- 2003 occupation of Iraq: US concessions to proposals from Russia, the People's Republic of China and Pakistan ensure their support for a UN Security Council resolution to provide greater international legitimacy to the occupation force and the Iraq Interim Governing Council. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Iraq War|2007 in Iraq|2008 in IraqThe post-invasion period in Iraq Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC was the provisional government of Iraq from July 13, 2003 to June 1, The resolution draft, legitimizing US military and political control over Iraq's political future, was already supported by Britain, Spain, Cameroon, Bulgaria, Angola, Mexico, Chile and Guinea. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ˈgɪni/ République de Guinée is a country in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea Russia agrees to act as a mediator to achieve support for the compromise also from Germany and France. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. [1][2]
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Four people die in a bomb attack on a convoy of US diplomatic vehicles in 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 Palestinian Authority head Yasser Arafat calls the bombing "dirty and shameful" in an exclusive interview on BBC News. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Secretary of State Colin Powell urges Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei in a telephone call "to take action to put an end to violence and terrorism," according to a Palestinian official. Secretary of State is a commonly used title for a Government Official. Colin Luther Powell, KCB (Honorary MSC, (born April 5, 1937) is a retired General in the United States Army. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qurei (or Qureia; احمد علي محمد قريع also known by his Arabic ''Kunya'' Abu Alaa (أبو علاء (born March Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information [3] [4]
- Space exploration: China launches its first astronaut, Yang Liwei into orbit aboard a Shenzhou spacecraft, Shenzhou 5. History First orbital flights The first successful orbital launch was of the Soviet unmanned Sputnik Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Yáng Lìwěi ( (born June 21, 1965) is a Chinese major general and military pilot and a CNSA Astronaut. Shenzhou 5 ( — was the first Human spaceflight mission of the People's Republic of China (PRC launched on October 15, 2003 The 21-hour trip is planned to circle the planet 14 times. [5][6]
- 2003 occupation of Iraq: Japan offers $1. Iraq War|2007 in Iraq|2008 in IraqThe post-invasion period in Iraq 5 billion aid to Iraq in what could be the first tranche of a total of $5 billion. [7]
- United States Supreme Court : Supreme Court agreed to hear a case stemming from a lawsuit by an atheist over whether his nine-year-old daughter's tax-supported school should be permitted to hold a compulsory form of the recitations of the Pledge of Allegiance. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. History The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy (1855-1931 a Baptist minister a Christian Socialist, and the cousin of Socialist Utopian An earlier court decision decreed that tax-supported schools may not require students to participate in the pledge. Plaintiffs in the suit charge claim that the patriotic oath as it is recited in most classrooms is an unconstitutional blending of church and state. An oath of allegiance is an Oath whereby a subject or Citizen acknowledges his/her duty of Allegiance and swears loyalty to his Monarch The court is expected to settle whether the phrase "under God" will remain in the pledge when the court hears the case sometime next year. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. [8]
- Literature: The Irish-based Australian novelist D.B.C. Pierre (real name Peter Finlay) wins the 2003 Booker prize with his first novel, Vernon God Little, a satire on a Texas high-school massacre. Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter DBC Pierre (born 1961 in South Australia, Australia) is a writer The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known in short as the Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length Novel Vernon God Little is the Booker Prize winning debut novel of Australian born author DBC Pierre, the Pseudonym used by Peter Warren Finlay [9]
- Religion: Anglican leaders from around the world meet in Lambeth Palace in an attempt to avoid a schism on the issue of homosexuality in the clergy. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The word schism (ˈsɪzəm or /ˈskɪzəm/ from the Greek σχίσμα skhísma (from σχίζω skhízō, "to tear to split" Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. The Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, Robin Eames says that the Anglican Communion is moving towards a "consensus situation" on the issue of homosexuality and the clergy at its meeting in Lambeth Palace. The Church of Ireland (Eaglais na hÉireann is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating across the island of Ireland. The Archbishop of Armagh in the Church of Ireland is the Primate of All Ireland and the leader of that church as well as being the diocesan Bishop Robin Henry Alexander Eames Baron Eames, OM (born 27 April 1937) was the Anglican Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh See also Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is an international association of national Anglican churches Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. [10] [11]
- International relations - Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The US vetoes a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israel's controversial West Bank wall. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A veto, Latin for "I forbid" is used to Denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a certain piece of Legislation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. West bank walljpg|thumb|Aerial view looking east from the Israeli side [12]
- New York City: A collision between the Staten Island Ferry "Andrew J. The City of New York The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger Ferry service operated by the New York City Department of Transportation that runs between Manhattan and Staten Barberi" and a pier at the St. George ferry terminal on Staten Island has left at least ten people dead. Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name [13]
- The Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party of Canada strike a deal to merge. The Canadian Alliance (in French Alliance Canadienne) formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (or in French Alliance réformiste-conservateur The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian The deal creating the Conservative Party of Canada must be ratified by each party's membership before December 12. The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative [14]
- Azerbaijan: Presidential elections. Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South [15]
- Baseball: National League Championship Series: The Florida Marlins defeat the Chicago Cubs 4 games to 3 to advance to the 2003 World Series. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The 2003 World Series marked the 99th baseball World Series event [16]
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