Indias Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III successfully completes its first flight, carrying the crew vehicle demonstrator CARE. The United States and Cuba move to resume diplomatic relations as U.S. aid worker Alan Gross is released at the same time as three members of the Cuban Five. In an effort to curtail the rapid decline of the ruble, the Central Bank of Russia raises interest rates to 17%. At least 141 people are killed as Taliban gunmen storm a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. Gunman Man Haron Monis and two hostages are killed when a siege ends at a café in Sydney. In Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito coalition secures a two-thirds majority following a snap general election. Ongoing: Ebola outbreak – Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 09:02:38 +0000
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