January 2006 - 29 January 2006 (Sunday)

29 January 2006 (Sunday)

  • Libya closes its embassy in Denmark over the Muhammad Drawings controversy. (BBC)
  • Al-Jazeera releases two separate videos, one of Ayman al-Zawahiri condemning the bombing of Damadola and the other of Jill Carroll again pleading for the release of female prisoners so her life will be spared. (Yahoo!), (Reuters)
  • ABC World News Tonight co-anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt are seriously injured by an improvised explosive device near Taji, Iraq. (ABC News)
  • Tarja Halonen is re-elected in the second round of the Finnish presidential election with 51.8% of the votes, defeating the other candidate Sauli Niinistö. (Helsingin Sanomat)
  • An explosion in a firecracker warehouse kills 16 people in Henan on Chinese New Year. (Reuters)
  • Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is confirmed as the new emir of Kuwait, ending a two-week leadership crisis. (BBC)

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