## [2013-12-20](/feed/2013/12/20/index.md)

##### China
### [China successfully launches the Bolivian Túpac Katari from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. ](/feed/2013/12/20/china-successfully-launches-the-bolivian-tupac-katari-from-the-xichang-satellite-launch-center.md)
##### Majority leader
### [United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is hospitalized after falling ill. ](/feed/2013/12/20/united-states-senate-majority-leader-harry-reid-d-nv-is-hospitalized-after-falling-ill.md)
##### Uganda
### [Uganda passes law banning homosexuality. ](/feed/2013/12/20/uganda-passes-law-banning-homosexuality.md)
##### Same-sex marriages
### [Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the U.S. state of Utah, and gay couples begin receiving marriage licenses, after a federal judge strikes down a provision of the Utah Constitution. ](/feed/2013/12/20/same-sex-marriage-becomes-legal-in-the-us-state-of-utah-and-gay-couples-begin-receiving-marriage-licenses-after-a-fe.md)
##### Supreme Court
### [The Supreme Court of Canada strikes down anti-prostitution laws in the country. ](/feed/2013/12/20/the-supreme-court-of-canada-strikes-down-anti-prostitution-laws-in-the-country.md)
##### Iranian parliament
### [The Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran threatens countermeasures to the U.S. Senate{{'}}s proposed new sanctions. ](/feed/2013/12/20/the-islamic-consultative-assembly-of-iran-threatens-countermeasures-to-the-us-senate-s-proposed-new-sanctions.md)
##### 35-state storm system causes heavy snow along with air and road traffic congestion
### [At least five people are killed by a 35-state storm system causes heavy snow along with air and road traffic congestion in the United States.](/feed/2013/12/20/at-least-five-people-are-killed-by-a-35-state-storm-system-causes-heavy-snow-along-with-air-and-road-traffic-congestion.md)
##### Dow Jones Industrial Average
### [The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 hit record highs after the United States ecomomy grew more than expected in the fiscal year. ](/feed/2013/12/20/the-dow-jones-industrial-average-and-s-p-500-hit-record-highs-after-the-united-states-ecomomy-grew-more-than-expected-in.md)
##### Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)
### [Bombings and shootings across northern Iraq kill 14 people. ](/feed/2013/12/20/bombings-and-shootings-across-northern-iraq-kill-14-people.md)
### [Two roadside bombings in Iraq kill 11 people ](/feed/2013/12/20/two-roadside-bombings-in-iraq-kill-11-people.md)
##### Syria
### [Britain agrees to help destroy Syria's chemical weapons ](/feed/2013/12/20/britain-agrees-to-help-destroy-syria-s-chemical-weapons.md)
##### Israel
### [Israeli forces kill a Palestinian and wound four others in three separate incidents of cross-border violence in the Gaza Strip ](/feed/2013/12/20/israeli-forces-kill-a-palestinian-and-wound-four-others-in-three-separate-incidents-of-cross-border-violence-in-the-gaza.md)
##### Egypt
### [Two Egyptian soldiers are killed and eight wounded in an operation targeting Sinai militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula. ](/feed/2013/12/20/two-egyptian-soldiers-are-killed-and-eight-wounded-in-an-operation-targeting-sinai-militants-in-the-northern-sinai-penin.md)
##### Passenger terminal
### [A gunman opens fire outside a terminal at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines, killing four people, including the mayor of Labangan, Ukol Talumpa. ](/feed/2013/12/20/a-gunman-opens-fire-outside-a-terminal-at-ninoy-aquino-international-airport-in-manila-philippines-killing-four-people.md)
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