January 1 Mathematician Martin Taylor awarded knighthood Mount Everest plane crash blamed on pilot error New Year fire kills at least 59, injures 212 more at Bangkok pub Wikinews Shorts: January 1, 2009 January 2 Maria de Jesus, the world's oldest person, dies at age 115 NASA issues survivability report on Columbia crash January 3 Ghanaians elect new President Wikinews Shorts: January 3, 2009 Israel begins ground assault on Gaza Strip Criminal appeals denied for American Evangelists Mexican billionaire denies buying Honda Formula One team Philippines Senate and House of Representatives to probe 'P50-million drug bribe mess' Illinois Governor Blagojevich appoints Roland Burris for vacated U.S. Senate seat January 4 Belgian king swears in PM Van Rompuy, cabinet Sri Lanka Army captures Tamil Tiger's capital of Kilinochchi USC defeats Penn State in 95th Rose Bowl Game Bangkok nightclub owner to face charges over New Year's fire South Africa defeats Australia in second cricket test January 5 Helicopter crash kills eight, injures one in Louisiana Imperial College London geology students fined in China for "illegal map-making" Protester killed in West Bank; world reacts to Gaza conflict UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Gaza Female suicide bomber kills 40 Shi'ite pilgrims at Baghdad shrine January 6 Australian Jews condemn Israeli ground attack on Gaza January 7 CNN medical correspondent to be named US Surgeon General Australian Tax Office warns against tax return scam China targets Google, Baidu and Internet portals over porn Wikinews Shorts: January 7, 2009 Ice, snow, and cold strike throughout Europe January 8 Washington flooded by rain and melting snow International experts probe deadly Ebola Reston virus outbreak in Philippine pigs Oldest ex-Major League Baseball player, Billy Werber dies at age 100 Princess Beatrice's unlocked BMW stolen Ziff Davis sells 1UP to UGO Networks/Hearst, closes Electronic Gaming Monthly Matt Smith revealed as 11th incarnation of Doctor Who Rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon Palestinian president pleads with UN Security Council for help in Gaza January 9 Chemical firm LyondellBasell collapses Spider-Man to save Obama's Inauguration Day in upcoming Marvel comic Israeli rocket targets Press TV building in Gaza Florida wins BCS National Championship Game over Oklahoma United Nations suspends operations in Gaza after schools and trucks are hit by Israeli forces January 10 MV Sirius Star oil tanker released by pirates Major merger among American LGBT media outlets announced Magazine closures, cuts, for January 5-9, 2009 Chinese version of Wikinews gets blocked in China Strongest earthquake in 150 years hits Costa Rica Mayor of Baltimore indicted on theft, perjury Illinois House impeaches Blagojevich Canadian trio claim South Pole record for trans-Antarctic trip January 11 Waves of arrests in Turkey on suspicion of involvement in 'Ergenekon' organization US salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter, brand recalls product UN Security Council passes Gaza ceasefire resolution Too Grimm? Mother Goose cartoonist sued by Colombian coffee growers Cristiano Ronaldo crashes Ferrari at Manchester Airport January 12 Five Toronto teenagers charged with armed robbery Eight killed by flooding in Fiji Former Satyam CEO Raju, his brother and CFO arrested and detained in profit-fraud scandal Indonesia ferry sinks near Majene, more than 260 people missing January 13 Human Rights Watch: Israel used white phosphorus on densely populated areas in Gaza US financier Madoff to remain free on bail Israel bans two Arab political parties Heavy fighting continues in the Gaza Strip Wikinews Shorts: January 13, 2009 January 14 British Columbia avalanche death toll rises Paris rail terminus temporarily shut down by unplanned strike Clinton confirmation hearing raises concerns about funding for husband's foundation January 15 US Airways jet makes emergency landing in river by New York City Main UN compound in Gaza shelled with 'white phosphorus' Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Day 20 Canadian energy company offers reward for info on pipeline bombings January 16 US actor Patrick McGoohan dead at age 80 Tighten 'noose' so Osama can't operate: Obama Burris sworn in as US Senator for Illinois January 17 Man arrested in Mississippi over Internet assassination threats against Barack Obama 22 million counterfeit cigarettes found in Wales Israeli shelling on UN school on the Gaza Strip kills six Cadillac unveils Obama's 'Beast', the 2009 Presidential State Car January 18 Obama's Inaugural Celebration "We are One" attracts 400,000 Israel announces ceasefire in Gaza Strip; rocket fire into Israel continues Gunmen abduct 3 ICRC representatives in the Philippines US Airways jet recovered from Hudson River UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes at Texas A&M, kills one, injures four Queensland win W-League Grand Final January 19 Steelers, Cardinals win championship games to advance to Super Bowl XLIII Royal Bank of Scotland shares plummet Conficker computer worm infections soar Seven dead, one missing, two survive French helicopter crash off Gabon coast US Senators push for DTV delay January 20 US Senator Ted Kennedy collapses during inaugural luncheon Obama succeeds Bush as 44th president of the United States Irish millionaire found dead, suicide suspected Parajet Skycar expedition takes off from London to Timbuktu January 21 Portland, Oregon mayor admits to sexual relationship he previously denied ASEAN basketball league moves closer to reality Australian writer Harry Nicolaides jailed for three years for insulting Thai Royal Family Wikinews Shorts: January 21, 2009 UN chief visits Gaza, demands investigation into attacks on UN facilities January 22 Explosion in Bay Area, California suburb damages cigarette store US Senate confirms Clinton as Secretary of State Caroline Kennedy drops bid for New York Senate seat Photo source for Barack Obama presidential campaign "HOPE" poster discovered January 23 Gillibrand named as Clinton's Senate replacement United Kingdom officially enters economic recession Strong earthquakes in Indian and Pacific Oceans Fatal stabbings kill three at Belgian day care center Israeli military confirms the use of white phosphorus bombs in the Gaza Strip Trial date scheduled for Austrian man who kept his daughter in a dungeon for 24 years Obama's choice for Treasury issues warning on China Internet group Anonymous hacks No Cussing Club's website, owner's e-mail account January 24 Details emerge on fatal stabbing at Belgian day care centre [edit] January 25 British newspaper makes House of Lords bribery claims Former Prime Minister of Senegal Mamadou Dia dies Thousands of jobs to go at Corus Thousands of pounds worth of damage caused to railway station and stonework in Bath, England Indian Premier Manmohan Singh undergoes heart bypass; Pranab Mukherjee takes charge Hurricane-force winds kill 15 people as storm hits Europe January 26 Death sentences in 2008 Chinese tainted milk scandal Bolivia's Evo Morales wins referendum on a new leftist constitution Republican leaders in US want more tax relief in economic stimulus Sumo: Asashoryu wins New Year Grand Tournament Confusion over British cannabis status BBC and Sky networks reject Gaza appeal January 27 SLM shareholders led by Martin Garbus sue Spider-Man creator Stan Lee and Marvel for $750m Belgium's Queen Fabiola seriously ill Anger and unrest continue over US raid in Laghman, Afghanistan Accident on set of British television program Heartbeat Sprinter Allan Davis wins the Tour Down Under Two British footwear chains enter administration Obama to Muslims: 'Americans are not your enemy' Widespread strike action may hit France Woman gives birth to octuplets Israeli foreign minister says another war with Hamas possible Fast food chain McDonald's set to open up 1000 more stores by end of year Tamil Tigers promise to fight back against Sri Lankan forces Search and rescue beacons soon to make the digital jump British Airways issues profits warning Iceland's coalition government falls in economic crisis January 28 Australia celebrates Australia Day 2009 First openly gay prime minister to be appointed in Iceland Scottish politician to face perjury trial Scottish budget rejected 93-year-old Michigan man freezes to death after electric company limits his power usage New Zealander discovers US military data on MP3 player British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough receives hate mail from creationists UK home shopping retailer Shop Direct group to cut 1,150 jobs New BBC Radio 2 boss announced British government launches car industry aid package GLAAD Media Awards nominees announced Encyclopædia Britannica fights back against Wikipedia, soon to let users edit contents BBC announces pay freeze and no bonuses for managers US novelist John Updike dies age 76 Russian Orthodox Church elects first new patriarch of post-Soviet era January 29 Red Cross urges Sri Lanka to respect lives of Tamil civilians Zimbabwe submits to popular pressure: foreign currencies now legal tender Philippine fireworks factory explosion kills at least 8, injures 70 more Dairy cattle with names produce more milk, according to new study Heat wave, industrial action cripples Melbourne railways Strike threat at UK's Northern Rail Starbucks Coffee set to cut 6,700 staff, 300 stores to close Father throws 4-year-old daughter from bridge Bart Simpson used to promote Scientology Former Indian President R. Venkataraman dies age 98 Iran's Ahmadinejad wants change in US policies, not 'tactics' Sir Paul Stephenson to head London's police Global economy could lose up to 51 million jobs this year, says UN agency January 30 Nebraska senators may not support stimulus plan Winners and losers on UK's East Coast rail line Proposition 8 donors to be named Zimbabwe opposition agrees to join government Lawmakers ask US Secretary of State for Gaza crisis help Failed suicide bomber imprisoned for life Illinois governor Blagojevich removed from office Mass industrial walkouts in UK Post-probe, problematic peanut paste products pulled Israel resumes attacks in Gaza, Rice asks for war crimes investigations Wikinews interviews Daylight Saving for South East Queensland Party about the upcoming Queensland State election Musician John Martyn dies at age 60 North Korea cancels all military, political agreements with South Korea January 31 Sony net profit falls by 95% Discworld author films his battle with Alzheimer's Trial date set for fraud case against Church of Scientology in France Swiss canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden fights back after invasion of German naked hikers US Republicans elect first African-American chairman Jack Herrick, WikiHow founder interviewed by Wikinews Iraqi provincial elections relatively peaceful British Airways plans to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 50% by 2050 Franco-Belgian bank Dexia to restructure, lose 900 jobs Holocaust denial bishop apologizes Brain chemical Serotonin behind locusts' swarming instinct
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