November 20, 2010 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- The Nigerian army arrests the leader of a militant gang and 51 others believed responsible for hostage-taking in the Niger Delta. (Reuters) (Xinhua)
- A three day mutiny in Madagascar ends after an army barracks occupied by rebel troops is stormed by the army. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
- Vladimir Arzumanyan from Armenia wins the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the entry "Mama". (Junioreurovision.tv)
- The Vatican will issue guidelines for bishops, on how to combat sexual abuse within the church. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
- Nine people, including Russians and Ukrainians, die in a bus accident in Egypt. (ITAR-TASS)
- Doctors without Borders criticizes the response to the 2010 Haiti cholera outbreak as inadequate. (BBC)
- All 12 people aboard an Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 transport helicopter are found dead following a crash in Arunachal Pradesh near the Chinese border. (Times of India) (Sky News)
International relations
- Pope Benedict XVI urges Pakistani authorities to release Aasia Bibi, a Christian woman facing a death sentence on a charge of blasphemy against Islam. (Daily Times)
- China's state-backed church appoints a bishop without the approval of Pope Benedict XVI. (BBC) (Taiwan News)
- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is welcoming Iran's invitation for a visit next year by the United Nations' human rights chief, Navi Pillay (SMH News)
- NATO summit
- NATO nations agree to start handing over Afghanistan's security to the Afghanistan military and give local forces total control by 2014. (Associated Press)
- Russia agrees to help NATO build a United States planned missile shield in Europe. (Washington Post)
Law and crime
- The United States Senate settles with a payment of $4.6 billion to black farmers and at least 300,000 Native Americans who objected to government discrimination and cheating in Cobell v. Salazar. (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to elevate 24 new cardinals at a ceremony. (BBC)
- Mahmoud Bahmani resigns as Governor of the Central Bank of Iran. (IRNA)