November 20, 2005

20 November 2005 (Sunday)

--- At least forty people died following a series of Insurgent and American led attacks. (Reuters)

--- The Independent reports that British -trained police tortured and killed at least two Iraq is using electric drills. (The Independent) (Khilafah)

--- One British soldier dies following a Roadside Bomb in Basra , southern Iraq . (BBC)

Israel i army radio reports Ariel Sharon , the current Prime Minister Of Israel , will leave Likud and create a New Centrist Party positioned between it and Labour . This move ends more than a year of Likud infighting between Sharon and hard-right members led by Benjamin Netanyahu who opposed Withdrawal From Gaza , and closely follows Labour's departure from the present Grand Coalition government. Early Elections are now a near-certainty. (BBC) (Haaretz)

U.S. President George W. Bush attends a church service during his visit to People's Republic Of China as he presses for greater freedoms of expression and faith during his east Asian tour. (BBC)

--- Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Japan with 100 business leaders for trade talks. (BBC)

--- A Cessna light aircraft departing northward from the Russian city of Voronezh to the capital Moscow explodes upon landing. Igor Olshansky , an assistant to a deputy in the State Duma (The Lower House of the Russian Legislature ), is one of eight people believed to have died in the plane crash. (Gulf News)

'' Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire '', the latest film based on the books by J. K. Rowling , earns US$101.4 million in its first three days of release across North America, making it the Fourth-largest Opening ever. (Reuters)

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