What happend on January 17th 2008

You may use the navigation bar to select any day since November 11th, 2005. See the most imporant events in the world – expore the recent history on the map.

year

month

day

---

« yesterday – January 16th 2008 tomorrow – January 18th 2008 »

---

January 17th 2008 news map

The countries are differentiated by colour. Click a marker to see news of January 17th 2008 that are related to a particular country.

• date:

  2008 » January 2008 » January 17th 2008

'Drug overdose' killed Ike Turner

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 0:24
related countries: United States

US soul legend Ike Turner, who died in December, was killed by a cocaine overdose, coroners say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Pope publishes cancelled speech

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 1:48
related countries: Italy

The Vatican releases the text of a speech that the Pope was due to have at a visit to Rome University.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Agencies see good year for Iraq

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 2:15
related countries: Iraq

The IMF and UN paint a bright picture of economic growth and political stabilisation in Iraq for the near future.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Colombian clergy 'contact' Farc

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 2:33
related countries: Colombia

Colombia's Roman Catholic clergy say they are in contact with Farc rebels in a bid to free more hostages.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US judge doubles OJ Simpson bail

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 3:31
related countries: United States

A US judge accuses ex-football star OJ Simpson of "arrogance or ignorance" in breaking bail terms, doubling it to $250,000.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Worker killed in Burma bus blast

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 3:37
related countries: Burma

A bus conductor is killed in a bomb blast in Burma, the fourth such incident in the military-ruled nation this year.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Tennis: Federer thrashes Santoro

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 3:55
related countries: Aruba

Defending champion Roger Federer drops only three games as he thumps Fabrice Santoro to sweep into the Australian Open third round.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Militants overrun Pakistan fort

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 5:31
related countries: Pakistan

Hundreds of militants overrun an army fort in north-west Pakistan, killing or kidnapping many troops, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

State control for Aboriginal dole

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 5:50
related countries: Aruba

The Australian government takes control of 50% of benefits paid to people in an Aboriginal community.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Defence chief 'misquoted' on Nato

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 6:44
related countries: Afghanistan, Netherlands, United States

The Dutch government says US Defence Secretary Robert Gates was misquoted on Nato forces in Afghanistan.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Kumble captures 600th Test wicket

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 8:19
related countries: India

India captain Anil Kumble becomes the third bowler in world cricket to take 600 Test wickets.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Yangtze hit by drought in China

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 8:27
related countries: China

Severe drought has left water levels in the Yangtze river at a 142-year low, Chinese media reports.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sheikh Hasina trial delayed

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 10:08
related countries: Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi court adjourns the trial of the former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, who is accused of extortion.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Cricket: India on top

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 10:09
related countries: India, Australia

India seize control of the third Test after bowling out Australia for 212 and reaching 52-1, for a lead of 170.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Grim life for Bangladeshi prostitutes

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 10:45
related countries: Bangladesh

Claudia Hammond reflects on her meeting with women who work in what is thought to be the world's largest brothel.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Floods 'could be worse than 2001'

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 10:59
related countries: Mozambique

The Mozambique authorities say flooding could be cause more damage than those of seven years ago.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US, Mexico to tighten gun checks

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 11:02
related countries: United States, Mexico

The US promises Mexico access to a database to trace arms smuggled from the US to Mexican drug gangs.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

'Rebel base destroyed' in S Lanka

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 11:15
related countries: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's military says its fighter jets have destroyed a Tamil Tiger base where its leaders were meeting.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Fiji coup chief queries army role

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 11:46
related countries: Fiji

Fiji needs to get rid of its reputation as a nation with a "coup culture", its current military leader says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Deportations from Libya 'illegal'

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 12:03
related countries: Libya

Libya will be violating international and domestic law if it deports 1m illegal immigrants, Human Rights Watch says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Greek fan killed after cup match

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 12:10
related countries: Greece
related places: Athens

A football fan is fatally stabbed near Athens after a game between Greece's two biggest clubs.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Putin urges Kosovo consensus

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 12:15
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow, Kosovo

Russian President Vladimir Putin says any decision on Kosovo's fate must be agreed by Belgrade and Pristina.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

UN says Algeria ignored warnings

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 12:36
related countries: Algeria

Algeria did not respond to requests for tighter security before a bombing that left 17 UN staff dead, the UN says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Main Bhutan election date is set

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 13:01
related countries: Bhutan

The date is announced for elections to the most powerful house of the Bhutanese parliament.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Mbeki on mediation trip to Harare

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 13:26
related countries: South Africa

South African President Thabo Mbeki travels to the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, for mediation talks.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Tennis: Baghdatis wins thriller

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 13:29
related countries: Aruba

Marcos Baghdatis overcomes battling former champion Marat Safin in a five-set Australian Open second-round clash.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Safin v Baghdatis as it happened

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 13:31
related countries: Aruba

Former finalist Marcos Baghdatis beats ex-champion Marat Safin in five sets at the Australian Open.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Army 'flees second Pakistan fort'

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 13:36
related countries: Pakistan

Troops in north-west Pakistan abandon another fort a day after one was overrun by militants, witnesses say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

East Timor 'must forgive Suharto'

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 13:43
related countries: Indonesia

East Timor's leader urges his countrymen to pray for and forgive ailing former Indonesian leader, Suharto
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Sent home, abandoned and saved in Ghana

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 14:12
related countries: Ghana, United Kingdom

In Accra, Will Ross meets a terminally ill Ghanaian women controversially removed from the UK.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

'Seven dead' in Kenyan protests

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 14:13
related countries: Kenya

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga says police have shot dead seven people in protests in Nairobi.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Disease risk to mozzarella output

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 15:22
related countries: Italy

A contagious infection sweeping through herds of Italian water buffalo threatens mozzarella production.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Russia actions 'stain reputation'

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 15:41
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says Russia's actions against the British Council are a "stain" on her reputation.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Italy's ruling coalition weakened

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 16:03
related countries: Italy

Italy's former justice minister, who resigned over a corruption probe, withdraws his party from the ruling coalition.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Shia worshippers killed in Iraq

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 16:17
related countries: Iraq

A bomber attacks an Iraqi mosque as Shias mark the festival of Ashura, killing at least eight people, police say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Whaling pair 'leave Japan ship'

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 16:27
related countries: Japan, Australia

Two anti-whaling activists who boarded a Japanese ship are handed to an Australian vessel, Tokyo officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Japan PM warns of party 'crisis'

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 16:29
related countries: Japan

The ruling party of Japan, the Liberal Democrats, faces its biggest-ever crisis, PM Yasuo Fukuda warns.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

NZ Maori poet dies at 86

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 16:33
related countries: New Zealand

Hone Tuwhare, the first Maori poet to be published in English, has died in New Zealand at the age of 86
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Kenya 'turned into killing field'

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 17:24
related countries: Kenya

Opposition leader Raila Odinga says police have turned Kenya into "killing fields of the innocent".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Rwanda 'still teaching genocide'

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 17:55
related countries: Rwanda

Rwanda's education minister is under strong pressure, after MPs say "genocide ideology" is present in some schools.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Bomber hits Pakistan mosque

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 18:03
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Peshawar

A suicide attack at a Shia mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar kills 10 people, say officials.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Chile-Peru spat over sea border

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 18:53
related countries: Peru, Chile

Chile summons its envoy to Peru for consultation, as tensions rise over a disputed maritime border.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Merrill Lynch posts $7.8bn loss

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 19:15
related countries: United States

Merrill Lynch makes a $7.8bn loss in 2007 after it is caught up in problems linked to a US housing market slump.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Czech anger at caged beds report

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 19:18
related countries: Czech Republic

A Czech minister says a BBC report on caged beds in children's care homes is "journalistic distortion".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US chief hails Afghan Nato allies

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 19:19
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

US defence chief Robert Gates praises Nato allies in Afghanistan, a day after being quoted as questioning them.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

MEPs back Kenya cash freeze

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 19:37
related countries: Kenya

The European Parliament has called on the EU to halt direct budgetary aid to the Kenyan government.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Briton murdered in New Zealand

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 19:39
related countries: New Zealand

A young woman from Orkney dies following an attack while on a working holiday in New Zealand.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Fed boss backs economy kick-start

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 21:38
related countries: United States

Federal Reserve boss Ben Bernanke backs emergency measures to help the US economy avoid recession.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Airliner crash-lands at Heathrow

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 22:51
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Heathrow

Flights at Heathrow airport are delayed after a British Airways passenger jet lands short of the runway.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Judge allows Vegas casino votes

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 23:27
related countries: United States
related places: Las Vegas, Vegas

A US judge rules that Nevada Democrats can hold presidential voting in Las Vegas casinos, dismissing a legal challenge.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Recession fears unsettle markets

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 23:38
related countries: United States

Weak manufacturing data and massive losses at Merrill Lynch send US shares tumbling sharply lower.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Fresh strikes fuel Gaza conflict

Thursday 17th of January 2008, 23:52
related countries: Israel

Palestinian militants escalate rocket fire and Israel says it will keep up military pressure on Gaza.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

About Maplandia.com World News Centre

This content is from the BBC News website. We use BBC News RSS feed under BBC Terms and Conditions. Date and time information is related to GMT. Unfortunately we can not offer RSS feed of this site with geographically sorted world news. However, you can add this page to your favourites or set it as your homepage to see what's new in the world when you start browsing.