Portal:Current events/2013 December 10

• Central African Republic conflict under the Djotodia administration:
  • Two French soldiers die in overnight fighting in the capital Bangui. (BBC)
• Maguindanao massacre:
  • The Supreme Court of the Philippines issues guidelines in order to hasten a resolution for the trial. (Channel News Asia)

• Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela:
  • The life of Nelson Mandela is celebrated in a memorial service in Johannesburg. (BBC)
  • Barack Obama and Raul Castro exchange handshakes despite a United States embargo against Cuba. (ABC News)
  • Dilma Rousseff and Barack Obama greet each other in spite of revelations of spying on the Brazilian leader in the Global surveillance disclosures. (ABC News)

• Mary Barra of General Motors becomes the first female CEO of an automotive company. (Businessweek)

• The United States National Security Agency played World of Warcraft, Second Life, and games on the Xbox 360 to spy on gamers. (CNN)
• Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen:
  • The Philippines bans its workers from Yemen after the deaths of seven Filipinos there. (Huffington Post)

• Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of Poly Implant Prothèse is sentenced in a French court to four years in prison for fraud for selling faulty breast implants. (France 24)
• Looters in Argentina kill at least five people as mobs take advantage of strikes by police demanding pay raises. (USA Today)

• Uruguay becomes the first country to legalize the growth, sale, and use of marijuana. (Reuters)
• 2013 Thai political crisis:
  • In Thailand, there are thousands of protesters in Bangkok. The opposition Democrat Party resigns en masse. (BBC)

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