Wikinews:2007/December
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December 1 [edit]
- 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
December 2 [edit]
- 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
December 3 [edit]
- English FA Cup third round draw
- 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
December 4 [edit]
- 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
December 5 [edit]
- "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
December 6 [edit]
- 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
December 7 [edit]
- 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
December 8 [edit]
- 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
December 9 [edit]
- 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
December 10 [edit]
- 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
December 11 [edit]
- 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
December 12 [edit]
- 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
December 13 [edit]
- 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
December 14 [edit]
- 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
December 15 [edit]
- "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
December 16 [edit]
- 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
December 17 [edit]
- 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
December 18 [edit]
- 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
December 19 [edit]
- 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
December 20 [edit]
- 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
December 21 [edit]
- 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
December 22 [edit]
- 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
December 23 [edit]
- 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
December 24 [edit]
- 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
December 25 [edit]
- 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
December 26 [edit]
- 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
December 27 [edit]
- 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
December 28 [edit]
- Wall of Siberian tiger enclosure at San Francisco Zoo is too short
- Benazir Bhutto buried; violence erupts in assassination aftermath
December 29 [edit]
- Musharraf orders strong action against rioters in Pakistan
- Scottish footballer Phil O'Donnell collapses during game and dies
- Celebrities draw attention on 2008 UK New Year Honours list
- UK rail regulator launches investigation into line closure at short notice
- 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
December 30 [edit]
- 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
December 31 [edit]
- 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
