Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli–Lebanese conflict
Following a January 18 airstrike against a Hezbollah convoy, Hezbollah targets an Israeli military convoy near the Lebanon border at the Shebaa farms area, killing two and wounding another seven. While the Israeli military responds with artillery fire upon several South Lebanon border villages and Shebaa Farms, Hezbollah responds with mortar shells. Cross fire fighting kills a Spanish UN peacekeeper in the town of Ghajar. (CNN) (BBC) (Reuters)
Business and economy
The Chinese yuan becomes the fifth most-highly-used currency in the world. (AP)
The US Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James picks the Boeing 747-8 for the next replacement of Air Force One. (Reuters)