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Albania and Croatia join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).[1]
The Libyan government announces that a migrant boat has capsized in the Mediterranean Sea causing the presumed deaths of around 230 people.[2]
Raúl Alfonsín , Argentina 's first President to be democratically elected after the "Dirty War " military dictatorship, dies at the age of 82.[3]
G-20 leaders meet at the summit in London , United Kingdom .[4]
Thirteen people are killed and 26 others are severely wounded during a shooting incident in Binghamton , New York .[5]
Najib Tun Razak replaces Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as Prime Minister of Malaysia after the ruling coalition suffered its worst election result ever .[6]
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development blacklists Costa Rica , Malaysia and the Philippines as non-cooperative tax havens .[7]
North Korea launches Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 , allegedly an experimental communications satellite , via an Unha carrier rocket .[8]
An ice bridge , connecting the Wilkins Ice Shelf to Charcot Island , breaks.[9]
As Anders Fogh Rasmussen has been selected to be the next Secretary General of NATO , Lars Løkke Rasmussen succeeds him as Prime Minister of Denmark .[10]
Ivan Gašparovič (pictured) is re-elected President of Slovakia , defeating Iveta Radičová .[11]
Gjorge Ivanov , supported by the VMRO-DPMNE party, is elected the new president of the Republic of Macedonia .[12]
An earthquake in L'Aquila , Italy , kills at least 50 people and leaves 50,000 homeless.[13]
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is convicted of human rights abuses and sentenced to 25 years in prison .[14]
Rioters in Chişinău , Moldova break into the parliament building and the presidential office during a protest against the results of the recent election .[15]
American merchant sailors regain control of the MV Maersk Alabama after an attack by Somali pirates .[16]
Fijian President , Ratu Josefa Iloilo , suspends the Constitution of Fiji after the country's Court of Appeal rules that the current government is illegal.[17]
Abdelaziz Bouteflika wins his third term as President of Algeria .[18]
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declares a state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding areas after anti-government protests force the Fourth East Asia Summit to be cancelled.[19]
Ángel Cabrera wins the 2009 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia , USA , after a two-hole playoff .[20]
A fire at a homeless hostel in Kamień Pomorski , Poland , kills at least 21 people and injures at least 20 others in the country's worst fire disaster since 1980.[21]
The birth of Injaz , the world's first cloned camel , is announced in Dubai , United Arab Emirates .[22]
Four people associated with The Pirate Bay , a torrent tracking website, are found guilty of "promoting other people's infringements of copyright laws " and sentenced to one year in prison.[23]
Naxalite rebels kill at least 17 people during the first phase of India 's general election .[24]
The discovery of an ecosystem of microorganisms in Blood Falls , Antarctica , that survives without oxygen and metabolizes sulfur and iron , is announced.[25]
Researchers report the discovery of Mycocepurus smithii , the first ant species determined to consist exclusively of females that reproduces through cloning .[26]
Ten countries boycott the Durban Review Conference being held by the United Nations in Geneva , Switzerland .[27]
A number of delegates exit in protest during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 's (pictured) speech at the Durban Review Conference in Geneva , Switzerland .[28]
The National Unity Party led by Derviş Eroğlu wins a plurality of seats in the Assembly of the Republic of Northern Cyprus .[29]
The launch of the World Digital Library is announced by UNESCO and the United States Library of Congress .[30]
The New York Times wins five Pulitzer Prizes , including for international reporting on "America’s deepening military and political challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan ."[31]
Astronomers announce the discovery of Gliese 581 e (artist's impression pictured) , the smallest exoplanet ever found, in the constellation of Libra .[32]
Argentina submits a request to the United Nations for an extension of its continental shelf rights which conflicts with overseas territories of Chile and the United Kingdom .[33]
A Chinese government study locates an extra 3,850 kilometres (2,390 mi) of the Great Wall of China .[34]
Two suicide attacks in Baghdad and Baquba kill at least 76 people, including 46 Iranian pilgrims , and injure over 100 others in the deadliest terrorist incidents in Iraq this year.[35]
The Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path makes a resurgence in Peru , with anti-government ambushes killing 14 soldiers in April 2009.[36]
At least 29 people are hacked and stoned to death in clashes between Mungiki members and civilians in Karatina , Kenya .[37]
The discovery of Puijila darwini , the oldest seal ancestor ever located, is announced.[38]
A new strain of swine influenza infects over 1,000 people in Mexico and the southwestern United States , killing at least 68 of them.[39]
The African National Congress , led by Jacob Zuma , loses its supermajority in South Africa 's National Assembly .[40]
The Social Democratic Alliance , led by Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir , wins a plurality in elections to the Icelandic parliament .[41]
The Social Democratic Party , led by Jaume Bartumeu , wins with a plurality of votes in elections to the General Council of Andorra .[42]
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of the Solomon Islands is officially opened.[43]