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November 22, 2010 (Monday)

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Disasters

An army robot encounters water and breaks down 550 metres into the Pike River Mine in New Zealand where 29 miners are missing, but drilling of a shaft continues to allow air sampling. (New Zealand Herald) (Sydney Morning Herald)
All 29 Chinese miners trapped in the flooded Batian mine in Sichuan Province are rescued. (AP) (China Daily)
At least 339 people are killed at a stampede during Water Festival celebrations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (BBC) (Xinhua) (AP) (Reuters)

International relations

South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-Young says the country may consider redeploying U.S. tactical weapons after the announcement of a new nuclear uranium enrichment plant by North Korea. (Korea Herald) (Financial Times) (China Daily)
Israel's parliament passes a bill setting stringent new conditions before any withdrawal from the Golan Heights or East Jerusalem. (BBC)

Law and crime

Ten Somalis go on trial in Germany for attacking a German ship in the country's first pirate trial in 400 years. (Deutsche Welle) (Al Jazeera)
Former Vice President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, goes on trial for crimes against humanity and war crimes at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. (IOL) (CNN)
Chinese authorities begin a search for a batch of melamine-tainted products in Hubei. (Xinhua) (AFP) (RTHK)
A Washington D.C. jury convicts Ingmar Guandique of the murder of Chandra Levy. (Washington Post)

Politics and elections

Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar is chosen to challenge incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan for the ruling People's Democratic Party nomination in next year's presidential election. (Al Jazeera) (Nigerian Guardian) (AFP)
The Burmese embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, grants Aung San Suu Kyi's younger son Kim Aris a visa to see her. (BBC) (Sify India)
Minoru Yanagida resigns as the Japanese Minister of Justice for joking about how easy his job was. (BBC) (Japan Today)
Brian Cowen, the Prime Minister of Ireland, states that he will call an early election once the Parliament passes an emergency budget to tackle the financial crisis. (New York Times)

Science

Frank Fenner, the Australian scientist who led efforts by the World Health Organisation to eradicate smallpox, dies in Canberra. (ABC News Australia)

Sport

Canadian baseball player Joey Votto of the Cincinatti Reds wins Most Valuable Player of the National League in Major League Baseball in an almost unanimous vote. (Major League Baseball)
Brad Childress is sacked as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings National Football League team. (AP)

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-*An army robot encounters water and breaks down 550 metres into the [[Pike River Mine]] in [[New Zealand]] where 29 miners are missing, but drilling of a shaft continues to allow air sampling.[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10689533 (''New Zealand Herald'')][http://www.smh.com.au/world/robot-set-to-enter-mine-where-29-are-trapped-20101122-182x3.html (''Sydney Morning Herald'')]
+*An army robot encounters water and breaks down 550 metres into the [[Pike River Mine]] in [[New Zealand]] where 29 miners are missing, but drilling of a shaft continues to allow air sampling. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10689533 (''New Zealand Herald'')] [http://www.smh.com.au/world/robot-set-to-enter-mine-where-29-are-trapped-20101122-182x3.html (''Sydney Morning Herald'')]
 *All 29 [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] miners trapped in the flooded Batian mine in [[Sichuan Province]] are rescued. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_MINE_FLOOD?SITE=WVEC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (AP)] [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-11/22/content_11587996.htm (''China Daily'')]
 *At least [[Phnom Penh stampede|339 people are killed at a stampede]] during [[Water Festival]] celebrations in [[Phnom Penh]], [[Cambodia]].  [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11814894 (BBC)] [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-11/23/c_13617617.htm (Xinhua)] [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CAMBODIA_STAMPEDE?SITE=WVEC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (AP)] [http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AL5AV20101122?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29 (Reuters)]
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 *[[South Korea]]n Defense Minister [[Kim Tae-Young (R.O.K. Army general)|Kim Tae-Young]] says the country may consider redeploying [[United States|U.S.]] tactical weapons after the announcement of a new nuclear [[uranium enrichment]] plant by [[North Korea]]. [http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20101122000853 (''Korea Herald'')] [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8edddda4-f616-11df-a313-00144feab49a.html (''Financial Times'')] [http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2010-11/22/content_11591186.htm (''China Daily'')]
+*[[Israel|Israel's]] parliament passes a [[Bill_(proposed_law)|bill]] setting stringent new conditions before any withdrawal from the [[Golan Heights]] or [[East Jerusalem]]. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11817445 (BBC)]
 ;Law and crime