*The [[midwestern United States]] is hit by a massive storm causing major disruption to traffic. [http://nation.time.com/2012/12/20/midwest-hit-by-its-first-major-snowstorm-of-season/ (AP via ''Time'')]
*The [[midwestern United States]] is hit by a [[Winter Storm Draco|massive storm]] causing major disruption to traffic. [http://nation.time.com/2012/12/20/midwest-hit-by-its-first-major-snowstorm-of-season/ (AP via ''Time'')]
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Revision as of 03:15, 21 December 2012
Current events of December 20, 2012 (2012-12-20) (Thursday)
Julian Assange issues a statement to supporters from a balcony of London's Ecuadorean embassy, in which he refers to the U.S. Pentagon's recent description of the existence of WikiLeaks as an "ongoing crime" and suggests it is the intention of WikiLeaks to release a million more documents in 2013. (BBC)
A U.S. soldier who urinated on the corpse of a dead Afghan combatant is sentenced to 30 days in jail after admitting his action at a court martial. Reports suggest he will not be sent to jail because of a plea deal reached with military prosecutors. (BBC)
Laos denies knowledge as to the fate of missing activist Sombath Somphone, who disappeared last week in the capital Vientiane. (AFP via Google News)