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Heavy fighting between the Islamic Courts Union and government troops allegedly reinforced by the Ethiopian military breaks out near Baidoa, Somalia.

U.S. military prosecutors charge three Marines with twelve counts of murder in connection with last year's Haditha killings.

In Indonesia, the conviction of Abu Bakar Bashir for his alleged role in the 2002 Bali bombing is overturned.

Saparmurat Niyazov (pictured), President for Life of Turkmenistan, dies at 66 due to heart failure.

Six foreign health care workers in Libya accused of infecting people with HIV are convicted and sentenced to death.

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 {{*mp|December 21}} [[United States|U.S.]] [[Military of the United States|military]] prosecutors charge three [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] with twelve counts of [[murder]] in connection with last year's '''[[Haditha killings]]'''.
 {{*mp|December 21}} In [[Indonesia]], the [[conviction]] of '''[[Abu Bakar Bashir]]''' for his alleged role in the [[2002 Bali bombing]] is overturned.
 {{*mp|December 21}} '''[[Saparmurat Niyazov]]''' ''(pictured)'', [[President for Life]] of [[Turkmenistan]], dies at 66.
 {{*mp|December 19}} Six foreign health care workers in [[Libya]] accused of infecting people with [[HIV]] are [[HIV trial in Libya|'''convicted and sentenced to death''']].
 {{*mp|December 18}} [[Palestinian National Authority]] President [[Mahmoud Abbas]] calls for [[Palestinian general election, 2007|new general elections]] amid '''[[Palestinian civil skirmishes (December 2006)|clashes]]''' between supporters of the [[Hamas]] and [[Fatah]] [[List of political parties in the Palestinian National Authority|parties]].