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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 ...
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 ...
Pages in category "January 2012 events in the United States" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
January 2012 events by continent (6 C) January 2012 crimes (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "January 2012 events" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
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 ...
International relations India lodges a high-level protest with the government of China over the treatment of an Indian diplomat in a courtroom. (BBC) (Times of India) The President of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak, states that he is open to negotiations with North Korea on its nuclear program, but calls on the North to avoid "provocations". (AP via Newsday) The President of Tunisia, Moncef ...
January 2012 was the third-most active January for tornadoes in the United States since 1950, with 79 tornadoes, behind 1999 and 2008. [10] Two deaths occurred in Alabama on January 23. [11] The activity was the result of a strong La Niña, [10] which contributed to the fourth-warmest January in the United States in recorded history. [12]
December 21 – 2012 phenomenon: End of 13th b'ak'tun in the Mayan calendar, supposed end of the world according to new age beliefs. Festivities took place to commemorate the event in the countries that were part of the Maya civilization (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador), with main events at Chichén Itzá in Mexico and Tikal in ...