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Summary.     Click for More > Fossett plane found House backs $700bn bail-out plan   The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector Russian troops leave Georgian posts Dow Jones hits 5-year low  The Dow Jones fell below 10,000 points for the first time since 2004 as U.S. stocks followed Europe and Asia with heavy losses Chinese Muslims ordered freed from Gitmo UK bank rescue package imminent Haider dies in accident U.S. takes North Korea off terror list

Oct.1  U.S. Congress  Senate backs new bail-out bill
 South Korea  Two Koreas end brief military talks
Oct.2   California
 New York  Bailout vote fails to lift markets
 Missouri  Biden and Palin meet in TV debate
Oct.3   U.S. Congress  
 China  Lung disease 'to kill 83m'
 Nevada  Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty of all counts
Oct.4  Paris  EU leaders meet to discuss credit crisis
 Paris  No banks bail-out fund for Europe
 Germany  Another top European bank falters
Oct.5   Georgia
 Saudi Arabia  Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban
 Berlin  Plan to save German bank 'agreed'
Oct.6  Thailand  Police fire tear gas at Bangkok protesters
Oct.7   New York  
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 Tennessee  McCain, Obama trade blows on economy
 Japan  More turmoil hits Asian markets
  United Kingdom
Oct.8  London  World's central banks slash interest rates
 Guantanamo  Guantanamo Uighur release blocked
 Western Afghanistan  US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians
Oct.9  New York  Wall St. falls after early gains
 Japan  Asian stocks hit after Dow plunge
Oct.10  Norway  Ex-Finnish leader wins Nobel Peace Prize
 Washington  U.S. would support talks with Taliban
 Washington  G7 nations pledge to fight crisis
  Austria
Oct.11   Washington
 Zimbabwe  Fury as Mugabe party gets key ministries
 Mosul  Threatened Christians flee Mosul
 Paris  EU chiefs confront markets crisis
Oct.12  West Pakistan  Suspected U.S. strike kills 4
 Zimbabwe  Tsvangirai in threat to quit deal
 Paris  European banks rescue plan agreed
Oct.13  European Union  European markets surge after crisis talks
Oct.14  Canada  Ruling Conservative Party gains 19 seats
Oct.15  Somalia  Pirates hijacked bulk carrier
 Cambodia  Cambodian-Thai stand-off
Oct.16  Azerbaijan  Ilham Aliyev wins landslide victory
Oct.17  UN Security Council  5 countries elected to Security Council
Oct.18  Sudan  9 Chinese workers, 2 Sudanese kidnapped
Oct.19  Kandahar  Taliban executed 30 of 50 people
Oct.21  North East India  Bomb blast kills 17 people
Oct.24  Beijing  Asia-Europe Meeting convenes
Oct.26  Syria  U.S. launch cross-border raid in Syria
Oct.27  Congo  Tutsi rebels advancing on city of Goma
 West Pakistan  US missile strike has killed up to 20 people
Oct.28  North Korea  North Korea will turn South into 'debris'
 Sri Lanka  Tamil Tigers carried out air strikes
Oct. 29  Philadelphia  Phillies win the World Series
 Pakistan  100 people die after 6.4 earthquake
 Washington  Treasury spends $125 billion on 9 banks
Oct. 30  North East India  Series of bomb blasts kills at least 66
Oct. 31  East Africa  African trade blocs agree to merge
 Western Canada  3rd pipeline bombing in month

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Oct.1  North Korea  U.S. nuke envoy in North Korea for talks
 U.S. Congress  Senate urged to back crisis bill
 Moscow  Russia's last tsar rehabilitated
  U.S. Congress
  South Korea
 Japan  Asian markets dip despite bailout vote

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Oct.2   California  
  Authorities have found the plane Steve Fossett was flying when he disappeared last year, but they have not found the adventurer's body.    A number plate confirmed the plane as the single-engine Be...
  New York Bailout vote fails to lift markets  Baghdad  Baghdad shaken by suicide attacks  Algeria  Flash floods claim 29 lives   Missouri Biden and Palin meet in TV debate  California  Remains found in Fossett plane wreckage

October 3 ... more > Top ^

Oct.3  New York  Stocks slide ahead of crucial bailout vote   U.S. Congress   House backs $700bn bail-out plan
  The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector
 The package is to buy the bad debts of failing financial institutions on Wall Street. The vote was the second in a week, following its shock rejection of an earlier version. Bush praised lawmakers for their spirit of co-operation before signing the bill into law
  China Lung disease 'to kill 83m'  Washington  U.S. to sell $6.4b in weapons to Taiwan  Vietnam  Melamine found in 18 more food products   Nevada   Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty of all counts   He faces 5 years to life. O.J. Simpson and Co-defendant Clarence 'C.J.' Stewart were found guilty on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping  Washington  Bush warns of economic challenges

October 4 ... more > Top ^

Oct.4   Paris EU leaders meet to discuss credit crisis  Haiti  Death toll from storms nearly 800   Paris   No banks bail-out fund for Europe   France, Britain, Germany and Italy have agreed to work together to support financial institutions - but without forming a joint bail-out fun...  Baghdad  Helicopters collide while landing   Germany Another top European bank falters

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Oct.5   Georgia   Russian troops leave Georgian posts
  Russian troops began dismantling positions Sunday in the so-called security zones inside Georgia they have occupied since August's brief but intense war
 Hong Kong  Melamine in Cadbury products   Saudi Arabia     Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban  In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group   Berlin Plan to save German bank 'agreed'  Sri Lanka  Suicide blast hits town  Kabul  Afgh. General: Politics needed to end war

October 6 ... more > Top ^

Oct.6  Global  Mammals facing extinction threat  Kyrgyzstan  Dozens dead in quake   Thailand   Police fire tear gas at Bangkok protesters   Several thousand demonstrators attempting to block access by lawmakers to Parliament, heating up a political crisis  Japan  Asia continues plunge in shares  Washington  Rice: Iraq harder than 'I imagined'  Luxembourg  EU finance chiefs in crisis talks

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Oct.7   New York   Dow Jones hits 5-year low
  The Dow Jones fell below 10,000 points for the first time since 2004 as U.S. stocks followed Europe and Asia with heavy losses
 World stock markets have plunged after government bank bail-outs in the US and Europe failed to stem fears of slower growth
 New York  Wall Street flat as Fed unveils new plan   Guantanamo   Chinese Muslims ordered freed from Gitmo
  A federal judge has ordered the immediate release into the U.S. of 17 Chinese Muslims who have been held for several years in the facility.    The White House said the ruling could set a precede...
  Tennessee     McCain, Obama trade blows on economy   The presidential hopefuls have set out their economic policies in a debate dominated by the financial crisis   Japan More turmoil hits Asian markets   United Kingdom   UK bank rescue package imminent
  Chancellor Alistair Darling to announce details of a £50bn rescue package for the UK banking system
 Nepal  'Tourists die' in Nepal air crash

October 8 ... more > Top ^

Oct.8   London   World's central banks slash interest rates  The leading economies, led by the U.S. and the UK, slashed interest rates to tackle the global financial crisis after days of stock market l...  Georgia  Russia begins final Georgia pullout   Guantanamo Guantanamo Uighur release blocked  Washington  US warns of further bank failures   Western Afghanistan   US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians  A military probe has found that an airstrike in western Afghanistan killed at least 33 civilians last month; 5 to 7 civilian deaths initially...

October 9 ... more > Top ^

Oct.9   New York Wall St. falls after early gains  Baghdad  Bomb kills senior Iraqi lawmaker   Japan Asian stocks hit after Dow plunge  Spain  Wing flaps blamed in crash  Thailand  Protest leaders surrender

October 10 ... more > Top ^

Oct.10   Norway Ex-Finnish leader wins Nobel Peace Prize  NATO  NATO agrees Afghan drug role  Washington  Bush vows to stabilise US economy   Washington U.S. would support talks with Taliban   Washington G7 nations pledge to fight crisis  Alaska  Palin abused power, probe finds   Austria   Haider dies in accident Map of Klagenfurt Austria
  58-year-old far-right politician Joerg Haider was driving alone when his car came off the road and he suffered severe head and chest injuries

October 11 ... more > Top ^

Oct.11   Washington   U.S. takes North Korea off terror list
  State Department: The United States removed North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism
  Zimbabwe Fury as Mugabe party gets key ministries  Washington  IMF in global 'meltdown' warning   Mosul Threatened Christians flee Mosul  Mexico  Hurricane Norbert weakens   Paris   EU chiefs confront markets crisis   The 15 eurozone leaders are to meet to try to establish a common approach to the financial crisis follow up and execute upon a G7 plan

October 12 ... more > Top ^

Oct.12   West Pakistan Suspected U.S. strike kills 4   Zimbabwe Tsvangirai in threat to quit deal  Austria  Haider 'was double speed limit'   Paris European banks rescue plan agreed  Australia  Markets rally after crisis talks

October 13 ... more > Top ^

Oct.13   European Union European markets surge after crisis talks  New York  Dow increases by 935 points or 11.1%  Mosul  Attacks on Iraqi Christians continue

October 14 ... more > Top ^

Oct.14   Canada Ruling Conservative Party gains 19 seats  Washington  Plans to buy stakes in major banks

October 15 ... more > Top ^

Oct.15   Somalia Pirates hijacked bulk carrier   Cambodia Cambodian-Thai stand-off  Philadelphia  Phillies winning series over Dodgers

October 16 ... more > Top ^

Oct.16   Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev wins landslide victory

October 17 ... more > Top ^

Oct.17   UN Security Council 5 countries elected to Security Council  India  Tendulkar becomes highest run scorer  Berlin  Parliament passes bank bailout

October 18 ... more > Top ^

Oct.18   Sudan 9 Chinese workers, 2 Sudanese kidnapped  Washington  Bush meets Sarkozy  North Caucasus  Soldiers killed in an ambush by separatists

October 19 ... more > Top ^

Oct.19   Kandahar Taliban executed 30 of 50 people

October 21 ... more > Top ^

Oct.21   North East India Bomb blast kills 17 people  Kashmir  Trade route opens within Kashmir

October 22 ... more > Top ^

Oct.22  Georgia  Donors pledge $4.5 billion toward Georgia

October 24 ... more > Top ^

Oct.24   Beijing Asia-Europe Meeting convenes

October 26 ... more > Top ^

Oct.26   Syria U.S. launch cross-border raid in Syria  Jerusalem  Tzipi Livni calls for early elections

October 27 ... more > Top ^

Oct.27   Congo Tutsi rebels advancing on city of Goma   West Pakistan US missile strike has killed up to 20 people  Georgia  Saakashvili dismisses Prime Minister  Tennessee  Plot to assassinate Barack Obama

October 28 ... more > Top ^

Oct.28   North Korea North Korea will turn South into 'debris'   Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers carried out air strikes  Iran  Iran opens naval base  Los Angeles  Microsoft delivers pre-beta Windows 7

October 29 ... more > Top ^

Oct. 29   Philadelphia   Phillies win the World Series  Philadelphia win the 2008 World Series 4 games to 1, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in Game 5   Pakistan 100 people die after 6.4 earthquake   Washington Treasury spends $125 billion on 9 banks  Germany  Anand retains World Chess title

October 30 ... more > Top ^

Oct. 30   North East India Series of bomb blasts kills at least 66  Canada  Harper's new Cabinet sworn in

October 31 ... more > Top ^

Oct. 31   East Africa African trade blocs agree to merge   Western Canada 3rd pipeline bombing in month  Libya  Libya pays $1.5 billion to United States

Two Koreas end brief military talks Russian troops leave Georgian posts



World, October 2008 War & Army Timeline ... See World War & Army timeline Top ^
2008
Oct.1   South Korea
Oct.3  Washington  U.S. to sell $6.4b in weapons to Taiwan
Oct.4  Baghdad  Helicopters collide while landing
Oct.5   Georgia
  Russian troops began dismantling positions Sunday in the so-called security zones inside Georgia they have occupied since August's brief but intense war
Oct.5   Saudi Arabia   Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban  In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group Oct.5  Kabul  Afgh. General: Politics needed to end war Oct.8  Georgia  Russia begins final Georgia pullout Oct.8   Western Afghanistan US probe: airstrike killed 33 civilians  A military probe has found that an airstrike in western Afghanistan killed at least 33 civilians last month; 5 to 7 civilian deaths initially... Oct.10   Norway Ex-Finnish leader wins Nobel Peace Prize Oct.10  NATO  NATO agrees Afghan drug role Oct.10   Washington U.S. would support talks with Taliban Oct.12   West Pakistan Suspected U.S. strike kills 4 Oct.15   Cambodia Cambodian-Thai stand-off Oct.18  North Caucasus  Soldiers killed in an ambush by separatists Oct.26   Syria U.S. launch cross-border raid in Syria Oct.27   Congo Tutsi rebels advancing on city of Goma Oct.27   West Pakistan US missile strike has killed up to 20 people Oct.28   North Korea North Korea will turn South into 'debris' Oct.28   Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers carried out air strikes Oct.28  Iran  Iran opens naval base


World, October 2008 Disasters Timeline ... See World Disasters timeline Top ^
2008 Oct.2   California Fossett plane found Map of Mammoth Lakes USA
  Authorities have found the plane Steve Fossett was flying when he disappeared last year, but they have not found the adventurer's body.    A number plate confirmed the plane as the single-engine Be...
Oct.2  Algeria  Flash floods claim 29 lives Oct.2  California  Remains found in Fossett plane wreckage Oct.3   China Lung disease 'to kill 83m' Oct.3  Vietnam  Melamine found in 18 more food products Oct.4  Haiti  Death toll from storms nearly 800 Oct.4  Baghdad  Helicopters collide while landing Oct.5  Hong Kong  Melamine in Cadbury products Oct.6  Global  Mammals facing extinction threat Oct.6  Kyrgyzstan  Dozens dead in quake Oct.7  Nepal  'Tourists die' in Nepal air crash Oct.9  Spain  Wing flaps blamed in crash Oct.10   Austria Haider dies in accident Map of Klagenfurt Austria
  58-year-old far-right politician Joerg Haider was driving alone when his car came off the road and he suffered severe head and chest injuries
Oct.11  Mexico  Hurricane Norbert weakens Oct.12  Austria  Haider 'was double speed limit' Oct. 29   Pakistan 100 people die after 6.4 earthquake


World, October 2008 Sports Timeline ... See World Sports timeline Top ^
2008 Oct.15  Philadelphia  Phillies winning series over Dodgers Oct.17  India  Tendulkar becomes highest run scorer Oct. 29   Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series  Philadelphia win the 2008 World Series 4 games to 1, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in Game 5 Oct. 29  Germany  Anand retains World Chess title


World, October 2008 Business Timeline ... See World Business timeline Top ^
2008 Oct.1   U.S. Congress Senate backs new bail-out bill Oct.1  Japan  Asian markets dip despite bailout vote Oct.2   New York Bailout vote fails to lift markets Oct.3  New York  Stocks slide ahead of crucial bailout vote Oct.3   U.S. Congress House backs $700bn bail-out plan
  The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector
 The package is to buy the bad debts of failing financial institutions on Wall Street. The vote was the second in a week, following its shock rejection of an earlier version. Bush praised lawmakers for their spirit of co-operation before signing the bill into law
Oct.3  Washington  U.S. to sell $6.4b in weapons to Taiwan Oct.3  Vietnam  Melamine found in 18 more food products Oct.3  Washington  Bush warns of economic challenges Oct.4   Paris EU leaders meet to discuss credit crisis Oct.4   Paris No banks bail-out fund for Europe   France, Britain, Germany and Italy have agreed to work together to support financial institutions - but without forming a joint bail-out fun... Oct.4   Germany Another top European bank falters Oct.5  Hong Kong  Melamine in Cadbury products Oct.5   Berlin Plan to save German bank 'agreed' Oct.6  Japan  Asia continues plunge in shares Oct.6  Luxembourg  EU finance chiefs in crisis talks Oct.7   New York Dow Jones hits 5-year low
  The Dow Jones fell below 10,000 points for the first time since 2004 as U.S. stocks followed Europe and Asia with heavy losses
 World stock markets have plunged after government bank bail-outs in the US and Europe failed to stem fears of slower growth
Oct.7  New York  Wall Street flat as Fed unveils new plan Oct.7   Tennessee   McCain, Obama trade blows on economy   The presidential hopefuls have set out their economic policies in a debate dominated by the financial crisis Oct.7   Japan More turmoil hits Asian markets Oct.7   United Kingdom UK bank rescue package imminent
  Chancellor Alistair Darling to announce details of a £50bn rescue package for the UK banking system
Oct.8   London World's central banks slash interest rates  The leading economies, led by the U.S. and the UK, slashed interest rates to tackle the global financial crisis after days of stock market l... Oct.8  Washington  US warns of further bank failures Oct.9   New York Wall St. falls after early gains Oct.9   Japan Asian stocks hit after Dow plunge Oct.10  Washington  Bush vows to stabilise US economy Oct.10   Washington G7 nations pledge to fight crisis Oct.11  Washington  IMF in global 'meltdown' warning Oct.11   Paris EU chiefs confront markets crisis   The 15 eurozone leaders are to meet to try to establish a common approach to the financial crisis follow up and execute upon a G7 plan Oct.12   Paris European banks rescue plan agreed Oct.12  Australia  Markets rally after crisis talks Oct.13   European Union European markets surge after crisis talks Oct.13  New York  Dow increases by 935 points or 11.1% Oct.14  Washington  Plans to buy stakes in major banks Oct.17  Berlin  Parliament passes bank bailout Oct.21  Kashmir  Trade route opens within Kashmir Oct.28  Los Angeles  Microsoft delivers pre-beta Windows 7 Oct. 29   Washington Treasury spends $125 billion on 9 banks Oct. 31   East Africa African trade blocs agree to merge Oct. 31   Western Canada 3rd pipeline bombing in month


World, October 2008 Crime & Justice Timeline ... See World Crime & Justice timeline Top ^
2008 Oct.2  Baghdad  Baghdad shaken by suicide attacks Oct.3   Nevada Jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty of all counts   He faces 5 years to life. O.J. Simpson and Co-defendant Clarence 'C.J.' Stewart were found guilty on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping Oct.5  Sri Lanka  Suicide blast hits town Oct.7   Guantanamo Chinese Muslims ordered freed from Gitmo
  A federal judge has ordered the immediate release into the U.S. of 17 Chinese Muslims who have been held for several years in the facility.    The White House said the ruling could set a precede...
Oct.8   Guantanamo Guantanamo Uighur release blocked Oct.9  Baghdad  Bomb kills senior Iraqi lawmaker Oct.10  NATO  NATO agrees Afghan drug role Oct.11   Washington U.S. takes North Korea off terror list
  State Department: The United States removed North Korea from its list of states that sponsor terrorism
Oct.11   Mosul Threatened Christians flee Mosul Oct.13  Mosul  Attacks on Iraqi Christians continue Oct.15   Somalia Pirates hijacked bulk carrier Oct.18   Sudan 9 Chinese workers, 2 Sudanese kidnapped Oct.19   Kandahar Taliban executed 30 of 50 people Oct.21   North East India Bomb blast kills 17 people Oct.27  Tennessee  Plot to assassinate Barack Obama Oct. 30   North East India Series of bomb blasts kills at least 66 Oct. 31   Western Canada 3rd pipeline bombing in month


World, October 2008 Politics Timeline ... See World Politics timeline Top ^
2008 Oct.1  North Korea  U.S. nuke envoy in North Korea for talks Oct.1  U.S. Congress  Senate urged to back crisis bill Oct.1  Moscow  Russia's last tsar rehabilitated Oct.1   U.S. Congress Senate backs new bail-out bill Oct.1   South Korea Two Koreas end brief military talks Oct.2   Missouri Biden and Palin meet in TV debate Oct.3   U.S. Congress House backs $700bn bail-out plan
  The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector
 The package is to buy the bad debts of failing financial institutions on Wall Street. The vote was the second in a week, following its shock rejection of an earlier version. Bush praised lawmakers for their spirit of co-operation before signing the bill into law
Oct.3  Washington  Bush warns of economic challenges Oct.4   Paris EU leaders meet to discuss credit crisis Oct.4   Paris No banks bail-out fund for Europe   France, Britain, Germany and Italy have agreed to work together to support financial institutions - but without forming a joint bail-out fun... Oct.5   Saudi Arabia   Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks w. Taliban  In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant group Oct.5   Berlin Plan to save German bank 'agreed' Oct.5  Kabul  Afgh. General: Politics needed to end war Oct.6   Thailand Police fire tear gas at Bangkok protesters   Several thousand demonstrators attempting to block access by lawmakers to Parliament, heating up a political crisis Oct.6  Washington  Rice: Iraq harder than 'I imagined' Oct.6