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29 November 2005

Update 4 Christian Peacemaker Team members abduction in Irag. —preceding unsigned comment by Spetaann (talk • contribs) 04:17, 2005 November 30

What pages are we featuring on MainPage ?????? -- PFHLai 12:51, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

28 November 2005

Mozilla Firefox 1.5 is being officially released. This latest version of the open source web browser includes security updates, support for SVG graphics, support for the latest versions of CSS and javascript and other new features such as improved tabbed browsing. —preceding unsigned comment by Rlee0001 (talk • contribs) 12:39, 2005 November 29

Advertising for the new software ? No thanks. -- PFHLai 12:57, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The United Nations Climate Change Conference is being held in Montréal, Canada. —preceding unsigned comment by 207.96.178.183 (talk • contribs) 19:30, 2005 November 28

Already posted. Next time, please wikify the headline, and bold the link for the page to be featured. Thanks. -- PFHLai 12:57, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

After being convicted of tax evasion and conspiracy charges for taking $2.4 million in bribes, California congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA) resigned from office. —preceding unsigned comment by Jlove1982 (talk • contribs) 21:44, 2005 November 28

Too much of a local news item ? -- PFHLai 12:57, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

25 November 2005

The Slovak crown entered the European Exchange Rate Mechanism. —preceding unsigned comment by Romanm (talk • contribs) 12:31, 2005 November 26

Wish I had seen this earlier. -- PFHLai 13:14, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It's snowing quite a bit in the West Midlands, UK. —preceding unsigned comment by 82.37.81.63 (talk • contribs) 14:17, 2005 November 28

Yeah, right. Like it has never snowed there before .... -- PFHLai 13:14, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

File:SEA Games 2005 Logo.jpg

The 2005 Southeast Asian Games started with a "soft-opening" ceremony in Cebu City, Philippines. Games will formally begin on November 27 at Manila's Quirino Grandstand. Homboy 17:42, 25 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Posted, 06:50, 2005 November 29. -- PFHLai 13:14, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

George Best, the Northern Irish former international footballer has died of a lung infection and organ failure at the age of 59.

Please see Template talk:In the news#George Best. --PFHLai 13:14, 1 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

24 November 2005

Actor Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid" earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 73.By TIM MOLLOY

Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP)

The previously proposed 2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum has been rejected by the Kenyan people (57% voted 'No') and has resulted in major political fallout. President Mwai Kibaki has dissolved his entire cabinet as a result.--Gozar 05:12, 24 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

23 November 2005

A benzene leak into the Songhua River contaminates the water supply of the Chinese city of Harbin. - Banyan Tree 17:06, 23 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

How about incorporating Jilin chemical plant explosions 2005 in the headline ? -- PFHLai 04:43, 24 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 22, 2005

Floods and mudslides due to Tropical Storm Gamma, the 24th named storm in the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, kill at least 32 people in Honduras. -- PFHLai 04:02, 24 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The recently leaked President's Daily Memo of September 21, 2001 suggests that there was no credible evidence linking Iraq to Al-Qaida, and Saddam Hussein viewed the terrorist organization as a threat. MSNBC

If the article doesn't exist in Wikipedia, what do we feature on the MainPage ? No redlinks, please. --PFHLai 04:04, 24 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Baby milk scare widens in Europe. Swiss-based food giant Nestlé has ordered the recall of baby milk from France, Spain, Portugal and Italy after tests in Italy suggested contamination by traces of ITX, a chemical used in printing the cartons.

Police in Italy, the largest market of the four, have begun seizing 30m litres of the baby milk from shops and depots. BBC

Please identify updated Wikipedia content by bolding the relevant link. Thanks. -- PFHLai 04:38, 24 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan proposes to elevate the Defense Agency as a ministry, and to rename the Self-Defense Forces (Jieitai) as military forces (Jieigun). [1] — Insta ntnood 12:17, 22 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The United States has completely withdrawn its military from Uzbekistan. [2] — Insta ntnood 12:17, 22 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Kenyans overwhelmingly reject a proposed new constitution, sending the two year-old government of President Mwai Kibaki into crisis.

With about 500,000 votes to be counted by 11:00 am UTC, the 'No' vote has a lead of over a million.

2005 Kenyan constitutional referendum has potential. -- PFHLai 04:36, 24 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Angela Merkel

Dr. Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union is elected the new Chancellor of Germany, as the first woman ever.

This happened minutes ago, and should be on the main page now. 10:05, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

paving the passage in female presidency for future American politics; Hillery Clinton and Condolizza Rice.

November 18, 2005

Flag of Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is elected the next President of Sri Lanka, defeating Ranil Wickremesinghe. -- 64.229.220.108 19:59, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for the item; posted.--Pharos 21:05, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Thank you, Pharos, for posting it. -- 64.229.177.215 22:02, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Politics: A bitter war of words is currently raging in the United States over the intelligence used to go to war in Iraq in 2002, in the light of current failure to restore the rule of law in the country [3]. -- Greenmantle 14:31, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Sport: New Zealand, labelled by critics as the underdog entry, won the right to hold the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup ahead of Japan and South Africa after receiving the highest number of votes in a secret ballot held by the IRB 1. -- Greaser 01:48, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Sport: Roy Keane has left English FA Premier League club Manchester United after twelve years, eight of those as captain. A statement issued by Keane and the club declared the unexpected timing of his departure as being "by mutual consent". Keane holds the record for appearances in an FA Cup Final (seven). RTE BBC Dowlingm 14:26, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Tropical Storm Gamma develops, becoming the 24th named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, the most active season on record. --65.95.107.36 00:09, 19 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Tropical Storm Gamma forms from a regeneration of Tropical Depression 27, becoming the 24th named storm of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. --Randy Johnston 21:34, 19 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 16, 2005

Sony-BMG logo

Sony-BMG bows to pressure from consumer advocacy groups and recalls all unsold CDs equipped with the controversial Extended Copy Protection software. -- 199.71.174.100 03:46, 17 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Human rights abuses in Iraq: 173 detainees found in an Iraqi government bunker in Baghdad were found starved, beaten and tortured. 84.59.70.67 02:36, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
World Cup 2006: Australia defeats Uruguay in the World Cup Qualifier in a nailbiting penalty shootout, qualifying it for its first World Cup in 31 years.

November 15, 2005

Mid-November 2005 Tornado Outbreak: Many tornadoes (at least 18 so far) have been reported during the afternoon and evening across central North America, stretching from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Damage has been reported in many areas, although there have yet to be any fatalities reported. CrazyC83 23:34, 15 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

2005 Sanriku Japan Earthquake: A 6.9-magnitude earthquake, as determined by the Japan Meteorological Society, occured off the northern coast of Japan near Sanriku at 6:39am Japan Standard Time (UTC+9), prompting a tsunami warning to be issued. [4]

Sayako, Princess Nori of Japan marries a commoner and leaves the Imperial Family. (Do we have a page on the Japanese Royal Wedding ?) -- 64.229.179.241 07:17, 15 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

President Jacques Chirac's government asks the French Parliament to extend emergency powers for three months to quell civil unrests. (This stale item on ITN needs an update.) -- 64.229.5.51 22:20, 15 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 13, 2005

WWE SmackDown! Superstar Eddie Guerrero passes away in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at age 38.
- I don't know if this is major enough for the Main Page, but something new needs to go up there. --Kitch 23:36, 13 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin rejects opposition demands that the next federal election be rescheduled from April to February. The opposition is now expected to pass a motion of non-confidence and force a Christmas election instead.

November 11, 2005

Today is Veterans Day in the United States. (CNN)
- ITN is not a "today in the world", it's for major encyclopaedic events. There cannot possibly be major article update for this. --Golbez 19:17, 11 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 9, 2005

Southeast Asia's most wanted terrorist Azahari Husin, who is the mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombing and other terrorist acts, is believed to be dead following a gunbattle with Indonesian police. (Reuters) (Reuters) --Vsion 01:28, 10 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Boeing to break world record for distance with 777-200LR flying from Hong Kong to London via the Pacific, North America and the Atlantic. (Boeing) — Insta ntnood 20:02, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's government suffers its first ever Commons defeat. The failure of the proposed bill, which would have allowed suspects to remain in police custody for three months without charge, is seen as a huge blow to Blairs authority. (BBC), (CNN)--Irishpunktom\^talk 18:16, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
The Kansas State Board of Education votes 6-4 to incorporate the teaching of intelligent design into its science curriculum, while in Dover, Pennsylvania, eight members of the school board are ousted in favor of replacements who intend to repeal similar changes that were instituted in 2004. As part of the new standards, the Kansas School Board "rewrote the definition of science, so that it is no longer limited to the search for natural explanations of phenomena." Kansas education board downplays evolution (MSNBC) --Jay (Histrion) (talk • contribs) 18:10, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Artist's Impression of Venus Express

Venus Express, the first space mission to Venus in over a decade, lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. -- 64.229.228.83 08:24, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
In U.S. elections, the Democratic Party candidates win two governorships, New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg easily wins reelection, and in California all four of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's ballot proposals are defeated.--Xinoph 13:49, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Police raid homes in Sydney and Melbourne on fears of terrorist attacks. The AFP say they have prevented a full-scale terrorist attack on Australian soil.

November 8, 2005

Flag of Liberia

Liberian elections, 2005: Liberians go to the polls in a presidential runoff between millionaire soccer star George Weah and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a Harvard-educated former finance minister. -- This should be a good item for ITN once the pages are updated. Hope the results of this "muscle-versus-brain" faceoff will become available soon. Will Johnson-Sirleaf become the first female president of an African country ? Hmmm... -- 64.229.228.83 06:49, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Tim Kaine wins the Virginia election for governor http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/08/tuesday/index.html Tlozano 02:35, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

One killed in Tennessee school shooting (Campbell County Comprehensive High School,Jacksborro,TN)http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/08/tenn.school.shooting/index.html

Voters in parts of the United States go to the polls to vote in off-year elections. [5] -- tilthouse 21:41, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Adel al-Zubeidi was killed by gunmen in Baghdad, making him the second defence attorney assassinated since the Trial of Saddam Hussein began three weeks ago.[6] -- Sherurcij 18:22, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

7 November 2005

K. Natwar Singh steps down as India's foreign minister amid allegations that he and the governing Indian National Congress had illegally benefited from UN's Oil-for-Food Programme in Iraq. -- 65.95.153.99 19:35, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Why is David Blunkett still on the Main Page and K. Natwar Singh is not ? --65.95.152.169 18:26, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Because those with sysop powers are busy with many other things, pal. -- 64.229.228.83 06:28, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The remains of Copernicus may have been discovered by archaeologists in Frombork Cathedral on Poland's Baltic coast. News in Science — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.218.41.151 (talk • contribs)

Jack Layton leader of Canada's New Democratic Party announces that he will join other opposition parties in voting no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Paul Martin. Such a vote would lead to new parliamentary elections as early as December.

— Jord 18:18, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Burma to move its capital from Rangoon to Pyinmana, 600km (373 miles) north of Rangoon. (BBC) (BBC) — Insta ntnood 16:33, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

A magistrates' court in Hong Kong sentences a BitTorrent user to be jailed for three months for sharing films on the Internet, the first conviction in the world for file sharing. (BBC) (BBC) (Ming Pao) — Insta ntnood 16:18, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Alberto Fujimori

Alberto Fujimori, former President of Peru, is arrested in Chile whilst a Chilean judge considers a Peruvian extradition request. 195.92.67.77 12:38, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

India opened the first of three points at Chakan Da Bagh in Poonch on the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan for 2005 Kashmir earthquake relief work.(Rediff) PradeepSomani 10:49, 7 November 2005 UTC

The United States Senate approval of McCain Detainee Amendment(90-9) last month, has caused discord within the Bush Administration. Many Republicans, including Senator John McCain, favor adoption of language from the Geneva Conventions, prohibiting 'cruel,' 'humiliating' and 'degrading' treatment of detainees. Joaquin Murietta 05:12, 7 November 2005 (UTC) (self nom)[reply]

6 November 2005

Chirac is now on ITN. Here's a pic of him from WCommons for use, in case admins feel that Image:2005 riots France.png is not good for the Main Page due to lack of references. -- 64.229.206.243 23:11, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

A tornado rips through Southern Indiana in the early morning hours, causing as many as 22 deaths and 230 injuries. (CNN) --Holderca1 17:07, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Azerbaijani people go to the polling booths in parliamentary elections. The fairness of the elections is disputed. Gerrit ^CUTEDH 10:34, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- The article needs much more context, particularly on the elections themselves. For starters, who's running? It's also not properly neutral to only have mention of the prospect (or not) of another color revolution. In any case, I don't expect this should be posted until the election is concluded and the results are in.--Pharos 17:33, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - I have no idea who's running, can't find the information. Was hoping someone the increased visibility would make someone add the information... Gerrit ^CUTEDH 19:31, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    - For increased visibility ? This is what Current events is for. More finished products can then go on ITN on the Main Page. --64.229.206.243 23:06, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

4 November 2005

4 U.S. nationals charged with spying for and supplying military secrets to China.
U.S. Senate narrowly passed a bill opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas drilling. How the senators voted: [7].
- Please update an article on this, preferably Arctic Refuge drilling controversy.--Pharos 10:53, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Main article has been updated, added it to ITN. -Greg Asche (talk) 03:04, 5 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Israelis have begun to mark the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. --64.229.207.133 16:27, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

2 November 2005

Image:2005 Paris suburb riots.jpg appears to be a blatant copyright violation. (See http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/wl/103105parisyouthriot/im:/051031/photos_wl/2005_10_31t082909_450x316_us_france_riots;_ylt=AgNKrfO_RQnZ04QQ3gwcqBdgWscF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3dmhrOGVvBHNlYwNzc20-) What admin would commit such a fragrant foul ?!?!? Please take it off the Main Page now !!!!! (Hey, it rhymes!) --64.229.6.230 16:58, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It's fair use--a non-reproducable historic event. --BG 19:54, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use is highly questionable in the article -see Rama's note on the image page- and we have a distinct policy against putting "fair use" images on the main page.--Pharos 10:49, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Do you think the image should be changed to this to show that the rioting has become widespread? -70.176.93.225 19:59, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Guinea-Bissau's President Nino Vieira appoints Aristides Gomes, a former African Development Bank official, as new prime minister, replacing the dismissed Carlos Gomes Júnior. (xinhua)(Reuters)
Google experiences a worldwide outage lasting longer than an hour across their entire network of websites, including AdSense advertising on third-party publishers' websites.
- No article updated, not ITN-worthy. --Golbez 18:30, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
The Revolutionary Communist Party organizes numerous protests in the United States, providing a platform for dissent against Bush Administration policies.(Yahoo News)
- No article updated, "protest" would never be updated for this. --Golbez 21:45, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
The Washington Post reports that the U.S. CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) maintains secret prisons all over the world, which it uses to conduct interrogations of dubious legality.
- No article updated, no bolded link. --Golbez 21:45, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  - Created a new article at CIA prison system, not very informative, but at least it now exists Sherurcij 09:06, 5 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
The Delhi Police has released three sketches of one of the suspected bombers involved in 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings. (NDTV)
- Minor news, perhaps when they arrest someone, but I won't completely discard this one like the previous two. --Golbez 21:45, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Scientists have discovered that laboratory-generated sparks will produce x-rays, similar to the way in which the plasma in lighting produces x-rays and even gamma rays.
- Bold the updated article and you might have a case; but I can't tell until I know what's been updated. --Golbez 21:45, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
British Minister for Work and Pensions, David Blunkett, resigns for a second time, over allegations of misconduct related to his directorship with a bioscience company.
- Already posted. --Golbez 21:45, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
The 2005 Paris riots continue for the sixth consecutive night. Rioting spread through impoverished suburbs, which was sparked by the death of two Muslim youths who were allegedly fleeing police and were accidently electrocuted while hiding in an electrical substation. The riots have caused increased strains between the authorities and the Muslim community of France. (AP)
- Already posted. --Golbez 21:45, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

1 November

North, South Korea to field united team for 2008 Summer Olympics. (VOA) (Wikinews) (SEWilco 18:20, 1 November 2005 (UTC))[reply]
- (BBC News) as well. (The VOA and Wikinews articles are the same, by the way.) — Insta ntnood 18:25, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Justice John Gomery

Justice John Gomery releases his first report on corruption in the Liberal Party of Canada and the sponsorship scandal. (CBC) Lord Bob 15:41, 1 November 2005 (UTC) picture added by 64.229.207.7, I don't want to take too much credit! Lord Bob 18:17, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
2005 Paris riots continue for the fifth consecutive night, sparked by the accidental electrocution and death of two Muslim youths. During the rioting, a tear gas gernade was launched into a mosque, causing controversy as families of the electrocuted youths pulled out of a meeting with the French Interior Minister and called the attack on the mosque "disrespectful." (news24) -- Zeno of Elea 07:29, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Makybe Diva wins the Melbourne Cup for the third consecutive year, becoming the first horse to ever do so. (Herald Sun). Xtra 06:52, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Google resumes project to digitise books. (BBC News) — Insta ntnood 18:34, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Edmund Stoiber, leader of Christian Social Union, will not serve in the cabinet of Angela Merkel, German first female Chancellor and leader of Christian Democratic Union. Leader of Social Democratic Party Franz Müntefering will not seek reelection as party leader. (BBC News) — Insta ntnood 18:41, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]