NASA NASA announces that the "Voyager 1" spacecraft, launched in 1977, has nearly reached the edge of the Solar System and is imminently to past through the heliosphere into interstellar space.
Sea Launch The Sea Launch consortium successfully launches its Zenit-3SL carrier rocket with the Eutelsat 70B satellite from the Odyssey Launch Platform in the Pacific Ocean.
NASA NASA's "Curiosity" rover has detected several simple carbon-based organic compounds on Mars, but it remains unclear whether they were formed via Earthly contamination or whether they contain only elements indigenous to the planet.
Mykola Azarov Mykola Azarov, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, and his government resign en masse following controversial elections.
Netherlands Dutch linesman Richard Nieuwenhuizen dies in hospital after he was kicked and punched by three teenage players of a club from Nieuw Sloten, Amsterdam, while officiating at a match on Sunday.
Singapore Singapore charges five Chinese bus drivers and deports 29 others for holding the country's first strike in 26 years.
Vietnam Vietnam accuses China of cutting seismic survey cables from one of its ships in the South China Sea.
South Korea South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports that North Korea has installed an Unha rocket at its Dongchang-ri launch site. Japan is threatening to shoot down the rocket if it manages to stay airborne and threaten Japanese territory.
EgyptAir An EgyptAir pilot makes an emergency landing at Hurghada airport after a snake bites a Jordanian passenger.
Government The Government of Japan orders an inspection of road tunnels across the country following the Sasago Tunnel collapse on Saturday, December 1.
US Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing former employees of General Motors to pursue a lawsuit against a unit of State Street Corp. over the alleged mismanagement of their retirement savings.
Brazilian In Brazil, Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko, president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, speaks to a group of World Youth Day delegates from 75 countries and 40 movements. He hopes World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro will have a lasting effect on the hundreds of thousands of young people slated to attend.
Elizabeth Price Elizabeth Price is awarded the 2012 Turner Prize for her 2012 twenty-minute video installation "The Woolworths Choir of 1979".
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce they are expecting their first child. The baby could be third in line to the throne, after Prince Charles and Prince William. The Duchess is admitted to hospital with severe morning sickness.
Democratic Republic of the Congo The Congolese government re-establishes control over Goma from M23 rebels.
Syrian civil war The Syrian foreign ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi is reportedly fired or defects.
United Nations The United Nations suspends operations in Syria and withdraws non-essential staff as the Syrian civil war worsens.