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- A second fire at an arms depot plant in Ulyanovsk, Russia, kills at least eight people, 10 days after a previous explosion at the same site. (RIA Novosti) (Al Jazeera)
- The family of Jean Charles de Menezes, who was mistakenly shot dead by the Metropolitan Police in London in 2005, reach a compensation deal with police, resolving "all litigation" between them. (BBC)
- India's main opposition BJP party condemns a leaked Liberhan Commission report that implicated opposition figures in the destruction of the Babri Mosque in 1992 by Hindu nationalists. (IBN) (Times LIVE) (BBC)
- Voters in the Northern Mariana Islands participate in the Commonwealth's first ever gubernatorial runoff election between Governor Benigno Fitial and challenger Heinz Hofschneider. Hofschneider had bested Fitial in the first round by just 8 votes on November 7, the closest gubernatorial election in history. (Saipan Tribune)
- The war crimes trial of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia hears its final arguments. (Phnom Penh Post) (CNN) (Al Jazeera)
- The world's largest mass immunisation against yellow fever begins in West Africa, targeting 12 million people. (BBC)
- 21 bodies are discovered so far after a convoy of around 50 people including politicians, journalists and supporters is hijacked by dozens of armed gunmen in Maguindanao, southern Philippines. (AP) (Philippine Inquirer) (GMA News)
- Clashes break out between refugees from Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at an Australian immigration centre on Christmas Island. (BBC) (Xinhua) (ABC News)
- Flooding in Great Britain and Ireland
- Relatives protest about the recent mine disaster in China. (Daily Mail) (RTÉ) (Reuters)
- Chinese human rights activist Huang Qi, who campaigned for the parents of the children killed in schools in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, is sentenced to three years in prison for "illegally holding state secrets". (BBC) (AFP)
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- An Algerian court acquits Abdulli Feghoul, who had been detained at Guantanamo Bay detention camp without trial for almost seven years. (AP) (BBC)
- Efren Peñaflorida, who started a "pushcart classroom" in the Philippines to provide education to poor children, is named the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year. (The Philippine Star) (UPI) (CNN)
- Three Royal National Lifeboat Institution crew members are located "in good condition" after their boat capsizes off County Wexford in Ireland. (RTÉ)
- At least seven people are killed and more than 55 injured in a bombing in Assam, northeastern India. (Times of India) (Al Jazeera) (UPI)
- A 400lb bomb partially explodes outside the headquarters of the Policing Board in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In another incident, three men are arrested after a shooting incident involving PSNI officers in the border village of Garrison, County Fermanagh. (The Daily Telegraph) (CNN) (RTÉ)
- Romanians go to the polls for the first round of the presidential election and to vote on proposed parliamentary reform. (Agerpres) (BBC)
- Jeong Nam-gyu, one of South Korea's most prolific serial killers, commits suicide in his cell on death row. (Joongang Daily) (BBC) (New York Times)
- Former Iranian Vice President Mohammad-Ali Abtahi who was sentenced to six years imprisonment in connection with the June election protests is released on bail. (Xinhua) (AFP)
- 2009 Azerbaijan-Armenia negotiations in Munich: Azerbaijan and Armenia hold talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Azerbaijan has warned that the meeting of presidents in Munich will be "decisive" and that its troops are ready to take the territory by force unless there is a breakthrough in negotiations. (Reuters)
- Debate is stoked over whether scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change after computer hackers break into a server at University of East Anglia, the well-respected climate change research center. (Wall Street Journal) (Washington Post)
- An Indonesian ferry carrying over 200 passengers sinks off the cost of Sumatra. (Jakarta Post) (AFP via News Limited) (China Daily)
- The United States Senate votes to allow a debate on the healthcare reform bill. The debate is to begin on November 30, 2009. (The Guardian) (BBC News) (Voice of America) (MSNBC)
- The number killed in an explosion in Heilongjiang province, China rises to 92. (BBC News) (Reuters) (Associated Press) (New York Times)
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- The Large Hadron Collider, the largest atom collider in the world, is restarted after a fourteen-month delay for repairs. (The Daily Telegraph) (BBC) (Reuters)
- Three political parties file a motion of no confidence against French Polynesian President Oscar Temaru. (Tahitipresse)
- The United States Senate clears Senator Roland Burris of legal wrongdoing in relation to his appointment to the Senate. (WLS Chicago)
- At least 100 people are killed and around 50,000 displaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with some fleeing to the Republic of the Congo, in an ethnic conflict over fishing rights. (BBC) (Times LIVE) (People's Daily)
- Officials from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China and the United States express "regret" at Iran's refusal to accept nuclear proposals. (Reuters)
- 200 European football matches are under investigation in a match-fixing inquiry, at least three from the UEFA Champions League and 12 from the UEFA Europa League as Europe's biggest ever match-fixing scandal is revealed. (BBC) (IOL) (Bangkok Post)
- FIFA turns down the Football Association of Ireland's request for a rematch between France and Republic of Ireland, after a controversial handball decided the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff between the two countries. (RTÉ) (Sky News) (CNN)
- The Iraq Football Association is suspended by FIFA following government interference. (FIFA)
- 35 people are injured and fire bombs are thrown after Egyptian riot police clash with protesters at a demonstration outside the Algerian embassy in Cairo, following Egypt's defeat in a World Cup qualifying playoff match. (BBC) (Ennahar)
- Floods in Great Britain and Ireland:
- The Irish Defence Forces are deployed to assist civil authorities after widespread flooding hits the west and south of Ireland after the heaviest rainfall in over thirty years falls in one night. The worst affected areas are Cork and Galway, where there is widespread disruption to public transport and services and several major roads are closed. Lectures at University College Cork are cancelled as the university is submerged. (RTÉ) (The Irish Times) (Ireland Online)
- Cumbria, England: A high volume of people, including one policeman, are declared missing, more than 200 people are rescued in Cockermouth and a bridge collapses in Workington during floods. The body of a policeman is later recovered. (BBC)
- Somalia announces it is to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, leaving the United States the only country not to ratify it. (BBC)
- Colombia accuses Venezuelan troops of blowing up two border bridges between the two countries. (Colombia Reports) (El Universal) (Al Jazeera)
- At least five people are killed, including the gunman, and a further eight injured in a shooting in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. (Saipan Tribune) (BBC) (AP)
- MS Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, is officially unveiled at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, live on an American morning television show. (The Independent)
- Brenda, a transsexual named in a sex scandal involving former Lazio governor Piero Marrazzo, is found burned alive following a fire at her Rome flat. (BBC) (The Daily Telegraph) (Reuters)
- Two fingers and a tooth belonging to astronomer Galileo Galilei are located more than 100 years after their disappearance. (BBC)
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