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The Justice and Development Party, led by Abdelilah Benkirane (pictured), wins a plurality in the Moroccan parliamentary election. Gary Speed, manager of the Welsh national football team, commits suicide at the age of 42. NASA launches the Mars Science Laboratory on a multi-year mission to assess the habitability of Mars. The incumbent National Party, led by John Key, wins a plurality in the New Zealand general election. A NATO helicopter fires upon a Pakistani checkpoint, killing 28 soldiers. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan apologizes on behalf of the state for the 1937–38 Dersim Massacre. The interim government of Egypt resigns amid violent protests in which at least 30 people have been killed and more than 1,500 wounded. Tony Stewart wins the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto racing championship.

Current events of 29 November 2011 (2011-11-29) (Tuesday) International relations Six staff members at the British embassy in Tehran are taken hostage by a group of Iranian students. (BBC) (AP via Times of India) Law and crime Dr Conrad Murray is sentenced to four years in jail for involuntary manslaughter in Los Angeles in connection to the death of Michael Jackson in 2009. (CNN), (AP via Sydney Morning Herald) Anders Behring Breivik is declared to have been criminally insane when he committed the 2011 Norway attacks that killed 77 people. (The Telegraph) Politics and elections The Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra, is hospitalised in Bangkok with suspected food poisoning. (AP via Times of India) November 29, 2011 Wikinews articles 'America’s Toughest Sheriff' to endorse Rick Perry for U.S. President Current events of 28 November 2011 (2011-11-28) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Saboteurs attack Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan, destroying a section of the pipeline west of al-Arish in Sinai. (Reuters) At least 25 people are killed in fighting between Sunni and Shia groups in Yemen. (Al-Jazeera) Business and economy Fitch Ratings maintains the credit rating of the United States government at AAA, but downgrades its outlook on the government to negative. This follows rival ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating in August. (Fox Business) Jed S. Rakoff, a judge at the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, denies approval to a settlement agreement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the investment bank Citigroup, which the SEC has charged with deceiving investors about the conditions under which a certain portfolio's investments had been chosen. (New York Times) International relations The government of Sudan expels Kenya's ambassador, following the Kenyan High Court's ruling that it will arrest Omar al-Bashir, the President of Sudan, if he enters Kenya. (CNN) The 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as COP 17) begins in Durban, South Africa. (Joburg.org.za) Politics and elections Voters in Egypt go to the polls for the first round of voting in parliamentary elections. (Reuters) The Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, and his cabinet resign after protesters storm the national Parliament. (Reuters via ABC News Australia) Ante Marković, the last Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, dies in the Croatian capital Zagreb. (AP via Washington Post) Voters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo go to the polls for a general election, with outbreaks of election violence reported. (Wall Street Journal) November 28, 2011 Wikinews articles US study examines suicide trends in depressed youth Death toll from Borneo bridge collapse reaches eleven Current events of 27 November 2011 (2011-11-27) (Sunday) Disasters The cargo ship MV Swanland founders in the Irish Sea; two of her eight crew members are rescued. (BBC) International relations The Arab League approves sanctions against Syria amid the nation's ongoing violent uprising. The Syrian government calls the League's move "an unprecedented measure". (The Telegraph) Sports In Canadian football, the BC Lions defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers by a score of 34–23 to win the 99th Grey Cup. (Vancouver Sun) November 27, 2011 Wikinews articles Borneo bridge collapse: death toll reaches four, many remain missing GOP presidential candidate Gary Johnson considers Libertarian Party run Current events of 26 November 2011 (2011-11-26) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks 26 Pakistani soldiers are killed after a NATO helicopter opens fire on a Pakistani checkpoint, sparking outrage from the Pakistani government. (CNN) Colombian military forces raid a FARC rebel hideout in the province of Caquetá, freeing police sergeant Luis Alberto Erazu, who had been held hostage by FARC for 12 years. Four other hostages are killed by the rebels during the raid. (Miami Herald) Politics and elections New Zealand general election and voting method referendum: Voters in New Zealand go to the polls for a general election and voting method referendum. (NZ Stuff) The New Zealand National Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister John Key, wins 60 seats, one short of the 61 required for a majority. ACT New Zealand and United Future New Zealand indicate that they will work with the National Party to form a coalition government. (Television New Zealand) The Mixed Member Proportional voting system, on early votes only, wins a majority of the vote in the referendum and will be kept. Full results will be released on 10 December 2011. (The Dominion Post via New Zealand Stuff) Science NASA launches the robotic Mars Science Laboratory, the largest rover yet sent to Mars, with the aim of finding evidence for past or present life on Mars. (BBC) Sports NBA team owners and players reach an agreement to end the 149-day NBA lockout and to begin the current NBA season on Christmas Day. (ESPN) November 26, 2011 Wikinews articles Borneo bridge collapse kills at least three as vehicles fall Yahya Jammeh wins Gambia presidental election Current events of 25 November 2011 (2011-11-25) (Friday) Politics Voters in Morocco go to the polls for a parliamentary election with the Justice and Development Party claiming victory. (CNN) (Reuters) Kamal Ganzouri is appointed as new Prime Minister of Egypt as a replacement for Essam Sharaf, who resigned after protests. (VoA) November 25, 2011 Wikinews articles Scottish football team Hibernian appoint new manager Wikinews interviews Darcy Richardson, Democratic Party presidential challenger to Barack Obama Scientists sequence small genome of a pest: spider mite Current events of 24 November 2011 (2011-11-24) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Three roadside bombs detonate in the Iraqi city of Basra, killing at least 19 people and injuring 67. (CNN) Business and economies India's government decides to relax rules concerning the operation of foreign-owned retailers such as Wal-Mart and Tesco within India. (The New York Times) Politics and elections The Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Harry Jenkins resigns to be replaced by Opposition MP Peter Slipper. (The Australian) (The Australian) November 24, 2011 Wikinews articles NYC Mayor Bloomberg's Obama comments raise speculation of presidential bid New Jersey jury clears man of five murders over 1978 teens' disappearance Current events of 23 November 2011 (2011-11-23) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Egypt protests: Violent anti-regime protests enter their fifth day in Cairo's Tahrir Square, with 35 people killed and over 3,200 injured to date in clashes between protesters and security forces. (CNN) Disasters Six people, including three children, are killed in an air crash in the Superstition Mountains in the U.S. state of Arizona. (Sydney Morning Herald) International relations The United States announces that it will stop observing the 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. The decision comes four years after Russia withdrew compliance from the treaty. (Spacewar) In a warning to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan calls al-Assad's ongoing crackdown on protests cowardice, comparing al-Assad to past dictators such as Adolf Hitler and Muammar Gaddafi. (CNN) Science The European Space Agency claims to have made contact with Russia's stranded Fobos-Grunt probe, two days after the closure of the spacecraft's window for launch to Mars. (Discovery.com) Sports Uzbek midfielder Server Djeparov is named Asian Footballer of the Year for the second time, in a ceremony held at the Asian Football Confederation headquarters. (Goal.com) November 23, 2011 Wikinews articles England's elderly face human rights breaches in home care system More November 2011 events...

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