Portal:Current events/2013 November 29

November 29, 2013 (Friday)

Defence

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- A wave of violence in Iraq kills 52 people, most of whom were kidnapped and then shot dead. (Dawn)
Syrian civil war:
- Four people are killed in a mortar attack on the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. (Al Jazeera)
Senkaku Islands dispute:
- China deploys fighter jets to the Chinese Air Defense Identification Zone, as tensions escalate further over the disputed islands in the East China Sea. (Bloomberg)

Arts and culture

Three previously unpublished short stories by J. D. Salinger are leaked online against the late author's wishes. (BBC)
Spanish channel Canal Nou cease broadcasting when the police pull the plug at 12:19 AM GMT, ending its 23 years of broadcasting.

Business and economy

Joe Hockey, the Treasurer of Australia, rejects a proposed A$3.4 billion takeover bid by American company Archer Daniels Midland for agribusiness GrainCorp. (ABC)

Disasters and accidents

LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 carrying 27 passengers and six crew members disappears in Namibia. (BBC)
An unknown number are dead as a result of a police helicopter that crashed into a crowded pub on the north bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. (BBC) (AFP via NineMSN)

Politics and elections

2013 Thai protests:
- Several opposition parties including the Civil Movement for Democracy hold a protest march on the headquarters of Thailand's ruling Puea Thai party in Bangkok. (Reuters) (IBN Live)
- A thousand protesters enter the headquarters of the Royal Thai Army. (RTE)
2013 Ukraine pro-European Union protests:
- With their demands not being met, protests are scheduled to continue until at least Sunday 1 December 2013. (Seven News)

Science and technology

At least part of Comet C/2012 S1 (also known as Comet Ison) emerged from behind the Sun's corona. (CNN)