Gordon Brown British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces that full body scanners will be introduced at UK airports following the failed attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day.
Security forces At least seven Iranian police and two drug traffickers die in a shootout between Iranian police and drug traffickers in South Khorasan Province.
Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Peru upholds a 25 year prison sentence for former President Alberto Fujimori, convicted of mass human rights violations.
U.S. The United States and United Kingdom close their embassies in Yemen, citing threats from Al-Qaeda.
Diesel Hundreds of people attempt to control a large diesel leak into a major tributary of the Yellow River, the Wei River, in Shaanxi, China.
Antarctica Remains of the first plane taken to Antarctica in 1912 are discovered by Australian researchers.
Mount Nyamuragira Mount Nyamuragira in the Democratic Republic of the Congo erupts, threatening rare wildlife in the Virunga National Park.
Collide Two trains collide near the city of Bilecik in northwestern Turkey, killing one and injuring at least four others.
New South Wales More than 1,000 people are evacuated after days of flooding in New South Wales, Australia.
Recent mudslides The death toll as a result of recent mudslides which have hit Brazil rises to more than 85, including at least 29 in a hotel collapse, and two nuclear power stations are intended to be shut down as a precaution.
Tajik A 5.1 magnitude earthquake leaves 20,000 homeless and causes US$1.5 million in damage in eastern Tajikistan.
Japan Japan doubles a state-sponsored credit line to troubled airline Japan Airlines to Y200bn (US$2.2bn).
British Several British Muslim writers speak out about "Prime Suspect" writer Lynda La Plante's complaint against the BBC regarding how much more difficult it is to have her scripts commissioned than it would be for a "little Muslim boy".
Eritrean military The Eritrean military claims at least 10 Ethiopian soldiers were killed and 2 captured when Ethiopia launched an armed incursion into Eritrea. The Ethiopian military claims 25 Eritrean soldiers were killed while attacking Ethiopian positions.