Portal:Current events/2009 January 25
January 25, 2009 (Sunday)
- Sudan bombs the town of Muhajeria, Darfur, killing a child. (MSNBC)
- Björgvin G. Sigurðsson, Iceland's Minister of Business Affairs, resigns as a result of the country's financial crisis. (CNN)
- The Sri Lankan Army captures Mullaitivu, the Tamil Tigers' final stronghold in the ongoing Civil War. (BBC News)
- Mamadou Dia, the first Prime Minister of Senegal, dies at age 98. (AFP)
- A road accident kills 15 members of the Nigerian Football Federation's FC Jimeta. (BBC News)
- An avalanche kills 11 people on Mount Zigana, Gümüşhane Province in north-eastern Turkey. (CNN)