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==[[21 Category:October]] [[|2005]] (Friday)==

[[Category:2005|*2005-10]]

*A [[United Nations]] investigation headed by [[Detlev Mehlis]] has found that high-ranking members of the [[Syria]]n and [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] governments were involved in the [[assassination]] of former Lebanese [[List of Prime Ministers of Lebanon|Prime Minister]] [[Rafik Hariri]]. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1487274.htm (ABC)]

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*A ceremony is held in [[Portsmouth]] to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the [[Battle of Trafalgar]]; other events include the [[Queen Elizabeth II]] lighting one of many nationwide [[beacon]]s. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4361064.stm (BBC)]

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==[[20 October]] [[2005]] (Thursday)==

* In a bid to stay in step with its largest trading partner, the [[United States]], [[Ontario]] announces it will become the first [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Provinces and territories of Canada|province]] to extend [[daylight saving time]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/business/national/2005/10/20/ontario_daylight051020.html (CBC)]

* Two weeks after the [[2005 Kashmir earthquake|Kashmir earthquake]] death toll reaches 79,000, the [[United Nations|UN]] estimates that 500,000 people are cut off from relief aid. The UN appeals to the international community for more aid, warning that tens of thousands of people could die if aid does not reach them before the harsh winter. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/naturaldisasters/story/0,7369,1596767,00.html (Guardian)] [http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-10-20-earthquakerelief_x.htm (USA Today)]

* In the [[United Kingdom]], [[David Cameron]] and [[David Davis]] go through to a runoff vote of [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] members after a second round of voting amongst Tory [[Members of Parliament|MPs]] in the party's [[Conservative Party (UK) leadership election, 2005|leadership election]]. [[Liam Fox]] is eliminated. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4360662.stm (BBC)]

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]:

** Four [[United States Army|U.S. soldier]]s are killed in two [[insurgent]] attacks north of [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4359196.stm (BBC)]

** [[Saddam Hussein]]'s [[defense lawyer]] is kidnapped. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4362334.stm (BBC)]

* [[Conflict in Afghanistan]]: Several US soldiers are caught setting fire to dead [[Taliban]] fighters, in defiance of [[Muslim]] beliefs and practices, in scenes broadcast on Afghan [[TV]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4359128.stm (BBC)]

* [[Guinea]]'s government announces that municipal elections will be held on 18 December. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/1b07f482511d575d70867ba637b2590a.htm (Reuters)]

*One ticket sold in [[Oregon]] matched all the numbers in the [[United States]] [[Powerball]] [[Lottery]] which was worth [[United States Dollar|US$]]340 million. [http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2005/10/20/ticket_sold_in_oregon_wins_powerball_jackpot/ (Boston Globe)]

==[[19 October]] [[2005]] (Wednesday)==

* The death toll in the [[8 October]] [[2005 Kashmir earthquake|Kashmir earthquake]] exceeds 79,000. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5354447,00.html (Guardian)]

*[[Hurricane Wilma]] goes through one of the most intense rapid intensification processes in hurricane history to become the third Category 5 storm of [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]]. Its central pressure falls to 882 [[millibar|mb]] ([[pascal|hPa]]), becoming the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic. To date, the 2005 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season has seen 21 storms of tropical storm strength or greater and 12 hurricanes, both of which tie the records set in [[1933 Atlantic hurricane season|1933]] and [[1969 Atlantic hurricane season|1969]], respectively. [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/190835.shtml (NHC)] [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051019/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/hurricane_wilma_25 (AP/YahooNews)]

*[[Saddam Hussein]] goes on [[Legal trials of Saddam Hussein|trial]] in [[Baghdad]] for crimes against humanity. The former [[President of Iraq]] is led into court with seven associates, charged with ordering the killing of 143 [[Shi'a Islam|Shi'a]] men in the town of [[Dujail]] in [[1982]]. If convicted, Hussein could face [[capital punishment]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4354622.stm (BBC)]

* [[Avian flu]]:

** [[China]] reports 2600 birds have died of the [[H5N1]] virus near [[Hohhot]], [[Inner Mongolia]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4356392.stm (BBC)]

** [[Russia]] reports outbreaks of the virus in [[Kurgan Oblast]], west [[Siberia]], and in [[Tula Oblast]], western Russia. [http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/10/18/newbirdflu.shtml (Mosnews)] [http://www.canada.com/health/story.html?id=b6170d93-4b36-462b-90f7-f67c6a7add6d (AP/Canada.com)]

** The [[European Union]] suspects a new outbreak has occurred in the [[Republic of Macedonia]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/10/19/birdflu.macedonia/ (CNN)]

*[[Liverpool City Council]], [[UK]], issued an apology for the destruction of the [[Wales|Welsh]] community of [[Capel Celyn]] in [[1965]] to create the [[Llyn Celyn]] [[reservoir]], which supplies [[Liverpool]] and [[The Wirral]] with drinking water. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4354256.stm (BBC)]

*Former Congressman [[Bob McEwen]] of [[Ohio]] is considering challenging incumbent [[Jean Schmidt]] in the [[2006]] Republican primary. [http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051019/NEWS01/510190407/-1/all (The Cincinnati Enquirer)]

==[[18 October]] [[2005]] (Tuesday)==

* Ex-chancellor [[Ken Clarke]] has been knocked out of the [[Conservative Party (UK) leadership election, 2005|race to become the next leader]] of the UK [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4352756.stm (BBC)]

* [[2005 Malawi food crisis|Malawi food crisis]]: [[United Nations Children's Fund]] (UNICEF) increases its appeal for [[Malawi]] to [[USD]]13 million, as the humanitarian crisis worsen with an estimated 46,000 severely [[malnutrition|malnourished]] children. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200510180674.html (allAfrica)]

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: Two [[US Marine]]s and around four [[Iraq]]i [[insurgent]]s are killed in Western [[Iraq]]. [http://www.kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=3992198&nav=HMO6 (NBC)]

* The independent [[electoral commission]] in [[Iraq]] issues a statement saying that statistical irregularities in the [[Iraqi constitution ratification vote, 2005|constitution ratification referendum]] on [[October 15]], [[2005]] require that the balloting be audited, which will delay the announcement of the final count. According to the New York Times, "The statement made no mention of the possibility of fraud." though according to the [[BBC]] "Iraq's independent electoral commission says statistical irregularities in last week's referendum could indicate fraud." [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4351680.stm (BBC)], [http://fairuse.1accesshost.com/news5/nyt5.htm (New York Times)]_(mirror), [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1511658/20051018/index.jhtml?headlines=true (MTV)]

* [[William Evan Allan]], the last surviving [[Australia]]n [[First World War]] veteran, dies aged 106. [http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/pms-tribute/2005/10/18/1129401248699.html (Sydney Morning Herald)]

* [[Spinnaker Tower]] in [[Portsmouth]] is formally opened. Five years overdue and massively over budget, the tower offers the highest public vantage point in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. Project manager David Greenhalgh becomes trapped in the tower's external glass lift for over an hour at the opening. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4326932.stm (BBC)]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4351452.stm (BBC)]

* Authorities closed one of two highway tunnels carrying traffic under [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]'s harbor following a threat to detonate explosive filled vehicles.

==[[17 October]] [[2005]] (Monday)==

* 2 [[Umrah]] pilgrims die as the ship they were returning in crashed into a cargo ship in the [[Suez Canal]]. Initial reports of 20 fatalities proved unfound, though over 90 people were injured. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4351612.stm (BBC)]

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: The [[US]] claims to have killed 70 insurgents near [[Ramadi]] in eastern [[Iraq]]. However, [[eyewitness]]es maintain that most of those killed were [[innocent]] [[civilian]]s, and photographs released show locals burying at least 18 children, including infants. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4349032.stm (BBC)], [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-bombing18oct18,0,4206175.story?coll=la-story-footer&track=morenews (LA Times)]

* [[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]: [[Israel]] bans [[Palestinian]]s from travelling throughout the [[West Bank]] and cuts off contact with the [[Palestinian Authority]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4348726.stm (BBC)]

*[[Jens Stoltenberg]] takes over as the [[Prime Minister of Norway]] after [[Kjell Magne Bondevik]]. In Stoltenberg's majority coalition government, ten ministers represent the PMs own party, the [[Norwegian Labour Party]] (Ap), five come from the [[Socialist Left Party]] (SV), and four from the [[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre Party]] (Sp). Nine of the nineteen ministers are women. [http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1136131.ece (Aftenposten)]

*[[Helen Clark]] announces the formation of a [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]-led Government in New Zealand. The [[New Zealand Progressive Party|Progressive Party]] is in coalition. [[New Zealand First]] and [[United Future New Zealand|United Future]] support the government and are each given ministerial positions outside [[New Zealand Cabinet|Cabinet]]. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10350712 (NZ Herald)]

*[[2005 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Wilma|Tropical Storm Wilma]] forms, making it only the second time there have been 21 recorded tropical storms in a single hurricane season in the north Atlantic basin, tying the [[1933 Atlantic hurricane season|1933 season]]. It was upgraded to hurricane status on [[18 October]]. [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/170826.shtml? (United States National Hurricane Center)]

==[[16 October]] [[2005]] (Sunday)==

* [[Louis Farrakhan]], leader of the [[Nation of Islam]], addresses the [[Millions More]] event in [[Washington DC]] and condemns [[George W. Bush]] for the [[Federal Government of the United States|federal government]]'s response to [[Hurricane Katrina]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4346352.stm (BBC)]

*[[South Thailand insurgency]]: A [[Buddhist]] monk and five other people are killed and a Buddhist temple is set on fire. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BKK15153.htm (Reuters)]

*[[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]:

** A leader of [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad|Islamic Jihad]] is killed in a shoot-out following an [[Israel]]i raid into the [[West Bank]] town of [[Jenin]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4347518.stm (BBC)]

** The [[Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades]] claim responsibility for a [[West Bank]] shooting attack that kills three [[Israel]]i [[Jewish Settlement|Settlers]] at a [[hitchhiking]] post. Another Israeli is seriously wounded in a second shooting attack. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/635373.html (Haaretz)]

*The reentry module of the [[Space program of China|Chinese manned spacecraft]] ''[[Shenzhou 6]]'' lands safely in [[Inner Mongolia]], [[China]]. [http://english.people.com.cn/200510/17/eng20051017_214689.html (People's Daily)].

*Japanese prime minister [[Junichiro Koizumi]] visits the [[Yasukuni shrine]] which honors Japan's war dead including 14 Class A war criminals of [[World War II]]. This is Koizumi's fifth visit to Yasukuni since taking office in 2001. (CNN)

*More than 4 million people vote in [[Italy]] for the primaries of the center left to elect the person that should represent the main antagonist to the current [[Prime Minister]] [[Silvio Berlusconi]]. (La Repubblica)

==[[15 October]] [[2005]] (Saturday)==

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]:

** [[Jean Ziegler]], a [[Human rights]] investigator and senior [[United Nations]] official, has accused the [[US]] and occupying forces of "using hunger and deprivation of water as a weapon of war against the civilian population" in [[Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4344136.stm (BBC)]

** The [[Iraq]]i people [[Iraqi constitution ratification vote, 2005|go to the polls]] to vote on whether to approve the proposed constitution, amidst heavy security. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051015/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq;_ylt=AgAJfntoIfMAEaOtmOEGsuus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b3JuZGZhBHNlYwM3MjE- (AP)]

*[[Crown Princess Mary of Denmark]] gives birth to her first child, a 3.5 kg boy, at 0157 local time (2357 UTC Friday). The prince, likely to be named [[Prince Christian of Denmark|Christian]], is second in line of succession to Europe's oldest crown. [http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2005-10-15T143100Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-219544-3.xml (Reuters)]

* The [[Brazil]]ian government extends a state of emergency to cover the whole of [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]], the country's largest state, following a severe drought which has seen many rivers and lakes dry up. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4344310.stm (BBC)]

*Election officials in [[Somaliland]]'s first multiparty [[Somaliland parliamentary election, 2005|parliamentary elections]] in the breakaway republic announce that the ruling party, the [[For Unity, Democracy, and Independence]] won the most seats. [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1105AP_Somalia_Breakaway_Republic.html (seattlepi)]

* [[2005 Malawi food crisis]]: President [[Bingu wa Mutharika]] declared a national disaster due to the worsening food shortages in [[Malawi|the country]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L15551464.htm (Reuters)]

==[[14 October]] [[2005]] (Friday)==

*[[Zimbabwe|Zimbabwean]] state-owned media announces that the Zimbabwean government briefly detained the [[American (US)|American]] ambassador, on Monday, October 10. The United States considers the matter closed following a formal apology. [http://www.washtimes.com/world/20051014-110658-6830r.htm (Wash. Times)]

*[[2005 Kashmir earthquake]]: [[SOS Children's Villages|SOS Children]] have been appointed temporary custodian of unaccompanied children. SOS will run the family tracing database and look after children in their emergency centre in [[Islamabad]] and in other six villages in Kashmir. [http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/pakistan-earthquake-third-report.htm (SOS)]

* A high ranking undercover [[Central Intelligence Agency]] officer, known only as "Jose," will coordinate CIA, FBI, and State Department spying operations as the new director of the [[National Clandestine Service]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051014/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/new_spy_director (Reuters)]

* Futures industry regulators, brokerages, and [[futures]] exchanges in the United States engage in furious talks over how to avoid, or how to minimize the consequences of, the impending failure of [[Refco]], a global commodities broker-dealer. [http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=FT&Date=20051014&ID=5192979 (MSN Money)]

* Security concern over Google maps - India's President has warned that the Google map service could help terrorists by providing satellite photos of potential targets.

* Former [[President]] of [[Ecuador]], [[Lucio Gutiérrez Borbúa]], deposed by the Ecuadorian military on [[April 20]], [[1995]], after days of civil disturbances in Quito, returns voluntarily to Ecuador and is immediately locked in a maximum security prison cell in [[Quito]], on charges of attempting to subvert national security, after having repeatedly stated to the international media that he continues to be the legitimate President of the [[Republic of Ecuador]]. [http://www.eluniverso.com/2005/10/15/8/d08ee26deac048b0b3aca150fbe4439b.html?EUID= (El Universo, Guayaquil)] (article in Spanish).

==[[13 October]] [[2005]] (Thursday)==

* The [[United Nations]] is to evacuate some staff from [[Sudan]]'s [[West Darfur]] state because of an increase in violence. U.N. officials said that the violence had hindered aid access to 650,000 refugees in the region. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L1373226.htm (Reuters)]

* [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] investigative reporter Brian Ross reports that security at nuclear reactors on [[United States of America|U.S.]] college campuses is easily compromised. [http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/LooseNukes/ (ABC)][http://badgerherald.com/news/2005/10/14/uw_calls_nuclear_lab.php (BadgerHerald)]

*''[[Shenzhou 6]]'' could be brought back one day earlier than planned due to weather conditions at the landing area and the physical condition of the astronauts. The [[People's Republic of China]]'s second [[human spaceflight]] was originally planned for the mission to last five days. [http://www.spacedaily.com/news/china-05zzzzzzzzza.html (SpaceDaily)]

* Scores of suspected [[Chechens|Chechen]] [[separatism|separatist]] rebels attack the southern [[Russia]]n city of [[Nalchik]] in a coordinated operation against Russian security forces, killing dozens of people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4337100.stm BBC] 85 killed and map: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/14/AR2005101400206.html (Washington Post)]

* The presence of the dangerous [[H5N1]] [[avian influenza]] [[virus]] is confirmed in dead birds found in [[Turkey]], marking the first cases of the disease in [[Europe]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4337918.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Stockholm]], it is announced that [[United Kingdom|British]] playwright [[Harold Pinter]] is the [[2005]] winner of the [[Nobel Prize for Literature]]. [http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2005-10-13T134153Z_01_ROB339933_RTRUKOC_0_US-NOBEL-LITERATURE.xml (Reuters)]

* [[Iraqi constitution ratification vote, 2005|Iraq's Constitutional Referendum]]: A four day curfew has been announced in order to hamper terrorists. Early voting has begun. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1481962.htm (Reuters)]

==[[12 October]] [[2005]] (Wednesday)==

* Six armed [[Somali]] [[pirate]]s [[hijack]] the [[MV Miltzow]], a [[freighter]] that is carrying [[United Nations]] food aid. After its cargo of 850 tonnes of food aid was offloaded in the port of [[Merka]], the ship was forced to sail down the coast to [[Barawa]] before being released two days later. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L14511711.htm (Reuters)]

* [[CNN]] reports that the [[Louisiana]] [[attorney general]] is investigating the possibility that [[euthanasia|mercy killings]] of critically ill patients by staff medical professionals at [[Memorial Medical Center]] in [[New Orleans]] occurred during [[Hurricane Katrina]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/12/katrina.hospital/ (CNN)] [http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050913005978&newsLang=en (BusinessWire)] [http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2005/10/10/daily57.html?jst=b_ln_hl (DallasBusinessJournal)]

* [[German Chancellor]] [[Gerhard Schröder]] informs that he won't play a role in the Merkel [[grand coalition]] cabinet. He criticizes the [[United States]] for its response to [[Hurricane Katrina]] and "[[Anglo-Saxon]] economic policies," while stressing the importance of Franco-Germanic ties. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051012/wl_nm/germany_schroeder_dc_4;_ylt=AircLKoHzqGk4j9i3M0jKDaiUMYA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl (Reuters)]

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: At least 30 people die following an [[insurgent]] [[suicide bomb]] attack in [[Talafar]], North Western [[Iraq]], the second such attack in as many days. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4334690.stm (BBC)]

* The [[People's Republic of China]] launches the [[human spaceflight|manned]] ''[[Shenzhou 6]]'' spacecraft. [[Fei Junlong]] and [[Niè Hǎishèng]] will spend five days in orbit in their [[Shenzhou spacecraft]]. [http://english.people.com.cn/200510/12/eng20051012_213925.html (People's Daily)]

* [[Iraqi constitution ratification vote, 2005|Iraq's Constitutional referendum]]: the prospects of the [[proposed Iraqi constitution]] being approved in Saturday's referendum are boosted by a deal struck with a major [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] Arab party, the [[Iraqi Islamic Party]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.main/index.html (CNN)]

* [[Syria]]'s interior minister, [[Ghazi Kanaan]], who was head of the country's military intelligence in neighboring [[Lebanon]] for nearly 20 years, has committed suicide. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/12/syria.minister/index.html?section=cnn_topstories (CNN)]

==[[11 October]] [[2005]] (Tuesday)==

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: [[Insurgent]] [[suicide bomb]] attacks leave over 30 people dead in [[Talafar]], North West [[Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4330156.stm (BBC)]

* [[Conflict in Afghanistan]]: 18 Afghan police die following an [[ambush]] in Halmand, southern [[Afghanistan]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4329406.stm (BBC)]

* [[2005 Malawi food crisis]]: [[SOS Children's Villages|SOS Children]] launches emergency food program around Lilongwe and Mzuzu [http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/malawi-emergency-famine.htm Malawi Crisis]

* [[Liberian elections, 2005]]: [[Liberia]]ns head for the poll today to select a new president, 30 senators and 64 representatives for the lower house of parliament. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200510110762.html (allAfrica)]

* Divers off [[Portsmouth]] [[harbour]] raise the [[anchor]] and part of the [[bow (ship)|bow]] of the wreck of the [[Tudor]] [[warship]] [[Mary Rose]], which sank in [[1545]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/4329408.stm (BBC)]

==[[10 October]] [[2005]] (Monday)==

* [[New Orleans]]:

**Three [[New Orleans]] officers accused of near fatally beating [[Robert Davis of New Orleans|Robert Davis]] and assaulting a cameraman who taped the ordeal, plead [[not guilty]].

** Allegations that New Orleans police looted 200 cars (41 Cadillacs) are under investigation by Louisiana police.[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051010/ap_on_re_us/new_orleans_taped_beating (Yahoo)]

** Widespread desertion, suicide, and crime among New Orleans police officers has been reported in the wake of [[Hurricane Katrina]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051010/ap_on_re_us/new_orleans_police;_ylt=AgitrJK0dgxu8MWvq1H3RfGs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MjBwMWtkBHNlYwM3MTg- (Reuters)]

*The [[Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency]] successfully tests a $10 million jet that travels at twice the [[speed of sound]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051010/ap_on_sc/supersonic_jet (Reuters)]

*[[2005 Kashmir earthquake]]: [[SOS Children's Villages|SOS Children]] have reported that despite the destruction of much of their Children’s Village in [[Muzaffarabad]] all of the children in their care are believed safe. [http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/pakistan_earthquake.htm (SOS)]

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: [[Insurgent]] attacks throughout [[Iraq]] leave seven [[Iraqi]]s, two security officals from the [[Arab league]] and one [[Military of the United States|US soldier]] dead. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4326470.stm (BBC)]

* Following the [[German federal election, 2005]], [[Christian Democratic Party|Christian Democrat]] [[Angela Merkel]] will become the next [[Chancellor of Germany]], replacing [[Social Democratic Party (Germany)|Social Democrat]] [[Gerhard Schröder]], although Schröder's party will be the dominant party in the [[Grand Coalition]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4325600.stm (BBC)] [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-10-10T114504Z_01_KRA983130_RTRUKOC_0_US-GERMANY.xml (Reuters)]

* The [[Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]] awards [[Thomas Schelling]] and [[Robert Aumann]] the 2005 [[Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel]], "for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through [[Game theory|game-theory]] analysis". [http://nobelprize.org/economics/laureates/2005/index.html (Nobel Prize)]

* [[Aardman Animations]], the company behind films such as ''[[Chicken Run]]'', ''[[Creature Comforts]]'', and the just-released [[Wallace and Gromit]] film ''[[Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' lose their entire history, but not their film library, in a fire. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/4326286.stm (BBC)]

* The former [[President of Uganda|President]] of [[Uganda]], [[Milton Obote]], has died of [[kidney failure]] at the age of 80. Obote led the [[East Africa]]n country from [[1962]]-[[1971]] and again from [[1980]]-[[1985]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4328834.stm (BBC)]

==[[9 October]] [[2005]] (Sunday)==

* In the [[Polish presidential election, 2005|Polish presidential election]], frontrunner [[Donald Tusk]] of the liberal (libertarian) [[Civic Platform]] party receives approximately 35.8% of the vote, slightly ahead of [[Lech Kaczyński]] of the conservative [[Law and Justice|Law and Justice Party]] with 33.3%. A run-off election between Tusk and Kaczyński will take place on October 23. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4323608.stm (BBC)]

* Three [[whites|white]] [[New Orleans]] police officers are arrested after a video surfaces showing the officers brutally beating unarmed 64-year old [[Robert Davis of New Orleans|Robert Davis]]. The victim, who is [[African American|black]], has been charged with public intoxication, resisting arrest, battery on a police officer and public intimidation. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051010/ap_on_re_us/new_orleans_taped_beating (Reuters)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4325574.stm (BBC)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ifs_news/hi/nb_wm_fs.stm?checkedBandwidth=nb&nbram=1&subtitles=hide&checkedMedia=asx&news=1&bbwm=1&nbwm=1&bbram=1&nol_storyid=4325552 (Footage of incident from BBC)]

* [[United States Senate|New York Senator]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] is inducted into the [[National Women's Hall of Fame]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051009/ap_on_re_us/women_s_hall_of_fame (Reuters)]

*[[United Kingdom]]: In a joint statement, [[Anglican]] and [[Catholic]] leaders voice concerns over [[euthanasia]] as the [[House of Lords]] gears up for debate on legislation. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4323586.stm (BBC)]

*[[United Kingdom]]: Former actress and current [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] [[Glenda Jackson]] announces she intends to stand against [[Tony Blair]] in a leadership bid if he doesn't stand down in the near future. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4323978.stm (BBC)] [http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2063622005 (Scotsman)]

*[[Tropical cyclone|Tropical Storm]] Vince, the 20th named storm of the season (making the current [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|Atlantic hurricane season]] the 2nd most active since recording first took place) is gaining hurricane strength while heading towards [[Europe]]. It is unusual for such a storm to form so far east in the [[Atlantic Ocean]], and more so gaining hurricane strength, since the waters are much cooler than in the [[Caribbean]] area. [http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT3+shtml/092048.shtml (National Hurricane Center)]

*[[Southend Pier]], in the [[East of England]], is devastated by a fire. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/4325430.stm (BBC)]

*The members of the [[Canadian Media Guild]] vote 88% in favour of the proposed settlement of the [[lockout (industry)|lockout]] with the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], officially ending the current labor dispute with the affected personnel resuming regular duties on [[October 11]] with a gradual resumption of regular programming. [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1128873664992&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home&DPL=IvsNDS%2f7ChAX&tacodalogin=yes (Toronto Star)]

*The [[Houston Astros]] beat the [[Atlanta Braves]] 7-6 in the 18th inning of the longest post-season game in [[Major League Baseball]] history. [http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory/3389330 (Houston Chronicle)]

==[[8 October]] [[2005]] (Saturday)==

*Five [[autonomous robot]]s have completed the [[2005 DARPA Grand Challenge]], the winner (to be declared on Sunday) travelling the 132 mile course in less than 7.5 hours. [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/10/08/state/n144441D60.DTL (SFGate)]

*A mudslide in [[Guatemala]] triggered by heavy rains buries the village of [[Panabaj]]. All 800 residents of the village are feared dead. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/08/stan.ap/index.html (CNN)]

*[[2005 Kashmir earthquake]]: An [[earthquake]] measuring 7.6 on the [[Richter scale]] occurred at 03:50:38 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] in a [[Pakistan]]-administered region of the [[disputed territory]] of [[Kashmir]], killing over 18,000 people. [http://www.ndtv.com/topstories/showtopstory.asp?slug=Strong+tremors+felt+across+North+India&id=17919&category=National (NDTV)] [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usdyae.htm (USGS)] [http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=56159 (Indian Express)]

*After 26 months of construction as part of [[People's Republic of China]]'s Tenth [[Five-Year Plan]], [[Nanjing]]'s Third Yangtze Bridge opens. [http://www.xhby.net/xhby/content/2005-10/09/content_971949.htm (Xinhua)]

* [[Uganda Human Rights Commission]], in its 2004 report, states that at least 4,000 children who were among the tens of thousands abducted by the [[Lord's Resistance Army]] rebels cannot be traced. This estimate is much lower than the previous estimate of 20,000 kidnapped children released by the most recent [[Human Rights Watch]] report. The UHRC accuses the [[Uganda People's Defence Forces]] (UPDF) of torturing the [[Acholi]] people of northern Uganda through brutal methods to extract information or to instill discipline in suspects. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200510070657.html (allAfrica)]

* {{Wc|2006}} qualifiers in [[Germany]] are: [[Italy national football team|Italy]], [[England national football team|England]], the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], [[Poland national football team|Poland]], [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]], [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]], [[Angola national football team|Angola]], [[Togo national football team|Togo]], [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]], [[Côte d'Ivoire national football team|Ivory Coast]] and [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]].

==[[7 October]] [[2005]] (Friday)==

* [[U.S. invasion of Afghanistan|Conflict in Afghanistan]]: [[United States Army|US Troops]] kill four [[Afghan]] police, after mistaking them for militants in the Girishk district of the [[Helmand province]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4318862.stm (BBC)]

* Militants kill at least 8 members of the [[Ahmadi|Ahmadiyya]] faith inside a [[Mosque]] as worshippers were performing [[Salah]]. The attack occurred in [[Mandi Bahauddin]] in [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4317998.stm (BBC)]

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]:

**At least twenty-nine Iraqi fighters and six [[United States Marine Corps|US Marine]]s are killed in major fighting in western [[Iraq]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4319388.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/MAC727404.htm (Reuters)]

** British forces have detained 12 people, including three police officers, in connection with a series of deadly attacks on UK forces in southern Iraq. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4318340.stm (BBC)]

* The [[United Nations|UN]] [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] and its Director General [[Mohamed ElBaradei]] share the 2005 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for their efforts to limit the spread of [[nuclear weapon|atomic weapons]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/07/nobel.citation/ (CNN)] [http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1129781.ece (Aftenposten)] [http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/2005/index.html (Nobel Prize)]

* Three [[Hamas]] members are kidnapped from their homes in the [[West Bank]]. A group, supportive of the [[Palestinian National Authority]], calling itself the "[[Omar Ben al-Khatib Warriors]]" claims responsibility for the kidnappings of the three, and one is later freed. [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3152141,00.html (Ynetnews)]

* According to the [[BBC]], the industrial [[solvent]] [[gamma-butyrolactone]] (GBL) is being used in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] as a [[club drug]], with lethal results. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4261788.stm (BBC)]

==[[6 October]] [[2005]] (Thursday)==

* Five leaders of the [[Lord's Resistance Army]], a rebel group begun in [[Uganda]], are targeted by the first arrest warrants to be issued by the [[International Criminal Court]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4317852.stm (BBC)]

* [[Gabon]] announces that the presidential elections are to be held on [[27 November]] with security forces voting two days earlier, but opposition denounces the move as a ruse for [[ballot]] rigging. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200510060596.html (allAfrica)]

* [[Zimbabwe]] is facing increasing threat of military revolt, as soldiers are increasingly dissatisfied by the government's failure to increase their salaries and by chronic food shortages at their barracks. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200510060054.html (allAfrica)]

*[[New York City]] increases [[New York City Police Department|police]] presence in the [[New York City subway]] system after receiving a credible terror threat. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4317758.stm (BBC)]

* [[Hurricane Katrina]]: [[Louisiana]] [[United States National Guard|National Guard]] officials say repeated news reports by [[CNN]] on [[September 1]], [[2005]] that shots were fired at a [[UH-60 Black Hawk]] military helicopter at the [[Louisiana Superdome]] were false. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/04/AR2005100401525.html (Washington Post)]

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: As Iraqi president [[Jalal Talabani]] tells UK Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] any troop withdrawal would be a "catastrophe" [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4314308.stm (BBC)], 10 people die following a bomb near the Ministry of Oil in [[Baghdad]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4314654.stm (BBC)]

* The [[European Court of Human Rights]] rules the [[United Kingdom]]'s ban on voting rights for prisoners is unlawful. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4315348.stm (BBC)]

* Properties in [[Manchester]], [[England]] are searched by the [[Assets Recovery Agency]] during on-going investigations into the business activities of men alleged to have links with the [[Irish Republican Army]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4314802.stm (BBC)]

* [[Death toll]] of [[Hurricane Stan]] reaches 166. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N06593373.htm (Reuters)]

* [[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]: [[Israel]] is to ban using [[Palestinian]]s as [[human shield]]s following a [[Supreme Court of Israel]] ruling. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4314898.stm (BBC)]

* Malalai Joya, a 27 year old women's rights worker, has won one of the first seats in Afghanistan's National Assembly, also called the [[Wolesi_Jirga|Wolesa Jirga]]. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/06/afghan.poll.ap/index.html (CNN)]

*[[Ted Koppel]] will anchor his last broadcast of ''[[Nightline]]'' on [[22 November]] and not in [[December]] as had been previously announced. [http://olympics.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=2005-10-07T011032Z_01_YUE704163_RTRUKOC_0_US-MEDIA-KOPPEL.xml (Reuters)]

==[[5 October]] [[2005]] (Wednesday)==

* [[Level 3 Communications]] terminates [[peering]] connectivity between its [[Internet protocol|Internet]] [[network]] and the one belonging to [[Cogent Communications]] over a financial dispute. As a result, thousands of Internet users are unable to access some sites. [http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122893,00.asp (PC World)]

* [[England national football team|England international]] [[football (soccer)|football]] player [[Wayne Rooney]] is named as [http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/six-villages-ambassadors.htm FIFA SOS Ambassador] for England, in support of the official {{Wc|}} charity. [http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/NewsFromTheFA/Postings/2005/10/WayneRooneyAmbassador.htm (the FA)] [http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/six-villages-wayne-rooney.htm (SOS)]

* [[Uganda]]-born [[John Sentamu]] is formally confirmed in office as the [[Archbishop of York]], the second-highest post in the [[Church of England]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/4300008.stm (BBC)] [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/06/nbish06.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/06/ixhome.html (The Telegraph)]

* [[United States|U.S.]] [[Marine]] [[Leandro Aragoncillo]] is indicted for [[espionage]], accused of passing [[classified information]] from the [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]'s office to the [[Philippines]]. [http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1187885 (Reuters)]

* The [[Roman Catholic]] bishops of [[England]], [[Wales]], and [[Scotland]] issue a teaching guide which explains [[Bible|biblical]] passages should not be taken literally. The [[Creationism|Creation]], [[Garden of Eden]] and the creation of [[Adam and Eve|Eve]] from [[Adam and Eve|Adam]]'s rib are considered to be "symbolic language". [http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=2045132005 (Scotsman)]

* [[Russia]]n [[President of Russia|President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] in a ceremony at [[10 Downing Street]] awards the [[Order of Maritime Service]] to six [[United Kingdom|British]] military and civilian personnel responsible for the rescue of the mini-submarine [[AS-28]] off the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]]. [http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=288707 (North West Evening Mail)]

* The [[Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]] awards [[Yves Chauvin]], [[Robert H. Grubbs]], and [[Richard R. Schrock]] the 2005 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]], "for the development of the [[olefin metathesis|metathesis]] method in [[organic synthesis]]". [http://nobelprize.org/chemistry/laureates/2005/index.html (Nobelprize.org)]

* [[South Thailand insurgency]]: Five [[Thai]] soldiers are killed in a [[drive-by shooting]] in [[Thailand]]'s [[Narathiwat province]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4312760.stm (BBC)]

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: The [[British Government]] alleges that [[Iran]] is responsible for recent attacks on [[British Armed Forces|British military forces]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4312516.stm (BBC)]

* [[Hurricane Stan]] strikes [[Mexico]] and [[Central America]], at least 66 people have died, most of them in [[landslide]]s in [[El Salvador]]. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/10/05/StanWeds20051005.html (CBC)]

* Braving the threat of a [[veto]] from [[United States]] President [[George W. Bush]], [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] joined [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], voting [http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00249 90 to 9] to amend defense spending bill with a ban the use of [[torture]] by US military forces. [http://news.ft.com/cms/s/59f323ae-3606-11da-903d-00000e2511c8.html (FT)] [http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/12826095.htm (Mercury News)]

==[[4 October]] [[2005]] (Tuesday)==

* [[United States]] President [[George W. Bush]] expresses concern for a potential [[H5N1|avian flu outbreak]]. He requests [[Congressional]] legislation permitting the military to impose a [[quarantine]] in the event of a deadly flu pandemic. [http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051005/NEWS06/510050439/1012 (IndyStar)]

* Eleven embassies in the capital of [[Malaysia]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], receive suspicious packages containing threatening letters and an unidentified liquid, triggering security alerts. [http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/10/05/afx2260616.html (Forbes)]

* [[Conflict in Iraq]]: Five [[Military of the United States|US soldiers]] die during sweeps of [[insurgent]]-held towns in [[Iraq]]. [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002540350_killed05.html (Seattle Times)].

* The [[Malawi]] government says that 650,000 people in the country have died due to [[AIDS]] in the past two decades. There are now 850,000 orphaned children, 50% resulting from AIDS. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200510040210.html (allAfrica)]

* The [[United Nations Security Council]] demands that [[Rwanda|Rwandan]] rebels, the [[Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda]] (FDLR), immediately disarm and leave [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N04695444.htm (Reuters)]

* Two [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] soldiers die and eleven others are injured in a plane crash as the [[United Nations]] and [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]'s army airlifted local troops to the northeastern frontier to confront [[Ugandan]] [[Lord's Resistance Army]] rebels. [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L04708418.htm (Reuters)]

* One million [[France|French]] transportation workers and teachers hold a nationwide strike in opposition to the [[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]] [[Dominique de Villepin]]'s economic and labor policies, forcing the closure of schools and airports. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051004/ap_on_re_eu/france_strikes (Reuters)]

*[[Ohio]] [[Iraqi War]] veteran [[Paul Hackett]] is expected to run in the state [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] primary to contest the seat of [[United States Republican Party|Republican]] [[United States Senator|Senator]] [[Mike DeWine]]. Hackett lost in a closely contested [[United States House of Representatives|House]] race on [[August 2]].[http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051004/NEWS01/510040364 (The Cincinnati Enquirer)]

* [[Roy J. Glauber]], [[John L. Hall]] and [[Theodor W. Hänsch]] share in the 2005 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]]. [http://nobelprize.org/physics/laureates/2005/ (Nobelprize.org)]

* Four [[Uganda]]n civilians are killed in a rare afternoon [[ambush]] on a [[pickup truck]] in northeast Uganda by [[Lord's Resistance Army]] rebels. The insurgents are suspected of shooting the driver and two passengers and killing a fourth with an axe. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4307558.stm (BBC News)]

* [[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]: A 37-year-old [[Palestinian]] mother of six is shot and killed after she stabbed and lightly injured a female [[Israel Defense Forces]] soldier at the [[Hawara roadblock]] south of [[Nablus]]. No militant group claimed the attack, but it is known that the woman's brother was killed by the IDF at the beginning of the [[Al-Aqsa Intifada]]. [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3150956,00.html (Ynetnews)], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4307438.stm (BBC)]

==[[3 October]] [[2005]] (Monday)==

* [[Economic Community of West African States|West African leaders]] call for the strengthening of [[United Nations]] [[peacekeeping]] force to ensure efforts to end the three year [[Ivorian Civil War|civil war in Côte d'Ivoire]] pay off. A total 6,640 peacekeepers are currently serving in the UN force, which is under [[Senegal]]ese command, monitoring the [[buffer zone]] between the north and south with the help of 4,000 [[France|French]] troops. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200510030665.html (allAfrica)]

* [[South Africa]] announces a [[Rand (currency)|ZAR]] 140 million ([[USD]] $22 million) donation to the [[United Nations]] [[World Food Programme]] (WFP) and the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] (FAO) to alleviate food shortages in [[Southern Africa]]. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200510030672.html (allAfrica)]

* [[Australia]]ns [[Barry Marshall|Barry J. Marshall]] and [[Robin Warren]] have been awarded the 2005 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] "for their discovery of the [[bacterium]] ''[[Helicobacter pylori]]'' and its role in [[gastritis]] and [[peptic ulcer]] disease". [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4304290.stm (BBC)]

* [[United States|U.S.]] [[U.S. House of Representatives|Representative]] [[Tom DeLay]] is indicted on a charge of [[money laundering]]. [http://news.yahoo.com/fc/us/us_congress (Reuters)]

* Up to 60 police cadets have been swept away by powerful [[Typhoon Longwang]] in [[Fujian]], south-east [[China]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4305296.stm (BBC)]

* Former [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] [[football (soccer)|football]]er [[George Best]] reported to be in [[intensive care medicine|intensive care]] (due to a kidney infection) at Cromwell Hospital, [[London]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4304964.stm (BBC)]

* At least 11 people die during a [[stampede]] at a [[concert]] in [[Sangju]], [[South Korea]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4304698.stm (BBC)]

* On the first day of the [[United States|U.S.]] [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]'s fall term, [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush]] nominates [[White House Counsel]] [[Harriet Miers]] to fill the seat currently held by [[Sandra Day O'Connor]]. The nominee has no judicial experience. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4304684.stm (BBC)].

* [[Conflict in Afghanistan]]: [[Afghan]] troops kill 31 suspects following clashes in [[Paktika]], in eastern [[Afghanistan]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4303772.stm (BBC)]

* Millions of people view the [[solar eclipse]] which occurred at 10:31 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]], mainly in [[Africa]] and [[South Europe|south]]-[[West Europe|west]] [[Europe]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4299074.stm (BBC)]

* A [[train]] derails and crashes in [[Datia]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] in [[India]], killing 16 people. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4303536.stm (BBC)]

* [[NTL]], the largest British [[cable television]] company, [[telephone company|telco]] and [[Internet service provider|ISP]], announces its multi-billion pound purchase of [[Telewest]], the second largest cable company, creating one of the largest companies in the [[British media industry]]. [http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1583757,00.html (Guardian)] [http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=a8Oz4Q5TzDYs&refer=home (Bloomberg)]

* [[Turkey]] and [[Croatia]] begin talks about [[EU enlargement|joining the European Union]] following over a day of debate over an [[Austria|Austrian]] proposal that Turkey should be offered an associate status short of full membership. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4305500.stm (BBC)]

* In [[Canada]], the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] and the [[Canadian Media Guild]] announce a preliminary agreement to end the current [[lockout (industry)|lockout]] of CMG members in most of the country which seriously impaired corporation's programming since [[August 17]]. [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1128377411088 (Toronto Star)]

==[[2 October]] [[2005]] (Sunday)==

*[[Mexico]] wins the [[FIFA U-17 Men's Championship]] 2005 in [[Lima]], [[Peru]], beating [[Brasil]] 3-0 [http://www.esmas.com/portada/479311.html (Notimex)]

*Severely injured victims of the [[2005 Bali bombings]] are being evacuated to medical facilities in [[Australia]] and [[Singapore]]. The [[Government of Australia|Australian Government]] has made moves to assist [[Indonesia]] in its response, dispatching [[Australian Federal Police]] officers and forensic experts to assist in investigations. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1472723.htm (ABC)]

*The ''[[Ethan Allen Boating Accident|Ethan Allen]]'', a [[boat]] on [[Lake George (New York)|Lake George]], in [[Upstate New York]], [[capsize|capsized]] killing 20 people. The boat has been raised by investigators. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/02/boat.overturned/index.html (CNN)]

* The [[Ugandan Army]] is deploying troops to [[West Nile]] in readiness for an imminent military combat against the [[Lord's Resistance Army]] at the border with the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]. [http://allafrica.com/stories/200510020079.html (allAfrica)]

* The astronomers who discovered [[2003 UB313]], referred to as "the tenth planet" by NASA and some media outlets, have announced that it has a moon, S/2005 (2003 UB313) 1, which is being nicknamed Gabrielle. [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/10/01/new.planet.moon.ap/index.html (CNN)]

==[[1 October]] [[2005]] (Saturday)==

*The [[Ilamatepec]] [[volcano]] erupts in a [[coffee]]-growing area 40 miles (60 km) west of [[San Salvador]], [[El Salvador]], spitting rock and ash into the air. The Salvadoran government evacuates hundreds of people in the region and there are no reported injuries. San Salvador's air quality - already the most polluted in [[Central America]] - is significantly worsened by the additional volcanic debris. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051001/wl_nm/salvador_volcano_dc (Yahoo! news)]

* A [[2005 University of Oklahoma bombing|bomb]] explodes outside of [[Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium|a packed football stadium]] at the [[University of Oklahoma]], killing one. [http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1177089 (ABC)] [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/02/national/02blast.html (NYTimes)]

* A Russian [[rocket]] lifts the [[Soyuz]] spacecraft towards the [[International Space Station]], carrying the third fare-paying [[space tourist]], American [[Gregory Olsen]]. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/10/01/russia.olsen.ap/index.html (CNN)] [http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051001/BREAKINGNEWS/51001002 (FloridaToday)]

* [[2005 Bali bombings|Four explosions]] are reported in [[Bali]] at popular tourist areas, killing at least 36 and injuring 103 people. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/bali.blasts.ap/index.html (CNN)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4300274.stm (BBC)] [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INDONESIA_BLASTS?SITE=WRKO&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&SECTION=HOME (WRKO)]

* [[New Zealand]]'s [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] Prime Minister [[Helen Clark]] is set to form a third-term government after the [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]] loses a seat following the [[New Zealand general election, 2005|count of 'special' votes]]. She begins talks with minor party leaders to form a coalition government as well obtain the support of enough minor parties to have a majority on supply and confidence issues. [http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=122041&region=2 (SBS)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-09-30T233257Z_01_KRA083708_RTRUKOC_0_UK-NEWZEALAND-RESULT.xml&archived=False (Reuters)] [http://electionresults.govt.nz/ (NZ election results)]

*The [[Indonesia]]n government raises [[fuel]] prices by more than 100%, resulting in petrol prices of 4,500 [[rupiah]] (0.44 $US) a litre (1.67 $US per gallon). [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-09-30T225434Z_01_KRA082440_RTRUKOC_0_UK-INDONESIA-FUEL.xml&archived=False (Reuters)]

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== News collections and sources ==

* [[Wikipedia:News collections and sources]].

* [[Wikipedia:News sources]] - This has much of the same material organized in a hierarchical manner to help encourage [[NPOV]] in our news reporting.

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