December 11, 2008 (Thursday)
- An Iraqi suicide bomber kills 48 people and wounds almost 100 in a restaurant north of Kirkuk celebrating the end of Eid al-Adha. (NYT)
- Human remains discovered in a plastic bag in southeast Orlando, Florida, United States, are believed to be the remains of missing child Caylee Anthony. Confirmation is not expected for weeks. (Orlando Sentinel)
- Free Software Foundation filed a lawsuit against Cisco for using is GPL-licensed components on its Linksys but failed to fulfill the requirements of the General Public License (GPL). (Ars Technica)