Wikinews:2005/December/16
- President Bush of the United States authorized NSA surveillance of citizens, bypassing court warrants
- West Wing star John Spencer dies from heart attack
- NYC transit deadline past, no strike or talks
- Senate rejects short-term extension of the USA PATRIOT Act
- Flooding in Nakhon Sri Thammarat
- Police warn Sydneysiders to stay away from Eastern beaches
- Imprisoned Haitian priest may need US doctors
- California class commemorates Holocaust
- US offers to eliminate duties on Cotton, Africa says it's not enough
- Sydney's newest motorway to open today