Portal:Current events/2009 January 12

Current events of January 12, 2009 (2009-01-12) (Monday)

Flooding caused by Tropical Depression 04F kills eight people and displaces more than 6,000 in Fiji. (AP) Urban warfare begins between Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas militants as the former push further into Gaza City. (Sky News) The Indonesian ferry MV Teratai Prima capsizes and sinks off Sulawesi, Indonesia, killing more than 230 people. (MSNBC) Iraqi Security Forces announce that they have captured Tha'ir Kadhim Sraiwi, the alleged leader of Salafi terrorist group Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna. (BBC)