Portal:Current events/2007 November 26

November 26, 2007 (Monday)

At least 60 miners are trapped underground following an explosion in a gold mine in Ponce Enriquez in southern Ecuador. (AP via CTV)
The Romanian nationalist Greater Romania Party is voted out of the European Parliament in the European Parliament election, 2007. (BBC)
Chadian Civil War (2005–2010): Chad's army claims to have killed hundreds of rebel fighters in heavy fighting near Sudan's Darfur region. (Reuters)
35 militants are killed in a ground offensive against pro-Taliban militants by the Pakistan Army.^{[citation needed]}
The Federation Council of Russia sets March 2, 2008 as the date of the Russian presidential election, 2008. (BBC)
At least three people die and 45 are injured in Indonesia following earthquakes off the coast of Sumatra and Sumbawa. (VOA)
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif announces he will file nomination papers in the Pakistani general election, 2008. However, he will not serve as Prime Minister under the current President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf. (BBC) (Canadian Press via Google News)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
At least three people die in clashes over a new draft constitution in Sucre, Bolivia. (BBC)
The People's Republic of China signs a deal to buy 160 Airbus aircraft in a deal worth $US17 billion during a visit by the President of France Nicolas Sarkozy. (AFX via Forbes)
Newsweek Magazine will come out with a new edition, about the top ranked schools in the United States. (US News and World Report)