December 3, 2011 (Saturday)
Armed conflict and attacks
Arts and culture
Disasters
- At least 33 people die and 13 are injured in a crash between a truck and a bus near the Bahia city of Milagro in northeastern Brazil. (CNN)
- At least eight children have died in the past few weeks in Ecuador's Amazon basin after being bitten by rabid bats. (AFP via HeraldSun)
Politics
- Students protesting against the Irish financial crisis occupy the office of Fine Gael lawmaker Anthony Lawlor ahead of the forthcoming Budget Day. (The Journal) (Irish Central) RTE
- The governing Australian Labor Party changes its platform in support of gay marriage at its conference in Sydney, paving the way for legislation. (The Australian)
- Herman Cain announces that he will suspend his campaign for Republican nomination in the United States presidential election following a series of sexual harassment and other misconduct allegations. (CBS)