Portal:Current events/2010 December 29

• South Thailand insurgency: Seven people are injured in a bomb attack in southern Thailand by suspected Islamist insurgents. (The Straits Times) (Thai News Agency)
• Nigerian Sharia conflict: Three people are killed by Islamist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, in the latest in a number of attacks. (Reuters)
• Mexican Drug War: The Mexican Los Zetas drug cartel threatens to launch a war in northern Guatemala where the government declared a "state of siege". (Al Jazeera)
• Five suspected Islamist militants are arrested for planning to attack Jyllands-Posten newspaper in Denmark. (BBC)
• The Iraqi cilivian death toll due to violence has fallen to just under 4,000 in 2010, the lowest since the 2003 invasion of Iraq according to the Iraq Body Count.(Reuters)

• 2010 Tunisian protests: People ignore threats of "firm" punishment from Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and continue to protest over unemployment and poor living conditions. (Al Jazeera)
• The minimum wage in the Chinese capital Beijing is raised by 20% for the second time in six months, amid rising food costs. (AFP)

• 12 Vietnamese sailors are missing after a cargo ship sinks in the South China Sea. 11 other crew were rescued. (Saigon Daily)
• An Antonov An-22 cargo plane crashes during training in Russia's Tula region, killing 12 crew. (BBC) (Times of India) (RIA Novosti)

• A proposed draft resolution calling on the United Nations Security Council to criticise the construction of settlements by Israel is obtained by the Associated Press. (Al Jazeera)
• An open letter from about 30 rabbi wives causes controversy due to its call for Israeli girls not to date Arabs or work in places that employ non-jews, three weeks after a similar letter urged Jews not to engage in property trade with non-Jews. (CNN) (ABC News Australia)
• The United States revokes the visa for Bernardo Álvarez Herrera, the Venezuelan ambassador to the country. (Al Jazeera)
• Côte d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo refuses to step down after a meeting with other African leaders. (IOL) (AP via Google News)
• Seven Thais, including a MP, are arrested after illegally crossing the border into Cambodia. (The Straits Times) (Taiwan News)

• Cuba commutes the last remaining death sentence on the island. (AFP via Google News) (Sify India)
• A court in Angola sentences Joao Antonio Puati to 24 years imprisonment after convicting him in relation to the Togo national football team attack last January. (BBC)
• President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos announces the death of Pedro Guerrero, one of the country's most wanted men who was killed in a gunbattle with police while he celebrated Christmas. (BBC)

• Ikililou Dhoinine is elected president by residents of the Comoros Islands. (BBC) (Pretoria News) (Reuters via France24)
• The Chinese government sets out new measures to tackle corruption. (BBC) (China Daily)

• England retain the Ashes for the first time in 24 years after winning the fourth Test of the 2010–11 series against Australia in Melbourne. (BBC)
• Malaysia wins 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup with a total of 4-2 over Indonesia in the final matches. (ABS-CBN)