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{{*mp|January 25}} '''[[Ali Hassan al-Majid]]''', nicknamed Chemical Ali for his role in [[Saddam Hussein]]'s gassing of Kurds, is executed in [[Iraq]] after four death sentences. |
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{{*mp|January 25}} [[Ethiopian Airlines]] '''[[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409|Flight 409]]''', with 90 people on board, crashes into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] after taking off from [[Beirut]]. |
{{*mp|January 25}} [[Ethiopian Airlines]] '''[[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409|Flight 409]]''', with 90 people on board, crashes into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] after taking off from [[Beirut]]. |
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{{*mp|January 22}} [[Sultan of Johor|Sultan]] '''[[Iskandar of Johor]]''', the eighth [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] (1984–1989) of [[Malaysia]], dies at the age of 77. |
{{*mp|January 22}} [[Sultan of Johor|Sultan]] '''[[Iskandar of Johor]]''', the eighth [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] (1984–1989) of [[Malaysia]], dies at the age of 77. |
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Revision as of 14:55, 25 January 2010
- Ali Hassan al-Majid, nicknamed Chemical Ali for his role in Saddam Hussein's gassing of Kurds, is executed in Iraq after four death sentences.
- Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, with 90 people on board, crashes into the Mediterranean Sea after taking off from Beirut.
- Sultan Iskandar of Johor, the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1984–1989) of Malaysia, dies at the age of 77.
- Irinej is enthroned as the 45th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (coat of arms pictured).
- The National Assembly of Angola passes a new constitution to replace the interim constitution in effect since the country's independence in 1975.
- Overturning two precedents, the U.S. Supreme Court rules corporations and labor unions may finance election campaign advertisements.
- More than 200 people die during several days of rioting between Muslims and Christians in Jos, Nigeria.
- A strong aftershock measuring 5.9 Mw strikes Haiti one week after an earthquake caused widespread destruction in Port-au-Prince and neighboring areas and killed an estimated 200,000 people.
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