Portal:Current events/2008 November 29
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November 29, 2008 (Saturday)
- In an interview, U.S. President George W. Bush names No Child Left Behind as one of his most significant achievements and hopes to be remembered for the current situation in Iraq (ABC News)
- Hundreds of people are reported to have been killed in the central Nigerian town of Jos after Christians and Muslims clashed over the result of a local election. (BBC)
- 2008 Thai political crisis: People's Alliance for Democracy protestors force the Royal Thai Police to abandon a checkpoint outside Suvarnabhumi Airport. (Reuters)
- 2008 Santa Catarina floods: The number of confirmed deaths rise to 105 people. (G1)
- November 2008 Mumbai attacks:
- The death toll from the attacks rises to 160 with a further 327 people missing. (Melbourne Age)
- The Mumbai terror attacks have finished with all militants at the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower shot dead. (AFP, Reuters via News Limited)
- The BlackSheeps win MGP Nordic 2008 held in Aarhus, Denmark. The BlackSheeps had a lead of 74 points at the end of voting. (Sveriges Television)