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November 2, 2007 (Friday)
- The United Nations will send home 108 of the 950 Sri Lankan peacekeepers in Haiti, accusing them of sexual abuse, including with underage girls. (BBC)
- 2007 Georgian demonstrations: Tens of thousands of Georgians protest outside parliament in Tbilisi, urging President Mikhail Saakashvili to step down. (BBC)
- S. P. Thamilselvan, the political chief of the Sri Lankan rebel group Tamil Tigers, is killed in an attack by the Sri Lanka Air Force near Kilinochchi. (Bloomberg)
- Stocks across Asia drop sharply after a rough Thursday in Europe and the United States, with the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong losing over 1,000 points, or 3.25%, the biggest loss of any Asian market. London's FTSE 100 Index loses ground for a second day after the news in Asia. (The Times)
- ICANN celebrates Vint Cerf years, names Peter Dengate Thrush chairman, forms working group on internationalized domain names. (NZ Herald) (AP) (CBC.ca)
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