Current events of 7 February 2009 (2009-02-07) (Saturday) edit history watch

2009 Southeastern Australia heat wave continues: Bushfires in Victoria kill at 173 people. (Herald Sun) More than 100,000 Victorians may be without electricity due to a rolling blackout. (ABC News Australia) The towns of Marysville, Kinglake, Strathewen and others are almost completely destroyed by bushfires.(ABC News Australia) Bolivia's new constitution enters into force. (BBC) Pakistan: Seven Pakistani police officers are killed in Mianwali, Punjab. (BBC) The Students' Movement claims to have executed kidnapped Polish engineer Peter Stanczak. (Xinhua) The Israeli Air Force attacks the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants fire two rockets into the country. (Haaretz) Brazilian Federal Police confiscate 3.8 tons of cocaine from a ship at a Paranaguá port. (Trend News) Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez allegedly tested positive for two anabolic steroids in 2003. (Sports Illustrated) An Embraer EMB-110P1 air taxi carrying 20 people crashes in Amazonas, Brazil. (IHT) Madagascar police kill at least 23 protesters during anti-government demonstrations in Antananarivo. (BBC) Jennifer Frigge becomes the first woman to swim across the Atlantic Ocean. (Kansas City Star) French Polynesian President Gaston Tong Sang resigns. (The Age)