Unix Timestamp: 1262563200
Monday, January 4. 2010, 12:00:00 AM UTC

A representation of President of the United States Barack Obama is found hanging by a noose with the epitaph Plains, Georgia. Home of Jimmy Carter, our 39th President. //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8438852.stm (BBC)

Police search for a mystery man who goes missing after sparking a security alert at Newark Liberty International Airport in the United States, causing the airport to be completely locked down. //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8438863.stm (BBC) //www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/newark-airport-in-lockdown-after-security-scare-20100104-loy0.html ("The Sydney Morning Herald")

The tallest man-made structure to date, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is officially opened.ref name=USAtoday