Unix Timestamp: 1232582400
Thursday, January 22. 2009, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is appointed as the new Prime Minister of Iceland, becoming the world's first openly lesbian head of government.

The first trial at the International Criminal Court is held. Former Union of Congolese Patriots leader Thomas Lubanga is accused of training child soldiers to kill, pillage, and rape.//www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116sid=a_4iKnLHRml4refer=africa Congo Warlord Pleads Not Guilty at ICC’s First Trial (Update1). Bloomberg.com (2009-01-26). Retrieved on 2009-07-07.

Iceland's National Police uses teargas against protesters for the first time since anti-NATO riots in 1949. //www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gHkIlEVsda4i3WimogStwsmm2wrgD95S6Q3O0 (AP via Google News)

The Icelandic government and banking system collapse Prime MinisterGeir Haarde immediately resigns.

Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow is enthroned as the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda is captured by Rwandan forces after crossing over the border into Rwanda.