Portal:Current events/2011 November 5

November 5, 2011 (Saturday)

Armed conflict and attacks

The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram claims responsibility for a series of bomb and gun attacks in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Damaturu that have killed at least 63 people. (BBC)
Canadian Freedom Waves to Gaza organizers say activists on the Canadian ship Tahrir that, along with the Irish MV Saoirse, who were headed to the Gaza Strip, were intercepted by Israeli troops. The activists refused to voluntarily leave the ship; Israel says no one was hurt.(The Globe and Mail) (CBC) (Salem-News.com) (Jerusalem Post) (Ynetnews.com)

Disasters

Rescuers pull a further 45 trapped coal miners to the surface in Sanmenxia in the People's Republic of China, with eight miners reportedly having died. (AP via Washington Post) (CNN) (BBC)
Residents of El Hierro in Spain's Canary Islands are evacuated following continuing volcanic activity. (AP via Fox News)

Law and crime

A Pakistan anti-terror court indicts two police officers and five alleged members of the Taliban for the murder of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. (Dawn)

Politics and elections

South Belfast MP Alasdair McDonnell is elected leader of Northern Ireland's Social Democratic and Labour Party, replacing Margaret Ritchie who stepped down in September. (BBC)

Sports