Portal:Current events/2011 November 4
Armed conflicts and attacks
- The Israeli Navy boards two ships carrying pro-Palestinian activists en route to the Gaza Strip. (BBC/Reuters via ABC News Australia)
- U.S. General John R. Allen, the head of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, sacks Maj. Gen. Peter Fuller for making inappropriate comments about Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his government. (AP via WVEC)
- Colombian Army. (AP via Google News)
Arts and culture
- Millions of
Business and economy
- Toyota extends production cuts in Japan and Thailand due to parts shortages caused by the 2011 Thailand floods. (BBC)
- Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is appointed chairman of the Financial Stability Board. (Globe and Mail)
Disasters
- Rescuers are working to save 57 Henan province. (AP via Times of India)
- A 27-vehicle
Law and crime
- The jury retires to consider its verdict in the involuntary manslaughter of U.S. entertainer Michael Jackson. (CNN)
- Jill Evans, a Welsh MEP, is fined £575 after refusing to pay her TV licence fee in protest over changes to the Welsh-language channel S4C. (BBC)
Politics and elections