Portal:Current events

Worldwide current events | Sports events

Topics in the news

The Arab League suspends Syria's membership amid the continued violent crackdown of an internal uprising. Mario Monti (pictured) becomes Prime Minister of Italy following the resignation of Silvio Berlusconi. Mexican Secretary of the Interior Francisco Blake Mora is killed in a helicopter crash near Mexico City. Sébastien Loeb wins the World Rally Championship for a record eighth consecutive year. Following the resignation of George Papandreou, Lucas Papademos is sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece. Andreas Gursky's Rhein II sells at auction for US$4.3 million, becoming the world's most expensive photograph.

Current events of 16 November 2011 (2011-11-16) (Wednesday) Armed conflict and attacks Syrian uprising: The opposition Free Syrian Army kills at least eight Syrian soldiers in attacks on bases near Damascus and other targets in the country. (Times of India) (CNN) France recalls its ambassador to Syria following attacks against diplomatic missions and increasing violence in the Syrian uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. (Ynetnews)(Times of India) Suspected US drone missiles kill 13 militants in a compound in Pakistan's South Waziristan province. (AP via Google News) Disasters Thai authorities consider constructing a waterway linking existing natural canals into a 200-km long "super-canal" that would hold 1.6B cubic meters of water and speed the draining of run-off to prevent flooding like that currently inundating Bangkok and other parts of the country. (CNN) Eighteen children and two adults die after an overloaded school bus collides with a coal truck in northwest China's Gansu province. (CNN) International relations 2011 Self-immolation protests in Tibet: Tibetans demonstate near the Chinese embassy in New Delhi, India, following recent self-immolations by Tibetan monks and nuns protesting the Chinese government's repressive policies in Tibet. (VOA) (San Francisco Chronicle) The chief abbot of a Tibetan monastery, Kirti Rinpoche, condemns what he calls new and harsh repressive measures against the monks at the monastery where a series of self-immolation protests have occurred against Chinese rule. (The New York Times) The President of the United States Barack Obama arrives in Australia for a visit to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the ANZUS treaty; the United States and Australia announce an agreement to expand military cooperation between them, including the stationing of up to 2,500 U.S. Marines near Darwin. (CNN) (The Australian) (The New York Times) (BBC) Law and crime Two bullets are found to have been fired at the White House in Washington, DC., one into a window that was stopped by bullet-proof glass (CNN) Politics Mario Monti is sworn in as Italian prime minister and temporary finance minister, with the task of implementing austerity measures to prevent the euro area's third-biggest economy from collapsing as a result of the debt crisis.(Business Week)(CNN) Gordon Lilo Darcy of the ruling National Coalition for Reform and Advancement is elected Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands in a 29-20 parliamentary vote over Milner Tozaka. (Solomon Times) The new Greek prime minister, Lucas Papademos, wins a vote of confidence in Parliament, opening the way for his government of national unity to take the steps to restore financial stability in Greece.(CNN) November 16, 2011 Wikinews articles Poll shows former U.S. Speaker Newt Gingrich as latest GOP presidential frontrunner Current events of 15 November 2011 (2011-11-15) (Tuesday) Armed conflict and attacks A suspected drone attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan province kills six militants. (BBC) Syrian uprising: After a meeting with Russian officials in Moscow, the opposition Syrian National Council calls for UN peacekeepers to be introduced into Syria. (CNN) Pressure is applied to the Syrian government from many sides as Turkey threatens to cut electricity to its southern neighbor, while the European Union increases sanctions on the regime. (CNN) The Jordanian embassy in Damascus is attacked after Jordan’s King Abdullah II criticizes the violent crackdown on protesters and calls for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. (ABC-Australia) (The Washington Post) Following months of violent protests against his 33-year rule, Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh says he will leave office "within 90 days" of an agreement regarding elections with the regional Gulf Cooperation Council.(CNN) International relations Following several acts of self-immolation by Tibetans in Tibet, exiled Tibetans in India urge the Chinese government to end its repressive policies restricting the religious freedom of Tibetans. (The Tibet Post) Law and crime Police in the English city of Birmingham arrest four men in the Sparkhill district in a major anti-terrorism operation. (BBC) Politics The first Gas Summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum opens in Doha. (Gulf Times) (AFP) (Trend News Agency) Nauru swears in its third President in less than a week, as President Freddie Pitcher, in office for just six days, is ousted in a 9-8 vote of no confidence. Sprent Dabwido is sworn in as the new president. (Sydney Morning Herald) The New York Police Department clears Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park. (New York Times) Negotiators from the United States Senate and House of Representatives reach a partial budget agreement. (Federal Times) November 15, 2011 Wikinews articles Current events of 14 November 2011 (2011-11-14) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Riot police shut down the Occupy Portland and Occupy Oakland rallies. Dozens of people are arrested. (Los Angeles Times) (BBC) (New Zealand Herald) Arts and culture British television soap Coronation Street becomes the first prime time television show in the UK to use product placement after signing a deal with the Nationwide Building Society. A Nationwide cash machine is seen on screen in an episode. (Sky News) Disasters The death toll from the 2011 Thailand floods rises to 562. (Bangkok Post) International relations Three French aid workers with Triangle Generation Humanitaire kidnapped in Yemen in May are freed. (Associated Press) Law and Order Anders Breivik goes on trial for terrorism in Norway. (DR.dk) The Leveson Inquiry into phone hacking gets underway in London. (BBC) At London's Old Bailey the trial begins of two men accused of the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence. (BBC) Politics British Member of Parliament Alan Keen, the Labour Party member for Feltham and Heston, dies at the age of 73. (The Independent) 200,000 people protest in Bogotá, Colombia, against government cuts in public education. (BBC) November 14, 2011 Wikinews articles Current events of 13 November 2011 (2011-11-13) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks At least six people are dead and four injured after a bomb in a donkey cart explodes in Mastak in Pakistan. (AFP via Google News) The Yemeni Army and tribal fighters kill nine suspected Al Qaeda militants in fighting in the town of Zinjibar. (Reuters) Members of Occupy London report harrassment during Remembrance Sunday services at St Paul's Cathedral. (The Guardian) International relations Undercover British police officer Mark Kennedy admits that, in the guise of an environmental activist, he was used by the police forces of 22 countries, was responsible for the closing down of the Youth House community centre in Copenhagen, and committed two crimes on behalf of German police between 2004 and 2009, one of which was arson. (The Guardian) Frisking of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam by the United States: Former President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is frisked and has his clothes inspected for explosives by officials in New York, with the United States apologising for its breach of protocol. (BBC) (Wall Street Journal) (Straits Times) India threatens retaliatory action against the United States and the Congress utters its condemnation. (Times of India) (Hindustan Times) (NDTV) Law and crime Belden Namah, the Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, and Allan Marat, the Attorney General, agree to hand themselves into Police following a ruling by the Supreme Court. (News Limited) Law enforcement in Brazil occupy Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro's biggest favela or slum, in a bid to clean the city ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. (AP via MSNBC) Former South African rugby union player Solly Tyibilika is shot dead in a bar in Cape Town. (Bigpond News) (BBC) The police in the US city of Portland, Oregon close down the Occupy Portland site resulting in 50 arrests. (Reuters) Politics An Israeli cabinet committee passes legislation backed by prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu to limit potentially tens of millions in foreign funding to non-government organizations. (Jerusalem Post) Voters in South Ossetia, a breakaway region of Georgia, go to the polls for a presidential election and a referendum. (RIA) The President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano nominates Mario Monti to be the new Prime Minister. (CNN Money) November 13, 2011 Wikinews articles Current events of 12 November 2011 (2011-11-12) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian uprising: The Arab League votes to suspend Syria over its violent suppression of the Syrian uprising, pledging new sanctions and urging member states to withdraw ambassadors from Damascus. (AP via NDTV) (The Washington Post) (The Jerusalem Post) Reuters reports that crowds have attacked the Saudi Arabian embassy in Damascus and the French and Turkish consulates in Latakia. (Reuters) Nine civilians are killed by a bomb explosion on a bus in Laghman province in eastern Afghanistan in a suspected Taliban attack. (CNN) Two massive explosions occur at a Revolutionary Guard ammunition depot western of the Iranian capital, Tehran; at least 17 people, including a senior commander, are killed according to Iranian state media. Mossad assumed responsible. (Haaretz)(CNN) (PressTV) (The Washington Post) A suspected Islamist attacker kills seven people in the southern Kazakh city of Taraz before blowing himself up. (AFP) (Fox News) (The New York Times) International relations APEC United States 2011: The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit gets underway in the US city of Honolulu. (Wall Street Journal) The Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa sign an accord to develop a mega-hydroelectric plant on the Congo river to address their nations' growing energy needs. (AFP) Response to IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program: United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demands that Iran respond soon to the "serious concerns" raised by the International Atomic Energy Agency report that Iran appeared to be working on nuclear bomb technology. (The Jerusalem Post) German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticizes Russia and China's opposition to further sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program following an International Atomic Energy Agency report that Iran had worked on an atomic weapon design. (The Jerusalem Post) Law and crime Prosecutors at the U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon set up to prosecute the killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri ask judges to defer a decision to hold a trial in absentia for four Hezbollah members indicted in Hariri's assassination. (The Daily Star) (The Washington Post) Politics Silvio Berlusconi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy to make way for an emergency government to address the country's economic crisis; thousands of Italians celebrate his departure in street demonstrations. (BBC) (Reuters) (The Independent) At a Republican party presidential primary debate, US Presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich say they would go to war to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. (CBS News) Sport In athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federations names Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Sally Pearson of Australia as its World Athletes of the Year. (IAAF) November 12, 2011 Wikinews articles Scottish police force apologises for double-murder by sex offender Current events of 11 November 2011 (2011-11-11) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Arab Spring: 2011 Syrian uprising: 250 Syrians, mostly civilians, have been killed so far this month, as the violence escalates in Syria's eight-month-old crackdown on pro-democracy protests and attacks on security forces increase. (CBC) (MSNBC) 2011 Yemeni uprising: At least seven people die after forces loyal to the President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh shell the city of Taez. A further 32 were injured. (Al-Arabiya) (CNN) An armed hijacker claiming to have a bomb takes control of a ferry on the Sea of Marmara near the Turkish port of Izmit but is later killed by the Turkish military. (AP via Google) (Jerusalem Post) Arts and culture First-person shooter video game Modern Warfare 3, published by Activision, sells over 6.5 million copies in North America and United Kingdom, setting a new record. (Los Angeles Times) Disasters Francisco Blake Mora, the Mexican Secretary of the Interior, dies in a plane crash on a way to a meeting with judicial officials. (Huffington Post) Law and crime The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea issues orders for the arrest of Deputy Prime Minister Belden Namah and Attorney General Allan Marat over contempt of court charges. (AAP via Yahoo News Australia) The former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko, already serving a seven-year sentence for abuse of office, is charged with tax evasion, theft and concealing foreign currency revenues. (Reuters) Sidney Nsubuga Enoch is jailed for 35 years in Uganda for the murder of gay activist David Kato in January. (Reuters) Washington Nationals baseball catcher Wilson Ramos is found alive in Venezuela near where he was kidnapped on Wednesday. (NBC Sports) (CNN) Politics and elections Michael D. Higgins is inaugurated as the ninth President of Ireland. (RTÉ) Danny Philip resigns as the Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands before the National Parliament votes on a no confidence motion. (ABC News Australia) Lucas Papademos is sworn as the Prime Minister of Greece. (Reuters via Sydney Morning Herald) The Senate of Italy passes austerity measures demanded by the European Union. (Reuters via Sydney Morning Herald) Sport The Gold Coast in the Australian state of Queensland is chosen as the host city for the 2018 Commonwealth Games ahead of Hambantota in Sri Lanka. (The Australian) London in the United Kingdom wins the rights to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships ahead of Doha, Qatar. (The Guardian) In Major League Baseball, the Florida Marlins officially change their name to the Miami Marlins. ESPN.com 2011 Southeast Asian Games, the largest multi-sport event in the region, was opened in Palembang by the President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. (The Jakarta Post) November 11, 2011 Wikinews articles Knight Foundation and Mozilla send geeks into newsrooms Current events of 10 November 2011 (2011-11-10) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2011 Syrian uprising: Opposition activists claim that at least 38 people, including six children, have been killed by security forces across Syria: 16 in the city of Homs, 10 in Idlib, six in Hama, three in the suburbs of Damascus and three in Daraa. (CNN) Business and economy Hinchingbrooke Hospital in the English county of Cambridgeshire becomes the first NHS hospital to be run by a private firm. Healthcare partnership Circle has been awarded a ten-year contract, and will take over administration of the hospital – which has heavy financial debts – in February 2012. (BBC) Disasters An inquest opens into the deaths of 7 people killed in last Friday's multiple vehicle pile-up on the M5 in the English county of Somerset. (BBC) International relations Response to IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program: The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, condemns the incriminating International Atomic Energy Agency report about the Iranian nuclear program, and warns of harsh retaliation in response to a military attack against it. (The New York Times) The United States says it will look at ways to impose additional pressure on Iran following the IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program and does not "rule anything out, or in". (The Jerusalem Post) Law and crime The New Zealand Department of Labour files 25 criminal charges in relation to the Pike River Mine disaster, which killed 29 miners in November 2010. (AP via Google News) Israel's Supreme Court upholds a seven-year rape sentence against former President Moshe Katsav. (BBC) (The Jerusalem Post) James Murdoch, the chief executive of News International, makes his second appearance before the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, as the News International phone hacking scandal continues. (BBC) British Home Secretary Theresa May bans the Islamic extremist group Muslims Against Crusades, which planned to repeat a poppy-burning demonstration held on Remembrance Day in 2010. (BBC) Venezuelan police investigate the kidnapping on Wednesday of Washington Nationals baseball catcher Wilson Ramos. (USA Today) Staff Sergeant Calvin Gibbs of the United States Army is convicted of murder in relation to the 2010 Maywand District killings in Afghanistan. (The News Tribune) Politics and elections Lucas Papademos is appointed interim prime minister of Greece's new unity government, and pledges to implement a European bailout package to help resolve the Greek government debt crisis. (BBC) (New York Times) (CNN) The President of Nauru, Marcus Stephen, resigns amid allegations of corruption, and is replaced by Freddie Pitcher. (ABC) A former Libyan envoy to the Arab League confirms that Musa al-Sadr, an Iranian-Lebanese scholar, was executed by Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 1978. (PressTV) In South Africa, controversial ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema is suspended from the country's ruling party for 5 years. (Cape Argus) 200,000 Canadian college and university students vote in favour of boycotting classes in Quebec. Thousands are expected to participate in a protest march against tuition fee increases in Montreal. (Canadian Press via The Globe and Mail) Incumbent Virginia State Senator Edd Houck concedes defeat in the state elections, giving the Republican Party control over the Virginia General Assembly. (The Republic) The incumbent President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is declared the winner of the Liberian presidential election, gaining 90% of the vote following a boycott by oppostion candidate Winston Tubman. (Huffington Post) Sports England's Newcastle United F.C. rebrands its St James' Park stadium as the Sports Direct Arena in a bid to attract international sponsorship. (BBC) November 10, 2011 Wikinews articles Right-to-die activists reveal euthanasia for Dutch patient with severe dementia More November 2011 events...

Time: 21:05 UTC  |  Day: 16 November  |   << November 2011 >> S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30    More November 2011 events... About this page • Suggest a headline News about Wikipedia  Ongoing events 2011 Southern US drought 2011 Tuvalu drought Horn of Africa famine Economic Global financial crisis European sovereign debt crisis Greek economic crisis Smartphone patent wars Medical HIV/AIDS in Africa American listeriosis outbreak Political Occupy movement Occupy Wall Street Occupy Atlanta Occupy Austin Occupy Boston Occupy Buffalo Occupy Chicago Occupy Eugene Occupy Houston Occupy London Occupy Los Angeles Occupy Oakland Occupy Portland Occupy San Jose Other protest locations 2011 United States public employee protests 2011 Wisconsin protests Chilean student protests Anti-austerity protests Greek protests 2011 Spanish protests Israeli social protests Arab Spring Bahraini uprising Egyptian revolution Jordanian protests Aftermath of Libyan civil war Moroccan protests Syrian uprising Tunisian revolution Yemeni uprising News International phone hacking scandal Scientific Expedition 29 Sport 2011 Southeast Asian Games  Recent deaths November 15: Dulcie Gray 12: Evelyn Lauder 12: Peter Roebuck 12: Solly Tyibilika 11: Francisco Blake Mora 10: Alan Keen 8: Heavy D 8: Bil Keane 7: Joe Frazier 6: Margaret Field 4: Alfonso Cano 4: Andy Rooney 3: Matty Alou 3: Bob Forsch 1: Dorothy Howell Rodham October 31: Liz Anderson 31: Flórián Albert, Sr. 31: Ali Saibou 29: Jimmy Savile 29: Axel Axgil 28: Beryl Davis 26: Jona Senilagakali 25: Liviu Ciulei 24: John McCarthy 23: Nusrat Bhutto 23: Bronislovas Lubys 23: Marco Simoncelli 22: Cathal O'Shannon 22: Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud 22: Robert Pierpoint 21: Edmundo Ros  Ongoing conflicts Global War on Terror Terrorist incidents Operation Active Endeavour Operation Enduring Freedom War on Drugs Africa Maghreb insurgency OEF - Trans Sahara Casamance conflict Niger Delta conflict Nigerian Sharia conflict South Kordofan conflict Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Somalia: Civil war War 2009- Piracy OEF - Horn of Africa Europe Real IRA North Caucasus insurgency Ingushetia civil war Middle East Iraqi insurgency Iran-Jundallah conflict Fatah–Hamas conflict Arab–Israeli conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Palestinian political violence and rocket attacks Yemen: Terrorism and al-Qaeda crackdown South Yemen insurgency Shi’ite insurgency Kurdistan: Turkey–PKK conflict Asia Afghanistan War Military operations Taliban insurgency Pakistan: Terrorism North-West War Balochistan conflict Drone attacks Sectarian violence India: Terrorism Jammu and Kashmir insurgency Naxalite-Maoist insurgency Northeast India insurgency Nagaland ethnic conflict Kashmir conflict Siachen conflict Korean maritime border incidents Southeast Asia: Laos insurgency Burma internal conflict Burma border clashes South Thailand insurgency Cambodian–Thai border dispute Philippines insurgency OEF - Philippines Papua conflict Americas Colombian conflict Mexican drug war Peru internal conflict  Elections Recent: November 6: Guatemala, President (2nd round) 6: Nicaragua, General 7: British Virgin Islands, General 8: Liberia, President (2nd round) 13: Equatorial Guinea, Constitutional referendum 13: South Ossetia, President and Referendum Upcoming: November 18: Moldova, President (indirect) 20: Spain, General 21: Marshall Islands, Parliament 24: Gambia, President 25: Morocco, Parliament 26: New Zealand, General and Voting method referendum 28 November/5 December: Egypt, Parliament (1st round) 28: Democratic Republic of the Congo, General 28: Guyana, Parliament  Trials Recently concluded Cambodia: Kang Kek Iew France: John Galliano Germany: John Demjanjuk Italy: Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir Netherlands: Geert Wilders Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko United Kingdom: Levi Bellfield, Robert Black, Vincent Tabak United States: Faisal Shahzad, Noshir Gowadia, Buju Banton, Barry Bonds, Raj Rajaratnam, Rod Blagojevich, Casey Anthony, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Conrad Murray Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Russell Williams China: Organized crime in Chongqing France: Church of Scientology, Jacques Chirac, Carlos the Jackal Germany: Heinrich Boere Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Iran: Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY) Palau: Tommy Remengesau Peru: Joran van der Sloot Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr. Russia: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Platon Lebedev Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan South Africa: Chris Mahlangu Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra Turkey: Ergenekon network United States: Roger Clemens, Ahmed Ghailani, David Headley, Jared Lee Loughner, Charles P. White, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, Viktor Bout Upcoming Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Alaa Mubarak, Gamal Mubarak Norway: Anders Behring Breivik Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein Tunisia: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali United States: Allen Stanford, Nidal Malik Hasan, John Edwards, Javaris Crittenton  Holidays  and observances Recent

Events by month

2011 · January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

Content listings

Lists
Featured content · Overviews · Portals · Lists · Outlines · Glossaries · Indexes
Reference · Culture · Geography · Health · History · Mathematics · Nature · People · Philosophy · Religion · Society · Technology
Academic disciplines · Anniversaries (today) · Countries and territories · Current events · People (deaths this year) · Timelines (centuries · decades)

Indices
A–Z index · Categories · Dewey Decimal classes · Library of Congress Classification · Roget's Thesaurus · Spoken articles · Wikipedia books