Current events of 30 December 2008 (2008-12-30) (Tuesday) edit history watch

Eight of eleven snowmobilers buried by avalanches in British Columbia, Canada, are found dead. (CTV News) Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich appoints former Democratic Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to President-elect Barack Obama's vacated United States Senate seat. Democratic Senate leaders and Secretary of State Jesse White say they will not accept the appointment. (Chicago Sun-Times) (ABC7 Chicago) Following the Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections, the National Conference and National Congress parties agree to form a coalition government. (BBC) Sheikh Hasina's Awami League wins a supermajority in Bangladesh's National Assembly. (Rediff) Herman Van Rompuy is sworn in as Belgium's new Prime Minister, replacing Yves Leterme. (Reuters) The National Council for Democracy and Development, the ruling military junta of Guinea after a recent coup, appoints Kabiné Komara as the country's new Prime Minister. (BBC)