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1 October 2005 (Saturday)

• The Ilamatepec volcano erupts in a coffee-growing area 40 miles (60 km) west of San Salvador, El Salvador, spitting rock and ash into the air. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. Deaths in 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule August Wilson ( April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American Playwright. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Ronald William George Barker, OBE (25 September 1929 &ndash 3 October 2005 was an English actor and Comedian, best known for his roles as Norman Stanley Fletcher Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Charles Rocket ( August 24, 1949 &ndash October 7, 2005) was an American film and television actor notable for his tenure as Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Apollo Milton Opeto Obote (December 28 1925 October 10 2005 Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and from Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Li Yaotang ( November 25 1904 &ndash October 17 2005) Courtesy name Feigan (zh 芾甘 is considered to be one Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Datin Paduka Seri Endon binti Mahmood ( December 24, 1940 &ndash October 20, 2005) was the first wife of the current Prime Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Liam Aloysius Lawlor (Liam Ó Leathlobhair (19 October 1944 &ndash 22 October 2005 was an Irish politician who resigned from the Fianna Fáil Political Shirley Valerie Horn ( May 1, 1934 in Washington DC – October 20, 2005) was an American Jazz singer and Pianist Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Stella Obasanjo ( 14 November 1945 - 23 October 2005) was the First Lady of Nigeria from 1999 until her death Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat José Simón Azcona del Hoyo ( January 26 1927 &ndash October 24 2005) was President of Honduras from January 27 1986 Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4 1913 – October 24 2005 was an African American Civil rights activist whom the U Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Emil Kyulev (Емил Кюлев ( June 5, 1957 – October 26, 2005) was a Bulgarian Banker, owner of DZI bank Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Richard Errett Smalley ( June 6, 1943 – October 28, 2005) was the Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor of Chemistry Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Santa Ana Volcano or Ilamatepec ( Spanish: volcán de Santa Ana is a large Stratovolcano located in the Santa Ana department Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the CoFFEE is an Open source Software for computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL in a digital classroom San Salvador is the Capital and largest city of the nation of El Salvador. El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. The Salvadoran government evacuates hundreds of people in the region and there are no reported injuries. San Salvador's air quality - already the most polluted in Central America - is significantly worsened by the additional volcanic debris. (Yahoo! news)(Link dead as of 22:37, 14 January 2007 (UTC))
• A bomb explodes outside of a packed football stadium at the University of Oklahoma, killing one. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2005 University of Oklahoma bombing occurred on October 1, 2005 at approximately 730 p The Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is the on-campus football facility for the University of Oklahoma Sooners in Norman Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U (ABC) (NYTimes) (registration required)
• A Russian rocket lifts a Soyuz spacecraft towards the International Space Station, carrying the third fare-paying space tourist, American Gregory Olsen. The Soyuz launch vehicle (Western designation A-2 is an Expendable launch system manufactured by TsSKB-Progress in Samara Russia. Design A Soyuz spacecraft consists of three parts (from front to back A Spheroid Orbital module, which provides accommodation for the crew during Space tourism is the recent Phenomenon of tourists paying for flights into space pioneered by Russia Gregory Hammond "Greg" Olsen (born April 20, 1945) is an American entrepreneur and scientist who in October 2005, became the third (CNN) (Link dead as of 22:37, 14 January 2007 (UTC)) (FloridaToday)
• Four explosions are reported in Bali at popular tourist areas, killing at least 36 and injuring 103 people. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2005 Bali bombings were a series of Terrorist Suicide bomb attacks that occurred on October 1, 2005, in Bali, Indonesia Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to (CNN) (Link dead as of 22:37, 14 January 2007 (UTC)) (BBC) (WRKO)
• New Zealand's Labour Prime Minister Helen Clark is set to form a third-term government after the National Party loses a seat following the count of 'special' votes. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950 is the 37th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand. The New Zealand National Party ("National" or "the Nats" currently forms the second-largest (in terms of parliamentary seats Political party The 2005 New Zealand general election took place on 17 September 2005 and determined the composition of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. She begins talks with minor party leaders to form a coalition government as well obtain the support of enough minor parties to have a majority on supply and confidence issues. (SBS) (Reuters) (Link dead as of 22:37, 14 January 2007 (UTC)) (NZ election results)
• The Indonesian government raises fuel prices by more than 100%, resulting in petrol prices of 4,500 rupiah (US$0. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Fuel is any material that is burned or altered in order to obtain energy The rupiah ( sign: Rp; code: IDR) is the official Currency of Indonesia. 44) a litre (US$1. 67 per gallon). (Reuters) (Link dead as of 22:37, 14 January 2007 (UTC))

2 October 2005 (Sunday)

• Mexico wins the FIFA U-17 Men's Championship 2005 in Lima, Peru, beating Brazil 3-0 (Notimex)
• Severely injured victims of the 2005 Bali bombings are being evacuated to medical facilities in Australia and Singapore. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The 2005 Bali bombings were a series of Terrorist Suicide bomb attacks that occurred on October 1, 2005, in Bali, Indonesia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Singapore The Australian Government has made moves to assist Indonesia in its response, dispatching Australian Federal Police officers and forensic experts to assist in investigations. This article describes the federal government of Australia See Australian governments for other jurisdictions The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The Australian Federal Police (AFP is the Federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia. (ABC)
• The Ethan Allen, a boat on Lake George, in Upstate New York, capsized killing 20 people. The Ethan Allen was a 40-foot glass-enclosed tour boat operated by Shoreline Cruises on Lake George in Upstate New York. A boat is a Watercraft of modest size designed to float or plane on water and provide transport over it Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long narrow Lake at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, northern New York Upstate New York is the region of New York State north of the core of the New York metropolitan area. The common definition for capsized refers to when a Boat or Ship is tipped over until disabled The boat has been raised by investigators. (CNN)
• The Ugandan Army is deploying troops to West Nile in readiness for an imminent military combat against the Lord's Resistance Army at the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Uganda Peoples Defence Force ( UPDF) previously the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda. West Nile sub-region (previously known as West Nile Province and West Nile District) is a region in north-western Uganda that consists of the districts 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 (allAfrica)
• The astronomers who discovered Eris, referred to as "the tenth planet" by NASA and some media outlets, have announced that it has a moon, Dysnomia. Dysnomia (,, or as in Greek Δυσνομία officially (136199 Eris I Dysnomia, is the only known moon of the Dwarf planet Eris (CNN)

3 October 2005 (Monday)

• St. Tammany Parish Schools reopen in Louisiana just over a month after Hurricane Katrina closed them. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. St Tammany Parish (Paroisse de Saint-Tammany is a Parish located in the U The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States
• West African leaders call for the strengthening of United Nations peacekeeping force to ensure efforts to end the three year civil war in Côte d'Ivoire pay off. The Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen West African countries founded on May 28 The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace 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 A total 6,640 peacekeepers are currently serving in the UN force, which is under Senegalese command, monitoring the buffer zone between the north and south with the help of 4,000 French troops. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. In geography a buffer zone is any zonal area that serves the purpose of keeping two or more other areas (often but not necessarily countries) distant from one another This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. (allAfrica)
• South Africa announces a ZAR 140 million (USD $22 million) donation to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to alleviate food shortages in Southern Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The rand ( sign: R; code: ZAR) is the Currency of South Africa. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Southern Africa is the Southernmost Region of the African Continent, variably defined by Geography or Geopolitics. (allAfrica)
• Australians Barry J. Marshall and Robin Warren have been awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease". For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Barry James Marshall, AC FRS FAA (born 30 September 1951) is an Australian Physician, Nobel Prize Dr John Robin Warren AC (born 11 June[[ 937]] in Adelaide) is an Australian Pathologist and researcher who is credited with the 1979 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. The Bacteria ( singular: bacterium) are a large group of unicellular Microorganisms Typically a few Micrometres in length bacteria have Helicobacter pylori ( is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic Bacterium that inhabits various areas of the stomach and Duodenum. Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach There are many possible causes A peptic ulcer, also known as PUD or peptic ulcer disease, is an Ulcer (defined as mucosal erosions equal to or greater than 0 (BBC)
• U.S. Representative Tom DeLay is indicted on a charge of money laundering. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8 1947 is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas. Money laundering is the practice of engaging in financial Transactions in order to conceal the Identity, source and/or destination of Money, (Reuters)
• Up to 60 police cadets have been swept away by powerful Typhoon Longwang in Fujian, south-east China. Typhoon Longwang ( Traditional Chinese: 龍王 Simplified Chinese: 龙王 international designation 0519, JTWC designation 19W This article is about the People's Republic of China province China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National (BBC)
• Former Manchester United footballer George Best reported to be in intensive care (due to a kidney infection) at Cromwell Hospital, London. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered George Best (22 May 1946 &ndash 25 November 2005 was a Northern Irish professional football player best known for his years with Manchester United. Intensive Care Medicine or critical care medicine is a branch of medicine concerned with the provision of Life support or organ support systems in patients London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. (BBC)
• At least 11 people die during a stampede at a concert in Sangju, South Korea. A stampede is an act of mass impulse among Herd animals or a crowd of people in which the herd (or crowd collectively begins running with no clear direction or purpose A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Sangju is a city in North Gyeongsang Province South Korea. Although Sangju is rather rural it is very old and was once a key city South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː (BBC)
• On the first day of the U.S. Supreme Court's fall term, President George W. Bush nominates White House Counsel Harriet Miers to fill the seat currently held by Sandra Day O'Connor. 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. 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 White House Counsel is a staff appointee of the President of the United States. Harriet Ellan Miers (born August 10 1945 is an American Lawyer and former White House Counsel. Sandra Day O'Connor (born March 26, 1930) is an American Jurist. The nominee has no judicial experience. (BBC).
• Conflict in Afghanistan: Afghan troops kill 31 suspects following clashes in Paktika, in eastern Afghanistan. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Paktika ( پکتیکا) is one of the thirty-four Provinces of Afghanistan. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (BBC)
• Millions of people view the solar eclipse which occurred at 10:31 UTC, mainly in Africa and south-west Europe. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured The term Southern Europe can have four definitions geographical political climatic phytogeographic Western Europe at its most general meaning means 'all the countries in the West of Europe ' (BBC)
• A train derails and crashes in Datia, Madhya Pradesh in India, killing 16 people. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Datia is a city and a Municipality in Datia district in the state of Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) ( Hindī: मध्य प्रदेश pronounced, Translation: Middle Province) often India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country (BBC)
• NTL, the largest British cable television company, telco and ISP, announces its multi-billion pound purchase of Telewest, the second largest cable company, creating one of the largest companies in the British media industry. A telephone company (or telco) provides Telecommunications services such as Telephony and Data communications Most of the largest telcos whatever An Internet service provider ( ISP, also called Internet access provider or IAP) is a company which primarily offers their customers access to the Internet Virgin Media Inc (formerly known as ntlTelewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global Inc The United Kingdom has an extremely diverse media with an almost unrivalled number of outlets second only to the United States. (Guardian) (Bloomberg)
• Turkey and Croatia begin talks about joining the European Union following over a day of debate over an Austrian proposal that Turkey should be offered an associate status short of full membership. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Enlargement of the European Union is the process of expanding the European Union (EU through the accession of new member states. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich (BBC)
• In Canada, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Canadian Media Guild announce a preliminary agreement to end the current lockout of CMG members in most of the country which seriously impaired corporation's programming since August 17. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Canadian Media Guild ( CMG) is a Trade union representing employees at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (outside Quebec and Moncton the A lockout is a Work stoppage in which an Employer prevents employees from working Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli (Toronto Star)

4 October 2005 (Tuesday)

• United States President George W. Bush expresses concern for a potential avian flu outbreak. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. Influenza A virus subtype H5[[Neuraminidase N1]], also known as A(H5N1 or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause He requests Congressional legislation permitting the military to impose a quarantine in the event of a deadly flu pandemic. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses For other uses see Quarantine (disambiguation Quarantine is voluntary or compulsory isolation typically to contain the spread of something (IndyStar)
• Eleven embassies in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, receive suspicious packages containing threatening letters and an unidentified liquid, triggering security alerts. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K (Forbes)
• Conflict in Iraq: Five U.S. soldiers die during sweeps of insurgent-held towns in 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 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 a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (Seattle Times).
• The Malawi government says that 650,000 people in the country have died due to AIDS in the past two decades. The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. There are now 850,000 orphaned children, 50% resulting from AIDS. (allAfrica)
• The United Nations Security Council demands that Rwandan rebels, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), immediately disarm and leave Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda was the primary anti- Rwanda rebel group during the latter part of the Second Congo War. 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)
• Two Congolese soldiers die and eleven others are injured in a plane crash as the United Nations and Democratic Republic of the Congo's army airlifted local troops to the northeastern frontier to confront Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels. 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 The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security 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 The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. (Reuters)
• One million French transportation workers and teachers hold a nationwide strike in opposition to the Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin's economic and labor policies, forcing the closure of schools and airports. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers Dominique de Villepin (born Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin (dɔminik də vilpɛ̃ &mdash) on 14 November 1953 in Rabat, Morocco (Reuters)
• Ohio Iraqi War veteran Paul Hackett is expected to run in the state Democratic primary to contest the seat of Republican Senator Mike DeWine. 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 Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Paul Lewis Hackett III (born March 30 1962 is a lawyer and veteran of the Iraq War who unsuccessfully sought election to the United States Congress from the 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 Richard Michael "Mike" DeWine (born January 5, 1947) is a former Republican senator from Ohio Hackett lost in a closely contested House race on August 2. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
• Roy J. Glauber, John L. Hall and Theodor W. Hänsch share in the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics. Roy Jay Glauber (born 1 September 1925) is an American theoretical Physicist. John Lewis “Jan” Hall (born August 21 1934) is an American Physicist, and Nobel laureate in physics Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch (b 30 October 1941 in Heidelberg, Germany) is a German physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. (Nobelprize.org)
• Four Ugandan civilians are killed in a rare afternoon ambush on a pickup truck in northeast Uganda by Lord's Resistance Army rebels. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. An ambush is a long-established military tactic, in which the aggressors (the ambushing force use Concealment to attack a passing enemy A pickup truck is a light Motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling The insurgents are suspected of shooting the driver and two passengers and killing a fourth with an axe. (BBC News)
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A 37-year-old Palestinian mother of six is shot and killed after she stabbed and lightly injured a female Israel Defense Forces soldier at the Hawara roadblock south of Nablus. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit Nablus ( sometimes Nābulus; Arabic:; næːblʊs is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem No militant group claimed the attack, but it is known that the woman's brother was killed by the IDF at the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Intifada. (Ynetnews), (BBC)

5 October 2005 (Wednesday)

• Level 3 Communications terminates peering connectivity between its Internet network and the one belonging to Cogent Communications over a financial dispute. Not to be confused with L-3 Communications, a communications system company Peering is voluntary interconnection of administratively separate Internet networks for the purpose of exchanging traffic between the customers of each network The Internet Protocol ( IP) is a protocol used for communicating data across a Packet-switched Internetwork using the Internet Protocol A computer network is a group of interconnected Computers. Networks may be classified according to a wide variety of characteristics Cogent Communications is a multinational Internet service provider whose network spans more than 30000 miles and provides service in over 100 cities across 20+ countries As a result, thousands of Internet users are unable to access some sites. (PC World)
• England international football player Wayne Rooney is named as FIFA SOS Ambassador for England, in support of the official FIFA World Cup charity. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Croxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for English Premier The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football (the FA) (SOS)
• Uganda-born John Sentamu is formally confirmed in office as the Archbishop of York, the second-highest post in the Church of England. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu FRSA (born 10 June 1949 in Kampala, Uganda) is the 97th Archbishop of York, Metropolitan The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican (BBC) (The Telegraph)
• U.S. Marine Leandro Aragoncillo is indicted for espionage, accused of passing classified information from the Vice President's office to the Philippines. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Leandro Aragoncillo (born 1959 is a former FBI intelligence analyst and a retired United States Marine Corps gunnery sergeant who was convicted of spying against the United 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 The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP (Reuters)
• The Roman Catholic bishops of England, Wales, and Scotland issue a teaching guide which explains biblical passages should not be taken literally. 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 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin The Creation, Garden of Eden and the creation of Eve from Adam's rib are considered to be "symbolic language". "Creationism" can also refer to Creation myths in general or to a concept about the origin of the soul. Not to be confused with Eden Gardens.The Garden of Eden ( Hebrew "pleasure" גַּן עֵדֶן Arabic: جنات عدن, Adam (אָדָם ʼĀḏām, "dust man mankind" آدم; Ge'ez: አዳ and Eve (חַוָּה Ḥawwā, "living Adam (אָדָם ʼĀḏām, "dust man mankind" آدم; Ge'ez: አዳ and Eve (חַוָּה Ḥawwā, "living (Scotsman)
• Russian President Vladimir Putin in a ceremony at 10 Downing Street awards the Order of Maritime Service to six British military and civilian personnel responsible for the rescue of the mini-submarine AS-28 off the Kamchatka Peninsula. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The President of Russia (Президент России or the President of the Russian Federation, Президент Российской Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located AS-28 is a miniature Submarine of the Russian Navy belonging to the Project 1855 Priz class (North West Evening Mail)
• The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards Yves Chauvin, Robert H. Grubbs, and Richard R. Schrock the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, "for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis". The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Yves Chauvin (born October 10 1930) is a French Chemist and Nobel Prize laureate Richard Royce Schrock (born January 4, 1945) is an American chemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his contributions to the Metathesis reaction used The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Olefin metathesis or transalkylidenation is an Organic reaction that entails redistribution of alkylene fragments by the scission of carbon - carbon double bonds Organic synthesis is a special branch of Chemical synthesis and is concerned with the construction of Organic compounds via Organic reactions Organic (Nobelprize.org)
• South Thailand insurgency: Five Thai soldiers are killed in a drive-by shooting in Thailand's Narathiwat province. The South Thailand insurgency is a Separatist campaign by Islamist terrorists which is taking place in the predominantly Malay Pattani region, made up of the The Royal Thai Armed Forces (กองทัพไทย is the name of the Military of Thailand. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Narathiwat (นราธิวาส is one of the southern provinces ( changwat) of Thailand. (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq: The British Government alleges that Iran is responsible for recent attacks on British military forces. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign 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 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces (BBC)
• Hurricane Stan strikes Mexico and Central America, at least 66 people have died, most of them in landslides in El Salvador. Hurricane Stan was the eighteenth named The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement such as rock falls deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows which can occur El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. (CBC)
• Braving the threat of a veto from United States President George W. Bush, U.S. Senate Republicans joined Democrats, voting 90 to 9 to amend defense spending bill with a ban the use of torture by U. 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. 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 United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally S. military forces. (FT) (Mercury News)
• The National Hockey League returns after a year-long lockout. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Opening night featured all 30 teams in action, including young phenom Sidney Crosby's debut against the New Jersey Devils. Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS (born August 7 1987 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins The New Jersey Devils are a professional Ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey.

6 October 2005 (Thursday)

• Five leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army, a rebel group begun in Uganda, are targeted by the first arrest warrants to be issued by the International Criminal Court. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. The International Criminal Court ( ICC or ICCt) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for Genocide, crimes against (BBC)
• Gabon announces that the presidential elections are to be held on 27 November with security forces voting two days earlier, but opposition denounces the move as a ruse for ballot rigging. Gabon (gəˈbɒn or /gaˈbõ/ in French) is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont 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 (allAfrica)
• Zimbabwe is facing increasing threat of military revolt, as soldiers are increasingly dissatisfied by the government's failure to increase their salaries and by chronic food shortages at their barracks. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election (allAfrica)
• New York City increases police presence in the New York City subway system after receiving a credible terror threat. The City of New York The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency (BBC)
• Hurricane Katrina: Louisiana National Guard officials say repeated news reports by CNN on September 1, 2005 that shots were fired at a UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter at the Louisiana Superdome were false. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the (Washington Post)
• Conflict in Iraq: As Iraqi president Jalal Talabani tells UK Prime Minister Tony Blair any troop withdrawal would be a "catastrophe" (BBC), 10 people die following a bomb near the Ministry of Oil in 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 Jalal Talabani ( Kurdish: جه لال تاله بانی / Celal Talebanî / Jelal Talebaní جلال طالباني) (born November 12, 1933 Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (BBC)
• The European Court of Human Rights rules the United Kingdom's ban on voting rights for prisoners is unlawful. The European Court of Human Rights ( ECtHR) (Cour européenne des droits de l’homme in Strasbourg was established under the European Convention on Human Rights 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)
• Properties in Manchester, England are searched by the Assets Recovery Agency during on-going investigations into the business activities of men alleged to have links with the Irish Republican Army. 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 The Assets Recovery Agency ( ARA) was a Non-ministerial government department in the United Kingdom. The Irish Republican Army ( IRA) (Óglaigh na hÉireann was a military organisation descended from the Irish Volunteers, established 25 November 1913 and who (BBC)
• Death toll of Hurricane Stan reaches 166. This is a list of wars and human-made disasters by death toll. Hurricane Stan was the eighteenth named (Reuters)
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israel is to ban using Palestinians as human shields following a Supreme Court of Israel ruling. 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 Human shield is a military and political term describing the presence of civilians in or around combat targets to deter an enemy from attacking those targets The Supreme Court ( Hebrew: בית המשפט העליון Beit haMishpat ha'Elyon) is at the head of the court system in the State of Israel. (BBC)
• Malalai Joya, a 27 year old women's rights worker, has won one of the first seats in Afghanistan's National Assembly, also called the Wolesa Jirga. The House of the People is the Lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the House of Elders. (CNN)
• Ted Koppel will anchor his last broadcast of Nightline on 22 November and not in December 2005 as had been previously announced. Edward James "Ted" Koppel (born February 8, 1940) is an American journalist, best known as the former anchor for the Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. (Reuters)

7 October 2005 (Friday)

• Conflict in Afghanistan: U.S. Troops kill four Afghan police, after mistaking them for militants in the Girishk district of the Helmand Province. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Helmand ( هلمند) is one of the 34 Provinces of Afghanistan. (BBC)
• Militants kill at least 8 members of the Ahmadiyya faith inside a Mosque as worshippers were performing Salah. Ahmadiyya ( احمدیہ Ahmadiyya) is a movement that arose out of mainstream Islam towards the end of the 19th century 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 Ṣalāt ( Arabic: صلاة‎, pl ṣalawāt, Qur'anic Arabic: صلوة ṣalawah) (also munz in Pashto and The attack occurred in Mandi Bahauddin in Punjab, Pakistan. Mandi Bahauddin (منڈی بہاؤالدین is the capital of Mandi Bahauddin District in the Punjab province Pakistan. The Punjab ( Urdu:) province of Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • At least twenty-nine Iraqi fighters and six U.S. Marines are killed in major fighting in western 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 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC) (Reuters)
  • British forces have detained 12 people, including three police officers, in connection with a series of deadly attacks on UK forces in southern Iraq. (BBC)
• The UN International Atomic Energy Agency and its Director General Mohamed ElBaradei share the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to limit the spread of atomic weapons. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its DrMohamed Mostafa El-Baradei ( Arabic: محمد البرادعي transliteration) (born June 17, 1942, in Cairo, Egypt The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. (CNN) (Aftenposten) (Nobel Prize)
• Three Hamas members are kidnapped from their homes in the West Bank. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria A group, supportive of the Palestinian National Authority, calling itself the "Omar Ben al-Khatib Warriors" claims responsibility for the kidnappings of the three, and one is later freed. The Omar Ben al-Khatib Warriors was a name used by a Palestinian militant organization that claims to support the Palestinian National Authority (PNA (Ynetnews)
• According to the BBC, the industrial solvent gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) is being used in the UK as a club drug, with lethal results. A solvent is a liquid or gas that dissolves a solid liquid or gaseous Solute, resulting in a Solution. gamma -Butyrolactone (γ-butyrolactone or GBL is a Hygroscopic colorless oily liquid with a weak characteristic Odor and is soluble in water The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Club drugs are a loosely-defined category of Recreational drugs which are associated with discothèques in the 1970s and Dance clubs parties and Raves in (BBC)

8 October 2005 (Saturday)

• Five autonomous robots have completed the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, the winner (to be declared on Sunday) travelling the 132 mile course in less than 7. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Autonomous robots are Robots which can perform desired tasks in unstructured environments without continuous human guidance The DARPA Grand Challenge is a prize competition for Driverless cars sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA the most prominent research 5 hours. (SFGate)
• A mudslide in Guatemala triggered by heavy rains buries the village of Panabaj. Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Panabaj, located on the edge of Lake Atitlán in the western highlands of Guatemala, is a small village (canton or aldea within the municipality of All 800 residents of the village are feared dead. (CNN)
• 2005 South Asia earthquake: An earthquake measuring 7. The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the South Asian earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centred in Azad Kashmir 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 6 on the Richter scale occurred at 08:52:38 UTC in a Pakistan- disputed territory of Kashmir, killing over 175,000 people. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and A territorial dispute is a disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more States or over the possession or control of land by one state after it has conquered This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir (NDTV) (USGS) (Indian Express)
• After 26 months of construction as part of People's Republic of China's Tenth Five-Year Plan, Nanjing's Third Yangtze Bridge opens. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles (Xinhua)
• Uganda Human Rights Commission, in its 2004 report, states that at least 4,000 children who were among the tens of thousands abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army rebels cannot be traced. The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC serves to monitor and advance Human rights in Uganda. This estimate is much lower than the previous estimate of 20,000 kidnapped children released by the most recent Human Rights Watch report. Human Rights Watch is a United States -based international Non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on Human rights. The UHRC accuses the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) of torturing the Acholi people of northern Uganda through brutal methods to extract information or to instill discipline in suspects. The Uganda Peoples Defence Force ( UPDF) previously the National Resistance Army, is the armed forces of Uganda. Acholi (also Acoli) is an Ethnic group from the districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader in northern Uganda (an area commonly (allAfrica)
• 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Germany are: Italy, England, the Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Croatia, Paraguay, Ecuador, Angola, Togo, Ghana, Tunisia, Ivory Coast and Costa Rica. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF finishing 4th at the last World Cup. The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish The Croatian national football team ( Croatian pronunciation: Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) is the national side representing Croatia The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. The Ecuador national football team is the national team of Ecuador and is governed by the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol. The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras, (" The Black Antelopes " is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the The national football team of Togo, nicknamed Les Eperviers (The Sparrow Hawks, is controlled by the Fédération Togolaise de Football. The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national Association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia The Côte d'Ivoire national football team (sometimes written " Ivory Coast " in English nicknamed Les Éléphants (The Elephants, is the national team of The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol

9 October 2005 (Sunday)

• In the Polish presidential election, frontrunner Donald Tusk of the liberal (libertarian) Civic Platform party receives approximately 35. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Presidential elections were held in Poland on October 9 and October 23, 2005. Donald Franciszek Tusk (ˈdɔnalt franˈtɕiʃɛk ˈtusk born April 22 1957, Gdańsk) is a Center-right Polish politician co-founder Civic Platform ( Platforma Obywatelska, PO is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative Polish political party. 8% of the vote, slightly ahead of Lech Kaczyński of the conservative Law and Justice Party with 33. ˈlɛx alɛˈksandɛr kaˈtʂɨɲskʲi (born 18 June 1949 is the President of the Republic of Poland a politician of the conservative party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość Law and Justice ( Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS is a Polish political party. 3%. A run-off election between Tusk and Kaczyński will take place on October 23. (BBC)
• Three white New Orleans police officers are arrested after a video surfaces showing the officers brutally beating unarmed 64-year old Robert Davis. White People is the second album by Handsome Boy Modeling School. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Robert Davis (born 1941 is a retired Elementary school Teacher and resident of New Orleans who The victim, who is black, has been charged with public intoxication, resisting arrest, battery on a police officer and public intimidation. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa (Reuters), (BBC), (Footage of incident from BBC)
• New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from The National Women's Hall of Fame was created in 1969 by a group of people in Seneca Falls, New York, the location of the 1848 Women's Rights Convention (Reuters)
• United Kingdom: In a joint statement, Anglican and Catholic leaders voice concerns over euthanasia as the House of Lords gears up for debate on legislation. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" (BBC)
• United Kingdom: Former actress and current Labour MP Glenda Jackson announces she intends to stand against Tony Blair in a leadership bid if he doesn't stand down in the near future. 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 Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Glenda May Jackson, CBE, (born 9 May, 1936) is a British actress and Politician, currently Labour Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to (BBC) (Scotsman)
• Tropical Storm Vince, the 20th named storm of the season (making the current Atlantic hurricane season the 2nd most active since recording first took place) is gaining hurricane strength while heading towards Europe. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding It is unusual for such a storm to form so far east in the Atlantic Ocean, and more so gaining hurricane strength, since the waters are much cooler than in the Caribbean area. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting (National Hurricane Center)
• Southend Pier, in the East of England, is devastated by a fire. Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea. Extending 2158 m (1 The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. (BBC)
• The members of the Canadian Media Guild vote 88% in favour of the proposed settlement of the lockout with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, officially ending the current labor dispute with the affected personnel resuming regular duties on October 11 with a gradual resumption of regular programming. The Canadian Media Guild ( CMG) is a Trade union representing employees at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (outside Quebec and Moncton the A lockout is a Work stoppage in which an Employer prevents employees from working Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed (Toronto Star)
• The Houston Astros beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 in the 18th inning of the longest post-season game in Major League Baseball history. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. (Houston Chronicle)

10 October 2005 (Monday)

• New Orleans:
  • Three New Orleans officers accused of near fatally beating Robert Davis and assaulting a cameraman who taped the ordeal, plead not guilty. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Robert Davis (born 1941 is a retired Elementary school Teacher and resident of New Orleans who In Criminal law, an acquittal is a verdict of not guilty, or some similar end of the proceeding that terminates it with prejudice without a verdict
  • Allegations that New Orleans police looted 200 cars (41 Cadillacs) are under investigation by Louisiana police. (Yahoo)
  • Widespread desertion, suicide, and crime among New Orleans police officers has been reported in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States (Reuters)
• The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency successfully tests a $10 million jet that travels at twice the speed of sound. The, or JAXA, is Japan's national Aerospace agency JAXA was formed on October 1 2003 as an Independent Administrative Institution through the Sound is a vibration that travels through an elastic medium as a Wave. (Reuters)
• 2005 Kashmir earthquake: SOS Children have reported that despite the destruction of much of their Children’s Village in Muzaffarabad all of the children in their care are believed safe. The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the South Asian earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centred in Azad Kashmir SOS Children's Villages is an independent non-governmental international development organisation which has been working to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children Muzaffarabad is the capital of the Azad State of Jammu and Kashmir. (SOS)
• Conflict in Iraq: Insurgent attacks throughout Iraq leave seven Iraqis, two security officials from the Arab league and one U.S. soldier dead. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Arab League ( الجامعة العربية) officially called the League of Arab States ( جامعة الدول العربية The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States (BBC)
• Following the German federal election, 2005, Christian Democrat Angela Merkel will become the next Chancellor of Germany, replacing Social Democrat Gerhard Schröder, although Schröder's party will be the dominant party in the Grand Coalition. German federal elections took place on September 18, 2005 to elect the members of the 16th German Bundestag, the federal parliament of Germany (ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛɐ̯kəl (born Angela Dorothea Kasner, 17 July 1954 in Hamburg, West Germany) is the Chancellor of Germany. The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler ˌɡeɐ̯haɐ̯t fʁɪʦ kʊɐ̯t ˈʃʁøːdɐ (born 7 April 1944 German politician, was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 A grand coalition is a Coalition government in a Multi-party Parliamentary system where the two largest political parties unite in a coalition (BBC) (Reuters)
• The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards Thomas Schelling and Robert Aumann the 2005 Nobel Prize in Economics, "for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis". The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Thomas Crombie Schelling (born 14 April 1921) is an American Economist and professor of Foreign affairs, National security Robert John Aumann ( Hebrew name: Yisrael Aumann he ישראל אומן (born June 8, 1930) is an Israeli Mathematician and a The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Game theory is a branch of Applied mathematics that is used in the Social sciences (most notably Economics) Biology, Engineering, (nobelprize.org)
• Aardman Animations, the company behind films such as Chicken Run, Creature Comforts, and the just-released Wallace and Gromit film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit lose their entire history, but not their film library, in a fire. Aardman Animations Ltd, also known as Aardman Studios, is an Academy Award -winning British Animation studio based in Bristol, Chicken Run is a 2000 Stop-motion animation British film made by the Aardman Animations studios (which produced the Oscar Creature Comforts was originally a 1989 Short film made in United Kingdom about how Animals feel about living in a Zoo, and later became Wallace & Gromit The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a 2005 British stop-motion animated film the first feature-length Wallace and Gromit (BBC)
• The former President of Uganda, Milton Obote, has died of kidney failure at the age of 80. The President of Uganda is the Head of state in Uganda. The role began as a largely ceremonial position with the Prime Minister holding the true power The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Apollo Milton Opeto Obote (December 28 1925 October 10 2005 Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and from Renal failure or kidney Obote led the East African country from 1962-1971 and again from 1980-1985. East Africa is the Easternmost Region of the African Continent. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) (BBC)

11 October 2005 (Tuesday)

• Conflict in Iraq: Insurgent suicide bomb attacks leave over 30 people dead in Talafar, North West Iraq. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Tal Afar (pronounced /ta/ /la/ /fer/ (also Tal'Afar, Tal Afar, Tall Afar, Tell Afar, Tel For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
• Conflict in Afghanistan: 18 Afghan police die following an ambush in Halmand, southern Afghanistan. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U An ambush is a long-established military tactic, in which the aggressors (the ambushing force use Concealment to attack a passing enemy Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (BBC)
• 2005 Malawi food crisis: SOS Children launches emergency food program around Lilongwe and Mzuzu Malawi Crisis
• Liberian elections, 2005: Liberians head for the poll today to select a new president, 30 senators and 64 representatives for the lower house of parliament. The Malawi food crisis is an ongoing severe Food security crisis affecting more than five million people in Malawi, especially in the south caused by the failure SOS Children's Villages is an independent non-governmental international development organisation which has been working to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children Liberian elections in 2005 marked the end of the political transition following Liberia 's second civil war. Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire (allAfrica)
• Divers off Portsmouth harbour raise the anchor and part of the bow of the wreck of the Tudor period warship Mary Rose, which sank in 1545. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences) or haven, is a place where ships may shelter from the Weather or are stored An anchor is an object often made out of metal that is used to attach a ship to the bottom of a body of water at a specific point The bow (pronounced &mdashrhymes with how) is a nautical term that refers to the forward part of the hull of a Ship or Boat, Social and economic revolution Following the Black Death Plagues and the agricultural depression of the late 14th century population growth A warship is a Ship that is built and primarily intended for Combat. The Mary Rose was an English Tudor Carrack warship and one of the first to be able to fire a full Broadside of cannons (BBC)

12 October 2005 (Wednesday)

• Six armed Somali pirates hijack the MV Miltzow, a freighter that is carrying United Nations food aid. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Piracy is Robbery committed at sea or sometimes on shore without a commission from a sovereign Nation (as distinct from Privateering A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of Ship or vessel that carries Cargo, goods and materials from one port to another The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security After its cargo of 850 tonnes of food aid was offloaded in the port of Merka, the ship was forced to sail down the coast to Barawa before being released two days later. Merca ( Somali Marka) is a port city in southern Somalia on the Indian Ocean. Barawa or Brava ( Baraawe, المدينة ﺑﺮﺍﻭﻱ is a Port town in the south eastern coast of Somalia. (Reuters)
• CNN reports that the Louisiana attorney general is investigating the possibility that mercy killings of critically ill patients by staff medical professionals at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana occurred during Hurricane Katrina. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America 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 Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner Ochsner Baptist Medical Center is a Hospital in New Orleans Louisiana. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States (CNN) (BusinessWire) (DallasBusinessJournal)
• German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder informs that he won't play a role in the Merkel grand coalition cabinet. The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler ˌɡeɐ̯haɐ̯t fʁɪʦ kʊɐ̯t ˈʃʁøːdɐ (born 7 April 1944 German politician, was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 A grand coalition is a Coalition government in a Multi-party Parliamentary system where the two largest political parties unite in a coalition He criticizes the United States for its response to Hurricane Katrina and "Anglo-Saxon economic policies," while stressing the importance of Franco-Germanic ties. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south (Reuters)
• Conflict in Iraq: At least 30 people die following an insurgent suicide bomb attack in Talafar, North Western Iraq, the second such attack in as many days. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Tal Afar (pronounced /ta/ /la/ /fer/ (also Tal'Afar, Tal Afar, Tall Afar, Tell Afar, Tel For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
• The People's Republic of China launches the manned Shenzhou 6 spacecraft. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A human spaceflight is a Spaceflight with a human crew, and possibly passengers Shenzhou 6 ( Shénzhōu lìuhào) was the second Human spaceflight of the People's Republic of China, launched on 12 October 2005 Fei Junlong and Niè Hǎishèng will spend five days in orbit in their Shenzhou spacecraft. Colonel Fèi Jùnlóng ( (born 1965 is a Chinese military pilot and an Astronaut. Colonel Niè Hǎishèng ( (born October 13, 1964) is a Chinese military pilot and CNSA Astronaut ( yuhangyuan) History Development began in 1992 under the name of Project 921-1. (People's Daily)
• Iraq's Constitutional referendum: the prospects of the proposed Iraqi constitution being approved in Saturday's referendum are boosted by a deal struck with a major Sunni Arab party, the Iraqi Islamic Party. The electorate of Iraq went to the polls on 15 October 2005 to vote in a Referendum on whether or not to ratify the proposed Constitution The current Constitution of Iraq was approved by a referendum that took place on 15 October 2005. 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 (CNN)
• Syria's interior minister, Ghazi Kanaan, who was head of the country's military intelligence in neighboring Lebanon for nearly 20 years, has committed suicide. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Ghazi Kanaan (1942 &ndash 12 October 2005) ( Arabic: غازي كنعان; transliterations vary was Syria 's Interior Minister Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية (CNN)

13 October 2005 (Thursday)

• The United Nations is to evacuate some staff from Sudan's West Darfur state because of an increase in violence. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. West Darfur (غرب دارفور transliterated: Gharb Darfor is one of the 26 states of Sudan, and one of three comprising the Darfur U. N. officials said that the violence had hindered aid access to 650,000 refugees in the region. (Reuters)
• Right to Information Act 2005, (Act No. The Right to Information Act 2005 (Act No 22/2005 is a law enacted by the Parliament of India giving citizens of India access to records of the Central Government 22/2005) law enacted by the Parliament of India giving citizens of India access to Government records, came into force in India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country (RTIAct)
• ABC investigative reporter Brian Ross reports that security at nuclear reactors on U.S. college campuses is easily compromised. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (ABC)(BadgerHerald)
• Shenzhou 6 could be brought back one day earlier than planned due to weather conditions at the landing area and the physical condition of the astronauts. Shenzhou 6 ( Shénzhōu lìuhào) was the second Human spaceflight of the People's Republic of China, launched on 12 October 2005 The People's Republic of China's second human spaceflight was originally planned for the mission to last five days. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A human spaceflight is a Spaceflight with a human crew, and possibly passengers (SpaceDaily)
• Scores of suspected Chechen separatist rebels attack the southern Russian city of Nalchik in a coordinated operation against Russian security forces, killing dozens of people. Chechens ( Chechen: Hохчи / Noxçi) constitute the largest native Ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region 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 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Nalchik (На́льчик Kabardian: Налшык Balkar: Нальчик is a city in the Caucasus region of southern Russia BBC 85 killed and map: (Washington Post)
• The presence of the dangerous H5N1 avian influenza virus is confirmed in dead birds found in Turkey, marking the first cases of the disease in Europe. Influenza A virus subtype H5[[Neuraminidase N1]], also known as A(H5N1 or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers A virus (from the Latin virus meaning Toxin or Poison) is a sub-microscopic infectious agent that is unable Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches (BBC)
• In Stockholm, it is announced that British playwright Harold Pinter is the 2005 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred (Reuters)
• Iraq's Constitutional Referendum: A four day curfew has been announced in order to hamper terrorists. The electorate of Iraq went to the polls on 15 October 2005 to vote in a Referendum on whether or not to ratify the proposed Constitution Early voting has begun. (Reuters)

14 October 2005 (Friday)

• Zimbabwean state-owned media announces that the Zimbabwean government briefly detained the United States ambassador, on Monday, October 10. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States considers the matter closed following a formal apology. (Wash. Times)
• 2005 Kashmir earthquake: SOS Children have been appointed temporary custodian of unaccompanied children. The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the South Asian earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centred in Azad Kashmir SOS Children's Villages is an independent non-governmental international development organisation which has been working to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children SOS will run the family tracing database and look after children in their emergency centre in Islamabad and in other six villages in Kashmir. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type (SOS)
• A high ranking undercover Central Intelligence Agency officer, known only as "Jose," will coordinate CIA, FBI, and State Department spying operations as the new director of the National Clandestine Service. 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 The National Clandestine Service ( NCS) is the main United States Intelligence agency for coordinating human intelligence (HUMINT services (Reuters)
• Futures industry regulators, brokerages, and futures exchanges in the United States engage in furious talks over how to avoid, or how to minimize the consequences of, the impending failure of Refco, a global commodities broker-dealer. In Finance, a futures contract is a standardized Contract, traded on a Futures exchange, to buy or sell a certain Underlying instrument Refco was a New York -based financial services company primarily known as a broker of commodities and futures contracts (MSN Money)
• Security concern over Google maps - India's President has warned that the Google map service could help terrorists by providing satellite photos of potential targets.
• Former President of Ecuador, Lucio Gutiérrez Borbúa, deposed by the Ecuadorian military on April 20, 1995, after days of civil disturbances in Quito, returns voluntarily to Ecuador and is immediately locked in a maximum security prison cell in Quito, on charges of attempting to subvert national security, after having repeatedly stated to the international media that he continues to be the legitimate President of the Republic of Ecuador. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Lucio Edwin Gutiérrez Borbúa (born March 23, 1957) served as President of Ecuador from January 15, 2003 to April 20 Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the Capital of Ecuador in northwestern South America. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. (El Universo, Guayaquil) (article in Spanish).
• Daniel Craig is announced as the sixth official James Bond actor. Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968 is an English Actor. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story

15 October 2005 (Saturday)

• Conflict in Iraq:
  • Jean Ziegler, a Human rights investigator and senior United Nations official, has accuses the United States and occupying forces of "using hunger and deprivation of water as a weapon of war against the civilian population" in Iraq. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Jean Ziegler (born April 19, 1934) is a senior professor of Sociology at the University of Geneva and the Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
  • The Iraqi people go to the polls to vote on whether to approve the proposed constitution, amidst heavy security. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The electorate of Iraq went to the polls on 15 October 2005 to vote in a Referendum on whether or not to ratify the proposed Constitution (AP)
• Crown Princess Mary of Denmark gives birth to her first child, a 3. Early life Mary was born and raised in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. 5 kg boy, at 0157 local time (2357 UTC Friday). The prince, likely to be named Christian, is second in line of succession to Europe's oldest crown. Prince Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (Prins Christian Valdemar Henri John til Danmark greve af Monpezat born 15 October 2005) is a member of (Reuters)
• The Brazilian government extends a state of emergency to cover the whole of Amazonas, the country's largest state, following a severe drought which has seen many rivers and lakes dry up. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Amazonas (amaˈzonas is a state of Brazil, located in the northern part of the country (BBC)
• Election officials in Somaliland's first multiparty parliamentary elections in the breakaway republic announce that the ruling party, the For Unity, Democracy, and Independence won the most seats. Somaliland held elections to an 82-member House of Representatives on 29 September 2005. The United Peoples' Democratic Party (Ururka Dimuqraadiga Ummadda Bahawday UDUB is one of the three Political parties in the northwestern Somaliland region of (seattlepi)
• 2005 Malawi food crisis: President Bingu wa Mutharika declared a national disaster due to the worsening food shortages in the country. The Malawi food crisis is an ongoing severe Food security crisis affecting more than five million people in Malawi, especially in the south caused by the failure Bingu wa Mutharika (born February 24, 1934) is a Malawi economist politician and the current President of Malawi. The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. (Reuters)
• Brett Hull retires from the NHL. Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964 in Belleville, Ontario and raised in Chicago, Winnipeg and Vancouver) is a
• All Wikipedia sites closed to most areas of China

16 October 2005 (Sunday)

• Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam, addresses the Millions More event in Washington DC and condemns George W. Bush for the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Farrakhan (born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933) is the Supreme Minister of the Nation of Islam as the National Representative The Nation of Islam ( NOI) (أمة الإسلام Ummah al-Islāmu) is a group founded in Detroit, Michigan, The Millions More Movement was launched by a broad coalition of African American leaders to mark the commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Million Man March Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States (BBC)
• South Thailand insurgency: A Buddhist monk and five other people are killed and a Buddhist temple is set on fire. The South Thailand insurgency is a Separatist campaign by Islamist terrorists which is taking place in the predominantly Malay Pattani region, made up of the Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices (Reuters)
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
  • A leader of Islamic Jihad is killed in a shoot-out following an Israeli raid into the West Bank town of Jenin. The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين - Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria Jenin ( Arabic:; ג'נין a city in the West Bank 's Jenin Governorate, is a major Palestinian agricultural center (BBC)
  • The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claim responsibility for a West Bank shooting attack that kills three Israeli settlers at a hitchhiking post. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (كتائب شهداء الأقصى is a coalition of Palestinian militias in The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Israeli settlements are communities inhabited by Israelis in territory that was captured as a result of Jordanian attacks during the 1967 Six-Day War. Hitchhiker Program Hitchhiking (also known as thumbing, hitching, autostop or thumbing up a ride) is a means of Transportation Another Israeli is seriously wounded in a second shooting attack. (Haaretz)
• The reentry module of the Chinese manned spacecraft Shenzhou 6 lands safely in Inner Mongolia, China. The space program of China was initiated soon after the founding of the PRC. Shenzhou 6 ( Shénzhōu lìuhào) was the second Human spaceflight of the People's Republic of China, launched on 12 October 2005 Inner Mongolia ( Mongolian:, Öbür mongɣul; occasionally romanized to Nei Mongol is the Mongol China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National (People's Daily).
• Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi visits the Yasukuni shrine which honors Japan's war dead including 14 Class A war criminals of World War II. is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006 is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the Kami (spirits of Soldiers World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including This is Koizumi's fifth visit to Yasukuni since taking office in 2001. (CNN)
• More than 4 million people vote in Italy for the primaries of the center left to elect the person that should represent the main antagonist to the current Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor (La Repubblica)

17 October 2005 (Monday)

• 2 Umrah pilgrims die as the ship they were returning in crashed into a cargo ship in the Suez Canal. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The ʿUmrah or ( عمرة) is a pilgrimage to Mecca performed by Muslims that can be undertaken at any time of the year The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation Initial reports of 20 fatalities proved unfounded, though over 90 people were injured. (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq: The U.S. claims to have killed 70 insurgents near Ramadi in eastern 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 United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ramadi ( BGN: Ar Ramādī) is a City in central Iraq, about West of Baghdad For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. However, eyewitnesses maintain that most of those killed were innocent civilians, and photographs released show locals burying at least 18 children, including infants. Innocence is a term used to indicate a state of moral purity or general lack of Guilt, with respect to any kind of Crime, Sin, or wrongdoing A civilian under International humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her Country 's Armed forces. (BBC), (LA Times)
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israel bans Palestinians from travelling throughout the West Bank and cuts off contact with the Palestinian Authority. 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 West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria (BBC)
• Jens Stoltenberg takes over as the Prime Minister of Norway after Kjell Magne Bondevik. (born 16 March 1959 is the Prime Minister of Norway. He took office in October of 2005 he was previously Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001 This is a list of viceroys ( visekonge) governors ( rigsstatholder) first ministers ( førstestatsråd) and Prime ministers ( statsminister) of çɛl mɑŋnə bunəvik (born 3 September 1947 is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician. In Stoltenberg's majority coalition government, ten ministers represent the PMs own party, the Norwegian Labour Party (Ap), five come from the Socialist Left Party (SV), and four from the Centre Party (Sp). The Norwegian Labour Party ( Norwegian: Det norske arbeiderparti ( DNA) or Arbeiderpartiet ( AP) is a Social democratic The Centre Party ( Senterpartiet, Sp) is a centrist and agrarian Norwegian Political party founded in 1920 Nine of the nineteen ministers are women. (Aftenposten)
• Helen Clark announces the formation of a Labour-led Government in New Zealand. Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950 is the 37th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand. The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party The Progressive Party is in coalition. The Progressive Party is a Political party in New Zealand. It is presently the junior partner in the governing coalition being somewhat to the left of New Zealand First and United Future support the government and are each given ministerial positions outside Cabinet. New Zealand First is a Political party in New Zealand. It has had members in the New Zealand House of Representatives since 1993 United Future New Zealand is a New Zealand Political party. As of 2008 it has two members of the New Zealand Parliament – party leader Peter Dunne The New Zealand Cabinet functions as the policy and decision-making body of the Executive branch within the New Zealand government system (NZ Herald)
• Tropical Storm Wilma forms, making it only the second time there have been 21 recorded tropical storms in a single hurricane season in the north Atlantic basin, tying the 1933 season. The 1933 Atlantic hurricane season was the second most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 21 storms forming during that year in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. It was upgraded to hurricane status on 18 October. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid (United States National Hurricane Center)
• Refco, New York based commodity brokerage, files for chapter 11 (bankruptcy) protection after an 8 day melt-down. Refco was a New York -based financial services company primarily known as a broker of commodities and futures contracts A commodity is anything for which there is demand but which is supplied without qualitative differentiation across a market Chapter 11 is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which permits reorganization under the Bankruptcy laws of the United States Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against
• The Colbert Report debuts. The Colbert Report (/kolˈbɛr rəˈpɔr/&mdashthe t is silent in "Colbert" is a Peabody Award and Emmy Award winning American

18 October 2005 (Tuesday)

• Ex-chancellor Ken Clarke has been knocked out of the race to become the next leader of the UK Conservative Party. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Harry "Ken" Clarke QC MP (born 2 July 1940) is a British Politician. The 2005 Conservative leadership election was called by party leader Michael Howard on 6 May 2005, when he announced that he would be stepping The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. (BBC)
• Malawi food crisis: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) increases its appeal for Malawi to USD13 million, as the humanitarian crisis worsen with an estimated 46,000 severely malnourished children. The Malawi food crisis is an ongoing severe Food security crisis affecting more than five million people in Malawi, especially in the south caused by the failure The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Malnutrition is a general term for a medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. (allAfrica)
• Conflict in Iraq: Two U.S. Marines and around four Iraqi insurgents are killed in Western 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 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (NBC)
• The independent electoral commission in Iraq issues a statement saying that statistical irregularities in the constitution ratification referendum on October 15, 2005 require that the balloting be audited, which will delay the announcement of the final count. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The electorate of Iraq went to the polls on 15 October 2005 to vote in a Referendum on whether or not to ratify the proposed Constitution Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. According to the New York Times, "The statement made no mention of the possibility of fraud. " though according to the BBC "Iraq's independent electoral commission says statistical irregularities in last week's referendum could indicate fraud. " (BBC), (New York Times)_(mirror), (MTV)
• William Evan Allan, the last surviving Australian First World War veteran, dies aged 106. William Evan Crawford Allan (24 July 1899 – 18 October 2005 was one of Australia ’s last living veterans of World War I. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All (Sydney Morning Herald)
• Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth is formally opened. The Spinnaker Tower is a –high Tower in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which Five years overdue and massively over budget, the tower offers the highest public vantage point in the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Project manager David Greenhalgh becomes trapped in the tower's external glass lift for over an hour at the opening. (BBC). (BBC)
• Authorities closed one of two highway tunnels carrying traffic under Baltimore, Maryland's harbor following a threat to detonate explosive filled vehicles.

19 October 2005 (Wednesday)

• The death toll in the 8 October Kashmir earthquake exceeds 79,000. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the South Asian earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centred in Azad Kashmir (Guardian)
• Hurricane Wilma goes through one of the fastest and most amazing rapid intensification processes in hurricane history to become the third Category 5 storm of 2005. Hurricane Wilma was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Its central pressure falls to 882 mb (hPa), becoming the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic. The bar (symbol bar) decibar (symbol dbar) and the millibar (symbol mbar, also mb are units of Pressure. To date, the 2005 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season has seen 21 storms of tropical storm strength or greater and 12 hurricanes, both of which tie the records set in 1933 and 1969, respectively. The 1933 Atlantic hurricane season was the second most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 21 storms forming during that year in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. TemplateHurricane season single. -->The 1969 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1969, and lasted until (NHC) (AP/YahooNews)
• Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 The Trial of Saddam Hussein was the trial of the deposed President of Iraq Saddam Hussein by the Iraqi Interim Government for alleged Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous The former President of Iraq is led into court with seven associates, charged with ordering the killing of 143 Shi'a men in the town of Dujail in 1982. The President of Iraq is Iraq 's Head of state. Presidents of the Republic of Iraq (1958-2003 For most of the country's history Iraq's Dujail ( Arabic: الدجيل; alternate spelling Ad Dujayl) is a small Shiite town in the Salah ad Din Governorate. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) If convicted, Hussein could face capital punishment. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. (BBC)
• Avian influenza:
  • China reports 2600 birds have died of the H5N1 virus near Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Influenza A virus subtype H5[[Neuraminidase N1]], also known as A(H5N1 or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause Hohhot ( Mongolian:, Kökeqota; lit "Blue Town") occasionally spelled Huhehot or Huhhot, is a city in North-central China and the Inner Mongolia ( Mongolian:, Öbür mongɣul; occasionally romanized to Nei Mongol is the Mongol (BBC)
  • Russia reports outbreaks of the virus in Kurgan Oblast, west Siberia, and in Tula Oblast, western Russia. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Kurgan Oblast (Курга́нская о́бласть Kurganskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) Siberia (Сиби́рь Sibir) is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving Tula Oblast (Ту́льская о́бласть Tulskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) with its present borders formed (Mosnews) (AP/Canada.com)
  • The European Union suspects a new outbreak has occurred in the Republic of Macedonia. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The Republic of Macedonia (Република (CNN)
• Liverpool City Council, UK, issued an apology for the destruction of the Welsh community of Capel Celyn in 1965 to create the Llyn Celyn reservoir, which supplies Liverpool and the Wirral with drinking water. See City of Liverpool for other meanings Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Capel Celyn (Holly Chapel was a rural community to the north west of Bala in north Wales, in the Afon Tryweryn Valley that was flooded to create a Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Llyn Celyn is a large Reservoir constructed between 1960 and 1965 in the valley of the River Tryweryn in North Wales. A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Wirral or the Wirral (ˈwɪrəl is a Peninsula in the north west of England. (BBC)
• Former Congressman Bob McEwen of Ohio is considering challenging incumbent Jean Schmidt in the 2006 Republican primary. Robert D "Bob" McEwen (born January 12 1950 is an American politician of the Republican Party, who was a member of the United States House of 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 Jeannette Marie Hoffman Schmidt (born November 29, 1951) is a member of the United States Congress. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

20 October 2005 (Thursday)

• In a bid to stay in step with its largest trading partner, the United States, Ontario announces it will become the first Canadian province to extend daylight saving time. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Daylight saving time ( DST (CBC)
• Two weeks after the Kashmir earthquake death toll reaches 79,000, the UN estimates that 500,000 people are cut off from relief aid. The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the South Asian earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centred in Azad Kashmir The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The UN appeals to the international community for more aid, warning that tens of thousands of people could die if aid does not reach them before the harsh winter. (Guardian) (USA Today)
• In the United Kingdom, David Cameron and David Davis go through to a runoff vote of Conservative Party members after a second round of voting amongst Tory MPs in the party's leadership election. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966 is a British Politician and the current leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of Her Majesty's David Davis, the name of several people may refer to David Davis (Australian politician (born 1962 Liberal member of the Victorian Legislative Council The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The 2005 Conservative leadership election was called by party leader Michael Howard on 6 May 2005, when he announced that he would be stepping Liam Fox is eliminated. Liam Fox (born 22 September 1961) is a British Conservative Politician, currently Shadow Defence Secretary and (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • Four U.S. soldiers are killed in two insurgent attacks north of Baghdad, 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 United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution 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. (BBC)
  • A defense lawyer for one of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants is kidnapped. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 (BBC)
• Conflict in Afghanistan: Several U. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U S. soldiers are caught setting fire to dead Taliban fighters, in defiance of Muslim beliefs and practices, in scenes broadcast on Afghan TV. The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic (BBC)
• Guinea's government announces that municipal elections will be held on 18 December. Guinea, officially Republic of Guinea (pronounced /ˈgɪni/ République de Guinée is a country in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea (Reuters)
• One ticket sold in Oregon matched all the numbers in the United States Powerball Lottery which was worth U.S.$340 million. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Powerball is an American Lottery game sold through US lotteries as a shared Jackpot pool game A lottery is a form of Gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been

21 October 2005 (Friday)

• Bryan Martian died on this day and leaves messages in the sand
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Two Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank after they attacked an Israeli Defence Forces vehicle in Tulkarm. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit Tulkarm or Tulkarem ( طولكرم Ṭūlkarm; טול כרם) is a Palestinian city in the Tulkarm Governorate in the (BBC)
• Telecommunications company Inmarsat is planning to launch the second in a series of two super-satellites into geosynchronous orbit. Inmarsat plc ( is an international Telecommunications company originally operating as an Intergovernmental organization This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. A geosynchronous orbit is an Orbit around the Earth with an Orbital period matching the Earth's sidereal rotation period They are designed to be among the most powerful commercial communications satellites in orbit. A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial Satellite stationed in space for the purposes of Telecommunications. They will beam broadband data and voice services to almost any location on the planet. The term broadband can have different meanings in different contexts (Wired)
• Avian influenza:
  • Avian influenza is detected in Croatia. For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Six of twelve swans were infected by an H5 type of virus. Swans are Birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and Ducks Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in A virus (from the Latin virus meaning Toxin or Poison) is a sub-microscopic infectious agent that is unable The swans were found near Orahovica. It is suspected that they came to Croatia from a still unknown place in the European Union. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
  • The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service discovers antibodies of avian influenza and newcastle disease in pigeons imported from Canada to Melbourne, leading to a blanket ban on all live bird imports from Canada. The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS is the Australian government agency responsible for enforcing Australian Quarantine laws Newcastle disease is a highly contagious Zoonotic Bird Disease affecting many domestic and wild avian species Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 (ABC) (ABC)
  • Avian influenza is found in a parrot that died in quarantine in England. Parrots are birds of the roughly 350 Species in 85 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions 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 The Department for the Environment, Fisheries and Food has not said if it is the lethal strain H5N1. The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs ( Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection Influenza A virus subtype H5[[Neuraminidase N1]], also known as A(H5N1 or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause (BBC)
• Saadoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi, the defense lawyer of Awad Hamed al-Bandar in the Al-Dujail trial, is found dead of gunshot wounds near a Baghdad mosque, after having been kidnapped on Thursday evening by unknown assailants. Awad Hamad al-Bandar (عواد حمد بندر السعدون aka Awad Hamad Bandar Alsa'doon ( January 2, 1945 - January 15, 2007) was an The Trial of Saddam Hussein was the trial of the deposed President of Iraq Saddam Hussein by the Iraqi Interim Government for alleged AP
• In Portsmouth, UK, the parents of a brain-damaged baby won a partial victory in their legal battle to have her resuscitated by doctors if she falls seriously ill. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which 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)
• In Perth, Australia, a woman ends a two and a half year relationship with a man who loved her deeply. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• A United Nations investigation headed by Detlev Mehlis has found that high-ranking members of the Syrian and Lebanese governments were involved in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Detlev Mehlis (born 1949 is currently the Senior Public Prosecutor in the Office of the Attorney General in Berlin. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. This page lists Prime ministers of Lebanon. By an unwritten agreement following independence the holder of this post must be a Sunni Muslim. (ABC)
• A ceremony is held in Portsmouth, UK, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar; other events include the Queen Elizabeth II lighting one of many nationwide beacons. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which 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 Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Beacons are aids to Navigation devices Intentionally conspicuous beacons help guide navigators to their destinations (BBC)
• An earthquake measuring 5. 9 on the moment magnitude scale hits the Turkish city of İzmir, injuring 15 people and causing one fatal heart attack. TalkMoment magnitude scale#Real world examples please.--> The moment magnitude scale Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches İzmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the country's largest port after İstanbul. This is the fourth strong tremor this week. (AFP) (AP) (USGS)

22 October 2005 (Saturday)

• Conflict in Iraq: Staff Sergeant George T. Alexander, Jr. becomes the 2000th U.S. military fatality in Iraq. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 the Brush-footed butterfly Species, see Athyma selenophora. Staff Sergeant George T Alexander Jr ( August 1, 1971 - October 22, 2005) was the 2000th American Soldier The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States (Yahoo/AFP) (DOD)
• Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Caribbean, threatening the island of Hispaniola and becoming the record-breaking 22nd named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Hispaniola (from Spanish, La Española) is the second-largest and most populous Island of the Antilles, lying between the islands of (Reuters)
• The first case of avian influenza (bird flu) has been discovered in the United Kingdom from a South American parrot. For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Tests are being carried out on the parrot, which died in quarantine, to determine whether it had the H5N1 strain of the virus. For other uses see Quarantine (disambiguation Quarantine is voluntary or compulsory isolation typically to contain the spread of something Influenza A virus subtype H5[[Neuraminidase N1]], also known as A(H5N1 or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause (BBC News) (The Daily Mail)
• The Lozells riots in Birmingham begin, leaving according to the most recent reports at least two dead. (BBC)* Rumours that a 14-year-old Afro-Caribbean girl had been sexually assaulted, and possibly raped, by several South Asian men, leads to a race riot in Birmingham, England. The British African Caribbean community are residents of the United Kingdom who are of West Indian background and whose ancestors were indigenous to Africa Sexual assault is any Assault of a sexual nature on another person Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person The Birmingham riots of 2005 occurred on two consecutive nights on Saturday October 22 and Sunday October 23 2005 in the Lozells area of Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um 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 20 are injured after violence between South Asian and black gangs, and local police. The term black people usually refers to a racial group of Humans with dark Skin color, but the term has also been used to categorise a number of diverse (The Mercury)
• Reporter Rory Caroll prints his kidnap story in The Guardian.
• The Chicago white Sox defeat the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series, 5-3.

23 October 2005 (Sunday)

• Avian influenza:
  • The Swedish National Veterinary Institute reports a dead duck discovered near Stockholm was infected with an undetermined strain of avian influenza. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers The Swedish National Veterinary Institute ( Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt, SVA is a Swedish Government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture For duck as a food see Duck (food; for other meanings see Duck (disambiguation. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers (ABC)
• Nigerian airline Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashed in Oyo State, Nigeria shortly after take-off from Lagos en route to Abuja. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal On October 22 2005, Bellview Airlines Flight 210, a Boeing 737-200 aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Murtala Muhammed Geography Oyo State cover approximately an area of 28454 square kilometers and ranked 14th by size Lagos ( pron ˈleɪgɒs or /ˈlɑːgoʊs/ overseas is the most populous Conurbation in Nigeria with Abuja is the Capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory The Red Cross reports there are no survivors. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated (theStar) (Reuters) (BBC) (CNN)
• The second round of the Polish Presidential election is held today between conservative candidates Lech Kaczyński and Donald Tusk. Presidential elections were held in Poland on October 9 and October 23, 2005. ˈlɛx alɛˈksandɛr kaˈtʂɨɲskʲi (born 18 June 1949 is the President of the Republic of Poland a politician of the conservative party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość Donald Franciszek Tusk (ˈdɔnalt franˈtɕiʃɛk ˈtusk born April 22 1957, Gdańsk) is a Center-right Polish politician co-founder According to exit polls conducted by Polish television stations, Kaczyński is the winner. (Bloomberg) (AFP)
• A referendum to ban civilian manufacture and sale of firearms in Brazil is rejected by a vote of 64 percent to 36 percent. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita A firearm is a Tool that projects either single or multiple Projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld (ABC News)
• Pope Benedict XVI canonizes Chilean Jesuit Alberto Hurtado. Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger Saint Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga (born Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga on January 22, 1901 Viña del Mar, Chile - August 18
• Elections in Argentina, 2005. Argentina held national parliamentary elections on Sunday 23 October, 2005. Candidates supporting Argentina's President, Néstor Kirchner, won the parliamentary elections in Buenos Aires Province (his wife was elected as Senator) and several other provinces. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (born February 25, 1950) was the President of Argentina from May 25, 2003 until December Buenos Aires Province (ˈbwenos ˈaiɾes Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires is the most populated province of Argentina. However, they lost in Buenos Aires City and Santa Fe Province. 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 Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country (Bloomberg).
• The Chicago White Sox defeat the Houston Astros 7-6 to take a 2-0 lead in the World Series. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.

24 October 2005 (Monday)

• Rosa Parks, whose famous refusal in 1955 to surrender her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama triggered a bus-boycott and the beginning of the modern U.S. civil rights movement, died at the age of 92. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4 1913 – October 24 2005 was an African American Civil rights activist whom the U Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Montgomery (məntˈgəmɜriː is the Capital, second most populous city and the 4th most populous metropolitan area in the Southern U The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African The recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom was known to have suffered from dementia. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is a decoration bestowed by the President of the United States and is along with the equivalent Congressional Gold Medal bestowed Dementia (from Latin de- "apart away" + Mens ( genitive mentis) "mind" is the progressive decline Sources state that she died at her home in Detroit of natural causes. (Bloomberg) (ClickOnDetroit.com).
• The Terrafrica partnership, a US$4 billion, 12-year campaign supported by the African Union, World Bank, United Nations, European Commission, and regional African governments, and aimed at fighting current, and preventing future desertification in Africa, begins. The TerrAfrica partnership is a US$4 billion 12-year campaign supported by the African Union, World Bank, United Nations, European Commission The African Union (abbreviated AU in English, and UA in its other working languages is a Confederation consisting of 53  African The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. Desertification is the degradation of land in arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting primarily from human activities and influenced by climatic variations (Reuters)
• Escalating a 'minor diplomatic crisis' between Russia and Norway, two Russian fishing trawlers are taken into custody by the Norwegian Coast Guard after allegedly having done illegal reloading of their vessels near the Norwegian Sea island of Bjørnøya. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Norwegian Coast Guard, or Kystvakten in Norwegian, is a part of the Royal Norwegian Navy, but has separate vessels many of which are purpose-built Currents In the Norwegian Sea and Greenland Sea surface water descends two to three kilometres down to the bottom of the ocean forming cold oxygen-rich groundwater Bjørnøya, Bear Island in Norwegian is a common name for Norwegian islands Bear Island (Norway in the Svalbard Archipelago, in (RIA Novosti) (Aftenposten)
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Two Palestinian militants have died following an Israeli raid into the West Bank area of Tulkarm. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria Tulkarm or Tulkarem ( طولكرم Ṭūlkarm; טול כרם) is a Palestinian city in the Tulkarm Governorate in the (BBC) (IOL)
• 2006 World Cup: Gordon Strachan is named as FIFA/SOS Ambassador for Scotland (joining Wayne Rooney for England) for the 2006 World Cup. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament This page is about the footballer and manager Gordon C Strachan was indicted in the Watergate scandal Gordon David Strachan (/strɔn/ Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985 in Croxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for English Premier (SOS Children's Villages) (Celtic FC)
• Zhou Shaoning is selected as the Chief Chinese Operations Officer for Google China. Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online (Yahoo!)
• 11 Nepali Sherpa and 7 French mountaineers are feared dead by an attempt to climb 6981 metre (20000 feet) Mount Kanguru in north-west Nepal. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. For other uses of the word Sherpa see Sherpa (disambiguation. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. “Alpinist” redirects here See also Alpinist (magazine Mountaineering is the Sport, Hobby or Profession of Mount Kanguru (formally known as Kusum Kanguru) is a triple-summited mountain in the Khumbu Region of the Himalaya. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. (NepalNews) (Reuters) (Japan Today) (Kantipuronline)
• U. S. President George W. Bush nominates Ben Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as chair of the Federal Reserve Board. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Ben Shalom Bernanke (born December 13, 1953) is the incumbent Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve. Alan Greenspan (born March 6 1926 in New York City) is an American Economist and was from 1987 to 2006 the Chairman of the Federal Reserve of (New York Times) (CNN)
• Hurricane Wilma hits South Florida with Category 3 and makes landfall. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding Hurricane Wilma was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the
• Xbox Live is shut down to upgrade for the Xbox 360. Xbox Live (trademarked as Xbox LIVE) is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS.

25 October 2005 (Tuesday)

• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israeli warplanes and artillery units hit areas in the northern Gaza Strip. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. This is about the direction for other uses see North (disambiguation. 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 (BBC)
• AIDS pandemic: The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), UNAIDS and other partners launch a global campaign, known as "Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS", to spur action for the millions of children affected by HIV/AIDS. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ( AIDS) has led to the deaths of more than 25 million people since it was first recognized in 1981, making it one of The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, or UNAIDS, is the main advocate for accelerated comprehensive and coordinated global action Unite for Children Unite Against AIDS is a global campaign launched on October 25 2005 by the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef UNAIDS Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Fewer than 5 percent of HIV-positive children are receiving treatment. (Unicef)
• An Irish government-commissioned report, carried out by a retired Supreme Court judge, condemns two Irish bishops, the Roman Catholic Church, the Garda Siochána (police) and health authorities for their failure to deal with clerical sex abuse over 40 years in the Diocese of Ferns (Wexford). Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Supreme Court (Cúirt Uachtarach is the highest judicial authority in the Republic of Ireland. ga '''''Garda Síochána na hÉireann''''' (ˈgaːrdə ʃiːˈxaːnə nə ˈheːɾʲən Irish for "Peace Guard of Ireland" often rendered Allegations of sexual abuse of children have been made against a variety of religious groups including but not exclusively Roman Catholic priests monks and nuns Wexford (derived from Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (in some sources spelled "Waes Fiord" – veisa meaning "mudflat stagnant pool" The report suggested that 10% of priests in the diocese sexually abused children. (RTÉ) (BBC)
• BBC World Service announces that it will launch an Arabic language TV news channel in 2007. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Radio services in ten languages, mainly Central European but including Kazakh and Thai, will be abandoned in 2006 to release funding for the new service. Kazakh (also Qazaq and variants natively kk Qazaq tili, kk Қазақ тілі; pronounced tˈlə is a Turkic language closely related to Thai (th ภาษาไทย, transcription: phasa thai, transliteration:; pʰāːsǎːtʰāj is the national and (BBC)
• The Swedish telecoms manufacturer Ericsson has bought most of the troubled British telecoms manufacturer Marconi. Ericsson ( Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson) () one of the largest Swedish companies is a leading provider of telecommunication and data communication systems telent plc is a Radio, Telecommunication, and Internet systems installation & services provision company. (Guardian) (BBC)
• Iraq's Independent Electoral Commission announces that the country's draft constitution was approved in the vote held October 15. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The electorate of Iraq went to the polls on 15 October 2005 to vote in a Referendum on whether or not to ratify the proposed Constitution Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the (AP)
• Paul Hackett, who in August narrowly lost an April 2005 by-election for an Ohio U.S. House of Representatives seat to Jean Schmidt, announced that he will seek the Democratic Senate nomination to run against incumbent Ohio Senator Mike DeWine, a Republican. Paul Lewis Hackett III (born March 30 1962 is a lawyer and veteran of the Iraq War who unsuccessfully sought election to the United States Congress from the The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Jeannette Marie Hoffman Schmidt (born November 29, 1951) is a member of the United States Congress. 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 Richard Michael "Mike" DeWine (born January 5, 1947) is a former Republican senator from Ohio (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
• In the longest game in World Series history, the Chicago White Sox defeat the Houston Astros 7-5 in 14 innings to take a 3-0 lead in the World Series. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas.

26 October 2005 (Wednesday)

• Conflict in Iraq: Three U.S. Soldiers die in two separate insurgent attacks in Baghdad and near Baqouba. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Baqubah ( BGN: Ba‘qūbah; also spelled Baquba and Baqouba) is the capital of Iraq 's Diyala Governorate. (BBC)
• Baseball: In the deciding game of the 2005 World Series, the Chicago White Sox defeat the Houston Astros 1-0 to sweep the series 4 games to 0. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The 2005 World Series, the 101st Major League Baseball championship series saw the American League champion Chicago White Sox sweep the National League The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. This is the first World Championship for the Sox since 1917. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Outfielder Jermaine Dye is named Series MVP. Jermaine Terrell Dye (born January 28 1974 in Vacaville California) is a Right fielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. (Houston Chronicle)
• For the first time in Iranian history, Indian soldiers killed fighting for the British in Iran have been commemorated in an official ceremony in Tehran. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of (BBC)
• Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad quotes the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who called for the destruction of Israel, calling it a "disgraceful blot" that should be "wiped off the map". For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Ahmadinejad made the reference to 3,000 students during a speech at the "World without Zionism" conference. History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the (Reuters) (AP)
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
  • 5 people are killed in a bombing at a market place in the Israeli town of Hadera. Sao Paulo Stock Exchangejpg|thumb| Virtual market arena where buyer and seller are not present and trade via intemediates and electronical information Hadera (חֲדֵרָה Ḥadera الخضيرة Al-Ḫuḍayraḧ El-Khdera is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel approximately half-way between Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for the attack. The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين - Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn (YNETnews), (BBC)
  • Israeli warplanes hit areas in the Gaza Strip. 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 (BBC)
• Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is to be relocated from the south island of Okinawa to the main island, affecting thousands of U.S. Marines. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma or MCAS Futenma is a United States Marine Corps base located in Ginowan city on the island of Okinawa is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū Protests from residents, environmental groups, local businessmen and politicians on both sides are likely to ensue. The move is partially due to the rape of a local Okinawa girl, a helicopter crash into a university campus in Ginowan last year, and racial tensions between locals and Marines. (AP) (BBC)
• Avian influenza:
  • The British Community Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza in Weybridge confirms that swans found near Orahovica, Croatia, were infected by the H5N1 flu strain. For the H5N1 subtype of Avian influenza see H5N1. Avian influenza, sometimes Avian flu, and commonly Bird flu refers 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 Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA is an Executive agency of the UK government department the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra Weybridge is a town in the Elmbridge district of Surrey in South East England. Swans are Birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and Ducks Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Influenza A virus subtype H5[[Neuraminidase N1]], also known as A(H5N1 or simply H5N1, is a subtype of the Influenza A virus which can cause (BBC)
• The "Al-Tawhid trial" in Düsseldorf, Germany results in sentences between five and eight years against the defendants, four Palestinian men charged with plotting attacks on Jewish installations in Germany on the orders of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Düsseldorf (ˈdʏsəldɔɐf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (أبومصعب الزرقاوي, Abu Musab from Zarqa)) (October 30 1966 – June 7 2006 born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal
• The British Government, after several days of debating, confirms its plans to ban smoking in public places in England with the exemption of pubs and clubs not serving food. The politics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland takes place in the framework of a Constitutional monarchy, in which the Monarch is Head Smoking bans are public policies including Criminal laws and Occupational safety and health Regulations which prohibit Tobacco smoking (BBC)
• A Wal-Mart internal memorandum determines that benefits costs are unsustainable, driven by an aging work force. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores A recommendation is to shift to more part time associates to lower health care enrollment. Health care is the prevention treatment and management of illness and the preservation of mental health through the services offered by the medical, Nursing (WalmartWatch) (NYT)
• What may be the first pyramid in Europe has been discovered in Bosnia. A pyramid is a Building where the upper surfaces are triangular and converge on one point Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan (BBC) (FENA)
• WNBA superstar Sheryl Swoopes of the Houston Comets publicly announces that she is a lesbian in an interview with ESPN The Magazine. Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American professional Basketball player currently playing for the Seattle Storm The Houston Comets are a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in Houston Texas. A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women ESPN The Magazine is a bi-weekly sports Magazine published by the ESPN sports network in Bristol CT in the United States. (ESPN)

27 October 2005 (Thursday)

• Conflict in Iraq: At least 20 Shia Militia members and Iraqi Police have died following a Sunni Arab ambush in Nahrawan, South East of Baghdad. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service The Iraqi Police Service (IPS are the uniformed Territorial Police Force responsible for the enforcement of Civil law within Iraq. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (BBC)
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
  • Israeli troops raid the Palestinian town of Jenin, in the West Bank. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Jenin ( Arabic:; ג'נין a city in the West Bank 's Jenin Governorate, is a major Palestinian agricultural center The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria (BBC) (IMEMC)
  • Eight Palestinians, including three militants, have died following Israeli Air Strikes in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn 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 (BBC)
• Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon calls for the expulsion of Iran from the United Nations after the Iranian President repeated Ruhollah Khomeini's call for Israel to be "wiped off the map". For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead (אריאל For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader. Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989 (BBC)
• As the relief operation of 2005 Kashmir earthquake is facing great difficulties in reaching victims due to bad weather, mountainous terrain, landslides and blocked roads, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz makes an appeal to millions of survivors in the mountains to leave their villages and come down to the valleys and cities for shelter before the start of winter in about three weeks. The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the South Asian earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centred in Azad Kashmir Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Shaukat Aziz ( Urdu: شوکت عزیز) (born March 6, 1949 in Karachi, Pakistan) was the Prime Minister of Pakistan (Bloomberg)
• Former Northern Irish footballer George Best's medical condition worsens in an intensive care unit at a private English hospital, as he is reportedly suffering from serious internal bleeding. The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered George Best (22 May 1946 &ndash 25 November 2005 was a Northern Irish professional football player best known for his years with Manchester United. (BBC News)
• President George W. Bush's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Harriet Miers, has turned down the nomination made on October 3, 2005. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Harriet Ellan Miers (born August 10 1945 is an American Lawyer and former White House Counsel. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President has accepted her withdrawal. (CNN)

28 October 2005 (Friday)

• Sinah-1, the first Iranian satellite built jointly with Russia, was launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Murmansk Oblast in northwestern Russia at 22:52 Thursday local time (18:52 UTC). Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sina-1 is the first Iranian artificial satellite, launched at 652 UTC October 28, 2005 on board a Cosmos-3M Russian launch vehicle For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Plesetsk Cosmodrome ( Russian: Космодром «Плесецк») is a Russian Murmansk Oblast (Му́рманская о́бласть Murmanskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an Oblast) located in the (Iran-daily.com)
• Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Chief of Staff to U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, resigns after being indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice by a grand jury. Irve Lewis "Scooter" Libby (born August 22 1950) is a former Assistant to the President of the United States, George W 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. Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a material matter under Oath or Affirmation in a The crime of obstruction of justice includes crimes committed by Judges Prosecutors attorneys general, and elected officials in general In the Common law, a grand jury is a type of Jury which determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial. (BBC)
• Elvis Presley tops Forbes' list of Top Ten Earning Dead Celebrities for the fifth successive year, earning US$45 million in royalties. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been He is followed by Charles M. Schulz ($35M), John Lennon ($22M), and Andy Warhol ($16M). Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26 1922 &ndash February 12 2000 was an American Cartoonist best known worldwide for his Peanuts Comic strip John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol (Ireland Online)
• President Fidel Castro of Cuba agrees to allow three officials from the United States Agency for International Development into the country to assist in relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Wilma. This page contains a list of Presidents of Cuba. This page also contains a list of Prime Ministers of Cuba from the creation of that office in 1940 until 1976 when it was abolished Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The United States Agency for International Development (or USAID) is the United States federal government organization responsible for most non- military Hurricane Wilma was the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. The communist nation typically turns down offers of assistance from the United States since trade embargoes from the U. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In international Commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce S. have been in place for over 40 years. (Yahoo! via AP)
• In the continuing negotiations over global free trade, the trade commissioner for the European Union, Peter Mandelson, said Friday that the EU will cut its average farm tariff by 47%, reducing the highest rates by 60%. Free trade is a system in which the trade of goods and services between or within countries flows unhindered by government-imposed restrictions The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Peter Benjamin Mandelson (born 21 October 1953 called "Mandy" by much of the British News media, is a British Labour Politician who is the serving Jacques Chirac, the president of France, said that he doesn't have France's support in such a proposal. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected (Financial Times)
• The movie Kakurenbo is released in the US

29 October 2005 (Saturday)

• Conflict in Iraq:
  • More than 20 people die when a car bomb detonates in Howaider, a Shia village near Baquba, 60 miles north of Baghdad. is a Japanese cel-shaded Anime Short film written and directed by Shuuhei Morita. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. Baqubah ( BGN: Ba‘qūbah; also spelled Baquba and Baqouba) is the capital of Iraq 's Diyala Governorate. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (BBC)
  • A train derails in Andhra Pradesh, India, killing 100. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country (BBC)
  • A series of blasts detonate in New Delhi, the Capital of India. The 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings occurred on October 29, 2005 in Delhi, India, killing 62 people and injuring at least New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country 61 people are known to have died; many more are injured. (NDTV), (BBC)
  • Three Christian Indonesian girls are beheaded as they walk through a cocoa plantation near a private Christian school in Central Sulawesi. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Decapitation (from Latin, caput, capitis, meaning head or beheading, is the cutting off of the head of a person or animal Cocoa is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree from which Chocolate is made Fundamentally a plantation is usually a large Farm or estate, especially in a tropical or semitropical country on which Cotton, Tobacco A Christian School is a School run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization Central Sulawesi ( Sulawesi Tengah) is a province of Indonesia located in the heart of Sulawesi. (BBC)

30 October 2005 (Sunday)

• Italian Minister of the Environment Altero Matteoli announces interest in switching to nuclear power as the main source of energy within 10-15 years. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest An environment minister (sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of the environment) is a Cabinet position in charged with protecting the Altero Matteoli (born September 8, 1940) is an Italian politician member of Alleanza Nazionale right-wing party Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions Nuclear power has been banned in Italy since the Chernobyl accident in 1986. The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear reactor accident in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) (Reuters)
• Hurricane Beta, the first hurricane named with the Greek letter Beta, approaches Nicaragua and Honduras as a Category 3 storm, (BBC), and makes landfall on the Mosquito Coast at Category 2 intensity. Hurricane Beta was the twenty-third named storm fourteenth hurricane, and seventh major hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding The Greek alphabet (Ελληνικό αλφάβητο is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a classification used for most Western Hemisphere Tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of Tropical depressions The Caribbean Mosquito Coast (or Miskito Coast) historically consisted of an area along the Atlantic coast of present-day Nicaragua, named after its native Thousands of residents of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua have been evacuated to shelters. Puerto Cabezas ( Bilwi in Miskito) is a Municipality in the North Atlantic Coast department ( Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America (VOA), (Scotsman)
• Further rioting occurs overnight in the Parisian suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois following the electrocutions of two teenagers, aged 15 and 17, and a third teenager suffering severe burns when they entered a substation whilst fleeing police. Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. For other places with the same name see Clichy. Clichy-sous-Bois (formerly Clichy-en-Aulnois) is a commune in the An electrical substation is a subsidiary station of an Electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where Voltage Rioters attacked police and journalists. Critics allege that the teenagers were targeted because they were Muslim, though this claim has been denied by French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Minister of the Interior (full title Ministre de l’Intérieur et de l’Aménagement du Territoire) in France is one of the most important governmental Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, (BBC) (ABC News)
• After an official 3-day visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China returns to Beijing, having reached new directions in Sino-DPRK relations. Pyongyang (pʰjʌŋjaŋ is the Capital and largest City of North Korea, located on the Taedong River, at. 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, The President of the People's Republic of China ( literally Chairman of the Chinese People's Republic or abbreviated Guójiā Zhǔxí 国家主席 literally State Chairman Hu Jintao ( born 21 December 1942 is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES This comes after North Korean Leader Kim Jong-il called Hu the "most respected guest". The National Defence Commission of North Korea (NDC is defined by the 1998 constitution as “the highest guiding organ of the military and the managing organ of military matters Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il) (born 16 February 1941 Vyatskoye, Soviet Union; official biographies state 16 February 1942 Baekdu (Xiaoxiang Morning News) (QQ News)
• The Dresden Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), a Protestant Church in Dresden, Germany is re-consecrated. The Dresdner Frauenkirche ("Church of Our Lady" is a Lutheran church in Dresden, Germany. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service usually religious The church was destroyed during the bombing of Dresden in World War II. The Bombing of Dresden by the British Royal Air Force (RAF and United States Army Air Force (USAAF between 13 February and 15 February 1945 12 weeks The remains of the church had been left untouched by the government of East Germany as an anti-war monument. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Some 60,000 people celebrated the reopening. Both Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and German President Horst Köhler said that the rebuilding was a 'symbol of reconciliation'. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II 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 President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. Horst Köhler ( born 22 February 1943) is a German politician ( CDU) and economist who serves as the current President of Germany. (Reuters) (AustBC) (Scotsman) (BBC) (CNN)

31 October 2005 (Monday)

• Guinea-Bissau's president, João Bernardo Vieira, announces the dissolution of the government headed by his rival Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira (born 27 April 1939) has been President of Guinea-Bissau since 1 October 2005. Carlos Domingos Gomes Júnior (born December 19 1949) was the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 10 May 2004 to (allAfrica)
• In Germany, Social Democratic Party chairman Franz Müntefering announces his intention to retire after the party convention on November 14. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. (born January 16, 1940) is a German politician He was Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD from 2004 to 2005 and is expected to assume Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca The decision came after his candidate for Secretary General of the SPD, Kajo Wasserhövel, lost to left-wing candidate Andrea Nahles. Andrea Maria Nahles (born June 20 1970 in Mendig, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German Politician, a Bundestag (BBC)
• U.S. President George W. Bush nominates Judge Samuel Alito of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. 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. Samuel Anthony Alito Jr (born April 1, 1950) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is a federal court with Appellate jurisdiction over the district courts for the following The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. (CNN) (BBC)
• Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announces his fifth cabinet. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006 Shinzo Abe, former Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party, becomes Chief Cabinet Secretary and is widely speculated to be Koizumi's chosen successor. The, frequently abbreviated to LDP or, is a Centre right, conservative, Political party and the largest party in Japan. In Japan, the is the Minister of State charged with directing the Cabinet Secretariat Former Interior Minister Taro Aso becomes Foreign Minister, and is replaced by former economic advisor Heizo Takenaka. The is a Cabinet -level ministry in the Government of Japan. The English name Ministry of Public Management Home Affairs Posts and Telecommunications is the current Prime Minister of Japan, having taken office on September 24, 2008. The of Japan is the Cabinet member responsible for Japanese foreign policy and the chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. is a Japanese economist and retired politician last serving as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of State for Privatization of the Postal (BBC)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • A Pentagon report suggests that since 2004 about 26,000 Iraqi people have been either killed or injured in attacks by insurgents. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Regular pentagons The term pentagon is commonly used to mean a regular convex pentagon, where all sides are equal and all interior angles are equal (to "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 Iraq topics. (BBC)
  • Reports indicate that 40 people have died following a U.S. Air raid near Karabilah in Western Iraq. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Strategic bombing is a Military strategy used in a Total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation-state by destroying its economic ability to wage war rather Al-Karābilah or Krabilah as it is sometimes called is a town in Iraq located at near the Syrian border in an area of high ground For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The military says it was a targeted strike against Al Qaeda, whereas doctors treating the injured and dead said the dead were all civilians, including many women and children. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health A civilian under International humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her Country 's Armed forces. (Reuters)
  • 6 U.S. Soldiers die in two separate insurgent attacks. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution (BBC)
  • Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi tries to distance himself from the U.S. President George W. Bush and claims that he "tried on several occasions to convince the American president not to wage war". Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest 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 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. (The Guardian)
• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: 3 Palestinian militants die following an Israeli attack in the West Bank city of Jenin. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria Jenin ( Arabic:; ג'נין a city in the West Bank 's Jenin Governorate, is a major Palestinian agricultural center (BBC)
• Roman Catholic priest, Father Athanase Seromba, denies charges of genocide at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities Athanase Seromba (born 1963 is a Rwandan priest who was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity committed in the Rwandan genocide. Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group See also Rwandan Genocide The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ( ICTR) is an International court established in November (BBC)
• The Spanish telco Telefónica announces a £18 billion deal to buy the British mobile network operator O2 plc. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Telefónica SA, (,,,,) is a Spanish telecommunication company. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A mobile network operator ( MNO) also known as carriage service provider ( CSP) wireless service provider, wireless carrier, Telefónica Europe plc is a European Telecommunications company providing both fixed and mobile communication products usually under the styled brand O2 (Reuters) (Dow Jones/Cellular News)
• Infanta Leonor of Spain, second in the succession line to the Spanish throne, is born in Madrid at 01:46 AM, local time. Schooling Infanta Leonor began her education at the daycare for the children of the Spanish Royal Guard. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Spain uses the same system of (male-preference Primogeniture as the United Kingdom. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. (BBC)
• Exiled GAM leader, Bakhtiar Abdullah, visits the Indonesian special territory of Aceh for the first time in 25 years to see the peace process aimed at ending nearly three decades of conflict. The Free Aceh Movement ( Indonesian: Gerakan Aceh Merdeka or simply GAM) also known as the Aceh Sumatra National Liberation Front ( ASNLF The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. See also Sultanate of Aceh Aceh (ʔaˈtɕɛh generally anglicized as ˈɑːtʃeɪ is a special territory ( daerah istimewa) of Indonesia (BBC)
• At approximately 3:13 AM in Cheyenne, WY, after leaving their Boulder, Colorado show, Bayside's tour van hit a patch of ice, skidded off the road, and flipped over. Drummer John "Beatz" Holohan was killed.

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