Portal:Current events/2013 November 24

November 24, 2013 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in North-West Pakistan
:
- Three people are killed in explosions in northwest Pakistan. (PTI via Business Standard)
Syrian civil war:
- More than 160 people have been killed in fighting between the Syrian Army and opposition forces in the suburbs of Damascus. (AP via USA Today)

Arts and culture

International relations

Honduran general election, 2013
:
Voters in Honduras go to the polls to select a new President, Congress, local government officials and representatives in the Central American Parliament. (Bloomberg)
Malian parliamentary election, 2013
:
- Votes in Mali go to the polls for the first round of parliamentary elections with reports of low voter turnout and abuses. (Reuters)
Euromaidan:
- More than 100,000 people protest in
  Kiev, Ukraine, against the decision of Viktor Yanukovych's government to suspend preparations for signing of the association agreement with the European Union under pressure from Russia. (BBC)