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November - The Doha Declaration slightly relaxes the grip of international Intellectual Property .

November 4 - Hurricane Michelle hits Cuba , destroying crops and thousands of homes.

November 4 - Establishment of the Police Service Of Northern Ireland

November 7 - The super-sonic commercial aircraft Concorde resumes flying after a 15-month break.

November 12 - In New York City , an Airbus A300 carrying American Airlines Flight 587 crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport , killing all 260 on-board.

November 12 - forces abandon Kabul , the capital of Afghanistan , ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops (Northern Alliance fighters took Kabul on November 14 ).

ends a four-day ministerial conference in Doha , Qatar .

November 13 - Symbionese Liberation Army member Kathleen Soliah (Sara Jane Olsen) withdraws her previous guilty plea.

, US President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing Military Tribunal s against any foreigners suspected of having connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States .

November 15 - The Xbox was released to the world market.

November 16 - The first Harry Potter film, '' Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone '', is released, grossing US $975.8 million, becoming the second highest grossing film around the world of all time, behind '' Titanic ''.

November 20 - In Washington, DC , US President George W. Bush dedicates the United States Department Of Justice headquarters building as the Robert F. Kennedy Justice Building , honoring the late Robert F. Kennedy on what would have been his 76th birthday.