Current events of 3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) (Saturday) edit history watch

National Democratic Congress candidate John Atta Mills wins Ghana's 2008 presidential election after narrowly defeating Nana Akufo-Addo of the incumbent New Patriotic Party in a run-off. (BBC News) An Israeli airstrike on the mosque in the Gaza Strip village of Beit Lahia kills at least 13 people. (CNN) Israel's Defense Forces launch a ground attack on the Gaza Strip. (BBC News) (New York Times) The 2009 Dakar Rally begins in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Motorsport) Governor of American Samoa Togiola Tulafono is sworn into office for a second term. (Samoa News)