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WorldTurkey Elects New Leadership (Nov. 3): Justice and Development Party, led by Recep Erdogan, a former Islamicist, takes 34.1% of the vote.Netanyahu Accepts Cabinet Post (Nov. 3): Former…December 2002
WorldOpposition Movement Declares Strike in Venezuela (Dec. 2): Foes of President Hugo Chávez launch nationwide strike against government and call for a referendum on the president.Sharon…A Nuclear North Korea
—Borgna Brunner Hamid Karzai, leader of an interim Afghan government after the fall of the Taliban, officially became head of state in June 2002. Karzai's strong international support led to the…January 2003
WorldBritain Arrests Terror Suspects (Jan. 5): Six arrested when police find traces of the toxic agent ricin in a London apartment. (Jan. 14): Three more arrested in Manchester. (Jan. 21):…2003 Month-By-Month
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WorldStrike Ends in Venezuela (Feb. 2): Opposition group Democratic Coordinator ends crippling general strike. Oil-industry workers, however, remain on strike.Yugoslavia Gets New Name (Feb.…March 2003
WorldIraq Begins to Destroy Missiles (March 1): Reluctantly starts dismantling its Al Samoud missiles, as ordered by UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix.September 11 Suspect Arrested (March…April 2003
WorldHijackers Strike in Cuba (April 1): Suspect, Adermis Wilson Gonzalez, commandeers plane bound for Havana and demands that it land in Key West, Fla. He's arrested by U.S. authorities. (…May 2003
WorldBush Says Combat Over in Iraq (May 1): In a speech from the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, president announces U.S. victorious in war in Iraq. Blair Postpones Northern Ireland…June 2003
WorldBush Travels to France for Summit (June 1): At meeting of Group of 8 leading industrial countries, leaders discuss nuclear weapons programs of North Korea and Iraq. Bush's first…Trending
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