Portal:Current events/2010 November 7

November 7, 2010 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabaab threaten more attacks in Burundi and Uganda in retaliation for their participation in an African Union peacekeeping operation in the country. Meanwhile, seven people are killed in fighting in the capital Mogadishu. (CP)
Police use batons, pepper spray, tear gas and water cannon to disrupt activists expressing concern about the safety of a temporary warehouse in Gorleben where nuclear waste is being transported via train from France to Germany. It is thought to be the largest such mobilisation ever. (Huffington Post) (Al Jazeera) (BBC) (The Hindu) (The Straits Times) (euronews)
Kenyan policeman Peter Karanja kills 10 people, including two colleagues, in a shooting rampage in bars in Siakago, 90 miles northeast of Nairobi. Protesters outside the police station demand answers from police as to how this incident happened. (CNN)(The Deccan Chronicle) (Al Jazeera) (China Daily) (Xinhua)
Israel police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at residents trying to halt demolition of an illegal mosque in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat. (AFP via Google News) (Al Jazeera)
Fourteen people are killed in United States drone attacks in North Waziristan, Pakistan. (AP)
At least three people die, including two members of Sons of Iraq due to a bomb planted at their checkpoint in central Iraq, and an imam was shot dead in Baghdad. (CNN)

Arts and culture

Queen Elizabeth II starts a Facebook page but one is not permitted to "poke" or "befriend" her. (MSNBC) (BBC)
The 16th London Turkish Film Festival began Thursday evening with the world premier of Çağan Irmak's 'Prensesin Uykusu' at the Empire Leicester Square in London. (Hürriyet Daily)
Supporters of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei hold a party at his studio in Shanghai ahead of its scheduled demolition; he cannot attend as he is under house arrest. (BBC)
Residents of Cap d'Agde, Europe's largest nudist colony, criticise foreign nudists and express unhappiness at "an explosion of libertarianism" they claim is turning the resort into the "European capital of debauchery" and an "open-air brothel". (The Observer)

Disasters and accidents

International relations

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that Iran has agreed to hold talks with the five UN Security Council permanent members and Germany (G5+1) in Turkey. (Xinhua)
Israel expels Riksdag member Mehmet Kaplan, a veteran of the Gaza flotilla raid, moments after his arrival, claiming he had "failed to follow procedure". Ex-Israeli artist Dror Feiler, who is also currently based in Sweden, is expelled with him. (AFP via Google News)
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrives in Qatar for talks with Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

Swedish police announce that a 38-year-old male had been brought into custody on suspicion of being involved in the 2009–10 Malmö shootings. (CNN) (BBC)

Politics and elections

Burmese election
- Voters in Burma go to the polls for the Burmese general election, the first national election in twenty years, with widespread allegations of intimidation and fraud. (Al Jazeera) (BBC) (ABC)
- Burma declares a state of emergency preventing political gatherings for 90 days after the election. (ABC News)
Police in Vietnam detain prominent government critic Cu Huy Ha Vu on charges of "propaganda against the state". (Zee News) (VOV News)
Greeks vote in local elections with the Prime Minister George Papandreou threatening to dissolve parliament if his party does not fare well. Early results show that the PASOK is doing well making an early election less likely. (Al Jazeera) (The Observer) (AP via Beaver County Times)
Voters in Guinea finally go to the polls for the second round of voting in the presidential election. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
Voters in Azerbaijan go to the polls for a parliamentary election with the opposition raising concerns over candidates being prevented from registering. (BBC) (Trend News Agency)
Scores of candidates in the Afghan parliamentary election protest at the lack of any results from the election held on September 18 and call for a new election. (Reuters)

Sport

Technology

The Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DSi XL come out in color red celebrating mario's 25th anniversary.