West Java earthquake
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java kills between 335 and 602 people.
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A magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java kills between 335 and 602 people.
Read sourceAn SUV plows through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, killing six and injuring 62.
Read sourceIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
Read sourceTesla launches the SUV Cybertruck. A gaffe occurs during the launch event when its "unbreakable" windows shatter during demonstration.
Read sourceRobert Mugabe formally resigns as President of Zimbabwe, after thirty-seven years in office.
Read sourceThe government of Belgium imposes a security lockdown on Brussels, including the closure of shops, schools, and public transportation, due to potential terrorist attacks.
Read sourceA stampede in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe caused by the police firing tear gas kills at least eleven people and injures 40 others.
Read sourceMassive protests start in Ukraine after President Viktor Yanukovych suspended signing the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement.
Read sourceFifty-four people are killed when the roof of a shopping center collapses in Riga, Latvia.
Read sourceAt least 28 are wounded after a bomb is thrown onto a bus in Tel Aviv.
Read sourceA mine explosion in Heilongjiang, China kills 108.
Read sourceAnti-Syrian Lebanese politician and government minister Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut.
Read sourceChina Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 crashes after takeoff from Baotou Donghe Airport, killing 55.
Read sourceDominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. In neighboring Guadeloupe, one person is killed.
Read sourceThe Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100 billion) of Iraq's external debt.
Read sourceThe second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
Read sourceArturo Guzmán Decena, founder of Los Zetas and high-member of the Gulf Cartel, is killed in a shoot-out with the Mexican Army and the police.
Read sourceNATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
Read sourceFinnish satanist Jarno Elg kills a 23-year-old man and performs a ritual-like cutting and eating of body parts in Hyvinkää, Finland.
Read sourceHumberto Vidal explosion: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico explodes.
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