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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 ...
January 29 – 10 people die in a suspected arson on the Interstate 75 south of Gainesville, Florida. [30] January 30 – In Illinois, the Byron nuclear power plant accidentally releases radioactive steam. [31] January 31 – A teacher, Mark Berndt, is charged with molesting 23 Los Angeles elementary school students. [32]
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 .
Disasters and accidents Five people are killed and thousands of others are affected following the first tropical storm to hit Mozambique since 1984. (AFP via Google News) Law and crime The FBI shuts down Megaupload. In response, hacker group Anonymous shuts down the United States Department of Justice website and many websites of the government and entertainment industry. (Washington Post ...
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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 ...
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 ...