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{{*mp|December 23}} The [[United Nations Security Council]] unanimously |
{{*mp|December 23}} The [[United Nations Security Council]] unanimously adopts [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737|Resolution 1737]], imposing sanctions on [[Iran]] for its '''[[Nuclear program of Iran|nuclear enrichment program]]'''. |
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{{*mp|December 22}} The [[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']] ''(pictured)'' lands at the [[Kennedy Space Center]], concluding a '''[[STS-116|two-week mission]]''' to the [[International Space Station]]. |
{{*mp|December 22}} The [[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']] ''(pictured)'' lands at the [[Kennedy Space Center]], concluding a '''[[STS-116|two-week mission]]''' to the [[International Space Station]]. |
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{{*mp|December 21}} In [[Somalia]], '''[[Battle of Baidoa|heavy fighting]]''' between forces of the [[Islamic Courts Union]] and [[Transitional Federal Parliament|government]] [[Military of Somalia|troops]] [[Ethiopian involvement in the Somali Civil War|allegedly reinforced]] by the [[Ethiopia]]n [[Military of Ethiopia|military]] breaks out near [[Baidoa]]. |
{{*mp|December 21}} In [[Somalia]], '''[[Battle of Baidoa|heavy fighting]]''' between forces of the [[Islamic Courts Union]] and [[Transitional Federal Parliament|government]] [[Military of Somalia|troops]] [[Ethiopian involvement in the Somali Civil War|allegedly reinforced]] by the [[Ethiopia]]n [[Military of Ethiopia|military]] breaks out near [[Baidoa]]. |
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- The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 1737, imposing sanctions on Iran for its nuclear enrichment program.
- The Space Shuttle Discovery (pictured) lands at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding a two-week mission to the International Space Station.
- In Somalia, heavy fighting between forces of the Islamic Courts Union and government troops allegedly reinforced by the Ethiopian military breaks out near Baidoa.
- U.S. military prosecutors charge eight Marines, including four for murder, in connection with last year's Haditha killings.
- In Indonesia, the conviction of Abu Bakar Bashir for his alleged role in the 2002 Bali bombing is overturned.
- Saparmurat Niyazov, President for Life of Turkmenistan, dies of a sudden cardiac arrest at age 66.
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