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Ongoing events
2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Diplomatic response to Abkhazian and South Ossetian independence Diplomatic response to Kosovar independence Global financial crisis Icelandic financial crisis Piracy in Somalia Russian financial crisis Treaty of Lisbon ratification World food price crisis Canadian political crisis

Recent deaths
December 5: Patriarch Alexius II of Russia 2: Odetta 2: Carlos Abascal 2: Edward Samuel Rogers 2: Frank Crean November 29: Jørn Utzon 27: V.P. Singh 26: Edna Parker 26: Vitaly Karayev 26: Hemant Karkare 24: Cecil H. Underwood 23: Richard Hickox 22: Ibrahim Nasir 22: Rashid Rauf 21: Boris Fyodorov 17: Pete Newell 16: Reg Varney 15: Ivan Southall

Ongoing conflicts

War in Afghanistan Acholiland insurgency Civil war in Chad Second Chechen War Colombian armed conflict War in Darfur Fatah–Hamas conflict Kivu Conflict Iraq War Israeli–Palestinian conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Turkey-PKK conflict Iran-PJAK conflict Mexican drug war War in North-West Pakistan Insurgency in Ogaden Insurgency in the Philippines War in Somalia Sa'dah insurgency South Thailand insurgency Sri Lankan Civil War

Elections

Recent October 30 October: Zambia, President November 4 November: United States: President, House of Representatives, Senate (one third: Class II Senators) 4 November: American Samoa, General 4 November: Guam, General 4 November: Puerto Rico, Governor, Legislative 4 November: Palau, President, Senate and House of Delegates 8 November: New Zealand, General 9 November: San Marino, Parliament 16 November: Guinea-Bissau, Parliament 18 November: American Samoa, Gubernatorial runoff election 23 November: Venezuela, Regional 25 November: Greenland, Self-government referendum 30 November: Romania, Legislative Upcoming December 29 December: Bangladesh, General

Trials

Upcoming Austria: Josef Fritzl Canada: Larry O'Brien Estonia: Herman Simm Italy: Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda Knox Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: ICTY Radovan Karadžić Singapore: Peter Lloyd U.S.: Aníbal Acevedo Vilá U.S.: Viktor Bout U.S.: Noshir Gowadia U.S.: William J. Jefferson U.S.: Kwame Kilpatrick U.S.: James Charles Kopp U.S.: Ehren Watada Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Iraq: Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Peru: Alberto Fujimori Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra US: Jena Six US: Brian Nichols US: José Padilla US: Phil Spector US: Ted Stevens

Upcoming holidays and observances

December November 15 - December 24: Nativity Fast (Eastern Christianity) 1 - 24: Advent (Western Christianity) 5: International Volunteer Day 5: Tashigang Tsechu (Bhutan) 5: Discovery Day (Dominican Republic & Haiti) 5: Farmers' Day (Ghana) 5: Birthday of Sheikh Abdullah (Jammu and Kashmir) 5: Gospel Day (Marshall Islands) 5: Father's Day, King's Birthday, National Day (Thailand) 5: Day of the Ninja 5-6: St. Nicholas Day (Europe) 6-10: Hajj (Islam) 6: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (Canada) 6: Quito Independence Day (Ecuador) 6: Independence Day (Finland) 6: Constitution Day (Spain) 7: International Civil Aviation Day 7: Spitak Earthquake Remembrance Day (Armenia) 7: Día de las Velitas (Colombia) 7: Delaware Day (Delaware) 7: Armed Forces Flag Day (India) 7: Flag Land Base Day (Scientology) 7: Pearl Harbor Day (United States) 7: Province Day (Western Province) 8: Eid Ul adha (Islam)