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  • Update 4 Christian Peacemaker Team members abduction in Irag. preceding unsigned comment by Spetaann (talk • contribs) 04:17, 2005 November 30
  • 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
  • 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
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  • George Best, the Northern Irish former international footballer has died of a lung infection and organ failure at the age of 59.
  • 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)


  • 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

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

Flag of Sri Lanka
Flag of Sri Lanka
Sony-BMG logo
Sony-BMG logo
Artist's Impression of Venus Express
Artist's Impression of Venus Express

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.

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Flag of Liberia


Copernicus
Copernicus
Jord 18:18, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Fujimori
Jacques Chirac
Jacques Chirac


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]
Départements affected by (mostly sporadic) riots as of 5 November.
Départements affected by (mostly sporadic) riots as of 5 November.
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]
Justice John Gomery
Justice John Gomery