct	12	0:00s	0	S
 Rule	Cuba	1998	1999	-	Mar	lastSun	0:00s	1:00	D
 Rule	Cuba	1998	2003	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
 Rule	Cuba	2000	2004	-	Apr	Sun>=1	0:00s	1:00	D
-Rule	Cuba	2006	max	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
+Rule	Cuba	2006	2010	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
 Rule	Cuba	2007	only	-	Mar	Sun>=8	0:00s	1:00	D
 Rule	Cuba	2008	only	-	Mar	Sun>=15	0:00s	1:00	D
 Rule	Cuba	2009	2010	-	Mar	Sun>=8	0:00s	1:00	D
 Rule	Cuba	2011	only	-	Mar	Sun>=15	0:00s	1:00	D
+Rule	Cuba	2011	only	-	Nov	13	0:00s	0	S
 Rule	Cuba	2012	max	-	Mar	Sun>=8	0:00s	1:00	D
+Rule	Cuba	2012	max	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	America/Havana	-5:29:28 -	LMT	1890
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/southamerica b/src/timezone/data/southamerica
index 90f531d712f..6012005c485 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/southamerica
+++ b/src/timezone/data/southamerica
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # <pre>
-# @(#)southamerica	8.50
+# @(#)southamerica	8.52
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -797,6 +797,39 @@ Zone	America/La_Paz	-4:32:36 -	LMT	1890
 # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html">
 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html
 # </a>
+#
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2011-10-04):
+# State Bahia will return to Daylight savings time this year after 8 years off.
+# The announcement was made by Governor Jaques Wagner in an interview to a 
+# television station in Salvador. 
+
+# In Portuguese:
+# <a href="http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2011/10/governador-jaques-wagner-confirma-horario-de-verao-na-bahia.html">
+# http://g1.globo.com/bahia/noticia/2011/10/governador-jaques-wagner-confirma-horario-de-verao-na-bahia.html
+# </a> and
+# <a href="http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/noticias/0,,OI5390887-EI8139,00-Bahia+volta+a+ter+horario+de+verao+apos+oito+anos.html">
+# http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/noticias/0,,OI5390887-EI8139,00-Bahia+volta+a+ter+horario+de+verao+apos+oito+anos.html
+# </a>
+
+# From Guilherme Bernardes Rodrigues (2011-10-07):
+# There is news in the media, however there is still no decree about it.
+# I just send a e-mail to Zulmira Brand�o at
+# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/">http://pcdsh01.on.br/</a> the
+# oficial agency about time in Brazil, and she confirmed that the old rule is
+# still in force.
+
+# From Guilherme Bernardes Rodrigues (2011-10-14)
+# It's official, the President signed a decree that includes Bahia in summer
+# time.
+#	 [ and in a second message (same day): ]
+# I found the decree.
+#
+# DECRETO No- 7.584, DE 13 DE OUTUBRO DE 2011
+# Link :
+# <a href="http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=13/10/2011&jornal=1000&pagina=6&totalArquivos=6">
+# http://www.in.gov.br/visualiza/index.jsp?data=13/10/2011&jornal=1000&pagina=6&totalArquivos=6
+# </a>
+
 
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV20466.htm">20,466</a> (1931-10-01)
@@ -1034,7 +1067,8 @@ Zone America/Maceio	-2:22:52 -	LMT	1914
 # of America/Salvador.
 Zone America/Bahia	-2:34:04 -	LMT	1914
 			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	2003 Sep 24
-			-3:00	-	BRT
+			-3:00	-	BRT	2011 Oct 16
+			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT
 #
 # Goias (GO), Distrito Federal (DF), Minas Gerais (MG),
 # Espirito Santo (ES), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Sao Paulo (SP), Parana (PR),
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/zone.tab b/src/timezone/data/zone.tab
index 07d8dd70dcc..c81709d956e 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/zone.tab
+++ b/src/timezone/data/zone.tab
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # <pre>
-# @(#)zone.tab	8.47
+# @(#)zone.tab	8.52
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 #
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ PL	+5215+02100	Europe/Warsaw
 PM	+4703-05620	America/Miquelon
 PN	-2504-13005	Pacific/Pitcairn
 PR	+182806-0660622	America/Puerto_Rico
-PS	+3130+03428	Asia/Gaza
+PS	+3130+03428	Asia/Gaza	Gaza Strip
+PS	+313200+0350542	Asia/Hebron	West Bank
 PT	+3843-00908	Europe/Lisbon	mainland
 PT	+3238-01654	Atlantic/Madeira	Madeira Islands
 PT	+3744-02540	Atlantic/Azores	Azores