Portal:Current events/2012 November 25

November 25, 2012 (Sunday)

Armed attacks and conflicts

At least 11 people are killed and about 30 wounded in twin car bombs that hits a Protestant church in a major military establishment in Jaji, Kaduna State, north central Nigeria. (Reuters)
A teenager is killed and 40 wounded while storming the Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Damanhur, Egypt, during the third day of protests as a result from the power grab by Mohamed Morsi. (National Post) (CBC)

Arts and culture

The city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, is chosen as 2015 European Youth Capital. (Hotnews) (Mediafax)
Veteran British film actress Dinah Sheridan dies aged 92. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from a fire in a garment factory in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka rises to 112 as the search for victims continues. (AP via WVEC)
A train hits a van at a level crossing near Rossano, Province of Cosenza, Calabria region, Italy, killing at least six workers from Romania and Bulgaria. (CNN) (Reuters)
In a collision between a bus and a truck at kilometer 90 of the highway Anaco-Cantaura, state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela, 8 killed and at least 25 injured. (El Nacional)
16 people are killed and 44 others injured on the spot when a bus carrying a wedding party skids off the road and plunges into a 300-feet deep gorge in Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. (India TV)
Two people are killed and more than 800 homes flooded following heavy rain and high winds across England and Wales. (BBC)

Law and crime

A man in Lithonia, Georgia, USA, dies after Walmart employees tackle him to the ground for suspected shoplifting of two DVDs on Black Friday. (Good Morning America)

Politics and elections

Catalonia holds a snap election following a demonstration for independence with the governing Convergence and Union party led by Artur Mas returning with a reduced number of seats. (CNN) (The Telegraph)
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz returns to Mauritania after being in France for five weeks recovering after being shot by a soldier on 13 October. (Al Jazeera)
Basque separatist group ETA has reportedly indicated a readiness to disband, give up its weapons and enter talks with the governments of France and Spain. (BBC)

Sport