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| − | + | * '''[[Nadarajah Raviraj]]''', a [[human rights]] lawyer and [[Parliament of Sri Lanka|legislator]] from the [[Tamil National Alliance]], is assassinated in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. | |
| − | + | * A new '''[[Constitution of Kyrgyzstan]]''' adopted by the [[Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan|Joghorku Keneš]] is signed into law by [[President of Kyrgyzstan|President]] [[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]] ''(pictured)''. | |
| − | + | * The [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] '''[[United States general elections, 2006|wins control]]''' of both chambers of the [[United States Congress]]. | |
| − | + | * [[Donald Rumsfeld]] resigns as [[United States Secretary of Defense|U.S. Secretary of Defense]]; '''[[Robert Gates]]''' is nominated as his replacement. | |
| − | + | * '''[[Margaret Chan]]''' is elected as the next Director-General of the [[World Health Organization]]. | |
<div style="text-align: right;" class="noprint">'''[[n:Main Page|Wikinews]]''' – '''[[Deaths in 2006|Recent deaths]]''' – '''[[Portal:Current events|More current events...]]'''</div> | <div style="text-align: right;" class="noprint">'''[[n:Main Page|Wikinews]]''' – '''[[Deaths in 2006|Recent deaths]]''' – '''[[Portal:Current events|More current events...]]'''</div> | ||
Revision as of 17:44, 14 November 2006
- Nadarajah Raviraj, a human rights lawyer and legislator from the Tamil National Alliance, is assassinated in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- A new Constitution of Kyrgyzstan adopted by the Joghorku Keneš is signed into law by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev (pictured).
- The Democratic Party wins control of both chambers of the United States Congress.
- Donald Rumsfeld resigns as U.S. Secretary of Defense; Robert Gates is nominated as his replacement.
- Margaret Chan is elected as the next Director-General of the World Health Organization.
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In the news mentions and links to entries of timely interest—that is, encyclopedia articles that have been updated to reflect an important current event—rather than conventional news items. To prevent vandalism on the Main Page, it is a permanently protected template. See Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page for more details.
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