Hellenic Parliament The Greek parliament fails to elect a new president in the second round of voting.
Russia and Pakistan Russia and Pakistan sign their first energy deal for the Karachi–Lahore gas pipeline worth US$1.7 billion.
Ukraine The Parliament of Ukraine removes the country’s legislative block on forming military alliances, allowing the government to push forward with plans to accede to NATO.
Food and Drug Administration The FDA says that in regards to the 31-year-old policy against gay men making blood donations it will recommend lifting the lifetime ban early next year, replacing it with a policy barring donations from men who have had sex with another man in the previous 12 months.
Tornado outbreak A tornado outbreak hits the southern United States, producing five tornadoes with at least four people dead and leaving fifty others injured.
Keurig Keurig recalls 6.6 million coffee making machines after ninety reports of burn-related injuries.
Sony Pictures Entertainment hack Sony schedules the film "The Interview" for release to small theaters on Christmas Day despite canceling its debut.
Nigeria The death toll from the bombings in the Nigerian cities of Gombe and Bauchi reaches at least 37.
Recent nuclear power plant attack Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power says that its computer systems have been hacked.
Attacks on villages in the Indian state of Assam kill dozens of people. Suspicion falls on the insurgents of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland.