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| ITNs | Days | Continents | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 31 | 6/7 | 24/200+ |
- A fire at a nightclub in Bangkok, Thailand kills 61 people and injures 212.[1]
- Slovakia adopts the euro and becomes the 16th member of the eurozone.[2]
- Sri Lanka's military seizes control of the Tamil Tiger's de facto capital of Kilinochchi.[3]
- John Atta Mills of the National Democratic Congress is elected President of Ghana.[4]
- Following a week of Israeli air attacks against Hamas in Gaza, Israeli ground forces enter Gaza.[5]
- In the first running outside of Europe and Africa, the Dakar Rally begins in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[6]
- Russian state-controlled supplier Gazprom cuts off gas deliveries to Ukraine, with several European countries reporting a fall in supplies.[7]
- Israeli and Hamas forces resume hostilities in Gaza after a brief respite to allow humanitarian aid to enter the area.[8]
- A 6.1 Mw earthquake kills 15 people and injures dozens more in Costa Rica.[9]
- The 66th Golden Globe Awards takes place in Beverly Hills, California, with Slumdog Millionaire winning four awards including best picture.[10]
- Flooding in Fiji kills 8 people and displaces 6,000.[11]
- Indonesian ferry MV Teratai Prima capsizes and sinks off Sulawesi, Indonesia, killing more than 200 people.[12]
- China surpasses Germany to become the third largest economy, based on revised 2007 GDP figures.[13]
- An Airbus A330, US Airways Flight 1549, flying from LaGuardia Airport, New York City to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, makes an emergency landing in the Hudson River, following a bird strike with geese.[14]
- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declares a unilateral ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.[15]
- Computer worm Conficker infects nearly 9 million Microsoft Windows-based personal computers.[16]
- Seven French soldiers are killed and one is reported missing following a helicopter crash off the Gabonese coast.[17]
- Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States.[18]
- The President of Ireland Mary McAleese signs emergency legislation confirming the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank.[19]
- Three people are stabbed to death and ten more are injured after an attack at a crèche in Dendermonde, Belgium.[20]
- Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda is arrested by the Rwandan military on its country's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[21]
- Japan launches the world's first greenhouse-gas-monitoring satellite Ibuki from the Tanegashima Space Center.[22]
- Pope Benedict XVI rescinds the excommunications of four bishops consecrated in 1988 by French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.[23]
- Three people are killed and one is seriously injured following an avalanche on Buachaille Etive Mòr in the Scottish Highlands.[24]
- A storm across France and Spain kills 15 people with hurricane-force winds.[25]
- In an ongoing civil war, Sri Lankan army captures Mullaitivu, the last stronghold of Tamil Tigers.[26]
- The coalition government of Iceland under Prime Minister Geir Haarde (pictured) collapses amid escalating protests against its handling of the country's financial crisis.[27]
- The number of unique internet users in a single month reaches 1 billion for December 2008.[28]
- A set of human octuplets are born in Bellflower, United States.[29]
- The Illinois Senate votes unanimously to remove Governor Rod Blagojevich from office and bar him from holding future office in the state.[30]
- At least 68 people are killed in anti-government protests in Madagascar.[31]
- A massive fire at a supermarket in downtown Nairobi, Kenya kills at least 14 people.[32]
- A heat wave affects southeastern Australia, killing at least 22 people and blasting Adelaide and Melbourne with temperatures above 40 °C (104 °F).[33]
- After an indirect election held in Djibouti, Sharif Ahmed is elected President of Somalia.[34]
References
edit- ^ Santika Club fire (User:Spencer)
- ^ Slovakia 16th Euro (User:Tone)
- ^ Sri Lanka Tamil Kilinochchi (User:Tone)
- ^ Atta Mills elected Ghana President (User:Nishkid64)
- ^ Israel Enters Gaza (User:Tone)
- ^ 2009 Dakar Rally Argentina (User:Spencer)
- ^ Russia/Ukraine gas dispute (User:Stephen)
- ^ Israeli Hamas Resumption of Hostilities (User:PFHLai)
- ^ January 2009 Costa Rica Earthquake (User:Spencer)
- ^ Slumdog Millionaire Golden Globes (User:Tone)
- ^ January 2009 Fiji Floods (User:Spencer)
- ^ Indonesian Ferry Capsize and Sinkage (User:Stephen)
- ^ Chinese Economy Surpasses Germany (User:Stephen)
- ^ Hudson Plane Landing (User:Spencer)
- ^ Israeli Hamas Unilateral Ceasefire (User:ChrisO)
- ^ Conficker Worm (User:Spencer)
- ^ Gabonese Helicopter Crash (User:Spencer)
- ^ Obama Inauguration (User:DragonflySixtyseven)
- ^ Anglo Irish Bank Nationalisation (User:Spencer)
- ^ Belgian Creche Maniac (User:Spencer)
- ^ Nkunda Arrest (User:Spencer)
- ^ Japanese Greenhouse-Gas Satellite (User:Tone)
- ^ Pope And Four Bishops (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Scottish Avalanche (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Bay Of Biscay Storm (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Sri Lanka Seizes Mullaitivu (User:Tone)
- ^ Icelandic Government Collapse (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ 1 Billion Internet Users (User:Spencer)
- ^ Human Octuplets (User:Tone)
- ^ Rod Blagojevich Impeachment (User:Keegan)
- ^ Malagasy Protests (User:Tone)
- ^ Nakumatt Fire (User:Spencer)
- ^ Southern Australia Heat Wave (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Somali Presidential Election (User:BorgQueen)