Portal:Current events/2009 December 10
December 10, 2009 (Thursday)
- The credit rating of Greece is downgraded, leading to increased pessimism regarding the Greek economy. (BBC)
- Pakistani officials arrest five US citizens wanted by the FBI on suspicion of terrorism. (BBC)
- Thousands of "red shirt" anti-government protesters demonstrate in Bangkok, Thailand, calling for new elections. (Thai News Agency) (AFP) (Xinhua)
- In what has been described as a landmark case, the Supreme Court of Ireland rules that a gay man, identified as "A", who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple shall have access to the resulting boy child, overturning the original High Court decision. GLEN expresses concern at the Supreme Court's rejection of the lesbian couple as a "de facto family". (RTÉ) (Irish Examiner) (The Irish Times) (BBC)
- It is revealed that Egypt is building an iron wall up to 100 feet deep along its border with Gaza. (The National) (Xinhua) (The Daily Telegraph)
- New 4,000-page Spanish grammar guidelines, produced by the Spanish Royal Academy and 21 organizations in Spanish-speaking countries, are unveiled. (AP)
- India announces it is to create a new state, Telangana, out of Andhra Pradesh, with some officials resigning in protest. (Indian Express) (BBC) (Reuters)
- 18 hostages are released after at least 65 people are kidnapped by gunmen in Agusan del Sur, Mindanao, the Philippines. (Philippine Inquirer) (CNN)
- A failed launch of an intercontinental missile RSM-56 Bulava by Russia is reported to be the cause of the mysterious spiral light seen over Northern Norway yesterday. (BBC) (South Africa Mercury) (ITAR-TASS)
- U.S. President Barack Obama accepts the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. (CNN) (New York Times) (BBC)