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December 4, 2009
(
2009-12-04
)
(Friday)
history
watch
US Marines
and
Afghan
troops launch
Operation Cobra's Anger
in northern
Helmand province
.
(Bloomberg)
The U.S.
Office of Thrift Supervision
closes down the
Cleveland
based
AmTrust Bank
.
(Dow Jones via NASDAQ
An
explosion
at a
nightclub
in
Perm
,
Russia
, kills at least one hundred and injures around a hundred people.
(RIA Novosti)
(BBC)
(MSNBC)
A fire at a nightclub in the
North Sumatra
capital of
Medan
,
Indonesia
, kills at least 20 people.
(AFP)
(
Jakarta Post
)
(BBC)
Namibian
incumbent President
Hifikepunye Pohamba
is reelected along with the ruling
SWAPO
party after
elections last week
.
(Al Jazeera)
(AFP)
At least 50 people are missing after two ferries collide on the
River Nile
near
Rashid
(Rosetta) in
Egypt
.
(BBC)
(AFP)
(Ynetnews)
Two
Rwandan
soldiers are
killed
while on a
peacekeeping mission
in
Darfur
.
(Reuters)
(BBC)
Security forces in the
Philippines
raid the compounds of clans suspected of being involved in the
Maguindanao massacre
.
(AP)
(
Philippine Inquirer
)
An
Italian
jury finds
Amanda Knox
and
Raffaele Sollecito
guilty in the case of the 2007
murder of Meredith Kercher
in
Perugia
. Knox is sentenced to 26 years in prison, Sollecito to 25.
(CNN)
The
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
announces that 25 member countries will contribute a further 7,000 troops to the
International Security Assistance Force
in
Afghanistan
in addition to 30,000 additional American and 500 British troops previously announced.
(BBC)
2010 FIFA World Cup
draw:
The
final draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
takes place in
Cape Town
,
South Africa
.
(AP via Yahoo sports)
(
The Korea Times
)
The venue,
Cape Town International Convention Centre
, is sealed off after two bomb scares.
(
The Times
)
(
The Guardian
)
Nepal
's cabinet meets on
Mount Everest
to highlight the impact of
climate change
in the
Himalayas
.
(CNN)
(
Hindustan Times
)
Guinea
's military leader Captain
Moussa Dadis Camara
is flown to
Morocco
for medical treatment after being shot by an aide in an assassination attempt.
(BBC)
(AP)
(Xinhua)
At least 47 people drown after a ferry capsizes in
Kishoreganj District
,
Bangladesh
.
(
The Daily Star
)
(AFP)
(BBC)
At least 30 people are killed in an attack at a
mosque
in
Rawalpindi
,
Pakistan
.
(
Dawn
)
(Al Jazeera)
(Press Trust of India)
A further three people are sentenced to death for their involvement in the
July riots
in
Ürümqi
,
Xinjiang
, in northwestern
China
.
(
New York Times
)
(Xinhua)
Militants
in southern
Thailand
kill a
Muslim
family of three while a bomb attack injures two in
Pattani Province
.
(AFP)
(Bernama)
(RTÉ)
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Category
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Current events
December 4, 2009
(
2009-12-04
)
(Friday)
history
watch
US Marines
and
Afghan
troops launch
Operation Cobra's Anger
in northern
Helmand province
.
(Bloomberg)
The U.S.
Office of Thrift Supervision
closes down the
Cleveland
based
AmTrust Bank
.
(Dow Jones via NASDAQ
An
explosion
at a
nightclub
in
Perm
,
Russia
, kills at least one hundred and injures around a hundred people.
(RIA Novosti)
(BBC)
(MSNBC)
A fire at a nightclub in the
North Sumatra
capital of
Medan
,
Indonesia
, kills at least 20 people.
(AFP)
(
Jakarta Post
)
(BBC)
Namibian
incumbent President
Hifikepunye Pohamba
is reelected along with the ruling
SWAPO
party after
elections last week
.
(Al Jazeera)
(AFP)
At least 50 people are missing after two ferries collide on the
River Nile
near
Rashid
(Rosetta) in
Egypt
.
(BBC)
(AFP)
(Ynetnews)
Two
Rwandan
soldiers are
killed
while on a
peacekeeping mission
in
Darfur
.
(Reuters)
(BBC)
Security forces in the
Philippines
raid the compounds of clans suspected of being involved in the
Maguindanao massacre
.
(AP)
(
Philippine Inquirer
)
An
Italian
jury finds
Amanda Knox
and
Raffaele Sollecito
guilty in the case of the 2007
murder of Meredith Kercher
in
Perugia
. Knox is sentenced to 26 years in prison, Sollecito to 25.
(CNN)
The
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
announces that 25 member countries will contribute a further 7,000 troops to the
International Security Assistance Force
in
Afghanistan
in addition to 30,000 additional American and 500 British troops previously announced.
(BBC)
2010 FIFA World Cup
draw:
The
final draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
takes place in
Cape Town
,
South Africa
.
(AP via Yahoo sports)
(
The Korea Times
)
The venue,
Cape Town International Convention Centre
, is sealed off after two bomb scares.
(
The Times
)
(
The Guardian
)
Nepal
's cabinet meets on
Mount Everest
to highlight the impact of
climate change
in the
Himalayas
.
(CNN)
(
Hindustan Times
)
Guinea
's military leader Captain
Moussa Dadis Camara
is flown to
Morocco
for medical treatment after being shot by an aide in an assassination attempt.
(BBC)
(AP)
(Xinhua)
At least 47 people drown after a ferry capsizes in
Kishoreganj District
,
Bangladesh
.
(
The Daily Star
)
(AFP)
(BBC)
At least 30 people are killed in an attack at a
mosque
in
Rawalpindi
,
Pakistan
.
(
Dawn
)
(Al Jazeera)
(Press Trust of India)
A further three people are sentenced to death for their involvement in the
July riots
in
Ürümqi
,
Xinjiang
, in northwestern
China
.
(
New York Times
)
(Xinhua)
Militants
in southern
Thailand
kill a
Muslim
family of three while a bomb attack injures two in
Pattani Province
.
(AFP)
(Bernama)
(RTÉ)
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