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Deaths in November 30 Pierre Berton 29 John Drew Barrymore 26 Bill Alley 24 Arthur Hailey 23 Rafael Eitan 18 Bobby Frank Cherry 16 John Morgan 13 Russell Jones 12 Mike Smith 11 Yasser Arafat 9 Iris Chang 9 Emlyn Hughes 7 Howard Keel 7 Gibson Kente 6 Fred Dibnah 2 Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan 2 Theo van Gogh Other deaths Ongoing events AIDS pandemic Iran's nuclear program Nigerian oil crisis Same-sex marriage debates U.S. election controversy U.S. presidential transition Ukrainian election controversy Orange Revolution Ongoing armed conflicts Arab-Israeli conflict Conflict in Chechnya Second Congo War Conflict in Iraq Conflict in Fallujah Darfur conflict in Sudan Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire Second Sudanese Civil War Ongoing wars Election results in November 28: Romania presidential 28: Romania legislative 22: Alberta legislative 21: Ukraine presidential (runoff) 2: USA presidential 2: USA congressional 2: USA gubernatorial (11 states) 2: Guam general 2: Puerto Rico general Ongoing trials Chile: Augusto Pinochet ICTY: Slobodan Milošević Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal — Saddam Hussein, among others USA: Michael Jackson USA: Zacarias Moussaoui India: Jayendra Saraswathi Related pages Year in...

November 1, 2004

• The Grímsvötn volcano under the Vatnajökull glacier in Iceland erupts (BBC). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. 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In the Jewish law it is the first day of the Hebrew calendar week Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Tuesday is the third Day of the week between Monday and Wednesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Saturday is the day of the week between Friday and Sunday. It is either the sixth or seventh Day of the week as discussed below. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats For other people with the same name see Pierre Berton (disambiguation. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe John Drew Barrymore, born John Blyth Barrymore Jr ( June 4, 1932 &ndash November 29, 2004) was a member of the Barrymore Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" William (Bill Edward Alley ( 3 February 1919 in Sydney, Australia – 26 November 2004 in Taunton Somerset, Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Arthur Hailey ( April 5, 1920 – November 24, 2004) was a British / Canadian novelist Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Rafael "Raful" Eitan (רפאל "רפול" איתן born 11 January 1929 - 23 November, 2004) was an Israeli Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Bobby Frank Cherry ( June 20, 1930 in Mineral Springs, Alabama - November 18, 2004 at Kilby Correctional Facility Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published John Morgan ( September 21, 1930 &ndash November 15, 2004) was a Welsh -born Canadian comedian Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Russell Tyrone Jones ( November 15 1968 – November 13 2004) was an American Rapper who went by the Stage name Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Michael John Smith (born 4 January 1942 in Enfield, Middlesex &ndash died 12 November 2004 in Enfield Middlesex was Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Iris Shun-Ru Chang ( March 28, 1968 &ndash November 9, 2004) was an American Historian and Journalist. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Emlyn Walter Hughes, OBE ( 28 August 1947 &ndash 9 November 2004) was an English footballer who captained Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Howard Keel, born Harold Clifford Keel ( April 13, 1919 &ndash November 7, 2004) was an American Actor Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Gibson Kente ( 1932 - November 7, 2004) was a South African Playwright based in Soweto. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Fred Dibnah MBE ( 28 April 1938 &ndash 6 November 2004) born in Bolton, Lancashire Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎ (1918 &mdash 2 November 2004) the principal architect of United Arab Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Theo van Gogh (ˈteːjoː vɑnˈxɔx ( July 23, 1957 – November 2, 2004) was a Dutch Film director, Television producer The following is a list of notable deaths in 2004. Names are listed under the date of death not the date it was announced The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program In 2004 Nigeria was rocked by a crisis in the oil industry which coupled with the continuing problems in Iraq and contracted petrol supplies Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same After the November 2, 2004 Election in the United States, concerns were raised about various aspects of the voting process including whether voting had The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George W Bush 's second term as President of the United States began at noon on January 20, 2005 and is due to expire with the The presidential election held in November and December 2004 in Ukraine was mostly a political battle between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych The Orange Revolution (Помаранчева революція Pomarancheva revolyutsiya) was a series of Protests and political events that took place in Ukraine The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika The Second Congo War, also known as Africa's World War and the Great War of Africa, began in August 1998 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The Second Battle of Fallujah ( Code-named Operation Al-Fajr - "The Dawn" The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Context of the conflict The civil war revolves around a number of issues particularly The end of the 30-year presidency of Félix Houphouët-Boigny forced The Second Sudanese Civil War (sometimes referred to as Anyanya II) started in 1983 although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil This is a listing of lists of Wars, sorted by country date region and type of conflict For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania A presidential election was held in Romania on November 28, 2004. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events The Romanian legislative election of 2004 was held on November 28, 2004. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 The Alberta general election of 2004 was the twenty-sixth general election for the province of Alberta, Canada. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The presidential election held in November and December 2004 in Ukraine was mostly a political battle between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 The US gubernatorial elections of 2004 were held on November 2, 2004. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated The Guam general election of 2004 was held on 2 November. On the ballot were The President and Vice president of the United States Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} The Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004 took place on Election Day, Tuesday November 2, 2004. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (November The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (formerly Iraqi Special Tribunal) is a body established under Iraqi national law to try Iraqi nationals or residents accused Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Zacarias Moussaoui ( Arabic: زكريا موسوي; born May 30 1968 is a French citizen who was convicted of conspiring to kill citizens India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal (born July 18, 1935 as Subramanyam Mahadeva Iyer) is the 69th Shankaracharya ( Guru and head or pontiff Culture 2004 in architecture 2004 in film 2004 in games 2004 in literature Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Grímsvötn lakes ( Icelandic: vötn, singular vatn) are lakes in Iceland. Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the Vatnajökull ( English: Glacier of Rivers (ˈvahtnaˌjœːkʏtl ̥ is the largest glacier in Iceland. "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (
• An inquiry by the Egyptian Interior Ministry into last month's bombings of hotels in the Sinai concludes that the perpetrators received no external help, contradicting assertions by Israeli officials that the blasts were linked to al-Qaeda. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai ( Coptic: sina; Egyptian Arabic: sina سينا Arabic, sina'a سيناء For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The (Reuters) (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • The deputy governor of Baghdad, Hatem Kamil, is assassinated. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Hatem Kamil Abdul Fatah (died November 1, 2004) was the deputy governor of Iraq 's Baghdad Governorate. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. The militant group Army of Ansar al-Sunna claims responsibility. For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. Ansar al-Sunnah or Jamaat Ansar al-Sunnah or Group of the Protectors of Sunnah (faith (جماعة أنصار السنه, (formerly Jaish Ansar al-Sunna or (Reuters)(BBC)
  • A Reuters cameraman is shot dead by suspected sniper fire. This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson READ DISCUSSION PAGE BEFORE MAKING ANY EDITS TO CAPTION BELOW http//en In Ramadi, hospital officials report six dead from fighting between United States armed forces and rebels. Ramadi ( BGN: Ar Ramādī) is a City in central Iraq, about West of Baghdad The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States A U.S. citizen, an unidentified Nepali and four Iraqi workers are taken hostage at gunpoint from their office in Baghdad. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (Reuters)(BBC)
• Over 300 mm of rain fall on Venice, Italy, flooding an estimated 80% of the city and shutting down the public transit system. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge (Reuters) (SBS)
• Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court William H. Rehnquist, who has been undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatments for thyroid cancer, announces he will delay his return to the courtroom on the advice of his doctors. The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. William Hubbs Rehnquist (October 1 1924 – September 3 2005 was an American lawyer, jurist, and a political figure who served as an Associate Justice Radiation therapy (or radiotherapy) is the medical use of Ionizing radiation as part of Cancer treatment to control Malignant Chemotherapy, in its most general sense refers to treatment of disease by chemicals that kill cells specifically those of micro-organisms or Cancer. Thyroid cancer refers to any of four kinds of malignant Tumors of the Thyroid gland papillary, follicular, medullary or (CNN)
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A suicide bombing by a 16-year-old Palestinian boy in Tel Aviv kills three and wounds over 30 people. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel The Marxist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claims responsibility. Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( PFLP) ( Arabic: الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين al-Jabhah al-Sha`biyyah li-Tahrīr (Reuters)(BBC)
• Martial law is imposed in parts of China's Henan province after fighting between Hui Chinese and Han Chinese ethnic groups kills between 7 and 148 people. Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Henan ( is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country The Hui people ( Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. (TIME)(BBC)
• Bank of Japan began to issue new Japanese yen banknotes, known as Series E. is the Central bank of Japan. History Like most modern Japanese institutions the Bank of Japan was born after the Meiji Restoration. A banknote (often known as a bill, paper money or simply a note) is a kind of Negotiable instrument, a Promissory note made by a [1]

November 2, 2004

• Conflict in Iraq: Iraqi officials report at least eight dead in a car bomb outside the education ministry in Baghdad. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous In Mosul, another car bomb kills two and wounds four Iraqi National Guard. For the village in Azerbaijan see Mosul Azerbaijan. Mosul (الموصل Al Mūṣul, Kurdish: Mosul/Ninawa, Musul The Iraqi National Guard was part of the new Iraqi military but has since been absorbed by the Iraqi Army controlled by the interim government. (Reuters)(BBC)
• Darfur conflict: United Nation officials say Sudanese troops have surrounded two refugee camps in Darfur and are blocking access. The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. A refugee camp is a temporary camp built by a government the United Nations, international organizations (such as the Red Cross) or NGOs to receive Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. The Sudanese military say they were asked to protect refugees and evict imposters. (Reuters)(BBC)
• Attempts to totally outlaw parents spanking children in England and Wales fail as a majority of 424 to 75 members of parliament vote against the ban. Spanking is a form of Corporal punishment that generally consists of striking the Buttocks of a Child or Teenager, usually by the parents History The Roman occupation of Britain was the first period in which the area of present-day England and Wales was administered as a single unit (with the exception A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. (BBC)
• NASA says it will resume its space shuttle program next May or early June after a lengthy investigation of the Columbia disaster in 2003, and a setback of a March date due to an active 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System ( STS) is the United States government's current manned Launch The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' disintegrated over Texas Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. TemplateHurricane season single. -->The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 2004 and lasted until November 30 2004 (BBC)
• UAE president and founding father Sheikh Zayed dies. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎ (1918 &mdash 2 November 2004) the principal architect of United Arab Vice-President and Prime Minister Sheikh Maktoum temporarily assumes presidential role. Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1943 &ndash 4 January 2006) (مكتوم بن راشد آلمكتوم) also referred to as Sheikh Maktoum ( Honourific (Reuters)
• Controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh is stabbed and shot dead in Amsterdam; the suspected murderer is arrested after a firefight with police. Theo van Gogh (ˈteːjoː vɑnˈxɔx ( July 23, 1957 – November 2, 2004) was a Dutch Film director, Television producer Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries van Gogh had received numerous death threats after his movie Submission elicited criticism among the Dutch Muslim community. Submission is a 10-minute film in English directed by Theo van Gogh and written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali (a former Tweede Kamer member A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion (Reuters) (ABC US)
• U.S. presidential election:
  • U.S. civil rights organizations report on a number of misleading voter fliers and phone calls aimed at African-American voters, alleging that these are an attempt to suppress the African-American vote in today's U.S. presidential election. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. (Reuters)
  • U.S. presidential election, 2004 timeline: Voting begins for the 2004 U.S. presidential election, as well as for elections to the U.S. Congress and many state and local offices. The following is a timeline of events during the 2004 US presidential election: 2002 May 31 - Vermont Governor The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The incumbent, Republican George W. Bush, and the challenger, Democrat John Kerry, are statistically tied in the latest opinion polls. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator
• Puerto Rico General Elections:
  • Aníbal Acevedo Vilá leads with 3,880 votes of advantage against Pedro Rosselló with 98. The Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004 took place on Election Day, Tuesday November 2, 2004. Pedro Juan Rosselló González MD (roseˈʝo “roh-seh-yóh” (born April 5, 1944 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) was the sixth Governor 27% of the total votes counted. By law, a recount must be performed when the winning margin is less than 0. 5%. The official winner will be certified on December 31 after the recount is finished. (CEE-PUR)
  • The Puerto Rican Independence Party has been unable to reach 3% of the total votes so far, putting in danger their franchise as a principal political party by Puerto Rican electoral laws. The Puerto Rican Independence Party ( Spanish: Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, PIP) is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns Because of this, the party may not receive funds from the government of Puerto Rico nor have a separate column in ballot papers on the following elections. Article III of the Puerto Rico Constitution grants all legislative powers of the national government to the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico which is divided into two chambers a 27 member A ballot is a device (originally a small ball—see blackball) used to record choices made by Voters Each voter uses one ballot and ballots are not However, Maria de Lourdes Santiago makes history by becoming the first woman to be elected Senator in the party's history. María de Lourdes Santiago is a Lawyer and Journalist from Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. The Senate of Puerto Rico is the Upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, smaller than the House of Representatives. (El Nuevo Dia)

November 3, 2004

• Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the son of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan who died yesterday, is elected President by the United Arab Emirates' federal council. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان النهيان referred to either as Sheikh Nahyan or Sheikh Khalifa is the current Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎ (1918 &mdash 2 November 2004) the principal architect of United Arab (Reuters)
• 2004 U.S. Presidential election:
  • Senator John Kerry concedes to President George W. Bush "The outcome should be decided by voters, not a protracted legal process," Kerry said. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. "I would not give up if there was a chance we could prevail. " (Reuters) (BBC)
  • Republican President George W. Bush wins the popular vote, receiving 3. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. 58 million more votes than Democratic Senator John Kerry. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator (51. 6% to 48. 4%, 59. 0 million to 55. 4 million) Claiming victory in the swing state of Ohio, Bush will probably have more than the 270 votes needed when the U.S. Electoral College meets on December 13. A swing state (also battleground state or purple state) in United States Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The Electoral College consists of 538 popularly elected representatives who formally select the President and Vice President of the United States. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life (CNN)
  • The Republican Party widens its majority in the Senate and House of Representatives. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Democratic Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle concedes defeat to Republican challenger John Thune, thus becoming the first Senate leader in 52 years to lose a re-election bid and leaving the leadership of the Democratic Party in the Senate open. Thomas Andrew Daschle (born December 9, 1947) is a former US Senator and Senate Majority Leader from South Dakota. John Randolph Thune (born January 7, 1961) is the Republican junior U (CNN)
  • The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reports that on November 2, touch-screen electronic voting machines in at least six U.S. states had incorrectly recorded their choices, including for the presidential election. The Electronic Frontier Foundation ( EFF) is an international non-profit advocacy and legal organization based in the United States with the stated purpose of being dedicated Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Electronic voting (also known as e-voting) is a term encompassing several different types of Voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. Incorrectly recorded votes make up roughly 20 percent of the e-voting problems. (EFF)
  • Same-sex marriage in the United States: Gay rights activists suffer a severe setback when state constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriage are passed in eleven states: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, and Utah. Same-sex marriage, also referred to as gay marriage, is a Marriage between two persons of the same sex Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. The measures in Oregon, Mississippi, and Montana bar same-sex marriage only; those in the other states bar civil unions and domestic partnerships as well; and Ohio bars granting any benefits whatsoever to same-sex couples. A civil union is a legally recognized union similar to Marriage. A domestic partnership is a legal or Personal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are neither joined by a traditional (365Gay)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • A roadside bomb kills a U.S. soldier and wounds another in Salman Pak, south of Baghdad. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For the companion of Muhammad see Salman Pak (person Salman Pak ( سلمان باك) is a city approximately 15 miles south of Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous An Iraqi Oil Ministry official is shot dead while leaving his house in Baghdad. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The militant group Army of Ansar al-Sunna release a video on their website confirming the beheading of an Iraqi officer kidnapped in Mosul. For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. Ansar al-Sunnah or Jamaat Ansar al-Sunnah or Group of the Protectors of Sunnah (faith (جماعة أنصار السنه, (formerly Jaish Ansar al-Sunna or For the village in Azerbaijan see Mosul Azerbaijan. Mosul (الموصل Al Mūṣul, Kurdish: Mosul/Ninawa, Musul In Tikrit, fires continue to burn from major oil wells and a pipelane attacked earlier, halting oil exports. Tikrit (تكريت Tikrīt also transliterated as Takrit or Tekrit) is a town in Iraq, located The militant Brigades of Iraq's Honorable People release videos showing beheadings of three Iraqi security guards kidnapped in Baghdad. (Reuters) (BBC)
  • The court martial begins for nine U. A court-martial (plural courts-martial) is a Military court. These military courts can determine Punishments for members of the Military subject S. marines charged with the death of an Iraqi prisoner who died after being dragged by his neck to a pen at Camp Whitehorse jail near Nassiriyah. Camp Whitehorse was a small prison run by United States Marines, near Tallil Airbase, in Iraq, outside of Nasiriyah. Nasiriyah ( BGN: an-Nāṣiriyyah; also spelled Nassiriya or Nasiriya) is a city in Iraq (Reuters)
  • Hungary announces the withdrawal of its 300 troops by the end of next March. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Poland says it will scale back the 2,500 troops stationed in Iraq early next year. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland (Reuters)(BBC)
• Sgt. Charles Robert Jenkins, who crossed over the DMZ to North Korea in 1965, pleads guilty to desertion and aiding the enemy at his court martial in Japan. Charles Robert Jenkins (born February 18, 1940) is a former United States Army soldier who lived in North Korea from 1965 to 2004 after 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, In Military terminology desertion is the Abandonment of a " Duty " or post without permission from one's Government or superior For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. He is sentenced to 30 days in prison and given a dishonorable discharge. (BBC)
• The Republic of China (Taiwan) establishes diplomatic relations with Vanuatu, bringing its international recognition to 27 countries. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu ( French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu) is an Island The Republic of China (ROC, whose jurisdiction is now constituted by the islands of Taiwan, Pescadores, Kinmen, the Matsu Islands and some other (CNN)
• Puerto Rico General Elections:
  • The State Commission of Elections of Puerto Rico preliminarily certifies Aníbal Acevedo Vilá as the winning candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico, and Luis Fortuño as Resident Commissioner after computing 98. The Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004 took place on Election Day, Tuesday November 2, 2004. The State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico &mdash Spanish: Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico ( CEEPR or CEE-PUR)&mdash is the This list of governors of Puerto Rico includes all persons who have held that post either under Spanish or American rule Luis G Fortuño Burset (born October 31, 1960 in San Juan Puerto Rico) is a Corporate lawyer and Politician from Puerto The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico (Spanish El Comisionado Residente de Puerto Rico) is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected 3% of the total votes. A full recount will begin on November 9 to announce the official winner. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all (El Nuevo Día) (CEE-PUR)
  • The Senate of Puerto Rico and the House of Representatives wlll be dominated by the New Progressive Party for the new term. The Senate of Puerto Rico is the Upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, smaller than the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico (Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico is the Lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, larger than the The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico ( NPP) ( Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a Political party Future senators from the party have already decided certain positions for once they are in office, and how do they plan to work with a governor of the opposing party. (El Nuevo Día)

November 4, 2004

• The shutdown of the Number 2 Balakovo nuclear reactor in the Saratov region of southern Russia due to a turbine malfunction causes widespread local panic. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Balakovo (Балако́во is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia. This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device in which Nuclear chain reactions are initiated controlled History The Legend of Saratov Gelonus, a legendary Scythian city and the northernmost Greek colony may be conjectured to have been situated in the locality Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A turbine is a rotary Engine that extracts Energy from a Fluid flow Local pharmacies' supplies of iodine sell out; residents flee, urging each other to drink vodka and avoid public water. Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον 'pharmakon' = drug is the Health profession that links the Health sciences with the chemical sciences Iodine (ˈaɪədaɪn ˈaɪədɪn or /ˈaɪədiːn/ from ιώδης iodes "violet" is a Chemical element that has the symbol I and Atomic Vodka is one of the world's most popular Distilled beverages It is a clear liquid which consists of mostly Water and Ethanol purified by Distillation Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life. Engineers at the plant find no leak of radiation. An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of Engineering. Radiation, as in Physics, is Energy in the form of waves or moving Subatomic particles emitted by an atom or other body as it changes from a higher energy A number of people are hospitalized for iodine overdose; the government and media are criticized for poor coordination. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for (Bellona)
• The Number 4 Rivno nuclear reactor of the Ukraine is shut down after 19 days of operation due to an oil leak. Soborna Street-Rivne 2JPG|thumb|left|200px|Soborna (Cathedral Street]]Maidan Nezalezhnosti-Rivne This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device in which Nuclear chain reactions are initiated controlled Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is No leak of radiation is found. Radiation, as in Physics, is Energy in the form of waves or moving Subatomic particles emitted by an atom or other body as it changes from a higher energy
• Spammer Jeremy Jaynes, rated the world's eighth most-prolific spammer, is convicted of three felony charges of sending thousands of junk e-mails through servers located in Virginia, and is recommended to be sentenced to nine years' imprisonment. Spamming is the abuse of electronic messaging systems to indiscriminately send unsolicited bulk messages Jeremy Jaynes (born 1974 was a prolific E-mail spammer, broadcasting junk e-mail from his home in North Carolina, United States. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state His sister is fined $7500 for related offences. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been (Computerworld) (CBC)
• President designate of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso announces that Franco Frattini from Italy and Andris Piebalgs from Latvia will complete his commission. The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. José Manuel Durão Barroso (ʒuˈzɛ mɐnuˈɛɫ duˈɾɐ̃ũ bɐˈʁozu born 23 March 1956 is the 12th President of the European Commission. Franco Frattini (born 14 March 1957 in Rome) is an Italian politician currently serving as Italy's Foreign Minister in the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Andris Piebalgs (born 17 September 1957) is a Latvian politician and diplomat currently serving as Commissioner for Energy at the European Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a bill approving parliament's ratification of the Kyoto protocol bringing the number of countries bound by the treaty to 126. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the international Framework Convention on Climate Change with the objective of reducing Greenhouse gases in an effort (Reuters)
• The Israeli senior commander in the Gaza Strip, Brig. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west Gen. Shmuel Zakai, resigns amid allegations of telling the press Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered to increase Operation Days of Penitence on Day 14 while the army considered the operation extracted itself. Shmuel Zakai is an Israeli Brigadier-General who was forcibly discharged from the Israel Defense Force (IDF in November 2004 by order of Chief of Staff (אריאל Operation Days of Penitence (In Hebrew, מבצע ימי תשובה was the name used by Israel to describe an Israel Defense Forces operation in the northern The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • The NGO aid agency Médecins Sans Frontières ends work in Iraq due to the "escalating violence" and "the warring parties have repeatedly shown their disrespect for independent humanitarian assistance. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Médecins Sans Frontières (pronounced) or Doctors Without Borders, is a secular humanitarian-aid Non-governmental organization best known For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. " (BBC)
  • A suicide car bomb and mortar fire kills three Black Watch(Scottish) soldiers and an Iraqi translator south of Baghdad at Camp Dogwood. A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories The Black Watch 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS is an Infantry Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Camp Dogwood is the name of the base camp for the British Black Watch regiment in Iraq, 2004 (BBC)
• The United States recognizes the Republic of Macedonia under its constitutional name rather than the name "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" used by the United Nations, the first major foreign policy move by the re-elected Bush administration. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Republic of Macedonia (Република George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The move outrages Greece, who had the European Union's support in lobbying against recognition since Macedonia's independence in 1991. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. (Reuters) (BBC)
• Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards, announces that she has breast cancer. Elizabeth Anania Edwards (born Mary Elizabeth Anania on July 3, 1949, in Jacksonville Florida) is an attorney and the wife of John The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10 1953 Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men
• Yasser Arafat, who is on a life-support machine, has been officially declared brain-dead while in intensive care at a hospital in Paris, according to medical sources inside the hospital. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Life support, in the medical field refers to a set of therapies for preserving a patient's life when essential body systems are not functioning sufficiently to sustain life unaided Brain death is a legal definition of death that emerged in the 1960s as a response to the ability to resuscitate individuals and mechanically keep the heart and lungs working Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city (Seattle Times) (BBC)
• The High Court in the Republic of China rejects a petition by the Kuomintang to nullify the March 2004 presidential election result that saw Chen Shui-bian re-elected president by a margin of 0. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Election for the 11th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China (第十一任中華民國總統、副總統選舉 the third direct presidential election in Taiwan's Chen Shui-bian ( born October 12, 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and former President of the Republic of China. The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s 2% over Lien Chan. Lien Chan ( POJ: Liân Chùn (born August 27, 1936, in Xi'an China) is a Politician in Taiwan. The KMT plans to appeal to the Supreme Court. (BBC)
• Researchers of Type 2 diabetes at a Winnipeg laboratory announce that they have isolated a previously hypothetical second substance, called hepatic insulin sensitizing substance or HISS, that participates in sugar storage along with insulin. Diabetes mellitus type 2 or Type 2 Diabetes (formerly called non - Insulin -dependent Diabetes mellitus (NIDDM or adult-onset diabetes is a metabolic Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Insulin is a Hormone with intensive effects on both metabolism and several other body systems (eg vascular compliance (Globe and Mail)
• Same-sex marriage in Canada: Two lesbian couples denied marriage licences file a lawsuit against the governments of Canada and of Newfoundland and Labrador, asking for the legalization of same-sex marriage in that province. On July 20, 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide with the approval of the Civil Marriage Act. Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Same-sex marriage in Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland and Labrador has issued marriage licences to same-sex couples since December 21, 2004 (365Gay)
• Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps arrested and charged with driving under the influence. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Michael Fred Phelps (born June 30 1985 is an American swimmer. Maryland State Police say Phelps was stopped around 11:30 Thursday night, near the intersection of Route 13 and Bateman Street in Salisbury, after a trooper spotted an SUV that failed to stop at a stop sign. Salisbury (ˈsɒlzbri ˈsɔːlzbri ('Solzbry' or ˈzɔːwzbri ('Zawzbry' — moving from RP to local dialect) is a cathedral city in the A sport utility vehicle ( SUV) is a generic marketing description for a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a Station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis Beside the charge of driving under the influence, Phelps was also charged with driving while impaired by alcohol, violation of a license restriction, and failure to obey a traffic control device. (WBAL Radio)

November 5, 2004

• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Two Palestinian children are killed by an explosion in the refugee camp of Khan Yonis in the Gaza Strip. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn A refugee camp is a temporary camp built by a government the United Nations, international organizations (such as the Red Cross) or NGOs to receive Khan Yunis (خان يونس literally Jonah 's Inn) is a city and adjacent Refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west Hospital officials say it was from a tank shell that hit a house. Israeli spokesmen said there had been no army fire in the area. They believe it was either caused when a Palestinian mortar misfired or by the detonation of a roadside bomb. A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories (Reuters)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan warns that an assault on Falluja may result in a Sunni Muslim boycott of January elections. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion British ambassador to Iraq Jones Parry states: "You can't have an area the size of Falluja operating as a base for terrorism. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion " Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi describes Annan's letter as confused and unclear. (Reuters)
  • Two U. S. soldiers are killed and five wounded when fighting breaks out near a base on the outskirts of Falluja. For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated After weeks of intensive airstrikes, U.S. and Iraqi troops seal off all roads to the city. A military strike is a limited attack on a specified target Strikes are used amongst other things to render facilities inoperable (e The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. They drop leaflets and play loudspeaker messages encouraging all civilians to leave, but say they would arrest any men under 45. Near Baghdad, two children are killed when a mortar shell lands near a police station. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories (Reuters)(BBC)
• Dutch-Moroccan Muslim Mohammed Bouyeri, identified by the Dutch media as "Mohammed B. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Mohammed Bouyeri (محمد بويري (born March 8 1978 in Amsterdam) a Dutch – Moroccan, is currently serving a Life sentence The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands ", is to be charged for murdering filmmaker Theo van Gogh and for being a member of a group with "terrorist intentions". Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Theo van Gogh (ˈteːjoː vɑnˈxɔx ( July 23, 1957 – November 2, 2004) was a Dutch Film director, Television producer Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion (Reuters)
• Illness of Yasser Arafat: Israel refuses to allow Yasser Arafat to be buried in Jerusalem. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the The ailing leader of the Palestinian Authority is still in a coma, which might be reversible; an aide rejects reports that Arafat is "brain dead". In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness. Brain death is a legal definition of death that emerged in the 1960s as a response to the ability to resuscitate individuals and mechanically keep the heart and lungs working Palestinians claim they will only trust a successor who is "determined and steadfast on the fundamental Palestinian rights", some say who is less willing to compromise. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn In Arguments compromise is a concept of finding Agreement through Communication, through a mutual Acceptance of terms—often involving variations (Reuters)
• Voters in the north east of England decisively reject plans for a devolved assembly for the region. North-East England is one of the nine official Regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland " Regional Assembly " is the name which has been adopted by the English bodies established as regional chambers under the Regional Development Agencies With a turnout of 47. 8% 197,310 vote for and 696,519 vote against the plans. It is a serious setback for the British Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, who had championed the plans. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is a senior member of the British Cabinet. John Leslie Prescott (born 31 May 1938 is a British Labour Party Politician, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First (BBC)
• Same-sex marriage in Canada: A judge in Saskatchewan rules that same-sex couples must enjoy the right to equal marriage in that province. On July 20, 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide with the approval of the Civil Marriage Act. Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 Saskatchewan has recognized Same-sex marriage, as of November 5, 2004. (CBC)
• Episcopal Church: The Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh approves an amendment to its Constitution which allows it to differ with the opinion of the national church on issues which the diocese believes to be "contrary to the historic faith and order" of the church. The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. (Diocese of Pittsburgh)

November 6, 2004

• Talks between Iran and three European Union members, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, on the Iranian nuclear program end without an agreement and no further meetings planned. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program Iran has offered a six-month suspension of its uranium enrichment program. Enriched uranium is a kind of Uranium in which the percent composition of Uranium-235 has been increased through the process of Isotope separation. The European Union seeks an indefinite halt to the program. The issue is expected to be referred to the United Nations Security Council at the November 25 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its (Reuters) Others report, however, that a prelimary agreement has been reached. (AP) (BBC)
• An express train has collided with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England. The Ufton Nervet rail crash in England caused seven deaths On 6 November 2004 at 1812 GMT a Class 43 ( HST) 43019 Ufton Nervet is a small Village and Civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is thought that nine carriages of the 17:35 First Great Western service between London Paddington and Plymouth have been derailed. First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates London Paddington station, also known as London Paddington, or just simply Paddington, is a major National Rail and London Underground station Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Six people have reportedly been killed, with around 150 more injured. (BBC)
• An Indian spokesman says the Indian Army has been conducting counter-insurgency operations on the border of Burma. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based See also Insurgency In the context of an occupation or a Civil war, counter-insurgency (abbreviated COIN is a military term for the combat Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Two Indian soldiers and 13 rebels have been killed so far. (BBC)
• Chilean army commander General Juan Emilio Cheyre releases a statement saying abuses under Augusto Pinochet were "punishable and morally unacceptable acts of the past", reversing its previous stance that they were excesses carried out by individual officers. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Juan Emilio Cheyre Espinoza (born October 10 1947) is a retired Chilean Army General Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (November (BBC)
• African Union mediators adjourn negotiations with Sudan on the Darfur conflict after numerous security issues are not agreed upon, mainly a no-fly zone in Darfur. The African Union (abbreviated AU in English, and UA in its other working languages is a Confederation consisting of 53  African Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. A no-fly zone is a territory over which Aircraft are not permitted to fly Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. (Reuters)(BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq: Three suicide car bombs in Samarra kill 19 Iraqi police, two Iraqi National Guardsmen, two Iraqi Rapid Reaction Forces, and 11 civilians, with 48 wounded. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Sāmarrā ( Arabic, سامَرّاء) is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Iraqi National Guard was part of the new Iraqi military but has since been absorbed by the Iraqi Army controlled by the interim government. In Ramadi, an Iraqi is killed and 20 U.S. Marines are wounded after a shoot-out between the Marines and rebels. Ramadi ( BGN: Ar Ramādī) is a City in central Iraq, about West of Baghdad A physician at Fallujah General Hospital reports two dead and maintains no foreign fighters have been admitted to his hospital. For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated (Reuters)(BBC)
• Nine French peacekeepers and a U.S. citizen are killed in the rebel-held town of Bouake in Côte d'Ivoire after government warplanes bomb the town to root out insurgents. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Bouaké (or Bwake) is the second largest city in Côte d'Ivoire, with a population of 775300 (2002 Census) and also the department of which Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a In response, the French military launches attacks which destroy two warplanes at Yamoussoukro airport. The Military of France encompasses an army, a navy, an air force and a military police force. The District of Yamoussoukro is the official Capital city of Côte d'Ivoire. (CNN) (BBC)

• At an anti-nuclear waste shipment protest rally near the French town of Avricourt a protester, Sébastien Briat, is killed after a train severs his leg. The 23-year-old French man was protesting against the CASTOR transport. CASTOR is the Acronym for Cask for storage and transport of radioactive material it is a type of cask used to store Spent nuclear fuel (a type of Nuclear waste (BBC)
• Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Lebanese Militant group, Hezbollah, has flown a reconnaissance drone over Israeli territory for the first time. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Hezbollah (حزب الله, literally " party of God " is a Shi'a Islamic political and Paramilitary organisation Reconnaissance (also scouting) is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV is an unpiloted Aircraft. UAVs can be remote controlled or fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans or more complex dynamic For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. (BBC)
• Burt Rutan of Scaled Composites is officially awarded the Ansari X Prize for the first privately funded space flight. Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan (born June 17, 1943 in Estacada Oregon) is an American aerospace engineer noted for his originality Scaled Composites (often abbreviated as Scaled) formerly the Rutan Aircraft Factory, is a company currently owned by Northrop Grumman that is located The Ansari X PRIZE was a Space competition in which the X PRIZE Foundation offered a US$ 10000000 Prize for the first non-government (AP)
• The Iraq interim government declares a state of emergency ahead of an expected assault on the rebel stronghold of Fallujah. The Iraqi Interim Government was created by the United States and its coalition allies as a Caretaker government to govern Iraq until the Iraqi A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated
• Illness of Yasser Arafat: A spokesman for Yasser Arafat claims that all the Palestinian president's vital functions are fine although it remains unclear why Arafat has not regained consciousness and if or when he will. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Consciousness has been defined loosely as a constellation of attributes of Mind such as Subjectivity, Self-awareness, Sentience, and the (AP) (The Age)
• The Ralph Nader/Peter Camejo campaign has filed a challenge to the voting results in New Hampshire after receiving numerous complaints from voting rights activists. Ralph Nader (born February 27 1934 is an American Attorney, Author, Lecturer, political activist, and independent candidate for President Peter Miguel Camejo ( December 31, 1939, New York City – September 13, 2008, Folsom California) was an American New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. This effort is widely encouraged by Democrats and Independents due to suspected flaws related to Diebold Election Systems voting machines. Premier Election Solutions, formerly Diebold Election Systems Inc (Portland Independent Media Center) (Nashua Telegraph)

November 8, 2004

• In Broward County, officials find the software used in Broward can handle only 32,000 votes per precinct. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Broward County is a County located in the US state of Florida. After that, the system starts counting backward. The problem affected running tallies and not the final vote totals. All absentee ballots had been placed in a single precinct to be counted and only the votes for constitutional amendments reached the threshold and encountered the problem. (The Palm Beach Post)
• In Palm Beach County, about 88,000 more votes are recorded than voters recorded as having turned out for the election. Palm Beach County is located in the state of Florida. As of 2007 the county had a population of 1351236 according to the University of Florida Bureau of Economic (The Washington Dispatch)
• U. S. Federal District Judge James Robertson rules that the system of tribunals set up by the United States military to try and sentence prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay is illegal. James Robertson (born 1938) is a Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp is a controversial United States Detention center operated by Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002 in Guantanamo (Washington Post) (ACLU) (The Guardian)
• Microsoft announces it will pay Novell USD $536 million to settle its ten-year-long antitrust suit and will pay legal costs incurred by the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA). Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer Novell Inc ( is a global Software Corporation based in the United States specializing in enterprise operating systems such as SUSE The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Computer & Communication Industry Association (or CCIA) is an advocacy organization based in Washington D In return, CCIA will not pursue its arguments in favor of the European Union's antitrust suit. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in (Reuters)
• The Pitcairn Island governing council selects the first female mayor in its 214 year history after the former mayor, Steve Christian, was convicted of rape. For the Grand Central Records producer / DJ see Steve Christian. On 30 September 2004 seven men living on Pitcairn Island (including Steve Christian, the Mayor) went on trial facing 55 charges relating to sexual offences (BBC)
• The United States dollar falls to a record low of $1. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 2985 against the euro. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e (BBC)
• China confirms that two Hong Kong officials have been convicted and jailed for spying for the United Kingdom. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (BBC)
• Intelligence services intercept FARC guerrilla communications calling all units to focus on assassinating Colombian President Álvaro Uribe. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo also known by the Acronym of Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes raids etc Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Álvaro Uribe Vélez ('alβ̞aɾo u'ɾiβ̞e 'β̞eles born July 4 1952 in Medellín) is a Colombian politician and lawyer who is currently the 39th President (BBC)
• Russian troops storm a Chechen rebel base and kill 22 militants. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Chechens ( Chechen: Hохчи / Noxçi) constitute the largest native Ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. (Reuters)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi publicly authorizes an offensive in Fallujah and Ramadi to "liberate the people" and "clean Falluja of terrorists". The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Ayad Allawi ( إياد علاوي) (born 1945 is an Iraqi politician and was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq prior to Iraq's 2005 legislative For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated Ramadi ( BGN: Ar Ramādī) is a City in central Iraq, about West of Baghdad Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion U.S. and Iraqi forces advance. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A hospital doctor in Falluja reports 15 people killed and 20 wounded. (Reuters)(BBC)
  • In Baghdad, three Iraqis are killed when a suicide car bomb explodes near a U. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. S. convoy. A U.K. soldier is killed by a roadside bomb near Camp Dogwood. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Camp Dogwood is the name of the base camp for the British Black Watch regiment in Iraq, 2004 A U. S. soldier is killed when gunmen open fire on a military patrol. At least three people are killed and 40 others injured in explosions at two Christian churches. (Reuters)(BBC)
• Illness of Yasser Arafat: Officials of the Palestinian Authority travel to France to see Yasser Arafat. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Suha Arafat, wife of Yasser Arafat, says, "They are trying to bury Abu Ammar (Arafat) alive". Suha Daoud Arafat ( Arabic: سهى داود عرفات née Suha Daoud Tawil (سهى داود الطويل (born 17 July 1963) Israeli security officials believe Arafat is brain-dead or comotose, and is on life support equipment and will be disconnected on Tuesday, the Muslim holiday of Lailat-ul-Qadr so that he will be declared dead on that day. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Life support, in the medical field refers to a set of therapies for preserving a patient's life when essential body systems are not functioning sufficiently to sustain life unaided A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Laylat al-Qadr ( لیلة القدر) (also known as Shab-e-Qadr) basically the Night of Decree or Night of Measures, is the anniversary of (Reuters)
• A 5. 8 magnitude earthquake rocks northern Japan. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. It was centered close to the earth's surface in the Chuetsu area of Niigata prefecture. is the name of an area in central Niigata Prefecture. The word chūetsu is an abbreviation for central Echigo Province. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located on Honshū Island on the coast of the (CNN)
• A Muslim school in Eindhoven in the Netherlands suffers a bomb attack. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils" Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands An improvised explosive device ( IED) is a Bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional Military action It is believed to be a revenge attack in retaliation for the murder of Theo van Gogh, following a weekend in which several mosques were attacked throughout the Netherlands. Theo van Gogh (ˈteːjoː vɑnˈxɔx ( July 23, 1957 – November 2, 2004) was a Dutch Film director, Television producer A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands (BBC)
• The current wave of violence in Côte d'Ivoire causes London markets to fear a lack of cocoa exports, sending cocoa to a five-year high. Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Cocoa is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree from which Chocolate is made French forces, including tanks, deploy throughout the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, to restore order. Abidjan is the largest city and former Capital of Côte d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast) (BBC)
• An electronic voting machine in 1B in Franklin County, Ohio recorded 260 votes for John Kerry and 4258 votes for George W Bush though only 638 people voted there, one of several alleged problems. Electronic voting (also known as e-voting) is a term encompassing several different types of Voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic Franklin County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. (IDG) (c|net) (Dissident Voice)
• Supercomputers: The Top 500 Supercomputers list, which officially charts the records for the 500 fastest computers in the world, announces IBM's Blue Gene/L prototype as the world's fastest supercomputer. A supercomputer is a Computer that is at the frontline of processing capacity particularly speed of calculation (at the time of its introduction The TOP500 project ranks and details the 500 most powerful known Computer systems in the world International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology Blue Gene is a Computer architecture project designed to produce several Supercomputers designed to reach operating speeds in the PFLOPS (petaFLOPS Using the Linpack benchmark, it achieved a record computational speed of 70. LINPACK is a software library for performing numerical Linear algebra on digital computers 72 TFlops, taking the title away from Japan's Earth Simulator (35. Measuring performance In order for FLOPS to be useful as a measure of floating-point performance a standard benchmark must be available on all computers of interest The Earth Simulator ( ES) was the fastest Supercomputer in the world from 2002 to 2004 86 TFlops) which held the title since June 2002. NASA's Columbia takes second place with 51. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Columbia is a Supercomputer built by Silicon Graphics for NASA. 87 TFlops. (BBC)

November 9, 2004

• Darfur conflict: The Sudanese government and rebel leaders sign two accords that include a no-fly zone over Darfur, disarming Janjaweed militia and informing the location of forces to cease-fire monitors. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. A no-fly zone is a territory over which Aircraft are not permitted to fly Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. The Janjaweed ( Arabic: جنجويد; variously transliterated Janjawid, Janjawed or Jingaweit etc United Nations officials arrive to investigate claims of genocide. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group (Reuters)(BBC)
• United States Attorney General John Ashcroft and Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans resign. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In most Common law jurisdictions the Attorney General, or Attorney-General, is the main legal advisor to the government and in some jurisdictions may in addition John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American Politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry the Department states its mission to Donald Louis Evans (born July 27, 1946) is the former 34th US (Reuters)
• Conflict in Iraq: U.S. troops reach the center of Falluja with heavy fighting reported throughout the city. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated The Pentagon announces 10 U. The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. S. and two Iraqi soldiers killed in the assault. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. One third of prisoners captured in Falluja by Iraqi forces have been foreigners from Egypt and Syria. Residents say a U. S. airstrike hit a clinic killing medical staff and patients. An airstrike is a Military strike by Air forces on either a suspected or a confirmed enemy ground position A 9 year old boy dies because of lack of medical assistance after he was hit by shrapnel in what parents say was a separate airstrike. The mainly Sunni Iraqi Islamic Party withdraws from the Iraq Interim Governing Council. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic Iraqi Islamic Party ( Hizb al-Islami al-Airaqi) is a Sunni Islamist Political party in Iraq originating from the Arab region The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC was the provisional government of Iraq from July 13, 2003 to June 1, Iraqi and U. S. forces capture a mosque in northwest Falluja that was being used as an arms depot and insurgent meeting place and the Muslim Clerics Association called for a boycott of the election in protest of the assault. The Association of Muslim Scholars ( Arabic: هيئة علماء المسلمين Hayat Al-Ulama Al-Muslimin) is a group of religious leaders in Iraq A boycott is a form of Consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using buying or dealing with someone or some other organization as an expression of In Mosul, two U. For the village in Azerbaijan see Mosul Azerbaijan. Mosul (الموصل Al Mūṣul, Kurdish: Mosul/Ninawa, Musul S. soldiers are killed when mortars land in a military base. A mortar is a muzzle-loading Indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities short ranges and high-arcing ballistic trajectories Three police stations are attacked in Baquba with casualty reports ranging from 25 to 45 people killed. Baqubah ( BGN: Ba‘qūbah; also spelled Baquba and Baqouba) is the capital of Iraq 's Diyala Governorate. A car bomb outside an Iraqi National Guard base near Kirkuk kills three people and wounds two. A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. The Iraqi National Guard was part of the new Iraqi military but has since been absorbed by the Iraqi Army controlled by the interim government. Kirkuk (also spelled Karkuk or Kerkuk; Kurdish: كه‌ركووك Kerkûk; Arabic: كركوك Turkish:Kerkük; In Samarra, a senior local government official is assassinated. Sāmarrā ( Arabic, سامَرّاء) is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris (Reuters)(BBC)
• Halo 2, a game for the Xbox system, exceeds more than US$ 125 million in sales on its first day of release. Halo 2 is a Science fiction First-person shooter Video game developed by Bungie Studios. The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been This makes it the biggest opening day in the history of entertainment, surpassing any other games or movies. Microsoft, the publisher of the game, estimates more than 2. Microsoft Game Studios ( MGS) branded with current logo and moniker in 2002 (formerly the Microsoft Game Division or Microsoft Games) is a Wholly A video game publisher is a company that publishes Video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a Video game developer 4 million units sold. (Tom's Hardware)
• The Supreme Court of Belgium upholds a decision of the Court of Appeal of Ghent condemning the Vlaams Blok political party for permanent incitation to racism and discrimination. The Court of Cassation (Hof van Cassatie Cour de cassation Kassationshof is the main court of last resort in Belgium. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Court of Appeal, Court of Appeals, and Appellate Division redirect here for a list of specific courts using those titles see Court of Appeal Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a The Vlaams Blok ( VB, English: Flemish Bloc) was a Belgian Secessionist Political party which advocated anti-immigration A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Unlike most discrimination policies discrimination between, which is the discernment of qualities and recognition of the differences focused here discrimination against is The decision amounts to banning the party, one of the most popular in Flanders. Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. (AFP)(BBC)
• Michael Scheuer, a senior intelligence official in the U.S. CIA, claims that the number of "experienced" officers assigned to the agency's Osama bin Laden unit is fewer than before the 9/11 Attacks. Michael F Scheuer is a former CIA employee In his 22-year career he served as the Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station (aka "Alec Station" from 1996 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March Scheuer claims that the most experienced have been reassigned elsewhere in the homeland security apparatus or are in Iraq. The term homeland security refers to the broad national effort by all levels of government to protect its territory from hazards both internal and external natural and man-made For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (Washington Post)
• Illness of Yasser Arafat:
  • Three unnamed senior Palestinian sources state he has died. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Nabil Shaath and Saeb Erekat state that he is still alive. Nabil Shaath (نبيل شعث (also spelled Sha'ath born 1938 in Safad Palestine is a senior Palestinian official who has held the following titles Palestinian Saeb Erakat (also 'Saib' 'Erakat' (Full name Sa'ib Muhammad Salih 'Urayqat Tayeb Abdel Rahim explains that Arafat has suffered a brain hemorrhage. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain (Reuters)(AP)
  • Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei and Former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas have visited Arafat at his bedside, and Mr. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qurei (or Qureia; احمد علي محمد قريع also known by his Arabic ''Kunya'' Abu Alaa (أبو علاء (born March Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President Abbas has described his condition as "very serious" (BBC)
• House Judiciary Committee Democrats request a GAO investigation into voting irregularities in the 2004 U.S. Presidential election. The Government Accountability Office ( GAO) is the Audit, Evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress. The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. (first letter) (follow-up letter)
• Same-sex marriage in Ireland: An Irish High Court judge rules that a lesbian couple who married in Canada may proceed with their case seeking to have their marriage recognized in Ireland. The High Court (An Ard-Chúirt of Ireland is a Court which deals at first instance with the most serious and important civil and criminal cases and also On July 20, 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide with the approval of the Civil Marriage Act. (CBC) (RTÉ)
• The Mozilla Foundation releases the first official version of its open source web browser, Firefox. The Mozilla Foundation is a Non-profit organization that exists to support and provide leadership for the Open source Mozilla project Open source is a development methodology which offers practical accessibility to a product's source (goods and knowledge A web browser is a software application which enables a user to display and interact with text images videos music games and other information typically located on a (Reuters)
• Violence in Côte d'Ivoire has left 20 dead and 600 injured and stopped cocoa exports. Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a Cocoa is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree from which Chocolate is made South African President Thabo Mbeki has flown to the country to help find a settlement. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born 18 June 1942 is a South African politician who served as President of South Africa from 1999 to 24 September 2008 (CNN)

November 10, 2004

• ROC President Chen Shui-bian calls for a ban on the use of weapons of mass destruction across the Taiwan Strait and asked the People's Republic of China to do the same. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s Chen Shui-bian ( born October 12, 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and former President of the Republic of China. The Republic of China denies having any Weapons of mass destruction. The Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait is a 180-km-wide (11185-mile-wide Strait between Mainland China and Taiwan. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES (VOA)
• The Supreme Court of Pakistan dismisses a petition seeking the release from house arrest of nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan for health reasons. The Supreme Court ( Urdu: عدالت عظمیٰ) is the apex court in Pakistan 's judicial hierarchy the final arbiter of legal and constitutional Abdul Qadeer Khan ( عبدالقدیر خان; born April 1 1936 in Bhopal, India) is a Pakistani scientist and metallurgical engineer (VOA)
• Darfur conflict: Sudanese Police beat people and tear gas women and children at a refugee camp (BBC)
• White House Counsel Alberto R. Gonzales has been announced by President George W. Bush as his nominee for United States Attorney General, succeeding John Ashcroft. The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. A lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from lacrima meaning "a tear " in Latin) (commonly referred to as tear gas) is a A refugee camp is a temporary camp built by a government the United Nations, international organizations (such as the Red Cross) or NGOs to receive The White House Counsel is a staff appointee of the President of the United States. Alberto R Gonzales (born August 4 1955) was the 80th Attorney General of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement John David Ashcroft (born May 9 1942) is an American Politician who was the 79th United States Attorney General. (CNN)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • Three relatives of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi have been kidnapped. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Office The Prime Minister of Iraq is Iraq's Head of government. Ayad Allawi ( إياد علاوي) (born 1945 is an Iraqi politician and was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq prior to Iraq's 2005 legislative The kidnappers have demanded that the siege on Fallujah be lifted, or the hostages will be killed. For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security (BBC)
  • The Iraqi City of Mosul has gone under curfew following a rebel strike which left four Iraqi National Guards and a Foreign contractor dead. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. For the village in Azerbaijan see Mosul Azerbaijan. Mosul (الموصل Al Mūṣul, Kurdish: Mosul/Ninawa, Musul (Fox)
• The First Minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell, announces to the Scottish Parliament that the Executive intends to introduce a law to prohibit smoking in all public enclosed spaces in Scotland. The First Minister of Scotland (Prìomh Mhinistear na h-Alba First Meinister o Scotland is the head of the devolved Scottish Jack Wilson McConnell (born June 30, 1960 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a former First Minister of Scotland, leader of The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral Smoking bans are public policies including Criminal laws and Occupational safety and health Regulations which prohibit Tobacco smoking Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Both of the ruling coalition parties, as well as the main opposition party, the SNP, are in favour and the move is likely to come into effect in Spring 2006. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (BBC)
• The euro reaches a new record high against the United States dollar, valued at more than $1. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 30. Concerns over the U.S. trade deficit, the $427 billion budget deficit and $166 billion current account deficit are thought to be behind the dollar's recent losses. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The balance of trade (or net exports, sometimes symbolized as NX) is the difference between the monetary value of Exports and imports in an A budget deficit occurs when an Entity (often a Government) spends more Money than it takes in (BBC) (BBC)
• The Association of International Educators reports that the number of foreign graduate students in the U.S. has fallen. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (Express India) (New York Times) (Reuters)
• The trial of the suspected French serial killer Émile Louis proceeds, as the Yonne assize court transports itself to the location where the bodies of two victims were found under Louis' indications. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A serial killer is a person who Murders usually three or more people with a "cooling off" period between each murder and whose motivation for killing is largely based Émile Louis (born January 21, 1934 in Pontigny, Bourgogne) is a retired French bus driver and prime suspect in the disappearance Yonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne (Burgundy in eastern France The Court of Assize, or Assizes, is a medieval term for Legal codes (such as Assizes of Jerusalem) that continues to be used in modern times
• Illness of Yasser Arafat
  • Muslim cleric Mufti Taissir Dayut Tamimi, a close personal friend of Arafat, flies to Paris to attend to Arafat's spiritual needs. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 This article is about an Islamic scholar Mufti can also refer to civilian dress. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Aides deny reports that Arafat will be taken off life support. (National Post {Canada}) (BBC)
  • The Israeli government agrees to allow Arafat to be buried at his compound in Ramallah, West Bank. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Ramallah ( Arabic:) (lit "Height of God" is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank adjacent to Al-Bireh with a population 118000 The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria State funeral services are being planned for Cairo, Egypt followed by burial in Ramallah, if Arafat dies. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. (Jerusalem Post) (CNN) (Haaretz)
• A Dutch police squad comes under a grenade attack, injuring 3 policemen, following an antiterrorist raid on a house in The Hague. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The area's airspace is closed as a precaution. Two arrests have been made. (BBC) (Reuters)
• A Muslim school in Uden was set on fire in another of a series of sectarian attacks on Islamic schools in the Netherlands . A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils" Uden ( is a Municipality and a town in the province of Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands (BBC)
• Conflict in Côte d'Ivoire: Canada has decided to airlift its citizens out of the troubled Côte d'Ivoire following a similar course of action by France and the United Nations. Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page An airlift is the organized delivery of supplies primarily via Aircraft. Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Other countries such as Spain, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom will do so. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (Toronto Star) (The Scotsman)
• Reports of irregularities in the votes for the 2004 Presidential election emerge. After the November 2, 2004 Election in the United States, concerns were raised about various aspects of the voting process including whether voting had The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. Reports of voting machine error and electoral fraud center on Ohio and Florida. Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an Election. After the November 2, 2004 Election in the United States, concerns were raised about various aspects of the voting process including whether voting had Florida was under the national spotlight prior the 2004 Presidential election being the Swing state with the largest number of Electoral votes (27

November 11, 2004

• Iris Chang, acclaimed author of The Rape of Nanking, is found dead near a freeway in Los Gatos, California. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Iris Shun-Ru Chang ( March 28, 1968 &ndash November 9, 2004) was an American Historian and Journalist. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Authorities believe her cause of death to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (BBC) (CNN) (AP)
• Death of Yasser Arafat
  • Saeb Erakat announces that Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat has died at the age of 75 at a Paris hospital. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Saeb Erakat (also 'Saib' 'Erakat' (Full name Sa'ib Muhammad Salih 'Urayqat Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Rawhi Fattouh becomes interim President of the Palestinian Authority. Rawhi Fattuh ( روحي فتوح, also transliterated as Rauhi Fattouh) (born 1949 is the former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Mahmoud Abbas leads the Palestine Liberation Organization. Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) (منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary Farouk Kaddoumi, foreign minister of the PLO, leads Fatah and Ahmed Qureia receives the security portfolio of the Palestinian Authority. Farouk al-Kaddoumi (alternative transliteration Faruq al-Qaddumi) (فاروق القدومي also known as Abu al-Lutf, born in 1931 Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qurei (or Qureia; احمد علي محمد قريع also known by his Arabic ''Kunya'' Abu Alaa (أبو علاء (born March (CNN) (Reuters)(BBC)
  • Tributes and condolences pour in from around the world for the former Palestinian leader, from leaders as diverse Jacques Chirac (France), Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali (Tunisia), Pope John Paul II (Vatican City), Pervez Musharraf (Pakistan), Bertie Ahern (Ireland), Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (Malaysia), Crown Prince Abdullah (Saudi Arabia), and Hosni Mubarak (Egypt). Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (زين العابدين بن علي (born 3 September 1936) has been the President of Tunisia since 7 November Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Pope Vatican City, officially the State of the Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano is a Landlocked sovereign City-state whose territory General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern ( Irish: Pádraig Parthalán Ó hEachthairn, born 12 September 1951 is an Irish politician who served Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Dato' Seri Abdullah Hj Ahmad Badawi (born 26 November 1939 is a Malaysian politician who has served as Prime Minister since 2003 For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Khaled bin Abdullah Mutaib bin Abdullah Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Faisal bin Abdullah The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. (BBC)
  • President Bush says, "For the Palestinian people, we hope that the future will bring peace and the fulfillment of their aspirations for an independent, democratic Palestine that is at peace with its neighbors. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. " (Washington Times)
  • Israeli Justice minister Tommy Lapid says it is "good that the world is rid of him. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. JUSTICE is a Human rights and law reform organisation based in the United Kingdom. Yosef "Tommy" Lapid (יוסף "טומי" לפיד born Tomislav Lampel (Томислав Лампел December 27, 1931 - . . The sun is shining in the Middle East". (BBC)
  • Tunisia, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Yemen and Jordan have announced three days of national mourning along with Egypt. Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. (BBC)
• Lithuania became the first country to approve the new EU constitution. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE commonly referred to as the European Constitution, was an unimplemented international Treaty intended (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq: Heavy fighting continues in Falluja, where U.S. military officials say over 500 insurgents, 18 U. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution S. and five Iraqi troops had been killed. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. In Baghdad, 17 people are killed when a car bomb explodes near a shopping center. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. (BBC)
• Israel Defense Forces repel a al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades attack on Netzarim in the Gaza Strip killing three Palestinians. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (كتائب شهداء الأقصى is a coalition of Palestinian militias in Netzarim was an Israeli settlement in the Gush Katif bloc of settlements in Gaza The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn In Hebron, one Palestinian, among a group of 400 throwing cement bricks at Jewish cars, is killed when Israeli soldiers open fire. Hebron ( al-Ḫalīl or al-Khalīl, Standard Hebrew: Ḥevron Tiberian Hebrew: Ḥeḇrôn is the largest city in the West Bank, located in the south (Reuters)
• Israeli nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu is arrested, again, on suspicion of leaking classified information. Mordechai Vanunu (מרדכי ואנונו born in Marrakech, Morocco on October 13 1954 is an Israeli former nuclear (BBC)
• British forces launch Operation Phillis, the service-assisted evacuation of Côte d'Ivoire, in response to riots in the country. Operation Phillis was the British service-assisted evacuation operation for British citizens in Côte d'Ivoire in November 2004. Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a (MoD)
• Spain has announced that solar panels will be mandatory on new and renovated buildings. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. In the field of Photovoltaics, a photovoltaic module is a packaged interconnected assembly of photovoltaic cells also known as Solar cells An installation of (Times)
• Global warming is accelerating rapidly in the Arctic, according to Arctic Climate Impact Assessment scientists. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the The Arctic is the Region around the Earth 's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. Probable outcomes include a 1m rise in worldwide oceans by year 2100, elimination of habitat for the Polar Bear, reduction of tundra and migratory bird habitat. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species. The polar bear ( Ursus maritimus) is a Bear native to the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of Birds Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability (AP)
• Alice Munro has won the Giller Prize for her short story collection Runaway. Alice Ann Munro ( Née Laidlaw; born 10 July 1931) is a Canadian short-story writer and three-time winner of Canada's The Scotiabank Giller Prize is an award that goes to the author of a Canadian Novel or Short story Fiction collection published in It is her second Giller. (CBC)

November 12, 2004

• Deputy director of central intelligence John E. McLaughlin and some other senior officials in the CIA resign amid conflict with new director Porter Goss's chief of staff, Patrick Murray. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " John Edward McLaughlin (born June 15, 1942 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania) is the former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Porter Johnston Goss (born December 10 1938) is an American politician, who was the last Director of Central Intelligence and the first (Washington Post) (AFP)
• Scott Peterson is found guilty of murder in the first degree of his wife, Laci Peterson, and in the second degree of his unborn son, Connor. Scott Lee Peterson (born October 24, 1972) is a Californian who was convicted of the murder of his wife Laci Peterson, who was eight months Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Laci Peterson, born Laci Denise Rocha ( May 4, 1975 – c December 2002was the subject of a highly-discussed murder case after The penalty phase of the trial was scheduled for November 22, 2004. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " (CNN)
• Conflict in Iraq: The United States Armed Forces report that insurgents in Falluja, Iraq, are trapped. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Hundreds of insurgents, 18 U.S. soldiers and five members of the Iraqi security forces have been killed in four days of fighting. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (Reuters)
• President of the United States George W Bush states that it is possible for a Palestinian state to arise in the next four years but that it would depend greatly upon who they elect to replace Yasser Arafat. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Proposals for a Palestinian state (دولة فلسطين refer to the proposed establishment of an independent state for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, which is currently Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 (Reuters)
• Ilda Boccassini, an Italian prosecutor in the Milan corruption trial, asks the court to sentence Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to eight years' imprisonment for bribing judges. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor (Reuters)
• Iran's nuclear program: The International Atomic Energy Agency delays issuing its report on Iran's nuclear activities as Iran, France, Germany and Britain remain deadlocked in talks aimed at freezing Iran's uranium enrichment program. The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Enriched uranium is a kind of Uranium in which the percent composition of Uranium-235 has been increased through the process of Isotope separation. (Reuters)
• Death of Yasser Arafat
  • Yasser Arafat's funeral procession is held in Cairo, Egypt. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Arafat is given full military honours and his coffin is led by a horse drawn carriage. Leaders of Muslim and Arab countries as well as other dignitaries attend, including Khaled Meshaal, head of Hamas, who is currently sought by Israel. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Khaled Mashal, also known as Khaled Mashaal or Khalid Mish'al (خالد مشعل (b Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. (Reuters)(BBC)
  • Israel has barred the entire population of the Gaza Strip from attending Yassir Arafat's funeral in Ramallah, and has sealed off many West Bank towns. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west Ramallah ( Arabic:) (lit "Height of God" is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank adjacent to Al-Bireh with a population 118000 The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria (BBC)
  • Ramallah is described as in a state of "chaos" as tens of thousands of people pack the area in and around the Muqata, prior to Arafat's burial. Ramallah ( Arabic:) (lit "Height of God" is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank adjacent to Al-Bireh with a population 118000 Chaos (derived from the Ancient Greek, Chaos) typically refers to Unpredictability, and is the antithesis of Cosmos. See Muqata'ah for the Ottoman instrument for financing state expenses Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Gunmen in the crowd shot repeatedly into the air, but there is no serious violence; and plans for Arafat to lie in state appear to have been dropped due to the huge crowd. Lying in state is a term used to describe the tradition in which a Coffin is placed on view to allow the public at large to pay their respects to the deceased He was buried in soil from Al Quds. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the (BBC)

November 13, 2004

• US Troops are preventing a Red Crescent aid convoy from entering the city of Falluja, reportedly for safety reasons (Reuters)
• Conflict in Iraq: Hundreds of US Troops are diverted from Falluja as insurgents appear to take control of the northeastern city of Mosul. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated For the village in Azerbaijan see Mosul Azerbaijan. Mosul (الموصل Al Mūṣul, Kurdish: Mosul/Ninawa, Musul (BBC)
• Iran is reportedly concluding a deal with the European Union which would spare it from possible United Nations sanctions over its nuclear arms programme. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program (Reuters)
• United States Vice President Dick Cheney has been taken to George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. after experiencing shortness of breath. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30 1941 is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States. The George Washington University ( GW or GWU) is a private coeducational university located in Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D (CNN)
• United States Secretary of Education Rod Paige announces his intent to resign from his post, making him the third member of President George W. Bush's Cabinet to resign since his re-election. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the Department of Education. Roderick Raynor "Rod" Paige (born June 17, 1933) served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. No time-table has been set for his actually leaving the post. White House domestic policy adviser Margaret Spellings has been suggested as his successor. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Margaret Spellings (born Margaret Dudar on November 30, 1957) is the current Secretary of Education under the administration of U (Washington Post) (Reuters)
• Former Afghan leader Mullah Mohammed Omar has made a rallying call to his Taliban forces. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Mullah Mohammed Omar ( Pashto: ملا محمد عمر (born c The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately He sent a two-page message to the Afghan Islamic Press agency to mark the Muslim Eid ul Fitr festival. Afghan Islamic Press (AIP is a Peshawar-based news agency of Afghanistan formed in 1982 by Muhammad Yaqub Sharafat during USSR invasion of Afghanistan for propaganda purposes A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Eid ul-Fitr or Id-ul-Fitr (عيد الفطر ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr) often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim Holiday that marks the end of (BBC)
• A fire has badly damaged a mosque in the south-eastern village of Helden, Netherlands, in the latest of a series of attacks on Dutch Muslim sites. A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger Helden ( is a Municipality and a Town in the southeastern Netherlands in the province Limburg. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands (BBC)
• Rapper Russel Jones (a. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and k. a. Ol' Dirty Bastard) dies of a drug overdose in a recording studio in New York City. Russell Tyrone Jones ( November 15 1968 – November 13 2004) was an American Rapper who went by the Stage name The City of New York

November 14, 2004

• Iran has agreed to curb most of its uranium enrichment with three EU countries, France, Germany and the UK. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Enriched uranium is a kind of Uranium in which the percent composition of Uranium-235 has been increased through the process of Isotope separation. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (BBC) (EUObserver.com)
• The Belgian political party Vlaams Blok changes its name to Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) after being banned for being racist. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral The Vlaams Blok ( VB, English: Flemish Bloc) was a Belgian Secessionist Political party which advocated anti-immigration Vlaams Belang ( English: Flemish Interest) is an anti-immigration right-wing Political party in the Flemish Community of Belgium (AFP)
• The Basque separatist party Batasuna calls for talks with a view to ending armed conflict in Spain. The Basques (Euskaldunak are a people who inhabit a region spanning over parts of north-central Spain and southwestern France. Batasuna ("Unity" in Basque language) is a Basque nationalist political organization based mainly in Spain, declared illegal but with Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. (BBC)
• Fierce storms cause three shipwrecks off Algiers. A storm is any disturbed state of an astronomical body's atmosphere, especially affecting its surface and strongly implying Severe weather. A shipwreck can refer to a wrecked ship or to the event that caused the wreck such as the striking of something that causes the ship to sink the stranding of the ship on rocks Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest At least one sailor has been killed and 18 are missing. (BBC)
• Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni declares a week-long truce with the Lord's Resistance Army starting Monday. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ( (born c 1944 Ntungamo, Uganda) has been the President of Uganda since 29 January 1986 (BBC)
• The BBC based on a water test of one well claims thousands in India still face a risk of poisoning after the Union Carbide Bhopal disaster 20 years ago that killed at least 4000 people. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country In the context of Biology, poisons are substances that can cause damage, Illness, or Death to Organisms usually by Union Carbide Corporation ( Union Carbide) is one of the oldest chemical and polymers companies in the United States, currently employing more than 3800 people The Bhopal disaster was an Industrial disaster that occurred in the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, resulting in the immediate deaths (BBC)
• Kidnappers release two female relatives of Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. Ayad Allawi ( إياد علاوي) (born 1945 is an Iraqi politician and was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq prior to Iraq's 2005 legislative (Reuters)
• UK shadow arts minister Boris Johnson is sacked by Michael Howard following allegations about his private life. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964 is a British Politician and Journalist. Michael Howard QC (born 7 July 1941 is a British Politician, a Conservative MP since the 1983 General Election for the constituency of (BBC)
• Two bodyguards of former Palestinian prime minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) are killed as they exchange fire with masked Gunmen as Abbas pays a visit to a mourning tent for Yasser Arafat in Gaza City. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. (Haaretz)(BBC)
• Japan's trade minister Shoichi Nakagawa says he believes that a Chinese submarine, which Tokyo says intruded into Japanese waters last week, is linked to gas exploration by China in a remote island area claimed by both countries. is a Japanese politician in the Liberal Democratic Party, currently serving as Minister of Finance. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES (VOA)
• Elections to choose the successor to Yasser Arafat are to be held on 9 January 2005, Palestine Authority interim President Rawhi Fattuh announced today. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rawhi Fattuh ( روحي فتوح, also transliterated as Rauhi Fattouh) (born 1949 is the former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (BBC)
• Groundbreaking animated/live action dramedy Tom Goes to the Mayor airs for the first time on Adult Swim in America. Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American Animated television series on Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim. Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon
• Researchers claim to have found the lost city of Atlantis on the bottom of the east Mediterranean Sea, 80 kilometers southeast of Cyprus. Atlantis (in Greek,, "island of Atlas " is the name of a Legendary Island, first mentioned in Plato 's dialogues Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía The Cypriot government disputes the claim, saying more evidence is needed. (CNN)

November 15, 2004

• China and the United Nations: The President of the Republic of China Chen Shui-bian declares he will push to get the ROC included in the United Nations under the name Taiwan. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " China's seat in the United Nations and membership of the United Nations Security Council has been occupied by the People's Republic of China (PRC since October The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s Chen Shui-bian ( born October 12, 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and former President of the Republic of China. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The People's Republic of China condemns the move as a political trick to create an independent Taiwan. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Taiwan independence ( Pe̍h-oē-jī: Tâi-oân To̍k-li̍p ūn-tōng abbreviated to 台獨 Táidú Tâi-to̍k is a (Yahoo) (ABC US) (Reuters)
• The European Space Agency's ion propulsion spacecraft SMART-1 enters into lunar orbit, 14 months after its launch. The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member An ion thruster is a form of Electric propulsion used for Spacecraft propulsion that creates thrust by accelerating Ions Ion thrusters are characterized SMART-1 was a Swedish -designed European Space Agency Satellite that Orbited around the Moon. (Space.com)(SpaceDaily.com)
• Media magnate Conrad Black has been sued for fraud by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Conrad Moffat Black Baron Black of Crossharbour PC, KCSG, OC, (born 25 August 1944, in Montreal, Quebec) is In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual The US Securities and Exchange Commission (commonly known as the SEC) is an independent agency of the United States government which holds primary responsibility (BBC) (Bloomberg)
• Vanuatu's Council of Ministers drops its opposition to a surprise decision by Prime Minister Serge Vohor to establish diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan). Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu ( French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu) is an Island Rialuth Serge Vohor (born 1955) is a politician from Vanuatu. Vanuatu maintains relations with more than 65 countries and has a very modest network of diplomatic missions. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES (Reuters)
• U.S. President George W. Bush accepts the resignation of Secretary of State Colin Powell. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army. He is the sixth Cabinet member to resign since the re-election of President Bush. The United States Cabinet (usually simplified as "the Cabinet" is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the Executive branch of the Federal government The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States. (CNN) (BBC). Other resignations today include Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman (Reuters), Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham (Reuters) and Education Secretary Rod Paige. The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. Ann Margaret Veneman (born June 29, 1949) is currently the Executive Director of UNICEF. The United States Secretary of Energy is the head of the United States Department of Energy, a member of the President's Cabinet, and fifteenth in the Edward Spencer Abraham (born June 12, 1952 in East Lansing Michigan) is a former United States Senator from Michigan. The United States Secretary of Education is the head of the Department of Education. Roderick Raynor "Rod" Paige (born June 17, 1933) served as the 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005
• Bhutan announces a nation-wide ban on tobacco sales. The Kingdom of Bhutan (buːˈtɑːn is a Landlocked nation in South Asia. Tobacco Smoking is the inhalation of smoke from burned dried or cured leaves of the Tobacco plant most often in the form of a Cigarette. (BBC)
• Candidate cities for the 2012 Summer Olympics (Paris, London, Madrid, Moscow, and New York City) submit 120 copies of their candidate files to the International Olympic Committee. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The City of New York The IOC will announce the winning candidate in Singapore in July 2005. Singapore Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (IOC) (IOC - candidacy procedures (PDF)) (Guardian)
• The United States Secretary of State is to visit the West Bank next week for talks, Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath said today. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Nabil Shaath (نبيل شعث (also spelled Sha'ath born 1938 in Safad Palestine is a senior Palestinian official who has held the following titles Palestinian (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • US troops in Falluja have launched new air strikes and artillery attacks against suspected rebel positions. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated (BBC)
  • The US military says they believe civilian casualties are low in Falluja because so many people fled the city before the assault began, but this is disputed by some eyewitnesses. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated The military is still refusing to allow aid workers in and casualty figures cannot yet be confirmed. (BBC)(Gulf Daily News)(AP)

November 16, 2004

• Japan says the People's Republic of China has apologized for one of its submarines sailing into Japanese waters last week. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The PRC has refused to confirm the apology, saying only that a "diplomatic" resolution has been reached. (VOA)
• The Pentagon announces that Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. The Secretary of the Air Force ( SECAF) is the civilian head of the United States Department of the Air Force, a component organization of the Department James G. Roche, has submitted his resignation. Dr James G Roche was the 20th Secretary of the Air Force, serving from January 20, 2001 to January 20 2005. (Reuters)
• French scientists at the Institut Pasteur announce they have successfully stimulated antibodies to block HIV from infecting human cells in vitro. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Pasteur Institute (Institut Pasteur is a French Non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of Biology, Micro-organisms Diseases Antibodies (also known as immunoglobulins, abbreviated Ig) are Gamma globulin Proteins that are found in Blood or other Bodily Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome In vitro ( Latin: within the glass refers to the technique of performing a given experiment in a controlled environment outside of a living Organism The achievement is a significant breakthrough towards the goal of an HIV vaccine. An HIV vaccine is a hypothetical Vaccine against HIV, the etiological agent of AIDS. (365gay.com)
• Indian military officials announce that a withdrawal of troops will begin from the Indian-administered part of Kashmir during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first visit to the disputed, Muslim-majority region which sparked two of the Indo-Pakistani Wars and a 15 year separatist movement. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir The Prime Minister of India is head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive Manmohan Singh (ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ (born 26 September 1932 is the 17th For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Separatism refers to the advocacy of a state of cultural ethnic tribal religious racial or gender separation from the larger group often with demands for greater political autonomy (Reuters) (BBC)
• Madrid Train Bombing: A 16-year-old Spaniard has been jailed for 6 years for his part in the bombing which killed 191. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • A possible war crime by a U.S. Marine in Fallujah, Iraq, is caught on film by an NBC camera crew. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The marine shot and killed an apparently unarmed Iraqi while in a mosque. A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger (NYT) (ABC US) (The Independent)
  • US troops have launched a major assault of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul following insurgents gaining control of key sites. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. For the village in Azerbaijan see Mosul Azerbaijan. Mosul (الموصل Al Mūṣul, Kurdish: Mosul/Ninawa, Musul (BBC)
  • 1,052 prisoners have been captured in the US assault on Fallujah, approximately two dozen of whom are non-Iraqi. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (The Independent) (The Nation)
  • Margaret Hassan, the Irish-born aid worker kidnapped in Iraq, is believed to have been killed. Margaret Hassan (also known as Madam Margaret) ( April 18, 1945 &ndashNovember 2004 was an Irish aid worker who had worked in Iraq for many Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. A tape apparently showing her being shot has surfaced. (BBC)
• White House officials announce that Condoleezza Rice will be nominated to succeed Colin Powell as Secretary of State. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army. Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a Government Official. (BBC)
• Congolese music star Papa Wemba has been found guilty of people-smuggling in a Paris court in France. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to Papa Wemba was born Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Thabani Kikumba in 1949 in Lubefu ( Kasai - DR Congo) Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. (BBC)
• The British Government details a white paper to implement a smoking ban in public places to combat the risks of tobacco smoking. Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at A white paper is an authoritative report or guide that often addresses problems and how to solve them Smoking bans are public policies including Criminal laws and Occupational safety and health Regulations which prohibit Tobacco smoking Tobacco Smoking is the inhalation of smoke from burned dried or cured leaves of the Tobacco plant most often in the form of a Cigarette. (BBC)
• A Queensland Rail Tilt Train, en route from Brisbane, Australia to Cairns, derails 60 kilometers north of Bundaberg, injuring more than 150 people. QR Limited is the company government-owned corporation responsible for the operation and maintenance of the railway system in the State of Queensland Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Bundaberg is a city in Queensland, Australia. The city lies on the Burnett River, approximately 385 kilometres north of the state capital Brisbane (ABC News) (news.com.au)(BBC)
• Nearly 800,000 Bowflex exercise machines are recalled after dozens of users reported injuries caused by mechanical problems. The Bowflex Machine is an Exercise machine used for strength training marketed and sold under the Bowflex Brand by A product recall is a request to return to the maker a batch or an entire production run of a product usually due to the discovery of safety issues (AP) (AP)
• NASA's X-43 research aircraft reaches a speed of Mach 10, a new record for an air-breathing engine. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The X-43 is an unmanned experimental Hypersonic Aircraft design with multiple planned scale variations meant to test different (ABC Au) (BBC)
• James Bond celebrates his fictional 80th birthday. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story
• Half-life 2 Releases in North America Mi6.co.uk

November 17, 2004

• Conflict in Iraq: U.S. officers in Fallujah say marines are "cleaning up" remaining insurgents, as artillery and airstrikes continue. Half-Life 2 is a Science fiction First-person shooter computer game and the sequel to the highly acclaimed Half-Life Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution In Baiji, A suicide car bomb kills 15 Iraqis and wounds 22. Baiji ( Arabic: بيجي; also spelled Bayji) is a city of about 200000 inhabitants in northern Iraq some A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Three Turkish truck drivers are ambushed and killed in Mosul. The Turkic peoples are Eurasian peoples residing in northern central and western Eurasia who speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family For the village in Azerbaijan see Mosul Azerbaijan. Mosul (الموصل Al Mūṣul, Kurdish: Mosul/Ninawa, Musul In Ramadi, nine Iraqis are killed and 15 wounded when U. Ramadi ( BGN: Ar Ramādī) is a City in central Iraq, about West of Baghdad S. forces confront insurgents. (BBC) (Reuters)
• Three apparently home-made explosive devices are detonated in three Buenos Aires banks in Argentina, killing a security guard and wounding a police officer. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. (BBC) (Reuters)
• Kmart purchases Sears in a deal worth $11. Kmart (sometimes spelled as " K-Mart " is a chain of department stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U Sears Roebuck and Company, commonly known as Sears, is an American mid-range chain of International Department stores founded by Richard 5 billion. The combined resources of the companies results in a $55 billion/year company and encompasses close to 3,500 stores. Sears Holdings Corporation ( is the sixth largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, Costco, Target (Reuters)
• The British House of Lords passes a bill to allow same-sex couples to obtain civil partnerships. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. A civil union is a legally recognized union similar to Marriage. This is the final legislative hurdle for the bill, which is expected to receive Royal Assent later in the week. The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a constitutional monarch completes the legislative process of Lawmaking by formally assenting to an [2]
• Iran's nuclear program: A spokesman for the controversial National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) states that Pakistani nuclear scientist "Abdul Qadeer Khan gave Iran a quantity of HEU (highly enriched uranium) in 2001" and a nuclear bomb design and that Iran "continues to enrich uranium as we speak". The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI, founded in 1981 in Tehran, is a self-styled " parliament in exile of the Iranian Resistance" Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Abdul Qadeer Khan ( عبدالقدیر خان; born April 1 1936 in Bhopal, India) is a Pakistani scientist and metallurgical engineer Enriched uranium is a kind of Uranium in which the percent composition of Uranium-235 has been increased through the process of Isotope separation. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. (Reuters)
• Death of Yasser Arafat: Le Monde reports that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat suffered from cirrhosis before dying. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Le Monde (The World is a Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic Liver Disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrous Scar tissue as well as regenerative Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 (IOL, Ireland)
• The U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has launched the National Children's Study to follow 100,000 humans from birth to age 21 in what will be the largest-ever comprehensive study of children. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation. The National Children’s Study (NCS will examine the effects of environmental influences on the health and development of more than 100000 children across the United States (Reuters)
• Dino Rossi defeats Christine Gregoire by 261 votes in the Washington governor's race, pending a state-mandated recount. Dino Rossi (born October 15 1959 in Seattle Washington, US) is a former Washington State Senator and Republican nominee for Governor Christine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire (born March 24, 1947) is the Democratic Governor of the state of Washington Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The election for governor of the US state of Washington on November 2 2004 gained national attention for its legal twists turns and extremely close finish It is the final undecided race of the 2004 United States election season. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (Note: After the recount, Gregoire is shown to have, in fact, won the highly contested race. Christine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire (born March 24, 1947) is the Democratic Governor of the state of Washington )

November 18, 2004

• 2004 U.S. presidential election controversy: According to a report called The Effect of Electronic Voting Machines on Change in Support for Bush in the 2004 Florida Elections[3] George W. Bush received between 130,000 and 260,000 faulty votes in Florida. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " After the November 2, 2004 Election in the United States, concerns were raised about various aspects of the voting process including whether voting had George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. (IDG) (IT Week) (Scoop) (Vunet)

• In North Korea, portraits of Kim Jong-il vanish and the official media stops referring to him as the "Dear Leader" leading to speculation his cult of personality is undergoing revision or weakening. 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, Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il) (born 16 February 1941 Vyatskoye, Soviet Union; official biographies state 16 February 1942 Baekdu A cult of personality or personality cult arises when a country's leader uses Mass media to create a heroic public image through unquestioning flattery and praise (VOA) (Asia Times)
• Former Canadian cabinet minister Alfonso Gagliano vehemently denies he has any links with New York's Bonanno crime family, as was reported on November 17 in the New York Daily News. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of Government, typically representing the executive branch. Alfonso Gagliano PC, FCGA ( Siculiana, January 25, 1942) is a Canadian accountant and a former Liberal Party The City of New York The Bonanno crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers The Daily News of New York City is the fifth most-widely circulated daily Newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 703137 The issue is raised by Opposition Leader Stephen Harper in the House of Commons, where Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin also denies knowing of any links between the Sicilian-born Gagliano and organized crime. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Honorific prefixes --> Stephen Joseph Harper PC The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. "Crime syndicate" redirects here For the DC Comics group of villains see Crime Syndicate. (CP)
• The UK House of Commons invokes the Parliament Act (1911) for only the seventh time. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament Acts are two Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed in 1911 and 1949 that form part of the Constitution of the United The Act was used to push through a bill which bans Hunting with dogs. (BBC)
• Former U.S. President Bill Clinton opens his presidential library, the William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States In the United States, the Presidential library system is a nationwide network of libraries administered by the Office of Presidential Libraries which is part of the National The William J Clinton Presidential Center and Park includes the Clinton Presidential library and the offices of the Clinton Foundation and the University of Arkansas Little Rock is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Speakers include former presidents Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush, and current president George W. Bush. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. (BBC)
• Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin expels Mississauga—Erindale Member of Parliament Carolyn Parrish from the Liberal Party caucus, after the controversial MP tells the Canadian Press she feels no loyalty to the party, or to the prime minister. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr Mississauga—Erindale is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Carolyn Parrish BA, BEd (born October 3, 1946 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Politician The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Canadian Press (often abbreviated as CP) is Canada 's national News agency established in 1917 as a vehicle to permit Canadian newspapers of the day (CBC)
• The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approves an application by the American news channel FOX News for a digital licence. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil The United States of America —commonly referred to as the News broadcasting (also known as newscast or newsbreak) is the Broadcasting of various news events and other Information via Digital television (DTV is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete ( digital) signals in contrast to the analog signals used by The verb license or grant license means to give permission The noun license is the document demonstrating that permission Fox's previous exclusion from the Canadian airwaves had been criticized by some Canadians as being motivated by the network's perceived conservative bias. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Media bias in the United States (CBC)
• The European Parliament approves the new make-up of the European Commission, headed by José Manuel Barroso. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. José Manuel Durão Barroso (ʒuˈzɛ mɐnuˈɛɫ duˈɾɐ̃ũ bɐˈʁozu born 23 March 1956 is the 12th President of the European Commission. (Xinhua) (Bloomberg)
• In Israel, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF), investigating alleged crimes by an Israeli officer, is seeking to exhume the body of 13-year-old Iman al-Hams. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority Iman Darweesh Al Hams ( Arabic ar ايمان درويش الهمص also 'Iyman' (1991 - 5 October 2004 was a 13-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israel The schoolgirl was shot at least 15 times by the IDF. (BBC)
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces that a cow has tested positive for mad cow disease. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ( BSE) commonly known as Mad-Cow Disease ( MCD) is a fatal Neurodegenerative disease in Cattle Officials caution that the test is inconclusive until confirmed at a lab in Ames, Iowa, but if confirmed, it will be the second case in the U. Ames is a city located in the central part of the US state of Iowa, and is approximately 30 miles north of Des Moines in Story County. S. The agency says the disease has not entered the food chain. Food chains, also called food networks and/or trophic networks, describe the feeding relationships between species within an Ecosystem. Tech News World, (NY Times)
• Three Palestinians are buried while digging a smuggling tunnel in Rafah. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Smuggling tunnels are secret tunnels, usually hidden underground used for Smuggling of Goods and people. Rafah (رفح is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip, on the Egyptian border and a nearby town on the Egyptian side of the border on the Sinai The tunnel collapsed due to heavy rain. The Israeli Defence Force permitted Palestinian rescue forces to try to rescue them, and later sent its own bulldozers to help. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit ----A bulldozer is a crawler ( Caterpillar tracked Tractor) equipped with a substantial metal plate (known as a blade) used to push large quantities The rescue efforts succeeded and three Palestinian were recovered from the ruins alive. They were treated by IDF medical staff and later taken to investigation. (Washington Times), (Maariv), (Haaretz)
• Three Egyptian paramilitary security officers stationed at the Sinai-Gaza border are killed by Israeli tank fire, after IDF troops allegedly mistook them for Palestinian terrorists or militants . This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai ( Coptic: sina; Egyptian Arabic: sina سينا Arabic, sina'a سيناء Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Palestinian political violence or Palestinian terrorism refers to acts of violence committed for political reasons by Palestinians Palestinian groups that support The Egyptian government accepts an apology from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and demands an investigation on the incident. (אריאל (Haaretz) (Reuters) (BBC)
• The New Zealand Parliament finally passes a controversial bill on the foreshore and seabed ownership dispute, which has caused considerable tension between Māori and non-Māori. The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and until 1951 the New Zealand Legislative Council The New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy is a debate in the politics of New Zealand. This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. (TVNZ)
• The Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the American Cancer Society is held for the 28th time. The Great American Smokeout is an annual event in the United States to encourage Americans (of whom 45 The American Cancer Society ( ACS) is the "nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to (Newsday)

November 19, 2004

• Research by the Medical Research Council shows that the antibiotic co-trimoxazole can halve the death rate in HIV-positive children in Zambia. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Medical Research Council (MRC is a UK organisation dedicated to "promot the balanced development of medical and related biological research Co-trimoxazole (abbreviated SXT TMP-SMX TMP-SMZ or TMP-sulfa is an Sulphonamide, Antibacterial combination of Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome CHILD syndrome (or congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects) is a genetic disorder The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. (BBC)
• Attempts by the United States to draft a U.N. treaty banning human cloning have been abandoned. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations. Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of a Human being human cell, or human tissue. (CNN)
• Ol' Dirty Bastard draws thousands of mourners at his funeral in the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn, New York City. Russell Tyrone Jones ( November 15 1968 – November 13 2004) was an American Rapper who went by the Stage name A funeral is a Ceremony marking a person's Death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of Beliefs and practices used by a Culture to remember Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York An investigation into the cause of his death is ongoing. (New York Post)
• Natalie Claire was born, and changed her mother's life for the better.
• U.S. President George W. Bush arrives at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Santiago de Chile for talks with China and other nations. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Santiago ( (litteraly in spanish Saint James) is the Capital of Chile, and the center of its largest Conurbation ( Greater Santiago Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The summit's agenda includes nuclear proliferation and new free trade agreements, particularly on agriculture. Nuclear proliferation is a term now used to describe the spread of Nuclear weapons, fissile material and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information to nations Free trade is a system in which the trade of goods and services between or within countries flows unhindered by government-imposed restrictions Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Bush hopes to revive six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program and promote the "War on Terrorism". North Korea claims to possess Nuclear weapons and the CIA asserts that it has a substantial arsenal of Chemical weapons. The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U The Chinese delegation ask Bush to take "all measures necessary" to halt the slide in value of the U.S. dollar. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been About 40,000 people protest against the summit, Bush, the war in Iraq, and globalization; they are blocked by Chilean police with tear gas and water cannon. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones A lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from lacrima meaning "a tear " in Latin) (commonly referred to as tear gas) is a A water cannon is a device that shoots a high- Pressure stream of Water. (MSNBC) (CBC)
• Sudanese Civil War: At a special session of the United Nations Security Council in Nairobi, Kenya, the government of Sudan and southern rebels sign an agreement which states that both sides will commit themselves to ending the 21 year conflict by December 31. The Second Sudanese Civil War (sometimes referred to as Anyanya II) started in 1983 although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Nairobi (naɪˈroʊbɪ is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. The Council then unanimously passes a resolution which promises substantial aid to the country after the wars in the south and in the region of Darfur come to an end. The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. (Reuters)
• Sino-Japanese relations: Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian says information provided by his government helped Japan locate a Chinese nuclear submarine in Japanese waters a week ago. The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s Chen Shui-bian ( born October 12, 1950) is a Taiwanese politician and former President of the Republic of China. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The PRC expressed "regret" after the incident. (VOA)
• Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, one of the most controversial Dutch politicians, advocates a five-year halt to non-Western immigration in the wake of the murder of Theo van Gogh stating: "The Netherlands has been too tolerant to intolerant people for too long, we should not import a retarded political Islamic society to our country". The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Geert Wilders ('xert 'ʋildərs 'ʋildəʁs}} born 6 September 1963) is a Dutch Politician. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term Theo van Gogh (ˈteːjoː vɑnˈxɔx ( July 23, 1957 – November 2, 2004) was a Dutch Film director, Television producer The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. (NYT)
• 2004 U.S. presidential election controversy: A recount has begun in New Hampshire, testing anomalous statistical discrepancies related to voting machine technologies. After the November 2, 2004 Election in the United States, concerns were raised about various aspects of the voting process including whether voting had New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Electronic voting (also known as e-voting) is a term encompassing several different types of Voting, embracing both electronic means of casting a vote and electronic [4] [5]
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The commander of the Israeli Defense Force, Moshe Yaalon, orders an investigation "to reach the truth" of claims by the Yediot Ahronot newspaper that IDF troops abused Palestinian corpses. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon ( Hebrew: משה "בוגי" יעלון) (born June 24, Yedioth Ahronoth (ידיעות אחרונות, lit Latest News) is a major Hebrew language Daily newspaper published in Israel. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn (BBC)
• United States Congress: The U. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses S. Congress has passed a bill reinstating and extending a ban on taxation of internet access for another three years. (Reuters)
• Russia announces it will sell off the main production unit of Yukos, the energy company seized last year for supposedly failing to pay taxes. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Yukos Oil Company (ОАО НК ЮКОС was a Petroleum company in Russia which until recently was controlled by Russian (BBC)
• The U.S. U.S. Congress raises the national debt ceiling by USD 800 billion to a total of USD 8. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Government debt (also known as public debt or national debt) is Money (or credit) owed by any level of government either Central government The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 18 trillion. This makes the new borrowing cap 30% higher than the debt Bush inherited, and 70% of the size of the U. S. economy. (CNN) (Debt Clock)
• In Auburn Hills, Michigan, members of the NBA Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons engage in an ugly brawl involving players and spectators. Auburn Hills is a city in Oakland County in the US state of Michigan. The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area Ron Artest of the Pacers initiated the conflict with fans when he entered the crowd at the Palace of Auburn Hills after a fan threw a cup of beer at him. Ronald William Artest Jr (born November 13 1979) is an American professional Basketball player who currently plays with the Houston The Palace of Auburn Hills, often referred to simply as The Palace, is a Sports and entertainment venue in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb The game was postponed with 45 seconds remaining. The second ( SI symbol s) sometimes abbreviated sec, is the name of a unit of Time, and is the International System of Units Artest was suspended for the rest of the season, while several members of both teams were suspended by the league for their involvement. See also The Malice at The Palace. The Pacers-Pistons brawl (also known as The Malice at the Palace and The Basketbrawl) was an altercation that occurred in a National Basketball Association
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • U.S. Military officials report that 102 soldiers, 85% of which are serving in Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan, have contracted a rather rare blood infection by Acinetobacter baumannii. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Acinetobacter baumannii is a species of Pathogenic Bacteria called aerobic gram-negative bacillus and is naturally sensitive to relatively few antibiotics Military investigators say there is no evidence of biochemical agents in the infection which surfaces occasionally in unsanitary hospitals, but that some soldiers were arriving with infections. (CNN)
  • World Vision, one of the last aid agencies left in Iraq, announces it will pull its staff out of the country following the murder of its senior manager. World Vision, founded in the United States in 1951 is an international Christian relief and development organization whose stated goal For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
  • In Baghdad, two people are killed when clashes break out as Iraqi forces backed by U.S. troops enter a popular Sunni mosque to arrest dozens of members reportedly including the imam. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger An imam (إمام plural ائمة A'immah, امام is an Islamic leader often the leader of a Mosque and/or community (BBC)

November 20, 2004

• María Isabel from Spain wins the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the second Eurovision Song Contest for young Singers aged 8 to 15 (JESC)
• NASA launches a satellite, named Swift, to investigate gamma ray bursts. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission consists of a Robotic spacecraft called Swift, which was launched into Orbit on November 20, 2004 Gamma-ray bursts ( GRB s are the most luminous electromagnetic events occurring in the Universe since the Big Bang. (BBC)
• The 25th annual BBC Children in Need telethon has raised over £17 million (£1. BBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. A telethon is a Fundraising event broadcast on Television that lasts many hours or even days the purpose of which is to raise Money for a charitable political The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 5 million more than in 2003). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq: A Polish woman, Teresa Borcz Khalifa, held hostage in Iraq has been freed and flown to Warsaw. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Teresa Borcz Khalifa (born 1954 is a Polish foreign aid worker A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. (BBC)
• The Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France (CRIF), an umbrella group of French Jewish organisations, accused the French government of failing to protect citizens from broadcasts by Hezbollah's al-Manar TV, which includes films that CRIF claims are anti-Semitic and incite Muslims to attack Jews. Conseil Représentatif des Institutions juives de France ( English: Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions is an umbrella organization of French This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Hezbollah (حزب الله, literally " party of God " is a Shi'a Islamic political and Paramilitary organisation Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility (Reuters-Haaretz)
• A small China Eastern airlines jet, an Bombardier CRJ2000, crashes in Mongolia, causing the deaths of 53 persons. China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited ( () is an Airline based in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Bombardier Inc (bɔ̃baʁdje is a Canadian conglomerate, founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier as L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée in 1942 Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific (CNN)
• Indian policemen and soldiers of the Indian Army recover 300 kg of RDX from a grocery store near the southern Kashmir town of Anantnag, 55 km from Srinagar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, also known as RDX, cyclonite, hexogen, and T4, is an Explosive Nitroamine widely used This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Anantnag ( Kashmiri: अनंतनाग اننتناگ /Anaṁtnāg/ meaning abode of springs Srinagar ( Dogri: श्रीनगर Urdu: سرینگر Kashmiri: سِرېنَگَر श्रीनगर is the capital of the disputed state This is the biggest ever explosive haul in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. ( Dogri: जम्मू और कश्मीर Urdu: جموں و کشمیر is the northernmost state of India. (The Hindu) (Indian Express)
• The Madras High Court in India dismisses the bail petition of Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, the prime accused in the murder of temple manager Sankararaman. The Madras High Court, one of the Landmarks of the metropolis of Chennai, India, and believed to be the second largest judicial complex in the world India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal (born July 18, 1935 as Subramanyam Mahadeva Iyer) is the 69th Shankaracharya ( Guru and head or pontiff (Times of India)

November 21, 2004

• Conflict in Iraq: The nineteen member Paris Club agrees to forgive 80% of nearly $40 billion in Iraqi debt, in three stages: 20% now, 30% in 2005 and 20% in 2008 in tandem with Iraq's implementation of an International Monetary Fund economic programme. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The Paris Club is an informal group of financial officials from 19 of the world's richest countries which provides financial services such as debt restructuring debt relief and debt $80 billon in debt to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, among others, will remain. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed (BBC)
• Hifikepunye Pohamba, the candidate of the ruling South-West Africa People's Organisation party, is declared the winner of the Namibian presidential election with 76% of the vote. Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba (born August 18, 1935) is the second and current President of Namibia. The South West Africa People's Organization ( SWAPO) is a Political party and former Liberation movement in Namibia. Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast Latest election List This page contains a list of presidents of Namibia. He succeeds Sam Nujoma, who is retiring after serving as president for 15 years. Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna Nujoma (born May 12, 1929 in Ongandjera, South West Africa (now Omusati Region) is a former President (BBC)
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
  • U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell arrives in Israel for talks with leaders of both sides of the conflict with an aim to restarting the stalled peace process. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. (BBC)
  • Three Fatah militants are killed in a gunfight with YAMAM, an Israeli Police counterterrorist unit. Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير The Yamam (ימ"מ is the acronym for Special Police Unit (יחידת משטרה מיוחדת Yeḥidat Mishtara Meyuḥedet) Israel 's elite civilian The Israel Police (משטרת ישראל Mishteret Yisrael) is a civilian force in the State of Israel. Counter-terrorism or counterterrorism refers to the practices tactics, techniques and strategies that Governments militaries, Police departments Among those killed is Mohammed Rassan Sheikh, who hid in Arafat's compund. See Muqata'ah for the Ottoman instrument for financing state expenses One Israeli police officer sustained light injuries. (Haaretz)
  • In the Gaza Strip, the IDF foils an attack on Kissufim road to Gush Katif, killing two militants. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit Gush Katif (גוש קטיף "Harvest Bloc" was a bloc of 17 Israeli settlements in the southern Gaza strip. (Haaretz)
• Ukraine holds the second vote in a run-off presidential election today. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The two-round system (also known as the second ballot or runoff voting) is a Voting system used to elect a single winner The presidential election held in November and December 2004 in Ukraine was mostly a political battle between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych Voters will decide between Moscow-oriented Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and western-leaning reformer Viktor Yushchenko. Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( Ukrainian: Viktor Fedorovyč Janukovyč; Виктор Фёдорович Янукович (born on July 9, 1950 Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( Ukrainian: Viktor Andrijovyč Juščenko) (born February 23 1954) is the third and current President of Observers have expressed concern over possible Russian interference, election abuses, and bias in reporting by the state media. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Bias is a term used to describe a Tendency or Preference towards a particular perspective, Ideology or result especially when the tendency interferes The news media refers to the section of the Mass media that focuses on presenting current News to the public With 74% of vote counted, Yanukovych leads Yushchenko 49%-48%. Yushchenko has alleged that massive election fraud has taken place. (BBC) (BBC)
• The Electoral Commission of the Iraq interim government schedules parliamentary elections for January 30, 2005. The Iraqi Interim Government was created by the United States and its coalition allies as a Caretaker government to govern Iraq until the Iraqi On January 30, 2005, Legislative elections, the Iraqi people chose representatives for the newly-formed 275-member Iraqi National Assembly Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reuters
• The Grand Canyon is artificially flooded to bring natural sediment to the ecosystem. The Grand Canyon A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of (CNN)
• Kurt Busch clinches the first NASCAR Nextel Cup championship trophy. Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas Nevada) is a professional American Race car driver

November 22, 2004

• 2004 Ukrainian presidential election: Ukraine's electoral commission declares Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych the winner. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The presidential election held in November and December 2004 in Ukraine was mostly a political battle between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Prime Minister of Ukraine (Прем'єр-міністр України Prem'ier-ministr Ukrayiny) presides over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( Ukrainian: Viktor Fedorovyč Janukovyč; Виктор Фёдорович Янукович (born on July 9, 1950 Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko calls for supporters to protest "the total falsification of the vote". Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( Ukrainian: Viktor Andrijovyč Juščenko) (born February 23 1954) is the third and current President of Observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) say the run-off vote "did not meet international standards", and the senior U.S. election observer, Senator Richard Lugar, notes a "concerted and forceful program of election day fraud". The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Richard Green "Dick" Lugar (born April 4, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Indiana. (Reuters) (BBC)
• European Parliament lawmakers urge European Commission president José Manuel Barroso to suspend Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot, after it was revealed that Barrot was involved in a party funding scandal in 2000. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. The President of the European Commission is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union. José Manuel Durão Barroso (ʒuˈzɛ mɐnuˈɛɫ duˈɾɐ̃ũ bɐˈʁozu born 23 March 1956 is the 12th President of the European Commission. Jacques Barrot (born 3 February 1937 in Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire) is a French politician currently serving as European Commissioner (CNN)
• Iran's nuclear program: Iran declares that it will suspend its uranium enrichment programme to comply with a European Union-brokered deadline. The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Enriched uranium is a kind of Uranium in which the percent composition of Uranium-235 has been increased through the process of Isotope separation. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Iran will review its decision in three months. The EU seeks to have the suspension made permanent and is willing to provide economic and political incentives. (Reuters)(BBC)
• A mechanical failure has been blamed for an oil spill on the eastern coast of Canada. For the fictional character see Oil Slick (Transformers. An oil spill is the release of a Liquid Petroleum Hydrocarbon into Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Experts estimate 170,000 litres of oil have been spilled into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, covering an area 9 km long by 1 km wide. Newfoundland — ˈn(jufənˌlænd (Terre-Neuve Talamh an Éisc — is a large island 15 km off the east coast of (CBC)
• A Gulfstream II airplane heading to pick up former United States President George H.W. Bush crashes before landing, killing all three people on board, in Houston, Texas. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is a producer of several models of jet Aircraft. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (CNN)
• The American Journal of Psychiatry reports researchers from the University of Southern California conclude in a study of 1,000 Mauritian children that malnutrition and a poor diet are strongly correlated to a low IQ and anti-social behavior. The American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP is the official journal of the American Psychiatric Association (APA and the most widely read and cited Psychiatric The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République Malnutrition is a general term for a medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. In Probability theory and Statistics, correlation, (often measured as a correlation coefficient) indicates the strength and direction of a linear An Intelligence Quotient or IQ is a score derived from one of several different Standardized tests attempting to measure Intelligence. Antisocial personality disorder ( APD) is a Mental disorder.It is defined by the American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic and Statistical (BBC) (AJP)
• The United Nations is investigating 150 sexual abuse allegations involving civilian staff and soldiers on the peace-keeping mission in the Congo, some reportedly caught on video. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual acts by one person upon another Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to (Reuters)
• An Israeli military court indicts an unidentified outpost commander in charge of soldiers who killed a 13-year-old Palestinian girl in the Gaza Strip on October 5. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople (Haaretz)
• In the Canadian province of Alberta, the Progressive Conservative party under Premier Ralph Klein is re-elected to a 10th consecutive term, and the fourth for Klein. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942) was the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta and leader of the Alberta The Alberta general election of 2004 was the twenty-sixth general election for the province of Alberta, Canada. The PCs drop to from 74 to 60 seats in the 83-seat legislature. (Edmonton Journal) (CBC)

November 23, 2004

• CBS News anchor Dan Rather resigns from CBS Evening News effective in March 2005. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " CBS News is the news division of American Television and Radio network CBS. Daniel Irvin "Dan" Rather Jr (born October 31, 1931) is a journalist and former news anchor for the CBS Evening News CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. He will remain a correspondent for 60 Minutes news magazine and other assignments. Not to be confused with the BBC news magazine program Sixty Minutes (TV series. (Reuters)
• 2004 Ukrainian presidential election: Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko declares himself winner and takes a symbolic oath of office at a parliament special session, boycotted by pro-government MPs. The presidential election held in November and December 2004 in Ukraine was mostly a political battle between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( Ukrainian: Viktor Andrijovyč Juščenko) (born February 23 1954) is the third and current President of A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Crowds of around 200,000 Yushchenko supporters rally outside the parliament building in Kiev. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Freedom House releases a statement saying that the runoff election was "tainted by massive voter fraud. Freedom House is a United States -based international Non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on Democracy, political " Russian Foreign Ministry expresses "extreme concern" about the disobedience actions by the Ukrainian opposition. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending (BBC) (Reuters) (FH)
  • The city governments of Lviv, Ternopil, Vinnytsia and Ivano-Frankivsk announce their support for Yushchenko. Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western Ternopil (Тернопіль translit Ternopil’, Tarnopol Тернополь translit Vinnytsia (Вінниця Vinnytsya) (also known by other names) is a City located on the banks of the Southern Buh River, in central Ivano-Frankivsk (Івано-Франківськ is a historic city located in western Ukraine. A crowd estimated at 200,000 surrounds the Parliament building in Kiev, calling for Yanukovych to step down. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the (The Guardian)
• Conflict in Iraq
  • Officials from the Arab League, Organization of the Islamic Conference, G8 nations, People's Republic of China and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan convene at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to discuss and issue declarations on Iraq. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The Arab League ( الجامعة العربية) officially called the League of Arab States ( جامعة الدول العربية The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC is an International organization with a permanent delegation to the United Nations. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security See also General Secretary. A number of International organizations, Communist parties and other bodies use the title Secretary Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations Sharm el Sheikh (شرم الشيخ Sharm al-Shaykh) often known simply as "Sharm" is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC) (Reuters)
  • A second cleric of the Sunni Muslim Clerics Association in two days is gunned down in Miqdadiya near Baquba on his way to a mosque. A cleric ( Ancient Greek κληρικός - klērikos clergyman (pl Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic The Association of Muslim Scholars ( Arabic: هيئة علماء المسلمين Hayat Al-Ulama Al-Muslimin) is a group of religious leaders in Iraq Muqdadiyah (المقدادية (also transliterated Al-Muqdadiyah Muqdadia Miqdadiyah is a city in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq. Baqubah ( BGN: Ba‘qūbah; also spelled Baquba and Baqouba) is the capital of Iraq 's Diyala Governorate. (Reuters)

November 24, 2004

• 2004 U.S. presidential election controversy: The U. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " After the November 2, 2004 Election in the United States, concerns were raised about various aspects of the voting process including whether voting had S. Government Accountability Office plans to investigate complaints of several systemic problems with this month's elections. The Government Accountability Office ( GAO) is the Audit, Evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress. (CNN)
  • Ohio law requires state officials to perform a recount when called for by candidates on the ballot, but a federal judge today declared that the results can be declared final before the recount occurs. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads (CNN)
  • Justice Through Music has posted a minimum $200,000 reward for specific evidence of vote fraud in the recent election in light of the many instances of reported voter irregularities. (eMediaWire)
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
  • Israeli Defence Force officer claims, he was right to repeatedly shoot an unarmed 13-year-old Palestinian girl in Gaza, saying he would have killed her even if she was three years old. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn [6]
• Iran's nuclear program: The European Union rejects a request by Iran to be allowed to continue using uranium enrichment centrifuges. The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program 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 Iran topics. The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program Enriched uranium is a kind of Uranium in which the percent composition of Uranium-235 has been increased through the process of Isotope separation. A centrifuge is a piece of equipment generally driven by a motor that puts an object in Rotation around a fixed axis, applying a force perpendicular to the axis (Reuters)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture officials have announced that the possible U. S. case of mad cow disease from the previous week has tested negative twice in tests run by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ( BSE) commonly known as Mad-Cow Disease ( MCD) is a fatal Neurodegenerative disease in Cattle (Sac. Bee) (Wisc. Ag.)
• Despite earlier reports that Ukraine's Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko had agreed to hold talks over the country's heavily disputed elections, this now seems unlikely. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych ( Ukrainian: Viktor Fedorovyč Janukovyč; Виктор Фёдорович Янукович (born on July 9, 1950 Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( Ukrainian: Viktor Andrijovyč Juščenko) (born February 23 1954) is the third and current President of The presidential election held in November and December 2004 in Ukraine was mostly a political battle between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych Protests continue, with an official election result due to be announced at around 1400 UTC. (BBC)
• Indonesian police officials announce the arrest of four suspects wanted concerning the September 9 suicide bombing outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian The 2004 Australian embassy bombing took place on September 9, 2004 in Jakarta, Indonesia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. (BBC) (CNN)

November 25, 2004

• India proposes to Pakistan that India grant Kashmir a large amount of autonomy, in order to end the state of war between the two countries, but that current border can not be modified. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions such as Governments States or subnational administrative Pakistan recently proposed that Kashmir be demilitarized, split along ethnic/religious lines and granted independence or transferred to United Nations control. Demilitarisation or demilitarization is the reduction of a nation's army weapons or military vehicles to an agreed minimum A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security (Reuters)
• The Ukrainian Supreme Court bars publication of the presidential election results, delaying inauguration, and decides to examine a complaint alleging fraud on November 28th. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. (Reuters)
• Iran's nuclear program: Just three days after an agreement with the European Union took effect, Iran prevents the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from sealing centrifuges at the Natanz enrichment facility. The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program 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 Iran topics. The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its A centrifuge is a piece of equipment generally driven by a motor that puts an object in Rotation around a fixed axis, applying a force perpendicular to the axis Natanz (نطنز is the centre of a township of the same name in the Isfahan province of Iran. The IAEA begins its meeting to decide whether or not to refer the matter to the United Nations Security Council. (Reuters)
• A previously-scheduled EU-Russia summit in The Hague is overshadowed by the Ukraine presidential election crisis. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The presidential election held in November and December 2004 in Ukraine was mostly a political battle between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych (official EU) (BBC)
• Gang war between rival groups of Camorra continues in Naples, Italy. Background The origins of the Camorra are not entirely clear Some assert a history going back as far as the 16th century claiming that it is a direct descendant of a Spanish secret Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest (SwissInfo) (Scotsman) (BBC)
• The Indian political party Congress Jananayaka Peravai merges into the Indian National Congress. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral Congress Jananayaka Peravai (Congress Democratic Front was Political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Indian National Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major Political party in India. [7]

November 26, 2004

• A Wisconsin girl becomes the first person to survive rabies without a vaccination, after an experimental treatment using an induced coma and a cocktail of anti-viral drugs. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Rabies (from rabies “madness rage fury” Also known as “ hydrophobia ” is a viral Zoonotic neuroinvasive disease that Vaccination is the administration of Antigenic material (the Vaccine) to produce immunity to a disease In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness. A cocktail is a style of Mixed drink. Originally a mixture of distilled spirits, Sugar, Water, and Bitters, the word has gradually A virus (from the Latin virus meaning Toxin or Poison) is a sub-microscopic infectious agent that is unable (TheDenverChannel)
• Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf begins a tour of several American and European countries to urge Western leaders to resolve the Kashmir and Palestinian disputes, which he sees as root causes of terrorism by Muslims. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion (Reuters)
• Ukraine presidential election, 2004:
  • The Luhans'k region of Ukraine, the easternmost Russian-speaking region, has reportedly declared itself autonomous and requested recognition from the Russian Federation. The presidential election held in November and December 2004 in Ukraine was mostly a political battle between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych Luhansk Oblast (Луганська область translit Luhans’ka oblast’, Луганская область translit Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Several more regions, including Donetsk, have ruled to put autonomy on popular referendum. Donetsk (Донецьк translit Donets’k; Доне́цк translit
  • Supporters of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko blockaded official buildings in Kiev Friday, in a direct challenge to the Moscow-backed government's control of the country. Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( Ukrainian: Viktor Andrijovyč Juščenko) (born February 23 1954) is the third and current President of Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of (Reuters)
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin said after a summit meeting with the European Union that the results of the Ukrainian presidential elections are absolutely clear. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in (AFP)
  • Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma began meeting with key European envoys, including European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, Polish president Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Lithuanian president Valdas Adamkus and Russian parliament speaker Boris Gryzlov. Leonid Danylovych Kuchma (Леонід Данилович Кýчма born August 9, 1938) was the second President of Ukraine from July The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in 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 Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski ( born November 15 1954 is a Polish politician who served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005 Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Valdas Adamkus, born Voldemaras Adamkavičius on November 3 1926 is the current President of the Republic of Lithuania. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Boris Vyacheslavovich Gryzlov or Boris Grizlov ( Russian: Борис Вячеславович Грызлов) (born December 15 1950) is a Russian Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has requested a new vote to be held on December 12 (BBC)
• Alberto Abadie, a professor at the Harvard University School of Government, theorizes that the level of political freedom, not poverty, explains terrorism. Alberto Abadie is a Professor of Public Policy at the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, born in the Basque Country, Spain The John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (also known as Harvard Kennedy School and HKS) is a Public policy and Political freedom is the absence of interference with the sovereignty of an individual by the use of coercion or aggression Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Areas with intermediate levels of political freedom experience the most terrorism, while societies with high levels of political freedom or authoritarian regimes have low levels of terrorism. Authoritarianism describes a Form of government characterized by an emphasis on the Authority of the State in a republic or union (PDF) (Harvard Gazette)
• People are evacuated from Manam in northern Papua New Guinea during eruption of the island's volcano. Manam, known locally as 'Manam Motu' is an inhabited island located in the Bismarck Sea across the Stephan Strait from the northeast coast of mainland Papua Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania (New Zealand Herald) (Scotsman) (SwissInfo)
• In one of Canada's largest class-action lawsuits, the Ontario Court of Appeal upholds a lower court ruling whereby Canadians whose same-sex partners died after April 1985 are entitled to Canada Pension Plan survivors' benefits. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page In Law, a class action or a representative action is a form of Lawsuit where a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court The Court of Appeal for Ontario (frequently referred to as Ontario Court of Appeal or OCA) is headquartered in Downtown Toronto, in historic Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender social movements share related goals of social acceptance of Homosexuality, Bisexuality and Transgenderism Lesbian The Canada Pension Plan ( CPP) is a contributory earnings-related Social insurance program (CBC News)
• The director for the western region of the World Health Organization says that an influenza pandemic is inevitable and plans to combat it are needed urgently. A pandemic (from Greek παν pan all + δήμος demos people is an Epidemic of Infectious disease that spreads through (In 1918-20, the Spanish Flu killed up to 40 million people. The 1918 flu pandemic (commonly referred to as the Spanish flu) was an Influenza Pandemic that spread to nearly every part of the world ) The new virus is likely to develop out of avian influenza. For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers (Reuters)
• Conflict in Iraq: In Baghdad, an American civilian contractor is shot near the Green Zone. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Green Zone (the common name for the International Zone of Iraq is a 10 km² (4 mile² area in central Baghdad that was the center of the Coalition Provisional The largest Sunni political party, Iraqi Islamic Party, calls for elections to be postponed for six months to allow better security and threatens a boycott. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic Iraqi Islamic Party ( Hizb al-Islami al-Airaqi) is a Sunni Islamist Political party in Iraq originating from the Arab region British troops join the operation to pacify the insurgency in the "Sunni Triangle. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution The Sunni Triangle is a densely-populated region of Iraq to the northwest of Baghdad that is inhabited mostly by Sunni Muslim Arabs " Iraqi police state they have arrested five suspected foreign fighters in the south. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Iraqi Minister of State says Iraqi National Guard discovered a small chemical and explosive lab in Falluja. The Iraqi National Guard was part of the new Iraqi military but has since been absorbed by the Iraqi Army controlled by the interim government. For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated (Reuters) (BBC)
• Fatah officially picks former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, already PLO chairman, as its candidate for January's presidential elections. Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) (منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary (BBC) (Reuters)
• The President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, visits the province of Aceh for the first time, the location of a long separatist movement. The President of the Republic of Indonesia ( Presiden Republik Indonesia) is the Head of State as well as the Head of the Government of the Republic The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. General (Ret Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born September 9, 1949) is an Indonesian retired military general and the sixth President of Indonesia See also Sultanate of Aceh Aceh (ʔaˈtɕɛh generally anglicized as ˈɑːtʃeɪ is a special territory ( daerah istimewa) of Indonesia Separatism refers to the advocacy of a state of cultural ethnic tribal religious racial or gender separation from the larger group often with demands for greater political autonomy (BBC)
• Over 8,000 landless activists, including the Landless Workers' Movement (MST), march on Brasilia, Brazil to demand the speeding up of land reform promised by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Brazil 's Landless Workers Movement, or in Portuguese Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST is the largest Social movement in Brasília (bɾaˈziliɐ is the Capital of Brazil. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country along a Plateau |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Land reforms (also Agrarian reform, though that can have a broader meaning is an often- controversial alteration in the societal arrangements whereby government The President of Brazil is both the Head of state and Head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pronounced /lu'iz i'nasju 'lulɐ da 'siwvɐ/; born October 27, 1945) known simply as Lula, is the thirty-fifth and (Reuters)
• The Pakistani army states they find no evidence Osama bin Laden is hiding in the mainly tribal border with Afghanistan after combing through the area. The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally consists of a Social group existing before the development of or outside of States Many anthropologists use Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (Reuters)
• A man kills 8 and injures four people with a knife at a Chinese high school in Ruzhou, Henan. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Ruzhou ( Chinese: 汝州 Pinyin: Rǔzhōu is a city in Henan province in China. Henan ( is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country (BBC) (Xinhua)

November 27, 2004

• Prominent Chinese dissident Liu Jingsheng is released. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Liu Jingsheng (born c1950 is a Chinese political opposition activist and a former Co-editor of Tansuo (Explorations a Journal he founded (BBC)
• Roman Catholic Pope John Paul II presents Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I with reliquaries containing the bones of 4th-century Patriarchs Gregory Nazianzus and John Chrysostom, brought back to Rome as loot from Constantinople during the Crusades. Pope The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I ( Greek: Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης Βαρθολομαῖος Α' Turkish: Patrik I As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century See talk page for different periodization of the bishopric archbishopric and patriarchate Gregory of Nazianzus (329 – January 25 389) (also known as Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen) was a 4th-century Archbishop This article refers to the Christian saint For other uses of the name see Chrysostomos. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents The ceremony is applauded as a notable gesture of ecumenism between the divided churches. Ecumenism (also oecumenism, œcumenism) refers to initiatives aimed at greater Religious unity or cooperation The East-West Schism, or the Great Schism, divided medieval Christendom into Eastern (Greek and Western (Latin branches which later became known as the (BBC) (Reuters)
• According to the chairman of the Duma commission investigating the Beslan school massacre, there is indirect evidence of involvement by a foreign intelligence agency; however, the agency remains unnamed. A Duma (Ду́ма is any of various representative assemblies in modern Russia and Russian history The Beslan school hostage crisis (also referred to as the Beslan school siege or Beslan massacre) A series of explosions shook the school followed by a fire (Interfax)
• Colombian Defense Minister Jorge Alberto Uribe claims that FARC rebels plotted to assassinate U.S. President George W. Bush during his recent visit to the country. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Jorge Alberto Uribe Echavarría (born October 30, 1940 in Medellín) is a Colombian politician and businessman The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo also known by the Acronym of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The U.S. Secret Service declines to comment. (BBC), (CNN)
• Ukraine presidential election, 2004:
  • Ukraine's parliament votes for the annulment of the election results and asks President Leonid Kuchma to dissolve the country's Central Election Committee. The presidential election held in November and December 2004 in Ukraine was mostly a political battle between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Верховна Рада України English: Supreme Council of Ukraine) is Ukraine 's Parliament The President of Ukraine (Президент України is the head of the state of Ukraine and acts in its name Leonid Danylovych Kuchma (Леонід Данилович Кýчма born August 9, 1938) was the second President of Ukraine from July This is a non-binding request as the parliament cannot annul the results itself. (CNN)
  • Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot says that the EU believes fresh elections are the best option for Ukraine. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Dr Bernard Rudolf (Ben Bot (born 21 November 1937) was a Dutch Minister of Foreign affairs between 2003 and 2007 The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in (Reuters)
• Lieutenant General Joginder Jaswant Singh is named the next chief of army staff of the Indian Army. Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the General Joginder Jaswant Singh (born 17 September 1945) was the first Sikh chief of army staff of India. The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based He will be the 1st Sikh to become the chief. Sikh (English or; ਸਿੱਖ sikkh, IPA) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. (Times of India) (The Tribune, India)

November 28, 2004

• Swiss voters overwhelmingly approve government proposals to permit research using stem cells of human embryos. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Stem cells are cells found in most if not all multi-cellular Organisms. (BBC)
• An explosion in a coal mine in the Chinese central province of Shaanxi leaves 187 men trapped underground. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES ( Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a north-central province of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Official figures show 4,153 mining accident deaths in the last 9 months, while 119 miners are still missing from a November 20 iron mine fire in Hebei. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. (BBC) (Xinhua) (Xinhua)
• Conflict in Iraq: 42 primarily Shi'a parties release a statement saying a postponement of elections would be illegal. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The U.S. military reports a U.S. soldier is killed by a roadside bomb in Duluiya north of Baghdad and that troops discover 17 more corpses in Mosul, raising the number found to at least 50 in two weeks. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous For the village in Azerbaijan see Mosul Azerbaijan. Mosul (الموصل Al Mūṣul, Kurdish: Mosul/Ninawa, Musul Hospital officials in Ramadi say two people are killed and three wounded when U. Ramadi ( BGN: Ar Ramādī) is a City in central Iraq, about West of Baghdad S. troops fire on suspected insurgents. An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution (Reuters) (BBC)
• 2004 Ukrainian presidential election:
  • Russia intimates that its opposition to fresh elections might not be unshakable. The presidential election held in November and December 2004 in Ukraine was mostly a political battle between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending (BBC)
  • The Donetsk regional council is to hold a referendum on 5 December on giving the region the status of a republic within Ukraine. Donetsk Oblast (Донецька область Donets’ka oblast’; also referred to as Donechchyna — Донеччина is an oblast (province Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. (BBC)
• An oil tanker, the Athos 1, leaks approximately 30,000 US gallons (100 m³) of crude oil into the Delaware River in the eastern United States while pulling into a Citgo oil refinery. History The technology of oil transportation has evolved alongside the oil industry Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Citgo Petroleum Corporation (or Citgo) is a United States -incorporated Venezuela -owned refiner and marketer of Gasoline, lubricants Petrochemicals An oil refinery is an industrial Process plant where Crude oil is processed and refined into more useful Petroleum products, such as Gasoline The Coast Guard closes part of the river to commercial traffic while cleanup begins. (Reuters)

November 29, 2004

• The People's Republic of China and Association of South East Asian Nations sign a trade pact that could eventually unite a quarter of the world's population in a free trade zone. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, ˈɑːsiːɑːn AH-see-ahn in English (the Official language (BBC)
• 2004 Ukrainian presidential election: The Supreme Court continues its public hearings of electoral fraud. The presidential election held in November and December 2004 in Ukraine was mostly a political battle between Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych The Supreme Court of Ukraine (Верховний Суд України Verkhovny Sud Ukrayiny) is the highest judicial body in the system of courts of general jurisdiction in Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an Election. Outgoing President Leonid Kuchma asks for a new election "to preserve peace and consensus and build this just democratic society". The President of Ukraine (Президент України is the head of the state of Ukraine and acts in its name Leonid Danylovych Kuchma (Леонід Данилович Кýчма born August 9, 1938) was the second President of Ukraine from July (Reuters) (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • Two U.S. soldiers are killed and three wounded when a roadside bomb in Baghdad detonates. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Four Iraqi National Guard are killed in an attack on a checkpoint in nearby Baghdadi. The Iraqi National Guard was part of the new Iraqi military but has since been absorbed by the Iraqi Army controlled by the interim government. Six Iraqis are killed in a blast near a police station in Ramadi. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Ramadi ( BGN: Ar Ramādī) is a City in central Iraq, about West of Baghdad The Iraqi Red Crescent establishes a relief center in Fallujah, while the International Red Cross says the city remains under siege and workers are unable to freely administer aid. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated (Reuters) (BBC)
  • Deputy leader of al Qaida Ayman al