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On 5 January 2012, a numerous bombing attacks hit the capital of Baghdad and the southern city of Nasiriyah, appearing to target Shia Muslims.A suicide bomber attacked a security checkpoint as huge crowds of pilgrims were making the journey from Nasiriyah to Karbala for a religious holiday.
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 30, 2012.
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama, from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012.For his time as president-elect, see the presidential transition of Barack Obama; for a detailed account of his first months in office, see first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency; for a complete itinerary of his travels, see list of presidential trips made by Barack Obama.
January 4 – Electoral votes formally counted before a joint session of Congress; the President of the Senate formally announces the electoral result. (Constitution mandates this to occur on Jan. 6; since that is a Sunday in 2013 Congress voted to change it to Jan. 4 [113]) January 20 – Beginning of new
The 2012 State of the Union Address was given by the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, on January 24, 2012, at 9:00 p.m. EST, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives to the 112th United States Congress. [ 1][ 2] It was Obama's third State of the Union Address and his fourth speech to a joint session of the ...
0–9. 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards. 2012 Oregon's 1st congressional district special election.
January 2012 Northern Nigeria attacks. A series of assaults on businesses occurred in northeastern Nigeria on 5 and 6 January 2012, followed by attacks on police stations and government offices in the north on 20 January. Over 180 people were killed.
The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2012. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference (and language of reference, if not English).