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Indian car manufacturer Tata Motors unveils the world's cheapest production car, the Tata Nano, priced at 100,000 rupees (US$2,500).

Mikheil Saakashvili (pictured) wins the Georgian presidential elections amidst allegations of vote-rigging.

Former Colombian vice presidential candidate Clara Rojas is released by FARC guerrillas after nearly six years in captivity.

The 65th Golden Globe Awards ceremony is cancelled due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.

The Indian cricket team's tour of Australia is temporarily suspended following a controversial Test match, due to a racism incident involving Harbhajan Singh, along with claims of poor sportsmanship and bad umpiring.

The 2008 Dakar Rally is cancelled due to security concerns following the death of four French tourists in Mauritania.

The price of oil reaches a record high of US$100 per barrel before falling.

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 {{*mp|Jan 10}} [[India|Indian]] car manufacturer [[Tata Motors]] unveils the world's cheapest [[mass production|production]] car, the '''[[Tata Nano]]''', priced at 100,000 [[Indian rupee|rupees]] ([[United States dollar|US$]]2,500).
-{{*mp|Jan 9}} [[Mikheil Saakashvili]] wins the '''[[Georgian presidential election, 2008|Georgian presidential elections]]''' amidst allegations of [[electoral fraud|vote-rigging]].
+{{*mp|Jan 9}} [[Mikheil Saakashvili]] ''(pictured)'' wins the '''[[Georgian presidential election, 2008|Georgian presidential elections]]''' amidst allegations of [[electoral fraud|vote-rigging]].
 {{*mp|Jan 9}} Former [[Colombia]]n  vice presidential candidate '''[[Clara Rojas]]''' is released by [[FARC]] guerrillas after nearly six years in captivity.
 {{*mp|Jan 8}} The '''[[65th Golden Globe Awards]]''' ceremony is cancelled due to the ongoing [[2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike|Writers Guild of America strike]].
-{{*mp|Jan 7}} The [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]]'s [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2007-08|tour of Australia]] is temporarily suspended following a '''[[Second Test, 2007-08 Border-Gavaskar Trophy|controversial Test match]]''', due to a [[racism]] incident involving [[Harbhajan Singh]] ''(pictured)'', along with claims of poor [[sportsmanship]] and bad [[umpire (cricket)|umpiring]].
+{{*mp|Jan 7}} The [[India national cricket team|Indian cricket team]]'s [[Indian cricket team in Australia in 2007-08|tour of Australia]] is temporarily suspended following a '''[[Second Test, 2007-08 Border-Gavaskar Trophy|controversial Test match]]''', due to a [[racism]] incident involving [[Harbhajan Singh]], along with claims of poor [[sportsmanship]] and bad [[umpire (cricket)|umpiring]].
 {{*mp|Jan 5}} The '''[[2008 Dakar Rally]]''' is cancelled due to security concerns following the death of four [[France|French]] [[tourism|tourists]] in [[Mauritania]].
 {{*mp|Jan 3}} The [[Price of petroleum|price of oil]] reaches a '''[[Oil price increases since 2003|record high]]''' of [[United States dollar|US$]]100 per [[barrel (unit)|barrel]] before falling.