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* <!--26 Dec--> The strongest '''[[list of earthquakes|earthquake]]''' in 40 years, measuring 8.5 on the [[Richter scale]], rocks the [[Southeast Asia]], setting off [[tsunami]] waves along coastal areas. Hundreds are feared dead in the coastal areas of [[Sri Lanka]], [[India]] and [[Thailand]]. |
* <!--26 Dec--> The strongest '''[[list of earthquakes|earthquake]]''' in 40 years, measuring 8.5 on the [[Richter scale]], rocks the [[Southeast Asia]], setting off [[tsunami]] waves along coastal areas. Hundreds are feared dead in the coastal areas of [[Sri Lanka]], [[India]] and [[Thailand]]. |
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* <!--25 Dec--> [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] |
* <!--25 Dec--> [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] sends her '''[[Queen's Christmas Message, 2004|Christmas Message]]''' to the [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]. Her theme is religious and [[multiculturalism|cultural diversity]] and the benefits of a tolerant society. In a break from tradition, she also sends a separate [[Queen's Christmas Message, 2004|Christmas radio message]] to [[Military of the United Kingdom|UK troops]]. |
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* <!--23 Dec--> Former [[Prime Minister of India|Indian Prime Minister]] '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao|Narasimha Rao]]''' dies at age 83 in [[Delhi]]. |
* <!--23 Dec--> Former [[Prime Minister of India|Indian Prime Minister]] '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao|Narasimha Rao]]''' dies at age 83 in [[Delhi]]. |
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* <!--22 Dec--> A [[Suicide bombing|suicide attack]] on a [[United States armed forces|United States military]] base in '''[[Mosul]]''', [[Iraq]] leaves 22 dead and at least 67 injured, marking the greatest number of [[Casualties of the conflict in Iraq since 2003|casualties]] in a single strike on the [[Coalition of the willing|U.S.-led coalition]] since the start of the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq|war]]. |
* <!--22 Dec--> A [[Suicide bombing|suicide attack]] on a [[United States armed forces|United States military]] base in '''[[Mosul]]''', [[Iraq]] leaves 22 dead and at least 67 injured, marking the greatest number of [[Casualties of the conflict in Iraq since 2003|casualties]] in a single strike on the [[Coalition of the willing|U.S.-led coalition]] since the start of the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq|war]]. |
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Revision as of 08:31, 26 December 2004
- The strongest earthquake in 40 years, measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale, rocks the Southeast Asia, setting off tsunami waves along coastal areas. Hundreds are feared dead in the coastal areas of Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.
- Queen Elizabeth II sends her Christmas Message to the UK and Commonwealth. Her theme is religious and cultural diversity and the benefits of a tolerant society. In a break from tradition, she also sends a separate Christmas radio message to UK troops.
- Former Indian Prime Minister Narasimha Rao dies at age 83 in Delhi.
- A suicide attack on a United States military base in Mosul, Iraq leaves 22 dead and at least 67 injured, marking the greatest number of casualties in a single strike on the U.S.-led coalition since the start of the war.