Recent

• North American E. coli outbreak

Ongoing

• Anti-government protests in Hungary
• Australian teenage DVD controversy
• Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak
• Black sites scandal
• Cole Inquiry
• East Timor military and political crisis
• Georgia-Russia spying dispute
• Haze in Southeast Asia
• Immigration law debates in the US
• Iran's nuclear program
• Mark Foley scandal
• NSA warrantless surveillance controversy
• 2006 North Korean nuclear test
• Operación Puerto doping case
• Taiwan political crisis

Natural disasters

• Atlantic hurricane season
• North Indian cyclone season
• Pacific hurricane season
• Pacific typhoon season
  • Typhoon Cimaron (Paeng)
• Southern Hemisphere cyclone season

November

• 5: Bülent Ecevit
• 3: Alberto Spencer
• 2: Wally Foreman
• 1: Bettye Ackerman
• 1: William Styron

• Acholiland insurgency
• Arab-Israeli conflict (al-Aqsa Intifada)
• Darfur conflict in Sudan
• Sri Lanka civil war
• Iraq War
• Taliban insurgency
• Ituri Conflict in the DR Congo
• Ivorian Civil War
• Nepal Civil War
• Second Chechen War
• South Thailand insurgency

Recent

October

• 22: Bulgaria, President
• 22: Panama, Canal exp. referendum
• 28–29: Serbia, constitutional referendum
• 29: Brazil, general election (2^nd round)
• 29: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Presidential (2^nd round)

November

• 1: Catalonia, Parliament

Upcoming

November

• 5: Nicaragua, General Election
• 6: Tajikistan, President
• 7: United States, House of Representatives, Senate (one third: "Class I" Senators), and many Governors
• 12: South Ossetia (unrecognised), independence referendum and President
• 12: Poland, local elections (1^st round)
• 13: Ontario, municipal elections
• 19: Mauritania, Parliament
• 22: The Netherlands, Tweede Kamer
• 23: Isle of Man, House of Keys
• 25: Australia, Victorian State Election
• 25: Bahrain, Council of Representatives of Bahrain
• 25: Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership election, 2006
• 26: Ecuador, President (2nd round)
• 26: Poland, local elections (2^nd round)
• 30: Gibraltar, constitutional referendum

Upcoming

• Israel: Mordechai Vanunu
• Libya: Benghazi Six
• U.S.: Conrad Black
• U.S.: José Padilla
• U.S.: Lewis "Scooter" Libby
• U.S.: Steven L. Jordan

Ongoing

• Peru: Alberto Fujimori (extradition)
• Chile: Augusto Pinochet
• Ethiopia: 111 defendants, including leaders of the CUD and journalists, on charges related to the 2005 elections.
• Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal
  • Saddam Hussein & military chiefs of staff
• Netherlands: Hofstad Network
• Netherlands: ICC
  • Thomas Lubanga
• Netherlands: ICTY
• Sierra Leone: SCfSL
  • Charles Taylor
• UK: Leo O'Connor & David Keogh
• U.S.: Brian Nichols
• U.S.: Tom DeLay

November

• 5: Guy Fawkes Night (United Kingdom and various Commonwealth countries)
• 6: Gustavus Adolphus Day (Sweden)
• 10: Atatürk Remembrance Day (Turkey)
• 11: Armistice Day
• 11: Remembrance Day (Commonwealth of Nations)
• 11: Veterans Day (United States)
• 12: Birth of Bahá'u'lláh (Bahá'í Faith, begins at sunset on the 11th)
• 23: Thanksgiving (United States)
• 30: Andrés Bonifacio Day (Philippines)
• 30: Cities for Life Day

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Nicaragua will hold a general election on 5 November 2006. ... List of Presidents of Nicaragua list may not be complete José Núñez 1839 Evaristo Rocha 1839 Patricio Rivas 1839 Joaquín del Cosío 1839 Hilario Ulloa 1839 Tomás Valladares 1839-1840 Patricio Rivas 1840-1841 Pablo Buitrago 1841-1843 Juan de Dios Orozco 1843 Manuel Pérez... The National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Nicaragua. ... Sandinista! is also the name of a popular music album by The Clash. ... Daniel Ortega Saavedra (born 11 November 1945) was the president of Nicaragua from 1985 to 1990. ... Eduardo Montealegre (born in Managua, May 9, 1955) is a Nicaraguan politician. ... A common understanding of Western Europe in modern times. ... A power outage is the loss of the electricity supply to an area. ... 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George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American businessman and politician, was elected in 2000 as the 43rd President of the United States of America, re-elected in 2004, and is currently serving his second term in that office. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... The White House Press Secretary is a senior White House official with a rank one step below Presidential Cabinet level. ... Snow alongside President George Bush and outgoing press secretary Scott McClellan Robert Anthony Tony Snow (born June 1, 1955) is the White House Press Secretary for the George W. Bush administration. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Democracy (literally rule by the people, from the Greek δῆμος demos, people, and κράτος kratos, rule) is a form of government for a nation state, or for an organization in which all the citizens have a voice in shaping policy. ... 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Muslims, male and female, are expected to dress modestly as expressed in the Quran: Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do. ... Sumer (or Shumer, Egyptian Sangar, Bib. ... The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia–Ejército del Pueblo or FARC-EP (Spanish for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–Peoples Army) is Colombias oldest and largest guerrilla group, established in 1964-1966 as the military wing of the Colombian Communist Party. ... List of Heads of State (Presidents etc. ... Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born July 4, 1952) is the President of Colombia (since 2002) and was re-elected on May 28th, 2006, for a second 2006 to 2010 term with a majority mandate, receiving 62% of the vote. ... The Lords Resistance Army (LRA)[1], formed in 1987, is a rebel paramilitary group operating mainly in northern Uganda. ... The Juba talks are a series of negotiations between the government of Uganda and the Lords Resistance Army rebel group over the terms of a ceasefire and possible peace agreement. ... Juba in the state of Central Equatoria Juba is the capital of the state of Central Equatoria in southern Sudan. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ×”×”×’× ×” לישראל , [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli Army, the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ... Map of the Gaza Strip from The World Factbook. ... Beit Hanoun (Arabic: بيت حانون) is a Palestinian town of 35,000 people on the Gaza Strip. ... Fiji received its independence in 1970. ... Laisenia Qarase (born February 4, 1941) is the Prime Minister of Fiji. ... Commodore Frank Bainimarama Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, popularly known as Frank Bainimarama, (born 27 April 1954), is the Commander of the Fijian Military Forces, who organized a counter-coup in 2000 to neutralize the putsch led by George Speight. ... The Hon. ... The World Confederation of Labour (WCL) was founded in 1920 under the name of the International Federation of Christian Trade Unions as a confederation of unions associated with the Christian Democratic parties of Europe. ... Claiming 157 million members in 225 affiliated organisations in 148 countries and territories, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) came into being on December 7, 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU). ... The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is the worlds largest trade union federation. ... First storm formed: May 4, 2006 Last storm dissipated: Season still active Strongest storm: Chanchu (Caloy) - 155 mph, 910 mbar Total storms: 5 Typhoons: 1 Super typhoons: 1 Total fatalities: 111 Wikinews has news related to: Hurricane season, 2006 The 2006 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it runs... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A NASA satellite image of the Esperanza Fire The Esperanza Fire was a wind driven arson fire that started in a river wash near Cabazon, California. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California, desert resort city, approximately 110 miles east of Los Angeles. ... on tobacco usage see Tobacco smoking Species Nicotiana acuminata Nicotiana alata Nicotiana attenuata Nicotiana benthamiana Nicotiana clevelandii Nicotiana excelsior Nicotiana forgetiana Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glutinosa Nicotiana langsdorffii Nicotiana longiflora Nicotiana obtusifolia Nicotiana paniculata Nicotiana plumbagifolia Nicotiana quadrivalvis Nicotiana repanda Nicotiana rustica Nicotianasuaveolens Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana tabacum Nicotiana tomentosa Ref: ITIS... A lit cigarette will burn to ash on one end. ... Hassan Nasrallah Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah (Arabic: ‎) (b. ... A small number of international organizations and other bodies use the title secretary general or secretary-general for their chief administrative officer. ... This article is becoming very long. ... The Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (Qazaqstannyn Demokratiyalyk Tandau) is a political party in Kazakhstan. ... Kazakhstan is a constitutional republic with a strong presidency. ... Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat Borat Sagdiyev (Cyrillic: Борат Сагдиев) is a fictional character of a Kazakh journalist invented and portrayed by the British comedian provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen for Da Ali G Show, an unstaged and unscripted show in which Borat interviews people who believe that he is a real Kazakh... The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor; born Windsor, 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... A Madrasah complex in Gambia Ulugh Beg Madrasa, Samarkand, ca. ... Peshāwar (Pashto: پښور; Urdu:پشاور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pai-khawar in Pashto. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( â–¶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... The Israeli Air Force (IAF) (Hebrew: חיל האוויר Heyl haAvir) is the Air branch of the Israel Defense Force. ... South Lebanon may refer to South Lebanon, Ohio South Lebanon, Oregon South Lebanon Township, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Six-party talks is the name given to a series of meetings with six participating states - the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, the United States of America, the Russian Federation and Japan. ... North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Combatants Afghan National Army, NATO, US Army Taliban Commanders Hamid Karzai, David Richards Mohammed Omar Casualties Coalition casualties:496 killed, 1000 wounded[1] Afghan security forces casaulties:1100 killed, 125 captured 5500 killed, 1000 captured(est. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[1] (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ... Nurestan Province (also spelled Nuristan) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ... Combatants Military of Pakistan Pro-Taliban militants Strength 3 helicopter gunships One hundred Casualties None 70-80 The Bajaur airstrike took place on October 30, 2006, around 5:00 am[1] local time when Pakistani helicopter gunships firing four to five missiles[2] destroyed a madrassa in the Bajaur region... Madrassa in the Gambia The word madrassa in the Arabic language (and other languages of the Islamic nations such as Persian, Turkish, Indonesian etc. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the label given to an alleged worldwide militant Islamist alliance said to be founded by Afghanistan in 1988 as an expansion of the mujahideen resistance movement against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan into a... The Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF), with a total manpower of only 3500 men, is one of the smallest in the world. ... Suva is the capital of Fiji. ... A coup détat (pronounced ), or simply coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government through unconstitutional means by a part of the state establishment — mostly replacing just the high-level figures. ... Commodore Frank Bainimarama Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, popularly known as Frank Bainimarama, (born 27 April 1954), is the Commander of the Fijian Military Forces, who organized a counter-coup in 2000 to neutralize the putsch led by George Speight. ... Fiji received its independence in 1970. ... Laisenia Qarase (born February 4, 1941) is the Prime Minister of Fiji. ... The Fiji coup of 2000 was a complicated affair involving a civilian putsch by hardline Fijian nationalists against the elected government of Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry on 19 May 2000, the attempt by President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara to assert executive authority on 27 May, and his own resignation, possibly... George Speight George Speight, occasionally known as Ilikimi Naitini (born 1957), was the principal instigator of the Fiji coup of 2000, in which he kidnapped thirty-six government officials and held them from May 19, 2000 to July 13, 2000. ... Robert William Bob Barker (born December 12, 1923) is a seventeen-time Emmy Award-winning American television game show host. ... The Price Is Rights US 35th season logo. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Georgi Sedefchov Parvanov (Bulgarian: ) (born 28 June 1957) has been president of Bulgaria since 22 January 2002. ... Volen Siderov (Bulgarian: ) (born 19 April 1956) is a Bulgarian politician and chairman of the nationalist party Attack. ... The 2006 Bulgarian presidential election (Bulgarian: , Izbori za prezident na Balgariya 2006) was held on 22 October 2006, as decided on 27 July 2006 by the Bulgarian Parliament. ... Combatants Pakistan Pro-Taliban militants Strength 3 helicopter gunships One hundred Casualties None 70-80 The Bajaur airstrike took place on October 30, 2006, around 5:00 am[1] local time when Pakistani helicopter gunships firing four to five missiles[2] destroyed a madrassa in the Bajaur region bordering Afghanistan. ... The Bell 206 of Canadian Helicopters Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, Helicopters are classified as rotary-wing aircraft to distinguish them from conventional fixed-wing aircraft. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... Terrorist redirects here. ... A Madrasah complex in Gambia Ulugh Beg Madrasa, Samarkand, ca. ... Khar is a small town in Bajaur district of the FATA, Pakistan. ... The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body composed of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister. ... Yisrael Beytenu (Hebrew: ישראל ביתנו, Israel Our Home) is a right-of-center political party in Israel with support from immigrants to Israel who came from the lands of the former Soviet Union. ... Nicholas Stern Sir Nicholas Stern, FBA (born 22 April 1946) is a British economist and academic. ... Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means... Her Majestys Government, or when the sovereign is male, His Majestys Government, abbreviated HMG, is the formal title used by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the governments of some other kingdoms where executive authority is theoretically vested in the monarch... Global mean surface temperatures 1856 to 2005 Mean surface temperature anomalies during the period 1995 to 2004 with respect to the average temperatures from 1940 to 1980 Global warming is the observed increase in the average temperature of the Earths atmosphere and oceans in recent decades. ... Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majidida al-Tikriti (Arabic: ‎, [1]; born April 28, 1937[2]), was the President of Iraq from July 16, 1979 until April 9, 2003, when he was deposed during the United States-led invasion of Iraq. ... Khalil al-Duleimi is one of 22 lawyers representing Saddam Hussein, and the only one based in Iraq. ... The President of Iraq is Iraqs head of state. ... The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb, also known as Mother Of All Bombs, produced in the United States. ... Baghdad ( translit: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... First storm formed: May 4, 2006 Last storm dissipated: Season still active Strongest storm: Chanchu (Caloy) - 155 mph, 910 mbar Total storms: 5 Typhoons: 1 Super typhoons: 1 Total fatalities: 111 Wikinews has news related to: Hurricane season, 2006 The 2006 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it runs... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... It has been suggested that leap second be merged into this article or section. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... November 2006 is the eleventh month of that year and has yet to occur. ... December 2006 is the twelfth and final month of that year and has yet to occur. ... See Wikinews article: E. coli outbreak kills 1, sickens nearly 100 In September 2006, there was an outbreak of food-borne illness caused by Escherichia coli () bacteria found in uncooked spinach[1] in 26 U.S. states. ... György Ekrem-Kemál speaking at a rally near the Parliament Building The 2006 protests in Hungary are a series of anti-government protests triggered by the release of Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsánys private speech in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied... Cunt: The Movie[1] was a 2006 DVD produced by a group of Melbourne high school students who refer to themselves as The Teenage Kings of Werribee.[2] The film, depicting graphic violence and degradation of people in the Werribee area of Victoria, Australia, caused widespread controversy after excerpts were... The global spread of H5N1 in birds is considered a significant pandemic threat. ... The salt pit in Afghanistan Black site is a military term that has been used by United States intelligence agencies to refer to any classified facility that is officially denied by the US government. ... The Cole Inquiry or more properly the Inquiry into certain Australian companies in relation to the UN Oil-For-Food Programme is an inquiry set up by the Government of Australia under the Royal Commissions Act 1902 in November 2005 to inquire whether decisions, actions, conduct or payments by Australian... Location of East Timor. ... Russian officers arrested on charges of espionage paraded in Tbilisi before being handed over to the OSCE The 2006 Georgian-Russian espionage controversy began when the Government of Georgia arrested four Russian officers on charges of espionage, on September 27, 2006. ... The 2006 Southeast Asian haze affects several countries in the Southeast Asian region and beyond. ... Illegal immigration to the United States refers to the movement of people across the legal national borders of the United States that is in violation of U.S. immigration and nationality law. ... As of 2006, Iran is not known to possess weapons of mass destruction and has signed treaties repudiating possession of them, including the Biological Weapons Convention, the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). ... Mark Foley The Mark Foley scandal, which broke in late September 2006, centers on sexually explicit and solicitative e-mails and instant messages sent by Mark Foley, a Republican Congressman from Florida, to congressional pages and former pages. ... This article is becoming very long. ... The 2006 North Korean nuclear test was the detonation of a nuclear device conducted on October 9, 2006 by the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. ... The Operación Puerto doping case (derived from Operación Puerto meaning Operation Mountain Pass[1]) was a scandal in which 200 athletes including a number of cyclists were accused of using prohibited doping practices to enhance their performance. ... 1Including tropical and subtropical depressions The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season is an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... North Indian cyclone seasons 1995-1999 2000-2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 The 2006 North Indian cyclone season has no bounds, but cyclones tend to form between April and December, with peaks in May and November. ... 1Including tropical and subtropical depressions The 2006 Pacific hurricane season is an ongoing event in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation. ... First storm formed: May 4, 2006 Last storm dissipated: Season still active Strongest storm: Chanchu (Caloy) - 155 mph, 910 mbar Total storms: 5 Typhoons: 1 Super typhoons: 1 Total fatalities: 111 Wikinews has news related to: Hurricane season, 2006 The 2006 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it runs... First storm formed: May 4, 2006 Last storm dissipated: Season still active Strongest storm: Chanchu (Caloy) - 155 mph, 910 mbar Total storms: 5 Typhoons: 1 Super typhoons: 1 Total fatalities: 111 Wikinews has news related to: Hurricane season, 2006 The 2006 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it runs... The 2006-07 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season runs from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, reaching its peak mid-February to early March. ... Wikinews has news related to: Obituaries // The following is a list of notable deaths in 2006. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Obituaries // The following is a list of notable deaths in 2006. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... Bülent Ecevit, born Mustafa Bülent Ecevit on May 28, 1925 in Istanbul, Turkey, is a Turkish politician and was also a writer and journalist. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... Alberto Pedro Spencer Herrera (born December 6, 1937), widely considered one of the best Ecuadorean soccer player, is most known for his still-standing record for scoring the most goals in Copa Libertadores, the South American equivalent of the Champions League in Europe. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... Walter Wally John Foreman (1948 - November 2, 2006) OAM was a sports administrator and commentator for ABC Radio program Grandstand based in Perth, Western Australia. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Bettye Ackerman as Dr. Maggie Graham and Vince Edwards as Ben Casey Bettye Ackerman (b. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... William Clark Styron, Jr. ... List of wars - List of wars before 1000 - List of wars 1000–1499 - List of wars 1500–1799 - List of wars 1800–1899 - List of wars 1900–1944 - List of wars 1945–1989 - List of wars 1990–2002- List of wars 2003–current - Ongoing wars Circa 1950- ethnic Basque Terrorism... The Lords Resistance Army (LRA)[1], formed in 1987, is a rebel paramilitary group operating mainly in northern Uganda. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The wreckage of a commuter bus in Jerusalem after a suicide bombing on Tuesday, 18 June 2002. ... Combatants factions of the SLA Justice & Equality Mvmnt Janjaweed Government of Sudan Minnawi-faction of the SLA Commanders SLA: ? JEM: ? Janjaweed: ? Sudan: Omar al-Bashir SLA: Minni Minnawi Casualties 300,000 civilians killed The Darfur conflict is an ongoing armed conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan, mainly between... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... Combatants Afghan National Army, NATO, US Army Taliban Commanders Hamid Karzai, David Richards Mohammed Omar Casualties Coalition casualties:496 killed, 1000 wounded[1] Afghan security forces casaulties:1100 killed, 125 captured 5500 killed, 1000 captured(est. ... The Ituri conflict is basically a conflict between the agriculturalist Lendu and pastoralist Hema ethnic groups in the Ituri region of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ... Armed insurgents French troops try to separate the belligerents. ... The Nepal Civil War, a conflict between Maoist rebels and the government of Nepal, was launched by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) on February 13, 1996. ... now. ... Flag of Pattani Raya, a symbol of Pattani separatism The South Thailand insurgency is a separatist campaign centered in the Pattani region, three southern provinces of Thailand, with violence increasingly spilling over into neighbouring provinces and threatening to extend up to the national capital in Bangkok. ... This electoral calendar 2006 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2006 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... The 2006 Bulgarian presidential election (Bulgarian: , Izbori za prezident na Balgariya 2006) was held on 22 October 2006, as decided on 27 July 2006 by the Bulgarian Parliament. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... The Panama Canal expansion referendum was held on October 22, 2006, when the citizens of Panama approved the Panama Canal expansion proposal by a wide margin. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Serbia elects on national level a legislature. ... A referendum on a proposed draft of the new Serbian constitution was held on October 28 and 29 October 2006 and has resulted in the constitution being approved by the Serbian electorate. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... In 2006, Brazil held general elections in two rounds. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... General elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 30, 2006, the first multiparty elections in the country in 46 years. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Anthem: Els Segadors Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan, Spanish; In Aran Valley, also Aranese Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 6th  32,114 km²  6. ... Elections to the Parliament of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia were held on November 1, 2006 These were the first elections to be held following the alteration of the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia to expand the authority of the Catalan Government. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... Nicaragua will hold a general election on 5 November 2006. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... It has been suggested that United States House election, 2006 complete list be merged into this article or section. ... Senate Seats up for election:  Republican incumbent  Retiring Republican  Democratic incumbent  Retiring Democrat  Retiring Independent  States without a seat up for reelection // Elections for the United States Senate will be held on November 7, 2006, with 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate being contested. ... Seats up for election:  Republican incumbent Retiring Republican Democratic incumbent Retiring Democrat States without a seat up for reelection The U.S. gubernatorial elections of 2006 will be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 in 36 states with 22 of the seats held by Republicans and 14 by Democrats. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... The 2006 Municipal Elections in Ontario will elect mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of Ontarios municipalities. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Elections in the Netherlands gives information on election and election results in the Netherlands. ... The next Dutch general election will be held on 22 November 2006 after the fall of the cabinet Balkenende II, and will follow the interim minority cabinet Balkenende III . ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... The Isle of Man partially elects its legislature at the national level. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The state election for the 56th Parliament of Victoria is scheduled for 25 November 2006. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta will hold a leadership election on November 25, 2006 and December 2, 2006 (if a second ballot is needed). ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... On 15 October 2006, Ecuador will have a general election. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... Mordechai Vanunu in the garden of St. ... The HIV trial in Libya concerns the trial, conviction, and the death sentence imposed by a Libyan court against the Benghazi Six: five Bulgarian nurses (Kristiyana Valtcheva, Nasya Nenova, Valentina Siropulo, Valya Chervenyashka, and Snezhana Dimitrova) and one Palestinian physician (Ashraf al-Hajuj, alias al-Hadjudj). ... Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour OC, PC, (born August 25, 1944, in Montreal, Quebec), is a British biographer, financier and newspaper magnate. ... José Padilla (also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir) (born October 18, 1970) is an American citizen of Puerto Rican descent accused of being a terrorist by the United States government. ... I. Lewis Libby I. Lewis Scooter Libby Jr. ... Lt. ... Alberto Kenya Fujimori, (born in Peru[1] on July 28, 1938), also known as Kenya Fujimori (藤森 謙也 Fujimori Kenya), was President of Peru from July 28, 1990 to November 17, 2000. ... General Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte[1] (born November 25, 1915) was head of the military council that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, and which came to power in a coup which removed the Socialist President Salvador Allende. ... The Coalition for Unity and Democracy (commonly referred to as CUD, or occasionally as CDU) is a coalition of four existing political parties of Ethiopia which combined to compete for seats in the Ethiopian General Elections held on May 15, 2005. ... Ethiopia held general elections on May 15, 2005, for seats in both its national and in four regional government councils. ... The Iraq Special Tribunal is a body established under Iraqi national law to try Iraqi nationals or residents accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes or other serious crimes committed between 1968 and 2003. ... Saddam Hussein during his first appearance before the Iraqi Special Tribunal Saddam as he is being sentenced The first trial of Saddam Hussein, the former President of Iraq, began before the Iraqi Special Tribunal on October 19, 2005. ... The Hofstad Network (in Dutch: Hofstadnetwerk or Hofstadgroep) is a suspected Islamist terrorist cell of mostly young Dutch Muslims of mainly North African ancestry. ... Official logo of the ICC. The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, as defined by several international agreements, most prominently the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. ... Thomas Lubanga Thomas Lubanga Dyilo was the founder and leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots (UPC), an armed militia in Ituri, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ... The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), is a body of the United Nations (UN) established to... The Special Court for Sierra Leone is an independent judicial body set up to try those who bear greatest responsibility for the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sierra Leone after 30 November 1996 during the Sierra Leone Civil War. ... For other people named Charles Taylor, see Charles Taylor (disambiguation). ... Leo OConnor and David Keogh have been charged with breaking the Official Secrets Act in the United Kingdom. ... Brian Nichols Brian Gene Nichols (born December 10, 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland) is accused of shooting and killing Judge Rowland W. Barnes, court reporter Julie Brandau, and deputy sheriff Sgt. ... Thomas Dale Tom DeLay (born April 8, 1947) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Sugar Land, Texas, the former House Majority Leader, and a prominent member of the Republican Party. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... A Guy Fawkes Night firework display Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night, is an annual celebration (but not a public holiday) on the evening of the 5th of November primarily in the United Kingdom, but also in New Zealand, South Africa, the province of Newfoundland... The Commonwealth of Nations (CN), usually known as the Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former colonies of the United Kingdom. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... Gustav II Adolf (also known as Gustaf Adolf den store or Gustavus II Adolphus) (December 9, 1594 – November 6, 1632 O.S.), widely known by the Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus and referred to by Protestants as the Lion of the North, was King of Sweden from 1611 until his death. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–November 10, 1938), Turkish army officer, revolutionary, and anti-imperialist statesman, was the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Armistice Day Celebrations in Toronto Canada - 1918 Armistice Day is the anniversary of the official end of World War I, November 11, 1918. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Wreaths of artificial poppies used as a symbol of remembrance Remembrance Day (Australia, Canada,Colombia, UK and Ireland), also known as Veterans Day (USA), Poppy Day (South Africa), and Armistice Day (UK, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries; and the original name of the holiday internationally) is a... The Commonwealth of Nations (CN), usually known as the Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former colonies of the United Kingdom. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Image:Veterans day. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... Seat of the Universal House of Justice in Haifa, Israel, governing body of the Baháís The Baháí Faith is a religion founded by Baháulláh in 19th century Persia. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... For thanksgiving as a religious or theological idea, see gratitude. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... Andrés Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio (November 30, 1863 - May 10, 1897) was a leader in the revolution of the Philippines against Spanish colonial rule, the first revolution in Asia against European colonial rule. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... On the Cities for Life Day, November 30, 300 cities around the world commemorate the first abolition of the death penalty by a European state, decreed by the elightened monarch, Peter Leopold Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine in 1786 for his Grand Duchy of Tuscany. ...