Portal:Current events/2010 January 22

January 22, 2010 (Friday)

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says he will resign if proven guilty of receiving illegal political fund donations. (Mainichi Shimbun) (UPI)
Ten rhinoceros horns seized in recent weeks at Shannon Airport in Ireland are said to be "rare" and "of international significance". (RTÉ)
Operation Aurora:
- China rejects criticism by the United States of its internet controls, saying it could harm relations between the two countries. (China Daily) (BBC)
- A White House spokesman says U.S. President Barack Obama is "troubled" by the cyber attacks and wants "some answers". (BBC) (Bangkok Post)
U.K. Home Secretary Alan Johnson announces the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre has raised the terrorist threat level from "substantial" to "severe". (BBC)
A U.S. Justice Department task force recommends 47 Guantanamo Bay detainees should be held indefinitely without charge. (BBC)
Former U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel James Fondren is sentenced to three years in prison for providing classified documents to Chinese spy Tai Shen Kuo. (BBC)
A Nuremberg court issues an arrest warrant for former Argentine leader Jorge Rafael Videla, on suspicion of killing a German man. (BBC) (Deutsche Welle)
The Electoral Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church meets in Belgrade and chooses Bishop Irinej of Niš as the new Serbian Patriarch. (B92) (BBC)
European banking stocks drop sharply following U.S. President Barack Obama's plans to restrict activities of the biggest American banks. (BBC)
The Supreme Court of Nigeria gives the government 14 days to decide whether ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua is fit to rule the country. (BBC)
Turkish police arrest 120 suspects in a major anti-terrorism operation against Al-Qaeda. (Today's Zaman)^{[permanent dead link‍]} (BBC)
A security alert is issued at all of India's airports after intelligence reports of a plot to hijack an Indian plane. (Indian Express) (Al Jazeera) (AFP)
The home of an opposition activist is bombed in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo days ahead of the presidential election. (Press Trust of India) (BBC)
Alexey Dymovskiy, the Russian policeman who became famous for denouncing police corruption on YouTube, is arrested on charges of fraud and corruption. (BBC)
The internationally renowned Waterford Crystal tourist centre in Kilbarry, Ireland, ceases to function. (RTÉ)
Conan O'Brien hosted the late night variety television show, The Tonight Show, on NBC for the final time. (tvbythenumbers.com)