November 30, 2003
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- Syria hands over 22 suspects to Turkey on Sunday in connection with four deadly suicide bombings in Istanbul, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. [1]
- According to the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, the People's Republic of China has freed three people detained on charges of posting information critical of the government on the Internet. [2]
- The Observer newspaper reports that a deal is imminent to repatriate British men being held in Guantanamo Bay. [3]
- Israeli army chief Moshe Yaalon and former heads of Shin Bet criticise Prime Minister Ariel Sharon for his unwillingness to consider the Geneva plan. [4] [5] [6]
- The Japanese government announces its intention to temporarily nationalize regional bank Ashikaga Bank after inspections show that it is insolvent; the cost may exceed $9 billion. [7]
- Iribnews.com reports that Georgia's parliament has elected Tedo Dzhaparidze as the new foreign minister. [8]
- Occupation of Iraq: Two South Korean civilians working for a US firm are killed on a highway near Tikrit.
- There is evidence that the tuberculosis drug D-cycloserine may be the first effective agent for the treatment of phobias. [9]
- Pakistan is to end a ban on Indian flights over its territory, in another sign of improving relations between the neighbours [10]
- Nathaniel Jones, a 41 year old, 350 lb (159 kg) unarmed black man dies after being clubbed by police with metal truncheons in Cincinnati, Ohio. [11] Six police officers are suspended from duty afterwards. A video of the beating, captured by the video camera mounted in an officer's cruiser, is released to the public, stoking racial tensions in Cincinnati nearly three years after the city was rocked by riots. Preliminary autopsy results show that Jones had an enlarged heart, and his blood contained cocaine and PCP, Hamilton County Coroner Carl Parrott says.[12][13]
- The draw is made for the 2004 European Football Championship. England are drawn with holders France, and hosts Portugal are drawn with neighbours Spain. [14]
- In tennis, Australia wins the Davis Cup by three rubbers to one when Mark Philippoussis defeats Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain in the first reverse singles match, played in Melbourne. It is the 28th time Australia has won the trophy, the most prestigious title in men's team tennis. [15]
