- North Korea announces first nuclear test
- Palestinians elect new Hamas-led government
- Saddam Hussein is executed
- Former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko is killed by pollonium 210 in London
- Invasion of Lebanon by Israel
- Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy is first number one single based on download
- Edvard Munch’s The Scream is recovered in Oslo
- Giles Deacon wins British Designer of the Year award