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Explosions rock hotels in Amman, Jordan; at least seven people are killed.
Liberian elections: George Weah, who won the first round of the presidential elections, has faced a run-off with Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
Venus Express, the first space mission to Venus in over a decade, lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Jacques Chirac declares a state of emergency, announcing curfews in an attempt to quell the civil unrest spreading across France.
K. Natwar Singh is sacked as India's foreign minister amid allegations he had illegally benefited from the Oil-for-Food Programme in Iraq.
Former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori is arrested in Chile as an extradition request by Peru is considered.
Opposition leaders allege major electoral fraud in the Azerbaijan parliamentary election.
The Fourth Summit of the Americas concludes, with no agreement reached on reactivating the stalled FTAA process.

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+*<!-- Nov 9--> '''[[2005 Amman bombings|Explosions]]''' rock hotels in [[Amman, Jordan|Amman]], [[Jordan]]; at least seven people are killed.
 *<!-- Nov 9 --> '''[[Liberian elections, 2005|Liberian elections]]''': [[George Weah]], who won the first round of the [[List of Presidents of Liberia|presidential]] elections, has faced a [[run-off voting|run-off]] with [[Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf]].
 *<!-- Nov 9 --> '''[[Venus Express]]''', the first space mission to [[Venus]] in over a decade, lifts off from the [[Baikonur Cosmodrome]] in [[Kazakhstan]].
-*<!-- Nov 8 --> [[Democratic Party (United States)|United States Democratic Party]] candidates win governorships in '''[[Virginia gubernatorial election, 2005|Virginia]]''' and '''[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2005|New Jersey]]'''.
 *<!-- Nov 8 - Ongoing --> [[Jacques Chirac]] declares a [[state of emergency]], announcing [[curfew]]s in an attempt to quell the '''[[2005 civil unrest in France|civil unrest]]''' spreading across [[France]].
 *<!-- Nov 7 --> '''[[K. Natwar Singh]]''' is sacked as [[India]]'s [[foreign minister]] amid allegations he had illegally benefited from the [[Oil-for-Food Programme]] in [[Iraq]].