On this day — January 25

Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing 270 people.

Al Yah 3, and NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, but the satellites end up in the wrong orbit.

Maguindanao in the Philippines kills 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.

Venezuela.

marked by street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes.

Lebanon, killing 90.

India kills at least 258.

A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations.

Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country.

Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile.