Portal:Current events/2007 October 17

October 17, 2007 (Wednesday)

French public transport workers hold a 24-hour strike protesting at changes to pensions. (BBC via ABC News Australia)
John Fahey, former Premier of New South Wales, is appointed as the President of the World Anti-Doping Agency. (Herald Sun)
The Dalai Lama is awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by the United States Congress; the decision is defended by George W. Bush.
Burmese activist and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is granted honorary citizenship by Canada. (Globe and Mail)
2007 Turkish offensive on Iraqi territories against Kurdish rebels: The Turkish Grand National Assembly approves a government request for their troops to cross the Iraqi border to attack Kurdish rebels. (Sky News)
The President of Sudan Omar Hassan al-Bashir approves a Cabinet reshuffle meeting one of the demands of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) who had earlier withdrawn participation in the government. (Reuters)
Trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange's BSE Sensex is briefly suspended after a 9% decline in the market. (BBC)
Floyd Roland becomes the new Premier of the Northwest Territories, Canada. (Globe and Mail)
Pope Benedict XVI announces he will create twenty-three new members of the College of Cardinals in the consistory of November 24. (ZENIT)

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