Portal:Current events/2010 January 26

January 26, 2010 (Tuesday)

Authorities in Peru begin evacuating over 2,000 tourists stranded by heavy rains on Machu Picchu. (BBC)
A French parliamentary report backs a partial ban on the wearing of burkhas by Muslim women. (France 24) (Al Jazeera) (CNN)
The United States approves an arms sale to Taiwan, amid opposition from China. (Al Jazeera) (Radio Taiwan International)
Petelo Vikena, King of the Kingdom of Alo in Wallis and Futuna, abdicates after reports of vandalism and arson against royal property. (RNZI)
James Cameron's Avatar becomes the highest-grossing film of all time (not accounting inflation), surpassing his 1997 Titanic. (Wall Street Journal) (The Hollywood Reporter) (New York Post)
Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls in a presidential election. (Daily News) (The Hindu) (Xinhua)

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