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Pope Benedict XVI (pictured) rescinds the excommunications of four bishops consecrated without papal consent in 1988 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.
Ibuki, the world's first greenhouse gas-monitoring satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.
At least three people are killed and twelve more are injured in a knife attack at a crèche in Dendermonde, Belgium.
Laurent Nkunda, leader of the rebel forces against the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the Kivu conflict, is arrested in Rwanda.
Anglo Irish Bank is nationalised by the government of Ireland amid a controversy over hidden loans.

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January 25, 2009 Wikinews articles

January 24, 2009 (Saturday)

Pope Benedict XVI rescinds the excommunications of four bishops consecrated in 1988 by French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. (AP via Google News)
A suicide car bomb targeting African Union peacekeepers kills 14 civilians in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Reuters)
A European windstorm strikes Spain and France, killing 15 people. (BBC)
An avalanche in the Scottish Highlands kills three mountain climbers. (RTÉ)

January 24, 2009 Wikinews articles

January 23, 2009 (Friday)

The number of unique Internet users reached one billion in December 2008. (CNET.com)
New York Governor David Paterson appoints Kirsten Gillibrand to Hillary Clinton's vacated United States Senate seat. (New York Times)
Japan launches the world's first greenhouse-gas-monitoring satellite, Ibuki, from the Tanegashima Space Center. (Reuters) (CNN)
A school shooting in northern Norway leaves two people dead, including the gunman. (Sky News) (RTE News)
Hamas accuses rival faction Fatah of spying for Israel during the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip. (CNN)
National Congress and Tutsi leader Laurent Nkunda is arrested in Rwanda. (MSNBC)
Two children and one adult are stabbed to death in an attack on a crèche in Belgium. (Sky News)
The 30-man crew of Chinese cargo ship Zhenhua 4 receives US$10,000 each after repelling Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. (Xinhua)
The United Kingdom enters a recession. (Business Standard)

January 23, 2009 Wikinews articles

January 22, 2009 (Thursday)

Hamas announces it will distribute maximums of €4,000 to families seriously affected by the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
Israel prepares to defend itself against accusations of war crimes in its conflict with Hamas. (Jerusalem Post)
United States President Barack Obama will close Guantánamo Bay Naval Base's detention camp within one year and bans torture. (BBC)
Microsoft announces it will cut 5,000 jobs, due to a rapid decline in demand for personal computers. (New York Times)
Pope Benedict XVI will rescind the excommunications of four bishops consecrated in 1988 by French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. (AP via Google News)
Iceland's National Police uses teargas against protesters for the first time since anti-NATO riots in 1949. (AP via Google News)
Pakistan arrests seven militants in Peshawar in connection with the London bombings of July 7, 2005. (AFP via News Limited)
Two Sanlu Group executives are sentenced to death for endangering public safety during China's 2008 milk scandal. (Sky News)
General Motors receives a second loan installment of US$5.4 billion. (MSNBC)
Nominees for the 81st Academy Awards are announced. (BBC)

January 22, 2009 Wikinews articles

January 21, 2009 (Wednesday)

The United States Senate confirms Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. (New York Times)
Toyota surpasses General Motors to become the world's largest automaker. (Reuters)
BHP Billiton announces it will cut 6,000 jobs worldwide, including 3,300 in Australia. (ABC News Australia)
United States President Barack Obama halts the trials of detainees at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base's detention camp. (Reuters)
Despite a ceasefire in its conflict with Israel, Hamas fires eight mortar shells into the country. (Haaretz)
The United Kingdom reports that 1.92 million Britons were unemployed in December 2008. (Sky News)
China Central Television omits sensitive portions of U.S. President Obama's inaugural address. (MSNBC)
President of Ireland Mary McAleese signs a bill confirming the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank. (RTÉ)
The missing engine from US Airways Flight 1549 is found at the bottom of the Hudson River. (CNN)

January 21, 2009 Wikinews articles

January 20, 2009 (Tuesday)

Israel completes the withdrawal of its Defense Forces from the Gaza Strip. (The Australian)
Kidnappers release Greek shipping magnate Periklis Panagopoulos after a record ransom payment. (AFP via News Limited)
The United Kingdom's consumer price inflation falls from 4.1% in November 2008 to 3.1% in December 2008. (BBC)
The Rwandan Defense Forces and Congolese Armed Forces jointly search the Democratic Republic of the Congo for Hutu leaders who participated in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. (Washington Post)
Inauguration Day 2009:
- Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th and first African-American President of the United States. (BBC)
- George W. Bush leaves Washington, D.C. for Texas as a private citizen. (AP via News24)
- Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy suffers a seizure and collapses during a private inauguration lunch. (ABC News Australia)
Russia resumes transmitting natural gas to Europe via Ukraine. (Sky News)

January 20, 2009 Wikinews articles

January 19, 2009 (Monday)

The Palestinian National Authority's Central Bureau of Statistics reports that 1,300 Palestinians were killed; 5,400 were injured; and US$1.9 billion in damage was caused during the 22-day conflict with Israel in the Gaza Strip. (CNN)
Russian financial crisis of 2008–2009:
- Russia devalues the ruble for the sixth time in 2009 and will overhaul the state budget to reflect the sharp decrease in the price of petroleum, its key export. (Reuters)
Global financial crisis of 2008–2009:
- European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet says that global economic growth in 2009 will be "substantially below" December 2008 forecasts. (Bloomberg)
- Her Majesty's Government confirms a £300-billion bailout package for the United Kingdom's banking industry. (Sky News)
- Banking shares in the United Kingdom plummet as the Royal Bank of Scotland posts the biggest loss in British history. (Telegraph)
Australian author Harry Nicolaides is jailed for three years in Thailand for insulting the ruling Chakri Dynasty. (BBC)
Palestinians unearth 23 bodies from the rubble in Zeita after the declaration of a ceasefire in their conflict with Israel. (CNN)
The 2009 Australian Open tennis competition begins in Melbourne. (ABC)
Barbados issues its first offshore hydrocarbon-exploration licenses to BHP Billiton. (Caribbean News Net)

January 19, 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 conflict Global financial crisis Greek riots Guinean coup d'état Icelandic financial crisis Nord-Kivu campaign 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 24: Kay Yow 21: Jean Jadot 20: David Newman 18: Tony Hart 17: Anders Isaksson 17: Edmund Leopold de Rothschild 16: Sidney Brichto 16: Andrew Wyeth 16: John Mortimer 15: Tapan Sinha 14: Ricardo Montalbán 13: Doña Mary Ejercito 13: Patrick McGoohan 13: Dai Llewellyn 12: Claude Berri 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 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

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Recent January 12 January: Malta, President (by the parliament) 18 January: El Salvador, Parliament Upcoming January 25 January: Bolivia, Constitutional referendum 25 January: Bangladesh, President (by the parliament) 26 January: Somalia, President (by the parliament) edit sidebar

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