November 1, 2011, Release of Album Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed
November 1, 2011, Re-Release of Goldeneye
November 1, 2011, Release of Lord of the Rings: War in North
November 1, 2011, Release of Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception
November 1, 2011,
November 1, 2011,
November 1, 2011, The President of the United States, Barack Obama, makes Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, a National Monument. (Reuters)
November 1, 2011, The FBI and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission launch an investigation into MF Global after $600 million of customers' money went missing. (CNN)
November 1, 2011, Over 1.5 million people are still without power and four states declare a state of emergency after a nor'easter hits the Eastern United States. (CNN)
November 1, 2011, China launches the unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft, intending to robotically dock it with the orbiting Tiangong 1 space station module. If successful, the mission will mark China's first orbital docking, and will be a major milestone in its efforts to construct a full-scale space station. (BBC)
November 2, 2011,
November 2, 2011,
November 2, 2011, Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange loses his appeal in England's High Court against extradition to Sweden to face questioning over sexual assault allegations. (The Guardian)
November 2, 2011, Four men are arrested in the U.S. state of Georgia for plotting to kill government officials with explosives and the toxic substance ricin. (Washington Post)
November 2, 2011, Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is convicted in New York City for conspiracy to smuggle weapons to the Colombian terrorist group FARC. (The Guardian)
November 2, 2011, Russia and Georgia strike a deal that will allow Russia to enter the World Trade Organization. (The Moscow Times)
November 2, 2011, Greek economic referendum:
-The Greek Cabinet unanimously supports plans by Prime Minister George Papandreou to hold a referendum on the European Union's proposed economic rescue plan. (AP via Newser)
-The President of France Nicolas Sarkozy and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel warn that a sixth tranche of financial aid will not be paid to Greece unless the referendum is successful. (Market Watch)
November 2, 2011, China's unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft successfully docks with the orbiting Tiangong 1 space station module, marking China's first orbital docking. (BBC) (China.org)
November 3, 2011, Community S3 Ep4: Advanced Gay
November 3, 2011, The Port of Oakland in the US state of California reopens after a second police crackdown on Occupy Oakland. (USA Today)
November 3, 2011, Eurozone debt crisis:
-The 2011 G-20 summit gets underway in the French city of Cannes, with discussions expected to focus on the continuing Eurozone debt crisis. (BBC News)
-The Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou holds an emergency Cabinet meeting, during which the cancellation of the Greek economy referendum is announced following negotiations with opposition lawmakers. (AP via Washington Post)
November 3, 2011, The U.S. Department of Energy publishes 2010 greenhouse gases levels, showing they are higher than the worst case scenario outlined by climate experts just four years ago. (AP via CBS News)
November 4, 2011, Release of Harold and Kumar Christmas
November 4, 2011, Release of Tower Heist
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011, Millions of Muslims start the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. (Radio Free Europe)
November 4, 2011, The jury retires to consider its verdict in the trial of Dr Conrad Murray for the alleged involuntary manslaughter of U.S. entertainer Michael Jackson. (CNN)
November 4, 2011, The Hellenic Parliament votes on a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou following a failed attempt to hold a referendum on a eurozone bailout. (Reuters)
November 5, 2011,
November 5, 2011, Rescuers pull a further 45 trapped coal miners to the surface in Sanmenxia in the People's Republic of China, with eight miners reportedly having died. (AP via Washington Post)
November 6, 2011, Series Premiere of Hell on Wheels
November 6, 2011, A 5.6 magnitude earthquake, the largest in the state's history, strikes 21 miles NNE of Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA, causing significant damage. (USGS)
November 6, 2011, Thousands of people protest in Washington DC against the proposed Keystone XL project. (CBS News)
November 6, 2011, The two leading Greek political parties reach an agreement to form a coalition government with the Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou to resign once the new government is formed. (Washington Post)
November 7, 2011, S1 Ep7 Terranova: Nightfall
November 7, 2011, Conrad Murray is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in relation to the death of American entertainer Michael Jackson. (USA Today)
November 7, 2011,
November 7, 2011,
November 7, 2011,
November 7, 2011, Former world champion boxer Joe Frazier dies of liver cancer. (ESPN)
November 7, 2011, Barnes & Noble, a company best known for its chain of book stores, enters the tablet computer market with the Nook Tablet, an extension of its line of Nook eReaders. (Reuters)
November 8, 2011, Release of Modern Warfare: 3
November 8, 2011,
November 8, 2011,
November 8, 2011, Russia starts commercial natural gas deliveries to Central Europe via the Nord Stream, the world's longest submerged pipeline. (The Local)
November 8, 2011, A record number of Americans — 49.1 million — are living below the poverty line, based on a new census measure. (Washington Post)
November 8, 2011, The International Atomic Energy Agency releases a report that says that Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear device, and that the project may still be under way. (The New York Times)
November 8, 2011, The Australian Senate votes to introduce a carbon tax, a form of carbon pricing. (The West Australian via Yahoo! 7 News)
November 8, 2011, Berlusconi announces that he will resign after the parliament passes a budget law. (Reuters)
November 8, 2011, NASA observes the asteroid YU55 as it makes a close Earth flyby, passing within 0.85 lunar distances (about 201,700 miles) of the Earth. YU55 is approximately 400 metres (1,300 ft) across, and is the largest asteroid to make a close pass since 1976. (BBC)
November 9, 2011, A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits Van, Turkey, leading to the collapse of numerous buildings. The tremor comes in the wake of last month's destructive 7.1 magnitude earthquake. (USA Today)
November 9, 2011, Response to IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the International Atomic Energy Agency report is based on "empty claims" and that Iran would not budge from its nuclear program despite allegations it may be trying to develop nuclear weapons; European countries and the US say they will consider fresh sanctions against Iran. (BBC)
November 9, 2011, Voters in San Francisco, California, elect Ed Lee as the city's interim Mayor. Lee is the first Asian-American to become Mayor of San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle)
November 9, 2011, Russia's Fobos-Grunt mission to the Martian moon of Phobos runs into problems shortly after its launch, with no telemetry reported from the spacecraft. (MSNBC)
November 9, 2011, Dutch scientists build a nanoscopic electric car made of a single complex molecule. Currently the world's smallest vehicle, the nanocar is capable of travelling small distances when an electric current is applied to it. (BBC)
November 9, 2011, The trustees of Pennsylvania State University sack the coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Joe Paterno, and the University president, Graham Spanier, following allegations of a coverup of alleged sexual abuse by assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. (Los Angeles Times)
November 10, 2011,
November 10, 2011, Lucas Papademos is appointed interim prime minister of Greece's new unity government, and pledges to implement a European bailout package to help resolve the Greek government debt crisis. (BBC)
November 10, 2011,
November 10, 2011, Hinchingbrooke Hospital in the English county of Cambridgeshire becomes the first NHS hospital to be run by a private firm. Healthcare partnership Circle has been awarded a ten-year contract, and will take over administration of the hospital – which has heavy financial debts – in February 2012. (BBC)
November 10, 2011, The New Zealand Department of Labour files 25 criminal charges in relation to the Pike River Mine disaster, which killed 29 miners in November 2010. (AP via Google News)
November 10, 2011, James Murdoch, the chief executive of News International, makes his second appearance before the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, as the News International phone hacking scandal continues. (BBC)
November 11, 2011, Release of Immortals
November 11, 2011, Release of J. Edgar
November 11, 2011, Release of Jack and Jill
November 11, 2011, Release of Elder Scroll: Skyrim
November 11, 2011, Fringe S4 Ep6: Those We've left behind
November 11, 2011,
November 11, 2011,
November 11, 2011, First-person shooter video game Modern Warfare 3, published by Activision, sells over 6.5 million copies in North America and United Kingdom, setting a new record. (Los Angeles Times)
November 11, 2011, The Gold Coast in the Australian state of Queensland is chosen as the host city for the 2018 Commonwealth Games ahead of Hambantota in Sri Lanka. (The Australian)
November 11, 2011, In Major League Baseball, the Florida Marlins officially change their name to the Miami Marlins. ESPN.com
November 12, 2011,
November 12, 2011, APEC United States 2011: The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit gets underway in the US city of Honolulu. (Wall Street Journal)
November 12, 2011, In athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federations names Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Sally Pearson of Australia as its World Athletes of the Year. (IAAF)
November 13, 2011, Release of Super Mario 3D
November 13, 2011, Once Upon a Time S1Ep4: The Price of Gold
November 13, 2011,
November 13, 2011, Silvio Berlusconi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy to make way for an emergency government to address the country's economic crisis; thousands of Italians celebrate his departure in street demonstrations. (BBC)
November 13, 2011, Undercover British police officer Mark Kennedy admits that, in the guise of an environmental activist, he was used by the police forces of 22 countries, was responsible for the closing down of the Youth House community centre in Copenhagen, and committed two crimes on behalf of German police between 2004 and 2009, one of which was arson. (The Guardian)
November 13, 2011,The police in the US city of Portland, Oregon close down the Occupy Portland site resulting in 50 arrests. (Reuters)
November 14, 2011,
November 14, 2011,
November 14, 2011, British television soap Coronation Street becomes the first prime time television show in the UK to use product placement after signing a deal with the Nationwide Building Society. A Nationwide cash machine is seen on screen in an episode. (Sky News)
November 14, 2011, Riot police shut down the Occupy Portland and Occupy Oakland rallies. Dozens of people are arrested. (Los Angeles Times)
November 15, 2011, Release of Assassins Creed: Revelations
November 15, 2011, Release of Need for Speed: The Run
November 15, 2011, Release of Saints Row 3
November 15, 2011, Release of Marvel vs Capcom 3
November 15, 2011, Release of Rayman: Origins
November 15, 2011, Release of Mario and Sonic at the 2012 Olympics
November 15, 2011, Release of album Take Care By Drake
November 15, 2011, The New York Police Department clears Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park. (New York Times)
November 16, 2011, Release of The Descendants
November 16, 2011,
November 16, 2011, The President of the United States Barack Obama arrives in Australia for a visit to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the ANZUS treaty; the United States and Australia announce an agreement to expand military cooperation between them, including the stationing of up to 2,500 U.S. Marines near Darwin. (CNN)
November 16, 2011, Two bullets are found to have been fired at the White House in Washington, DC., one into a window that was stopped by bullet-proof glass. (CNN)
November 16, 2011,Mario Monti is sworn in as Italian prime minister and temporary finance minister, with the task of implementing austerity measures to prevent the euro area's third-biggest economy from collapsing as a result of the debt crisis. (Business Week)
November 16, 2011, The new Greek prime minister, Lucas Papademos, wins a vote of confidence in Parliament, opening the way for his government of national unity to take the steps to restore financial stability in Greece. (CNN)
November 17, 2011, The British Government sells the Northern Rock bank – which was nationalised in 2008 – to Virgin Money for £747m. (BBC)
November 17, 2011, The United States House of Representatives considers censoring the Internet for the first time with the Stop Online Piracy Act. (Washington Post)
November 17, 2011, China's unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft successfully returns to Earth, landing in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region after docking twice with the Tiangong-1 orbital laboratory module. (Xinhua)
November 17, 2011, The ongoing NBA lockout continues, with NBA commissioner David Stern warning NBA team owners that the 2011–12 NBA season might be cancelled. (ESPN)
November 18, 2011, Release of Twilight: Breaking Dawn Pt.1
November 18, 2011, Release of Happy Feet Two
November 18, 2011,
November 18, 2011, An Idaho man, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, is charged with the attempted assassination of U.S. President Barack Obama, after two bullets are found embedded in the exterior of the White House. The President and First Lady were not present at the time of the alleged attack. (New York Times)
November 18, 2011,
November 18, 2011,
November 18, 2011, The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reopens its investigation into the death of film star Natalie Wood after receiving fresh information. Wood drowned off the coast of California in 1981. (BBC)
November 19, 2011, At least two people are killed and over 600 injured in violent clashes with police in Cairo's Tahrir Square, following mass protests against Egypt's post-revolutionary military leadership. (BBC)
November 19, 2011, The United States successfully tests a new hypersonic weapon system, capable of striking targets 3,700 kilometres (2,300 mi) away in under 30 minutes, as part of its Prompt Global Strike program. (BBC)
November 20, 2011, Release of Zelda: Skyward Sword
November 20, 2011, Jose Pimentel, a 27-year-old Dominican-American, is arrested in New York City after planning to detonate pipe bombs, according to New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. The suspect is believed to have Al-Qaeda sympathies, although no wider conspiracy is suspected. (CNN)
November 21, 2011, Release of Michael Jackson album Immortal
November 21, 2011, Release of Nickelback album Here and Now
November 21, 2011, Release of Yelawolf album Radioactive
November 21, 2011,
November 21, 2011, 2011 Egyptian revolution: At least 11 people are killed in ongoing clashes between Egyptian protesters and security forces in Cairo's Tahrir Square. (BBC)
-The Cabinet of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf submits its resignation to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, but its resignation is officially rejected. (BBC)
November 21, 2011, The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada impose further sanctions against Iran's nuclear program. (CNN)
November 21, 2011, The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada impose further sanctions against Iran's nuclear program. (CNN)
November 21, 2011, Dutch baseball player Greg Halman of the Seattle Mariners is stabbed to death, with his brother as a suspect. (AP via BET)
November 21, 2011, A Congressional panel fails to agree on proposals to cut the United States' national budget deficit by $1.2 trillion, leading to automatic budget cuts. (CBC)
November 22, 2011,
November 22, 2011, 2011 Egyptian revolution: Three American University in Cairo students are arrested after throwing firebombs at security forces amid ongoing protests in Cairo, Egypt. (CBS News)
November 23, 2011, Release of Arthur Christmas
November 23, 2011, Release of Dangerous Method
November 23, 2011, Release of The Artist
November 23, 2011, Release of The Muppets
November 23, 2011, Release of Hugo
November 23, 2011, The European Space Agency claims to have made contact with Russia's stranded Fobos-Grunt probe, two days after the closure of the spacecraft's window for launch to Mars. (Discovery.com)
November 23, 2011, Egypt protests: Violent anti-regime protests enter their fifth day in Cairo's Tahrir Square, with 35 people killed and over 3,200 injured to date in clashes between protesters and security forces. (CNN)
November 24, 2011,
November 24, 2011,
November 24, 2011,
November 25, 2011, Kamal Ganzouri is appointed as new Prime Minister of Egypt as a replacement for Essam Sharaf, who resigned after protests. (VoA)
November 26, 2011, NASA launches the robotic Mars Science Laboratory, the largest rover yet sent to Mars, with the aim of finding evidence for past or present life on Mars. (BBC)
November 26, 2011, NBA team owners and players reach an agreement to end the 149-day NBA lockout and to begin the current NBA season on Christmas Day. (ESPN)
November 26, 2011,
November 26, 2011,
November 27, 2011, Dexter S6 Ep8: Get Gellar
November 27, 2011, Voters in Egypt go to the polls for the first round of voting in parliamentary elections. (Reuters)
November 27, 2011,
November 28, 2011, Fitch Ratings maintains the credit rating of the United States government at AAA, but downgrades its outlook on the government to negative. This follows rival ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating in August. (Fox Business)
November 28, 2011, The 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as COP 17) begins in Durban, South Africa. (Joburg.org.za)
November 29, 2011,
November 29, 2011,
November 29, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik is declared to have been criminally insane when he committed the 2011 Norway attacks that killed 77 people. (The Telegraph)
November 29, 2011, American Airlines, the world's fourth-largest airline, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (CNN)
November 29, 2011, Dr. Conrad Murray is sentenced to four years in jail for involuntary manslaughter in Los Angeles in connection to the death of Michael Jackson in 2009. (CNN)
November 30, 2011, Researchers at Washington State University develop an artificial bone "scaffold" which can be produced using 3D printers, potentially allowing doctors to quickly print replacement bone tissue for injured patients. (BBC)
November 1, 2011,
November 1, 2011, The President of the United States, Barack Obama, makes Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia, a National Monument. (Reuters)
November 1, 2011, The FBI and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission launch an investigation into MF Global after $600 million of customers' money went missing. (CNN)
November 1, 2011, Over 1.5 million people are still without power and four states declare a state of emergency after a nor'easter hits the Eastern United States. (CNN)
November 1, 2011, China launches the unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft, intending to robotically dock it with the orbiting Tiangong 1 space station module. If successful, the mission will mark China's first orbital docking, and will be a major milestone in its efforts to construct a full-scale space station. (BBC)
November 2, 2011,
November 2, 2011,
November 2, 2011, Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange loses his appeal in England's High Court against extradition to Sweden to face questioning over sexual assault allegations. (The Guardian)
November 2, 2011, Four men are arrested in the U.S. state of Georgia for plotting to kill government officials with explosives and the toxic substance ricin. (Washington Post)
November 2, 2011, Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is convicted in New York City for conspiracy to smuggle weapons to the Colombian terrorist group FARC. (The Guardian)
November 2, 2011, Russia and Georgia strike a deal that will allow Russia to enter the World Trade Organization. (The Moscow Times)
November 2, 2011, Greek economic referendum:
-The Greek Cabinet unanimously supports plans by Prime Minister George Papandreou to hold a referendum on the European Union's proposed economic rescue plan. (AP via Newser)
-The President of France Nicolas Sarkozy and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel warn that a sixth tranche of financial aid will not be paid to Greece unless the referendum is successful. (Market Watch)
November 2, 2011, China's unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft successfully docks with the orbiting Tiangong 1 space station module, marking China's first orbital docking. (BBC) (China.org)
November 3, 2011, Community S3 Ep4: Advanced Gay
November 3, 2011, The Port of Oakland in the US state of California reopens after a second police crackdown on Occupy Oakland. (USA Today)
November 3, 2011, Eurozone debt crisis:
-The 2011 G-20 summit gets underway in the French city of Cannes, with discussions expected to focus on the continuing Eurozone debt crisis. (BBC News)
-The Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou holds an emergency Cabinet meeting, during which the cancellation of the Greek economy referendum is announced following negotiations with opposition lawmakers. (AP via Washington Post)
November 3, 2011, The U.S. Department of Energy publishes 2010 greenhouse gases levels, showing they are higher than the worst case scenario outlined by climate experts just four years ago. (AP via CBS News)
November 4, 2011, Release of Harold and Kumar Christmas
November 4, 2011, Release of Tower Heist
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011,
November 4, 2011, Millions of Muslims start the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. (Radio Free Europe)
November 4, 2011, The jury retires to consider its verdict in the trial of Dr Conrad Murray for the alleged involuntary manslaughter of U.S. entertainer Michael Jackson. (CNN)
November 4, 2011, The Hellenic Parliament votes on a no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou following a failed attempt to hold a referendum on a eurozone bailout. (Reuters)
November 5, 2011,
November 5, 2011, Rescuers pull a further 45 trapped coal miners to the surface in Sanmenxia in the People's Republic of China, with eight miners reportedly having died. (AP via Washington Post)
November 6, 2011, Series Premiere of Hell on Wheels
November 6, 2011, A 5.6 magnitude earthquake, the largest in the state's history, strikes 21 miles NNE of Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA, causing significant damage. (USGS)
November 6, 2011, Thousands of people protest in Washington DC against the proposed Keystone XL project. (CBS News)
November 6, 2011, The two leading Greek political parties reach an agreement to form a coalition government with the Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou to resign once the new government is formed. (Washington Post)
November 7, 2011, S1 Ep7 Terranova: Nightfall
November 7, 2011, Conrad Murray is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in relation to the death of American entertainer Michael Jackson. (USA Today)
November 7, 2011,
November 7, 2011,
November 7, 2011,
November 7, 2011, Former world champion boxer Joe Frazier dies of liver cancer. (ESPN)
November 7, 2011, Barnes & Noble, a company best known for its chain of book stores, enters the tablet computer market with the Nook Tablet, an extension of its line of Nook eReaders. (Reuters)
November 8, 2011, Release of Modern Warfare: 3
November 8, 2011,
November 8, 2011,
November 8, 2011, Russia starts commercial natural gas deliveries to Central Europe via the Nord Stream, the world's longest submerged pipeline. (The Local)
November 8, 2011, A record number of Americans — 49.1 million — are living below the poverty line, based on a new census measure. (Washington Post)
November 8, 2011, The International Atomic Energy Agency releases a report that says that Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear device, and that the project may still be under way. (The New York Times)
November 8, 2011, The Australian Senate votes to introduce a carbon tax, a form of carbon pricing. (The West Australian via Yahoo! 7 News)
November 8, 2011, Berlusconi announces that he will resign after the parliament passes a budget law. (Reuters)
November 8, 2011, NASA observes the asteroid YU55 as it makes a close Earth flyby, passing within 0.85 lunar distances (about 201,700 miles) of the Earth. YU55 is approximately 400 metres (1,300 ft) across, and is the largest asteroid to make a close pass since 1976. (BBC)
November 9, 2011, A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits Van, Turkey, leading to the collapse of numerous buildings. The tremor comes in the wake of last month's destructive 7.1 magnitude earthquake. (USA Today)
November 9, 2011, Response to IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the International Atomic Energy Agency report is based on "empty claims" and that Iran would not budge from its nuclear program despite allegations it may be trying to develop nuclear weapons; European countries and the US say they will consider fresh sanctions against Iran. (BBC)
November 9, 2011, Voters in San Francisco, California, elect Ed Lee as the city's interim Mayor. Lee is the first Asian-American to become Mayor of San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle)
November 9, 2011, Russia's Fobos-Grunt mission to the Martian moon of Phobos runs into problems shortly after its launch, with no telemetry reported from the spacecraft. (MSNBC)
November 9, 2011, Dutch scientists build a nanoscopic electric car made of a single complex molecule. Currently the world's smallest vehicle, the nanocar is capable of travelling small distances when an electric current is applied to it. (BBC)
November 9, 2011, The trustees of Pennsylvania State University sack the coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team, Joe Paterno, and the University president, Graham Spanier, following allegations of a coverup of alleged sexual abuse by assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. (Los Angeles Times)
November 10, 2011,
November 10, 2011, Lucas Papademos is appointed interim prime minister of Greece's new unity government, and pledges to implement a European bailout package to help resolve the Greek government debt crisis. (BBC)
November 10, 2011,
November 10, 2011, Hinchingbrooke Hospital in the English county of Cambridgeshire becomes the first NHS hospital to be run by a private firm. Healthcare partnership Circle has been awarded a ten-year contract, and will take over administration of the hospital – which has heavy financial debts – in February 2012. (BBC)
November 10, 2011, The New Zealand Department of Labour files 25 criminal charges in relation to the Pike River Mine disaster, which killed 29 miners in November 2010. (AP via Google News)
November 10, 2011, James Murdoch, the chief executive of News International, makes his second appearance before the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, as the News International phone hacking scandal continues. (BBC)
November 11, 2011, Release of Immortals
November 11, 2011, Release of J. Edgar
November 11, 2011, Release of Jack and Jill
November 11, 2011, Release of Elder Scroll: Skyrim
November 11, 2011, Fringe S4 Ep6: Those We've left behind
November 11, 2011,
November 11, 2011,
November 11, 2011, First-person shooter video game Modern Warfare 3, published by Activision, sells over 6.5 million copies in North America and United Kingdom, setting a new record. (Los Angeles Times)
November 11, 2011, The Gold Coast in the Australian state of Queensland is chosen as the host city for the 2018 Commonwealth Games ahead of Hambantota in Sri Lanka. (The Australian)
November 11, 2011, In Major League Baseball, the Florida Marlins officially change their name to the Miami Marlins. ESPN.com
November 12, 2011,
November 12, 2011, APEC United States 2011: The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit gets underway in the US city of Honolulu. (Wall Street Journal)
November 12, 2011, In athletics, the International Association of Athletics Federations names Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Sally Pearson of Australia as its World Athletes of the Year. (IAAF)
November 13, 2011, Release of Super Mario 3D
November 13, 2011, Once Upon a Time S1Ep4: The Price of Gold
November 13, 2011,
November 13, 2011, Silvio Berlusconi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy to make way for an emergency government to address the country's economic crisis; thousands of Italians celebrate his departure in street demonstrations. (BBC)
November 13, 2011, Undercover British police officer Mark Kennedy admits that, in the guise of an environmental activist, he was used by the police forces of 22 countries, was responsible for the closing down of the Youth House community centre in Copenhagen, and committed two crimes on behalf of German police between 2004 and 2009, one of which was arson. (The Guardian)
November 13, 2011,The police in the US city of Portland, Oregon close down the Occupy Portland site resulting in 50 arrests. (Reuters)
November 14, 2011,
November 14, 2011,
November 14, 2011, British television soap Coronation Street becomes the first prime time television show in the UK to use product placement after signing a deal with the Nationwide Building Society. A Nationwide cash machine is seen on screen in an episode. (Sky News)
November 14, 2011, Riot police shut down the Occupy Portland and Occupy Oakland rallies. Dozens of people are arrested. (Los Angeles Times)
November 15, 2011, Release of Assassins Creed: Revelations
November 15, 2011, Release of Need for Speed: The Run
November 15, 2011, Release of Saints Row 3
November 15, 2011, Release of Marvel vs Capcom 3
November 15, 2011, Release of Rayman: Origins
November 15, 2011, Release of Mario and Sonic at the 2012 Olympics
November 15, 2011, Release of album Take Care By Drake
November 15, 2011, The New York Police Department clears Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park. (New York Times)
November 16, 2011, Release of The Descendants
November 16, 2011,
November 16, 2011, The President of the United States Barack Obama arrives in Australia for a visit to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the signing of the ANZUS treaty; the United States and Australia announce an agreement to expand military cooperation between them, including the stationing of up to 2,500 U.S. Marines near Darwin. (CNN)
November 16, 2011, Two bullets are found to have been fired at the White House in Washington, DC., one into a window that was stopped by bullet-proof glass. (CNN)
November 16, 2011,Mario Monti is sworn in as Italian prime minister and temporary finance minister, with the task of implementing austerity measures to prevent the euro area's third-biggest economy from collapsing as a result of the debt crisis. (Business Week)
November 16, 2011, The new Greek prime minister, Lucas Papademos, wins a vote of confidence in Parliament, opening the way for his government of national unity to take the steps to restore financial stability in Greece. (CNN)
November 17, 2011, The British Government sells the Northern Rock bank – which was nationalised in 2008 – to Virgin Money for £747m. (BBC)
November 17, 2011, The United States House of Representatives considers censoring the Internet for the first time with the Stop Online Piracy Act. (Washington Post)
November 17, 2011, China's unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft successfully returns to Earth, landing in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region after docking twice with the Tiangong-1 orbital laboratory module. (Xinhua)
November 17, 2011, The ongoing NBA lockout continues, with NBA commissioner David Stern warning NBA team owners that the 2011–12 NBA season might be cancelled. (ESPN)
November 18, 2011, Release of Twilight: Breaking Dawn Pt.1
November 18, 2011, Release of Happy Feet Two
November 18, 2011,
November 18, 2011, An Idaho man, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, is charged with the attempted assassination of U.S. President Barack Obama, after two bullets are found embedded in the exterior of the White House. The President and First Lady were not present at the time of the alleged attack. (New York Times)
November 18, 2011,
November 18, 2011,
November 18, 2011, The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reopens its investigation into the death of film star Natalie Wood after receiving fresh information. Wood drowned off the coast of California in 1981. (BBC)
November 19, 2011, At least two people are killed and over 600 injured in violent clashes with police in Cairo's Tahrir Square, following mass protests against Egypt's post-revolutionary military leadership. (BBC)
November 19, 2011, The United States successfully tests a new hypersonic weapon system, capable of striking targets 3,700 kilometres (2,300 mi) away in under 30 minutes, as part of its Prompt Global Strike program. (BBC)
November 20, 2011, Release of Zelda: Skyward Sword
November 20, 2011, Jose Pimentel, a 27-year-old Dominican-American, is arrested in New York City after planning to detonate pipe bombs, according to New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. The suspect is believed to have Al-Qaeda sympathies, although no wider conspiracy is suspected. (CNN)
November 21, 2011, Release of Michael Jackson album Immortal
November 21, 2011, Release of Nickelback album Here and Now
November 21, 2011, Release of Yelawolf album Radioactive
November 21, 2011,
November 21, 2011, 2011 Egyptian revolution: At least 11 people are killed in ongoing clashes between Egyptian protesters and security forces in Cairo's Tahrir Square. (BBC)
-The Cabinet of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf submits its resignation to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, but its resignation is officially rejected. (BBC)
November 21, 2011, The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada impose further sanctions against Iran's nuclear program. (CNN)
November 21, 2011, The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada impose further sanctions against Iran's nuclear program. (CNN)
November 21, 2011, Dutch baseball player Greg Halman of the Seattle Mariners is stabbed to death, with his brother as a suspect. (AP via BET)
November 21, 2011, A Congressional panel fails to agree on proposals to cut the United States' national budget deficit by $1.2 trillion, leading to automatic budget cuts. (CBC)
November 22, 2011,
November 22, 2011, 2011 Egyptian revolution: Three American University in Cairo students are arrested after throwing firebombs at security forces amid ongoing protests in Cairo, Egypt. (CBS News)
November 23, 2011, Release of Arthur Christmas
November 23, 2011, Release of Dangerous Method
November 23, 2011, Release of The Artist
November 23, 2011, Release of The Muppets
November 23, 2011, Release of Hugo
November 23, 2011, The European Space Agency claims to have made contact with Russia's stranded Fobos-Grunt probe, two days after the closure of the spacecraft's window for launch to Mars. (Discovery.com)
November 23, 2011, Egypt protests: Violent anti-regime protests enter their fifth day in Cairo's Tahrir Square, with 35 people killed and over 3,200 injured to date in clashes between protesters and security forces. (CNN)
November 24, 2011,
November 24, 2011,
November 24, 2011,
November 25, 2011, Kamal Ganzouri is appointed as new Prime Minister of Egypt as a replacement for Essam Sharaf, who resigned after protests. (VoA)
November 26, 2011, NASA launches the robotic Mars Science Laboratory, the largest rover yet sent to Mars, with the aim of finding evidence for past or present life on Mars. (BBC)
November 26, 2011, NBA team owners and players reach an agreement to end the 149-day NBA lockout and to begin the current NBA season on Christmas Day. (ESPN)
November 26, 2011,
November 26, 2011,
November 27, 2011, Dexter S6 Ep8: Get Gellar
November 27, 2011, Voters in Egypt go to the polls for the first round of voting in parliamentary elections. (Reuters)
November 27, 2011,
November 28, 2011, Fitch Ratings maintains the credit rating of the United States government at AAA, but downgrades its outlook on the government to negative. This follows rival ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating in August. (Fox Business)
November 28, 2011, The 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference (also known as COP 17) begins in Durban, South Africa. (Joburg.org.za)
November 29, 2011,
November 29, 2011,
November 29, 2011, Anders Behring Breivik is declared to have been criminally insane when he committed the 2011 Norway attacks that killed 77 people. (The Telegraph)
November 29, 2011, American Airlines, the world's fourth-largest airline, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (CNN)
November 29, 2011, Dr. Conrad Murray is sentenced to four years in jail for involuntary manslaughter in Los Angeles in connection to the death of Michael Jackson in 2009. (CNN)
November 30, 2011, Researchers at Washington State University develop an artificial bone "scaffold" which can be produced using 3D printers, potentially allowing doctors to quickly print replacement bone tissue for injured patients. (BBC)
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