Portal:Current events/2011 December 30
Armed conflict and attacks
- Five fighters from the militant group Kenyan Army soldier die in a clash. (AP via Google News)
- 2011 Syrian uprising:
- The Opposition Free Syrian Army claims to have suspended attacks on military targets pending a meeting with Arab League monitors. (Reuters)
- Clashes take place between Syrian forces and protesters in Damascus with twelve deaths reported. (BBC) (ABC News Australia)
- An explosion reportedly occurs outside a armed robbery with two deaths. (BBC) (AFP via Yahoo7)
Business and economy
- The stock for Dow Jones Industrial Average, while Bank of America fell 59 percent, the largest loss in the Dow Jones. (CNN)
- Members of the
Disasters
- The death toll from the 2011 Thailand floods reaches 790. (Jakarta Post)
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International relations
- North Korea says that "foolish politicians around the world" should not expect any change in the country's policies. (Al Jazeera)
- Yasuni National Park in the Amazon basin after international donors contribute $100 million to a protection fund. (Reuters via Climate Spectator)
- The international aid group Médecins Sans Frontières withdraws non-Somali workers from a hospital in Mogadishu after two of its aid workers were shot dead on Thursday. (Reuters via Chicago Tribune)[permanent dead link]
Law and crime
- Former Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing is indicted on bribery and smuggling charges. (New York Times)
Politics
- The opposition general election, with former Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller set to regain office. (Bangkok Post)[permanent dead link] (Jamaica Gleaner)
- 2011 Yemeni uprising:
- Tens of thousands of 2011 Yemeni uprising. (AP via Google News)
- Supporters of Saleh also appear on the streets in a counter protest. (Reuters via Malaysia Star)
- Tens of thousands of
- The party of presidential election earlier this year. (AP via Washington Post)
Sport
- In yachting, the New South Wales boat Loki is declared the overall winner of the 2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. (Sydney Morning Herald)