Portal:Current events/2005 November 12

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[edit] 12 November 2005 (Saturday)

• Amir Peretz, the new head of the Israeli Labour Party, warns Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that if Sharon does not pick a date for an early election, Peretz will institute a motion of no-confidence forcing a snap election within 90 days. (Reuters)
• Aargau, Switzerland: A rare earthquake is measured in the region. The earthquake has a magnitude of 4.4. (Yahoo)
• Conflict in Iraq:
  • The United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, makes a surprise visit to Iraq and expresses support for an Arab League conference discussing cooperation with Iraq's many factions. (BBC) (Reuters)
  • Four people die following a car bomb in Baghdad. (BBC)
• Tens of thousands of people gather at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv in a rally to mark a decade since the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. (Ynetnews)
• US premiere of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City