Portal:Current events/2011 December 26

Current events of December 26, 2011 (2011-12-26) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks 2011 Syrian uprising: Renewed violence takes place in the city of Homs as Arab League observers arrive in Syria to monitor the country's ongoing uprising. (BBC) Business and economy Brazil surpasses the United Kingdom to become the world's sixth-largest economy. (BBC) Disasters Tens of thousands of people are left without power after one of the biggest storms for 30 years hits Scandinavia. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime France refuses to extradite journalist and former court spokeswoman Florence Hartmann, indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for contempt of court. (AP) The government of China sentences activist Chen Xi to ten years imprisonment for "inciting subversion". (The Telegraph) (Radio Television Hong Kong) Sport In American football, Drew Brees, the quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, breaks the 1984 National Football League record for yards passing in a single season. (AP)