Portal:Current events/2008 December 25
December 25, 2008 (Thursday)
- A state of emergency is declared in the Marshall Islands, due to widespread flooding. (BBC)
- Maruti Suzuki, India's largest automobile manufacturer, declares it has not achieved the growth planned for 2008 and may cut production amidst global crisis. (CNN-IBN)
- A gas leak at a steel mill in Zunhua, China, causes 17 deaths. (CNN), (BBC)
- An explosion at an apartment in Yevpatoria, Ukraine, kills at least 19. (Reuters)
- Israel moves closer to an invasion of the Gaza Strip after a Palestinian militant attack. (Associated Press)