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Current events of
November 24, 2013
(
2013-11-24
)
(Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
War in North-West Pakistan
:
Three people are killed in explosions in northwest Pakistan.
(PTI via Business Standard)
Syrian civil war
:
More than 160 people have been killed in fighting between the
Syrian Army
and opposition forces in the suburbs of
Damascus
.
(AP via USA Today)
Arts and culture
Ban of Islam in Angola
:
Angola
becomes the first modern country to
outlaw
Islam
, along with other religions unapproved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.
Mosques
are being destroyed.
(International Business Times)
Disasters and accidents
Over 12,000 people are evacuated in
Indonesia
's
North Sumatra
province after
Mount Sinabung
erupts.
(Sky News)
International relations
Nuclear program of Iran
:
Iran
signs an
interim agreement
with the
P5+1 countries
limiting its nuclear program in exchange for reduced
sanctions
.
(CNN)
(BBC)
(AFP via
Ahram
)
Politics and elections
Honduran general election, 2013
:
Voters in
Honduras
go to the polls to select a new
President
,
Congress
, local government officials and representatives in the
Central American Parliament
.
(Bloomberg)
Malian parliamentary election, 2013
:
Votes in
Mali
go to the polls for the first round of parliamentary elections with reports of low voter turnout and abuses.
(Reuters)
Euromaidan
:
More than 100,000 people protest in
Kiev
,
Ukraine
, against the decision of
Viktor Yanukovych
's government to suspend preparations for signing of the
association agreement
with the
European Union
under pressure from
Russia
.
(BBC)
Religion
Pope Francis
venerates the purported remains of his first ever predecessor, as the
Vatican
gives a public display for what some claim are
St Peter
's remains.
(
Guardian
)
Sports
In
Canadian football
, the
Saskatchewan Roughriders
defeat the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
45–23 to win the
101st Grey Cup
.
Kory Sheets
is named the
most valuable player
, while
Chris Getzlaf
is named
most valuable Canadian
.
(CBC)
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