- Israeli-Palestinian conflict : In Israel, a hard-hitting UN report says that Israel will effectively annex large areas of Palestinian territory as a result of the permits it intends to issue to Palestinians near the wall being built. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Name There are differences of opinion as to what the Palestinian territories should be called The Israeli West Bank barrier has been built inside the internationally recognised Green Line about 18,000 acres (73 km²) and cuts off the rest of the West Bank. West bank walljpg|thumb|Aerial view looking east from the Israeli side It has been declared a "closed military zone". [1]
- The October Taylor Nelson Sofres / EOS Gallup EU poll reportedly shows that 59% of Europeans think that Israel is a threat to world peace (greater threat to world peace than North Korea, Iran, or Afghanistan). Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS is one of the world’s largest Market research and market information group The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Also according to the poll, Europeans believe the United States surpasses the "axis of evil" (i. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Definition President Bush's exact statement was as follows second goal is to prevent regimes (terrorist that sponsor terror from threatening America or our friends and e. , Iran, Iraq, and North Korea) and Afghanistan for countries that contribute most to world instability. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Around 7,500 people from 15 different European countries were surveyed. Some of the results not yet published are still reportedly "unstable". Representatives will be meeting the EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana to discuss the results of the poll and issues around combating anti-Semitism in Europe. Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga, PhD (born 14 July 1942 in Madrid, Spain is the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility [2] [3] [4] [5]
- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe announces an overhaul of his cabinet and changes to the central bank aimed at tackling acute economic problems. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election [6]
- Communications in the United Kingdom are disrupted as the Royal Mail faces a wave of unofficial strikes. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. [7]
- North Korea nuclear weapons program: A North Korean defector to the South says the US cannot trust Pyongyang to stick to any deal about nuclear weapons. North Korea claims to possess Nuclear weapons and the CIA asserts that it has a substantial arsenal of Chemical weapons. [8]
- Fire fighters in California begin to gain the upper hand as they battle against the wildfires in Southern California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire, [9]
- The United States prosecutes Greenpeace for protesting illegal mahogany trade under an 1872 law against "sailormongering". The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Greenpeace, originally known as the Greenpeace Foundation, was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1972 The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark-colored wood originally the wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, known as West Sailormongering is the practice of waylaying Ships coming into port and luring Sailors away from their posts with prostitutes. [10]
- Taipei celebrates the first gay pride parade in either part of China. Taipei ( Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak-chhī Jhuyin Fuhao: ㄊㄞˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˋ Hakka: Thòi-pet-sṳ has been the capital of China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Approximately 1,000 people march. [11]
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