Portal:Current events/2010 January 26
January 26, 2010 (Tuesday)
- Authorities in Peru begin evacuating over 2,000 tourists stranded by heavy rains on Machu Picchu. (BBC)
- A French parliamentary report backs a partial ban on the wearing of burkhas by Muslim women. (France 24) (Al Jazeera) (CNN)
- The United States approves an arms sale to Taiwan, amid opposition from China. (Al Jazeera) (Radio Taiwan International)
- Petelo Vikena, King of the Kingdom of Alo in Wallis and Futuna, abdicates after reports of vandalism and arson against royal property. (RNZI)
- James Cameron's Avatar becomes the highest-grossing film of all time (not accounting inflation), surpassing his 1997 Titanic. (Wall Street Journal) (The Hollywood Reporter) (New York Post)
- Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls in a presidential election. (Daily News) (The Hindu) (Xinhua)