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Business and economy Rio Tinto Alcan locks out hundreds of workers from a smelter in the Canadian town of Alma, Quebec. (CBC) Disasters A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes south of Japan ; no damage is caused. (Wall Street Journal) (Reuters) (Newsday) A boat capsizes near Lamu Island off the Kenyan coast with at least seven people dead. (Reuters) International relations The Iranian Navy test ...
Disasters A fuel freighter, the Doola No. 3, explodes near the South Korean port city of Incheon, killing at least three crew members. (CNN) (Los Angeles Times) (MSNBC) Three trapped survivors are rescued from the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, over 24 hours after it ran aground off the coast of Italy. Two corpses are also found, bringing the known death toll of the incident to five ...
0–9. 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards. 2012 Oregon's 1st congressional district special election.
Several major websites, including Reddit and the English Wikipedia, undergo blackouts in protest against controversial internet legislation proposed by the United States Congress. The two pieces of legislation in question are designed to combat online piracy, but are feared to inadvertently threaten online innovation and freedom of speech.
Armed conflicts and attacks. 2012 Afar region tourist attack. Unknown assailants kill 2 Hungarians, 2 Germans and an Austrian in northeastern Ethiopia. (Al Jazeera) 2011–2012 Syrian uprising : Syria rejects calls for Arab troops to intervene in the country's conflict. (News24) 25 people are killed by Syrian security forces in the latest violence.
Armed conflicts and attacks. Shia insurgency in Yemen: at least 20 die in Sunni-Shia fighting in north Yemen. (AJE) 2010–2011 Burma border clashes: The Burmese government signs a ceasefire with Karen rebels. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
Kiribati President Anote Tong is re-elected to a third (and final) term in the 2012 presidential election. (Radio Australia News) Reforms in Burma: Burma announces a mass pardon for political prisoners, including student leader Min Ko Naing. (BBC) Month. January 2012. Previous day. January 12. Next day.