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2015 Burundian unrest. The African Union 's Peace and Security Council approves the plan to send 5,000 peacekeepers to Burundi to protect civilians caught up in the growing crisis; approval by the U.N. Security Council is required. Burundi's Philippe Nzobonariba says the force would not be allowed in without government permission.
Current events/2008 December 17. Ruins of an entire ancient city belonging to the Wari culture are discovered in northern Peru. (BBC) South Korean actress Ok So-ri is given an eight-month suspended prison sentence for adultery after the Constitutional Court refused to strike down a law criminalizing adultery. (BBC)
1843 - A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, is first published in England. Portal:Religion/On this day/December 20. December 20: 1192 - Richard the Lion-Heart was captured and imprisoned by Leopold V of Austria on his way home to England after signing a treaty with Saladin ending the crusade.
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A shootout between police officers and cartel gunmen in Villa Unión, Coahuila, Mexico, leaves at least 21 people dead. (Reuters) 2019 attacks on Burkina Faso. Gunmen open fire on a church in Burkina Faso killing fourteen Christians and wounding dozens of others. The attack took place in a village in Foutouri, Est Region.
On this day for the United States. January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December. December 18:
29. 30. 31. Events. 1512 – The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World. 1657 – The Flushing Remonstrance articulates for the first time in North American history that freedom of religion is a fundamental right. 1814 – War of 1812: The destruction of the ...
Politics and elections Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush The body of former President George H. W. Bush arrives on Special Air Mission from Houston to Washington, DC at the Joint Base Andrews. (NBC News) (ABC News) The United States Postal Service announces it will suspend regular mail deliveries, retail services and administrative office activity on December 5 as part of President ...