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Summary.     Click for More > 3 explosions killed 8, wounds 170   Bus bomb kills 16 in Haifa  The suicide bomber detonated a powerful bomb that ripped through a bus. Palestinian Authority declared martial law   Enron in bankruptcy filing  Energy-trading company filed for Chapter 11 protection Kandahar fell  The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting US withdraws from ABM treaty Gunbattle at parliament. 12 killed  5 armed intruders stormed the building. 2 gunmen have been killed. Parliament had been adjourned President resigns   Swearing-in of interim government  Ceremony attended by representatives from every province. 30-member government is to be headed by Hamid Karzai Fireworks blaze kills 230

Dec.1  Taiwan  Ruling party declares victory
  Jerusalem
Dec.2   Israel  
  Texas  
Dec.5  Germany  Afghan factions sign power deal
 South Africa  Ex-first lady murdered
Dec.6  Brazil  Pirates kill America's Cup skipper
  Southern Afghanistan  
Dec.8  Ireland  8 refugees found dead
 Israel  Suicide attack in Haifa injures 29
Dec.9  Nepal  Up to 60 Maoists have been killed
Dec.11  UN Tribunal  Milosevic refuses genocide plea
 Washington  First 11 September charges
Dec.12  Jerusalem  Israel cuts off contact with Arafat
Dec.13   Washington
 Washington  US releases Bin Laden video
  New Delhi  
Dec.14  Jordan  Bus crash kills 52
 Gaza  New raids. 35 arrested, 8 dead
Dec.15  Afghanistan  Bin Laden heard in Tora Bora
Dec.16  Afghanistan  Last al-Qaeda stronghold falls
 West Bank  Arafat calls for halt to all violence
Dec.17  Spain  Figo best in world by FIFA
Dec.19  West Pakistan  13 Killed in Al Qaeda Prisoner Revolt
 Argentina  Argentina plunges into turmoil
Dec.20   Argentina
Dec.21   Kabul  
Dec.23  Argentina  Debt payments suspended
Dec.24  Australia  Bush fires wreck holiday havoc
Dec.26  Afghanistan  New Bin Laden TV broadcast
Dec.28  Pakistan  Pakistan ready for talks with India
Dec.29   Peru
Dec.30  Argentina  Interim President resigns

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December 1 ... more > Top ^

Dec.1  South Korea  World Cup draw
  Taiwan
 Afghanistan  U.S. airstrikes kill villagers
  Jerusalem  
  2 suicide bombers detonated explosives which tore through the entrance to a crowded pedestrian mall

December 2 ... more > Top ^

Dec.2   Israel     Bus bomb kills 16 in Haifa
  The suicide bomber detonated a powerful bomb that ripped through a bus. Palestinian Authority declared martial law
  Texas     Enron in bankruptcy filing
  Energy-trading company filed for Chapter 11 protection
 Germany  Name of interim Afghan PM proposed

December 3 ... more > Top ^

Dec.3  West Bank  Helicopters, jets strike Jenin, Gaza  Argentina  Defiant message amid crisis  Germany  Agreement on Afghan government  China  World swim record broken  Jerusalem  Israel: Arafat supports terrorists

December 4 ... more > Top ^

Dec.4  West Bank  Attacks on Palestinian targets  Afghanistan  Raid wounds top bin Laden aide  Afghanistan  Anti-Taliban fighters battle al Qaeda  Afghanistan  Anti-Talibans rush to Tora Bora  Germany  Karzai to head Afghanistan

December 5 ... more > Top ^

Dec.5   Germany Afghan factions sign power deal   South Africa Ex-first lady murdered  Southern Afghanistan  3 US soldiers killed by B-52 bomb  Gaza  Militants clash over Yassin arrest

December 6 ... more > Top ^

Dec.6   Brazil   Pirates kill America's Cup skipper  New Zealander Peter Blake, 53, has been shot dead in an attack by masked gunmen on boat as it lay anchored  Sri Lanka  Opposition wins election   Southern Afghanistan   Kandahar fell
  The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting
 Japan  Japan slips into recession  Gaza  Planes hit Palestinian police HQ

December 7 ... more > Top ^

Dec.7  England  Countess' sorrow at lost baby  NATO  Russia and NATO agree joint action  Southern Afghanistan  Confusion over Omar fate

December 8 ... more > Top ^

Dec.8   Ireland 8 refugees found dead  Afghanistan  Afghans urged to hunt down fugitives  Gaza  Helicopter attack  Southern Afghanistan  Factions discuss Kandahar leadership   Israel Suicide attack in Haifa injures 29

December 9 ... more > Top ^

Dec.9   Nepal Up to 60 Maoists have been killed  Afghanistan  US planes pound Bin Laden hideout  Israel  Militants' cease-fire offer rejected

December 10 ... more > Top ^

Dec.10  Afghanistan  Afghans gaining on al Qaeda  Venezuela  Strike closes cities  Afghanistan  Key tunnel taken at caves

December 11 ... more > Top ^

Dec.11   UN Tribunal Milosevic refuses genocide plea   Washington First 11 September charges  Afghanistan  Gains against al Qaeda in mountains  Gaza  Helicopter attacks kill 4  Afghanistan  al Qaeda surrender deadline passes

December 12 ... more > Top ^

Dec.12  West Bank  Gunmen kill 8 on Israeli bus  Afghanistan  Freedom in exchange for bin Laden  Gaza  Israel retaliates for bus ambush  France  Army officer jailed for treason   Jerusalem     Israel cuts off contact with Arafat  Israeli Cabinet holds him directly responsible for an ambush of a bus

December 13 ... more > Top ^

Dec.13   Washington   US withdraws from ABM treaty
  Bush has officially announced withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty with Russia
  Washington     US releases Bin Laden video  Video implicates Osama in the 11 September. He knew some of the hijackers did not know that their mission was suicidal   New Delhi   Gunbattle at parliament. 12 killed
  5 armed intruders stormed the building. 2 gunmen have been killed. Parliament had been adjourned
 UN Security Council  No U.N. vote on Mideast  Afghanistan  Bin Laden surrounded in caves

December 14 ... more > Top ^

Dec.14   Jordan Bus crash kills 52  European Union  Euro coins go on sale  New Delhi  Kashmiri militants blamed for attack   Gaza New raids. 35 arrested, 8 dead  Afghanistan  US troops storm al-Qaeda caves  UN Security Council  U.S. vetoes Mideast peace move

December 15 ... more > Top ^

Dec.15   Afghanistan     Bin Laden heard in Tora Bora  U.S. forces have heard Osama giving orders over a short-range radio  Gaza  4 die in anti-Israel protests  Afghanistan  Chemical war camp found  Italy  18 Pensioners die in inferno

December 16 ... more > Top ^

Dec.16   Afghanistan     Last al-Qaeda stronghold falls  Tribal fighters have taken the al-Qaeda positions in the caves of Tora Bora. Whereabouts of Bin Laden unknown   West Bank Arafat calls for halt to all violence  Afghanistan  Allies in hot pursuit of al-Qaeda

December 17 ... more > Top ^

Dec.17   Spain   Figo best in world by FIFA  Real Madrid's Portuguese midfielder has been named 2001 World Player of the Year. He fended off Beckham and Raul  Afghanistan  Prisoners: bin Laden in Afghanistan  Afghanistan  Humiliation for al-Qaeda fighters  Afghanistan  Taliban may have arranged escapes

December 18 ... more > Top ^

Dec.18  Yemen  Yemen attacks al-Qaeda hideout  Afghanistan  Karzai ready for foreign troops  New Delhi  India 'not looking for war'

December 19 ... more > Top ^

Dec.19   West Pakistan 13 Killed in Al Qaeda Prisoner Revolt  Argentina  State of siege declared   Argentina Argentina plunges into turmoil

December 20 ... more > Top ^

Dec.20   Argentina   President resigns
  Fernando de la Rua has resigned amid unrest
 UN Security Council  Green light for Afghan force  Afghanistan  British troops spearhead Afghan force

December 21 ... more > Top ^

Dec.21  Argentina  Caretaker leader named  Argentina  Presidential elections set for March 3   Kabul     Swearing-in of interim government
  Ceremony attended by representatives from every province. 30-member government is to be headed by Hamid Karzai

December 22 ... more > Top ^

Dec.22  Kabul  Karzai appealed for billions of dollars  Boston  Explosives feared on Paris flight

December 23 ... more > Top ^

Dec.23   Argentina Debt payments suspended  New York  Giuliani is Person of the Year

December 24 ... more > Top ^

Dec.24  Nigeria  Minister shot dead; Troops deployed  Kabul  Warlord Dostum is given top job  Boston  Bomber held for Friday hearing   Australia Bush fires wreck holiday havoc

December 25 ... more > Top ^

Dec.25  Israel  Border clash. 3 killed  Sydney  Struggle with inferno  Pakistan  Missiles moved to border

December 26 ... more > Top ^

Dec.26   Afghanistan     New Bin Laden TV broadcast  Osama has accused the West of loathing Islam in a message broadcast by Jazeera  France  500 refugees storm Channel Tunnel

December 27 ... more > Top ^

Dec.27  India  India imposes Pakistan sanctions  Qatar  Hit US economy, urges Bin Laden

December 28 ... more > Top ^

Dec.28  Boston  Shoe bomb plane 'faced disaster'   Pakistan Pakistan ready for talks with India  Pakistan  Villagers flee India-Pakistan border

December 29 ... more > Top ^

Dec.29  Italy  Strobl leads another Austrian sweep  Cyprus  Dinner date heralds talks   Peru   Fireworks blaze kills 230
  Blaze swept through a popular shopping district in the capital Lima

December 30 ... more > Top ^

Dec.30  Pakistan  Top militant arrested   Argentina Interim President resigns  Kashmir  Fighting as standoff continues

December 31 ... more > Top ^

Dec.31  India  Militant arrests in Pakistan welcomed

Kandahar fell



World, December 2001 War & Army Timeline ... See World War & Army timeline Top ^
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Dec.1  Afghanistan  U.S. airstrikes kill villagers
Dec.3  West Bank  Helicopters, jets strike Jenin, Gaza
Dec.4  West Bank  Attacks on Palestinian targets
Dec.4  Afghanistan  Raid wounds top bin Laden aide
Dec.4  Afghanistan  Anti-Taliban fighters battle al Qaeda
Dec.4  Afghanistan  Anti-Talibans rush to Tora Bora
Dec.5  Southern Afghanistan  3 US soldiers killed by B-52 bomb
Dec.6   Southern Afghanistan
  The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting
Dec.6  Gaza  Planes hit Palestinian police HQ Dec.7  NATO  Russia and NATO agree joint action Dec.7  Southern Afghanistan  Confusion over Omar fate Dec.8  Afghanistan  Afghans urged to hunt down fugitives Dec.8  Gaza  Helicopter attack Dec.9   Nepal Up to 60 Maoists have been killed Dec.9  Afghanistan  US planes pound Bin Laden hideout Dec.9  Israel  Militants' cease-fire offer rejected Dec.10  Afghanistan  Afghans gaining on al Qaeda Dec.10  Afghanistan  Key tunnel taken at caves Dec.11   UN Tribunal Milosevic refuses genocide plea Dec.11  Afghanistan  Gains against al Qaeda in mountains Dec.11  Gaza  Helicopter attacks kill 4 Dec.11  Afghanistan  al Qaeda surrender deadline passes Dec.12  Afghanistan  Freedom in exchange for bin Laden Dec.12  Gaza  Israel retaliates for bus ambush Dec.12  France  Army officer jailed for treason Dec.13   Washington US withdraws from ABM treaty
  Bush has officially announced withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty with Russia
Dec.13  Afghanistan  Bin Laden surrounded in caves Dec.14  New Delhi  Kashmiri militants blamed for attack Dec.14   Gaza New raids. 35 arrested, 8 dead Dec.14  Afghanistan  US troops storm al-Qaeda caves Dec.14  UN Security Council  U.S. vetoes Mideast peace move Dec.15   Afghanistan   Bin Laden heard in Tora Bora  U.S. forces have heard Osama giving orders over a short-range radio Dec.15  Afghanistan  Chemical war camp found Dec.16   Afghanistan   Last al-Qaeda stronghold falls  Tribal fighters have taken the al-Qaeda positions in the caves of Tora Bora. Whereabouts of Bin Laden unknown Dec.16   West Bank Arafat calls for halt to all violence Dec.16  Afghanistan  Allies in hot pursuit of al-Qaeda Dec.17  Afghanistan  Prisoners: bin Laden in Afghanistan Dec.17  Afghanistan  Humiliation for al-Qaeda fighters Dec.17  Afghanistan  Taliban may have arranged escapes Dec.18  Yemen  Yemen attacks al-Qaeda hideout Dec.18  New Delhi  India 'not looking for war' Dec.20  UN Security Council  Green light for Afghan force Dec.20  Afghanistan  British troops spearhead Afghan force Dec.24  Nigeria  Minister shot dead; Troops deployed Dec.24  Kabul  Warlord Dostum is given top job Dec.25  Israel  Border clash. 3 killed Dec.25  Pakistan  Missiles moved to border Dec.28  Pakistan  Villagers flee India-Pakistan border Dec.30  Kashmir  Fighting as standoff continues Dec.31  India  Militant arrests in Pakistan welcomed


World, December 2001 Disasters Timeline ... See World Disasters timeline Top ^
2001 Dec.7  England  Countess' sorrow at lost baby Dec.8   Ireland 8 refugees found dead Dec.14   Jordan Bus crash kills 52 Dec.15  Italy  18 Pensioners die in inferno Dec.24   Australia Bush fires wreck holiday havoc Dec.25  Sydney  Struggle with inferno Dec.28  Pakistan  Villagers flee India-Pakistan border Dec.29   Peru Fireworks blaze kills 230
  Blaze swept through a popular shopping district in the capital Lima



World, December 2001 Business Timeline ... See World Business timeline Top ^
2001 Dec.2   Texas   Enron in bankruptcy filing
  Energy-trading company filed for Chapter 11 protection
Dec.3  Argentina  Defiant message amid crisis Dec.6  Japan  Japan slips into recession Dec.10  Venezuela  Strike closes cities Dec.14  European Union  Euro coins go on sale Dec.19   Argentina Argentina plunges into turmoil Dec.22  Kabul  Karzai appealed for billions of dollars Dec.23   Argentina Debt payments suspended


World, December 2001 Sports Timeline ... See World Sports timeline Top ^
2001 Dec.1  South Korea  World Cup draw Dec.3  China  World swim record broken Dec.17   Spain Figo best in world by FIFA  Real Madrid's Portuguese midfielder has been named 2001 World Player of the Year. He fended off Beckham and Raul Dec.29  Italy  Strobl leads another Austrian sweep


World, December 2001 Crime & Justice Timeline ... See World Crime & Justice timeline Top ^
2001 Dec.1   Jerusalem   3 explosions killed 8, wounds 170
  2 suicide bombers detonated explosives which tore through the entrance to a crowded pedestrian mall
Dec.2   Israel   Bus bomb kills 16 in Haifa
  The suicide bomber detonated a powerful bomb that ripped through a bus. Palestinian Authority declared martial law
Dec.5   South Africa Ex-first lady murdered Dec.5  Gaza  Militants clash over Yassin arrest Dec.6   Brazil Pirates kill America's Cup skipper  New Zealander Peter Blake, 53, has been shot dead in an attack by masked gunmen on boat as it lay anchored Dec.8   Israel Suicide attack in Haifa injures 29 Dec.11   UN Tribunal Milosevic refuses genocide plea Dec.11   Washington First 11 September charges Dec.12  West Bank  Gunmen kill 8 on Israeli bus Dec.12  France  Army officer jailed for treason Dec.13   Washington   US releases Bin Laden video  Video implicates Osama in the 11 September. He knew some of the hijackers did not know that their mission was suicidal Dec.13   New Delhi Gunbattle at parliament. 12 killed
  5 armed intruders stormed the building. 2 gunmen have been killed. Parliament had been adjourned
Dec.19   West Pakistan 13 Killed in Al Qaeda Prisoner Revolt Dec.22  Boston  Explosives feared on Paris flight Dec.24  Nigeria  Minister shot dead; Troops deployed Dec.24  Boston  Bomber held for Friday hearing Dec.26   Afghanistan   New Bin Laden TV broadcast  Osama has accused the West of loathing Islam in a message broadcast by Jazeera Dec.26  France  500 refugees storm Channel Tunnel Dec.27  Qatar  Hit US economy, urges Bin Laden Dec.28  Boston  Shoe bomb plane 'faced disaster' Dec.30  Pakistan  Top militant arrested


World, December 2001 Politics Timeline ... See World Politics timeline Top ^
2001 Dec.1   Taiwan Ruling party declares victory Dec.2  Germany  Name of interim Afghan PM proposed Dec.3  Germany  Agreement on Afghan government Dec.3  Jerusalem  Israel: Arafat supports terrorists Dec.4  Germany  Karzai to head Afghanistan Dec.5   Germany Afghan factions sign power deal Dec.6  Sri Lanka  Opposition wins election Dec.7  England  Countess' sorrow at lost baby Dec.7  NATO  Russia and NATO agree joint action Dec.8  Southern Afghanistan  Factions discuss Kandahar leadership Dec.9   Nepal Up to 60 Maoists have been killed Dec.12   Jerusalem   Israel cuts off contact with Arafat  Israeli Cabinet holds him directly responsible for an ambush of a bus Dec.13  UN Security Council  No U.N. vote on Mideast Dec.15  Gaza  4 die in anti-Israel protests Dec.18  Afghanistan  Karzai ready for foreign troops Dec.19  Argentina  State of siege declared Dec.19   Argentina Argentina plunges into turmoil Dec.20   Argentina President resigns
  Fernando de la Rua has resigned amid unrest
Dec.21  Argentina  Caretaker leader named Dec.21  Argentina  Presidential elections set for March 3 Dec.21   Kabul   Swearing-in of interim government
  Ceremony attended by representatives from every province. 30-member government is to be headed by Hamid Karzai
Dec.23  New York  Giuliani is Person of the Year Dec.24  Kabul  Warlord Dostum is given top job Dec.27  India  India imposes Pakistan sanctions Dec.28   Pakistan Pakistan ready for talks with India Dec.29  Cyprus  Dinner date heralds talks Dec.30   Argentina Interim President resigns