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November 2007 is the eleventh month of that year. It began on a Thursday and 30 days later, ended on a Friday.

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Current events of November 1, 2007 (2007-11-01) (Thursday)edithistorywatch
  • The Swedish Mint (Swedish: Myntverket) in Eskilstuna, Sweden, loses the competition to produce Swedish national coins to Rahapaja OY of Finland, ending a more than 1000-year-long tradition of minting Swedish coins in Sweden. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Myntverket (officially AB Myntverket) is a private Swedish company that produces coins and medals most notably the Swedish national coins and the Nobel Prize Eskilstuna (ˈɛscɪlsˌtʰʉːna is a city in Södermanland, Sweden and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. A mint is an industrial facility which manufactures Coins for Currency. (Dagens Nyheter)
  • Automaker Chrysler announces plans for cutting an additional 12,000 jobs worldwide as part of a major restructuring plan. Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 (AP via CNN)
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges over 360 points, or 2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several 6%, in its worst daily loss since February 27. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Similar percentage losses occurred in Europe earlier in the day. (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
  • 2007 Atlantic hurricane season: Tropical Storm Noel strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane and heads towards Bermuda having killed at least 108 people so far. The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season was an active Atlantic hurricane season that produced 17  Tropical cyclones It officially started on June 1 and ended on Hurricane Noel was the fourteenth named storm and sixth hurricane of the 2007 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 Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. (Reuters)
  • Benazir Bhutto leaves Karachi for United Arab Emirates amidst speculations that President Pervez Musharraf might impose martial law in Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and (Dailyindia.com/ANI)
  • 2007 Tabasco flood: Massive flooding hits the Mexican state of Tabasco, with Governor Andrés Granier estimating that 80% of its 25,000 km² surface area is underwater. The 2007 Tabasco flood occurred in late October and early November 2007 in the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas, in which as much A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Tabasco is a state in Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Veracruz to the west Chiapas to the south and Campeche to the List of governors of the Mexican state of Tabasco See also List of Mexican state governors Source Andrés Rafael Granier Melo (b 1948 in Villahermosa, Tabasco) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI (BBC) (El Universal)
  • The London Metropolitan Police is found guilty of violations of Health and Safety law over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes on the London underground in July 2005, and is fined £175,000 and ordered to pay £385,000 in legal costs. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. "Metropolitan Police" redirects here See also Metropolitan police. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 ( Initialisms HSWA HASWA or HASAWA) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Jean Charles de Menezes (7 January 1978 &ndash 22 July 2005 was a Brazilian national living in the Tulse Hill area of south London. The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire (Sky News) (BBC)
  • Flash floods in central Vietnam kill at least 13 people and injure 31 with 14,000 homes submerged in Quang Tri, Quang Binh and Quang Nam provinces. A flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic lowlying areas - washes rivers and streams Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Quang Tri (Quảng Trị is a town district of Quang Tri Province in the North Central Coastal region of Vietnam. For the district in Ha Giang Province, see Quang Binh (district. Quang Nam ( Quảng Nam;) is a province on the South Central Coast of Vietnam. (Reuters)
  • A suicide bomber attacks a bus carrying Pakistan Air Force personnel in Punjab resulting in at least five deaths and 40 people being injured. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Pakistan Air Force ( Urdu: پاک فضائیہ, Pak Faza'ya) ( PAF) is the Aviation branch of the Pakistan armed forces The Punjab ( Urdu:) province of (AP via NYT)
Current events of November 2, 2007 (2007-11-02) (Friday)edithistorywatch
  • The United Nations will send home 108 of the 950 Sri Lankan peacekeepers in Haiti, accusing them of sexual abuse, including with underage girls. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The United Nations Stabilization Mission In Haiti (Mission des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti also known as MINUSTAH, an Acronym of the French (BBC)
  • 2007 Georgian demonstrations: Tens of thousands of Georgians protest outside parliament in Tbilisi, urging President Mikhail Saakashvili to step down. The 2007 Georgian demonstrations were a series of anti-government protests in Georgia. Tbilisi (ˌtbiˈliːsi in Georgian: თბილისი is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari Mikheil Saakashvili (მიხეილ ნიკოლოზის ძე სააკაშვილი (born 21 December 1967, a Georgian Politician, the (BBC)
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  • Google's net worth was at its highest point in history. Suppayya Paramu Tamilselvan, commonly known as S P Tamilselvan, (sometimes transscribed as "Tamilchelvan" was the leader of the political wing of the Liberation
Current events of November 3, 2007 (2007-11-03) (Saturday)edithistorywatch
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • President Pervez Musharraf declares a period of emergency rule amid rising militant violence. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies (BBC) (Reuters)
Current events of November 4, 2007 (2007-11-04) (Sunday)edithistorywatch
  • At least six people are killed as a Learjet 35 crashes into a residential district in São Paulo, Brazil. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld (Reuters via News Limited)
  • The Wall Street Journal reports that Charles Prince has resigned as the head of Citigroup to be replaced by former United States Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin. Charles O "Chuck" Prince III (born January 13 1950) is a former Chief executive officer (CEO and Chairman of Citigroup The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until Robert Edward Rubin (born August 29, 1938) is Director and Senior Counselor of Citigroup. (BBC)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • Former cricketer and leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan escapes from house arrest. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ( Urdu: پاکستان تحريک انصاف) ( Pakistan Movement for Justice) is a Political party in Imran Khan Niazi ( عمران خان نیازی) (born November 25 1952) is a Pakistani Cricketer and politician Career smuggler David McMillan is arrested in Bangkok ’s Chinatown and soon finds himself with other Western inmates among over 6000 Thai locals in Klong Prem In Justice and Law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or electronic monitoring) is a measure by which
    • Lawyers prepare for a countrywide strike tomorrow. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person
  • Guatemalan general elections are held to elect a new president. A general election was held in Guatemala in two rounds on 9 September and 4 November 2007. The title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1839 when that title was assumed by Mariano Rivera Paz. (BBC)
  • Antonio Cromartie of the San Diego Chargers breaks the record for the longest play in NFL history with a 109 yard missed field goal return. Antonio Cromartie (born April 15, 1984 in Tallahassee Florida) is an American football Cornerback for the San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California.
Current events of November 5, 2007 (2007-11-05) (Monday)edithistorywatch
  • The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong drops over 1,500 points, or 5%, three days after a previous sizable decline. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Hang Seng registers its largest daily loss since September 2001. September 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September (Bloomberg)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • The Netherlands suspends aid to Pakistan following the imposition of emergency rule. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Aid (from the french word aide, also known as international aid, overseas aid, or foreign aid, especially in the United States) is
    • Several demonstrating lawyers protesting outside the Sindh High Court are arrested. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Sindh ( Sindhī: سنڌ Urdu: سندھ is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. The High Court of Sindh is the highest judicial institution of Sindh province An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the investigation and prevention of crime
    • President of the United States George W. Bush calls on the President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf to end the state of emergency and restore civilian rule. 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 President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies (BBC)
  • Italian police arrest Sicilian mafia boss Salvatore Lo Piccolo, his son Sandro and two other mafiosi in Carini, Palermo. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Polizia di Stato (State Police or PdS is one of the National police forces of Italy. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century Salvatore Lo Piccolo (born in Palermo July 20, 1942) also known as the Baron ( il Barone) is a Sicilian Mafioso and one of the most powerful Carini (Latin Hyccara) is a town in the Province of Palermo, Sicily, 13 miles by rail WNW of Palermo. Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in (BBC)
  • A fire at a retirement home in a village near Tula, Russia, kills at least 23 people. Fire is the heat and light energy released during a Chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction. A retirement home is a multi-residence housing facility intended for the Elderly. Tula (Ту́ла is an industrial city in the European part of Russia, located 193 km south of Moscow, on the river Upa. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending (BBC)
  • The Writers Guild of America asks 12,000 of its members to join a Hollywood screenwriters strike over a dispute over residuals. The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE representing Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A residual is a payment made to the creator of performance art (or the performer in the work for subsequent showings or screenings of the (usually filmed work (BBC)
  • Álvaro Colom is elected President of Guatemala in the 2007 general election. Álvaro Colom Caballeros (born 15 June 1951 in Guatemala City) is the President of Guatemala for the 2008-2012 term The title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1839 when that title was assumed by Mariano Rivera Paz. Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest A general election was held in Guatemala in two rounds on 9 September and 4 November 2007. (Reuters)
  • Google and the Open Handset Alliance announce the Android mobile phone platform, a joint effort in handheld computing. Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online The Open Handset Alliance ( OHA) is a Business alliance of 34 firms including Google, HTC, Intel, Motorola Android is a software platform and Operating system for Mobile devices based on the Linux Kernel, developed by Google Mobile computing is a generic term describing one's ability to use technology while moving as opposed to Portable computers which are only practical for use while deployed in (Ars Technica) (CNN)
  • The number of people in southern Mexico displaced by the 2007 Tabasco flood nears a million (VOA), with 300,000 more still trapped in their homes, waiting to be rescued. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The 2007 Tabasco flood occurred in late October and early November 2007 in the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas, in which as much (BBC)
Current events of November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06) (Tuesday)edithistorywatch
  • Queen Elizabeth II formally opens High Speed 1 and London's St Pancras station, the new home for Eurostar trains linking London with Paris and Brussels as of November 14, replacing the Eurostar terminus at Waterloo station. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. St Pancras railway station is a major railway station situated in the St Pancras area of Central London between the British Library and King's Cross Eurostar is a High-speed train service in Western Europe connecting London and Kent in the United Kingdom, with Paris Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca (BBC)
  • At least 35 people are killed and dozens more wounded in a suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan, officials say. The 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing occurred on November 6, 2007 when a Bomb exploded in the centre of Baghlan, Afghanistan, while Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (BBC)
  • 2007 Belgian government formation: Belgium sets a new national record for the longest period without a new government – 149 days have passed since the general election – as parties are still trying to bridge their opposing views on state reforms. The 2007–2008 Belgian government formation followed the general election of 10 June, 2007, and consisted of a period of negotiation in which the Flemish 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 The 2007 Belgian general election took place on Sunday June 10, 2007. (Daily Telegraph)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency: Over 100 anti-emergency activists are arrested as part of a crackdown process in Pakistan. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during An emergency is a situation which poses an immediate risk to Health, Life, Property or environment. Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
  • King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia visits the Vatican in what is the first audience by the head of the Roman Catholic Church with a Saudi monarch. The King of Saudi Arabia is Saudi Arabia 's Head of state and Absolute monarch. Khaled bin Abdullah Mutaib bin Abdullah Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Faisal bin Abdullah The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi (BBC)
  • Scores of students are injured and arrested ahead of protests in Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the The demonstrations, scheduled for Wednesday, are to demand a delay to a referendum aimed at expanding the powers of Hugo Chávez. Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela. (ABC News Australia)
  • Efficient wins the 2007 Melbourne Cup. Efficient (foaled 2003 is an Australian grey Thoroughbred Gelding racehorse bred in New Zealand, who won the 2007 Melbourne Cup, The Melbourne Cup is Australia 's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. (ABC News Australia)
  • The incumbent People's National Movement party retains power in the Trinidad and Tobago elections. The People's National Movement is the present-day ruling Political party in Trinidad and Tobago. General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 5 November, 2007. (BBC)
  • John "Jordan" Lewis is arrested by the Miami-Dade Police Department for the killing of Police Officer Charles Cassidy at a Dunkin Donuts shop in the East Oak Lane section of Philadelphia on October 31, 2007. The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD (formerly known as the Metro-Dade Police Department (1981–1997 Dade County Public Safety Department (1957-1981 and the Dade County Sheriff's Dunkin' Donuts is an international donut and Coffee retailer founded in 1950 in Quincy, Massachusetts, U East Oak Lane is a neighborhood in the Northern section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [1]
Current events of November 7, 2007 (2007-11-07) (Wednesday)edithistorywatch
  • About 80,000 students march in Caracas, Venezuela, to protest against a constitutional referendum that would give more power to President Hugo Chávez. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the A constitutional referendum was held in Venezuela on December 2, 2007 to amend 69 articles of the 1999 Constitution. ||-||} Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The President of Venezuela (Presidente Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela. Nine students are injured by riot controllers at the Central University of Venezuela. Riot control refers to the measures used by police military or other forces to control, disperse and arrest civilians that are involved in a Riot, demonstration The Central University of Venezuela (or Universidad Central de Venezuela in Spanish) is a premier public University of Venezuela located (NYT)
  • In Belgium, government formation discussions have gone on for a record 150 days as Flemish and Walloon politicians clash over Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde. 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 The 2007–2008 Belgian government formation followed the general election of 10 June, 2007, and consisted of a period of negotiation in which the Flemish The Flemish Region ( Dutch: Vlaams Gewest) is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium alongside the Walloon Region Wallonia, or Wallonie, (Wallonie Wallonien Wallonië Waloneye is the Meridional part of Belgium belonging to the Romance linguistic field “Brussels judicial Arrondissement” redirects here Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde (often abbreviated as BHV) is a Belgian electoral (Economist)
  • Astronomers in the United Sates have found a fifth planet in orbit around the star 55 Cancri 41 light years from Earth. Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 55 Cancri f, also referred to as Rho1 Cancri f, is an Extrasolar planet approximately 41 Light-years away in the Constellation In Physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body for example the gravitational orbit of a planet around a star 55 Cancri (ˈkæŋkraɪ or /ˈkæŋkriː/ also catalogued Rho1 Cancri or abbreviated 55 Cnc, is a Binary star approximately 41 Light-years A light-year or light year (symbol ly) is a unit of Length, equal to just under ten trillion Kilometres As defined by (BBC)
  • Space Shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center, ending STS-120, a 15-day mission to the International Space Station. Space Shuttle Discovery ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of The John F Kennedy Space Center ( KSC) is the NASA Space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center ( Spaceport) on STS-120 was a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS that launched on October 23, 2007 from the Kennedy Space Center (Spaceflightnow.com)
  • A fire in Gwalior, India, ruins over 400 small stores. Fire is the heat and light energy released during a Chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Gwalior ( Hindi: ग्वालियर) is a city in Madhya Pradesh in India India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Losses are estimated at 10 million rupees (USD 250,000). The rupee (रुपया ( code: INR) is the Currency of India. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been
  • Taliban militants capture the Pakistani town of Madyan in Waziristan's Swat region and hoist their flags over buildings. The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Madyan is a popular Hill station, located in Swat, Sarhad, Pakistan. Waziristan ( Pashto: وزیرستان "land of the Wazir " is a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan
  • Four Albanian militants are killed in a Macedonian police operation. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. For the US operation see Military operations of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present Operation Mountain Storm ( Macedonian: Операција (Wikinews)
  • 2007 Georgian demonstrations: Georgian riot police use tear gas, water and sonic[1][2] cannons to break up thousands of anti-government protesters calling for the resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili in Tbilisi. The 2007 Georgian demonstrations were a series of anti-government protests in Georgia. Mikheil Saakashvili (მიხეილ ნიკოლოზის ძე სააკაშვილი (born 21 December 1967, a Georgian Politician, the Tbilisi (ˌtbiˈliːsi in Georgian: თბილისი is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari (Aljazeera) The President announces a 15-day nationwide state of emergency. A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies (AP via CNN)
  • At least eight people are killed and several injured in a school shooting in Tuusula (Tusby), north of Helsinki, Finland. The Jokela school shooting occurred on 7 November, 2007, at Jokela High School (Jokelan koulukeskus a public Secondary school in the town Tuusula (tuːsulɑ in Swedish Tusby ( is a municipality of Finland. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. (BBC)
  • The U.S. dollar stumbles to new lows after Cheng Siwei, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, calls for China to shift more of its $1. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) is a committee of about 150 members of the National People's Congress (NPC of the People's Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES 43 trillion of currency reserves into "stronger currencies", such as the euro. Foreign exchange reserves (also called Forex reserves) in a strict sense are only the foreign Currency deposits held by Central banks and monetary Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e (MarketWatch)
  • Brad Wall is elected as Premier of Saskatchewan as his Saskatchewan Party defeats the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party by a 37-21 margin in the 26th Saskatchewan general election. Bradley John Wall MLA (born November 24, 1965 in Swift Current Saskatchewan) is a Canadian Politician The Premier of Saskatchewan is the First minister for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Party is a Centre-right Political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP (formerly the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) is a Social democratic Political party The 26th Saskatchewan general election was held on November 7, 2007; the writ was dropped on October 10, 2007. (CBC)
Current events of November 8, 2007 (2007-11-08) (Thursday)edithistorywatch
  • EU interior ministers agreed that nine member states from central and eastern Europe are sufficiently prepared to join EU's Schengen border-free zone on December 21. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The term Schengen Agreement is used for two agreements concluded among European states in 1985 and 1990 which deal with the abolition of systematic Border controls Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian (EUobserver)
  • A United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Santa Lucia di Piave, Italy, killing four people and injuring six. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. Santa Lucia di Piave is a commune with 7226 inhabitants in the Province of Treviso. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest (BBC)
  • The United States Senate confirms Michael Mukasey as the Attorney General of the United States. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Michael Bernard Mukasey (mjuːˈkeɪzi(born July 28, 1941)is an American lawyer currently the 81st Attorney General of the United States, and The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement (Reuters)
  • At least 29 miners are killed in a gas leak in a colliery in China's Guizhou province. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES ( also spelled Kweichow) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country (BBC)
  • Pakistan Television quotes President Pervez Musharraf as saying that Pakistan will hold elections before 15 February 2008. The Pakistan Television Corporation (abbreviated as PTV) ( Urdu: پاکستان ٹیلیوژن کارپوریشن) is Pakistan's national Television President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  • 2007 North Sea flood: a 3 metre storm tide heads for the English Channel, causing dozens of flood warnings by the UK's Environment Agency. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Storm surge or tidal surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system typically a Tropical cyclone. The Environment Agency (Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd is a Non-Departmental Public Body of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls an emergency COBRA meeting for Friday, as the wave could potentially affect thousands of properties and a threat to many lives. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms ( COBR) is a coordination facility of the government of the United Kingdom that is activated in cases of national or regional emergency The tidal wave is thought to be caused by gale-force winds off Scotland and high tides. A gale is a very strong Wind. There are conflicting definitions of how strong Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Characteristics A tide is a repeated cycle of sea level changes in the following stages Over several hours the water rises or advances up a beach in the flood 200 are evacuated. (Daily Mail) (BBC)
  • At least seven construction workers are killed and 15 others injured when a bridge under construction collapses in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE (BBC)
  • 2007 Georgian demonstrations:
    • Georgia's opposition says it is suspending anti-government protests in Tbilisi, after President Mikhail Saakashvili declared a state of emergency and closed all independent news outlets. The 2007 Georgian demonstrations were a series of anti-government protests in Georgia. Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Tbilisi (ˌtbiˈliːsi in Georgian: თბილისი is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari Mikheil Saakashvili (მიხეილ ნიკოლოზის ძე სააკაშვილი (born 21 December 1967, a Georgian Politician, the A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies (IHT)
    • President Mikhail Saakashvili justifies the police action by saying that neighboring Russia was stirring trouble and that he had expelled three Russian diplomats. Mikheil Saakashvili (მიხეილ ნიკოლოზის ძე სააკაშვილი (born 21 December 1967, a Georgian Politician, the Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending (VOA)
    • President Mikhail Saakashvili announces that he will participate in a special presidential election on January 5, 2008, and that a referendum will held on the same day for the timing of parliamentary elections, which the opposition had demanded be held next spring. Mikheil Saakashvili (მიხეილ ნიკოლოზის ძე სააკაშვილი (born 21 December 1967, a Georgian Politician, the A presidential election was held in Georgia on January 5, 2008, having been brought forward by President Mikheil Saakashvili Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common A binding referendum on whether to bring forward the 2008 legislative election from October 2008 to April/May 2008 was held in Georgia on 5 January Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on May 21 2008. President Mikheil Saakashvili proposed a referendum on bringing them (NYT)
  • The United States Congress overrides President George W. Bush's veto of the $23 billion Water Resource Bill. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses 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 other versions of the Water Resources Development Act, see Water Resources Development Act. (CNN)
  • Asian markets drop sharply for the third time in five sessions. The volatile Hang Seng Index drops nearly 1,000 points on the day, and the Shanghai Composite Index ends nearly 5% lower. The SSE Composite Index is an index of all stocks (A shares and B shares that are traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. (MarketWatch)
Current events of November 9, 2007 (2007-11-09) (Friday)edithistorywatch
  • Student protests against the 2007 Venezuelan constitutional referendum continue. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A constitutional referendum was held in Venezuela on December 2, 2007 to amend 69 articles of the 1999 Constitution. Five people are wounded in Mérida in a clash between rival student groups. Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida es la capital del municipio Libertador y del estado Mérida y una de las principales localidades de los (NYT)
  • The People's Republic of China suspends the export of toys covered in a toxic chemical 1,4-butanediol that have been recalled in both the United States and China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES This article is about playthings For other uses of the term see Toy (disambiguation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National (AP via IHT)
  • The Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a state of emergency to clean up an oil spill in San Francisco Bay caused by a container ship hitting the San Francisco Bay Bridge on Wednesday. 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 state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento Container ships are Cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size containers in a technique called Containerization. (BBC)
  • At least 40 people die in Mogadishu in heavy fighting between Ethiopian forces and Somalian Islamist insurgents. Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Islamism ( Islam + ism; Arabic: al-'islāmiyya) a set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only (Reuters via News Limited)
  • Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army chief Joseph Kony tells peace negotiator Norbert Mao that Vincent Otti, his former deputy, is not dead as rumored, but is under house arrest for espionage. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Joseph Kony (born ca 1962 is the head of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA a guerrilla group that is engaged in a violent campaign to establish a theocratic For Wikipedia's negotiation policy see WikipediaNegotiation. For other uses see Negotiation (disambiguation. Norbert Mao (born March 12, 1967) is Local Council 5 (LC5 Chairman for Gulu District, Uganda, and former Member of Parliament Vincent Otti (born ca 1946 confirmed as dead with date of death thought to be 3 November 2007 was deputy-leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA a rebel Guerrilla In Justice and Law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or electronic monitoring) is a measure by which (BBC)
  • Iraqi insurgency: The United States Army releases five Iranian suspects who had been arrested in Iraq. The Iraqi insurgency is composed of diverse mix of militias foreign fighters all Iraqi units or mixtures using violent measures against the US-led Coalition in Iraq The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
  • 2007 North Sea flood: The Environment Agency of England and Wales issues eight severe flood warnings for eastern England with residents ordered to evacuate from 7,500 homes in Great Yarmouth. The Environment Agency (Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd is a Non-Departmental Public Body of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly 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 A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge 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 Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England. (CNN)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • Benazir Bhutto is placed under house arrest hours before a proposed mass rally against the 2007 Pakistani state of emergency. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during Over 5000 supporters of Pakistan Peoples Party have been arrested to avert rally. The Pakistan Peoples Party ( PPP) (پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی is Centre-left Political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist (AFP via Channel News Asia) (BBC)
    • Benazir Bhutto is released from house arrest bringing to an end a day long stand-off between the former prime minister and security forces. Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a (CNN)
  • Protests break out in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, over the caricatures of Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a local newspaper. Srinagar ( Dogri: श्रीनगर Urdu: سرینگر Kashmiri: سِرېنَگَر श्रीनगर is the capital of the disputed state ( Dogri: जम्मू और कश्मीर Urdu: جموں و کشمیر is the northernmost state of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A caricature is either a Portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness or in literature a description (fa علی حسینی خامنه‌ای born 17 July 1939 also known as Ali Khamenei, is an Iranian Azeri politician and cleric (Kashmir Observer)
Current events of November 10, 2007 (2007-11-10) (Saturday)edithistorywatch
  • Iranian police arrest about 180 Sufi Muslims who attacked a Shia mosque in Borujerd after a cleric said their religion was "illegitimate". Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw 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 Iran topics. Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفی‌گری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion 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 Borujerd ( ( Luri pronunciation vorūgerd, also borūgerd; Borujerdi Dialect: vūriyerd) (Name spelling variations Boroujerd A cleric ( Ancient Greek κληρικός - klērikos clergyman (pl (BBC)
  • Peruvian archaeologist Walter Alva uncovers a 4,000-year-old temple in the Ventarron site in the Lambayeque Region of Peru. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos A temple (from the Latin word Templum) is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities such as prayer and sacrifice or analogous rites Ventarron is the site of a 4000-year old temple which was unearthed in Peru, in the ancient city of Lambayeque, 760 km away from Peru's capital Lima. Lambayeque is a region in northwestern Peru, known for its rich Chimú and Moche historical past (Reuters)
  • Six American forces serving under NATO's International Security Assistance Force are killed in an insurgent ambush while patrolling in eastern Afghanistan. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The North Atlantic Treaty An insurgency is a violent internal uprising against a sovereign government that lacks the organization of a revolution Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (CNN)
  • 2007 Bersih Rally: Malaysia sees its largest political protest in 10 years. The 2007 Bersih Rally was a rally held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 10, 2007. The 2007 Bersih Rally was a rally held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 10, 2007. (CNN)
  • Battle of Mogadishu (November 2007): More than 70 people die and over 200 are wounded in battles in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. The November 2007 Battle of Mogadishu began when dragging of mutilated bodies of Ethiopian soldiers through the streets of Mogadishu provoked Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū (BBC)
  • 2007 North Sea flood: The German ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven suffer in the floods. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Bremerhaven (bʁeːmɐˈhaːfən is the seaport of the free city and federal state of Bremen, Germany. (Euronews)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • Malik Mohammad Qayyum, the Attorney General of Pakistan predicts that the 2007 Pakistani state of emergency could be lifted within a month. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during Malik Mohammad Qayyum (born December 18 1944 Senior Advocate Supreme Court, is the former Attorney General of Pakistan, who was replaced with Senator Latif Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during (BBC)
    • Benazir Bhutto is to lead a long march against the emergency on 13 November. Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St
  • Stagehands belonging to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees go on strike, shutting down most Broadway plays and musicals. A stagehand is a person who works backstage or behind the scenes in theatres film television or location performance Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located (AP via Fox News)
  • Workers at La Scala opera house in Milan go on strike in a dispute over pay and contracts. The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala, as it is known in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous Opera houses The theatre was An opera house is a theater building used for Opera performances that consists of a stage an orchestra pit audience seating and backstage facilities for costumes Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. (BBC)
Current events of November 11, 2007 (2007-11-11) (Sunday)edithistorywatch
  • Prince William, an officer in the Blues and Royals, laid a wreath for the first time by the Cenotaph as the Queen, his grandmother, and his father, the Prince of Wales, looked on. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons (RHG/D is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. A wreath is a ring made of Flowers leaves and sometimes Fruits that can be used as an ornament hanging on a wall or door or resting A cenotaph is a tomb or a Monument erected in honour of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II (AP)
  • A majority of French citizens would support a union with the French-speaking Belgian region of Wallonia if Belgium were to cease to exist, according to a survey. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Wallonia, or Wallonie, (Wallonie Wallonien Wallonië Waloneye is the Meridional part of Belgium belonging to the Romance linguistic field 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 (Journal du Dimanche)
  • A similar survey held in the Netherlands shows that 45% of the Dutch would support a union with Flanders, whereas 49% would oppose such a union. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. (Trouw)
  • Danilo Türk wins the 2007 Slovenian presidential elections with a large margin. Danilo Türk (tyrk born February 19, 1952 in Maribor) is a Slovenian lawyer and diplomat and current President of Slovenia. The 2007 Slovenian presidential election was held in two rounds on 21 October 2007 and 11 November 2007 to choose the successor of the second president Janez Drnovšek (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
  • Former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister, Ieng Sary and his wife, Ieng Thirith are arrested in Phnom Penh to face charges before that country's U.N. genocide tribunal. The Khmer Rouge (ខ្មែរក្រហម Kmae Krɑhɑɑm was the Communist ruling political party of Cambodia &mdashwhich it renamed Ieng Sary (born October 24, 1925, Loeung Va Tra Vinh) was a powerful figure in the Khmer Rouge. Ieng Thirith (born 1932 Battambang Province was a member of the Khmer Rouge Central Committee Phnom Penh ( Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ official Romanization Phnum Pénh; pʰnum pɯɲ is the Capital The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia for the Prosecution of Crimes Committed During the Period of Democratic Kampuchea, commonly known as Cambodia Tribunal (AP via FOX News)
  • The Ulster Defence Association announces that its Ulster Freedom Fighters' units are to stand down from midnight. The Ulster Defence Association ( UDA) is a loyalist Paramilitary criminal organization in Northern Ireland, outlawed as a Terrorist The Ulster Defence Association ( UDA) is a loyalist Paramilitary criminal organization in Northern Ireland, outlawed as a Terrorist (RTÉ)
  • Gabriele Sandri, a 26-year old supporter of the sports club S.S. Lazio is killed by police in a service station near Arezzo, Italy. Events Plusvalenze investigation Inquiries are being conducted by the CO Società Sportiva Lazio, ( commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional Sports club most noted for its football The Polizia di Stato (State Police or PdS is one of the National police forces of Italy. Arezzo ( Latin Arretium) is a city in central Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Football fans later clash with police in most Italian stadiums. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting (BBC)
  • Transport for London takes over the North London Line and the other suburban rail lines hitherto operated by Silverlink to form the London Overground. Transport for London ( TfL) is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the Transport system in Greater London in England. The North London Line is a railway line in roughly a circular arc which ran through the inner suburbs of north London, England from Richmond Silverlink Train Services Ltd was a Train operating company in the United Kingdom. London Overground (LO is a Commuter rail service in London UK. While remaining part of the National Rail network, the contracting authority for the franchise is Transport for London, rather than central Government. National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC
Current events of November 12, 2007 (2007-11-12) (Monday)edithistorywatch
  • Didymus Mutasa, the Minister of Lands and Security of Zimbabwe, admits in a court in Paris, France, that the Mugabe government stole land from ten citizens of the Netherlands. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Didymus Noel Edwin Mutasa (born July 27 1935) is a Zimbabwean politician currently serving as the Minister of State for National Security Lands Land See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands If the government does not voluntarily compensate the citizens then they have the right to seize property owned by the Zimbabwean government of equal value. (VOA)
  • The Milan Court of Appeal sentences Giovanni Consorte, Ivano Sacchetti and Emilio Gnutti to six months in jail for insider trading in the Unipol case. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Court of Appeal, Court of Appeals, and Appellate Division redirect here for a list of specific courts using those titles see Court of Appeal Giovanni Consorte is an Italian Manager. He graduated in Chemical engineering at the University of Bologna in 1972 and headed Montedison Ivano Sacchetti is an Italian Manager. He was the Vice-President of Unipol until December 31, 2005, when he resigned following the Emilio Gnutti is an Italian Financier and founder of the Hopa SpA Holding company. Insider trading is the trading of a Corporation 's Stock or other securities (e Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA ( is the third biggest Italian Insurance company founded in 1962 (Rainews24)
  • Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki reappoints Samuel Kivuitu as the head of Kenya's Electoral Commission ahead of the 2007 general election. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south List of the heads of state of Kenya Dominion of Kenya (1963 – 1964 Republic of Kenya (1964 – present Latest election "Notes from Mwai Kibaki (born November 15, 1931) is the President of Kenya. Samuel Kivuitu is head of the Electoral Commission of Kenya. He was reappointed to his post by the Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki ahead of the 2007 general election Kenyan general election 2007 was held on 27 December 2007. It comprised Presidential, parliamentary and civic elections (BBC)
  • Georgian opposition parties choose Levan Gachechiladze as their common candidate to challenge President Mikhail Saakashvili in the 2008 presidential election. Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Levan Gachechiladze (ლევან გაჩეჩილაძე (born July 20, 1964) is a Georgian Politician, Member of Parliament A candidate is the prospective recipient of an Award or honor or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position for example to be elected The President of Georgia (საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი is the Commander-in-chief of Georgia. Mikheil Saakashvili (მიხეილ ნიკოლოზის ძე სააკაშვილი (born 21 December 1967, a Georgian Politician, the A presidential election was held in Georgia on January 5, 2008, having been brought forward by President Mikheil Saakashvili (BBC)
  • IBM announces it will buy business intelligence firm Cognos for US$5 billion. International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology Business intelligence ( BI) refers to technologies applications and practices for the collection integration analysis and presentation of business Information and Cognos (formerly Cognos Incorporated is an Ottawa, Ontario based company which makes Business intelligence (BI and performance management The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been (BBC)
  • A 16-year-old Spanish anti-racism activist is killed during a far-right anti-immigration protest in Madrid. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Anti-racism includes beliefs actions movements and policies adopted or developed to oppose Racism. Far right, extreme right, ultra-right, or radical right are terms used to discuss the qualitative or quantitative position a group Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. (BBC)
  • The trial of Yvan Colonna, a Corsican separatist accused of murdering former Prefect of Corse-du-Sud Claude Erignac in 1998, opens in Paris. Yvan Colonna is a Corsican nationalist convicted of assassinating the prefect of Corsica Claude Erignac on the February 6 1998. Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily 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 Prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: "make in front" i Corse-du-Sud (Corsica suttana ( English: Southern Corsica) is a French département. Claude Erignac was born on the October 15 1937 in Mende, France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city (BBC)
  • Airbus and Boeing both win a giant order of 100 planes from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, a United Arab Emirates jet leasing corporation. Airbus SAS (ˈɛərbʌs in English, Airbus2ogg|/ɛʁbys/]] in French, and /ˈɛːɐbʊs/ in German) is an aircraft manufacturing The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E DAE is a fast developing global aerospace manufacturing and services corporation made up of six divisions – DAE Capital DAE Engineering DAE Services DAE Manufacturing DAE Airports and DAE htry5rytfyrt (BBC)
  • A new government headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, India's main opposition party, takes office in the state of Karnataka. The Government of Karnataka is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP (भारतीय जनता पार्टी, Translation: Indian People's Party) founded in 1980 is a major Political India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government particularly in a Westminster -based Parliamentary system Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India (BBC)
  • Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase agree to a US$75 billion plan designed to heal the credit markets. Banc of America Securities Bank of America () is the largest bank by asset and second largest commercial Bank by deposits and Market capitalization in United JPMorgan Chase & Co ( is the largest Banking institution in the United States by deposits and market capitalization and is one of the oldest operating The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The bond market (also known as the debt, credit, or fixed income market) is a Financial market where participants buy and sell Debt (BBC)
  • War in Afghanistan: The United States Army kills 15 insurgents and three civilians in the Helmand Province. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Helmand ( هلمند) is one of the 34 Provinces of Afghanistan. (BBC)
  • Nigeria's State Security Service arrests a group of Islamic militants with suspected links to al-Qaeda. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Origins Fulfilling one of the promises made in his first national address as president, Ibrahim Babangida in June 1986 issued Decree Number 19 dissolving the For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The (BBC)
  • Thousands of Fatah supporters gather in Gaza to mark the third anniversary of Yasser Arafat's death. Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير Gaza (غزة, עַזָּה ʕazzā is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Hamas security forces kill seven people and wound several. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة (BBC)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • Pakistan Army renews air attacks in the Swat valley targeting extremists positions. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces
    • Foreign ministers of the Commonwealth of Nations meet in London to discuss the issue of Pakistan. A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the Foreign policy of a sovereign nation London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and They demand that President Pervez Musharraf lift the state of emergency, release political prisoners and step down as army chief by November 22, or otherwise the country will be "suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth. The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies A political prisoner is someone held in Prison or otherwise detained perhaps under House arrest, for his or her involvement in political activity The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran " (BBC)
    • Pakistan Supreme Court summons President General Pervez Musharraf to the hearing of a petition filed against him for proclaiming the state of emergency. A supreme court, also called a court of last resort or high court, is in some Jurisdictions the highest judicial body within that jurisdiction's The word conjuration (from Latin 'conjure' 'conjurare' to swear together can be interpreted in several different ways as an Invocation or Evocation (the latter General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of A petition is a request to change some thing most commonly made to a government official or public entity A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies
    • Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto tells journalists in Lahore that she has ended talks with President Pervez Musharraf over power sharing. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of (BBC)
  • Russian troops kill eight suspected militants in Makhachkala, Dagestan. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Russian Ground Forces (Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации tr For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. Makhachkala (Махачкала́ Avar: МахIачхъала is a city in Russia, the capital of the Republic of Dagestan. The Republic of Dagestan dæɡɪˈstɑːn (IntEng ˈdeɪɡəstæn (AmEng (Респу́блика Дагеста́н Дагъистанлъул ДжумхIурият Daɣistanłul (BBC)
  • Ceferino Namuncurá is the first indigenous Argentinian to be beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. Ceferino Namuncurá (Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá ( August 26, 1886 - May 11, 1905) was a saintly religious student and the object of a For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Beatification (from Latin beatus, blessed via Greek μακάριος makarios) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic church 100,000 people attend the ceremony in Chimpay. A ceremony is an activity infused with Ritual significance performed on a special occasion (BBC)
  • Four ships sink during a powerful storm in the Sea of Azov and Black Sea. A storm is any disturbed state of an astronomical body's atmosphere, especially affecting its surface and strongly implying Severe weather. The Sea of Azov (Азо́вское мо́ре - Azovskoye more; Азо́вське мо́ре - Azovs'ke more, Azaq deñizi is the world's shallowest sea linked The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey 2,000 tonnes of fuel oil are spilled into the Strait of Kerch. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from Petroleum Distillation, either as a distillate or a residue Cimmerian Bosporus redirects here For the ancient state see Bosporan Kingdom; for its rulers see Kings of Cimmerian Bosporus. Three sailors die and eight are missing. (BBC)
  • Intel announces that it is using a hafnium compound instead of silicon dioxide to insulate transistors in its newly introduced Penryn microprocessor, eliminating power leakage through the gate (but not through the channel). Hafnium (ˈhæfniəm is a Chemical element that has the symbol Hf and Atomic number 72 The term high-κ Dielectric refers to a material with a high Dielectric constant (κ (as compared to Silicon dioxide) used in semiconductor manufacturing The Chemical compound silicon dioxide, also known as silica or silox (from the Latin " Silex " is an Oxide The metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor ( MOSFET, MOS-FET, or MOS FET) is a device used to amplify or switch electronic signals The Core 2 brand refers to a range of Intel 's consumer 64-bit dual-core and 2x2 MCM quad-core CPUs with the X86-64 instruction set A microprocessor incorporates most or all of the functions of a Central processing unit (CPU on a single Integrated The metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor ( MOSFET, MOS-FET, or MOS FET) is a device used to amplify or switch electronic signals Subthreshold leakage or subthreshold conduction or subthreshold drain current is the current that flows between the source and drain of a MOSFET (WSJ)
Current events of November 13, 2007 (2007-11-13) (Tuesday)edithistorywatch
  • The fossil of a new prehistoric great ape species, named Nakalipithecus nakayamai, is discovered in Kenya. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. FOSSIL is a standard protocol for allowing serial communication for Telecommunications programs under the DOS Operating system. Stone Age Paleolithic See also Paleolithic, Recent African Origin, Early Homo sapiens, Early human migrations "Paleolithic" Nakalipithecus nakayamai is a prehistoric Great ape Species that lived in today's Kenya region early in the Late Miocene, 10 The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south (BBC)
  • Turkish helicopters bomb several Kurdistan Workers Party positions in northern Iraq. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan or PKK, also called KADEK, Kongra-Gel, and KGK It is listed as a terrorist Iraqi Kurdistan Region ( Kurdish: هه رێمى كوردستان Herêmi Kurdistan, Arabic:إقليم كردستان العراق, Iqlĩm Kurdistãn (BBC)
  • 21 Cameroonian soldiers are killed by unknown attackers in the Bakassi peninsula. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. Bakassi is the Peninsular extension of the African territory of Calabar into the Atlantic Ocean. (BBC)
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin said that an overwhelming victory for United Russia in the legislative elections would give him the "moral right" to maintain a strong influence in the country. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia United Russia (Единая Россия Yedinaya Rossiya) is a major Political party in the Russian Federation. Legislative elections were held in the Russian Federation on December 2 2007. (The Moscow Times)
  • In France, rail workers and Paris Métro personnel go on strike in the first wave of public-sector strikes. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. SNCF ( Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) (French National Railway Company is a French public enterprise The 2007 strikes in France were a series of General strikes mostly in the Public sector, which started on November 13, 2007. (Reuters)
  • An explosion hits the south wing of the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Quezon City, killing three people, including Congressman Wahab Akbar, and wounding 10. The Batasang Pambansa bombing occurred on the night of November 13, 2007, at the Batasang Pambansa (National Assembly Complex in Quezon City The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous A Member of Congress is a Politician who is a member of a Congress. Wahab Akbar ( April 16, 1960 &ndash November 13, 2007) was a Filipino politician who served three terms as governor of Basilan (BBC)
  • Clean-up operations continue in the Strait of Kerch after the oil spill disaster. Cimmerian Bosporus redirects here For the ancient state see Bosporan Kingdom; for its rulers see Kings of Cimmerian Bosporus. For the fictional character see Oil Slick (Transformers. An oil spill is the release of a Liquid Petroleum Hydrocarbon into An environmental disaster is a Disaster that is due to human activity and should not be confused with Natural disasters In this case the impact of humans' alteration Ten ships have sunk, 2,000 tons of fuel oil and 6,000 tons of sulphur have been spilled, three sailors have died and about 20 are missing. A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size Units of mass There are three similar units of Mass called the ton: Long ton (simply ton in countries such as the United Fuel oil is a fraction obtained from Petroleum Distillation, either as a distillate or a residue Sulfur or sulphur (ˈsʌlfɚ see spelling below) is the Chemical element that has the Atomic number 16 (BBC)
  • Hamas security forces arrest 400 Fatah supporters after a rally to commemorate Yasser Arafat's death ended in gunfire. Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Fatah (فتح literally opening, is a reverse Acronym from the Arabic name Harakat al-Tahrir al-Watani al-Filastini (حركة التحرير Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 (BBC)
  • The President of Israel, Shimon Peres, meets the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, in Ankara, and he will also address the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The President of the State of Israel (נשיא המדינה Nesi HaMedina, lit (שמעון פרס born Szymon Perski on August 2 1923, is the ninth President of the State of Israel. The President of Turkey ( Cumhurbaşkanı) is the Head of state of the Republic of Turkey. Abdullah Gül PhD GCB, (born October 29, 1950) is the 11th President of the Republic of Turkey, serving in that office since Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi - TBMM, usually referred to simply as Meclis - "the Parliament" is the Unicameral (BBC)
  • Danish voters go to the polls for an early parliamentary election called by Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The 66th Folketing election in Denmark was held on November 13, 2007. The Prime Minister of Denmark (statsminister is the Head of government in Danish politics. Anders Fogh Rasmussen (⁽ˈ⁾ɑnɐs foˀ ˈʀɑsmusn̩, informally known as Anders Fogh ( ˈfoːˀ ⁽ˈ⁾ɑnɐs ˈfɔʊ̯ˀ or simply Fogh, (born January (BBC)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency: Backed by hundreds of police officers, the Pakistani government again placed former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto under house arrest to prevent a protest against President Pervez Musharraf. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a In Justice and Law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or electronic monitoring) is a measure by which General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of (NYT) (BBC)
Current events of November 14, 2007 (2007-11-14) (Wednesday)edithistorywatch
  • Strikes in France:
    • French transport and energy workers' strike against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reform broadens, disrupting especially rail services. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2007 strikes in France were a series of General strikes mostly in the Public sector, which started on November 13, 2007. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another In Physics and other Sciences energy (from the Greek grc ἐνέργεια - Energeia, "activity operation" from grc ἐνεργός Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, Welfare reform is a movement for policy change in countries with a state-administered social welfare systems "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. (BBC)
    • President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for negotiations and a speedy end to the strikes, but the unions refuse. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, For Wikipedia's negotiation policy see WikipediaNegotiation. For other uses see Negotiation (disambiguation. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming (BBC)
  • The 2007 National Book Awards go to Denis Johnson (Tree of Smoke), fiction, Tim Weiner (Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA), non-fiction, Sherman Alexie (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian), young people's literature, and Robert Hass (Time and Materials), poetry. The National Book Awards are among the most eminent literary prizes in the United States. For Denis Johnson from London who invented the bicycle forerunner called "hoy horse" see Denis Johnson (inventor. Tree of Smoke is a 2007 novel by American author Denis Johnson which won the National Book Award for fiction Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr (born October 7, 1966) is an award-winning and prolific Author and occasional Comedian. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, written by Sherman Alexie, is a novel about an Indian teenager named Arnold Spirit Jr Robert L Hass (b March 1, 1941) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American poet (Reuters)
  • German train drivers start a 62-hour train strike against Deutsche Bahn, asking for a 31% pay increase. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A railroad engineer, railway engineer, locomotive engineer, train operator, train driver or engine driver is a person who operates The German national rail strike of 2007 was a strike in Germany by the locomotive engineers union, Gewerkschaft Deutscher Lokomotivführer Deutsche Bahn AG ( DB AG, DBAG or DB) is the German national Railway company (BBC)
  • The European Parliament far right bloc, Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty, collapses after five Romanian MEPs resign following Alessandra Mussolini's claim that Romanians are "habitual law-breakers". The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Far right, extreme right, ultra-right, or radical right are terms used to discuss the qualitative or quantitative position a group Identity Tradition Sovereignty (ITS was a political group in the European Parliament composed of 23 members from European parties variously described Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania A Member of the European Parliament ( English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Union 's legislative body the European Parliament. Alessandra Mussolini (born December 30 1962 is an Italian Conservative Politician, previously an Actress and model. (BBC)
  • A 7. 7-magnitude earthquake hits northern Chile, near the town of Calama. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released The 2007 Antofagasta earthquake was an Earthquake registered on November 14, 2007 at 154053 UTC (124053 local time Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Calama is a city and commune in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. Two deaths and over a hundred injuries are reported. (BBC)
  • President of Ghana John Kufuor is involved in a car accident in Accra, but is not hurt. Prior to independence Ghana was known as the British colony of Gold Coast. The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor (born December 8, 1938) is the current president of Ghana, since January 7 2001. Accra is the capital, and most populous city of Ghana. The city also doubles as the capital of the Greater (BBC)
  • Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator, is charged with espionage by Iran's intelligence ministry. Hossein Mousavian is an Iranian National Security delegate and a nuclear negotiator involved in talks with the EU to prevent Iran enriching uranium Nuclear Energy is released by the splitting (fission or merging together (fusion of the nuclei of Atom (s For Wikipedia's negotiation policy see WikipediaNegotiation. For other uses see Negotiation (disambiguation. Intelligence (abbreviated int or intel) is not Information, but the product of evaluated information valued for its currency and relevance rather than He allegedly gave classified information to the British embassy. 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 diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in (BBC)
  • Iraqi insurgency: A roadside bomb kills two civilians near Baghdad's Green Zone. The Iraqi insurgency is composed of diverse mix of militias foreign fighters all Iraqi units or mixtures using violent measures against the US-led Coalition in Iraq An improvised explosive device ( IED) is a Bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional Military action A civilian under International humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her Country 's Armed forces. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous The Green Zone (the common name for the International Zone of Iraq is a 10 km² (4 mile² area in central Baghdad that was the center of the Coalition Provisional (BBC)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan is arrested at the University of the Punjab in Lahore. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Imran Khan Niazi ( عمران خان نیازی) (born November 25 1952) is a Pakistani Cricketer and politician The University of the Punjab (abbreviated as PU) ( Urdu: جامعه پنجاب) colloquially known as Punjab University, is located in ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. (BBC)
    • Pakistani forces kill at least 16 Taliban militants in heavy fighting in the Swat valley. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. (BBC)
  • Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's liberal-conservative government has secured a third term in office following early parliamentary elections to the Folketing. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Anders Fogh Rasmussen (⁽ˈ⁾ɑnɐs foˀ ˈʀɑsmusn̩, informally known as Anders Fogh ( ˈfoːˀ ⁽ˈ⁾ɑnɐs ˈfɔʊ̯ˀ or simply Fogh, (born January The 66th Folketing election in Denmark was held on November 13, 2007. The Folketing, or Folketinget, is the national Parliament of Denmark. (The Times)
  • High Speed 1 (formerly known as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link) opens for commercial use in Britain, linking London St. Pancras, which also opened for commercial use, to the Channel Tunnel. The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche also known as the Chunnel, is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with (BBC)
Current events of November 15, 2007 (2007-11-15) (Thursday)edithistorywatch
  • Strikes in France: French transport workers' strike against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reform enters its second day, but energy workers and CFDT members return to work. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2007 strikes in France were a series of General strikes mostly in the Public sector, which started on November 13, 2007. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, Welfare reform is a movement for policy change in countries with a state-administered social welfare systems In Physics and other Sciences energy (from the Greek grc ἐνέργεια - Energeia, "activity operation" from grc ἐνεργός Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail ( CFDT or "French (BBC)
  • German train drivers extend their strike action against Deutsche Bahn, starting a 48-hour passenger service strike. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A railroad engineer, railway engineer, locomotive engineer, train operator, train driver or engine driver is a person who operates Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. Deutsche Bahn AG ( DB AG, DBAG or DB) is the German national Railway company This article is about passengers in commercial transportation for other uses see Passenger (disambiguation A passenger is a term broadly used (BBC)
  • The United Nations General Assembly Third Committee approves a resolution draft that calls for a moratorium on the capital punishment. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members A United Nations General Assembly Resolution is voted on by all member states of the United Nations in the General Assembly. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. (Reuters)
  • The City of Westminster Magistrates' Court rules Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri can be extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States, where he is accused of terrorism. The City of Westminster ( is a borough of London with city status. A magistrates' court or court of petty sessions, formerly known as a police court, is the lowest level of court in England and Wales and This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Abu Hamza al-Masri (أبو حمزة المصري Abū Ḥamzah al-Maṣriy) (born 15 April 1958 is a Sunni Muslim who lives in the United Kingdom Extradition is the official process by which one nation or state requests and obtains from another nation or state the surrender of a suspected or convicted criminal 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 Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion (BBC)
  • A New South Wales coroner concludes that a group of five journalists, known as the Balibo Five, were deliberately killed by Indonesian forces in 1975 in order to prevent them exposing Indonesia's 1975 invasion of East Timor. The Balibo Five was a group of Journalists for Australian Television networks who were based in the town of Balibo in East Timor (then The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. (AAP via stuff.co.nz)
  • Major League Baseball player Barry Bonds is indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco for perjury and obstruction of justice, having allegedly lied under oath about his use of steroids. Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. In the Common law legal system an indictment (ɪnˈdaɪtmənt (in-DITE-mint is a formal accusation of having committed a criminal offense The United States federal courts are the system of Courts organized under the Constitution and laws of the Federal government of the United States In the Common law, a grand jury is a type of Jury which determines whether there is enough evidence for a trial. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is the federal United States district court whose jurisdiction comprises following counties Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a material matter under Oath or Affirmation in a The crime of obstruction of justice includes crimes committed by Judges Prosecutors attorneys general, and elected officials in general An oath (from Anglo-Saxon āð, also called plight) is either a Promise or a Statement of Fact calling Anabolic steroids, or anabolic-androgenic steroids ( AAS) are a class of Steroid hormones related to the hormone Testosterone. (AP via ESPN)
  • Nuclear program of Iran:
    • The White House urges more sanctions on Iran, saying that "selective co-operation" is "not good enough". The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace program See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (BBC)
    • The International Atomic Energy Agency reports that Iran is still enriching uranium. The International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Enriched uranium is a kind of Uranium in which the percent composition of Uranium-235 has been increased through the process of Isotope separation. Uranium (jʊˈreɪniəm is a silvery-gray Metallic Chemical element in the (BBC)
  • The Supreme Court of Canada denies asylum to Jeremy Hinzman and Brandon Hughey, two United States soldiers who deserted the Iraq War. 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 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Jeremy Dean Hinzman (born in 1979 in Rapid City, South Dakota) is a United States Army private from the 82nd Airborne Division in The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Military terminology desertion is the Abandonment of a " Duty " or post without permission from one's Government or superior 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)
  • Iraqi insurgency: The United States Army announces it has killed 25 insurgents in Taji, but the Taji Awakening Council says airstrikes killed 45 pro-U. The Iraqi insurgency is composed of diverse mix of militias foreign fighters all Iraqi units or mixtures using violent measures against the US-led Coalition in Iraq The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Taji redirects here For the town in Brazil sometimes called Taji see Fazenda Tagy Taji or Al Taji (التاجي An airstrike is a Military strike by Air forces on either a suspected or a confirmed enemy ground position S. fighters. (BBC)
  • A Saudi Arabian gang rape victim is sentenced to jail and 200 lashes for being in the car of an unrelated man. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi See also Rape Rape can be categorized in different ways for example by reference to the situation in which it occurs by the identity or characteristics Flagellation is the act of whipping (Latin flagellum, "whip" the human body (BBC)
  • Celestin Chibalonza, the governor of Sud-Kivu, is impeached for failing to curb violence and mismanaging finances. Sud-Kivu ( Kivu-Sud, South Kivu) is a province of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to forcibly remove a Government official (BBC)
  • The United States Treasury freezes all assets of the Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation, claiming that it acts as a "front to facilitate fundraising" for the Tamil Tigers. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department and the Treasury of the United States government. The TRO was established in 1985 in Tamil Nadu (South-East India by Tamil refugees fleeing the violence in North and East Sri Lanka. "LTTE" redirects here For the Led Zeppelin bootleg see Listen to This Eddie. (BBC)
  • The execution of Mark Dean Schwab in Florida is suspended while the United States Supreme Court decides if lethal injection is unconstitutional. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Mark Dean Schwab ( December 16, 1968 &ndash July 1, 2008) was a Prisoner in the state of Florida, where he was executed Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. (BBC)
  • Powerful aftershocks hit Chile after the Antofagasta earthquake, as President Michelle Bachelet visits the affected areas. An aftershock is an Earthquake that occurs after a previous earthquake (the main shock Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The 2007 Antofagasta earthquake was an Earthquake registered on November 14, 2007 at 154053 UTC (124053 local time Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria beˈɾonika mɪˈʃɛl baʃˈle ˈxeɾja / --> (born September 29 1951) is a center-left politician and (BBC)
  • United Nations human rights envoy Paulo Sergio Pinheiro visits political prisoners, including Su Su Nway, in Burma's Insein Prison. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro (born Rio de Janeiro, 8 January 1944)is a Brazilian Diplomat and legal scholar A political prisoner is someone held in Prison or otherwise detained perhaps under House arrest, for his or her involvement in political activity Su Su Nway ( sṵ sṵ nwé born 1971 also known as Su Su Nwe) a democracy activist and member of the National League for Democracy (NLD is the first Burmese Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Insein is a township located north of Yangon, in southern Burma. Insein Prison (pronounced like "insane" is located in Yangon Division, near Yangon (Rangoon the old capital of Burma. (BBC)
  • Rift Valley fever kills at least 96 people in the White Nile, Sennar and Gazeera states of Sudan. Rift Valley Fever (RVF is a viral Zoonosis (affects primarily domestic Livestock, but can be passed to humans causing Fever. White Nile (النيل الأبيض transliterated: an-Nīl al-Abyaḍ is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. Sennar ( Arabic: سنار is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. Al Jazirah ( Arabic: ولاية الجزيرة (also Gezira) is one of the 26 states of Sudan. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. (BBC)
  • The Russian Ground Forces shut down their last remaining base in Georgia, located in the city of Batumi. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Russian Ground Forces (Сухопутные войска Российской Федерации tr Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between Batumi (ბათუმი formerly Batum or Batoum) is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and Capital of Adjara, an Autonomous (BBC)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • President Pervez Musharraf appoints Muhammad Mian Soomro, Chairman of the Senate, as interim Prime Minister. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of Muhammadmian Soomro ( Sindhi: محمد میاں سومرو) (born August 19 1950) is a Pakistani politician who has been the Chairman The current Chairman ( presiding officer) of the Senate of Pakistan is Muhammad Mian Soomro The first Chairman of the Senate was Justice The Senate of Pakistan is the Upper house of the Bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government (BBC)
    • Pakistan's Attorney General, Malik Mohammad Qayyum, says he expects President Pervez Musharraf to step down as army chief by December 1. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and In most Common law jurisdictions the Attorney General, or Attorney-General, is the main legal advisor to the government and in some jurisdictions may in addition Malik Mohammad Qayyum (born December 18 1944 Senior Advocate Supreme Court, is the former Attorney General of Pakistan, who was replaced with Senator Latif The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of The Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army (COAS is the highest post in the Pakistan Army. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican (BBC)
    • Major General Waheed Arshad announces the Pakistan Army has killed at least 33 Taliban militants in the Swat valley. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries Major General Waheed Arshad is the current Vice Chief of General Staff (VCGS of the Pakistan Army appointed to that post on 29 September 2008 by General Ashfaq Parvez The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately (BBC)
    • Pakistani authorities drop all charges against Rashid Rauf, who was arrested in August 2006 in connection with the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Rashid Rauf, a Dual citizen of Britain and Pakistan was arrested in Bhawalpur, Pakistan in connection with the 2006 transatlantic aircraft August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to Surveillance and arrests Surveillance In Pakistan a British man from Birmingham called Rashid Rauf is believed to have put plotters in touch with Al-Qaeda (BBC)
  • President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas states in a speech that "we have to bring down" Hamas. The President of the Palestinian National Authority ( رئيس السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية) is the highest-ranking political position (equivalent to Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة (BBC)
  • Formed in the Bay of Bengal, Category 4 Cyclone Sidr approaches the coastal districts of Bangladesh, forcing tens of thousands of people to move away. The Bay of Bengal is a bay that forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a classification used for most Western Hemisphere Tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of Tropical depressions Cyclone Sidr ( JTWC designation 06B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr) was the ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially (BBC)
Current events of November 16, 2007 (2007-11-16) (Friday)edithistorywatch
  • An Airbus A340-600, scheduled to be delivered at Etihad Airways' base in Abu Dhabi, crashes into a barrier at Toulouse Blagnac International Airport during tests. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Airbus SAS (ˈɛərbʌs in English, Airbus2ogg|/ɛʁbys/]] in French, and /ˈɛːɐbʊs/ in German) is an aircraft manufacturing Established in 2003, Etihad Airways ( Arabic: الإتحاد, ʼal-ʻitiħād) is the Flag carrier Airline of Abu Dhabi Toulouse Blagnac International Airport or Aéroport de Toulouse - Blagnac is an airport located 6 Five people are injured. (BBC)
  • Russia's deputy finance minister Sergei Storchak, one of Russia's top officials on international financial relations, is detained as part of a criminal investigation. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Sergei Anatolievich Storchak (Сергей Анатольевич Сторчак (born June 8 1954 in Olevsk, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine (AP)
  • 2007 Georgian demonstrations:
    • President Mikheil Saakashvili lifts the state of emergency that was imposed on November 6. The 2007 Georgian demonstrations were a series of anti-government protests in Georgia. The President of Georgia (საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი is the Commander-in-chief of Georgia. Mikheil Saakashvili (მიხეილ ნიკოლოზის ძე სააკაშვილი (born 21 December 1967, a Georgian Politician, the A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with (BBC)
    • Prime Minister of Georgia Zurab Noghaideli resigns citing health problems; President Mikheil Saakashvili nominates Lado Gurgenidze as Noghaideli's successor. The Prime Minister of Georgia is the most senior minister within the Cabinet of Georgia of the Republic of Georgia, appointed by the President of Georgia Zurab Noghaideli (ზურაბ ნოღაიდელი (born 22 October 1964) is a Georgian businessman and a retired politician who served The President of Georgia (საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი is the Commander-in-chief of Georgia. Mikheil Saakashvili (მიხეილ ნიკოლოზის ძე სააკაშვილი (born 21 December 1967, a Georgian Politician, the Vladimer "Lado" Gurgenidze (ვლადიმერ (ლადო გურგენიძე (born December 17, 1970) is a Georgian Politician (Civil Georgia)
  • The Nepali Supreme Court rejects a plea for conducting a Constituent Assembly election on November 22 saying the prescribed date is more of a moral question rather than a legal one. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. The Supreme Court of Nepal is the highest Court in the Nepalese Judicial system. An election for a Constituent Assembly was held in Nepal on 10 April 2008 after having been postponed from earlier dates of 20 June Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran A moral is a message conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society
  • Strikes in France: French train drivers' strike against President Nicolas Sarkozy's pension reform enters its third day. The 2007 strikes in France were a series of General strikes mostly in the Public sector, which started on November 13, 2007. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A railroad engineer, railway engineer, locomotive engineer, train operator, train driver or engine driver is a person who operates The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, Welfare reform is a movement for policy change in countries with a state-administered social welfare systems (BBC)
  • German architect Heike Hanada of Weimar wins the international competition for extending the Stockholm Public Library. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Heike Hanada (born 1964 is a German architect Hanada has been working as a free artist and a teacher of architecture since 1999 at Bauhaus University in Weimar Weimar (ˈvaɪmaʁ is a City in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of Thuringia (Thüringen north of the Thüringer Wald, Competition is a rivalry between individuals groups nations or animals for territory or resources Stockholm Public Library (Stockholms stadsbibliotek is a rotunda library building in Stockholm, Sweden, designed by Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund. (Dagens Nyheter) (Asplund Competition)
  • The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda sentences Juvénal Rugambarara, the former mayor of Bicumbi, to 11 years in jail for crimes he committed during the Rwandan Genocide. See also Rwandan Genocide The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ( ICTR) is an International court established in November Juvénal Rugambarara is a former mayor of Bicumi in the now-defunct Kigali Rural province (Bicumbi now resides mostly in Rwamagana) A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda 's minority Tutsis and the moderates of its Hutu majority (BBC)
  • United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds talks with Lebanese political leaders, trying to break an impasse over the election of the next President. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. Ban Ki-moon (born 13 June 1944 Korean: 반기문 Hanja: 潘基文 is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A bargaining impasse occurs when the two sides negotiating an agreement are unable to reach an agreement and become deadlocked This page lists presidents of Lebanon Though it is not specifically stated in the constitution an unwritten understanding known as the National Pact (al-mithaq al-watani agreed in 1943 (BBC)
  • The German train driver strike enters its third day. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A railroad engineer, railway engineer, locomotive engineer, train operator, train driver or engine driver is a person who operates Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. (BBC)
  • Turkish prosecutors ask the Constitutional Court to ban the Kurdish Democratic Society Party, claiming it has links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law The Constitutional Court of Turkey (Anayasa Mahkemesi is the highest legal body for constitutional review in Turkey. Democratic Society Party (Demokratik Toplum Partisi - DTP is a Kurdish nationalist Political party in Turkey. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan or PKK, also called KADEK, Kongra-Gel, and KGK It is listed as a terrorist (BBC)
  • The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe announces it will not be able to monitor the 2007 Russian legislative election since its staff has been denied visas. Legislative elections were held in the Russian Federation on December 2 2007. A visa (short for the Latin carta visa, lit "a document that has been seen" is a document issued by a Country giving an individual (BBC)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • United States Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte speaks with former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on the phone and tells her that "moderate forces" should work together to bring the country back to democracy. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States is the chief assistant to the Secretary of State who is responsible for foreign affairs. Hon John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in London, England, United Kingdom) (ˌnɛgroʊˈpɒnti is an American The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system (BBC)
    • Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says the new interim government is "not acceptable" and "there can be no fair and free elections under the emergency. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a The Government of Pakistan ( Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان uses a federal parliamentary system with a President as the Head of State and an indirectly-elected " (BBC)
    • Muhammad Mian Soomro, hitherto Chairman of the Senate, is sworn in as interim Prime Minister. Muhammadmian Soomro ( Sindhi: محمد میاں سومرو) (born August 19 1950) is a Pakistani politician who has been the Chairman The current Chairman ( presiding officer) of the Senate of Pakistan is Muhammad Mian Soomro The first Chairman of the Senate was Justice The Senate of Pakistan is the Upper house of the Bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government (China Daily)
    • Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is released from house arrest, but there are still dozens of policemen around her house. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a In Justice and Law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or electronic monitoring) is a measure by which Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force (BBC)
  • Donald Tusk, leader of the Civic Platform party, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Poland in coalition with the Polish People's Party. Donald Franciszek Tusk (ˈdɔnalt franˈtɕiʃɛk ˈtusk born April 22 1957, Gdańsk) is a Center-right Polish politician co-founder Civic Platform ( Platforma Obywatelska, PO is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative Polish political party. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland represents the Council of Ministers (the Cabinet and directs their work supervises territorial self-government The Polish People's Party ( Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL also translated as Polish Peasant(s Party) is a Political party in Poland. (BBC)
  • Police in Uttar Pradesh arrest three Pakistani members of Jaish-e-Mohammed who were plotting to kidnap an Indian politician. Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Jaish-e-Mohammed ( Urdu: جيش محمد, literally The Army of Mohammad, transliterated as Jaish-e-Muhammed, Jaish-e-Mohammad or In Criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or Asportation of a person against the person's will usually to hold the person in False imprisonment India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country (BBC)
  • Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda flies to the United States to hold talks with U. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime was the 91st Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 2007 to 2008 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the S. President George W. Bush. 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. (BBC)
  • The death toll from Cyclone Sidr increases to 242 as the storm weakens and passes through the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. Cyclone Sidr ( JTWC designation 06B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr) was the ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Dhaka (also known as Dacca ( Bangla: ঢাকা ɖʱaka is the Capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. (BBC)
  • Former Russian frogman Eduard Koltsov claims he killed British diver Lionel Crabb while he was spying on a Soviet warship in 1956. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A frogman is someone who is trained to dive or swim in a military capacity often in combat The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Scuba diving is swimming underwater, or taking part in another activity while using a Scuba set. For the American actor see Buster Crabbe Lionel "Buster" Crabb OBE, GM ( 28 January, 1909 - presumed A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Design These ships were improved and slightly enlarged versions of the Chapayev class cruisers They had the same main armament machinery and side protection as the (BBC)
  • U. S. Senator John Kerry accepts T. Boone Pickens' one-million-dollar Swift Boat challenge. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator The Swift Boat challenge from Texas Oilman T Boone Pickens is his reported offer of US $ 1 million to anyone who can disprove even (AP)
Current events of November 17, 2007 (2007-11-17) (Saturday)edithistorywatch
  • War in Afghanistan: Two NATO Canadian soldiers and an interpreter are killed by a roadside bomb in Panjawi, Kandahar province. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U The North Atlantic Treaty Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page An improvised explosive device ( IED) is a Bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional Military action Panjwai (also spelled Panjwaye, Panjwaii, Panjway or Panjwayi) is a district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan For the 2001 film see Kandahar (film; for the Kandahar meteorite of 1959 see Meteorite falls; for the places in Azerbaijan see Cəndəhar and Three more soldiers are wounded. (BBC)
  • 2007 Burmese anti-government protests: The State Peace and Development Council admits 15 people have died during the protests, while United Nations envoy Paulo Sergio Pinheiro meets with ministers and political prisoners, including Win Tin. The 2007 Burmese anti-government protests were a series of anti-government protests that started in Burma (also known as Union of Myanmar on August 15, The State Peace and Development Council or Arr Nar Yuu Myar A Phwet ( nàiNŋàNdɔ̀ éiʤáN θàja yéi n̥ḭN pʰṵNpʰyo yéi kaùNsì abbreviated SPDC) is the official The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro (born Rio de Janeiro, 8 January 1944)is a Brazilian Diplomat and legal scholar In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs A political prisoner is someone held in Prison or otherwise detained perhaps under House arrest, for his or her involvement in political activity (BBC)
  • Unicef announces Mai-Mai forces have released 232 children they had abducted in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946 Not to be confuised with the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya The term Mai-Mai or Mayi-Mayi refers to any kind of community-based militia group Nord-Kivu (also Kivu-Nord, North Kivu) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. 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)
  • Cyclone Sidr: The death toll from the cyclone rises to 2,000 after it hits central and southern Bangladesh. Cyclone Sidr ( JTWC designation 06B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr) was the In Meteorology, a cyclone refers to an area of closed circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially (BBC)
  • Algeria's People's National Army kills Abdelhamid Sadaoui, the alleged treasurer of al-Qaeda in North Africa, in Tizi Ouzou, Kabylia province. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's The People's National Army (ANP is the Land force of the Military of Algeria,the largest of the Maghreb countries In many Governments a treasurer is the person responsible for running the Treasury. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Tizi Ouzou (in Kabyle: Tizi Uzzu in Latin script, in Tifinagh) is a city in Kabylia, Algeria, where it ranks second it This article focuses on the region in Algeria For the ethnic group see Kabyle people. (BBC)
  • Kosovan voters go to the polls for a parliamentary election, with Hashim Thaci expected to win. Parliamentary elections to the unicameral Assembly of Kosovo (Kuvendi i Kosovës Serbian: sr-Cyrl Скупштина Косова Hashim Thaçi ( Albanian: Hashim Thaçi Serbo-Croat: Hašim Tači, Хашим Тачи born 24 April, 1968 in Drenica (BBC)
  • 2007 Antofagasta earthquake: Chile is hit by a magnitude 6. The 2007 Antofagasta earthquake was an Earthquake registered on November 14, 2007 at 154053 UTC (124053 local time Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the 0 aftershock 41 miles northwest of Antofagasta. An aftershock is an Earthquake that occurs after a previous earthquake (the main shock For the copper-mining company named after the region see Antofagasta plc. (Reuters)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto returns to Karachi after release from house arrest in Lahore. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million In Justice and Law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or electronic monitoring) is a measure by which ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi.
    • TV networks Geo TV and ARY Digital are shut down by the Pakistan government. Geo TV or GEO Television is a Pakistani Television network founded by Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 ARY Television Network, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani Television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, (All Things Pakistan)
    • United States Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte meets President Pervez Musharraf and vice army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States is the chief assistant to the Secretary of State who is responsible for foreign affairs. Hon John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in London, England, United Kingdom) (ˌnɛgroʊˈpɒnti is an American The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani ( Urdu: اشفاق پرویز کیانی) (born April 1952 Gujar Khan, Punjab) is a Pakistani He calls for and end to the state of emergency, but Musharraf defends it. A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies (BBC) (BBC)
  • Russian prosecutors confirm the detention of Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak and two businessmen on suspicion of "attempting large-scale embezzlement from the Russian state budget through fraud". Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Sergei Anatolievich Storchak (Сергей Анатольевич Сторчак (born June 8 1954 in Olevsk, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine (Interfax)
Current events of November 18, 2007 (2007-11-18) (Sunday)edithistorywatch
  • Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former Prime Minister, announces he will dissolve the Forza Italia party and found a new one called Freedom People's Party. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. (born 29 September 1936 is an Italian politician, Entrepreneur, Real estate and Insurance Tycoon, Bank and Media proprietor Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's Forza Italia (Forward Italy FI is a Christian-democratic, liberal and liberal-conservative Italian political party led by Silvio The People of Freedom ( Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL is a liberal-conservative History Premises Following the run-up to the (BBC)
  • Japan resumes whaling of humpbacks for the first time in 40 years. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Whaling is the hunting of Whales and dates back to at least 6000 BC The humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae) is a Baleen Whale. Greenpeace and other environmentalist groups condemn the decision. Greenpeace, originally known as the Greenpeace Foundation, was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1972 Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. (BBC)
  • Cyclone Sidr: Rescue efforts reach the most remote areas of Bangladesh, as the death toll rises to 2,400 people. Cyclone Sidr ( JTWC designation 06B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr) was the Rescue refers to operations that usually involve the saving of Life, or prevention of Injury. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially (BBC)
  • 2007 Burmese anti-government protests: ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong says Burma will not be suspended from the organization. The 2007 Burmese anti-government protests were a series of anti-government protests that started in Burma (also known as Union of Myanmar on August 15, The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, ˈɑːsiːɑːn AH-see-ahn in English (the Official language See also General Secretary. A number of International organizations, Communist parties and other bodies use the title Secretary Ong Keng Yong (born 1954) is a Singaporean diplomat He has been the secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations since January 6 Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. (BBC)
  • Hong Kong voters go to the polls in District Council elections, with pro-Beijing parties expected to recover. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The District Councils, formerly District Boards until 1999 are the local councils for the 18 Districts of Hong Kong. District Council elections ( are held in Hong Kong at 4-year interval when the 18 district councils totalling 405 elected members (as at 2007 require renewal Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A party is a Social gathering for Celebration and Recreation. (BBC)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • Hina Jilani and Jemima Khan join a protest in London to ask for the release of all political prisoners, including Jemima's ex-husband Imran Khan, and to vocalize the call for President Pervez Musharraf's resignation. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during Hina Jilani (born 1953 in Lahore) is a well-known lawyer and human-rights activist in Pakistan. Jemima Marcelle Khan (born 30 January 1974) is an English socialite known due to her relationships as a former girlfriend of Hugh Grant, the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Imran Khan Niazi ( عمران خان نیازی) (born November 25 1952) is a Pakistani Cricketer and politician The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of (BBC)
    • United States Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte says President Pervez Musharraf should lift the state of emergency and free political opponents. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States is the chief assistant to the Secretary of State who is responsible for foreign affairs. Hon John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in London, England, United Kingdom) (ˌnɛgroʊˈpɒnti is an American The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies A dissident, broadly defined is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine policy or institution (BBC)
    • One person dies in a bomb explosion on a railway track near Peshawar targeted at a passenger train. 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 An explosion is a sudden increase in Volume and release of Energy in an extreme manner usually with the generation of high Temperatures and the release ( پښور; Urdu: پشاور) is the capital of the North-West Frontier Province and the administrative centre for the Federally Administered A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another
  • Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez opens the 2007 OPEC meeting in Saudi Arabia, warning the United States against attacking Iran. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the ||-||} Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The President of Venezuela (Presidente Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC) is a Cartel of thirteen countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (BBC)
  • 2007 Writers Guild of America strike: Screenwriters announce they will resume negotiations with movie studios on November 26. The 2007&ndash2008 Writers Guild of America strike, or more commonly known as the Writers' Strike was a strike by the Writers Guild of America East Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made For Wikipedia's negotiation policy see WikipediaNegotiation. For other uses see Negotiation (disambiguation. A movie studio (aka film studio) is in the established sense of the term a company that distributes films. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" (BBC)
  • Cyclone Sidr: Rescue efforts in Bangladesh continue, with helicopters and ships being used to reach isolated areas. Cyclone Sidr ( JTWC designation 06B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr) was the Rescue refers to operations that usually involve the saving of Life, or prevention of Injury. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size (BBC)
  • 28 people die in a fire at a Saudi Aramco gas pipeline in Hawiya, Saudi Arabia. Fire is the heat and light energy released during a Chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction. Saudi Aramco, the state-owned national oil company of Saudi Arabia, is the largest oil corporation in the world and the world's largest in terms of proven crude Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe. See also Somali clan The Hawiye ( Hawiiye, هاويي is a Somali clan whose members live in central and southern Somalia, in the The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Twelve more people are missing. (BBC)
  • Strikes in France: Transport workers strike for the fifth consecutive day, rejecting an offer by public railway company SNCF. The 2007 strikes in France were a series of General strikes mostly in the Public sector, which started on November 13, 2007. Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. A railway company or railroad company is a Entity that operates a Railroad track and/or Trains Such a company can either be private SNCF ( Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) (French National Railway Company is a French public enterprise (BBC)
  • George Charamba, the spokesman for Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe, says the Mugabe government is preparing for a British invasion. George Charamba is the press secretary in the president's office and permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information in Zimbabwe. This page contains a list of presidents of Zimbabwe. Canaan Banana was a "figurehead" president but Mugabe has been an executive (BBC)
  • Hashim Thaçi, a former rebel leader who has promised to declare Kosovo's independence if mediation efforts fail, declares victory for his party in the parliamentary election. Hashim Thaçi ( Albanian: Hashim Thaçi Serbo-Croat: Hašim Tači, Хашим Тачи born 24 April, 1968 in Drenica Parliamentary elections to the unicameral Assembly of Kosovo (Kuvendi i Kosovës Serbian: sr-Cyrl Скупштина Косова (AP via Google News)
  • An explosion in a coal mine in Zasyadko, Ukraine, kills at least 63 people and leaves many more trapped below ground. The 2007 Zasyadko mine disaster was a Mining accident that happened on November 18, 2007 at the Zasyadko coal mine (Шахта ім Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. (BBC)
  • Jimmie Johnson wins his second straight NASCAR Nextel Cup championship for the 2007 season. Jimmie Kenneth Johnson The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season began on February 10, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout and ended on (NYT) (Bloomberg) (LA Times)
Current events of November 19, 2007 (2007-11-19) (Monday)edithistorywatch
  • 2007 Burmese anti-government protests:
    • Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says her country will not ratify the new Association of Southeast Asian Nations Charter unless the State Peace and Development Council frees opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2007 Burmese anti-government protests were a series of anti-government protests that started in Burma (also known as Union of Myanmar on August 15, The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April 5 1947 is a Filipina Politician. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, ˈɑːsiːɑːn AH-see-ahn in English (the Official language The ASEAN Charter is a constitution for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN The State Peace and Development Council or Arr Nar Yuu Myar A Phwet ( nàiNŋàNdɔ̀ éiʤáN θàja yéi n̥ḭN pʰṵNpʰyo yéi kaùNsì abbreviated SPDC) is the official In Politics, the opposition comprises one or more political parties or other organized groups that are opposed to the Government, party or group Aung San Suu Kyi ( àunsʰánsṵtʃì born 19 June 1945 in Rangoon, is a pro- Democracy activist and leader of the National League for (BBC)
    • The European Union imposes tougher sanctions on Burma, including an embargo on gemstones, metal and timber, and a tighter visa ban against members of the State Peace and Development Council. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. In international Commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce This article is about a music album For information about the minerals see Gemstone. The M acro E xpansion T emplate A ttribute L anguage complements TAL, providing macros which allow the reuse of code across Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or The State Peace and Development Council or Arr Nar Yuu Myar A Phwet ( nàiNŋàNdɔ̀ éiʤáN θàja yéi n̥ḭN pʰṵNpʰyo yéi kaùNsì abbreviated SPDC) is the official (BBC)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • Pakistani Attorney General Malik Qayyum announces the Supreme Court of Pakistan has dismissed five of the six petitions against President Pervez Musharraf's re-election. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and In most Common law jurisdictions the Attorney General, or Attorney-General, is the main legal advisor to the government and in some jurisdictions may in addition Malik Mohammad Qayyum (born December 18 1944 Senior Advocate Supreme Court, is the former Attorney General of Pakistan, who was replaced with Senator Latif The Supreme Court ( Urdu: عدالت عظمیٰ) is the apex court in Pakistan 's judicial hierarchy the final arbiter of legal and constitutional A petition is a request to change some thing most commonly made to a government official or public entity The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of (BBC)
    • At least 80 people die and 100 are wounded in sectarian violence in Kurram Agency. Sectarian violence or sectarian strife is Violence inspired by Sectarianism, that is between different Sects of one particular mode of thought (BBC)
    • Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf rejects United States Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte's demand to lift the state of emergency. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Deputy Secretary of State of the United States is the chief assistant to the Secretary of State who is responsible for foreign affairs. Hon John Dimitri Negroponte (born July 21, 1939 in London, England, United Kingdom) (ˌnɛgroʊˈpɒnti is an American A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies
  • 2007 Zasyadko mine disaster: Rescuers continue the search for 20 trapped miners, but a union official says there is "no chance" for them. The 2007 Zasyadko mine disaster was a Mining accident that happened on November 18, 2007 at the Zasyadko coal mine (Шахта ім Rescue refers to operations that usually involve the saving of Life, or prevention of Injury. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming (BBC)
  • November 2007 strikes in France: The transport workers' strike enters its sixth day, but unions have agreed to restart negotiations with SNCF on November 22. The 2007 strikes in France were a series of General strikes mostly in the Public sector, which started on November 13, 2007. Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming For Wikipedia's negotiation policy see WikipediaNegotiation. For other uses see Negotiation (disambiguation. SNCF ( Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) (French National Railway Company is a French public enterprise Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran (BBC)
  • Khieu Samphan, the former Khmer Rouge head of state, is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity by a Cambodian tribunal. Khieu Samphan (born July 27 1931) was the president of the state presidium of Democratic Kampuchea ( Cambodia) from 1976 until 1979 The Khmer Rouge (ខ្មែរក្រហម Kmae Krɑhɑɑm was the Communist ruling political party of Cambodia &mdashwhich it renamed Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state 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 In Public international law, a crime against humanity is an act of Persecution or any large scale atrocities against a body of people and is the highest level of The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East (BBC)
  • A suicide bomber kills seven people in the Nimruz Province of Afghanistan, including the son of governor Ghulam Dastageer. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Nimruz ( Pashto: نیمروز is one of the thirty-four Provinces of Afghanistan. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government (BBC)
  • Israel releases 450 Palestinian prisoners ahead of the 2007 Mideast peace conference with the Palestinian Authority. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. For the revolutionary legislature of the Colony of Maryland see Annapolis Convention (1774-1776. (BBC)
  • About 70 people die and 50 are missing after a flooding caused by cyclone Guba in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge Cyclone Guba ( JTWC designation 02P, also known as Severe Tropical Cyclone Guba) was a Tropical cyclone that caused 170 deaths and Oro Province, formerly (and officially still Northern Province, is a Coastal Province of Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania (BBC)
  • Six people are killed in clashes during local elections in the Nigerian state of Kano. Local Elections vary widely across Jurisdictions In Electoral systems that roughly follow the Westminster model, a terminology has evolved Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Kano State is a state located in North-Western Nigeria. Created on May 27 1967 from part of the Northern Region, Kano state borders (BBC)
  • The new government of Karnataka, India, led by Bharatiya Janata Party member B. S. Yeddyurappa, falls after just one week when Janata Dal withdraws support. The Government of Karnataka is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ pronounced) is a state in the southern part of India India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP (भारतीय जनता पार्टी, Translation: Indian People's Party) founded in 1980 is a major Political Bokanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa, (ಬೋಕನಕೆರೆ ಸಿದ್ಧಲಿಂಗಪ್ಪ ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪ) (born February 27 1943 Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of one of the major Janata Party factions the Lok Dal and a group of Congressmen (BBC)
Current events of November 20, 2007 (2007-11-20) (Tuesday)edithistorywatch
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • Thousands of people escape Pakistan's Swat district, where the Pakistan Army is fighting with pro-Taliban militants. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. (BBC)
    • More than 100 journalists are arrested for protesting against the state of emergency and media restrictions. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the investigation and prevention of crime A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies The news media refers to the section of the Mass media that focuses on presenting current News to the public (BBC)
    • The Government of Pakistan releases 3,400 people who were jailed during the state of emergency. The Government of Pakistan ( Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان uses a federal parliamentary system with a President as the Head of State and an indirectly-elected A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies (BBC)
    • Pakistan Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retired) Qazi Mohammad Farooq announces the next general elections will be held on January 8, 2008. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and A general election was held in Pakistan on February 18, 2008, after being postponed from 8 January 2008, the original date to elect Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  • November 2007 strikes in France:
    • French President Nicolas Sarkozy vows to continue his economic reforms. The 2007 strikes in France were a series of General strikes mostly in the Public sector, which started on November 13, 2007. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, An economy is the realized social system of production exchange distribution and consumption of goods and services of a country or other area For other uses see Reform (disambiguation Reform means beneficial change or sometimes more specifically reversion to a pure original (BBC)
    • Students and civil servants join transport workers in the strike. The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. (BBC)
  • Israeli-Palestinian conflict:
    • The Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert and the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas are formally invited to the 2007 Mideast peace conference. 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 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Ehud Olmert (אהוד אולמרט ɛˈhud ˈolmeʁt born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel and the former leader The President of the Palestinian National Authority ( رئيس السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية) is the highest-ranking political position (equivalent to Mahmoud Abbas (محمود عباس (born March 26, 1935) also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (ابو مازن was elected President For the revolutionary legislature of the Colony of Maryland see Annapolis Convention (1774-1776. (BBC)
    • Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert holds talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm el-Sheikh. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead Ehud Olmert (אהוד אולמרט ɛˈhud ˈolmeʁt born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel and the former leader This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the elected Head of State of Egypt. Sharm el Sheikh (شرم الشيخ Sharm al-Shaykh) often known simply as "Sharm" is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in (BBC)
  • The Cambodia Tribunal holds its first public hearing, evaluating a bail request by Khang Khek Ieu. The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia for the Prosecution of Crimes Committed During the Period of Democratic Kampuchea, commonly known as Cambodia Tribunal In law a hearing is a Proceeding before a Court or other decision-making body or officer Traditionally bail is some form of Property deposited or pledged to a Court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding Kang Kek Iew, also less accurately romanized as Kaing Guek Eav ( កាំង ហ្គេកអ៊ាវ) a (BBC)
  • The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe reverses its decision not to monitor the 2007 Russian legislative election. Legislative elections were held in the Russian Federation on December 2 2007. (BBC)
  • Manfo Kwaku Asiedu is sentenced to 33 years in jail for his role in the 21 July 2005 London bombings. Manfo Kwaku Asiedu (مانفو كواكو أسيدو is a man who was convicted for his role in the 21 July 2005 attempted London bombings. Jail, or gaol (especially in Canada, Australia and NZ[http //www On 21 July, 2005, four attempted bomb attacks disrupted part of London 's Public transport system two weeks after the 7 July 2005 London (BBC)
  • Warren Jeffs, the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, is sentenced to five years to life in jail for complicity in rape. Warren Steed Jeffs (born December 3, 1955) was the leader of a controversial polygamist Sect known as the Fundamentalist Church of The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ( FLDS Church) is one of the largest Mormon fundamentalist denominations and one of America's largest Jail, or gaol (especially in Canada, Australia and NZ[http //www Complicity is a Novel by Scottish author Iain Banks. It was published in 1993 Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person (BBC)
  • Jordanian voters go to the polls in the 2007 parliamentary election. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Parliamentary elections were held in Jordan on November 20 2007 to elect representatives to the Chamber of Deputies of Jordan, which has 110 (BBC)
  • Association of Southeast Asian Nations members sign their first charter at the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, ˈɑːsiːɑːn AH-see-ahn in English (the Official language The ASEAN Charter is a constitution for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN holds annual meetings in relation to economic and cultural development of Southeast Asian countries Singapore (BBC)
  • Bangladesh calls for more international aid for the survivors of cyclone Sidr. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Aid (from the french word aide, also known as international aid, overseas aid, or foreign aid, especially in the United States) is Cyclone Sidr ( JTWC designation 06B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr) was the (BBC)
  • The death toll from the 2007 Zasyadko mine disaster rises to at least 90. The 2007 Zasyadko mine disaster was a Mining accident that happened on November 18, 2007 at the Zasyadko coal mine (Шахта ім (BBC)
  • Manouchehr Mottaki, the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, announces Iran has agreed to a new round of talks about Iraq with the United States. Manouchehr Mottaki ( born 12 May 1953 in Bandar Gaz) is the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs appointed by President For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The first Minister of Foreign Affairs (or Foreign Minister) of Iran was Mirza Abdolvahhab Khan Mo'tamed od-Dowleh Neshat who served between 1819 and 1824 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (BBC)
  • The United Nations reduces its estimate of how many people are infected with HIV in 2007 from nearly 40 million to 33 million. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (BBC)
  • The UK's HM Revenue and Customs admits that it has lost two computer discs which contained data, including bank details and National Insurance numbers, about every family with a child under 16 in the country. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The 2007 UK child benefit data scandal was a Data breach incident in October 2007 when two computer discs owned by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs containing National Insurance (NI is a system of taxes and related Social security benefits in the United Kingdom. (BBC)
Current events of November 21, 2007 (2007-11-21) (Wednesday)edithistorywatch
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • Opposition politician and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan is released from prison in Punjab. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during In Politics, the opposition comprises one or more political parties or other organized groups that are opposed to the Government, party or group A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ( Urdu: پاکستان تحريک انصاف) ( Pakistan Movement for Justice) is a Political party in Imran Khan Niazi ( عمران خان نیازی) (born November 25 1952) is a Pakistani Cricketer and politician The Punjab ( Urdu:) province of (BBC)
    • Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry tries to leave his house in Islamabad but is blocked by security forces. The Chief Justice of Pakistan heads the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ( افتخار محمد چودھری) (born 12 December 1948)in a village of Faisalabad and belonging to the Ghorewaha |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force (BBC)
    • Major General Waheed Arshad announces the Pakistan Army has killed 40 pro-Taliban militants in the Shangla District in the last two days. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries Major General Waheed Arshad is the current Vice Chief of General Staff (VCGS of the Pakistan Army appointed to that post on 29 September 2008 by General Ashfaq Parvez The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. Shangla is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains two Tehsil Alpuri and Puran. (BBC)
    • Pakistani security forces kill senior Balochistan Liberation Army leader Balach Marri. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force The Baloch Liberation Army ( BLA) is a Militant Separatist organization Balach Marri (مير بالاچ مری was a Baloch tribal Leader from Balochistan, Pakistan. (BBC)
  • November 2007 strikes in France:
    • Transport unions start talks with management and the government over pension reforms in the eighth consecutive day of strike. The 2007 strikes in France were a series of General strikes mostly in the Public sector, which started on November 13, 2007. Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise The government of France is a Semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic, in which the nation declares Welfare reform is a movement for policy change in countries with a state-administered social welfare systems Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. (BBC)
    • Public railway company SNCF says its TGV train network has been disrupted by a "concerted campaign of sabotage". A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc A railway company or railroad company is a Entity that operates a Railroad track and/or Trains Such a company can either be private SNCF ( Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français) (French National Railway Company is a French public enterprise The TGV ( t rain à g rande v itesse, French for "high-speed train" is France 's High-speed rail service A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy oppressor or employer through subversion obstruction disruption and/or destruction (BBC)
    • President Nicolas Sarkozy asks the police to make sure those who sabotaged the TGV network are "punished with the most extreme severity". The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, The National Police ( police nationale) formerly the Sûreté Nationale, is one of two National police forces and the main civil law enforcement Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy oppressor or employer through subversion obstruction disruption and/or destruction The TGV ( t rain à g rande v itesse, French for "high-speed train" is France 's High-speed rail service (BBC)
  • United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the White House wants to broker a permanent deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority before President George W. Bush leaves office. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. 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. (BBC)
  • Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Luís Amado says Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is not welcome at the December European Union-African Union summit in Lisbon. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal is in charge of conducting the foreign policy established by the Portuguese government representing the country in many international meetings Luís Filipe Marques Amado (born September 17 1953) is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal in the government led by the See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election This page contains a list of presidents of Zimbabwe. Canaan Banana was a "figurehead" president but Mugabe has been an executive The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The African Union (abbreviated AU in English, and UA in its other working languages is a Confederation consisting of 53  African Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he will not attend if Mugabe is present. 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 Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is (BBC)
  • England fail to qualify for Euro 2008 after 3-2 loss to Croatia. 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 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between (CNN)
  • Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan claims that United States President George W. Bush was involved in the Plame affair. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official with a rank one step below Presidential Cabinet level Scott McClellan (born February 14, 1968) is a former White House Press Secretary (2003&ndash2006 for President George W The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The phrase Plame Affair (also known as the CIA leak scandal, the CIA leak case, the CIA leak grand jury investigation, and Plamegate) refers (BBC)
  • Former President of France Jacques Chirac is probed by a judge for alleged embezzlement of public funds when he was Mayor of Paris. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly appropriating or secreting assets usually financial in nature by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted Public funding is money given from Tax revenue or other Governmental sources to an individual organization or entity Before the French Revolution, the municipality of Paris was headed by the provost of the merchants ( prévôt des marchands) (BBC)
  • Researchers in Kyoto, San Francisco, and Wisconsin publish evidence of turning human skin cells into stem cells by the retroviral insertion of genes. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city 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 skin is the outer covering of living tissue of an animal (or plant Stem cells are cells found in most if not all multi-cellular Organisms. A retrovirus is any Virus belonging to the viral family Retroviridae. History See also History of genetics The existence of genes was first suggested by Gregor Mendel (1822-1884 who in the 1860s studied inheritance (NYT)
  • The death toll from flooding caused by cyclone Guba in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea rises to 150. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge Cyclone Guba ( JTWC designation 02P, also known as Severe Tropical Cyclone Guba) was a Tropical cyclone that caused 170 deaths and Oro Province, formerly (and officially still Northern Province, is a Coastal Province of Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania (BBC)
  • The Islamic Action Front loses most of its seats in the 2007 Jordanian parliamentary election. The Islamic Action Front ( Jabhat al-'Amal al-Islami, Arabic: جبهة العمل الإسلامي is a Political party in Jordan. Parliamentary elections were held in Jordan on November 20 2007 to elect representatives to the Chamber of Deputies of Jordan, which has 110 (BBC)
  • The Bangladesh Army says it has reached almost all areas affected by cyclone Sidr. The Bangladesh Army ( Bangla: Bānglādesh Shenā Bāhini, বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী is the land forces branch of the Cyclone Sidr ( JTWC designation 06B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr) was the (BBC)
  • The Nigerian Army is deployed in Kano State after six people died in clashes during local elections. The Military of Nigeria has active duty personnel in three armed services totalling approximately 85000 troops and 82000 paramilitary personnel Kano State is a state located in North-Western Nigeria. Created on May 27 1967 from part of the Northern Region, Kano state borders Local Elections vary widely across Jurisdictions In Electoral systems that roughly follow the Westminster model, a terminology has evolved (BBC)
  • The United Nations General Assembly approves Resolution 62/9, stating that the "emergency phase" in Chernobyl is over, and the "recovery phase" should start. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Membership For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly see General Assembly members Chernobyl (as transliterated from the Чернобыль) or Chornobyl (as transliterated from Чорнобиль tʃɔrˈnɔbɪlʲ was a city in northern (BBC)
  • About 1,000 people a day are returning to Iraq from Syria and Jordan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern (BBC)
  • A South African Police Oryx helicopter crashes near Wepener, killing 14 officers. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa For the post-apartheid police force see South African Police Service. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. Wepener is a village in the Free State, South Africa, located on the border with Lesotho. (BBC)
  • The Indian Army is deployed in Kolkata after a riot against Bangladeshi feminist writer Taslima Nasreen erupts into violence. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate Born Nasrin Jahan Taslima to Rajab Ali and Idul Ara Taslima Nasrin (তসিলমা নাসরিন also spelled Taslima Nasreen and popularly referred to as 'Taslima' 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 (BBC)
Current events of November 22, 2007 (2007-11-22) (Thursday)edithistorywatch
  • Jordanian King Abdullah appoints technocrat Nader al-Dahabi as the new Prime Minister. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern The Jordanian monarchy was set up in 1921 with help from the British. Abdullah II bin al-Hussein King of Jordan ( الملك عبد الله الثاني بن الحسين al-Malik ʿAbdullāh aṯ-ṯānī bin al-Ḥusayn born 30 Technocracy ("techno" from the Greek tekhne for skill "cracy" from the Greek kratos for " power " may refer to Nader Dahabi (نادر الذهبي (born 1946 is a Jordanian politician and military figure who was named prime minister on November 25, 2007. The Prime Minister of Jordan is the head of the Government of Jordan. (BBC)
  • Bangladeshi feminist writer Taslima Nasreen leaves Kolkata after riots against her in which at least 43 people were hurt. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate Born Nasrin Jahan Taslima to Rajab Ali and Idul Ara Taslima Nasrin (তসিলমা নাসরিন also spelled Taslima Nasreen and popularly referred to as 'Taslima' Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other (BBC)
  • Argentinian defense minister Nilda Garré sacks the head of military intelligence, Brigadier General Osvaldo Montero, for plotting to replace her. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. A defence minister (or defense minister) is a Cabinet position which regulates the Armed forces in some sovereign nations Nilda Garré (born 1945 a former leftist militant is the current Defense minister of Argentina. Military intelligence (abbreviated MI int Commonwealth, or intel Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General. (BBC)
  • Sri Lanka bans the Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation charity, saying it "is funding the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam". Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The TRO was established in 1985 in Tamil Nadu (South-East India by Tamil refugees fleeing the violence in North and East Sri Lanka. "LTTE" redirects here For the Led Zeppelin bootleg see Listen to This Eddie. (BBC)
  • A bomb attack on a bus kills five people and hurts 12 in the Russian republic of North Ossetia-Alania. 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 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (Респу́блика Се́верная Осе́тия–Ала́ния Ossetic: Республикӕ Цӕгат Ирыстон — Алани (BBC)
  • England football coach Steve McClaren and his deputy Terry Venables are sacked after England lose 3-2 to Croatia at Wembley Stadium. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Stephen "Steve" McClaren (born 3 May 1961 is an English football manager and former player Terence Frederick 'Terry' Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London often referred to as ' El Tel', is an English football manager The Croatian national football team ( Croatian pronunciation: Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) is the national side representing Croatia Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. (BBC)
  • Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen says that Denmark will hold a new referendum on relinquishing its opt-outs, including an exemption from the European common currency, the euro, during the next four years. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Anders Fogh Rasmussen (⁽ˈ⁾ɑnɐs foˀ ˈʀɑsmusn̩, informally known as Anders Fogh ( ˈfoːˀ ⁽ˈ⁾ɑnɐs ˈfɔʊ̯ˀ or simply Fogh, (born January The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe One or more Referendums on abolishing one or more of Denmark 's opt-outs from European Union legislation in four specific areas (as specified in the Edinburgh In economics a monetary union is a situation where several countries have agreed to share a single currency (also known as a unitary or common currency Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e (AP via Google News)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency
    • Pakistan is suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations again for its imposition of the state of emergency. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies (BBC)
    • A contempt petition against Pervez Musharraf is filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Contempt is an intense feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior base or worthless—it is similar to scorn General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of The Supreme Court ( Urdu: عدالت عظمیٰ) is the apex court in Pakistan 's judicial hierarchy the final arbiter of legal and constitutional
    • The Supreme Court of Pakistan dismisses the last remaining petition to challenge the dereliction of President Pervez Musharraf. The Supreme Court ( Urdu: عدالت عظمیٰ) is the apex court in Pakistan 's judicial hierarchy the final arbiter of legal and constitutional A petition is a request to change some thing most commonly made to a government official or public entity The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of (BBC)
  • The head of IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, says the agency cannot be sure "about the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities" in Iran. 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 Nuclear Energy is released by the splitting (fission or merging together (fusion of the nuclei of Atom (s For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. (BBC)
  • A report by the EMCDDA says the number of cocaine users in the European Union has increased by one million in one year. The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction ( EMCDDA) is an Agency of the European Union. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in (BBC)
  • Two Iraqi soldiers and eight members of the Hawr Rajab Awakening Council are killed by al-Qaeda militants in Hawr Rajab. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. (BBC)
  • Aid agencies say they have reached all areas of Bangladesh struck by cyclone Sidr, but more aid is needed for the survivors. An aid agency is an organisation dedicated to distributing Aid. ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially Cyclone Sidr ( JTWC designation 06B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr) was the (BBC)
  • Farid Babayev, a Russian politician with the Yabloko party, is shot and seriously wounded in Makhachkala, Dagestan. Farid Babayev ( Фарид Бабаев; died November 24 2007) was a Russian politician with the liberal anti-Kremlin Yabloko party Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person The Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko ( Russian: Российская объединённая демократическая партия "Яблоко" Makhachkala (Махачкала́ Avar: МахIачхъала is a city in Russia, the capital of the Republic of Dagestan. The Republic of Dagestan dæɡɪˈstɑːn (IntEng ˈdeɪɡəstæn (AmEng (Респу́блика Дагеста́н Дагъистанлъул ДжумхIурият Daɣistanłul (BBC)
  • Nur Hassan Hussein, head of the Somali Red Crescent and former policeman, is named the new Prime Minister of Somalia. Nur Hassan Hussein ( Nuur Xasan Xuseen, نور حسن حسين also known as Nur Adde, has been the Prime Minister of Somalia since November 2007 Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. List of the Heads of Government of Somalia (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Political Affiliations SNL - Somali (BBC)
  • Despite talks between the transport workers, the management and the government, the November 2007 strikes in France continue for a ninth day. Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise The government of France is a Semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic, in which the nation declares The 2007 strikes in France were a series of General strikes mostly in the Public sector, which started on November 13, 2007. (BBC)
  • Tens of thousands of Venezuelan students march in Caracas in two different rallies, one to oppose Hugo Chávez and the other one to support him. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (ˈuɰo rafaˈel ˈtʃaβ̞es ˈfɾias (born July 28 1954 is the current President of Venezuela. (BBC)
  • United States presidential election, 2008:
    • New Hampshire sets January 8, 2008 as the date for the presidential primary, maintaining the tradition of being the first state to vote. The United States presidential election of 2008, scheduled for Tuesday November 4 2008 will be the 56th consecutive New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The New Hampshire primary is the first in a series of nationwide Political party Primary elections held in the United States every four years as part of The word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem acc of traditio which means "a giving up delivering up surrendering" and is used in a number of (BBC)
    • Hundreds of thousands of immigrants may not be able to vote because of backlog at the Citizenship and Immigration Services agency. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS is a bureau in the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS (BBC)
  • USCody Moon "Moonpie" celebrates his 17th Birthday(BBC)
Current events of November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23) (Friday)edithistorywatch
  • Polish parliament speaker Bronislaw Komorowski said that Poland's new government is set to be the first to ratify the EU's Reform Treaty. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bronisław Komorowski (brɔˈɲiswaf kɔmɔˈrɔfskʲi (born April 4, 1952 in Oborniki Śląskie) is a Polish Politician and Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The Treaty of Lisbon (also known as the Reform Treaty) is a Treaty designed to streamline the workings of the European Union (EU with amendments to the (EUobserver)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • The Supreme Court of Pakistan orders the Election Commission to declare Pervez Musharraf the winner in the 2007 Pakistani presidential election. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during The Supreme Court ( Urdu: عدالت عظمیٰ) is the apex court in Pakistan 's judicial hierarchy the final arbiter of legal and constitutional General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of An indirect presidential election was held in Pakistan on 6 October 2007. (BBC)
    • The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Inam-ul-Haq, says the country's suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations is "unjustified". The Foreign Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Inam-ul-Haq is a Pakistani career diplomat who served as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in the caretaker government of Muhammad Mian Soomro for four months Suspension is a form of Punishment that people receive for violating rules and regulations (BBC)
  • The term of Lebanese President Emile Lahoud ends with no successor and a political dispute over who is in power. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية This page lists presidents of Lebanon Though it is not specifically stated in the constitution an unwritten understanding known as the National Pact (al-mithaq al-watani agreed in 1943 General Émile Jamil Lahoud ( اميل لحود; born 12 January 1936 is a former President of Lebanon. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions A controversy or dispute is a commencement of a conflict between statements of accepted fact and a new or unaccepted proposal that disagrees with argues against (BBC)
  • A court in Copenhagen, Denmark, convicts three men for plotting terrorist attacks using triacetone triperoxide. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered non-state Terrorism. Acetone peroxide ( triacetone triperoxide, peroxyacetone, TATP, TCAP) is an Organic peroxide and a primary High (BBC)
  • An Israeli psychiatrist and reserve officer is charged with giving classified information to Iran, Russia and Hamas. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة (BBC)
  • The Senate of Nigeria declares the handover of the Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon was "illegal". The Senate is the Upper house of the National Assembly of Nigeria. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Handover, in the political-historical sense often refers to the transfer of power of former colonies (particularly those of former British colonies) to the local Bakassi is the Peninsular extension of the African territory of Calabar into the Atlantic Ocean. A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. (BBC)
  • A bomb explosion kills at least 13 people and hurts 50 in the Ghazil pet market of Baghdad, Iraq. 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 An explosion is a sudden increase in Volume and release of Energy in an extreme manner usually with the generation of high Temperatures and the release A pet is an Animal kept for companionship and enjoyment or a househeld animal as opposed to Livestock, Laboratory animals Working animals Sao Paulo Stock Exchangejpg|thumb| Virtual market arena where buyer and seller are not present and trade via intemediates and electronical information Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
  • The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control finds that the rate of new cases of AIDS in Europe has doubled since 1999. Recently established as an independent agency of the European Union (EU the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC is taking up growing responsibilities (BBC)
  • Louise Christian, the lawyer for Alexander Litvinenko's wife, reveals that the polonium-210 that killed him probably came from a Russian nuclear plant. Louise Christian is an award-winning British Human rights lawyer A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko (Алекса́ндр Ва́льтерович Литвине́нко ( 30 August 1962 – 23 November 2006 Polonium ( Po) has 33 known isotopes, all of which are radioactive. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions (BBC)
  • Many employees of Paris Métro cross picket lines and return to work, defying the ongoing public-sector strikes. The 2007 strikes in France were a series of General strikes mostly in the Public sector, which started on November 13, 2007. Transit officials report near-normal operation. (BBC)
  • Typhoon Mitag remains stationary but threatens the Bicol Region, east of the Philippines, and is expected to make landfall in Virac, Catanduanes tomorrow. } The 2007 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds it ran year-round in 2007 but most Tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between The Bicol Region or Bicolandia is one of the 17 regions of the Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Catanduanes is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. (GMANews.TV)
  • The ice breaker MS Explorer sinks in the Southern Ocean after striking an iceberg. An icebreaker is a special purpose Ship or Boat designed to move and navigate through Ice -covered waters History The Explorer was commissioned by Lars-Eric Lindblad, the Swedish - American pioneer of exotic expedition tours and built in 1969 The Southern Ocean, also known as the Great Southern Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean and the South Polar Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater Ice that has broken off from a snow-formed Glacier or Ice shelf and is floating in open water Everyone aboard is rescued.
Current events of November 24, 2007 (2007-11-24) (Saturday)edithistorywatch
  • United States and Iraqi forces arrest at least 20 suspected militants in Kirkuk, Iraq. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Iraqi Police Service (IPS are the uniformed Territorial Police Force responsible for the enforcement of Civil law within Iraq. For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. Kirkuk (also spelled Karkuk or Kerkuk; Kurdish: كه‌ركووك Kerkûk; Arabic: كركوك Turkish:Kerkük; For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. (BBC)
  • An explosion at a petrol station kills four people and hurts at least 30 in Shanghai, China. An explosion is a sudden increase in Volume and release of Energy in an extreme manner usually with the generation of high Temperatures and the release A filling station, fueling station, gas station, service station, petrol station, or gasbar, Retail Outlet Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National (BBC)
  • 2007 UK child benefit data scandal: HM Revenue and Customs confirms that a further six data discs have gone missing in transit between its offices in Preston and London. The 2007 UK child benefit data scandal was a Data breach incident in October 2007 when two computer discs owned by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs containing Preston ( ˈprɛstən is a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, located on the River Ribble. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. (BBC)
  • Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declares that Poland should concentrate on getting its economy ready for euro-zone entry as quickly as possible rather than setting a concrete target date to adopt the euro. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Donald Franciszek Tusk (ˈdɔnalt franˈtɕiʃɛk ˈtusk born April 22 1957, Gdańsk) is a Center-right Polish politician co-founder Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e (WSJ via Onet.pl)
  • 12 people are killed when a students' union rally turns violent in Guwahati, India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Guwahati ( Assamese: গুৱাহাটী previously spelled Gauhati) is a major city in India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
  • Wildfires in Malibu, California, cause 100 homes in 3 separate communities to be evacuated. A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire, Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. 250 acres of state park land burned south of Malibu Lake. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U State Park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty historic interest recreation or other (AFP via Google News)
  • Typhoon Mitag remains static over the Philippine Sea but changes course, and is expected to make landfall in Aurora-Isabela provinces of the Philippines on Monday due to the very slow and unusual movement. The name Mitag has been used to name two Tropical cyclones in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The Philippine Sea is a Marginal sea east and north of the Philippines occupying an estimated Surface area of 90 000 mi² (1 000 000 Aurora is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Isabela is the second largest province of the Philippines next to Palawan. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP (BBC) (GMANews.tv)
  • Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov is arrested during a The Other Russia rally in Moscow. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Garry Kasparov (Га́рри Ки́мович Каспа́ров) (born as Garry Kimovich Weinstein on April 13 1963 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet The Other Russia (Другая Россия Drugaya Rossiya) sometimes cited as Another Russia, is an umbrella coalition that gathered opponents of then Russian Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of (BBC)
  • Pope Benedict XVI creates 23 new cardinals in a ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. The Basilica of Saint Peter (Basilica Sancti Petri officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St Vatican City, officially the State of the Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano is a Landlocked sovereign City-state whose territory (BBC)
  • At least six people, most of them children, are killed by a suicide bomber in Paghman, Afghanistan. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Paghman is a city near Afghanistan 's capital in the Kabul Province. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, (BBC)
  • Australian federal election, 2007:
    • The national election in Australia results in a change of government, with the Australian Labor Party securing an electoral swing of more than 5%. Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 6-week campaign in which 13 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Kevin Rudd will take office as 26th Prime Minister of Australia and the outgoing Prime Minister John Howard is also likely to lose his seat in parliament. Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957 is the 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia and federal leader of the Centre-left Australian Labor The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. (The Australian)
    • John Howard calls the leader of the Australian Labor Party, Kevin Rudd, on the phone and concedes defeat. See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957 is the 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia and federal leader of the Centre-left Australian Labor
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • Former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz refuses to contest in forthcoming elections and denied rumors that he is leaving the country. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government Shaukat Aziz ( Urdu: شوکت عزیز) (born March 6, 1949 in Karachi, Pakistan) was the Prime Minister of Pakistan
    • Two suicide car bombings kill at least 30 people and injure many more in Rawalpindi. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. ( Urdu: Rāwalpindī) is a city in the Potwar Plateau near Pakistan 's capital city of Islamabad, in the province (BBC)
  • Hawthorne Heights guitarist Casey Calvert dies in his sleep while on tour in Washington, D. Hawthorne Heights is a band based in America. The band formed in Dayton Ohio, in June 2001 their line-up currently consists of vocalist and guitarist JT Woodruff C.
Current events of November 25, 2007 (2007-11-25) (Sunday)edithistorywatch
  • At least eight football fans die when part of the Fonte Nova stadium in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, collapses. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Estádio Fonte Nova, also known as Estádio Octávio Mangabeira, is a football stadium inaugurated on January 28 1951 in Salvador, Bahia A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting Salvador (historic name São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos, in English "Holy Savior of All Saints' Bay" is a City on the northeast coast of |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld (BBC)
  • Riots break out in the Villiers-le-Bel and Arnouville suburbs of Paris, France, after a car accident between a police car and a motorbike kills two teenagers. Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other Villiers-le-Bel is a commune in the French department of Val-d'Oise, in the northern suburbs of Paris. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A police car is the description for a vehicle used by Police, to assist with their duties in patrolling and responding to incidents MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records. (BBC)
  • Syria accepts a United States invitation to participate in the 2007 Mideast peace conference. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For the revolutionary legislature of the Colony of Maryland see Annapolis Convention (1774-1776. (BBC)
  • Croatia's opposition Social Democrats take a narrow lead on in a close national election, according to exit polls, after a campaign fought over corruption, the economy and future European Union membership. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Social Democratic Party of Croatia (Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske is the main Social democratic political party in Croatia. Parliamentary elections to the Croatian Parliament were held on 25 November 2007 in Croatia and on 24 November and 25 November The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in (Reuters)
  • A wildfire in Malibu, California, destroys 51 structures, including 49 homes. The November 2007 California wildfire was a Wildfire across Southern California, primarily Malibu, which forced the evacuation of 10000-14000 residents Malibu is an incorporated city in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The fire has also burned 4,720 acres (1,910 hectares) and caused the evacuation of 10,000 people. It is currently 40% contained, being fueled by Santa Ana winds that gusted up to 60 mph (96 kph) on November 24. The Santa Ana winds are strong extremely dry offshore Winds that characteristically sweep through in Southern California and northern Baja California in Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal (Reuters)
  • Russia protests of 2007:
    • Russia prepares for new protests after Garry Kasparov's arrest. See also Dissenters March Protests in Russia started on November 24th 2007 in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Garry Kasparov (Га́рри Ки́мович Каспа́ров) (born as Garry Kimovich Weinstein on April 13 1963 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet (France24 News)
    • Garry Kasparov is jailed for 5 days after a protest rally in Moscow and opposition leaders are detained. Garry Kasparov (Га́рри Ки́мович Каспа́ров) (born as Garry Kimovich Weinstein on April 13 1963 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of (Webindia123) (RIA Novosti)
  • 2007 Pacific typhoon season:
    • Three typhoons are forecast to batter the Philippines in the following days. } The 2007 Pacific typhoon season had no official bounds it ran year-round in 2007 but most Tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP (ABS-CBN News)
    • PAGASA announces another weather disturbance to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility in the next few days and names it "Nonoy" locally, but stresses that "Nonoy" is not expected to make landfall, but may affect the eastern part of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ( Filipino: Pangasiwaang Pilipino sa Palingkurang Atmosperiko Heopisikal at Astronomiko The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ( Filipino: Pangasiwaang Pilipino sa Palingkurang Atmosperiko Heopisikal at Astronomiko (ABS-CBN News)
    • Seven people die in floods in two provinces of the Philippines. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP (ABC News Australia)
  • The bodies of five Singaporeans are found after their dragon boat capsized two days ago at the end of a 1,500-metre Cambodia-ASEAN Traditional Boat Race event during the Bon Om Thook races on the Tonlé Sap in Phnom Penh. Singapore A dragon boat or "dragonboat" is a very long and narrow human-powered Boat now used in the team Paddling sport of dragon boat The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, ˈɑːsiːɑːn AH-see-ahn in English (the Official language Bon Om Thook, the Khmer Water Festival is a Cambodian festival celebrated in November The Tonlé Sap ( Khmer: ទន្លេសាប ie large body of water (Cambodian meaning "Large Fresh Water River" but more commonly translated as Phnom Penh ( Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ official Romanization Phnum Pénh; pʰnum pɯɲ is the Capital 17 other members of the team survived. (CNA)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrives at Lahore Airport with his family members. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif also known as Nawaz Sharif ( Urdu:) (born December 25, 1949 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. An airport is a location where Aircraft such as airplanes, Helicopters and blimps take off and land
    • At least 1800 supporters of PML-N are detained in Punjab ahead of Nawaz Sharif's return from exile. The Punjab ( Urdu:) province of Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif also known as Nawaz Sharif ( Urdu:) (born December 25, 1949 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Exile means to be away from one's home (ie city state or country while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened by prison or death upon return
  • President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili resigns his position to re-run for the early presidential election scheduled in January 2008. The President of Georgia (საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი is the Commander-in-chief of Georgia. Mikheil Saakashvili (მიხეილ ნიკოლოზის ძე სააკაშვილი (born 21 December 1967, a Georgian Politician, the A presidential election was held in Georgia on January 5, 2008, having been brought forward by President Mikheil Saakashvili (Civil Georgia)
  • Police fire tear gas and chemical-laced water cannon to disperse a rally of approximately 30,000 people organized by HINDRAF in Kuala Lumpur. The Royal Malaysian Police (RMP or Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM in Malay, is a part of the security forces structure in Malaysia. A lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (from lacrima meaning "a tear " in Latin) (commonly referred to as tear gas) is a The 2007 HINDRAF rally was a rally held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 25, 2007. HINDRAF or Hindu Rights Action Force ( Malay: Barisan Bertindak Hak-Hak Hindu; Tamil: (இந்து உரிமைகள் போராட்டக் Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K (Al-Jazeera) (Malaysiakini)
Current events of November 26, 2007 (2007-11-26) (Monday)edithistorywatch
  • At least 60 miners are trapped underground following an explosion in a gold mine in Ponce Enriquez in southern Ecuador. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body "Gold mine" redirects here See Goldmine for other uses of the term For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. (AP via CTV)
  • The Romanian nationalist Greater Romania Party is voted out of the European Parliament in the European Parliament election, 2007. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation The Greater Romania Party (Partidul România Mare PRM is a Romanian neo-fascist political party led by Corneliu Vadim Tudor. The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Two member states of the European Union held elections to the European Parliament in 2007. (BBC)
  • War in Chad (2005–present): Chad's army claims to have killed hundreds of rebel fighters in heavy fighting near Sudan's Darfur region. The current civil war in Chad began in December 2005. The conflict involved Chadian government forces and several Chadian rebel groups Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Darfur (دار فور daar foor, lit "realm of the Fur " is a region in Sudan. (Reuters)
  • 35 militants are killed in a ground offensive against pro-Taliban militants by the Pakistan Army. For the British newspaper and Marxist organization see Militant tendency. The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered
  • The Federation Council of Russia sets March 2, 2008 as the date of the Russian presidential election, 2008. Federation Council of Russia (Сове́т Федера́ции Sovet Federatsii) is the Upper house of the Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Russian Presidential election of 2008, held on March 2, 2008 resulted in the election of Dmitry Medvedev as the third President of Russia (BBC)
  • At least three people die and 45 are injured in Indonesia following earthquakes off the coast of Sumatra and Sumbawa. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470000 km² and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two Sumbawa is an Indonesian Island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain with Lombok to the west Flores to the east (VOA)
  • Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif announces he will file nomination papers in the Pakistani general election, 2008. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif also known as Nawaz Sharif ( Urdu:) (born December 25, 1949 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Nomination is part of the process of selecting a Candidate for either Election to an Office, or the bestowing of an honor or Award. A general election was held in Pakistan on February 18, 2008, after being postponed from 8 January 2008, the original date to elect However, he will not serve as Prime Minister under the current President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of (BBC) (Canadian Press via Google News)
  • At least three people die in clashes over a new draft constitution in Sucre, Bolivia. The Bolivian Constituent Assembly, convened on August 6, 2006 in Sucre, with the purpose of drafting a new national Constitution by December Sucre (population 247300 in 2006 is the constitutional Capital of Bolivia, seat of the Supreme Court ( Corte Suprema de Justicia The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. (BBC)
  • The People's Republic of China signs a deal to buy 160 Airbus aircraft in a deal worth $US17 billion during a visit by the President of France Nicolas Sarkozy. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Airbus SAS (ˈɛərbʌs in English, Airbus2ogg|/ɛʁbys/]] in French, and /ˈɛːɐbʊs/ in German) is an aircraft manufacturing The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Nicolas Sarkozy (pronounced, (AFX via Forbes)
  • Newsweek Magazine will come out with a new edition, about the top ranked schools in the United States. (US News and World Report)
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Current events of November 27, 2007 (2007-11-27) (Tuesday)edithistorywatch
  • Aleia S. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. B-Day FRom Centennial Place Elemantry ATL
  • The Annapolis Conference, a peace conference trying to end the Arab-Israeli conflict, is held in Annapolis, Maryland, in the United States. For the revolutionary legislature of the Colony of Maryland see Annapolis Convention (1774-1776. Annapolis is the capital of the US state of Maryland, as well as the County seat of Anne Arundel County. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (NYT)
  • Texas oilman Oscar Wyatt Jr. is sentenced to a year and one day in jail for breaching the rules of the United Nations oil-for-food program. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Oscar Sherman Wyatt Jr (born 1924 is an American businessman Early history Wyatt was born in 1924 in Beaumont Texas and grew up in Navasota Texas The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Oil-for-Food Programme, established by the United Nations in 1995 (under UN Security Council Resolution 986) and terminated in late 2003 was intended (San Jose Mercury News)
  • Russian Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov said that the fact that the election day has been set for March 2 allows president Vladimir Putin, who is required to leave office when his second term ends in May 2008, the option of resigning early and then running again. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Federation Council of Russia (Сове́т Федера́ции Sovet Federatsii) is the Upper house of the Sergey Mikhailovich Mironov (Сергéй Михáйлович Мирóнов (born February 14, 1953) is a Russian Statesman and the current Speaker The Russian Presidential election of 2008, held on March 2, 2008 resulted in the election of Dmitry Medvedev as the third President of Russia Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia (The Moscow Times)
  • Zimbabwe's economic crisis
    • Zimbabwe's Central Statistical Office has not issued estimated inflation figures because no products are being sold. The economy of Zimbabwe is collapsing under the weight of economic mismanagement resulting in 85% unemployment and spiraling Hyperinflation. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election Inflation is independently estimated at around 15,000% to 20,000%. (DPA via Earth Times)
    • Zambian Airways ends direct flights to Harare, Zimbabwe. Zambian Airways is an Airline based in Lusaka, Zambia. History Mines Air Services Limited (MAS was incorporated in Harare (həˈrɑreɪ or /həˈrɑri/ formerly Salisbury) is the Capital of Zimbabwe. British Airways ended flights last month and Ethiopian Airlines will end flights to Zimbabwe in December, leaving only three foreign airlines with planes flying to Zimbabwe in 2008. British Airways plc ( is the national Airline and Flag carrier of the United Kingdom and one of the largest in Europe Ethiopian Airlines (የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ የኢትዮጵያ in short is an Airline based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (allAfrica)
  • Nearly 80 French police officers have been injured during a second night of riots by youths in the suburbs of Paris, the police say. The 2007 unrest in the Val-d'Oise department in France began November 26 2007, following the deaths of two teenagers (Moushin S Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city (BBC)
  • NFL star Sean Taylor died a day after being shot by intruders in his Florida home.
Current events of November 28, 2007 (2007-11-28) (Wednesday)edithistorywatch
  • An explosion and fire southeast of Clearbrook, Minnesota, kills two workers and forced the closure of a pipeline that carries nearly a fifth of U.S. crude oil imports from Canada. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Clearbrook is a city in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page (MarketWatch)
  • Striking Broadway stagehands and producers reach a deal. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located (WABC)
  • Arlington High School (LaGrange, New York) announces that a Columbine-style attack on the school was thwarted by New York State Police, who arrest three students. History The school (although not the current building has its origins in the early years of the Arlington Union Free School District Number 7 the district's name from 1920 The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday April 20 1999 at Columbine High School in Columbine in unincorporated Jefferson County, The New York State Police ( NYSP) is the State police force of 4600 sworn Troopers for the state of New York. (Poughkeepsie Journal)
  • Google announces plans to invest tens of millions of dollars on renewable energy research, including solar thermal power, wind power and geothermal power. Google Inc is an American public corporation, earning revenue from advertising related to its Internet search, e-mail, online Renewable energy is Energy generated from Natural resources mdashsuch as Sunlight, Wind, Rain, tides and geothermal Solar thermal energy ( STE) is a technology for harnessing Solar energy for Thermal energy ( Heat) Wind Power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form such as electricity using Wind turbines At the end of 2007 worldwide capacity of wind-powered generators was Geothermal power (from the Greek roots geo, meaning earth and therme, meaning heat is energy generated by heat stored in the earth or the collection (InfoWorld)
  • Ford Motor Company settles class action lawsuits in California, Connecticut, Illinois and Texas over 1991-2001 models of the Ford Explorer. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following In Law, a class action or a representative action is a form of Lawsuit where a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. 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. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. See also Ford Explorer Sport Trac for the spinoff pickup truck SUV Crossover version The Ford Explorer is a mid-size Sport utility vehicle (AP via Google News)
  • The United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announces that retired United States Marine Corps General James L. Jones will be a special envoy for Middle East security. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954 is the 66th United States General James Logan Jones Jr USMC (born December 19 1943 is the former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR (2003-2006 and the Commander of the The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. (Reuters)
  • Harry Redknapp, the manager of Portsmouth F.C., is one of five men arrested as part of an ongoing investigation of alleged corruption in British football. Henry James "Harry" Redknapp (born 2 March 1947 is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. In 2006, several allegations were made of corruption in English football by sources inside and outside of the game Football in the United Kingdom is organised on a separate basis in each of the four Home nations of the United Kingdom with each having a national Football association Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered (The Times)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • The President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf stands down as the head of the Pakistan Army. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered (Fox News)
    • General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani succeeds Musharraf as the 14th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani ( Urdu: اشفاق پرویز کیانی) (born April 1952 Gujar Khan, Punjab) is a Pakistani The Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army (COAS is the highest post in the Pakistan Army.
  • A suicide bomber blows herself up outside Sri Lankan Minister's office, killing one and injuring two. This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island
  • The Chinese Type 051B destroyer Shenzhen visits Tokyo in the first visit of a Chinese warship to Japan since World War II. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES History Shenzhen was laid down by Dalian Shipyard in Northeastern China in May of 1996 In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. 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 (AP via Google News)
  • Authorities in Sudan charge a British school teacher at Unity High School in Khartoum with the crime of insulting Islam for letting students name a teddy bear Muhammad. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Unity High School, founded in 1902 is an independent school in Khartoum, Sudan, which uses the English language and provides a British-style education Khartoum ( الخرطوم al-Kharṭūm) is the Capital of Sudan and of Khartoum State. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. The teddy bear is a stuffed Toy Bear. It is an enduring traditional form of a Stuffed animal, often serving the purpose of comforting children IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics (AP via Yahoo! News)
Current events of November 29, 2007 (2007-11-29) (Thursday)edithistorywatch
  • The Supreme Court of Mexico rules 6–4 that Governor of Puebla Mario Marín has no case to answer in the inter-state abduction, jailing, and harassment of journalist Lydia Cacho. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación or SCJN is the highest Federal court in the United Mexican States. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Mario Plutarco Marín Torres (b June 28, 1954 in Nativitas Cuautempan, near Ixcaquixtla, Puebla) is a Mexican politician Lydia Cacho Ribeiro (born Mexico City, 12 April 1963) is a Mexican journalist and Feminist and Human rights activist (NY Times)
  • A 7. 4 Mw earthquake rocks the Windward Islands in the Caribbean near the island of Martinique. TalkMoment magnitude scale#Real world examples please.--> The moment magnitude scale An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer This article is about the Caribbean island group For the eastern Society Islands in French Polynesia, see Windward Islands (Society Islands. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Martinique is an Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1128 km² (USGS) (AP via Yahoo! News)
  • Gillian Gibbons is found guilty of inciting religious hatred and sentenced to 15 days in prison and deportation from Sudan, after she let pupils name a teddy bear "Muhammad". The Sudanese teddy bear blasphemy case concerns the arrest trial conviction imprisonment and subsequent release of a British schoolteacher working at Unity (AP via Yahoo! News)
  • Al Jazeera television releases an audio tape featuring a message believed to have been recorded by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. For the English-language channel see Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera (الجزيرة al-jazīrah,, meaning "The Island" Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March (ITN)
  • Ukrainian political parties backed by Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor Yushenko put together a parliamentary majority coalition in Parliament. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko (Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко ʋɔlɔ'dɪmɪriʋnɑ tɪmɔ'ʃɛnkɔ Julia Volodymyrivna Tymošenko) (born on November Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( Ukrainian: Viktor Andrijovyč Juščenko) (born February 23 1954) is the third and current President of The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Верховна Рада України English: Supreme Council of Ukraine) is Ukraine 's Parliament (Interfax)
  • The Savyolovsky Court in Moscow finds the Russian businessman in exile Boris Berezovsky guilty of embezzling nearly 215 million rubles from Aeroflot. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Boris Abramovich Berezovsky (Бори́с Абра́мович Березо́вский (also known as Platon Elenin (born January 23, 1946) is a Russian Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly appropriating or secreting assets usually financial in nature by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted OJSC "AeroflotRussian Airlines" (ОАО «АэрофлотРоссийские авиалинии» () or Aeroflot (Аэрофлот as the airline is commonly (Interfax)
  • 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
    • Pervez Musharraf is sworn in as the President of Pakistan for a second term, this time as a civilian. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. (ABC News Australia)
    • President George W. Bush welcomes Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, urges him to lift emergency rule. 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. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of
    • Musharraf announces the 2007 Pakistani state of emergency will be lifted on 2007-12-16. A 2007 Pakistani state of emergency was declared by Pervez Musharraf on November 3, 2007 and lasted until December 15, 2007,during Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion (BBC)
    • Restrictions on Pakistani TV channels are challenged in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The term television channel generally refers to either a Television station or its cable / satellite counterpart (both outlined below The Supreme Court ( Urdu: عدالت عظمیٰ) is the apex court in Pakistan 's judicial hierarchy the final arbiter of legal and constitutional
  • Manila Peninsula Rebellion:
    • The Armed Forces of the Philippines storm the The Peninsula Manila where the Magdalo Soldiers are holed up. The Manila Peninsula rebellion occurred on November 29, 2007 at The Peninsula The Armed Forces of the Philippines ( AFP) ( Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine The Peninsula Manila (colloquially The Manila Peninsula) is a hotel in the Philippines. (Bloomberg)
    • Detained Philippine Senator Antonio Trillanes IV walks out of his trial and goes to The Peninsula Manila calling for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to step down. The Senate of the Philippines ( Filipino: Senádo ng Pilipínas) is the upper chamber of the bicameral Legislature of the Philippines, the Antonio Fuentes Trillanes IV (born August 6, 1971 in Manila, Philippines) is a currently detained Senator of the Republic of the Philippines The Peninsula Manila (colloquially The Manila Peninsula) is a hotel in the Philippines. The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April 5 1947 is a Filipina Politician. (Inquirer.net)
Current events of November 30, 2007 (2007-11-30) (Friday)edithistorywatch
  • Colombian authorities release seized videos of 16 hostages being held by the FARC rebel group; these include former senator and presidential candidate Íngrid Betancourt, last heard from in 2002, and three U.S. defence contractors abducted in 2003. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats 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. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo also known by the Acronym of Ingrid Betancourt Pulecio (born December 25 1961) is a Colombian French politician former senator and anti- corruption The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (Indepedent)
  • The Miami-Dade Police Department arrests four people in relation to the killing of Washington Redskins player Sean Taylor. The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD (formerly known as the Metro-Dade Police Department (1981–1997 Dade County Public Safety Department (1957-1981 and the Dade County Sheriff's The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D Sean Michael Maurice Taylor ( April 1 1983 &ndash November 27 2007) was an American football free safety who (AP via ABC News)
  • A man takes hostages at U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire. New York junior Senator and former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton had expressed interest in the 2008 United States presidential The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from Rochester is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. He has a package strapped to his chest. The chest is a part of the Anatomy of humans and various other animals sometimes referred to as the Thorax. The siege ends at 6pm with his arrest. (Boston Channel) (WMUR-TV) (NYT)
  • Amtrak Pere Marquette train #371 en route from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Chicago, Illinois, collides with a parked freight train on the south side of Chicago, seriously or critically injuring five Amtrak employees and slightly injuring 100 to 150 of the 187 passengers on board. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 Pere Marquette is a passenger train service operated by Amtrak as part of its Michigan Services. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. (Fox News) (AP via the Daily Herald)
  • Protesters in Sudan demand execution of Gillian Gibbons for insulting the prophet Muhammad after she let students name a teddy bear after him. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Unity High School, founded in 1902 is an independent school in Khartoum, Sudan, which uses the English language and provides a British-style education IMPORTANT PLEASE READ ##### For all questions relating to the addition of (pbuh peace be upon him or other honorifics The teddy bear is a stuffed Toy Bear. It is an enduring traditional form of a Stuffed animal, often serving the purpose of comforting children (BBC)
  • The wreckage of Atlasjet Flight 4203 carrying 56 passengers and crew is found in central Turkey with no survivors. Atlasjet Flight 4203 was a scheduled flight from Istanbul 's Atatürk International Airport to Isparta Süleyman Demirel Airport in Isparta Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches (BBC) (Reuters via the Melbourne Age)
  • Wang Qishan resigns as the Mayor of Beijing, being succeeded by acting Mayor Guo Jinlong, who left his post in Anhui. Wang Qishan ( Chinese: 王岐山 Pinyin: Wáng Qíshān b July 1948) is a politician in the People's Republic of China who previously served The politics of Beijing is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland of the People's Republic of China. Guo Jinlong ( Chinese: 郭金龙 Pinyin: Guō Jīnlóng born July 1947 is a politician of the People's Republic of China and Mayor of Beijing Anhui (in Chinese: 安徽 Ānhuī) is a province of the People's Republic of China. (Xinhua)
  • DNA tests confirm that "Baby Grace", the deceased two-year-old found floating on Galveston Bay in Texas, is indeed Riley Ann Sawyers. Galveston Bay is a large Estuary located along Texas 's upper coast Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Riley Ann Sawyers ( March 11 2005 - July 24 2007) known in the press as Baby Grace, was a girl from Mentor Ohio who Earlier in the week, her mother and stepfather confessed to beating the child to death. (Houston Chronicle)
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September 2007 is the ninth month of that year It began on a Saturday October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English Stories without links will be removed'. 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July - August - Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) January 1999 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month February 1999 was a month with twenty-eight days The following events also occurred during the month March 1999 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month April 1999 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month May 1999 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month June 1999 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month July 1999 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month August 1999 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month September 1999 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month October 1999: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - November 1999: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 1999: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
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