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The 66th Golden Globe Awards take place in Beverly Hills, California, with Slumdog Millionaire (director Danny Boyle pictured) winning four awards, including Best Motion Picture—Drama.
The ferry MV Teratai Prima capsizes and sinks off Sulawesi, Indonesia, killing more than 200 people.
Flooding in Fiji, caused by Tropical Depression 04F, kills eight people and displaces 6,000.
A 6.1 M_w earthquake kills 34 people and injures dozens more in Costa Rica.
Russian state-controlled supplier Gazprom cuts off gas deliveries to Ukraine, with several European countries reporting a fall in supplies.
John Atta Mills of the National Democratic Congress is elected President of Ghana.
Israeli and Hamas forces resume fighting in Gaza after a six-month ceasefire.

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January 14, 2009 (Wednesday)

2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict: Osama bin Laden urges jihad on Israel while rockets are fired at Northern Israel from Lebanon. (Sky News)
Russia–Ukraine gas disputes: Ukraine refuses the European Union gas transit. (Sky News)
Somali pirates release two ships off the coast of East Africa. (CNN)

January 14, 2009 Wikinews articles

January 13, 2009 (Tuesday)

Despite an agreement that would resume delivery of natural gas from Russia to Europe, the European Union says that "very limited" amounts were transmitted. (BBC News)
Israeli Defense Forces advance on Gaza City and engage in urban warfare with Hamas militants. (BBC News)
The United States Senate Foreign Relations Commitee begins confirmation hearings for Hillary Clinton's nomination as Secretary of State. (CNN)
Late 2000s recession:
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel announces a €50-billion economic stimulus package. (BBC News)
- The United States' trade deficit shrank by 28.7 percent in November 2008 to the level of $40.4 bn per year, lowest in five years. (BBC News)
- Hundreds of demonstrators have clashed with riot police in Latvia's capital, Riga, after an anti-government protest (BBC).
Yahoo! names Autodesk chairwoman Carol Bartz as its CEO. (BBC News)
Citigroup announces a merger deal with Morgan Stanley, which is expected to lead to a break-up. (Reuters)

January 13, 2009 Wikinews articles

January 12, 2009 (Monday)

Flooding caused by Tropical Depression 04F kills eight people and displaces more than 6,000 in Fiji. (AP)
Urban warfare begins between Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas militants as the former push further into Gaza City. (Sky News)
The Indonesian ferry MV Teratai Prima capsizes and sinks off Sulawesi, Indonesia, killing more than 230 people. (MSNBC)
Iraqi Security Forces announce that they have captured Tha'ir Kadhim Sraiwi, the alleged leader of Salafi terrorist group Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna. (BBC)

January 12, 2009 Wikinews articles

January 11, 2009 (Sunday)

European Union monitors arrive to ensure that Russia restarts its natural-gas delivery to Europe. (Reuters)
Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants battle in Sheikh Ajleen, a suburb of Gaza City. (MSNBC)

January 11, 2009 Wikinews articles

January 10, 2009 (Saturday)

A boat carrying eight Somali pirates from the freed supertanker MV Sirius Star capsizes in the Gulf of Aden, causing the deaths of five and the loss of their portion of US$3 million in ransom. (Telegraph)
Thirty-three people die and seventeen are injured when their coach plunges into a canyon in Cajamarca, Peru. (Radio Netherlands)
Iraq's Interior Ministry arrests Ayesh Ali Hussein al-Harbi for his alleged role in the 2000 hijacking of a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777 and serial killings in the country. (AFP)

January 10, 2009 Wikinews articles

January 9, 2009 (Friday)

Israel and Hamas ignore the United Nations Security Council's call for a ceasefire in the conflict in the Gaza Strip. (UNNewsCentre)
Microsoft Corporation releases the beta version of its Windows 7 operating system. (BusinessWeek)
India faces a major shortage of petroleum products as a strike by employees of the Indian Oil Corporation and 14 other PSUs enters its third day. (CNN-IBN)
The House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Illinois votes 114–1 to impeach embattled Governor Rod Blagojevich.(CNN)
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake in northern Costa Rica kills fifteen people and injures 32. (CNN)
Piracy in Somalia:
- The MV Sirius Star, a supertanker seized in the world's largest hijacking, is released with two million barrels of oil and all 25 crew members unharmed after a US$3 million ransom is paid. (Guardian)
- The Iranian-chartered wheat-carrying vessel MV Desire is released with 25 crew members unharmed. (Xinhua)

January 9, 2009 Wikinews articles

January 8, 2009 (Thursday)

The United States Congress certifies the results of the 2008 presidential election, confirming Barack Obama as President-elect. (Fox News)
Pakistan confirms that Ajmal Amir, the last surviving participant in the 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India, is a Pakistani citizen, but dismisses National Security Advisor Mahmud Ali Durrani for making the admission. (CNN-IBN)
2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict:
- Several rockets fired from Lebanon strike the Israeli city of Nahariya. Hezbollah denies responsibility for the attack. (Sky News)
- The United Nations suspends humanitarian aid operations in Gaza after receiving fire from the Israel Defense Forces. (BBC)
- The UN Security Council votes, with the United States abstaining, to adopt Resolution 1860, which calls for a ceasefire in the conflict. However, Israel and Hamas continue their actions. (UNNewsCentre) (Sky News)
The Bank of England cuts interest rates to 1.5 percent, its lowest level in its 315-year history. (BBC)
Russia and Ukraine agree to resend natural gas through pipelines to Europe. (AP)
The Sri Lankan Army recaptures the village of Pallai from the Tamil Tigers in an effort to reach the Jaffna Peninsula. (CNN)
North Korea announces it will hold its delayed parliamentary election on March 8. (CNN)

January 8, 2009 Wikinews articles

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Ongoing events
Automotive industry crisis Canadian political crisis Diplomatic response to Abkhazian and South Ossetian independence Diplomatic response to Kosovar independence Israel-Gaza War Global financial crisis Greek riots Guinean coup d'état Icelandic financial crisis Nord-Kivu campaign Presidential transition of Barack Obama Piracy in Somalia Russian financial crisis Slovakian transition to the Euro Treaty of Lisbon ratification World food price crisis Zimbabwean cholera outbreak edit sidebar

Recent deaths
January 13: Dai Llewellyn 12: Arne Næss 11: Pio Laghi 11: David Vine 10: Bill Stone 10: Eluned Phillips 9: T. Llew Jones 8: Richard John Neuhaus 8: Lasantha Wickramatunga 5: Cheryl Holdridge 5: Carl Pohlad 5: Griffin Bell 4: Lei Clijsters 3: Pat Hingle 3: Ulf G. Lindén 3: Sir Alan Walters 2: Maria de Jesus 1: Willard Warren Scott, Jr. 1: Edmund Purdom 1: Claiborne Pell 1: Helen Suzman 1: Nizar Rayan ?: Ron Asheton edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
War in Afghanistan Balochistan conflict Casamance Conflict Fourth Civil War of Chad Second Chechen War Colombian Civil War War in Darfur Fatah–Hamas conflict Iran-PJAK conflict Iraq War Israeli-Palestinian conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Kayin State Conflict Kivu conflict Insurgency in the Maghreb Mexican Drug War Ethnic conflict in Nagaland Naxalite-Maoist insurgency Conflict in the Niger Delta Insurgency in Ogaden War in North-West Pakistan Communist and Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines The Secret War Somali Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War War on Terrorism South Thailand insurgency Second Tuareg Rebellion Turkey-PKK conflict Second Ugandan Civil War edit sidebar

Elections
Recent December 7 December: Ghana, President (1^st Round) and Parliament 10 December: Switzerland, Federal Council 14 December: Turkmenistan, Parliament (1^st Round) 28 December: Ghana, President (2^nd Round) 28 December: Turkmenistan, Parliament (2^nd Round) 29 December: Bangladesh, General Upcoming January 18 January: El Salvador, Parliament 25 January: Bolivia, Constitutional referendum edit sidebar

Trials
Upcoming Austria: Josef Fritzl Canada: Larry O'Brien Estonia: Herman Simm Italy: Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda Knox Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: ICTY Radovan Karadžić Singapore: Chee Soon Juan and others Singapore: Peter Lloyd U.S.: Aníbal Acevedo Vilá U.S.: Rod Blagojevich -Impeachment U.S.: Viktor Bout U.S.: Noshir Gowadia U.S.: William J. Jefferson U.S.: James Charles Kopp U.S.: Bernard L. Madoff U.S.: Ehren Watada U.S.: Sheila Dixon Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Iraq: Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Peru: Alberto Fujimori Republic of China (Taiwan): Chen Shui-bian Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra US: Jena Six US: Brian Nichols US: José Padilla US: Phil Spector edit sidebar

Upcoming holidays and observances
January 13: Lohri (Hinduism) 13: Democracy Day (Cape Verde) 13: Liberation Day (Togo) 13 evening - 14: Old New Year (Slavic Orthodox Churches) 14: Makara Sankranti (Hinduism) 15: Pongal (Hinduism) 15: Bhogali Bihu (Assam) 15: Tiruvalluvar Day (Puducherry, Tamilnadu) 15: John Chilembwe Day (Malawi) 15: Korean Alphabet Day (North Korea) 16: Kabila Heroes' Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo) 16: Teachers' Day (Thailand) 16: National Religious Freedom Day (United States) 17: Lumumba Heroes' Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo) 19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (United States) 20: Inauguration Day (United States) edit sidebar

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