Portal:Current events/2014 November 25

Current events of November 25, 2014 (2014-11-25) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen A joint operation by U.S. and Yemeni special operations forces on an al-Qaeda hideout in eastern Yemen rescues 8 hostages and leaves 7 militants dead. (New York Times) Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Syrian Air Force raids on the city of Raqqa kill at least 36 people. (Washington Post) Islamist insurgency in Nigeria: Two teenage girl suicide bombers kill more than 40 people in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria. (AP via Washington Post) Disasters and accidents A block of flats collapses in the Egyptian capital Cairo killing at least 10 people. (BBC) Law and crime Portuguese police arrest the ex-prime minister of Portugal, José Socrates. They accuse him of corruption, fiscal fraud, and money laundering. (New York Times) 2014 Ferguson unrest The St. Louis suburb of Ferguson braces for another night of violence following the decision by a grand jury not to indict a police officer in relation to the shooting of Michael Brown. (AP via First Post) 2014 Amsterdam drug deaths People died afrer snorting white heroin that was sold as cocaine by a street dealer in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Washington Times) Politics and elections 2014 Hong Kong protests Hong Kong authorities start clearing away barricades in the district of Mong Kok. (AP via Miami Herald) Sport Days after his hat-trick broke the Primera División's 59-year goal-scoring record, Barcelona striker Lionel Messi scores another hat-trick in Nicosia to become the UEFA Champions League all-time top scorer. (Guardian) (Mail) The Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes is in critical condition after being injured by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield game. (ESPNCricinfo)