Portal:Current events/2007 November 24

November 24, 2007 (Saturday)

United States and Iraqi forces arrest at least 20 suspected militants in Kirkuk, Iraq. (BBC)
An explosion at a petrol station kills four people and hurts at least 30 in Shanghai, China. (BBC)
2007 UK child benefit data scandal: HM Revenue and Customs confirms that a further six data discs have gone missing in transit between its offices in Preston and London. (BBC)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declares that Poland should concentrate on getting its economy ready for euro-zone entry as quickly as possible rather than setting a concrete target date to adopt the euro. (WSJ via Onet.pl)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
12 people are killed when a students' union rally turns violent in Guwahati, India.^{[citation needed]}
Wildfires in Malibu, California, cause 100 homes in 3 separate communities to be evacuated. 250 acres (1.0 km²) of state park land burned south of Malibu Lake. (AFP via Google News)
Typhoon Mitag remains static over the Philippine Sea but changes course, and is expected to make landfall in Aurora-Isabela provinces of the Philippines on Monday due to the very slow and unusual movement. (BBC) (GMANews.tv)
Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov is arrested during a The Other Russia rally in Moscow. (BBC)
Pope Benedict XVI creates 23 new cardinals in a ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City. (BBC)
At least six people, most of them children, are killed by a suicide bomber in Paghman, Afghanistan. (BBC)
Australian federal election, 2007:
- The national election in Australia results in a change of government, with the Australian Labor Party securing an electoral swing of more than 5%. Kevin Rudd will take office as 26th Prime Minister of Australia and the outgoing Prime Minister John Howard is also likely to lose his seat in parliament. (The Australian)
- John Howard calls the leader of the Australian Labor Party, Kevin Rudd, on the phone and concedes defeat.
2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
- Former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz refuses to contest in forthcoming elections and denied rumors that he is leaving the country.
- Two suicide car bombings kill at least 30 people and injure many more in Rawalpindi. (BBC)