January 9, 2004 (Friday)
- Education in Greece: George Papandreou, junior talks about the possibility to allow private universities in Greece.[1] (Greek)
- Turkey fully abolishes the death penalty.[2]
- The US lowers the terrorism advisory level to yellow (elevated) from orange (high).[3]
- Bangladesh bans books published by the Ahmadiyya movement, an Islamic sect.[4]
- Exploration of Mars: Engineers at JPL decide to turn the Mars Spirit Rover around on its lander after it was found the airbags could not be retracted enough to allow it to move off in a forward direction. It is expected the rover will drive off sometime next week. The Rover has also stood up and deployed its front wheels.[5][6]
- Two volcanoes erupt: the Piton de la Fournaise on Réunion Island, and the Volcán de Fuego near Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. The eruption in Guatemala is not thought to be serious enough to require evacuations.[7]
- In Guatemala City, fifteen people die and twenty are hurt when a public bus collides with a crane.[8][9]
- Enron Corporation: Former Assistant Treasurer Lea Fastow and wife of Andrew Fastow, failed to respond to a plea agreement by the deadline. The offer would have allowed her to plead guilty in federal court to lesser charges and serve five months in return for her testimony. Her trial for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion is scheduled to start February 10.[10]
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- ^ "Europe | Turkey agrees death penalty ban". BBC News. 2004-01-09. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ^ John King and Kelli Arena CNN. "Terror threat lowered to yellow - Jan. 9, 2004". CNN.com. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
{{cite news}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "South Asia | Bangladesh bans Islam sect books". BBC News. 2004-01-09. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ^ "Destination Mars | Efforts continue to clear airbag from rover's driveway". Spaceflight Now. 2004-01-08. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ^ "Destination Mars | Mission Status Center". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-06-07. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Eichenwald, Kurt (2004-01-10). "Plea Talks in Enron Case Said to Unravel". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-10-25.