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Disasters and accidents A tour bus hits a bridge at Miami International Airport, United States, killing at least two people and injuring many more. (NBC News) (BBC) (The Miami Herald) [permanent dead link ] At least 8 people are killed and 36 injured when a passenger bus overturns on the highway between the cities of Sucre and Potosí in southern Bolivia. (RIA Novosti) International ...
American weekly news magazine Newsweek announces it will cease print publication on December 31 and will move to an online-only format. [ 243 ] The Boy Scouts of America release documents containing over 15,000 pages relating to allegations of sexual abuse by over 1200 scout leaders between 1965 and 1985.
Business and economy Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve announces explicit ties between Fed policy on interest rates and economic goals, especially unemployment. (Reuters) International relations North Korea successfully launches a long-range Unha rocket to put its first satellite into space, the aim of what critics say is a disguised ballistic missile test. The United Nations ...
Politics and elections Andriy Shevchenko announces his retirement from football in order to go into politics. (BBC) Sport 2012 Summer Olympics: In archery, Im Dong-Hyun of South Korea sets a new world record at Lord's Cricket Ground. (AP via New Zealand Herald) [permanent dead link ] In swimming, Ye Shiwen of China sets a new world record in the women's 400 individual medley. (AP via ABC ...
Disasters and accidents A severe cold spell kills at least 83 people in Ukraine. Across Russia, the deep freeze killed at least 45 people over the last week. (BBC) (NBC News) Five people are killed and one injured in Zeebrugge, Belgium, when a bus rolled off into the water. (Deredactie.be) International relations A British court rejects an attempt by the son of a man killed in U.S. drone ...
Media Newsnight controversy: Helen Boaden, the BBC's Director of News, and her deputy Steve Mitchell relinquish their roles in the wake of the Newsnight scandal. (RTÉ News) Fran Unsworth, head of newsgathering, and Ceri Thomas, the editor of Radio 4's Today are named Acting Director and Deputy Director of News respectively. (The Scotsman) British Prime Minister David Cameron questions the BBC ...
International relations The President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai claims that a suicide bombing attack that injured his security chief was planned in the Pakistani city of Quetta. (Reuters) A United Nations climate conference held in Doha, Qatar, agrees to extend the Kyoto Protocol until 2020. (AP via Yahoo News) Law and crime American football player Josh Brent of the Dallas Cowboys is ...
Disasters and accidents A tour bus hits a bridge at Miami International Airport, United States, killing at least two people and injuring many more. (NBC News) (BBC) (The Miami Herald) [permanent dead link ] At least 8 people are killed and 36 injured when a passenger bus overturns on the highway between the cities of Sucre and Potosí in southern Bolivia. (RIA Novosti) International ...