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*<!--Oct. 8-->The [[British]] [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign Office]] confirms that hostage '''[[Kenneth Bigley]]''' was beheaded by his captors on [[October 7]]. |
*<!--Oct. 8-->The [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|Foreign Office]] confirms that hostage '''[[Kenneth Bigley]]''' was beheaded by his captors on [[October 7]]. |
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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 being towed back to [[Faslane Naval Base]] in [[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 being towed back to [[Faslane Naval Base]] in [[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". |
Revision as of 05:05, 9 October 2004
- The British Foreign Office confirms that hostage Kenneth Bigley was beheaded by his captors on October 7.
- HMCS Chicoutimi, one of Canada's four Victoria-class submarines, is being towed back to Faslane Naval Base in 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.