Portal:Current events/2006 November 30

November 30, 2006 (Thursday)

Super Typhoon Durian (Reming), the strongest Typhoon to hit Philippines, impacts the Bicol region. In Virac Catanduanes 265–300 km/h (165–186 mph) wind was recorded, while in Legaspi, Albay 4.66 mm (0.183 in) of rain is recorded and a total of 740 people are killed.
Windows Vista goes on sale for bulk license holders with home users being able to buy it on January 30, 2007. (CNN)
The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends with a total of nine storms having formed. (CBS News)
Central African Republic Bush War: French fighter planes have fired at rebels in northern Central African Republic (CAR) where thousands have fled fighting in recent weeks. (BBC)
The science journal Nature publishes a new reconstruction of the Antikythera mechanism based on high resolution X-ray tomography. The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek mechanical analog computer designed to calculate astronomical positions. (Sydney Morning Herald)
The U.S. Institute of Peace announces that the Iraq Study Group report will be released to the public December 6, 2006. The group, charged with conducting a forward-looking assessment of the situation in Iraq, is expected to present their findings to President George W. Bush on that day. The report will be available for download on USIP's web site. (Reuters)
At least 300 people were killed in clashes between Sudan's army and former rebels in the south earlier this week, aid workers say. (BBC)
Nicolas Sarkozy, the French Interior Minister, announces plans to run as a candidate for the French Presidency in elections in April 2007. (BBC)
Hezbollah-led Lebanon opposition groups call for protests on Friday in an effort to bring down the Government, (LA Times)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
A meeting between the President of the United States George W. Bush and the Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki in Jordan is cancelled. A classified Bush administration memo critical of the ability of al-Maliki to bring sectarian conflict under control had previously been published in The New York Times. In a later meeting, they decided that Iraq should not be divided into semi-autonomous zones. (News Limited and AFP) (AP via Boston Globe)
The Prime Minister of Fiji Laisenia Qarase partially agrees to demands by the head of the Fijian military Commodore Frank Bainimarama in order to avert a coup. Bainimarama rejects the compromise and issues a deadline of noon on Friday. (News Limited) (ABC News Australia and AFP)