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* [[Stephen Harper]], [[Gilles Duceppe]] and [[Jack Layton]], leaders of [[Canada]]'s three [[parliamentary opposition]] [[list of political parties in Canada|parties]], issue a joint ultimatum calling for the [[39th Canadian federal election|next Canadian federal election]] to be moved forward to early February from the April date favoured by the government. They threaten to pass a [[motion of non-confidence]] and force an election at [[Christmas]] if [[Paul Martin]]'s [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] government does not accede to the move in writing. Martin rejects their proposal. [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/11/14/martin-elec051114.html (CBC)]
* [[United Kingdom|British]] doctors are to continue checks on [[Andrew Stimpson]], a [[Scotland|Scotsman]] whose body has reportedly cured itself of [[HIV]] infection. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4432564.stm (BBC)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L13322959.htm (Reuters)]
* [[Iraq War]]: Iraqi president [[Jalal Talabani]] tells British television that Iraqi troops could replace UK forces by the close of 2006. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4432480.stm (BBC)]
* [[2005 Ethiopian police massacres]]: [[Ethiopian Prime Minister]] [[Meles Zenawi]] defends his government after Ethiopian police violently put down opposition demonstrations and opposition MPs are jailed on [[treason]] charges. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4432590.stm (BBC)]
* 7.5 million voters in [[Burkina Faso]] participate in the [[Burkina Faso presidential elections, 2005|presidential elections of 2005]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4432296.stm (BBC)]
* [[India]]n Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] asks [[Nepal|Nepalese]] King [[Gyanendra of Nepal|Gyanendra]] to take steps towards restoring democratic rule. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4432680.stm (BBC)]
* [[Thailand]] confirms its fourth case of [[Influenza A virus subtype H5N1|H5N1 bird flu]] in 2005. The victim is an 18 month-old boy living in [[Bangkok]].  [http://202.60.196.117/breaking/read.php?lang=en&newsid=94166 (The Nation)]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/13Nov2005_news02.php (Bangkok Post)]
* [[2005 Jilin chemical plant explosions]]: Explosion in a factory of the [[state-owned]] Jilin Petrochemical Company in [[Jilin City]], China. The industrial accident results in 100 tons of toxic [[benzene]] and [[nitrobenzene]] contaminating a river and posing a major health problem downstream, which is [[cover-up|covered-up]] by the [[Government of the People's Republic of China|Chinese government]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/25/world/asia/25iht-beijing.html NYT I], [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/26/international/asia/26china.html?pagewanted=all NYT II], [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2005/dec/04/business.china Guardian]
* [[2005 Amman bombings]]: Following coordinated bombings in [[Amman]] on November 9, [[Jordan]]ian police arrest a woman said to be the wife of a suicide attacker. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4432964.stm (BBC)]
* The [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]] agrees at its summit to admit [[Afghanistan]] as a member, and to accord [[People's Republic of China|China]] and [[Japan]] observer status.
* WWE superstar [[Eddie Guerrero]] died in his hotel room in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], due to heart failure at age 38.

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