Portal:Current events/2007 November 6

Current events of November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06) (Tuesday)

Queen Elizabeth II formally opens High Speed 1 and London's St Pancras station, the new home for Eurostar trains linking London with Paris and Brussels as of November 14, replacing the Eurostar terminus at Waterloo station. (BBC) At least 35 people are killed and dozens more wounded in a suicide bombing in northern Afghanistan, officials say. (BBC) 2007 Belgian government formation: Belgium sets a new national record for the longest period without a new government – 149 days have passed since the general election – as parties are still trying to bridge their opposing views on state reforms. (Daily Telegraph) 2007 Pakistani state of emergency: Over 100 anti-emergency activists are arrested as part of a crackdown process in Pakistan. King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia visits the Vatican in what is the first audience by the head of the Roman Catholic Church with a Saudi monarch. (BBC) Scores of students are injured and arrested ahead of protests in Venezuela. The demonstrations, scheduled for Wednesday, are to demand a delay to a referendum aimed at expanding the powers of Hugo Chávez. (ABC News Australia) Efficient wins the 2007 Melbourne Cup. (ABC News Australia) The incumbent People's National Movement party retains power in the Trinidad and Tobago elections. (BBC) John "Jordan" Lewis is arrested by the Miami-Dade Police Department for the killing of Police Officer Charles Cassidy at a Dunkin' Donuts shop in the East Oak Lane section of Philadelphia on October 31, 2007. [1]