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| ITNs | Days | Continents | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 30 | 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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- ^ Albania and Croatia's Enlargement of NATO (User:Tone)
- ^ 2009 Mediterranean Sea Libyan Shipwreck (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Raul Alfonsin (User:Tone)
- ^ 2009 G-20 London Summit (User:Tone)
- ^ Binghamton Shootings (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Najib Tun Razak (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Costa Rica, Malaysia, the Philippines Blacklisted (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Wilkins Ice Shelf (User:Tone)
- ^ Lars Løkke Rasmussen (User:Tone)
- ^ Ivan Gašparovič (User:Spencer)
- ^ Gjorge Ivanov (User:Tone)
- ^ 2009 L'Aquila Earthquake (User:DragonflySixtyseven)
- ^ Alberto Fujimori Jailing (User:Nishkid64)
- ^ 2009 Chişinău Riots (User:Tone)
- ^ MV Maersk Alabama (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Illegal Government of Fiji (User:Tone)
- ^ Abdelaziz Bouteflika (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Bangkok State of Emergency (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ 2009 Masters Tournament (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Kamień Pomorski Homeless Hostel Fire (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Injaz (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Pirate Bay Trial (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Naxalite Rebel Killings (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Blood Falls (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Mycocepurus smithii (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Durban Review Conference Boycott (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Speech (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Northern Cyprus Parliamentary Election, 2009 (User:Spencer)
- ^ World Digital Library (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ 2009 Pulitzer Prize (User:BanyanTree) Later removed due to concerns over POVotic nationalistic patriotism
- ^ Gliese 581 e (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Argentina Continental Shelf Extension (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Great Wall of China (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ 23 April 2009 Iraqi Suicide Attacks (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Shining Path (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Mathira Massacre (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Puijila darwini (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Swine Influenza (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ South African General Election, 2009 (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Icelandic Parliamentary Election, 2009 (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Andorran Parliamentary Election, 2009 (User:BorgQueen)
- ^ Truth and Reconciliation Commission (User:BorgQueen)