Current events of 7 January 2008 (2008-01-07) (Monday) edit history watch

Litokwa Tomeing is elected as President of the Marshall Islands. (Radio New Zealand) The Supreme Court of the United States hears arguments on whether execution by lethal injection is a violation of the Constitution's ban on "cruel and unusual punishment." (BBC News) The war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor resumes at The Hague, Netherlands. (CNN) A warehouse fire in Icheon, South Korea, kills at least 40. (BBC News) Portions of Eastern Australia are affected by the worst floods in the last 20 years. (BBC News) Two United States Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets, a F/A-18E and two-seat F/A-18F, flying off the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, crash in the Persian Gulf. The aviators were safely recovered. There was no indication of hostile fire. (CNN) The government of Tanzania cannot account for Sh$260 million (approx US$200,000) in aid from the Global Fund initiative to fight AIDS and HIV. (allAfrica)