Current events of 9 January 2009 (2009-01-09) (Friday) edit history watch

Rob Gauntlett, the youngest Briton to have climbed Mount Everest died whilst climbing in the French Alps Israel and Hamas ignore the United Nations Security Council's call for a ceasefire in the conflict in the Gaza Strip. (UNNewsCentre) Microsoft Corporation releases the beta version of its Windows 7 operating system. (BusinessWeek) India faces a major shortage of petroleum products as a strike by employees of the Indian Oil Corporation and 14 other PSUs enters its third day. (CNN-IBN) The House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Illinois votes 114–1 to impeach embattled Governor Rod Blagojevich. (CNN) A 6.1-magnitude earthquake in northern Costa Rica kills 15 people and injures 32. (CNN) Piracy in Somalia: The MV Sirius Star, a supertanker seized in the world's largest hijacking, is released with two million barrels of oil and all 25 crew members unharmed after a US$3 million ransom is paid. (Guardian) The Iranian-chartered wheat-carrying vessel MV Desire is released with 25 crew members unharmed. (Xinhua)