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| ;Disasters and accidents | ;Disasters and accidents | ||
| *A fire at a ] bar in ]'s ] province kills at least 11 people. | *A fire at a ] bar in ]'s ] province kills at least 11 people. | ||
| *An emergency rescue ] helicopter crashes into ], ], ] with four people killed. | *An emergency rescue ] helicopter crashes into ], ], ] with four people killed. {{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} | ||
| *The death toll of the ] rises to 56. | *The death toll of the ] rises to 56. | ||
| ;International relations | ;International relations | ||
| *] prosecutors charge a ] with murder over the ], a ] ] woman. | *] prosecutors charge a ] with murder over the ], a ] ] woman. | ||
| *Authorized by the ], Denmark becomes the first country to ] on the ]. | |||
| *About ten thousand people, including those of ] (PEGIDA), protest in Germany against the presence of Muslims. | |||
| ;Law and crime | ;Law and crime | ||
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**A gunman, ], takes 17 people hostage at ] in ], ]. | ||
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| **A ] kills six people throughout ] in the ], ] suburbs. The suspect, Bradley William Stone, remains ]. | **A ] kills six people throughout ] in the ], ] suburbs. The suspect, Bradley William Stone, remains ]. | ||
| *The ] rules by an ] that ] collected based on a reasonable misinterpretation of the law can be used at trial and is not deemed an ]. | *The ] rules by an ] that ] collected based on a reasonable misinterpretation of the law can be used at trial and is not deemed an ]. | ||
| *An appellate court in Vietnam upholds a 30-year prison sentence and convictions for ], a former businessman. | *An appellate court in Vietnam upholds a 30-year prison sentence and convictions for ], a former businessman. | ||
| ;Politics and elections | ;Politics and elections | ||
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**Authorities remove the last remaining protest camp, the one at ], Hong Kong. | ||
| *The ] approves ]'s nomination as ] by a 51–43 vote. | *The ] approves ]'s nomination as ] by a 51–43 vote. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:33, 9 March 2022
December 15, 2014 (2014-12-15) (Monday) Disasters and accidents- A fire at a karaoke bar in China's Henan province kills at least 11 people. (IANS via The Hindu)
- An emergency rescue SMURD helicopter crashes into Lake Siutghiol, Constanţa County, Romania with four people killed. (ABC)
- The death toll of the 2014 Indonesia landslide rises to 56. (AP via Fox News)
International relations
- Philippine prosecutors charge a United States Marine with murder over the death of Jennifer Laude, a Filipino transgender woman. (The Washington Post)
- Authorized by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Denmark becomes the first country to officially submit a claim on the North Pole. (UPI)
- About ten thousand people, including those of Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the Occident (PEGIDA), protest in Germany against the presence of Muslims. (The Telegram)
Law and crime
- 2014 Sydney hostage crisis
- A gunman, Man Haron Monis, takes 17 people hostage at Lindt Chocolate Café in Martin Place, Sydney. (BBC) (ABC) (Melbourne Herald-Sun)
- Montgomery County, Pennsylvania shootings
- A shooting spree kills six people throughout Montgomery County in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania suburbs. The suspect, Bradley William Stone, remains at large. (WPVI-TV) (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- The Supreme Court of the United States rules by an 8–1 vote that evidence collected based on a reasonable misinterpretation of the law can be used at trial and is not deemed an unreasonable search or seizure. (Wall Street Journal)(Washington Post)
- An appellate court in Vietnam upholds a 30-year prison sentence and convictions for Nguyen Duc Kien, a former businessman. (Tuoi Tre)
Politics and elections
- 2014 Hong Kong protests
- Authorities remove the last remaining protest camp, the one at Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. (Wall Street Journal)(BBC)
- The United States Senate approves Vivek Murthy's nomination as Surgeon General by a 51–43 vote. (CBS)