Portal:Current events/2012 November 12

November 12, 2012 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian civil war:
- A second mortar shell from Syria has been fired at an Israeli military outpost in the Golan Heights, after a similar incident the day before. The Israel Defence Forces have responded with tank fire at the source of the bombardment, scoring several direct hits on artillery units belonging to the Syrian Army. (NY Times)
At least 38 police officers are killed in northern Kenya amid clashes with cattle rustlers. (CNN)

Arts and culture

Into the Silence by Wade Davis, a biography of George Mallory wins the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non Fiction. (BBC)

Law and crime

Muslim cleric Abu Qatada will be released on bail after winning an appeal against deportation from the United Kingdom to Jordan. The UK government says it will appeal against the ruling. (BBC)

Media

Newsnight controversy:
- Helen Boaden, the BBC's Director of News, and her deputy Steve Mitchell relinquish their roles in the wake of the Newsnight scandal. (RTÉ News)
- Fran Unsworth, head of newsgathering, and Ceri Thomas, the editor of Radio 4's Today are named Acting Director and Deputy Director of News respectively. (The Scotsman)
- British Prime Minister David Cameron questions the BBC's decision to give former Director-General George Entwistle a year's pay by way of severance after he resigned on Saturday. (The Guardian)

Politics

Sir Rex Hunt, who was Governor of the Falkland Islands at the time of the 1982 invasion dies aged 86. (BBC)

Physics

2012 EPS Edison Volta Prize was awarded to Rolf-Dieter Heuer, CERN Director General, and two his colleagues.(EPS)

Sport