November 15, 2004

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Chen Shui-bian declares he will push to get the ROC included in the United Nations under the name ''Taiwan''. The People's Republic Of China condemns the move as a political trick to create an Independent Taiwan . (Yahoo) (ABC US) (Reuters)

The European Space Agency 's Ion Propulsion spacecraft SMART-1 enters into lunar orbit, 14 months after its launch. (Space.com) (SpaceDaily.com)

Media magnate Conrad Black has been sued for Fraud by the U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission . (BBC) (Bloomberg)

Vanuatu 's Council of Ministers drops its opposition to a surprise decision by Prime Minister Serge Vohor to establish Diplomatic Relations with the Republic Of China (Taiwan). (Reuters)

Rod Paige .

Bhutan announces a nation-wide ban on Tobacco sales. (BBC)

Candidate cities for the 2012 Summer Olympics ( Paris , London , Madrid , Moscow , and New York City ) submit 120 copies of their candidate files to the International Olympic Committee . The IOC will announce the winning candidate in Singapore in July 2005 . (IOC) (IOC - candidacy procedures (PDF)) (Guardian)

The United States Secretary Of State is to visit the West Bank next week for talks, Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath said today. (BBC)

Conflict In Iraq :

--- US Troops in Falluja have launched new air strikes and artillery attacks against suspected rebel positions. (BBC)

---The US Military says they believe civilian casualties are low in Falluja because so many people fled the city before the assault began, but this is disputed by some eyewitnesses. The military is still refusing to allow aid workers in and casualty figures cannot yet be confirmed. (BBC) (Gulf Daily News) (AP)

Researchers claim to have found the lost city of Atlantis on the bottom of the east Mediterranean Sea , 80 kilometers southeast of Cyprus . The Cypriot government disputes the claim, saying more evidence is needed. (CNN)