Portal:Current events/2013 November 30

November 30, 2013 (Saturday)

Attacks and conflicts

Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon:
- Six people are killed in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli on Saturday in exchanges of fire between neighborhoods which support rival sides in Syria's civil war. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

American actor Paul Walker (The Fast and the Furious franchise) is one of two killed in a car accident after attending a charity event in Santa Clarita, California. (CNN) (ABC News Australia)
The Philippines commemorates the 150th birth anniversary of national hero and revolutionary leader Andrés Bonifacio. (Manila Standard Today) (ABS-CBN News)
Gaia Cauchi of Malta, wins the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Kiev, Ukraine, with her song "The Start." (Junior Eurovision TV)

Disasters and accidents

The wreckage of LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 that went missing Friday is found in Namibia in the Bwabwata National Park with all 33 people on board having died. (Reuters)
2013 Glasgow helicopter crash:
- Eight people are confirmed dead following Friday's crash, with a further 14 seriously injured. (Sky News)
- Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond describes the incident as "a black day for Glasgow and for Scotland". (Sky News) (Channel 4 News)
Typhoon Haiyan:
- American pop band One Republic donates $1 million to aid the victims. (Daily Express)

Sports

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