- November 2, 2003
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November 2 ,2003 =*
Occupation of Iraq : In the heaviest single loss for the coalition troops since cessation of the military campaign inIraq two US Chinook helicopters are fired on by twosurface-to-air missile s and one crashes near Fallujah and on its way to Baghdad airport; 16 soldiers are killed and 20 wounded. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=DWZGY4XS5WOC4CRBAEZSFFA?type=topNews&storyID=3737651] [http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/11/02/sprj.irq.int.main/index.html] A blast damages an oil pipeline nearKirkuk , north of Baghdad. [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s980590.htm]
*War on Terrorism : The "New York Times" reports thatmilitant Muslim recruits are "streaming intoIraq " and answering the call ofOsama bin Laden and other extremists. These individuals are joining the fight against the coalition's occupation in Iraq, state counterterrorism officials. Intelligence officials (in six countries) have detected an estimate of hundreds of militant young Muslims from various countries headed for Iraq (primarily by crossing theSyria n orIran ian borders). [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/01/1067597202524.html]
* TheYukos crisis continues, andDmitry Medvedev , the new Chief of Staff of the Russian president, warns of risks to the economy. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3234015.stm] Following his appointment, thesilovik s continue to dominate Putin's administration in a larger degree than in theYeltsin andGorbachev years. [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2003/11/03/002.html]
* In theUnited Kingdom ,Tony Blair faces a formal complaint that has been made to theInternational Criminal Court about the prosecution of the Iraq War. [http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_443202,0005.htm]
* InHawaii , a shark bites the arm off a 13 year-old girl surfing atKauai , the fourth such amputation in Hawaiian waters in 20 years. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=DWZGY4XS5WOC4CRBAEZSFFA?type=domesticNews&storyID=3737032]
* In theSudan ,Locust s cause breathing difficulties and some deaths in Sudan. [http://interestalert.com/brand/siteia.shtml?Story=st/sn/11010004aaa02aa7.upi&Sys=siteia&Fid=LATEBRKN&Type=News&Filter=Late%20Breaking]
* Former brokers of Prudential Securities are to be charged in Massachusetts as part of a widening investigation into abuses at mutual funds. [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=DWZGY4XS5WOC4CRBAEZSFFA?type=businessNews&storyID=3737397]
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