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In tennis, Victoria Azarenka and Novak Djokovic win the women's and men's singles titles, respectively, at the Australian Open. The European Men's Handball Championship concludes with Denmark defeating Serbia in the final. The European Union and 22 member nations sign the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, resulting in the resignation of the treaty's rapporteur and protests across Poland. Intense Tropical Cyclone Funso (pictured) stalls off the coast of Mozambique, killing 15 people at sea and at least 14 others through inland flooding. The European Union imposes an embargo on future oil contracts with Iran. British novelist Salman Rushdie cancels an appearance at the Jaipur Literature Festival in India, and four other writers leave the city after reading excerpts from The Satanic Verses, which is banned in the country.

Current events of February 1, 2012 (2012-02-01) (Wednesday) Armed conflict and attacks The Times of London reports that a secret NATO report claims that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, is set to regain control over Afghanistan after international forces withdraw from the country. (Reuters) The Xinhua news agency reports that 25 Chinese workers held captive in the Sinai region of Egypt have been released. (CNN) The official China Daily claims that recent violence in Sichuan was provoked by Tibetan separatists. (AP via ABC News America) Pakistan Air Force jets bomb militant positions in the Orakzai and Kurram Agency areas near the border with Afghanistan with claims that 31 alleged insurgents were killed. (AP via Washington Post) Business and economy Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia and Hong Kong ban poultry imports from the Australian state of Victoria while Japan bans imports from the whole of Australia following a bird flu outbreak. (ABC News Australia) Law and crime England national football team and Chelsea captain John Terry faces charges at the Westminster Magistrates' Court in London that he racially abused Queens Park Rangers player Anton Ferdinand during a match in October . (Reuters via Yahoo News Australia) February 1, 2012 Wikinews articles Current events of January 31, 2012 (2012-01-31) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks The People's Republic of China claims that 29 Chinese citizens abducted while working on a construction project in the Sudan are still missing. (AP via ABC News America) Taliban insurgents attack a Pakistani military post in Jogi with the Pakistani Army suffering seven casualties and another 10 soldiers killed. (AFP via Google News) An Afghan woman was killed by her husband and mother-in-law 3 months after giving birth to her third daughter after not producing a son. (NYTimes) Six aid workers are kidnapped in Yemen's Al Mahwit Governorate. (CNN) Business and economy Former Royal Bank of Scotland CEO Fred Goodwin loses his knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II as a result of the near collapse of the bank in 2008. (BBC) Disasters A search continues off Turkey's Black Sea coast for eight missing crew members of the Cambodia-flagged freighter the Vera. (AP via The Washington Post) Italian divers end their search for victims in the Costa Concordia disaster in the underwater section of the wreck. (BBC) The Alaska Volcano Observatory raises its alert warning for the Cleveland Volcano after it starts forming a new lava dome indicating that the mountain could explode. (AP) International relations 2011–2012 Syrian uprising: The Arab League calls on the United Nations Security Council to back its proposal for the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad to hand over power to his deputy and prepare for elections. (Reuters) The International Atomic Energy Agency gives its approval to nuclear reactor safety checks made by Japan. (Al Jazeera) Politics and elections China tightens control of monasteries and on main roads in Tibet following deadly protests in the region. (Indian Express) Voters in the US state of Florida go to the polls for a Republican primary with Mitt Romney projected to win. (Washington Post), (ReuterS) The Cabinet of Japan approves a bill to put a 40-year cap on the life of nuclear reactors following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. (AP) The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu comfortably wins a leadership election for the Likud Party defeating Moshe Feiglin. (Jerusalem Post) Democratic Party candidate Suzanne Bonamici wins a special election to represent the 1st congressional district of Oregon in the United States House of Representatives. (Oregon Live) January 31, 2012 Wikinews articles Elizabeth II annuls Fred Goodwin knighthood Current events of January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Police shoot and kill two people in Podor during protests over a decision by the Constitutional Council that President of Senegal Abdoulaye Wade can run for re-election. (BBC) Local coordination committees in Syria call for a day of remembrance for lives lost in the ongoing uprising. (CNN) Tibetan advocacy groups claim that as many as seven ethnic Tibetans have been killed and 60 wounded in the past week in protests in China's Sichuan province bordering Tibet. (Reuters) Soldiers who attempted a mutiny last week in Papua New Guinea hand their weapons over to the Deputy Prime Minister Belden Namah in return for a general amnesty. (AAP via SBS) Sudanese officials claim that the army has freed 14 of 29 Chinese workers held by rebels in the South Kordofan region since last Saturday. (BBC) A US drone airstrike kills 15 members of al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula in the Yemeni town of Lawdar in the Abyan Governorate. (Xinhua) Disasters The death toll from a fake medicine crisis at a cardiology hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, reaches 112. (Express Tribune) Law and crime An Indonesian court in Jayapura indicts five Papuan activists for declaring independence in October. (AFP via The West Australian) Science and technology U.S. President Barack Obama answers questions about the State of the Union posed by citizens in the first-ever completely virtual interview from the White House but fails to answer the most popular questions which were related to the controversial topic of marijuana legalization. (Reuters)(Computerworld) (Mashable) (The White House) Politics and elections Occupy DC activists are banned from camping in McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza in the US capital Washington DC. (CNN) January 30, 2012 Wikinews articles Queensland state election shorts: January 30, 2012 Current events of January 29, 2012 (2012-01-29) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Police confront protesters with tear gas and stun grenades in the U.S. city of Oakland, California; more than 100 arrests are made. (BBC)(CNN) 2011–2012 Syrian uprising: Syrian Army forces launch an offensive in areas of the capital Damascus, as 60 people are killed across the country in the latest violence. (Al Jazeera) The Free Syrian Army orders a tactical withdrawal from the affected suburbs. (Reuters) The Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North claims to have captured 29 Chinese workers and 9 members of the Sudan People's Armed Forces following a clash with government forces. (AFP via Google News) Gunmen attack a police station in the Nigerian city of Kano, with Boko Haram believed responsible. (Reuters) Arts and culture Happy Mondays, at the forefront of the Madchester scene, reform. (BBC) Screen Actors Guild Awards The 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards is held in the US city of Los Angeles with Jean Dujardin winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his role in The Artist. (USA Today) Viola Davis wins the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for her role in The Help. (AP via Yahoo News) Disasters Cyclone Iggy kills 14 people and injures 60 over a four day period in Indonesia. (CNN) At least 10 people die in an accident on the Interstate 75 south of the US city of Gainesville, Florida. (Newsday) International relations Greece rejects outright German proposals for direct European Union control of the country's financial affairs, expressing opposition to further outside interference. (BBC) In Addis Ababa, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the first African Union summit since the demise of Muammar Gaddafi, calling for improvement of LGBT rights. (BBC) The exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal and Abdullah II of Jordan meet in Khaled Meshaal's first trip to Jordan since his expulsion in 1999. (CNN) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors begin a three-day visit to Iran. (BBC) (Times of India) Bangladesh and India sign a deal to build a US$1.5 billion power plant. (BBC) Law and crime Former Papua New Guinea Army Colonel Yaura Sasa, who led a recent coup d'etat attempt to restore former Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare to power, is charged with mutiny. (Reuters) At least three people are killed and 100 injured in clashes between Bangladeshi police and members of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party protesting against the government. (Reuters via Yahoo) Three members of the Shafia family are convicted of murder in relation to the Shafia family deaths in the Canadian city of Kingston, Ontario. (Toronto Star) Politics and elections Large crowds greet Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she begins a campaign for 1 April by-elections. (Bangkok Post) Voters in Egypt start voting in an election for the Shura Council (upper house), with Islamist parties seeking to consolidate their position. (AFP via Google News) Former President of Italy Oscar Luigi Scalfaro dies at the age of 93. (Reuters via The Star) The President of France Nicolas Sarkozy outlines an economic reform package increasing taxes and proposing a new tax on financial transactions. (AFP via France24) Sport In tennis, Novak Djokovic of Serbia wins the Men's Singles championship of the 2012 Australian Open defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5. (The Guardian) The 2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship concludes with Serbia defeating Montenegro in the final. (SPP) January 29, 2012 Wikinews articles British courts give green light for assisted dying case New York police confirm cocaine shipment seizure at UN Headquarters Herman Cain endorses Newt Gingrich for US president Twitter to allow censorship of posts on a country by country basis Current events of January 28, 2012 (2012-01-28) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2011–2012 Syrian uprising: The Arab League suspends its observer mission, citing increased violence. (Al Jazeera) Fires rage through Dakar after Senegal's top court rules that President Abdoulaye Wade can run for a third term in office next month and prevents his best-known opponent, Grammy Award-winning musician Youssou N'Dour, from running against him. (BBC) 11 Islamist militants are killed in a shootout in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri. (AFP) Culture Archbishop of York Dr. John Sentamu calls on the Church of England not to permit same-sex marriage. (The Guardian) (The Telegraph) Disasters At least 20 people are killed in a fire at a drug rehabilitation centre in Lima. (BBC) International relations The African Union opens its new headquarters in Addis Ababa. (BBC) A German government plan is leaked proposing a eurozone "budget commissioner" to take control of Greece's economic affairs. (BBC) Legal and crime A police officer and four journalists associated with British tabloid The Sun are arrested in relation to the News International phone hacking scandal, by detectives investigating payments made to police by journalists. The BBC understands the four journalists are ex-deputy editor Fergus Shanahan, ex-managing editor Graham Dudman, crime editor Mike Sullivan and head of news Chris Pharo. (BBC) (The Guardian) Eight sea lions are found shot dead in the U.S. state of Washington. (BBC) Israeli police enter the Red Cross compound and arrest two more Palestinian MPs associated with Hamas. (CNN) Politics and elections A poll finds most voters in Ireland want to see any new European Treaty put to a referendum, though the government remains undecided. (RTÉ News) The lawyer of former Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) leader Tommy Sheridan says authorities are trying to gag him. (The Telegraph) (BBC) Approximately 300 people are arrested in the US city of Oakland, California during Occupy Oakland protests. (AP via Yahoo! News) January 28, 2012 Wikinews articles Wikinews Shorts: January 28, 2012 Five arrested over police payments at News International Current events of January 27, 2012 (2012-01-27) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks Chinese security forces shoot dead a young Tibetan man in Sichuan province, at least the third such killing this week. (BBC) Arab Spring: 2011–2012 Syrian uprising: Activists say the Syrian Army has launched new attacks against Homs and Hama, as the United Nations Security Council prepares to discuss the conflict. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) Syrian security forces kill over 100 civilians across Syria, primarily in the cities of Homs and Daraa. (Al Arabiya) 2011–2012 Bahraini uprising: Amnesty International calls for an investigation into the fatal tear gassing of residential areas by Bahraini security forces. (BBC) Insurgency in the North Caucasus: 13 people are killed in three separate clashes between the Russian forces and Islamist militants in the Russian republics of Ingushetia, Dagestan, and Kabardino-Balkariya. (AFP via Google News) Arts and culture 170 international writers, including the Nobel laureates J. M. Coetzee, Nadine Gordimer, Toni Morrison, Orhan Pamuk, Wole Soyinka, Mario Vargas Llosa and Derek Walcott, take out a full page advert in Mexican newspaper El Universal to defend the freedom of journalists from fear and censorship. (BBC) Business and economy The Economic Commission for Africa says Africa's economy faces "serious" threats because of the Eurozone crisis and the Arab Spring. (BusinessWeek) At the World Economic Forum in Davos, British Prime Minister David Cameron, whose economy would be severely affected, denounces the Tobin tax under consideration in the European Union. (City AM) Spain's unemployment figure passes five million for the first time in nearly 17 years. (BBC) Law and crime Two sacks of cocaine are accidently delivered to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. (CNN) (The Telegraph) Willem Holleeder, a notorious convicted Dutch felon, is released from jail after serving six years of a nine-year sentence for extortion and blackmail. (DutchNews) Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt to go on trial for genocide. (The Guardian) Politics and elections Kader Arif, the European Parliament's rapporteur for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), resigns amid protests against the treaty. (BBC) Russia's Central Election Commission refuses to register opposition politician Grigory Yavlinsky of the Yabloko party, citing invalid signatures. (Russia Today) A media advisor to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard resigns after leaked information that led to a confrontation between Australian Aborigines and Gillard yesterday. (Wall Street Journal) Science and technology Twitter alters technology to enable country-specific censorship of messages. (Al Jazeera) (USA Today) Politics and elections The Democratic Republic of the Congo's main opposition leader condemns parliamentary elections as rigged and calls for a general strike on Monday in protest at his house arrest. (BBC) In the Netherlands, the Council of Ministers vote in favor of a ban on the Burqa, an outer garment worn by women in some Islamic traditions. (DutchNews) January 27, 2012 Wikinews articles Report indicates Texas state parks still suffering following worst drought on record Wikinews Shorts: January 27, 2012 Current events of January 26, 2012 (2012-01-26) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Tuareg Rebellion (2011–present): Tuareg rebels capture the fourth Malian town in a week. (Al Jazeera) Papua New Guinea constitutional crisis: Soldiers supporting former Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare stage a mutiny in Port Moresby. PNG Brigadier General Francis Agwi is said to be under house arrest. (ABC News) The United Nations says detainees from Libya's civil war are being tortured. (Al Jazeera) 2011–2012 Syrian uprising: The Arab League calls on the United Nations Security Council to back its plan to end the violence in Syria. (BBC) Business and economy Illumina a U.S. based gene sequencing company, adopts a poison pill strategy to defend its independence against a hostile bid by Roche Holding. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents Three people are killed and 16 missing after three office buildings collapse in Cinelândia square in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (IOL)(Washington Post)(USA Today)(BBC)(Wall Street Journal) Politics and elections Security escort Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott from a restaurant in Canberra after indigenous protesters surrounded the building on Australia Day in response to comments made by Abbott. (CNN) (Sydney Morning Herald) January 26, 2012 Wikinews articles 'Davos man' versus 'Camp Igloo'; 42nd World Economic Forum convenes in Swiss alps Wikinews Shorts: January 26, 2012 Queensland state Premier announces March 24 election date Oldest ex-Major League Baseball player, Billy Werber dies at age 100 More January 2012 events...

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