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*<!--Oct. 8-->The [[British]] [[Foreign Office]] confirms that hostage '''[[Kenneth Bigley]]''' has been executed by his captors, the [[Tawhid and Jihad]] group. |
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*<!--Oct. 8--> '''[[HMCS Chicoutimi (SS 879)|HMCS ''Chicoutimi'']]''', one of [[Canada]]'s four [[Victoria class submarine|''Victoria''-class submarine]]s, is now being towed back to [[Faslane Naval Base]], [[Scotland]], four days after an onboard fire crippled the boat and killed one crew member. |
*<!--Oct. 8--> '''[[HMCS Chicoutimi (SS 879)|HMCS ''Chicoutimi'']]''', one of [[Canada]]'s four [[Victoria class submarine|''Victoria''-class submarine]]s, is now being towed back to [[Faslane Naval Base]], [[Scotland]], four days after an onboard fire crippled the boat and killed one crew member. |
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*<!--Oct. 8--> [[Kenya]]n environmental and political activist [[Wangari Maathai]] is awarded the '''[[Nobel Peace Prize]]''' "for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace." |
*<!--Oct. 8--> [[Kenya]]n environmental and political activist [[Wangari Maathai]] is awarded the '''[[Nobel Peace Prize]]''' "for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace." |
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*<!--Oct. 7--> [[Monarch|King]] '''[[Norodom Sihanouk]]''' of [[Cambodia]] announces his [[abdication]]. |
*<!--Oct. 7--> [[Monarch|King]] '''[[Norodom Sihanouk]]''' of [[Cambodia]] announces his [[abdication]]. |
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*<!--Oct. 6--> [[Austria]]n author [[Elfriede Jelinek]] is awarded the '''[[Nobel Prize in Literature]]'''. |
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Revision as of 17:05, 8 October 2004
- The British Foreign Office confirms that hostage Kenneth Bigley has been executed by his captors, the Tawhid and Jihad group.
- HMCS Chicoutimi, one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines, is now being towed back to Faslane Naval Base, Scotland, four days after an onboard fire crippled the boat and killed one crew member.
- Kenyan environmental and political activist Wangari Maathai is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace."
- King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia announces his abdication.