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Multiple bombings occur in Nigeria, killing at least 39 people. Two coordinated bombings kill at least 44 people in Damascus, Syria. A series of coordinated bombings in Baghdad kills at least 65 people. Soyuz TMA-03M, launched from Baikonur, carries a crew of three men (pictured) to the International Space Station. Russia's largest stock exchanges, MICEX and RTS, merge to form MICEX-RTS. North Korea announces the death of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il. Czech writer and first President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel dies at the age of 75.

Current events of December 27, 2011 (2011-12-27) (Tuesday) December 27, 2011 Wikinews articles Current events of December 26, 2011 (2011-12-26) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2011 Syrian uprising: Renewed violence takes place in the city of Homs as more Arab League observers arrive in Syria to monitor the situation. (BBC) Business and economy Brazil surpasses the United Kingdom to become the world's sixth-largest economy. (BBC) Disasters Tens of thousands of people are left without power after one of the biggest storms for 30 years hits Scandinavia. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime France refuses to extradite journalist and former court spokeswoman Florence Hartmann, indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for contempt of court. (AP) Politics The government of China sentences activist Chen Xi to ten years imprisonment for "inciting subversion". (The Telegraph) (Radio Television Hong Kong) December 26, 2011 Wikinews articles Current events of December 25, 2011 (2011-12-25) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks The Sudanese People's Armed Forces claim that the leader of the Justice and Equality Movement in Darfur, Khalil Ibrahim, has been killed. (Xinhua) At least 39 people are killed and many injured in a series of attacks against churches in Nigeria during Christmas prayers. The Islamic group Boko Haram claims responsibility. (USA Today) The Syrian opposition urge the Arab League to visit the city of Homs before the government reportedly uses force to end dissent in the area. (Al Jazeera) Arts and culture Pope Benedict XVI delivers the annual Christmas message at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City. (CNN) Disasters and accidents At least 38 migrants from Haiti are found dead after their boat sank off the east coast of Cuba. (Al Jazeera) State Emergency Service volunteers respond to more than 3000 calls for help after Melbourne, Australia is hit by a series of storms bringing rainstorms, hail and a tornado. (The Australian) Law and crime Faezeh Hashemi, the daughter of former President of Iran Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, stands trial on charges of making anti-regime propaganda. (Yahoo Maktoob) December 25, 2011 Wikinews articles Current events of December 24, 2011 (2011-12-24) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Arab League monitors meet Syria's foreign minister, a day after deadly bombings occurred in the capital Damascus. (Al Jazeera) Government troops in Yemen fire on anti-government protesters demanding the trial of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, killing at least nine people. (Pakistan Observer) (Boston Globe) Gun battles in Nigeria between government troops and Islamist Boko Haram militants kill 68 people. (Reuters) Arts and culture The Buddha Memorial Center of Fo Guang Shan in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, housing a tooth relic of Gautama Buddha, is consecrated. (Xinhua) Dutch actor and singer Johannes Heesters, the world's oldest performer, dies at the age of 108. (Bild) Business and economy A former official of the central bank of the People's Republic of China states that the People's Bank of China could lower the country's reserve requirements in 2012. (Reuters) Politics and elections North Korean media name Kim Jong-un – the son and successor of late leader Kim Jong-il – as the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army. (Straits Times) Tens of thousands of people protest across Russia against parliamentary elections that they allege were rigged in favour of the ruling United Russia party. (RIA Novosti) Cuba announces that it will release 2,900 prisoners – including some political prisoners – in the next few days. (BBC) Libya celebrates its independence for the first time in 42 years; independence celebrations were banned under the regime of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi. (Tripoli Post) December 24, 2011 Wikinews articles Colombian crime gang boss, hundreds of members surrender Gingrich, Perry fail to qualify for Virginia Republican presidential primary ballot Lansing, Michigan airport designated 'aerotropolis' Current events of December 23, 2011 (2011-12-23) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2011 Syrian uprising: Syrian state media report the deaths of at least 40 people in two car bombings in the capital Damascus. (BBC) 2011 Egyptian revolution: Activists gather in the Egyptian capital Cairo, calling for the end of the post-Hosni Mubarak military regime. (Al Jazeera) Three Somali aid workers are killed in central Somalia. (AP via Google) Business and economy China Three Gorges Corp. wins a bid for its 21% stake in EDP-Energias de Portugal SA with an offer of €2.69 billion ($3.51 billion), in the first of a series of sales of state-owned assets under Portugal's austerity program. This is the first time a mainland Chinese firm has acquired a significant stake in a southern European company. (Wall Street Journal) Disasters A series of large aftershocks from the 22 February earthquake – the largest registering magnitude 6.0 – strike the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. (New Zealand Herald) International relations North Korea says it will accept all South Korean delegations wishing to pay respects to the late leader Kim Jong-il. (BBC) World leaders attend the funeral of former Czech President and dissident Václav Havel. (CNN) Law and crime A Chinese court sentences dissident Chen Wei to nine years imprisonment for "inciting subversion of state power", after he published essays online calling for multiparty democracy. (Times of India) (Radio Television Hong Kong) Police fire teargas in the southern Chinese town of Haimen, and state media air confessions from two detained activists amid a protest against a proposed new power plant. (Reuters) Politics and elections Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi registers her National League for Democracy party, and visits Burma's parliament for the first time. (Hindustan Times) Police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ban the swearing-in ceremony for opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi. (IOL) Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is treated in hospital for a blocked coronary artery. (BBC) (CNN) December 23, 2011 Wikinews articles Walmart recalls infant formula after baby death UK to ban hidden credit card fees U.S. Congress reaches deal on payroll tax cut extension Attorney general drops case against Israeli participants in Freedom Flotilla Current events of December 22, 2011 (2011-12-22) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks At least 72 people are killed and 169 wounded in a series of 16 bombing attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, shortly after the final withdrawal of American forces from Iraq. (BBC) (CNN) The United States admits it was significantly responsible for an airstrike last month that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers. (BBC) Killings and coverups are reported to be occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (BBC) Human Rights Watch alleges that security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been responsible for the deaths of 24 people since the re-election of Joseph Kabila as President. (Al Jazeera) The first monitors from the Arab League arrive in Syria to assess the government's crack-down on anti-government demonstrations across the country. (PA) Egypt's military-appointed Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri calls for national dialogue after weeks of deadly protests against the military regime. (Al-Masry Al-Youm) Disasters Floods hit the city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killing at least 13 people in the nation's worst floods since its independence in 1961. (BBC) Law and crime Police in Brazil seek to press charges for environmental crimes committed by the United States oil company Chevron and drilling firm Transocean in relation to last month's Campos Basin oil spill. (BBC) An Australian teenager is jailed for 13 years for the killing of Nitin Garg in Melbourne, a case that led to a diplomatic row and fury over racism. (BBC) Politics and elections Teargas is fired and protesters arrested in Haimen, southern China, in a demonstration against the construction of a power plant. (The Guardian) (RTHK) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev proposes political reforms at his final state-of-the-nation address. (Russia Today) (New York Times) Italy's senate debates the proposed economic austerity measures of Prime Minister Mario Monti. (BBC) France's National Assembly votes in favour of a bill criminalising any denial that the mass killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in the 1910s was genocide. (BBC) Science The Large Hadron Collider makes its first clear observation of a new particle since opening in 2009, the boson Chib 3P. (BBC) Sport A KNVB Cup game between AFC Ajax and AZ is abandoned after the AZ manager leads his team off the pitch in protest at the sending-off of his goalkeeper, Esteban Alvarado, who kicked an Ajax fan who attacked him. (BBC Sport) (ESPN) (Sky Sports) December 22, 2011 Wikinews articles Cypriot court clears all of wrongdoing in Greek air disaster Italian senate passes €30 billion austerity package Two politicians jailed for life over Rwandan genocide Current events of December 21, 2011 (2011-12-21) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2011 Syrian uprising: Syria's opposition urge the United Nations and Arab League to hold emergency meetings after an alleged massacre took place in the northwest of the country, before Arab League monitors enter the country. (Straits Times) 2011 Yemeni uprising: Thousands of Yemeni protesters march from the city of Taez to the capital Sana'a to demand a trial for outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh for alleged crimes against anti-government protesters. (Khaleej Times) Two former Rwandan politicians of the National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development party–Mathieu Ngirumpatse and Édouard Karemera–are jailed for their role in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. (Al Jazeera) Business and economy The Japanese media reports that prosecutors are raiding the offices of Olympus Corporation over an accounting scandal. (Reuters) Disasters The death toll from flooding in the Philippines caused by Tropical Storm Washi reaches 1,002 and is set to rise further. (AP via ABC News America) Health authorities in Hong Kong start slaughtering 17,000 chickens after a carcass infected with bird flu H5N1 is found at a poultry market. (New York Times) An Indonesian ferry sinks off the coast of the Maluku Islands with 60 people missing. (AP via Salon) International relations North Korea closes its border with China ahead of the funeral of former leader Kim Jong-il. (UPI) Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay agree to close their ports to ships flying the flag of the Falkland Islands at a Mercosur meeting; Argentina and the United Kingdom both claim the islands. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime Russian blogger Alexei Navalny and opposition leader Ilya Yashin are released. (BBC) (RIA Novosti) Former Daily Mirror journalist James Hipwell tells the Leveson Inquiry that phone hacking was a "bog standard journalistic tool" at the paper. (BBC) John Terry, the captain of the England football team. is to face criminal charges over allegations he used racist language towards a black player during a Premier League game. (BBC) Science Soyuz TMA-03M, launched from Baikonur, carries a crew of three men to the International Space Station. (ESA) Politics A rebellion by villagers in Wukan, southern China, ends after authorities say they will release three protesters detained and agree to other demands. (The Telegraph) December 21, 2011 Wikinews articles Leveson Inquiry told hacking was 'bog-standard' journalism tool at Daily Mirror Remaining US troops exit Iraq Wikinews interviews former Salt Lake City mayor and 2012 presidential candidate Rocky Anderson U.S. House rejects Senate version of payroll tax cut More December 2011 events...

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