Portal:Current events/2013 November 20

• War in North-West Pakistan:
  • A Taliban suicide bomber kills two Pakistan Army soldiers in the North Waziristan tribal district. (The Express Tribune)
• Sinai insurgency:
  • At least 11 Egyptian Army soldiers are reported killed and 37 are injured following a suicide bomb attack in the city of al-Arish. (BBC) (ITV)

• Typhoon Haiyan:
  • China sends a 'peace ark' loaded with aid to the Philippines after it was criticized for not giving enough. (BBC) (Voice of America)

• U.S. Representative Trey Radel (R–FL) pleads guilty on all charges of cocaine possession following his arrest yesterday and faces 1 year supervised probation. (The Washington Post)

• The Supreme Court of the Philippines abolishes the Priority Development Assistance Fund, otherwise known as the 'pork barrel', prompting Philippine President Benigno Aquino III to fly back to Manila. (Bloomberg)

• The General Synod of the Church of England votes in favour of legislation to allow the ordination of women bishops by 2014. (BBC)

• In baseball, the Canberra Cavalry from the Australian Baseball League wins the 2013 Asia Series defeating the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of Taiwan 14-4 in the final. (Sydney Morning Herald)