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- The interim government of Egypt resigns amidst violent protests in which at least 30 people have been killed and more than 1,500 wounded.
- In auto racing, Tony Stewart (pictured) wins the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.
- The People's Party, led by Mariano Rajoy, wins a majority in the Spanish general election.
- Scientists announce the development of the world's lightest solid material.
- Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, banned in Burma since May 2010, announces that it will re-register as a political party.
24 November 2011 (Thursday) edit history watch - Politics and elections
November 24, 2011 Wikinews articles 23 November 2011 (Wednesday) edit history watch - International relations
- The United States announces it will stop observing the 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. The decision comes four years after Russia withdrew compliance from the treaty. (Spacewar)
- In a warning to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls al-Assad's fight against the Syrian people cowardice. He goes on to compare al-Assad's fate with past dictators from Hitler to Gadhafi. (CNN)
- Science
- The European Space Agency claims to have made contact with the stranded Fobos-Grunt probe two days after its window for launch to Mars closed. (Discovery.com)
- Sports
- Server Djeparov was named as Asian Footballer of the Year for the second time in a ceremony held at AFC headquartes. (Goal.com)
November 23, 2011 Wikinews articles 22 November 2011 (Tuesday) edit history watch - Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2011 Egyptian revolution: Three American University in Cairo students are arrested after throwing firebombs at security forces amid ongoing protests in Cairo, Egypt. (CBS News)
- Business and economy
- Multinational public transport company Arriva wins a major public bus and rail transport contract in Stockholm, Sweden. (Stockholm Transit – in Swedish)
- Politics and elections
- Darren Scully, the mayor of the Irish town of Naas, resigns after the latest in a series of scandals, having made radio comments about the "aggressive attitude" of "black Africans". A police investigation into his actions is underway. (RTE News) (Daily Mail) (Irish Times)
- Science
- Scientists discover Bulbophyllum nocturnum, the first orchid known to flower at night, in New Britain off the coast of Papua New Guinea. (BBC)
November 22, 2011 Wikinews articles 21 November 2011 (Monday) edit history watch - Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2011 Egyptian revolution:
- At least 11 people are killed in ongoing clashes between Egyptian protesters and security forces in Cairo's Tahrir Square. (BBC)
- The Cabinet of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf submits its resignation to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, but its resignation is officially rejected. (BBC) (Al Arabiya)
- Two people are injured after Syrian soldiers attack buses carrying Turkish citizens returning through Syria from a hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. (CNN)
- International relations
- The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada impose further sanctions against Iran's nuclear program. (CNN)
- The President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev states that the decision to go to war with Georgia in 2008 prevented the eastward enlargement of NATO. (Reuters)
- Law and crime
- The trial begins of the three most senior surviving members of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime, on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. (BBC)
- Dutch baseball player Greg Halman of the Seattle Mariners is stabbed to death, with his brother as a suspect. (AP via BET)
- Politics and elections
- Voters in the Marshall Islands go to the polls for a general election. (Radio New Zealand)
- A Congressional panel fails to agree on proposals to cut the United States' national budget deficit by $1.2 trillion, leading to automatic budget cuts. (CBC)
November 21, 2011 Wikinews articles 20 November 2011 (Sunday) edit history watch - Armed conflicts and attacks
- At least 13 people are killed and as many as 900 injured as violent protests continue in Cairo's Tahrir Square against Egypt's ruling military government. Security forces attempt to disperse the crowds with tear gas and baton charges. (BBC)
- 2011 Syrian uprising: Two rocket-propelled grenades hit the headquarters of Syria's ruling Ba'ath Party in Damascus amid ongoing anti-government protests. (BBC) (Reuters)
- Jose Pimentel, a 27-year-old Dominican-American, is arrested in New York City after planning to detonate pipe bombs, according to New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. The suspect is believed to have Al-Qaeda sympathies, although no wider conspiracy is suspected. (CNN)
- International relations
- The President of Turkey, Abdullah Gül, commences a three-day state visit to the United Kingdom. (BBC)
- Law and crime
- A man is charged with attempted murder following Saturday's stabbing of four Metropolitan Police officers in Kingsbury, north London. (BBC)
- Politics and elections
- Voters in Spain go to the polls for a general election, with the centre-right Popular Party winning a parliamentary majority. (AP via MSNBC) (BBC)
November 20, 2011 Wikinews articles 19 November 2011 (Saturday) edit history watch - Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2011 Syrian uprising: At least 19 people are killed across Syria by security forces as protests continue against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. (CNN)
- At least two people are killed and over 600 injured in violent clashes with police in Cairo's Tahrir Square, following mass protests against Egypt's post-revolutionary military leadership. (BBC) (Al-Jazeera)
- Muammar Gaddafi's fugitive son Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, is captured in Libya. (CNN) (BBC)
- International relations
- Tajikistan hints that it may release a Russian pilot detained on charges of smuggling, after Russia deports hundreds of Tajik migrant workers. (The Independent)
- Law and crime
- Roger Dean, an Australian nurse, is charged with murder in relation to the deaths of five residents of a nursing home in the Sydney suburb of Quakers Hill. (The Australian)
- British Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC seeks leave to prosecute Sky News for contempt of court over its reporting of the 2009 kidnapping of Paul and Rachel Chandler, after the news channel allegedly breached an injunction preventing the disclosure of the couple's welfare. (BBC)
- Four Metropolitan Police officers are stabbed while chasing a suspect in Kingsbury, north London. Two of the officers suffer serious injuries, while a 32-year-old male is arrested for attempted murder. (BBC)
- Science
- The United States successfully tests a new hypersonic weapon system, capable of striking targets 3,700 kilometres (2,300 mi) away in under 30 minutes, as part of its Prompt Global Strike program. (BBC)
November 19, 2011 Wikinews articles 18 November 2011 (Friday) edit history watch - Business and economy
- Hewlett-Packard adds Ralph Whitworth of Relational Investors, the corporate-governance activists—to its board of directors. (Bloomberg)
- Law and crime
- Former President of the Phillipines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is arrested over charges of electoral fraud. (BBC)
- A verdict is due in the trial of former Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, Sarath Fonseka, on charges of "spreading disaffection". (BBC)
- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reopens its investigation into the death of film star Natalie Wood after receiving fresh information. Wood drowned off the coast of California in 1981. (BBC)
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