December2009 was the twelfth and final month of that common year. The month, which began on a
Tuesday, ended on a
Thursday after 31 days. It was the last month of the
2000s decade.
The
European Union now has legal personality and has acquired the competences previously conferred on the
European Community. Community law therefore becomes European Union law.
(ECJ)
FIFA, the world governing body for
association football, announce after an emergency session of their Executive Committee, that following the controversy over the
Thierry Henry handball incident, it will set up an inquiry into the use of extra officials or technology, but any changes will not be implemented for the
2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Wikinews
Tens of thousands of people take to the streets of Rome in a national "No B Day" demonstration demanding the resignation of
Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi.
(France 24)
Six doctors in the United Kingdom are taking legal action to demand a formal inquest into the death of government scientist
David Christopher Kelly.
(BBC)
Japan unveils a new
¥7.2 trillion (US$80.6 billion) stimulus package to strengthen the country's economy amid signs it is weakening.
(BBC)(Japan Times)(Press TV)
In what has been described as a landmark case, the
Supreme Court of Ireland rules that a
gay man, identified as "A", who donated his
sperm to a
lesbian couple shall have access to the resulting boy child, overturning the original
High Court decision.
GLEN expresses concern at the Supreme Court's rejection of the lesbian couple as a "de facto family".
(RTÉ)(Irish Examiner)(The Irish Times)(BBC)
GolferTiger Woods announces he is taking an indefinite break from the sport after a scandal over his infidelity in order to focus on "being a better husband, father, and person".
(ABC)
Iran's Supreme Leader
Ali Khamenei accuses the pro-reform opposition of breaking the law after state television allegedly showed opposition supporters destroying images of founder
Ruhollah Khomeini.
It is revealed that
Iraqi militants intercepted live video feeds from U.S.
MQ-1 Predator drones, potentially acquiring information they need to evade or monitor U.S. military operations.
(Wall Street Journal)
Yemen authorities say 34 suspected
Al-Qaeda militants have been killed and 17 captured in raids at hideouts and training camps in the west of the country.
(Yemen News Agency)(AP)(Dawn)
A Paris court rules that
Google is
infringing copyright, sentencing it to pay 300,000 euros in damages and interest to French publisher Editions de la Martinière, and 10,000 euros a day until it removes extracts of the books from its database.
(BBC)(PC World)
Twitter, a popular micro-blogging service, temporarily goes offline after a group calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" manages to change its
DNS records.
(PC World)(CNN)
A large
crater, dubbed the "Fried Egg" because of its shape, is discovered off the coast of
The Azores in the
Atlantic Ocean, prompting speculation that it may have been caused up to 17 million years ago by
meteor impact.
(BBC)
Lava flows and
ash explosions continue to emerge from
PhilippinevolcanoMount Mayon while scientists predict a major
eruption in the coming weeks and 30,000 people remain in temporary shelter.
(BBC)
Iraq deploys troops on its border with
Iran to monitor a disputed oil well seized by Iranian troops, while an arbitration commission is established to resolve the dispute.
(Al Jazeera)(AP)(Press TV)
Freezing conditions cause electrical faults in the
Channel Tunnel between Great Britain and France, isolating 2,000 passengers in five trains. The situation is coupled with disruptions at
London Heathrow Airport and traffic delays due to snowy conditions in the south-east of England.
(BBC)(Sky News)(The Financial Times)
Two people are killed and four people are wounded by flying concrete during a huge demolition of a
Soviet war memorial in
Georgia.
(BBC)(The Washington Post)
Maoist supporters in
Nepal set a one month deadline for the formation of a unity government, vowing to launch an indefinite strike if the demand was not met.
(AFP)(Asian Tribune)
Eight Russian circus tigers and a lioness are found dead in
Yakutsk having succumbed to intense heat while embarking on a 20-hour drive across
Siberia. One dog survives.
(BBC)
It is revealed that the fugitive brother of
Gerry Adams has been located in
County Sligo after the politician appeals for him to make his whereabouts known.
(RTÉ)(BBC)
A priest in
York causes controversy when he says shoplifting from large national chain stores is acceptable in certain circumstances.
(The Irish Times)
Authorities in
Uzbekistan fell trees, some of which are more than a century old, in the capital
Tashkent, in a controversy which has drawn protests.
(BBC)
China sentences a further five people to death over
riots in
Ürümqi,
Xinjiang in July, bringing the total number of people sentenced to death to 22.
(Al Jazeera)(IOL)
It is confirmed that all nine missing crew members — six
Filipinos and three
Greeks — from yesterday's ship fire disaster off the coast of
Venezuela are dead.
(BBC)
Ten people die and two more receive injuries after being pierced by a metal guard rail during a bus crash on a major highway in
Ipoh,
Malaysia.
(Malaysian Star)
A mine explosion in
Shuangbai County,
Yunnan causes more deaths to add to those from a similar incident in
Jiexiu,
Shanxi yesterday, bringing the total deaths for the two incidents to 17, with six other people still trapped.
(The Straits Times)
Authorities in
Guangdong,
China shut down a battery factory and commence health checks of all children in the region after it is discovered that dozens of poisoned children had high levels of lead in their blood.
(The Straits Times)(Hindustan Times)(China Daily)
At least 2,000 hectares and 20 homes are destroyed and hundreds of people are evacuated after a suspected arson causes forest fires in
Valparaíso,
Chile.
(BBC)
At least 25 people are confirmed wounded after battles over a fatal stabbing between local people and gold miners from
Brazil in
Albina,
Suriname.
(BBC)
Three people die and two others are injured when a bomb suspected to have come from
Nepal's civil war explodes in
Chitwan, southwest of
Kathmandu.
(The Straits Times)
American musician, James "
The Rev" Sullivan, found dead in his home in
Huntington Beach, California, from an accidental overdose at age 28.
Iran's
Nobel Peace Prize winner
Shirin Ebadi says her sister Nooshin, a medical professor and human rights activist, was arrested by authorities the previous evening. Sources indicate journalists have also been detained.
(BBC)(UPI)
Two people are found dead following three separate avalanches in
Scotland, while a third person who was rescued dies later in hospital.
(BBC)(The Press Association)
December2009 was the twelfth and final month of that common year. The month, which began on a
Tuesday, ended on a
Thursday after 31 days. It was the last month of the
2000s decade.
The
European Union now has legal personality and has acquired the competences previously conferred on the
European Community. Community law therefore becomes European Union law.
(ECJ)
FIFA, the world governing body for
association football, announce after an emergency session of their Executive Committee, that following the controversy over the
Thierry Henry handball incident, it will set up an inquiry into the use of extra officials or technology, but any changes will not be implemented for the
2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Wikinews
Tens of thousands of people take to the streets of Rome in a national "No B Day" demonstration demanding the resignation of
Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi.
(France 24)
Six doctors in the United Kingdom are taking legal action to demand a formal inquest into the death of government scientist
David Christopher Kelly.
(BBC)
Japan unveils a new
¥7.2 trillion (US$80.6 billion) stimulus package to strengthen the country's economy amid signs it is weakening.
(BBC)(Japan Times)(Press TV)
In what has been described as a landmark case, the
Supreme Court of Ireland rules that a
gay man, identified as "A", who donated his
sperm to a
lesbian couple shall have access to the resulting boy child, overturning the original
High Court decision.
GLEN expresses concern at the Supreme Court's rejection of the lesbian couple as a "de facto family".
(RTÉ)(Irish Examiner)(The Irish Times)(BBC)
GolferTiger Woods announces he is taking an indefinite break from the sport after a scandal over his infidelity in order to focus on "being a better husband, father, and person".
(ABC)
Iran's Supreme Leader
Ali Khamenei accuses the pro-reform opposition of breaking the law after state television allegedly showed opposition supporters destroying images of founder
Ruhollah Khomeini.
It is revealed that
Iraqi militants intercepted live video feeds from U.S.
MQ-1 Predator drones, potentially acquiring information they need to evade or monitor U.S. military operations.
(Wall Street Journal)
Yemen authorities say 34 suspected
Al-Qaeda militants have been killed and 17 captured in raids at hideouts and training camps in the west of the country.
(Yemen News Agency)(AP)(Dawn)
A Paris court rules that
Google is
infringing copyright, sentencing it to pay 300,000 euros in damages and interest to French publisher Editions de la Martinière, and 10,000 euros a day until it removes extracts of the books from its database.
(BBC)(PC World)
Twitter, a popular micro-blogging service, temporarily goes offline after a group calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" manages to change its
DNS records.
(PC World)(CNN)
A large
crater, dubbed the "Fried Egg" because of its shape, is discovered off the coast of
The Azores in the
Atlantic Ocean, prompting speculation that it may have been caused up to 17 million years ago by
meteor impact.
(BBC)
Lava flows and
ash explosions continue to emerge from
PhilippinevolcanoMount Mayon while scientists predict a major
eruption in the coming weeks and 30,000 people remain in temporary shelter.
(BBC)
Iraq deploys troops on its border with
Iran to monitor a disputed oil well seized by Iranian troops, while an arbitration commission is established to resolve the dispute.
(Al Jazeera)(AP)(Press TV)
Freezing conditions cause electrical faults in the
Channel Tunnel between Great Britain and France, isolating 2,000 passengers in five trains. The situation is coupled with disruptions at
London Heathrow Airport and traffic delays due to snowy conditions in the south-east of England.
(BBC)(Sky News)(The Financial Times)
Two people are killed and four people are wounded by flying concrete during a huge demolition of a
Soviet war memorial in
Georgia.
(BBC)(The Washington Post)
Maoist supporters in
Nepal set a one month deadline for the formation of a unity government, vowing to launch an indefinite strike if the demand was not met.
(AFP)(Asian Tribune)
Eight Russian circus tigers and a lioness are found dead in
Yakutsk having succumbed to intense heat while embarking on a 20-hour drive across
Siberia. One dog survives.
(BBC)
It is revealed that the fugitive brother of
Gerry Adams has been located in
County Sligo after the politician appeals for him to make his whereabouts known.
(RTÉ)(BBC)
A priest in
York causes controversy when he says shoplifting from large national chain stores is acceptable in certain circumstances.
(The Irish Times)
Authorities in
Uzbekistan fell trees, some of which are more than a century old, in the capital
Tashkent, in a controversy which has drawn protests.
(BBC)
China sentences a further five people to death over
riots in
Ürümqi,
Xinjiang in July, bringing the total number of people sentenced to death to 22.
(Al Jazeera)(IOL)
It is confirmed that all nine missing crew members — six
Filipinos and three
Greeks — from yesterday's ship fire disaster off the coast of
Venezuela are dead.
(BBC)
Ten people die and two more receive injuries after being pierced by a metal guard rail during a bus crash on a major highway in
Ipoh,
Malaysia.
(Malaysian Star)
A mine explosion in
Shuangbai County,
Yunnan causes more deaths to add to those from a similar incident in
Jiexiu,
Shanxi yesterday, bringing the total deaths for the two incidents to 17, with six other people still trapped.
(The Straits Times)
Authorities in
Guangdong,
China shut down a battery factory and commence health checks of all children in the region after it is discovered that dozens of poisoned children had high levels of lead in their blood.
(The Straits Times)(Hindustan Times)(China Daily)
At least 2,000 hectares and 20 homes are destroyed and hundreds of people are evacuated after a suspected arson causes forest fires in
Valparaíso,
Chile.
(BBC)
At least 25 people are confirmed wounded after battles over a fatal stabbing between local people and gold miners from
Brazil in
Albina,
Suriname.
(BBC)
Three people die and two others are injured when a bomb suspected to have come from
Nepal's civil war explodes in
Chitwan, southwest of
Kathmandu.
(The Straits Times)
American musician, James "
The Rev" Sullivan, found dead in his home in
Huntington Beach, California, from an accidental overdose at age 28.
Iran's
Nobel Peace Prize winner
Shirin Ebadi says her sister Nooshin, a medical professor and human rights activist, was arrested by authorities the previous evening. Sources indicate journalists have also been detained.
(BBC)(UPI)
Two people are found dead following three separate avalanches in
Scotland, while a third person who was rescued dies later in hospital.
(BBC)(The Press Association)
