Monday

November 2, 2015

Armed conflicts and attacks

A Palestinian terrorist stabs an 80-year-old woman and two men in the Israeli town of Rishon Letzion, and another Palestinian attacks a 71-year-old man and critically wounds him in Netanya.(Times of Israel)

2015 Nepal fuel crisis

Nepali police shoot dead an Indian citizen at a border checkpoint as they attempt to clear protesters whose blockade has crippled Nepal's fuel supplies and badly damaged relations between the neighboring countries. (Reuters)

Somali Civil War (2009–present)

At least 15 Somalia army soldiers are killed in an Al-Shabaab ambush near the town of Wanlaweyn in the Lower Shebelle region. (AP)

Arts and culture

New Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces knights and dames will no longer be part of the nation’s honors system. He said Queen Elizabeth signed off on the decision. (Time) (Reuters)

In the United States, the hacking group Anonymous starts releasing names and information about alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), a white-supremacist terrorist group originally founded after the Civil War by former Confederate soldiers. Prominent individuals listed deny the allegations. The group says they also infiltrated KKK-affiliated websites, and warned of more action culminating on November 24, the anniversary of the Ferguson, Missouri grand jury's decision not to indict. (The Hill) (USA Today) (Anonymous)