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The European Union imposes an embargo on future oil contracts with Iran. British novelist Salman Rushdie (pictured) 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. In a binding referendum, Croatian voters approve the country's proposed accession to the European Union. Boko Haram claims responsibility for a series of attacks in northern Nigeria that killed 185 people, two weeks after a similar set of assaults. American singer Etta James dies at the age of 73.

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) Disasters and accidents Three people are killed and 16 missing after three office buildings collapse in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (IOL) 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 Current events of January 25, 2012 (2012-01-25) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2011–2012 Syrian uprising: 18 protesters are shot dead by Syrian security forces. (Naharnet) A Tibetan monk is shot dead in Sichuan, China, in the second violent clash this week as unrest spreads. (Times of Oman) (BBC) Protesters in Egypt commemorate the first anniversary of the revolution. (Al Jazeera) Riots break out in a prison in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, injuring 31 inmates and guards. (UPI) 10 people are injured in a grenade attack in southern Rwanda. (Reuters) A United States rescue operation in Somalia frees two foreign hostages and kills nine pirates. (Times of India) A truck bomb detonates at an Ethiopian military base in Somalia. (IOL) Disasters and accidents A landslide in central Papua New Guinea leaves four people dead and 60 missing. (AP) Law and crime The United Nations says a new foreign judge at the Khmer Rouge trial can continue cases without the support of Cambodia. (AFP) Israeli police capture Aziz Dweik, Speaker of the Palestinian Parliament, sentencing him to 6 months detention for what the police call "involvement in terrorist activities". (The Guardian) January 25, 2012 Wikinews articles One year on: Egyptians mark anniversary of protests that toppled Mubarak Geoffrey Rush named 2012 Australian of the Year Current events of January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2011–2012 Syrian uprising: 52 civilians are killed by Syrian security forces, 39 of which were killed in the city of Hama alone. (Naharnet) 2011–2012 Egyptian revolution: Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, lifts Egypt's state of emergency a day before the anniversary of the revolution. (Al Arabiya) In Libya, the town of Bani Walid, a former stronghold of Muammar Gaddafi, revolts against the National Transitional Council government. (Reuters) Arts and culture Nominations for the 2012 Academy Awards are announced (The Telegraph) (Academy Awards website). Andrew Miller's novel Pure wins the 2011 Costa Book of the Year Award. (The Guardian) Business and economy Apple Inc. announces that the technology generated over $127 billion in revenue during 2011. Apple sold over 37 million iPhones and over 15 million iPads during the fourth quarter of 2011. (CNN) Disasters and accidents Floods in Mozambique cut off the country's main north-south motorway. (IOL) Law and crime Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón, who indicted the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1998, is put on trial for supposedly overstepping his powers after he tried to investigate the disappearance of 114,000 people between 1936 and 1975 during the reign of Francisco Franco. (BBC) Politics United States President Barack Obama presents his 2012 State of the Union Address to the United States Congress. (CNN) Sports and Recreation New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada retires from baseball after 17 seasons with the Yankees. Many consider him a possibility for the Hall of Fame. (MLB.com) January 24, 2012 Wikinews articles Self-immolating law grad dies in Morocco Wikinews Shorts: January 24, 2012 Russia leases submarine K-152 Nerpa to India for ten years Current events of January 23, 2012 (2012-01-23) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2011–2012 Syrian uprising: At least 22 civilians are shot dead across Syria by security forces under the Syrian government. (Washington Post) A group of Gaddafi loyalists take control of part of the town of Bani Walid and fly the green flag after a battle with NTC forces left 5 dead and 20 injured. (Reuters) Culture Jaipur Literature Festival: Ruchir Joshi, Jeet Thayil, Hari Kunzru and Amitava Kumar flee Jaipur on the advice of officials at the Jaipur Literature Festival after reading excerpts from Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, which is banned in India. Rushdie, himself banned from the event, is told that police are searching for the four fugitive writers. (The Times of India) A proposed video link session with Rushdie tomorrow is outlawed by the government. (The Times of India) Disasters The death toll of the Costa Concordia disaster rises to 15 as divers find two more bodies in the capsized ship. (Al-Jazeera) International relations The European Union imposes more sanctions on Iran's banking and oil industries in response to Iran's nuclear program. (CNN) The Iranian Foreign Ministry calls the sanctions "unfair". (BBC) Ghana recognizes Kosovo (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo) (Albanian) Politics The French Senate passes a bill that makes it illegal for citizens to deny the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire. (BBC) January 23, 2012 Wikinews articles Wikinews Shorts: January 23, 2012 Current events of January 22, 2012 (2012-01-22) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2011–2012 Syrian uprising: Arab League ministers meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss the extension of its monitoring mission in Syria. (BBC) War in Somalia (2009–): A senior foreign commander is killed in a drone strike south of the Somali capital Mogadishu. (New York Times) Egyptian police shoot two African migrants dead as they attempt to cross the border into Israel. (UPI) Arts and culture Sri Lanka orders 161 foreign clerics from the Tablighi Jamaat movement to leave the country for breaking the terms of their tourist visas. (Times of India) Disasters and accidents China reports the death of a second person this month to Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 or bird flu. (AFP) At least 16 people drown after a passenger boat sinks off Iran's southern coast. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina recapture Bosnian Serb fugitive Radovan Stanković after he escaped from prison five years ago. (RIA Novosti) Politics and elections The party of former Madagascan President Marc Ravalomanana suspends its role in the unity government after the plane carrying him home from exile was turned away. (Voice of America) A referendum on EU accession takes place in Croatia, with 66% voting to join the EU, and 33% against. (BBC) Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announces her resignation from office to focus on her recovery after surviving an attempted assassination in 2011. (Washington Post) The first round of the Presidential election takes place in Finland. (CNN) Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh announces that he is to leave for treatment in the United States. (Reuters) Sports The New York Giants and New England Patriots advance to Super Bowl XLVI. (New York Daily News) Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno dies from complications associated with lung cancer. (ESPN) End and Closing ceremony of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, showing Germany receiving the most medals at the Medal table, followed by China and Austria. January 22, 2012 Wikinews articles China to run low-cost maglevs by next year Indian MP demands arrest of writers reading banned novel at literature festival U.S. presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina primary Penn State student blog inaccurately reports death of Joe Paterno Current events of January 21, 2012 (2012-01-21) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks The death toll of a series of co-ordinated bombing attacks in Kano, Nigeria, rises to more than 140. The attacks, which targeted police stations across the city, are attributed to Islamist group Boko Haram. (The Guardian) Disasters Costa Concordia disaster: The body of a woman is discovered by search teams aboard the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia, bringing the confirmed death toll of the ship's capsizing to 12. Rescue efforts continue apace, as it is feared the ship may soon slip into deeper waters off the Italian coast. (MSNBC) Law and crime Under new guidelines to come into force from April 30, clinics which charge for pregnancy services, including abortions, will be able to advertise on radio and television in the United Kingdom, after the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice ruled there was no justification for barring such clinics from advertising their services. (BBC) Politics and elections A Republican Party primary election takes place in the U.S. state of South Carolina, with Newt Gingrich being declared the winner and Mitt Romney coming second. (BBC) Håkan Juholt resigns as the head of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, after less than a year in the post. (Aftonbladet) Science Leading international virologists agree to temporarily halt work on a more virulent strain of the H5N1 influenza virus, due to fears that an airborne strain of the lethal virus could be used by bioterrorists. (New Scientist) Sports The Africa Cup of Nations, Africa's primary international football competition, begins in Equatorial Guinea, with Gabon co-hosting. (BBC) Former Pennsylvania State University football coach Joe Paterno, who is suffering from lung cancer, is reported to be in grave condition. (CBS News) January 21, 2012 Wikinews articles US singer Etta James dies aged 73 First Czech Winter Olympics champion Jiří Raška dies at age 70 Gujarat high court refutes Modi's objection to Lokyukta's appointment Current events of January 20, 2012 (2012-01-20) (Friday) Armed conflicts and attacks 2011–2012 Syrian uprising: At least 10 people are killed in violence after Friday prayers. (CNN) AMISOM troops raid Islamist hideouts in the Somali capital Mogadishu. (AFP via Google News) Several people are killed in a series of bomb explosions in the city of Kano, Nigeria. (Vanguard) The United Nations says 120,000 people in South Sudan required aid amid tribal fighting. (Reuters) Fighting between Tuareg rebels and government troops in Mali kills 47 people. (IOL) Arts and culture An Indonesian man is charged with blasphemy after saying that God does not exist on his Facebook page. (The Jakarta Globe) (BBC) Writer Salman Rushdie withdraws from the Jaipur Literature Festival in India due to new concerns about his possible assassination. (BBC) International relations Chile's Supreme Court convicts two retired generals of illegal weapons sales to Croatia in 1991 in violation of a United Nations arms embargo. (Newsday) China warns Iran against developing nuclear weapons. (UPI) Politics and elections Marking five years since the assassination of Hrant Dink, Turks protest.(Wall Street Journal) 2011–2012 Yemeni uprising: The Yemeni government modifies a new bill that would have granted legal immunity to aides of outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh. (Ahram Online) Cuban dissident Wilmar Villar dies after going on hunger strike. (Straits Times) Madagascar's former President Marc Ravalomanana says he will return to the country after three years in exile. (Al Jazeera) Romanian protests: Thousands of people demonstrate demanding the resignation of president Traian Băsescu and the Boc II Cabinet. (BBC) Around 2,000 women in Malawi stage a protest against attacks on women wearing trousers, who were stripped in the streets by unemployed youths and street vendors. (The Telegraph) SOPA and PIPA are postponed indefinitely as a result of the recent protests. (CNN) January 20, 2012 Wikinews articles U.S. Congressman Jason Altmire comes out against SOPA Wikinews Shorts: January 20, 2012 More January 2012 events...

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