Portal:Current events/2015 November 17

< Portal:Current events

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Xk9 (talk | contribs) at 15:53, 17 November 2015 (wikilink). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Revision as of 15:53, 17 November 2015 by Xk9 (talk | contribs) (wikilink)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Current events of November 17, 2015 (2015-11-17) (Tuesday)

edit

history

watch

Disasters and accidents

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southwest of Ioannina in Greece, at a depth of 10 kilometers. No casualties or damage have so far been reported. (RT)
In the United States, the National Weather Service issues a blizzard warning for northeastern Colorado and western Kansas with an expected snowfall by midday of 12 inches in Denver, Colorado. As of 6:00 a.m. Mountain Time, 143 arriving and departing flights are cancelled for busy Denver International Airport. Several tornadoes were spotted overnight in northern Texas, western Kansas, and southern Nebraska. (Reuters) (USA Today)
Russia's Federal Security Service announces that Metrojet Flight 9268 was destroyed by a bomb. (The Guardian), (Reuters)

International relations

APEC Philippines 2015
- Human Rights Watch reports that the Philippine government is detaining street children and homeless people as part of preparations for an international summit, APEC. (The New York Times)

Law and crime

The Israeli government outlaws the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, declaring it "an illegal organization". The northern branch of the Islamic Movement is led by Raed Salah, who has been convicted in court of numerous activities, including funding Hamas, contacting an Iranian agent, assaulting a police officer, and leading a violent protest. (The Jerusalem Post)
The Japanese government officially sues the governor of Okinawa, Takeshi Onaga, over his denial of permits to allow work to begin on the Relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Refugees of the Syrian Civil War
- More than half of the States in the United States reject accepting refugees from Syria after the attacks in Paris. (CNN)

Sport

Belgium's football association calls off today's friendly (non-competitive) football game with Spain due to concerns over security following the November 2015 Paris attacks. (AP)

Category:

2015 by day