Portal:Current events/2008 January 28

January 28, 2008 (2008-01-28) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• War in North-West Pakistan
  • A group of schoolchildren are taken hostage by militants in Bannu, Pakistan, but later released. (Sky News)

Disasters and accidents

• Inflation in Zimbabwe rises to about 150,000%. The Zimbabwean dollar is essentially worthless. (allAfrica)

Politics and elections

• George W. Bush delivers his final State of the Union Address as President of the United States. (The Los Angeles Times)

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