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Events
Ongoing Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal Al Jazeera bombing memo Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak Black sites scandal Iran's nuclear program Malawi food crisis Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal NSA Spying Controversy North Indian cyclone season Pacific typhoon season Plame CIA leak investigation Southern Hemisphere cyclone season Stormontgate affair Tropical Storm Zeta World Pyro Olympics

Deaths
7: Devan Nair 7: Rigoberto Alpizar 9: Robert Sheckley 10: Eugene McCarthy 10: Richard Pryor 12: Ramanand Sagar 12: Gebran Tueni 13: Stanley Williams 15: James Freed 15: William Proxmire 16: John Spencer 17: Jack Anderson 19: Vincent Gigante 24: Michael Vale 24: Wang Daohan 25: Joseph Pararajasingham 25: Birgit Nilsson 26: John Diebold 26: Kerry Packer 26: Vincent Schiavelli

Ongoing armed conflicts
Arab-Israeli conflict (Al-Aqsa Intifada) Second Chechen War Second Congo War Conflict in Iraq Darfur conflict in Sudan Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire Conflict in northern Uganda South Thailand insurgency Chad-Sudan conflict

Elections
3: Taiwan, Local 3: Kazakhstan, President 4: Venezuela, Parliament 7: St. Vinc. & Grenadines, Parliament 11: Chile, Parliament 15: Iraq, Parliament 18: Bolivia, President 18: Tanzania, General 24: Pitcairn Is., Council

Trials
Chile: Alberto Fujimori Chile: Augusto Pinochet Indonesia: Bali Nine Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal — Saddam Hussein, among others Libya: Bulgarian nurses & Ashraf al-Hajuj Netherlands: ICTY — Slobodan Milošević, among others Russia: Nur-Pashi Kulayev UK: Leo O'Connor & David Keogh U. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July The Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal is a United States political scandal relating to the work performed by political lobbyists Jack Abramoff, The Al Jazeera bombing memo is an unpublished memorandum made within the British government which purports to be the minutes of a discussion between United States Influenza A virus subtype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 Iran is not known to possess Weapons of mass destruction, and has signed treaties repudiating possession of them including the Biological Weapons 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 Malaysian lock-up detainee abuse scandal (also known as Squatgate) is a scandal involving the abuse allegations of detainees (initially Chinese citizens under The NSA warrantless surveillance controversy concerns Surveillance of persons within the United States incident to the collection of Foreign intelligence by the The 2005 North Indian Ocean cyclone season has no bounds but cyclones tend to form between April and December with peaks in May and November }The 2006 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds it ran year-round in 2006 but most Tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between The phrase Plame Affair (also known as the CIA leak scandal, the CIA leak case, the CIA leak grand jury investigation, and Plamegate) refers Stormontgate is the name given to the controversy surrounding an alleged Provisional Irish Republican Army spy-ring based in Stormont, the parliament building of The World Pyro Olympics is an annual competition amongst the most prestigious Fireworks companies in the world Deaths in 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Chengara Veetil Devan Nair, also known as C V Devan Nair ( August 5, 1923 &ndash December 6, 2005) was the third President Rigoberto Alpizar (April 17 1961&ndashDecember 7 2005 was a Costa Rican born United States citizen who was fatally shot at Miami International Airport Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Robert Sheckley ( July 16, 1928 &ndash December 9, 2005) was a Hugo and Nebula nominated American author Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy ( March 29, 1916 – December 10, 2005) was an American Politician, Poet, and a Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III ( December 1, 1940 &ndash December 10, 2005) was an American Comedian, Actor Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Ramanand Sagar ( 29 December 1917 – 12 December 2005) (born Chandramauli Chopra) was an Indian Film director Gebran Ghassan Tueni ( جبران تويني) ( September 15, 1957 &ndash December 12, 2005) was a Lebanese politician Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Stanley Tookie Williams III ( December 29, 1953 &ndash Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Edward William Proxmire ( November 11, 1915 – December 15, 2005) was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion John Spencer ( December 20 1946 – December 16 2005) was an Emmy - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Jackson Northman Anderson ( October 19, 1922 &ndash December 17, 2005) was an American Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Vincent "The Chin" Gigante ( March 29, 1928 &ndash December 19, 2005) was a New York mobster who headed the Genovese crime Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Michael Vale ( June 28, 1922 – December 24, 2005) was an American commercial Wang Daohan ( (March 1915 &ndash December 24, 2005) was the former president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Joseph Pararajasingham ( November 27 1934 - December 25, 2005) was a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament Birgit Nilsson ( May 17, 1918 &ndash December 25, 2005) was a Swedish Dramatic soprano who specialized in operatic Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. John Theurer Diebold ( June 8, 1926 &ndash December 26, 2005) was a pioneer and early champion of widespread uses of computing and automated Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC (17 December 1937 &ndash 26 December 2005 son of Sir Frank Packer, was an Australian publishing media and gaming tycoon Vincent Andrew Schiavelli ( November 11 1948 – December 26 2005) was an American Actor noted for his work in Film This is a list of ongoing conflicts that are happening around the world which continue to result in violent deaths The Second Chechen War, in a later phase better known as the War in the North Caucasus, was launched by the Russian Federation starting August 26 The Second Congo War, also known as Africa's World War and the Great War of Africa, began in August 1998 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Context of the conflict The civil war revolves around a number of issues particularly The end of the 30-year presidency of Félix Houphouët-Boigny forced The 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 current civil war in Chad began in December 2005. The conflict involved Chadian government forces and several Chadian rebel groups See also Elections in 2005 Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Elections of the Republic of China gives information on Election and election results in the Republic of China ( with effective control over Taiwan The Election of County Magistrates County Councilmen and Township Governors ( commonly known as the " Three-in-One Election " (三合一選舉 sānhéyīxuǎnjǔ "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Elections in Kazakhstan are held on a national level to elect a President and the the Parliament, which is divided into two bodies the Majilis (Assembly Kazakhstan held a presidential election on 4 December 2005. Incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev, in power since 1989 sought and won another "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. \|\|\|} Elections in Venezuela gives information on Elections and election results in Venezuela. Venezuela held a parliamentary election on 4 December 2005. The following elected posts were filled 167 deputies to the National Assembly Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Elections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gives information on Election and election results in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Chile holds nationwide presidential parliamentary and municipal elections The 2005 Chilean parliamentary election took place on December 11 2005, in conjunction with the presidential election. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Elections in Iraq gives information on Election and election results in Iraq. Following the ratification of the Constitution of Iraq on October 15 2005, a general election was held on 15 December to elect Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Elections in Bolivia gives information on Elections and election results in Bolivia. The 2005 Bolivian presidential election was held on December 18, 2005. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Elections in Tanzania gives information on Election and election results in Tanzania. Tanzania held presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 December 2005. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Politics of the Pitcairn Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Mayor is the An election was held in the Pitcairn Islands, the last remaining British dependency in Oceania, to elect a Mayor, a Council Chairman Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Alberto Ken'ya Fujimori (Japanese name) (born in Lima, Peru on July 28 1938 is a Peruvian and Japanese ref> Fujimori secures Japanese haven Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (November The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The Bali Nine is the name given to a group of nine Australian citizens arrested on 17 April 2005 in Denpasar on the island of Bali, Indonesia, in a plan For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal (formerly Iraqi Special Tribunal) is a body established under Iraqi national law to try Iraqi nationals or residents accused The Trial of Saddam Hussein was the trial of the deposed President of Iraq Saddam Hussein by the Iraqi Interim Government for alleged Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab The HIV trial in Libya (or Bulgarian nurses affair) concerns the trials appeals and eventual release of six foreign medical workers charged with conspiring to deliberately infect The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Nur-Pashi Kulayev (born 1980 a native of Engenoi, Chechnya, is thought to be the sole survivor of the 32 hostage-takers in the 2004 Beslan school The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Civil servant David Keogh and parliamentary researcher Leo O'Connor, both of Northampton, England, were charged with S. : Tom DeLay U. Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8 1947 is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas. S. : Zacarias Moussaoui U. Zacarias Moussaoui ( Arabic: زكريا موسوي; born May 30 1968 is a French citizen who was convicted of conspiring to kill citizens S. : Brian Nichols edit sidebar

1 December 2005 (Thursday)

South Africa's Constitutional Court declares that current marriage laws restricting marriage to opposite-sex couples are unconstitutional and must be changed within a year. Brian Gene Nichols (born December 10, 1971) is known for his escape and alleged Killing spree in the Fulton county Courthouse in Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 South African Constitutional Court was established in 1994 by South Africa 's first democratic Constitution: the Interim Constitution Constitutionality is the status of a law, a procedure or an act's accordance with the laws or guidelines set forth in the applicable Constitution. Once the change is made, South Africa will be the fifth country in the world where same-sex marriages are recognized, after Canada, Spain, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Same-sex marriage (also referred to as gay marriage) is a term for a legally or Socially recognized Marriage between two people of the same Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those (AP via Yahoo)
The European Central Bank raises interest rates for the first time in five years, from 2. The European Central Bank (ECB is one of the world's most important Central banks responsible for Monetary policy covering the 15 member countries of the 0% to 2. 25%. This will affect the cost of money in the twelve Eurozone countries. Euro Enlargement of the (BBC)
A Buddhist manuscript written on birch bark in the 1st century or 2nd century passes from a private collection to the University of Washington library, becoming part of the Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices A manuscript is any Document that is Written by hand as opposed to being printed or reproduced in some other way A birch bark document is a document written on pieces of Birch bark. See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution (uwnews.org)
Muriel Degauque is identified as the Belgian suicide bomber who killed herself in Iraq on November 9, 2005. Muriel Degauque ( July 19, 1967 &ndash November 9, 2005) was a Belgian woman from Charleroi and a convert to Islam The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all (BBC)
Ray Hanna, who died on this day in Switzerland, was an air-display pilot, regarded by many as the best of the best, and was well known for flying Spitfire Mk IX MH-434. Squadron Leader Raynham George Hanna AFC (with bar ( 28 August 1928 - 1 December 2005) was a New Zealand born WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout He was with the Red Arrows from 1965 to 1971, and in that time was their longest serving - and some say their most influential - leader. The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the Aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force, based at RAF Scampton He and his son, Mark Hanna, started the Old Flying Machine Company The Red Arrows paid tribute to him with a flypast at his funeral. FlyPast is Britain's top-selling Aviation Magazine, published monthly and edited by Ken Ellis

2 December 2005 (Friday)

About 4,000 military history enthusiasts from 23 countries gathered at Slavkov u Brna in the Czech Republic to re-enact the Battle of Austerlitz on the 200th anniversary of the epic battle between the First French Empire, the Austrian Empire and Imperial Russia. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Slavkov u Brna ('slafkof 'ʊbr̩na i e Slavkov by Brno (Austerlitz is a country town east of Brno in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, The Battle of Austerlitz (Bitva u Slavkova also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of Napoleon's greatest victories effectively destroying the The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya (BBC) (BBC) (AP via CBS) (AP via ABC) (Austerlitz2005.com)
Proposed internet domain .xxx for pornography has been dropped shortly before the domain was set to receive approval. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer (techtree)
Conflict in Iraq: 10 U.S. Marines are killed following an insurgent roadside bomb attack in Falluja. 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 An improvised explosive device ( IED) is a Bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional Military action For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated (BBC)
Scientists in Gabon and the Republic of Congo discover that three species of fruit bat serve as animal reservoirs for the Ebola virus. Gabon (gəˈbɒn or /gaˈbõ/ in French) is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic The Republic of the Congo (République du Congo Kongo: Repubilika ya Kongo; Lingala: Republiki ya Kongó) also known as Congo-Brazzaville For other uses of the term "Flying fox" see Flying fox (disambiguation Megabats is the term used informally to refer to bats Ebola is the common term for a group of Viruses belonging to genus Ebolavirus, family Filoviridae, and for the disease which they A virus (from the Latin virus meaning Toxin or Poison) is a sub-microscopic infectious agent that is unable The virus probably first spread from animal to human in 1976 by local hunters eating the bats. (Nature) (LA Times)
Hurricane Epsilon strengthens from a tropical storm to become the record breaking fourteenth hurricane of the 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 A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding (CNN) (Reuters via Yahoo)
Kenneth Boyd becomes the 1000th person to be executed in the United States since the re-introduction of capital punishment in 1976. Kenneth Lee Boyd ( January 19, 1948 &ndash December 2, 2005) was a murderer who was executed by the U Capital punishment of a Felon in the United States, in modern times is employed and in practice only in cases involving murder The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. (BBC)
Australian Van Tuong Nguyen is executed by hanging in Singapore for drug trafficking. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Van Tuong Nguyen ( Vietnamese: Nguyễn Tường Vân, baptised Caleb) ( 17 August 1980 – 2 December Capital punishment is a legal form of Punishment in Singapore. Singapore The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs (AP via Yahoo)
An independent commission to investigate the Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal is established by Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The Malaysian lock-up detainee abuse scandal (also known as Squatgate) is a scandal involving the abuse allegations of detainees (initially Chinese citizens under The Prime Minister of Malaysia (in Malay Perdana Menteri) is the indirectly elected Head of government of Malaysia. Dato' Seri Abdullah Hj Ahmad Badawi (born 26 November 1939 is a Malaysian politician who has served as Prime Minister since 2003 (The Sun Malaysia)
The "Thermopolis" specimen, recently donated to the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis, Wyoming and described in the Science article "A well-preserved Archaeopteryx specimen with theropod features", shows that the Archaeopteryx lacked a reversed toe—a universal feature of birds—limiting its ability to perch in trees and implying a terrestrial lifestyle. The Wyoming Dinosaur Center is located in Thermopolis, Wyoming and is one of the few Dinosaur Museums in the world to have its own excavation Thermopolis is a town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. Archaeopteryx, sometimes referred to by its German name Urvogel ("original bird" or "first bird" is the earliest and most primitive Bird This has been interpreted as evidence of theropod ancestry. Theropods (ˈθɪərəpɒd theropoda /θiːˈrɒpədə/ 'beast feet' are a group of Bipedal Saurischian Dinosaurs Although they were primarily The specimen also has a hyperextendible second toe. "Until now, the feature was thought to belong only to the species' close relatives, the deinonychosaurs. "
The European release of the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS.

3 December 2005 (Saturday)

Talks on the new EU budget may not be completed under the United Kingdom's presidency, the UK's minister for Europe warns. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in 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)
ROC local elections, 2005: Republic of China (Taiwan) opposition party Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) makes major gains in municipal elections, taking 14 of 23 mayor or county magistrate seats. The Election of County Magistrates County Councilmen and Township Governors ( commonly known as the " Three-in-One Election " (三合一選舉 sānhéyīxuǎnjǔ REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Ruling Democratic Progressive Party takes six seats. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP ( Taiwanese: Bîn-chú-chìn-pō͘-tóng Traditional Chinese: zh-Hant 民主進步黨 Simplified Chinese: zh-Hans People First Party and New Party each takes one seat, and an independent wins one seat. The People First Party (親民黨 Pinyin: Qīnmíndǎng is a Centre-right conservative Political party in the Republic of China The New Party (新黨 Xīn Dăng formerly the Chinese New Party (CNP 中華新黨 Zhōnghúa Xīn Dăng is a Centre-right Political party DPP chairman Su Tseng-chang resigns to take responsibility for his party's defeat. Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌 Pinyin: Sū Zhēnchāng POJ: So Cheng-chhiong born July 28, 1947) is a Taiwanese politician of the (AP via San Francisco Chronicle)
Pakistan's information minister claims Pakistani forces have killed al-Qaeda operational commander Abu Hamza Rabia in fighting along the Afghanistan border. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Abu Hamza Rabia ( 1970s &mdash 30 November[[ 005]] was an Egyptian member of Al-Qaeda, described in news accounts as a high-ranking leader within Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (BBC)
An attack about 60 miles from Baghdad, involving a roadside bomb, kills 19 Iraqi soldiers. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous An improvised explosive device ( IED) is a Bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional Military action (Yahoo)
Some 40,000 protest inaction on global warming in Montreal. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The demonstration, held as part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, is one of the largest environmental protests ever and is accompanied by marches worldwide, including one in hurricane-devastated New Orleans. Annex I and Annex II Countries and Developing Countries Signatories to the UNFCCC are split into three groups Annex I countries (industrialized countries New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana (CTV) (Independent)
Marilyn Manson marries Dita Von Teese in a lavish ceremony. Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969) better known by his Stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American Musician and Dita Von Teese (born Heather Renée Sweet on September 28 1972 is a popular American Burlesque artist model and actress
The That's Life panel, by Mike Twohy, ends.

4 December 2005 (Sunday)

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israel launches a series of air strikes as reprisals after the Palestinians fired Qassam rockets, hitting what local officials called an Islamic Jihad charity in the Gaza Strip. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. 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. An airstrike is a Military strike by Air forces on either a suspected or a confirmed enemy ground position The Qassam rocket ( صاروخ القسام; also Kassam) is a simple steel Rocket filled with explosives produced by Hamas. 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)
Hong Kong people marched today to oppose the political reform set out by Chief Executive Donald Tsang in favour of a timetable on the full implementation of universal suffrage in the territory. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders On December 4, 2005, tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protested for democracy and called on the Government to allow universal The Chief Executive of Hong Kong ( is the head of Hong Kong Government and the principal representative of the Hong Kong. Sir Donald Tsang Yam-Kuen, GBM, KBE, JP (born 7 October 1944 is the current Chief Executive and Head of Government of Hong Universal suffrage (also universal adult suffrage, general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of the right to vote to Organisers claimed 250,000 attended the march, while police put the figure at 63,000. (AP via Yahoo!News) (Link dead as of 22:46, 14 January 2007 (UTC)), (NYTimes) (registration required), (Xinhua)
Exit polls indicate that Kazakhstan's incumbent leader Nursultan Nazarbayev wins the presidential election by a landslide. 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. An exit poll is a poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( Kazakh: Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев æbəʃʊˈlɯ nɑzɑrˈbɑjəf Russian: Нурсултан Kazakhstan held a presidential election on 4 December 2005. Incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev, in power since 1989 sought and won another (Forbes) (Financial Times) (Guardian) (Xinhua)
Conflict in Iraq:
- Former chief of the RUC police force will head a British investigation into possible infiltration of Iraq's police force 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 The Royal Ulster Constabulary GC was the name of the Police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
- Former prime minister Iyad Allawi says he survived an assassination attempt at the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf. Ayad Allawi ( إياد علاوي) (born 1945 is an Iraqi politician and was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq prior to Iraq's 2005 legislative AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. The Imam Ali Holy Shrine ( Arabic: حرم الإمام علي also known as Meshed Ali or the Tomb of Ali, is a Mosque located Najaf ( BGN: An Najaf) is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Police say his group fled from the Shi'ite Muslim shrine under a hail of debris by a mob. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion A crowd is a group of people. The crowd may have a common purpose or set of emotions such as at a political rally, at a Sports game, or during Looting (ReutersUK)(Link dead as of 22:46, 14 January 2007 (UTC)), (NYTimes) (registration required)
Former Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser calls for a worldwide ban on capital punishment. 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 Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. John Malcolm Fraser, AC, CH (born 21 May 1930 is an Australian Liberal politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. (The Australian)
The people of Venezuela vote in Parliamentary Elections. Venezuela held a parliamentary election on 4 December 2005. The following elected posts were filled 167 deputies to the National Assembly (BBC)
A London tabloid claims that the CIA's use of Scotland's airports was part of an alleged CIA operation to catch and transfer terrorist suspects to secret prison camps in Europe. 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 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The three airports allegedly involved were Glasgow International, Glasgow Prestwick, and Edinburgh Airport. Glasgow Prestwick Airport (Port-adhair Ghlaschu Phreastabhaig is an International airport serving Glasgow, situated north of the town of Prestwick Edinburgh Airport is located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the busiest Airport in Scotland in 2007 handling 9047558 passengers (BBC News) (Hindustan Times) (Photo of aircraft (Airliners.net))

5 December 2005 (Monday)

The 23rd Southeast Asian Games officially closes with Philippines gaining the top medal ranking for the first time. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 23rd Southeast Asian Games (also known as the 2005 SEAG) were held in the Philippines from November 27th to December 5th in The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP (Manila Bulletin)
An earthquake strikes the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). An Earthquake along the East African Great Rift Valley faultline struck at 121955 ( UTC) (141955 local time at the Epicentre) on 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 Zaire (pronunciation; République du Zaïre was the name of the present Democratic Republic of the Congo between October 27, 1971 Many people are feared dead after an earthquake measuring 6. 8 on the Richter scale struck Lake Tanganyika near the town of Kalemie. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released Lake Tanganyika is a large Lake in central Africa (3° 20' to 8° 48' South and from 29° 5' to 31° 15' East Kalemie, formerly Albertville / Albertstad, is a town on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (TimesOnLine) (News24) (The Independent) (BBC)
Civil Partnership Act 2004: The United Kingdom begins registration of civil unions for same-sex couples. See Civil partnerships in the United Kingdom for a detailed discussion of the Act and its implementation. 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)
2005 Kashmir earthquake: Pakistan renews SOS Children's Villages role as custodian of all orphans and unaccompanied children following the earthquake. 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 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)
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A suicide bomb attack kills at least five people in Netanya, north-western Israel. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The attack follows confirmation from Shaul Mofaz that Israel will resume its policy of "targeted killings". (שאול מופז born November 4, 1948 in Tehran, Iran) is the current Israeli Minister of Transportation and a Deputy For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Selective Assassination is a policy of selecting targets using arms training personnel and cover-up strategies designed to justify assassination as the means to meet a political agenda (Ynetnews) (BBC)
Venezuelan parliamentary elections apparently result in Hugo Chávez's party and allies winning all 167 seats, as opposition parties boycott the election claiming election fraud. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Venezuela held a parliamentary election on 4 December 2005. The following elected posts were filled 167 deputies to the National Assembly Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela. Electoral fraud is illegal interference with the process of an Election. (BBC)

6 December 2005 (Tuesday)

The BBC World Service reports that the U. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. are moving into four new bases in Romania, one of the bases is where the CIA has been accused of carrying out extraordinary rendition. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania 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 (BBC)
An Iranian C-130 Hercules airplane crashes into a ten-story building in a civilian area of the Iranian capital Tehran, killing all 94 people aboard and 34 residents of the building - a total of 128+ people. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The 2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash occurred on December 6, 2005 (Azar 15 1384 at 1410 local time (1040 UTC) when an Iranian Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of (BBC) (BBC)
David Cameron wins the leadership election for the United Kingdom Conservative Party. 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 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. (BBC)
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) photographs what appears to be a new species in Borneo. The cat-fox is a potential new species of Carnivore discovered on the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. The lemur-like carnivorous mammal is apparently a member of the viverrid family, related to the mongoose and civet. Lemurs make up the infraorder Lemuriformes and are members of a group of Primates known as Prosimians The term "lemur" is derived from the Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands The family Viverridae is made up of 35 species including all of the genets, the Binturong, most of the Civets and the four Linsangs A mongoose (plural mongooses) is a member of the family Herpestidae (although also used for some members of Eupleridae) a family of small Civets are small lithe-bodied mostly arboreal Mammals native to the tropics of Africa and Asia (BBC)
Conflict in Iraq: Two suicide bombers kill 27 Iraqi Police at a police academy 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 This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons The Iraqi Police Service (IPS are the uniformed Territorial Police Force responsible for the enforcement of Civil law within Iraq. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (BBC)
The Red Cross mulls adding a new Red Crystal symbol to ensure continuing acceptance of its work. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated (BBC)
Deposed Iraq president Saddam Hussein has refused to attend his trial for crimes against humanity, throwing the sometimes chaotic Iraqi proceedings into further confusion. Deposition by Political means concerns the removal of a Politician or Monarch. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. 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 Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 (ABC)
At least 123 miners are missing following an explosion at a coal mine in China's Hebei province, the official Xinhua news agency says. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division (ABC)
South Africa's axed deputy president Jacob Zuma, who lost his job in post-apartheid South Africa's most sensational corruption scandal, has been charged with rape. 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 Deputy President of South Africa is the acting President of South Africa when the President is outside the country's borders unable to fulfill the duties of the office Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (born 12 April 1942 is a South African politician Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person (ABC)

7 December 2005 (Wednesday)

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin addresses the Montreal conference on climate change, and is critical of the United States's stance on the issue. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr Annex I and Annex II Countries and Developing Countries Signatories to the UNFCCC are split into three groups Annex I countries (industrialized countries The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Martin's allegedly "undiplomatic" comments—"there is such a thing as a global conscience, and now is the time to listen to it"—reportedly anger Vice President Dick Cheney. Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states 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. (CBC)
The third President of Singapore, Chengara Veetil Devan Nair, passes away in Canada at the age of 82. The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. Chengara Veetil Devan Nair, also known as C V Devan Nair ( August 5, 1923 &ndash December 6, 2005) was the third President Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page (CNA)
Two people are wounded in Malawi, which is facing serious food shortages, following clashes between police and people trying to buy cornmeal. The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. 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 Cornmeal is Flour ground from dried corn, and is a common Staple food. (BBC)
Microsoft loses a South Korean antitrust case, and is fined ₩n32 billion (USD 32m). Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The won (ko 원 ( sign: ₩; code: KRW) is the currency of South Korea. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been (Reuters) (BBC)
A U.S. Federal Air Marshal fatally shoots Rigoberto Alpizar on American Airlines Flight 924 in a jetway at Miami International Airport in Florida. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS is a United States federal government Law enforcement agency under the supervision of the Transportation Rigoberto Alpizar (April 17 1961&ndashDecember 7 2005 was a Costa Rican born United States citizen who was fatally shot at Miami International Airport Rigoberto Alpizar (April 17 1961&ndashDecember 7 2005 was a Costa Rican born United States citizen who was fatally shot at Miami International Airport The word “jetway” is sometimes used for a high-altitude airway. Miami International Airport is a public Airport located eight miles (13 km) northwest of the Central business district of Miami, in unincorporated Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Alpizar, a U. S. citizen who had disembarked from an American Airlines flight from Medellín, Colombia, claimed to have a bomb. American Airlines Inc (AA is a US -based airline and the world's Largest airline in total passenger miles transported and passenger fleet size Medellín, officially the Municipio de Medellín (Spanish or Municipality of Medellín (English pronunciation mɛdəˈjiːn or, Spanish: or) is the second Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. No explosive was found. (BBC) (CNN)
Nobel Prize in Literature winner Harold Pinter accuses Britain and the United States of engaging in state terrorism in Iraq and demands the prosecution of George W. Bush and Tony Blair. 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 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 United States of America —commonly referred to as the State terrorism refers to acts of Terrorism conducted by governments For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. 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 (Reuters) (BBC)
An Italian court rules that calling someone a "dirty negro" while committing a crime is not necessarily a hate crime. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Hate crimes (also known as bias motivated crimes) occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership in a certain Social group, usually defined (Reuters)

8 December 2005 (Thursday)

A six-year-old boy is killed after Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 skids off a runway at Chicago Midway International Airport. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 (WN1248 SWA1248 was a scheduled passenger flight from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport Chicago Midway International Airport, also known simply as Midway Airport or Midway, is an Airport in Chicago Illinois, United States (CNN)
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
- Hamas leader Khaled Mashal declares at a rally in Damascus, Syria that its informal ceasefire with Israel, which expires at the end of the year, will not be renewed. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Khaled Mashal, also known as Khaled Mashaal or Khalid Mish'al (خالد مشعل (b Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. (BBC)
- Two Palestinians, believed to be militants, are killed following an Israeli air strike 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)
- An Israeli soldier dies after being stabbed by a Palestinian at a Checkpoint in the West Bank. 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)
President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad remarks that Israel should be moved to Europe and the "issue will be resolved. The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. " His remarks were widely condemned as Holocaust denial by Israeli, European and American politicians, The Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, issued a statement indicating that he "was shocked", while Saudi, Turkish and Iranian officials criticized his speech because it undermined a Mecca summit dedicated to showing Islam's moderate face. Holocaust denial is the claim that the Genocide of Jews during World War II —usually referred to as The Holocaust —did not occur in the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Mecca ˈmɛkə also spelled Makkah ˈmækə (in full Makkah Al-Mukarramah (Arabic mækːæ(t ælmʊkarˑamæ مكّة المكرمة, literally Honored For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. (DailyStar)(UN) (AP) (KUNA)(BBC) (Reuters)
Conflict in Iraq: At least 32 people have died following an attack on a bus 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 (BBC) (Fox News)
Croatian general Ante Gotovina, rated the third-most-wanted war criminal from the Yugoslav wars by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, is arrested by Spanish police in Tenerife and extradited to face the tribunal in The Hague. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Ante Gotovina (born October 12, 1955, Island of Pašman, Croatia) is a former lieutenant general ( general pukovnik) of the Croatian War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied The Yugoslav Wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY that took place between 1991 and The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Tenerife (previously known and spelled as "Teneriffe" in English before mass tourism adopted the Spanish spelling a Spanish Island, is the largest (BBC)
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher has left hospital after being given a clean bill of health by doctors after feeling faint yesterday. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 (BBC)
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement adopt a Red Crystal design, allowing Israel to join as a fully-participating member. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated The emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, under the Geneva Conventions, are to be placed on Humanitarian and medical vehicles For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. (BBC)
UK Law Lords rule in A v. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The House of Lords, in addition to having a legislative function has a judicial function as a Court of last resort within the United Kingdom. Secretary of State for the Home Department that evidence which may have been obtained by torture cannot be used against suspects in terrorism cases. Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion (BBC)
Lawyers for convicted murderer and Crips co-founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams meet with Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger in a final plea for clemency. The Crips are a primarily but not exclusively African American gang founded in Los Angeles California in 1969 mainly by 16-year-old Raymond Stanley Tookie Williams III ( December 29, 1953 &ndash The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it (MTV)
In Australia, the voluntary student unionism (VSU) legislation has passed the Senate. (ABC)

9 December 2005 (Friday)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe comes out to theatres. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 Fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson based on The Lion Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media
Viacom's Paramount Pictures agrees to buy the Dreamworks SKG company founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen for $1. Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner was established Walden Media is a film production and publishing company best known as the producers of The Chronicles of Narnia film series Viacom ( ( short for " Vi deo & A udio Com munications" is an American Media conglomerate with various worldwide interests Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. DreamWorks LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, or DreamWorks Studios, is a major American Film studio Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Jeffrey Katzenberg (born December 21, 1950 in New York City) is a Jewish American Film producer and CEO David Geffen (born February 21, 1943) is an American Record executive, Film producer, Theatrical producer and philanthropist 6 billion. (NY Times)
The Groups for the 2006 FIFA World Cup to be held in Germany are finalized. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) 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. (BBC) Both Group C and Group E have been dubbed "groups of death". Group of death is an informal Sobriquet used in football and other team sports to describe a situation that often occurs during the group stage of a (SI), (Globe&Mail), (ChicagoTribune)
The Bush administration summons Canadian ambassador Frank McKenna, and is expected to formally lodge a complaint after Prime Minister Paul Martin's criticism on December 7 of the United States at the Montreal conference on climate change. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country Francis Joseph "Frank" McKenna PC OC QC ONB (born January 19, 1948, in Apohaqui, The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Paul Edgar Philippe Martin. PC, MP (also known as Paul Martin Jr Current events are contemporary happenings of significance The phrase may also refer to the following Current Events, a journal published by Weekly Reader Publishing The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Annex I and Annex II Countries and Developing Countries Signatories to the UNFCCC are split into three groups Annex I countries (industrialized countries U.S.-Canada relations are already a major issue in the upcoming Canadian federal election. The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally the 39th General Election) was held on January 23 2006 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the (CBC)
Reports emerge of an alleged massacre of protesting farmers and fishermen in Dongzhou, Guangdong, China by police forces. A series of protests took place for seven months up to December 2005 in Dongzhou, a village in Shanwei Prefecture-level city, Guangdong Dongzhou ( is a coastal village in southern Guangdong province China, under the jurisdiction of the Prefecture-level city of Shanwei. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The protesters are believed to be upset with government plans to build a new power plant in the area and infill part of the bay. Infill in its broadest meaning is material that fills in an otherwise unoccupied space The death toll, pegged at 20, is the worst act of violence by Chinese security forces since the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Violence is the exertion of force so as to injure or abuse The word is used broadly to describe the destructive action of natural phenomena like Storms and Earthquakes The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massacre (referred to in Chinese as the June Fourth Incident, to avoid confusion with two The town is reportedly still sealed off by government forces. (IHT) (BBC)
The wedding day of Lorna Ramiso Cantre and Cliff Simonne Rivero Velasco at the Transfiguration Chapel Caleruega, Philippines.

10 December 2005 (Saturday)

The International Atomic Energy Agency and its Director General Mohamed ElBaradei receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway. (BBC)
The other 2005 Nobel Prizes are handed out in Stockholm to Barry J. Marshall and Robin Warren (Physiology or Medicine), Roy J. Glauber and John L. Hall and Theodor W. Hänsch (Physics), Robert H. Grubbs, Richard R. Schrock and Yves Chauvin (Chemistry), Robert J. Aumann and Thomas C. Schelling (Economics), and Harold Pinter (Literature). The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the 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. 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. Richard Royce Schrock (born January 4, 1945) is an American chemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his contributions to the Metathesis reaction used Yves Chauvin (born October 10 1930) is a French Chemist and Nobel Prize laureate 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. Robert John Aumann ( Hebrew name: Yisrael Aumann he ישראל אומן (born June 8, 1930) is an Israeli Mathematician and a Thomas Crombie Schelling (born 14 April 1921) is an American Economist and professor of Foreign affairs, National security 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 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 (CNN)
At least 103 people are killed and 7 injured when Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crashes en route to Port Harcourt from the Nigerian capital Abuja. Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 was a scheduled flight between the Nigerian cities of Abuja ( ABV) and Port Harcourt ( PHC Port Harcourt is the Capital city of Rivers State, Nigeria. It lies along the Bonny River Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Abuja is the Capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria in the Federal Capital Territory (CNN)
American comedian and actor Richard Pryor dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 65 at 7:58 AM (Pacific Time). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III ( December 1, 1940 &ndash December 10, 2005) was an American Comedian, Actor A cardiac arrest, also known as cardiorespiratory arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation of

11 December 2005 (Sunday)

According to some reports, Ariel Sharon, the Prime Minister of Israel, put the Israeli Defense Force on high alert for possible airstrikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (אריאל 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 The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit An airstrike is a Military strike by Air forces on either a suspected or a confirmed enemy ground position For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions Sharon's office, however, denied this or that they had any plans to do so. (Times Online) (Y-Net) (Y-Net)
Chief minister of the Indian state of Karnataka, Dharam Singh announced that the state government had accepted Jnanpith awardee U R Ananthamurthy's suggestion to rename Bangalore to its colloquial name, Bengaluru. A Chief Minister is the elected Head of government of a sub-national (e India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India Narayan Dharam Singh (born December 25, 1936) was the 17th Chief Minister of Karnataka state in India and a former Lok The Jnanpith Award is a literary award in India. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, it is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy ( Kannada: ಯು ಆರ್ Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. A colloquialism is an expression not used in formal speech, writing or Paralinguistics. The new name will be effective from November 1, 2006. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (The Times of India)
Brian Chase of Nashville, Tennessee admits putting false information about John Seigenthaler Sr. into a Wikipedia article, leading to widespread debate. In the History of Wikipedia, the Seigenthaler incident refers to a series of events that began in May 2005 when Brian Chase anonymously posted a hoax article in Wikipedia John Lawrence Seigenthaler (ˈsiːgɛnˌθɔːlɚ born July 27 1927 is an American journalist, writer and political figure. ***************************************************************************************** * * (NYT via Seattle Times) (CNN) (BBC)
A suicide bombing in Kandahar, Afghanistan, injures 3 people while killing the bomber. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons For the 2001 film see Kandahar (film; for the Kandahar meteorite of 1959 see Meteorite falls; for the places in Azerbaijan see Cəndəhar and Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (Reuters) (Guardian)
2005 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire: Explosions are reported at the Buncefield oil depot north of London ten miles from the Luton airport. The incident Explosion and fire The first and largest explosion occurred at 0601 The Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal (HOSL - Hertfordshire Oil Storage Ltd generally known as the Buncefield oil depot, is an Oil depot located on the edge of London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. London Luton Airport (previously called Luton International Airport) is an International airport located on the edge of the Town of Luton (BBC) (Sky News)
Ethnically motivated violence erupts in the suburbs of Sydney, leading authorities to condemn the incidents as "shameful". The Cronulla Riots of 2005 were a series of racially motivated mob confrontations which originated in and around Cronulla, a beachfront suburb of Sydney This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 (ABC)
Korean Air, both national and international has been shut down due to the strike going on in Korea. Korean Air Lines Co Ltd ( Operating as Korean Air, is the national and largest Airline of South Korea; its global headquarters The national airplane circulation has been stopped already and the Korean Airline planes that were in a foreign country are returning to Korea.
Vengeance of Rain of Hong Kong, was crowned the World Racing Championship winner after winning the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse [1]

12 December 2005 (Monday)

At an inquest into the death of UN worker Iain Hook, Paul Wolstenholme, a United Nations worker in Jenin claims that moments after Iain Hook was shot by a mysterious sniper rifle-shot to the pelvis, an Israeli sniper rifle laser was pointed at his head. Vengeance of Rain (Chinese 爪皇凌雨 (born 2000 is a Racehorse in Hong Kong that won Dubai Sheema Classic (Int'l G1-2400M Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Cathay Pacific Airways Limited () is the largest Airline and Flag carrier of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Hong Kong for three-year-old and above Thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2000 History It was first built in 1978 (under the administration of Sir David Akers-Jones, the then-Secretary for the New Territories on reclaimed land and is the larger Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian 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 The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Jenin ( Arabic:; ג'נין a city in the West Bank 's Jenin Governorate, is a major Palestinian agricultural center READ DISCUSSION PAGE BEFORE MAKING ANY EDITS TO CAPTION BELOW http//en The pelvis (pl pelvises or pelves) or pelvic girdle is the irregular bony structure located at the base of the spine (properly known For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. He also supplied documentary evidence which stated that the Israeli army had delayed an ambulance which was sent to take the wounded Mr Hook to hospital. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit An ambulance is a Vehicle for transporting sick or injured people to from or between places of treatment for an Illness or Injury. (BBC)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe grossed $65. The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 Fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson based on The Lion 6 million in the United States and Canada ($107 million worldwide) on its opening weekend, making it the #2 December opening weekend film of all time (behind The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and in front of the first two The Lord of the Rings films). This article is about the live-action movie which shares a title with a book, video game, and animated film. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy consists of three Live action Fantasy Epic films The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 With this news, Disney has officially given the greenlight to cinema production of the second book in the series, Prince Caspian, by 2007. Prince Caspian The Return to Narnia is a Novel for children by C
Stanley Williams is denied clemency by the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Stanley Tookie Williams III ( December 29, 1953 &ndash A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor The US Supreme Court also refuses to stay his execution. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Williams is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at 0:01 PST on December 13. The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life There are some concerns of potential rioting and violence tonight across the state. (SF Chronicle) (Governor's statement (PDF))
Gebran Tueni, a prominent Lebanese anti-Syrian member of parliament and managing editor of the leading liberal An-Nahar newspaper, has been killed in a car bomb attack in Beirut. Gebran Ghassan Tueni ( جبران تويني) ( September 15, 1957 &ndash December 12, 2005) was a Lebanese politician Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية An-Nahar ( النهار) The Day, is the leading Arabic-language daily Newspaper in Lebanon. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 He had spent months in Paris because of security concerns, reportedly only returning to Lebanon on Sunday. Another An-Nahar journalist, the anti-Syrian writer Samir Kassir, was killed in a car bomb in June. Samir Kassir (سمير قصير in Arabic) ( May 5 1960 &ndash June 2 2005) was a professor of history at Saint-Joseph University (BBC)
ASEAN Summit begins in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN holds annual meetings in relation to economic and cultural development of Southeast Asian countries Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and (Channel News Asia)

13 December 2005 (Tuesday)

Conflict in Iraq:
- Four American soldiers are killed following an IED attack in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life 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 An improvised explosive device ( IED) is a Bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional Military action For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (AP)
- The U. S. ambassador issues a statement saying that the total number of abused prisoners found so far in jails run by the Shiite-led Interior Ministry is about 121. An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country (AP)
The Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization opened in Hong Kong. Background The Ministerial Conference is the highest decision-making body in the World Trade Organization (WTO meeting at least once every two years and providing political Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said that he expected little progress on resolving disagreements between ministers. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in A European Commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. 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 Meanwhile, some protesters from South Korea unsuccessfully attempted to bypass the cordon to reach the location of the conference by swimming across Victoria Harbour. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (often abbreviated as HKCEC or 會展 is one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in Hong Kong, along with Victoria Harbour is a natural landform Harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. (BBC) (AP via Yahoo) (Reuters via Yahoo)
The collapse of a residential building in New Jersey kills three people and sends plumes of smoke into the air. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. (BBC) (Wikinews)
The President of the United States, George W. Bush, acknowledges the deaths of approximately 30,000 Iraqi civilians since the commencement of the Iraq War. 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 Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign (The Australian)
Swiss Councillor Dick Marty, commissioned by the Council of Europe to investigate CIA black sites and prisoner abuse in Europe says that the CIA has "disregarded all standards of legality". The Council of States of Switzerland (Ständerat Conseil des Etats Consiglio degli Stati Cussegl dals Stadis is the smaller chamber of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland Dick Marty (born January 7 1945 in Sorengo) is a Swiss Politician ( Free Democratic Party) and former state Prosecutor The Council of Europe (Conseil de l'Europe is the oldest International organisation working towards European integration, being founded in 1949 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 (CNN) (Houston Chronicle)
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Palestinian stone thrower is shot in the head and killed by Israeli troops raiding the West Bank city of Nablus. 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 Nablus ( sometimes Nābulus; Arabic:; næːblʊs is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem At least ten other Palestinians were injured by the IDF troops while two Israeli soldiers were injured by a bomb during the raid. (BBC)
An earthquake of Richter scale magnitude 6. An earthquake of magnitude 67 in the Richter Scale hit South Asia on December 12, 2005 2147 (UTC The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released 7 rocks South Asia. According to the U. S. Geological Survey, the quake was centred in the Hindukush region of northeastern Afghanistan. The Hindu Kush is a Mountain range located between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (Times of India) (BBC) (CNN)
Stanley Williams is executed at San Quentin State Prison by the U.S. state of California. Stanley Tookie Williams III ( December 29, 1953 &ndash Capital punishment is a legal form of Punishment in the US state of California. San Quentin State Prison is located on 432 acres (17 km² on Point San Quentin in Marin County, California, United States, north of San Francisco A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. (BBC)
In response to Canadian Prime Minister criticizing the United States on its resistance to climate change initiatives, the U. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Climate change is any long-term significant change in the “average weather” that a given region experiences S. Ambassador to Canada, David Wilkins, openly responds to the statements that he complains were used for political advantage during an election. An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country David Horton Wilkins (born October 12, 1946) is the current United States Ambassador to Canada. (Toronto Star)
North America: The Canadian provinces, Ontario and Quebec and the US states Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin sign an international agreement to preclude significant water diversion from the Great Lakes. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. (Toronto Star)
The $100 laptop project announces that it has chosen Quanta Computers to make its laptops, which it hopes to distribute to low-income people around the world. Quanta Computer Incorporated ( is a Taiwan -based manufacturer of Notebook computers and other electronic Hardware. (IDG News Service)
US Federal Reserve rises the target for the interest rate to 4. Interest is a fee paid on borrowed capital Assets lent include Money, Shares, Consumer goods through Hire purchase, major assets 25%. The rate lead to the highest in more than four years.
It was announced that on 1 April 2006, First Great Western, First Great Western Link and Wessex Trains would combine into the new Greater Western franchise. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. First Great Western is the operating name of First Greater Western Ltd, a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup, which operates First Great Western Link was a train operating company owned by First Group that provided train services on a franchise basis from Paddington Station Wessex Trains was the primary passenger rail operator in the South West of England. (BBC)

14 December 2005 (Wednesday)

The European Parliament has adopted the directive on Telecommunications data retention. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU In the field of Telecommunications data retention (or data preservation) generally refers to the storage of Call detail records (CDRs of Telephony (BBC)
U.S. Budget Approval — More than 100 religious activists were arrested on Wednesday after they staged a peaceful sit-in at the Cannon House Office Building, near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.. The process of creating the budget for the United States Government is known as the budget process. The Cannon House Office Building, completed in 1908 is the oldest congressional office building as well as a significant example of the Beaux-Arts style of architecture Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D They were protesting the proposed cuts to health care and other social welfare programs in the Federal Budget. The process of creating the budget for the United States Government is known as the budget process. The protest was organized by Jim Wallis, editor of the liberal Christian journal Sojourners Magazine Washington Post SJMN
U.S. President George W. Bush says that the decision to invade Iraq in 2003 was the result of faulty intelligence, and accepts responsibility for that decision. The Reverend Jim Wallis (b June 4 1948, Detroit Michigan) is an evangelical Christian writer and political activist best known as the founder Sojourners Magazine, a monthly publication of the Christian social justice organization Sojourners was first published in 1971 under the original title of The Post-American. 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. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Intelligence (abbreviated int or intel) is not Information, but the product of evaluated information valued for its currency and relevance rather than He maintains that his decision was still justified. (BBC)
Doctors in Pakistan marvel at the survival of Naqsha Bibi, rescued last Saturday, 63 days after she was buried in the 8 October 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Naqsha Bibi is a 40-year-old Pakistani women was found alive in the ruins of her house near Muzaffarabad on 10 December 2005, 63 days after she 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 (BBC)
The President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announces that Brazil will clear its IMF debt of $15. The President of Brazil is both the Head of state and Head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pronounced /lu'iz i'nasju 'lulɐ da 'siwvɐ/; born October 27, 1945) known simply as Lula, is the thirty-fifth and The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) is an International organization that oversees the Global financial system by following the Macroeconomic The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 5bn two years early. (BBC)
In India, 11 Hindus are sentenced to life imprisonment for their roles in the murder of Muslims in the 2002 Gujarat violence. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime often for most A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The 2002 Gujarat violence describes a series of communal Riots between the communities of Hindus and Muslims that took place in the Indian (BBC)
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict:
- An Israeli Air-Strike in the Gaza Strip leaves four Palestinians dead. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. An airstrike is a Military strike by Air forces on either a suspected or a confirmed enemy ground position The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Israel claims that all four were militants and were about to launch a rocket attack into Israel. (BBC) (Haaretz)
- Israel has approved further expansion of the Jewish Settlements within the West Bank. 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. The West Bank (الضفة الغربية, הגדה המערבית Hagadah Hamaaravit) also referred to in Israel as " Judea and Samaria A further 300 Jewish houses will be added to the Maale Adumim settlement. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Ma'ale Adumim (מעלה אדומים is an Israeli Settlement and city located east of Jerusalem in the West Bank and on the edge of the Judean (BBC)
The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, describes the holocaust as a myth. The President of Iran is the highest elected official in the Islamic Republic of Iran, second only to the Supreme Leader. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (محمود احمدی‌نژاد; born October 28, 1956) is the sixth and current President of the Islamic Republic of Iran The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Holocaust denial is the claim that the Genocide of Jews during World War II —usually referred to as The Holocaust —did not occur in the He also said that Europe should house the Jews of the world, rather than the Palestinians. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn (BBC) (The Guardian)
A reservoir bursts near Lesterville, Missouri at the Taum Sauk hydroelectric power plant on the Black River, causing significant damage. Lesterville Missouri is an unincorporated community in southeast Missouri. The remains of the Taum Sauk pumped storage plant are located in the St The Black River is a Tributary of the White River, about 300 mi (480 km long, in southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas in the (DisasterNews)
In Japan, former one-class authorized architect Hidetsugu Aneha, Takeshi Uchikawa, Akira Shinozuka and Moriyoshi Kimura receives a summons of witnesses by the Diet because of concerning falsification of earth-quake resistant structural data about condominiums and hotels. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a former Japanese Architect and Builder accused of falsifying structural data regarding the Earthquake resistance of A summons (also in Britain known as a claim form) is a legal document issued by a court (a judicial summons) or by an administrative agency of government (an A witness is someone who has firsthand knowledge about a Crime or dramatic event through their Senses (e The is Japan's Bicameral Legislature. It is composed of a Lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an Upper house, called A condominium, or condo, is a form of Housing tenure and other Real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate (usually of an apartment A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis (The Japan Times Online)

15 December 2005 (Thursday)

Former United States presidential candidate Al Sharpton agrees to pay $100,000 to the Federal Election Commission in a settlement over alleged corrupt practices during his 2004 electoral bid. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton Jr (born October 3 1954 is an American Baptist minister political and civil rights / Social justice The Federal Election Commission (or FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that was founded in 1975 by the United States Congress to regulate the (Reuters)
A colleague of South Korean biomedical researcher Hwang Woo-Suk says that Hwang admitted that he faked nine of eleven stem cell colonies used in what had been hailed as a medical breakthrough in the journal Science. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Hwang Woo-Suk ( Korean: 황우석 born 29 January 1953 is a South Korean. Stem cells are cells found in most if not all multi-cellular Organisms. Science is the Academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is considered one of the world's most prestigious Scientific (BBC)
Thousands of Iraqi Shia protest against Al Jazeera after a guest on a talk show on the network suggested that the Ayatollah Ali Sistani, Shia Islam's most senior cleric, should stay out of politics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. For the English-language channel see Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera (الجزيرة al-jazīrah,, meaning "The Island" Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini al-Sistani Arabic: السيد علي الحسيني السيستاني Persian: سید علی (BBC)
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israel continues to strike Palestinian areas in the Gaza Strip. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west (RTÉ)
The European Council meets to discuss the next 7-year budget for the European Union. The European Council (referred to as a European Summit) is the highest political body of the European Union. The financial perspective (sometimes financial framework) of the European Union (EU is a seven- Year framework for its spending The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in (BBC)
Voting starts in Iraq to elect the first permanent 275-member Iraqi National Assembly under the new Constitution of Iraq. Following the ratification of the Constitution of Iraq on October 15 2005, a general election was held on 15 December to elect The Council of Representatives of Iraq (مجلس النواب العراقي Majlis al-Nuwwāb al-ʿIrāqiyy) is the main elected body of representatives in Iraq The current Constitution of Iraq was approved by a referendum that took place on 15 October 2005. (BBC)
A comparison of 42 articles by the journal Nature concludes that Wikipedia is almost as accurate on science topics as the Encyclopædia Britannica. Nature is a prominent Scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869 ***************************************************************************************** * * Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc The study also notes that Wikipedia's writing is more disorganized than Britannica's. (Nature) (BBC) (NPR)
A Nepalese soldier shoots dead 11 people at a temple in Nagarkot, near Kathmandu. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. Nagarkot is a Village and Village Development Committee located 32 Km east of Kathmandu, Nepal in Bhaktapur District Kathmandu (काठमांडौ येँ is the Capital and the largest city of Nepal. (BBC)
Marwan Barghouti launches a new party called al-Mustaqbal (The Future), splitting from the Fatah movement in the Palestinian National Authority. Marwan Bin Khatib Barghouti ( مروان البرغوثي born June 6, 1959) is a Palestinian politician and militant leader who gained political authority Al-Mustaqbal ( المستقبل) The Future, was Palestinian Electoral list headed by Marwan Barghouti and registered Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير (BBC)
Bradley John Murdoch, convicted murderer of British backpacker Peter Falconio, is sentenced to a non-parole period of 28 years in prison in Australia. Bradley John Murdoch (born 1958 is serving Life imprisonment for the July 2001 murder of English backpacker Peter Falconio in Australia In Law, a conviction is the Verdict that results when a Court of law finds a Defendant guilty of a Crime. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Peter Falconio was a British Tourist who disappeared in the Australian outback in July 2001 whilst travelling with girlfriend Joanne Lees A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. (NineMSN)

16 December 2005 (Friday)

Bulgaria starts withdrawing its troops from Iraq. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I, is a military command, led by the United States that is fighting the Iraq War against Iraqi insurgents or resistants For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (Reuters)
Extreme levels of radiation have been found at a chemical factory in Chechnya. The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika (BBC)
United States Government:
- Senator John McCain persuades President George W. Bush to accept a ban on cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of detainees. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives 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. (AP)
- The United States House of Representatives has requested that the Bush administration give Congress details on any secret detention facilities overseas. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Presidency of George W Bush began on his inauguration on January 20, 2001 as the 43rd and current President of the United States of America The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses (AP)
- The United States Senate rejects the extension of the PATRIOT Act. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The USA PATRIOT Act, commonly known as the Patriot Act, is a controversial Act of Congress that U Critics had said it infringed on civil liberties and made the government too powerful. (AP).
- United States President George W. Bush refuses to comment on whether the National Security Agency spied on American citizens without a legal warrant. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The National Security Agency/ Central Security Service ( NSA/CSS) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States government (AP)
Conflict in Iraq: Iraqi Police claim that they captured Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in 2004 and then released him by mistake. 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 Iraqi Police Service (IPS are the uniformed Territorial Police Force responsible for the enforcement of Civil law within Iraq. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (أبومصعب الزرقاوي, Abu Musab from Zarqa)) (October 30 1966 – June 7 2006 born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " (BBC)
Hamas, the main Palestinian opposition party make a large series of gains in the West Bank municipal elections. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة 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)
At least 39 people, 33 of whom were patients, die after a fire breaks out in a hospital in the city of Liaoyuan, near Changchun in China's Jilin Province. Liaoyuan ( is a Prefecture-level city located in Jilin province People's Republic of China. Changchun ( is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the centre of the China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National ( Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern The cause of the fire is unknown. (BBC)
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: An Israeli settler dies following a drive-by shooting claimed by the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and Islamic Jihad. 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. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (كتائب شهداء الأقصى is a coalition of Palestinian militias in (Ynetnews) (RTÉ)
Intellectual property dispute: a US federal judge upholds Pfizer's two main patents for Lipitor, which had been challenged by Ranbaxy Laboratories. Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names Pfizer Incorporated ( is a major Pharmaceutical company, which ranks number one in the world in sales Atorvastatin ( INN) (əˌtɔrvəˈstætən (marketed under the name Lipitor, Lipidra Aztor Torvatin Sortis Torvast Torvacard Totalip Tulip Xarator The decision is the latest defeat for Ranbaxy, an Indian generic drugmaker, which has also lost in a UK court. (MSNBC)
Denis Donaldson is expelled from Sinn Féin for being a British spy. Denis Martin Donaldson ( Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1950 &ndash April 4, 2006 in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland) was Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970 He later confirms this in a statement. (BBC)

17 December 2005 (Saturday)

Hong Kong police detain 900 protesters at the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2005 after an anti-globalization demonstration became violent. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Background The Ministerial Conference is the highest decision-making body in the World Trade Organization (WTO meeting at least once every two years and providing political " Anti-globalization " is a term that encompasses a number of related ideas The protesters object to trade rules that they say hurt poor farmers. 74 people are injured. (Reuters) (CNN)
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Palestinian militant Khaled Abu Sitta is killed and three others injured when Sitta's car explodes in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west Palestinian sources say the explosion was caused by an Israeli air strike, although the Israeli Defense Force denies any involvement but admits bombing roads and bridges and shooting dead a suspect. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit (BBC) (Y-Net) (Haaretz) (Reuters)
Condoleezza Rice and the African Union request additional funds to enable the A. Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States The African Union (abbreviated AU in English, and UA in its other working languages is a Confederation consisting of 53 African U. 's peacekeeping mission in Darfur, Sudan to continue. The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Without additional aid, the African peacekeeping force will run out of funds in four months. Violence in the region has resurged recently. (Boston Globe) (Reuters) (LA Times via Chron.com)
A group of over 40 people, dressed in Santa Claus costumes, go on a rampage through downtown Auckland, New Zealand, robbing stores and assaulting security guards. Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island A security guard or security officer is usually a privately and formally employed person who is paid to protect Property, assets or people (AP)
Thieves use a flatbed truck to steal a 2-ton Henry Moore statue from the grounds of his foundation in Hertfordshire, England. Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986 was an English artist and sculptor. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of 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 statue is valued at more than $5. 2 million dollars. (AP) (Telegraph.co.uk)

18 December 2005 (Sunday)

Air Nauru's only passenger jet is seized by creditors in Melbourne, leaving the island nations of Nauru and Kiribati without air transport to the rest of the world. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Our Airline (formerly known as Air Nauru) is the national Airline of the Republic of Nauru. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru, is an Island nation in the Micronesian South Pacific. Kiribati or ( kirr-i-bas or KEE-ree-buhss ˈkiɾibas in Gilbertese) officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an Island nation located in (ABC)
Extinct mammoth mitochondrial DNA decoded. A mammoth is any Species of the Extinct Genus Mammuthus. These Proboscideans are members of the elephant family and Mitochondrial DNA ( mtDNA) is the DNA located in Organelles called mitochondria. (BBC)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) holds its first national democratic poll in 40 years. 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 (BBC) (Reuters) (Link dead as of 22:48, 14 January 2007 (UTC))
The Bolivian presidential election, 2005 takes place in Bolivia, with Evo Morales and Jorge Quiroga as front-runners. 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 Bolivian presidential election was held on December 18, 2005. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Juan Evo Morales Ayma (born October 26 1959 in Orinoca, Oruro) popularly known as Evo (ˈeβo is the President of Bolivia since Jorge Fernando "Tuto" Quiroga Ramírez (born May 5, 1960) was President of Bolivia from August 7, 2001 to Morales is expected to win a plurality of votes but not an absolute majority. If no candidate wins a majority, the election of the President will be by vote in the National Congress, also elected today. The National Congress ( Congreso Nacional) is the national Legislature of Bolivia, based in the nation's De facto Capital, (BBC)
42 people die following a stampede in the Indian city of Chennai. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country (BBC)
Bono, Melinda Gates and Bill Gates are named Time's Persons of the Year. Melinda French Gates (born Melinda Ann French on August 15, 1964) is the co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation If you would like to experiment with Wikipedia please copy Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Person of the Year (formerly Man of the Year) is an annual issue of the United States Newsmagazine Time that features and profiles (CNN)
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is on a trip to various countries including Oman, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. 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. Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi He made a surprise stop to Iraq today. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (Yahoo! News) (Link dead as of 22:48, 14 January 2007 (UTC)), (Reuters) (Link dead as of 22:48, 14 January 2007 (UTC))
Philippines finish in 5th place in the medal tally for the 2005 ASEAN Para Games in the Philippines. 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 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 Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The 23rd Southeast Asian Games (also known as the 2005 SEAG) were held in the Philippines from November 27th to December 5th in The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Thailand finishes with 84 golds, followed by Malaysia. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and (The Nation, Bangkok)
The prime minister of Israel Ariel Sharon is transferred to the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem after suffering a minor stroke. 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 Hadassah Medical Center (מרכז רפואי הדסה includes two University hospitals at Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain Meanwhile, some Palestinians have taken to the streets in Gaza to celebrate Sharon's health condition and the Kahane organisation has urged Jews to pray for his death. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. (אריאל PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ (Ynetnews) (Wikinews)
São Paulo win the FIFA Club World Championship in Yokohama, Japan, defeating Liverpool F.C. 1-0. São Paulo Futebol Clube, usually called São Paulo FC or just São Paulo, is a traditional Brazilian football team from São Paulo, founded The FIFA Club World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA Club World Championship, is a football competition contested between the champion clubs from all six continental is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, located in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshū and is a major commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. (BBC)
President George W. Bush defends the Iraq War in a rare primetime Oval Office address. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. 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 Oval Office is the official office of the President of the United States. He said, "Not only can we win the war in Iraq — we are winning the war in Iraq. " (USAToday) (The Guardian)

19 December 2005 (Monday)

Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 flying from Miami, Florida to Bimini, Bahamas, crashes in Miami Beach, killing 18 passengers and two crew members. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On December 19, 2005, Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States to Bimini, Bimini (ˈbɪmɨni is a district of the Bahamas composed of a chain of islands The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and (CNN)
Evo Morales becomes the latest Leftist to win the Presidency of a South American nation after he claimed victory in the Bolivian Presidential Election. Juan Evo Morales Ayma (born October 26 1959 in Orinoca, Oruro) popularly known as Evo (ˈeβo is the President of Bolivia since South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. The 2005 Bolivian presidential election was held on December 18, 2005. (BBC)
Early returns in the Iraqi legislative election, December 2005 indicate that religious parties have done quite well, winning up 80 percent of the vote. Following the ratification of the Constitution of Iraq on October 15 2005, a general election was held on 15 December to elect Election officials are investigating more than 1,000 complaints about irregularities, 20 of them considered serious. Final results will not be released until early January.
The Free Aceh Movement surrenders the last of its weapons following a peace agreement with the Government of Indonesia. The Free Aceh Movement ( Indonesian: Gerakan Aceh Merdeka or simply GAM) also known as the Aceh Sumatra National Liberation Front ( ASNLF The politics of Indonesia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic Republic, whereby the President of Indonesia (BBC)
Conflict in Iraq: An insurgent group broadcasts a video over the Internet of what they claim is the death of American Ronald Allen Schulz. 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 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ronald Alan Schulz (born March 29 1965 in Jamestown North Dakota - d (BBC)
Nazi Officer Ladislav Niznansky is acquitted of charges relating to three massacres of Slovaks during World War II. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German 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 Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million 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 (IOL)
Governor Antonio Fazio of Bank of Italy resigns, after having been officially put under investigation for insider trading, and following heavy pressure from both government and opposition. Antonio Fazio (born October 11, 1936 in Alvito, Province of Frosinone) is an Italian banker who was the Governor of Banca d'Italia Banca d'Italia is the Central bank of Italy and part of the European System of Central Banks. Insider trading is the trading of a Corporation 's Stock or other securities (e (BBC)
The Likud primary elections for the party's leadership between the candidates Benjamin Netanyahu, Silvan Shalom, Yisrael Katz and Moshe Feyglin opened at 10:00 a. Likud (ליכוד lit Consolidation) is the major centre-right political party in Israel. (בִּנְיָמִין "ביבי" נְתַנְיָהוּ Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, born October 21 1949, Tel Aviv) was (סילבן שלום born 4 October 1958) is an Israeli politician and former Foreign Minister (2003-06 and Finance Minister Moshe Feiglin (born 1962 is an Israeli right-wing politician In 1993 he co-founded Zo Artzeinu ("This our Land/Country" movement with Shmuel Sackett m. (Ynetnews)

20 December 2005 (Tuesday)

Chiyoda Corp. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. and Technip SA win a 500-billion Yen contract to build two LNG (liquefied natural gas) facilities in Qatar. Not to be confused with Natural Gas Liquids (NGL Liquefied natural gas or LNG is Natural gas (primarily Methane, CH4 Natural gas is a Gaseous Fossil fuel consisting primarily of Methane but including significant quantities of Ethane, Propane, Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated Bloomberg
In the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District case, Judge John E. Jones III rules that it is unconstitutional to teach intelligent design as an alternative to evolution in a public school science classroom in the United States. Background Certain members of the Dover Board of Education expressed concern about the teaching of Evolution. John Edward Jones III (born June 13 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist from the U Intelligent eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (Aljazeera) (Associated Press) (BBC) (Christian Science Monitor) (CNN) (Guardian) (Time)
At least 20 people die as a bus in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir skids from the road, tumbles down a hill and lands in the river Jhelum. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir "Hydaspes" redirects here For the historic battle see Battle of the Hydaspes. (BBC)
Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union declares a New York City transit strike after talks fail, shutting down the subway and bus system that constitute the largest transportation system in the United States. The 2005 New York City transit strike was a strike in New York City called by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (Wikinews) (AP via Yahoo!) (CNN) (BBC)
Israel:
- In the Likud primary elections, Benjamin Netanyahu wins, becoming the new Likud leader. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Likud (ליכוד lit Consolidation) is the major centre-right political party in Israel. (בִּנְיָמִין "ביבי" נְתַנְיָהוּ Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, born October 21 1949, Tel Aviv) was In the voting, he is followed by Silvan Shalom, Moshe Feyglin, and Yisrael Katz. (סילבן שלום born 4 October 1958) is an Israeli politician and former Foreign Minister (2003-06 and Finance Minister Moshe Feiglin (born 1962 is an Israeli right-wing politician In 1993 he co-founded Zo Artzeinu ("This our Land/Country" movement with Shmuel Sackett (Ynetnews)
- Ariel Sharon, the prime minister of Israel, is released from Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital after being treated for a mild stroke. (אריאל 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 Hadassah Medical Center (מרכז רפואי הדסה includes two University hospitals at Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain (Ynetnews)
Midwest Airlines Flight 210 lands safely at Boston's Logan International Airport with a landing-gear problem late Tuesday after circling the airport for approximately two hours. (AP via Yahoo!)

21 December 2005 (Wednesday)

The former President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, claims in court that American officials tortured him. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally Part of his testimony is censored and the US strongly denies the accusations. (BBC)
In a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada rules that swingers clubs do not harm society and are legal as long as there is no exchange of money and the activities are conducted in private. The Supreme Court of Canada ( French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian Swinging, sometimes referred to as the swinging lifestyle, is "non-monogamous sexual activity treated much like any other social activity that can be experienced as a (CTV) (CBC)
A mugger who attempted to escape pursuit on Sunday by entering Bloemfontein Zoo in South Africa is killed after jumping into the Bengal tigers area. Bloemfontein (ˈbluːmfɒnteɪn Afrikaans and Dutch for "spring of Bloem (bloom" 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 Bengal tiger, or Royal Bengal tiger ( Panthera tigris tigris or Panthera tigris bengalensis) is a Subspecies of Tiger primarily He was found with bite marks all over his body, and all his clothes removed, but the tigers had not attempted to eat him, having been fed the previous afternoon. (BBC) (Mail & Guardian (SA))
A bomb explodes near a nightclub in Spain, but no one is hurt. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Basque separatist movement ETA claims responsibility. The Basque Country ( Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community in northern Spain. 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 eu '''Euskadi Ta Askatasuna''' or ETA ( Basque for "Basque Homeland and Freedom" ˈɛːta is an illegal armed Basque nationalist Separatist (Reuters)
The U.S. Senate blocks oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives West Texas PumpjackJPG|thumb|right|300px|This Pumpjack located south of Midland TX is a common sight in West Texas. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ( ANWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Alaska. (CNN) (Link dead as of 00:49, 15 January 2007 (UTC))
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israel bans Palestinians from East Jerusalem from voting in the next Palestinian legislative election throwing the entire election in doubt. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 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 East Jerusalem refers to the part of Jerusalem captured by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and subsequently by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. On January 25 2006, elections were held for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority Israel claims that it made the ban out of fears that Hamas would do well. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة (BBC)
Musician Elton John and Canadian filmmaker David Furnish are joined in a civil partnership ceremony at Windsor Town Hall. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer David Furnish (born 25 October, 1962) is a Canadian Filmmaker who is the Civil partner of British Entertainer Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. The couple are among hundreds of same-sex couples entering civil partnerships in England and Wales on the first day that such ceremonies become possible. 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 Ceremonies were held earlier this week in Northern Ireland and Scotland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. (BBC) (BBC)
2005 Kashmir Earthquake. 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 field workers report a rapid deterioration in weather conditions and increase in weather-related death. 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 64 more children believed orphaned have been taken into emergency care this week. (SOS)
December Solstice:
- The December solstice, occurring at 18:35 UTC, is observed around the world in both astronomical and spiritual terms; this day has the least hours of sunlight and the longest night of the year in the Northern hemisphere(Winter solstice), and vice versa in the Southern hemisphere(Summer solstice). Solstices occur twice a year when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes Solstices occur twice a year when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes Astronomy (from the Greek words astron (ἄστρον "star" and nomos (νόμος "law" is the scientific study Spirituality, in a narrow sense concerns itself with matters of the Spirit, a concept closely tied to religious belief and Faith, a transcendent reality Northern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is North of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun 's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' Solstices occur twice a year when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes (North County Times)
- 20,000 people apply for lottery tickets for the 20 places available to view the winter solstice sunrise from inside the Newgrange stone age burial mound in County Meath, Ireland, although cloud cover prevented the sun from shining into the passage grave this morning. The winter solstice occurs at the instant when the Sun 's position in the sky is at its greatest angular distance on the other side of the equatorial plane from the Newgrange (Dún Fhearghusa is one of the Passage tombs of the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath, one of the most famous County Meath (Contae na Mí is a county in Ireland, often informally called The Royal County Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world passage grave (sometimes hyphenated or passage tomb is a tomb usually dating to the Neolithic, where the burial chamber is reached along a distinct passage (Fairfield County Weekly) (Ireland Online)
The United States Senate passes a six-month extension of the USA PATRIOT Act late Wednesday night by a voice vote. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The USA PATRIOT Act, commonly known as the Patriot Act, is a controversial Act of Congress that U This clears the way for a final vote in the House. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. (AP via Yahoo! News) (Link dead as of 00:49, 15 January 2007 (UTC))
Connecticut. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. A former hedge fund manager, Scott Sacane, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 in connection with the manipulation of the prices of two biotechnology stocks between November 2002 and July 2003. A hedge fund is a private Investment fund open to a limited range of investors which is permitted by regulators to undertake a wider range of activities than other investment Biotechnology is Technology based on Biology, especially when used in Agriculture, Food science, and Medicine. (Stamford (CT) Advocate) (Link dead as of 00:49, 15 January 2007 (UTC))

22 December 2005 (Thursday)

Judge Richard Fred Suhrheinrich of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, arguing that the US Constitution does not include "a wall of separation between church and state," denies a claim by the ACLU, thereby approving the continued display of the Ten Commandments in a Kentucky courthouse. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Honorable Richard Fred Suhrheinrich (born 1936 is a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit serving in Lansing Michigan. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with Appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. The Separation of church and state is a legal and political principle derived from the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which reads "Congress The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU) consists of two separate Non-profit organizations the ACLU Foundation a 501(c(3 organization which focuses The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are a list of religious and moral imperatives that according to Judeo-Christian tradition were authored by God and given (Cincinnati Enquirer) (AP) (Catholic World News)
The 2005 New York City transit strike is halted as strikers agree to return to work when negotiations resumed. The 2005 New York City transit strike was a strike in New York City called by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU (BBC)
India's most advanced INSAT-4A telecommunication satellite is successfully launched by the EADS SPACE Transportation generic rocket, Ariane 5, from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country INSAT or the Indian National Satellite System is a series of multipurpose Geo-Stationary satellites EADS Astrium Space Transportation was formed in June 2003 from the Space Infrastructure division of Astrium (whose core was originally ERNO) and the Ariane 5 is a European Expendable launch Kourou is a town and commune in French Guiana, an overseas ''région'' and ''département'' of France located in South America French Guiana (Guyane française officially fr ''Guyane'' is an Overseas department (French département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France (BBC)
Acetylene and hydrogen cyanide, precursors to life's basic ingredients (DNA and proteins), are found around a star in the constellation Ophiuchus. Acetylene ( IUPAC name ethyne), C2H2 is a Hydrocarbon belonging to the group of Alkynes It is the simplest of all alkynes Hydrogen cyanide is a Chemical compound with Chemical formula HCN Life is a state that distinguishes Organisms from non-living objects such as non-life and dead organisms being manifested by growth through Metabolism Deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) is a Nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known Proteins are large Organic compounds made of Amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together by Peptide bonds between the Carboxyl A star is a massive luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the Energy on Earth Ophiuchus (Ὀφιοῦχος ˌɒfiːˈuːkəs is one of the 88 Constellations and was also one of the 48 listed by Ptolemy. (NASA JPL) (MSNBC)
Tony Blair makes a surprise visit to Basra in Iraq, to address 4,000 British soldiers and discuss withdrawal. 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 Basra ( BGN: AlBasrah also called Basorah Abillah and Uruk or IRAQ The name that British colony has adopted for Basra For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. 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 soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. He states that "we can eventually draw down our own capability" once the Iraqi forces "build up their own strength". (BBC)

23 December 2005 (Friday)

An Azeri passenger jet crashed after taking off from the Azerbaijan capital, Baku. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South Baku (Bakı sometimes known as Baqy, Baky, Baki or Bakü, is the capital the largest city and the largest port of Azerbaijan (BBC)
Different sources report that Chadian president Idriss Déby has said his country is in a state of either "war" or "belligerence" with Sudan following a recent rebel attack in which around 100 people were killed. Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa. Lieutenant General Idriss Déby Itno (born 1952 is the President of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. (BBC) (Reuters)
The 2012 Summer Olympics may have been given to London by a voting error, a senior IOC official theorised. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. (BBC)
Astronomers have discovered new moons and rings around Uranus using the Hubble Space Telescope. A planetary ring is a ring of Cosmic dust and other small particles Orbiting around a Planet in a flat disc-shaped region The Hubble Space Telescope ( HST; also known colloquially as "the Hubble" or just "Hubble" is a space telescope that was carried into (CNN)
Lech Kaczyński was sworn in as President of the Republic of Poland. ˈlɛx alɛˈksandɛr kaˈtʂɨɲskʲi (born 18 June 1949 is the President of the Republic of Poland a politician of the conservative party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość The President of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, shorter form Prezydent RP) is the Polish Head of Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland (BBC)
U.S. News and World Report claimed that the United States government has been monitoring mosques in the United States since September 11 for traces of radiation. USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 Radiation, as in Physics, is Energy in the form of waves or moving Subatomic particles emitted by an atom or other body as it changes from a higher energy (US News)
The ITV News Channel closes after 5 years

24 December 2005 (Saturday)

The Egyptian opposition leader, Ayman Nour, was found guilty of fraud and jailed for five years. The ITV News Channel was a 24 hour Television News channel in the United Kingdom which broadcast from 2000 to 2005. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Ayman Abd El Aziz Nour (أيمن عبد العزيز نور (born 10 October 1964) is an Egyptian Politician, a former member of that country's In the broadest sense a fraud is a Deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual (BBC)
The United Kingdom began commemorations for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ahead of the official Thai commemorations in Thailand. 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 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred at 005853 UTC on December 26 2004 with an Epicentre off the west coast of The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj (BBC)
The Congress of the United States rejected Condoleezza Rice's request to restore $50 million in aid to the African Union that human rights groups say had been cut from the budget in November. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States The African Union (abbreviated AU in English, and UA in its other working languages is a Confederation consisting of 53 African The money would have gone to maintain AU peacekeepers in controlling the Darfur conflict, in which about 180,000 people have died. The War in Darfur is a military conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan. (Herald News Daily) (UN)
A tourism-promoting agency announced that it is purchasing the Maryland land, and the small one-room building thereon, said to have been the original location that inspired the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life Among the Lowly is an anti- Slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14 1811 – July 1 1896 was an American Author and Abolitionist, whose Novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (Lexington Herald-Leader)

25 December 2005 (Sunday)

Five children died in Guatemala City when a blaze started by fireworks swept through their house. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guatemala City (in full La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción; locally known as Guatemala or Guate) is the Capital and largest city of the A traditional holiday firecracker called a "silbador" shot into their small wooden house started the fire. The children were aged 2, 3, 6, 10 and 13. (Scotsman)
40 people killed in DR Congo in a clash between Ugandan rebels and UN-Congolese troops. 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 Ituri area has been the site of a joint action. Operation North Night Final was a joint DR Congo - UN peacekeeper operation in December 2005 to restore peace in the troubled Ituri district in (BBC)
A railroad train on the Uetsu Main Line in northern Japan derailed, killing four and injuring at least 33. The is a railway in the Tohoku region of the island of Honshū, Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (CNN) (BBC)
Joseph Pararajasingham, 71, a pro–Tamil Tiger politician, was shot dead at a Christmas Midnight Mass in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Joseph Pararajasingham ( November 27 1934 - December 25, 2005) was a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament "LTTE" redirects here For the Led Zeppelin bootleg see Listen to This Eddie. Batticaloa (மட்டக்களப்பு in Tamil මඩකළපුව in Sinhala) is the provincial capital of the eastern province of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island (BBC) (Reuters)
Nazir Ahmad, a Pakistani laborer, admitted to, and was arrested for murdering his four daughters, aged 4, 8, 12, and 25, after his eldest daughter, Muqadas Bibi, married a man against his wishes. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and (Reuters)
The Supreme Court in Libya overturned the death sentences given to international health workers charged with infecting children with HIV. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab The HIV trial in Libya (or Bulgarian nurses affair) concerns the trials appeals and eventual release of six foreign medical workers charged with conspiring to deliberately infect Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (BBC)

26 December 2005 (Monday)

15-year-old Jane Creba is killed and six others are wounded in Toronto's Boxing Day shooting, when two groups of gunmen open fire outside a Foot Locker store near the Eaton Centre in Toronto. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The Boxing Day shooting took place December 26, 2005 on Toronto 's Yonge Street when a shootout between two youth gangs resulted in Foot Locker Inc ( is an American sportswear and footwear retailer with its headquarters in New York City, and operating in approximately 20 countries worldwide The Toronto Eaton Centre is a large Shopping mall and office complex in downtown Toronto, Ontario Canada, named after the now-defunct Eaton's Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario (CNN) (CBC)
Memorial services around the world, including one in Banda Aceh, Indonesia attended by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, mark the one year anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami which saw 275,000 people killed or left missing. Banda Aceh is the provincial capital and largest city of Aceh, Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra, with an Elevation of 21 m The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The President of the Republic of Indonesia ( Presiden Republik Indonesia) is the Head of State as well as the Head of the Government of the Republic General (Ret Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born September 9, 1949) is an Indonesian retired military general and the sixth President of Indonesia The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred at 005853 UTC on December 26 2004 with an Epicentre off the west coast of (CNN)
A gas attack occurs at an outlet of the Maksidom chain on Moskovsky Prospect in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and led to the hospitalization of numerous victims. Gas was released in St Petersburg, Russia on December 26, 2005 in an outlet of the Maksidom chain on Moskovsky Prospect Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending (BBC)
The prime minister of Israel Ariel Sharon will undergo a cardiac catheterization to seal a hole in his heart. 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 Cardiac catheterization ( heart cath) is the insertion of a Catheter into a chamber or vessel of the Heart. The surgery is a routine procedure for this congenital defect, according to doctors in Jerusalem. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the (CNN)
A Qassam rocket fires at the Israeli kibbutz Sa'ad lands near a preschool. The Qassam rocket ( صاروخ القسام; also Kassam) is a simple steel Rocket filled with explosives produced by Hamas. Sa'ad (סעד lit Aid) is an religious kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel. No injuries are reported. (Ynetnews)
SeaQuest DSV released on DVD for the first time. seaQuest DSV was an American Science fiction television series created by Rockne S
Kerry Packer, major shareholder of PBL, died of Kidney Failure at the age of 68. Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC (17 December 1937 &ndash 26 December 2005 son of Sir Frank Packer, was an Australian publishing media and gaming tycoon Publishing and Broadcasting Limited ( PBL) was one of Australia's largest companies with interests primarily in media and gaming Renal failure or kidney

27 December 2005 (Tuesday)

Indonesia's Free Aceh Movement formally disbands its armed wing. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The Free Aceh Movement ( Indonesian: Gerakan Aceh Merdeka or simply GAM) also known as the Aceh Sumatra National Liberation Front ( ASNLF (Reuters) (Link dead as of 21:18, 14 January 2007 (UTC))
Andrei Illarionov, an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin quits, saying Russia is "no longer free". 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. Andrey Nikolayevich Illarionov ( Андре́й Никола́евич Илларио́нов) (born September 16 1961) is 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 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending (Washington Post)
The government of Poland announces it will keep troops in Iraq until the end of 2006, longer than previously planned. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (Al jazeera)
A mass grave is discovered in the predominantly Shia city of Karbala south of Baghdad, Iraqi police said. A mass grave is a grave containing multiple usually unidentified human corpses Karbala ( BGN: Al-Karbalā’; also spelled Karbala al-Muqaddasah) is a city in Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad at Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous (BBC)
The serial rape suspect accused of terrorizing two South Florida neighborhoods with attacks on victims ranging from elderly women to an 11-year-old girl was back in custody Tuesday, a week since his brazen jail escape, after a tipster recognized his face and called police. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the (AP via Yahoo! News) (Link dead as of 21:18, 14 January 2007 (UTC))
Rebels in Colombia kill 24 soldiers guarding coca eradication workers. 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. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Not to be confused with Cocoa. Coca is a Plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to north-western South America (BBC)
The Ugandan army kills seven civilians who had been protesting over the killing of a 15 year old boy. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Sixteen others are injured. (BBC)

28 December 2005 (Wednesday)

M C Puri, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, is killed and three others are injured when an unidentified gunman opened fire at India's premier educational institute, the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Munish Chander Puri ( 1939 - 28 December, 2005) was Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at IIT Delhi. The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (located at Hauz Khas) (formerly College of Engineering & Technology Delhi commonly known as IIT-Delhi or IIT-D The December 2005 IISc shooting occurred on Wednesday December 28, 2005 at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc in the Indian city of The Indian Institute of Science ( IISc) is a premier post-graduate institution of research and higher learning located in Bangalore, India. (BBC) (The Hindu)
Jürgen Chrobog, Germany's former Deputy Foreign Minister, his wife and three children, are kidnapped in Yemen by tribesmen pressing for the release of jailed members of their tribe. Jürgen Chrobog (born February 28, 1940) is a German Jurist and diplomat. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya (IHT) (Deutsche Welle)
Europe's "sat-nav" technology satellite, Giove-A, is launched as part of the Galileo positioning system with the goal of providing access to timing and location information independent of the United States' prevalent GPS system. GIOVE, or Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element, is the name for each Satellite in a series being built for the European Space Agency (ESA to test technology Galileo is a Global navigation satellite system currently being built by the European Union (EU and European Space Agency (ESA Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth (BBC)
Arab-Israeli Conflict:
- Israeli jets bomb the PFLP-GC base in Naameh, Lebanon, a few miles outside Beirut, wounding two people, in retaliation for a rocket attack that hit Qiryat Shemona. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين - القيادة Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 Kiryat Shmona (קִרְיַת שְׁמוֹנָה lit City of the Eight is a City located in the North District of Israel on the western slopes Israeli warplanes then fly over southern Lebanon and the western Bekaa Valley in reconnaissance flights, drawing anti-aircraft fire from the Lebanese army. The PFLP-GC denies responsibility for the rockets that hit Kiryat Shmona. Major General Udi Adam has not ruled out targeting installations in Syria. Aluf Ehud "Udi" Adam (אהוד "אודי" אדם (born 1959 is a General in the Israel Defense Forces and the former head of the Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية (Reuters)
- Israel Defense Forces forces launch Operation Blue Skies, firing artillery rounds against areas in the northern Gaza Strip and at the areas in proximity to the newly established ‘security strip’ - an area of the Gaza Strip that Israel has declared off limits to Palestinians which Israel claims is aimed at distancing Qassam rocket launchers from the border with Israel. The Israel Defense Forces ( IDF) (צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west The Qassam rocket ( صاروخ القسام; also Kassam) is a simple steel Rocket filled with explosives produced by Hamas. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. (Ynetnews)
- Militants from al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and other militants linked to Fatah storm electoral offices in Gaza. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (كتائب شهداء الأقصى is a coalition of Palestinian militias in Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير (BBC) (TVNZ)

29 December 2005 (Thursday)

At least 30 people are killed following a large landslide in a village close to Sanaa in Yemen. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya (BBC)
Arab-Israeli Conflict:
- A suicide bomber attacks a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Tulkarm, killing one Israeli soldier, two Palestinian civilians and himself. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons 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 Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility for the attack. The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (حركة الجهاد الإسلامي في فلسطين - Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn (The New York Times) (The Los Angeles Times) (Telegraph)
- A statement is posted, apparently from from al-Qaeda in Iraq, on several websites claiming responsibility for a recent Katyusha bombardment of northern Israeli towns. Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI is a group playing an active role in the Iraqi insurgency. Katyusha multiple rocket launchers (Катюша are a type of Rocket artillery originally built and fielded by the Soviet Union in the Second World War For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. (CNN) (Ha'aretz)
A Scottish human rights worker, Kate Burton, and her parents have been kidnapped in Gaza. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled Kate Burton is a Scottish Aid worker who was kidnapped together with her parents from the town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on December 28 Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. Palestinian authorities have stepped up work to find them. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn (BBC News) (Scotsman)
Chinese state media announce that the country's government will abolish its national agricultural tax starting January 1, 2006. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (Reuters) (China Daily)
The Associated Press reports story of Farris Hassan, a young Iraqi-American teenager who travelled to Iraq without informing his parents and was picked up by the 101st Airborne. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Farris Hassan (born July 30, 1989) is an American who while a junior at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, took an unaccompanied (AP)

30 December 2005 (Friday)

Twenty Sudanese migrants are killed when a Cairo camp is broken up by police. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. (BBC)
A consortium led by New York based Citigroup has won the right to buy 85% of the Guangdong Development Bank, in the People's Republic of China, according to a Reuters report. Guangdong Development Bank ( abbreviated 广发行 is a Bank based in Guangzhou, Guangdong in People's Republic of China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson It beat out a rival Europe-based consortium.
Tropical Storm Zeta, the twenty-seventh named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, forms in the Atlantic Ocean one month after the season's official end. (Reuters) (US NHC)
Drake Bell was injured in a car accident. Jared Drake Bell (born June 27, 1986) better known as Drake Bell, is an award-winning American actor Comedian, Guitarist, A Mercedes plowed into his 1966 Mustang. The Ford Mustang sports coupe, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, was initially based on the Ford Falcon Bell suffered a broken jaw and a fractured neck. Due to this, his hit television show "Drake and Josh" was post-poned until March.

31 December 2005 (Saturday)

25-year-old Scottish human rights worker Kate Burton and her parents are freed unharmed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them two days earlier. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled Kate Burton is a Scottish Aid worker who was kidnapped together with her parents from the town of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on December 28 Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn (ABC Australia)
A bomb explodes in downtown Palu, Indonesia, killing at least eight people and wounding 45 people. A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely Palu is a City on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, located 1650 km northeast of Jakarta, at. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. (BBC)
After heavy rains, Napa, California experienced its worst flooding in 20 years. (Napa Valley Register) Two days later, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in Napa and 6 other California counties (Napa Valley Register), and one month later, President George W. Bush signed a declaration stating that a major disaster existed in Napa and 9 other California counties, allowing FEMA assistance for those areas affected by the flooding. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The purpose of FEMA is to coordinate the response to a Disaster which has occurred in the United States and which overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities (Napa Valley Register)
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