Portal:Current events/2012 November 2

Armed conflicts and attacks
  • Dozens of young men are shot dead by the military in Maiduguri, Nigeria, according to residents of the city. (BBC)

Arts and culture

Business and economy

Disasters and accidents
  • Lirak Bejko, the Albanian former political prisoner who set himself on fire in protest at delays in government compensation for communist-era dissidents, is dead. (BBC)
  • The New York City Marathon is canceled due to the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Sandy. (RTE)

Politics