Portal:Current events/2009 November 8
November 8, 2009 (Sunday)
- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez tells the country's army and civilians to "prepare for war" with Colombia. (AP) (Xinhua)
- Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, indicted by the International Criminal Court, cancels his trip to Turkey. (Hurriyet) (Sudan News Agency) (IOL) (BBC)
- El Salvador declares a state of emergency as 91 people drown from the effects of a coastal low. (BBC) (CNN)(CBC)
- The 21st summit of APEC begins in Singapore. (Channel News Asia) (Straits Times)
- At least 13 people are killed and at least 35 are injured in a suicide attack in Adezai, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera) (Hindustan Times) (BBC) (Reuters India) (RTÉ)
- Speaking at Sharm el-Sheikh's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, China's Premier Wen Jiabao, pledges $10 billion (£6 billion) loans to Africa over a three-year period, in order to increase Sino-african cooperation. (BBC) (France 24) (RTÉ) (Bangkok Post)[permanent dead link] (The Age)
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il sacks a top TV official after state television begins broadcasting advertisements, out of concern that they were "increasing the influence of capitalism". (RTHK) (Joongang Daily) (The Independent)
- Sharon Commins and her Ugandan colleague Hilda Kawuki are awarded the Hugh O'Flaherty Humanitarian Award. (RTÉ)
- Thousands of people in Okinawa, Japan protest, demanding the removal of a U.S. military base. (BBC) (Reuters)
- Police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo arrest 100 people accused of killing dozens and displacing thousands in a conflict over fishing rights. (IOL)
- The United States House of Representatives votes 220-215 to pass the highly debated health care reform act. (New York Times)
- The Dalai Lama begins a visit to Tawang, in the disputed territory of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India, amid objections from China. (Indian Express) (Hindustan Times) (BBC)
- Northern Mariana Islands general election, 2009 results are released
- Republican Party candidate Heinz Hofschneider and incumbent Governor Benigno Fitial virtually tie in the closest gubernatorial election in history. A runoff election will be held in the next 14 days to determine the winner. (Marianas Variety)