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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 ...
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Daniyal Ali Azfar, the youngest digital photographer in the world held his first exhibition at the age of 1 year, 363 days on 5 May 2012 in an art gallery in Karachi. A video was published involving two men and four girls went viral. This caused the murders of the people in question. The incident is known as the 2012 Kohistan scandal.
Law and crime Mexican marines kill 4 gunmen who tried to steal the body of Angel Enrique Uscanga, a drug boss, in Gulf coast state of Veracruz. (Fox News) (AP via The Guardian) Politics and election U.S. President Barack Obama puts pressure on Republicans to accept a deal aimed at avoiding a tax and spending "fiscal cliff", as the end-of-year deadline looms. (BBC) (Reuters) U.S. Secretary of ...
Law and crime A 23-year-old Indian woman who was gang-raped on a bus in Delhi on December 16 dies of her injuries at a hospital in Singapore. (BBC) Politics and elections Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher leaves hospital after undergoing surgery to remove a tumour. (BBC) US Senate passes H.R. 5949, FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act, which extends the Foreign ...
Law and crime The Police Service of Northern Ireland says that an incident at the home of one of its officers in Bangor, County Down, on Wednesday night was an attempt to murder him. (BBC) Pope Benedict XVI pardons his former butler Paolo Gabriele following his recent conviction for stealing confidential documents. (BBC) The UK's Police Federation launches a review into issues raised by its ...
Politics and elections United States "fiscal cliff" debate: The White House reaches an agreement with congressional Republicans on a "fiscal cliff" deal. (Associated Press) The U.S. will miss the midnight deadline and head over the "fiscal cliff", after the House of Representatives announces it will not vote on the deal on Monday night. (BBC) (Reuters) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ...
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 ...