Portal:Current events/2013 November 22
November 22, 2013 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
- The United States commemorates the 50th anniversary of the day when John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. (ABC Online)
Disasters
- 2013 Riga Maxima superstore collapse:
- The death toll rises to at least 48, with others feared trapped and rescue efforts continuing. (BBC) (NBC News)
- Typhoon Haiyan:
- The death toll in the Philippines tops 5000. (BBC)
- 2013 North Indian Ocean cyclone season:
- Cyclone Helen hits India's Andhra Pradesh state killing at least six people and knocking out power to thousands of villages. (AP via Miami Herald)
- At least 35 people are killed in an explosion after a leaking oil pipeline caught fire in the city of Qingdao, China. (BBC)
- At least two people are dead from windstorms in Northern California, U.S. (San Francisco Chronicle)
International relations
- 2013 global surveillance disclosures:
- The United States has snooped on the Netherlands since 1946, according to files published in NRC Handelsblad. (HLN) (NOS) (ANP via Volkskrant)
Law and crime
- Crystal Mangum, the accuser in the 2006 Duke lacrosse case, is convicted of second-degree murder by a North Carolina jury in the 2011 stabbing death of her boyfriend, and is sentenced to serve between 14 and 18 years in prison. (AP via Fox News)
Sport
- World Chess Championship 2013:
- Magnus Carlsen of Norway defeats defending champion Viswanathan Anand of India 6½–3½ in a series played in Chennai. (Reuters via SBS)