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Ongoing conflicts
	Africa / Middle East Chadian Civil War; Iraq War; Israeli–Palestinian conflict; Maghreb insurgency; Niger Delta conflict; Shia insurgency in Yemen; South Yemen insurgency; Somali Civil War; Turkey–PKK conflict; Asia War in Afghanistan; Balochistan conflict; Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir; Insurgency in the Philippines; Ethnic conflict in Nagaland; Naxalite–Maoist insurgency; War in North-West Pakistan; South Thailand insurgency; Americas Colombian conflict; Mexican drug war; edit this archived sidebar

Recent deaths
	November 29: Prince Alexander of Belgium; 29: Robert Holdstock; 24: Samak Sundaravej; 22: Billy Joe Daugherty; 22: Ali Kordan; 22: Juan Carlos Muñoz; 21: Konstantin Feoktistov; 20: Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi; 20: Lino Lacedelli; 20: Celso Pitta; 19: Daul Kim; 18: Jeanne-Claude; 16: Robert J. Frankel; 16: Edward Woodward; 15: Antonio de Nigris; 15: Pierre Harmel; 15: Patriarch Pavle of Serbia; edit this archived sidebar

Ongoing events
	Disasters Great Britain and Ireland floods; Saudi Arabia floods; Economic Automotive industry crisis; Financial crisis; Worldwide recession; Medical H1N1/09 flu pandemic; West African meningitis outbreak; HIV/AIDS in Africa; Political Health care reform debate; Honduran constitutional crisis; Maguindanao massacre; Nigerien constitutional crisis; Scientific Expedition 21; edit this archived sidebar

Elections
Recent November 7: Northern Mariana Islands, Governor and Legislative 10: Moldova, President (indirect) 22: Romania, President (1st round) and constitutional referendum 23: Northern Mariana Islands, Governor (2nd round) 25: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, constitutional referendum 27–28: Namibia, General Upcoming: November 29: Equatorial Guinea, President 29: Honduras, General 29: Switzerland, Referendum 29: Uruguay, President (2nd round) edit this archived sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi Canada: Larry O'Brien New Zealand: Clayton Weatherston Peru: Alberto Fujimori Sweden: The Pirate Bay Republic of China: Chen Shui-bian United States: James Charles Kopp, Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Phil Spector, Bernard Madoff, William J. Jefferson Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal China: Organized crime in Chongqing France: Church of Scientology Germany: Heinrich Boere Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Italy: Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda Knox Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY) Palau: Thomas Remengesau Jr. Russia: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Platon Lebedev Sierra Leone]]: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) Singapore: Tak Boleh Tahan Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra United States: Jena Six Upcoming Germany: John Demjanjuk Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein United Kingdom: Allen Stanford United States: Viktor Bout, Noshir Gowadia, Ehren Watada, Sheila Dixon, Joseph Bruno edit this archived sidebar

Holidays and observances
November Ongoing 15 – December 24: Nativity Fast (Eastern Christianity) 25–30: Hajj (Islam) 27–30: Eid al-Adha (Islam) 27–28: Buy Nothing Day (Anti-consumerism) Current 28: Ascension of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá (Baháʼí Faith) 28: Feast of the Holy Sovereigns (Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii) 28: Independence Day (Albania) 28: Proclamation of the Republic Day (Chad) 28: Declaration of Independence Day (East Timor) 28: Independence Day (Mauritania) 28: Independence Day (Panama) Upcoming 29: Advent Sunday (Western Christianity) 29 – December 24: Advent (Western Christianity) 29: Liberation Day (Albania) 29: Kaf-Tet November (Israel) 29: William Tubman's Birthday (Liberia) 30: Cities for Life Day 30: Independence Day (Barbados) 30: Bonifacio Day (Philippines) 30: St. Andrew's Day (Scotland) 30: Independence Day (Yemen) edit this archived sidebar