Portal:Current events/2014 November 25
November 25, 2014 (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
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)[permanent dead link]
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)