Portal:Current events/2010 November 13

November 13, 2010 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Nigerian military asks civilians in the Niger Delta creeks to leave, warning of action against camps of criminal gangs in the area. (Reuters) (AFP)
The Kenyan navy shoots dead three suspected Somali pirates who had attacked a naval patrol. (IOL) (Reuters)
Somali pirates hijack a Chinese ship with 29 crew on board in the Arabian Sea. (Shanghai Daily) (Times of India)
Taliban insurgents attack the airport in the Afghan city of Jalalabad and a nearby base. (BBC)

Disasters

A fire kills dozens of animals at a zoo in Karlsruhe, Germany. (Deutsche Welle) (BBC)

International relations

APEC Japan 2010:
- Leaders from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation area attend the APEC Japan 2010 summit in Yokohama. (Japan Times)
- Thousands demonstrate against Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit, against the background of a dispute between Japan and China over islands in the East China Sea, condemning “Chinese imperialism” while waving the flags Tibet, East Turkestan and south Mongolia. (NPR) (AP)
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says that Hamas has agreed to deliver a letter from abducted Israel Defense Forces soldier Gilad Shalit to his family; Carter has mediated between the two sides in the past. (Haaretz)
The United Nations Security Council receives a report on violations of the Darfur weapons embargo; China says it is vaguely worded and full of flaws. (BBC)

Law and crime

Morocco arrests 96 people it accuses of inciting violence during last Monday's deadly police raid on the Gdaim Izik camp in Western Sahara. Half a dozen appear before a military court, including activist Annaama Asfari. (Al Jazeera)

Politics

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is released after 15 years of house arrest. (BBC) (Times of India) (Al Jazeera)
Police and protesters clash in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka over the authorities' bid to evict opposition leader Khaleda Zia from her home. (Al Jazeera)
The French Cabinet led by Prime Minister François Fillon resigns ahead of a reshuffle by President Nicolas Sarkozy. (BBC)

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