Portal:Current events/2008 December 21
December 21, 2008 (Sunday)
- China's People's Liberation Army Navy deploys three warships (two destroyers and one replenishment oiler) to the Gulf of Aden to join the Combined Task Force 150 in fighting Somali piracy. (Associated Press)
- The winning design for the replacement of the iconic Routemaster double-decker bus is announced by London mayor Boris Johnson. (BBC News)
- Continental Airlines Flight 1404 skids off the runway at Denver International Airport, injuring 38 of the 110 passengers on board. (Bloomberg)
- Iranian police raid and close Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi's Children's Rights Support Association prior to a planned celebration of Human Rights Day. (Reuters via International Herald Tribune)
- Canada announces a US$3.3 billion bailout for its troubled automotive industry. (CNN)
- 2008 Russian financial crisis: Russian Internal Troops quell a protest in Vladivostok over higher tariffs on imported used automobiles. (AFP via News Limited)
- Clashes between rioters and the Hellenic Police continue near the National Technical University of Athens in Greece. (AFP via Google News)
- The Oberoi Trident and Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotels in Mumbai reopen less than a month after the November terrorist attacks. (BBC)