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[edit] December 1

• Amtrak train smashes freighter in Chicago
• 2007 Festival of Cabaret – preview
• Five tourists die in car crash in South African park
• ETA fighters kill Spanish guard in southern France
• Venezuela to vote over constitutional reform on Sunday
• Blast in a coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine

[edit] December 2

• Uranium smugglers arrested in Slovakia and Hungary
• Russians vote in parliamentary election
• Ozzy Osbourne's personal possessions fetch $800,000 for charity
• World AIDS Day events held around the globe
• Taiwanese government supports IT industry by participating in 2007 Taipei IT Month
• Draw results for UEFA Euro 2008 announced

[edit] December 3

• US: Iran nuclear weapons initiative ended in 2003
• Venezuela's constitutional reform referendum fails to pass
• Sefton, UK ex-mayor jailed
• Neste Oil to build world's largest biodiesel plant in Singapore
• Belgian formation talks: King consults incumbent PM
• Calls for "critical breakthrough" in the opening speeches of Climate Conference in Bali
• Al Sharpton speaks out on race, rights and what bothers him about his critics
• Bali climate change conference begins
• New Australian Prime Minister signs Kyoto
• Teacher jailed over teddy bear given pardon
• Kevin Rudd sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia
• Russian opposition presents alleged evidence of election fraud
• Chinese officials say man dies of H5N1 Avian Flu virus
• English FA Cup third round draw

[edit] December 4

• Parts of Newfoundland still without power following weekend storms
• "Teddy bear teacher" returns to England
• Developing nations bring technology transfer on agenda against resistance of Canada, Japan and US
• Climate change threatens world's poorest says Oxfam
• US Congress debates Iraq funding
• A battle between AMD and Intel takes place at 2007 Taipei IT Month
• Standard Operating Procedure changes at Camp Delta, Guantanamo Bay

[edit] December 5

• "Dead" canoeist arrested after being missing for over 5 years
• BC design club president comments on Olympic mascots; sales brisk
• Study finds burning your food could cause some cancers
• Nine killed in Omaha, Nebraska mall shooting
• US Supreme Court considers appeal from foreign terrorist suspects
• GOES-12 weather satellite fails during adjustment
• Bayern defender Ismael set to join Hanover
• Court finds South Yorkshire Chief Constable guilty of speeding
• Opening positions spark debate at Global Climate Change Conference
• Taiwanese coalitions argue over ex-President's monument
• American poker player Chip Reese dies at age 56
• Former 'Top Model' contestant Whitney Cunningham defends plus size models, celebrates the "regular woman"
• Taiwanese consumer laptop market faces change following ASUStek winning sustainability award
• US Senate committee investigates credit card practices
• US military confirms authenticity of Standard Operating Procedures for Guantanamo Bay

[edit] December 6

• US Senate Panel approves bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• German polar bear Knut turns one year old
• Scientists take strong stance for cutting emissions at Climate Conference in Bali
• 2007 Taipei IT Month: Gaming industry battle from high-definition AV market to recreation and sports
• Girls sweep Siemens science competition for US high schools
• Girl shot six times protecting her mother in Michigan, US

[edit] December 7

• HMV Canada to finally sell iPods, to avoid fate of Sam's, Music World
• "What Olympics?" say 34 percent of Canadians about 2010
• Karlheinz Stockhausen, composer, dies aged 79
• Climate change talks continue in Bali
• Wikinews Shorts: December 7, 2007
• Germany's top officials seek to ban Scientology

[edit] December 8

• 5 reporters hurt in conflict over ex-President's monument in Taiwan
• UK firemen cut metal ring from man's penis
• Africa-Europe summit opens with pledges of equal partnership
• Sean Penn endorses Kucinich for US President
• Forest preservation plan debated at climate talks
• US lawmakers and rights advocates question CIA tape destruction
• Massive oil spill reported off coast of South Korea

[edit] December 9

• India vs Pakistan 3rd Test: Ganguly smashes first Test double ton
• Space Shuttle Atlantis launch delayed until 2008
• British Prime Minister calls for the immediate release of 5 Britons kidnapped in Iraq
• CIA chief to testify before Congress on interrogations
• Leaders declare new era of EU-African relations
• Four people shot outside New Life Church in Colorado Springs, USA
• 2007/08 FA Premier League: Middlesbrough vs. Arsenal
• Robert Pickton found guilty of 6 counts of second degree murder
• National Express take over operation of major UK rail route from GNER
• Florida quarterback Tim Tebow is first sophomore to win Heisman
• Sex tape starring former 'American Idol' finalist Jessica Sierra leaked to porn company

[edit] December 10

• Entertainers and sportspeople make their stops at 2007 Taipei IT Month
• Nobel prize winner Al Gore urges US and China to do more about global warming
• Africa-Europe summit concludes with mixed results
• Former 'American Idol' finalist Jessica Sierra not allowed to perform for US troops
• Seven prisoners die in mortar attack on Iraqi prison
• Hugo Chávez sets new time zone for Venezuela
• Anarchists threaten "mayhem" at 2010 Olympics
• Wikinews interviews Peter "Shamino" Tan from Singapore about overclocking
• Putin backs Medvedev as United Russia party's candidate
• Overclocking experts gather in the Intel Overclocking Live Test in Taiwan
• Anthrax scare a hoax for two New Zealand media agencies
• Second H5N1 infection reported in China; human to human transmission possible

[edit] December 11

• Fabio Capello new favourite to succeed as coach of England's football team
• Alex Trebek, host of US TV game show 'Jeopardy!' suffers heart attack
• Two car bombs kill scores in Algiers, Algeria
• First rail service in 50 years begins across Korean borders
• Deadly ice storm moves across US
• Nine who admitted raping 10-year-old released by Australian judge

[edit] December 12

• New outbreak of H5N1 Avian Flu virus reported in Poland
• Greenhouse-gas emission targets may come later says Ban Ki-moon
• UK police officers will vote on right to strike
• Central banks announce joint efforts to provide liquidity

[edit] December 13

• EU may see no reason to go to next major emitters meeting
• Saturn's rings are much older than previously thought
• 2007 Taipei IT Month exposed problems on traffic jams
• Victoria Wyndham on Another World and another life
• Explicit Canadian workplace safety ads pulled from TV due to Christmas season
• UK train driver cleared of manslaughter over 1989 rail collision
• Three UK residents to be released from Guantánamo
• American musician Ike Turner passes away at 76
• Climate Negotiations soon to conclude in Bali; UN "concerned by the pace of things"
• European leaders sign Lisbon Treaty
• Garry Kasparov will not run for Russian presidency
• Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meet formally
• North Sea oil spill is Norway's second worst

[edit] December 14

• Christian church leader kidnapped in Pakistan
• Moldova expels two Romanian diplomats
• NHL: San Jose Sharks defeat Vancouver Canucks 5-2
• Two PhD students shot dead in Louisiana
• Former Chief Operating Officer of Wikimedia Foundation is convicted felon
• Nigerian anti-corruption officials arrest former governor James Ibori
• 2007 Taipei International Travel Fair: Bigger than ever before it even begins
• Brian Mulroney testifies before Canadian House of Commons
• Interview with Reggie Bibbs on his life with neurofibromatosis

[edit] December 15

• "Bali Roadmap" agreed on, applauded
• Tropical Storm Olga causes many deaths in Caribbean
• Trans-Atlantic 'air rage' incident ends safely
• 2007 Taipei International Travel Fair: Taiwanese government promote premiums on tourism industry

[edit] December 16

• American singer Dan Fogelberg dies at age 56
• Wikinews Shorts: December 16, 2007
• Two light aircraft in mid-air collision near East Midlands Airport
• Google announces testing of online reference tool

[edit] December 17

• Wikinews Shorts: December 17, 2007
• US presidential candidate Ron Paul breaks online fundraising record
• Putin will accept prime minister position if Medvedev wins
• Data for 3 million UK driving candidates lost
• Flight attendant Todd Herzog wins $1 million on 'Survivor: China'
• Climate Conference in Bali concluded; opinions on outcome differ
• Africans win the 2007 ING Taipei International Marathon

[edit] December 18

• Dad sells $90 video game for $9000 after catching son smoking pot
• BBC Radio 1 reverses "faggot" ruling hours after initial ban
• Grand Central Railway launches direct train service linking London with north east England
• Musharraf lifts emergency rule in Pakistan
• Nick Clegg is new leader of UK Liberal Democrat party
• Brazilian-Argentine rocket successfully launched
• Free speech restricted in New Zealand with passing of Bill, say opponents
• Russia makes first nuclear fuel shipments to Iran
• Israel Journal: The Holy Land has an image problem

[edit] December 19

• Man dies on ride at Disney World in Florida; possibly had prior conditions
• New mall in Washington, US almost complete, traffic a concern
• Danish troops killed in Afghanistan by UK friendly fire says Danish MoD
• One killed by TGV crash with lorry
• Pakistani train derailment kills at least 56

[edit] December 20

• Natural death confirmed for man who died on Disney World roller coaster
• Indonesia's transport minister tells airlines not to buy European aircraft due to EU ban
• Former Greek Culture Ministry official attempts suicide
• Jump5 plays their last concert, disbanding after nine years
• France holds five suspects in Algiers bombing
• Scottish man to be freed from death row in Ohio, US
• Lee Myung-bak wins South Korean presidency
• US Department of Health proposes priorities for flu vaccine distribution
• Israel Journal: Is Yossi Vardi a good father to his entrepreneurial children?
• American animator Jack Zander dies, aged 99

[edit] December 21

• Death toll from Pakistan train crash officially lowered to 40
• Lakota activists declare secession from US
• Japan backs down from hunting Humpback whales
• Cathal Ryan, early board member and son of co-founder of Irish flag carrier Ryanair, dies at 48
• Prime suspect in Northern's Ireland's Omagh bombing found not guilty

[edit] December 22

• Sacha Baron Cohen retires Borat alter ego
• WHO says spread of Bird Flu among humans limited
• Rajeev Bagga & Natalia Deeva named as "2007 Deaf Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year"
• Indian Air Force jet catches fire and crashes after refuelling at Biju Patnaik Airport
• Former UK prime minister Tony Blair converts to Catholicism
• Oldest surviving US WWI veteran dies
• Open Source "TV Browser" project drops 16 channel listings in face of usage fees
• Preview of sex tape starring former 'American Idol' finalist Jessica Sierra is released

[edit] December 23

• Former Belgian Chairman of the Senate Frank Swaelen dies at 77
• French writer Julien Gracq dies at 97
• Former 'American Idol' finalist Jessica Sierra pregnant
• Exit polls indicate pro-Thaksin party lead in Thai election

[edit] December 24

• Four French tourists killed in Mauritania
• Eight men and several Spinka charities charged with tax fraud in Los Angeles
• Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson dies at 82
• 11 dead after snow storms in US
• Belgian Chamber of Representatives backs interim government
• Nepalese monarchy to become republic
• Germany announces large child porn investigation
• Wikinews interviews Ritchie Lai of NBA Asia about the gaming industry
• Lordi release future Dark Floors soundtrack 'Beast Loose in Paradise' as single
• NBA 2K8 Asia Championship: Taiwan Stage Highlights
• German composer Harald Genzmer dies at age 98
• Astronomers say asteroid could hit Mars

[edit] December 25

• Leaders throughout the world deliver Christmas messages
• Israel says cluster bomb use was legal
• No injuries after Antarctica research station support plane crashes
• Google Taiwan: Building knowledge sharing center-stage with innovations

[edit] December 26

• Tiger escapes from cage at San Francisco Zoo, kills worker
• Chad court sentences six French aid workers to eight years of hard labour
• Turkey carries out more air strikes in northern Iraq
• Scores feared dead in Indonesian landslides after heavy rain
• Record temperatures stoke bushfires in Western Australia, arson suspected

[edit] December 27

• Tiger that escaped enclosure at San Francisco Zoo may have 'climbed' over wall
• Feared toll of Indonesian floods, landslides up to 130; dozens missing as bridge swept away
• US Presidential candidates offer condolences to family of Benazir Bhutto
• Benazir Bhutto killed in suicide attack
• Israel continues settlement expansion
• Wikinews interviews Christoph Bals of the NGO Germanwatch after conclusion of climate conference
• 2007-08 Aztec Cup Winter Cyber Games in Taiwan starts with charity and competitiveness
• TWTC Nangang is constructed in Taipei, Taiwan
• President Bush signs Consolidated Appropriations Act 2008
• Six dead in shooting near Seattle, United States

[edit] December 28

• Wall of Siberian tiger enclosure at San Francisco Zoo is too short
• Benazir Bhutto buried; violence erupts in assassination aftermath

[edit] December 29

• Celebrities draw attention on 2008 UK New Year Honours list
• Musharraf orders strong action against rioters in Pakistan
• UK rail regulator launches investigation into line closure at short notice
• Scottish footballer Phil O'Donnell collapses during game and dies
• World Trade Organization allows Antigua to ignore US$21 million of US copyright per year
• Australian David Hicks is released from Yatala Labour Prison
• South African prosecutors charge ANC leader Jacob Zuma with corruption

[edit] December 30

• Bilawal Bhutto, son of Benazir, to assume leadership of PPP
• Jessica Alba anounces engagement to Cash Warren
• New England Patriots go undefeated in NFL regular season

[edit] December 31

• Grandfather held in Guantanamo dies of cancer
• Sperm whale stranded off coast of Florida in the US
• Sara Jane Moore, who tried to assassinate Gerald Ford, out of jail
• Egyptian woman becomes third to die of bird flu in a week
• Moldovan government proposes awareness-raising strategy on EU integration
• World's oldest orangutan dies
• Pakistani general election likely to be postponed
• Wikinews' overview of the year 2007
• Netscape navigating the World Wide Web no more