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December 8, 2011 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

An oil pipeline near the Syrian city of Homs is blown up. (The Telegraph)
Fighting breaks out in the Somali capital Mogadishu between militants and government troops. (UPI)
An investigation by the Associated Press and German media uncovers a secret prison suspected of having been operated by the Central Intelligence Agency in Bucharest, Romania. (BBC) (AP) (AFP) (Indian Express)

Business and economy

The European Central Bank reduces interest rates to 1%. (BBC)
Hundreds of workers continue a strike in southern China for a fifth day amid a labour dispute. (Straits Times)
Former CEO of MF Global, Jon Corzine, testifies to a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives that he doesn't know what happened to the hundreds of millions of dollars of customers' money, supposedly in segregated accounts, that appears to be missing. (Reuters)

Disasters

A storm causes damage, flooding and power cuts across the north of the British Isles, particularly Scotland with winds up to 165 mph (264 km/h). (BBC)

International relations

Philippines officials claim that the People's Republic of China has executed a Filipino man for drug trafficking despite a plea for clemency from the President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III on humanitarian grounds. (Washington Post)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses the United States of sponsoring the opposition in the country, following protests over the outcome of the recent elections. (RIA Novosti)
Iranian state television shows footage of a United States Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel drone that its forces claim to have shot down. (AP)
The Government of Japan apologizes to Canada over the treatment of Canadian POWs during World War II. (AP)

Law and crime

British serial killer Robert Black is sentenced to a minimum of 25 years imprisonment for the 1981 murder of Northern Ireland schoolgirl Jennifer Cardy. (BBC)
Two people are killed at Virginia Tech, formerly the site of the largest mass shooting in US history. (MSNBC) (Wires via Herald Sun)

Politics and elections

Security is increased in the Congolese capital Kinshasa prior to the announcement of results from presidential and parliamentary elections. (Al Jazeera)
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe calls for elections in 2012 to replace the power-sharing government in place since 2008. (AFP via Google News)

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 ;Armed conflicts and attacks
-*An oil pipeline near the [[Syria]]n city of [[Homs]] is blown up. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/8942861/Syrian-oil-pipeline-blown-up.html (''The Telegraph'')]
+*An oil pipeline near the [[Syria]]n city of [[Homs]] is blown up. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/8942861/Syrian-oil-pipeline-blown-up.html (''The Telegraph'')]
 *Fighting breaks out in the [[Somalia|Somali]] capital [[Mogadishu]] between militants and government troops. [http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/12/08/Fighting-breaks-out-in-parts-of-Mogadishu/UPI-44911323347215/ (UPI)]
+*An investigation by the [[Associated Press]] and German media uncovers a [[black site|secret prison]] suspected of having been operated by the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16093106 (BBC)] [https://web.archive.org/web/20111209093134/http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/08/9293815-hidden-in-plain-sight-inside-a-secret-cia-prison (AP)] [http://www.expatica.com/de/news/local_news/romania-hosted-secret-cia-detention-centre-reports_194167.html (AFP)] [http://www.indianexpress.com/news/inside-romanias-secret-cia-prison/885436/ (''Indian Express'')]
+;Business and economy
+*The [[European Central Bank]] reduces [[interest rates]] to 1%. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16091891 (BBC)]
+*Hundreds of workers continue a strike in southern [[People's Republic of China|China]] for a fifth day amid a labour dispute. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111208222746/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_742690.html (''Straits Times'')]
+*Former CEO of [[MF Global]], [[Jon Corzine]], testifies to a committee of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] that he doesn't know what happened to the hundreds of millions of dollars of customers' money, supposedly in segregated accounts, that appears to be missing. [https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/08/us-mfglobal-corzine-idUSTRE7B70ET20111208 (Reuters)]
 ;Disasters
-*A storm causes damage, flooding and power cuts across the north of the [[British Isles]] with winds up to 130&nbsp;mph (209&nbsp;km/h). [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16079849 (BBC)]
+*[[Hurricane Bawbag|A storm]] causes damage, flooding and power cuts across the north of the [[British Isles]], particularly [[Scotland]] with winds up to 165&nbsp;mph (264&nbsp;km/h). [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-16079849 (BBC)]
 ;International relations
-*[[Philippines]] officials claim that the [[People's Republic of China]] has executed a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] man for [[drug trafficking]] despite a plea for clemency from the [[President of the Philippines]] [[Benigno Aquino III]] on humanitarian grounds. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-vp-says-china-executes-filipino-man-convicted-of-drug-trafficking-despite-appeals/2011/12/08/gIQAgbgBeO_story.html (''Washington  Post'')]
+*[[Philippines]] officials claim that the [[People's Republic of China]] has executed a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] man for [[drug trafficking]] despite a plea for clemency from the [[President of the Philippines]] [[Benigno Aquino III]] on humanitarian grounds. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-vp-says-china-executes-filipino-man-convicted-of-drug-trafficking-despite-appeals/2011/12/08/gIQAgbgBeO_story.html (''Washington  Post'')]
 *[[Russia]]n Prime Minister [[Vladimir Putin]] accuses the [[United States]] of sponsoring the opposition in the country, following protests over the outcome of the [[Russian legislative election, 2011|recent elections]]. [http://en.ria.ru/russia/20111208/169482978.html (RIA Novosti)]
+*[[Iran]]ian state television shows footage of a [[United States]] [[Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel]] drone that its forces claim to have shot down. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_IRAN_US_DRONE?SITE=WVEC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (AP)]
+*The Government of [[Japan]] apologizes to [[Canada]] over the treatment of Canadian [[POWs]] during [[World War II]]. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CN_CANADA_JAPAN_POW_APOLOGY?SITE=AZPHG&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (AP)]
+;Law and crime
+*British [[serial killer]] [[Robert Black (murderer)|Robert Black]] is sentenced to a minimum of 25 years imprisonment for the 1981 murder of [[Northern Ireland]] schoolgirl Jennifer Cardy. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-16086642 (BBC)]
+*[[2011 Virginia Tech shooting|Two people are killed]] at [[Virginia Tech]], formerly the site of the [[Virginia Tech massacre|largest mass shooting in US history]].  [https://web.archive.org/web/20111210220106/http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/08/9302817-2-shot-dead-on-virginia-tech-campus (MSNBC) ] [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/virginia-tech-in-lockdown-after-two-shot-dead/story-e6frf7lf-1226217773988 (Wires via ''Herald Sun'')]
 ;Politics and elections
 *Security is increased in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] capital [[Kinshasa]] prior to the announcement of results from [[Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2011|presidential and parliamentary elections]]. [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/12/2011128994408623.html (Al Jazeera)]
+*[[Zimbabwe]]an President [[Robert Mugabe]] calls for elections in 2012 to replace the [[2008–2009 Zimbabwean political negotiations#Final power-sharing deal|power-sharing government]] in place since 2008. [http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jNpt69ryrWVqp7ZMeqoN0CV2h0Gw?docId=CNG.85cdacfb80b35ee0883c0c5d92b29bef.591 (AFP via Google News)]
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