November 13, 2005

13 November 2005 (Sunday)

Stephen Harper , Gilles Duceppe and Jack Layton , leaders of Canada 's three Parliamentary Opposition Parties , issue a joint ultimatum calling for the Next Canadian Federal Election to be moved forward to early February from the April date favoured by the government. They threaten to pass a Motion Of Non-confidence and force an election at Christmas if Paul Martin 's Liberal government does not accede to the move in writing. Martin rejects their proposal. (CBC)

The 27th tropical depression in the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season develops in the southeastern Caribbean which could bring isolated amounts of between 10 and 12 inches of rain over the Lesser Antilles . (U.S. NHC)

Eddie Guerrero , a performer for World Wrestling Entertainment 's SmackDown! brand, was found dead in his hotel room in Minneapolis, Minnesota from a massive coronary while brushing his teeth at the age of 38. He was in Minneapolis for a WWE RAW /SmackDown! supershow taping at the Target Center , which was turned into a four-hour double memorial show in Eddie's honor. (ABC News) (Pro Wrestling Torch)

British doctors are to continue checks on Andrew Stimpson , a Scotsman whose body has reportedly cured itself of the HIV virus. (BBC) (Reuters)

Conflict In Iraq - Iraqi president Jalal Talabani tells British television that Iraqi troops could replace UK forces by the close of 2006. (BBC)

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi defends his handling of opposition demonstrations against claims of abuse. (BBC)

7.5 million voters in Burkina Faso participate in the Presidential Elections Of 2005 . (BBC)

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asks Nepalese King Gyanendra to take steps towards restoring democratic rule. (BBC)

Thailand confirms its 4th H5N1 Bird Flu case this year. The victim is an 18 month-old boy living in Bangkok . Health experts advise the public to be on high alert. (The Nation) (Bangkok Post)

Explosions in a Chinese Chemical plant force the evacuation of over 10,000 people. (Xinhua)

Following the bomb attacks in Amman , Jordanian police arrest a woman said to be the wife of a suicide attacker. (BBC)

The South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation agrees at its summit to admit Afghanistan as a member, and to accord China and Japan observer status. (Kantipur Online)

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