11 people are confirmed dead after the crashing of a
Russian military plane into the sea in the
Tatar Strait, in the far east of Russia, yesterday.
(AFP)(RIA Novosti)
Police in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo arrest 100 people accused of killing dozens and displacing thousands in a conflict over fishing rights.
(IOL)
Officials in
Brazil investigate the cause of a massive power cut which may have affected a fifth of the population and neighbouring
Paraguay.
(BBC)(New York Times)
United States federal prosecutors begin legal action to seize properties owned by the
Alavi Foundation on the grounds that it has ties with
Iran.
(New York Times)
New Zealand qualify for the
2010 FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1982, by defeating
Bahrain in a playoff billed as "the biggest sporting event ever staged in New Zealand" and the country's most attended football match ever.
(BBC)(Arabnews)
A
Peruvian court orders the arrest of two
Chilean military officers on charges of
spying, causing a diplomatic row between the two countries.
(AFP)(BBC)
Four people are hospitalised and at least 60 others are injured at
Millennium Point in
Birmingham during a performance by
JLS. The rest of the event is cancelled.
(BBC)
One of the United Kingdom's most prolific rapists, known as the "
Night Stalker" who it thought to have struck more than 200 times, is charged with 22 offences against the elderly from 1992 to 2009.
(The Times)
Four people are killed after a bomb left over from the
Vietnam War explodes as they try to remove explosive material in southern
Tây Ninh Province.
(AFP)
The
Irish Defence Forces are deployed to assist civil authorities after widespread flooding hits the west and south of Ireland after the heaviest rainfall in over thirty years falls in one night. The worst affected areas are
Cork and
Galway, where there is widespread disruption to public transport and services and several major roads are closed. Lectures at
University College Cork are cancelled as the university is submerged.
(RTÉ)(The Irish Times)(Ireland Online)
Cumbria,
England: A high volume of people, including one policeman, are declared missing, more than 200 people are rescued in
Cockermouth and a bridge collapses in
Workington during floods. The body of a policeman is later recovered.
(BBC)
The world's largest mass immunisation against
yellow fever begins in
West Africa, targeting 12 million people.
(BBC)
21 bodies are discovered so far after a convoy of around 50 people including politicians, journalists and supporters is hijacked by dozens of armed gunmen in
Maguindanao, southern
Philippines.
(AP)(Philippine Inquirer)(GMA News)
Residents in
Cockermouth,
Cumbria, begin returning to their homes; meanwhile, the search resumes for a missing woman swept away near
Brecon,
Powys.
(BBC)(BBC)
An appeal court in
Casablanca,
Morocco, upholds a three year jail term against a human rights activist,
Chahib Khayari, for "offending the authorities" after accusing top officials of being involved in drug networks.
(Reuters)(IOL)
Philippine President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares a state of emergency in the entire
Maguindanao province in southern
Philippines following the bloodiest election-related
massacre in Philippine history which left at least 40 people dead, including a local politician and about a dozen journalists.
(ABS-CBN News)
Irish floods: Water levels rise between
Gort and
Kinvara, the main
Galway-
Limerick road is partially impassable, water levels in
Athlone reach 50cm over the highest level on record,
Waterways Ireland describes water levels on the
River Shannon as "unmanageable" and says one third of Ireland's annual rain has so far fallen during November alone.
(RTÉ)
Dubai World, the state-owned real-estate and ports giant, asks for a
moratorium on its 59 billion US dollars' in debt until at least May 30, 2010.
(Bloomberg)
The
Namibian National Society for Human Rights announces it will approach the High Court after the electoral commission withdraws its observer status for the
general election on Friday.
(The Namibian)(BBC)
Vanuatu's Prime Minister
Edward Natapei loses his parliamentary seat after he missed three consecutive sittings without submitting an explanation.
(AFP)(BBC)(Xinhua)
In a major provincial leadership reshuffle in the
People's Republic of China,
Lu Zhangong was appointed secretary of the
Henan CPC Provincial Committee, replacing
Xu Guangchun.
Sun Chunlan was appointed secretary of the
Fujian CPC Committee. Former Jilin Party chief
Wang Min was appointed secretary of the Liaoning CPC Committee, replacing
Zhang Wenyue. Former Minister of Agriculture
Sun Zhengcai took over as Party chief of Jilin Province. And former governor of
HebeiHu Chunhua was appointed Party chief of
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, replacing
Chu Bo, who retired.
(Xinhua)
A study in the journal Pediatrics indicates that if a child is diagnosed with autism early, intervention can raise IQ levels while improving language skills and behavior.
(CNN)
11 people are confirmed dead after the crashing of a
Russian military plane into the sea in the
Tatar Strait, in the far east of Russia, yesterday.
(AFP)(RIA Novosti)
Police in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo arrest 100 people accused of killing dozens and displacing thousands in a conflict over fishing rights.
(IOL)
Officials in
Brazil investigate the cause of a massive power cut which may have affected a fifth of the population and neighbouring
Paraguay.
(BBC)(New York Times)
United States federal prosecutors begin legal action to seize properties owned by the
Alavi Foundation on the grounds that it has ties with
Iran.
(New York Times)
New Zealand qualify for the
2010 FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1982, by defeating
Bahrain in a playoff billed as "the biggest sporting event ever staged in New Zealand" and the country's most attended football match ever.
(BBC)(Arabnews)
A
Peruvian court orders the arrest of two
Chilean military officers on charges of
spying, causing a diplomatic row between the two countries.
(AFP)(BBC)
Four people are hospitalised and at least 60 others are injured at
Millennium Point in
Birmingham during a performance by
JLS. The rest of the event is cancelled.
(BBC)
One of the United Kingdom's most prolific rapists, known as the "
Night Stalker" who it thought to have struck more than 200 times, is charged with 22 offences against the elderly from 1992 to 2009.
(The Times)
Four people are killed after a bomb left over from the
Vietnam War explodes as they try to remove explosive material in southern
Tây Ninh Province.
(AFP)
The
Irish Defence Forces are deployed to assist civil authorities after widespread flooding hits the west and south of Ireland after the heaviest rainfall in over thirty years falls in one night. The worst affected areas are
Cork and
Galway, where there is widespread disruption to public transport and services and several major roads are closed. Lectures at
University College Cork are cancelled as the university is submerged.
(RTÉ)(The Irish Times)(Ireland Online)
Cumbria,
England: A high volume of people, including one policeman, are declared missing, more than 200 people are rescued in
Cockermouth and a bridge collapses in
Workington during floods. The body of a policeman is later recovered.
(BBC)
The world's largest mass immunisation against
yellow fever begins in
West Africa, targeting 12 million people.
(BBC)
21 bodies are discovered so far after a convoy of around 50 people including politicians, journalists and supporters is hijacked by dozens of armed gunmen in
Maguindanao, southern
Philippines.
(AP)(Philippine Inquirer)(GMA News)
Residents in
Cockermouth,
Cumbria, begin returning to their homes; meanwhile, the search resumes for a missing woman swept away near
Brecon,
Powys.
(BBC)(BBC)
An appeal court in
Casablanca,
Morocco, upholds a three year jail term against a human rights activist,
Chahib Khayari, for "offending the authorities" after accusing top officials of being involved in drug networks.
(Reuters)(IOL)
Philippine President
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares a state of emergency in the entire
Maguindanao province in southern
Philippines following the bloodiest election-related
massacre in Philippine history which left at least 40 people dead, including a local politician and about a dozen journalists.
(ABS-CBN News)
Irish floods: Water levels rise between
Gort and
Kinvara, the main
Galway-
Limerick road is partially impassable, water levels in
Athlone reach 50cm over the highest level on record,
Waterways Ireland describes water levels on the
River Shannon as "unmanageable" and says one third of Ireland's annual rain has so far fallen during November alone.
(RTÉ)
Dubai World, the state-owned real-estate and ports giant, asks for a
moratorium on its 59 billion US dollars' in debt until at least May 30, 2010.
(Bloomberg)
The
Namibian National Society for Human Rights announces it will approach the High Court after the electoral commission withdraws its observer status for the
general election on Friday.
(The Namibian)(BBC)
Vanuatu's Prime Minister
Edward Natapei loses his parliamentary seat after he missed three consecutive sittings without submitting an explanation.
(AFP)(BBC)(Xinhua)
In a major provincial leadership reshuffle in the
People's Republic of China,
Lu Zhangong was appointed secretary of the
Henan CPC Provincial Committee, replacing
Xu Guangchun.
Sun Chunlan was appointed secretary of the
Fujian CPC Committee. Former Jilin Party chief
Wang Min was appointed secretary of the Liaoning CPC Committee, replacing
Zhang Wenyue. Former Minister of Agriculture
Sun Zhengcai took over as Party chief of Jilin Province. And former governor of
HebeiHu Chunhua was appointed Party chief of
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, replacing
Chu Bo, who retired.
(Xinhua)
A study in the journal Pediatrics indicates that if a child is diagnosed with autism early, intervention can raise IQ levels while improving language skills and behavior.
(CNN)