Portal:Current events/2006 November 12

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Central African Republic Civil War: Rebels claim to have captured a second town in the Central African Republic during a two-week-long offensive. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6136210.stm (BBC News)]
Iranian nuclear program: Israel threatens to launch air strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities "as a last resort", and the Iranian foreign ministry responds that it would "retaliate with a crushing blow" should Israel act. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6141180.stm (BBC News)]
Somali Civil War (2006): Heavy fighting broke out in central Somalia, officials said, a day after the transitional government rejected a peace initiative with the country's Islamic movement. [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1162378380597&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull (The Jerusalem Post)]
An international treaty, the 2003 Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War, comes into force aiming to limit the impact of cluster bombs and other unexploded devices on civilian populations after a conflict ends. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080605014034/http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200611/s1786678.htm (BBC via ABC News Australia)]
A suicide bomber kills at least 35 people and injures about 50 more at a police recruiting center in Baghdad. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=2647285&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (AP via ABC News)]
The former Soviet autonomous oblast of South Ossetia holds a referendum on independence from Georgia, heightening tension in the Caucasus. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6140448.stm (BBC News)]
The first round of the 2006 local elections for local mayors and local city councils takes place in Poland.

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