January 1, 2009
Diplomatic standoff between US and North Korea
July 2009 Mindanao bombings
Stampede at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan - Ivory Coast
Battle of the Sri Lankan Civil War
2009 protest movement by indigenous Peruvians against state-sponsored oil drilling
Riots in Albina in 2009
National Football League scandal
Armed clash between the TFG and Hizbul Islam in February 2009
2009 film festival edition
2009 military operation conducted by France and Germany