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November 25, 2014
(
2014-11-25
)
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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
)
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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)
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