Portal:Current events/October 2007/Sidebar

Ongoing armed conflicts
	Acholiland insurgency; Arab-Israeli conflict; Colombian armed conflict; Iraq War; Communist and Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines; Waziristan War; Hamas-Fatah clashes; War in Somalia; Turkey-PKK conflict; Second Chechen War; 2007 Ogaden conflict; South Thailand insurgency; Sri Lankan Civil War; War in Afghanistan; Darfur conflict; edit sidebar

Recent deaths
	October[edit] 30: Robert Goulet; 28: Porter Wagoner; 27: Khun Sa; 26: Arthur Kornberg; 26: Nicolae Dobrin; 21: R. B. Kitaj; 18: Vincent DeDomenico; 18: Alan Coren; 18: Lucky Dube; 17: Joey Bishop; 16: Deborah Kerr; 16: Tose Proeski; 14: Big Moe; 13: Bob Denard; 13: Vernon Bellecourt; 13: Alec Kessler; 12: Lonny Chapman; 12: Soe Win; 12: Kim Edward Beazley; 11: Roy Rosenzweig; 11: Werner von Trapp; 9: Carol Bruce; 7: Norifumi Abe; 6: Jo Ann Davis; 3: Tony Ryan; edit sidebar

Events
	Ongoing[edit] Burmese anti-government protests; Iran's nuclear program operation; ISS Expedition 16; Subprime mortgage financial crisis; Natural disasters[edit] California fires; Pacific typhoon season; edit sidebar

Elections
Recent [edit] October 15–21: People's Republic of China, Leadership of the Communist Party of China October 16: United Nations, Security Council October 17: Kiribati, President October 21: Switzerland, Parliament October 21: Åland, Lagting October 21: Slovenia, President October 21: Turkey, constitutional referendum October 21: Poland, Parliament October 21: Kyrgyzstan, constitutional referendum October 20–24: Tokelau, referendum on self-determination October 27: Oman, Assembly October 28: Argentina, President and Parliament Upcoming [edit] October: Nauru, constitutional referendum edit sidebar

Trials
Upcoming [edit] U.S.: Steven L. Jordan U.S.: James Charles Kopp U.S.: Ehren Watada U.S.: Tom DeLay U.S.: William J. Jefferson Ongoing [edit] Australia: Robert Farquharson Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Robert Pickton China: Zhou Zhengyi China: Chen Liangyu Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal Netherlands: Hofstad Network Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Peru: Alberto Fujimori (extradition) Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor U.S.: Jena Six U.S.: Brian Nichols U.S.: José Padilla U.S.: Phil Spector edit sidebar

Holidays and observances
1: Independence Day: (Nigeria and Cyprus) 2: Gandhi Jayanti (India) 3: Last third of Ramadan which includes Laylat al-Qadr (Islamic) 3: end of Sukkot, sunset (Judaism) 4: Independence Day: (Lesotho) 5: Proclamation of Republic (Portugal) 8: Thanksgiving (Canada) 8: Health and Sports Day (Japan) 8: Columbus Day (United States) 8: Independence Day: (Croatia) 13: Eid ul-Fitr (Islam) 16: World Food Day 20: Kenyatta Day (Kenya) 21: Apple Day 24: Independence Day: (Zambia) 24: United Nations Day 25: Thanksgiving Day (Grenada; commemorates Invasion of Grenada, 1983) 27: Independence Day: (Azerbaijan, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Turkmenistan, Czech Republic, and Slovakia) 31: Halloween November [edit] 9: Iqbal Day (Pakistan) edit sidebar