Portal:Current events/2006 November 25
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November 25, 2006 (Saturday)
- General Augusto Pinochet issues a statement accepting "political" responsibility for everything that happened in Chile during his rule. (BBC)
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko calls for a "union" of foreign and energy policies between Belarus and Ukraine. At the same time, he says his government falsified the results of the last presidential election by reducing the size of his own majority. (RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty)
- Polling has been reportedly brisk in today's Bahraini parliamentary elections. The first results are expected later today. (CNN)
- Chadian Civil War (2005–2010): Rebel fighters are reported to have entered the key eastern Chadian city of Abéché, following clashes with government troops. (BBC)
- Police in New York kill an unarmed man, Sean Bell, on his wedding day. They fired more than 50 times. (BBC News)
- Holy War: BYU's football program beat Utah 33-31 on a game-winning touchdown catch by wide receiver Johnny Harline. (Deseret News)