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Justin Welby is announced as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury. An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people. Barack Obama (pictured) is re-elected President of the United States. In a non-binding referendum, Puerto Rico votes in favor of changing its territorial status and requesting to become the 51st state of the United States. The first complete specimens of Mesoplodon traversii, the world's rarest whale species, are identified.

Current events of November 10, 2012 (2012-11-10) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war Two suicide bombings in Daraa killed at least 20 Syrian troops. (Fox News) At least 27 people are killed and dozens are wounded in conflicts between inmates and guards at Welikada prison in Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka. (BBC) Politics and elections President of the United States Barack Obama officially wins the state of Florida and its 29 electoral votes in the presidential election, putting the final count to 332 electoral votes—more than the 270 needed to ensure election—to Mitt Romney's 206 electoral votes. (Reuters) Disasters Seventeen Turkish soldiers are killed in the helicopter crash on Herekol mountain in the Pervari area of Siirt province. The crash occurred due to bad weather conditions. (Reuters) November 10, 2012 Wikinews articles Current events of November 9, 2012 (2012-11-09) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war: The United Nations says 4 million people could require humanitarian aid by 2013. (Al Jazeera) A security guard is found shot dead at the Sager House, the official residence of the Swedish prime minister, in the capital Stockholm. (BBC) Two Iranian Revolutionary Guard fighter jets fire on an unmanned American General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drone in international airspace near Kuwait. (CNN) Clashes break out at a jail in Colombo, Sri Lanka, killing at least 13 inmates and injuring 32 others. At least nine police officers, a prison guard and a bystander were also injured during the disturbances. (Al Jazeera) (AP) Bahraini uprising: A teenager is killed during a crackdown on protesters near the capital Manama. (AFP via Google News) Disasters A train carrying liquid fuel crashes and bursts into flames in northern Burma, killing at least 25 people and injuring up to 62 others. (BBC) An Algerian military transport plane with six people on board crashes near Avignon in southern France. (Reuters) Law and crime North Wales child abuse scandal and fallout of the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal: The UK broadcaster ITV faces an investigation by the media regulator Ofcom after television presenter Phillip Schofield handed Prime Minister David Cameron an internet-generated list of potential suspects in a child abuse case involving a care home during a live interview on Thursday, and asked him to comment. (The Independent) (BBC) Lord McAlpine, one of the names included on the list, issues a lengthy statement denying all involvement in the abuse case, dating from the 1980s. (The Daily Telegraph) (Statement) The BBC issues an apology after a key witness in a Newsnight report aired on 2 November wrongly identified a senior politician as a pedophile. (The Daily Telegraph) Politics and elections CIA Director David Petraeus submits his resignation to President Barack Obama, citing an extramarital affair he had. (NBC News) (NBC News via USA Today) Russian president Vladimir Putin sacks the chief of the armed forces Nikolai Makarov, three days after sacking the defence minister amid a corruption scandal. (RIA Novosti) Hundreds of Tibetan students and monks protest against education policies in China's western Qinghai Province, shortly after a series of self-immolations by Tibetan monks. (VOA) The UK's Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening confirms Britain will cease giving financial aid to India by 2015. (BBC) Religion The current Bishop of Durham Justin Welby is officially named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the Anglican Church. He will succeed the present incumbent, Rowan Williams, who is set to retire in December. (BBC) November 9, 2012 Wikinews articles Current events of November 8, 2012 (2012-11-08) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rejects an offer to safely leave Syria and vows to "live and die" in the country. (CBC) Business and economics Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, confirms the overhaul of euro banknotes, beginning with the €5 note. (The Journal) Law and crime Jared Lee Loughner, the perpetrator in the 2011 Tucson shooting, is given 7 consecutive life sentences. (Los Angeles Times) Politics and elections Two days ahead of the Irish children's referendum, the Supreme Court—ruling against the government's distribution of information on the referendum—finds the government has breached the 1995 McKenna judgement requiring that referendums be explained to the public in an unbiased manner. The referendum's website is immediately taken down. (Irish Independent) The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is opened in Beijing, during which current Paramount Leader Hu Jintao is expected to step down to make way for presumptive leader Xi Jinping. (BBC) Tibetans launch protests in response to the congress. (Los Angeles Times) U.S. President Barack Obama announces his intention to visit Myanmar later this month, which would make him the first U.S. President to visit the country. (BBC) November 8, 2012 Wikinews articles UK Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to investigate Nadine Dorries reality TV appearance Puerto Rican voters support US statehood Indian flooding displaces thousands Current events of November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war: A car bomb in Damascus kills a judge. (New York Times) A gunman opens fire in northeast Moscow, killing five and injuring two. (Xinhua) (RIA NOVOSTI) Disasters An earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale kills 48 people in northern Guatemala. (El País) Politics and elections United States elections, 2012 Voters in the states of Maine, Maryland, and Washington approve measures that would allow same-sex marriage, while Minnesota votes down an amendment that would define marriage as between one man and one woman. (Los Angeles Times) Voters in the states of Colorado and Washington approve the legalization of recreational use of marijuana in voter ballot initiatives, while the state of Massachusetts approves a referendum legalizing the use of medical marijuana. (CNN) Voters in the state of California approve a tax increase to fund public schools, community colleges and state universities. (The New York Times) The results from the state of Florida and its 29 electoral votes remain too close to call in projecting a winner in the presidential election, despite the fact President Barack Obama is still the projected winner nationwide. (Orlando Sentinel) Sport Celtic shock Barcelona in the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage. (The Guardian) (CBC News) (Irish Independent) (Bangkok Post) British cyclist Bradley Wiggins is hospitalized following a collision with a vehicle. (BBC Sport) November 7, 2012 Wikinews articles World leaders react to Obama win Voters in Maine and Maryland vote for marriage equality United States re-elects Barack Obama Australian Broadcasting Corporation plans to call California for Obama before polls close Current events of November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war: The brother of the Syrian parliament speaker is shot and killed by gunmen in the capital Damascus. (Daily Star Lebanon) Seven generals defect to Turkey. (CNN) Charcoal shipments continue in the Somali port of Kismayo under the watch of African Union peacekeepers, despite a national and international ban on such shipments. (Al Jazeera) International relations AFP reports on Israel's plans to counter a Palestinian bid for enhanced United Nations status later this month. (Al Jazeera) Prime Minister of Spain Mariano Rajoy criticises Catalonia's drive for independence on radio, claiming its such an attempt "goes against history, goes against the sign of the times, and goes against simple common sense". (Al Jazeera) Law and crime Malawi suspends its anti-homosexual law amid a parliamentary and public debate on whether to repeal it altogether. (The Daily Telegraph) At least five people are reported shot at a workplace (Apple Valley Farms, a poultry and meat processing plant with about 50 employees) in central Fresno, California, according to the Fresno Bee newspaper. Initial reports have said that the gunman then shot himself nearby. (MSN) Politics and elections United States elections, 2012 Voters in the United States go to the polls for a presidential election. (Al Jazeera) (The Guardian) (Reuters) Barack Obama is projected to defeat his Republican opponent Mitt Romney in the electoral college vote and win re-election as President of the United States, after having won the crucial swing states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. Florida remains too close to call. (CNN) In the United States Congress, the Senate is projected to maintain a Democratic majority with a two seat increase, while Republicans loses seats but maintains marginal control in the House. (Businessweek) The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico votes to become a U.S. state. If previous procedure is followed, Congress will now request that Puerto Rico establish a state constitution. Then, Congress would vote to approve it as a state, which it usually does. However, Congress is not obligated to follow this procedure, and by its vote, it ultimately must decide, which is not yet certain. Obama and Romney had both pledged to support the result of the referendum and to work with Congress on the issue. (BBC) Palauan presidential election, 2012: Voters in Palau go to the polls with incumbent President Johnson Toribiong and former President Tommy Remengesau both competing for the presidency. (Radio Australia) Russian President Vladimir Putin sacks the defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov amid a corruption scandal. (RIA Novosti) British Conservative Party MP Nadine Dorries is suspended from the party after her decision to become the first serving politician to appear on a reality television series. The move could take her away from Parliamentary business for up to a month. (BBC) Religion Patriarch Maxim of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church dies at age 98 at a Sofia hospital. (ABC) Sports Green Moon, trained by Robert Hickmott and ridden by Brett Prebble, wins the 2012 Emirates Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia. (BBC Sport) November 6, 2012 Wikinews articles Officer dies in Glasgow police station shooting incident Current events of November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian Civil War Heavy fighting is reported in the Palestinian neighborhoods of southern Damascus between rebels and government forces. (The New York Times) A suicide car bomber detonates a bomb in the Hama province of Syria killing 50 Syrian military personnel. This attack is the largest attack on Bashar al-Assad's forces in the civil war so far. (Reuters) Five bombs go off in the neighborhoods of Gudaibiya and Adliya in Manama, Bahrain, killing two foreign workers and injuring another. (BBC) Disasters Widespread flooding in Nigeria since July is reported to have killed 363 people and displaced 2.1 million people. (Reuters) International relations The biennial naval training exercise Keen Sword between the United States Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force commences off the shore off Okinawa amid tension with China. (BBC) Asian and European leaders meet at the Ninth Asia–Europe Meeting in Vientiane, Laos to discuss issues including the current financial crisis. 51 foreign leaders are expected to attend including premier of China Wen Jiabao and President of Laos Choummaly Sayasone. (Xinhua) Law and crime British Prime Minister David Cameron orders a fresh investigation into allegations of sexual abuse involving a senior Conservative politician from the Thatcher era. The allegations concern sexual abuse at children's homes in Wales during the 1970s and 1980s. (BBC) A judge in Australia rules that Standard & Poor's misled investors in its rating of two pre-crisis issues of structured debt. (Bloomberg) Politics and elections Thousands of people protest against alleged fraud in the recent parliamentary elections in Ukraine. (Al Jazeera) November 5, 2012 Wikinews articles Coptic Christians select their 118th pope Wikinews interviews former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson, presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party On the campaign trail, October 2012 Current events of November 4, 2012 (2012-11-04) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war: Syrian opposition groups hold a meeting in Doha, Qatar, to discuss reforming the structure of the group, a few days after a War Crime investigation commenced at the UN. (BBC) Rebels capture a strategic oilfield in eastern Deir ez-Zor Governorate. (BBC) A car bomb detonates in Semdinli, Turkey, killing 1 and injuring 12. The attack is blamed on Kurdish rebels. (Reuters) A policeman is killed and 11 others are injured in a grenade attack on a church in the Kenyan town of Garissa near the border with Somalia. (BBC) Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps establish and inaugurate a new naval base on the Strait of Hormuz, near Bandar Lengeh. (RIA Novosti) Arts and culture Danny Boyle and Nicholas Serota write a letter criticising the decision by a Tower Hamlets London Borough Council to sell the Henry Moore sculpture Draped Seated Woman. Moore sold the sculpture at a fraction of its market value in the 1960s on the understanding that it would be displayed in a public space in a socially deprived area. (BBC) Politics Somalia's Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon, who lives in Kenya, appoints a new 10-member cabinet, including Somalia's first female Foreign Minister, Fowsiyo Yussuf Haji Aadan. (BBC) Religion Bishop Tawadros is selected as the new 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church. (BBC) Sport Finnish racing driver Kimi Räikkönen wins Formula One's 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. (BBC) In women's tennis, the Czech Republic defeats Serbia 3-1 to win the 2012 Fed Cup. (BBC) November 4, 2012 Wikinews articles More November 2012 events...

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