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Current events of December 27, 2014 (2014-12-27) (Saturday)

A top level Somali al-Shabab militant with a $3m US bounty, Zakariya Ahmed Ismail Hersi, surrenders to police. (BBC)

2014 Southeast Asian floods
- Malaysia reports that at least five people are dead. (The Independent)
- Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reports that at least eight people are dead. (Bangkok Post)

An Air Asia Flight Goes Missing en Route From Surbaya Indonesia To Singapore

Sweden's left-of-center government reaches a deal with the center-right opposition, The Alliance, giving a minority government room to govern so that the country's first snap election since 1958, originally planned for 22 March 2015, can be cancelled; the Sweden Democrats react by announcing that they will put down a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Stefan Löfven. (BBC) (The Local)
Belarus gets a new prime minister as Mikhail Myasnikovich is replaced by Andrei Kobyakov in the biggest government reshuffle since 2010. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)