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== [[2 November]] [[2005]] (Wednesday)==
*The [[Delhi]] [[Police]] has released three [[sketches]] of one of the suspected bombers involved in [[29 October 2005 Delhi bombings]]. [http://www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?template=Delhiblasts&slug=Delhi+blasts%3A+Sketches+of+suspect+released&id=18090&callid=0&category=National (NDTV)]
*Car bomb kills six in [[Srinagar]], [[India]] [http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/nov/02look.htm (Rediff)]
*British [[Secretary of State for Work and Pensions]], [[David Blunkett]] resigns a second time, following allegations of ministerial misconduct over his directorship and purchase of shares in a bioscience company. [http://www.ipe.com/default.asp?article=19723 (Investment & Pensions Europe)].
*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 [[Ummah|Muslim community]] of [[France]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,174227,00.html (AP)]
*80 of the world's top radio astronomers meet in [[Pune]] to decide how and where to set up the world's biggest [[radio telescope]], the [[Square Kilometre Array]]. [http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?category=National&slug=Radio+astronomers+meet+in+Pune&id=80802 (NDTV)]
* [[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]: An [[Israel Defense Forces]] soldier was seriously wounded and later died of his wounds in an overnight arrest raids near the [[West Bank]] town of [[Jenin]]. [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3162980,00.html (Ynetnews)]

== [[1 November]] [[2005]] (Tuesday) ==
* [[United States|U.S.]] [[United States Senate Minority Leader|Senate Minority Leader]] [[Harry Reid]] and his fellow [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] force a [[closed session]] of the [[United States Senate|Senate]] over the recent [[Lewis Libby]] indictment. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/01/senate.iraq.ap/index.html (CNN)]
* The discovery of two additional [[Pluto's natural satellites|moons]] of [[Pluto]] is announced. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/10/31/pluto.moons.reut/index.html (CNN)]
* The [[United Nations Security Council]] passed a [[UN Security Council Resolution|UNSC resolution]] (S/RES/1636 (2005)) which requests urgently and forcefully [[Syria]]'s ''full cooperation'' with the investigation into the [[assassination]] of former [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime Minister]] [[Rafik Hariri]]. [http://english.cctv.com/english/20051101/100651.shtml (CCTV)]
* [[Zanzibar]]'s ruling [[Chama Cha Mapinduzi]] party and [[List of Presidents of Zanzibar|President]] [[Amani Abeid Karume]] are declared re-elected in a disputed election. Police clashed with opposition supporters, leaving 9 dead. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-11-01T145159Z_01_YUE149880_RTRUKOC_0_UK-TANZANIA-ZANZIBAR.xml&archived=False (Reuters)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-11-01T125539Z_01_YUE146410_RTRUKOT_0_TEXT0.xml&related=true (Reuters)] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5384636,00.html (Guardian)]
* [[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]: 2 [[Palestinian]] militants, one from [[Hamas]], the other the [[Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade]], have died following an [[Israel]]i air-strike in the [[Gaza Strip]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4396774.stm (BBC)]
* [[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]] will field a united [[Olympic]]s team at the next [[Olympic Games]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4396170.stm (BBC)]
*Justice [[John Gomery]] releases the first part of the [[Gomery Commission]] report on corruption in the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] and the [[sponsorship scandal]]. Gomery exonerates current prime minister [[Paul Martin]] but criticizes former prime minister [[Jean Chretien]] and his [[Quebec]] lieutenant [[Alfonso Gagliano]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/11/01/gomery-report051101.html (CBC)]
* [[2005 Paris riots]] continue for the fifth consecutive night, sparked by the death of two [[Muslim]] youths from [[electric shock]]. The controversy caused by police firing [[tear gas]] into a [[mosque]] on Sunday night led to families of the dead youths pulling out of a meeting with the [[French]] [[Interior Minister]]. [http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1826915,00.html (news24)]
* [[Makybe Diva]] wins the [[Melbourne Cup]] [[thoroughbred horse race]] for the third consecutive year, becoming the first horse ever to do so. Shortly thereafter, owner Tony Stantic announces her retirement from racing. [http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17105207%255E661,00.html (Herald Sun)]

==Past events by month==
'''2005''': [[January 2005|January]] [[February 2005|February]] [[March 2005|March]] [[April 2005|April]] [[May 2005|May]] [[June 2005|June]] [[July 2005|July]] [[August 2005|August]] [[September 2005|September]] [[October 2005|October]]<br>
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'''2003''': [[January 2003|January]] [[February 2003|February]] [[March 2003|March]] [[April 2003|April]] [[May 2003|May]] [[June 2003|June]] [[July 2003|July]] [[August 2003|August]] [[September 2003|September]] [[October 2003|October]] [[November 2003|November]] [[December 2003|December]]<br>
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'''2001''': [[January 2001|January]] [[February 2001|February]] [[March 2001|March]] [[April 2001|April]] [[May 2001|May]] [[June 2001|June]] [[July 2001|July]] [[August 2001|August]] [[September 2001|September]] [[October 2001|October]] [[November 2001|November]] [[December 2001|December]]<br>
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