Egypt Egypt's main opposition demands an investigation into the referendum on the Draft constitution, citing "fraud and violations" in the voting.
Draft constitution A Draft constitution by the Constitutuent Assembly is approved by a majority of Egyptians in a referendum on 15 and 22 December.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe says his force will launch "a ruthless search for the truth" in the Andrew Mitchell "plebgate" controversy.
South Korea The South Korean defence ministry says the launch of a satellite into space by North Korea was a disguised test of a 10,000 km range missile.
Fire At least 600 shops are destroyed as a fire sweeps through a market and money exchange in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Emergency services Emergency services are dealing with major flooding in the Aberdeenshire town of Stonehaven in Scotland.
Winnipeg A plane en route from Winnipeg to Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, crashes with nine people aboard, killing a six-month-old child.
Chile The governments of Chile and Argentina issue volcanic activity alerts in areas close to the Copahue volcano after it started spewing ash.
Seleka The Seleka rebel coalition takes over Bambari, the country's third largest town, after a string of similar successes in recent weeks.
Mali Islamists in Mali are reported to have resumed a campaign to destroy mausoleums that they consider idolatrous in the historic city of Timbuktu.
Somalia Troops in Somalia's region of Puntland free 22 hostages seized by pirates nearly three years ago.
Syrian government Up to 200 civilians are killed by Syrian government warplanes in the town of Helfaya, Hama province.