Wikinews:2009/November
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[edit] November 1
- Mozambique FRELIMO party to win elections, partial results indicate
- Two killed in landslide in Tenerife
- Afghanistan announces arrests in UN guesthouse attack
- At least eight dead after bombings in Iraq
- Heavy storm hits Philippines, kills fourteen
- Charging elephant kills BBC guide in Tanzania
- Wikinews interviews Zahra Stardust about the upcoming by-election in the Bradfield electorate of the Australian parliament
- Search continues for nine missing after midair collision off California
- Xinhua says ship carrying hazardous goods sank in China's Yangtze river
- Russian military cargo jet crash kills eleven in Siberia
- Two people die after contracting H1N1 virus, number of swine flu deaths in Scotland rises to 28
- EU deems UK privacy laws inadequate, takes legal action
- Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah withdraws from elections
- Man arrested after fatal accident in Londonderry, Northern Ireland
- Celebrity chef John Burton Race charged with drink-driving in UK
- British soldier killed by explosion in Afghanistan
- Islamist militants blow up girls' school in Pakistan
- Erosion influences Nigerian climate policy
[edit] November 2
- Man arrested in slaying of six-member family near Tel Aviv, Israel
- Karzai declared winner of Afghan elections, runoff polls cancelled
- Blast near Pakistan army headquarters kills 24
- Wikinews interviews Dr Clive Hamilton about the upcoming by-election in the Higgins electorate of the Australian parliament
- Suspected Iraqi bomber murders investigator
- Clinton to Abbas: Resume peace talks with no preconditions
[edit] November 3
- Scientists: Snow on Mt. Kilimanjaro to melt in twenty years
- Scientology website hacked
- Automobile manufacturer Ford posts unexpected profits
- Scotland suffers severe flooding following downpour
- Elderly man in Scotland dies after contracting H1N1 swine flu virus
- Wife of English footballer Wayne Rooney gives birth to baby boy
- ‘Twin Towers’ warship set to enter New York
- Man killed over Halloween hat in London, England
[edit] November 4
- Tropical Storm Mirinae kills 90 in Vietnam
- Palestinian state set to be abandoned, says Erekat
- Afghan policeman shoots and kills five British soldiers
- Seventeen year old accused of raping four year old in Kherwadi, Mumbai
- Tom Menino wins historic fifth term as Mayor of Boston; plus results from area cities
- Polls held for US state and local elections, with incomplete GOP success
- Equatorial Guinea coup plotters pardoned, released from jail
- Sierra Leone rebel convicts sent to Rwandan jail
- French structuralist Claude Lévi-Strauss dies at age 100
- Staffordshire hoard goes on display in British Museum in London, England
[edit] November 5
- Palestinian president Abbas has "no desire" to seek reelection
- Lord Burns confirmed as new chairman of Channel 4
- Thirteen dead, several wounded in Fort Hood, Texas shooting
- Toyota quits Formula One
- India doubles Commonwealth Games budget
- New ocean forming in African desert
- Australian rules football International cup "community event": Australian Football League
- Political fallout from the sacking of Professor David Nutt gathers momentum
- New book Blown for Good reveals details inside Scientology headquarters
- Italian judge convicts 23 in CIA kidnapping case
- Automaker GM to cut 10,000 jobs at Opel
- British singer Robbie Williams announces his return to boyband Take That
[edit] November 6
- WHO states H1N1 swine flu world's most dominant virus
- Ousted Honduran president says crisis deal has failed
- Wikinews discusses the H1N1 pandemic with the CDC
- UN endorses Israel-Palestinian war crimes report
- Zimbabwe prime minister Tsvangirai ends cabinet boycott
- US unemployment rate surpasses 10%
- Olympic condoms auctioned: "faster, higher, stronger"
- Four people die after contracting H1N1 swine flu virus in West Midlands, England
- Shooting rampage in Orlando, Florida leaves one dead, seven injured
- Two NATO soldiers reported missing in Afghanistan, search underway
- Hurricane Ida comes ashore in Nicaragua
- Saudi Arabia resumes livestock trade with Somalia
- 22 killed after bus falls into gorge in northern India
- Stolen minibus recovered 35 years after theft
- Local community on Australian Sunshine Coast compromises with McDonald's
[edit] November 7
- China's premier visits Cairo ahead of China-Africa summit
- Wikinews Shorts: November 7, 2009
- Opposition agrees to join Lebanese government
- Saudi military attacks Yemeni rebels
- Iranian police arrest 109 in protests
- Pakistan: Twelve militants killed in recent fighting
- Madagascar political rivals agree to unity government deal
- At least nine missing after Russian military plane crashes into Pacific
- NATO airstrike kills seven Afghan security forces members
- UN: Ethiopian GDP grew only 1.7% in 2009, may not reach anti-poverty goals
- Glenn Beck loses domain name case over parody website
- New Jersey jury convicts Florida man who claimed he was too fat for murder
- BBC's Strictly Come Dancing to be broadcast from Blackpool Tower
[edit] November 8
- Thousands flee violence in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Iraqi parliament approves delayed election law
- South Korean workers protest against labour laws
- Burst pipe probed in Utah refinery blast as questions asked over safety
- Germany wins 2009 Race of Champions in Beijing, Sebastian Vettel wins 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Bridge collapse kills at least five in Massana, Andorra
- China offers Africa financial aid including $10 billion in loans
- Two winning British EuroMillions lottery tickets worth £45 million each claimed
- South African Vipers win Singapore Rugby Sevens
- Flooding kills 91 in El Salvador
- Twelve dead after suicide bomb attack in Pakistan
- Dalai Lama visits monastery despite protests from China
- Families appeal to Spain's government to negotiate with Somali pirates
- Soldier killed in explosion in Afghanistan, number of UK soldiers killed in country rises to 231
- 750,000 could be affected by flooding in Kenya, UN says
- Actor Ryan Thomas involved in car crash in Manchester, England
- US House of Representatives passes universal health care bill
[edit] November 9
- Nokia recalls 14 million phone chargers
- Seven armed robbers in South Africa shot dead by police
- Somali pirates launch attack on oil tanker
- Suicide bomber kills three in northwestern Pakistan
- China executes nine for ethnic riots
- Thousands to celebrate twenty years since fall of Berlin Wall
- Two US pilots killed in Iraq after helicopter crash
- Cigarette butts kill fish, scientists complain
- Disney has high hopes for new 'Ferb' Christmas special
- US Army chief of staff: more troops needed in Afghanistan
- Former Formula 1 designer unveils new electric car
[edit] November 10
- NATO, Afghan police seize 250 tons of suspected bomb-making material
- Ousted Thai PM arrives in Cambodia to take up government post
- Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian academician and physicist, dies at age 94
- Korean navies exchange fire
- Prospects for a space elevator rise
- France sends special envoy to North Korea
- NATO: 130 militants killed in Afghanistan
- Zimbabwe projects 15% average growth over next five years
- Two Kenyans kidnapped in Somalia by gunmen
- Heavy 6.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia; at least one killed
- Emergency declared in El Salvador after torrential rains
- Creator of website satirizing Glenn Beck on winning domain name case
- Christchurch, NZ man admits murdering wife and neighbour and having sex with bodies
[edit] November 11
- Public access to information on emissions from European industries
- Pirates seize cargo ship in Indian Ocean
- German football goalkeeper Robert Enke is dead
- Massive power failure hits Brazil
- Two Kenyans kidnapped by gunmen in Somalia now released
- Bomb hits northwestern Pakistan; at least 30 killed
- South African police officer kills three year old boy
[edit] November 12
- Judge known for jailing pirates shot dead in Bossaso, Somalia
- At least ten soldiers killed in Pakistan clashes
- At least twenty dead after landslides in Tanzania
- Washington, D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad executed by lethal injection
- Three more scientists resign from UK ACMD drugs advisory council
- Scientists find key human language gene
[edit] November 13
- Irish priest freed from month long captivity in the Philippines
- British Airways and Iberia agree to merge
- Italian goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini seriously injured in motorcycle accident
- Mozambican opposition rejects election results, calls for another vote
- Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology
[edit] November 14
- London Lord Mayor's Show draws crowds despite bad weather
- Sarkozy makes Clint Eastwood's day; actor becomes "Légion d'honneur" Commander
- NASA mission finds water on the Moon
- Four teenagers killed in car crash in Birmingham, England
- UN: one billion hungry people in the world
- Bomb blast kills at least eleven in Pakistan, over twenty wounded
- Illinois police departments try to reduce number of road fatalities this year
- One dead after jet crashes into airport in Rwanda
- Russian territory expands by 4.5 square kilometres after seismic activity
- Two Azerbaijani bloggers jailed
- Zimbabwe government allocates US$10 million for relocation of thousands of families near diamond field
- Afghanistan suicide attack wounds more than twenty
- Six aid groups suspend work in Chad after killing
- Illinois jury sentences Brian Dugan to death
[edit] November 15
- Austrian students' protests expanding through Europe
- Mo Ibrahim: Some African countries too small to continue to exist independently
- Kenyan cattle rustlers kill eleven
- Peace talks: Syria's President calls upon France to intervene whilst rejecting direct talks with Israel
- Kosovo: voters go to the polls for the first time since independence declared from Serbia
- New promotional events set for Disney's "Phineas and Ferb's Christmas Vacation"
- European Union emerges from recession
[edit] November 16
- At least 32 dead after snowstorms in China
- Edward Woodward, English actor, dies aged 79
- Non-industrial emissions key for meeting Kyoto targets in Europe
- UK soldier shot dead in Afghanistan, number of military personnel killed in country increases to 233
- White House considers sending Guantanamo Bay prisoners to Illinois
[edit] November 17
- Israel announces settlement expansion plans
- Rockets kill ten civilians in Afghanistan
- 50 dead after ferry in Myanmar capsizes
- Family seeks prosecution over loss of UK Nimrod jet in Afghanistan
- Iraq threatened with expulsion from world football by FIFA
- Amnesty International calls for police justice in Mozambique
- Zambian "porn" journalist found not guilty
- Egypt registers first domain name in Arabic
- Rebels say 626 Ethiopian troops killed in clashes
- British rapper Derek B dies at age 44
- Four dead after explosion at police station in Peshawar, Pakistan
- Poaching in Zimbabwe on the rise
[edit] November 18
- Russia may delay launch of "Angara" rocket due to funding cuts
- British army bomb disposal expert killed in Afghanistan
- New poll indicates Barack Obama's approval rating under 50%
- European Union to train Somali security forces
- Czechs and Slovaks celebrate twenty years since Velvet Revolution
- Illinois tollway worker jailed for stealing fines
[edit] November 19
- British Climatic Research Unit's emails hacked
- Seven die from H1N1 swine flu virus; total virus victims in Wales rises to 21
- At least nineteen dead after suicide bomb blast in Pakistan
- Uruguay qualify to take last spot in 2010 FIFA World Cup
- Herman Van Rompuy named as first permanent EU President
- UN criticises Israel's latest settlement plan, angry reaction from US and UK
- Mobile operator Orange bills French doctor €160,000 for one month of Internet use
- Somali pirates attack US-flagged ship, vessel evades capture
- Senator Xenophon of Australia calls for criminal investigation into Scientology
- Daimler acquires stake in winning team Brawn GP, changes its name to Mercedes Grand Prix
[edit] November 20
- UK family wins asbestos payout in death of railway worker
- Suspected US drone attack kills eight in Pakistan
- Suicide bomber kills sixteen in Afghanistan
- Mutated strain of H1N1 virus detected in US and Norway
- UK lawyer comments on court case against Boeing over London jet crash
- Victims of London jetliner crash sue Boeing
- Ireland requests replay of FIFA World Cup play-off with France
- Severe flooding hits Cumbria, England
[edit] November 21
- Rocket strike near hotel in Afghan capital injures four
- Vietnam denies blocking social networking site Facebook
- Mine explosion in northeastern China kills at least 42, dozens more trapped
- Quad crash kills fourteen year-old in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
- 40th H1N1 swine flu death recorded in Scotland
- Central Michigan quarterback sets passing record, becomes finalist for award
- Large Hadron Collider restarted
[edit] November 22
- Ex-cosmonaut Konstantin Feoktistov dies; Soviet space pioneer was 83
- Pirates seize Greek-owned ship off coast of Yemen
- Republican groups suspected in gun battle with, failed bombing of, Northern Irish police
- Astronaut's baby born 200 miles below him
- Saudi Arabia fears Hajj swine flu outbreak as four pilgrims die
- Bomb explosions in northeastern India kill at least seven
- Iraqi lawmakers delay vote on electoral law
- Indonesian ferry sinks, at least nine dead
- 2010 Sakurai Prize awarded for 1964 Higgs Boson theory work
- Australian Football League to hold match in China
- Afghan Member of Parliament escapes assasination attempt
- Canadian loses health benefits after company finds joyful Facebook pictures
- US healthcare bill passes Senate vote
- Winfrey announces end of 'Oprah'
[edit] November 23
- Italian Air Force transport wreck kills five
- Former Iranian vice-president sentenced to six years; released on bail pending appeal
- Australian sport may be on the cusp of change
[edit] November 24
- Ritual sacrifice in Nepal sees 320,000 animals slaughtered to Hindu goddess
- Reverend Billy Joe Daugherty dies at the age of 57
- Benet Academy, Illinois students support classmate with leukemia
- Four US, eight Afghan troops killed in Afghanistan after attacks
- Man misdiagnosed as being in coma for 23 years
- UK policeman convicted of murdering WPC fiancée who died after staged car crash
[edit] November 25
- Israel announces 10 month halt to settlement construction in West Bank
- Death of Kentucky census worker considered suicide
- School closed after five-year-old boy dies from suspected swine flu in Buckinghamshire, England
- Sakurai Prize awarded for Higgs boson theories
[edit] November 26
- Uninvited couple passes Secret Service checkpoint, crashes White House state dinner
- Jordanian king dissolves parliament, calls for general election two years ahead of schedule
[edit] November 27
- UN nuclear chief says negotiations with Iran at 'dead end'
- Golfer Tiger Woods injured in car crash
- 77 dead after flooding in Saudi Arabia
[edit] November 28
- Suspected bomb derails Moscow-St Petersburg train, kills at least 25
- Zimbabwean cargo plane crashes in Shanghai; three dead
- Ferry capsizes in Bangladesh, at least five dead and 50 missing
- Namibia votes in presidential election
[edit] November 29
[edit] November 30
- Porfirio Lobo wins Honduran presidential elections
- Chelsea Clinton engaged to banker Marc Mezvinsky
- LHC sets new particle energy acceleration record
- Boat accident in Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 73
- Iran to build ten new uranium enrichment plants
- Soviet statue returns to Moscow
- Prime Minister of Vanuatu loses seat over paperwork error
- Five dead, ten critically injured after van carrying children rolls on Louisiana highway
