Portal:Current events/2003 October 18
October 18, 2003 (Saturday)
- Leaders of Pacific-rim nations gather in Bangkok ahead of the 11th Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference.[1][2][3] President George W. Bush arrives in Thailand ahead of an APEC summit of 21 Asia-Pacific government leaders which is likely to be dominated by discussions of the War on Terrorism and trade friction between rich and poor nations (trade and currency).
- New audio tapes, allegedly from Osama bin Laden, air on the Al Jazeera network.[4]
- Occupation of Iraq: Spain's government, one of the staunchest supporters of the attack on Iraq, has pledged $300 million over several years toward Iraqi reconstruction.[5]
- Zimbabwe's state oil corporation is reported to have run out of fuel, aggravating the continuing acute fuel crisis.[6]
- Officials declare a state of emergency due to severe flooding in Squamish, British Columbia. Parts of the town are evacuated.[7]
- Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, visiting Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, is whisked out of Kabul owing to reports of a rocket attack. The reports turn out to be unfounded.[8]
- ^ "BBC NEWS - Business - Apec summit heads for trade clash". Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ http://interestalert.com/brand/siteia.shtml?Story=st/sn/10180000aaa07407.upi&Sys=siteia&Fid=LATEBRKN&Type=News&Filter=Late%20Breaking
- ^ Asian Leaders Find China a More Cordial Neighbor - NYTimes.com
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-06-30. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "BBC NEWS - Americas - Spain pledges $300m Iraq aid". Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - Africa - Zimbabwe fuel company 'runs dry'". Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived December 1, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2] Archived April 12, 2005, at the Wayback Machine