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Summary.     Click for More > Venezuela, Guatemala quit race Gunmen flee in human shield  Militants escaped, slipping away in a crowd of women who had come to protest the Israeli action   Saddam Hussein sentenced to death
Nov.1  South Africa  Mandela pays tribute to Botha
  UN Security Council
Nov.2  Washington  Report: Seafood faces collapse by 2048
 Beijing  Trade to top China-Africa summit
Nov.3   Gaza  
 Baghdad  83 bullet-riddled bodies found in city
Nov.4  France  Power cuts strike western Europe
Nov.5   Baghdad  
  The former Iraqi leader has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging.    Saddam was convicted over the killing of 148 people in the Shia town of Dujail in 1982. His half-brother and former chief judge were also sentenced to death. Former ViP Ramadan ...
  Turkey Ex-PM Ecevit dies at 81 Nov.6  Baghdad  Capital on lockdown after Hussein verdict  Northern Italy  Madrid train bombs suspect jailed Nov.7   Nicaragua   Ortega wins presidency  Former Marxist guerrilla leader bounced back to power in a presidential-election victory   USA   Democrats seize control of House
  The Dems has won control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections. Senate hangs on 2 races
 The Democrats had picked up the 15 seats needed to wrest power. The Democratic Party focused on voters' anger over the Iraq, while the Republicans stressed their own stance on security. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi stands to become the first female House speaker. Arnie holds California
Nov.8   Gaza Israeli raid 'kills 19 civilians'  West Pakistan  Suicide blast kills 42   Washington     Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates   President former CIA chief introduced Robert Gates as his nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense Nov.9  U.S. Congress  Democrats secure sweeping win  London  MI5 tracking '30 UK terror plots' Nov.10  Palestine  Palestinian PM offers to resign Nov.11  Turkey  Ecevit buried amid secularist chants  Beirut  Ministers throw government into turmoil Nov.12  Baghdad  Bombers kill 35 Iraq police recruits Nov.13  Beirut  Lebanon approves court amid crisis   Gaza Shabir to lead Palestinian government  London  Blair challenges Iran and Syria to help Nov.14   Baghdad   Gunmen grab up to 100 from institute   The minister of higher education ordered universities closed until security improves  South Africa  S Africa approves same-sex unions  Israel  Palestinian rockets kill Israeli  Baghdad  Most hostages freed after kidnapping Nov.15  Northern Japan  Tsunami alerts lifted after quake  Pakistan  Pakistan votes to amend rape laws   Congo Kabila named winner of vote Nov.16  Congo  Poll loser rejects result   Sudan Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan  Vietnam  Bush arrives for regional summit Nov.17   Netherlands Netherlands to propose burqa ban  London  Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq Nov.18  Vietnam  APEC vows to salvage trade talks  London  Ex-KGB officer 'poisoned in UK' Nov.19  Baghdad  Iraq's deputy health minister kidnapped  Baghdad  Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound' Nov.20  Indonesia  Protests greet Bush  Baghdad  Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria Nov.21   Beirut   Christian politician Gemayel killed   Cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel has been shot dead. He was a member of the Christian Phalange party  Nepal  Government, rebels sign peace accord  Poland  Mine blast kills eight; 15 missing Nov.22  Gaza  Israeli troops advance into 2 towns  Nigeria  Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue   Poland No survivors in mine blast Nov.23   Baghdad   More than 200 killed in Sadr City   A string of apparently coordinated bombings erupted in a Shiite slum. the death toll was expected to rise  Beirut  Funeral for minister turns into anti-Syrian  Paris  France issues Rwanda warrants   London     Poisoned former KGB spy dies
  Alexander Litvinenko, the longtime critic of the Russian government, died in a hospital 3 weeks after his suspected poisoning
 The doctors unable to determine the cause of his illness. Litvinenko and his friends blamed Russian government for his sudden illness. Kremlin have denied any role in the matter. The former KGB spy met with a contact who claimed to have information connecting the Russian government with the slaying of journalist Anna Politkovskaya
Nov.24  Baghdad  Shiite bloc's walkout threat test for PM  London  Former spy poisoned by radiation  Baghdad  Shiites torch Sunni people, mosques Nov.25  Iraq  21 Shiites gunned down in front of families   Gaza   Palestinians, Israel agree to cease-fire   All Palestinian factions have agreed to stop firing rockets into Israel . Israel has agreed to withdraw troops from Gaza  New York  Police kill man on wedding day Nov.26   Istanbul Turkish protests at Pope's visit   Ecuador Correa claims victory   Jordan King warns of civil wars  Iran  Military plane crashes in Tehran Nov.27  Jerusalem  Israeli PM offers 'hand of peace'  Iran  Iraqi president seeks Iran's help  Istanbul  Turkey boosts security for Pope  Mumbai  Star convicted over Mumbai bombs Nov.28  Latvia  NATO eyes Afghan handover in 2008   Cuba Castro misses birthday ceremony  Turkey  Pope calls for Christian-Muslim dialogue Nov.29  Turkey  Pope holds Mass at Turkish shrine  Latvia  NATO signals Afghan reinforcements  Jordan  Bush begins delayed talks on Iraq Nov.30   Istanbul     Pope visits mosque  Benedict XVI is visiting the Blue Mosque in what is being seen as an attempt to mend relations with the Muslim community  London  Radiation at 12 sites; jets probed


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Mandela pays tribute to Botha   Venezuela, Guatemala quit race

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Nov.1   South Africa
 Gaza  IDF: 10 Palestinians, 1 soldier killed
  UN Security Council  
  Guatemala and Venezuela agreed to withdraw from the race for a seat on the Security Council and support Panama
 Baghdad  Sunni leader dismayed by security easing

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Nov.2  Georgia  Gazprom to double Georgia charges   Washington Report: Seafood faces collapse by 2048  Texas  General: Abuse scandal claimed my career   Beijing   Trade to top China-Africa summit  More than 40 African heads of state have gathering for a summit with China on trade and investment

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Nov.3   Gaza   Gunmen flee in human shield
  Militants escaped, slipping away in a crowd of women who had come to protest the Israeli action
  Baghdad     83 bullet-riddled bodies found in city  Some of the bodies showed signs of torture. 4 U.S. soldiers and a U.S. Marine have been killed  Tel Aviv  Hospital: Sharon taken to intensive care  Baghdad  Iraq braces for Hussein verdicts  Beijing  China to double its aid to Africa

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Nov.4  Baghdad  Iraqi PM condemns Saddam 'crimes'   France Power cuts strike western Europe

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Nov.5   Baghdad     Saddam Hussein sentenced to death
  The former Iraqi leader has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging
 Saddam was convicted over the killing of 148 people in the Shia town of Dujail in 1982. His half-brother and former chief judge were also sentenced to death. Former ViP Ramadan got life in jail. 3 others received 15-year prison terms. Baath party official Mohammed Azawi Ali was acquitted. The verdict sparked celebration in Baghdad and protests in Tikrit
  Turkey   Ex-PM Ecevit dies at 81
  5-time premier and socialist leader ordered the invasion of Cyprus and pushed his country towards the West.    The former prime minister had a stroke in May and died ag...
 Baghdad  PM hails Saddam's sentence

November 6 ... more > Top ^

Nov.6   Baghdad Capital on lockdown after Hussein verdict   Northern Italy Madrid train bombs suspect jailed  USA  Bush makes final appeal for votes  Gaza  Israeli army leaves Beit Hanoun

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Nov.7  Baghdad  Hussein to Iraqis: Be forgiving  USA  US votes in crucial mid-term poll  London  Al-Qaeda plotter jailed for life  USA  US awaits results as polls close   Nicaragua   Ortega wins presidency
  Former Marxist guerrilla leader bounced back to power in a presidential-election victory
 The 60-year-old president-elect won with 38%, 9 points ahead of his conservative rival Eduardo Montealegre
  USA   Democrats seize control of House
  The Dems has won control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections. Senate hangs on 2 races
 The Democrats had picked up the 15 seats needed to wrest power. The Democratic Party focused on voters' anger over the Iraq, while the Republicans stressed their own stance on security. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi stands to become the first female House speaker. Arnie holds California

November 8 ... more > Top ^

Nov.8   Gaza   Israeli raid 'kills 19 civilians'
  Palestinian sources: At least 18 Palestinians have been killed by tank fire in the town of Beit Hanoun by tank shells.    Olmert expresses 'regret,' orders investigation. The tanks fired 10 artillery rounds i...
  West Pakistan     Suicide blast kills 42   A bomber has blown himself up at an army parade ground at a training ground in the town of Dargai in north-west Pakistan   Washington     Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates
  President former CIA chief introduced Robert Gates as his nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense
 Gates was a member of the Iraq Study Group, a panel that is making recommendations on how to proceed in Iraq. Robert Gates, 63, headed the CIA from 1991 until 1993
 U.S. Congress  Democrats to control Senate  Iraq  Dozens more killed in Iraq

November 9 ... more > Top ^

Nov.9  Gaza  Palestinians vow revenge at funeral for 18   U.S. Congress   Democrats secure sweeping win   Democrats have gained the final seat in the battle for the Senate, sealing their mid-term victory in both houses  Washington  Webb promises 'diplomatic solution' in Iraq  Egypt  Mubarak warns on Saddam execution   London   MI5 tracking '30 UK terror plots'  Security service's head Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller: MI5 is keeping 1,600 individuals under surveillance

November 10 ... more > Top ^

Nov.10   Palestine     Palestinian PM offers to resign  Ismail Haniya of the Hamas has said he is willing to resign if this will end a Western aid boycott  U.S. Congress  Bolton's U.N. nomination opposed again  Washington  US army 'to suggest Iraq changes'

November 11 ... more > Top ^

Nov.11   Turkey Ecevit buried amid secularist chants  Baghdad  U.S. offers $50K to help find soldier  Myanmar  Suu Kyi leaves home to meet U.N. envoy   Beirut     Ministers throw government into turmoil   5 Shiite ministers resigned from Cabinet after talks about giving the Hezbollah party more power collapsed

November 12 ... more > Top ^

Nov.12   Baghdad     Bombers kill 35 Iraq police recruits   Two suicide bombers have killed 35 people at a police commando recruiting centre in western Baghdad  Washington  US 'open to Iran talks on Iraq'  Beirut  Cabinet crisis threatens tribunal  Afghanistan  Conflict deaths quadruple

November 13 ... more > Top ^

Nov.13   Beirut Lebanon approves court amid crisis  Georgia  S. Ossetia: 99% back independence   Gaza   Shabir to lead Palestinian government
  Mohammed Shabir, 60, a U.S.-educated university professor, has been named to lead a future unity government
  London Blair challenges Iran and Syria to help  Washington  Bush maintains tough line on Iran

November 14 ... more > Top ^

Nov.14   Baghdad   Gunmen grab up to 100 from institute
  The minister of higher education ordered universities closed until security improves
 80 gunmen were clad in Iraqi National Police uniforms and targeted the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research-Scholarships and Cultural Relations Directorate building. The directorate had a guard force of about 20 -- not enough to resist the abductors
  South Africa S Africa approves same-sex unions  Iran  President says world accepts nuclear Iran   Israel Palestinian rockets kill Israeli   Baghdad Most hostages freed after kidnapping

November 15 ... more > Top ^

Nov.15   Northern Japan Tsunami alerts lifted after quake   Pakistan Pakistan votes to amend rape laws  Gaza  Israel hits militants' homes  Kenya  UN: Climate change deniers 'out of time'   Congo   Kabila named winner of vote
  Incumbent President was declared the winner of tense runoff election, defeating his ex-rebel leader rival.    Joseph Kabila has appealed for calm in the Democratic Republic of Congo....
 Washington  U.S. general: Stay the course in Iraq

November 16 ... more > Top ^

Nov.16   Congo Poll loser rejects result  Baghdad  Attacks kill 13; 4 U.S. troops die   Sudan   Sudan 'backs' Darfur force plan
  Sudan has agreed in principle to allow a joint UN and African Union peacekeeping force into Darfur
 Paris  Socialists vote for Royal   Vietnam Bush arrives for regional summit

November 17 ... more > Top ^

Nov.17   Netherlands   Netherlands to propose burqa ban
  The cabinet has backed a proposal by the immigration minister to ban women from wearing the burqa in public places
 Hungary  Football legend Puskas dies at 79   London Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq

November 18 ... more > Top ^

Nov.18  Vietnam  APEC statement on N. Korea pleases Bush  Gaza  Human shield deters Israel strike   Vietnam   APEC vows to salvage trade talks  Leaders were expected to wrap up a Pacific Rim summit with a pledge to kick-start stalled global trade talks   London Ex-KGB officer 'poisoned in UK'

November 19 ... more > Top ^

Nov.19   Baghdad Iraq's deputy health minister kidnapped  Shanghai  Federer overwhelms Blake in final  Pakistan  Blair: Force alone can't beat terrorism  East Africa  Flood rescue gathers pace   Baghdad     Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound'   Human Rights Watch: The trial was so flawed that he did not get a fair trial and its verdict is unsound  Afghanistan  Harsh winter won't stop Taliban fight

November 20 ... more > Top ^

Nov.20   Indonesia Protests greet Bush  Germany  Gunman dies after storming school  Gaza  Gazans gather to foil air strike   Baghdad     Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria   Jalal Talabani is expected to travel this weekend to Tehran to meet with Iranian President Ahmadinejad  Mexico  Lopez Obrador 'sworn in'  Guatemala  Fire kills 15 in market

November 21 ... more > Top ^

Nov.21   Beirut   Christian politician Gemayel killed
  Cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel has been shot dead. He was a member of the Christian Phalange party
 A gunman ran up to the car he was riding in and opened fire. Gemayel was supporter of the anti-Syrian parliamentary majority. Saad Hariri is saying Damascus wanted to stop the Lebanese government from backing an international tribunal. Syria 'strongly' condemned Gemayel's assassination
  Nepal   Government, rebels sign peace accord  Multi-party government and Maoist rebels signed a landmark accord that declared a formal end to a civil war  London  Poisoned spy 'had death threats'   Poland Mine blast kills eight; 15 missing  Beirut  Lebanon mourns murdered minister  Poland  Race to save mine workers

November 22 ... more > Top ^

Nov.22   Gaza   Israeli troops advance into 2 towns  Ground troops, tanks and armored vehicles are in pursuit of rocket squads, besieging a Hamas lawmaker's house  Lebanon  Lebanon mourns minister amid crisis   Nigeria Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue  Washington  Bush pledges to stand by Lebanon   Poland   No survivors in mine blast
  Rescuers at a coal mine have found the bodies of 15 miners, ending hopes of finding any survivors.    The final death is 23. The mine shaft had been closed in because of gas levels...
 UN  Egeland: 'Meltdown' in Darfur  Beirut  U.N. to probe Gemayel slaying

November 23 ... more > Top ^

Nov.23   Baghdad   More than 200 killed in Sadr City
  A string of apparently coordinated bombings erupted in a Shiite slum. the death toll was expected to rise
 Bombs and mortar shells struck at 15-minute intervals. 206 wounded. Shiites responded, firing 10 mortar rounds at the Sunni shrine. The Interior Ministry imposes an 8 p.m. curfew. Gunmen attack the Iraq Health Ministry. U.S. troops fired at a minibus, killed 4
  Beirut   Funeral for minister turns into anti-Syrian   Hundreds of thousands packed Martyrs Square to honor slain Pierre Gemayel, cheering speeches by his supporters   Paris France issues Rwanda warrants   London     Poisoned former KGB spy dies
  Alexander Litvinenko, the longtime critic of the Russian government, died in a hospital 3 weeks after his suspected poisoning
 The doctors unable to determine the cause of his illness. Litvinenko and his friends blamed Russian government for his sudden illness. Kremlin have denied any role in the matter. The former KGB spy met with a contact who claimed to have information connecting the Russian government with the slaying of journalist Anna Politkovskaya

November 24 ... more > Top ^

Nov.24   Baghdad   Shiite bloc's walkout threat test for PM  Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is threatening to withdraw support from Iraq's government if al-Maliki meets President Bush   London Former spy poisoned by radiation   Baghdad Shiites torch Sunni people, mosques  Beirut  Killing of Gemayel 'may presage coup'

November 25 ... more > Top ^

Nov.25   Iraq 21 Shiites gunned down in front of families  London  Spy radiation death: Video studied   Gaza   Palestinians, Israel agree to cease-fire
  All Palestinian factions have agreed to stop firing rockets into Israel . Israel has agreed to withdraw troops from Gaza
 Abbas has won a commitment from all militant groups and phoned Olmert to say he had agreement from all factions that they would stop their rocket fire. Olmert has in return agreed to halt hostilities.
  New York Police kill man on wedding day

November 26 ... more > Top ^

Nov.26   Istanbul   Turkish protests at Pope's visit
  Thousands of Muslims have taken part in a protest against the forthcoming visit. The crowds shouted slogans 'Don't come Pope'
 Chad  Rebels moving toward capital  Baghdad  PM: Only politicians can end bloodbath   Ecuador   Correa claims victory
  Presidential candidate has claimed victory in run-off election. He gained around 57% of the vote while Noboa about 43%.    The 43-year-old leftist nationalist who is friendly with Venezuela's president, handily defeated a Bible-toting banana tycoo...
  Jordan   King warns of civil wars
  Abdullah has warned that 3 civil wars could break out unless the international community takes urgent action
  Iran Military plane crashes in Tehran

November 27 ... more > Top ^

Nov.27   Jerusalem     Israeli PM offers 'hand of peace'   Prime Minister hopes to revive long-stalled peace efforts with the Palestinians   Iran Iraqi president seeks Iran's help  Italy  Cannavaro wins top European award  Ecuador  Leftist Correa vows big changes   Istanbul Turkey boosts security for Pope   Mumbai Star convicted over Mumbai bombs  UN  Annan: Iraqis 'almost' in civil war

November 28 ... more > Top ^

Nov.28   Latvia     NATO eyes Afghan handover in 2008  At a 2-day summit, Secretary-General de Hoop Scheffer insisted the alliance will prevail in its first mission outside Europe  Iran  Iran: U.S. causes Iraq violence  Turkey  Pope begins landmark visit   Cuba     Castro misses birthday ceremony
  Frail Cuban leader has stayed away from the opening ceremony of his birthday celebrations in Havana on doctors' orders
  Turkey Pope calls for Christian-Muslim dialogue  Jordan  King wants Bush to refocus  Fiji  Military stokes coup fears

November 29 ... more > Top ^

Nov.29   Turkey     Pope holds Mass at Turkish shrine  Benedict XVI has held open-air Mass outside a shrine to the Virgin Mary in the ancient city of Ephesus   Latvia NATO signals Afghan reinforcements  Jordan  Iraq PM in Amman for Bush talks  Fiji  Army head sets coup deadline   Jordan Bush begins delayed talks on Iraq

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Nov.30   Istanbul     Pope visits mosque
  Benedict XVI is visiting the Blue Mosque in what is being seen as an attempt to mend relations with the Muslim community
 During the tour the pontiff paused in silent prayer alongside Muslim clerics in the second papal visit in history to a mosque. Earlier the Pope spent half an hour in Hagia Sophia, that was once a Christian centre before becoming a mosque. Turkish demonstrators protest against the visit, saying the pontiff's tour was an affront to the secularism, as well as an attempt to stake a Catholic claim to the site.
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