Portal:Current events/2004 November 16
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November 16, 2004 (Tuesday)
- The Pentagon announces that Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. James G. Roche, has submitted his resignation. (Reuters)
- French scientists at the Institut Pasteur announce they have successfully stimulated antibodies to block HIV from infecting human cells in vitro. The achievement is a significant breakthrough towards the goal of an HIV vaccine. (365gay.com)
- Indian military officials announce that a withdrawal of troops will begin from the Indian-administered part of Kashmir during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first visit to the disputed, Muslim-majority region which sparked two of the Indo-Pakistani Wars and a 15-year separatist movement. (Reuters) Archived 2004-12-23 at the Wayback Machine (BBC)
- Madrid Train Bombing: A 16-year-old Spaniard has been jailed for six years for his part in the bombing which killed 191. (BBC)
- Conflict in Iraq:
- A possible war crime by a U.S. Marine in Fallujah, Iraq, is caught on film by an NBC camera crew. The marine shot and killed an apparently unarmed Iraqi while in a mosque. (NYT) (ABC US) (The Independent)
- US troops have launched a major assault of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul following insurgents gaining control of key sites. (BBC)
- 1,052 prisoners have been captured in the US assault on Fallujah, approximately two dozen of whom are non-Iraqi. (The Independent) (The Nation)
- Margaret Hassan, the Irish-born aid worker kidnapped in Iraq, is believed to have been killed. A tape apparently showing her being shot has surfaced. (BBC)
- White House officials announce that Condoleezza Rice will be nominated to succeed Colin Powell as Secretary of State. (BBC)
- Congolese music star Papa Wemba has been found guilty of people-smuggling in a Paris court in France. (BBC)
- The British Government details a white paper to implement a smoking ban in public places to combat the risks of tobacco smoking. (BBC)
- A Queensland Rail Tilt Train, en route from Brisbane, Australia, to Cairns, derails 60 kilometers north of Bundaberg, injuring more than 150 people. (ABC News) (news.com.au)(BBC)
- Nearly 800,000 Bowflex exercise machines are recalled after dozens of users reported injuries caused by mechanical problems. (AP) (AP)
- NASA's X-43 research aircraft reaches a speed of Mach 10, a new record for an air-breathing engine. (ABC Au) (BBC)
- James Bond celebrates his fictional 80th birthday Mi6.co.uk.
- Valve releases Half-Life 2
- Lionel Messi makes his official club debut for FC Barcelona.