International Current Affairs-November,2009

Date	Events/Affairs in November 2009
1st	Afghan Perez Hamid Karzai’s challenger Abdullah withdrew from November 7 run off election.
2nd	Hamid Karzai declared Afghan President for a second term; runoff scrapped.
3rd	Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed the revised Lisbon treaty.
4th	Myanmar’s opposition leader Suu Kyi allowed meeting top US official. Walt Disney a won approval from china to build Disney theme park in shanghai.
5th	33 militants killed in Pakistan offensive, US drone attacks.
6th	Pakistan soldier entered Taliban HQs in South Waziristan.
7th	Power-sharing deal in Honduras collapsed.
8th	China beat India to win women’s Asia cup Hockey tournament. US House approved health care bill.
9th	Germany commemorated 2 anniversary of fall of Berlin wall.
10th	Korean navies exchanged fire in a first such incident in 7 years.
11th	Palestinian authority President mahmoud Abbas issued a fresh call for reconciliation with Hamas
12th	Sri Lanka’s chief of Defense staff Sarath Fonseka resigned.
13th	British Airways, Iberia signed $7 billion deal for merger. Fonseka’s resignation cleared in Sri Lanka.
14th	US President Obama announced America’s participation in the evolving trans-pacific partnership.
15th	World leaders agreed to delay a deal on climates change.
16th	UN hunger summit held in Rome.
17th	Pak army claimed that Sararogha, believed to be a bastion of Uzbek fighters had been captured.
18th	Iraq poll in jeopardy as VP Hashemi vetoed polling law.
19th	Hamid Karzai sworn in for a second 5-year term as Afghanistan President.
20th	Belgian PM Rompuy nominated EU’s first full-time President.
21st	Big Bang machine began operating again after 14 month.
22nd	US President Obama’s health care plan cleared first senate hurdle.
23rd	Brazil claimed the volleyball world grand Champions cup.
24th	Emergency in Philippines imposed after massacre.
25th	Pak indicted Lakhvi, chief of let, and six other.
26th	China announced targets to limit gas emission.
27th	Space shuttle Atlantis landed back on earth with its crew.
28th	Presidential Elections held in Honduras. Japan Launched fifth spy satellite.
29th	Rwanda became member of commonwealth games.
30th	Porfirio Lobo won presidential election Honduras.