- Pakistan Peoples Party wins a plurality in the Pakistani general election following delays caused by a state of emergency and pre-election violence.
- Toshiba announces it is ceasing production of HD DVD equipment, conceding the high definition format war to the rival Blu-ray Disc format.
- Fidel Castro (pictured) announces his retirement as the President of Cuba.
- Bank Julius Bär secures a permanent injunction against the domain registrar for Wikileaks, forcing the website offline.
- Kosovo's parliament endorses a unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia; response from the international community is mixed.
- The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, announces plans to nationalise the Northern Rock bank following credit problems caused by the subprime mortgage crisis.
- Václav Klaus is re-elected as the President of the Czech Republic.
Conveniently from www.wikipedia.org
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