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At least 40 people are killed and 57 wounded in a car bomb explosion in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan. (Reuters) (BBC) (The New York Times) (Aljazeera)
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown repeats that the British Government played no role in the release from prison of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, it being a matter for the Scottish Government. (Daily Telegraph)
The Malaysian opposition party PAS defeats the government party UMNO in the by-election at Permatang Pasir, Penang. (Bernama)
A suicide bombing in Mesker-Yurt, Chechnya, kills three police officers. (Yahoo! news) (BBC News)
Madagascar's political rivals meet for a second round of talks in Maputo, Mozambique. (Reuters Africa)
South Korea launches its first space rocket, Naro-1, but fails to put the STSAT-2A satellite into the planned orbit. (BBC News) (The Korea Times) (Yonhap)
U.S. President Barack Obama nominates Ben Bernanke for his second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. (Bloomberg)
A bomb in Afghanistan kills four American soldiers, making 2009 the deadliest year for foreign troops since the 2001 invasion. (BBC)
A gas explosion at a coal mine in Shanxi, China, kills at least 14 people. (China Daily) (BBC)
The United States budget deficit for 2009 will reach $1.6 trillion, the highest ever recorded. (BBC)
42 people are injured after a car bomb explodes at a crowded restaurant with government officials in Narathiwat, southern Thailand. (Bangkok Post) (The Age)
Syria and Iraq recall their ambassadors over a dispute following the recent bombings in Baghdad last week. (The Daily Star Lebanon) (Al Jazeera) (Syrian News Station)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announces plans to break off diplomatic relations with Colombia over the neighboring country's plan to allow U.S. troops access to its military bases. (CNN)

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