Obamacare Today is the deadline for U.S. residents to sign up without penalty for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
NASA Two NASA astronauts at the International Space Station complete a series of spacewalks to replace a faulty ammonia coolant pump.
France Heavy winds and rain disrupt transportation and cut power in parts of France and the United Kingdom, bringing the death toll of the last two days of storms to 6.
United Kingdom The United Kingdom pledges US$1 billion for the Philippines to help with the reconstruction due to the destruction of Typhoon Haiyan.
American Express American Express is ordered to pay US$75.7 million in restitution and fines to customers and federal regulators over billing people for services they never received.
Pope Francis Pope Francis visits Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI before celebrating his first Christmas Mass.
New People's Army The New People's Army, the armed branch of the Communist Party of the Philippines, torches 3 taxis in Panabo, Davao del Norte, just before a Christmas 'truce'.
Palestinian militant A Palestinian sniper kills a Bedouin laborer who was repairing the Israeli fence surrounding Gaza; following this, the Israeli Military attacked targets in Gaza with airstrikes and ground forces, killing at least one Palestinian three-year-old child and wounding several others.
2013 South Sudanese political crisis South Sudan's government says its military has recaptured the key town of Bor, days after it was seized by rebels.
The United Nations says that they have discovered a mass grave containing 75 bodies in Unity State, and two other mass graves have been reported in Juba.
Huge explosion A huge explosion hits the Dakahlia security directorate in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, killing 16 and injuring at least 134.