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{{*mp|January 9}} [[Anwar Ibrahim]] ''(pictured)'', leader of the [[Pakatan Rakyat|Malaysian opposition]] and former Deputy Prime Minister, '''[[Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trials#2008 allegation|is acquitted]]''' of a sodomy charge. |
{{*mp|January 9}} [[Anwar Ibrahim]] ''(pictured)'', leader of the [[Pakatan Rakyat|Malaysian opposition]] and former Deputy Prime Minister, '''[[Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trials#2008 allegation|is acquitted]]''' of a sodomy charge. |
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{{*mp|January 7}} '''[[2012 Carterton hot air balloon crash|A hot air balloon crash]]''' near [[Carterton, New Zealand|Carterton]], New Zealand, kills 11 people. |
{{*mp|January 7}} '''[[2012 Carterton hot air balloon crash|A hot air balloon crash]]''' near [[Carterton, New Zealand|Carterton]], New Zealand, kills 11 people. |
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{{*mp|January 6}} '''[[January 2012 al-Midan bombing|A suicide bombing]]''' in [[Damascus]] kills 26 people and wounds more than 60, according to Syrian officials. |
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{{*mp|January 3}} Two people are convicted of the '''[[murder of Stephen Lawrence]]''', the crime that led to [[Double jeopardy#Post-2003|a landmark change]] in double jeopardy law in the United Kingdom. |
{{*mp|January 3}} Two people are convicted of the '''[[murder of Stephen Lawrence]]''', the crime that led to [[Double jeopardy#Post-2003|a landmark change]] in double jeopardy law in the United Kingdom. |
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{{*mp|January 3}} '''[[Christopher Loeak]]''' is [[Marshall Islands presidential election, 2012|elected]] President of the [[Marshall Islands]]. |
{{*mp|January 3}} '''[[Christopher Loeak]]''' is [[Marshall Islands presidential election, 2012|elected]] President of the [[Marshall Islands]]. |
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Revision as of 13:05, 10 January 2012
- Anwar Ibrahim (pictured), leader of the Malaysian opposition and former Deputy Prime Minister, is acquitted of a sodomy charge.
- A hot air balloon crash near Carterton, New Zealand, kills 11 people.
- A suicide bombing in Damascus kills 26 people and wounds more than 60, according to Syrian officials.
- Two people are convicted of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, the crime that led to a landmark change in double jeopardy law in the United Kingdom.
- Christopher Loeak is elected President of the Marshall Islands.
- Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan, and Togo join the UN Security Council as non-permanent members.
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