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*'''[[Hamid Karzai]]''' (pictured right) is [[inauguration|inaugurated]] as [[Afghanistan]]'s first democratically elected [[President of Afghanistan|President]]. |
*'''[[Hamid Karzai]]''' (pictured right) is [[inauguration|inaugurated]] as [[Afghanistan]]'s first democratically elected [[President of Afghanistan|President]]. |
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*[[United States]] [[Republican]] [[United States Senate|senator]] [[Norm Coleman]] calls for the resignation of [[United Nations Secretary-General]] '''[[Kofi Annan]]''' after reports surfaced that his son received payments from a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] company that won a lucrative contract under the [[Oil for Food program]]. |
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*The [[United States|U.S.]] [[Consulate general|consulate]] in the [[Saudi Arabia]]n city of '''[[Jeddah]]''' is stormed by gunmen. Four Saudi [[soldiers]] and five local consular staff, along with three of the gunmen are killed. The building is set on fire by a [[car bomb]]. |
*The [[United States|U.S.]] [[Consulate general|consulate]] in the [[Saudi Arabia]]n city of '''[[Jeddah]]''' is stormed by gunmen. Four Saudi [[soldiers]] and five local consular staff, along with three of the gunmen are killed. The building is set on fire by a [[car bomb]]. |
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Revision as of 19:43, 8 December 2004
- Hamid Karzai (pictured right) is inaugurated as Afghanistan's first democratically elected President.
- United States Republican senator Norm Coleman calls for the resignation of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan after reports surfaced that his son received payments from a Swiss company that won a lucrative contract under the Oil for Food program.
- The U.S. consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah is stormed by gunmen. Four Saudi soldiers and five local consular staff, along with three of the gunmen are killed. The building is set on fire by a car bomb.