Unix Timestamp: 1290902400
Sunday, November 28. 2010, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The EU approves an €85 billion rescue deal for Ireland, which includes €10 billion for bank recapitalisation, €25 billion for banking contingencies and €50 billion for financing the budget. //www.rte.ie/news/2010/1128/economy.html (RTÉ) //www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11855990 (BBC)

The WikiLeaks website is attacked by a computer-hacking operation and undergoes a a mass distributed denial of service attack as it prepares to release more secret U.S. documents. Julian Assange says U.S. authorities are afraid of being held accountable for their actions. //www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11858637 (BBC)

The United States Department of State says the planned release of a new batch of classified documents would place its military operations at risk, and warns of possible legal action if they were found to have been provided in violation of U.S. law. //edition.cnn.com/2010/US/11/28/wikileaks.response/?hpt=T2 (CNN) //www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AP06Z20101128 (Reuters) //www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/28/AR2010112800401.html ("The Washington Post")

United States diplomatic cables leak and attack on WikiLeaks:

WikiLeaks releases a collection of more than 250,000 American diplomatic cables, including 100,000 marked secret or confidential.//www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/world/29cables.html Leaked Cables Offer Raw Look at U.S. Diplomacy, New York Times, Nov 28, 2010ref name=manila//www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/11/29/10/1796-memos-us-embassy-manila-wikileaks-cablegate 1,796 memos from US embassy in Manila in WikiLeaks 'Cablegate' | ABS-CBN News | Latest Philippine Headlines, Breaking News, Video, Analysis, Features!

European Union finance ministers meet to work out the details for rescuing the Irish economy, and to outline an agreement for a fund to rescue other economically troubled euro-zone nations. //money.cnn.com/2010/11/28/news/international/ireland_bailout/ (CNN Money) //www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/business/global/29euro.html?_r=1src=busln ("The New York Times") //www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iboMaf_9p8tDcw-SRbOiNkEtxwXA?docId=d887f77328d5408389f5a34e30e7a8bb (AP via Google News) //www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-28/eu-ministers-race-to-complete-aid-package-for-ireland-before-markets-open.html (Bloomberg)

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is to boycott an African Union-European Union meeting in the Libyan capital Tripoli to avoid embarassment to Libya. //www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gygz3Z51foHAbcH84oAXc2xyt8pA?docId=CNG.050a9c8c5fd91a430d7e435fcc325b90.151 (AFP)