Portal:Current events/2008 November 7
November 7, 2008 (Friday)
- Hurricane Paloma strengthens to Category 2 strength as it lashes the Cayman Islands. (AFP via Google News)
- A doctored photo of North Korean Kim Jong-il, released Wednesday, renews speculation about the leader's health. (BBC News)
- A two-story school in Pétion-Ville, Haiti, collapses with 500 students inside, killing at least 75 people. (Reuters)
- Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin is released from detention under the Internal Security Act after a court ruled that his detention was illegal. (BBC News)
- President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai opens a new terminal at Kabul International Airport. (BBC News)
- Unemployment in the United States reaches its highest rate in 14 years. (BBC News)
- The Kivu conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues while the United Nations meets to discuss peace talks. (VOA)