Monday, December 23rd, 2013

Time	Event
10:35a	British Airways plane clips building http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25490906#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25490906 A British Airways plane carrying more than 200 people hits an office building while preparing to take off from Johannesburg in South Africa.
11:33a	Clashes as Turkey PM condemns 'plot' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25491341#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25491341 Turkish police use tear gas against thousands of anti-government protesters in Istanbul as Prime Minister Erdogan lashes out angrily at "plotters".
12:53p	Lebanese man kidnapped in Nigeria http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25494501#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25494501 Gunmen take a Lebanese businessman hostage in the northern Nigerian city of Kano after storming his factory, a police spokesman tells the BBC.
12:56p	VIDEO: Beyonce stuns shoppers with Christmas gift http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25492808#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25492808 Beyonce stunned supermarket shoppers in the US when she paid an unexpected visit to a Walmart in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
1:26p	Google robot wins Pentagon contest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25493584#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25493584 Schaft, a Japanese robot owned by Google, beat 15 rivals to score more points across a series of rescue-themed challenges set by the Pentagon.
2:13p	UAE convicts eight for 'spoof video' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25495256#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25495256 Six foreigners and two UAE citizens are sentenced to up to a year in jail for making what they say is a spoof video about Dubai youth culture.
2:16p	Nigeria leader hits back at Obasanjo http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25494507#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25494507 Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan accuses ex-leader Olusegun Obasanjo of threatening "national security" by whipping up opposition to his rule.
3:05p	Colombian singer Diomedes Diaz dies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-25496033#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-25496033 Diomedes Diaz, one of Colombia's most popular vallenato musicians, has died of a heart attack aged 56, just days after releasing a new album.
4:00p	Apple shares rise on Chinese deal http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25489430#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25489430 US technology giant Apple signs a deal to supply its iPhone to China Mobile - the world's largest carrier with over 760 million subscribers.
5:13p	Brotherhood in Egypt hunger strike http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25496039#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25496039 Members of the Muslim Brotherhood jailed in Egypt go on hunger strike in protest at their "inhumane treatment" in prison, the group says.
5:37p	AU troops 'kill' CAR protester http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25497465#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25497465 African Union (AU) troops open fire on protesters in the Central African Republic (CAR), killing one person in Bangui, witnesses say.
6:41p	Creator of Kalashnikov rifle dies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25497013#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25497013 Mikhail Kalashnikov, the man who designed the AK47 assault rifle that bears his name, has died at the age of 94, Russian officials say.
6:42p	Target sued over credit card breach http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25496284#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25496284 US retailer Target faces lawsuits from at least 11 customers over a credit card security breach that saw details of more than 40 million cards stolen.
7:05p	Pussy Riot in Olympics boycott call http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25496255#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25496255 A member of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, freed from jail earlier, says foreign countries should boycott February's Winter Olympics in Sochi.
7:18p	UN warns over South Sudan violations http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25500402#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25500402 The UN's Ban Ki-moon warns that those responsible for rights violations in South Sudan will be held accountable, as thousands flee violence.
8:12p	Chile Caravan of Death: Eight guilty http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25499373#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25499373 Eight former members of the Chilean military are found guilty of operating a death squad that killed 14 political opponents in 1973.
10:10p	'Obamacare' deadline delayed a day http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25501497#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25501497 A deadline for Americans to sign up for health insurance in order to receive coverage by 1 January is extended by one day to Christmas Eve.
10:55p	Argentine ex-leader 'did not bribe' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25501188#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25501188 Argentina's former president, Fernando de la Rua, is found not guilty of bribing senators to pass a controversial labour reform 13 years ago.

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