Events November 2007

Musharraf sheds Uniform
1.International crude oil prices near $1 00 per barrel.
2.LTTE's Political Division Chief Thamilchelvan killed in an air attack
>>Floods affect 1 m. people in Mexico.
3.Pakistan President Musharrafclamps a state of emergency
>>Spacewalk by two astronauts from shuttle Discovery.
4.President Musharraf says judicial activism and extremism had demoralised Pakistan govemment, Benazir Bhutto says emergency rule will help extremists.
5.US asks Pakistan President Musharraf to return to the constitutional path
>>29 die in old age home fire in Russia
>>US and China agree to open a hotline between their Defence Ministries.
7.Seven killed in shooting in a school in southern Finland
>>63 killed in Sri Lanka fighting
>>Musherraf says elections in Pakistan will be held in February
>>France pledges support to US in stopping Iran from going nuclear.
9.Benazir Bhutto detained by Pakistan police.
11.UN official in Myanmar -Fierce storm in Black Sea Strait..
12.Danilo Turk is the new Siovenian President
>>Bangladesh joins Trans-Asian Railway network.
13.Benazir demands Musharraf step down
>>The Commonwealth sets a 10-day deadline for President Musharraf to lift the Emergency .
15.• Musharraf finalises caretaker gov­ernment
>>Public sector strike paralyses France
>>Cyclone pounds Bangladesh's southwestern coast.
16.Muhammedmian Soomro sworn in caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan
>>Spice Girls perform together once again,in Hollywood
>>Over 1000 die in Bangla­desh super cyclone Sidr
>>IPCC meet at Valencia, Spain ends.
17.Bangladesh cyclone toll crosses 1 000, may reach 2300
>>Shia-Sunni clashes in Pakistan's tribal area bordering Afghanistan kill 45.
18.Fire in Saudi gas pipeline kills 28
>>Mine blast in Ukraine kills 33
>>Hashim Thad of Kosovo Democratic party wins a parliamentary election and threatens to declare independence
>>Roger Ferererwins his fourth Masters Cup in 5 years.
19.Khieu Samphan, former Khmer Rouge head of state, arrested
>>Imran Khan on hunger strike in prison.
20. Mike Tyson sentenced to 3 years probation and one day in jail for drug possession and driving under the influence of alcohol
>>ln an exhibition match in Seoul Roger Federer defeats Pete Sampras 6-4, 6- 3
>>France comes to a standstill as railway agitation enters the seventh day
>>ASEAN adopts a broad Charter .
21. Afghanistan to become 8th member of SAFT A from February 08
>>Crude oil price rises above $99 a barrel
>>Police lock the main gate of deposed Cj I.M. Chaudhry's house in Islamabad
>>Imran khan, released from prison .
23.Pakistan is suspended from Commonwealth
>>Queen opens CHOGM in Kampala .
24. Australia goes to the polls
>>Labour Jarty under Kevin Rudd comes to power in Australia
>>Twin suicide bombings kill 30 in Rawalpindi
>>Marlan Jones asked to return prize money.
25.Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan from Saudi Arabia after seven years of exile
>>Garry Kasparov sentenced to five days in jail for violating laws regulating public assembly
>>Nepal's Prachanda threatens to take up arms if monarchy is not abolished
>>The Hindu Rights Action Force stages rally in Kuala Lumpur, against alleged marginalisation of the ethnic Indian community in Malaysia.
26. President Musharr af to step down.
27.civilians killed in bombing 'Voice of tigers' building in Sri Lanka.
28. Pervez Musharraf presents the command baton to General Ashtaq Kayani, to
take oath as President on 29th•
29.Pervez Musharraf sworn in Presi­dent of Pakistan for a new five-year term, emergency to go on Dee. 16
Sieqe of a hotel by renegade soldiers demanding the ouster of Philippine President Arroyo is followed by a curfew in Manila
*China's forex reserves, the world's largest, reach $1.455 trillion.