Wikipedia:In the news/Posted/December 2009

December 1

 * A court in Argentina blocks Latin America's first same-sex marriage, overturning an earlier ruling, saying the Supreme Court should decide on its constitutionality. added by Jake Wartenberg, 01:54, 01 December 2009
 * A court in Argentina blocks Latin America's first same-sex marriage, overturning an earlier ruling, saying the Supreme Court should decide on its constitutionality. removed by BorgQueen, 01:58, 01 December 2009
 * |image = File-Pepemujica2 main page.jpg added by Chaser, 05:24, 01 December 2009
 * |image = File-Pepemujica2 main page.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 12:35, 05 December 2009
 * |title = José Mujica, President-elect of Uruguay added by Chaser, 05:24, 01 December 2009
 * |title = José Mujica, President-elect of Uruguay removed by BorgQueen, 12:35, 05 December 2009
 * José Mujica (pictured) is elected President of Uruguay. added by Chaser, 05:24, 01 December 2009
 * José Mujica (pictured) is elected President of Uruguay. removed by BorgQueen, 12:35, 05 December 2009
 * Porfirio Lobo is elected president of Honduras in the first election since the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis. added by Tone, 23:36, 01 December 2009

December 2

 * Porfirio Lobo is elected President of Honduras in the first election since the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis. updated by BorgQueen, 11:53, 02 December 2009
 * Porfirio Lobo is elected President of Honduras in the first election since the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis. removed by BorgQueen, 12:11, 05 December 2009
 * Rwanda becomes the first country to be declared landmine-free under the Ottawa Treaty. added by BorgQueen, 13:02, 02 December 2009

December 3

 * Rwanda becomes the first country to be declared landmine-free under the Ottawa Treaty. added by BorgQueen, 04:42, 03 December 2009
 * Rwanda becomes the first country to be declared landmine-free under the Ottawa Treaty. removed by BorgQueen, 18:23, 07 December 2009
 * In the process to revalue the North Korean won, current banknotes cease to be legal tender, and businesses throughout the country shut down until new notes are released on 7 December. added by BorgQueen, 04:46, 03 December 2009

December 4

 * A suicide bombing at a graduation ceremony in a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia kills 22 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government added by Dumelow, 13:31, 04 December 2009
 * A suicide bombing at a graduation ceremony in a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills 22 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government. updated by Fvasconcellos, 14:59, 04 December 2009
 * A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills 22 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government. updated by BorgQueen, 15:20, 04 December 2009
 * A suicide bombing kills 22 people in Mogadishu, Somalia, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government. updated by BorgQueen, 15:25, 04 December 2009
 * A suicide bombing kills 22 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government, in Mogadishu, Somalia. updated by BorgQueen, 15:53, 04 December 2009

December 5

 * An explosion at a nightclub kills more than 100 people and injures 160 others in Perm, Russia. added by BorgQueen, 07:22, 05 December 2009
 * In the process to revalue the North Korean wŏn, current banknotes cease to be legal tender, and businesses throughout the country shut down until new notes are released on 7 December. updated by BorgQueen, 09:02, 05 December 2009
 * Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are found guilty of the murder of Meredith Kercher, in a widely publicised trial in Perugia, Italy. added by BorgQueen, 12:11, 05 December 2009
 * Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are found guilty of the murder of Meredith Kercher, in a widely publicised trial in Perugia, Italy. removed by BorgQueen, 14:43, 05 December 2009
 * A fire at a nightclub kills more than 100 people and injures 160 others in Perm, Russia. added by BorgQueen, 12:19, 05 December 2009
 * |image = President Obiang cropped.jpg added by BorgQueen, 12:35, 05 December 2009
 * |image = President Obiang cropped.jpg removed by Dumelow, 12:10, 07 December 2009
 * |title = Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea added by BorgQueen, 12:35, 05 December 2009
 * |title = Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea removed by Dumelow, 12:10, 07 December 2009
 * Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (pictured) is re-elected President of Equatorial Guinea. added by BorgQueen, 12:35, 05 December 2009
 * In the process to revalue the North Korean wŏn, current banknotes cease to be legal tender, and businesses throughout the country temporarily shut down. updated by BorgQueen, 12:37, 05 December 2009
 * In the process to revalue the North Korean wŏn, current banknotes cease to be legal tender, and businesses throughout the country shut down until new notes are released. updated by BorgQueen, 12:44, 05 December 2009
 * In the process to revalue the North Korean wŏn, current banknotes cease to be legal tender, and businesses throughout the country shut down until new notes are released on 7 December. updated by BorgQueen, 14:43, 05 December 2009
 * José Mujica is elected President of Uruguay. updated by BorgQueen, 14:43, 05 December 2009
 * José Mujica is elected President of Uruguay. removed by BorgQueen, 18:04, 05 December 2009
 * In the process to revalue the North Korean wŏn, current banknotes cease to be legal tender, and businesses throughout the country shut down until new notes are released. updated by BorgQueen, 14:55, 05 December 2009
 * In the process to revalue the North Korean wŏn, current banknotes cease to be legal tender, and businesses throughout the country shut down until new notes are released. removed by Chaser, 18:33, 05 December 2009
 * A fire at a nightclub kills at least 109 people and injures 160 others in Perm, Russia. updated by BorgQueen, 15:20, 05 December 2009
 * A suicide attack kills at least 37 people and injures more than 80 others during Friday prayers at a mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. added by Chaser, 18:33, 05 December 2009
 * A suicide attack kills at least 37 people and injures more than 80 others during Friday prayers at a mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. updated by Chaser, 18:33, 05 December 2009
 * A suicide attack kills at least 37 people and injures more than 80 others during Friday prayers at a mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. removed by BorgQueen, 15:21, 09 December 2009
 * A fire at a nightclub kills at least 109 people and injures 160 others in Perm, Russia. added by BorgQueen, 18:34, 05 December 2009
 * In the process to revalue the North Korean wŏn, current banknotes cease to be legal tender, and businesses throughout the country shut down until new notes are released. updated by Chaser, 18:35, 05 December 2009
 * In the process to revalue the North Korean wŏn, current banknotes cease to be legal tender, and businesses throughout the country shut down until new notes are released. removed by Jake Wartenberg, 00:07, 07 December 2009
 * A fire at a nightclub kills at least 109 people and injures 160 others in Perm, Russia. added by BorgQueen, 19:18, 05 December 2009
 * A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia kills 22 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government. updated by Spencer, 20:30, 05 December 2009

December 6

 * A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia kills 24 people, including four ministers of the Transitional Federal Government. updated by Black Falcon, 22:49, 06 December 2009
 * Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (pictured) is re-elected President of Equatorial Guinea, amid allegations of electoral fraud. updated by Dumelow, 23:49, 06 December 2009

December 7

 * A diocese in Los Angeles elects the second openly gay bishop in the history of the Anglican Church. added by Jake Wartenberg, 00:03, 07 December 2009
 * A diocese in Los Angeles elects the second openly gay bishop in the history of the Anglican Church. removed by Dumelow, 00:49, 07 December 2009
 * In the process to revalue the North Korean wŏn, current banknotes cease to be legal tender, and businesses throughout the country shut down until new notes are released. updated by Dumelow, 00:49, 07 December 2009
 * In the process to revalue the North Korean wŏn, current banknotes cease to be legal tender, and businesses throughout the country shut down until new notes are released. removed by BorgQueen, 13:11, 07 December 2009
 * At least 109 people are killed and 160 others injured following a fire at a nightclub in Perm, Russia. added by BorgQueen, 10:56, 07 December 2009
 * Hifikepunye Pohamba is re-elected President of Namibia and the SWAPO Party wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly. added by Dumelow, 12:05, 07 December 2009
 * |image = File:Hifikepunye Pohamba ITN.jpg added by Dumelow, 12:10, 07 December 2009
 * |title = Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia added by Dumelow, 12:10, 07 December 2009
 * |title = Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of Namibia removed by Dumelow, 11:15, 08 December 2009
 * Hifikepunye Pohamba (pictured) is re-elected President of Namibia and the SWAPO Party wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly. updated by Dumelow, 12:10, 07 December 2009
 * Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is re-elected President of Equatorial Guinea, amid allegations of electoral fraud. updated by Dumelow, 12:10, 07 December 2009
 * Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is re-elected President of Equatorial Guinea, amid allegations of electoral fraud. removed by Dumelow, 16:31, 08 December 2009
 * |image = Hifikepunye Pohamba ITN.jpg added by Dumelow, 12:11, 07 December 2009
 * |image = Hifikepunye Pohamba ITN.jpg removed by Dumelow, 11:15, 08 December 2009
 * Rwanda becomes the first country to be declared landmine-free under the Ottawa Treaty. updated by BorgQueen, 18:25, 07 December 2009
 * Rwanda becomes the first country to be declared landmine-free under the Ottawa Treaty. removed by Dumelow, 11:15, 08 December 2009
 * At least 113 people are killed and 160 others injured following a fire at a nightclub in Perm, Russia. added by Spencer, 23:49, 07 December 2009

December 8

 * |image = TraianBasescu ITN.jpg added by Dumelow, 11:15, 08 December 2009
 * |image = TraianBasescu ITN.jpg removed by Chaser, 05:52, 10 December 2009
 * |title = Traian Băsescu, President of Romania added by Dumelow, 11:15, 08 December 2009
 * |title = Traian Băsescu, President of Romania removed by BorgQueen, 11:53, 13 December 2009
 * Traian Băsescu (pictured) is re-elected President of Romania. added by Dumelow, 11:15, 08 December 2009
 * Hifikepunye Pohamba is re-elected President of Namibia and the SWAPO Party wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly. updated by Dumelow, 11:15, 08 December 2009
 * Hifikepunye Pohamba is re-elected President of Namibia and the SWAPO Party wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly. removed by BorgQueen, 13:21, 12 December 2009
 * A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills four ministers of the Transitional Federal Government and twenty others. updated by Bencherlite, 15:34, 08 December 2009
 * Traian Băsescu (pictured) is re-elected President of Romania, whilst the opposition states that it will contest the results in the Constitutional Court on account of alleged electoral fraud. updated by Dumelow, 16:29, 08 December 2009
 * Traian Băsescu (pictured) is re-elected President of Romania. removed by Dumelow, 16:29, 08 December 2009
 * A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills four ministers of the Transitional Federal Government and twenty other people. updated by BorgQueen, 19:43, 08 December 2009
 * A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills four ministers of the Transitional Federal Government and twenty other people. removed by Dumelow, 22:03, 08 December 2009
 * A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills at least 127 people and injures 448 others. added by Dumelow, 22:03, 08 December 2009
 * A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills at least 127 people and injures 448 others. removed by BorgQueen, 15:12, 14 December 2009

December 9

 * The United Nations Climate Change Conference opens in Copenhagen, Denmark. added by BorgQueen, 15:21, 09 December 2009
 * The United Nations Climate Change Conference opens in Copenhagen, Denmark. removed by BorgQueen, 16:37, 15 December 2009
 * At least 125 people are killed and 160 others injured following a fire at a nightclub in Perm, Russia. added by Dumelow, 17:14, 09 December 2009

December 10

 * |image = Traian Băsescu 2005Mar09.jpg added by Chaser, 05:52, 10 December 2009
 * |image = Traian Băsescu 2005Mar09.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 11:53, 13 December 2009
 * Traian Băsescu (pictured) is re-elected President of Romania, while the opposition states that it will contest the results in the Constitutional Court on account of alleged electoral fraud. updated by Chaser, 17:13, 10 December 2009

December 11

 * The discovery of the Triassic theropod dinosaur genus Tawa is announced. added by BorgQueen, 08:15, 11 December 2009
 * The discovery of the Triassic theropod dinosaur genus Tawa is announced. removed by BorgQueen, 21:22, 14 December 2009
 * Traian Băsescu (pictured) is re-elected President of Romania amid allegations of electoral fraud. updated by Dumelow, 13:39, 11 December 2009
 * Traian Băsescu (pictured) is re-elected President of Romania, while the opposition states that it will contest the results in the Constitutional Court on account of alleged electoral fraud. removed by Dumelow, 13:39, 11 December 2009

December 12

 * At least 140 people are killed and 160 others injured following a fire at a nightclub in Perm, Russia. added by Daniel Case, 05:26, 12 December 2009
 * At least 140 people are killed and 160 others injured following a fire at a nightclub in Perm, Russia. removed by BorgQueen, 11:38, 13 December 2009
 * The Constitutional Court of Turkey bans the Democratic Society Party and expel its chairman Ahmet Türk from the Parliament, over the party's alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers' Party. added by BorgQueen, 13:21, 12 December 2009
 * The Constitutional Court of Turkey bans the Democratic Society Party over the party's alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers' Party. updated by BorgQueen, 13:23, 12 December 2009

December 13

 * |image = PKK.svg added by BorgQueen, 11:53, 13 December 2009
 * |image = PKK.svg removed by BorgQueen, 12:03, 14 December 2009
 * |title = The current PKK flag used since 2005 added by BorgQueen, 11:53, 13 December 2009
 * |title = The current PKK flag used since 2005 removed by BorgQueen, 12:03, 14 December 2009
 * The Constitutional Court of Turkey bans the Democratic Society Party over the party's alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (flag pictured). updated by BorgQueen, 11:53, 13 December 2009
 * Traian Băsescu is re-elected President of Romania amid allegations of electoral fraud. updated by BorgQueen, 11:53, 13 December 2009
 * Traian Băsescu is re-elected President of Romania amid allegations of electoral fraud. removed by BorgQueen, 11:46, 14 December 2009
 * At least 140 people are killed and 160 others injured following a fire at a nightclub in Perm, Russia. updated by BorgQueen, 21:44, 13 December 2009
 * At least 140 people are killed and 160 others injured following a fire at a nightclub in Perm, Russia. removed by BorgQueen, 04:22, 14 December 2009

December 14

 * U.S. economist Paul Samuelson, a Nobel laureate and one of the founders of neo-Keynesian economics, dies at the age of 94. added by BorgQueen, 04:22, 14 December 2009
 * |image = Samuelson1950.jpg added by BorgQueen, 12:03, 14 December 2009
 * |image = Samuelson1950.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 15:25, 14 December 2009
 * |title = Paul Samuelson added by BorgQueen, 12:03, 14 December 2009
 * |title = Paul Samuelson removed by BorgQueen, 15:25, 14 December 2009
 * U.S. economist Paul Samuelson (pictured), a Nobel laureate and one of the founders of neo-Keynesian economics, dies at the age of 94. updated by BorgQueen, 12:03, 14 December 2009
 * The Constitutional Court of Turkey bans the Democratic Society Party over the party's alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers' Party. updated by BorgQueen, 12:03, 14 December 2009
 * The Constitutional Court of Turkey bans the Democratic Society Party over the party's alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers' Party. removed by BorgQueen, 19:09, 15 December 2009
 * Chinese President Hu Jintao, together with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, inaugurates the Central Asia – China gas pipeline. added by BorgQueen, 15:12, 14 December 2009
 * |image = Hu Jintao 2004 cropped.jpg added by BorgQueen, 15:25, 14 December 2009
 * |image = Hu Jintao 2004 cropped.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 13:38, 15 December 2009
 * |title = Hu Jintao added by BorgQueen, 15:25, 14 December 2009
 * |title = Hu Jintao removed by BorgQueen, 13:38, 15 December 2009
 * Chinese President Hu Jintao (pictured), together with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, inaugurates the Central Asia – China gas pipeline. updated by BorgQueen, 15:25, 14 December 2009
 * U.S. economist Paul Samuelson, a Nobel laureate and one of the founders of neo-Keynesian economics, dies at the age of 94. updated by BorgQueen, 15:25, 14 December 2009
 * U.S. economist Paul Samuelson, a Nobel laureate and one of the founders of neo-Keynesian economics, dies at the age of 94. removed by BorgQueen, 20:30, 16 December 2009
 * Chinese President Hu Jintao (pictured), together with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, inaugurate the Central Asia – China gas pipeline. updated by Peripitus, 21:13, 14 December 2009
 * NASA launches the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, an infrared-wavelength astronomical space telescope. added by BorgQueen, 21:22, 14 December 2009
 * NASA launches the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, an infrared-wavelength astronomical space telescope. removed by BorgQueen, 21:25, 14 December 2009
 * The discovery of the Triassic theropod dinosaur genus Tawa is announced. updated by BorgQueen, 21:25, 14 December 2009
 * The discovery of the Triassic theropod dinosaur genus Tawa is announced. removed by BorgQueen, 08:24, 15 December 2009

December 15

 * China's President Hu Jintao (pictured), together with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, inaugurate the Central Asia – China gas pipeline. updated by BorgQueen, 08:17, 15 December 2009
 * NASA launches the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, an infrared-wavelength astronomical space telescope. updated by BorgQueen, 08:24, 15 December 2009
 * NASA launches the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, an infrared-wavelength astronomical space telescope. updated by BorgQueen, 08:24, 15 December 2009
 * NASA launches the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to conduct an all-sky survey for infrared astronomy. updated by BorgQueen, 09:30, 15 December 2009
 * NASA launches the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to conduct an all-sky survey for infrared astronomy. removed by BorgQueen, 15:16, 18 December 2009
 * Researchers report that the Veined Octopus retrieves discarded coconut shells and assemble them to use as shelter, becoming the first invertebrate recorded to use tools. added by BorgQueen, 13:28, 15 December 2009
 * It is reported that the Veined Octopus retrieves coconut shells and assemble them to use as shelter, becoming the first invertebrate recorded to use tools. added by BorgQueen, 13:29, 15 December 2009
 * It is reported that the Veined Octopus retrieves coconut shells and assemble them to use as shelter, becoming the first invertebrate known to use tools. updated by BorgQueen, 13:32, 15 December 2009
 * |image = Octopus marginatus cropped.JPG added by BorgQueen, 13:38, 15 December 2009
 * |image = Octopus marginatus cropped.JPG removed by BorgQueen, 02:30, 16 December 2009
 * |title = Veined Octopus added by BorgQueen, 13:38, 15 December 2009
 * |title = Veined Octopus removed by BorgQueen, 02:30, 16 December 2009
 * It is reported that the Veined Octopus (pictured) retrieves coconut shells and assemble them to use as shelter, becoming the first invertebrate known to use tools. updated by BorgQueen, 13:38, 15 December 2009
 * China's President Hu Jintao, together with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, inaugurate the Central Asia – China gas pipeline. updated by BorgQueen, 13:38, 15 December 2009
 * It is reported that the Veined Octopus (pictured) retrieves coconut shells and assembles them to use as shelter, becoming the first invertebrate known to use tools. updated by BorgQueen, 14:06, 15 December 2009
 * It is reported that the Veined Octopus (pictured) retrieves coconut shells and assembles them to use as shelter, making it the first invertebrate known to use tools. updated by Ucucha, 14:09, 15 December 2009
 * China's President Hu Jintao, together with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, inaugurates the Central Asia – China gas pipeline. updated by Ucucha, 14:09, 15 December 2009
 * China's President Hu Jintao, together with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, inaugurates the Central Asia – China gas pipeline. removed by BorgQueen, 14:25, 17 December 2009
 * The Veined Octopus (pictured) is observed to retrieve coconut shells and assemble them to use as shelter, making it the first invertebrate known to use tools. added by BorgQueen, 14:18, 15 December 2009
 * The Veined Octopus (pictured) is observed to store and modify coconut shells, assembling them to use as shelter, making it the first invertebrate known to use tools. updated by BorgQueen, 14:51, 15 December 2009
 * The Veined Octopus (pictured) is observed to store and modify coconut shells, assembling them to use as shelter, making it the first invertebrate known to use tools. updated by BorgQueen, 14:51, 15 December 2009
 * Amphioctopus marginatus (pictured) is observed to store and modify coconut shells, assembling them to use as shelter, making it the first invertebrate known to use tools. added by BorgQueen, 16:26, 15 December 2009
 * Sergei Bagapsh is re-elected President of Abkhazia. added by BorgQueen, 16:37, 15 December 2009
 * Sergei Bagapsh is re-elected President of Abkhazia, whose status is internationally disputed. updated by BorgQueen, 16:43, 15 December 2009
 * Sergei Bagapsh is re-elected President of Abkhazia, the status of which is internationally disputed. updated by BorgQueen, 17:29, 15 December 2009
 * Sergei Bagapsh is re-elected President of Abkhazia, the status of which is internationally disputed. removed by BorgQueen, 14:24, 17 December 2009
 * The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a wide-body passenger airliner developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, takes its maiden flight. added by BorgQueen, 19:09, 15 December 2009

December 16

 * |image = Dreamliner model in flight.jpg added by BorgQueen, 02:30, 16 December 2009
 * |image = Dreamliner model in flight.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 15:27, 18 December 2009
 * |size  = 120x100px added by BorgQueen, 02:30, 16 December 2009
 * |title = An artist's impression of Dreamliner in flight added by BorgQueen, 02:30, 16 December 2009
 * The Boeing 787 Dreamliner (artist's impression pictured), a wide-body passenger airliner, takes its maiden flight. updated by BorgQueen, 02:30, 16 December 2009
 * Amphioctopus marginatus is observed to store and modify coconut shells, assembling them to use as shelter, making it the first invertebrate known to use tools. updated by BorgQueen, 02:30, 16 December 2009
 * |size  = 110x100px added by BorgQueen, 02:31, 16 December 2009
 * Amphioctopus marginatus is observed to store coconut shells and assemble them to use as shelter, making it the first invertebrate known to use tools. updated by BorgQueen, 05:32, 16 December 2009
 * |title = An artist's impression of a Dreamliner in flight updated by Art LaPella, 14:48, 16 December 2009
 * |title = An artist's impression of a Dreamliner in flight removed by BorgQueen, 15:27, 18 December 2009
 * Former Acting Prime Minister of Russia Yegor Gaidar, one of the architects of post-Soviet reform, dies at the age of 53. added by BorgQueen, 20:30, 16 December 2009
 * Former Acting Prime Minister of Russia Yegor Gaidar, one of the architects of post-Soviet reform, dies at the age of 53. removed by Tone, 11:51, 20 December 2009

December 17

 * Amphioctopus marginatus, a cephalopod, is observed to store coconut shells and assemble them to use as shelter, making it the first invertebrate known to use tools. updated by BorgQueen, 12:36, 17 December 2009
 * Amphioctopus marginatus, a species of octopus, is observed to store coconut shells and assemble them to use as shelter, making it the first invertebrate known to use tools. updated by BorgQueen, 13:52, 17 December 2009
 * The Supreme Court of Pakistan declares the National Reconciliation Ordinance as unconstitutional, paving way for the reopening of the corruption cases involving senior officials. added by BorgQueen, 14:24, 17 December 2009
 * Amphioctopus marginatus, a species of octopus, is observed to store coconut shells for the future use as shelter, making it the first invertebrate known to use tools. updated by BorgQueen, 15:13, 17 December 2009
 * The Supreme Court of Pakistan declares the National Reconciliation Ordinance as unconstitutional, paving the way for the reopening of corruption cases involving senior officials. updated by Ucucha, 15:19, 17 December 2009
 * Amphioctopus marginatus, a species of octopus, is observed to store coconut shells for future use as shelter, making it the first invertebrate known to use tools. updated by Ucucha, 15:19, 17 December 2009
 * Amphioctopus marginatus, a species of octopus, is observed to store coconut shells for future use as shelter, making it the first invertebrate known to use tools. removed by BorgQueen, 09:33, 19 December 2009
 * China's President Hu Jintao, together with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, inaugurates the Central Asia – China gas pipeline. updated by BorgQueen, 15:20, 17 December 2009
 * China's President Hu Jintao, together with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, inaugurates the Central Asia – China gas pipeline. removed by BorgQueen, 15:14, 18 December 2009

December 18

 * The sinking of MV Danny F II, a livestock transporter, in the Mediterranean Sea kills at least five people, 10,224 sheep and 17,932 cattle. added by BorgQueen, 15:14, 18 December 2009
 * |image = Coat of arms of Pakistan.svg added by BorgQueen, 15:27, 18 December 2009
 * |image = Coat of arms of Pakistan.svg removed by BorgQueen, 06:07, 20 December 2009
 * |title = State emblem of Pakistan added by BorgQueen, 15:27, 18 December 2009
 * |title = State emblem of Pakistan removed by BorgQueen, 06:07, 20 December 2009
 * The Supreme Court of Pakistan (state emblem pictured) declares the National Reconciliation Ordinance as unconstitutional, paving the way for the reopening of corruption cases involving senior officials. updated by BorgQueen, 15:27, 18 December 2009
 * The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a wide-body passenger airliner, takes its maiden flight. updated by BorgQueen, 15:27, 18 December 2009
 * The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a wide-body passenger airliner, takes its maiden flight. removed by BorgQueen, 06:07, 20 December 2009
 * The sinking of MV Danny F II, a livestock transporter, in the Mediterranean Sea kills at least five people, 10,224 sheep and 17,932 cattle. updated by BorgQueen, 19:56, 18 December 2009

December 19

 * NASA launches the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to conduct an all-sky survey for infrared astronomy. updated by BorgQueen, 00:01, 19 December 2009
 * NASA launches the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to conduct an all-sky survey for infrared astronomy. removed by BorgQueen, 02:35, 19 December 2009
 * At the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Brazil, India, the People's Republic of China, South Africa and the United States reach a non-binding deal. added by BorgQueen, 02:35, 19 December 2009
 * At the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Brazil, India, the People's Republic of China, South Africa and the United States reach a non-binding deal. updated by BorgQueen, 02:38, 19 December 2009
 * At the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Brazil, India, the People's Republic of China, South Africa and the United States reach a non-binding deal. removed by BorgQueen, 09:22, 19 December 2009
 * The sinking of MV Danny F II, a livestock transporter, in the Mediterranean Sea kills at least nine people, 10,224 sheep and 17,932 cattle. updated by Spencer, 04:26, 19 December 2009
 * NASA launches the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to conduct an all-sky survey for infrared astronomy. updated by BorgQueen, 09:22, 19 December 2009
 * NASA launches the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer to conduct an all-sky survey for infrared astronomy. removed by BorgQueen, 09:32, 19 December 2009
 * A Paris court finds Google guilty of copyright infringement, sentencing it to pay €300,000 to a French publisher, and €10,000 a day until it removes extracts of the publisher's books from its database. added by BorgQueen, 09:32, 19 December 2009
 * A Paris court finds Google is infringing copyright, ordering it to pay €300,000 to a French publisher, and €10,000 a day until it removes extracts of the publisher's books from its database. updated by Blood Red Sandman, 11:49, 19 December 2009
 * A Paris court finds Google is infringing copyright, ordering it to pay €300,000 to a French publisher, and €10,000 a day until it removes extracts of the publisher's books from its database. updated by BorgQueen, 21:19, 19 December 2009
 * The sinking of MV Danny F II, a livestock transporter, in the Mediterranean Sea kills at least nine people and over 28,000 sheep and cattle. updated by Tariqabjotu, 23:02, 19 December 2009

December 20

 * |image = Planet GJ 1214 b cropped.png added by BorgQueen, 06:07, 20 December 2009
 * |image = Planet GJ 1214 b cropped.png removed by BorgQueen, 04:04, 23 December 2009
 * |title = Artist's impression of GJ 1214 b as a Super-Earth. added by BorgQueen, 06:07, 20 December 2009
 * The discovery of GJ 1214 b (artist's impression pictured), an extrasolar super-Earth in the constellation Ophiuchus, is announced. added by BorgQueen, 06:07, 20 December 2009
 * The Supreme Court of Pakistan declares the National Reconciliation Ordinance as unconstitutional, paving the way for the reopening of corruption cases involving senior officials. updated by BorgQueen, 06:07, 20 December 2009
 * The Supreme Court of Pakistan declares the National Reconciliation Ordinance as unconstitutional, paving the way for the reopening of corruption cases involving senior officials. removed by BorgQueen, 19:06, 20 December 2009
 * The sinking of MV Danny F II, a livestock transporter, in the Mediterranean Sea kills at least nine people and more than 28,000 sheep and cattle. updated by BorgQueen, 06:42, 20 December 2009
 * The sinking of MV Danny F II, a livestock transporter, in the Mediterranean Sea kills at least nine people and more than 28,000 sheep and cattle. removed by Tone, 16:00, 21 December 2009
 * A blizzard produces record snowfall, causing power outages and at least 5 deaths in North America. added by Tone, 11:51, 20 December 2009
 * The discovery of GJ 1214 b (artist's impression pictured), an extrasolar super-Earth whose mass and radius are consistent with it being an ocean planet, is announced. updated by BorgQueen, 12:02, 20 December 2009
 * A blizzard produces record snowfall, causing power outages and at least five deaths in North America. updated by BorgQueen, 12:03, 20 December 2009
 * A blizzard produces record snowfall, causing power outages and at least five deaths in North America. removed by BorgQueen, 19:32, 20 December 2009
 * The discovery of the extrasolar super-Earth GJ 1214 b (artist's impression pictured), the planetary mass and radius of which are consistent with it being an ocean planet, is announced. updated by BorgQueen, 12:12, 20 December 2009
 * |title = Artist's impression of GJ 1214 b as a Super-Earth updated by Art LaPella, 18:30, 20 December 2009
 * |title = Artist's impression of GJ 1214 b as a Super-Earth removed by BorgQueen, 04:04, 23 December 2009
 * Grand Ayatollah Hosein-Ali Montazeri, one of the leaders of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and a senior dissident, dies at the age of 87. added by BorgQueen, 19:06, 20 December 2009
 * A record-breaking cold temperature and heavy snow causes widespread disruption of transport services and power outages across Europe, and a blizzard produces record snowfall in some U.S. states, causing at least five deaths. added by BorgQueen, 19:32, 20 December 2009
 * A record-breaking cold temperature and heavy snow causes disruption of transport services and power outages across Europe, and a blizzard produces record snowfall in some U.S. states, causing at least five deaths. updated by BorgQueen, 19:34, 20 December 2009
 * A heavy snow causes disruption of transport services and power outages across Europe, and a blizzard produces a heavy snowfall in the United Sates, causing at least five deaths. added by BorgQueen, 19:56, 20 December 2009
 * A heavy snow causes disruption of transport services and power outages across Europe, and a blizzard produces a heavy snowfall in the United States, causing at least five deaths. updated by Merope, 20:01, 20 December 2009
 * Grand Ayatollah Hosein-Ali Montazeri, one of the leaders of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and a senior dissident, dies at the age of 87. added by BorgQueen, 20:33, 20 December 2009
 * A heavy snow causes disruption of transport services and at least eighteen deaths across Europe, and a blizzard produces a heavy snowfall in the United States, causing at least five deaths. updated by BorgQueen, 20:38, 20 December 2009
 * Grand Ayatollah Hosein-Ali Montazeri, one of the leaders of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and a senior dissident, dies at the age of 87. updated by Jacoplane, 23:21, 20 December 2009

December 21

 * A heavy snowfall causes disruption of transport services and at least eighteen deaths across Europe, and a blizzard produces a heavy snowfall in the United States, causing at least five deaths. updated by BorgQueen, 08:27, 21 December 2009
 * Heavy snowfall causes disruption of transport services and at least eighteen deaths across Europe, and a blizzard produces heavy snowfall in the United States, causing at least five deaths. added by Ucucha, 13:07, 21 December 2009
 * Heavy snowfall disrupts transport services and causes at least eighteen deaths across Europe, and a blizzard produces heavy snowfall in the United States, causing at least five deaths. updated by BorgQueen, 14:34, 21 December 2009
 * Heavy snowfall disrupts transport services and causes at least eighteen deaths across Europe, and a blizzard causes at least five deaths in the United States. updated by Fvasconcellos, 15:38, 21 December 2009
 * FC Barcelona wins the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, becoming the first football team to win six major competitions in a single year. added by Tone, 16:00, 21 December 2009
 * FC Barcelona wins the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, becoming the first football team to win six major competitions in a single year. updated by Jake Wartenberg, 21:26, 21 December 2009
 * FC Barcelona wins the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, becoming the first football team to win six major competitions in a single year. removed by BorgQueen, 16:49, 25 December 2009
 * Heavy snowfall disrupts transport services and causes at least 80 deaths across Europe, and a blizzard causes at least five deaths in the United States. updated by Tone, 22:22, 21 December 2009

December 22

 * A French court finds Google is infringing copyright, ordering it to pay €300,000 to a French publisher, and €10,000 a day until it removes extracts of the publisher's books from its database. added by Ezeu, 00:44, 22 December 2009
 * A French court finds Google is infringing copyright, ordering it to pay €300,000 to a French publisher, and €10,000 a day until it removes extracts of the publisher's books from its database. removed by Allen3, 00:34, 25 December 2009
 * Mexico City's Legislative Assembly legalizes same-sex marriage, the first such recognition in Latin America. added by Jake Wartenberg, 04:55, 22 December 2009
 * Mexico City's Legislative Assembly legalizes same-sex marriage, the first such recognition in Latin America. updated by Ronline, 06:57, 22 December 2009
 * Mexico City's Legislative Assembly legalizes same-sex marriage within the federal district, the first such recognition in Latin America. updated by DragonflySixtyseven, 13:27, 22 December 2009
 * Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri, one of the leaders of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and a senior dissident, dies at the age of 87. updated by BorgQueen, 17:45, 22 December 2009
 * Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri, one of the leaders of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and a senior dissident, dies at the age of 87. removed by BorgQueen, 18:33, 25 December 2009

December 23

 * Heavy snowfall disrupts transport services and causes at least 90 deaths across Europe, and a blizzard causes at least five deaths in the United States. updated by Art LaPella, 01:14, 23 December 2009
 * Heavy snowfall disrupts transport services and causes at least 90 deaths across Europe, and a blizzard causes at least five deaths in the United States. removed by BorgQueen, 02:41, 25 December 2009
 * |image = Coat of arms of Mexican Federal District.svg added by BorgQueen, 04:04, 23 December 2009
 * |image = Coat of arms of Mexican Federal District.svg removed by BorgQueen, 12:52, 23 December 2009
 * |title = Coat of arms of Mexican Federal District added by BorgQueen, 04:04, 23 December 2009
 * |title = Coat of arms of Mexican Federal District removed by BorgQueen, 12:52, 23 December 2009
 * Mexico City's Legislative Assembly legalizes same-sex marriage within the federal district (coat of arms pictured), the first such recognition in Latin America. updated by BorgQueen, 04:04, 23 December 2009
 * Mexico City's Legislative Assembly legalizes same-sex marriage within the federal district (coat of arms pictured), the first such recognition in Latin America. removed by BorgQueen, 12:52, 23 December 2009
 * The discovery of the extrasolar super-Earth GJ 1214 b, the planetary mass and radius of which are consistent with it being an ocean planet, is announced. updated by BorgQueen, 04:04, 23 December 2009
 * The discovery of the extrasolar super-Earth GJ 1214 b, the planetary mass and radius of which are consistent with it being an ocean planet, is announced. removed by BorgQueen, 05:52, 24 December 2009
 * |image = Co caqueta-escut.png added by BorgQueen, 12:52, 23 December 2009
 * |image = Co caqueta-escut.png removed by BorgQueen, 06:03, 24 December 2009
 * |title = Coat of arms of the Department of Caquetá added by BorgQueen, 12:52, 23 December 2009
 * |title = Coat of arms of the Department of Caquetá removed by BorgQueen, 06:03, 24 December 2009
 * Luis Francisco Cuéllar, governor of Caquetá Department (coat of arms pictured) in Colombia, is found dead after being kidnapped at gunpoint. added by BorgQueen, 12:52, 23 December 2009

December 24

 * The Supreme Court of Pakistan orders the government to recognize hijras, intersex and transgender individuals, as a distinct gender. added by BorgQueen, 05:52, 24 December 2009
 * |image = Hijra cropped.jpg added by BorgQueen, 06:03, 24 December 2009
 * |title = Hijra added by BorgQueen, 06:03, 24 December 2009
 * The Supreme Court of Pakistan orders the government to recognize hijras (example pictured), intersex and transgender individuals, as a distinct gender. updated by BorgQueen, 06:03, 24 December 2009
 * Luis Francisco Cuéllar, governor of Caquetá Department in Colombia, is found dead after being kidnapped at gunpoint. updated by BorgQueen, 06:03, 24 December 2009
 * |image = Hijra Protest Islamabad cropped.jpg added by BorgQueen, 16:56, 24 December 2009
 * |image = Hijra Protest Islamabad cropped.jpg removed by Allen3, 00:34, 25 December 2009
 * |size  = 110x100px updated by BorgQueen, 16:56, 24 December 2009
 * |title = Hijras in Islamabad, Pakistan added by BorgQueen, 16:56, 24 December 2009
 * |title = Hijras in Islamabad, Pakistan removed by Allen3, 00:34, 25 December 2009
 * |title = Hijra removed by BorgQueen, 16:56, 24 December 2009

December 25

 * |image = Yule goat Gefle Sweden 2009.jpg added by Allen3, 00:34, 25 December 2009
 * |image = Yule goat Gefle Sweden 2009.jpg removed by Allen3, 23:59, 25 December 2009
 * |title = Gävle goat added by Allen3, 00:34, 25 December 2009
 * |title = Gävle goat removed by Allen3, 23:59, 25 December 2009
 * The Gävle goat, a 13-metre high yule goat in Gävle, Sweden, is burnt down in the 24th such arson attack since 1966. added by Allen3, 00:34, 25 December 2009
 * The Gävle goat (pictured), a 13-metre high yule goat in Gävle, Sweden, is burnt down in the 24th such arson attack since 1966. updated by Allen3, 00:35, 25 December 2009
 * The Supreme Court of Pakistan orders the government to recognize hijras, intersex and transgender individuals, as a distinct gender. updated by Allen3, 00:35, 25 December 2009
 * The Supreme Court of Pakistan orders the government to recognize hijras, intersex and transgender individuals, as a distinct gender. removed by BorgQueen, 08:49, 28 December 2009
 * The Gävle goat (pictured), a 13 m high yule goat in Gävle, Sweden, is burnt down in the 24th such arson attack since 1966. updated by BorgQueen, 02:41, 25 December 2009
 * Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo is sentenced to 11 years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power." added by BorgQueen, 16:49, 25 December 2009
 * The Gävle goat (pictured), a 13 m high yule goat in Gävle, Sweden, is burnt down in the 24th such arson attack since 1966. added by BorgQueen, 16:49, 25 December 2009
 * The Gävle goat (pictured), a 13 m high yule goat in Gävle, Sweden, is burnt down; in the 24th such arson attack since 1966. updated by Coffee, 17:30, 25 December 2009
 * Former President of Venezuela Rafael Caldera dies at the age of 93. added by BorgQueen, 18:33, 25 December 2009
 * Former President of Venezuela Rafael Caldera dies at the age of 93. added by BorgQueen, 18:35, 25 December 2009
 * Former President of Venezuela Rafael Caldera dies at the age of 93. removed by BorgQueen, 06:26, 29 December 2009
 * The Gävle goat (pictured), a 13 m high yule goat in Gävle, Sweden, is burnt down in the 24th such arson attack since 1966. updated by BorgQueen, 18:40, 25 December 2009
 * FC Barcelona wins the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, becoming the first football team to win six major competitions in a single year. updated by BorgQueen, 18:41, 25 December 2009
 * FC Barcelona wins the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, becoming the first football team to win six major competitions in a single year. removed by Tariqabjotu, 21:56, 26 December 2009
 * |image = VOA CHINESE liuxiaobo.jpg added by Allen3, 23:59, 25 December 2009
 * |image = VOA CHINESE liuxiaobo.jpg removed by BorgQueen, 16:12, 28 December 2009
 * |title = Liu Xiaobo added by Allen3, 23:59, 25 December 2009
 * |title = Liu Xiaobo removed by BorgQueen, 16:12, 28 December 2009
 * Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo (pictured) is sentenced to 11 years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power." updated by Allen3, 23:59, 25 December 2009
 * The Gävle goat, a 13 m high yule goat in Gävle, Sweden, is burnt down in the 24th such arson attack since 1966. updated by Allen3, 23:59, 25 December 2009
 * The Gävle goat, a 13 m high yule goat in Gävle, Sweden, is burnt down in the 24th such arson attack since 1966. removed by BorgQueen, 16:08, 28 December 2009

December 26

 * A passenger aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, is detained after attempting to light an explosive device mid-flight. added by Tariqabjotu, 21:56, 26 December 2009
 * Luis Francisco Cuéllar, governor of Caquetá Department in Colombia, is found dead after being kidnapped at gunpoint. updated by Tariqabjotu, 21:56, 26 December 2009
 * Luis Francisco Cuéllar, governor of Caquetá Department in Colombia, is found dead after being kidnapped at gunpoint. removed by BorgQueen, 01:47, 27 December 2009
 * A passenger aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, is detained after attempting to light an explosive device mid-flight. updated by Tariqabjotu, 22:31, 26 December 2009

December 27

 * The Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, the world's fastest at the average speed of 350 km per hour, is opened in the People's Republic of China. added by BorgQueen, 01:47, 27 December 2009
 * Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo (pictured) is sentenced to 11 years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power." updated by BorgQueen, 01:47, 27 December 2009
 * The Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, the world's fastest commercial train service at the average speed of 350 km per hour, is opened in the People's Republic of China. updated by BorgQueen, 01:53, 27 December 2009
 * The Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, the world's fastest commercial train service, is opened in the People's Republic of China. updated by BorgQueen, 02:19, 27 December 2009
 * A passenger aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan, is charged with attempting to light an explosive device mid-flight. updated by Tariqabjotu, 03:43, 27 December 2009
 * A passenger aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit is charged with attempting to light an explosive device mid-flight. updated by PFHLai, 05:42, 27 December 2009
 * A passenger aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit is charged with attempting to light an explosive device mid-flight. removed by Tone, 18:02, 30 December 2009

December 28

 * Thailand starts repatriating 4,000 Hmong asylum seekers to Laos against their will, despite international protest. added by BorgQueen, 08:49, 28 December 2009
 * Thailand starts repatriating 4,000 Hmong asylum seekers to Laos, despite international protest. updated by BorgQueen, 15:50, 28 December 2009
 * The discovery of the tomb of Cao Cao, one of the leaders during the Three Kingdoms period of China, is announced. added by BorgQueen, 16:08, 28 December 2009
 * |image = Cao Cao Portrait ROTK.jpg added by BorgQueen, 16:12, 28 December 2009
 * |image = Cao Cao Portrait ROTK.jpg removed by Holly Cheng, 18:37, 30 December 2009
 * |title = Portrait of Cao Cao from a Qing Dynasty edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms added by BorgQueen, 16:12, 28 December 2009
 * |title = Portrait of Cao Cao from a Qing Dynasty edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms removed by Holly Cheng, 18:37, 30 December 2009
 * The discovery of the tomb of Cao Cao (portrait pictured), one of the leaders during the Three Kingdoms period of China, is announced. updated by BorgQueen, 16:12, 28 December 2009
 * Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo is sentenced to 11 years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power." updated by BorgQueen, 16:12, 28 December 2009
 * Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo is sentenced to 11 years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power." removed by BorgQueen, 23:28, 28 December 2009
 * |size  = 100x110px added by BorgQueen, 16:13, 28 December 2009

December 29

 * Akmal Shaikh, a British man convicted of trafficking heroin, becomes the first European Union national executed in the People's Republic of China in 50 years. added by BorgQueen, 06:26, 29 December 2009
 * Akmal Shaikh, a British man convicted of trafficking heroin in the People's Republic of China, is executed. updated by BorgQueen, 09:45, 29 December 2009
 * Akmal Shaikh, a British man convicted of trafficking heroin, is executed in the People's Republic of China. updated by BorgQueen, 09:46, 29 December 2009
 * Akmal Shaikh, a British man convicted of trafficking heroin, is executed in the People's Republic of China despite international protests. updated by BorgQueen, 09:51, 29 December 2009
 * Akmal Shaikh, a British man convicted of trafficking heroin, is executed in the People's Republic of China despite protests from the British government. updated by BorgQueen, 13:41, 29 December 2009
 * Despite requests for clemency from the British government, Akmal Shaikh, a British national, is executed in the People's Republic of China for trafficking heroin. added by PFHLai, 15:28, 29 December 2009

December 30

 * Former President of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid dies at the age of 69. added by Tone, 18:02, 30 December 2009
 * |image = President Abdurrahman Wahid - Indonesia.jpg added by Holly Cheng, 18:37, 30 December 2009
 * |title = Former President of Indonesia Abdurrahman Wahid added by Holly Cheng, 18:37, 30 December 2009
 * Former President of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid (pictured) dies at the age of 69. updated by Holly Cheng, 18:37, 30 December 2009
 * The discovery of the tomb of Cao Cao, one of the leaders during the Three Kingdoms period of China, is announced. updated by Holly Cheng, 18:37, 30 December 2009
 * Former President of Indonesia Abdurrahman Wahid (pictured) dies at the age of 69. updated by Andrew Gray, 20:01, 30 December 2009
 * Abdurrahman Wahid (pictured), the former President of Indonesia, dies at the age of 69. added by Coffee, 21:11, 30 December 2009

December 31

 * A passenger aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit is charged with attempting to light an explosive device mid-flight. updated by BorgQueen, 00:24, 31 December 2009
 * A passenger aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit is charged with attempting to light an explosive device mid-flight. removed by Tone, 12:28, 31 December 2009
 * Abdurrahman Wahid (pictured), President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001, dies at the age of 69. updated by Kimchi.sg, 02:35, 31 December 2009
 * Despite requests from the British government for clemency, Akmal Shaikh, a British national, is executed in the People's Republic of China for trafficking heroin. updated by PFHLai, 08:31, 31 December 2009
 * At least 15 people are killed and more than 1.500 arrested after major anti-government protests in Iran. added by Tone, 12:28, 31 December 2009
 * At least 15 people are killed and more than 1.500 arrested after major anti-government protests in Iran. updated by Tone, 12:28, 31 December 2009
 * At least 15 people are killed and more than 1,500 arrested after major anti-government protests in Iran. updated by BorgQueen, 12:30, 31 December 2009
 * At least 15 people are killed and more than 1,500 others arrested after major anti-government protests in Iran. updated by BorgQueen, 12:30, 31 December 2009
 * Six people are killed in a shooting in Espoo, Finland. added by Tone, 16:36, 31 December 2009
 * Six people are killed in a shooting in Espoo, Finland. updated by Tariqabjotu, 22:28, 31 December 2009
 * Six people are killed in a shopping mall shooting in Espoo, Finland. updated by Anonymous Dissident, 22:31, 31 December 2009