2011-12-24 f6f9d1fc0cf089779485f67ce084c36d36276aa1 10 Libya 1 /wiki/libya Muammar Gaddafi 13 /wiki/muammar%20gaddafi Libya Muammar Gaddafi Libya /feed/2011/12/24/libya-celebrates-its-independence-for-the-first-time-in-42-years-independence-celebrations-were-banned-under-the-regime Tripoli Post 24 831d115de5b3d1b39445768e30c3c33b08590529 12 http://tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=1&i=7555 2011 Libya celebrates its independence for the first time in 42 years; independence celebrations were banned under the regime of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi. 2011-12-24 8ba2afea66f33e90202fd762d36f506aa8bb9661 9 Cuba 1 /wiki/cuba political prisoner 13 /wiki/political%20prisoner Cuba political prisoner Cuba /feed/2011/12/24/cuba-announces-that-it-will-release-2900-prisoners-ndash-including-some-political-prisoners-ndash-in-the-next-few-d BBC 24 c983f28c7638012b78feae2bec1921f7d65319e1 12 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-16324331 2011 Cuba announces that it will release 2,900 prisoners – including some political prisoners – in the next few days. 2011-12-24 d818ce10e78795c5ce1ba385991ae0b241620000 8 2011 protests 1 /wiki/2011%20russian%20protests Russia 13 /wiki/russia United Russia 70 /wiki/united%20russia parliamentary elections 36 /wiki/russian%20legislative%20election,%202011 2011 protests Russia United Russia parliamentary elections 2011 protests /feed/2011/12/24/tens-of-thousands-of-people-protest-across-russia-against-parliamentary-elections-that-they-allege-were-rigged-in-favour RIA Novosti 24 04fbbc285c4c6709bbef936c68eb5e94483d6bf4 12 http://en.rian.ru/russia/20111224/170463151.html 2011 Tens of thousands of people protest across Russia against parliamentary elections that they allege were rigged in favour of the ruling United Russia party. 2011-12-24 8e45f6e956b3ec3e9df73087c6f1447b07d8f03e 6 China 1 /wiki/people's%20republic%20of%20china central bank 13 /wiki/people's%20bank%20of%20china reserve requirements 36 /wiki/reserve%20requirements China central bank reserve requirements China /feed/2011/12/24/a-former-official-of-the-central-bank-of-the-people-s-republic-of-china-states-that-the-people-s-bank-of-china-could-low Reuters 24 8de9fce2860263c08e822d0152980e38fabf4263 12 https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/25/us-china-reserves-idUSTRE7BO01420111225 2011 A former official of the central bank of the People's Republic of China states that the People's Bank of China could lower the country's reserve requirements in 2012. 2011-12-24 c2ce9864899b1060dff1348b96f7c1715b477170 5 Dutch 1 /wiki/netherlands Johannes Heesters 13 /wiki/johannes%20heesters Dutch Johannes Heesters Dutch /feed/2011/12/24/dutch-actor-and-singer-johannes-heesters-the-world-s-oldest-performer-dies-at-the-age-of-108 Bild 24 9ae0072c152a353cdc07213d4b56ffa095bd69cd 12 http://www.bild.de/newsticker-meldungen/home/24-17-heesters-21753692.bild.html 2011 Dutch actor and singer Johannes Heesters, the world's oldest performer, dies at the age of 108. 2011-12-24 dd47f040522dc135f6956d3450e1b5d5abeab160 4 Fo Guang Shan 1 /wiki/fo%20guang%20shan Gautama Buddha 115 /wiki/gautama%20buddha Kaohsiung 13 /wiki/kaohsiung Kuomintang 36 /wiki/republic%20of%20china tooth relic 70 /wiki/relic%20of%20the%20tooth%20of%20the%20buddha Fo Guang Shan Gautama Buddha Kaohsiung Kuomintang tooth relic Fo Guang Shan /feed/2011/12/24/the-buddha-memorial-center-of-fo-guang-shan-in-kaohsiung-taiwan-housing-a-tooth-relic-of-gautama-buddha-is-consecrate Xinhua 24 07faf0ea5ca80f2a9920b6ff9d78b23f3865aa1e 12 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2011-12/23/c_131322515.htm 2011 The Buddha Memorial Center of Fo Guang Shan in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, housing a tooth relic of Gautama Buddha, is consecrated. 2011-12-24 b46f94f0e83f414b662d6d84c40f0f88e5041a04 3 Boko Haram 36 /wiki/boko%20haram Islamist 13 /wiki/islamist Nigeria 1 /wiki/nigeria Boko Haram Islamist Nigeria Nigeria /feed/2011/12/24/gun-battles-in-nigeria-between-government-troops-and-islamist-boko-haram-militants-kill-68-people Reuters 24 c1da662040a23df0f7606fd79729c8e98ace98cd 12 https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/24/us-nigeria-violence-idUSTRE7BN07U20111224?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=71 2011 Gun battles in Nigeria between government troops and Islamist Boko Haram militants kill 68 people. 2011-12-24 1f6c24295111c89d2d860f893971992dd4c6bc41 2 Ali Abdullah Saleh 36 /wiki/ali%20abdullah%20saleh Yemen 1 /wiki/yemen president 13 /wiki/president%20of%20yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh Yemen president Yemen /feed/2011/12/24/government-troops-in-yemen-fire-on-anti-government-protesters-demanding-the-trial-of-president-ali-abdullah-saleh-killi Boston Globe 24 13c080614730dacb6381dd704903d7cc698f6d06 12 http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2011/12/25/yemenis_rally_denounce_killings_of_protesters/ 2011 Pakistan Observer 24 0c7792e98e2873ad386a1ad283ab6b7e68ee19e7 12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120424035435/http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=131879 2011 Government troops in Yemen fire on anti-government protesters demanding the trial of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, killing at least nine people. 2011-12-24 37002623ff3a88d97d2abfe394b33301f604f9a1 1 Arab League 1 /wiki/arab%20league Damascus 70 /wiki/damascus Syria 13 /wiki/syria deadly bombings 36 /wiki/2011%20damascus%20bombings Arab League Damascus Syria deadly bombings Arab League /feed/2011/12/24/arab-league-monitors-meet-syria-s-foreign-minister-a-day-after-deadly-bombings-occurred-in-the-capital-damascus Al Jazeera 24 832f4449e17da278ec592371530b9d1e204291ab 12 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/12/20111224104726563812.html 2011 Arab League monitors meet Syria's foreign minister, a day after deadly bombings occurred in the capital Damascus.