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In the 2008 Canadian parliamentary dispute, Governor General Michaëlle Jean (pictured) prorogues the parliament until January 26, 2009, at the request of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to avoid a confidence vote by a newly-formed coalition of opposition parties.

In the Thai political crisis, the Constitutional Court dissolves three parties in the ruling coalition, and Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat resigns.

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe spreads, with hundreds dead and over 10,000 people infected since August 2008.

Rioting over disputed election results kills more than 381 people and injures hundreds in Jos, Nigeria.

Attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and several other locations in Mumbai, India, kill 183 people and injure hundreds.

The people of Greenland pass a referendum regarding greater autonomy from Denmark.

Brazilian officials declare a state of emergency as flooding in the Southern state of Santa Catarina causes at least 116 deaths and forces the evacuation of over 78,000 people.

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[edit] Recent 4: Equatorial Guinea, Parliament 10: Burma, constitutional referendum 11: Serbia, Parliament 16: Dominican Republic, President 17: Kuwait, Parliament 21: Georgia, Legislative 25: Lebanon, President [edit] Upcoming 1: Switzerland, Referendum 1: Macedonia, Assembly 7: Niue, Parliament 12: Ireland, Treaty of Lisbon referendum 27: Zimbabwe, President (2^nd round) 29: Mongolia, Legislative

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[edit] Upcoming Canada: Larry O'Brien US: James Charles Kopp US: Ehren Watada US: Tom DeLay US: William J. Jefferson US: Kwame Kilpatrick US: Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá [edit] 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

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