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Top Headlines from November 3, 2006  
IN THE PAST 

Tags: November 3, 2006, Headlines, news, current events

A quick look at the newspapers from November 3, 2006 reveals these are the major events that took place on that day.

	U.S. evangelical minister Ted Haggard is accused of methamphetamine use and engaging in homosexual sex acts.
	U.S. Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio resigns from Congress after having pleaded guilty to charges relating to Jack Abramoff.
	The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board states that a stiff wind blew the plane carrying New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle off-course and into an apartment building in New York City.
	The World Meteorological Organisation reports that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2005 and are still increasing.
	A draft European Commission report raises new doubts about Turkey's bid to join the European Union.
	Trevor Berbick's nephew Harold Berbick is charged with his uncle's murder along with another man in Jamaica.
	Jackson Pollock’s No. 5, 1948 becomes the world's most expensive work of art, after entertainment mogul David Geffen sells the work for US$140 million.
	Wu Shu-chen, the wife of the President of the Republic of China, is indicted on corruption charges by Taiwan prosecutors. President Chen Shui-bian is not indicted due to presidential immunity, but prosecutors say he will be charged once he is no longer president.
	The New York Times reports that a website created at the request of United States Representative Peter Hoekstra and Senator Pat Roberts was found to contain detailed information which could help nuclear-capable states produce nuclear weapons. The website was shut down on November 2 following questioning by The New York Times and protests by International Atomic Energy Agency officials.
	Australia dispatches two warships, HMAS Kanimbla and HMAS Newcastle, to Fiji to evacuate Australian citizens in the event of a coup.
	The Conference of Rulers elects Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu to be the future King of Malaysia from 13 December 2006 onwards.

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