December 8, 2013 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- At least 30 people are killed as a result of car bombings in Iraq. (Reuters via IOL)
International relations
- South Korea announces that it will expand its air defense zone in response to a recent move by the People's Republic of China. (Fox News)
Law and crime
- Riots break out in Singapore after a fatal accident in Little India. This is the second riot in post-independence Singapore, and the first in over forty years. (BBC) (Channel NewsAsia)
Politics and elections
- 2013 elections in India:
- The Indian National Congress lose the Delhi and Rajasthan assembly elections and the Bharatiya Janata Party retain the Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh legislative assemblies, while gaining a majority in the Rajasthan assembly. (Yahoo! News)
- 2013 Thai protests:
- Euromaidan:
- During the third Sunday of mass protests, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians in Kiev seek the resignation of the government for refusing a deal on closer ties with the European Union. BBC News
- Anti-government protesters topple the last surviving statue of Communist leader Vladimir Lenin in central Kiev. (CNN)