Pakistan Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari returns to Pakistan after undergoing treatment in Dubai.
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi calls on the army to stop following orders from President Joseph Kabila.
Military forces of neighboring South Korea are placed on high alert following the death of Kim Jong-il, fearing possible retaliation from North Korea.
The death of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-il on December 17 is announced by Korean Central Television.
Brandon McInerney Brandon McInerney is sentenced to 21 years in jail in the US state of California for the E.O. Green School shooting of gay classmate Larry King.
Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics announces it has filed new claims of patent infringement against Apple in Germany, raising the stakes in an ongoing worldwide patent war.