Portal:Current events/2011 October 27

October 27, 2011 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Aftermath of Libyan civil war:
- The United Nations Security Council confirms that the NATO-enforced no-fly zone over Libya will be terminated on October 31. (Montreal Gazette) (BBC)
- The lawyer acting for the family of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed on October 20, announce they will file war crime complaints against NATO in the International Criminal Court. (CNN)
18 people are killed and at least 36 wounded by twin bombings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. (Belfast Telegraph)
A bomb explodes in a food market in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, injuring at least 11 people. (Washington Post)

Business and economy

Trading on the Australian Stock Exchange is suspended for four hours due to a technical fault. (News Limited) (Herald-Sun)
The Bank of Korea reports that the South Korean economy grew at the slowest rate in three quarters. (Yonhap)
Eurozone rescue deal:
- Reports indicate that European private banks have agreed to accept a 50% loss on Greek bonds, therefore removing the last apparent roadblock to a solution for the European sovereign debt crisis. (AP via Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- European Union leaders agree to a deal to reduce Greece's debts and provide an additional 100 billion euros for a bailout fund. (AP via USA Today)

Disasters

2011 Thailand floods:
- Tens of thousands of people attempt to flee the Thai capital Bangkok as floodwaters rise. (News Limited)
- The Governor of Bangkok, Sukhumphand Baripatra, urges people in the flood-threatened Sai Mai District to evacuate. (Bangkok Post)
The death toll from the 2011 Van earthquake in Turkey reaches 523, with rain and snow making conditions worse for people left homeless by the earthquake. (AP via Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Twelve thousand people are evacuated from the German city of Halle, following the discovery of an unexploded World War II-era bomb. (Big pond News)

Law and crime

Scottish serial murderer Robert Black is convicted of the 1981 murder of Northern Irish schoolgirl Jennifer Cardy. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Elections in Ireland:
- Voters go to the polls to elect a successor to Mary McAleese in a presidential election. (RTÉ News) (The New York Times)
- Voters also go to the polls in two constitutional referendums on the Twenty-ninth Amendment and Thirtieth Amendment, with the Irish Council for Civil Liberties saying the information provided to voters in advance was "tardy and inadequate". (The Irish Times)
Dr Giles Fraser, the canon chancellor of London's St Paul's Cathedral, announces his resignation from the post, as police prepare to remove Occupy London protesters from the cathedral's churchyard. Dr Fraser said he could not condone the use of violence against the demonstrators. (BBC) (The Guardian)
The moderate Islamist Renaissance Party (Nahda) officially wins the Tunisian Constituent Assembly election, gaining more than 41% of the vote and securing 90 of the 217 parliamentary seats being contested. (BBC)
Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, the Saudi Arabian Minister of the Interior, is named as the new Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, following the death of Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud on October 22. (AP via Washington Post)

Science

Researchers in the United Kingdom use a pioneering gene therapy technique to treat sufferers of ocular defects such as retinal choroideremia. (BBC)

Sports

The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Texas Rangers 10-9 in the 11th Inning of Game 6 of the World Series. The win forces Game 7, also to occur in St. Louis, Missouri. (Washington Post)