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7/7
Albania and
Croatia
join the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
[1]
The
Libyan government announces that a migrant boat has
capsized in the
Mediterranean Sea causing the presumed deaths of around 230 people.
[2]
Raúl Alfonsín ,
Argentina 's first
President to be democratically elected after the "
Dirty War " military dictatorship, dies at the age of 82.
[3]
G-20 leaders meet at the
summit in
London ,
United Kingdom .
[4]
Thirteen people are killed and 26 others are severely wounded during a
shooting incident in
Binghamton ,
New York .
[5]
Najib Tun Razak replaces
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as
Prime Minister of
Malaysia after
the ruling coalition suffered its
worst election result ever .
[6]
The
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
blacklists
Costa Rica ,
Malaysia and
the Philippines as non-cooperative
tax havens .
[7]
North Korea launches
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 , allegedly an experimental
communications satellite , via an
Unha
carrier rocket .
[8]
An
ice bridge , connecting the
Wilkins Ice Shelf to
Charcot Island , breaks.
[9]
As
Anders Fogh Rasmussen has been selected to be the next
Secretary General of
NATO ,
Lars Løkke Rasmussen succeeds him as
Prime Minister of
Denmark .
[10]
Ivan Gašparovič (pictured) is
re-elected
President of
Slovakia , defeating
Iveta Radičová .
[11]
Gjorge Ivanov , supported by the
VMRO-DPMNE party, is
elected the new
president of the Republic of Macedonia .
[12]
An
earthquake in
L'Aquila ,
Italy , kills at least 50 people and leaves 50,000 homeless.
[13]
Former
Peruvian
President
Alberto Fujimori is
convicted of
human rights abuses and sentenced to 25 years in
prison .
[14]
Rioters in
Chişinău ,
Moldova
break into the parliament building and the presidential office during a protest against the results of the
recent election .
[15]
American merchant sailors regain control of the
MV Maersk Alabama after an attack by
Somali pirates .
[16]
Fijian
President , Ratu
Josefa Iloilo ,
suspends the
Constitution of Fiji after the country's
Court of Appeal rules that the
current government is illegal.
[17]
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
wins his third term as
President of
Algeria .
[18]
Thai
Prime Minister
Abhisit Vejjajiva
declares a
state of emergency in
Bangkok and surrounding areas after anti-government protests force the
Fourth East Asia Summit to be cancelled.
[19]
Ángel Cabrera wins the
2009 Masters Tournament in
Augusta, Georgia ,
USA , after a two-hole
playoff .
[20]
A
fire at a
homeless hostel in
Kamień Pomorski ,
Poland , kills at least 21 people and injures at least 20 others in the country's worst fire disaster since 1980.
[21]
The birth of
Injaz , the world's first
cloned
camel , is announced in
Dubai ,
United Arab Emirates .
[22]
Four people associated with
The Pirate Bay , a
torrent tracking website, are
found guilty of "promoting other people's infringements of
copyright laws " and sentenced to one year in prison.
[23]
Naxalite rebels
kill at least 17 people during the first phase of
India 's
general election .
[24]
The discovery of an
ecosystem of
microorganisms in
Blood Falls ,
Antarctica , that survives without
oxygen and metabolizes
sulfur and
iron , is announced.
[25]
Researchers report the discovery of
Mycocepurus smithii , the first
ant species determined to consist exclusively of females that reproduces through
cloning .
[26]
Ten countries boycott the
Durban Review Conference being held by the
United Nations in
Geneva ,
Switzerland .
[27]
A number of delegates exit in protest during
Iranian
President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 's (pictured) speech at the
Durban Review Conference in
Geneva ,
Switzerland .
[28]
The
National Unity Party led by
Derviş Eroğlu
wins a
plurality of seats in the
Assembly of the Republic of
Northern Cyprus .
[29]
The launch of the
World Digital Library is announced by
UNESCO and the United States
Library of Congress .
[30]
The New York Times wins five
Pulitzer Prizes , including
for international reporting on "
America’s deepening military and political challenges in
Afghanistan and
Pakistan ."
[31]
Astronomers announce the discovery of
Gliese 581 e (artist's impression pictured) , the smallest
exoplanet ever found, in the
constellation of
Libra .
[32]
Argentina submits a request to the
United Nations for
an extension of its
continental shelf rights which conflicts with overseas territories of
Chile and the
United Kingdom .
[33]
A
Chinese government study locates an extra 3,850 kilometres (2,390 mi) of the
Great Wall of China .
[34]
Two suicide attacks in
Baghdad and
Baquba kill at least 76 people, including 46
Iranian
pilgrims , and injure over 100 others in the deadliest terrorist incidents in
Iraq this year.
[35]
The
Maoist
guerrilla group
Shining Path makes a
resurgence in
Peru , with anti-government
ambushes killing 14 soldiers in April 2009.
[36]
At least 29 people are
hacked and stoned to death in clashes between
Mungiki members and civilians in
Karatina ,
Kenya .
[37]
The discovery of
Puijila darwini , the oldest
seal ancestor ever located, is announced.
[38]
A new strain of
swine influenza infects over 1,000 people in
Mexico and the
southwestern United States , killing at least 68 of them.
[39]
The
African National Congress , led by
Jacob Zuma ,
loses its
supermajority in
South Africa 's
National Assembly .
[40]
The
Social Democratic Alliance , led by
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir ,
wins a
plurality in elections to the
Icelandic
parliament .
[41]
The
Social Democratic Party , led by
Jaume Bartumeu ,
wins with a
plurality of votes in elections to the
General Council of
Andorra .
[42]
The
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of the
Solomon Islands is officially opened.
[43]
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