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[edit] November 1
- Deadly Typhoon Cimaron makes landfall in Luzon
- Seven Palestinians, one Israeli dead after latest Israeli offensive
- Three men sought after serial rapes in Karmiel, Israel
- Bomb explodes at PayPal headquarters
- New strain of Bird Flu appears in China
- Elephants recognize mirror image of themselves
- Three masked men shoot a man on Halloween night
- Australia beat New Zealand to enter into the final of 2006 ICC Champions Trophy
- PW Botha, apartheid leader, dead at 90
- Global study dispels some myths about sexual behaviour
- Australian government commits AU$60 million to cut greenhouse emissions
- Wellington airport denies National party advertisements
- Plane with Dutch royal couple on board makes emergency landing
- Police disperse striking traders in New Delhi
- Tense stand-off in Fiji amid coup warnings
- Final bidder submits SGD5.5 billion plan for Singapore casino
- New Zealand Medical Association says no party pills
- Dutch Prince leaves sour impression with New Zealanders
[edit] November 2
- Free Software Foundation announces release of gNewSense version 1.0
- United States warns of suicide attacks in Kenya and Ethiopia
- Sealing in New Delhi put off until Monday
- 'Jelly bellies' memo costs Florida police chief his job
- Roland De Wolfe wins the European Poker Tour Dublin
- Universal and FOX are shutting down "Firefly" t-shirt sites
- Activist ejected from Virginia senator’s re-election rally
- American politician, John Kerry, apologizes for Iraq war remark
- West Indies will play 2006 ICC Champions Trophy final against Australia
- Massive operation results in arrests of 10,733 fugitives in Eastern U.S.
- RSA: cautious welcome to Stern Review
- Finnish parliamentary ombudsman faults infant formula study
- Kiwis docked competition points
- New Zealand government introduces graphic warnings on cigarettes
- Consumers' Institute: decline in New Zealand Internet satisfaction
- Canadian Prime Minister Harper agrees to send 'Clean Air Act' to committee
- Bad British kids scare adults
[edit] November 3
- Interview with John Sanderson, Regional Council candidate for Wards 3 & 4 in Brampton, Canada
- Bob Barker to retire as host of U.S. gameshow The Price Is Right
- Reactor at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant shuts down
- U.S. military tribunal law faces first court challenge
- Canada's Scarborough-Agincourt (Ward 40) city council candidates speak
- Canada's Scarborough-Agincourt (Ward 39) city council candidates speak
- Canada's Beaches—East York (Ward 32) city council candidates speak
- Canada's Don Valley West (Ward 25) city council candidates speak
- Canada's Trinity—Spadina (Ward 20) city council candidates speak
- Canada's Eglinton—Lawrence (Ward 16) city council candidates speak
- Canada's Don Valley West (Ward 26) city council candidates speak
- Iran begins 10 days of military exercises
- New Zealand Police car involved in collision
- New Zealand journalists fall ill on testing water filter
- Canada's Davenport (Ward 18) city council candidates speak
- Canada's Toronto—Danforth (Ward 29) city council candidates speak
- Canada's St. Paul’s West (Ward 21) city council candidates speak
- Clint Brown, ex NZ TV presenter, investigation complete
- Abducted Richmond Hill, Ontario man walks into police station
- McGuinty passes on Caledonia dispute to federal government
- Pizza 'lust' campaign attracts numerous complaints
[edit] November 4
- Subtropical storm strikes Washington
- Canada's Toronto—Danforth (Ward 30) city council candidates speak
- Canada's Toronto Centre (Ward 28) city council candidates speak
- Canada's Trinity—Spadina (Ward 19) city council candidates speak
- Canada's Davenport (Ward 17) city council candidates speak
- Evangelist Hovind found guilty for tax fraud
- Massive blackout in France
- Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 17
- Green opportunism pays off
- Outlaw gangs, says New Zealand First
- Stern: greatly underestimated costs in climate change report?
- Dove ad viewed more than 3 million times on YouTube
- Canada's Don Valley East (Ward 33) city council candidates speak
- Canada's Scarborough East (Ward 44) city council candidates speak
- Canada's Scarborough East (Ward 43) city council candidates speak
- 100 icebergs heading for New Zealand
- New Zealand radiographers plan to strike
- Telecom New Zealand to sell Yellow Page Group
[edit] November 5
- "Condi" effigy burned at Lewes Bonfire night
- Saddam Hussein sentenced to death for Dujail killings
- 401st Guy Fawkes celebrated in parts of the Commonwealth
- Jordan's King Abdullah meets survivors of Beslan school siege
- People rally worldwide for action against climate change
- New Zealand prisoners do nothing says National party
- Beckett to break ranks again?
- Australia capture 2006 ICC Champions Trophy
- President of National Association of Evangelicals resigns over gay sex scandal
- FBI raids creator of fake boarding pass generator
- Europe suffers widespread power cuts
[edit] November 6
- U.S. mid-term race tightens on the eve of election
- Air America radio files for bankruptcy, allegedly due to advertiser blackout
- Hackers try to use German Wikipedia to spread links to malicious code
- Prachanda and Koirala resume Nepal peace talks
- Pranab and Oli discuss Nepal peace talks
- Historic Florida attraction, Gatorland, partly destroyed by fire
- Canadian PM and Quebec premier announce plans for highway development in Montreal
- Taiwan president speaks to defend himself from corruption charges
- Palestinian teenager killed in Israeli airstrike
- Supreme Court orders resumption of sealing drive in New Delhi
- First female governor in Nigeria sworn in amid misconduct controversy
- Liberal Leadership Candidate Bob Rae warns about reopening Constitution
- Record amount of fires during New Zealand Guy Fawkes
- Ipsos Reid: Poll shows more Canadians oppose Afghan mission
[edit] November 7
- Morning polling causes late students
- Midterm election polls open in United States
- Paedophilia claims made against "living god"
- Faith Hill says reaction to Carrie Underwood's CMA win was a joke
- Britney Spears to divorce husband Kevin Federline
- Bomb plotter gets life
- Bülent Ecevit, former prime minister of Turkey and poet, has died at 81
- Traders' one day strike in Indian capital
- Possible new stadium in Auckland for 2011 rugby world cup
- Delta Blues wins 2006 Melbourne Cup
- No injuries reported after NASA Orbiter hangars evacuated after hydrazine leak
- New Zealand study finds circumcision cuts STD infection rate
[edit] November 8
- Vietnam becomes 150th member of the World Trade Organization
- Three Walmart superstores open in Canada
- Planet Mercury to blaze across Sun today
- 2006 U.S. Congressional Elections
- Polish drug company Jelfa ordered to shut-down over mislabelled drugs
- UK Foreign Office is over-secretive: Committee reports
- Study shows that Canadians enjoy daily commute to work
- Study will examine treating heart damage with adult stem cells
- U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld resigns
- Several killed and wounded in blast near Pakistan army centre
- Concerns raised over UK hospital disinfection practices
- United States Democrats win House majority
- Location of 100 icebergs near New Zealand known
- New Zealand police want more taser stun guns
[edit] November 9
- Allen Concedes in Virginia, giving Democrats control of Senate
- Inventor prize 2006 goes to Wikipedia founder Jimbo Wales
- Royal Canadian Legion upset over white poppies
- New Zealand's alcohol purchasing age not to be raised
- Ed Bradley of 60 Minutes dies at 65
- Chicago activist publicly burns himself alive in protest of Iraq War
- Microsoft announces that new Vista OS on schedule
- Retired pastor burns himself alive to protest spread of Islam
- 'Jesus Camp' shuts down
- Indian Railways tie up with Bombardier Transportation
- New Zealand students able to use txt language in exams
[edit] November 10
- New stadium in Auckland for 2011 rugby world cup preferred by NZ government
- Study tests the use of Google as an aid for medical diagnoses
- MI5 Chief: surprised and alarmed by speed of radicalisation of Muslims in UK
- Canadian PM to amend Criminal Code, drugged drivers to be charged
- Jon S. von Tetzchner, CEO for Opera speaks against DotMobi
- Opposition to John Bolton's appointment to the UN grows
- U.S. Senate majority goes to Democrats
[edit] November 11
- 11-year-old girl abducted, raped and sold in Afghanistan
- Mets; Citigroup agree to 20 year sponsorship deal
- IEA warns: bleak future for the World without more energy investment
- "City Slickers" actor, Jack Palance, dies
- Liverpool City Council audit produces 43 recommendations
- First person infected with Bird Flu in China has clean bill of health
- Massive hurricane spotted on Saturn
- Reports: North Korean officials may meet with United States officials in New York
- Fastest "zorb" ride set by New Zealanders
- McCain shows interest in 2008 run to become American President
- Toronto and Rockettes kick into the records book
- Mayawati denies calling Muslims fanatics
- Belinda Emmett, wife of Rove McManus, dies
[edit] November 12
- Queen Elizabeth II unveils New Zealand Memorial in London
- Palestinian Foreign Minister: No peace with Israel
- Court orders ex-cricketer out of Bigg Boss
- New Zealand students given credits for simple tasks
[edit] November 13
- Gerald Ford oldest living US President ever
- UFDR rebels seize second town in Central Africa Republic
- Bush's job approval rating plummets
- Man apologizes for grandfather's duty as a concentration camp guard
- UK to step up anti-terror legislation
- Former Guantanamo detainees convicted in Morocco
- Orcon New Zealand to provide television via Internet
- World climate conference in Nairobi
- Alberta premier Ralph Klein joke outrages Liberal MP Belinda Stronach
[edit] November 14
- Al Jazeera English news channel to go live today
- Studies find radioactive material at Israel bomb site in Lebanon
- Israeli soldiers suspected of executing unarmed, injured men in Gaza
- Iranian radio revives Papal-Jewish conspiracy theories
- 18th International Guitar Festival of Great Britain
- Ousted Halton MP Garth Turner resigns membership from Conservative party
- Christchurch can host 2011 Rugby World Cup final
- Son of MNC CEO kidnapped in Noida, India
- Opposition MPs say Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean should visit Canadian troops in Afghanistan
[edit] November 15
- Israeli Woman killed by Qassam rocket
- Murdoch asks Australians to stick with the US
- Bill Clinton jokingly named professor at Columbia University
- Abramoff begins prison sentence
- 47th Thessaloniki International Film Festival to open Friday
- U.S. Airways makes bid on Delta
- Canadian law proposes to ban spitting, swearing and urinating in public
- Tsunami alert lifted for Japan and Russia
- Tsunami wave alert for British Columbia dropped
- The Yes Men troll Wharton Business School with slavery proposal
- Ed Joyce to replace Trescothick for Ashes
- R&B singer Gerald Levert dies
- South Africa to legalize same-sex marriage
- CNN accused of covering up transcript of Bill Maher outing Ken Mehlman
- Japan and Russia on tsunami alert
- Meena among 60 Asian Heroes of Time Magazine
- Murat Kurnaz describes systematic torture in Guantanamo
- Charles Upham's medals to stay in New Zealand
[edit] November 16
- Two Brampton residents announce 2010 Ontario mayoral intentions
- Alleged Russian spy captured in Montreal, Canada
- Britain's "Grey Train Robbery" solved
- Mobile homes exploded as tornado kills eight in North Carolina
- House Democrats name Pelosi speaker
- Proposal for Buffalo, N.Y. hotel reportedly dead: parcels for sale "by owner"
- French inspection: North Korean ship has no illegal cargo
- Economist Milton Friedman dies at 94
- Joseph Kabila declared winner of Congo Presidential election
- Queen Elizabeth II to visit the United States
- Flag-lowering ceremony at Wagah border becomes more peaceful
- Jolie finds playing slain journalist's wife challenging
- Doctor: Hoodies are a health risk
- U.S. soldiers kill 9 suspected al-Qaeda members near Baghdad
- Singapore student is world's fastest text messenger
- Canada's west coast battles high winds
[edit] November 17
- Microsoft pushing community Wi-Fi
- Riots in Tonga
- Vancouver storm pollutes water; 2 million waterless
- Teenage boys rape 13-year-old in Zurich, film act on cellphone
- Audit commision ethics report on Liverpool City Council questions Mike Storey appointment
- Justice Sachar committee says Indian Muslims "lag behind" other communities
- UCLA student tasered repeatedly
- 2006 MLS championship goes to Houston Dynamos
- New PlayStation 3 lines people up in stores today
- Convoy attacked in Iraq, 5 kidnapped
- China reinstates ban on Wikimedia after short-lived loosening
- Brazilian model dies of anorexia
- Islamic groups protest Pakistani rape law reform
- US Soldier gets life in prison for Iraq rape-slayings
- Canadian Prime Minister to meet Chinese President Hu Jintao in Vietnam
- Tommy Thompson shows interest in 2008 run for the White House
- Virginia Bill of Rights to deny legal status to same-sex and unmarried relationships
- New Zealand girls planned "undie run" defended by politician
- French inspection: North Korean ship has no illegal cargo
[edit] November 18
- "Darfur a powder keg" says UN Head of Humanitarian Affairs
- Blair agrees Iraq is a disaster
- Chinese Wikipedia publishes 100,000th article
- Socialist Ségolène Royal launches campaign for French presidency
- Brad and Angelina's bodyguards arrested after allegedly saying racial slurs to parents
- Anant Gupta returns after spending 5 days with his abductors
- Islamic Jihad considers halting rocket-fire into Israel
- New Zealand Qantas Television Awards announced
- Indian Army to preserve British-era architecture
- New Zealand National party rejects waterfront stadium
[edit] November 19
- The Wii, Nintendo's next generation console, launches in North America
- Common Admission Test for colleges conducted across India
- MIT researchers explore method of transferring electricity wirelessly
- Iraqi deputy health minister kidnapped
- ELF Cup kicks off in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- "Civil defence" thwarts Israeli air strike on Gaza refugee camp
- Bush meets with coup appointed Thai PM
- Fire crews race to contain Blue Mountains, NSW fires before Tuesday
- New storm approaches as Vancouver remains under boil water advisory
- Kirby Chambliss wins 2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series
- Blair, Brown promise an extra £540 milllion to Pakistan, Iraq
[edit] November 20
- Two Palestinians die, at least seven others are wounded as Israeli attacks continue
- New look for The Times of London
- Basel's railway station shut down after shoot-out
- UN calls on Israel, Palestinian groups to end their conflict, urges enquiry into Israeli actions
- MSN browser upgrade leaves users frozen
- UK soldiers kill rare African animal
- New Zealand town subject to window smashers
- 90 days detention still on Blair's agenda
- New Zealand's exams start today
- Stephen Harper meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao during APEC summit
[edit] November 21
- Old deeds threaten Buffalo, NY hotel development
- A Watch Company to Hold a Charitable Auction
- Judging the Courts: Wikinews interviews Prof. Lawrence Douglas
- John Reid: Iraq does radicalise some Muslim youth
- Iraq, Syria, Iran form friendly relations
- Speaker Pelosi won't support U.S. draft bill
- Alabama School Bus Crash kills 4
- White powder found at Buffalo, N.Y. courthouse
- New Czech grocery chain to be opened by Vietnamese
- Blue Mountains fires burn out of control
- New Zealand political party destroys leaked emails
- Book written based on leaked political emails, NZ
- Canadian liberals unhappy with PM's performance at APEC summit
[edit] November 22
- State funeral approved by Canadian House of Commons
- Polish mine explosion kills 8
- NZ National party leader wants book based around his emails published
- Chemical plant fire decimates Danvers, Massachusetts neighboorhood
- New Zealand National party pays back owed GST
- Cabinet to discuss UK nuclear deterrent for the first time tomorrow
- Israel's Supreme Court recognizes foreign same-sex marriages
- Lebanese Christian leader assassinated
- Canada to have free vote on reopening gay marriage debate
- Handcuffed Philadelphia man shoots himself
- Honda Civic tops Canada's list of most stolen cars
- Nine killed in Kolkata leather factory fire
- French postal service is back on the rails
- Winter session of the Parliament of India begins today
- Bush's daughter's purse snatched
[edit] November 23
- UEFA Euro 2008: Cyprus - Germany 1-1. The mouse that roars?
- Exxonmobil burns off excess fuel in Jurong Island, Singapore
- Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation instant scratch tickets under scrutiny
- UK radio broadcaster Nick Clarke dies
- New Zealand National Party leader, Don Brash, resigns
- Auckland City Council supports waterfront stadium in New Zealand
- 3 out of 4 UMP voters prefer Sarkozy for President of France
- Bangladesh election chief stands down
- Michigan coaching icon Bo Schembechler dies
- Injunction fails to stop decision on waterfront stadium in New Zealand
- Family sues CNN's Nancy Grace after 'heated debate'
- Harper to recognize Quebec as nation within Canada
- Nepal civil war ended by peace deal
[edit] November 24
- "Jezebel of Jazz" Anita O'Day dies at age 87
- Hare Krishna village demolished in Kazakhstan, religious persecution alleged
- University of Miami football coach Coker fired
- Word of Life Bible Institute student burns New York church for deviating from the "word of God"
- Former Russian spy Litvinenko dies, radioactive poisoning suspected
- TESEV Report on Eastern Turkey for UNDP released
- Former pitcher Pat Dobson dies at 64
- Britain to replace Trident nuclear missile system
- Kurdish Linux launched in Turkey
- French actor Philippe Noiret dies at 76
- Auckland Regional Council supports Eden Park upgrade in New Zealand
[edit] November 25
- Pakistan and China sign free-trade deal
- Buddhist relic collection tours North America and world
- Cheney meets with King Abdullah in Riyadh
- Australian wheat kickback report handed to Governor-General
- Traces of radiation found where Litvinenko ate
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[edit] November 26
- U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments on global warming
- Pope Benedict to visit Turkey amidst anti-pope protests
- Iran and Russia: Economic discussions to start December 11
- Huge opposition rally to end presidential campaign in Venezuela
- U.S. President arrives in Singapore
- Suicide bomber strikes Afghanistan restaurant
- Georgia and Japan qualify for 2007 Rugby World Cup in France
[edit] November 27
- Greg Chappell under fire for his remarks on Indian MPs
- Labor government retains power in Victorian election
- Canadian Cabinet Minister resigns over Harper's Quebec motion
- Korea: Multilateral negotiations may resume soon
- Spanish cyclist Isaac Gálvez dies after crash in Ghent, Belgium
- Rajnath re-elected as chief of Bharatiya Janata Party
- Eden Park to be upgraded for New Zealand's Rugby World Cup
- John Key new leader of New Zealand National Party
[edit] November 28
- Pope begins official visit to Turkey
- Australian report shows emissions increase "more than doubled since the 1990s"
- Korea: Delegates prepare for negotiations
- Union Coal Minister Shibu Soren convicted in the murder case by Delhi court
- Sanjay Dutt found guilty under Arms Act in 1993 Mumbai blasts case
- New Zealand Telecom could be split into three
- Duck hunters asked to help monitor spread of Avian Flu
- Liberals, BQ, win Canadian by-elections
- Canadian House of Commons passes Quebecois nation motion
[edit] November 29
- Hare Krishna village in Kazakhstan - fears of further demolition
- Hell Pizza condom advertisements: complaints upheld
- Two fallen Canadian soldiers return home from Afghanistan
- Polonium 210 traces found on three British Airways aircraft
- Canada to revisit same-sex marriage issue next week
- New Zealand company planning for monorail in Wellington
[edit] November 30
- New Zealand MPs to receive payrise
- US lawsuit challenges church as polling place
- Armed troops take control of Suva, Fiji
- India's economy grows annual 9.2% in Q2
- Ganguly makes comeback in Indian Test squad
- Don Brash, ex-leader of New Zealand National Party, leaves politics
- Kurdish operating system under investigation by Turkish attorney general
