Longtime opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama was elected prime minister of Japan on Sept. 16.
Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghan president for the second term on Thursday.
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A star-studded public memorial was held for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles.
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General Motors Corp, once the icon of American industry, filed for bankruptcy on June 1, 2009.
The A(H1N1) flu was spreading rapidly in China, but it remained under control.
Israel has launched its deadliest-ever air offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers from December 27.