Greek parliamentary election, 2015 Former Prime Minister George Papandreou announces the formation of a new party, Movement of Democratic Socialists, threatening to push the long-dominant PASOK under the election threshold.
Bruges A prison in Bruges, Belgium, will euthanise serial rapist and murderer Frank Van Den Bleeken on January 11.
Cyprus The Cypriot-registered cargo ship Cemfjord sinks off the northern coast of Scotland leaving eight onboard missing.
Norway Bulk Jupiter, a Norwegian-owned cargo ship, sinks off the coast of Vietnam, with eighteen dead and one survivor.
Singapore The Singapore-registered cargo ship Höegh Osaka runs aground on Bramble Bank off the coast of the Isle of Wight, in the entrance to Southampton Water.
Turkey Turkey permits the building of a Syriac church in Istanbul, the first construction of a Christian house of worship allowed since the founding of the modern republic in 1923.
Boko Haram Fleeing villagers from a remote part of the Borno State report that Boko Haram had three days prior kidnapped around 40 boys and young men.