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Current events of
January 17, 2009
(
2009-01-17
)
(Saturday)
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Israeli
Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert
declares a
unilateral
ceasefire
beginning
January 18
at 2:00 am
Israel Standard Time
(
UTC
+2
) in its
conflict
with
Hamas
. However,
Israeli Defense Forces
will remain in the
Gaza Strip
until further notice.
(CNN)
North Korea
claims to have "
weaponized
" 30.8 kilograms of
plutonium
, enough for four to five
nuclear
warheads
.
(CNN)
The
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
defeats
Barisan Nasional
in
Malaysia
's
Kuala Terengganu
by-election
.
(Reuters)
A
suicide attack
kills
two
Afghans
and one
United States
Army
soldier
and wounds 30 other people in
Kabul
,
Afghanistan
.
(
Los Angeles Times
)
An
Israeli
Defense Forces
airstrike
kills
13 people in
Gaza City
.
(MSNBC)
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