Portal:Current events/January 2008/Sidebar

Ongoing armed conflicts
	Acholiland insurgency; Arab-Israeli conflict; Colombian armed conflict; Iraq War; Communist and Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines; Waziristan War; Hamas-Fatah clashes; War in Somalia; Turkey-PKK conflict Bombing of northern Iraq ; ; Second Chechen War; 2007 Ogaden conflict; South Thailand insurgency; Sri Lankan Civil War; War in Afghanistan; Darfur conflict;

Recent deaths
	January 30: Marcial Maciel; 30: Jeremy Beadle; 29: Margaret Truman; 28: Abu Laith al Libi; 28: Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens; 27: Gordon B. Hinckley; 27: Suharto; 26: Viktor Schreckengost; 26: Christian Brando; 26: Paddy McGuinness; 26: George Habash; 22: Heath Ledger; 21: Marie Smith Jones; 19: Frances Lewine; 19: Andy Palacio; 19: Suzanne Pleshette; 19: John Stewart (musician); 19: Don Wittman; 18: Georgia Frontiere; 18: Bertram James; 18: Ugo Pirro; 17: Bobby Fischer; 17: Ernie Holmes; 17: Allan Melvin; 16: Hone Tuwhare; 15: Brad Renfro;

Ongoing events
	Civil unrest in Kenya; Gaza crisis; Iran's nuclear program operation; ISS Expedition 16; Italian political crisis; Subprime mortgage financial crisis; Writers Guild of America strike;

Elections
Recent January 5: Georgia, President, NATO referendum and election date referendum 7: Marshall Islands, President 9: Kosovo, President 12: Republic of China (Taiwan), Parliament. referendum 15: Barbados, Parliament 19: Faroe Islands, Parliament 20: Cuba, Parliament 20: Serbia, President (1st round) 27: French Polynesia, Legislative (1st Round) 29: Bhutan, National Council Upcoming February 3: Serbia, President (2nd round) 7: Belize, Parliament and a referendum 11: Lebanon, President 18: Pakistan, Parliament

Trials
Upcoming US: James Charles Kopp US: Ehren Watada US: Tom DeLay US: William J. Jefferson Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Iraq: Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Peru: Alberto Fujimori Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor US: Jena Six US: Brian Nichols US: José Padilla US: Phil Spector

Holidays and observances
1: New Year's Day 1: Independence Day (Haiti) 7: Christmas (Orthodox) 14: Old New Year (Orthodox) 26: Australia Day 26: Republic Day (India) 31: Fat Thursday February 1: Imbolc (Northern Hemisphere) 2: Groundhog Day (Canada, United States) 2: Candlemas (Western Christianity) 3: Setsubun (Japan) 5: Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday (Western Christianity) 6: Ash Wednesday/ (Western Christianity) 7: Chinese New Year 11: National Foundation Day (Japan) 12: Darwin Day 14: Valentine's Day 18: President's Day (United States) 21: Daeboreum (Korea) 21: International Mother Language Day 21: Language Movement Day (Bangladesh) 26: Savior's Day (Nation of Islam) 28: Peace Memorial Day (Taiwan)