Portal:Current events/2014 November 23
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November 23, 2014 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- War in Afghanistan:
- A suicide bomber kills 45 people and injures 50 more at a volleyball game in Paktika province. (Reuters)
- Islamist insurgency in Nigeria:
- Boko Haram militants kill 48 fish traders near the border with Chad. (BBC)
- Somali Civil War (2009–present)
- Kenyan security forces cross into Somalia and kill 100 members of Al-Shabaab in response to the terrorist group hijacking a bus and killing 28 people. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- The death toll from yesterday's earthquake in China's Sichuan province rises to four with 54 injured. (AP via Fox News)
- Volcano eruption on Fogo island, Cape Verde is among the strongest ever recorded on the island and is forcing the evacuation of the Chã das Caldeiras village. (OceanPress)
Law and crime
- Crime in the Philippines
- The Philippines marks the 5th anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre. (BBC News)
- Philippine authorities sentence the security officers of the Ozone disco who were responsible for the safety of the disco when a fire occurred in 1996. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- Tunisian presidential election, 2014
- Voters in Tunisia go to the polls Sunday in the first free presidential election since the Arab Spring's Jasmine Revolution. (BBC) (Pakistan Daily Times)
- Tuinisia's presidential election appears headed for a runoff between incumbent interim President Moncef Marzouki and former Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi. (Bangkok Post)
- The Cabinet of Israel approves legislation defining it as the nation state of the Jewish people. (AP)
Sport
- World Chess Championship 2014:
- Norwegian chessplayer Magnus Carlsen defends his World Chess Championship title after defeating Vishy Anand of India in 11th game of their match in Sochi, Russia. (Deutsche Welle)
- Britain's Lewis Hamilton wins the 2014 Formula One world title after finishing first in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. (BBC Sport)
- In tennis, Switzerland wins the Davis Cup for the first time defeating France in the final. (New York Times)