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Malam Bacai Sanhá (pictured), President of Guinea-Bissau, dies in office at the age of 64. Anwar Ibrahim, leader of the Malaysian opposition and former Deputy Prime Minister, is acquitted of a sodomy charge. A hot air balloon crash near Carterton, New Zealand, kills 11 people. A suicide bombing in Damascus kills 26 people and wounds more than 60, according to Syrian officials. Two people are convicted of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, the crime that led to a landmark change in double jeopardy law in the United Kingdom. Christopher Loeak is elected President of the Marshall Islands.

Current events of January 11, 2012 (2012-01-11) (Wednesday) January 11, 2012 Wikinews articles US Coast Guard rescues Iranian ship Current events of January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks A bombing in Khyber Agency, Pakistan, kills at least 29 people and leaves over 50 others injured. (Vancouver Sun) Politics The Scottish Government announces that it plans to hold the referendum on Scottish independence in the autumn of 2014, but Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore tells the House of Commons that the power to hold a referendum is "reserved" to Westminster. (BBC) Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening gives the go-ahead for HS2, a £33bn high-speed rail line that will eventually link several major cities in the United Kingdom to London and enabling quicker journey times. (BBC) Early reports show that Mitt Romney wins the New Hampshire Republican primary with Ron Paul in second and Jon Huntsman in third. (CNN) January 10, 2012 Wikinews articles Rapper Snoop Dogg arrested on cannabis charges Current events of January 9, 2012 (2012-01-09) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Insurgency in the North Caucasus: Clashes occur between the Russian forces and Islamist militants in the Vedensky District, Chechnya, with reportedly 8 killed and 16 wounded. (RIA) International relations Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on the first stop of Ahmadinejad's Latin American tour. (CNN) Politics President Malam Bacai Sanhá of Guinea-Bissau dies at the age of 64 while undergoing treatment for an unknown ailment in Paris. (BBC) In the United Kingdom a disagreement emerges between the Westminster and Scottish governments over a referendum on Scottish independence, after Prime Minister David Cameron tells a Sky News interview that a quick decision is needed on the matter for the sake of the economy. (Sky News) (BBC) Sport Alabama defeats LSU 21-0 to win the 2012 BCS National Championship, their second championship in three years, in the first shutout in BCS bowl history. (ESPN) January 9, 2012 Wikinews articles British PM says executive pay to be put to shareholder vote Current events of January 8, 2012 (2012-01-08) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Piracy in Somalia: Georgia announces 15 Georgian sailors held hostage by pirates for over a year are released through the government's efforts. (AFP via Google News) January 8, 2012 Wikinews articles Current events of January 7, 2012 (2012-01-07) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks At least 37 people are killed in two days of attacks in northeastern Nigeria, after radical Islamic group Boko Haram issues an ultimatum for all Christians to leave the north. (Reuters) Iran praises the United States Navy after American sailors rescued Iranian fishermen from armed pirates in the Arabian Sea. (CNN) Arts and culture Several of Bosnia's leading cultural institutions are due to close following funding disputes. The affected institutions include the National Library, the National Museum, the Historical Museum and the National Gallery. (NPR) Disasters A hot air balloon crashes near Carterton, New Zealand, killing all eleven onboard. The accident was reportedly caused by a collision with a power line. (BBC) (Fox News) January 7, 2012 Wikinews articles US government expands definition of rape to include men Six die in Nigeria church shooting Japan Airlines to relist shares Current events of January 6, 2012 (2012-01-06) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2011–2012 Syrian uprising: According to Syrian state media, 26 people are killed and 63 wounded when a suicide bomber blows himself up at a police station in Damascus. The Syrian opposition blames the Syrian government for orchestrating the attack, and alleges that they have leaked information from security forces that Aleppo is next. (Al Arabiya) (CNN) Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, the Iranian-backed Shiite militia that carried out deadly attacks on U.S. troops agrees to lay down its arms and join the political process in Iraq. (ABC News) Eight people are killed and 10 wounded in Kano, in the latest in a series of attacks on church in northern Nigeria. (VOA)(CNN) Law and crime The Ramnit worm steals more than 45000 Facebook logins and passwords. (Vancouver Sun) (Euronews Youtube) (CNet) Symantec, maker of the popular Norton antivirus software, acknowledges that hackers have acquired "a segment of its source code," a partial confirmation of claims made by the Lords of Dharmaraja. (Reuters) Politics A Tibetan protester sets himself on fire in Sichuan, China. (BBC) The Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller announces that the country is to become a republic, with plans to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and the Jamaican monarchy in general. (The Guardian) Peter MacKay, Canadian Minister of Defence. marries Nazanin Afshin-Jam, an Iranian former beauty queen, in a private ceremony in Mexico. (CBC) Sports Sweden beats Russia 1-0 in overtime in the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships gold medal game. (USA Today) (ESPN) January 6, 2012 Wikinews articles 31 die in Mexico jail violence Indiana Democrats block session to halt labor bill New York firebomb suspect arraigned Current events of January 5, 2012 (2012-01-05) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2011–2012 Syrian uprising: 552 political detainees are released by the government. (Reuters) A senior official from the Defence Ministry defects while in Cairo. (Al Bawaba) Qatar's prime minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani says the Arab League monitors have made "mistakes" in Syria. (CNN) Nigeria: Bombs explode in two northern Nigerian cities. (VOA) Gunmen attack a church in Gombe in northeastern Nigeria killing at least six people. (BBC) Iraqi insurgency: A series of explosions occur in mainly Shia Muslim neighbourhoods of Baghdad and in the city of Nasiriyah, with at least 73 killed and 149 wounded. (Al Jazeera) Kidnapped Australian man Warren Rodwell states that his Filipino captors have asked $2 million in ransom. (Sydney Morning Herald) The Pakistan Taliban claims to have killed 15 security force members it kidnapped last month. (AP) Disasters At least 25 people die with dozens missing as a result of a landslide at a gold mining site in the Philippines Compostela Valley Province. (CNN) (AP via MSNBC) At least six firefighters die fighting wildfires in southern Chile with two badly burnt and one missing. (AP via Washington Post) International relations An alleged North Korean spy is indicted in South Korea. (Yonhap) William Hague, the United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, commences a two day tour of Myanmar. (BBC) (Xinhua) Law and crime The former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert is charged with taking bribes in a property scandal. (BBC) (Reuters) Politics The President of the United States Barack Obama announces a new defense strategy, cutting spending dramatically. (AFP via Sydney Morning Herald) Portia Simpson Miller is sworn in for the second time as the Prime Minister of Jamaica. (AP via Google News) January 5, 2012 Wikinews articles Mitt Romney wins Iowa Caucus by eight votes over surging Rick Santorum More January 2012 events...

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