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In Formula One, Sebastian Vettel wins the Drivers' Championship for the third consecutive year. In Canadian football, the Toronto Argonauts defeat the Calgary Stampeders to win the 100th Grey Cup (trophy pictured). A fire at a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, kills at least 112 people. Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi outlaws challenges to presidential authority. Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire to conclude a week-long escalation in hostilities in Southern Israel and the Gaza Strip. Recent deaths: Héctor "Macho" Camacho – Larry Hagman

Current events of November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27) (Tuesday) Business and economy The eurozone will pay out of 43.7 billion euros in loans to Greece from December 13 for reducing Greece's debt. (Reuters) International Relations French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announces that France intends to vote in favor of upgrading Palestine's status at the United Nations from permanent observer as the Palestinian Liberation Organization to a non-member observer state. The vote is scheduled to be held later this week. (BBC) Law and crime The remains of Yasser Arafat are exhumed as part of an investigation into how the Palestinian leader died in November 2004. (BBC) Mexican beauty queen Maria Susana Flores Gamez, Miss Sinaloa 2012, is killed during a weekend shootout in Sinaloa, Mexico. (CNN) Politics and Elections Tens of thousands of protestors demonstrate in Tahrir Square in Cairo against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi for last week's decree granting himself sweeping powers. (BBC) November 27, 2012 Wikinews articles Agencies choose yearlong crew for International Space Station Current events of November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26) (Monday) Armed attacks and conflicts Syrian civil war: A Syrian government jet aircraft drops a cluster bomb on a playground in the village of Deir al-Asafir, leaving 10 children dead, and 15 people had been wounded, activists say. (BBC) Business and economy Mark Carney, current Governor of the Bank of Canada, is named as the next Governor of the Bank of England. He will take up the position when current Governor Mervyn King steps down in June 2013. (BBC) Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo announces that Hurricane Sandy ran up a bill of $32 billion in New York. (AP) President of Paraguay Federico Franco announces that his country will become an oil producing nation, after a recent discovery in the Chaco region, close to the border with Argentina. (Buenos Aires Herald) Disasters and accidents A fire at a Caritas International workshop for the disabled in Titisee-Neustadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, kills at least 14 and injures several others. (CNN) A scorpion stings a passenger on a flight from Costa Rica to Spain, which forced the sealing of the Iberia airlines Airbus A340 at Madrid's Barajas International Airport. (FoxNews) Law and crime Norway's public broadcaster NRK publishes for the first time video footage of Anders Behring Breivik parking his van bomb that killed eight people in Oslo on 22 July 2011. (AFP via Google) (NRK) Ontario Superior Court of Justice rules that Toronto mayor Rob Ford breached Ontario’s conflict of interest law and orders him to remove from office. (Toronto Star) Politics and elections President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi meets judges to try to defuse a crisis over a decree that extends his powers, as a day of opposition protests looms. (BBC) Science and technology NASA and Roscosmos announce that veteran spaceflyers Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korniyenko will carry out the first year-long mission to the International Space Station in 2015. (NASA) Scientists have found life in an Antarctic Lake Vida that was sealed off from the outside world by a thick sheet of ice several thousands of years ago. (The Guardian) Sport The Spanish club Espanyol fires coach Mauricio Pochettino due to real trouble of facing relegation from La Liga. Mexican manager Javier Aguirre is named as new Espanyol head coach. (FIFA) (Goal.com) November 26, 2012 Wikinews articles 18-year-old charged for Thanksgiving lesbian assault Current events of November 25, 2012 (2012-11-25) (Sunday) Armed attacks and conflicts At least 11 people are killed and about 30 wounded in twin car bombs that hits a Protestant church in a major military establishment in Jaji, Kaduna State, north central Nigeria. (Reuters) A teenager is killed and 40 wounded while storming the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Damanhur, Egypt, during the third day of protests as a result from the power grab by Mohamed Morsi. (National Post) (CBC) Arts and culture The city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is chosen as 2015 European Youth Capital. (Hotnews) (Mediafax) Veteran British film actress Dinah Sheridan dies aged 92. (BBC) Disasters and accidents The death toll from a fire in a garment factory in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka rises to 112 as the search for victims continues. (AP via WVEC) A train hits a van at a level crossing near Rossano, Province of Cosenza, Calabria region, Italy, killing at least six workers from Romania and Bulgaria. (CNN) (Reuters) In a collision between a bus and a truck at kilometer 90 of the highway Anaco-Cantaura, state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela, 8 killed and at least 25 injured. (El Nacional) 16 people are killed and 44 others injured on the spot when a bus carrying a wedding party skids off the road and plunges into a 300-feet deep gorge in Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (India TV) Two people are killed and more than 800 homes flooded following heavy rain and high winds across England and Wales. (BBC) Law and crime A man in Lithonia, Georgia, USA, dies after Walmart employees tackle him to the ground for suspected shoplifting of two DVDs on Black Friday. (Good Morning America) Politics and elections Catalonia holds a snap election following a demonstration for independence with the governing Convergence and Union party led by Artur Mas returning with a reduced number of seats. (CNN) (The Telegraph) President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz returns to Mauritania after being in France for five weeks recovering after being shot by a soldier on 13 October. (Al Jazeera) Basque separatist group ETA has reportedly indicated a readiness to disband, give up its weapons and enter talks with the governments of France and Spain. (BBC) Sport In Formula One, Sebastian Vettel wins the 2012 Championship for the third consecutive year with sixth place in the Brazilian GP, which was won by Jenson Button. (BBC) English professional boxer Ricky Hatton loses to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Senchenko in his comeback fight at the Manchester Arena. Ricky announced his retirement at the press conference after the fight. (BBC) Spanish manager Unai Emery is fired as coach of FC Spartak Moscow after a loss 1-5 to FC Dynamo Moscow in a 2012–13 Russian Premier League local derby and elimination from 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. (Goal.com) In Canadian football, the Toronto Argonauts win the 100th Grey Cup defeating the Calgary Stampeders 35-22. (National Post) November 25, 2012 Wikinews articles 'Gangnam Style' becomes most watched YouTube video ever Current events of November 24, 2012 (2012-11-24) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Royal Thai Police use tear gas against thousands of protesters calling for the overthrow of the Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, in Bangkok, Thailand. At least 61 people are injured. (BBC) (RIA Novosti) Arts and culture 23-year-old Czech beauty queen Tereza Fajksová wins Miss Earth 2012, the 12th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines. (RIA Novosti) The music video for South Korean pop singer PSY's "Gangnam Style" surpasses 808 million views, making it the most viewed video in the history of YouTube. (BBC) Business and economics Around 10,000 people demonstrate against austerity in Dublin amid calls for a general strike to shut the country down. (BBC) Retail analysis says more Americans went out to shop (as opposed to shopping online) on Black Friday, 23 November. However, total sales decreased 1.8% from the previous Black Friday. (CNN) Disasters and accidents A natural gas explosion in Springfield, Massachusetts levels two buildings and damages others, injuring at least 18 people. (Sky News) A coal mine accident in Guizhou province, China's southwest, kills eighteen workers and traps five more. (AP via Yahoo) Law and crime Egypt's top judges accuse President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi of staging an "unprecedented attack" on the judiciary, after he passes a decree granting himself extensive new powers. Critics and supporters have staged rallies. Crowds gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square, vowing to stage a sit-in protest. (BBC) Palestinian officials announce the body of former leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed to investigate whether his death in Paris in 2004 was caused by poisoning. (BBC) Media Irish Daily Star editor Michael O'Kane resigns over his role in the publication of topless photographs of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. (BBC) Politics and elections Ernest Bai Koroma is re-elected President of Sierra Leone in the general election, held on 17 November. (The Guardian) (AFP via Google) The UK's Education Secretary, Michael Gove, and Rotherham Council announce separate investigations into the case of three children who were removed from their foster parents because the couple belongs to the UK Independence Party. (BBC) DUP leader and Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson dismisses calls from Sinn Féin for a Scotland-style referendum on independence for Northern Ireland, telling his party's annual conference that a majority of Catholics want Northern Ireland to stay part of the United Kingdom. (BBC) Sport Puerto Rican professional boxer and former world champion Héctor Camacho dies four days after being shot in his hometown of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. (AP via WVEC) In athletics, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and American sprinter Allyson Felix are named 2012 IAAF World Athletes of the Year. (AP via Washington Post) The NHL cancels all games through 14 December, plus the 2013 NHL All-Star Game scheduled for 27 January in Columbus, Ohio, due to the 2012 NHL lockout. (The Guardian) November 24, 2012 Wikinews articles Explosion partially destroys intelligence building in Rafah, Egypt Current events of November 23, 2012 (2012-11-23) (Friday) Arts and culture American actor Larry Hagman, best known for starring roles in Dallas, I Dream of Jeannie, and the 2012 revival of Dallas, dies from complications of throat cancer in Dallas. (The Wrap) Disasters and accidents Two military OV-10 Bronco aircraft collide in the air during a demonstration flight near military El Libertador Air Base in the state of Aragua, Venezuela. One of the pilots, guiding his aircraft away from a populated area, is killed. Three soldiers are also injured in the crash. (Pravda) (Bernama) The pilot of a Czech subsonic one-seat military aircraft Aero L-159 Alca that crashed in central Bohemia has been found dead in its wreckage. (Prague Daily Monitor) Law and crime The Mexican federal police arrested Joe Saenz, one of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, in the western city of Guadalajara. (BBC) After a 2012–13 UEFA Europa League football match between Lazio and Tottenham Hotspur in Rome, Lazio and A.S. Roma fans wearing masks and armed with knives surround a pub while chanting "Jews, Jews". They then attack the Jewish contingent of Tottenham fans in the pub and injure 10, with one individual severely wounded. (The Jerusalem Post) Politics and elections Opposition leaders in Egypt call for large protests after President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi passed a decree giving himself sweeping new powers. Protests for and against his decision are taking place in Cairo, and violence has occurred throughout Egypt. (BBC) (RT) Science and technology Britain's top GCHQ code-breakers say they are stumped by a secret code found on the leg of a dead pigeon that was found in a chimney in Surrey, England, with a message from World War II attached. (BBC) Sport Harry Redknapp is appointed as the manager of Queens Park Rangers, taking over from Mark Hughes whose contract was terminated after fail to win any of their 12 Premier League games this season. (The Independent) (The Guardian) Mano Menezes has left his post as Brazil national football team coach two days after winning the 2012 Superclásico de las Américas against Argentina on penalties, and just 19 months before the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. (Goal.com) A bronze statue of Sir Alex Ferguson, a most successful manager in Manchester United’s history, was unveiled outside Old Trafford. (The Guardian) November 23, 2012 Wikinews articles Terror suspects arrested in connection with bombing public bus in Israel Current events of November 22, 2012 (2012-11-22) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks In six terrorist and sectarian attacks across Pakistan over last 24 hours at least 37 people were killed and 92 others injured. (Xinhua) Business and economy Russia lifts a 16-year ban on the import of British beef and lamb. British farmers had been stopped from exporting to Russia following the 1996 BSE outbreak in the UK, despite the lifting of a worldwide ban in 2006. (The Telegraph) (BBC) The European Commission gives its backing to commodities giant Glencore's $31 billion (£19.5 billion) bid to take over mining company Xstrata. (BBC) Disasters and accidents A subway train rear ends another in Busan, South Korea, injuring 40. (Voice of Russia) Up to 120 people are injured and 2 killed near Beaumont, Texas in a 100-vehicle pileup in dense fog that forced the closure of both directions of Interstate 10 in Southeast Texas. (Reuters) Law and crime A hostage situation in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, ends peacefully, as policemen arrest a 72-year-old Greek pensioner who was threatening to set a tax office building on fire due to a financial dispute. (Global Times) Israeli police and Shin Bet arrest several suspects in relation to the bombing of a public bus in Tel Aviv. The suspects claim affiliation with Hamas and Islamic Jihad and reveal they planted the bomb on the bus and detonated it remotely using a cell phone. (The Jerusalem Post) Japanese police rescue four hostages from a Toyokawa Shinkin bank and arrest the knife-wielding man who had held them captive for more than 12 hours while demanding that Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda resign. (AFP via Google) Media The BBC appoints Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead, as the new Director-General of the corporation after the resignation of George Entwistle earlier this month due to the Newsnight controversy. He is expected to start in the role in early March 2013. (The Independent) Politics and elections Afghanistan is set to remove a block placed on YouTube more than two months ago over a controversial anti-Islamic video Innocence of Muslims. (Pajhwok) The United Kingdom's Lord Chancellor Chris Grayling tells the House of Commons that a European Court of Human Rights ruling on prisoner votes can be defied. (BBC) Science and technology Sandy Island, a South Pacific island, shown on marine charts and world maps as well as on Google Earth, does not exist, Australian scientists say. (BBC) ESO says Makemake, one of the solar system’s five dwarf planets, has been found to have no atmosphere. (The Register) Sport The Russian Premier League awards FC Dynamo Moscow a technical 3-0 victory after a league match in Arena Khimki on 17 November was abandoned when a goalkeeper Anton Shunin was hurt by a firecracker thrown from the FC Zenit Saint Petersburg supporters end. (RIA Novosti) November 22, 2012 Wikinews articles Current events of November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Operation Pillar of Defense: A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, announced by Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, comes into effect at 7:00 pm local time. (CBC News) (The Jerusalem Post) (CNN) Over 160 rockets were fired into Israel on Tuesday killing one Israeli soldier and a civilian. One of the rockets fired from Gaza landed near Bethlehem, in the West Bank. Israel drones and airstrikes also kill 31 Palestinians, including civilians. (The Jerusalem Post) At least 28 are wounded after a bomb is thrown onto a bus in Tel Aviv, including three seriously wounded. Hamas claims responsibility for the explosion and there are widespread celebrations in the streets of Gaza. (Al Jazeera) (The Jerusalem Post) The Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube accounts of Israeli Deputy Premier Silvan Shalom are hacked and filled with pro-Palestine status updates. ZCompanyHackingCrew claims responsibility for the act. (RT) Syrian civil war: Turkey asks for Patriot missiles to be deployed on its territory at the border with Syria. (Reuters) Syrian warplanes bomb the suburbs of the capital Damascus as fighting continues. (RTÉ) (Times Live South Africa) In Aleppo, a hospital is bombed by an airstrike, killing 40. (CNN) 2012 East DR Congo conflict: Hundreds of government soldiers and policemen surrender to M23 rebels at a stadium in the city of Goma, which fell to rebel forces on November 20. (Al Jazeera) 2011–2012 Libyan factional fighting: Unidentified gunmen shoot and kill Benghazi's police chief Faraj al-Deirsy in front of his home in the latest attack against security officials in Libya's second largest city. (Al Jazeera) Arts and culture The United States bans Tim Pat Coogan, one of Ireland's most recognisable historians and a leading authority on Éamon de Valera and Michael Collins. As a result his book tour is cancelled. The decision is described as a major shock and blot against United States Ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney. (Irish Central) Will Rogers World Airport in the U.S. state of Oklahoma is shut down over the discovery of a painted golden object with a hole in the bottom in the luggage of musician Wayne Coyne. The object is mistaken for a live grenade by frightened staff. (The Guardian) Disasters and accidents Mount Tongariro, a volcano on the North Island of New Zealand, erupts for the second time in four months, with efforts underway to rescue people on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. (News Limited) An Antonov military plane crashes in the Sana'a, capital of Yemen, killing all 10 people on board included five military officers. (BBC) Law and crime India executes Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunmen in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He is hanged after his mercy petition is rejected. (ABC News Australia) Puerto Rican professional boxer Héctor Camacho is shot multiple times in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The driver of Camacho's car is killed in the attack. Camacho was shot in the neck and face and taken to St. Paul's Hospital in Río Piedras, where he was pronounced to be in critical condition shortly thereafter. (El Nuevo Herald) Politics and elections President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins calls for an investigation into the death of Savita Halappanavar to meet the needs of a "concerned public" as Savita's husband Praveen continues his battle against Ireland's government and the Health Service Executive (HSE) to hold a sworn, public inquiry into her death, which he believes occurred due to her being denied an abortion. (Irish Independent) Jesse Jackson, Jr. resigns from U.S. Congress due to health problems and federal criminal investigation of his activities. (Chicago Tribune) Science and technology Toshiba Corporation unveil a robot that they believe will help in nuclear disasters and could enter the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant damaged during the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. (Daily Record) Sport Roberto Di Matteo is sacked by Chelsea F.C. after a 2012–13 UEFA Champions League defeat 0-3 to Juventus F.C. left them in danger of becoming the first title holders to exit the competition in the group stage. Di Matteo managed Chelsea to their first ever Champions League title in Munich last May. Rafael Benítez appointed Chelsea interim manager until end of season. (ESPN) (The Guardian) The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League game between Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. and Athletic Bilbao which was scheduled to take place on 22 November at the Kiryat Eliezer Stadium in Haifa is postponed by UEFA due to the tense security situation in the region. (UEFA) November 21, 2012 Wikinews articles Israeli airstrikes damage more offices housing international journalists in Gaza City Philippines to host four-country meeting about South China Sea disputes More November 2012 events...

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Congo conflict Terrorist attacks in Kenya Scandals Catholic sex abuse cases Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal  Recent deaths November 27: Marvin Miller 26: Joseph Murray 25: Dave Sexton 25: Dinah Sheridan 24: Héctor Camacho 23: Larry Hagman 22: Bryce Courtenay 22: Jan Trefulka 21: Mr. Food 21: Ajmal Kasab 20: Kaspars Astašenko 20: Ivan Kušan 19: John Hefin 19: Warren Rudman 19: Boris Strugatskiy 18: Miliki 17: Bal Thackeray 14: Ahmed Jabari 11: Rex Hunt 11: Ilya Oleynikov 9: Sergey Nikolsky 9: Bill Tarmey 6: Clive Dunn 6: Maxim of Bulgaria 5: Elliott Carter 5: Leonardo Favio 5: Sikandar Sanam 3: Kailashpati Mishra 3: Eugenija Pleškytė 3: Ingegerd Troedsson 2: János Rózsás 2: Han Suyin 1: Gae Aulenti 1: Agustín García Calvo 1: Mitch Lucker 1: Chen Zude  Ongoing conflicts Global War on Terror Terrorist incidents Operation Active Endeavour Operation Enduring Freedom War on Drugs Africa Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Maghreb insurgency OEF - Horn of Africa OEF - Trans Sahara DR Congo: East DR Congo conflict Kenya: Terrorist attacks in Kenya Libya: Libyan factional fighting Mali: Azawad conflict Nigeria: Nigerian Sharia conflict Niger Delta conflict Somalia: Civil War Piracy Sudan and South Sudan: Sudan internal conflict South Sudan internal conflict Americas Colombian conflict Mexican Anti-Imposition Protests 2011–2012 Chilean student protests Asia Afghanistan War Military operations Taliban insurgency Pakistan: North-West War Sectarian violence India: Nagaland ethnic conflict Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Northeast India insurgency Islamic insurgency in the Philippines Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines Senkaku Islands dispute Korean maritime border conflict Southeast Asia: Cambodian–Thai border dispute Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Europe North Caucasus insurgency Dissident Irish Republican campaign Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Operation Pillar of Defense Operation Sinai Iraqi insurgency Kurdistan: Kurdish–Turkish conflict Kurdish–Iranian conflict Syrian civil war Yemen: al-Qaeda crackdown South Yemen insurgency Shia insurgency  Elections Recent: November 6: Palau, President, General 6: United States, President, House of Representatives, Senate (one third: "Class I" Senators) 10: Republic of Ireland, Children's rights referendum 11: Slovenia, President (1st round) 11: San Marino, General 17: Sierra Leone, General Upcoming: December 1: Kuwait, Parliament 2: Burkina Faso, Parliament 2: Slovenia, President (2nd round) 7: Ghana, President (1st round) 9: Romania, Parliament 16: Japan, Parliament 19: South Korea, President 28: Ghana, President (2nd round) and Parliament  Trials Recently concluded Canada: Michael Rafferty Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Alaa Mubarak, Gamal Mubarak Germany: Breno Borges Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir Netherlands: Ante Gotovina (ICTY), Mladen Markac (ICTY) Norway: Anders Behring Breivik Russia: Pussy Riot Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) South Africa: Chris Mahlangu Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko United Kingdom: Levi Bellfield, Robert Black, Vincent Tabak, Ali Dizaei, Antoni Imiela, Brian Regan, Donna Air, Ched Evans, Clayton McDonald, Titus Bramble, Dan Penteado, John Terry, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, Asil Nadir, Justin Lee Collins, Kweku Adoboli United States: Noshir Gowadia, Buju Banton, Barry Bonds, Raj Rajaratnam, Casey Anthony, Conrad Murray, George Huguely, Allen Stanford, Roger Clemens, Jerry Sandusky, Jared Lee Loughner Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Organized crime in Chongqing France: Church of Scientology Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY), Ratko Mladic (ICTY) Palau: Tommy Remengesau Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Vladimir Kvachkov, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Platon Lebedev Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra Turkey: Ergenekon network, Kenan Evren United Kingdom: Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Koo Stark United States: Ahmed Ghailani, David Headley, Charles P. White, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, Viktor Bout, Lauryn Hill Vatican: Vatileaks scandal Upcoming Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo United Kingdom: Chris Huhne, Vicky Pryce, Tony McCluskie, Dane Bowers United States: Nidal Malik Hasan, Javaris Crittenton, Bradley Manning, Robert Bales, George Zimmerman, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Peter Madoff, Christian Gerhartsreiter, Crystal Mangum

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