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November 2009 Current Events: World News

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Here are the key events in world news for the month of November 2009.

  • Three American Hikers Accused of Espionage in Iran (Nov. 9): Three Americans arrested while hiking in Iran over the summer are accused of spying by Iranian officials. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton rebukes the accusation and calls for Iranians to release them.

  • Blackwater Attempted to Bribe Iraq for Civilian Deaths (Nov. 10): Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide, including company president Gary Jackson, attempted to bribe Iraqi officials after Blackwater security guards shot and killed 17 Iraqi civilians in September 2007. After Jackson approved the bribes, the money was sent to company operations in Amman, Jordan. Blackwater claims not to know whether intended recipients were given the bribes.

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