Portal:Current events/2008 January 25
January 25, 2008 (Friday)
- President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez accuses Colombia of preparing a "military aggression against Venezuela". (AP via Google News)
- United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says the U.S. is "ready and willing" to send troops to Pakistan to combat al-Qaeda and the Taliban. (CBS)
- Iraq War: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki claims al-Qaeda in Iraq has been pushed out of most of the nation, and Iraqi security forces are preparing a "decisive" offensive against the group in Mosul, their last stronghold, in response to attacks in the city that have killed around 40 people, including the area's police chief. (Reuters)
- Power shortages cause South African mines to suspend production. (BBC News)
- Semion Mogilevich, an organised crime boss with ties to the Russian Mafia, is detained in Moscow. (AP via Google)
- 2008 United States presidential election: Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich withdraws his candidacy. (CNN)
- An explosion in a Beirut suburb (Hazmiyeh) kills Lebanon's top anti-terror investigating officer and his driver. (CNN) (AP via Yahoo! News) (AFP via Yahoo!)
- A fire at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada causes the entire building to be evacuated. (CNN)