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-*The [[Bulgaria]]n [[List of political parties in Bulgaria|political party]] [[Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria]], which had only been founded on [[2006-12-03]] by [[List of mayors of Sofia|Sofia mayor]] [[Boyko Borisov]], instantly comes second in a public poll on party support, trailing only the [[Bulgarian Socialist Party]]. [http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/14267 (Angus-Reid)]
-*The [[Palestinian factional violence]] flares up again. [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3347128,00.html (Ynet)]
-*[[War in Somalia (2006–present)|War in Somalia]]:
-**The [[Islamic Courts Union]] collapses in the [[Battle of Jilib]], and flees from its last major stronghold in [[Kismayo]] towards the [[Kenya]]n border. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16417386/ (MSNBC)]
-**The [[Transitional Federal Government]] of Somalia [[Fall of Kismayo|assumes control]] of [[Kismayo]] after the [[Islamic Courts Union]] retreats. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16417386/ (MSNBC)]
-**Prime Minister [[Ali Mohammed Gedi]] calls for a [[Disarmament in Somalia (2007)|disarmament]] of the country's militias and businesses, and offers an amnesty to former members of the Islamic militias. [http://www.shabelle.net/news/ne1976.htm (Shabelle)]
-*[[Romania]] and [[Bulgaria]] join the [[European Union]]. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/01/europe/EU_GEN_Bulgaria_Romania_EU.php (IHT)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6222673.stm (BBC)]
-*[[Slovenia]] adopts the [[euro]], replacing the [[Slovenian tolar|tolar]] and becoming the first enlargement to the [[eurozone]]. [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/01/01/business/EU_FIN_ECO_Slovenia_Euro.php (IHT)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6222115.stm (BBC)]
-*[[CITIC]], a state-owned investment enterprise of the Chinese government, buys Nations Energy Company, a Canadian petroleum extraction company, giving it a majority stake in [[KazMunayGas]], the state-owned oil and gas company in Kazakhstan, for [[USD]] $1.91 billion. The deal is highly controversial because of the amount of control China now has over Kazakhstan's natural resources. Kazakh Oil Minister [[Baktykozha Izmukhambetov]] has criticized the deal since it was first considered in October 2006. [http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=174693 (The Boston Herald)]
-*The [[Armenian government]] detains citizen Vahan Aroyan for allegedly plotting a [[coup d'état]] against [[Armenian President]] [[Robert Kocharian]]. The [[Association of Armenian Volunteers]], a political opposition group, denounces Aroyan's detainment, saying the move is an attempt to silence dissidence. [http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/12/700B15C8-C42C-4041-927B-8FEF2818727B.html (RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty)]
-*[[Adam Air]] [[Adam Air Flight 574|Flight 574]] disappears over [[Indonesia]] with 102 people on board. [http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1245632,00.html (Sky News)]
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