Aircraft carrier The Enterprise 6, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is officially inactivated in ceremonies held at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, completing a 51-year career in the United States Navy. In a pre-recorded speech, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announces that the U.S. Navy's third Gerald R. Ford carrier, CVN-80, will be named "Enterprise".
Kuwait Voters in Kuwait go to the polls for a parliamentary election with the Opposition holding a boycott. The lowest voter turnout in the Kuwaiti election history is observed.
Egyptian President President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi announces that the country's new draft constitution will be put to a constitutional referendum on December 15.
Peña Nieto Enrique Peña Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party is sworn in as the President of Mexico as violent clashes occur outside.
Jovan Belcher Jovan Belcher, a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs American football team kills himself at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, after reportedly killing his girlfriend.
Macau Notorious Macau gangster Broken Tooth Koi is released from prison after serving nearly 15 years.
Arab League Foreign ministers of the Arab League meet in Istanbul, Turkey, to show their support for the Syrian opposition groups and Palestinians.
North Korea North Korea's state agency KCNA announces the country will launch a satellite sometime between December 10 and December 22. The launch will take place around the time of South Korea's presidential election on December 19 and close to the first anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong-il. South Korean officials, as well as the US, believe that the isolated state is testing long-range missile technology with the aim of developing an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Bus At least 8 people are killed and 36 injured when a passenger bus overturns on the highway between the cities of Sucre and Potosí in southern Bolivia.
Anastasiya Petryk Anastasiya Petryk from Ukraine wins the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with her song "Nebo" ("Sky") which got 138 points.
M23 rebels M23 rebels begin their withdrawal from the city of Goma as part of a Uganda-brokered deal struck a week earlier.
Syria Syrian jets bombard rebel positions in Damascus as a country-wide Internet and phone blackout enters a third day. Government officials announce the road to the airport in the capital has been secured, though rebels insist clashes are ongoing.