[edit] 27 November 2005 (Sunday)

• 23rd Southeast Asian Games formally opens in Manila, Philippines. (Manila Bulletin)
• A tornado outbreak across four U.S. states kills at least two people. (US NWS Storm Prediction Center)
• The former Prime Minister of Iraq, Iyad Allawi, has claimed in The Observer newspaper, that human rights abuses by members of the Government of Iraq are as bad now as they were in the time of Saddam Hussein. (BBC)
• Incumbent President Omar Bongo Ondimba seeks another seven-year term against four other candidates in Gabonese presidential election, 2005. (Reuters)
• Honduras presidential election, 2005: Elections in Honduras are held, with either Porfirio Pepe Lobo or Manuel Zelaya expected to be elected President of Honduras. (BBC)
• An earthquake hits southern Iran, measuring 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale. (BBC)
• Leader of the Democratic Action Party Lim Kit Siang calls for the resignation of the Malaysian Deputy Inspector-General of the Police for his actions in the Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal. (Lim's blog)
• The Edmonton Eskimos defeat the Montreal Alouettes 38-35 in the 93rd Grey Cup Canadian Football League championship at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Eskimos won in overtime on a Sean Fleming field goal to capture their 13th Grey Cup in franchise history. Eskimos quarterback Ricky Ray was named Grey Cup MVP. (Game Coverage)