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2008 Russian financial crisis: Russian Internal Troops quell a protest in Vladivostok over higher tariffs on imported used automobiles. (AFP via News Limited) Clashes between rioters and the Hellenic Police continue near the National Technical University of Athens in Greece. (AFP via Google News)
2008 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.
India's Gagan Narang wins a gold medal in the men's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2008 ISSF World Cup Final, breaking the world record. (IBNLive.com) In his State of the Nation address, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announces a proposal to extend the presidential term from four years to six. (The New York Times)
Law and crime Salim Hamdan, Osama Bin Laden's former driver, is sentenced to 66 months in prison for war crimes. (The New York Times) The Mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick is ordered to go to jail for violating the terms of his bond for an ongoing perjury trial. (NPR) Politics and elections The leaders of the 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état promise to hold elections as soon as possible. (Xinhua ...
Politics and elections George W. Bush delivers his final State of the Union Address as President of the United States. (The Los Angeles Times) January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29) (Tuesday) edit history watch 20 civilians including 11 children die and 14 are wounded after a mine explodes targeting a school bus in Madhu, Sri Lanka. (Sunday Times) Iran's judiciary sentences 54 BaháΚΌí religion ...
Operation Emmanuel: FARC guerrillas release Colombian hostages Clara Rojas and Consuelo González.; U.S. President George W. Bush says Israel must return to its pre-1967 borders to enable the establishment of a Palestinian state.
A United States Predator drone launches a missile strike on a Pakistani madrassa killing six people reportedly including al-Qaeda member Abu Khabab al-Masri. (King George Tupou V of Tonga relinquishes many of his powers, ending centuries of absolute monarchy.
The 2008 meeting of the International Whaling Commission begins in Santiago, Chile. (BBC News) Nawaz Sharif , former Prime Minister of Pakistan and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) , is found ineligible by a court to stand in upcoming by-elections .